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Christian Romantic SuspenseStandalone NovelAfter a vicious attack leaves Brianna Gem paranoid, she decides to hire private security. Little does she know, the man she hires is none other than Bobby Ackard, her high school sweetheart.It's been six years since Bobby dumped Brianna-now he'll be following her around everywhere she goes. Protecting her.Neither Brianna nor Bobby are kids anymore, but Bobby's still got those piercing blue eyes and that dangerous smile. Absolutely nothing about him has changed but everything is different about Bri-and how could it not be? The last time Brianna saw her ex, they were madly in love. Then she found herself suddenly abandoned and drowning in rumors about her boyfriend. He was at the center of a police investigation before he dumped her and vanished six years ago. Now he's back, but with his arrival comes a new load of drama and mystery.Is it possible that Bobby isn't the man Brianna thought he was? Could he be tied to the dangerous gangs of New York? Did he have something to do with the attack that led to their reunion?Maybe Bobby's untimely return is just a chance encounter. It might even be a gift from God so they can finally clear the air. Brianna has been targeted more than once. Her life could very well be in danger and Bobby could be her saving grace. But as Brianna gets to know him again and begins to peel back the layers covering the secret of his disappearance six years ago, she starts to wonder if their connection is a coincidence or a curse. Fractured Diamond is a standalone novel that takes place ten years after the Withered Rose trilogy. While some characters from its prequel series do make an appearance throughout the novel, the storyline is unrelated and can be enjoyed without reading Withered Rose.***WARNING***Due to gang-related activity, this book is recommended for adult readers

Sarah Parker hat kaum das traumatische Erlebnis ihrer Entführung verarbeitet, als sie bei der Vorführung einer neuartigen Drohne wieder in die Gefangenschaft von Fremden gerät. Zeitgleich bringt man die technische Errungenschaft in seinen Besitz. Sobald sie dieses Martyrium hinter sich gebracht hat, von dem sie gehörige Erinnerungslücken zurückbehält, wird sie schon durch halb Westeuropa gejagt, wo General Atomics, ihr Arbeitgeber, sie zu Verkaufsgesprächen hin gesandt hat. Obwohl es Drohbriefe gegen die Firma gibt, möchte man den Verkauf vorantreiben. Einziger Trost für Sarah, man hat ihr zwei Sicherheitsleute von B.S.G. zur Seite gestellt. Cage und Lance versuchen ihr Möglichstes, sie vor Schaden zu bewahren. Doch wer steckt hinter diesen neuen Angriffen? Wird es Lance gelingen, sie in Sicherheit zu bringen? Wie lange wird er sich gefühlsmäßig von ihr fernhalten können, während sein Beschützerinstinkt auf Hochtouren läuft?

Read this thrilling story about a wildlife biologist who will do anything to save endangered snow leopards...even face-off with an elite Special Forces soldier who is tracking the world's most-wanted terrorist-a man who is as much of a ghost as the elusive cats themselves.Wildlife biologist Axelle Dehn isn't about to let anyone harm her endangered snow leopards-not the poacher intent on killing them, nor the soldier who wants to use them as bait. But Axelle is unknowingly entangled in a conflict that stretches back three decades, a conflict that could spark a war between two of the world's great nations.British SAS soldier, Ty Dempsey, is on a mission to hunt down an infamous Russian terrorist in a remote region of Afghanistan. Dempsey hasn't failed a mission yet, but when Axelle is kidnapped by the Russian, he is forced to choose between duty and his heart. He risks everything to save the determined, prickly woman he's fallen for, but in doing so sparks a deadly series of events that threaten to expose the most successful spy in history. A spy who will destroy anyone who gets in his way.Romance Writers of America® RITA® Finalist.National Readers' Choice Awards Finalist. A LARGE PRINT EDITION.

From New York Times bestselling author Toni Anderson comes a heart-wrenching, emotional story about love, bioweapons, and the importance of keeping promises in the run up to Alex Parker and Mallory Rooney's wedding.In the midst of wedding preparations, a shadowy figure from Alex Parker's past reappears and threatens the joy he's found with Mallory Rooney.Four years ago, Jane Sanders's powerful ex-husband kidnapped their young daughter and Jane hasn't seen her since. Now, she finally has a lead and she knows just the man to help get her daughter back. Trouble is, he's an assassin. And he terrifies her.Despite his upcoming nuptials, Alex agrees to help, but it doesn't take long for the routine operation to turn complicated-and deadly on a global scale. Can the former assassin make it home in time to marry the woman he loves, or will his dark past destroy all hope for their future?A Cold Dark Promise takes place during the week leading up to the wedding of former CIA assassin Alex Parker to FBI Agent Mallory Rooney, who first meet in the novel, A Cold Dark Place. A Cold Dark Promise can be read as a standalone novella, but readers might get more enjoyment if they read A Cold Dark Place first.All the Cold Justice® can be read as standalone titles. Hot romantic stories with thrilling plots and guaranteed happily ever afters-they do contain strong language.A LARGE PRINT EDITION.

A professor of drama who'd rather be a writer - A beautiful exotic dancer - A kiss by mistake - A murder in cold blood. Originally published in 1914. Webster, a popular author of the early 20th century, wrote short stories and novels with intriguing characters pursuing goals in unusual ways, sometimes in the business world.

Evie Hudson should be grieving her dead husband, but since the car crash that claimed his life and landed her in the hospital, she can't remember him at all. The only person who can help her piece her past together is her high-school best friend Drew Kennedy. When snippets of her memory start falling into place, Evie wonders exactly how she ended up in a life that couldn't be further from the one she dreamed of.

When the law can't protect you, Mountain Division can.>Jonathan "Big Bear" Behr, a former Army Ranger, has been roaming the country aimlessly after the atrocities he's seen. When he returns to Lyons, Colorado where he grew up, he takes on a temporary job as a handyman for a bodyguard company and meets Ellie, a friend of the owners and a woman on the run from her abusive family. Ellie has inherited a rundown cabin in the mountains and she is determined to make it her home, even if she has to fix it up alone. Despite his best efforts to avoid entanglements and his plans to move on to Texas for the winter, Bear can't help but fall for sweet Ellie as he helps her fix up her cabin, until their relationship grows into a passionate romance. Meanwhile, Bear's old friends are trying to recruit him into Mountain Division. Bear resists, not wanting to face any of his old ghosts. But as Ellie's family tracks her down and threatens her, Bear must use his skills and the help of Mountain Division to save the woman he's come to love more than life. As Bear and Ellie confront the dangers of their pasts, can they protect their future together?

When boundaries crumble, and desire ignites.IsabellaMy ex-husband's grip on me is unrelenting.To protect my son, I accept a marriage of convenience from my boss. With his strict boundaries, it should be easy, but when he lets his guard down, I begin to see another side of him. A side kept hidden from the rest of the world.I can't help but fall for him.Except when tragedy strikes again, I'm left wondering if anything between us was real at all.JuliusShe is my loyal secretary, always professional. Backed into a corner, I agreed to marry her. It's a contract with a predetermined ending.How hard can it be?When I come home early one night, catching her in my bath, the desire to blur the lines between my personal and professional life has never been stronger.A new proposal is needed, protecting us both. Except I've done exactly the thing I swore I'd never do.Hurt the one I love.Chained Heart is a complete standalone and Book 2 of the Slater Siblings Series.Trigger warning - Domestic Violence themes are present in this book.

She'll mend his broken heart. He'll shatter anew to protect her.Hannah Jacobs is intimately familiar with pain. Growing up in foster care, she experienced all of its varying shades, in ways that still impact her as an adult. But she makes a daily conscious effort to overcome her past, to bear the heartache of losing her only source of care and support, and to live her life with purpose...Purpose like her new neighbor.Hannah recognizes another broken soul when she sees one. Erik isn't open to healing, but she's never shied away from a challenge. Even if she did...something won't let her stop chipping away at the man's nearly impenetrable exterior.Life as he knew it shattered for Erik Hunter in the space of a single phone call, leaving pieces so small and jagged, he fears they'll never be put back together. He's a different person now. Largely estranged from his family and doing dangerous work for the government, when he moves back to his hometown, he's seeking peace and solitude.He didn't count on his neighbor. Her determination, her indomitable will, her beauty. She makes him want something he hasn't had in years. More terrifyingly...she gives him something to lose.Turns out that fear is well founded. When a faceless enemy emerges, Erik must risk everything to protect Hannah-or see his world shatter again.This is the beginning of Erik and Hannah's story, book one in a three-part serial. That means happy-for-now endings until book three, when Erik and Hannah will get the happy ever after they deserve.

Grace Bianchi has always been drawn to men who are allergic to relationships. But when a mysterious man walks into her shop, saving her from a disaster, she finds herself wondering... is he different than the others?Ryder Cooper is fumbling his way through life. He's been lost since his wife passed away, leaving him to raise two young children alone. But when he meets a beautiful tattoo artist with a zest for life, she makes him wonder...could he love again?Never Too Soon is a journey of two broken hearts who believe in love as they mend their broken hearts, finding their happily ever after.

"Holy dark and delicious angst. Carian Cole did not hold back. I dare you not to shed a tear." ―L.J. Shen, USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of VICIOUS  My innocence was stolen when I was abducted at five years old. For eleven years I held on by clinging to childhood fairytales. I waited for a prince to someday save me and carry me off to a happily ever after.   I had no idea my savior would come as a scarred recluse, covered in tattoos, who can't—or won't—speak a word. Nevertheless, the moment our eyes met I knew he was the one. My prince. With his bare hands, he killed the monster who kept me captive. But people have a way of distorting the truth when the hero looks like a villain. As it turns out, Tyler Grace is many things:  A myth. An outcast. A nightmare. Haunted by tragedy, he lives secluded in the forest. Some say they see him ride through town at night—straddling a black motorcycle, his face covered by a skeletal mask. I’ve been warned to stay away, yet I can't stop thinking about him. I ache to hear his voice. And I want nothing more than to break through his walls. I know he's the only one who can break through mine.  Do we dare dream of a love that once felt impossible to find? Or will only our horrible, twisted past tie us together?Tied is book two in the All Torn Up series but can be read as a standalone novel.

Can they hold onto the heartbreak of the past when he's protecting her from a killer 24/7? After museum curator Laura Rossiter witnesses a murder, she runs for her life, finally landing in a Maine resort where she feels safe. Until bad-boy Cole Stratton rides his Harley back into her life... Now a DARK officer, Cole has a mission-protect Laura, the golden girl he's never forgotten, and flush out a killer. As the danger increases, so does the tension between the ex-lovers. Cole still believes she's out of his league... and that she's hiding secrets she intends never to reveal. Together 24/7, they can't deny the passion reigniting between them. But as the painful memories of their past assail them and a killer closes in, they must find a way to trust each other-before their future is extinguished forever.

Efter mere end 17 år samles fem venner igen. Anledningen er dyster og gensynsglæden blandet. Langsomt rulles begivenheden, der på én gang skilte dem ad og bandt dem sammen for altid, ud som et tæppe vævet af letsind, erotik, skyld, fortrydelse, skæbne og overlevelse.

Elle est ma prisonnière. Témoin de mon crime. Je ne la laisserai jamais partir.Je suis un homme désespéré.Une semaine que je suis sorti de prison, et les ennuis m'ont déjà trouvé.Quand un tueur à gages de la mafia s'en prend à moi, je l'achève à mains nues. Mais la jolie fleuriste a vu mon crime.Désormais, elle est ma prisonnière. Je ne peux pas la libérer.Mon âme est condamnée, plongée à jamais dans un nid de péché.Mais le reste de mon être sait ce que je veux.Elle.Bénissez-moi mon père car j'ai péché.Mon âme est irrémédiablement souilléeCinq ans se sont écoulés depuis ma dernière confession.Cinq ans depuis que ma mère en larmes m'a vu être traîné hors du tribunal, les menottes aux poignets.Trois ans depuis que j'ai tué un homme en prison. À présent, ma tête est mise à prix.Trois jours de liberté, et je commets déjà un autre péché pour survivre.Et encore un autre avec elle, ma jolie témoin.Et un autre avec elle.Et un autre.Je ne demande pas l'absolution.Tout ce que je désire vraiment, c'est elle.

She's the game changer he wishes he'd never met.Nolan Clark is the last man standing. While he is happy his teammates have found love, he's even happier to be single. But fate is a funny thing. When a one-night stand turns into a friends with benefits agreement, he starts to question why he's holding the beautiful Reagan at arm's length. He knows she's dangerous and should end their arrangement but the sex is too good and she is too... much.He's the regret of a lifetime!Nolan Clark should've been off-limits. He's my closest friend's teammate and a man that I'm not prepared for. I lied and told him I understood he'd never offer me a white picket fence and jumped straight into bed when he offered me the only thing he could sex. With every smile, every touch, and every sizzling kiss I fall deeper in love. When the day comes for me to move five-hundred miles away to start a new job, he doesn't stop me. Days pass, then weeks, and Nolan Clark does exactly what he said he was going to do - loses my number. With Reagan gone to start her new life in Florida, Clark is left in Georgia at war with his heart. The timing couldn't be worse. The past he thought he'd let go of, the ex-wife he'd thought he forgave crashes into his life brings with her an eleven-year-old boy he never knew existed. When Reagan stumbles onto some information she shouldn't, and her life is threatened, will Clark, and the 707 get there in time to save her? Or will she die alone and broken-hearted in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico?

In this dark gothic YA fantasy pitched as Chinese mythology meetsDaphne du Maurier's Rebecca, a young scholar buys the remainingyears on an orphan girl's contract to play as his personal musicianat his rural manor, but she's in for more than she bargained forwhen her new master is not human and his home is in the CelestialRealm.

With a name like Joy, you'd think her life would have been full of love and happiness. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, she was born into dysfunction and was taught to live a life of trife. Being born to a teenage prostitute and a wanna-be pimp that turned drug addict, she's pretty much been through it all. This young girl has an unhealthy, tumultuous lifestyle that constantly gets her caught up in drama and madness. From beginning to end there's drama, betrayal, heartache, grief and pain but Joy Banks will always persevere. The death of her mother left her damaged, but she has seven younger siblings to look out for, she can't break. It doesn't matter how far she has to go, or what she has to do, she'll do whatever it takes to make sure her family is straight. From prostitution to murder, from prisoner to business owner, Joy may lose it all, but she will always bounce back and come out on top. Time and time again she tries to change but the streets keep calling her name. Molested, raped, stabbed, beaten and left for dead, Joy never lets herself become a victim, she becomes the villain instead.

My past destroyed me, then I rebuilt myself. But what if I'm not done changing, and what if I don't want to?Ex-soldier Adam Strong has no idea the woman he met in the airport is an FBI agent or that he's part of her next assignment.Abby Brookes is used to getting what she wants. She works hard for respect, locks terrible men behind bars, and is willing to cross professional boundaries for results. She's been given a new assignment, look out for her boss' civilian assets and investigate a rogue faction of the FBI. ¿Will Abby be able to keep her secrets and her heart close to her chest? Or will she fall in love and be made into a liar?This is the third book in a series of seven standalone books. Each novel follows one of the heroes introduced in this book (Strong and his friends). Each hero gets his own HEA with the help of his friends. While there is a recommended reading order, each book can be read independently.This book does contain on page explicitly steamy scenes, cursing, and dark themes-which may be triggering-or inappropriate for younger readers.

Natalia Ali is a U.S. Ambassador to the Middle East. Her mission to help those living in unimaginable conditions is second to her need to find answers regarding her father's death. Natalia is desperate, running out of resources for both missions. Until help comes from an unexpected source.Isaiah Yates, an Army Special Forces veteran, can't believe his luck. On his TV is Natalia Ali, the woman he hasn't been able to get out of his head since they met, when he saved her father's life. She makes a desperate plea for help, giving Isaiah the perfect opportunity to explore his feelings for her.Natalia and Isaiah have a choice to make. Serve their country or continue their quest for answers? When the two intertwine, the stakes rise, and so does the passion. All is not what it seems, and someone is deceived. Will their missions shatter their worlds and their faith in each other? Or will they end up as another casualty of deceit?This is the fourth book in a series of stand-alones. Each novel follows one of the heroes introduced in the series (Yates and his friends). Each hero gets his happy ever after. While there is a recommended reading order, each book can be enjoyed independently.This book (and series) contains detailed steamy scenes, cursing, and dark themes. These may be triggering or inappropriate for younger readers.

Some women obsess over their best friend's older brother... but I hate mine.Jasmine and Mary's night of dancing is interrupted by gunshots and a kidnapping. With Mary missing, Jasmine has no choice but to call Mary's twin brother.Will Jones, a special forces Army veteran, is ready to to tear the world apart to find his sister. Unfortunately, the destruction left in his wake might include Jasmine.The tension between them is high, due to circumstances from their younger years; but their chemistry can no longer be ignored. Can they come together to save the one person they can't lose? Or will they destroy each other in the process?This is the second book in a series of standalones. Each novel follows one of the heroes introduced in the series (Jones and his friends). Each hero gets his happy ever after. While there is a recommended reading order, each book can be enjoyed independently.This book (and series) contains detailed steamy scenes, cursing, and dark themes. These may be triggering or inappropriate for younger readers.