Résultats pour "Claire Adam" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Recent graduate Mercedes Johnson thought her troubles were at an end. But when she spent months applying at every company she could find, and nobody would take her, it was time for her to accept that she wasn’t going to be able to find work. Mercedes had to do something unconventional. She didn’t know that she was signing up for an escort service. She thought she was just delivering packages, and she certainly wasn’t expecting the golden god who answered the door. Was this a bad job or a means to an end? Who was this man, Jake, and why couldn’t he control himself when he was with her?

Nyx est sorcière et chasseuse de vampires. Quand elle entend parler de fêtes décadentes organisées sur une île mystérieuse par deux magnats de l’immobilier, elle sait qu’il s’y cache une nouvelle mission pour elle. Les frères Redwood sont aussi riches qu’excentriques, mais étonnements discrets quand il en vient à leur identité. Pour en découvrir plus sur eux, elle n’a qu’une solution, se faire inviter à l’une de leurs soirées. Mais pour arriver à ces fins, elle devra résister au charme mortel de Hawke et Raven. Le seul imprévu ? Les beaux vampires décident de la prendre, elle, en chasse.

Rural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just trying to live a decent life in a society. Clyde, the father, works long, exhausting shifts at the petroleum plant in southern Trinidad; Joy, his wife, looks after the home. Their two sons, 13 years old, wake early every morning to travel to the capital, Port of Spain, for school. They are twins but nothing alike: Paul has always been considered odd while Peter is widely believed to be a genius, destined for greatness. Paul goes walking in the bush one afternoon and doesn't come home....

If you ask most men, they’ll tell you my name is Jason. If you ask most women, they’ll tell you my name is Maximum, ‘cause I’m maximum in bed. Yeah. I like a little action in the sheets, but it doesn’t change the fact that I have responsibilities. I’m a single dad. My little girl’s sweet mother didn’t live to see her grow up, so now it’s all on me to do by right by our daughter. Maybe because of that I’ve never let myself get too close to any woman. But I just moved into this new town, and my neighbor, Lucy, she calls to me in a way no one has since my wife was alive.

Hunter is the toughest man in Mesquite, Texas. His great skill in handling guns plus his impeccable charm made everyone regard him with a high level of respect. Despite having it all, he is a single father who struggled to raise his child alone. Everything seemed rough until he met Kylie. She's sweet and drop-dead gorgeous. When a crisis arises, Kylie needed to use a gun. The only person who can help her out is Hunter. In the hopes of seeking Hunter’s help, she discovers something underneath Hunter’s cloak.

Christian Wall, real estate aficionado, and America's sexiest billionaire bachelor, is known for his string of one-night stands and partying ways. But when the co-owners of his company get fed up with his behavior, he heads down to Hawaii for a little rest and recuperation. In Hawaii, he meets Gretchen, a talented masseuse. But the two of them are from entirely different worlds, and they know from the get-go that a relationship would never work out between them.

Jess Holland is an Aussie nanny who is looking for a new job, and Noah Stone is a wealthy widower who needs to find someone to care for his young daughter. When they’ve found what they need in each other, they get more than they expect. After sleeping together, Noah and Jess can’t help but wonder if they are meant for each other or are together out of convenience. The two of them have to figure it all out or risk hurting the little girl they both love. Can Noah open his life to another woman? Can Jess risk everything to be with the man she believes is the one?

Zoe had always dreamed of owning a bakery. It was supposed to be a creative outlet where she could spend her time doing what she loved and make money doing it, but the reality was much different. When she wasn’t slaving away in the kitchen, she was at home worried that something might happen to the place. Everything was dependent upon the success of her business. There was no room for error. That’s why Archer was so dangerous. He was rich, disciplined, and hardworking; everything she wanted in a man.

Ein Junge ist nicht nach Hause gekommen, und seine Familie wartet ängstlich auf seine Rückkehr. Ein Vater tritt in die Dunkelheit, um nach seinem Sohn zu suchen. Schließlich melden sich Entführer. Als der Vater begreift, worum es ihnen geht, steht er vor einer ungeheuerlichen Entscheidung: Darf er das Leben eines seiner Kinder zugunsten des anderen opfern?

I promised her dad I wouldn't sleep with his daughter....That was a mistake. Declan has gotten himself into a bit of a bind. His long-time assistant has recently retired, and every assistant brought in to take her place has been chased off by his poor behavior. But as luck would have it, Emmi has also recently been chased off by a badly behaved boss. Her father, Declan’s business partner, suggests she work as his assistant until he finds someone else for the position.

After billionaire Aiden Walker lost his entire family in a tragic plane crash 14 months ago, he wanted nothing more than to be left alone, so much that he fired his entire staff in exchange for his solitude. To make it worse, he mourned his loss by drowning himself in booze at a small bar on the wrong side of town, where the local bartender became his only friend. So just when he thinks life couldn’t get any worse, one of the families involved in the tragic accident, which also took their son, is determined to ruin him with a lawsuit that could take his sprawling Savannah estate.

On paper, Parker’s life is amazing. His tech company is worth billions, he works just a few hours a day, calls the Florida Keys home, and has a smoking hot girlfriend. Sounds pretty sweet. And that doesn’t even take into account that his best friend, Sienna, helps him keep his life both fun and grounded. But it is with her that things go a little sideways. He has felt himself attracted to her for some time, and she has long carried a torch for him, but neither let each other know. Instead, Parker proposes to Rachel, a cold but beautiful woman.

Widowed father and MMA fighter Justin just can’t seem to catch a break. He decides to make a deal with a loan shark, betting on himself. When he loses his fight, he has to make another bet. Four final fights, double or nothing. Anna is his massage therapist, and when he tells her he can no longer afford her, she comes up with a plan. He gets free massages if he pretends to be her boyfriend while her parents are in town. He’s always been into Anna, so he agrees.

How does happily ever after begin? While you can no doubt think up a million romantic ways for it to get started, getting sloppy drunk and passing out probably isn’t one of them. Which is why Luna is so mortified to find herself waking up in her boss’ bed in Vegas, her memory of the night before little more than sporadic flashes.

Maddox Moore already made a name for himself as a chef and successful restaurant owner before life threw a wrench into his own plans, and now he’s a multibillionaire single father who doesn’t have time for anything outside of work and his kiddo. After a night at a charity event, Maddox makes the sudden decision to bid on a date with a beautiful redheaded woman, Evelyn, and 20,000 dollars later, he wins her for the night. He soon realizes that one night isn’t enough.... He wants more of her.

Time is running out. My mother only has six months to live, and I'm desperate. I need to make her dream come true...seeing me get married. I know it's crazy. I'm a billionaire. I'm a player. I don't want a wife. But I need to make this happen for her. That's where Maddie comes in. She's my childhood friend, a struggling actress, and she's so incredibly hot. Maddie's perfect for the role of my love interest. It doesn't hurt that she wants to help me fulfill my mother's dream. However, she may come at a price that's more than the half a million dollars for her service.

Tyler is on his way home to spend time with his father before he passes away from lung cancer. He has spent the past 15 years figuratively running away from home. But now that it is time to come home for a visit to Rainbow, Texas, he's conflicted. And a big reason for that is Kelsi, the high school sweetheart who broke up with him and broke his heart. Of course, she has a different perspective on just who broke whose heart back then. Needless to say, she had no intentions of ever getting back with him, but thanks to a bet from his friends, he decides to try to woo her once more.

Tessa is broken over the death of her sister, and she finds solace in her professor. Ian is broken over the death of his wife and child, and he, too, finds solace in Tessa. The problem? He’s her professor, and she’s his new teaching assistant. Can love heal two broken souls?

Alfie’s wild university days are over. In an effort to make a new image for himself, he takes over as CEO of his father’s company and lives a proper life, wowing people with his innovation. The only thing missing is a good woman and some excitement. Both are just around the corner. Being the good guy that he is, he rescues his best friend’s bride as she runs from the alter the day of the wedding and offers her a place to stay for a few weeks. What will the world think when the story comes out? And is this beautiful American woman worth the stain that might taint his new reputation?

Kiara is experiencing a string of bad luck. First, she gets rear-ended at a stop. Then her internship lets her go because they don’t feel she has enough passion for the field. And then her rich neighbor’s friends burn her house down during a wild party. Yeah, Kiara isn’t having a very good time. And Teddy, her rich neighbor, is about to incur her wrath. Rich, spoiled, and essentially her exact opposite, he makes an easy target. But the truth is that Teddy isn’t quite who she thinks he is. His wealthy father didn’t even know he existed for the first five years of his life, and since he has known a life outside of privilege, he longs for something more. And part of that something more is Kiara. But like everything in life, it is complicated. She is unsure she can trust him, and he is facing the possibility of being cut off from his trust fund if he doesn’t marry the high-society Whitney. Will this Cinderella story have a fairy tale ending?