Mostrando resultados por autor "DAHLIA" en Todas las categorías

Zerlina chats with Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick, TransLash CEO Imara Jones & Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill!

Guests

Dahlia Lithwick

Dahlia Lithwick is an award-winning journalist and author, and Senior Editor at Slate, having written their Supreme Court Dispatches and Jurisprudence columns since 1999.

Here, in their own words, seven children who have confronted life-threatening illnesses and attended Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, tell their unique stories-of how to seize life, to magnify and glorify it, and be grateful for its gifts. Ranging in age from seven to 17, these children from different backgrounds and with different personalities, share uncommon courage, a vibrant spirit, and piercing candor and eloquence.

A fake date... a real secret. An invitation to her ex's wedding is just the icing on a crappy cake for burlesque dancer Yolande. Her ex ghosted her just as they were about to take the stage for their neo-burlesque act. Yolande’s friends at Seraph's Burlesque Club convince her that attending the wedding will show her ex that she's moved on. Only one problem - she just needs a date. Shy bartender Reiko has a secret, or two. She can't risk anyone discovering that her life as a penniless PhD student and bartender is a sham.

When Lady Eleanor "Nell" St. George arrives in Wales after serving as a veterinarian in the Great War, she doesn't come alone. With her is her former captain's beloved warhorse, which she promised to return to him. She wants only to complete her task, then find refuge with her family, but when Nell meets the captain's eldest daughter, all that changes.

From casual hook up... to something more? Burlesque dancer Charlie Kent should be happy performing and hooking up with sexy people now that the pandemic is over, just like before. But now it feels empty. The audience always seems to be missing Elle - her friend-with-benefits. They were just casual, but Charlie now realises she wants more. Much more. But when Elle arrives at Seraph’s Burlesque Club on business, Charlie is not going to let this second chance go to waste.

Reagan and Victoria are sure about two things in their future: they’re going to be college roommates, and they’re going to get out of Charytan, Kansas, together. But as they go on a series of college visits, the two begin to realize their visions of the future may not align, and as the secrets they’ve been keeping from the other slowly come to light, they learn they’re not exactly the yin and yang they thought they were. Suddenly, neither one is sure what the next four years hold, or whether they’ll be spending them together at all.

Lira Raines is sugar and sunshine wrapped in temptation—young, sweet, and completely off-limits. With her daddy locked up, she’s been living under Hugh Rhodes’ roof, all soft smiles and flirty little giggles, testing every last shred of his restraint. But it’s those tiny cheerleading skirts that finally push him over the edge. Hugh is older. Rough around the edges. A man who’s spent his life playing by the rules—until Lira came along. She’s his best friend’s daughter. His little honey baby. And every time she looks up at him with those wide, innocent eyes, he knows he’s a ...

For the Rest of Us has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

When I first heard about the high wages and unique opportunities on Xora, I thought I knew what I was signing up for. A job on a remote, futuristic agricultural colony seemed like the adventure of a lifetime. The planet itself—lush, vibrant, and pulsing with life—captivated me the moment I stepped off the transport ship. Landon, the colony manager, was mysterious and undeniably attractive. He offered me a lucrative contract and a promise: I could become something more than human. Curiosity got the better of me. The other women at the colony had undergone “enhancements,” turning them...

On the lacrosse field, Cait Johannssen gets what she wants. Off the field is another story. Because what she wants is the school's hot new basketball student-coach, Lawrence Mason, who also happens to be the guy who broke her heart in sports camp two years earlier. But it's Cait's new roommate who's got him.

Blurb I can’t go through with this! Lux Cooper couldn’t go through with it: marrying Mario Blevins and becoming a part of his snobbish family just two weeks before Christmas. He was okay, but their families push them together for some kind of alignment of fortunes or whatever. As she walked up the aisle, her mind raced, searching for an escape route. Lux locked eyes with Hudson Falk at the back of the chapel, her best friend. In that instant, he extended his hand to her. Without a second thought, Lux turned and ran to him, amidst shocked gasps and her father's angry voice. Little did ...

High school senior Ally Duncan's best friend may be the Vanessa Park—star of TV's hottest new teen drama—but Ally's not interested in following in her BFF's Hollywood footsteps. In fact, the only thing Ally's ever really wanted is to go to Columbia and study abroad in Paris. But when her father's mounting medical bills threaten to stop her dream in its tracks, Ally nabs a position as Van's on-set assistant to get the cash she needs.

I never imagined my life would change so drastically. One minute, I’m a simple librarian on my home planet, and the next, I’m captured by orcs—fierce, massive creatures who see me as nothing more than livestock. But when I meet Graak, my new orc master, everything shifts. He’s dominant, commanding, and unapologetically rough around the edges, yet there’s a tenderness in him that stirs something deep inside me. His hands claim my body in ways I never thought possible, and each touch ignites a fire I can’t resist. I’m his, not just as a hucow, but as something more. Something…...

Zina Abraham was born in an Uzbeki prison in 1933. It was a tumultuous time in Jewish history. Soviet Union annexed the territories of what is now Uzbekistan and the Stalinist regime had led to widespread discrimination against the Jews. Ultimately released from prison and strapped to her mother’s chest, Zina and her mother, traveled by horseback undetected to Afghanistan. But as a woman in Afghanistan, she was still essentially in prison, concealed from the outside world with no access to education or medical care.

Ce devait être une mission simple. Pourtant, ses sentiments menacent de tout compromettre…. . Violet Baker fait rêver Paris avec son spectacle aux Folies Bergère. Influenceuse adulée le jour, reine du cabaret la nuit, elle navigue dans un monde de paillettes et de secrets. Ethann Legrand, séduisant journaliste, veut écrire sa biographie. Du moins, c’est ce qu’il prétend… Car derrière le charme d’Ethann se cache Onyx, un espion de la DGSE.

Résumé à venir. Avertissement :. Blood Viper est un romantic suspense qui s’adresse à un public averti. Bien que drôle et léger par moments, il peut également aborder des thèmes assez sombres : scènes intimes explicites, stress post-traumatique, racisme, usage d’armes à feu, violences sexistes et sexuelles, références à la maltraitance infantile, prise d’otages, séquestration.

My husband and I have always had a picture-perfect marriage—or so it seems. Beneath the surface, the spark has dimmed, leaving me yearning for the excitement and passion I once knew. When she meets Alex, I find the passion I’ve been missing in my marriage. But my secret world is shattered when my husband catches me in the act…and makes a shocking proposal!

Steven is in love with the young college student next door. One smile. That's all it took, and his heart was hers. She's innocent, an angel, and he's old enough to be her father. That must mean she's daddy's little angel. If you love daddy kink and age-play romance, then you’re going to love this super short and dirty romance book for adults!

I love my husband, but he doesn’t give me what I want in the bedroom. My husband is too kind and gentle and sweet. I need a man who’s dominating and takes charge. Most specifically, I need a man who’s not afraid to breed me and tell me just what a bad girl I am. I find that in Max, so I cheat on my husband. But then he finds out, and I have no clue what he’s going to do…

Book 1: High school senior Ally Duncan's best friend may be the Vanessa Park—star of TV's hottest new teen drama—but Ally's not interested in following in her BFF's Hollywood footsteps. In fact, the only thing Ally's ever really wanted is to go to Columbia and study abroad in Paris. Book 2: Young actor Josh Chester has never been sure that acting is for him—he’s mostly interested in the parties and the hot Hollywood girls that come with the job. But he ends up taking a job on the hit TV series Daylight Falls, opposite Vanessa Park, a girl who is immune to his charms and also his polar opposite