Showing results for "Ambition" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

I used to fantasize about meeting a masked madman who would love me endlessly and obsessively. He would look after me in a world where no one else did. He would manipulate all the strings that held up my life until I had exactly the one I wanted. And then one night, I met him. Only he wasn't the hero I always imagined he would be. When we left the forest together that night, I thought I'd escaped the villains relatively unscathed, but my true villain was the man whose arms I felt safest in.

The story of Angela Hanson, a girl from the grim NYC public housing projects, a beautiful, complex woman whose sweetly innocent ruthlessness powers her rise into the billionaire class by her early thirties. She rocketed to the top of advertising with the help of legendary adman Jack Price, her mentor-turned-lover and the married man who dumped her. Returning as the executive charged with firing Jack and hundreds of others, she destroys his career in order to make him a pawn in her high-stakes game with a flighty heiress and her billionaire septuagenarian father.

Rescuing a kidnapped aid worker is just another day at work for former special operator Dan Molina. But his mission falls apart when the woman—who once broke his heart—refuses to leave the island. Alexa Alyssandratos can’t return to her life as a nurse on the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean island, but she won't leave until she’s certain the orphans she cared for—especially one sick little girl—are safe from child traffickers. Denied their ransom, a would-be dictator and his soldiers are hunting Alexa, and Dan is the only person she can trust to protect her.

Former Army Night Stalker Rick Jordan usually has his camp for foster children to himself during the winter months. But someone has visited recently - leaving a trail of blood. One of the two clues left behind tips Rick off to the identity of his visitor, who soon turns up dead. The police deem it an accident, but Rick isn't convinced. With the help of private investigator Heather Shields, he sets out to decipher the remaining clue. Except someone doesn't want them to succeed - and will stop at nothing to keep them from finding the truth.

Lenore Hamlyn is taken in by her sympathetic landlady and is shocked when she eventually learns the source of Nan's wealth. But that life-changing revelation becomes the key to her deepest ambitions. Defiant and determined, she emerges from her working-class background to become the charismatic and calculating Anthea James, Australia's most powerful media personality. But Anthea has even greater ambitions and soon finds herself confronting rich and powerful enemies.

Une nuit de juillet, à Batz-sur-Mer, non loin de La Baule. Tout est calme, quand soudain un coup de feu déchire le silence. À première vue, l'affaire est simple : l'occupant d'une des villas de la Côte sauvage vient d'abattre, en état de légitime défense, un cambrioleur. Les gendarmes et la juge d'instruction dépêchés sur place découvrent que le propriétaire de la villa n'est autre qu'un député parisien très en vue. Ils n'ont donc pas envie de faire beaucoup de zèle. Ils prennent les déclarations du député pour argent comptant.

Our world is plagued by the devious schemes of disguised cheaters and thieves. The worst of these frauds are perpetrated by prominent figures - powerful people with sincere smiles, boundless ambitions, and flexible souls. They play on hope, fear, and pride while stealing billions right before our eyes. This is the story of one such group. Although thoroughly unpredictable, it’s inspired by true events.

Everything I've done, everything I will do, there will be no regret. The world is a vicious place for a woman. It's even crueler to the daughter of the Ceann na Conairte - discarded, married off, left powerless. But I am no ordinary daughter of the mafia. Unlike every other mafia family, my mother was Melody Callahan, Bloody Mel, the Don of the Italian Mafia, and the Don didn't raise some precious mafia princess. Bone by bone she broke me first, so no one else could - and bone by bone, I pieced myself back together.

A mindset shift is a change in your thought patterns, perspective, or attitude. It involves recognizing and challenging limiting beliefs, adopting a growth mindset, and cultivating positive habits. This transformation can help you overcome procrastination, build confidence, and achieve your goals.Strategies for Mindset Shifts1. Identify and Challenge Limiting Beliefs- Recognize negative self-talk and thought patterns- Question their validity and basis in reality- Replace them with empowering affirmations2. Practice Self-Awareness and Mindfulness- Observe your thoughts and emotions without ...

A legendary federal prosecutor and a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter bring you behind the scenes of the most shocking and important criminal cases of our time. Through unprecedented access, deep research and sardonic humor- Paul Schwartz and Jay Weaver show us in gripping detail how true crime actually happens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newly employed at Vancroft Financial, Maria Santos encounters chilling apparitions and sinister secrets linked to a "missing" 13th floor. As ghostly spirits demand justice, Maria and her colleagues must navigate corporate deceit to unveil the dark truth hidden within.

La nueva y deslumbrante novela de una de las autoras más vendidas del panorama literario internacional: un thriller absorbente que mezcla el suspense psicológico con la investigación de un misterio sin resolver. Dos niñas son obligadas a internarse en el bosque a punta de pistola. Una huye...

In the end...we all lose. How well do you think you know the Callahans? Yes, I'm asking you. Because I know you've been watching. The chaos, the violence, the love, and the madness - who could look away? Not me, for sure. My grandmother always told me...where you look is where you go. So I ask again, how well do you think you know the Callahans? Do you really think you understand Melody, Liam, or even Ethan? I have to wonder - will your mind be able to handle it?

After being let go from her secretarial job, Kimberly is left with very few options. Although she struggles to feed her child, she is wary about working for someone with whom she once had a one-night stand. Against her better judgment, she eventually finds herself sitting in Hunter's office, with a big pay raise but also with a big problem. Hunter is more flirtatious than ever.