Resultado de "Mônica" em Todas as categorias

"Un esprit de la forêt. Voilà ce qu'elle avait vu. Elle le répéterait, encore et encore, à tous ceux qui l'interrogeaient, au père de Lucy, à la police, aux habitants de la réserve. Quand on lui demandait, avec douceur, puis d'une voix de plus en plus tendue, pressante, s'il ne s'agissait pas plutôt de Lucy."

Nichelle’s father lost a poker game with a high-roller player. Because he could not pay his debt, to keep from being killed, he gave his 16-year-old daughter’s hand in marriage to Miguel. She was collected by her husband-to-be and kept locked away until her 18th birthday.

Zwei Kulturen, zwei Familien, eine Verlobung: Kann das gutgehen? Yasmin und Joe haben große Pläne für die Zukunft. Doch bevor es für die beiden angehenden Ärzte ans Heiraten geht, steht das erste Kennenlernen ihrer Familien an. Und das hat es in sich. Denn während Yasmins traditionsbewusste Eltern schon bei einem Zungenkuss empört den Fernseher ausschalten, eilt Joes Mutter ein Ruf als feministische Ikone voraus. Und tatsächlich hält das Abendessen im noblen Primrose Hill überraschende Entwicklungen bereit.

La difícil situación que viven en la Galicia rural, obligará a José y Jesús a emigrar en el verano de 1931, a La Habana. Durante el trayecto en el trasatlántico Orinoco conocerán a Armando y Mara se cruzan en su camino para empezar a ser parte importante de sus vidas. La nueva tierra, llena de oportunidades, es testigo de su evolución, a base de un encomiable esfuerzo personal y de su condición de trabajadores incansables. La década de los 50 será el momento álgido en la vida de los protagonistas de esta historia.

Family separation. Kids are separated from good, law abiding, American parents and others all over the world every day through "Family Court" systems. Can you imagine what it’s like to NOT have the phone number, address, or email of your own children, and be blocked from all forms of social media? You can, if you are an alienated, erased, or amputated parent. Do you know what it’s like to enter your own child’s name into an internet search to satisfy your natural urge to know if they are dead or alive?

Nazneen's inauspicious entry to the world, an apparent stillbirth on the hard mud floor of a Bangladeshi village hut, imbues in her a sense of fatalism that she carries across continents when she is married off to Chanu. Her life in London's Tower Hamlets is, on the surface, calm. For years, keeping house and rearing children, she does what is expected of her. Yet Nazneen walks a tightrope stretched between her daughters' embarrassment and her husband's resentments.

Three strangers who also happen to be cousins: Matt. Evangelical Christian. Earnest. Film nerd. Carrying a dream to make movies—despite the future his father has planned for him. Ethan. Jewish. Gay. Sci-fi nerd. Carrying a phone that contains his entire relationship with Levi—unless they finally get to meet IRL on this trip. Oscar. Stoner. Smartass. Too cool to be a nerd. Carrying a letter that haunts him—no matter how hard he tries to escape it.

Unverschämt attraktiv, unanständig reich, ein wahrer Gentleman. All das ist Dante Cipriani äußerlich. In ihm lodert hingegen das Feuer seiner Herkunft, die um jeden Preis geschützt werden muss. Denn Gipsys haben in der High Society nichts verloren. In einer Bar in Taormina wehrt sich Carina Byron, die Tochter des Earl of Willingdon, gegen einen aufdringlichen Grapscher. Erfolglos. Kurz entschlossen gibt sie den Erstbesten als ihren Ehemann aus. Er spielt mit, lässt seine Finger durch ihre roten Haare gleiten und nennt sie Foxy.

Cuando he llegado a la redacción esta mañana juro que pensaba que sería un día tranquilo. Pero entonces viene Almudena, mi jefa, y me ofrece un puesto que nadie en su sano juicio rechazaría, y yo por ahora me considero bastante cuerda.—Para que tú puedas ocupar ese puesto, alguien debe ocupar el tuyo—ha dicho después, y yo he pensado: joder, perfecto. Almudena me entrega el currículum de la chica que ha elegido para sustituirme.—Me fío de ti—he dicho rechazando leerlo.

Timidez, ansiedad, sudores fríos … Hablar en público o frente a una cámara no resulta nada fácil y, sin embargo, hay momentos en nuestra vida donde nos vemos obligados a hacerlo y ser el centro de atención. La periodista y presentadora Mónica Martínez pasó por algo similar antes de comenzar su andadura por los platós de televisión, y tras treinta años perfeccionando sus apariciones en algunos de los programas más exitosos de nuestro país, ha desarrollado un método con el que tú también podrás gestionar tus inseguridades en ocho sencillos pasos.

Este audiolibro se trata de ti y tu poder infinito e ilimitado, que te permitirá alcanzar todos tus objetivos. Con "Mi mamá tiene la culpa", Mónica Castañeda te ayudará a descubrirlo a partir de una serie de cuestionamientos a determinadas "verdades" que das por sentadas: ¿qué es el ego?, ¿y qué es la mente?, ¿son lo mismo mente y pensamiento?, ¿somos quienes creemos ser?

¿Qué ocurre cuando nos enamoramos de una persona que sabemos que nos va a complicar la vida? Candela es una fotógrafa a la que un día se le cruza el amor y la atropella, poniéndolo todo patas arriba. Y ya nada será como antes. El responsable de ese torbellino es Manuel, un joven modelo con el que vivirá una historia de amor tan fascinante como adictiva. La emoción de losprimeros besos, la complicidad, la pasión. Pero también la angustia de quien no recibe todo lo que da. Y el apoyo incondicional y mágico de las amigas. La cara y la cruz del amor.

From the award-winning author of The One-in-a-Million Boy comes a heartfelt, uplifting novel about a chance encounter at a bookstore, exploring redemption, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing power of sharing stories.

Considering herself unsuitable for any other contribution to the war effort, Monica Dickens opts for nursing, imagining herself gliding through the wards, serene in a pure white halo cap. On enrolment, however, she is promptly stripped of all illusions. Intelligent and headstrong, Monica struggles to submit to the iron rule of the Matron and toils over the mountains of menial work that are a trainee's lot. But there are friends among the staff and patients, night-time escapades to dances with dashing army men and her secret writing project to keep her going.

England is bleeding. And there isn't a thing I can do about it. I am once again a prisoner to Wessex, captured by King Egbert because holding me hostage will bring them to him—my two Vikings who will risk heaven and earth to save me. But I don't need saving. I am Princess Emeline, and I was taught by the best, and his name . . . Skarth the Godless. The man whom I love more than anything in this world. But things begin to blur when Ulf the Bloody reminds me of the promise I made, and that promise is that I belong to him.

Growing up gifted and working-class in the foothills of the Ozarks, Monica and Darci became fast friends. The girls bonded over a shared love of learning as they navigated the challenges of their declining town and tumultuous family lives - broken marriages, shuttered stores and factories. They pored over the giant map in their classroom, tracing their fingers over the world that awaited them, vowing to escape. In the end, Monica left Clinton for university and fulfilled her dreams. Darci, along with many in their circle of friends, did not.

Working at Bliss, Sarah Harrison deals with all sorts of...interesting clientele. Yet no one sparks her interest more than Jared Gaines, the ultra-rich, ultra-sexy businessman who frequents her shop, buying delicate little “gifts” for the women in his life. But one day, Jared sends Sarah a gift from Bliss. Then another - and another. So when Sarah walks into his office demanding to know why, he makes her an offer she somehow can’t refuse: be his fake girlfriend for the weekend while attending his brother’s engagement party.

Caroline Abbott loves her job - helping engaged couples pick out the perfect save-the-date cards and invitations for their dream wedding. Working at Noteworthy means she has to deal with the occasional bridezilla, but Caroline’s always up for the challenge. Until one particular bridezilla, whose fiancé happens to be the boy Caroline shared her first kiss with, walks into the stationery store. Alexander Wilder is all grown up now, helping run his family’s successful luxury hotel chain, and is somehow even better looking than she remembers.

Eli Bennett: quarterback at our biggest rival high school and my brother’s worst enemy. So why can’t I stop thinking about him? For one, he’s totally gorgeous, and boy, does he know it. He’s an arrogant trash talker who brings drama wherever he goes. And for some reason, he’s set his sights on me.

Jake Callahan. Prince of the popular crowd. My mortal enemy. Gorgeous. All the girls want him. Quarterback. All the boys want to be his friend. He’s the most popular boy in the senior class. And he hates me. Or so I thought. What I mistook for hatred turns out to be…interest. There’s that thin line, right? It makes me crazy. I can’t stand it. Attraction, chemistry, whatever it is, I also can’t resist it. And neither can he.