Showing results for "Jim" in Romantic Suspense

When Detective Logan Riske goes undercover to find Pepper Yates, a potential link to his best friend's unsolved murder, he vows to gain her cooperation by any means necessary. But the elusive beauty is more suspicious - and in far more danger - than he expected. And the last thing Logan needs is to start caring for her.... Pepper has spent the past five years dodging the corrupt club owner who will stop at nothing to keep her silenced. She can trust no one, not even the handsome new "construction worker" who's moved in next door.

Ein unmoralisches Angebot? Nicht mit Sue! Doch so unmoralisch ist das Angebot, welches der Geschäftsmann Jim ihr macht, gar nicht. Ihre Bruchbude an Wohnung und den schlecht bezahlten Job im Diner lässt sie hinter sich und zieht mit ihren paar Habseligkeiten in Jims Anwesen in Port Washington. Aus anfänglichem Unbehagen entwickeln sich bald Gefühle, welche Sue nicht für möglich gehalten hat. Womit Jim sein Geld verdient, weiß sie nicht, nur, dass sie es gut hat bei ihm – so gut wie nie zuvor in ihrem Leben. Dann taucht unerwartet Frank in ihrem Leben auf.

Anne Ashburn is a woman consumed - by her bitter family legacy, by her scorched career as a firefighter, by her obsession with department bad boy Danny McGuire and by a new case that pits her against a fiery killer. Strong-willed Anne was fearless and loved the thrill of fighting fires, pushing herself to be the best. But when one risky decision at a warehouse fire changes her life forever, Anne must reinvent not only her job but her whole self.

Darius son of Marklon isn't looking for love the night destiny comes to claim him. He's also not interested in crashing his new car. But when a human woman runs out into the road and he must swerve to avoid killing her, everything goes off course. Disillusioned by his King's lack of leadership and the losses in the war against the Lessening Society, Darius finds purpose in protecting a woman he cannot make his own. Love finds a way, however—until the truth of what he is comes out and she leaves him in horror.

Romantic Times Career Achievement Award winner Lori Foster pens steamy adventures that are frequent New York Times best-sellers. In A Perfect Storm, bounty hunter Spencer Lark finally has the bait he needs to expose a dangerous smuggling ring - the beautiful Arizona Storm. Haunted by her past, Arizona welcomes the opportunity to settle the score. As their attraction for one another grows, Spencer realizes he’ll do anything to keep Arizona from becoming a victim again.

To bring down a sleazy abduction ring, Lieutenant Margaret "Margo" Peterson has set herself up as bait. But recruiting Dashiel Riske as her unofficial partner is a whole other kind of danger. Dash is 6'4" of laid-back masculine charm, a man who loves life - and women - to the limit. Until Margo is threatened, and he reveals a dark side that may just match her own. Beneath Margo's tough facade is a slow-burning sexiness that drives Dash crazy. The only way to finish this case is to work together side by side - skin to skin.

Meine Schatten sind dunkler als du denkst. Ein einziger verbotener Kuss stellt Maddies Leben auf den Kopf. Als sie ihrem besten Freund Jax kurz vor dessen Hochzeit näherkommt, wird sie von ihren Emotionen überwältigt. Schmerzlich wird ihr bewusst, dass ihre Gefühle für ihn viel tiefer gehen als nur Freundschaft. In dem verzweifelten Versuch, die Hochzeit nicht zu gefährden, ergreift sie die Flucht und schwört sich, niemals zurückzukehren. Doch das Schicksal hat andere Pläne mit ihr. Unerwartet führt es sie zurück in die Vergangenheit.

Mein Name ist Jelly Bean, aber er nennt mich "Happy". Willkommen in meiner rosaroten Zuckerwattewelt, die es mir ermöglicht, den tiefsitzenden Schmerz und die immer wieder aufkeimenden Qualen zu vergessen und in Schach zu halten – bis er sie betritt. Er passt genauso wenig in mein Leben wie die Liebe. Es war keine Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Es war Neugier. Seine grimmige Art, die dunklen Anzüge und diese gruselige Maske. Ich spüre ihn, ohne dass er mich berührt und ich folge seinen Befehlen, auch wenn er schweigt. Dabei sollte ich mich fürchten.

Crystal. Was verbirgst du hinter deinen geheimnisvollen Augen und dem grimmigen Gesichtsaudruck? Du bist mein Boss, aber kannst mich nicht ausstehen. Zumindest denke ich das. Doch dann wieder merke ich deine brennenden Blicke auf mir, die etwas ganz anderes erzählen. Dieses Katz-und-Maus-Spiel macht mich wahnsinnig und dennoch bin ich viel zu neugierig, um nicht mitzuspielen. Ich hätte es lassen sollen. Denn wie gefährlich dein Spiel wirklich ist, wird mir erst klar, als es schon lange zu spät ist.

Meine Welt zersplitterte, als ich die Wahrheit erkannte. Ich dachte immer, ich hätte alles unter Kontrolle. Als Cop nehme ich es mit dem Gesetz nicht ganz so genau. Dann verschwindet mein Bruder und alles deutet auf die brasilianische Mafia hin. Ich gehe über Leichen, um das Rätsel zu lösen. Dann treffe ich sie. Uns verbindet pure Leidenschaft, und doch trennt uns grenzenloser Hass. Lügen und Tod pflastern unsere Wege. Wem kann ich jetzt noch trauen? Am Ende stellt sich mir nur eine elementare Frage: Werde ich heil aus der ganzen Sache herauskommen, oder wird sie diejenige sein, die mein Todesurteil unterzeichnet?

Born into a life of crime, Mitya Amurov has had a hard life, and his leopard has developed into a feral beast to protect him. It's constantly trying to claw its way to the surface - until a chance encounter with a stranger instantly calms the predator inside him. While Mitya wants Ania desperately, it's only a matter of time before his past catches up with him, and he'd rather die than put her in danger. But Ania is dealing with dangers of her own.

On a rescue mission in the heart of the Indonesian jungle, Dr. Draden Freeman and his GhostWalker team need to extract the wounded as quickly as possible - or risk spreading a deadly virus unleashed by a terrorist cell. When Draden gets infected, he forces his team to leave him behind. He won’t risk exposing anyone else. He intends to find the ones responsible and go out in a blaze of glory. Shylah Cosmos’ mission is to track the virus and remain unseen. Her enhanced senses tell her that the gorgeous man eradicating the terrorists one by one is a GhostWalker.

On Bryan Cavanagh's birthday, a sealed letter from Rome arrives, bearing the arms of the ancient house of the Farnese di Mongrifone. Affectionate, even imperious, it is a summons from the woman he loved - and lost - in the turbulent, opportunistic world of postwar Europe.

Heavyweight fighter Denver Lewis plays real nice, but he doesn't share. That's why he's been avoiding top-notch flirt Cherry Peyton. But a man can resist those lush curves for only so long. Their encounter surpasses all his fantasies, bringing out protective urges that Cherry's about to need more than she knows...

A surprise inheritance reunites a mixed martial arts fighter with the woman he's never forgotten in the first in a smoldering new series from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster Cannon Colter is quintessential hero material: chiseled jawline, shredded body-the works. He's also the guy who rescued Yvette Sweeny from kidnappers, only to put an end to her romantic dreams.

She may be aloof, and more pretty than gorgeous, but Alani Rivers is the kind of woman a hot-blooded mercenary can't forget, no matter how hard he tries. So when Jackson Savor wakes up next to the naked, sleeping beauty with no memory of what happened he knows he's been drugged - even if Alani...

Lori Foster’s steamy romances have earned her a place on the New York Times and USA Today best-seller lists. Trace of Fever stars Trace Rivers, a private mercenary looking for vengeance after his sister’s kidnapping. Trace has targeted human trafficker Murray Coburn as the man responsible, but his plans for payback get complicated when Coburn’s beautiful daughter turns up.

When the world devolved into chaos and fire, Alpha wolf King kept his territory from collapsing. Now, every day it seems there's a new challenge—rogue witches, treacherous vampires, evil dragons. But his biggest threat is Aurora. Unique, magical, a female who sees him, the male, and not simply the Alpha in charge. But she's thrown up so many walls that he's afraid he'll never be able to break through to the woman behind them.

Mein Kopf- sagt: Lauf! Mein Herz – schreit: Kämpfe! Und mein Verstand bettelt – bleib, wo du bist, wenn du nicht ins Gras beißen willst! Eine geladene Waffe des wohl bekanntesten Mafia-Bosses, sollte Warnung genug sein, dass er nicht zu Scherzen aufgelegt ist. Wie konnte ich auch so dumm sein, zu glauben, wenn ich meiner Freundin zur Flucht verhelfe, dass es keine Konsequenzen haben wird? Nun stehe ich hier am Altar und nehme ihren Platz ein, obwohl ich ihn am liebsten töten möchte. Wie nur soll ich diesem Albtraum entfliehen? Auftakt der neuen Until You (Mafia) Reihe von Melina Fenja Perrson.

Torpedo Ink is Aleksei “Absinthe” Solokov’s whole life. They’re his brothers, his family - his everything. But that doesn't stop him from wanting something that only belongs to him. That’s why the tough biker has spent the last six weeks at the library, reading every book he can get his hands on and watching the prim and proper librarian who makes his blood rush. For the past six weeks, Scarlet Foley has been fantasizing about the handsome, tattooed man whose eyes follow her every move. But Scarlet has a plan to carry out, and she can’t afford any distractions.