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I met him at a party, staring at me from across the room; eyes the colour of midnight. Like I was an undiscovered species that had fallen in his lap at the exact moment he was searching for his prey. The way he pursued me was fatal. Our minds and souls were attracted like magnets. I had no idea I was selling my soul to the devil. At first, our love burned beautifully. Furiously. But then the fire grew out of control. It destroyed everything we created. The flames uncovered the truth about the man I gave my heart to. They exposed the demons hiding in the darkest parts of him.

J'ai déjà tué. J'ai éliminé autant d'ennemis que nécessaire, sans regrets. Mais, avant ce soir, je n'avais jamais pris la vie d'un membre de ma famille... Enfin la suite tant attendue des Phoenix Ashes dans ce tome consacré au chouchou des lectrices: Hotshot! Une romance biker aux airs de Sons of Anarchy!

On a beautiful Pennsylvania fall morning, a gunman holds college freshman Yoona Lee and three of her classmates hostage in the claustrophobic confines of their dorm room. The desperate man with his finger on the trigger - Yoona's onetime friend, Lloyd Kang - is unraveling after a mysterious accident in Korea killed his closest friend, Jaesung, who was also the love of Yoona's life.

Inquisitive, focused, and gorgeous, Forrest Navarro is a hotshot doctor who can cure just about anything—except his attraction to an irresistible woman. Though she tempts him like an unforgiving addiction, she is the remedy he has been waiting for and the reason he will destroy the world to keep her safe. Imaginative, down-to-earth, and striking, Kiera Ford is a fashion photographer grappling with adversity. Things go from bleak to terrifying when she is abducted and auctioned to the highest bidder. But hope sparks when she sees a familiar face in the crowd.

When FBI agent Maria Belasco is mysteriously attacked, her soon-to-be ex-husband, Austin O'Brien, is instantly on the scene. Problem is, she can't remember what happened or the case she was working on. Or how, months before, tragedy had driven her and the reserved rancher irrevocably apart....Now Austin must pretend that nothing has changed between them to help Maria get her memory back and discover who wants her dead. But protecting her 24/7 is reigniting desires even more explosive than before. Austin will do whatever it takes to expose the enemy on their trail.

Face-to-face with the woman who jilted him, Colin O'Brien tells himself he's over her. What the charming rancher doesn't know is that the man Melissa Roark Rancic married has forced her - and her infant daughter - to live a charade of love. And now, about to testify to his criminal deeds, she's shaken by rekindled feelings for Colin and scared that he'll discover her child is his. Though angry, Colin vows to protect Melissa from her vengeful ex while safeguarding his own heart. But once he steps up, he can't step away. No danger can keep Colin from the woman he never stopped loving....

For as long as the O'Briens have run their ranch, their rivals have been the McCabes. So when Ryder O'Brien returns home, only one thing can screw things up: getting involved with Faith McCabe. There's no temptation greater in Texas, and Ryder is about to pay the price. Just as their passion ignites, Faith up and leaves, only to return five months later, seeking Ryder's help finding her missing brother and pregnant with Ryder's baby. Ryder may have held grudges longer than he ought to, but he always does right by his kin, especially when the woman about to change his life is in danger.

Alice Green lives with ghosts. A rogue cop whose mistake led to the loss of a young girl's parents, Alice is haunted by the decisions that halted her sterling career. And now the same girl who lost her parents has been abducted. And Alice will stop at nothing to find her. Joshua O'Brien doesn't want to tell his brothers - fellow inheritors of his deceased parents' ranch - that he has bigger plans. Applying to work for the F.B.I. brings the possibility of an exciting and illustrious career.

With the ferocity of a tigress, Kate Williams desperately fights a kidnapper trying to snatch her adopted son from her. When rancher Dallas O'Brien sees the skirmish, he bravely saves the infant and his lovely mother. Single and new in town, Kate accepts the handsome cowboy's offer of a safe haven at his ranch. Spurred on by their Texas-sized attraction, Dallas and Kate untangle a web of lies that throws the baby's paternity into question. And Dallas wonders - could he be a father? Could he be a husband? But when bullets start flying, the real question is, will he survive to find out?

Daring, clever, and gorgeous, Royce Viktorsson is a volcanologist who lives life on the edge between the thrill and the pulsing calm before the storm. His unsteady lifestyle masks the man who is seeking to heal the hole in his heart. Nothing has offered him resolve . . . until her. The lightning that illuminates his soul. The thunder that stirs his heart. The lava that ignites his blood.

Il y a les cicatrices qu'on voit... et celles qu'on dissimule. Hannah : Un instant, je réalise à quel point je suis chanceuse d'être si bien entourée par cette immense famille. Et celui d'après, je me rappelle qu'un trou béant creuse ma poitrine et qu'il m'a rejetée. Les émotions que ce constat réveille se bousculent en moi sans délicatesse, m'empêchant de me décider sur une question pourtant très simple. Suis-je heureuse ?

The minute Emerson Bennett arrives in Cider Creek, Texas, asking about her missing mother, she's in someone's lethal sights. And rancher Rory Hayes isn't about to let her face his suddenly hostile hometown alone. An outsider since childhood, he knows the damage secrets can do—especially his own. But will helping this beautiful stranger uncover the truth be enough to keep them alive?

When rancher Callum Hayes learns that Payton Reinert has returned to Cider Creek, Texas, to hide out from a killer, he opens his family home to her and her rescue dog. Though reluctant to offer his heart—broken by betrayal—he can't ignore his electrifying attraction to the vulnerable beauty and his desire to protect her. Even if stopping the monstrous killer means risking his life . . .

Aimer, c'est savoir partir... et revenir. Cheyenne : Je voudrais qu'il me revienne. Qu'il vive avec moi cette relation si parfaitement imparfaite qu'elle fout en l'air les autres possibilités. Non, personne ne pourra prendre sa place. Je sais que ce sera lui ou rien. Nous ou moi. Dès que je l'ai vu dans la cour de la maternelle, même si je ne le savais pas encore, il a occupé cet espace en moi prévu pour lui et lui uniquement. Sniper : Sans elle, je ne vaux rien, avec moi, elle n'a aucune chance…

Sa vie n'est pas un conte de fée : c'est un épisode de Sons of Anarchy. Ghost : Quand on ne connaît pas le fonctionnement d'un MC, on ne comprend pas tout de suite les relations entre les membres. On ne réalise pas que les liens familiaux dépassent ceux du sang. Là où on place la loyauté au-dessus de tout, on nous catalogue immédiatement comme des hors-la-loi. Quand on colle un patch avec notre nom sur le cuir d'une régulière, on passe pour des machos.

Se protéger la met en danger... Demander de l'aide aux Phoenix Ashes était ma dernière carte, et je viens de la jouer. En échange de leur soutien, je travaille pour eux. Plus précisément, pour Irish, un patron tyrannique qui n'a aucune envie de bosser avec moi. Ça tombe bien, je déteste être sa secrétaire. Mais je n'ai pas le choix, deux autres vies dépendent de moi. Le piège ? En débarquant à Roseville, j'ai attiré l'attention de ceux que je fuis depuis plus de deux ans. Et ils arrivent...

Der Tod vergisst nicht. Als Polizistin in Auckland und getrennt lebende Mutter einer Teenie-Tochter, hat Hana Westerman sich angewöhnt, stets nach vorn zu blicken. Doch ihr schwierigster Fall hat gerade erst begonnen: Ein mysteriöser Tippgeber weist ihr den Weg zu einem Toten, aufgehängt in einem geheimen Raum. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt ahnt Hana noch nicht, dass sie es mit dem ersten Serienkiller in der Geschichte Neuseelands zu tun hat. Doch warum hat der Täter ausgerechnet sie auf seine Fährte gelockt? Um eine Antwort auf diese Frage zu finden, muss Hana sich ihrer Vergangenheit stellen – und damit dem dunkelsten Kapitel ihrer Vergangenheit.

Der Tod vergisst nicht. Als Polizistin in Auckland und getrennt lebende Mutter einer Teenie-Tochter, hat Hana Westerman sich angewöhnt, stets nach vorn zu blicken. Doch ihr schwierigster Fall hat gerade erst begonnen: Ein mysteriöser Tippgeber weist ihr den Weg zu einem Toten, aufgehängt in einem geheimen Raum. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt ahnt Hana noch nicht, dass sie es mit dem ersten Serienkiller in der Geschichte Neuseelands zu tun hat. Doch warum hat der Täter ausgerechnet sie auf seine Fährte gelockt? Um eine Antwort auf diese Frage zu finden, muss Hana sich ihrer Vergangenheit stellen – und damit dem dunkelsten Kapitel ihrer Vergangenheit.

Novell i nordisk noir! Han hade ingen relation till sitt ansikte, hans ögon såg in i en främlings blick och han undrade varför näsan var krökt. Sitt hår tyckte han om. Han såg själv som gisslan i en situation han själv hade skapat, som tvingade honom att döda. Eller erkänna att han inte klarade av det. Han dödade. Sitt hår tyckte han om är kuslig och krypande spänning av Cilla och Rolf Börjlind i novellform. Novellen har tidigare publicerats i antologin "Svart Advent" (2014).

Strhující příběh se symbologem Robertem Langdonem se tentorkát celý odehrává v hlavním městě USA Washingtonu D. C. Svižný a napínavý děj je založený na nejednoznačném významu symbolů, termínů a hesel především z oblasti historie a výkladu víry. To vše s nečekaným překvapením v každé kapitole. Kniha byla nominovaná na literární cenu Český Bestseller 2010, Překladová beletrie pro dospělé.