Résultats pour "The Business" dans Anthologies et nouvelles

As the days pass, I begin to realize how much my life is missing. Companionship. Romance. Intimacy. When I discover my heart has space for one more female, it’s a lost cause, another curveball. The hot-as-hell nanny is leaving soon for a mission trip to Central America. No sense in letting myself fantasize about Jessa being a permanent part of my life. The closer we get, the more difficult it becomes to keep my feelings in check, because my heart won’t listen. And neither will my libido.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'I need a man good-looking enough to pick up a dame who has a sense of class, but he's got to be tough enough to swap punches with a power shovel.' In the first of the four cases in Trouble is My Business, Los Angeles PI Philip Marlowe is offered a job that leaves a...

Sometimes the best solution for rain clouds, is the sun demanding to be seen. That demanding ray of sunshine had a name. It was Remle Clay. She marched into my life with no preamble and refused to be ignored. No matter how hard I slammed the door, she’d find a window to tap against. The people of Sycamore Mountain gave me a wide berth, and I liked it that way. All I wanted was peace and quiet, so how did that curvy red head continue to insinuate herself into my space?

Collected here are 10 Western short stories by Richard S. Wheeler, the award-winning author who makes storytelling look easy. In "Mugs Birdsong's Crime Academy", celebrated criminal Mugs Birdsong decides to found an academy that will instruct lawmen on the ways and means of lawlessness. "The Last Days of Dominic Prince" is the tragic tale of a cattle baron and his final conflict with the forces of political correctness. "Dead Weight" introduces us to a coffin maker who constructs a work of art.

The last time witchy car mechanic Victoria Fox did magic, she nearly blew up half a street. Oops. No more magic for her, but is a witch who doesn’t do magic still a witch? Well, she does have a kitty familiar named Professor Studmuffin Salvitore III. She also has a knack for inviting magical trouble to her shop’s doorstep.

The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson. This collection by crime fiction master Raymond Chandler...

From wild and wacky to knee-slapping, laugh-out-loud fun, these humorous tales represent some of the best of recent seasons of the hit public radio series Selected Shorts. Comedian Wyatt Cenac gives a killer performance of Simon Rich’s hilarious tale of woe from the point of view of a condom in a young man’s wallet. Alec Baldwin gives a delightful over-the-top performance of James Thurber’s wonderfully silly classic tale of the day everybody in a small Ohio town thought the dam broke.

There's been a murder at Belle's Cove Public Library. Except it's Sunday. The library is closed! That's never stopped the baddies in Belle's Cove before though. This purr-ticular case is Victoria's first locked-room mystery and involves more cat hair than she ever expected.

"The Business Man" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe about a businessman boasting of his accomplishments. It was published in February 1840 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. The story questions the concept of a self-made man. The narrator of the story is Peter Proffit, a "methodical" businessman by his own admission. He says a nurse swung him around when he was a young boy, and he bumped his head against a bedpost. That single event determined his fate: the resulting bump was in the area dedicated to system and regularity, according to phrenology.

Step into an atmospheric horror anthology where restless spirits and chilling paranormal secrets confront the living. This collection of supernatural fiction crafts slow-burning dread, trading cheap shocks for the eerie, lingering weight of psychological terror. Perfect for a rainy commute or...

Ten stories from the case files of homicide detectives Turner Hahn and Frank Morales, these are tales of murder, deception, greed, and mayhem only this duo can solve. Murder is the operative word in this collection, from hardened criminals to deceitful damsels, to the cold minds of serial killers. Come along for the ride as Turner and Frank face off with the crazies, the cunning, and the brilliant as they try to get away with murder.

Step inside tense boardrooms where high-stakes corporate law dictates billions in wealth and destroys lives overnight. Perfect for a gripping daily commute, this suspenseful business drama follows ambitious founders and torn associates navigating treacherous mergers and whistleblower crises...

Enjoy three captivating romance stories from USA TODAY bestselling author Lynne Graham! Promoted to the Greek's Wife Her boss’s diamond deal will change her life! Her boss needs a wife…and she’s the perfect candidate! Receptionist Cleo’s attraction to billionaire Ari Stefanos is a...

La sucesión del liderazgo de una empresa familiar es un momento clave en el que no solo la permanencia del negocio está en riesgo, sino también la unidad y armonía familiar. Sin embargo, en México solo un mínimo porcentaje de este tipo de empresas tiene un plan para transferir el mando.

You have to bide your time when you live a life of crime. That's what we discovered when we founded The Cherry Sundae Company. It seemed to us there was only so much money in the world and some people had too much. Others hadn't enough. You could say we were vigilantes...

Through the power of story, you are about to begin to improve yourself personally and professionally. Show Your Ink contains 20 short stories that will grab you emotionally. Get ready to laugh, cry, think, and learn. Each story focuses on a different aspect of success in leadership and life. You will learn about the importance of authenticity, the need to use your mistakes, the vital role of feedback, why values matter, the key to personal change, and much more.

The colorful cast of characters in End of the Road, Alaska, congregate around the coffeepot at the Big Garage to share wit and wisdom.

Sinfully erotic. A gripping, steamy, edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller with murders and plot twists galore! Grab wine. Close the bedroom door. Buckle up, and listen alone!

What A Westmoreland Wants Mr. September: Callum Austell, sexy Australian ranch owner His Deepest Desire: The elusive Gemma Westmoreland The Seduction Plan: Get her on his turf—ASAP! He'd been biding his time, and now the perfect opportunity had arrived to pursue the ultimate object of his...

We've all heard the saying "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Luckily, for Jack, this collection offers more than 20 stories filled with the art of sexual play at work to make even Jack more lively. Here the most mundane 9-to-5 job can lead to a rowdy romp that's sure to leave people talking by the water coolers.