Mostrando resultados por autor "Alyssa" en Todas las categorías

Despite being the granddaughter of an earl, Julia Renshaw is under pressure to marry for money - and has settled for Gilbert Townsend, a viscount and a wealthy industrialist. At the reception aboard the groom's yacht, there appears to be tension between Gil and several guests. The bride is also less than pleased when she discovers that her honeymoon will be more crowded than expected - with Gil's pretty secretary, among others, coming along. The morning after the wedding, before the yacht can depart the harbor, Gil's body is found in the water below.

April 1903: Emma and Derrick Andrews have been invited to the wedding of her cousin Reggie Vanderbilt and heiress Cathleen Neilson at the Bellevue Mansion, Arleigh. Their hosts are a popular young couple who are leasing the home for the summer—Harry and Elizabeth "Bessie" Lehr. Known for his practical jokes, Harry is the toast of parties, earning a reputation as the court jester of the Gilded Age. However, as Emma soon learns, behind closed doors he is dead serious.

Elijah Sutton is no fool, despite his love of a country that enslaves people like him. When he's offered land, livestock, and - most importantly - his freedom if he fights in his Patriot owner's stead, Elijah believes he'll soon have everything he ever wanted...and then he meets Kate. The Crown has promised freedom to slaves who escape their Patriot masters and join the British side, and Kate intends to take them up on it. She's eager to leave America - and the painful memories it holds for her - far behind...and then she meets Elijah.

History, the story of us, is something that's often discussed but is sometimes misunderstood. From the charging of Normandy, to the Fall of Rome, everyone is aware of these life changing events from years past. But what of forgotten leaders who watched cities burn, or century long wars over a bucket? What about the strange history? In this podcast, we discuss the parts of history that you might not have heard about in school; from knights of the skies to bridges and encounters with the unknown, join us as we discuss the strange, weird things, that make us, us.

Book two in the My Boys series! I thought that growing up with Noah, Bryce, and Lucas would make slipping into a relationship easy. Our happy home seemed fine at first...then Bryce moved in, and it was like a domino effect from there. Something was missing, and as I tried to maintain my new relationships, my insecurities began to manifest when my Dad decided that I needed his attention. It had been years since I last saw him, but now he suddenly wanted to be part of my life. Can I face him and tell him the truth about me and my boys?

The lean times following the Great War continue to require creative solutions for England's noble class. But Lady Phoebe's proposal to open up the Renshaw estate to guided tours for additional income strikes many in the family as a "vulgar enterprise". Phoebe's grandfather, the earl of Wroxly, however, reluctantly concedes the necessity.

Duchess Juliana Barrington, recently widowed, is hiding her baby son from men she fears are seeking to inherit his title. When she is forced to flee, she puts her trust in Ransom Wolfe Hawkins, an injured naval officer who has begun to help her learn to trust herself. But he is concealing his own identity, including the fact he is accused of murder. Will his past destroy their future?

Alyssa Mastromonaco worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade and long before his run for president. From the then-senator's early days in Congress to his years in the Oval Office, she made Hope and Change happen through blood, sweat, tears and lots of briefing binders. But for every historic occasion - meeting the queen at Buckingham Palace, bursting in on secret climate talks or nailing a campaign speech in a hailstorm - there were dozens of less-than-perfect moments when it was up to Alyssa to save the day.

Meara Delacourt loves being underestimated, especially when it comes to her enemies. Few know that the wealthy socialite and philanthropist is a 300-year-old master vampire—or the horror that rains down when her emotions spiral out of control. The consequences are nothing short of devastating. Which is why she can’t risk an attraction to the irritating, arrogant, and unbelievably hot Edge…even if she wanted to. And oh, she does.

Charlotte Ritter is a survivor and so much more. As a highly caffeinated go-getter busy raising three teenage kids on her own while juggling a full-time job at a family law practice, Charlotte has always dealt with things one day and one cup of coffee at a time. It’s not always easy, especially with a highly autistic teenager and a new, snarky paralegal that was recently hired at the firm, but she manages. Then one day her average but hectic life gets turned upside down when her boss asks her to do some simple research for an adoption case. Charlotte’s talent for connecting dots that ...

The Golden Shadow is a podcast created by Alyssa Polizzi and Arran Rogerson exploring psychology, philosophy, mythology, and the shadow. For more info: https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Turn your Kitchen into your Altar! ✨Are you looking for an easy way to enhance the power of your spells and get a bit closer to accomplishing your dreams? ✨Have you heard about kitchen witchcraft but feel a little taken aback by the great variety of foods and herbs and their possible correspondences? ✨Do you sense you might already be a kitchen witch, but you’re not sure how to find out? If your answer is yes to even one of these questions, then THIS is the book you were looking for! Witchcraft, food, and cooking have been intrinsically connected since the beginning of time. And ...

People think Samantha Hunter lives a fairy-tale life. Only this young, wealthy American in Paris has a secret. If she lets it free, there’s no telling what she’ll do. Being the wild child is one thing. Letting her dark fantasies run wild is quite another. How could she? The better question is…how could she not?

A frantic phone call on Christmas day from her snarky coworker starts the ball rolling on Charlotte's next detective case! This time it's a hit and run. Did Ginny actually kill one of her husband Chad's colleagues in a jealous rage or can our favorite part-time sleuth find much needed evidence to the contrary? When our resident drama queen is arrested and faces a criminal trial, the stakes get higher and higher at top speed. Plus, Charlotte has a new detective with an attitude to deal with while trying to get to the truth. Better fasten your seatbelts because this may prove to be her ...

The waking forest has secrets. To Rhea, it appears like a mirage, dark and dense, at the very edge of her backyard. But when she reaches out to touch it, the forest vanishes. She's desperate to know more—until she finds a peculiar boy who offers to reveal its secrets...if she plays a game. To the Witch, the forest is her home, where she sits on her throne of carved bone, waiting for dreaming children to beg her to grant their wishes. One night, a mysterious visitor arrives and asks her what she wishes for, but the Witch sends him away. And then the uninvited guest returns.

Picking up right where our last escapade left off, Nea, Amara, and the gang at the Gulf Breeze Bungalows go underground to explore the nearly sixty-year-old bunker beneath the lobby. What they find blows their minds. After a young man who is close to them does a podcast from inside the old fallout shelter, gawkers, newspeople, and conspiracy theorists. come out of the woodwork to find out more about what is down there. Everyone is excited about it except for the town's matriarch, Prudence Saunders. She believes you should let sleeping dogs lie. After threatening the girls to stop snooping ...

Better than a bag of treats, this Halloween romance variety pack brings home the heat. Grab some quick and satisfying tales on the winding path to happily-ever-after that deliver shivers of a different kind. Steamy romance shorts from best-selling romance authors Alyssa Turner, Sue Lyndon, Allyson Lindt, and Brigham Vaughn.

In high school, I was the queen of the prom, but almost a decade later, I’m struggling to get by. Work keeps piling up, and Mike just sits there, hopeless and helpless, scratching his bloated stomach as he loses himself in yet another video game. I wanted more out of life. Some people are able to get it; people like Justin. He was a quiet kid in school. I barely noticed him, but now he’s a billionaire, and he’s bought the company I work for. He wants to buy me, too—one night for five million dollars. It’s life-changing money, so I can’t really say no, right? But how far will my ...

Underneath our greatest flaws lie our greatest strengths. Jared barely has time to process the revelation that his mother is a witch before his life is once again turned upside down. He wakes up in a time and place he thought he had left behind with no clue how to get out. When Vera shows up the stakes are even higher. Racing to find a way back to reality and to fix mistakes, both must face new truths about their identities, and what they are made of. *New Adult Paranormal Romance*

Roxie Stillwater’s father gets her a job with his oldest friend, the CEO of a software company, Griffin Graham. Roxie and Griff form an instant attraction and connection – but Griff is old enough to be her father. How can she have a love relationship with her boss? What will her father say? Roxie knows her dad will kill them both if he finds out. And yet more trouble arrives when Griff’s ex-wife decides she wants Griff for her own. Sneaking behind her father’s back makes Roxie very uncomfortable, but she’s helplessly falling in love with Griff. Nor does she dare tell her dad. How ...