Résultats pour "the fiancee" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Une jeune gitane disparaît après l’enterrement de sa vie de jeune fille. On retrouve le cadavre deux jours plus tard. Elle a été torturée selon un procédé aussi macabre qu’insolite. Sa soeur Lara a connu le même sort quelques années plus tôt mais son assassin est sous les verrous. Si ce dernier n’a pas fait d’émules, la police a arrêté un innocent. L’enquête est confiée à l’inspectrice Blanco, née sous la plume d’un auteur mystérieux qualifié par «El País »d’Elena Ferrante espagnole.

Eté 1939, en Lozère. Tout sourit à Ariane et Raphaël... Leur jeunesse, l'amour qui les unit, un horizon plein de promesses. Il sera architecte, elle se rêve créatrice de modèles de chaussures dans l'entreprise florissante de son père. Le bonheur est là, à portée de main. Mais, deux mois après leurs fiançailles, Raphaël apprend sa mobilisation. Des vies suspendues à la guerre. Lui, enrôlé dans la Résistance, est bientôt fait prisonnier. Elle, est prête à tout pour le sauver, en dépit des dangers.

Lorsque le chef des Mackinstosh lui annonce qu'il doit épouser une Mackay pour assurer l'alliance de leurs deux clans, Rob ne peut retenir un mouvement d'humeur. Bien sûr, il sait que son devoir est de suivre les ordres de son cousin, mais il avait espéré plus qu'un mariage arrangé… Et apparemment sa fiancée aussi. Car, lorsqu'il vient la réclamer chez son père, il découvre que la jeune femme s'est enfuie ! Rob part à sa poursuite, indigné par cet affront qui risque de déclencher une guerre des clans.

Je m'appelle Poppy Woodstock. Auteure de romance et fervente adepte des fins heureuses de contes de fées. La seule chose qui devrait m'inquiéter, dans la vie, c'est mon angoisse chronique de la page blanche. C'est alors que je tombe nez à nez avec lui (au premier sens du terme) et me perds dans les yeux bleus les plus splendides que j'aie jamais vus.

Boss en jupon. Reine des glaces. Ce sont mes surnoms au bureau. Mais il y a un homme qui me fait fondre en secret depuis des années. Kaede McWarren. Le seul problème ? C'est le meilleur ami de mon grand frère. Et quand il me demande de jouer sa fiancée pour conclure un contrat d'affaires ? Je ne boude pas mon plaisir et je me lance tête baissée dans la combine. Il a tout pour plaire, grand, beau et intense... avec un petit côté mystérieux et un esprit vif comme je les aime. Il représente tout ce que je désire. Tout ce dont j'ai besoin.

After my first husband died, I thought my heart was completely broken, and that I’d never feel happy again. Until I met Theo. He’s a doctor. A man who seems good and caring and kind. Soon after we start dating, he says he wants to marry me. And even though his grown-up children are less sure about me, to everyone else it’s the second chance for love and happiness I deserve. But the truth is maybe his children are right to be suspicious. Because I know something about Theo. That he was there in the operating theatre the day my first husband died. And I think it was his fault.

Lambda Literary award winner and national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur returns with a steamy sapphic rom-com about a quiet bookseller and a romance novel cover model who agree to a modern-day marriage of convenience... Tansy Adams’ greatest love is her family’s bookstore, passed...

“A tense, simmering, fast-paced mystery, Kate White’s latest captivating thriller explores the secrets that lurk just under the surface of a picture-perfect façade. I raced through this story about a close-knit family’s annual gathering at an idyllic estate that quickly turns deadly. The...

By edict of the king, the mighty Scottish laird Alec Kincaid must take an English bride. His choice was Jamie the feisty youngest daughter of Baron Jamison. Alec ached to touch her, to tame her, to possess her forever. But Jamie vowed never to surrender to this highland barbarian. Though his kisses fired her blood, shadowed secrets from Alec's past threatened Jamie's happiness. She brazenly resisted him - until one rapturous moment quelled their clash of wills.

La dame au petit chien promène son ennui et son chien sur la digue d'une station balnéaire de la mer Noire. Un homme solitaire la remarque, l'aime, mais ne peut triompher plus tard de toutes les barrières qui se dressent sur le chemin de leur bonheur. De toutes les nouvelles écrites par Tchekhov, "La dame au petit chien" est l'une des plus célèbres.

In this extraordinary breakout novel—a rich, devastatingly humorous epic of one unforgettable family—award-winning author Eric Dupont illuminates the magic of stories, the bonds of family, and the twists of fate and fortune to transform our lives. Over the course of the twentieth century...

"Filled with fabulously British banter, wit, and heart, this delightful book is one of my must-read rom coms of the year." - Evie Dunmore, USA Today bestselling author of Portrait of a Scotsman “Virginia Heath’s fun characters and situations will have you laughing out loud! Don’t miss...

At birth, Mick Trewlove, the illegitimate son of a duke, was handed over to a commoner. Despite his lowly upbringing, Mick has become a successful businessman, but all his wealth hasn’t satisfied his need for revenge against the man who still won’t acknowledge him. What else can Mick do but...

“I told you not to fall in love with me.” Not exactly what you say to the man who makes your blood heat like a perfect mug of hot cocoa. Then again, I’m not making great decisions lately. First bad decision: quit my job and hide at my family’s orchard while I get my ish together. And since I’m jobless, I couldn’t exactly say no to working at the Christmas Tree Farm attached to the orchard. Too bad the enigmatic owner of the establishment is far too tempting to resist. That brings us to my second bad decision: I sort of fell into bed with my new boss.

Angela Ruth Strong closes out her hilarious, heartfelt series with a couple who will give listeners a lot of laughs and the hope that God sees and redeems even the most broken stories.

When you're a famous wedding planner, planning your own wedding, everyone expects it to be the event of the year. Just one problem...I don't actually have a groom. I did—but then he decided to walk away before I even walked down the aisle. Now if I want to save my reputation, and my business, I need to find someone willing to play the part of my fake southern fiancé and pull off my small town wedding without a hitch.

Lord Richard Seaton will do anything to find his missing brother—even confront criminal lord Thorne Blackmore. Thorne's price for information? Something Richard's wounded heart vowed never to pay: marriage. And not to one of the stunning debutantes chasing him but to Thorne's bluestocking sister, Jane. Jane offers to dig up the information Richard needs before the wedding. But they must keep their deal a secret or endanger Richard's family and face Thorne's wrath.

Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf) and Mary Mouser (Cobra Kai) star in this swoon-worthy, full-cast rom-com! When two super-fans of a beloved dating gameshow hear that it’s being rebooted, they decide to team up and fake a marriage to compete in the hilarious new audiobook Know Your Newlywed, written by...

Life as an NFL player has always been fast-paced, but nothing prepared me for becoming the guardian of my godson, Duncan. With his grandmother contesting custody, I need to prove that I'm a steadfast influence who's not going anywhere, and there's one sure-fire way to show that: get engaged.

I catch them together at 6:52 in the morning, lying in bed like newlyweds. His face was buried in her mass of dark hair. For a moment, I think I must be dreaming. "I've never seen her before in my life," he says, looking at me. But before I even know how to respond, two men break down the front door. Pound up the stairs. I run, but I can't hide. They take us to a cabin in the middle of nowhere. I'm trapped with a man who I thought I was going to marry, but who swears he doesn't even know me. And then he looks me right in the eye and whispers: "I'm sorry."