Bøger af Nic Saint

Diana is in the kingdom of Montinia for the wedding of her brother Mike when all hell breaks loose: a gang of terrorists takes the entire royal family and the Petrovs hostage. Their target: Diana Petrov. 

In the nick of time Diana is whisked away to safety by a mysterious stranger. Locked up together in the palace panic room, she discovers her wickedly handsome savior is none other than the king's youngest son, Prince Jacques. 

Soon things start to heat up inside the safe room, for even while Diana tries to uncover the motive behind the attack, the flames of passion threaten to engulf her as she succumbs to a burning desire and aching sensual need the likes of which she's never before experienced.

It's just a typical weekday at the Kelly family home in Issaquah, Washington. So when new neighbors move in, the event offers a nice little break from the daily routine. Only things take a turn for the dramatic when tragedy strikes next door, and their new neighbor's wife takes her own life. The Kellys being the Kellys, though, they can't help but wonder if that's really what happened, or if something more nefarious is going on.Is it possible their neighbor killed his wife?There's only one problem with that: he has the perfect alibi... provided by the Kellys themselves.Death in Suburbia is a humorous mystery about a regular family who just can't stop getting involved in all manner of murder and mayhem.

When popular vlogger and geocacher Kandace Slaker is found dead, Saffron and Lucien Diffley, local karma agents, are on the case. Kandace turns out to have made quite a few enemies in Happy Bays, and the investigation soon gets bogged down by a lack of evidence and an abundance of alibis. Add to that the fact that Logan Munroe, detective in charge of the case, has decided to ban the Diffleys from the investigation, and Saffron has her work cut out for her. Meanwhile, Rodrick Diffley is on a good deed quest-though unfortunately the people on the receiving end of the little rascal's streak are less than thrilled with his enthusiasm. Even worse, Diffley Manor is falling apart and Saffron's brothers, not blessed with the handyman gene, quickly cause more harm than good. And then there's Lucien, who's developed a crush on Detective Munroe, which only serves to make matters more complicated than they already are. Will Saffron be able to restore the balance of karma in her small town? Will Rodrick's relentless string of good deeds antagonize the entire community against the Diffleys? And will the romance between Saffron and Logan finally be rekindled? Find out in Vice & Verdict, the second installment in the Saffron Diffley series. Expect an intriguing mystery, a dash of the paranormal, a whiff of romance, and an abundance of laughs.

Mia Rugg and her family run an amusement park in California called Charleneland, named after her famous grandmother Charlene, the well-known songstress. They all share the same house, with things getting pretty hectic from time to time, as Mia's two sisters Maya and Marisa don't always see eye to eye, while Charlene, being the diva that she is, manages to get on everybody's nerves pretty much all the time. All in all, though, things are going well for the enterprising family. At least until a voice doctor is found murdered on one of the park's most popular attractions, the Haunted Ride, and Mia is forced to cooperate with local police detective Blane Jamison to solve the crime. When Charlene's longtime arch-rival Phoenix accuses her of being behind the murder, things suddenly look very bleak for Charleneland, and soon Mia and her family's future hangs in the balance. Will Charleneland survive the sudden uproar? Will Mia and Blane be able to work together to find the killer, in spite of their differences? And will Blane get through his first meeting with Charlene and her two Corgis unscathed? Find out in Deadly Ride, the first installment in the new humorous cozy mystery series Charleneland.

Alice Whitehouse, Felicity Bell and the other members of the neighborhood watch are called upon to investigate the death of bodybuilder Dieter Watt. In spite of Dieter's ghost giving them all the assistance they need-or even want, the case is baffling, especially since Dieter had more enemies than friends at the fitness club he frequented, one of them Felicity's cousin Busby. Good thing Rock Walker, Alice's boyfriend cop, is also on the case, and making great progress. Alice has a hard time focusing on solving the crime, though, as her old boyfriend Reece Hudson is back in town, and has launched a campaign to win her back. With both Rock and Reece vying for her affection, Alice soon feels torn between the handsome cop and the man she once loved. And when both men's dads also show up, things are suddenly becoming very complicated for the gun store clerk slash funeral home assistant slash neighborhood watch commander.

The Kellys are not a typical all-American family. Oh, on the surface they might look like your next-door neighbors: Tom Kelly, professor in economics, his wife Dee, art gallery owner, teenagers Maya and Scott, baby boy Jacob, and of course the family's lovable Goldendoodle Ralph. All perfectly nice people. But for some reason the Kellys can't stop bumping into dead bodies and getting mixed up in all manner of murder and mayhem, and is it their fault they've got a knack for solving crime? After all, the family that sleuths together, stays together, right?The Kellys, on their way back from Thanksgiving Break, are caught in the snowstorm to end all snowstorms. This is the big one, and they're forced to stay the night at a roadside motel in the middle of nowhere. So when Ralph finds the body of a dead man buried under a foot of snow, they're not that keen to get involved. Especially when the man turns out to be the famous Hot Gangster: the gang member who became a celebrity and a model because of his mugshot.But with the motel on lockdown, and the police unable to get there because of the blizzard, it's up to the Kellys to find out who murdered Hot Gangster, knowing full well that the killer is locked in there with them, watching their every move!Murder Motel is the first book in the humorous mystery series The Kellys.

Nine years ago Anna Washington became world famous when she slapped Chris Jefferson across the face in the middle of her father's inaugural address. He had it coming. After all, he'd been putting the moves on the vice-president's daughter in full view of millions of viewers, and, more importantly, in front of Anna, whose kiss and innocence he'd stolen underneath the Resolute Desk four years before, when his father was inaugurated.A lot has happened since then. Jack Washington became the first American president to be impeached, after giving the executive order to take out a terrorist cell, which turned out to be a hog farm. Wrecked by guilt, he bought what was left of the farm and became a pig farmer. Anna went from First Daughter to pig farmer's daughter, a setback she blames entirely on Chris Jefferson, since it was his dad who had her dad impeached.Nine years later, she's working as a waitress in a coffee shop in Manhattan, dreaming of becoming a famous singer. So when she runs into Chris, she's not exactly thrilled. The former First Son, now a bestselling writer of conspiracy thrillers, claims their dads have been kidnapped by some maniac. Soon her life is turned upside down once again, as their search for the two ex-presidents leads the unlikely duo of former First Kids on a cross-country rescue mission, hot on the trail of the man who took their fathers, a man whose evil plan just might bring the United States and its ex-presidents to their knees.Will the former First Daughter and First Son find their fathers? Will Anna Washington be able to resist Chris Jefferson's relentless charm? Find out in First Shot, the first book in the new humorous mystery series Washington & Jefferson.

The bucolic Hamptons town of Happy Bays is rocked to its foundations when a cult and its charismatic guru pitches up its tents on a neighboring piece of land. Soon tensions rise and a confrontation between townies and cult followers seems inevitable. Amid the escalating tension, a young cult follower is found murdered and the finger-pointing begins. Taking the lead in the case are Rock Walker, local cop, and Alice Whitehouse, who runs the neighborhood watch. Unfortunately Alice has other fish to fry, as both new boyfriend Rock and her old boyfriend Reece Hudson have decided to move in with her. The fact that Rock has recently died and is now a ghost further complicates matters. Ever since his demise, Rock is trying to adapt to his new and peculiar circumstances as best he can. It's not easy being the only ghost cop on the force, and when both his colleagues and the public start to complain, he finds himself out of a job. But it's Reece, Alice's hunky movie star ex, putting the moves on Alice that really sets the seal on his gloom. Will Alice finally choose between Rock and Reece? Will Rock stay dead, or will Felicity's aunt Cassie, who just so happens to be a witch, manage to fix him? Find out in Spooky Spells, a murder mystery quite unlike any other!

Eileen Stoker hasn't led an enchanted life. Scorned by her ex-husband, condemned by the community and disgraced by her colleagues, she's been the victim of male lust, vicious gossip and jealous rumors ever since growing into womanhood. Disgusted with it all, she just wants to be left alone, and decides to have nothing more to do with the town and its people, in particular men. So when she joins the church choir, the last thing she expects is to fall for its choirmaster, new priest in town Ramon Cole. The moment Father Ramon lays eyes on Eileen, he's enchanted by her beauty and her grace, and even though he has been warned by his concerned flock not to get involved with this Jezebel and modern-day Mary Magdalene, he can't help but feel a strong urge to protect the young woman from the perils that face her. When she is accused of murder, therefore, he's the only one to offer his helping hand... and heart.

The Spy Who Killed Me They say that all good things come in threes, but also that misfortunes never come singly, so I'll let you decide which of these proverbs applies to the following situation: first we discovered that a thief had been stealing our litter, thereby preventing us from doing our business the way we like to do it. And then one of our country's most beloved actors was found murdered aboard his private yacht, with plenty of suspects likely to have done the deed. And if that wasn't enough, Gran and Scarlett decided to reform the Neighbor¿ hood Watch Committee and actively insert themselves into the investigation, wreaking havoc and mayhem at every turn. In other words: troubled times lay ahead in Hampton Cove, that peaceful little town on the East Coast that always seems to teeter on the verge of disaster.

Keeping up with the PoolesIt isn't often that a distant cousin you didn't even know existed decides to leave you five million dollars, so when Odelia's cousin Beatrice passed away, and was gracious enough to include Odelia in her will, it was the start of a new adventure for all of us. Because one of Cousin Beatrice's stipulations was that we should take over her Alaskan zoo, which housed no less than three hundred cats. And also, camera crews had to film the process. Which is how we became the stars of our own reality show, with cameras filming our every move.This wouldn't have been such a big deal, if we didn't also have a triple homicide to solve. Three members of the same family had been killed, and the only witness to the crime had mysteriously disappeared without a trace. And since there was no evidence and plenty of suspects to choose from, we had our work cut out for us.

All Aboard!I know I promised never to set foot aboard another cruise ship, but when Marge and Tex decided to celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary by taking a cruise, and invite the rest of their extended family to join them, we couldn't possibly stay home at some pet hotel. Which is how we found ourselves on board the Ruritania for a ten-day Caribbean cruise.And I think I may have finally started enjoying myself to some extent, if not a murder had been committed, and Odelia's dad was being fingered by the ship's detective as one of the possible killers. As it was, we soon were roped into the investigation, interviewing suspects, gathering clues and generally traipsing all over the giant cruise liner in search of a killer.

Dead End StreetWhen Odelia and Chase are called to the scene of an apparent murder-suicide, the conclusion seems pretty straightforward. The Römers were facing serious financial difficulties brought on by their son's illness. But when a second and a third tragedy take place at walking distance from the cul-de-sac where the Römers lived, things suddenly aren't as obvious as they first appeared. And as the investigation progresses, the fractious relationship between the neighbors quickly becomes the focus. A lot of bad blood existed in what at first looked like the perfect suburb. So who killed the Römers? Find out in Purrfect Impasse, the latest installment in this blorange feline sleuth's chronicles.

The Taming of the ShrewsWhen our beloved town of Hampton Cove found itself the target of a pair of unscrupulous drug dealers selling drugs to school kids, a task force was set up to bring these criminals to justice. The task force consisted of myself, Max, my best friend Dooley, and of course our humans Odelia and Chase. And since this all happened against the backdrop of the upcoming cat show, for which we had all been signed up, you can probably imagine the strain we were under.As if that wasn't enough, we had also been tasked with no less than two separate investigations: one to find a man's fiancée who had mysteriously gone missing, and a second one dealing with a cat owner suspected of gross neglect. As it was, Odelia decided to temporarily adopt the man's cat, so our band of four suddenly became five.All in all it was an interesting week, especially when I came face to face with my doppelganger at the cat show. So did I win 'Best in Show' or not? Find out in Purrfect Show, the latest installment in this blorange feline's chronicles.

Of Mischief and MiceIt was a dark and stormy night when our house was visited by a mouse, requiring our urgent assistance in a matter of life and death. The thing is that it's not easy to garner sympathy for the plight of mice, who are not a popular species, so we had a hard time convincing Odelia to do something. But soon a special committee was formed to look deeper into the matter. Unfortunately the committee members were too busy battling their inner demons to bother with saving a colony of mice. And so in the end it was up to us to put our best paw forward and show them how things are done.

Ezra finds himself in the impossible situation that he must be married with kids within a year. So when his roommate suggests he rent a wife and borrow a baby the plan doesn't seem as crazy to him as it sounds. But what woman in her right mind is going to marry a guy like him?Sylvie hates her boss, which is funny, since her boss hates her too. And then there's Julie, the fortunate result of an unfortunate marriage. Sylvie wants to turn her life around, but doesn't even know where to begin. Until she gets an unusual offer.Sarah's kleptomania lands her in hot water when she is caught stealing an expensive diamond ring. Within a week she loses her job, her apartment and her boyfriend. With nowhere else to turn, she asks Odelia Kingsley to help her get her life back on track.Barnaby runs a successful flower shop in the heart of Hampton Cove. His only regret is that he never found love. What he does have is a belligerent mother who likes to run his life. Barnaby knows he should probably make some changes, but how?Before long the paths of these four people will cross, leading to some unexpected situations. But one thing is for sure: their lives will never be the same again.

Tis the Season to be MollyI would like to say that Christmas is my favorite holiday but it's not. It's not the day itself, it's the season. Too cold, too wet and way too much snow. Cats aren't in the habit of wearing shoes, you see, so all this snow and ice plays havoc on our poor paws. Now if they would simply schedule Christmas in the summer, or even the spring, I'd be all for it. But then we all know that the powers that be don't consider a cat's opinion valid, so I won't even go there.Okay, so all this simply to say that this latest installment in my chronicles deals with Christmas, Christmas stores, in fact all things Christmas. The good part is that even in the middle of winter Tex decided to drag his barbecue set from the shed and cook us up some delicious goodies. But before that happened-and I guess this is the bad part-there were a bunch of murders being committed and I had to tax my brain-my big brain as my friend Dooley never fails to point out-to try and figure out who was behind it.

This special anniversary edition of the first book in the Mysteries of Max series features cover art and illustrations by renowned illustrator Mark Beech, well known for his work for the Enid Blyton and Terry Pratchett estates.