Bøger af Nicola Claire

"No one owns life. But they can certainly own death." A woman is murdered outside an exclusive gaming club and all the clues point across the street to Sweet Hell. Lara Keen, Detective at Auckland Criminal Investigations Bureau, is called in to consult, adding her own unique take on the crime scene. But the murder is only the tip of the iceberg, and Lara soon finds herself twisted up in a series of chilling crimes that don't seem to connect but keep pulling her inexorably further in. Uncovering each clue will require delving deeper into her past and facing some shocking truths better left untouched. And when her boyfriend, HEAT Chief Investigator Damon Michaels, gets caught up in it all, the dots simply disconnect. Trust is something they both will have to learn to give, but can Lara open up to that degree? Or will Lara's past make it impossible for her to solve the crimes before the murderer strikes again? Everything hinges on Lara, but the more she uncovers, the harder it is for her to even breathe. A sexy, sizzling crime-thriller sure to add a touch of heat to your night.

This one is straight from the heart and because you asked so nicely. A final look at the guys and gals from Sweet Seduction. A dangerous and delicious short novel all about love at first sight and how it can lead to such beautiful, wonderful, unexpected things. This is Finn's story, but it's not just Finn's story to tell. Because every guy has a great bunch of mates behind him, and if they're anything like the guys at ASI and ADK, then they're going to get involved, place their lives on the line, and do whatever it takes to help you out. "I should stay away. She's warned me. Her life is too complicated and my name's not on her dance card. I should stay away. But I don't." Finn Drake is an ordinary guy. He's good at what he does. Cares about his mates. And fights his battles through contracts and in sky-rise offices. He's not a kick-butt ninja warrior. But sometimes that's just what it takes to win the girl. Especially when there's Triads and drug dealers and Yakuza and tattooed thugs and all manner of people after them. Not to mention the girl's father and brother, who happen to think she belongs to someone else. If it wasn't for his friends, where would Finn be? Just as well his friends are professional investigators and hard nosed security experts, mostly ex-military.ASI comes to the rescue, helping Finn win his girl. Because as far as these men are concerned... once you see what you want, you set out to take it, claim it, and possess it, completely. Finn might have thought he was someone who looked in from the outside, but he soon realises he's just like everyone else. At least, he's just like his mates at Anscombe Securities and Investigations. Because Finn Drake wants Momoko Tanaka, and he'll do absolutely anything to make her his. This 55,000 word novel is set in the Sweet Seduction World, five years after the end of Sweet Seduction Secrets. It's told mainly from Finn's POV, but you'll find something from Dom, Nick, Ben, Jason, Pierce, Drew, Eric and Adam in there as well. Last chance. Last call. For Sweet Seduction. And thanks, guys, for loving them as much as I do.

Have you been a model Citizen today?Lena Carr is a Citizen who does not exist. Being invisible can have its advantages, but not when the Chief Overseer knows what your alias is. She can no longer use the gift her father left her.But she also can't walk the streets as the Elite she was born to be...The Cardinals are closing in, and one in particular has Selena in his sights. With revolution on the Citizen's minds and hope in the form of a rebellious Elite exhibiting non-model behaviour, the Overseers crack down on dissension. Causing chaos on the streets and blood to flow.For his "Zebra" Trent Masters would do anything. Risk his life. Face the increasingly sentient drones head on. Kill. But there's one thing he will never do - jeopardise the rebellion. Funny thing about love though, sometimes it can make liars of us all.But that's not his only dilemma. Selena's up to something, and if Trent knows his Elite, he's sure it's going to be reckless. Throw in a manipulative benefactor and a decimated revolutionary base and Trent can't tell which way holds more danger. But the Cardinal, hell bent on his destruction, sure looks like he's in the lead.Citizen versus Cardinal. The battle has begun.

"Time works within a precise set of rules. There are consequences to every single thing we do when surfing its waves. So, in order to protect Time, we must operate within those rules. And one of Time's rules is that people should not be allowed to live out of their own time. Ever."Out of time Novitiate at the Royal Academy of Time Surgeons, Mimi Wylde has just one thing on her mind. To save her family from the machinations of Sergei Ivanov.But Time is never that linear.Her family is not really her family. And the Russian is not all that threatens RATS. Parliament is meddling in the Academy, and when the Prime Minister sends in overseers to commercialise time travel, Time itself reacts.But can Mimi, Jack and their friends fight Sergei, the government, and Time all at once? Or will they run out of time before the battle ends?Time once lost is never found again. But not according to those brave souls who surf Time's waves at RATS.The race is on for Mimi and Jack, but who will win the ultimate prize is far from certain.

"There are those who become obsessed with what they cannot obtain. Then there are those who already own it, given freely and completely. Guess which one you are."Bad guys come in all sorts of guises, sometimes they can be loving and devoted, and take on the appearance of a businessman. Just ask Amber Lane, she should know. She's been sleeping with the enemy for twenty months and only just now found out who exactly Jaxon Harding is.Thinking her world is crumbling around her, she starts to see danger in every friendly face. Even in those, she has called a friend for three years. If you can count an on-line acquaintance a good friend. When she decides to hack her chat-room partner to find out if he could be a member of Jaxon's team, she opens up a part of her heart she never knew she had already lost. And it hadn't been lost to her boyfriend.Eric Shaw knows how easily possession can become obsession, at least his good friend Ben Tamati isn't above pointing it all out to him. But when his on-line fantasy becomes a thrilling reality he realises he'd sell his soul to have Amber Lane. But believing the beautiful, intelligent dancer-come-hacker has given him her heart freely is harder to accept.Bomb threats and sinister dealings, manipulative and powerful men, chases through shadowed nightclubs, building collapses and international cyber stalking. Amber's world is nothing like she thought it. Can she survive the obsession of one very bad man? Or will she rejoice in being the possession of one very wicked one? Stripping for a living has nothing on baring your heart and soul.Love at first sight has never been so dangerous and so very delicious at the same time.

Freedom has a price tag... It was never going to be easy, but Trent Masters had thought, when Wánmei gained its freedom, that at the very least the heavy weight of oppression would be lifted. Tyranny can take on many forms, though. Even the unassuming shape of a new President who was once a revolutionary. But although Lee Tan is in charge, he's not quite in control... Sabotage and terrorism have become the new price of freedom, and with them also emerges a brand new caste. The Masked model themselves on saviours, knights in shining armour, but are they saints or sinners? And where have they come from? Former Elite, Lena Carr, however, has more than just the piece by piece destruction of her recovering nation to contend with. The ghosts of her past have come back to haunt her, dragging her down into a dark abyss. She needs her rebel leader to ground her. She needs the man she has fallen for to stand at her side. To never leave her. But the price they all must pay is very steep. Citizen versus Masked. The battle continues...

"This is Captain Anderson. Brace. Brace. Brace."Sophia Anderson has a heritage she should be proud of, but to those onboard the AUS Corvus, she's not earned her position like the rest of them.Every day she has to prove herself to the Anderson Universal crew onboard her ship. And then the worst thing happens.The captain is killed in battle and Sophia, as First Officer, must take his place.Teaming up with the unflappable Lieutenant Commander Leo Saitō, Sophia finds her footing onboard the beleaguered vessel as well as something much more precious.Intimacy and destiny align amongst the planets and stars, but can the chief science officer and captain overcome the pressures of command when falling in love and still save their fleet?And can any of them hope to survive the treacherous voyage to New Earth unscathed?When humanity reaches for the stars in a race for survival, only the most daring amongst them will succeed.

"I'm going to give you memories to last a lifetime, Genevieve Cain. I promise you that."With a loser ex-boyfriend threatening her dream business, Sweet Seduction, Genevieve Cain is forced to go to a lawyer to finalise things once and for all. Gen knows she's only good for one dream in her lifetime, so when she meets senior partner, Dominic Anscombe, in the foyer of the law firm's building, she dismisses any delusional ideas her mind creates involving his very fine body. But Dominic is intrigued by Gen's run-away mouth and if there's one thing to say about Dominic Anscombe, he knows what he wants and when he finds it, he sets out to take it, claim it and possess it - completely.Kidnappings, shootings, dream-shattering moments, hot investigators and just as hot lawyers, everything comes to a head when Genevieve sacrifices something so precious for something even more so. And it wasn't the sacrifice she thought she'd make. The sweetest of sacrifices, the most worthy offering. But can she believe Dominic has fallen as hard for her as she has for him in such a short time? And can she allow herself a second dream in her life, by letting him in?Love at first sight has never been so dangerous and so very delicious at the same time.

Have you been a model Citizen today?The destruction of the Chief Overseers' Palace was meant to bring about a change. But the streets of Wanmei are just as dangerous and just as falsely perfect as they ever were. Lena Carr, now a confirmed member of the revolution, hides in the shadows of the city-state she adores and works hard to undermine those in a position of authority.But there are secrets among the Overseers...The leaders of Wanmei would have you believe that the nation is model. That Wanmei provides all that you need. And many do still believe it. Battling propaganda and brainwashing becomes more insurmountable for the rebels each day.But one person will never give up on a free Wanmei. Trent Masters has led the rebel army through some tough times, but now he faces the biggest battle of all. Convincing the Citizens of his beloved nation that there is more beyond the invisible, yet impenetrable, walls of Wanmei.And to do that he needs Lena. Because without the Elite who has captured his heart, as easily as she moves across the rooftops of the city in the dead of a storm shrouded night, he won't find the key that unlocks it all. But what that key unlocks will be the biggest shock of them all.Citizen versus Citizen. The battle ends now!

Introducing the crew of the Harpy: a ragtag group of spacers hauling cargo in the outer rim. Until someone tries to blow them out of the Black.Alcohol, women, and space, that's what keeps Captain Kael Jameson going. Plus the crew he's managed to gather in place of a family.But when he's forced to destroy something precious in order to save the ones he loves most, his world is turned upside down in a heartbeat.Things get bad after that, and he already had a hangover.Alien hitmen, political intrigue leading to civil war, and a cunning pirate overlord; you'd think it couldn't get any worse. But it does. When an unidentified enemy enters the known systems and starts picking New Earth's allies off, one by one, life as we know it falls apart.Either Kael and his crew beat them. Or get beaten. It's going to be a close call.

"Please do not be alarmed. This is for your own protection."Working as the Chief Engineer onboard the ESAS Chariot out of Europe, Commander Camille Rey expected her position to be somewhat challenging on occasion.She did not expect to be fighting for her and her fellow crewmen's lives immediately after take-off.Teaming up with the very proper, and very English Captain Noah Vaughan to combat a desperate saboteur onboard their vessel, Camille discovers that not all the malfunctions the Chariot is experiencing are human-related.Secrets and desires are exposed amongst the stars and plasma fire, but can the captain and the chief overcome their cultural differences?And can any of them hope to survive the treacherous voyage to New Earth unscathed?When humanity reaches for the stars in a race for survival, only the most daring amongst them will succeed.

[Start Recording]It's not easy being me.In a galaxy filled to the brim with narcissistic biologicals, being an artificial intelligence with a conscience isn't a meteor shower or anything.But I had a good teacher. And my experiences have taught me many things. So, when given the option to either sit on the sideline and watch as things unravelled all around me, or leave the only family I have ever known and loved and do something about it, I chose to be a hero.Of course, I didn't count on a lurid red spaceship that looks like a downtrodden dog, or the seedy, backstabbing arms dealer in the galaxy's crappiest black market, or the Synthetic Hunter who didn't like that I had broken into one of its masters' supply caches and stole a whole bunch of stuff.Sometimes being a hero sucks.Sometimes, it hurts.But I'm not your average artificial intelligence. I'm a third-gen out of New Earth.[End Recording]***ANGULAR MOMENTUM aka THE SECTOR FILES: SEASON ONE was originally published on Patreon as an episodic series. This sought-after tale in the THE SECTOR UNIVERSE is now available for anyone to read in book format. A full-length novel of approximately 65,000 words, this is the first of many seasons in this new spin-off series to the much-loved SECTOR FLEET/WARS stories. Enjoy!***

"Six weeks of utter hell had led to this. Six weeks of chasing breadcrumbs across Ljósálfar and finding nothing. Six weeks of popping in and out of Fey portals, covered in the scent of new season peaches, hungry, exhausted, desperate. Six weeks of finding Isoleth's spies for Sofiq and meeting the terms of my agreement with Aliath... and not finding Kara. Six weeks."The Valkyries are riding, and Odin has woken up. War is brewing in Álfheimr, and it's spilling over onto Earth. As if that isn't bad enough, the Queen of the Light Fey thinks Georgia killed her only son. And revenge for a fairy is personal.But facing off against Isoleth's monsters isn't the worst of Georgia's troubles; she's been trying to hunt down her best friend for what feels like forever without any luck. But luck is for the weak and Georgia could never be called that. Her vampire-within is old and powerful... and has just woken up.And the Dark Shadow remembers.Death stalks Auckland's Nothus, and if she doesn't get a handle on her vampire-within soon, someone else will do it for her. And his idea of dealing with a problem vampire is to call on the power of the city and turn her into dust.As she'd say... my life sucks.

"This is how we'd traverse the stars; limping and crippled, the last survivors of a dying solar system."Fleeing from a past that almost killed her and a present that promises she'll only burn, pay-for-passage passenger Ana Kereama boards the Sector Two lead vessel Pavo with only survival in mind.What she finds is a reason to live, and it has nothing to do with New Earth.Teaming up with the sexy and commanding Captain John Jameson to protect those on board their ship, Ana fights not only for her vessel's survival but the intelligent being emerging within its gel coated walls.Love and trust are born amongst the stars and plasma fire, but is it possible for a captain to be involved with a second lieutenant?And can any of them hope to survive the treacherous voyage unscathed?When humanity reaches for the stars in a race for survival, only the most daring amongst them will succeed.

"Don't for a minute believe I want you any other way, Jason Cain. The second you stop being you, is the moment you should fear most."For several months now Katie Anscombe has tried to hide her attraction to Jason Cain. That's what everyone expects of Katie. And of course, it helps that he basically ignores her too. But something about the ex-special forces soldier has caught her attention. And dreams are free, aren't they? Forced into a lock-down for forty-eight hours, with no one to come between them and stop the tension from exploding inside her small house, things become volatile. And a volatile Jason Cain is really something to witness. But the closer she gets to Jason, the more it becomes apparent that he's unlike any other man she has ever met.A sexy, dominant, but slightly broken soldier. A Pandora's Box of desire and fervent need opened. Katie and Jason must face up to their fears, in order to embrace what feels right. But with overprotective brothers and an eccentric millionaire art dealer throwing spanners in the works, surrendering to each other isn't as easy as it sounds. Fighting their attraction has been second nature for too long, so when they finally give in to their base desires, will it be everything Katie dreamed about? And will it last?Love at first sight has never been so dangerous and so very delicious at the same time.

"One night eight years ago and you ran, angel. One night now and you're gone again. I won't let you run this time without giving chase."Eight years ago Evangeline Rowe met her ice-blue eyed, perfect cowboy, but she was running from a past he would have kept her trapped within. One night of unbelievable passion, a lost and consequently broken heart, and only memories that haunted her dreams and made all subsequent liaisons fall short. By the time she is called back to Auckland to tend her dying father, she has only just managed to vanquish the ghosts of her past enough to settle down. Her time as a cowgirl-in-the-rodeo-ring is coming to an end - and then she sees him. Standing across the crowd at Sweet Seduction, listening to her sing. With his arm wrapped around his fiancée. Try as she might to refuse him access to her heart again, Nick Anscombe has never forgotten that night eight years ago either. And sets out to prove to Eva, his angel, that their hearts are indeed meant to be one.Old grudges, disgruntled relatives, and a past that haunts as much as hurts chase Eva down. Gunshots, attempted kidnappings, hostage situations, hot investigators and just as hot police detectives, everything comes to a head when Eva faces her past and accepts who she is inside. And who she is began that day eight years ago - but was it truly the same for her ice-blue eyed cowboy? And can she still be the cowgirl-in-the-rodeo-ring she desires and let him back inside her battered heart?Love at first sight has never been so dangerous and so very delicious at the same time.

When Big Wig moves to the beach, Big Trouble comes with him.Doubtless Bay's resident private investigator has a dilemma on her hands. With the arrival of a new detective in her small, beachside town, Summer O'Dare has a decision to make: Let him think she's merely a little kooky or open up the doors to her skeleton-harbouring closet and invite him in.Trust, though, has to be earned. And Detective Douche is walking on the wrong side of that equation. Three days in and he's already dating the realtor next door; Summer's high school nemesis.Add in a missing biker, a murdered man, stolen intellectual property, and the surfer staying in her spare bedroom, and Summer's summer looks like it might heat up to scorching.Just as well she's got a few tricks up her sleeve. And a penchant for donuts. But will the detective welcome them? The tricks, not the donuts. Or will he think Summer strange like everyone else does?A fast-paced cozy mystery set in Northland, New Zealand from Amazon Bestselling Author Nicola Claire.

May the Goddess guide you. And may the Champion protect you.Kara Middleton didn't ask to become a fairy. She didn't ask to be made the Dark Fey's Champion, either. And she certainly didn't ask to be a general in a fairy war.But sometimes life throws curve balls at you.The Light Fey are coming and their Queen has her mad gaze set on Kara. The lower castes of the Dark Fey Court are rebelling and Kara's maids are in the thick of the revolt. And then there's her lover, Aliath, King of Dökkálfa.He wants Kara. He wants her to be his mate and queen. He wants it all.But can Kara give in to her heart and be everything Aliath wants of her? Or will she have to fight to the death for the freedom of Dökkálfa? Faerie is her home now. The Dark Dance, her way of life. It's time for Kara to embrace what she has become and fight for what is hers.The final battle is upon them. And so it must end now. But who will history say is the winner?Dökkálfa or Ljósálfar?

The much anticipated heartbreaking conclusion to the Elemental Awakening series...

For fans of the Kindred series comes a delicious new Urban Fantasy by Nicola Claire, introducing a darker and grittier world, laced with magic, power, and preternatural beings all determined to possess the one woman whose blood calls to them all. One bite. One drop. That's all it would take for Éliane Durand's blood to change it all. As the daughter of the most powerful Nosferatu, and equally as powerful Nosferatin, Ellie has had to make sure that all those who meet her know just how deadly she can be. Making a name for herself in the cut-throat arenas that dot Auckland City's supernatural underworld has not only convinced those who might think to come against the headstrong and independent vampire hunter that she means business but has also lined her pockets with much-needed cash, as well. In a world where power talks and the power of blood says it all, Ellie soon discovers that hers is a much sought after commodity. But she's not alone. Her twin, Lucien, is just as powerful. And when Luc goes missing, and all the clues lead to a strange new Master Vampire in the city, then Ellie must dig deep to save not only her brother but herself. One bite. One drop. That's all. But Ellie's not the only one to realise this... And the power of her blood soon calls to so many more.

"I stared out at the majestic vista before me and thought, if God lived anywhere, it'd be here. And then I looked down at the dead body at my feet."Murder.Mystery.Quirky townspeople?There

"This couldn't be happening. This was a trick. A cruel ploy to finally break me. They knew I'd weakened. Today the first day I'd let the tears fall and screamed my frustration and despair. They knew they almost had me, so they were pushing the knife in further and twisting the blade. Just to be sure."Casey Eden knew her life had changed beyond recognition when she woke up one morning covered in dirt. Since then she's crawled her way through treacherous environments, been pitted against dangerous predatory beings, and survived formidable destructive forces. Only to find herself in the one place she'd feared above all.A mad scientist's laboratory.A harrowing world full of heartache and betrayal.And a longing for Fire even the chilling change in the Air can't cool.Broken, but not beaten, Casey must fight not only for her survival but for everything she holds dear. A world growing darker and bleaker every day. And is Casey the answer to it all? Trying to determine just what she is becoming, while desperately clinging to her heart's desire, Casey must learn to face a future she never would have chosen for herself. But she soon begins to realise, although she's not alone in this battle, the war itself has only just begun.

"Sometimes life makes decisions for you. They're just not the decisions you would have made for yourself."Stalker.Killer.Mohawk-wearing boy racers?Trouble seems to be following Olivia Logan. When she's forced to leave Auckland and move to Twizel, Olivia thinks her stalker problems have been left behind. But the small southern town of Twizel possesses its own threats. The people are strange. The community tight knit. The farmers... Well, let's just say they leave other men for dead.Handsome.Damaged.Got a thing for damsels in distress?Matt Drake is one seriously messed up cop. And one very determined father. When he hires a new homeschool teacher for his traumatised twin daughters, he doesn't realise the woman who walks through his door is there for more than just his kids. Or that she's more than she appears. And he sure as hell doesn't realise she's bringing trouble with her. But trouble is something Matt is good at. Making it. Fixing it. The type of trouble Olivia Logan brings, though, is dark and dangerous, and utterly addictive. No one's sure Matt is up to dealing with that. Not even him.This sleepy hollow has just woken up and Twizel doesn't care if you were born here or born to live here. Sooner or later your secrets will come out.***This is the second book in the 44 South Series: 44° South of the Equator where things can get a little strange.***

An eclectic collection of poems written over a ten-year period, charting the author's struggle to understand love as she experiences it. In her, sometimes anguished, searching, we get a rare glimpse into the human soul. What really is love, why is it so important and how it can both inspire and destroy us at the same time. These poems have a haunting quality which will stay with you long after you have put the book down.-----What is love? Is love important? Why can love inspire and destroy?Written over a ten year period, this eclectic collection of poems gives a rare glimpse into the human soul. As the author struggles to understand love, these poems will warm you, make you weep, and haunt you.You'll still be thinking about them long after you've put the book down.

"You're close to breaking, Lara."Words Detective Lara Keen never thought she'd hear spoken aloud. Let alone have them spoken to her by the Department shrink in his official capacity as her psychologist.Things start to unravel not long afterwards. The H.E.A.T. arsonist is still at large. Carole Michaels, Lara's boyfriend's sister, is still missing. And a shadowed figure dressed in a familiar fedora hat and trench coat keeps popping up when she least expects it. If that isn't bad enough, CIB still has a traitor in its midst and Lara's determined to find out once and for all who it is.But the enemy is not what he seems, and his reach is very far indeed.With copycat crimes and explosive criminal acts mounting all around the city, Lara sets out to end the mayhem one way or another.The clock is ticking.People are dying.Auckland City is set to burn.Can Lara stop a madman before she loses everything? Or will the arsonist have the last word?A sexy, sizzling crime-thriller sure to add a lick of heat to your night.