Showing results for "Luck" in Thriller & Suspense

New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands returns in this latest chapter of the Argeneau series with an immortal who is having a bit of bad luck while trying to woo his life mate… Alasdair MacKenzie has never once considered himself unlucky in all the centuries he’s been an immortal...

When I’m tossed into the trunk of a car, I realize that what little luck I have has finally run out—especially when I find that Tony, the man who’d abducted me, is planning on using me to get back at my father. My chances for escape look pretty bleak when I’m handcuffed to Tony’s bodyguard, an intimidating man named Shepherd who apparently loves tight shirts and seems to be amused by making my life miserable. Soon, though, I learn that Shepherd has a heart and a brain.

From New York Times best-selling author Meghan March comes the story of the ruthless, calculating billionaire Jericho Forge. India Baptiste, his latest prey, is now caught in the high-stakes game that has become her life since colliding with Forge, and she'll need the luck of the devil to survive.

He may get a second chance at his one true love—if someone doesn’t kill her first When Garrett Sterling leaves for a horseback ride through his family’s sprawling Montana property, he’s expecting a relaxing break from the construction at the Sterling guest ranch. What he gets is...

He’s hoping to bury the past. She’s ready to settle the score. The Sterling Ranch’s season opening isn’t going so smoothly. With the ranch’s lodge full of guests and a Montana blizzard threatening, Will Sterling needs help—and he needs it fast. So when his childhood friend Poppy...

He thought the past was finally behind him Shade Sterling has carried a torch for Lizzy Conners since senior year of high school. But the timing never felt right for them, especially since his ex-girlfriend, Ariel, disappeared without a trace years ago. Now, with their ten-year class reunion...

Quando Rosie Hart, giovane conduttrice radiofonica di Los Angeles, scopre di poter intervistare gli Scarlet Luck, la boyband più cool del momento, le sembra un sogno. Del resto, li segue fin dagli esordi e le loro canzoni l'hanno aiutata a superare il periodo più difficile della sua vita. Il solo pensiero di poterli finalmente incontrare la manda in fibrillazione, anche se sa bene di dover rispettare una serie di regole ferree. La più importante di queste è non toccare nessuno dei suoi membri e Rosie crede di conoscerne il motivo.

When Charlemagne (the pup) vanishes to uncover a lottery ticket alongside the road, Sally embarks on a tangled quest to reunite the ticket with its rightful owner. But time is ticking, and a mysterious, determined thief is hot on her trail. Will Sally and Joan crack the case before the ticket—or she—expires? Should she just cash it in and keep it for herself? What’s an 87-year-old spunky woman to do?

Her cats, the occasional game of keno, and the odd solo flight in her private plane would be enough for Freddie O'Neal, if she could make a living that way. Instead, she's a private investigator hired to track down Darla Hayden. The missing woman left her therapist with a pile of unpaid bills, but the therapist is less concerned about money than murder.

A beautiful young woman has an incredible story to tell: about her outlaw father, how he got busted out of jail, and then met a bloody end. Katherine Lupo believes her dad, a career train robber, was sprung by someone who wanted to set up Lupo for another crime — and then killed him when the job was done. A Texas Ranger believes her. And he turns to The Loner, a man with the guile and courage to go undercover and find out who was behind Lupo’s escape and murder.

Während die Entscheidung über den Bau der Papierfabrik in Glacy City näher rückt, versuchen sich Loreley und Logan in ihre neue Lebenssituation einzufinden. Da taucht auf einmal Logans Exfreundin Amber mit ihrem Journalistenkollegen und Liebhaber Oliver in Glacy City auf und sorgt für allerlei Unfrieden. Plötzlich steht auch noch Sam Dryer, der Vater von Annabell Fitzgeralds Tochter, in der Tür und die taffe Lokalbesitzerin ist außer sich vor Wut.

They call me Lucky. I'm one of the Devil's Riders, the inner circle of the biggest MC in Southern California. I'm just back from my final deployment. I paid my dues, and now I just want to enjoy myself. That means fast bikes, stiff drinks, and easy women. As many as I can get. At least that's what I thought I wanted. Until I see her. Working the tables at an underground gambling den run by the local mafia, Kirsten is like a beautiful rose blooming in a pile of garbage.

Rose Faraday, a gypsy fortune-teller, has succumbed to a rattlesnake bite in her own condo. After a run-in with the victim's traumatized cat, Darwin knows it was no freak accident.

Glück im Spiel - Pech in der Liebe. Seit sechs langen Jahren himmelt Maya Anders ihren Teamkollegen Phil Bukowski heimlich an. Zufrieden, ihn jeden Tag bei der Arbeit zu sehen, meint sie, sie hätte noch ewig Zeit, ihn zu einem Date zu überreden. Diese Illusion zerschlägt sich schlagartig, als Phil ohne Vorwarnung seinen Job kündigt. Trost findet sie in der Welt des Pokerspiels, wo sie durch ihr Talent für Mathematik eine unverhoffte Glückssträhne hat. Damit zieht sie jedoch die Aufmerksamkeit zwielichtiger Gestalten auf sich.

Lassiter believes that NFL superstar Thunder Thurston, murdered his wife. But the jury said "not guilty." A lawyer is supposed to let it go. Not Lassiter, who vows to become a vigilante.

Spannender Krimi mit liebenswert gezeichneten Charakteren. Eine bayerische Landrätin gerät in die Schlagzeilen - nicht wegen ihrer Politik, sondern wegen pikanter Fotos, die den Eindruck nahe legen, die populäre Politikerin habe eine Vergangenheit im Rotlichtmilieu. Handelt es sich um eine Intrige des politischen Gegners? Dann wird der Büroleiter des bayerischen Finanzministers und designierten Regierungschefs unter mysteriösen Umständen tot aufgefunden. Und aus der Redaktion des Lokalreporters Litzka stirbt überraschend der verhasste Chefredakteur Lohmann.

تدور أحداث القصة حول شخوصها وأولهم شخصٌ يدعى بائع الحظ، يأخذ جلسات كهربائية للدماغ، كان في الماضي قد اتُهم بموت أحدهم حين قفز من نافذة المستشفى فعزلوه في غرفة واعتبروا بائع الحظ سبباً في موته لفتحه النافذة حين ما كانوا يشاهدون هطول المطر، يعيش بائع الحظ وحيداً في منزلٍ خالٍ من التكنولوجيا، يبيع أوراق يناصيب قديمة لم يعد يتعامل الناس بها فيرمقونهم بنظراتهم الحادة وهو في الشارع ينادي ليبيعها، وهو مرتدياً ملابساً غريبة قديمة لا تجاري الموضة.

For best friends with vastly different fortunes, what’s left to hash out other than a forced confession at gunpoint? All that the destitute, sickly, and grieving Will demands is that monstrously successful Barry admit to draining all the luck right out of him. Like blood. As the standoff escalates, the truth is not the only thing ready to come out.

Brought to you by Penguin. When gambler and failed magician Valen Quinol is given the opportunity to play in the Forbearance Game-the invitation-only game where players gamble with secrets-he can't resist. Or refuse, as it turns out... Wedged between the empires of Cadogna and L'Ombre, tiny...