Showing results by publisher "Random House Audio" in Contemporary

The final audition for Rajhans College’s prestigious music band brings together three contrasting personalities. Vikrant, a perfectionist, who believes there is only one perfect someone for you. Anamika, a free spirit, who stands up for what she believes is right. And Yuvi, a die-hard music lover, who can strum the guitar all night long and still wake up the next morning to drop off his girlfriend. The three become close friends and start hanging out regularly. So how does Aditya, a stranger, become a part of their lives? And what happens next?

It's been two years since Raghu left his first love, Brahmi, on the edge of the roof one fateful night. He couldn't save her; he couldn't be with her. Having lost everything, Raghu now wants to stay hidden from the world. However, the annoyingly persistent Advaita finds his elusiveness very attractive. And the more he ignores her, the more she's drawn to him till she bulldozes her way into an unlikely friendship. What attracts at first, begins to grate. She can't help but want to know what he's left behind, what he's hiding, and who broke his heart. She wants to love him back to life.

Geet, one of the most unpopular girls in her college, is best friends with the beautiful Shibani. To win the popularity vote, she takes the help of college hottie Rudra, who agrees to act as her boyfriend - but he only sees it as an opportunity to get closer to Shibani. Little does he know that Shibani has been harboring feelings for someone else. As misunderstandings and jealousies take center stage, Geet must make a decision that will affect not just her own life, but also those of her loved ones.

Should I smile because we are friends or cry because we are just friends? Blessed with the gift of the gab, Apurv manages to charm everyone in his company. Like most teenage boys, he longs for a girlfriend but hasn't found one yet. In another part of town, beautiful and popular Amyra leads a flawless life. All the boys desire her and all the girls want to be her best friend. A chance encounter with Amyra in the college canteen makes Apurv fall head over heels for her. But it isn't long before he realizes that she is not interested in him, at least not in the way he wants her to be.

Aditya is a confused soul. He is unclear about his ambitions or goals in life. He hates engineering from the core of his heart, but destiny has other plans for him as he ends up in an engineering college despite his wishes. Aditya’s search for true love comes to a halt when he runs into Riya, a fellow college student. Just when things are going great between the two, an unexpected tragedy strikes. Will their love be able to fight against the odds?

Raghu likes to show that there is nothing remarkable about his life - loving, middle-class parents, an elder brother he looks up to and plans to study in an IIT. And that’s how he wants things to seem - normal. Deep down, however, the guilt of letting his closest friend drown in the school’s swimming pool gnaws at him. And even as he punishes himself by hiding from the world and shying away from love and friendship, he feels drawn to the fascinating Brahmi - a girl quite like him, yet so different. No matter how hard Raghu tries, he begins to care....

Ronnie knew that his first crush was way out of his league, and yet he pursued and wooed Adira. Shyly and from a distance in the beginning, and more persuasively later. He couldn't believe it when the beautiful Adira actually began to reciprocate, falling in love with him for his simplicity and honesty. Slowly, as they get close and comfortable with each other, life took on another hue. From truly magical it became routine. There were fights and then making-up sessions - a clash of egos and doubts.

Zoya, a 25-year-old Pakistani pop star, meets emerging Indian cricketer Kabeer while he is on tour in the country to play a match to promote Indo-Pak friendship. One thing leads to another, and soon Kabeer and Zoya are inseparable. As their love for each other grows stronger, Zoya leaves Pakistan to be with Kabeer, only to return a few months later following a misunderstanding.

Aditya is a writer, while the mere thought of reading repels Jasmine. They have absolutely nothing in common. Not even the cities they live in. Yet nothing can stop them from falling head over heels for each other. With distance playing spoilsport, they must forget all conventional logic and give their relationship a real shot through Skype, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger. But can you trust your partner who’s miles away from you? Can a long-distance relationship really work?

Harry Booth ist ein Kind, gerade einmal neun, da erkrankt seine Mutter schwer an Krebs. Um die hohen Arztrechnungen begleichen zu können, greift er zu ungewöhnlichen Mitteln: Er bricht im Schutz der Nacht in die leerstehenden Häuser der Reichen ein. Harry erweist sich als ebenso klug wie talentiert, und er schätzt den Adrenalinrausch bei seinen Abenteuern. Doch versteht er sich als Dieb mit festen Regeln: niemals Aufsehen erregen, niemals lange bleiben, nur von denen nehmen, die es sich leisten können. Bis er auf Miranda Emerson trifft und über die Liebe zu ihr alle Vorsicht vergisst.

Harry Booth ist ein Kind, gerade einmal neun, da erkrankt seine Mutter schwer an Krebs. Um die hohen Arztrechnungen begleichen zu können, greift er zu ungewöhnlichen Mitteln: Er bricht im Schutz der Nacht in die leerstehenden Häuser der Reichen ein. Harry erweist sich als ebenso klug wie talentiert, und er schätzt den Adrenalinrausch bei seinen Abenteuern. Doch versteht er sich als Dieb mit festen Regeln: niemals Aufsehen erregen, niemals lange bleiben, nur von denen nehmen, die es sich leisten können. Bis er auf Miranda Emerson trifft und über die Liebe zu ihr alle Vorsicht vergisst.

Lange trauerte Kane um seine geliebte Lily. Da taucht sie plötzlich wieder auf. Ist es ein Wunder? Oder ist es Wahnsinn? Seit sechs Jahren ist der steinreiche Witwer Kane Black gefangen in der Trauer um seine tödlich verunglückte Frau Lily. In seinem exklusiven Penthouse in Manhattan führt er ein luxuriöses, aber einsames Leben, das durchdrungen ist von der Sehnsucht nach ihr. Da taucht sie plötzlich wieder auf – kann es sein, dass sie den mysteriösen Bootsunfall damals überlebt hat? Seine Familie hat da so seine Zweifel. Gemeinsam führen sie das milliardenschwere Kosmetikimperium Baharan.

Für die Welt sind sie ein Skandal. Füreinander sind sie die ganze Welt. The Favourites ist das Buch, über das 2025 alle reden werden! Katharina Shaw weiß eins ganz sicher: Sie ist dazu bestimmt, olympische Eistänzerin zu werden. Als sie Heath Rocha – selbst aus armen Verhältnissen stammend – kennenlernt, findet sie in ihm den Partner, um diesen Traum zu verwirklichen. Aus den Kindheitsfreunden wird ein rebellisches Duo, das sich bis in die obersten Ränge der glitzernden Eissportwelt hochkämpft.

Sports Romance trifft auf eine Vegas Wedding und Fake Dating! Band 4 der unwiderstehlichen Windy City-Reihe als Hörbuch! Kennedy ist in ihrem Job als Sportmedizinerin für das Chicagoer Baseballteam stets professionell – bis zu einem Ausrutscher: Eines Morgens wacht sie in Las Vegas auf – mit Erinnerungslücken und einem Ehering am Finger! Neben ihr liegt ausgerechnet Isaiah, der unverschämt gut aussehende und charmante Spieler, dessen Flirtversuche sie schon ewig abwehrt.

Mo Sarda carefully guards his peaceful life from other people’s messy feelings. He co-parents his daughter with no drama, sits quietly at family gatherings, tends to his beloved plants, and volunteers to teach blacksmith skills at the local Folk School. No one seems to get him, except for his family, and that’s completely fine with Mo—there’s no one else he needs. Then along comes Jessica Anderson and her damn crossbow.

Set in New Delhi, Fool Me Twice is an unconventional story that will stump listeners expecting a good, old romance trope. We meet and fall in love with a young couple planning their futures together when life rudely hijacks the steering wheel. Exploring the ways a twenty-year-old navigates grief and life after a loss that shatters most fifty-year-olds, Fool Me Twice looks at the complexity of falling in love 'again' at an age where most are falling for the first time, and what it feels like to move on from mourning one great love to make room for another.

Katrina Kelly might have eight million Instagram followers and a multipage IMDb listing, but she also has a completely stalled-out career and some major questions about her sexuality, which seems to be moving closer to raging lesbian every week. Yet maybe she can solve both of those issues at once. . . . After all, rebranding as a queer icon is a great way to jump-start an acting career.

Modern, sexy und smart: Akwaeke Emezi unterwandert mit dieser Liebesgeschichte alle Klischees. Fünf Jahre nach dem tragischen Tod ihrer großen Liebe ist Feyi Adekola bereit für Neues, für neue Körper und neue Erfahrungen. Doch schon die erste Begegnung mit einem Fremden stellt ihr Leben völlig auf den Kopf: Sie wird auf eine Privatinsel in der Karibik eingeladen, leckt Mangosaft von den Fingern des gastgebenden Starkochs und steht kurz vor dem langersehnten Durchbruch als Künstlerin.

A paying guest seems like a win-win proposition to the Joshi family. He's ready with the rent, he's willing to lend a hand when he can and he's happy to listen to Mrs Joshi on the imminent collapse of our culture. But he's also a man of mystery. He has no last name. He has no family, no friends, no history and no plans for the future. The siblings Tanay and Anuja are smitten by him. He overturns their lives and when he vanishes, he breaks their hearts.

Noch nie war Schach so cool und flirty... Mallory Greenleaf hat sich geschworen, nie wieder Schach zu spielen. Denn das Spiel, das sie jahrelang geliebt hat, hat ihr zu viel genommen. Doch als ihre beste Freundin sie überredet, bei einem Wohltätigkeitsturnier einzuspringen, kann Mallory nicht ablehnen. Ein letztes Mal spielt sie – und besiegt versehentlich den amtierenden Weltmeister Nolan Sawyer. Nolan, der Schach auf ein ganz neues Level gehoben hat. Nolan, der dafür bekannt ist, dass er mit Niederlagen nicht gut umgehen kann. Nolan, der wahnsinnig gut aussieht.