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Alaska (2013 Advent Calendar - Heartwarming Ser.)
by Kim Fielding Traductores AnónimosScott y Marco son los mejores amigos y se encuentran en una azotea en Nochebuena, cada uno de ellos escapando temporalmente de situaciones familiares muy difíciles. No tienen regalos para compartir, pero Marco promete que algún día rescatará a Scott y lo llevará a Alaska. Los años pasan y de vez en cuando se encuentran de nuevo (la primera vez de forma planeada, la siguiente por pura casualidad), siempre en Nochebuena, y cada vez descubren que la vida tan sólo se complica más y más. Atesoran cada momento que pasan juntos pero ¿podrán realmente huir a Alaska algún día?
Alaska (2013 Advent Calendar - Heartwarming)
by Kim FieldingBest friends Scott and Marco meet on a rooftop on Christmas Eve, each temporarily escaping from his difficult home life. With no gift to share, Marco instead promises to someday rescue Scott and take him to Alaska. As the years pass, they meet--first by design, then by chance--on occasional Christmas Eves, only to find life growing increasingly difficult. They treasure the few moments they have together, but will they ever reach Alaska?A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2013 Advent Calendar package "Heartwarming".
Alaska Hunt
by Shelter SomersetFor Alaska Wildlife Trooper Zanebono Fusca, it's just another summer in Anchorage until a slew of inexplicable fatal bear attacks sets the city reeling. As far as Zane is concerned, the timing couldn't be worse. He's besieged with his own demons, coping with personal loss and an identity crisis that clutches him worse than a grizzly's pickaxe-sized fangs. Ten years before, he hoped Alaska would bring him a sense of his manhood. Now the "last frontier" could put him in an early grave. Zane's role to protect Alaska's teeming wildlife gets even more tangled when handsome twenty-five-year-old Joshua Gaffner arrives seeking the details of his uncle's gruesome death. But Alaskan officials have few answers. Against his better judgment, Zane takes Joshua deep into Anchorage's far-flung backcountry--populated with eccentric recluses and ego-driven ecologists--in search of the truth. As the bizarre attacks increase, Zane and Josh continue to push for clues to crack the mystery. Finally Zane unravels a shocking discovery that makes the pieces fall into place. The trouble is Josh stands in the perfect position to become the next victim.
Albert's Noel
by Tim MeadIt’s late on Christmas Eve and French chef Albert Ronsard is driving home through a blizzard after attending midnight mass. He sees a young man hitchhiking. Knowing he shouldn’t pick up strangers, but it’s cold, it’s snowing hard, and it’s Christmas, so ...Casey Shaw is traveling between MMA tournaments when his car starts to fail on him. He manages to pull into the parking lot of a strip mall before the engine dies completely. Even though the weather’s bad, Casey sees no alternative but to venture out on foot.Despite their age and cultural differences, can these two men provide each other with a little festive friendship?
Alcatraz! (Repeating History #4)
by Dakota ChaseRepeating History: Book FourIn their further efforts to recover the historical artifacts lost when they set fire to Merlin’s office, Ash and Grant go back to the early 1930s, where they must infiltrate Alcatraz Prison and secure a locket belonging to Al Capone. They find themselves at odds when Ash plays the role of a prisoner, while Grant is a guard. Capone takes a liking to Ash, whom he sees as a younger version of himself, and places Ash under his protection. Before they can return to their own time, the boys must help foil an escape from the Rock, expose a corrupt and dangerous guard, and secure the pendant.
Alchemy Ever After
by Raine O'Tierney Siôn O'TierneyThe city of New Alexandria is filled with powerful magicians-in-training and mechanical follies, the world's largest library, and marvels beyond compare. The allure of this modern metropolis draws young people from all over the world, but Idrian has come instead for the opportunity to learn the new art of alchemy. He's been taken as an apprentice by Maketh, a scholar experimenting with new ways to combine technology and the ancient mystic arts. Together they've animated a living ice sculpture. Idrian cannot wait to unveil the sculpture alongside the other wonders at the annual Spring Festival. After witnessing his master in a passionate embrace with another student, Idrian's mind drifts to things beyond alchemy. And when a warm touch accidentally awakens the consciousness within the living sculpture, Idrian learns firsthand about physicality and the magic of passion.
Alchimie organique (Alchimie #1)
by Andrew GreyAlchimie, tome 1Brendon Marcus ne vit que pour son travail. C’est un génie qui a sauté des classes jusqu’à devenir professeur à l’université à ses vingt ans et quelques, et qui ne connaît rien d’autre. Les interactions avec d’autres personnes le rendent confus. Alors quand Josh Horton, l’assistant du coach de football, le poursuit de ses assiduités, Brendon n’est pas sûr de la démarche à adopter.Josh a ses propres problèmes. Ses parents, à qui tout réussi, ne sont pas particulièrement heureux de son choix de carrière, et certains joueurs n’aiment pas avoir un assistant gay. Il commence à avoir des doutes, mais Brendon rend son monde meilleur.Mais quand le chef du département de Brendon commence à causer des problèmes, Josh et Brendon découvrent que se défendre l’un et l’autre est la première étape pour pouvoir faire face au reste du monde.
Alcoholism and Sexual Dysfunction: Issues in Clinical Management
by Bruce CarruthExperts provide specific methodologies for clinicians working with recovering alcoholics and their families. This landmark study of sexual issues in alcoholism treatment addresses impotence in male alcoholics, the sexual dynamics of the client-counselor relationship, homosexual alcoholics, and many other important issues.
Alec: A Novel
by William di CanzioWilliam di Canzio’s Alec, inspired by Maurice, E. M. Forster’s secret novel of a happy same-sex love affair, tells the story of Alec Scudder, the gamekeeper Maurice Hall falls in love with in Forster’s classic, published only after the author's death.Di Canzio follows their story past the end of Maurice to the front lines of battle in World War I and beyond. Forster, who tried to write an epilogue about the future of his characters, was stymied by the radical change that the Great War brought to their world. With the hindsight of a century, di Canzio imagines a future for them and a past for Alec—a young villager possessed of remarkable passion and self-knowledge.Alec continues Forster’s project of telling stories that are part of “a great unrecorded history.” Di Canzio’s debut novel is a love story of epic proportions, at once classic and boldly new.
Aleksey's Kingdom (A Royal Affair)
by John WiltshireA Royal Affair: Book TwoDoctor Nikolai Hartmann escaped the Hesse-Davian dungeons. He fled civilized Europe to come to the vast wilderness of the New World, where he carved out a home in which he could love openly and without censure--Aleksey's Kingdom. However, there is an irritating green-eyed, dark-haired flaw in his new paradise. A king and a general, Aleksey has no intention of wasting his life away in a remote forest. When he agrees to accompany a group of soldiers to a distant outpost to discover why it has been mysteriously abandoned, Nikolai has no choice but to tag along. While traveling through the wilderness with their new companions, it does not take Nikolai and Aleksey long to realize that far from mounting a rescue operation, they are merely unwitting pawns in a far more sinister conspiracy. But their enemies have badly miscalculated by threatening anything Nikolai loves. In this merciless place of towering trees, where water plummets beyond the human ability to comprehend, Nikolai must unleash the unfettered savagery of his true nature to save Aleksey.
Alex
by Dianne HartsockAlex is twenty and confused. He always is. The world presses on him with its horrors and pain, with scintillating auras that bewilder his eyes and drive the migraines deeper. He hears the cries of the children, sees the brutal images of tortured victims. He feels out of control and his mind slips ...Severely abused as a child, he is left with horrible scars on his body and even worse scars within his mind. Even though it puts him in danger, he’s compelled to help those who call to him. He’s driven, motivated by his visions to rescue them and hopefully uncover the killer. When he can, he helps the police; yet some detectives suspect he’s involved. Often, Alex finds himself alone and afraid in a world he doesn’t always understand.
Alex As Well
by Alyssa BrugmanAlex is ready for things to change, in a big way. Everyone seems to think she's a boy, but for Alex the whole boy/girl thing isn't as simple as either/or, and when she decides girl is closer to the truth, no one knows how to react, least of all her parents.Undeterred, Alex begins to create a new identity for herself: ditching one school, enrolling in another, and throwing out most of her clothes. But the other Alex-the boy Alex-has a lot to say about that. Heartbreaking and droll in equal measures, Alex As Well is a brilliantly told story of exploring gender and sexuality, navigating friendships, and finding a place to belong.
Alex McKenna & the Academy of Souls (Alex McKenna #2)
by Vicki-Ann BushThe highly-anticipated second installment in the award-winning Alex McKenna Series! After surviving a harrowing case, Alex McKenna just wanted to rest. Unfortunately, his plans are interrupted by the ghost of Seven-year-old Haven, who is lost in an in-between realm. Despite his great-grandmother's warning, Alex crosses the bridge between the living and the dead, sending him and his girlfriend into the world of the Academy of Souls, a high school for dead teens who are unable to complete their journey. There, Alex meets Ophelia, Haven's teenage sister, who's been searching for her for more than a century. Together, with a few friends he meets along the way, Alex must cross the treacherous terrain of the Underworld in-between, to save Haven from the clutches of the Soul Gatherer and reunite the sisters.
Alex McKenna & the Geranium Deaths (Alex McKenna #1)
by Vicki-Ann BushFor Alex McKenna, high school is just a distraction from the love of his life, Margaret, with whom he can't wait to spend more time once they get to college.In many respects, Alex is just an average seventeen-year-old boy...except for the fact he's a transgender medium born from a long line of Strega witches, possessing the ability to communicate with ghosts.With the help of Margaret and his talented Strega great-grandmother, Alex will learn how to strengthen his abilities. The dead need Alex to help them reconcile issues they left behind—and he finds that he needs them, too. As his abilities multiply, assisting the dead becomes an outlet to channel his new energy, giving him the strength to come to terms with who he is as a transgender male, and how far he will choose to go.
Alex McKenna and Death is Not the Beginning
by Vicki-Ann BushIn the fourth and final installment for the series, Alex faces his most difficult case yet: the school bully. For two years, Kyle had no qualms making Alex's life even more complicated than it already was. Choosing to single him out for his psychic abilities, the angry teen took every chance to undermine Alex's well-being. But When Kyle is unexpectedly murdered, his ghost seeks out Alex for the very power he'd been stigmatized for. Despite their fraught history, Alex must set aside old wounds to help a soul in need. Searching for the killer, Alex uncovers why Kyle had victimized him so intensely, and it's not what he ever could have expected. The truth, it turns out, will set them both free. The Alex McKenna Series in order: Alex McKenna and the Geranium Deaths Alex McKenna and the Academy of Souls Alex McKenna and a Winter's Night Alex McKenna and Death is Not the Beginning
Alex McKenna and a Winter's Night (Alex McKenna #3)
by Vicki-Ann BushThe third installment in the award-winning Alex McKenna Series, this LGBTQ teen paranormal adventure perfect for fans of Aidan Thomas’ CEMETERY BOYS and LOST IN THE NEVER WOODS. For a minute, everything in Alex McKenna’s life was perfect. He only had one year left of high school, his girlfriend Margaret was the love of his life, and he couldn’t ask for a more supportive family. His psychic powers were growing and he was learning more and more about his family’s abilities as Strega witches. Things were good. Until the night it all fell to pieces. As Margaret lies in the hospital after a serious car accident, her disembodied spirit searches for a way back to the living. Alex is desperate to save her and the victims of his next case: an ominous being haunting the hospital and stealing the souls of infants and the elderly, sending them straight to Hell. The Alex McKenna Series in order: 1. Alex McKenna and the Geranium Deaths 2. Alex McKenna and the Academy of Souls 3. Alex McKenna and a Winter’s Night
Alex Wise vs. the Cosmic Shift (Alex Wise #2)
by Terry J. Benton-WalkerNo one ever said saving the world would be easy. In the second installment of this thrilling fantasy series all about finding your inner hero, a 12-year-old boy leads the charge against the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Alex Wise is no superhero. Or at least, he doesn't feel like one. Sure, he vanquished Death and saved his sister Mags—with the help of some new magic powers, his best friend Loren and demi-god Liam. But the apocalypse shows no signs of slowing down. Now, Alex and his friends will have to find new allies and face new dangers—from battling a giant snake in a literal ghost town and infiltrating the Horsemen&’s new home base on the Vegas Strip…on the back of a dragon. With everyone looking to him for answers, Alex isn't sure he's cut out for this world saving thing. And the closer he gets to Liam, the farther away he feels from Loren and from Mags, who hasn't been the same since she was possessed by Death. How can Alex lead a team if he doesn't even feel like he deserves to be a part of it? &“Never has the apocalypse been so fun!"—Mark Oshiro, author of THE INSIDERS and co-author with Rick Riordan of THE SUN AND THE STAR: A NICO DI ANGELO ADVENTURE.
Alex Wise vs. the End of the World (Alex Wise #1)
by Terry J. Benton-WalkerWelcome to the summer of the apocalypse. One 12-year-old boy leads the charge against the forces of evil as he tries to stop the Four Horsemen from taking over the world in the start to a wildly funny and addictive fantasy series about accepting yourself and finding your inner hero.Alex Wise feels like his world is ending. His best friend, Loren, is leaving town for the summer, his former friend and maybe sort of crush Sky hasn't spoken to him since he ditched Alex on first day of sixth grade, and now his mom is sending him and his annoying younger sister, Mags, on a cruise with the dad who abandoned them. And, as if things couldn't get worse, a creepy shadow monster may or may not be stalking him. But none of this could prepare Alex for the actual end of the world. Too bad that is exactly what's coming, after the definitely-real Shadow Man kidnaps Mags and she is possessed by the ancient spirit of Death—one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Luckily (depending on who you ask), Alex is possessed as well by a powerful god who imbues Alex with their powers in an effort to stop the Horsemen…if he can figure out how to use them. So begins an epic battle between good and evil: Alex, Loren, a grumpy demi-god, and Alex's fourth grade teacher vs. Death, Pestilence, Famine, War, and the waves of chaos and destruction they bring to LA and soon the rest of the globe. Just your average summer vacation.Alex is more used to being left behind than leading the way, but now he's the only one who can save his sister—and the world. That is, if he can unlock his new powers and see himself as the hero he is.&“Never has the apocalypse been so fun!"—Mark Oshiro, author of THE INSIDERS and co-author with Rick Riordan of THE SUN AND THE STAR: A NICO DI ANGELO ADVENTURE.
Alex's Law
by Jayce EllisAlex Corrigan is in love with his boss, Judge Lawson Daniels, and thinks those feelings are returned. That assumption is sorely tested two days before the court holiday party they're organizing together, when the venue calls and cancels, followed by a snafu with the caterer. Alex could handle that, but after an intimate dinner followed by a decidedly unromantic e-mail, he's left wondering about the future of his employment as well as his relationship with the debonair older man. Law can't wait to see his clerk again. But Alex is cold and distant in the light of day, and Law doesn't understand. The party looms in the background, but Law's excitement is turning to dread. On top of that, someone is sabotaging them, trying to get Alex fired and drive Law off the bench. If there's any chance for a happy holiday for Alex and Law, they'll have to find out who.
Alexei's Mouse (Werewolves of Manhattan #5)
by A. C. KattAfter leaving his place as the Russian Second and immigrating to America, Alexei Davidoff just wants to settle in and not upset the status quo. He wants to start his position with Garou Industries and improve the conditions for his packs. The gods have a different plan for him.Donal Berne ran away from home at fourteen to escape a bad situation and found himself in an even worse one. Seven years later the only way out that he sees is to overdose.On the verge of Donal’s suicide, Alexei comes to his aid realizing that he is his give Mate. Overcoming the physical and mental injuries will take time, patience and a blessing from the gods ... to use both Alexei’s and Donal’s experiences to assist homeless and abused wolves.
Algo pequeño (Cosas #1)
by Piper Vaughn M. J. O'Shea Noemí Narbona MartínezVolumen 1 de la serie "Cosas""Papá" no es una palabra que defina muy bien a Rue Murray, pero tampoco pensó nunca que acabaría acostándose con una chica. Ahora es un padre inexperto con una recién nacida llamada Alice. Entre su trabajo de camarero y la escuela de estilismo, Rue no tiene tiempo para bebés pero tampoco puede abandonarla. Lo que necesita es una niñera y empieza a buscar opciones. Se encuentra al borde del abismo, imaginándose sin ir a la escuela para cuidar de Alice, cuando de repente se acuerda de su vecino rarito, Erik. Erik Van Nuys es un novelista de ciencia ficción que sufre de ansiedad. No le gusta la gente, y menos aún los bebés. Sin embargo, con su cuenta temblando, podría beneficiarse de ese salario extra por cuidar de Alice. Sin ganas, acepta el trabajo de niñero y, aún más a regañadientes, se siente atraído por ella y su extravagante padre. Rue y Erik son muy diferentes, y Alice es el bebé menos esperado del mundo, pero Rue nunca se había sentido tan feliz desde que Alice y Erik están a su lado. Al menos, no hasta que recibe la oferta de sus sueños y se ve entre la espada y la pared: el futuro que siempre había querido o la familia que nunca había imaginado desear.
Algo que no necesita nada
by Miranda July«Llevar la ropa puesta es, en realidad, la regla número uno de nuestra civilización. Incluso un pato o un oso parece civilizado cuando está vestido. Me bajé los shorts vaqueros y me quité la camiseta. Allí estaba yo, desnuda, como un pato o un oso.» Miranda July nos ofrece este relato sobre el anhelo de independencia que lleva a dos jóvenes amigas a huir de sus hogares para adentrarse en un mundo idealizado, hasta que se golpean con la realidad y todos sus planes se derrumban. Una reflexión intimista sobre el enfrentamiento entre el deseo y la frustración frente al mundo real. Algo que no necesita nada forma parte de la colección de relatos Nadie es más de aquí que tú, publicado por Literatura Random House (2018).
Alguien para mí
by Juan ArconesSi Alguien para ti te dejó con ganas de más y te robó el corazón, aquí llega la continuación de la historia de amor perfectamente imperfecta. Creo que es la primera vez que he deseado que se acabara el verano. ¿Por qué? Muy fácil. Porque eso supone retomar las clases y ver a Pablo de nuevo. Hemos pasado meses separados. Yo en mi pueblo, aburrido y asqueado con mis padres, y él en Estados Unidos. Hoy es nuestro primer día de curso y no puedo tener más ganas de entrar en el colegio y darle un beso a mi novio. Mi novio. Qué bien sienta decirlo. Pero, claro, nuevo curso, nuevos dramas. No veo a Pablo, no está por ningún lado. Y no solome preocupa eso, me han cambiado de clase... y tengo la sensación de que mi padre está detrás de esto. Seguro que hay una explicación para todo. Siempre la hay. O, al menos, siempre la encuentro..., ¿no?
Alguien para nosotros
by Juan ArconesSi Alguien para ti te dejó con ganas de más y Alguien para mí te robó el corazón, aquí llega la continuación de la historia de amor perfectamente imperfecta. Descubre como Pablo y Óscar se enfrentan a nuevos retos para poder construir ese nosotros que tanto buscan y tanto les ha costado conseguir. Óscar parece que está consiguiendo, por fin, estabilidad emocional. Junto a todos sus amigos, por fin ponen en marcha su grupo «No es justo», para tratar de apoyar y dar ayuda a todos los adolescentes LGTBI del instituto, junto a su profesor Solero como consejero. Aunque sigue trabajando con sus problemas de ansiedad, todo parece ir a mejor en la vida de Óscar desde que su padre se ha ido de la ciudad y él está viviendo temporalmente con su tía Aurora, abiertamente lesbiana, y que le está ayudando todo lo posible en su camino a la madurez. Pablo y él tienen una relación preciosa y de cuento de hadas casi, pero la aparición de un antiguo amigo de Pablo y de un chico anónimo que no deja de escribir mensajes a Óscar, pondrá a prueba su relación más que nunca.
Alguien para ti
by Juan ArconesEsta no es la típica historia de chico conoce a chico y, a veces, una simple semana puede cambiarte la vida. Descubre uno de los últimos fenómenos de Wattpad en forma de novela ilustrada. Me llamo Óscar. Tengo 15 años y tengo un secreto: me gusta Pablo Bernabé, el chico guay de la clase, el deportista, el buenorro, el guapísimo, el... bueno, pilláis la idea, ¿verdad? Sí, vamos juntos a clase, pero yo creo que ni se sabe mi nombre. Y llevo tiempo pensándolo. ¿Y si me acerco y le saludo? ¿Qué es lo peor que podría pasar?