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Kings of Sin: arrogant, mächtig und heiß wie die Sünde. Kai Young und Isabella Valencia kommen aus unterschiedlichen Welten: Er ist der Erbe eines Multimillionen-Dollar-Unternehmens, sie arbeitet als Barkeeperin in einem exklusiven Club. Eine Beziehung zwischen ihnen ist streng verboten - und doch ist das Prickeln, das sie jedes Mal verspüren, wenn sie sich sehen, nicht zu leugnen. Als der verschlossene Geschäftsmann und die lebensfrohe Isabella der Anziehung endlich nachgeben, setzen sie damit alles aufs Spiel: ihre Existenz, ihre Familien, ihre Zukunft.

Lei è il suo opposto in ogni senso... ed è la tentazione più grande che abbia mai conosciuto.

I’m so sick of watching the world spin by, of letting people think I’m plain and boring, too afraid to just be myself. Then I see him—John. He’s strength, and fury, and unapologetic. He’s everything I want. And everything I wish I was. He won’t want me, but that doesn’t matter. The sight of him is all the inspiration I need to finally shatter this glass house I’ve built around myself. Only he does want me. And when our worlds collide, details we can’t see become tangled, twisting together, ensnaring us in an invisible trap.

Why did Paul Gauguin abandon middle-class life to follow the path of a starving artist? What inspired Bill Gates to give away so much of his hard-won fortune? How has Donald Trump succeeded so excessively, when his winning style could easily be his greatest liability? As the renowned emotion researcher Jessica Tracy reveals in Take Pride, each of these superachievers has been motivated by an often maligned emotion: pride.

I was raised to be Jadon Safrin’s enemy. My father was the king of Alidonia and wanted to rule all of the kingdoms, which meant trouble for Jadon when he became king of Farrow. When war threatened to break out between our countries and I met Jadon face-to-face, I realized I could become his greatest weakness. I could either do the right thing, or I could let him crash and burn, paving the way for my family to get their greatest wish. But I’d never met a man like Jadon, pure of heart and unparalleled bravery.

For decades, Asaram Bapu presided over a politically influential empire built on blind faith. Along with his son and heir, Narayan Sai, he has now become an example of everything that is wrong with self-styled godmen and the cults they spawn. The two stand accused of sexual assaults on...

The team at Sin du Jour—New York’s exclusive caterers-to-the-damned—find themselves up against their toughest challenge, yet when they’re lured out west to prepare a feast in the most forbidding place in America: Hollywood, where false gods rule supreme. Meanwhile, back at home, Ritter...

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. But who said the devil was a he? In my world, she was out to cause havoc on all our lives. She'll use the one thing I care most about to control me - force me into her Elite world, filled with sin, deceit, and power. And under her spell, I'll lead a sinister brotherhood of seven at one of the most prestigious universities in New Orleans.

Marlon Vitale, es el primogénito de la ‘Ndrangueta calabresa y se vende a diario en un club en el que trabaja enmascarado. Kiara renunció a todo en la vida para escapar de su país y no volver, aunque a veces, por mucho que corras, el pasado siempre es más rápido que tú. El SKS abre sus puertas a su pecado más soberbio. Prepárate para que el ritmo de la pasión suene a pecado.

Segundo volume da série Reis do Pecado, Rei do Orgulho é uma história sensual sobre opostos que se atraem e romance proibido. Ela é o oposto dele em todos os sentidos... e a maior tentação que já experimentou. Discreto, controlado e impecavelmente educado, Kai Young não tem tempo nem vontade de se envolver em confusões – e Isabella, com seu cabelo colorido e piadas inadequadas, é o caos em pessoa.