Showing results for "Passion" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Orphan William Hyde and professor's daughter Melissa Elmet fell passionately in love as teenagers at Oxford. But, after her family intervenes, their secret marriage is annulled. Heartbroken, Melissa retreats into her shell, now a shy academic. Will, on the other hand, joins MI6 - then becomes a millionaire in New York, with a model girlfriend and only dark memories of the young woman who broke his heart.

For Fallon Wayland, birthdays are just another reminder of her looming spinsterhood. This year is shaping up to be no different. Fired from her job, dumped by her boyfriend, and oh yes, witnessing the murder of a high-ranking lieutenant in the local crime family. Ever since a disastrous, hot-as-hell kiss years ago, soldier-turned-security specialist Shane Roarke has avoided his baby sister's reckless—and gorgeous—best friend. Yet when her life is threatened after she witnesses a gang hit, he insists on protecting her...even if she objects.

Shauna and Erin are celebrating their joint bachelorette party, living their best lives, drinking and dancing with a group of their girlfriends. One of the girls won't make it to the end of the night because on this - the best night of their lives - a killer lies in wait. Lt. Eve Dallas is on the case

Ein sündhafter Vertrag. Drei Männer mit finsteren Geheimnissen. Eine Liebe, die nicht sein darf. Ich habe Mist gebaut. So richtigen Mist.Nach meiner Trennung, bei der ich alles verloren habe, muss ich ausgerechnet den teuren Wagen eines aufgeblasenen Snobs demolieren.Den Schaden kann ich unmöglich begleichen, da ich ansonsten zu meinem Ex-Mann zurück muss. Der Snob namens Ash unterbreitet mir jedoch ein Angebot:Zehn Tage mit seinen Freunden in einem Penthouse leben – natürlich gegen Bezahlung versteht sich.

Agnès a essayé d'oublier une enfance douloureuse qu'elle a enfouie au plus profond d'elle-même. Un désir de vengeance va alors la submerger jusqu'au point de rupture. Deux policiers vont tenter de découvrir qui se cache derrière les effroyables meurtres qui s'accumulent. C'est une histoire de survie et de rédemption. C'est aussi l'histoire d'un groupe soudé par une histoire commune, déterminé à éradiquer les prédateurs qui s'en prennent aux enfants.

Familiendrama! Lebenslänglich für den Mann, der Frau und Tochter ermordet hat! Eine totgeglaubte Mutter wird schwer verletzt nicht weit von ihrem ehemaligen Zuhause gefunden. Erschütternde Schlagzeilen, die sämtliche Beteiligten nach Jahren des Zweifels wieder einholen. Die Tatsache, dass von der sechsjährigen Tochter des Opfers jede Spur fehlt, verschärft die angespannte Situation. Der Karlsruher Hauptkommissar Link und sein Kollege Elias Strickle werden damit beauftragt, die komplizierten Ermittlungen zu leiten.

Catching a killer takes trust…and heart Angelique Santori has vowed to catch her mother’s murderer. When Police Chief Daniel LeCroix insists she let the authorities handle it, they strike a deal: she’ll return to her life if he provides updates. But after she’s viciously attacked, Daniel...

Seit jeher glaubt Sloane, immun gegen die dunkle Anziehungskraft geworden zu sein, doch ein Blick, eine Berührung, ein Kuss genügen, um ihr den Verstand zu rauben. Hunter lügt sie nicht an. Das tut er nie. Doch die Last seiner unausgesprochenen Worte wiegt schwer. Der Schlinge aus Gefahr, Wahrheit und Verrat zieht sich zunehmend stärker um ihren Hals zusammen. Wird sie sich rechtzeitig befreien können, bevor Hunters ganz persönliche Wahrheit sie endgültig in die Knie zwingt?

Set in Regency England, Stephanie Laurens' New York Times best-selling Bastion Club series evokes a bygone era where romantic entanglements rule the day - and inflamed desires rule the night. In A Fine Passion, Jack, Baron Warnefleet, narrowly avoids marriage when he flees London for the refuge of his estate. But there waits Lady Clarice Altwood, whose beauty is impossible to ignore.

A crime would bring them together, grief would bind them and love would make them famous. Parish “Pain” Wells is a man freshly reintroduced to society, after serving time in state prison. Prior to his fall, Pain had been a heist man who showed the promise of someone who could go on to be a...

Businesswoman Leigh Taylor Cole and islander Deke Kearney have nothing in common. Nothing, that is, but a sizzling chemistry that turns their lives upside down. As they fight to keep Deke's son safe from kidnappers, Leigh begins to question the promise she made her mentor to find Deke and bring him 'home' to Seattle. The provocative breezes of Maui force Leigh to unlock a secret buried so deeply in her past, she's hidden it even from herself. She and Deke discover that when love blooms - passions flower.

Nobody ever gave Jamil Rock anything - much less hope. To survive a rough home life and one bad break after another, he became his hood's most successful drug dealer. With loyal friends at his back, Jamil coolly takes care of business and never thinks too far ahead - until Gia Ellis walks into his life. Suddenly, ruling the streets is nothing compared to the instant heat, and alluringly innocent aura, Jamil can't resist....

Passion and reason collide with explosive force in the newest instalment of Nalini Singh's 'mesmerizing' Psy-Changeling series. As a conflict with Pure Psy looms on the horizon, two powerful wolves fight a far more intimate war of their own.... In his position as tracker for the Snow Dancer pack, it's up to Drew Kincaid to rein in rogue changelings who have lost control of their animal halves - even if it means killing those who have gone too far. But nothing in his life has prepared him for the battle he must now wage to win the heart of a woman who makes his body ignite....

Aaron "Stick" Scott spent 12 years of his life protecting his country. He diffused well over 1,500 bombs during the course of his military career, expecting each one to be his last. Luck had a huge part in his survival, but it was fate that had a laugh at his expense by having a woman shatter his heart.

Un accident sur la rocade bordelaise. Un chauffeur poids lourd. Un corps de femme. Tout commence par un jour de fête. Avant que ne surgisse et ne se répande l'horreur. Et qu'un tourbillon vous plonge à tout jamais au cœur de la folie, de l'abject. Oui, comment survivre, prisonniers de mondes obscurs ? Ceux d'un chauffeur poids lourd. Ceux d'Olympe, jeune femme troublée et troublante. Sans oublier Clovis, son meilleur ami. Qui est le vrai coupable ? La société ? Le destin ? Un concours de circonstances ? L'imaginaire ?

First class can be murder. Pure Air's new LuxeLiner is flying from London to LA - its inaugural journey - with a first-class cabin packed with A-list celebrities. As the feuding crew compete to impress their famous passengers, the handsome pilot tries to win the attention of a pretty young stewardess. But one VIP singer is battling something seriously sinister: watching her every step is a very determined stalker, someone who will go to any lengths to get the star to satisfy their desires. At 30,000 feet there is nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.

Raid bled the blood of the club. Undeniably loyal. Focused on family. Determined. His thought processes would make any other man cringe. Calculating. Meticulous. Always thinking. Guilt to this day for ruining his brother's life due to his actions always lurked in his mind. Nyx wanted to blend into the background, work and live a life of peace and safety. Something she lost growing up and desperately craved. Choosing Sumner, Georgia she'd hoped to find just that. Undetected and under the radar always fighting under the surface.

The last person Drew Franklin wants to work with is Cat Kalakau. Their history makes it difficult being in the same room, let alone being joined at the hip during a case. Months ago, they’d shared a night filled with romance and a bit more, but that ended after he was shot. Since then, even their friendship seems to have fallen apart. But he will do his job, even if spending more time with her is killing him.

Nachdem Commissario Montalbano eine Schussverletzung auskuriert hat, kann er es kaum erwarten, sein gewohntes Leben wieder aufzunehmen. Sein nächster Fall, die mysteriöse Entführung einer jungen Studentin, gibt ihm jedoch so manches Rätsel auf: Zu viele Details passen nicht zusammen, die Aussagen der Zeugen widersprechen sich. Doch das Netz der Verwirrungen, das hier ausgelegt wurde, scheint undurchdringbar und der stille Rächer geduldig genug, um in aller Ruhe abzuwarten, bis sein Opfer in die verhängnisvolle Falle tappt.

Women swoon at my British accent, but I’ve been in America most of my life—hacking computers by day and saving innocent women by night. A regular superhero. When I start getting close to Luisa, I want all disguises off. She’s falling for someone else, but I’m determined to wait it out—start a full court press to make her mine.