Showing results for "Noel" in Thriller & Suspense

Quand Emma rejoint son nouveau petit ami Michael dans les Alpes pour un Noël entre amis, elle est rapidement propulsée dans un univers mêlant privilèges, fêtes et politiques. Emma est incapable de skier et se sent à l’écart de ce groupe d’amis soudés. Mais elle est bien décidée à s’y faire une place. Sans les habituelles complications d’un Noël en famille, les repas ennuyeux et les cadeaux mal choisis, le groupe remonte le temps et vit un séjour totalement débridé.

With a storm paralyzing New England, the O'Boyle household becomes prey to a pair of brutal escaped killers desperate to find refuge. Skyler O'Boyle is convinced the only way they can live through the night is by playing a daring psychological game to throw the convicts off their guard. Her one hope for rescue is that the men are unaware that her daughter, Kat, has escaped into the blizzard.

From a poor underground street fighter, I rose to fame as the world heavyweight boxing champion. No one knew I was also a monster who hunted in the shadows. Trapped in the mafia until my debts were paid. A simple deal held my freedom—unify my belts. It seemed simple until an enchanting British firecracker landed on my lap, knocking me sideways. Wanting her was dangerous for us both, but I took her anyway. Leaving me with the choice, fight for my freedom or hers. When the truth is unmasked, could she still love me? Would love be enough to battle our demons and come out on top?

A shrewd investigator and an expert marksman, Special Agent Alexandra LaDuca can handle any case the FBI gives her. Or can she? While on loan from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Alex is tapped to accompany a Secret Service team during an American Presidential visit to Ukraine. Her...

When a mysterious relic is stolen from a Madrid museum, people are dying to discover its secrets. Literally.U.S. Treasury agent Alexandra LaDuca returns from Conspiracy in Kiev to track down the stolen artwork, a small carving called The Pietà of Malta. It seems to be a simple assignment, but...

At last, Tabitha and Wolf can relax and settle into newlywed bliss…or so they think. Just as they prepare to leave London for a quiet summer at the Pembroke Estate, an unexpected—and rather cryptic—invitation arrives. The notoriously flamboyant Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, has personally requested their presence at Plas Newydd, his ancestral estate, accompanied by a desperate plea for their investigative skills. Intrigued, the couple agrees to a detour—with the ever-formidable dowager in tow, of course.

When federal agent Alexandra LaDuca travels to Egypt to investigate the possible sighting of a former mentor, she is thrown into the deadliest game of double cross in her career. An American woman working alone, she must rely on her wits, her training, and her skill with lethal weapons not just...

In 1886, a respectable young woman must acquire a husband. But Violet Pring does not want to marry. She longs to be a professional artist and live on her own terms. When her scheming mother secures a desirable marriage proposal from an eligible Brighton gentleman for her, Violet protests. Her family believes she is deranged and deluded, so she is locked away in Hillwood Grange Lunatic Asylum against her will. In her new cage, Violet faces an even greater challenge: she must escape the clutches of a sinister and formidable doctor and set herself free.

Vous voulez vous faire plaisir sans compter les calories ? C'est Noël à Lake Eden. La période la plus chargée de l'année pour Hannah Swensen, notre intrépide pâtissière. Et celle qui donne lieu aux gâteaux les plus appétissants. Avec les fêtes, on s'attend à ce que tous les conflits amoureux et familiaux passent au second plan dans une grande réconciliation autour du pudding de Noël... Mais non. À l'image de Moshe, le chat de notre héroïne, tous les proches d'Hannah semblent cette année au bord de la crise de nerfs.

Melody Chesterton is off on her next Continental Caper. Having left her brother, Rat, with no choice but to take her with him on his next assignment for Britain's Secret Service Bureau, Melody should be excited about travelling to Morocco. However, that was before she found out that the handsome, charming Conte Alessandro Foscari would accompany them. Melody is still licking her wounds after her realization that Alessandro's flirtation had been nothing more than a ploy to keep an eye on her brother. Or was it?

Pour un noël pas comme les autres, rejoignez Sanchez et retrouvez l'univers déjanté de la saga du "Livre sans nom". Quand une Dame Mystique décide d'apprendre les bonnes manières à notre Sanchez préféré, les conséquences sont terribles... Entre un dîner de noël d'entreprise, une relation amoureuse qui bat de l'aile et une attaque de terroristes assoiffés de sang, notre anti-héros finit par se retrouver pris dans un véritable piège... de cristal ! Sa lâcheté et son mauvais esprit seront-ils des armes suffisantes pour lui permettre de se tirer d'affaire ?

Set in an exciting world of criminal masterminds, espionage and adventure, the adventures of special agent Dick Barton and his friends Jock and Snowey were essential listening for an entire generation. Originally running on the BBC Light Programme between 1946 and 1951, few of the BBC's original recordings still survive. However, in 1949 a number of early Barton tales were rerecorded for transmission overseas starring Douglas Kelly.

Carol porte un lourd secret qui dicte ses actes, ses liens, sa vie. C'est au plus profond de son esprit et de son cœur que le lecteur pénètre, pour un voyage sensuel et troublant aux confins de la machine humaine blessée, défaillante, terriblement attachante, monstrueusement glaçante. Noël Matteï signe ici un magnifique suspense psychologique sur la dépendance à l'être aimé, bafouant les codes du thriller pour lui en préférer d'autres, littéraires et poétiques.

Brillante scénariste de thriller, Willow ne palpite que pour le sombre et le tordu. Mais quand la boîte de production pour laquelle elle travaille lui impose d’écrire une romance de Noël, c’est elle qui tremble. Sérieux, romance et Noël !? Comment ces mots peuvent coexister quand horreur et terreur sont si excitantes ? Elle n’a pas la réponse, son patron si : elle doit trouver l’inspiration. Et ça tombe plutôt bien, on est en décembre, et le frère aîné de Willow a un superbe chalet à Aspen.

I'm no stranger to survival. I've always acted a lot tougher than I am, but I'm a big believer in fake it until you make it. But even I couldn't imagine the relentless pursuit of my former kidnappers, and the only thing standing in their way is four calculating and dangerous men. Each time I think I've found some measure of relief, a new danger threatens to suffocate me. It's not just about who I can trust anymore. No, everyone has an agenda—even me. Why else would I find myself attracted to the men who are keeping me prisoner?

Wine expert Benjamin Cooker travels to the French capital, where he is called to help care for some vineyards in Montmartre, a neighborhood full of memories for him. He stops in on an old friend. Arthur Solacroup left the Foreign Legion to open a wine shop good enough to be in the Cooker Guide. But an attempted murder brings the past back into the present. But which past? The winemaker detective and his assistant, Virgile, want to know more, and their investigation leads them from the sands of Djibouti to the vineyards of Côte du Rhône.

The closer I get to the truth, the further away it feels. Every step I take is met with resistance—not just from the monsters still chasing me, but from the very men who have sworn to protect me. Especially Bones. Cold. Controlled. Ruthless. He watches me like I'm the problem he's been ordered to solve, not the woman desperate to find her missing sister. And maybe I am the problem—because I won't stop. Not for him. Not for anyone. But when a lead surfaces, one so risky even I can't believe I'm willing to chase it, he doesn't shut me down.

A small town holds fiercely on to its secrets. In the heart of Gascony, a fire ravages the warehouse of one of Armagnac's top estates, killing the master distiller. Wine expert Benjamin Cooker is called in to estimate the value of the losses. But Cooker and his assistant, Virgile, want to know more. How did the old alembic explode? Was it really an accident? Why is the estate owner, Baron de Castayrac, penniless? How legal are his dealings?

One winter day in Paris, renowned wine critic Benjamin Cooker's world gets turned upside down when his car gets highjacked. He loses his treasured tasting notebook and his feeling of safety. To recover, he retreats to the region around Tours, sure that the wine and off-season calm will restore is sense of self. There a flamboyant British dandy, a spectacular blue-eyed blond, a zealous concierge and touchy local police disturb his well-deserved rest.

A business magnate calls on wine expert Benjamin Cooker to kick-start his new wine business in Beaujolais, sparking bitter rivalries. Can the Winemaker Detective and his assistant keep calculating real estate agents, taciturn winegrowers, dubious wine merchants, and suspicious deaths from delaying delivery of the world-famous Beaujolais Nouveau?