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Three years ago, Jacob Price walked away. After a whirlwind steamy affair, my father's best friend broke my heart. He told me things were too complicated. Messy. Wrong. That we could never be together. I knew he loved me, but the fear of ruining our family was too great. With too much at stake, he sacrificed our hearts and ended it. Now, he's back, and he still wants me. He still loves me. But now, I'm engaged to another man.

When Keira Saxon’s father was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, she quit her job as a Chicago homicide detective to head home. But she hadn’t been back on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula long before Danny Saxon was dead, killed in a deadly bear attack. Keira bowed to public pressure and agreed to run in the special election to fill the rest of her father’s term as sheriff. Although doubts about the circumstances of Danny's death lingered, doubts were all she had. Until she received a grisly delivery and learned that her father’s death wasn’t an accident at all.

Ich bin auf den Geschmack gekommen. Sie kann sich ruhig wehren. Es bringt ihr ohnehin nichts. Wenn ich etwas will, kenne ich keine Gnade und keine Zurückhaltung. Außerdem muss ich dringend mit ihr über die Sache mit dem Skalpell reden. Das war wirklich nicht nett und hat mir aufs Gemüt geschlagen. Sie weiß, wozu ich fähig bin, wenn ich gute Laune habe – und deswegen hätte sie sich wirklich vorher überlegen sollen, ob es klug ist, mich wütend zu machen…

Mein nutzloser Therapeut meinte, mein größtes Problem sei Impulskontrolle – als wüsste ich das nicht selbst. Eigentlich ist es nur passend, dass ich ihn umgebracht habe. Wenn ich das dringende Verlangen spüre, jemanden zu töten, helfen zehn tiefe Atemzüge und eine nette Kindheitserinnerung eben nicht. Das hat auch er eingesehen, selbst wenn es erst in den letzten Momenten vor seinem Tod war. Ich versuche ja, daran zu arbeiten. Aber es ist … schwierig. So schwierig.

"A heart-pounding tale of stolen artifacts and murder . . . the second-chance romance adds dimension to the well-plotted whodunit, which leaves more than a few secrets to be uncovered in the next installment. Readers will be on tenterhooks." --Publishers Weekly For Savannah and Hez, a crumbling...

Eine romantische Spurensuche nach den Geheimnissen des Nil. Inez Olivera wünscht sich nichts mehr, als ihre Eltern auf ihren Abenteuern zu begleiten – bis ...

Jane Barlow's life is upended when her father is killed by the cartel he's chasing. To keep her family safe, the FBI suggests moving somewhere new. Roped into a fake relationship that becomes anything but, she gives everything to Griffin, only for him to rip her heart out and then disappear. Griffin Marsh, an almost-retired Navy SEAL (almost being the keyword), finds himself absolutely smitten by the strangest woman he's ever met and fumbles the bag at a very crucial moment. Stubborn as always, Jane refuses to give him the time of day, and he knows it's deserved.

Lady Priscilla Dalloway’s twin brother took a job as trainer to Lord Cromarty - and then promptly disappeared. For Pris, finding her brother means seducing notorious cad Dillon Caxton. Dillon claims to have set aside his devilish ways and forged an impeccable reputation as Keeper of the Register for racehorses. He resists all women, and lets absolutely no one view the information he safeguards. But Lady Priscilla Dalloway is no ordinary temptress and she means to work her way into Dillon’s books.

Twenty years ago, Jolie Royale was critically wounded during a shooting that left her mother, her aunt, and her aunt's suspected lover dead. The case was ruled a double homicide and suicide and quickly closed, though rumors abounded as to the murderer's real identity . . . Jolie would never forget that day—but she could never recall the killer's face. And now she is coming home to Mississippi for her father's funeral. Her mixed feelings turn into dread when the investigation into the triple murder is reopened—and it becomes clear as day that a killer is still on the loose . . .

Best-selling horror writer Chris Lassiter struggles for inspiration and he's close to never writing again. His life has become an endless loop of nothing but empty pages, personal appearances, and a marketing machine that is systematically destroying his muse. In a desperate attempt to force Chris to complete unfinished manuscripts his agent buys a remote cabin. All Chris has to do is hide away and write, but he's lost his muse, and not even he can make stories appear from thin air.

Baylor Hail knew two things. One, he hated crying females. Two, it was even worse when he was the one to make that female cry. He never meant to do anything but his job, but when one thing leads to another, suddenly all he can think about is the broken woman whose car he towed.

Brotherhood is what Bull bleeds and all that he knows. Being the king of the Devil's Dust and surrounded by easy women was his everyday...until having his heart broken rooted him to the bottom of a whiskey bottle. Heartbroken and drowning in lost memories, he's unsure of the direction of his life when the answer - consisting of a terrified Mexican girl - nearly knocks him off his feet. He sees Anahi, and he wants her. But she may come with more baggage than Bull is ready for.

A necklace delivered to the wrong Allison: me. I'm the wrong Allison. That misplaced gift places a man in my path. A man who instantly consumes me and leads me down a path of dark secrets and intense passion. Dash Black is a famous, best-selling author, but also a man born into wealth and power. He owns everything around him, every room he enters. He owns me the moment I meet him. He seduces me oh so easily and reveals another side of myself I dared not expose. Until him.

Die Dunkelheit in meinem Inneren ist tiefer als eine Winternacht in den Highlands. Ich sehe das Leid der Vergangenheit in deinen Augen, Mylady. Dein Leben lang schon bist du erfolglos auf der Suche. Auch ich war immer ein Außenseiter. Doch manchmal geschieht ein Weihnachtswunder und zwei einsame Seelen finden zueinander. Angel deserves Angus. And Angus deserves Angel. A DARK HIGHLAND LOVESTORY... Angus. Weil ich nicht der Norm entspreche, verbringe ich mein Leben in Einsamkeit.

Ich bin so kalt wie der Winter in den Highlands, Baby. Und doch weiß ich, dass du meiner Dunkelheit verfallen wirst. Spielen wir ein Spiel, Baby? Aber ich warne dich: Es ist gefährlich. Denn die Spielregeln bestimmt Daddy allein. Und die erste Regel lautet: Du gehörst mir, kleines Mädchen! Elizabeth loves William. And William loves Elizabeth. A DARK HIGHLAND LOVESTORY... William. Nach einer einsamen und lieblosen Kindheit habe ich mir geschworen, nie wieder verletzlich zu sein. Für Gefühle ist in meinem Leben kein Platz. Das Spiel mit Macht und Unterwerfung gibt mir mehr als Zärtlichkeit.

While her life is going from bad to worse, journalist Mary Mills receives a phone call from her father telling her that her brother has been arrested for murder. Mary decides to go back to her hometown of Cocoa Beach, Florida, which she left 20 years back and has never visited since. Working with her old friends from the 7th Street Crew, she tracks down the most disturbing and surprising killer this town has ever faced before a shocking conclusion turns everything upside down for them.

As Pooch works tirelessly to realign the Dope Boy Clique from prison, Trinity and Terrence seem to be falling apart at the seams. Trinity wonders if Terrence is truly the man she thought he was, and Terrence begins to question Trinity's actions around those closest to him. Although they love each other, are they right for each other? Unknowingly, they must brace themselves for the wrath of Pooch.

Frankie’s BFF and four-year-old son are trapped inside a fanatical militia’s compound. In Alaska, no less. Wilderness rescues are so not in the New Yorker’s skill set. But she’ll figure it out. She must.

Haley Powell wakes up covered in blood, with no memory of the night before. When she sees a man lying in the backyard, stabbed to death, she has only one terrified thought: What have I done? Agreeing to take the case as a favor to her PI friend Lincoln Sharp, Morgan must scale a mountain of damning circumstantial and forensic evidence to prove her client innocent.

If her abusive husband hadn't tried to kill her and her beloved dog Lucie, Helen Ward might never have left her million-dollar home and run far away. Now Helen's changed her identity and moved across the country, hopeful that she can be safe, happy, maybe even loved. And when she meets college professor Sam Tolliver, she begins to believe fairytales do come true.