Alessandra Petrelli Livres

Gwendolyn a-t-elle jamais été une lycéenne comme les autres ? Pour son premier vrai chagrin d'amour, en tout cas, elle aimerait bien faire comme toutes ses copines : pleurer des heures au téléphone et se gaver de chocolats. Mais pas question, les Veilleurs du temps ont besoin d'elle. Pire, c'est avec Gideon lui-même, celui qui lui a brisé le coeur, qu'elle doit repartir en plein XVIIIe siècle, affronter un drôle de comte, soi-disant immortel. Plus question de pleurer, il faut agir !

Maggie hasn’t told this story in years. More than two decades ago, she fell in love. She was sixteen and far from home, waiting to give her baby up for adoption. Bryce showed Maggie how to take photographs and he didn’t judge her for the way her belly swelled under her jumper. They had the perfect first kiss. Theirs was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of love.Now, as Maggie sits by the Christmas tree in her gallery telling her story, surrounded by the photographs that made her famous – the photographs Bryce never saw – her new gallery assistant asks her a question. If she had one wish, what would she wish for this Christmas?Maggie always thought she knew the answer to that question. But before she can say ‘I’d go back to that winter with Bryce’, she stops herself. It is all she has ever wanted but suddenly here, on this dark night under the twinkling stars, there is something else she wants...

Viktor Larenz has withdrawn to an isolated island in order to deal with the disappearance of his daughter. His seclusion is interrupted when he is visited by an author who suffers from a form of schizophrenia which means all her characters become real to her - and, in her last novel, she wrote about a girl who vanishes without trace.

From No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn and television pioneer Shonda Rhimes comes a powerful and romantic novel of Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte and King George III's great love story and how it sparked a societal shift, inspired by the original series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, created by Shondaland for Netflix.

Prête à aimer de nouveau quatre ans après la mort de son mari, Julie hésite entre Mike, son ami de toujours, et Richard Franklin, un homme séduisant et cultivé, installé depuis peu dans sa ville. Si le premier aime Julie depuis de nombreuses années sans oser se déclarer, le second fait preuve de beaucoup d'imagination pour la séduire, sans rien cacher de ses sentiments. En décidant finalement d'éconduire Richard, Julie ne sait pas ce qui l'attend : de surveillance insidieuse en poursuite acharnée, il se révèle sous un jour inattendu... et inquiétant. Heureusement, un ange gardien veille sur elle...

Seul sur son bateau, un homme lance une bouteille à la mer. Au gré des vagues et du hasard, la bouteille aurait pu finir sa course n'importe où, et le message qu'elle enfermait ne jamais être lu... Mais elle a échoué sur une plage de Cap Cod. Et transformé la vie de la jeune femme qui se trouvait là. Theresa, journaliste et mère de famille divorcée, découvre, bouleversée, la plus belle lettre d'amour qu'elle ait jamais lue, la lettre d'un homme à la femme de sa vie, qui vient de mourir. Dès lors, elle ne pense plus qu'à retrouver l'auteur de cette lettre. Connaître son histoire, voir quel visage se cache derrière ces mots qui ont éveillé au plus profond d'elle-même un sentiment qu'elle n'ose pas encore nommer... Mais lui, saura-t-il de nouveau aimer et être aimé ?

When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks; but there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love. BookPage calls Nicholas Sparks, "a modern master of fateful love stories," and his phenomenal bestsellers- The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, and A Walk to Remember- have made him one of America's most beloved storytellers. Here, in his newest work, Sparks tells a story about making the greatest commitment of all...loving someone forever. The Rescue When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks - risks no one else in the department would ever take - to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over, as soon as the relationship starts to become truly intimate. Then, one day, a raging, record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town.

In January 2003 Nicholas Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week trip around the world. An adventure by any measure, this trip was especially meaningful as it marked another milestone in the life journey of two brothers who, by their early thirties, were the only surviving members of their family. As Nicholas and Micah travel the globe, from the Taj Mahal to Machu Picchu, the story of their family slowly unfolds. Just before Nicholas' marriage he and Micah lost their mother in a horseriding accident; a week short of Nicholas's triumphant debut as a novelist with THE NOTEBOOK, the brothers lost their father to a car crash, and just a few short years later they were forced to say goodbye to their sister who died of brain cancer at the young age of 36. Against the backdrop of the main wonders of the world the brothers come together to heal the wounds of this tragic legacy and maintain their determination to live life to its fullest.

È sera e Winchell Bear, giocatore di poker professionista, si trova nel suo ranch conquistato anni addietro con una partita a carte. Nello stesso istante, poco lontano, l'indiano comanche Peter Long Grass avvista un uomo che furtivamente si dirige verso il ranch dell'amico e decide di seguirlo per capirne le intenzioni. Il suo pensiero va immediatamente all'amata Sonia, la governante di Winchell divenuta sua segreta amante, che vive in un cottage nella proprietà del ranch e nell'oscurità della notte fa da tramite per un traffico di contrabbando con il Messico, nella speranza di guadagnare i soldi necessari per rivedere il figlio abbandonato alla nascita. È proprio l'amore che nuitre nei suoi confronti a dare a Peter la forza necessaria a proteggerla da quello che di lì a poco accadrà.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks comes a tender story of hope and joy; of sacrifice and forgiveness -- a moving reminder that love is possible at any age, at any time, and often comes when we least expect it. At forty-five, Adrienne Willis must rethink her entire life when her husband abandons her for a younger woman. Reeling with heartache and in search of a respite, she flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina to tend to a friend's inn for the weekend. But when a major storm starts moving in, it appears that Adrienne's perfect getaway will be ruined -- until a guest named Paul Flanner arrives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and come to Rodanthe to escape his own shattered past. Now, with the storm closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort -- and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives. Did You Know?--- The main characters' names were Christmas presents to Nicholas's in-laws (Paul and Adrienne)? This was Nicholas's first book to debut at #1?

Gwendolyn est une ado comme les autres. Bon, d'accord, il lui arrive de voir des fantômes dans les couloirs de son lycée. Et puis, oui, c'est vrai, certains membres de sa famille peuvent voyager dans le temps. Mais aucune famille n'est parfaite ! D'ailleurs, Gwendolyn ne se sent pas vraiment concernée. C'est sa cousine qui est censée développer cette capacité. Sauf qu'un jour, Gwen est prise de vertiges et s'évanouit. Quand elle se réveille, tout semble bizarrement vieux. Comme si elle avait débarqué dans un autre siècle...

La vie de Miles semble s'être arrêtée depuis la mort de sa femme, tuée par un chauffard dont la police a perdu toutes traces. S'il s'accroche, c'est pour Jonah son jeune fils et parce qu'il s'est juré de retrouver le coupable. Meurtrie par son récent divorce, Sarah réapprend à vivre en exerçant son métier d'institutrice. Elle se prend bientôt d'affection pour Jonah et... d'amour pour Miles. Mais un terrible secret menace ce nouveau bonheur. Un secret qui forcera Sarah à faire un choix déchirant.

When John met Savannah, he knew he was ready to turn over a new leaf. Always the angry rebel, he had dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life. Then he meets Savannah. The attraction is mutual and quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah vowing to wait for John while he finishes his tour of duty. What neither realises is that 9/11 will change everything, prompting John to re-enlist and fulfil what he feels is his duty to his country and fellow soldiers. And, sadly, as so often happens when lovers are young and separations are long, Savannah falls in love with someone else. 'Dear John...' the letter reads, and both their lives are changed forever. Years later, when John returns to North Carolina, he must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still the only one for him. Now John must make the hardest decision of his life...

Sixteen years after Robert Kincaid and Francesca Johnson have agreed that their swift, passionate and deep love affair must end, they are still thinking of each other. Robert has never married, but continued his nomadic life as a photographer. He feels it is time to re-visit Roseman Bridge just to lay to rest his lingering love - not to SEE her as he doesn't wish to disturb the life she chose when she decided to stay with her husband and children. Francesca's husband has recently died and the children long left home. She takes her daily walk to Roseman and sees the back of a Landrover leaving - her heart stops for a second as she FEELS it was Robert. But he's gone. Meanwhile, teenager Carlisle feels it is time he looked for his biological father. His mother has never made a secret of the fact he was the result of a one-night stand. From the few details he has he tracks down Robert and introduces himself. Startled, but quite happy to have been a father, they have a few days to get to know each other - before Robert dies of a heart attack. Francesca receives a letter informing her of his death...

Nella campagna inglese dell'Ottocento il bel visconte d'Aubrey, cinico e libertino, presiede annoiato il piccolo tribunale della sua contea, dove non succede mai nulla d'interessante. Fino all'arrivo di Rachel Ward, uxoricida, libera per buona condotta ma arrestata di nuovo per vagabondaggio. Non ci sarebbe che rimandarla in carcere ma il giudice visconte è disposto a fare di tutto per evitarlo e prenderla invece sotto la sua custodia in veste di governante. È una donna pericolosa, ma lui non può resistere al suo torbido fascino sensuale...

Ruby Bell ha due obiettivi: entrare a Oxford e rimanere invisibile ai suoi compagni snob del Maxton Hall College, una prestigiosa scuola privata che frequenta grazie a una borsa di studio. Con l'inizio dell'ultimo anno, il suo traguardo sembra a portata di mano, finché non scopre il suo professore in atteggiamenti ambigui con Lydia Beaufort, una studentessa di una delle famiglie più ricche di Gran Bretagna e sorella gemella di James, il leader del Maxton Hall. Determinato a proteggere il segreto di Lydia, James inizia a seguire Ruby, facendole perdere la sua invisibilità e portandola a una notorietà indesiderata. Con il tempo, Ruby e James si rendono conto di essere molto più complessi di quanto appaiano: James scopre che Ruby non è solo una secchiona senza personalità, mentre Ruby comprende che il comportamento da bad boy di James nasconde una vulnerabilità dovuta alle pressioni familiari. I Beaufort hanno già tracciato il destino di James, e sono convinti che Ruby non dovrebbe farne parte.

After thirty years of marriage, Wilson Lewis, son-in-law of Allie and Noah Calhoun (of The Notebook), is forced to admit that the romance has gone out of his marriage. Desperate to win back his wife, Jane's, heart, he must figure out how to make her fall in love with him... again. Despite the shining example of Allie and Noah's marriage, Wilson is himself a man unable to easily express his emotions. A successful estate attorney, he has provided well for his family, but now, with his daughter's upcoming wedding, he is forced to face the fact that he and Jane have grown apart and he wonders if she even loves him anymore. Wilson is sure of one thing--his love for his wife has only deepened and intensified over the years. Now, with the memories of his in-laws' magnificent fifty-year love affair as his guide, Wilson struggles to find his way back into the heart of the woman he adores.Did You Know?The Wedding is a follow-up to The Notebook?The Wedding was inspired by a few unnamed couples that Nicholas knows well?The novel is set in the North Carolina town in which Nicholas now lives?

Ayse is geboren in 1981 in Berlijn. Haar ouders behoren tot de Jezidi's, een streng religieuze Koerdische bevolkingsgroep in Turkije. Op haar twaalfde is Ayse voorbestemd om met haar neef Hassan te trouwen. Na de middelbare school volgt ze een opleiding tot verpleegkundige waar Ayse Oliver leert kennen. Vlak voor haar geplande huwelijk met Hassan ziet Ayse maar één uitweg: vluchten.

À trente-deux ans, Russel Green a une vie de rêve : une carrière brillante dans la publicité, une maison sublime à Charlotte en Caroline du Nord, une adorable petite fille de six ans et surtout une femme exceptionnelle, Vivianne, qui est le centre de son monde. Mais cette merveilleuse façade se craquèle le jour où Vivianne part soudainement et qu'il perd son travail. Désarmé, Russel doit apprendre à composer avec sa nouvelle existence et à élever seul sa fille, devenant pour elle tour à tour chauffeur, cuisinier, infirmier, compagnon de jeu... Submergé de chagrin, il se jette dans ce combat quotidien. L'amour inconditionnel qui le lie à sa fille lui redonnera-t-il goût à la vie?

Ovunque sarai e qualunque cosa stia accadendo nella tua vita, tutte le volte che ci sarà la luna piena tu cercala nel cielo... Così scriveva Savannah a John, separati solo dall'oceano e in attesa di riabbracciarsi. John Tyree, un ragazzo solitario e ribelle, ha trovato sfogo arruolandosi nell'esercito e venendo inviato in Europa. Savannah Lynn Curtis, una studentessa idealista, trascorre l'estate facendo volontariato. Nonostante le loro differenze, l'incontro casuale sulla spiaggia di Wilmington, durante una licenza di John, rivela affinità profonde e una promessa d'amore eterno. Con il termine della ferma in avvicinamento, le lettere di Savannah rendono i mesi più dolci, ricordando i momenti magici al chiaro di luna. Ma quando il caos colpisce le Torri Gemelle, John decide di essere inviato in Medio Oriente invece di tornare a casa. Cinque anni dopo, tornato d'urgenza per il padre morente, cerca Savannah e scopre una realtà inaspettata. Solo l'uomo che è diventato, grazie a lei, potrà accettarla e riscattarla con un atto estremo di generosità. Tenero e struggente, questo romanzo d'amore contemporaneo è ricco di atmosfere evocative e personaggi concreti.

Il cofanetto contiene un libro a fisarmonica, suddiviso in due parti e interamente a colori. La prima parte, "Il volto pubblico della geisha", si sofferma sulle discipline dell'apprendistato, sull'arte di indossare il kimono, il trucco, l'acconciatura e le parrucche, sulle doti di accompagnatrice, ballerina, attrice e musicista. La seconda parte, "Il volto privato della geisha" presenta, con l'aiuto di esplicite illustrazioni "shunga", i dipinti erotici giapponesi del XVII e XVIII secolo, una collezione di scritti anonimi.

Ava Lavender è nata con le ali, ma non può volare. Non può nemmeno vivere come le coetanee, perché sua madre la tiene chiusa in casa, al riparo da occhi indiscreti. Ma ha sedici anni e non si rassegna a essere diversa. In cerca di un perché, scava allora nel passato della sua famiglia, e scopre il destino infausto delle sue antenate: ognuna segnata da una peculiare stranezza, ognuna condannata a un amore infelice. E se fosse proprio l’amore la forza in grado di spezzare quella antica maledizione? Un amore vero, capace di vedere oltre le apparenze. Per trovarlo, Ava dovrà affrontare il mondo fuori, gli sguardi di chi la crede un mostro o un angelo. Fino alla notte del solstizio d’estate, quando sarà lei a scrivere un nuovo capitolo nella storia straordinaria della sua famiglia.

Mysterious doors with lizard-head knobs. Talking stone statues. A crazy girl with a hatchet. Yes, Liv's dreams have been pretty weird lately. Especially the one where she's in a graveyard at night, watching four boys conduct dark magic rituals. The strangest part is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream. They're classmates from her new school in London, the school where she's starting over because her mom has moved them to a new country (again). But what's really scaring Liv is that the dream boys seem to know things about her in real life, things they couldn't possibly know—unless they actually are in her dreams? Luckily, Liv never could resist a good mystery, and all four of those boys are pretty cute.... Kerstin Gier has a flair for blending fresh, irresistible combinations of comedy, romance and humor, even twisting a little horror into Dream a Little Dream, book one in her latest series, the Silver trilogy.

Published with a new preface, this bestseller offers an intimate glimpse into a unique female community. Liz Dalby, the only non-Japanese woman ever to have trained as a geisha, reveals the realities of geisha life.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a poignant love story about risking everything for a dream and the challenge of leaving the past behind. Colby Mills, once destined for a musical career, finds his dreams derailed by tragedy. Seeking a break from his responsibilities, he takes a gig at a bar in Florida, where he meets Morgan Lee. She is determined to pursue her dreams of stardom in Nashville and wants Colby to join her. As their love blossoms, they must confront the weight of their pasts. Meanwhile, Beverly is fleeing an abusive husband with her six-year-old son, trying to build a new life in a small, remote town. With danger lurking and her finances dwindling, Beverly's journey is fraught with challenges. Over the course of an unforgettable week, these three individuals will each face their own definitions of love and the struggle to achieve a better life. As fate intertwines their paths, they must question whether their dreams can truly overcome the burdens of their pasts. This emotional tale promises to resonate deeply, leaving readers captivated and reflective.

The Bondmaid tells the moving story of Han, sold, aged 4 as a bondmaid into the house of Wu, where she forms a close bond with the young heir as she struggles against the forces of trdition and tyranny using the transforming power of love, resulting in a terrifying climax.

There are few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he'd never do: he'd never leave New York City; never give his heart away again after barely surviving one failed marriage; and most of all, never become a parent. Now, Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie Darnell, the love of his life, and anticipating the birth of their daughter. But just as his life seems to be settling into a blissful pattern, an unsettling and mysterious message re-opens old wounds and sets off a chain of events that will forever change the course of this young couple's marriage . . .

Dans les somptueuses prairies du Kansas dont il a fait sa terre d'adoption, Ethan Brown est un homme à part. Juriste cultivé et séduisant cow-boy, il va réaliser à quarante ans sa plus chère ambition : en épousant la fille d'un riche propriétaire terrien du comté, la vive et jolie Katie Anne, lui, l'homme sans racines, sera enfin indissolublement lié à cette terre sur laquelle il souhaite fonder une nouvelle dynastie de gentlemen-farmers. Il suffit d'une rencontre, cependant, pour que voient en éclats ces rêves de tranquille prospérité. Violoniste, mère d'une petite fille qu'elle élève seule, Annette Zeldin vit en France depuis de nombreuses années déjà lorsque la mort de sa mère la rappelle dans son Kansas natal. Elégante à la mode européenne, distante parce que intimidée par la méfiance et l'hostilité des habitants de la prairie à son égard, la jeune femme exerce une irrésistible attraction sur Ethan. Peu à peu, au fil des rencontres, Annette la solitaire fait taire sa réserve et confie à son nouvel ami les secrets de son douloureux passé... Mais quand s'embrase la passion qui couvait, Ethan, écartelé entre raison et sentiments, se voit sommé par Katie Anne de renoncer à " l'étrangère "... Bouleversante histoire d'un amour assez fort pour transcender toutes les tragédies que réserve l'existence, servi par une intrigue aussi émouvante qu'originale, Le Coeur en feu a été un best-seller international.

Story is set to the backdrop of 1950's Malaya, at the height of communist guerilla activity. A married chinese women, Mei Kwei falls in love with a priest who saves the wowen caught with Mei's husband from public embarressment.

Simon sognava di trascorrere le vacanze di Natale con i figlie e la sua compagna in un tranquillo paesino nel sud della Francia. Ma a quanto pare il sogno è destinato a non realizzarsi: i figli gli comunicano che hanno tutt’altri progetti, e la compagna lo abbandona all’ultimo momento. Ciononostante Simon decide di partire da solo, finché, lungo la strada, incontra una giovane donna, Nathalie: disperata, senza soldi, senza documenti non sa dove andare e Simon le dà un passaggio e d’impulso le offre di ospitarla nella casa che ha affittato. Non sa che questa sua decisione lo farà precipitare in un incubo e in un mondo le cui tracce, macchiate di sangue, conducono fino in Bulgaria e a una ragazza di nome Selina che cercava una vita migliore ma che ha trovato l’inferno. Selina riesce a sfuggire ai suoi aguzzini ma la sua vicenda si intreccerà in modo drammatico e inaspettato ai destini di Simon e Nathalie a mille chilometri di distanza...

Scrittore di bestseller di fama internazionale, Henry Hayden vive appartato in una splendida villa sul mare. Le donne lo adorano e la vita gli sorride. La sua esistenza così perfetta rischia però di incrinarsi il giorno in cui la sua giovane amante, nonché editor, gli rivela di essere incinta. Un imprevisto che, insieme alla serenità coniugale, rischia di costargli la carriera: ma davvero raccontare tutto alla moglie è l'unica possibilità che gli resta? Hayden è anche un pericoloso, irriducibile bugiardo con un passato pieno di ombre. Un errore fatale farà sì che il suo piano di sopravvivenza subisca una brusca virata, costringendolo a escogitare sempre nuove menzogne per coprire le precedenti. Combinando thriller e commedia noir, "La verità e altre bugie" è un romanzo cinico e intelligente sul ruolo del caso nella vita, le relazioni tra uomo e donna e il rapporto tra fiction e realtà, che dà vita a un triangolo letterario, amoroso e criminale di cui sarà molto difficile scoprire l'intera verità