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Alan Keslian Goodmans Hotel

Belletristik
Englisch
2 Wörter
Keine Altersempfehlung
1053
11

“Goodmans Hotel”, a full length novel, is a gay love story set in 1990s London. Mark, a City high-flyer, is irresistibly attracted to Tom, a manual worker from a tough neighbourhood. Both men have been marked by past ordeals. Conflict between powerful cabals in the City firm causes Mark to leave, with a generous pay off. Tom’s boss, Andrew, a determinedly independent small businessman, convinces him he should put all his resources into setting up a gay guest house, the ‘Goodmans Hotel’ of the title. There he hopes for release from the heartlessly competitive norms of his old working life. He takes in an eighteen year old runaway, Darren, who is escaping from his parents’ religious bigotry. Mark comes to think of Tom, Darren and Andrew as his ‘family’. A crisis forces Mark and Tom apart, until eventually the family are reconciled and reunited in the final chapter, their understanding of life deepened by the challenges they have faced. [mehr]

Stichwörter: Gay Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Gay & Lesbian, general fiction

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Rochelle Jewel Shapiro Kaylee's Ghost

Fantasy
Englisch
2 Wörter
Keine Altersempfehlung
345
4

Grandmother Miriam, thrilled that her granddaughter, Violet, seems to be psychic, wants nothing more than the chance to mentor her way her own Russian grandmother, Bubbie, had done with her. But Cara, Miriam's daughter, a modern businesswoman who remembers all too well the downside of living with her psychic mother, digs in her heels. As things become more fractious in the family, Violet, a brilliant and sensitive child, is torn between her mother and grandmother, until Miriam's gift backfires, bringing terrible danger to those she loves. Can Miriam put things right in time, or is it already too late? A mesmerizing story about life here on Earth and after we've passed on, Kaylee's Ghost is also a domestic drama spanning five generations, a tale about forgiveness, letting go and discovering who we are meant to be, no matter how unusual. [mehr]

Stichwörter: Family drama, paranormal fiction, commercial fiction, psychic, ghost, paranormal, general fiction, generations

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Caspar Ambrose Complex

Kurzgeschichte
Englisch
5193 Wörter
Ab 16 Jahren
281
0

Over the course of a single day, the lives of various tenants on a floor of an apartment complex intertwine. A new family, a struggling couple, a man desperate to find his place in the world, and an elderly woman with nothing left to do but reflect on a long life lived all find a thread of connection on a day that none of them will forget. And where one character's story ends, another's story begins. [mehr]

Stichwörter: fiction, short story, general fiction, literary fiction, family, romance, LGBT, gangster

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Caspar Ambrose The Speed of Pain

Kurzgeschichte
Englisch
1914 Wörter
Ab 16 Jahren
186
0

Johnny is the front man for one of the world's largest rock bands. He manages his role well. However, the tiny details that make life monotonous grind away at him, only relieved by the sweet oblivion heroin provides. At one of the largest shows of his life, Johnny has a conversation with his girlfriend that doesn't end well. Trying to juggle the pressure of fronting the massively successful band, keep it together even though his drummer had slept with his girlfriend, and keep a hold on his own sanity Johnny may just find the precise speed of pain. [mehr]

Stichwörter: short story, fiction, rock, bands, drugs, love, pressure, success, overdose, general fiction

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BS Murthy Of No Avail

Web of Wedlock

Belletristik
Englisch
14214 Wörter
Ab 14 Jahren
127
0

Lured by the pitch - All marriages are made in heaven but some are delayed on earth: We endeavor to hasten them all - Priya goes to Renuka Marriage Bureau. Scanning the prospects, when she spotted Venu, whom she slighted long ago, she rushes to him to bring about a dramatic encounter. What brought about Priya’s change of heart to seek her former suitor and how Venu responds to his old flame’s fresh overtures lend suspense to their romance in this eclectic novella. [mehr]

Stichwörter: Novella, Indian novel, Literary fiction, General fiction, Indian fiction, Coming of age novel, Romance, Indian romance, Love story, Lesbian

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BS Murthy Benign Flame: Saga of Love

Liebe
Englisch
117901 Wörter
Ab 16 Jahren
1273
1

The attractions Roopa experienced and the fantasies she entertained as a teen shaped a male imagery that ensconced her subconscious. Insensibly, confident carriage came to be associated with the image of maleness in her mind-set. Her acute consciousness of masculinity only increased her vulnerability to it, making her womanliness crave for the maleness for its gratification. However, as her father was constrained to help her in becoming a doctor, she opts to marry, hoping that Sathyam might serve her cause though the persona she envisioned as masculine, she found lacking in him. But as he fails to go with her idea, she becomes apathetic towards him, and insensibly sinks into her friend Sandhya’s embrace, for lesbian solace. Soon, in a dramatic sequence of events, Tara, a suave call girl, tries to rope Roopa into her calling; Roopa herself loses her heart to Sandhya's beau Raja Rao, and Prasad, her husband’s friend falls for her. And as Prasad begins to induce Sathyam to be seduced by whores to worm his way into her affections, Roopa finds herself in a dilemma. However, as fate puts Raja Rao into Roopa’s arms in such a way as to lend novelty to fiction, this ‘novel’ nuances man-woman chemistry on one hand, and portrays woman-woman empathy on the other. Who said the novel is dead; 'Benign Flame' raises the bar as vouched by - The plot is quite effective and it’s a refreshing surprise to discover that the story will not trace a fall into disaster for Roopa, given that many writers might have habitually followed that course with a wife who strays into extramarital affairs - Spencer Critchley, Literary Critic, U.S.A. The author has convinced the readers that love is something far beyond the marriage tie and the fulfillment love can be attained without marriage bondage. The author has achieved a minor revolution without any paraphernalia of revolution in the fourth part of the novel – The Quest, India. The author makes free use of – not interior monologue as such, but – interior dialogue of the character with the self, almost resembling the dramatic monologue of Browning. Roopa, Sandhya, Raja Rao and Prasad to a considerable extent and Tara and Sathyam to a limited degree indulge in rationalization, trying to analyse their drives and impulses – The Journal of Indian Writing in English. Overall, Benign Flame is a unique attempt at exploring adult relationships and sexuality in the contemporary middle-class. All the characters come alive with their cravings and failings, their love and their lust. Benign Flame blurs the lines and emphasizes that life is not all black and white - it encompasses the full spectrum of living - Indian Book Chronicle. Chapter Headings Ramaiah’s Family Realities of Life Hapless Hope Turn at the Tether Moorings of Marriage World within the World Roopa’s En Passant Threshold of Temptation Sathyam’s Surrender Sandhya’s Sojourn Match in the Making Poignant Moment Wedding Season Veil of Fate Naughty Nuptials Tidings of Love Tentative Moves Fetishes of Fantasy Curtain of Courtesy Blueprint in the Offing Enduring Longing Villainy of Life 23. Playboy at Play Scheming the Theme Device of Deceit Software of Detour Tara’s Theory Night of the Mates A Brimming Romance Euphoric Forays Living the Dream Chat at the Bar Amour on Rein Surge of a Merge Date with Destiny 36. Threesome Sail End of an Innings Subdued Beginning [mehr]

Stichwörter: romance, menage a trois, love story, love triangle, general fiction, literary novel, eroticism, women's dilemma, Indian family saga, plot and character novel, Indian romance, Indian erotic romance, women's story, Indian women's story, Love and seduction, Indian fiction, ménage a trios, playbody, lesbian, family saga, threesome love, adultery, amor, infidelity, love affair [mehr][weniger]

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Jack George Edmunson The Sun Sharer

The First of the Sun Sharer Trilogy

Belletristik
Englisch
2 Wörter
Keine Altersempfehlung
414
0

Official No.1 bestselling hardback romance 08092010. Top 3% general fiction rankings.

Stichwörter: romance, controversial, shocking, bestseller

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BS Murthy Jewel-less Crown: Saga of Life

Liebe
Englisch
77062 Wörter
Ab 16 Jahren
672
2

It's perilous penning this blurb. It's fine when man is modest about his work. It even affords him the aura of an invisible crown! But what about his work? Were it an art or craft, it is there for all to see. What of a literary work of an unheralded author? Well, lauding the same might raise one's eyebrows. Failing to praise wouldn't make a 'jewel-less crown' either! Why not see, if this is the great Indian novel. This is the story of the rise and fall of an ambitious man, the decline, and the decay of his conniving wife, the trials, and tribulations of their wayward son as well as the grit and gall of a spirited woman, who enters into his life. This depiction of their life and times not only pictures the facets of ambition and achievement, intrigue and betrayal, compulsion and compromise, sleaze and scandal, trial and sentence, but also portrays the possibilities of repentance and resolution, love and empathy coupled with compassion and contribution, leading to the spirituality of materialism, and that makes it the saga of our times. The story of a lifetime, truly. Book One, Artha and Kama Party Gone Sour Trauma at Tihar Mind of the Maligned Twist at Tis-Hazari Trial in Camera Dilemma of Qualms Moment of Reckoning End within end Vestiges of Prestige High on Rebound Bellows of Delhi Dicing with Life Spidering Spadework Loss to Order Daring the Fate Victims of Deceit Baring the Soul Garland of Guilt Book Two, Dharma and Moksha Bliss of Being Collage of Crime Domain of the Devil Renaissance of Life Sprouts of Love Despair of Hope Turn at the Bend Amity of Empathy Day to Remember Spirituality of Materialism Sense of Reincarnation Epilogue. [mehr]

Stichwörter: Indian novel, love story, women's dilemma, general fiction, literary novel, romance, deceit, betrayal, women's writing, Artha, Kama, Dharma, Moksha, Rags to riches, juvenile delinquency, Indian romance, Indian eroticism, Women's dilemma, Indian women's dilemma, Double jeopardy, Love story, Indian Love story, erotic love, crime and punishment, crime story, mystery, Rape and murder, Crime and repentance, Indian fiction, Thriller, Jailbird, Amor, Infedility, Unfaithful, Tragedy, Novel, Court drama, Noir, Adultery, Rape, Murder [mehr][weniger]

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BS Murthy Crossing the Mirage: Passing through youth

Liebe
Englisch
55723 Wörter
Ab 16 Jahren
927
0

If passing through youth was like crossing the mirage of life for Chandra and Nithya, it proved to be chasing the mirage of love for Sathya and Prema though for plain Vasavi, Chandra's pitiable sibling, it was the end of the road. As life brings Chandra, who suffers from an inferiority complex for his perceived ugliness, and Nithya, who was bogged down being jilted by Vasu, together, they script their fate of fulfillment. And as poetic justice would have it, Sathya, who caused Prema's heart burn, himself was led down the garden path by Kala, doing a Sathya on Sathya. Just not that, life has in store just deserts for Vasu owing to Nithya's retribution as he tries to stalk her. Besides, after many a fictional twist and turn, the way the story ends, challenges the perception that fact is stranger than fiction. Sign Posts to Cross Shackles on Psyche End of the Tether Burden of Freedom Onto the Turf Respite by Death Lessons of Life Naivety of Love Dilemma of Disclosure Perils of Youth Absurd Proposal Crossing the Mirage Setting the Pace Oasis of Bliss Busy bees in Honeycomb Twist in the Tale Love in the Bind Turn for the Worse Shadows to the Fore Spurring on to Err Tempting the Fate Stooping to Conquer Fouling the Soul Poetic Justice Agony of Penitence Embrace of Love Life of a Kind Just deserts [mehr]

Stichwörter: Indian novel, romance, love story, women's writing, general fiction, Literary novel, novel, fiction, Juvenile delinquient, erotic romance, Indian erotic romance, women's dilemma, literary fiction, Indian literature, Indian love story, Indian romance, Poetic Justice, Just deserts, Love and revenge, Love and hate, Jilting, Double jeopardy, Indian double jeopardy, Indian fiction, Juvenile delinquency, Calf love, Stalking, Love story, Lover's revenge, Seduction, Erotic love story, Leading up garden path [mehr][weniger]

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H. Rider Haggard BLACK HEART AND WHITE HEART

Belletristik
Englisch
21498 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
0

Black Heart and White Heart, is a story of the courtship, trials and final union of a pair [mehr]

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