Résultats pour "Holly" dans Action et aventure

Once upon a time, Maggie Cooper lived for adventure. Jumping out of planes was child’s play. Now she can’t even work up the nerve to ask out her coworker. For a bit of self-therapy, she begins to text her recently deceased mother’s phone - the only problem is that the number has been reassigned and for weeks she’s been unknowingly texting a stranger her deepest thoughts and feelings. There have also been some not-so-deep texts, like the ones about her appreciation for her coworker’s butt.

In the harsh and unforgiving Arizona high desert, Joan has carved out a solitary existence, far removed from the haunting memories of her past. But even in this desolate landscape she now calls home, darkness finds a way to encroach. When Joan's only companion, her fiercely protective Rottweiler Max, begins to act out of character, her instincts warn her that something is terribly wrong.

21-year-old Alix is studying in Paris, far away from Sasha, her Serbian father and Leonora, her English mother, as World War Two breaks out. Finding hope even in troubled times, romance sparks with fellow student Raoul; but she soon learns young love can be tumultuous. So, when Steve, a handsome American pilot with Serbian ancestors, enters her life, she can't ignore her feelings toward him. And making a decision will be even harder as both men leave for war.

Marinah never asked to be part of the fight. Yet, against all logic, she’s been named Secretary of Defense by the new U.S. government, the Federation. She doesn’t know why they chose her, but one thing is certain, she’s the last person for the job. Tasked with negotiating with an alien force known as the Shadow Warriors, Marinah isn’t expected to last a day.

A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win. After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn't yet free. She made a...

She’s had dozens of identities—but none of them have ever fallen in love. In this action–packed thrill–ride of suspense, humor, and heartfelt romance, an undercover informant and an out–of–practice field agent delve deep into an investigation and become entangled with a most unlikely...

Bloomsbury presents The Dead Line by Holly Watt, read by Jasmine Blackborow. THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH A SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR 'Vivid and packed with journalistic lore ... Mixing pulsating derring-do with painstaking detective work' Sunday Times A Bangladeshi camp. A British...

'Fast-paced, entertainingly creepy, laugh-out-loud funny, and genuinely moving' Michelle Paver 'Full of magic and delight' Rowan Coleman ‘A rural Ben Aaronovitch!’ C. K. McDonnell The Holly King is coming, and you’re on his list . . . It's December 1940, and Christmas has come to Woodville...

Marinah walks a razor's edge, bound to lead the formidable Shadow Warriors while wrestling with the primal power of her inner beast. As her past clashes with a perilous present, she's forced to carve her own destiny, a path where anything but her instinct spells ruin. Then comes the Federation's calculated attack on their island home and reveals a nightmare beyond imagination: the island is surrounded by monstrous hellhounds. With every life at risk, Marinah must fight back and shatter the Federation's grip to redefine the future.

The novel's narrator is a charming old man as he amusingly describes his perfect "Norman Rockwell" youth. John was a war hero who retires a hero in the Caribbean, fished with Hemingway, traveled the globe, and married the literal most-beautiful woman in the world: Holly Woode.

Melanie Winters' battle to stay alive rages on as Solomon & his forces have the one person that she treasures most in his grasp; her mother. The terms are simple - hand herself over in three days or her mother dies. With the stakes even higher than before, Melanie meets allies both old and new to hatch a plan, while her raging powers continue to play havoc on her mind and body.

The stakes for the crew of the mega submarine Journey have never been higher. After Teria’s attempt to hijack the ship on Peace Day, the Lands and Waters of Neophia Organization (LAWON) has decided the time is finally right to take action against Teria before President Rank can start the war he’s spent years preparing for. Since the hijacking, Journey has been tasked with patrolling their own waters in an attempt to keep them out of the spotlight for a while.

Lieutenant Commander Crystal Wolf's hatred of politics has never been a secret through her spotless military career. So why is she being sent to Earth to speak at a military hearing on behalf of The Lands and Waters of Neophia Organization? When Crystal's team is tasked with convincing the US military to continue the officer exchange program that first brought Lieutenant Desiree Flint and Ensign Justin Anderson to Neophia to serve on Journey’s first tour, the stakes are already high: If they fail their mission, Flint and Anderson won’t be able to return for the second tour.

Plug back into the dangerous world of virtual gaming, in the next thrilling novel from the author of Arena. Kali Ling has faced down death hundreds of times for the entertainment of millions. She knows fear—and she knows what’s truly terrifying... There’s a new game in town. A brutal...

All Zoe Antos wanted was to make it home from work in time for date night with her fiancé Cole Wilborn, something her research had been preventing a lot recently. After managing to get out the door on time, all hope of making it home is lost when she is kidnapped by a man trying to steal files from her lab. Zoe is thrown into a world of conspiracy theories as her kidnappers reveal that they are trying to stop The Arrow Equilibrium from going through with their plan to restore balance to the environment—and the only way would be to eliminate the human factor from the scales.

It’s been 300 years since humans arrived on Neophia, and the planet’s intelligent species have yet to agree on how much influence humans and their advanced technology should have on the planet. With the threat of war hanging in the air, Lieutenant Commander Crystal Wolf races to finish construction of the mega submarine, Journey, in order to calm political tensions on Neophia and cement her already stellar military career.

It's been a long six weeks of leave, and Lieutenant Commander Crystal Wolf is looking forward to a second tour aboard Journey, the mega submarine she designed and built. But on the morning they’re due to report, the ship receives a surprise inspection that threatens the launch. After discovering one of the inspectors has past ties to the man she’s in love with, Crystal faces a tough decision about their relationship and her future on Journey…a future that turns deadly when Journey is hijacked with them on board.

A fast-paced and gripping near-future science fiction debut about the gritty world of competitive gaming... Every week, Kali Ling fights to the death on national TV. She’s died hundreds of times. And it never gets easier... The RAGE tournaments—the Virtual Gaming League’s elite competition...

A helicopter pilot, Jackie Remus, reluctantly agrees to go on a date with one of her clients, but her date is unexpectedly cut short when she witnesses a man being murdered. After narrowly escaping with her life, she is placed into protective custody. When the safe house is breached, Jackie makes a daring escape from both the hired killers and the handsome FBI agent, who wants to return her to protective custody.

The last two entries into the Sons of Ares had Fitchner on his heels. In the first, he was driven by love and desperation to save his wife Brynn before her execution at the hands of the Board of Quality Control. Then, in book two, Fitchner went head to head with both of his early allies — Arturius and Quicksilver. His wrath left Arturius dead and set back Quicksilver’s dream of expanding exploration and human habitation to other stars. In Forbidden Song, Ares may not always be in control. But he has a plan — and it’s a doozy.