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Faustine - Tome 4

Autor: Christina Schwab

Número de Páginas: 261

Découvrir l'Amérique, c'est le rêve de Faustine. Pour être servie, elle va être servie. Quel peuple aux mœurs étranges. Qu'est-ce qui se cache derrière tous ces sourires Colgate ? Pourquoi travaillent-ils autant ? Le rêve américain: mythe ou réalité ? Et les pauvres, alors ? Pendant quelques années Faustine baignera dans le jazz, le travail, la cuisine, les amis et les voyages. Ce qu'elle a toujours voulu vivre ? Peut-être, mais pas forcément comme ça. Parfois la pilule est amère. Heureusement, elle finit par obtenir ce qu'elle veut, une légitimation et...

Christina North

Autor: Eleanor A. Towle

Número de Páginas: 336

Chance

Autor: Christina Ross

Número de Páginas: 191

Une nuit avec lui a réveillé mes sens. Une nuit avec lui a tout remis en question. Tout ce que je pensais savoir sur moi. Mon nom est Abby Evans. J'ai été éduquée par une mère qui vit dans la peur de Dieu et qui est déterminée à me transformer en la jeune fille sage qu'elle a toujours voulu que je sois. Elle y a réussi pendant 25 ans. Jusqu'à ce soir-là… Ce soir-là, où j'ai eu une aventure d'une nuit avec un étranger. Et déjà, je sens quelque chose en moi qui essaye de se libérer.

Come to the Edge

Autor: Christina Haag

Número de Páginas: 306

The Love Story of JFK Jr. and Christina Haag • New York Times bestseller When Christina Haag was growing up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, John F. Kennedy, Jr., was just one of the boys in her circle of prep school friends, a skinny kid who lived with his mother and sister on Fifth Avenue and who happened to have a Secret Service detail following him discreetly at all times. A decade later, after they had both graduated from Brown University, Christina and John were cast in an off-Broadway play together. It was then that John confessed his long-standing crush on her, and they embarked on a five-year love affair. Glamorous and often in the public eye, but also passionate and deeply intimate, their relationship was transformative for both of them. Exquisitely written, Come to the Edge is an elegy to first love, a lost New York, and a young man with an enormous capacity for tenderness, and an adventurous spirit, who led his life with surprising and abundant grace.

The Garden Collection

Autor: Christina Thompson , Andrea Thompson

Número de Páginas: 416

A few words of encouragement can stay with you for a lifetime. Robert and Brianna's childhood friendship grew into respect for each other and their ideas. Robert gave her the confidence to stand up for herself. Brianna helped him see his artistic potential and encouraged him to travel for his inspiration. He found it in the letters she wrote. Now struggling to care for her six-year-old half-sister, Chloe, after their mother abandoned them, Brianna Carlson receives news that her abusive stepfather will be released from prison. Still limping from a once broken leg, she's terrified he'll come back to hurt Chloe this time. She decides to leave town. While traveling for his family's jewelry business, Robert Donovan designed The Garden Collection, his newest line of necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Returning home, he discovers Brianna had lied in every letter she sent. She never received any of his. Before he can demand answers, she disappears without Chloe. As Robert learns about Brianna's life during his absence, he sets out to find her and convince her to trust him again.

For Christina's Sake

Autor: Sylvia Willis Lett

Número de Páginas: 328

The Making of Christina

Autor: Meredith Jaffe

Número de Páginas: 518

"Interior designer Christina Clemente is caught off guard by an intense affair with her charismatic client, Jackson Plummer. He quickly becomes the cure to Christina's loneliness and a surrogate father to her young daughter Bianca. When Jackson suggests moving to a rundown farm in the mountains, Christina soon forgets her initial hesitation and absorbs herself in restoring the rambling century-old house, Bartholemews Run, becoming obsessed with solving its mysterious history. But while living on the isolated farm, her once effervescent child transforms into a quiet sullen teenager and Christina increasingly struggles to connect with her. Because Bianca has a secret. And the monstrous truth threatens to destroy them all."

Saving Chelsea

Autor: Christina Collins

Número de Páginas: 132

Alicia Di' Amato thinks she's got her life all figured out until her presumably "Well put together" best friend Morgan, has a psychotic break and looses everything. This causes Alicia to take a long hard look at herself in the mirror in an event to not end up the same way but, to her surprise the person staring back is a child who needs her help far more than she ever could imagine.

Come to the Edge

Autor: Christina Haag

Número de Páginas: 304

The Love Story of JFK Jr. and Christina Haag • New York Times bestseller When Christina Haag was growing up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, John F. Kennedy, Jr., was just one of the boys in her circle of prep school friends, a skinny kid who lived with his mother and sister on Fifth Avenue and who happened to have a Secret Service detail following him discreetly at all times. A decade later, after they had both graduated from Brown University, Christina and John were cast in an off-Broadway play together. It was then that John confessed his long-standing crush on her, and they embarked on a five-year love affair. Glamorous and often in the public eye, but also passionate and deeply intimate, their relationship was transformative for both of them. Exquisitely written, Come to the Edge is an elegy to first love, a lost New York, and a young man with an enormous capacity for tenderness, and an adventurous spirit, who led his life with surprising and abundant grace.

Dealing with It and Other Stories

Autor: Christina Channelle

Número de Páginas: 328

A collection of short stories and novellas by Christina Channelle which includes: "Dealing With It, Those Four Letter Words, Dealing With It Too, Reap, " and the companion novella to the Blood Crave Series, "Fallen Tears." Five stories of girls just ... dealing with it.

Christina's Awakening

Autor: Blakely St. James

Número de Páginas: 256

The search for her missing friend, magazine editor Signe Dubonnet, leads millionaire playgirl Christina Van Bell into the world of pleasure cults where unrestrained sexual pursuits are the means toward personal fulfillment, well-being, and problem-solving.

The Story of Christina and I

Autor: Christina & Edward Sledge

Número de Páginas: 178

Lead by destiny, experience the true love story of two Brooklyn high school sweethearts as they navigate life and love. Share their heartaches and blessings. One was encircled by poverty, crime, sex, drugs and alcohol. The other was raised by a tight knit family, filled with happy experiences, and positive role models.Eddie, from Flatbush and Canarsie, tries to survive in his drug and crime ridden neighborhood. While Christina is from Crown Heights destined for higher education and success, struggles to stay focused on her plan to achieve her dreams. They constantly cross paths unknowingly to finally begin their endearing love story. Their union is so powerful that they are able to conquer any obstacle they encounter and turn it into success. Their story is one of resolve and resilience. A real-life urban fairytale that compels you to find out how they finally get to their happily ever after...Click "Buy Now" to find out how they get to their happily ever after

Endocrinología clínica de Dorantes y Martínez

Autor: Alicia Yolanda Dorantes Cuéllar , Cristina Martínez Sibaja , Alfredo Ulloa Aguirre

Número de Páginas: 1936

Endocrinología clínica de Dorantes y Martínez, 5ª edición, es una obra que incluye los temas más importantes y relevantes de una especialidad en constante desarrollo y evolución. Debido a los grandes avances en tecnología médica, biología molecular y genómica, la endocrinología ha tenido un progreso asombroso manifestado por nuevas estrategias y aplicaciones en el diagnóstico y tratamiento que se han traducido en beneficios patentes para la salud de poblaciones y de los pacientes en particular. La estructura de la obra incluye los fundamentos fisiológicos del sistema endocrino, abordaje de la patología organizada por órgano endocrino y capítulos de gran relevancia y utilidad clínica debido a sus importantes implicaciones en la salud pública actual, como síndrome metabólico en niños, genética de la diabetes mellitus y disruptores endocrinos. Esta edición de la obra, avalada por la Sociedad Mexicana de Nutrición y Endocrinología A.C., se refuerza como una guía sólida y confiable para el médico en formación o en práctica así como un excelente recurso de consulta y actualización para el profesional de la endocrinología.

Lost in Static

Autor: Christina Philippou

Número de Páginas: 0

Sometimes growing up is seeing someone else's side of the story. Four stories. One truth. Whom do you believe? Callum has a family secret. Yasmine wants to know it. Juliette thinks nobody knows hers. All Ruby wants is to reinvent herself. They are brought together by circumstance, torn apart by misunderstanding. As new relationships are forged and confidences are broken, each person's version of events is coloured by their background, beliefs and prejudices. And so the ingredients are in place for a year shaped by lust, betrayal, and violence... Lost in Static is the gripping debut from author Christina Philippou. Whom will you trust?