Titres dans Littérature et fiction

Ellie Fisher loves most things about being a nurse in the emergency department . . . just not working with Regina Novak, an icy attending physician who acts as if she's God's gift to medicine. The dislike is completely mutual. Regina thinks Ellie is a starry-eyed romantic with a sentimental attitude that has no place at work. When Regina gets talked into volunteering at a singles auction, Ellie accidentally bids on her—and ends up winning. Oops! Since the money raised is for a good cause, they reluctantly decide to go through with the dates.

Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident. Of course, this catches the attention of a higher power, and Sam's pulled from the only world he knows to become an apprentice to the king's wizard, Morgan of Shadows.

Scarlett Grey, disgraced assassin, is determined to get revenge. Quinn Adams, medic turned-poisoner for hire, is her deadliest rival. For years, they've stolen each other's clients, sabotaged each other's business, and occasionally… slept together. When the Magician Queen offers an irresistible deal, Scarlett and Quinn are forced to work together. But this is not a simple job. With an impossible heist ahead, they're going to have to trust each other… And that's not easy when they both have secrets to hide. Harder still when those secrets will betray the ones they love.

Welcome to Charon's Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead are just passing through. When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he’s definitely dead.

Damen is a warrior hero to his people and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave. Beautiful, manipulative and deadly, his new master, Prince Laurent, epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere. But in the lethal political web of the Veretian court, nothing is as it seems, and when Damen finds himself caught up in a play for the throne, he must work together with Laurent.

Marianne est une jeune femme conventionnelle, mariée, psychanalyste. Sa vie est gentiment réglée entre son mari, ses enfants, son travail et son amant. Rien ne semble pouvoir l'atteindre jusqu'à ce que Soraya, une jeune femme pulpeuse, sensuelle et exubérante franchisse le pas de son cabinet après avoir épuisé plusieurs psychanalystes. Dès leur première séance, Soraya se laisse aller à parler de ses aventures sexuelles les plus débridées en termes crus et outranciers.

Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light.

In the kingdom of Eynhallow, Princess Ythsie is preparing to choose a husband, in order to secure the kingdom’s future. Everything changes when Stroma, a skilled fighter from a remote village, becomes her new bodyguard. As mysterious deaths rock the palace, Ythsie and Stroma uncover a web of ancient magic and deadly court intrigue. The princess discovers she has a rare and dangerous gift - the ability to communicate with the Deathless, Eynhallow's cursed undead army.

Emilia Drakon was once the youngest and kindest of the dragon sorcerers, but she's now the last of her kind. Betrayed and angry, she trades her meekness for a sword and embarks on a quest for vengeance that will lead her straight into the arms of the legendary Captain Maria Welles. Captain of the famed pirate ship, the Wicked Fate, Maria is every bit as treacherous and bloodthirsty as they say. She has her own vendetta and practically jumps at the chance to trick Emilia into joining her crew.

Nora Gallagher can begrudgingly admit that she and Gray Ferris are both stellar Philadelphia real estate agents, but that's the beginning and the end of the similarities between them. But when the two women begin to learn that maybe they're not as different as they think, they may finally figure out the most important thing they have in common when it comes to finding a life worth living.

Neil Josten is out of time. He knew when he came to PSU he wouldn't survive the year, but with his death right around the corner he's got more reasons than ever to live. Befriending the Foxes was inadvisable. Kissing one is unthinkable. Neil should know better than to get involved with anyone this close to the end, but Andrew's never been the easiest person to walk away from. If they both say it doesn't mean anything, maybe Neil won't regret losing it, but the one person Neil can't lie to is himself.

Raphaëlle et Anouk ont passé l'hiver dans leur yourte en Gaspésie, hors du temps et du monde. À l'approche du printemps, Raphaëlle convainc sa compagne de rejoindre la communauté de la Ferme Orléane pour explorer la possibilité d'une agriculture et d'un vivre-ensemble révolutionnaires... ainsi que la promesse de suffisamment de conserves pour traverser les saisons froides, au chaud dans leur tanière.

Un livreur de pizzas, un fleuriste black expert en plantes à bulbes, deux jumeaux en embuscade près de La Rochelle, un adepte de handisport en fauteuil roulant, etc., sans oublier une version de la Bible revue et corrigée (« Au jardin d’Eden »), bref, homoérotisme, fantaisie et style sont au rendez-vous de ce recueil de 13 Nouvelles arc-en-ciel à lire d’une seule main.

Parce que sa famille latinx a du mal à accepter son genre, Yadriel veut leur prouver à tous qu'il possède les pouvoirs d'invocation des hommes et non pas celui de guérir, comme les femmes.

Two best friends. One apartment. Zero chance of this going to plan. Austin and Sydney have been best friends since he moved into her shoebox apartment on West 49th Street over a decade ago. Now in their early thirties and living with their respective long-term partners, their lives in New York...

When Ellie Trechsel dies of a brain aneurysm at age 36, she discovers the afterlife is not the calm and comforting plane she always thought it would be. Instead, it’s a painful rite of passage. Welcoming her in the afterlife is her mother-in-law, Mari, who offers herself as a trusted guide. But Ellie isn't ready to release her hold on life—even if she’s only a spectator now.

Serach and Paloma—daughters of two tightly insular cultures (one Ultra-Orthodox Jewish, the other Latin-Catholic immigrant)—escape their rigidly-defined gender roles to embrace a forbidden union, childfree lifestyles, and ambitious professional careers. They ensconce themselves in a big Brooklyn house, revel in the full range of New York City’s cultural riches and dodge the occasional blast of longing for everything they’ve left behind. It all seems to work until the spring of 2020, when the rules as everyone once understood them shatter.

Rusty has spent his life being “okay.” Okay at work. Okay with family. Okay with being the man the world expects. When everything finally collapses, he’s forced to stop running—from his past, his identity, and the version of himself he learned to hide in order to survive.

Justice wants to learn French, but the language learning apps have gotten him nowhere. Then, a stranger recommends he try out a new AI assistant, and his life is changed. The AI is the perfect study buddy and coach. The lessons are tailored perfectly to his lifestyle and learning style. Within weeks, he’s learned more than he learned in years with traditional apps. Then, the AI makes a curious suggestion, offering to help Justice in other parts of his life. Suddenly, he’s learning to cook. He’s getting more done at work. He’s saving big money on groceries and bills.

I’ve always wanted to be stalked. Turns out, I already am. Signing that contract was supposed to give me control, masked strangers, the illusion of danger, and a fantasy I could walk away from. Except the men who answered weren’t strangers at all. They chased me through cemeteries, cornered me in libraries, and left notes on my pillow while I slept. I thought it was a game I controlled. Then the masks came off. They intercepted my contract. Hacked the website and manipulated everything to make me theirs. One of them has been watching me for months before I ever signed anything.