Showing results for "By Heart" in Action & Adventure

Eisa's life is one of pain and cruelty. Living in servitude, she grapples daily with an illness for which there is no cure and abuse at the hands of the man who has owned her since she was a child. When Arik, the silver-eyed second-in-command of the king's dragon-bonded warriors, makes her a deal she can't refuse, Eisa finds herself hurtling toward a destiny she never would have chosen.

As the royal physician of a tiny, windswept island, eighteen-year-old Isabel spends her days trying to keep the queen from dying and the mad king from streaking naked down the halls. But when her best friend is found murdered on the beaches, her world is ripped apart. Desperate for answers, she discovers a stash of letters that reveal a terrifying truth: the neighboring kingdom of Volgaard possesses a kingdom-shattering weapon and is poised to conquer everything in its path.

In this heart-stopping installment in the New York Times best-selling Immortals After Dark series, a vampire swordswoman and a ruthless sorcerer become inmates in a hellplane prison.

All she wants is a choice in her future pack, and she refuses to be a bargaining chip at the hands of powerful men. She won't settle for anything less than true love. Running away and taking a job at the exclusive, high-end, Omega club, the High Roller, seems like the only way she can find some freedom. But when a striking man steals her attention on her first night working at the club, everything flips upside down. What starts as an exclusivity contract turns into so much more. The pack she was running from might just be the one she falls for or winds up destroying.

Mische lost everything when she was forcibly Turned into a vampire—her home, her humanity, and most devastating of all, the love of the sun god to whom she had devoted her life. Now, sentenced to death for murdering the vampire prince who turned her, redemption feels impossible. But when Mische is saved by Asar, the bastard prince of the House of Shadow with a past as brutal as his scars, she's forced into a mission worse than execution: a journey to the underworld to resurrect the god of death himself.

Ellaria wünscht sich nur eines: geliebt und von ihrem Volk akzeptiert zu werden. Als plötzlich ein feindlicher Fae in ihrem Reich auftaucht und ihr das Unmögliche offenbart, gerät ihre Welt und alles, an das sie glaubt, ins Wanken. Durch einen schweren Verrat eines geliebten Menschen wird sie auf die gefährlichste Probe ihres Lebens gestellt und sieht sich gezwungen, sich mit dem Fae zu verbünden.

Now a USA TODAY bestseller! From mega-bestseller and TikTok sensation Mia Sheridan comes an all-new epic second-chance romance with an unexpected and gritty speculative twist. When the world is plunged into darkness, Who would you turn to? Amid the sun-drenched orange groves of California...

In a single devastating morning, August's life crumbles. His covert assignment derails disastrously as the family he's meant to safeguard falls prey to the ruthless Cooper River Cartel. The tragedy deepens when a little girl vanishes without a trace, leaving behind nothing but her favorite teddy bear—a silent witness to a kidnapping that makes no sense. As a former SEAL, August grapples with his failure and imagines killing those who broke everything he was supposed to protect.

Forest Ranger Nat Evans is perfectly happy with the safe haven she has created in the Adirondack Forest and her life fighting forest fires, aiding stranded and injured hikers, and policing the waters of Lake George, New York. She has a good friend with uncomplicated benefits, and romance with a much younger woman is not on her to-do list. After losing everything that matters, Vic O’Brien takes a seasonal position on the Water Patrol unit while she figures out her life.

After discovering her fiancé's ultimate betrayal, Emery Reed returns to the only place that ever felt like home. Her family's crumbling farm in Hartson's Creek. She tells everyone she's just here for the summer. But what she doesn't say is that the wedding's off. Or that the life she spent ten years building is gone. Most days, it's all she can do to breathe under the weight of everyone's expectations. Then she meets him. Hendrix Hartson. The grumpy, tattooed neighbor who's just as guarded as she is broken. And he makes her feel something she thought she'd lost for good. Hope.

Brielle Holberry finds herself in a complicated mess when she moves to a new city to scrub herself of her past. Though she becomes the nurse to the notorious Afton 'Adders'. The family has earned their name throughout Lockham, England, for being ruthless Peaky Blinders. Her circumstances turn grave as she falls into the crosshairs of Everett Afton, and he refuses to let his newfound obsession go. Once he learns of her dark secret, will she be struck by the top Adder himself?

Elle cherche la vérité. Il veut la protéger. Ensemble, ils affronteront l'impensable. Devenir un Navy SEAL était un rêve pour moi. C'est désormais une réalité. Mais tous les rêves ont un prix, et le mien me coûte cher. Très cher. J'ai perdu Danny, alias Phoenix, mon frère d'armes et meilleur ami, tombé dans une embuscade. Avant de mourir, il m'a fait jurer de ne jamais toucher à sa petite sœur, Ariana. J'ai tenu bon pendant 7 ans, mais aujourd'hui Ariana est revenue dans ma vie.

Archeologist Kelly Pierce lives for adventure, weaving a tapestry of exploration, seeking out artifacts that whisper stories of the past. Always ready for the next expedition, she never thought Oklahoma would be on her map. Shawn Scott thrives in predictability. As director of Descriptive Statistics, numbers are her world, but people? They're a puzzle. So, collaborating with a British archaeologist is an incongruous with her routine as a desert oasis in the Arctic.

A treasure hunter and the bestselling adventure novelist who broke her heart after one successful expedition reunite for a summer to search for lost riches. Treasure hunter Stella Moore dreams of having it all—wealth, love, and a flourishing career—but knows she’ll never be that lucky...

Be thrilled by this classic romantic suspense! Reformed cat burglar Clea Rice has witnessed enough crime to put her on the straight and narrow. But little does she suspect that her search for justice will land her in the arms of a wealthy English gentleman. As her attraction to Jordan Tavistock...

Eine dunkle Vergangenheit. Unbeantwortete Fragen. Düstere Geheimnisse. Eigentlich wollte ich mich mit dem Auftrag in Schottland ablenken. Die Biografie eines reichen Geschäftsmannes zu schreiben ist perfekt, um mich endlich wieder auf meine Karriere zu konzentrieren. Doch auf dem Anwesen der Familie Corbett wird schnell klar, dass ich dort absolut unerwünscht bin. Vor allem das Verhalten der Brüder Tavish und Ruskin lässt mich an meinem Verstand zweifeln, und ich will bereits wieder nach Hause aufbrechen, als ich endlich die Wahrheit erfahre.

Drop-dead-gorgeous Ethan Chambers loves his life as Hollywood's most eligible—and elusive—bachelor. Plus, the talented actor has just gotten an offer he can't refuse: a starring role on TV's hit medical drama. But it's the show's sultry makeup and wardrobe director who's got his pulse...

Tech genius Falin Sinclair thought she'd dated every type of guy out there until she met Jasper Shea. Golden boy looks, killer instincts, and a battle with addiction he can't quite win. He's a walking contradiction, and she's determined to unravel his mystery. Jasper's used to being the charmer, the adrenaline junkie who can talk his way out of anything. But Falin's sharp wit and even sharper mind leave him scrambling to keep up. As they dive deeper into New York's underworld, their explosive chemistry becomes impossible to ignore.

I always believed in fate. But I never expected fate to come in the form of four archangels, watching me from the shadows, guarding me from threats I didn't even know existed. Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, and Michael. Warriors. Protectors. Divine beings who had no business being in my world. And yet, they whispered of bloodlines long buried, of ancient power hidden within me, power that made me a target. A force that, if awakened, could change everything. They were meant to watch me, nothing more. But the longer we fought against what pulled us together, the harder it became to resist.

A sparkling grand finale to USA Today bestselling author Gina Conkle’s Scottish Treasures series with one last daring heist orchestrated by a brave Scotswoman and the man she never meant to fall for. A Lost Treasure Corset maker Mary Fletcher lives a life of duty to her sister, her league, and...