Showing results for "Star" in Thriller & Suspense

The young, beautiful, and relentless Lara Cameron has amassed international wealth and power, with equal success in affairs of the heart. But an angry ex-lover has vengeance in mind—a motive that could cost Lara the empire she struggled a lifetime to build.

After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises. The girl calls herself Ursa, and she claims to have been sent from the stars to witness five miracles.

Rouven Graves weiß, was es bedeutet einzustecken. Seit zehn Jahren verdient er sich seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Käfigkämpfen. Als seine Großmutter am Sterbebett ihren letzten Wunsch äußert, ändert sich alles für ihn. Er beginnt bei S.T.A.R.S., dem Security Team and Rescue Service. Sein erster Auftrag, die Kronzeugin Elisabeth vor Kaliforniens mächtigstem Drogenbaron zu beschützen, klingt wie ein Kinderspiel für einen Mann wie ihn.

Seit Monaten nenne ich mich Stephanie Martin. Stephanie existiert, weil ich es so will. Niemals im Leben werde ich je wieder zurückkehren. In das Leben, das ich nie wollte. Zu ihm, der meinen Bruder tötete, um die Macht meines Clans zu übernehmen. Aber die Flucht, meine neue Identität und das Leben, das ich jetzt führe, lassen mich vergessen, wer Sloan ist: mein Schicksal … und bereit, mich zu holen. Ich tötete meinen besten Freund und verlor seine Schwester. Leah. Die einzige Frau, die mich wirklich wahrnimmt.

To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And now three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces....

A fifty-five-gallon drum washes up in the Malibu Lagoon stuffed with the corpse of Gene Dent, the key player in a bribery scandal that ensnared several local politicians. LASD detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone know the case—and all the likely suspects—well. Just as they begin their investigation, the sheriff publicly reveals evidence linking the crime to LA’s mayor. But Eve and Duncan realize the bombshell allegation, true or not, arises from corruption within the sheriff’s own office…because they helped cover it up years ago. If the sheriff goes down, so will they.

I moved into the building next to Pixie when I was 11. She blew bubbles through my window. I shot my Nerf gun through hers. We both had secrets, but one of us was fated to get hurt. I wanted it to be me.

Nach seiner Militärzeit sehnt sich Ex Delta Force Soldat Cade Cooper Carver nach einem ruhigeren Leben, welches er sich als Bodyguard bei S.T.A.R.S. erhofft. Das ändert sich schnell, als er beauftragt wird, die zurückhaltende Bestsellerautorin Amelia McKenzie, alias Victoria Starr, zu beschützen. Cooper bemerkt schnell, dass die neue Klientin aus gutem Grund verängstigt ist und Schutz benötigt. Amelias Bürde weckt in ihm das unbändige Verlangen nach Gerechtigkeit, für die er bereit ist, bis zum Äußersten zu gehen.

Rhonda Perea und Jared Samson verbinden zwei Dinge: Sie sind Special Agents bei Homeland Security Investigations und sie haben eine lockere Affäre. Beides ändert sich schlagartig, als Rhonda nur knapp einem Anschlag entgeht. Sie flüchtet nach Santa Barbara, wo sie Unterschlupf bei einem alten Freund sucht. Währenddessen findet Jared heraus, dass Rhonda kurz davor war, einen Schmuggler-Skandal in den eigenen Reihen aufzudecken, und gerät dadurch selbst in den Fokus der Drahtzieher. Ein gefährliches Katz- und Mausspiel mit ungewissem Ausgang nimmt seinen Lauf.

Nikolaj Bjerregaard ist Erbe des dänischen Rosenborg-Hotelimperiums. Um aus dem Schatten seines Vaters herauszutreten, will er mit einer exklusiven Boutiquehotel-Kette expandieren. Als er die PR-Expertin Emma Jakobsen kennenlernt, die ihm bei der Expansion helfen soll, ist die Anziehungskraft zwischen ihnen sofort spürbar. Doch Emma verfolgt einen geheimen Plan. Ihr Ziel: seinen Ruf ruinieren … Als Louise Bjerregaards Traum von der Gründung eines ökologischen Lifestyle-Magazins zu platzen droht, bietet ihr Ex-Verlobter und Windparkbesitzer Mads Vinther überraschend seine Hilfe an.

He was the mysterious dark knight, always swooping in to save me when I needed it the most. I was the troubled girl with scars and a bleeding heart. He was the gifted guitarist destined for big things. I was the small-town girl battling her demons. He was my earth, always keeping me grounded. I was his sky, always just out of his reach. Our love was everything I wished for—until I destroyed it.

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It was the worst day of my life. The doctor walked in, told me the horrible news, and then my husband asked for a divorce two weeks later. Six months have passed and I'm in a much better place, but I'm pretty sure I'll never really get over it . . . Then my best friend introduces me to her brother-in-law, Neil Crimson, the world's most famous astronaut. He's just returned from a voyage to the moon where he's overseeing their new Lunar Labs project—and he's smokin' hot. Against my will, she sets me up on a date with him—and he actually says yes.

I didn't plan to ever attend an event, but I needed the money. I thought it was nothing more than an adult version of hide-and-seek. I had no idea how wrong I was. Nor did I know I’d meet my worst nightmare that night: Andrew “Drew” Marshall, popular-as-hell football star and a Greek god among mere mortals. To anyone else, he would appear to be normal, a good guy. But that night I saw the cruel, dark monster hidden underneath. He was the epitome of evil, the leader of the Disciples, and I was his newest obsession.

In Velvet Creek kennt jeder jeden und normalerweise ist die größte Aufregung der neueste Tratsch von Miss Penny. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem Annie Sawyer vom neuen Dorfpolizisten Dean Huntington angehalten und direkt wie eine Schwerverbrecherin behandelt wird. Nur dumm, dass Annie sich nicht einschüchtern lässt und hinter seiner harten Fassade einen gebrochenen Mann vermutet. Als sie beschließt, ihm zu helfen, ahnt sie nicht, dass Deans dunkle Vergangenheit sie beide in tödliche Gefahr bringt. Plötzlich steht in dem verschlafenen Örtchen nicht nur ihr Herz auf dem Spiel, sondern ihr Leben.

Ivy Gordon is living on borrowed time. For the past eighteen years, she has been the most famous star at the Dollhouse Academy, the elite boarding school and talent incubator that every aspiring performer dreams of attending. But now, at age thirty-four, she is tired of pretending everything is fine. In secret diary entries, Ivy begins to reveal the truth of her life at the Dollhouse: strange medical exams, mysterious supplements, and something unspeakable that’s left Ivy terrified and feeling like a prisoner.

When a high school freshman commits suicide, everyone at Liberty School of Excellence is shocked—especially Eve Hunter, who is not only the English teacher at Liberty, but also a friend of the victim’s family. Although devastated, Eve is prepared to offer her love and support. But when the grieving mother discloses her theory that her son was secretly bullied to death at school, Eve is conflicted. Not at a prestigious school like Liberty, Eve is certain. Regardless, she agrees to do some underground (and possibly illegal) investigating—even if that means risking her career.

New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne—and her trademark warmth and charm—returns to the town of Salt River! Single father Matt Harte learned the hard way not to trust women. His wife left him because she couldn’t deal with ranch life—so the last thing he wants to do is plan...

A multilayered international thrill ride at breakneck pace, reminiscent of The Rule of Four The Arctic, 1897: Nils Strindberg crashes his hydrogen balloon during the mysterious Andrée Expedition to the North Pole. Germany, 1942: Gruesome and inexplicable experiments are performed on...

Evangeline Thorne is privileged, beautiful, and popular, if not a little jaded. But then a chance encounter with a green-eyed stuntman sets off a chain of events that turns her perfect little world upside down. Short on options and desperate for adventure, she joins a traveling carnival for the summer. Thrust into a world full of drama, deception, and secrecy, she tries to find herself and protect her heart in the process.