Titoli in Piccoli centri e rurale

Wade Ashby doesn't let anyone in. With the death of his father and his failed marriage, plus the weight of the family business on his shoulders, Wade has plenty to deal with. He thrives on being the one constant and steady thing in his family's life and on their ranch, Silver Pines. Ivy Spencer knows two things for certain: Animals make better friends than people, and she can only count on herself. After a turbulent childhood and a string of bad luck since, Ivy is excited to start fresh at Silver Pines Ranch and live out her dream of training a racehorse en route to the Kentucky Derby.

Perché un paladino in copertina? Certamente perché si parla di Sicilia - ma tranquilli, il dialetto è poco. Quanto basta, "come il sale", secondo una lettrice di Parma. Ma c'è un altro motivo. In tutti i racconti tratti da "Pilipintò - Racconti da bagno per Siciliani e non", come questo che state per ascoltare dalla mia voce, troverete trame e capovolgimenti di prospettiva. Chi meglio di Orlando, paladino dagli occhi storti, può impersonare la capacità mediterranea di guardare le cose da più punti di vista?

Marchesa Colombi �� lo pseudonimo con cui Maria Antonietta Torriani (1840-1920) scrisse le sue opere. Questo romanzo, apprezzato da Natalia Ginzburg e da Italo Calvino, fece sì che questa scrittrice fosse apprezzata maggiormente dopo la sua morte. I suoi romanzi sono di stampo sociale e in difesa dell’uguaglianza tra donne e uomini, ma non per questo perdono la loro vivacità, umorismo e sensibilità.Cornice musicale: Musica proibita di Stanislao Gastaldon, suonata da Ivan Genesio.

Amore romantico e dramma si intrecciano in questo racconto di Grazia Deledda tratto da "Racconti Sardi". Fa da cornice un paesaggio naturale descritta con grande sensibilità e sensualità.

Laura, Nina e Azzurra hanno ereditato dai genitori una storica trattoria a San Benedetto del Tronto. Gli affari, però, non vanno come speravano, soprattutto a causa dell'ex marito di Laura, Mariano. Intenzionato a sabotare la sua attività, l'uomo le ha infatti sottratto il prezioso ricettario di famiglia e ha aperto un ristorante di lusso che propone gli stessi piatti, rivisitati in chiave gourmet.

Pearl Jenkins is a nobody. She was a woman who lived as a hermit in the woods. Then, one day, she's nowhere to be found, and all that's left is a pool of blood and a child no one knew existed, raised completely off the grid and in the grip of Pearl's manic paranoia. Kateri Fisher is used to being an outsider. Now, she's the only female detective in the tiny upstate New York town of Spring Falls, where everyone knows everyone, but no one will talk. It's fitting that she takes the case that no one else wants. But as Kateri struggles to navigate the harsh rules of a new town.

Irlanda, 1994. Nella piccola comunità cattolica della contea di Donegal non c'è casa in cui non si parli di Colette Crowley, la poetessa che ha dato scandalo lasciando marito e figli per andare a vivere con un uomo sposato a Dublino. Ora Colette è tornata, ed è decisa a riannodare i fili della sua vita precedente. Nonostante provi a essere parte attiva della comunità inaugurando un corso di scrittura, Colette deve fronteggiare il muro silenzioso di sospetto e violenza che la respinge continuamente ai margini.

Everyone remembers where they were when they heard that AJ Silver had died. In summer 1996, there was no avoiding the story that America's biggest teen pop sensation had plunged to his death on a rollercoaster at a family-run amusement park in rural England. Now, 27 years have passed, and – even if you’re too young to remember the event – you’ve probably heard AJ Silver's songs topping the charts again. So what better time to take a forensic look at what happened that summer?

Her heart is wild. Only he can capture it. When Cole Ashby is appointed Laurel Creek's interim sheriff, he is determined to prove himself as the best man for the job. A devoted single dad, his goal is to lay steady roots for his young daughter. As the daughter of a Kentucky congressman, Ginger Danforth's life has always been about neat appearances. But inside, she's dying to break free and embrace the sense of adventure that runs through her veins.

I've always done what was expected of me. Layla Birch, the good girl. Forced to grow up too fast. To take care of everything myself. I had a plan. Only, I didn't count on him. Colton Wilder, the cowboy nearly twice my age. He's my dream man. One who takes care of me, gives me a job, and makes my pulse thud harder every time he comes near. My ex-boyfriend's father. The nights are long and cold on top of this mountain. As the snow grows thicker and the tension builds between us, we're both inching closer to a line we shouldn't cross.

Daniel el Mochuelo intuye a sus 11 años que su camino está en la aldea, junto a sus amigos, sus gentes y sus pájaros. Pero su padre quiere que vaya a la ciudad a estudiar el Bachillerato. A lo largo de la noche que precede a la partida, Daniel, insomne, con un nudo en la garganta, evocará sus correrías con sus amigos - Roque el Moñigo y Germán el Tiñoso - a través de los campos descubriendo el cielo y la tierra, y revivirá las andanzas de la gente sencilla de la aldea.

My dad and I have been estranged for years, but as his only living relative, it's no surprise I inherit his massive cattle ranch when he dies. But the stipulation in his will that requires me to live on the ranch and actively manage it for a year before I can access my inheritance money. I haven't stepped foot in Hartsville, Texas, population one thousand, since my parents split when I was six. Now a city girl through and through, I never imagined having to move back to cowboy country. But I need the money to invest in my company, and a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

Un misto di romanzo epistolare e di diario, un genere indefinibile che Anton Giulio Barrili mette a testo con singolare maestria. Il protagonista, Rinaldo Morelli, appassionato della lirica di Orazio, si trova a trascorrere un'estate nel paese collinare toscano di Corsennaz. Nonostante la sua ritrosia nei confronti della gente di paese, sarà proprio Galatea a riempire i capitoli del suo indimenticabile romanzo.

Winter in Magnolia Grove means snowy streets, local cheer, and… a feud so frosty it could rival the weather. When a Polar Plunge at the annual Frost Fest ends in murder, suspicion falls on the ambitious (and some might say, cutthroat) owner of Feta & Friends.

He's hardworking, strong, and quiet. She's full of life, smiles, and laughter. When these two opposites cross paths in Three Rivers, sparks fly—but can they find lasting love when one of them isn't planning to stay? Lincoln Glover has been smitten with Misty Granger since last summer when they first met. Despite their amazing connection and fun summer romance, Misty made it clear she couldn't commit to a serious relationship without a permanent home in Three Rivers. His attempt to take things further ended in heartbreak.

Meaghan Jones is America's sweetheart—until a Hollywood scandal sends her seeking refuge in a small coastal town at her best friend's charming beach house on the Delaware shore. She's sworn off romance, but the magnetic local restaurateur she's never forgotten keeps testing her resolve—stirring feelings she thought she'd buried forever. Palmer Harding has the perfect life—until her husband drops dead. No one knows they haven't spoken in weeks. No one knows she kissed another man just days before. And no one can know the secret she's carrying now.

It's hard to truly get lost in 2025, but Arden trusted his GPS in the deep, rural woods of Georgia, where satellite signals don't reach. Now he, his wife Laurie, and their two children, traveling back home after a fun weekend away, have run out of gas next to a house displaying a very unwelcoming sign. The porch light turns on. A large man with a shotgun emerges. As he walks slowly toward their car, the family has no idea how bad their night is about to become…

I'm a liar. Proof? This smile fools everyone into thinking I've got it all together—that I'm happy, but in reality, I've been telling that lie since the day she left. The moment Ivy Cunningham ran away carrying our unborn child, I lost the man I once was and any hope in life. Sixteen years later, I'm one of Benton Falls' finest. To everyone in this small town, even my best friend, Hayes, I'm the quintessential cut-up, always ready with a joke. I take the hits, no matter who's throwing them, my brother, Hayes, or some reprobate I arrest in the line of duty.

The last person I expected to see at the funeral was Jake Blackwood—my best friend's older brother, my first love turned bearded mountain god. He brought backup. Two ex-SEALs who share his cabin in the woods. Noah is the calm in the storm. Eli's the storm itself. He blames me for the past. I blame him for that kiss in the woodshed. Then the threats started. Jake insists I stay with them. I should've said no. But I didn't. Being snowed in with a mountain man is a bad idea... Let alone three. And falling for all of them? Disastrous.

I've been Queen Bee at our theme park for ten glorious, uncomplicated years. I'm far better at creating fictional magic than real life miracles. So when Landon Arden, my best friend's twin brother and my old high school bully, starts to work at Honeywood, I'm wishing for some gift from above to fix this mess.