Résultats pour "The Star" dans Petites villes et ruralité

When Gareth finds his wife, Diane, in bed with another man, the couple attempt to save their marriage by uprooting from London to the West Wales village where Gareth grew up and buying the local pub. It's a bit of a dive - the wallpaper's peeling, there are squirrels in the saloon bar and something's growing out of the pool table. But it's got potential and they're determined to make a go of it. Soon, the locals are flocking to The Druid's Rest - and as Diane discovers, her husband's old friends are an eccentric bunch.

New York Times best-selling author Catherine Anderson whisks listeners away to Oregon for a suspense-filled romance. Faking her own death to escape her murderous husband, Rainie takes refuge in the rural community of Crystal Falls, where she finds work as a bookkeeper on a horse ranch run by Parker Harrigan. But as their initial attraction blossoms, Rainie fears she can’t continue to elude the man who has sworn to kill her - and that her mere presence could jeopardize everything the Harrigan family holds dear.

Full of warmth and heart, Five-Star Summer is a joyful and uplifting novel about friendship, romance and being brave, from USA Today bestseller, Sarah Morgan. Running a five-star Cornish hotel should have been Evie Hamilton’s dream job. But restoring it to its former glory is going to take a...

New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award–nominated comics writer Cullen Bunn presents his adult novel debut—a high-stakes hunt for a masked killer whose brutal murders may be a portent of an evil as ancient and cold as the stars themselves. The bodies are stacking up on Wilson Island. The...

In Kentucky, back in 1933, Carol's daddy lost his 13-year-old daughter in a game of cards. Award-winning author Simon Van Booy's spellbinding novel spans decades as he tells the story of Carol and the people in her life. Incidents intersect and lives unexpectedly change course in this masterfully interwoven story of chance and choice that leads home again to a night blessed with light.

Charlotte James prefers having her head in the stars to having her feet on the ground. Moving around for her job as an astronomical archivist gives Charlotte plenty of opportunity to avoid putting down roots. When she accepts a post in the idyllic Somerset village of Lower Brambleton to archive an old observatory before its demolition, all that is on her mind is a chance to preserve the treasures of this remarkable place and another summer without having to settle down.

"Jennifer Snow is one clever writer."—RT Book Reviews The Alaskan wilderness may be the best place to protect her client, but also where it’s impossible to protect her heart. Needing a safe place to hide her latest client, agent Leslie Sanders returns to her hometown of Wild River to wait...

In this heartfelt tale about enduring hope amid the suffering of the Great Depression, Sean Dietrich--also known as Sean of the South--weaves together a tale featuring a cast of characters ranging from a child preacher, a teenage healer, and two migrant workers who give everything they have for...

Live every day as if it were your last – that’s the motto Bess has lived by since her father died unexpectedly. As a critical care paramedic, Bess sees every day just how easily life can be taken away. But carefree living has risks, and as Bess’s debts mount, she discovers her actions could have terrible consequences.

Twenty-four-year-old Andrew Star, the brooding co-manager of his family diner with a past, finds himself drawn to Officer Rafael Duarte—a man with secrets as dark as the night. Their attraction is electric, but there’s a catch: both men are hiding their true selves. Andrew, scarred by youthful mistakes, yearns for Officer Duarte’s attention. But Rafael, bound by duty and fear, must keep his sexuality hidden to protect everything he holds dear.

"Ageless" Hollywood diva Jessica Gray is finishing the last leg of her one-woman show in St. Louis, Missouri, and the nearby town of Chouteau Forest is dazzled. During the show, she humiliates three homeless women onstage, fires her entourage - not for the first time - and makes a bitter enemy of the town's powerful patriarch. After she collapses at an after-show party and is rushed to the hospital, she ignores the advice of her doctors and discharges herself in order to return to LA.

Ein Unfall hat die Karriere von Starballerina Tyler abrupt beendet. Um ihre körperlichen und seelischen Wunden zu lecken und herauszufinden, wie sie ohne ihr geliebtes Tanzen weitermachen soll, kehrt sie zu ihrer Familie nach Independence, einer Kleinstadt in Colorado, zurück. Dass ausgerechnet Pat, ihr einziger One-Night-Stand, inzwischen in die Stadt gezogen ist, macht ihr das Leben nicht leichter. Pat hingegen freut sich über das Wiedersehen, ist Tyler ihm doch nie aus dem Kopf gegangen.

“A rousing adventure yarn full of danger and heart and humor.” —Richard Russo An instant classic for fans of Jane Smiley and Kitchens of the Great Midwest: when two hardscrabble young boys think they’ve committed a crime, they flee into the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Will the adults trying...

Andrew Carnegie funded 59 public libraries in Kansas in the early 20th century, but it was frontier women who organized waffle suppers, minstrel shows, and women's baseball games to buy books to fill them. Now, a century later, Angelina returns to her father's hometown of New Hope to complete her dissertation on the Carnegie libraries just as Traci and Gayle arrive in town.Traci is an artist-in-residence at the renovated Carnegie Arts Center and Gayle is a refugee whose neighboring town, Prairie Hill, has just been destroyed by a tornado.

Manchmal muss man Schwäche zugeben, um stark zu sein. Blake war auf dem Weg zum Profi-Footballer, bis er sich verletzte und alles verlor. Nun sitzt er in seinem Heimatort fest und hat sich selbst aufgegeben. Doch als die attraktive Touristin Rachel behauptet, St. Andrews sei ein langweiliges, verschlafenes Nest, wettet er, ihr das Gegenteil zu beweisen. Auf actiongeladenen Ausflügen lässt er ihren Puls höherschlagen – genau wie bei phänomenalem Sex. Dabei wird Blake klar, dass es doch noch Dinge gibt, für die es sich zu kämpfen lohnt.

Stella was excited to return home from college for a much needed Thanksgiving break and to start the Christmas holiday season with her family. It was her favorite time of year. But things changed dramatically when her mom woke her from a deep sleep to say they had to rush her dad to the hospital. He was struggling to breathe. The diagnosis was a shock, but paled in comparison to the secrets unveiled on that fateful night.

When Cohen Marah steps over the body of his dead father on a cold spring morning, he steps into a labyrinth of memory. In the week that follows, he must confront his traumatic past, a violent present, and the most frightening question of all did he kill his father?

Daisy’s had a tough year. After losing her mother and struggling with a job she hates, she really needs a break. So, when her boyfriend suggests a summer getaway, Daisy jumps at the chance, organising a romantic trip to her friend Clemmy’s new glamping site. What better to help her heal than long walks in the fresh air and sipping prosecco under the stars?

Clara Seymour is trying to find her feet in London, living away from home for the first time. Brought up by her domineering mother, treasuring time any time with her adoring father, Clara's world is brought to a standstill when her dad abruptly dies. Then, a mystery comes to light in a letter from him. I am sure you are aware that before I met your mother I had a previous marriage. But what we never discussed is that we had a daughter. So begins a journey of discovery that takes Clara to remote Norway and a landscape as brutal as it is bewitching.

Forgiveness is the only cure for heartbreak. But can Penny forgive the man she holds responsible for her brother’s death—and even find it in her heart to love him? When her mother died from pneumonia, Penny Cartwright was heartbroken. But now, after burying her younger brother just twelve...