Контркультура
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Raamat toob teieni kaks toredat muinasjuttu. Matthias Johann Eiseni muinasjutt „Tark kuningatütar” räägib jutukast ja ninakast printsessist, kes läheb naiseks ainult sellisele mehele, kes ta jutuga ära võidab. Juhan Kunderi „Ilus minia” jutustab aga loo kolmest vennast, kes isa päranduse pärast võistlema hakkavad ning kauneima särgi, maitsvaima leiva ja ilusaima minia koju tooma peavad. Kes vendadest võidab ning kelleks muutub madu, saate lugeda juba raamatust.
| Автор | Matthias Johann Eisen |
„Käsk tappa” on James Dashneri populaarse triloogia(„Labürindijooksja” ja „Põlenu katsed” – eesti keeles 2014, ning„Surma ravim” – eesti keeles 2015) eellugu, mis leiab aset 13 aastatvarem, enne kui moodustati MOOLOK ja ehitati labürint.Päikeseplahvatused on tapnud suurema osa rahvastikust ja nüüd levib maailmasviirus, mis täidab inimese mõrvarliku raevuga. Lõpp on alles algus ja kõigehullem ootab ees.
| Автор | James Dashner |
Victor. Perekonnanimi puudub. Samuti minevik. Ta on palgamõrvar. Ja süngem veel kui teised temasugused. Triloogia I osa „Palgamõrvar“ on psühholoogiline triller, milles õnnestub autoril panna lugeja kaasa tundma mehele, kes ei tunne elu vastu mitte mingit austust – mõrvamine on tema töö. Spetsialistina on talle auasi ülesanne perfektselt täita – tappa jälgi jätmata…
| Автор | Tom Wood |
She has it all worked outSarah Templestowe figures she'll take two weeks off work, fly to Australia and buy out the other owner of the outback cattle station her father left her. Then she'll return to Seattle, give the station to her mother as a retirement present and pick up big-city life where she left off.He has other plansBut Luke Sampson is not about to let go of his dream of owning a cattle station. He's not about to let go of Sarah Templestowe, either. Warm, caring and...
| Автор | Joan Kilby |
When the ride gets wild…If Annie Corrigan had played it safe and stayed in New York, no cowboy would have sweet-talked his way into that empty bedroom down the hall. But on the eve of her very first night at her aunt's ramshackle Texas spread, that's exactly what happens.With a million dollars in rodeo prize money gone missing and a vengeful husband on his tail, Luke McCall needs a place to hide while he clears his name. Lady Luck seems to have deserted him for good when he...
| Автор | Debbi Rawlins |
In the perfectly oiled machine that is Rafael’s life, there’s no room for distractions…Libby Marchant’s first meeting with her boss goes off with a bang – into Rafael Alejandro’s top-of-the-range sports car, unfortunately! The unpredictable and alluring Libby throws Rafael completely off kilter, but luckily, as she’s his employee, he’ll be able to keep her at arm’s length…At least that’s the plan – because in the perfectly oiled machine that is Rafael’s life there’s no room for distractions. But...
| Автор | Ким Лоренс |
It was a dark and sexy night… And Brooke Ashby knew she was in over her head. As head writer for the soap opera Secrets, she was used to living vicariously through her characters. But that all changed the day she learned she was adopted, and that her identical twin sister had mysteriously disappeared.What else could she do but try to discover what had happened, even if it meant taking her sister's place? It shouldn't be hard. After all, she was good at research and had a talent for...
| Автор | Cara Summers |
Keset 9/11 hommiku traagilisi sündmusi näeb Brightonist päritkrooniline äparduja Ronnie Wilson oma elu suurimat šanssi: kaduda ja luua enduuesti ühes teises riigis. Viis aastat hiljem annavad Brightoni tulvaveetorustleitud naise säilmed inspektor Roy Grace´i uurimisele globaalse haarde ningalgab meeleheitlik võidujooks, et päästa naine, keda kütitakse Brightonitänavail nagu jahilooma.
| Автор | Питер Джеймс |
"Kolm naist" on sõjaeelse Eesti tuntud ärimehe Oskar Lõvi (1892-1977) perekonna- ja ajalooline triloogia alapealkirjadega "Alma", "Klaara" ja "Viktooria". Triloogia käesolevas, teises osas on Jaan Järvalase elu keerdkäikude taustaks ülemaailmse majanduskriisi jõudmine Eestisse ja selle ületamine, vapside liikumine, esimene Vene okupatsioon ja Saksa okupatsiooni algus. Kirjanik annab ausa ja tavapärasest intiimsema pildi oma kaasaegsete elust ja mõttemaailmast.
| Автор | Oskar Lõvi |
Olen Marsil lõksus. Mul ei ole kuidagi võimalik Maaga ühendustvõtta. Kui oksügenaator katki läheb, siis ma lämbun. Kui veetaaskasutussüsteem katki läheb, siis suren ma janusse. Kui Marsi-majja leketekib, siis ma lihtsalt justkui plahvatan. Kui ükski neist asjadest ei juhtu,siis saab mul lõpuks toit otsa ja ma suren nälga. Olen omadega perses. AndyWeir (snd 1972) on programmeerija, „Marslane“ on tema debüütromaan.Raamatu põhjal valmib 2015. aasta sügisel mängufilm.
| Автор | Andy Weir |
It never should've happened: club owner Jonah Stone was the best friend of Cilla Michaels's boss. But one look into his stormy gray eyes and the security specialist was all-in: a mind-blowing one-night fling in his sumptuous suite. No talking. No strings…No such luck.Because it turns out that Cilla's not the only one who's developed a taste for forbidden fruit. When Jonah starts receiving threats from a vengeful ghost of Christmas past, he hires Cilla on as a bodyguard…and...
| Автор | Cara Summers |
Be swept away by passion… with intense drama and compelling plots, these emotionally powerful reads will keep you captivated from beginning to end.An unexpected inheritance has finally drawn black sheep Caleb Terrell home. But that doesn’t mean the cowboy-turned-CEO plans to stay. His goal is to sell and get out…until he’s reunited with the sexy girl-next-door and delectable distraction, Mandy Jacobs. But once he gives in to temptation, he may not be able to walk away.
| Автор | Barbara Dunlop |
After her last politically minded suitor left her heartbroken and pregnant, Rowena has sworn off the Capitol Hill dating pool. But even she isn't immune to Colin Middlebury's British charms, and his skills extend beyond the political arena.As a diplomat, Colin has dealt with a lot of demands, but none like Senator Tate's warning to stay away from his beautiful daughter. Colin needs the senator's support, but resistance is futile where Rowena is concerned. What harm could...
| Автор | Michelle Celmer |
Texas Ranger Dane Morgan wasn't planning to get married any time soon, but he's been lured home by his father's ultimatum: become a family man or forfeit his inheritance.Suddenly, sticking around the family ranch is looking better and better to this roving cowboy…especially when he meets the new live-in housekeeper. Suzy Winterstone will do anything to give her twin toddler daughters a name–except marry Dane Morgan! He wants to play house for a year to appease his father, who...
| Автор | Tina Leonard |
Sassy heroines and irresistible heroes embark on sizzling sexual adventures as they play the game of modern love and lust. Expect fast paced reads with plenty of steamy encounters.Schoolteacher Christy Baker has just had a hot, intense, and fantastically sexy dream.The next morning, however, Christy learns that the delicious stranger of her hot little night-time romp is her neighbour! Lt Jason White has been enjoying naughty dreams too. Somehow, he and Christy are having mind-bendingly hot sex...
| Автор | Kathy Lyons |
Clearly gossip columnist Kayla Jones, aka Ms. Rumor-Has-It, can't stand Noah Whittaker's type: old-money, charming and rarely without a beauty on his arm.The only thing he's good for is juicy fodder for her column. But word is he's about to get even! He'll give her the biggest scoop of the season that could promote her to big-time reporter if she'll dig a little deeper and get to know the real him. But can she keep her emotional distance from a man famous for being...
| Автор | Anna DePalo |
Ministeerium ja ülikool – linn ja maa – valikuvõimalused ja nende puudumine. Lugeja ees on kaks peaaegu paralleelselt kulgevat elu ja peategelaste võimetus selles elus ettetulevaid vastikuid stsenaariumeid vältida. Ühelt poolt on see lugu üksindusest, töötusest ja depressioonist. Teiselt poolt on see aga lugu seotusest, sõprusest ja võimalusest oma elumustreid muuta. „Vihmasaatjad” on Tänapäeva 2011. aasta romaanivõistluse võidutöö.
| Автор | Janka Lee Leis |
Raplas elava autori debüütromaan, mille tegevus toimub 1978. aasta sügisel Lõuna-Eestis. Erinevates liinides käsitletakse tollast elu, kus peategelasteks on uue haigla ehitamise eest vastutav mees ja kohalik günekoloog, kuid peale selle räägitakse ka nõukogudeaegsest meditsiinisüsteemist, metsavendlusest ja KGB-st ning paljudest muudest teemadest.
| Автор | Avo Kull |
Kui raha ei jätku isegi teise kokteili jaoks, on olukord tõsine ja midagi tuleb kiiresti ette võtta. Kuid mida? Pangarööv? Väljapressimine? Kaubamajavargus?… Aga siiski on midagi, mis sobib suurepäraselt viiele noorele veetlevale daamile. Midagi, mis on lõbus ja ohutu. Ohutu?
| Автор | Chris Forester |
The Capulets and the Montagues had nothing on the Ryders and the Morgans! But despite the fact that each one was from one of the rival ranching families, Jenny Ryder and Win Morgan had a passionate summer affair four years ago – one that resulted in pregnancy.They got married and promptly lost the baby. Heartbroken, Jenny let herself be talked into divorcing Win… without ever having revealed the marriage to her family – or his. Now Jenny's back, and one impulsive night means that Jenny and...
| Автор | Susan Crosby |
Is lasting love on the menu?Hotelier Harper Fontaine only wants one thing in life: to take over her family's business empire. And she won't let celebrity chef Ashton Croft screw up the new restaurant in her Vegas showcase. Getting the adventurer to meet deadlines is hard enough, but turning down the flame on their uncontrollable chemistry soon proves impossible!Ashton has traveled the world but has never encountered a delicacy as delicious as Harper. Sure, what happens in Vegas stays...
| Автор | Cat Schield |
Penny Jordan needs no introduction as arguably the most recognisable name writing for Mills & Boon. We have celebrated her wonderful writing with a special collection, many of which for the first time in eBook format and all available right now.Heather dreaded seeing Kyle Bennett again. Six years ago, her stupid, childish jealousy had driven him away from the only home he had ever known. But for her father's sake, now she must ask for his help."What are you asking me for, Heather?" he...
| Автор | Пенни Джордан |
All his life Mark Collins has been fighting for a place to belong.Now just when he thinks the hard-earned family business is within reach, his adoptive grandfather's will has named a challenger. Leanne Fairbanks belongs in Collins Company as much as Mark does–and she's just as determined to become its next CEO. Until her handsome rival starts arousing feelings that have nothing to do with business.With a lot more than who's going to be boss at issue, Leanne has to decide whether...
| Автор | Megan Kelly |
Welcome to the fashion event of the season…Mimi Ryan’s debut fashion show is her dream come true! She owes it to every girl who ever donned her mum’s high heels or sat at a sewing machine until four a. m. to make it a success. And if she’s being a little bossy towards Hal Langdon, the grumpy photographer, he will just have to live with it!What is this adrenaline junkie doing at a London fashion show anyway? He looks as if he’d be more comfortable climbing up a mountain, or – with those eyes and...
| Автор | Nina Harrington |