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He stole my freedom. I stole his heart. But in this game of power and obsession, only one of us can truly win… Adriana I was just another ghost in the cyber-world, a hacker-for-hire playing a dangerous game. Stealing from Rhydor Valtheris, the most feared crime lord in the galaxy, should have been my biggest payday—until I got caught. Now, I’m shackled on his ship, at his mercy, and he doesn’t plan to let me go. He wants to break me, own me, make me submit. But I’m no man’s plaything. I’ll fight him, resist him, even if every dark promise in his amber eyes makes my body betray...

Discover the classic thriller that launched the bestselling detective series from the world's most popular storyteller. Alex Cross is in a race against time after two private-school children are kidnapped by their teacher—a man looking to commit the crime of the century. The inspiration for...

ONE NIGHT. It was only supposed to be one night... How did it turn into so much more? Emma Waterhouse doesn't have time for guys. College classes and fun with her roommates are more than enough to keep her busy. But when her roommates drag her out for a night of drinking and dancing, she's ready to let loose for one night and break all her own rules. Lorenzo Romano is the hottest guy Emma has ever seen and he seems to only have eyes for her. Is he too good to be true? What can one night hurt? One night of hot, mind-blowing action with Lorenzo will be enough, right? Things take a turn when ...

A thief, a hero, and a spy in one boxed set collection. The first three Christian romantic suspense stories in Protector Sweethearts invite us into the world of adventure seekers as they hunt for lost treasures. Book 1: Once a Thief (Stolen World War II Artifacts) A private investigator looking for her missing mother. A reformed art thief getting a new lease on life. Twelve bejeweled eggs with secrets of their own. She sets a thief to catch a thief. Will he also steal her heart? Private investigator Helen Hu must team up with art thief Reuben Costa to rescue her mother, who has vanished ...

In this gripping stand-alone from bestselling author Mary Burton, an FBI agent must catch a copycat killer. The only difference this time: she's the final victim.

The Hollywood Nights Series is packed with page-turning mystery, steamy angst, exotic locations, and unforgettable romance. When Lauren Hathaway returns to Hollywood, she never expects to come face to face with Cody Bradshaw, the boy who stole her heart a decade earlier. As they reconnect and reignite the flames of their long-lost love, they work to uncover the truth behind a murder that’s shattered Cody’s life. A web of danger and deception follows as they encounter secrets and betrayals that threaten to tear them apart. Set in the glitzy and explosive streets of Hollywood, Lauren and ...

FBI special agent Zoe Spencer uses skeletal remains to recreate the faces of murder victims through sculpture. Though highly scientific, the process is also sensitive and intimate; she becomes attached to the individuals she identifies, desperate to find justice for each. As Zoe examines old remains, she sees a teenage girl looking back at her - the victim in a cold case from over a decade ago.

Criminal investigator Xander Stone doesn't have to question you - he can hear your thoughts. Scarred by lightning, burdened with a power that gives him no peace, Xander struggles to maintain his sanity against the voice that haunts him day and night - the voice of a woman begging him to save her.

From a New York Times bestselling author, a young mother and a murder suspect must solve a corruption case while on the run from a dangerous manhunt. Honor Gillette discovers Lee Coburn in her yard–the man accused of murdering seven people the night before. Dangerous, desperate, and armed, he...

In this dazzling thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, two secret agents hunt down a serial killer targeting honeymoon couples in Rome. A newlywed couple steps into the sauna in their deluxe honeymoon suite-and never steps out again. When another couple is killed while boarding their...

Discover the classic thriller that launched the bestselling detective series from the world's most popular storyteller. Alex Cross is in a race against time after two private-school children are kidnapped by their teacher—a man looking to commit the crime of the century. The inspiration for...

Grace had never been more terrified...the pain was relentless. Nothing in her life prepared her for this. She desperately needed somewhere safe...someplace she could hide. Someone she could trust with her life. It was dark...and getting darker. Ronan Hendricks didn’t recognize her voice. Not family...not friends. Probably not an enemy. But he didn’t need the years he’d spent as a detective to recognize what he did hear... Fear. In a desperate moment of hope, a single number saved her life. Then a complete stranger opened his home offering safety yet Grace knew danger surrounded them.....

Monty and Ellen Drew’s vacation in the South Seas takes a spooky turn when their cruise ship loses all power. And the temperature drops...unnaturally. Ellen believes an evil presence has taken over the ship...except Captain Norris doesn’t believe her. But with the ship dead in the water—and no rescue happening—the captain asks Ellen and Monty for assistance in overcoming possible supernatural forces. When the crew and passengers begin to mysteriously fall asleep and don’t awaken, Ellen and Monty must discover how the entity is holding the ship hostage... And why no rescuers can ...

I'd never even kissed a boy the night I met Stone. The night I saw him kill. The night he spared my life. That was only the beginning. He turns up in my car again and again, dangerous and full of raw power. "Drive," he tells me, and I have no choice. He's a criminal with burning green eyes, invading my life and my dreams. The police say he's dangerously obsessed with me, but I'm the one who can't stop thinking about him.

The public labels me a Mafia monster, a man without a soul, and one hated by many. They're not wrong, and I'm not sorry for it. When my father orders me to marry a longtime enemy's daughter to settle a score between our families, she did what any smart woman with a beating heart would do. She ran. So, I hunted her down. She tries to negotiate for her freedom, but despite being inexplicably drawn to the deviant woman, I refuse her pitiful bribes with pleasure. I'll promise her freedom to get the answers I need, but I'll burn this city to the ground before I let her go.

Some secrets are worth dying for - but Liz Jekyll is a doctor and a werewolf, she's not dying for anyone. So she needs another plan. Liz might be the most wanted werewolf in London—wanted for dating, that is—but she doesn’t take it as a compliment. In fact, it’s a wretched nuisance because Liz has a vital secret to hide. What she needs is a disinterested werewolf who could pretend to be her boyfriend. Carson Erving would be very interested in Liz if it weren’t for Gentiana Aeternae. The botanist werewolf from Alabama has found the legendary Elixir Gentian, and ruthless people will...

She profiles killers for a living. She knows their patterns, their tells, their lies. But one predator has found the perfect way inside her mind. Dr. Emma Walters has spent her career dissecting the psychology of murder. But when a string of women is found dead across Chicago—each believing they’d finally found love—Emma is pulled into a case that feels disturbingly personal. Her new relationship with Alex, the charming artist who seems too good to be true, offers comfort she desperately needs… until his insights feel a little too precise. And Claire, Emma’s closest friend—the ...

Monty and Ellen head to Medellin, Columbia, to investigate a haunted castle. They’re hired to protect its priceless museum exhibits from the annual rampage of the ghost of El Castillo. However, when Ellen is attacked by the spirit, things take a scary turn. While Monty uses his hi-tech instruments to track the entity, Ellen, a psychic, communicates with the dangerous spirit via a translator. When they begin to make a connection between the angry spirit and his shady history, they must trust a notorious man in order to identify the ghost... But the past hides a grim secret—a secret that ...

A murdered night club mogul unlocks a web of infidelity and deceit. The most likely suspect? The daughter of the richest family in Baltimore, if only Detectives Malcolm Khalaji and Seong-Jae Yoon can piece the evidence together. The clues just aren't lining up—but Malcolm can't tell if he's missing a piece of the puzzle or completely missing the mark. The McAllister case still haunts him. So many dead. So many he couldn't save. It's throwing him off his game. And the only one who really understands is his strange, coldly aloof partner.

“Hex Kitchen transports you to a delicious world of culinary magic and fantastical, sometimes deadly, competition where every dish keeps you at the edge of your plate—wondering who will win the next move and what bite may be their last.” —Elizabeth Karmel, best-selling cookbook author, and Chopped and Iron Chef judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets The Hunger Games in this mouthwatering, magical, and murderous fantasy. Hex Kitchen is a once-a-decade tournament where contestants have to cook magical dishes that are to die...and maybe even to kill...for. Kenzie has perfected ...