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Joyas (Bestseller Oro Ser.)
by Danielle SteelAmbientada en el resplandeciente y cosmopolita marco de la alta sociedad, Joyas es una novela llena de ternura y comprensión, llamada sin duda a conmover a sus lectores. En su château de La Meuze, Sarah Whitfield se apresta a celebrar su septuagésimo quinto cumpleaños. A la fiesta acudirá su familia. Antes que ella, han acudido sus recuerdos. Allí están para acompañarla, vívidos y emocionantes: su infancia en la mansión familiar de Long Island; su primer y frustrado matrimonio; el encuentro con el duque de Whitfield, que se convertiría en su segundo marido y el gran amor de su vida; el descubrimiento de la campiña francesa... y los horrores de la guerra, el dolor de la incertidumbre, la emoción de los reencuentros. Con el tiempo Sarah se convierte en duquesa y propietaria de una cadena de joyerías. La vida parece volver a sonreírle. Pero los problemas y el sufrimiento siempre están al acecho. A través de ellos, Sarah llega a comprender que el dolor hace plena la vida. Ambientada en el resplandeciente y cosmopolita marco de la alta sociedad.
Joyful Leigh
by Melanie JamesCauldrons are ringing, magic spells are zinging, and the uproariously funny cast of the Literal Leigh Romance Dairies series is stringing lights and mayhem in Book 5, Joyful Leigh. This laugh-out-loud holiday romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling paranormal romance author Melanie James is the perfect way to jump start your holiday spirit!A laugh till it hurts paranormal comedy!'Tis the season for magical mayhem. Leigh vows upon her magic desk and witch's broom that Thankshanukkamas will be filled with childlike joy for her, her family, and her friends--even if it kills them. And it may just come to that! With a new publishing contract in hand, the disasterpieces fly from Leigh's desk. With titles like Sleighing the Elfa, The Elf Pack Book1, Restoring The Old Schlitt House, A "Do Yourself" Romance, Fangin' the Billion-were, and Gangin' the Billion-were, the mischief piles up.When the EPA (Elf Protection Agency) shows up at Leigh's door, she's got some explaining to do. Throw in a couple of retired mobsters, Fur-Con, bats in the belfry, along with a shape-shifting witch, and you've got a recipe for catastrophe. Can Leigh and the gang save the fate of all paranormals? Or will this be the end of the line for Leigh and her band of magical misfits?This paranormal romantic comedy contains amateur sleuths, werewolves, shifters, and witches. Joyful Leigh contains adult language and situations, and is not intended for readers under the age of 18.Previously published: (2014) Melanie James, Black Paw Publishing
Joyful Taste of Love: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Yan XiaoYuXiThe son of the Mo family, Mo Bai, was being chased by a group of unknown masters and was seriously injured. He had encountered the famous doctor Ye Qingcheng and secretly fallen in love with him. However, he had been involved in an unknown conspiracy —
Joyful: Return To Sugarcreek, Book Three (Return to Sugarcreek #3)
by Shelley Shepard GrayA young Amish couple gets a second chance at love in New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray’s final book in her Return to Sugarcreek series.Randall Beiler is doing his best to put his family and the farm’s needs first, even forsaking love. But though he tries, Randall knows he needs help caring for his younger siblings and keeping the house together.When his brother offers pretty Elizabeth Nolt a job taking care of the house and cooking for the family, Randall is furious—and guilty about the way he once broke Elizabeth’s heart. But when he learns that Elizabeth and her grandmother are struggling to make ends meet, he knows the offer, no matter how painful, is the right thing for everyone.Elizabeth wants to refuse—to stay far away from the man who hurt her—but she needs the money. Though she vows to protect her heart, spending time in the Beiler household makes Elizabeth realize that, while she’s older and wiser, her love for Randall still burns strong.Randal, too, seems to want something more. But does he want Elizabeth because he truly loves her—or because he needs a housekeeper? If Randall sincerely wants something more, he must find a way to show Elizabeth—or risk losing his chance at love forever.Joyful includes a P.S. section with a letter from the author, discussion questions, and a teaser from her next book.
Joyride
by Joan BradyIf you've ever wondered what happened to Christine Moore from "God on a Harley," you won't want to miss this touching new sequel! In "Joyride," Christine has done some serious spiritual backsliding over the last ten years. Marriage and motherhood have changed her identity and challenged her previous beliefs about love and romance. The demands of family and career have buried the truths she once knew beneath a mountain of resentment, dirty laundry, and endless bags of groceries. Then, on one of her late-night excursions to the supermarket, Christine runs into Joe again. and everything changes.
Joyride
by Patricia CoughlinYou're on the Road to LoveBeing hired to drive a classic Chevy from Montreal to Miami is the trip of a lifetime, Cat Bandini! There's nothing like being twenty-two years old with the world before you.... Unless your overprotective uncle makes you take a bodyguard along for the ride!And what a body this guard has! Bolt Hunter is six feet of stern, military brawn. His aviator shades conceal eyes of gold...and untold secrets. He's a far cry from those college boys you used to date, Cat! Better be careful, or the road to adventure could turn into a trip down the aisle!
Juan's Children
by Ronyfer Federico RenziIt is the story of Ignacio and his life on a hacienda in Guatemala, and as the events of the past will be reflected in his future.
Juana Lucero
by Augusto D'HalmarEn 1902 se publicó La Lucero (Los Vicios de Chile). Más tarde, La Lucero pasó a llamarse simplemente Juana Lucero, obra que se transformó en un hito en la literatura nacional. Por una parte se trataba de la expresión más directa de la influencia de Emile Zolá en la producción literaria de la época, por otra se trataba de la obra a la que la historia le otorgaría el rol de precursora del realismo en Chile. Novela costumbrista chilena, ambientada en Santiago. Juana Lucero, una adolescente, hija de una costurera muy humilde y un diputado que brilla por su ausencia, queda huérfana y debe aprender a vivir la vida sola. Tras la muerte de la madre es víctima de abusos, menosprecio en su condición de mujer y obrera y las personas que la rodean la utilizan y engañan. Las circunstancias la conducen a un abismo del que no sabe como salir, y acepta la prostitución como alternativa. La trama transcurre en el Barrio Yungay, a principios del siglo XX.
Jubilate
by Michael ArdittiA turbulent affair plays out in the pilgrim city of Lourdes'Carries you through with humour, warmth and, above all, the urgency of a great romance' Guardian'Closing this novel after reading the last page, one briefly believes in miracles, at least of the human redemptive kind' Independent on Sunday'Jubilate is something to celebrate indeed' IndependentA woman wakes in a Lourdes hotel room beside her lover of just two days. She has brought her brain-damaged husband on a pilgrimage to seek a miracle cure; her lover is making a TV documentary to mark the shrine's 150th anniversary year. Setting aside personal doubts, family ties and spiritual differences, they embark on a turbulent affair from which neither they nor those around them will emerge unchanged.
Jubilate
by Michael ArdittiA turbulent affair plays out in the pilgrim city of Lourdes'Carries you through with humour, warmth and, above all, the urgency of a great romance' Guardian'Closing this novel after reading the last page, one briefly believes in miracles, at least of the human redemptive kind' Independent on Sunday'Jubilate is something to celebrate indeed' IndependentA woman wakes in a Lourdes hotel room beside her lover of just two days. She has brought her brain-damaged husband on a pilgrimage to seek a miracle cure; her lover is making a TV documentary to mark the shrine's 150th anniversary year. Setting aside personal doubts, family ties and spiritual differences, they embark on a turbulent affair from which neither they nor those around them will emerge unchanged.
Jubilee Bride
by Jane PeartThe lake held special memories of her times with Jeff. Here they had spent hours talking, feeding the swans, and skipping pebbles across the smooth surface, creating circles within circles. One afternoon in particular Faith remembered. Jeff had kissed her. It was their first real kiss. In it were all Faith's dreams, her longings, her hopes, her loyalty and love. "Don't ever stop believing in me," Jeff begged. "I promise, I never will," she had whispered. Did Jeff remember that day? For Faith, that day, that kiss, that promise were a treasured memory, cherished as a special bond between them of mutual trust and love. Could he have forgotten? It was to be a very special summer, the summer of Queen Victoria's Jubilee, the sixtieth year of the English monarch's reign. It was the summer Faith Devlin had looked forward to with great anticipation--the pressures of her debutante year were over, Jeff Montrose was back in London, and her American cousins were coming for a family reunion at the beautiful country estate of Birchfields. It was the summer of unexpected encounters and romantic enterprises -- but it was not to be the summer of Faith Devlin's dreams. . .
Jubilee Bride (Book 9, Brides of Montclair)
by Jane PeartThe lake held special memories of her times with Jeff. Here they had spent hours talking, feeding the swans, and skipping pebbles across the smooth surface, creating circles within circles. One afternoon in particular Faith remembered. Jeff had kissed her. It was their first real kiss. In it were all Faith's dreams, her longings, her hopes, her loyalty and love. "Don't ever stop believing in me," Jeff begged. "I promise, I never will," she had whispered. Did Jeff remember that day? For Faith, that day, that kiss, that promise were a treasured memory, cherished as a special bond between them of mutual trust and love. Could he have forgotten? It was to be a very special summer, the summer of Queen Victoria's Jubilee, the sixtieth year of the English monarch's reign. It was the summer Faith Devlin had looked forward to with great anticipation--the pressures of her debutante year were over, Jeff Montrose was back in London, and her American cousins were coming for a family reunion at the beautiful country estate of Birchfields. It was the summer of unexpected encounters and romantic enterprises -- but it was not to be the summer of Faith Devlin's dreams. . .
Jubilee Manor
by Bethany HagenThe thrilling conclusion to Landry Park is full of love, betrayal, and murder--perfect for fans of Divergent, The Selection, and Pride and Prejudice In Landry Park, Madeline turned her back on her elite family, friends, and estate to help the Rootless. Now, in Jubilee Manor, she struggles to bring the Gentry and the Rootless together. But when Gentry heirs--Madeline's old friends--are murdered, even she begins to think a Rootless is behind it, putting her at odds with the boy she loves and the very people she is trying to lead. If she can't figure out who is killing her friends and bring them to justice, a violent war will erupt and even more will die--and Madeline's name, her estate, and all the bonds she's forged won't make any difference. This conclusion to Landry Park, which VOYA dubbed "Gone with the Wind meets The Hunger Games," is a richly satisfying, addictive read.
Jubilee Trail
by Gwen BristowIn a moment of ecstasy, Garnet Cameron decides to leave New York and go with Oliver Hale to the far-off place called California. Historical romance set in the 1840s.
Jubilee Trail: A Novel
by Gwen BristowA willful New York debutante travels the rugged Great Plains for a future in the flourishing American West in this New York Times bestseller. Charting the trail across the Great Plains from New York City to the Mexican territory of California, a headstrong couple embarks on a new life in this classic work of historical fiction as unforgiving, moving, and unpredictable as the frontier. A recent finishing school graduate, eighteen-year-old Garnet Cameron is desperate for direction. Too driven for the restrictive manners of the upper class, Garnet is naturally drawn to Oliver Hale, a frontier trader. Unlike the men Garnet is accustomed to, Oliver treats her as his equal and respects her independence. His tales of adventure on the plains thrill her. And his proposal of marriage is accepted. Garnet eagerly grabs hold of the promise and prospect of an exciting future, only to discover how ill-prepared she is for the punishing landscape of the Jubilee Trail and the even harsher realities of human nature. Adapted into a feature film, Jubilee Trail is a classic novel of a woman in the West, beloved not only for the rebelliousness and resilience of its heroine, but for its authenticity, grand sweep, unsparing intimacy, and honest portrayal of the survivors and victims—as well as the victors and villains—of a defiant American wilderness.
Jubilee, Texas Series: Jubilee, Texas Novels 1, 2, and 3
by Lori WildeThe Cowboy Takes a Bride: Any contemporary romance reader can tell you, cowboys are hot! And no one is hotter than Joe Daniels, the sexy ranch-hand hero of Lori Wilde’s The Cowboy Takes a Bride. The first book in Wilde’s exciting series set in Jubilee, Texas—a small town full of horses, cowboys, and more romance than you can shake a stick at—The Cowboy Takes a Bride is the kind of western-set love story that bestselling romance authors Linda Lael Miller and Kat Martin are famous for. Readers who love books by Susan Wiggs, Susan Mallery, and Sherryl Woods will fall passionately in love with cowboy Joe as he and a beautiful failed wedding planner try to make a go at a falling down ranch and find that their hearts are leading them straight to the altar. The Cowboy and the Princess: Welcome back to Jubilee, Texas, where New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde romantically pairs a beautifully princess with Texas royalty: a rugged, totally hot, real-live cowboy! Wilde’s Jubilee novels celebrate homespun, small-town love—a treat for readers of the contemporary romance fiction of Sherryl Woods, Susan Wiggs and Susan Mallery—and her sexy cowboy heroes are sure to make Linda Lael Miller fans swoon. Nobody can resist these handsome, muscular, outdoorsy American icons, especially not the royal runaway bride in The Cowboy and the Princess, who unexpectedly finds her heart’s true desire in blue jeans smack-dab in the middle of America’s Southwest. You won’t want to miss the fireworks when these two worlds romantically collide! A Cowboy For Christmas: If you’re looking for love, look no further than Jubilee, Texas! This small Western town with the big heart is the creation of New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde—and now she’s giving fans of Susan Wiggs, Susan Mallery, and Sherryl Woods, and contemporary romance readers everywhere the perfect holiday gift: A Cowboy for Christmas! Wilde’s third visit to Jubilee is a totally charming, utterly captivating holiday treat that combines all the elements that romance lovers love—passion, emotion, wit, warmth, family…and cowboys—as a lonely young widow raising her young son alone experiences a true Christmas miracle when a rugged, handsome stranger enters her life. Put A Cowboy for Christmas on your holiday wish list!
Judas
by Amos OzInternational Bestseller Winner of the International Literature Prize Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize A New York Times Editors’ Choice “[A] magnificent novel . . . Oz pitches the book’s heartbreak and humanism perfectly from first page to last.” — New York Times Book Review “Scintillating . . . An old-fashioned novel of ideas that is strikingly and compellingly modern.” — Observer Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her forties, entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece, the old Jerusalem stone house, haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship, reveals its secrets. At once an exquisite love story and a coming-of-age novel, an allegory for the state of Israel and for the biblical tale from which it draws its title, Judas is Amos Oz’s most powerful novel in decades. “Oz has written one of the most triumphant novels of his career.” — Forward “A [big] beautiful novel . . . Funny, wise, and provoking.” — Times (UK)
Judas Flowering
by Jane Aiken HodgeSet against the background of war-torn Savannah during the Revolution, this enchanting novel unfolds the saga of a family divided-and a beautiful heroine. Mercy Phillips, caught desperately between the passions of Rebel and a Tory. Mercy Phillips was a penniless English orphan when Hart Purchis, wealthy young heir to the Winchelsea Plantation, rescued her from the mob. Hart did not know it then, but Mercy was to play a part in his life that would shape not only the future of Winchelsea, but the whole American Revolution itself.
Judas Kiss (A Taylor Jackson Novel #3)
by J. T. EllisonRevisit book three in JT Ellison's heart-racing, fan-favorite Taylor Jackson series!It was a murder made for TV: a trail of tiny bloody footprints. An innocent toddler playing beside her mother's bludgeoned body. Pretty young Corinne Wolff, seven months pregnant, brutally slain in her own home.Cameras and questions don't usually faze Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson, but the media frenzy surrounding the Wolff case is particularly nasty...and thorough. When the seemingly model mommy is linked to an amateur porn website with underage actresses and unwitting players, the sharks begin to circle. The shock is magnified when an old adversary uses the sexy secret footage to implicate Taylor in a murder--an accusation that threatens her career, her reputation and her relationship. Both cases hinge on the evidence--real or manufactured--of crimes that go beyond passion, into the realm of obsessive vengeance and shocking betrayal. Just what the networks love.
Jude Deveraux Collectors' Edition Box Set
by Jude DeverauxRediscover all of the magic and romance of Edilean in this special collector's edition box set of Jude Deveraux's New York Times bestsellers: Lavender Morning, Days of Gold, and Scarlet Nights. Plus, get a special early look at Heartwishes, the latest in Jude Deveraux's Edilean series!Lavender MorningJocelyn Minton is a woman torn between two worlds. Her mother grew up attending private schools and afternoon teas, but she married the local handyman. After her mother died when Joce was only five years old, her father remarried into his own class, and Joce became an outsider -- until she met Edilean Harcourt. Although she was sixty years Joce's senior, Miss Edi was a kindred soul who understood her like no one else ever had. When Miss Edi passes away, she leaves Joce all her worldly possessions, including an eighteenth-century house and a letter with clues to a mystery that began in 1941. In the letter, Miss Edi also mentions that she has found the perfect man for Joce -- a handsome young lawyer. Joce is shocked to learn that the mystery, the house, and the future love of her life are all in Edilean, a small town in Virginia that Miss Edi never told her about. Hurt that the woman who meant so much to her kept so many secrets, Jocelyn moves to this tight-knit village in an attempt to understand the legacy that has been left to her. As she begins to dig into Miss Edi's mystery, she soon discovers some shocking surprises about her family's history and her own future -- and she meets a man with his own mysterious past. Days of GoldIn 1766 Scotland, the laird of the clan, Angus McTern, has everything he wants in life. Although his grandfather lost the family's land and castle in a card game when Angus was just a boy, Angus takes his duties seriously and is respected by all the men and adored by the women. That is, until Edilean Talbot shows up. Breathtakingly beautiful and born of privilege, Edilean represents everything Angus despises. Still he is as dazzled by her as everyone else is, and he can keep his feelings hidden from her for only so long. When she rejects him he is deeply wounded and, worse, humiliated before his clan. But then the day comes when Edilean needs Angus's help, to reclaim the gold she inherited from her father, which is on its way to America. At first Angus refuses, but her beauty -- and her tears -- so haunt him that he puts aside his pride and decides to aid the heiress. However, when Angus tries to intervene, he's accused of kidnapping and theft. To avoid being prosecuted, he's forced to leave behind all that he knows and loves and escape with Edilean to America. There they will overcome almost insurmountable obstacles as they are pursued endlessly by the man who claims the gold for his own. Despite all that tries to keep them apart, Angus and Edilean also find a love as wild and free as the land itself. Scarlet NightsSara Shaw and Greg Anders are engaged to be married. Unfortunately, unknown to Sara, Greg is a big time fraud man, descended from a long line of con artists and thieves. In fact, his mother is also in Edilean, incognito, and master minding a scheme to pull off the heist of a lifetime -- and Greg is using Sara to get closer to what his mother is seeking.But when Mike Newland, an undercover cop who is investigating Greg and his family, enters the picture, he is able to tip Sara off that her fiancÉe is not who he seems - and he asks her help in catching the criminals the Feds have been trying to capture for over 20 years. Instead of planning her wedding, Sara becomes involved in Mike's plan to get evidence against Greg and his mother, and that involves using Sara as bait. Terrified, Sara must pretend that she still loves Greg even after she finds out the truth about him. And along the way, Sara gets to know Mike and finds out about his long connection to the town of Edilean. Together, with the help of Jocelyn from Lavender Morning, they at last learn the secret that has been haunting the town of Edilean for almost 70 years. As in Lavender Morning, the story is told with historical flashba...
Jude Outlaw: Jude And Luke (Outlaw Lovers Ser.)
by Jan Springer Traduzione italiana di Marco SimonciniUn virus micidiale ha ucciso la maggioranza della popolazione femminile del mondo. Con la promulgazione della Legge Di Rivendicazione, i gruppi di uomini hanno improvvisamente il diritto di reclamare una femmina come loro proprietà carnale. I Fratelli Outlaw sono di ritorno dalle Guerre del Terrore e hanno intenzione di dichiarare l’appropriazione delle loro donne… A qualsiasi costo. Jude Outlaw Gli Amanti Fuorilegge 1 Quando apprende che Jude sta tornando a casa dalle Guerre del Terrore, ed è pronto a reclamarla come sua proprietà in base alla nuova legge e con l'aiuto dei suoi quattro fratelli, Cate Callahan ruba la barca dei cinque e fugge in alto mare. Sfortunatamente, la sua corsa verso la libertà non dura a lungo. Catturando rapidamente l’amata, Jude ravviva l'antica fiamma e seduce nuovamente Cate sino ad attirarla nel suo letto. Ma Jude custodisce un segreto che può fargli perdere Cate per sempre …
Jude Outlaw: Outlaw-Liebhaber
by Jan SpringerAls Cate Callahan erfährt, dass Jude aus den Terroristenkriegen nach Hause zurückkehrt und bereit ist, mit Hilfe seiner Brüder und nach dem neuen Gesetz Anspruch auf sie zu erheben ... stiehlt sie deren Boot und entkommt auf das offene Meer. Leider dauert ihr zügelloser Freiheitsdrang nicht lange. Jude fängt seine Geliebte bald wieder ein, entfacht ihr Feuer erneut und lockt sie wieder in sein Bett. Jedoch hütet Jude ein Geheimnis, durch das er Cate für immer verlieren könnte ...
Jude in Chains
by K. Z. SnowHoping further to expose the fallacy of "reparative therapy" for non-heterosexuals, writer Misha Tzerko enrolls in a weeklong program at the Stronger Wings Camp and Conference Center. He's already lost a long-term boyfriend to the ex-gay movement--Robbie abandoned him for a straight life complete with wife--and for his own closure as well as his job at Options magazine, Misha intends to get an inside look at the ministry established by C. Everett Hammer III. Misha is shocked and dismayed to find someone else from his past at Stronger Wings, a man with whom he shared two brief but captivating encounters. He knows he can't save everyone in the program, but he's determined to save Jude Stone... no matter what it takes.
Jude the Obscure
by Thomas HardyJude the Obscure, the last completed novel by Thomas Hardy, began as a magazine serial in December 1894 and was first published in book form in 1895. Its protagonist, Jude Fawley, is a working-class young man, a stonemason, who dreams of becoming a scholar. The other main character is his cousin, Sue Bridehead, who is also his central love interest. The novel is concerned in particular with issues of class, education, religion and marriage. Hardy's final novel was controversial for its bold take on sexual relationships.