Résultats pour "Penelope" dans Fiction

Traduite dans 15 pays, Marie Robert offre un nouveau visage à la philosophie. Depuis ses deux premiers succès, Kant tu ne sais plus quoi faire... et Descartes pour les jours de doute, elle anime un podcast et une page Instagram, tous les deux très suivis, intitulés Philosophy is Sexy. Elle...

When Penelope O’Shaunessy, “an incoming freshman of average height and lank hair” steps into Harvard Yard for the first time she has lots of advice from her mother: "Don't be too enthusiastic, don't talk to people who seem to be getting annoyed, and for heaven's sake, stop playing Tetris...

Hawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man. A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to. And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me. He calls me a bully. Irrational. Unreasonable. A criminal. He can call me anything he wants, I’ve heard worse. And he can try to stand between me and my money, but he’s never had to fight for food. That rich, clean, school boy doesn’t have what it takes

One woman learns the secrets of the five Jaeger brothers in the new romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas. On the other side of town, in the dark glades, under the rain… Macon is the oldest. Thirty-one. Ex-Marine. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him smile. Army is...

Skylar has been my best friend since childhood, but I secretly pine for her. One thing after another has kept us apart, and I’ve spent the last decade in fear of losing her forever. Because of me, she left town. For years, I thought I’d never see her again. But now she’s back…and living with him.

In fifth grade my teacher set us up with pen pals from a different school. Thinking I was a girl, with a name like Misha, the other teacher paired me up with her student Ryen. My teacher, believing Ryen was a boy like me, agreed. It didn't take long for us to figure out the mistake. And in no time at all, we were arguing about everything. The best take-out pizza. Android vs. iPhone. Whether or not Eminem is the greatest rapper ever. For the next seven years, it was us. She's the only one who keeps me on track, talks me down, and accepts everything I am.

Jordan est ruinée et n'a nulle part où aller. Alors, même si sa relation avec son petit ami, Cole, bat de l'aile, elle accepte sa proposition d'emménager chez lui. Ce n'est que temporaire, se répète-t-elle. Et puis, Cole est rarement là, contrairement à son père, Pike. Il est cet homme, au regard perçant et à la voix grave qu'elle a rencontré par hasard le soir de son anniversaire. Pike est dangereusement séduisant, mais Jordan ne peut pas céder à la tentation… Il lui est interdit.

The clock at St. Killian’s chimes as whispers float in the dark staircase above. Snow falls from the black sky beyond the windows, and candles glow - the flames lighting up the longest night of the year. Devil’s Night isn’t the only holiday we celebrate. Tonight, we’re pulling on a different mask. Some call it Midwinter. Others call it Yule. We call it Fire Night.

Planes, trains, heights…you name it, Nina was afraid of it and led a sheltered life ruled by irrational fears and phobias. When she moves to Brooklyn for nursing school, that life is turned upside down as she develops an intense but unwanted attraction to her gorgeous roommate, who’s pierced, tattooed and just happens to be the smartest person she’s ever met.

Mathurine travaille pour la protection de l’enfance. Mère célibataire de Wallace, un garçon de neuf ans, elle vit en Guyane, aux portes de l'Amazonie. Alors que Wallace grandit, les relations se tendent entre la mère et le fils. Elle rêvait d'un enfant qui aimerait la forêt, lui peut passer des heures sur sa Switch. Fragilisée par la mort d'une adolescente dont elle assurait le suivi, Mathurine est bouleversée lorsque le père de celle-ci, Tiburce, lui confie avoir vécu une étrange expérience en forêt.

The final book in multi-award-winning author Claire North's Songs of Penelope Trilogy, a daring reimagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. Perfect for fans of The Odyssey and Circe. "North brings a powerful...

On est toujours attiré par celui qu’on ne peut pas avoir. D’aussi loin que je me souvienne, j’ai toujours désiré Jace en secret. Le problème, c’est qu’il a six ans de plus que moi, que c’est le meilleur ami de mon frère Nathan, et qu’il me voit définitivement comme une petite...

Claudia Hampton - beautiful, famous, independent, dying. But she remains defiant to the last, telling her nurses that she will write a 'history of the world . . . and in the process, my own'. And it is her story from a childhood just after the First World War through the Second and beyond. But...

England, 1905 At Ashmore Castle, scandal is never far away... When a train crash rocks Ashmore, unlikely heroes emerge - and old secrets begin to stir. Kitty is still finding her feet at the castle, though her sharp-tongued mother-in-law and the old earl's dark secret threaten her newfound...

Since her mother's death, Jennifer has devoted years of her life to her father, managing the family home. After the sudden announcement that he has taken a new wife, Jennifer, at 33, seizes the opportunity to lead an independent life. Quickly she secures the lease of Rose Cottage and turns her attention to her own interests. While Jennifer is desperate to experience life on her own terms within her reduced financial means, her neighbour, Alice, is pre-occupied with ensuring her position as head of her brother's household is never challenged.

I never wanted to join the Queen Trials. But I’m not a victim and never have been. When a peacekeeper attacks me in a mine shaft, I fight back and win. Sort of. Because I made a mistake. I let him live. He knows my name. He’ll come after me, and he’ll kill the only person I love: my sweet, clueless brother Shellor. Nobody escapes from Locality Fourteen. There was only one way out that would protect us both: Enter the Queen Trials and become a star. Now, I’m plunged into a competition with dozens of gorgeous women from all over the kingdom.

After twenty years of marriage, Eleanor finds herself alone — separated from her husband, surrounded by grown-up children who have lives of their own, and expected to somehow begin again. But freedom is not as simple as she imagined. Her mother and mother-in-law watch and judge, her children...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'One of the best books I've ever read' Richard Osman A damaged survivor of the First World War, Tom Birkin finds refuge in the quiet village church of Oxgodby where he is to spend the summer uncovering a huge medieval wall-painting. Immersed in the peace and beauty of...

A warm-hearted rural romance about getting your life back on course for fans of Tricia Stringer and Karly Lane. A traumatic past, a charismatic stranger and a family legacy … Golden's quiet country life is about to get messy … When the diminutive but fiery Golden Saunders falls from her...

Paleontologist Howard Beamish is flying to Nairobi on a professional mission when his plane is forced to land in the imaginary country of Callimbia. Journalist Lucy Faulkner, on assignment to write a travel piece for a Sunday magazine, is on the same flight. What happens to Howard and Lucy in...