Résultats pour "Siren" dans Fiction

Malibu, 27 août 1983. La fête annuelle de Nina Riva est l'évènement le plus attendu de l'année à Malibu. Star du show-biz, politique ou serveuse au drugstore du coin, tout le monde rêve d'être invité, car ce n'est pas seulement la fête la plus notoirement décadente de toute la côte Ouest, c'est aussi l'occasion d'approcher les Riva. Nina, Hud, Jay et Kit, non contents d'être les enfants du chanteur qui fait vibrer l'Amérique, sont eux-mêmes un modèle de succès. Ils sont jeunes, ils sont beaux, ils sont talentueux et ont le monde à leurs pieds.

Les voiles de Saint-Malo ont pris la couleur du deuil : Jaouën Carriban, l'armateur, est mort brutalement, sans avoir eu le temps de se réconcilier avec son fils. Ce même fils qui, il y a huit ans, faillit sacrifier l'entreprise familiale à ses ambitions de navigateur. Aujourd'hui, Joël reprend la barre, au mépris de sa mauvaise réputation.

Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill—but she doesn't care. She’d rather play a monster than a maid. But in Luli's world, the worst monsters in Hollywood are not the ones on screen. The studios want to own everything from her face to her name to the women she loves, and they run on a system of bargains made in blood and ancient magic, powered by the endless sacrifice of unlucky starlets like her.

È il giugno del 1850, e Napoli è bella come non mai sulla spiaggia di Chiaia, con i pescatori stesi al sole insieme alle loro reti e le ragazze che ridono nell'acqua bassa. Elvira ha ventidue anni e potrebbe essere una di loro, e invece deve andare in sposa a Giuseppe Morelli, che conosce appena e sicuramente non ama. Ma la sua famiglia è caduta in disgrazia, e il matrimonio, per la società in cui vive, c'entra ben poco con l'amore e molto col sacrificio.

Four artists are drawn into a web of rivalry and desire at an elite art school and on the streets of New York in this “gripping, provocative, and supremely entertaining” (BuzzFeed) debut National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree “Captures the ache-inducing quality of art and...

Two women disguised as men collide on a pirate ship: one set on revenge, the other escaping land and the bounty on her head. The two of them quickly find themselves in the middle of a voyage to find the world’s most dangerous weapon: the Kraken’s Fang. Even worse, their evil captain has a far more nefarious plot in mind. Can the two unravel the sea of secrets, and save the world? Or will their budding feelings for each other result in their downfall?

Samuel, sorvegliante di una vasca dove vengono allevate e nutrite le sirene destinate alla produzione della "carne di mare", si lascia tentare dal più pericoloso dei piaceri. Si unisce a una sirena femmina, sfuggendo a stento alla reazione istintiva di lei: divorare il maschio dopo il rapporto, come fanno le mantidi. Da quell'unione nasce Mia - mezza sirena e mezza umana - e da lei avrà, forse, origine una nuova specie cosciente.

A young woman of today, Rhea Rainey, is a genetic throwback to the Sirens of ancient Greek mythology. Locked within her genetic memory is the Sirens' song. Rhea begins to rouse this genetic memory, allowing her to see her precarious place between two universes—the imperfect one we all occupy, and the perfect one that was meant to be.

All his life, Moon roamed the Three Worlds, a solitary wanderer forced to hide his true nature - until he was reunited with his own kind, the Raksura, and found a new life as consort to Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud court. But now a rival court has laid claim to him, and Jade may or may not be willing to fight for him. Beset by doubts, Moon must travel in the company of strangers to a distant realm where he will finally face the forgotten secrets of his past, even as an old enemy returns with a vengeance.

The richest, most depraved man on Earth, Malachi Constant, is offered a chance to take a space journey to distant worlds with a beautiful woman at his side. Of course, there's a catch to the invitation...

It only takes one defeat to topple an empire. With Britain still in the grips of World War Two, Georgina Garrett has her own battles to fight. She has made many enemies over the years, and with every victory she's only grown stronger. But following a bitter betrayal, Georgina must find a way to claw herself out of the depths of despair and back to the top position within London's criminal underworld. She'll do whatever it takes to secure her freedom and defeat those who'd rather to see her dead.

Syrinada learns this lesson first hand as she faces the Naiad’s Walk. This series of tests will determine if she is worthy of getting the powers that at a time, a siren was born with. Thanks to the actions of the women before her, this trial is put in place as a punishment by the witch covens. Should she fail, she will never gain full access to the magic that lay dormant within. Syrinada needs her power if she is going to stay alive but she doesn’t want to leave Malachi, her brooding protector, behind.

La missione di Alosa è finalmente completata. Non solo ha recuperato tutti e tre i pezzi della mappa che conduce al leggendario tesoro, ma i pirati che l'avevano catturata sono ora prigionieri sulla sua nave. Riden, bello in modo sempre più sleale, è una distrazione costante, però, almeno questa volta, è ai suoi ordini. Ma quando il malvagio Vordan le svela un segreto che suo padre ha tenuto nascosto per anni, Alosa e la sua ciurma si ritrovano in una gara mortale contro il temutissimo re dei pirati. Nonostante il pericolo, Alosa sa che raggiungerà il tesoro per prima.

If you think Monsters are scary...you don't know Jack! The Tritons are surfacing.... Dr. Obadiah "Jack" Jackson, the smart-mouth cryptozoologist with a penchant for trouble, is back. Now the Field Operations Director for ENIGMA (ENtity Identification and Global Management Agency), he and his team find themselves in way over their heads when they travel to the Greek islands to investigate the sudden appearance of strange aquatic creatures the locals are calling mermaids.

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In German-occupied Paris, a group of unlikely people join in collaboration to smuggle Allied airmen south to Spain. One of those intrepid heroes happens to be American. The Siren of Paris, the debut work of historical fiction by David LeRoy, tells a searing story of love, betrayal, forgiveness, and war that brings to vivid life the shimmering City of Lights during its darkest hours during World War II.

Mariam is pregnant and fleeing an abusive marriage as the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait begins. Leaving her husband, Tareq, for dead, she crosses the border and is evacuated with the help of Raj, whom she meets at a refugee camp and who suggests she assume the identity of his dead wife so she can be issued Indian papers. Twenty-five years later, Mariam is still living under the identity of Raj’s Indian wife in the US.

Discovering I was a witch was my new beginning...being locked away for it may be my end. Will my father’s lies cost me my life? Imprisoned for the ultimate crime, use of forbidden magic, should earn me some respect at Spellbound Prison, but when I refuse to join The Blood Coven no amount of street cred can save me from their wrath. Their reach extends far past the inmates, possibly all the way to the Warden himself.

Camila es una niña perteneciente a una familia de clase media alta. Se siente muy sola, hasta que conoce a Paola, la hija de la sirvienta de su casa. De inmediato percibe una conexión muy especial: sabe que ha encontrado a su mejor amiga, y todo fluye como el agua cimentando una camaradería única entre ellas. Los gustos compartidos y el amor por las historias termina por unirlas aún más. Pero al paso de la adolescencia algo llamado el mundo y sus convenciones se va imponiendo entre las dos sin saber realmente en qué consiste, aunque con un efecto devastador.

Three generations of women learn to own their mistakes and rebuild their bonds as they prepare to compete in the South Florida Senior Synchronized Swimming Competition. “A witty, touching story of resilience, forgiveness, complicated family dynamics, and second chances.”—Deepa Varadarajan...