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Author
Series
[Spanish love deception volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Rosie Graham has a problem. A few, actually. She just quit her well paid job to focus on her secret career as a romance writer. She hasn't told her family and now has terrible writer's block. Then, the ceiling of her New York apartment literally crumbles on her. Luckily she has her best friend Lina's spare key while she's out of town. But Rosie doesn't know that Lina has already lent her apartment to her cousin Lucas, who Rosie has been stalking--for...
3) Long shot
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Fred Flarsky reunites with his first crush, one of the most influential women in the world, Charlotte Field, he charms her. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly.
Publisher
Starz Originals
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Gaius Claudius Glaber is dead. The rebellion has swelled to thousands of freed slaves, and Spartacus, alongside his generals Crixus, Gannicus and Agron, prepares for war with Rome. The Roman Senate turns to Marcus Crassus, a wealthy, strategic politician, for aid. With a young Julius Caesar as an ally, Crassus must crush the rebellion.
7) Bumblebee
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Charlie Watson discovers and repairs an old Volkswagen Beetle as a way to remember her father and stake her independence from a stepfather she abhors, with only the music of The Smiths and the unrequited crush of the boy-next-door for friends. When she discovers the VW Bug is actually an alien robot on a reconnaissance mission for the rest of his race, the two form a bond which eventually has her putting her life on the line against evil alien robots,...
Author
Publisher
V&R Editoras
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
Establecido en el siglo XVIII, Henry "Monty" Montague es un sęor brit̀nico bisexual que est̀ muy enamorado de su mejor amigo Percy. Durante un viaje de un ąo por toda Europa, decide coquetear con Percy de Par̕s a Roma. Una decisi̤n imprudente lo obliga a reevaluar su vida y su relaci̤n con su amigo.
Henry "Monty" Montague was bred to be a gentleman. His passions for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
It's all about love and holiday cheer in London. The Prime Minister is smitten with his caterer; a widower's young son nurses the ultimate schoolboy crush; a writer falls for his Portuguese housekeeper; a devoted wife and mother copes with her potentially unfaithful husband; and a lovelorn American is desperately attracted to a colleague.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Rachel is a generous and loyal pal to her engaged best friend Darcy. But after celebrating her 30th birthday, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in the arms of Dex, the guy she's had a crush on since law school, and who happens to be Darcy's fiancé. In the frantic weeks leading up to Darcy's wedding, Rachel finds herself caught between her longtime friendship with Darcy and the prospect of losing the love of her life.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.
13) Dear Emma
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The debut novel from the author of the popular memoir Never Have I Ever. College junior Harriet, the anonymous creator of the advice column Dear Emma, imparts weekly wisdom to the students around her struggling with relationships, academics, and existential crises. But her own life isn't in such great shape, especially since her Spanish Civilization classmate and crush Keith has gone radio silent on her. When she learns that Keith is dating beautiful...
Author
Publisher
FaithWords, a division of Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"¡Manténgase en el proceso de crecimiento divino y aproveche las experiencias aplastantes de la vida que convierten la presión en poder! En este perspicaz libro, el autor número uno del New York Times, T. D. Jakes, lucha con preguntas tan antiguas como: ¿Tenemos que sufrir tantas pérdidas en esta vida para madurar en nuestra fe? ¿Por qué un buen padre permitiría que sus hijos sufrieran tanto dolor, injusticia y angustia? En su mayor entrega...
15) The collection
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
When Elena is talked into attending an underground warehouse party with her friends, she finds herself caught in a nightmarish trap where the revelers are mowed, sliced, and crushed to death by a macabre series of contraptions operated by a masked psychopath.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
From Rachel's crush on her new, younger assistant to her pregnancy; from Monica's wedding plans to her wedding ceremony; from Phoebe's secret cookies recipe to her secret kiss with Rachel; from Joey's laugh finding Rachel's dirty book to his movie collaboration with Oldman; from Chandler's strained smile in pictures to his runaway marriage plan; from Ross's nap with Joey to his crush on a cousin ... and that is just for starters.
19) Onion skin
Author
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions an imprint of IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Rolando's job was crushing his soul... and then it crushed his hand. Now he can barely get out of the house, marathoning TV and struggling to find meaning. Nera is a restless spirit who loves to taste everything life can offer, but sleeps in a broken-down food truck and can't see a way to make her dreams come true. When their paths cross at a raucous rock show, the magical night seems to last forever. Together they throw caution to the wind, fix up...
20) Larry Crowne
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher. Now this simple guy will discover that when you think everything worth having has passed you by, you just might find your reason to live.
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