Bøger af Ann Howes

Carmine Niccoterra hunts people for a living. The full gamut-from missing innocent victims to the worst of human scum. Having survived Afghanistan, he's battle hardened and army strong. With women, he keeps it simple and uncommitted. So how did that little redheaded spitfire manage to crawl under his skin, creep into his dreams and complicate his life? Helen Resnick is on a hunt of her own-for her ex. He disappeared after a violent drive-by shooting along with her cash and a treasured family heirloom. How annoying he's also the target of that over-the-top hot dude, Carmine-a man she really ought to stay away from but for whatever reason keeps popping up in her life Problem is, she now has to work with him. But can she trust him, and do their interests align? Will they get what they're looking for, or is what they discover along the way enough to destroy them?

Ten years ago, Nicky Marcello's world was turned upside down when she believed she was betrayed by the man she loved and her father was sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. Shattered and alone she pulled her pieces together shard by shard and put Vasily Melnikov's memory behind her. Now he's back, and Nicky is confronted with new truths, forcing her to question everything about the man who broke her heart and ruined her life. A simple trip to Russia cost Vasily it all. He had to make an impossible choice, one that cost him his soul and still hurts him today. Scarred and hardened, he survived the darkness and returns to San Francisco to clean up his brother's mess and deal with a human trafficking ring operating in his territory. He has his demons under control, put away in a neat little box, until he runs into her-the woman he never stopped thinking about. Whose memory was the only thing that made an intolerable situation...tolerable.It's hard enough to convince Nicky he never betrayed her, but she is in danger simply by being connected to him. Can Vasily keep her safe and convince her to take him back-or will a cruel twist of fate and a hard-held belief throw it all out the window?Trigger warnings: attempted sexual assault and killing

Zander Milan's life is just as he likes it. He has his Harley, his bar, and more women than he can shake a cocktail at-until she drives into his alley in a ridiculous van with a load of attitude and enough problems to start a small war. She disturbs his equilibrium and shatters his boundaries, yet it's her fiery appeal he can't stop thinking about.Still reeling from the betrayal of a backstabbing friend who stole her singing gig and her boyfriend, Terra Miller isn't inclined to take any man seriously--especially one who exudes pheromones and looks as good as Zander in a motorcycle jacket and a pair of ripped jeans. But a debt owed to the Russian mob compels her to change her mind. As Terra's dilemma forces Zander to confront his ghosts and reconcile his past, could his reluctance to share his secret life threaten their new relationship by tearing it completely apart?

Shelley De Luca has a problem. A large, man-size one in the form of the older brother of her dead high school sweetheart. She owes him a marker, and he intends to collect. In the biblical way. Sure, he's dangerous, a jerk and a player, but he's also gorgeous, sexy and secretly the man of her dreams. Except for the small matter of her heart, paying him back should be easy. Gianni Cadora is mafia trying to go legit. When Shelley stumbles back into his life, she comes with bruises, a psycho ex and a spicy attitude he can't resist. He's man used to getting his way, so why is it so difficult to convince Shelley he's what she needs? Perhaps it's their history, or his reputation, but he isn't above using his marker or a funny, flatulent dog to get what he wants.