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Discover a new series from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Beautiful Disaster: a "heartbreaking and hopeful, raw and sexy" story about one woman's struggle to start over and the man determined to protect her at all costs. (Lauren Blakely, author of Part-Time Lover). Named one of...

Phillipa, Duchess of Dorsett is not your average demure lady in society. For behind her charming smile, she hides a secret and a wicked reputation. Tasked by Queen Victoria to protect the innocent, she's recruited the most formidable women of the ton - The Queen's Deadly Damsels. Lady Olivia Smithwick sold her soul to save her daughter, and in return has made an enemy of the Duchess. As they attempt their mission, together and alone, their simple deal becomes dangerously complicated.

When Ben Hammond reluctantly embarks on a pensioners’ coach tour, he is surprised to find that he has met one of his fellow passngers before. It is Miss McGuire, his former maths teacher…and she is acting rather strangely. On the journey home, Ben realises that Miss McGuire is no longer on the bus, but when he is told she stopped to visit her sister, alarm bells start ringing: Miss McGuire had no sister. Ben is compelled to investigate and, when he does, he unearths all manner of dark secrets.

Abby e Travis sono due guerrieri. Hanno sempre dovuto lottare contro chi non credeva nel loro amore. Sin dal loro primo incontro, anni prima, quando si sono scambiati parole poco amichevoli per nascondere la reciproca attrazione. Hanno superato incomprensioni, accuse, inganni, fino al giorno in cui si sono scambiati gli anelli, suggellando la promessa di restare sempre insieme, a ogni costo. Eppure il loro passato cerca ancora di dividerli.

Lady Hannah Simmons is a quintessential wallflower, unassuming, dowdy yet ignored by most. But underneath her plain exterior, Hannah is hiding a thrilling secret! Unbeknownst to the rest of the ton, she is Queen Victoria’s leading femme fatale, slipping unnoticed through the streets of London and listening to scandalous whispers from lords and ladies. But with daggers in her stockings and pistols in her pockets, Hannah's mission is to apprehend a deadly killer.

Henry Drax kennt kein Gewissen. Er ist Harpunierer auf der Volunteer, einem Walfangschiff, das von England Kurs auf die arktischen Gewässer der Baffinbucht nimmt. Ebenfalls an Bord ist Patrick Sumner, ein Arzt von zweifelhaftem Ruf, der glaubt, schon alles gesehen zu haben - nicht ahnend, dass seine größte Prüfung noch bevorsteht, nachdem er Drax einer ungeheuerlichen Tat überführt hat. Während sich der Konflikt zwischen den beiden Männern zuspitzt, wird auch der eigentliche Sinn der verhängnisvollen Expedition zunehmend klar.

October “Toby” Daye is finally doing all right. She’s settling into her new role as the Countess of Goldengreen; she’s actually dating again; she’s even agreed to take on Quentin as her official squire. Life is looking up all around - and that inevitably means it’s time for things to take a turn for the worse. Someone has kidnapped the sons of Duchess Dianda Lorden, regent of the Undersea Duchy of Saltmist. To prevent a war between land and sea, Toby must not only find the missing boys, but also prove that the Queen of the Mists was not behind their abduction.

Changeling knight in the court of the Duke of Shadowed Hills, October “Toby” Daye has survived numerous challenges that would destroy fae and mortal alike. Now Toby must take on a nightmarish new assignment. Someone is stealing both fae and mortal children — and all signs point to Blind Michael. When the young son of Toby’s closest friends is snatched from their Northern California home and his sister falls into a coma-like state, the situation becomes way too personal.

Trapped in a chaotic world of unstable women, Johanna is certain of her sanity. Yet, she is constantly faced with threats - some seek to end her life, others to love her, and some attempt to shatter her sanity. She must escape, but the outside world has already branded her a murderer. This is the gripping tale as told from the back cover of the book.

Manchester, 1867. Im Morgengrauen hängen die Rebellen. Die englische Polizei wirft ihnen vor, die "Fenians", irische Unabhängigkeitskämpfer, zu unterstützen. Eine gefährliche Machtgeste seines Vorgesetzten, findet Constable James O'Connor, der gerade aus Dublin nach Manchester versetzt wurde. Einst hieß es, er sei der klügste Mann der Stadt gewesen. Das war, bevor er seine Frau verlor, bevor er sich dem Whiskey hingab. Mittlerweile rührt er keinen Tropfen mehr an. Doch jetzt sinnen die "Fenians" nach Rache.

Liis Lindy este agent FBI. Ca să se dedice total meseriei sale, cere să fie transferată din Chicago la San Diego. Visează la promovări și laude pentru soluționarea cazurilor aparent imposibile. Agentul special Thomas Maddox este arogant, neiertător și crud. Vânează cei mai mari infractori din lume. Dar, deși a salvat multe vieți, nu poate face nimic pentru Travis, fratele său mai mic, învinuit pentru un incendiu cu zeci de victime. Thomas are o singură soluție: poate să-l recruteze pe Travis în FBI, pentru că acesta are niște conexiuni în lumea mafiei.

Welcome, fellow coffee enthusiasts, to a podcast that dives into the depths of the strange and the mysterious—the "Strange Coffee Stories" podcast! I'm your host Christina, and together, we'll embark on a journey of the macabre, the bizarre, and the inexplicable, all while sipping our favorite brews. Each episode, we'll explore a world of enigmatic tales—unsolved mysteries, bizarre occurrences, and chilling true crime stories that will send shivers down your spine. From haunted coffee houses to eerie encounters over a cup of joe, we'll uncover stories that defy logic and challenge our ...

This is the true story of Carmine Imbriale—a gambler, a brawler, a bandit, a bookie, an enforcer. For two decades, Imbriale was a street-level operative in one of the most violent crews in the Colombo Family. Now in hiding, Imbriale teams up with true-crime veteran writer Craig McGuire to take you inside the Thirteenth Avenue rackets at the height of their violence. This is the jarring account of his lawless lifestyle culminating in a gang war in South Brooklyn, from which he emerges a survivor.

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In a city that is already volatile, tensions mount after a Tory MP in Bradford Central is discredited leaving the door open for the extreme right-wing candidate, Graeme Weston, to stand in the resultant by-election. However, Graeme Weston is not what he appears to be, and with secrets jeopardising his political career, he must tread very carefully. Meanwhile, a serial killer targets Asian men who lead alternatives lifestyles and delivers his own form of torture.

What is the link between the abduction of a little girl and a dead prostitute? When the body of a prostitute is found, followed by the discovery of children locked in an attic, DI Gus McGuire is handed the case. But what at first appears to be a simple murder soon turns into an international manhunt for the members of a twisted child trafficking ring. McGuire, who is suffering with his own emotional problems, must pick his way through the web of deceit and uncover the truth in time before the body count rises. Can McGuire identify The Matchmaker before it’s too late? And can he trust those he is working with?