Résultats pour "Benjamin" dans Afro-américaine

Treacherous Freeman never had a fair chance in life since the day he was born. Never having the opportunity to know his biological mother, he was raised by his father, who happened to be one of the biggest gangsters around. Deprived of a normal childhood, his father educated him for what awaited him on the streets of Virginia. When the time comes for Treacherous to make some sudden decisions, he has no idea they will land him in the very place that he is trying to avoid.

Courtesy of my controlling father, Marshall and I have been living together for the last couple of years. Because of his profession, we’d managed to stay out of each other’s way. His age and respect for my father is what kept him from giving in to my flirtatious advances. Over the years, we’d managed not to cross that line, until that one slightly drunken night. 

Masked balls, duels, and murder: musician, sleuth, and free man of color Benjamin January is caught up in a shocking crime in this gripping nineteenth-century mystery set in New Orleans. February, 1841. It's Carnival season in New Orleans. Free man of color Benjamin January—a surgeon turned...

No one can talk to the dead...can they? Free man of color Benjamin January gets caught up in a strange, spiritual world that might lead to his own demise, as he hunts for a missing teenager in this gripping, atmospheric historical mystery. New Orleans, 1840. Freshly home from a dangerous journey, the last thing Benjamin January wants to do is leave his wife and young sons again. But when old friends Henri and Chloë Viellard ask for his help tracking down a missing girl in distant New York, he can’t say no.

National bestselling authors Kiki Swinson and De'nesha Diamond light it up with two devious tales of players, hustles - and running out of time...

RAN AWAY. So began a score of advertisements every week in the New Orleans newspapers, advertising for slaves who’d fled their masters. But the Turk, Hüseyin Pasha, posted no such advertisement when his two lovely concubines disappeared. And when a witness proclaimed he’d seen the “devilish infidel” hurl their dead bodies out of a window, everyone was willing to believe him the murderer. Only Benjamin January, who knows the Turk of old, is willing to seek for the true culprit, endangering his own life in the process. 

New Orleans, 1836. When free Black musician and surgeon Benjamin January attends the funeral of a friend, an accident tips the dead man out of his coffin - only to reveal an unexpected inhabitant. Just one person recognizes the corpse of the White man: Hannibal Sefton, fiddle-player and one of January’s closest friends. But he seems unwilling to talk about his connection to the dead man.... 

I Glade dage i Kronprinsessegade fortsætter Benjamin Jacobsen sin humoristiske fortælling om en familie i det danske borgerskab i slutningen af det 19. århundrede. Benjamin Jacobsen (1915–1990) var en dansk forfatter, der blev særlig kendt for sine humoristiske skildringer af borgerskabet.

Ein mörderischer Wettlauf mit der Zeit Bodyguard: Dieses Wort versucht ein sterbender Mann mit letzter Kraft in den Boden zu ritzen. Ein Wort, das zu Nicolas Guerlain führt, Personenschützer der französischen Regierung. Nicolas erkennt, dass es eine Verbindung gibt zu den Feierlichkeiten in...

Eine einsame Insel. Eine mysteriöse Todesliste. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Windumtost und abgelegen vor der rauen Küste der Normandie: Chausey, einst ein Versteck für Schmuggler und Piraten, ist Schauplatz einer rätselhaften Mordserie. Sie beginnt mit dem Fund einer Flaschenpost, die die...

Erleben Sie mit Benjamin Cors die dunkle Seite der Normandie In Vieux-Port regiert die Angst: Die Bewohner des Ortes fürchten einen alten Fluch, der ihnen den Tod in den Fluten der Seine voraussagt. Als es ein erstes Opfer gibt, bittet der Bürgermeister Nicolas Guerlain um Hilfe – aber der...

After tragedy strikes her home, Heavenly Jacobs must rely on her beauty and street smarts to survive on her own. Her choice to ride for the wrong man ultimately lands her in prison, where she decides to re-strategize her game plan for when she is released. Eartha Davis was exposed to much more than she should have been from a very young age. Between her mother, a bonafide gangster with a sexual preference for women, and the influence of the streets, it was just about impossible for Eartha not to embrace all that was going on around her. 

Brought to you by Penguin. This is dub poetry: bold and musical, funny and furious. This collection brings together the work of nine inventive and brilliant poets who defined and drove the dub poetry genre. From the Caribbean, Canada and the UK, the poetry in this collection spans forty years...

SHORTLISTED TIL RIVERTON-PRISEN FOR ÅRETS BEDSTE KRIMI ”En original krimi om hævn, hvor den velhavende helt også risikerer at blive et offer.” – Riverton-prisens jury En gruppe, der identificerer sig som de nordiske hævnere, henretter et for et medlemmer af den politiske og...

When you give your heart to someone, the last thing you expect is to have it ripped out of your chest. One night and one bad decision create a lifetime of regrets when Grand loses the one woman he was willing to risk it all for. Losing his freedom is nothing in comparison to the devastation he...

Marissa's life gets turned upside down when she lands a job at a prestigious law firm. She jumps into the adventure, leaving her small Georgia hometown right after college to pursue her dreams. Little does she know she will become an assistant to billionaire Ethan Walker! With her coming from fields and farms to tall men with suits in Lamborghinis. She will go from an inexperienced schoolgirl to a lusting CEO's assistant, with all the perks and a Large Benefits Package. Wink, Wink.

Meet Iris and Exodus. Two strangers who have an unlikely conversation about what could happen if they followed their heart's desires, and didn't waver. This story is intimate but not erotic… conversational and engaging- but most of all - it's thought provoking.

My trauma does not define me. My past doesnt determine my future. My nightmares wont control my actions. Overcoming past trauma can be a long windy road, especially when it isnt dealt with properly. Yunique Mott, a forty-year-old dentist, can attest to that. Her childhood trauma has been...

He was insanely handsome with a body meant for the devil's playground. Controversial relationship podcaster at night and psychology professor by day, Chicago Benton has never been afraid to follow his own rules. Raised by an emotionally unstable mother and dealing with women who played too many...

Josiah Joseph is trouble - at least that’s what everyone says about him. Jade Taylor can’t help but to agree with their sentiments. He’s a hotheaded football player and one of her most lackluster students. She’s a young mother and a laser-focused teacher’s assistant, counting the days until graduation.