Showing results for "The Matildas" in Romantic Suspense

Old secrets. Missing teenagers. In this small island town, something horrifying is afoot. A mysterious young girl seems to bring out powerful abilities in Emma's special-needs son. As she combs her small Danish island for clues about both mysteries, she realizes the killer and the strange girl are somehow connected. Before the killer strikes again, Emma must risk it all to uncover the frightening truth about what lies beneath her isolated island home.

I've spent my life in a cage designed by my father—at his mercy and whim. I'm penniless, powerless, and frequently reminded that I'm nothing more than property to barter amongst his powerful friends. Until the eve of my twentieth birthday, when I learn my future holds more misery than my past. It's the day he's waited for—the day he sells my hand to the highest bidder. I have no choice and no voice. But that's not how my story ends. They say a wolf will chew off its foot to escape a trap, and that's precisely what I do when I flee into the arms of my father's greatest enemy.

Everything I've always wanted is mine for the taking. My uncle makes me an offer I can't refuse—marry Camila Castro, youngest daughter of the most powerful drug lord in Mexico, seal our shaky alliance, and then rule the Five Families. It's the chance to reclaim my birthright and lead my family.

When one of his best guys calls in sick, he's happy to lend a hand. The client is paying top dollar for kid gloves, and they'll need all the help they can get. That's when he meets Wren York, a pampered princess who thinks she can do his job better than him. She's an uptight control freak who needs to supervise every move he makes. She's cute but insufferable. Hot but a colossal pain in the butt. He just wants to do his job and go home. But she's making it impossible. If only he could figure her out. If only he could make her smile. Because the longer he stays, the more he's tempted.