Women Saints

Hudson Wheeler is tired of being the nice guy. He's ready to start living in the moment, but when he meets Poppy Cruz, her sad eyes hook him in right away. Wheeler can see Poppy's pain, and all he wants to do is take care of her and make her smile, whatever it takes. After a lifetime of being hurt, Poppy's determined to keep herself safe by keeping everyone else at arm's length. Wheeler's sexy grin shouldn't captivate her, but every time she's with him, she can't help being pulled closer.

La Madre Teresa fue una de las mujeres más admiradas del siglo XX y su memoria continúa inspirando a muchos alrededor del mundo, pues incluso una santa puede amar los chocolates, hacer bromas o regañar al presidente de los Estados Unidos. Esta fue la mujer a la que Jim Towey conoció a mediados de los noventa — cuando era congresista y abogado de alto nivel—, la que iluminó el vacío que había en su vida. Durante más de una década, Towey viajó frecuentemente con ella, gestionó encuentros con políticos y donantes de Estados Unidos, y manejó muchos de sus asuntos legales y personales.

The next audiobook in the smoking-hot Saints of Denver series from NYT best-selling author of the Marked Men series, Jay Crownover. Avett Walker and Quaid Jackson's worlds have no reason to collide. Quaid is a high-powered criminal attorney as slick as he is handsome, and Avett is a pink-haired troublemaker with a bad attitude and a history of picking the wrong men. When Avett lands in hot water because of one terrible mistake, the only person who can get her out of it is this insanely sexy lawyer.

Joan of Arc: The Story of the Defender and Patron Saint of France is more than just a history book—it's a journey of discovery. It is a bridge that connects us to the past, allowing us to walk through history, understanding the socio-political dynamics of Joan's time, and how they reverberate even today. It's a mirror that reflects our present, making us ponder upon the role of women, faith, and nationalism in society.

It's all here! Everything you need to go to Heaven, your true home. Read this book and discover for yourself the four key steps followed by everyone that we now know is in Heaven, people like St. Peter, St. Paul, the seers of Fatima, Padre Pio, and others. To follow in their footsteps and go to Heaven yourself, all you have to do is model your life on theirs. In other words, by doing what they did and not doing what they didn't do, you can virtually guarantee yourself of going to Heaven. If you've ever wished you had a map or a system that would lead you straight to Heaven, now you do! ...

In a neighborhoody community of New York City… Pet sitter Penelope Paws can’t help but caw in shock when her closest client, owner of Finchley's Fantastic Fauna, turns up dead. A frantic call from Mildred Finchley pulls Penelope into a web of suspects: a bitter employee, a nervous reptile breeder, and a flamboyant bird enthusiast. Stumbling upon a hidden wildlife trafficking network, Penelope is plunged into a perilous whirlwind of confusion and danger, having to rely solely on the loyalty of her tuxedo cat, Midnight, and the cryptic guidance of a talking crow named Edgar. As clues get ...

Ein Saint-Tropez Krimi mit Tempo und Esprit. 1970. Sex, Drugs, Fashion. Ein Model stirbt nach einer Foto-Session inmitten eines Blumenmeeres in einer Villa auf der Halbinsel von Saint-Tropez. Commissaire Lucie Girard ermittelt in der Zeit der Emanzipation und des gesellschaftlichen Umbruchs. Dabei wird sie selbst zur Gejagten. Fiebern Sie mit, und erleben Sie eine verrückte Zeit in den Siebzigern.

Being married to a saint isn't what it's cracked up to be. Beth's husband won't be joining the family on vacation at the beach this year. Or even joining them in the house. Instead, Rick has holed up alone in the backyard shed. Nobody knows exactly what he's up to. Maybe he's immersing himself in prayer. Maybe he's lost his mind. Maybe he's even the modern-day prophet or the saint the neighborhood artist imagines him to be. But while "St. Rick" waits for an epiphany, Beth will have to figure out what to do with herself and their teenage sons, possibly for the rest of her life.

Between the third centuries BC and AD were written thousands of verses in Tamil that have collectively come to be known as Sangam literature. The expressions of love between a man and a woman in these love poems gave way to passionate expressions of devotional love, where the heroine became the devotee and the hero became God. Through the centuries of patriarchy, women negotiated varied levels of existence and largely went unnoticed until they found a path for self-expression through bhakti or devotion.

Rache ist süß und gemein. Der Maler Yves Honoré entzweit sich von seiner Muse Pénélope und landet in den Armen der Amerikanerin Patricia. Das neue Glück währt nur kurz, denn seine Ex terrorisiert das Paar. Als auch noch der Verlobte von Patti aus den USA dazustößt, ist das Drama perfekt. Leidtragende ist die Freundin von Patti, denn sie verschwindet spurlos. Wurde sie Opfer der Tragödie, die sich zwischen den Liebenden abspielt? Commissaire Lucie Girard muss alle Register ziehen, um zwischen Lügen und Intrigen ihr Ziel zu erreichen.

The first in the new Saints of Denver series from NYT best-selling author of the Marked Men series, Jay Crownover. Sometimes you have to tear everything down to build something new.... Sayer Cole is frozen inside. At least that's what it's felt like for as long as she can remember. She's yet to let anyone past her icy exterior - and the one guy she thinks might melt her heart couldn't possibly be interested in someone so uptight.

Der Playboy Christian Richard ist durch einen Badeunfall mit einem Jetski querschnittsgelähmt. Seine Geliebte, die Schönheitschirurgin Docteur Boyer, pflegt ihn. Eines Morgens findet die Haushälterin das Paar ermordet in ihrer Villa. Ein herausfordernder Fall für Commissaire Girard, die nach einer Lebenskrise in ihren Beruf zurückkehrt.

Der Nationalfeiertag ist den Franzosen heilig. Die Leute feiern mit Paraden und mit Feuerwerk. Sie tanzen und sind stolz auf ihre Nation. Um so schockierender, wenn eine junge Frau tot auf einer neu eingeweihten Statue in Saint-Tropez gefunden wird. Die Lage eskaliert, als der Bürgermeister mit der Tat in Verbindung gebracht wird. Commissaire Lucie Girard ermittelt auf ihre feminin-unkonventionelle Art und lässt sich nicht von dem Druck, der von oben auf sie ausgeübt wird, beirren.

Wer behält die Macht im Château? Wenn Commissaire Girard heiratet, dann in einem typisch provenzalischen Weingut. Während die Feier im Château Bernaise in vollem Gang ist, entdeckt Capitaine Purenne einen Hilferuf auf einem edlen 1953er Grand Cru Etikett. Wer wurde im alten Gewölbe gefangen gehalten? Lucie Girard gerät mitten in ein Familiendrama, das einige Opfer fordert. An Flitterwochen ist nicht zu denken.

Im Frühjahr 1972 wird der französische Profitennisspieler Louis Lasalle erschlagen im Schuppen des Clubs entdeckt. Gibt es eine Verbindung zu den Nachwuchstalenten, die dort trainieren? Oder geht es um die lukrativen Prämien im weltweiten Tenniszirkus? Commissaire Lucie Girard schnüffelt mal wieder in elitären Kreisen und schlägt dabei so manches Ass.

Die berühmten Flying Rockets geben ein Konzert am Plage Pampelonne. Doch ihr Auftritt, an einem Abend im August 1971, wird zum Desaster. Im ungezügelten Rausch sterben zwei Menschen. Waren die Drogen der Auslöser oder die Revolte der Bandmitglieder gegen ihren Leadsänger? Commissaire Lucie Girard hat das richtige Gespür für die exzentrischen Persönlichkeiten der Rockband und ermittelt mit Köpfchen und Charme.

What can you possibly do when your dazzling life starts unraveling before your eyes? Julianna Di Santis, a 33-year-old ad executive with a dream life in New York City, is about to find out, as her life starts crumbling before her very eyes, leaving her to question everything she though she wanted.

From the writer of "The Journal of Snow Woman", "The Strange Husband" and "Joe Morgan Saint or Sinner" comes "J.C. Ballard Bounty Hunter." J.C. Ballard had been a bounty hunter for the last several years. Now he's approached by a young man that wants him to help hunt down the three killers of his mother and dad. Though he puts J.C. in a difficult spot, he helps him against a trio of killers. Feeling obligated and sorry for the seemingly tender young man, J.C. agrees to help him. That''s where it all begins. While training the young man there are Indians, family problems, misunderstandings ...

He’s facing life in prison, she’s the only one that can save him, that is if she doesn’t get killed first. Chains, a member of the Savage Saints, is facing serious charges after being accused of almost beating a man to death. A frequent offender, Pennsylvania’s three-strike laws can put him away for life this time. There is little he can do from the inside, but the other Savage Saints have a plan. Ada James is a lawyer with a knack for winning the hardest cases and has an attitude that never backs down. But can she focus on winning Chains' case when she has a deadly secret to ...

Three sisters raised in Michigan follow completely different pathways. The oldest, Nettie, threw away every advantage she had when she was still in her teens, and her mystified parents and siblings watched in horror as she spent years in squalor and degradation. Middle sister Ruth fell in love with a wealthy man and now has a life beyond all the dreams she spun in the cramped, upstairs bedroom of their parents’ old farmhouse.