Showing results for "Lara" in Contemporary

Kidnapped by a boyfriend? Check. Held against her will by a serial killer? Check. Falling in love with her rescuer? Triple check. Lara thought her life was over, until her best friend showed up to save her with one of the most intriguing men she’d ever met. Owl is gentle, considerate, and he makes her feel safe. As time passes, Lara slowly begins to reclaim her life, thanks to the man who opened his heart and his home to a broken woman. But Owl doesn’t see her as damaged. He sees someone who’s gone through hell...and come out stronger on the other side.

Although the Dea Vitae cult has been evicted from Thalia Island, Lara J. Clarke and her grandfather’s eco-utopia are still in peril. Rupert’s ongoing lymphoma treatment deposits Lara at Thalia’s helm—with no idea how to navigate the rough waters. Finan is back from the mainland after two tense weeks of silence, but the sting of his unscheduled departure lingers. Lara and Finan must work with investigators, and a few unsavory players, to dismantle the sinister machinations of Dea Vitae before it destroys their blossoming romance—and the sanctity of Thalia Island herself.

Finan is gone, Jacinta has disappeared, and Lara is holding on by a thread. She will do whatever it takes to recover the other half of her heart, even if it means trusting those most unworthy of her trust. As terrible new threats burst onto the scene, Lara must rely on her Thalia Island family to bring Finan home in one piece—and save the utopia her grandfather fought so hard to create. With the curtain pulled back on incendiary secrets concealed for decades, reckoning comes from all sides: who is telling the truth, and who pays the price for the sins of our forebears?

Lara J. Clarke is used to getting her own way. Motherless at 10 and raised by her oft-absent eco-warrior/philanthropist grandfather, she lives the high life afforded by her seemingly bottomless trust fund. But then Grandfather Archibald sheds his mortal coil in a very public manner, and Lara’s privileged life is set adrift.

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Kings of Sin: arrogant, mächtig und heiß wie die Sünde. Kai Young und Isabella Valencia kommen aus unterschiedlichen Welten: Er ist der Erbe eines Multimillionen-Dollar-Unternehmens, sie arbeitet als Barkeeperin in einem exklusiven Club. Eine Beziehung zwischen ihnen ist streng verboten - und doch ist das Prickeln, das sie jedes Mal verspüren, wenn sie sich sehen, nicht zu leugnen. Als der verschlossene Geschäftsmann und die lebensfrohe Isabella der Anziehung endlich nachgeben, setzen sie damit alles aufs Spiel: ihre Existenz, ihre Familien, ihre Zukunft.

Combat veteran Gabriel Noble survived the war overseas, but the stoic Baine International security specialist is in for the fight of his life when he's tasked with "bodyguarding" beautiful lingerie designer Evelyn Beckham. But keeping Eve safe means keeping her close, and soon the lines between duty and desire begin to blur into a consuming passion too powerful to be denied. With Eve's life in escalating peril and her faith in him certain to shatter, Gabe will have to risk everything to protect her while facing the most intense fight of his life...the battle for Eve's heart.

Leidenschaft, Versuchung und Gefahr in der High Society Manhattans! Als Gabriel Noble schwer verletzt an Körper und Seele aus Afghanistan zurückkehrte, war der Milliardär Nick Baine der Einzige, der ihm eine neue Chance gab. In seinem Auftrag soll er das ehemalige Supermodel Evelyn Beckham beschützen. Doch die Mission wird zur größten Herausforderung seines Lebens, denn zum einen soll Evelyn nichts davon wissen und zum anderen verschwimmen die Grenzen zwischen Pflicht und Leidenschaft, je mehr Zeit er mit der faszinierenden jungen Frau verbringt. Spin-Off zur "100"-Trilogie.

Avery Ross is living a dream. After struggling all of her life to make ends meet, a chance meeting with a powerful, darkly handsome man has catapulted her into a dazzling new world of penthouse luxury, elegant parties, and a wild, consuming passion with her billionaire lover, Dominic Baine. Nothing is out of his reach in business or in pleasure, yet the only woman he wants is her. Nick sweeps her to sensual heights she has never dared explore, commanding her body the same way he commands her heart.

Es ist sein Spiel, doch sie ändert die Regeln... Der gefeierte Künstler Jared Rush besitzt einige der angesagtesten Nachtclubs in New York - und er hat eine Rechnung offen mit dem Sohn des Mannes, der seinen Vater in den Ruin getrieben hat. Jareds Plan: Seinem Gegenspieler beim Pokern so viel Geld aus der Tasche zu ziehen, dass er seine Schulden nicht begleichen kann. Doch der wahre Preis ist dessen Freundin, die ihm für eines seiner berühmten erotischen Gemälde Modell stehen soll. Jared ist es gewohnt, die Kontrolle zu haben und das tiefste Innere seiner Modelle zu zeigen.

She stands out like a flame in the dark. Out of place in my orbit, she is a bright splash of color in an abyss of darkness. An innocent in a den of sin. And I, Jared Rush, am a master of corruption. Like my paintings - dark, carnal images that have crowned me the king of the avant-garde art world while also making me a very rich man - I don't flinch away from my baser instincts. And now, every one of those instincts is hungry for the fresh-faced beauty who made the mistake of wandering into my lair.

What if the Lift driver who finds your cheating boyfriend's phone holds the directions to true love? 'Who are you and why do you have my boyfriend's phone?' 'He left it in my car. You must be the blonde in the red dress? I'm the Lift driver who dropped you two off earlier.' And with these words, the life of the brunette and t-shirt wearing Maya Maas is turned upside down. Having planned to surprise her boyfriend, she finds herself single and stranded in an unknown city on her birthday.

Niemand weiß von ihrer Verletzlichkeit, niemand interessiert sich für das, was hinter Livias Fassade steckt. Bis Nicolas, ihr neuer »Stiefbruder«, in ihr Leben platzt. Ein gefährliches Spiel aus Anziehung, Ablehnung und Verführung beginnt.

Emilia Sullivan kann ihr Glück kaum fassen: Sie hat eines der wenigen Stipendien für die renommierte Avondale-Academy ergattert. Als sie am ersten Abend auch noch auf den attraktiven Lucas trifft und dieser ihr Herz augenblicklich höherschlagen lässt, scheint sie ihre unglückliche Vergangenheit endlich hinter sich lassen zu können. Umso tiefer sitzt der Schock, als sie erfährt, dass ausgerechnet das Unternehmen seiner Eltern an einem tragischen Vorfall in ihrer Vergangenheit beteiligt war.

Luna è una ragazza solare che vive una vita piena in una cittadina di provincia. È cresciuta sola con suo padre dopo che sua madre Ines è stata portata via dalla malattia quando lei era piccola. È legata alla famiglia, agli amici, ama lo sport ed adora stare tra la gente. Vive seguendo le sue passioni, finché un'escalation di avvenimenti inaspettati ed incredibili sconvolge per sempre la sua esistenza spostando il suo punto di vista sull'amore, sulla vita e sulla fede. Tratto da una storia vera, questo audiolibro è stato narrato per dare forza e speranza alle persone.

Anne es tímida, soñadora y un poco torpe. Trabaja de barista en un casino (o de barwoman, como le gusta decir a ella porque suena a superheroína) y espera pacientemente un amor que no llega. A Luke no le gustan las sorpresas. Pasa sus días trazando líneas en el cielo, no porque sea un romántico, sino porque es astrónomo. Cuando recibe la noticia de que su hermano ha desaparecido y una chica estrafalaria asegura ser su viuda, cree que nada peor podría suceder.

Billionaire Dominic Baine stepped into Avery Ross' life when it was at its lowest. Obsessed with the beautiful, struggling artist, Nick was determined to have her. What began as a scorching seduction soon burned out of control, exploding into a white-hot passion neither of them could deny. Yet Nick and Avery are two damaged people, both haunted by dark secrets with the power to destroy them. And for Nick, the ugly past that shaped him cannot compare to the unforgivable deception that drives Avery from his arms, from his life.

Born and raised as an assassin in the notorious Hunter program, Breed vampire Cain has since put his skills to use as a mercenary willing to clean up any problem for a price. Or so he thought. After a job in Las Vegas strains even his dubious code of honor, Cain pulls up stakes and lands in Miami for a much-needed break. All he wants is time away to clear his head and regroup, but then a beautiful young woman is nearly killed in front of his eyes and the ruthless former Hunter becomes the only thing standing between her and a sniper's bullet.

Emma parece llevar una vida tranquila: no le gusta planchar, apenas cocina, no tiene tiempo para hacer deporte y vive con Nico desde hace nueve años. Se siente cómoda en su zona de confort y no se hace preguntas para ignorar que los primeros síntomas de una gran crisis asoman tibiamente. Hasta que se cruza en su camino un hombre que lo hace tambalear todo: Alexis, doce años mayor que ella, atractivo, seductor, poco convencional y casado.

Fiona Archer tiene un objetivo: convertirse en una periodista seria y respetada y se ha esforzado mucho para conseguirlo. Por eso no está nada satisfecha cuando el único empleo que consigue es de redactora de sociedad en la revista Madame, entrevistando a los ricos y famosos que tanto desprecia. Como Blake Swanson, por ejemplo, heredero de uno de los ranchos ganaderos más importantes del país y que, por si fuera poco, se las arregla para dejarla desnuda y temblando durante su primer encuentro… literalmente.