Showing results for "Marina" in Literature & Fiction

En la Barcelona de 1980 Óscar Drai sueña despierto, deslumbrado por los palacetes modernistas cercanos al internado en el que estudia. En una de sus escapadas conoce a Marina, una chica audaz que comparte con Óscar la aventura de adentrarse en un enigma doloroso del pasado de la ciudad. Un...

The novel Carlos Ruiz Zafón wrote just before The Shadow of the Wind. 'Fifteen years on, the remembrance of that day has returned to me. I have seen that boy wandering through the mist of the railway station, and the name of Marina has flared up again like a fresh wound. We all have a secret buried under lock and key in the attic of our soul. This is mine...' In May 1980, 15-year-old Oscar Drai suddenly vanishes from his boarding school in the old quarter of Barcelona. For seven days and nights no one knows his whereabouts...

You ever have one of those days? U.S. Marine Sergeant Jake Bayard did when he has to cancel a hot date to board a transport plane to the South Pole, which is hijacked by aliens with hostile intent to Earth. Bayard escapes into tunnels deep under the ice and stumbles upon advanced technology that teleports him to Epsilon Eridani. Desperately alone and on the run, Bayard falls back onto his combat training, soon discovering that these aliens keep human herds for meat. That’s it. He enlists some of the downtrodden and declares war against the hungry oppressors.

उस महिला का जीवन, जिसे दुनिया एक महान कवियित्री के तौर पर जानती है. उसकी कविताओं की गूंज दुनिया की तमाम भाषाओं में...

Over 23 hours of explosive military sci-fi adventure in one epic boxset! Humanity survived the apocalypse. Then the alien invasion started. Major Ethan Irons thought rebuilding civilization would be difficult enough. Then humanity made first contact and immediately found itself caught in a war between civilizations capable of turning planets into cautionary tales. Now Ethan must lead a battered fleet through impossible battles, uneasy alliances, ancient rivalries, and enough political backstabbing to convince him that aliens invented bureaucracy just to ruin his day. His advantages?

When Connor’s peaceful homeworld is suddenly attacked by a mysterious alien force, his life changes forever. Consumed by grief and driven by a burning desire for revenge, Connor enlists in the Union Marine Core, thrusting himself into the heart of a new and deadly battle. As the conflict intensifies, a chilling truth emerges: this isn't just another war—it's humanity's final test for survival.

A Lady who will defend her family and her castle... Lady Marin Barrington, eldest of the Earl of Werrick's five daughters, is a born protector. Not only has she taken on the role of mistress of the castle and caregiver to her sisters upon their mother's death, but she also acts in her father's...

For the first time, platinum-certified singer-songwriter Marina shares her singular observations of the human heart through poetry; this collection is essential. Marina’s talent for powerful, evocative song lyrics finds a new outlet in her poetry. Each poem resonates with the same creative...

A derelict Martian warhulk has appeared at the edge of Colonial space, drifting into the DMZ. Marines are sent to investigate, but find no sign of life amid the ominous static filled silence of deep space. As chaos erupts on full-auto, UC Marine Corps Sergeant Mike Ramero is tasked with boarding the enemy vessel and rescuing a group of elite soldiers. Hull damage and the burnt husks of fallen crew are a sign something is stalking these passages before. When the marines start vanishing one by one, Ram realizes the ship wasn’t abandoned, it was a trap still closing.

Officer Kate Marino has a complicated relationship with her hometown. But there’s one thing that could bring her back: Her seventeen-year-old niece Alice disappeared two days ago. And she’s not the only woman who’s gone missing. With police dogs Nero and Bella (now retired) in tow, Kate returns to her childhood home and the ghosts that inhabit it. It’s not just the looming presence of her father, however, that hinders Kate’s investigation. Something even more sinister awaits her there.

My name is James Thorne, and I wasn't supposed to matter. Before the invasion, I was just a guy in a dead-end job, keeping my head down and my past buried. The Gehenna want our annihilation. Thankfully, they angered the Aetherion who may help humanity not only fight back, but turn the tide. When I’m offered the chance to be Cleansed, to become something more than I was, I take it. And it turns out I’m special. No, I’m not the Chosen One. And yes, there are others like me, but as a Psyker, I can do things most can't. Things that make me very dangerous.

Del exitoso autor de La sombra del viento llega el intrigante misterio que lo inició todo ... "Todos tenemos un secreto enterrado bajo llave en el ático de nuestra alma. Este es el mío". Cuando Óscar desaparece de repente, nadie sabe de el por siete días y siete noches. En la Barcelona de...

This collection includes 'Chosen of Khorne' by Anthony Reynolds, 'Throne of Lies' by Aaron-Dembski Bowden, 'Perfection' by Nick Kyme, 'Ahriman: The First Prince' by John French, 'Repairer of Ruin' by Josh Reynolds, and 'The Embrace of Pain' by Ian St Martin.

It is AD 2565. When 17-year-old Marine cadet Arun McEwan forges an unlikely friendship with an alien scribe, he crashes into a world of treachery and conspiracy. How can he possibly survive three more years until graduation when every day brings a new deadly threat? But survive he must because his new alien allies show him glimpses of his destiny - a vision of a better future that only he can forge. A dream called the Human Legion.

The grand halls of Fenris grow ever quieter in the wake of the Space Wolves' arduous campaigns. Concerned by his Chapter’s diminishing numbers, the Great Wolf Logan Grimnar entrusts Njal Stormcaller with a task - to find a remedy for their plight. When a 10,000-year-old enemy embeds itself in the Rune Priest’s mind, it claims that the salvation he seeks lies where an ancient enmity began - on Prospero, the ruined home world of the Thousand Sons Legion.

Centuries after being driven from Earth as part of a massive diaspora triggered by an alien invasion, can the Valers face their worst—and unimaginable—nightmare? Can they withstand the might of the Komran Empire as it sweeps across the galaxy in a campaign to conquer all in its path? When the conflict reaches a crisis point, will they recognize that what they see as their greatest strength is their greatest weakness before it’s too late? Sometimes, situations are so ugly that only an ugly solution will suffice.

My hot Marine hero wants me to call him daddy.... I wasn’t looking for romance. I was happy spending Saturday nights at home with my two favorite men - Ben and Jerry. Then Dane knocks on my door. Tall, tattooed, all muscle. He wants me and he won’t take no for an answer. By day, he treats me like a lady, and stands up to my ex. At night, he ties me up and does filthy, wicked things to my body until I’m screaming for more. He calls me his "babygirl", and wants me to call him "Daddy". Turns out I want to call him "Daddy", too.

ROME I never thought my rotten heart would get hung up on another woman, but she proved me wrong. My brother was about to take over our dying father's legacy when he got busted. So now I'm in charge of the Marino family—and his ornery teen daughter, Giuliana. When she gets kicked out of high...

Daria was not having a good day, even before she found herself locked up. Betrayed by her brothers-in-arms, Daria barely escaped being killed in the fallout. Without a friend in the galaxy, she finds herself dragged away for something those treacherous bastards did. What else could go wrong in one day? Help is coming, just not the kind Daria was expecting. A dapper gent she’s never met blasting the doors off her cell pulls Daria deeper into the rabbit hole. She must decide whether to fight the charges against her or make a run for her life with her rescuer.

Amy Thomas is in the running to become CEO of First Comes Love. All she has to do is outmatch her conniving coworker. Maintaining her perfect matchmaking track record should be no problem, especially since her client is a hot Marine with bulging biceps and a killer smile.