La Mujer de Ceniza y El Hombre Que No Podia Escribir

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Happy Doll is a charming, if occasionally inexpert, private detective living just one sheer cliff drop beneath the Hollywood sign with his beloved half-Chihuahua half-Terrier, George. A veteran of both the Navy and LAPD, Doll supplements his meager income as a P.I. by working through the night at a local Thai spa that offers its clients a number of special services. Armed with his sixteen-inch steel telescopic baton, biting dry humor, and just a bit of a hero complex, the ex-cop sets out to protect the women who work there from clients who have trouble understanding the word no. Doll gets by...

Novela del ambiente de baile berlinés Madeline Lagrange, la nieta del presidente del “club de baile Lietzensee”, ve el baile de salón únicamente como técnica cultural, que aprende sin gran ambición. Luego se encuentra con los bailarines de square dance de la asociación. Y se enamora completamente; no sólo del baile, sino también del caller del grupo, el americano Chris Rinehart. Chris queda fascinado por Madeline desde el primer momento. Pero él es el entrenador del grupo, y ella es menor de edad. Así empieza una batalla contra su creciente cariño hacia ella y le niega sus...