Showing results for "the within" in Contemporary

A mission gone sideways. My world turned upside down on a dime. Held prisoner in the dark tunnels below ground, cut off from the world, I was hanging onto life by a thread. Wanting to end my suffering, but afraid to let go.

Glamorous movie star Dara Thomas has it all - an Oscar nomination, dozens of magazine covers proclaiming her the sexiest woman alive, and people of both sexes clamoring for her attention. She also has a carefully guarded secret life.

Late 2012, Tosh had received a call from her ex-husband, Dallas: “I have been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. The doctor said I have about six months to live. Do you mind seeing me through this?” he asked. When her cherished friend had become incapacitated and bedridden, Dallas had asked Tosh to tell him a story and she recalled his exact words, as he asked, with a childlike desire: “Tosh, make up a story and tell it to me - something like a Criminal Minds sort of thing. I just want to hear you talk.” There and then, Tosh began writing her very first novel.

Bryce Morton needs a change of scenery. Since his partner's death a year ago, he's become withdrawn and quiet, so his friends, Jerry Lincoln and Akecheta (John) Black Raven, convince him to go camping with them on a Sioux reservation. Though he's not immediately sure he's done the right thing, Bryce becomes more interested when he meets Paytah, the man who owns the reservation's trading post. Paytah Stillwater's life is filled with hurt, and sometimes the only thing he has left is pride.

Emma Andrews’ last memory of her mother is seeing her bleeding to death on the bathroom floor. Several years later, Emma is kidnapped and forced to face the same monster that killed her mother. Quickly, Emma - a daydreamer with an inventive personality - must learn to separate her fantasies from reality in order to differentiate friend or foe. As secrets unfold and the shadows emerge, Emma wonders if she can endure reliving the trauma of her past. One thing she does know for certain - she can’t do it alone.

Eine Liebesgeschichte erfüllt vom Zauber der Stadt New Orleans. Als die junge Tänzerin Clara von der geheimnisvollen Windisle-Plantage am Stadtrand von New Orleans hört, ist sie sofort fasziniert. Clara stellt schnell fest, dass das alte Anwesen nicht so verlassen ist, wie alle denken. Jenseits der Mauer hört sie die Stimme eines Mannes. Sie gehört Jonah Chamberlain, der sich - verletzt und beladen mit Schuld - nach Windisle zurückgezogen hat und sein von Narben entstelltes Gesicht vor der Welt versteckt. Vom ersten Moment an spürt Clara eine tiefe Bindung zu ihm.

Chris wants to leave Manhattan - walk away from his job and the apartment he and Elyse once shared. He dreams of moving to New Hampshire, where he feels he just might have a chance of finding peace. But, in his grieving mind, breaking away from those memories would be the same as abandoning Elyse - an unforgivable act of betrayal he could never live with. Then, on the fourth anniversary of Elyse's death, Chris makes two shocking discoveries, and a part of him begins to believe that she would want him to go on with his life.

Police Lieutenant Samantha Holland und ihr Verlobter, Senator Nick Cappuano, stehen kurz vor Ihrer Hochzeit - doch die Stimmung zwischen ihnen ist angespannt. Ein tragischer Verlust hat Spuren bei den Verliebten hinterlassen, die Zeichen stehen wahrlich alles andere als auf Liebe. Angesichts des anstehenden großen Tages versuchen sie sich wieder zusammen zu raufen. Doch ihre Arbeit spaltet das Paar erneut.

A dizzying, all-consuming affair with famous pianist Nicholas Jackson draws in timid bookshop owner Rebecca and engulfs her with his passion and dominance, then spits her out heartbroken and bruised. Now, Rebecca is left trying to move on from the relationship she shared with Nicholas, but just as she starts to clear her head, he reappears in her life determined to win her back.