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Years ago, a fight for supremacy took place between the two most powerful families in New Orleans. The battle was set in the metaphoric octagon, with the spotlight blazing. The city sat in paralyzed fear, awaiting word of a victor. Abraham Rames versus Isaiah Boudreau. One man would emerge victorious and rule the city of sin. Neither understood that the devil was in the details. Neither lived to see the rising sun. I’m Everett Rames, son of Abraham, and I am the devil. I took my rightful place as king of New Orleans.

Abby has just arrived in Summerville, Ohio, with her placid Newfoundland, Bowser. She's reluctantly inherited her grandmother's coffee shop, but it's not long before she's brewing up trouble in the form of magical baked goods and steaming up her life with an exasperating college professor. And then there's Daisy, a Web-code writer, and her hyperactive Jack Russell, Bailey. Her tightly wound world spins out of control when she discovers the chaos within and meets a mysterious dog trainer.

A comprehensive collection of dramatisations of Daphne du Maurier’s works 'Containing performances from well-known actors from past and present, Daphne du Maurier: The BBC Radio Collection is a rich feast for all fans of the writer's work.' - Entertainment Focus Daphne du Maurier was one of...

Hazel is down on her luck, without a job or a place to live and things only get worse when she gets into a fender bender with a beautifully dark man named Myles. He’s supermodel gorgeous with dark hair and piercing eyes. She’s afraid, and worried. With no money she’s not sure how she’ll repay him. When he offers her a job at his club dancing, she doesn’t know what to expect, and she certainly isn’t prepared to fall for the man. What started as repayment soon becomes obsession, need, and want.

Go on vacation with Allison Brennan’s Lucy Kincaid, where she saves a man from drowning, only to discover he is in far greater danger on land. Meet Roxanne St. Claire’s “bullet catcher” - bodyguard Donovan Rush - who may have met his match in the sexually charged “Diamond Drop.” Debut author William Simon shows us what happens when the president's granddaughter is kidnapped. And Lee Child’s pitch-perfect “I Heard a Romantic Story” puts a whole new spin on Love Is Murder.

From New York Times bestselling author Lenora Worth… Danger comes to Denver for the holidays… in these thrilling Rocky Mountain K-9 Unit novellas. With veterinarian Sydney Jones being targeted, K-9 Officer Gavin Walker and his furry partner must stand between her and certain death in Lenora...

Escape from isolation and broaden your horizons with this audio collection of murder mysteries by Agatha Christie, read by David Suchet, television’s iconic Poirot for more than two decades. Train journeys through rolling countryside and cruises across the open ocean might sound exotic, but...

New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman spins a gripping tale of a modern-day nightmare that ensnares L.A. Homicide Detective Peter Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus in a web of secrets and murder. A small commuter plane carrying forty-seven passengers crashes into an apartment building...

Jamwal y Nisha se enamoran en Delhi, mientras esperan a que el semáforo se ponga en verde... así empieza una de los quince relatos que Jeffrey Archer ha reunido de todos los rincones del mundo durante los últimos cinco años hasta formar esta, su quinta antología de fascinantes cuentos cortos.

Esta colección de 12 cuentos cortos arrastra al lector a cada una de sus historias... ya sea "Viejo amor", la historia de dos estudiantes de grado en el Oxford de los años 30 y una rivalidad que acabará convertida en una memorable historia de amor... o bien "Rutina rota", que nos presenta a un asesor de reclamaciones de seguros y el sorprendente encuentro que vive en un tren de camino a su casa en Sevenoaks... o "El desliz de Henry", la historia de un Gran Bajá y de cómo la perfecta luna de miel acaba yéndose al traste.

Esta colección de 12 cuentos cortos arrastra al lector a cada una de sus historias... ya sea "Viejo amor", la historia de dos estudiantes de grado en el Oxford de los años 30 y una rivalidad que acabará convertida en una memorable historia de amor... o bien "Rutina rota", que nos presenta a un asesor de reclamaciones de seguros y el sorprendente encuentro que vive en un tren de camino a su casa en Sevenoaks... o "El desliz de Henry", la historia de un Gran Bajá y de cómo la perfecta luna de miel acaba yéndose al traste.

To save a child, he has to risk his own life. When a minivan slides off the road into an icy lake, Officer Samuel Miller narrowly rescues a woman and child from certain death. Only, Rachel Harding insists the crash is no accident—it’s eerily similar to how her sister and brother-in-law...

Cada história desta coleção de 12 contos vai capturar sua atenção. Seja a história da rivalidade entre dois universitários de Oxford nos anos 1930 que termina em uma memorável história de amor em "Velho amor", o surpreendente encontro de um conselheiro de seguros no trem para Sevenoaks em "Rotina interrompida", ou os contratempos nos planos do Grande Paxá para preparar a mais perfeita lua-de-mel em "Os percalços de Henry". Fortunas são erguidas e desperdiçadas, honras são perdidas e resgatadas, e amores são esquecidos e redescobertos.

In Lonesome Rider, born to a Sioux mother and a white father, Blade McKenna grew up between two opposing worlds, never wholly belonging to either. The Civil War brought him yet more sorrow and loss. Now Blade is a man who lives only for revenge. This violent, merciless wilderness is no place for beautiful Easterner Jessica Dylan, who is on her own mission to clear her late husband's name.

Love has many forms, many needs. Some fall into the dark, into the shadows. Forbidden love has connotations of desire, of possession but also of matters far more unsavoury. It’s a delicate facet of love that our classic authors explain with careful words and superbly crafted narratives.

I did not expect to find my curvy soulmate being stalked through the mall by some psycho. And I'm not thrilled he got away from me in the crowd. But now that I've found Adalynn Marsh, I'm not letting her go. She thinks this is temporary and that I'll be leaving again once she's safe. She's got me dead wrong. The flame between us will never die out. As soon as I find her stalker, I'm making her mine in every single way.

Nachdem John Palfrey seine Londoner Stelle gekündigt hat, verbringt er mehr und mehr Zeit bei seiner irischen Freundin Siobhan. Aber der Unfalltod ihres Ex-Mannes Deccy wird ein Nachspiel haben, das ihre junge Liebe auf eine harte Bewährungsprobe stellt. Siobhan wird unter Druck gesetzt, ein Dokument aus Deccys Nachlass herauszugeben, von dem sie überhaupt nichts weiß.

Als Projektleiter John Palfrey aus London ins hinterste Irland geschickt wird, um einer Zuchtstation für Wildponys auf den Zahn zu fühlen, kann der karrierebewusste Schreibtischhengst seinen Widerwillen gegen Land und Leute nicht verbergen. Doch gerade die scheinbar hinterwäldlerische Langsamkeit der Einheimischen verändert seinen Blick auf sich und sein bisheriges Leben.

It was love at first con. Find out how FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare and con artist Nicolas Fox first met in this exclusive eBook original short story! Con man Nick Fox is after Garson Klepper’s golden Peruvian relics. For Fox, convincing Klepper to hire him as security for the relocation...

When a dead body turns up in the hot tub at a high-end resort on the rugged Oregon Coast, forensic investigator Lacey Campbell and her fiancé, Jack Harper, realize their vacation is over.