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Vor Jahren verliebte sich Carmen in einen skrupellosen Feind – und bezahlte den Preis dafür mit Verrat, Herzschmerz und Narben, die nie verheilten. Jetzt ist Mafiaboss Stefano zurück, um sie und die Überreste des zerschlagenen Kartells ihrer Familie für sich zu beanspruchen, selbst wenn das bedeutet, einen Krieg zu entfachen. Als ihr Entführer ist er besitzergreifend und rachsüchtig und entschlossen, sie für immer zu seinem Eigentum zu machen. Doch als er den Schmerz entdeckt, den sie erlitten hat, wird seine Wut tödlich – und die Grenze zwischen Hass und Verlangen beginnt zu verschwimmen.

Trapped in a twisted and dark courtship with a secret woman who needs my strength to survive, I will be wed. Walking the thin line between lunacy and reality, I am now the protector of my future captive bride. So I have no choice but to recite the vows: I take thee. In this arranged matrimony. Until we are parted by death.

Ils se sont réveillés derrière des miroirs. Aucune porte. Aucune issue. Aucune pitié. Elle aurait dû rentrer chez elle après la fête. À la place, elle s’est réveillée dans une cellule — nue, dépouillée de ses choix, de son nom. Et il était là, lui aussi. Dean. Le meilleur ami de son frère. Son obsession secrète. Désormais son seul allié en enfer. Leur geôlier voit tout. Exige l’obéissance. Punit la moindre révolte par la souffrance. Récompense la honte par le silence. Ici, la douleur est l’ordre. La peur est l’intimité. L’humiliation est la langue de la ...

For years, the monsters who killed my family have held me in a cage. Brutalized and half-starved. Only kept alive so they can steal my blood. Until one evening when four eerily gorgeous men break me out of my prison. They offer me a safe haven under their protection. A soft bed, delicious food, and all I need to heal. I'm not used to this kindness—or the desires their smoldering eyes and strong hands stir in my body and my heart. But these fearsome men aren't really men. Like my captors, they're fae who can shift into wolves.

Eve Duncan’s daughter Jane MacGuire seems to have found a perfect life with Seth Caleb—until a ruthless madman threatens to destroy it all, in this gripping suspense novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen. Jane MacGuire is enjoying a period ofdomestic bliss as she...

She's his captive. He's her captor. Their relationship is a volatile push and pull. He plays the villain, and she plays the victim; each play their roles to a tee. One buries the past to forget, the other fights to remind the other how they began. She is desperate to escape. He is desperate to keep her. One thing is clear: Only one will be left standing at the end.

Only my fated mate's touch can satisfy my raging hunger...and, as Alpha King, I will claim her at any cost. As Clarion's formidable ruler who shifts effortlessly into a wolf, bear, or lion, I pursue my treasonous twin and find the gorgeous human he attacked. Though forbidden, I'm compelled to take Crystal to my kingdom for healing. When she awakens demanding to leave, I refuse. I must unravel why she was targeted and why I burn for her so fiercely. Every heated exchange makes me want her more, and the need to protect her consumes me. Under the chaos of the Blood Moon, our bodies ignite into...

The unforgettable story of a young English lady and the warrior who saves her from sure death, a woman and a man from different worlds, two bold hearts who find passion in a divided land and swear to love each other forever. “I am so in love with her books every spare minute has been spent reading them since I found the first one! 3 books in and it's this one that is my favorite so far, I love The Raven!”—Melody Banks Raven watches with his younger brother Takooko through the trees near the Susquehanna River as the enemy Mohawk war party heads north in several canoes with their ...

To the indomitable spirit of every survivor who has faced unimaginable hardship and emerged stronger, more resilient, and unwavering in their pursuit of justice and peace. This book is a testament to your courage, your strength, and your unwavering determination to overcome adversity. It is a tribute to your ability to find hope even in the darkest of times, to your capacity for resilience in the face of overwhelming odds, and to your unwavering belief in the power of the human spirit to endure and prevail.

Kullen is the emperor’s assassin. The sharp hand of justice. The Black Talon. Gifted a soul-forged bond with his dragon, Umbris, Kullen is tasked with hunting any and all who oppose the empire. But when the secretive Crimson Fang murders two noblemen before his very eyes, Kullen must discover the truth of who they are and what they want. What he uncovers is a web of lies and deceit spiraling into the depths of Dimvein.

The most recent state to join the union, Hawaii is the only one to have once been a royal kingdom. After its discovery by Captain Cook in the late 18th century, Hawaii was fought over by European powers determined to take advantage of its position as the crossroads of the Pacific. The arrival of the first missionaries marked the beginning of the struggle between a native culture with its ancient gods, sexual libertinism, and rites of human sacrifice and the rigid values of the Calvinists.

Early one morning in 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by shrill war whoops and the terror of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day which had promised new happiness, finds herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War.

She was in danger, so I took her... The moment I set eyes on Willow, my heart stops and my body goes into overdrive. She’s mine, and no one else will get even a glimpse of her until she realizes we’re meant to be together. Willow thinks I’m holding her prisoner, but I’m keeping her safe from those that would hurt her. But can I keep her safe from the beast inside of me? When she parades around my cage all innocence, there’s only so much a man like me can be restrained… The Biker’s Captive is an age gap instalove romance featuring an OTT obsessed biker and a curvy, innocent ...

Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. For 12 years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature.

He should have left her and never looked back… That's not how things played out for Caine, a nearly one thousand year old Pyte, who should have known better. Instead of walking away years ago, he has been watching over the only human who has touched his heart. He stays to protect her, at least that is what he tells himself. When trouble finds her, he knows that he should just cut his losses and walk away, but there is no fighting the hold the child, who has become a woman, has on him.

A blood debt is owed. I am the payment. Dr. Seraphina Dubois is a scholar, her life a quiet sanctuary of priceless art and forgotten history. She’s spent years building a world of order and intellect, a fortress against the chaos that claimed her father. But when two imposing men walk into her museum, her carefully constructed world shatters. They’ve come to collect on a debt her father left behind—a five-million-dollar marker owed to the most ruthless man in Boston. Cillian O'Malley, the cold and calculating Don of the Irish Mafia, doesn't want money. The money is gone. He wants the ...

The sexy alien hunk looks like a romance book hero from another world… One moment, I’m sunbathing at the lake and reading a steamy romance book. I’m just about to get to the good bits when aliens abduct me—in nothing but my bikini! In the blink of an eye, I find myself on an outlaw planet, surrounded by a group of bug-like aliens who intend to sell me. While I might’ve wished for an escape from reality, I definitely didn’t mean this! When a lizard-like alien with rippling muscles enters the Kratak’s ship, my odds may have turned. He sweeps me off my feet and rescues me… Or ...

Tallyn O’Malley’s dreams are coming true. Her husband is back from the war, their son is opening up to him, and they’ve just been invited to be participants on the hottest game show in the nation. But things are not what they seem. An attempted kidnapping goes wrong and Tallyn is hurled into a world she didn’t know existed. Pursued by a relentless and smart supernatural force that wants revenge, fight or flight is the only answer. And she is a fighter.

I'm the girl you'll never see coming. Blink and you're dead - another target checked off my list. But one night, everything in my carefully ordered existence falls apart. A bloodbath and a car crash later, I find myself in the grasp of four gorgeous, intimidating men. Are my captors cops, like they claim, or something far more sinister? They sure know how to bend the law. And seeing how skillfully they handle a gun or a knife, I can't help wondering what their hands would feel like all over me.

Ten years ago, monsters broke through from another world. Now they rule Earth, and humans just try to survive. Clara has a dangerous secret. She's an omega – the type of woman these new rulers, called Primes, want most. She's stayed hidden for years by using special drugs and pretending to be normal. Then Commander Kairyx spots her. He's not just any monster – he's a massive dragon shifter who rules the entire mountain region. And he can smell what she really is. Captured and dragged to his mountain fortress, Clara finds herself trapped with the most powerful alpha dragon around. Her ...