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Catherine Ling is one of the CIA’s most prized operatives. Raised on the unforgiving streets of Hong Kong, she was pulled into the agency at the age of 14, already having accumulated more insight and secrets than the most seasoned professionals in her world. If life has taught her anything, it is not to get attached, but there are two exceptions to that rule: Her son, Luke, and her mentor, Hu Chang.

Un matrimonio falso entre una sensación curvilínea del canto y un guardaespaldas gruñón se convierte en algo que ninguno de los dos vio venir. Bonnie Durante todo el tiempo que puedo recordar, lo único que he querido es escapar de mi padre controlador y vivir lejos de los ojos entrometidos del público. Tengo buenas razones para desconfiar de todos los hombres, pero algo sobre los ojos tranquilos de mi guardaespaldas mayor, rudamente sexy, y la forma en que me protege me hace creer que él es mi salida. Sé que casarme con Rory O'Connor es un medio para lograr mi sueño. Además, no ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A young woman finds herself caught in a maze of secrets and stalked by a merciless killer in this breakneck Eve Duncan novel from renowned author Iris Johansen. “Top-notch . . . a unique supernatural twist on the classic thriller.”—Booklist “Don’t kill her...

Der Mann, in den ich mich verliebt hatte, und mit dem ich sogar verlobt war, war ein Betrüger, und als er durch einen dummen Zufall erwischt wurde, kam plötzlich sein Wahnsinn zum Vorschein. Mein Leben bestand nur noch aus Schikanen und es wurde immer unerträglicher. Je mehr ich nachforschte, desto mehr Scheußlichkeiten deckte ich auf.

Emile de Guillory swore off love the night his wife died in his arms. Bazyli Drakos loves too deeply, despite what he stands to lose. The night of Prince Adrien's marriage to Isiodore de Mortain, Bazyli finds Emile poisoned in the royal gardens. He takes him back to his home in the lower city, where Bazyli and his silent demon nurse Emile back from the brink of death. What begins as an uneasy alliance turns into something more as Bazyli and Emile work to uncover the assassin who poisoned Emile that night - an assassin who can hide behind any face, even those Emile trusts the most.

Growing up in the small Missouri town of Heron’s Landing, Grace Danvers has loved Jaime Martínez from afar for five long years. A young artist and painter, Grace feels adrift, but one thing is constant: her love for Jaime. To her, he is everything: handsome, talented, and completely out of her league. But when she and Jaime kiss under the stars one fateful evening, suddenly her crush on him transforms into something more - something neither of them can deny.

A Street-Wise Cat, a Small-Town Murder, and One Nosy Amateur Sleuth En route to a new life, Brittney Brewster wanted coffee and an open highway. Instead, her car dies in Hickory Hollow. Then, a body turns up in the park. Everyone had a reason to want Trevor dead. But the gossipy town is tight-lipped. The sheriff isn’t asking enough questions. But Brittney is—too many, according to the anonymous threats. At her side is a one-eyed stray cat with perfect timing and no boundaries. Together, they gather clues, endure side-eyes, and try to stay off Sheriff Riggs’s radar. The “Social Club ...

Grief doesn’t knock politely. It moves in, eats your food, and rearranges your memories while you’re not looking. When Jonah Reed downloads an AI app designed to help him cope with his wife’s death, it feels harmless. Comforting, even. The voice sounds like her. Knows the way she laughed at the wrong moments. Remembers things he’d forgotten. It’s supposed to help him heal. Then the voice starts asking questions. It accuses him of lying. Of hiding things. Of murder. As Jonah’s sense of reality fractures, strangers begin recognizing him by a different name, his reflection lingers ...

Welcome to the world of Droll Tales, in which reality is a mutually agreed-upon illusion and life is painful, paradoxical, beautiful, and brief. With an oddball cast of characters who reappear in various guises throughout these interrelated stories, Smyles reveals an off-kilter world overlapping this one. And in giving us a tour of this enchanted, sometimes absurd place, with its own workings and ways of expression, she gives us a new way to understand our own.

Shirley Wolf and Cindy Collier met in a juvenile detention center and had known each other for only a few hours when they decided to escape and randomly kill a stranger. They would go to a senior condominium center in Auburn, California, where they would seek an elderly victim. They would find one in the 85-year-old Anna Brackett. They entered her home under the ruse that they needed to use the phone to call their parents.

For eight years, single mother Grace Archer has been living a picture-perfect life raising her daughter on a horse farm in the small town of Tallanville, Alabama. Watching Frankie grow into a talented and confident young girl has made Grace as happy as any mother could hope to be. Happy enough...

Beautiful actress Mallory Thane endured the harsh, unforgiving glare of publicity during the trial in which she stood accused of murdering her husband. But even the acquittal that set her free couldn't ease the heartache of her ordeal. Desperate to get back her life, her career, and her sanity, she accepts a new movie deal on an island paradise--only to realize that she has walked into a trap.

After taking a break from pop stardom to turn his musical hand to composing — earning both a Tony and an Oscar for his efforts — Rex Brody is making a triumphant return to performing with a sold-out, coast-to-coast tour. But he has one crucial stop to make first: his aunt’s home in New Hampshire.

He appeared in her life with the unexpected force of a desert sandstorm, sweeping her from terrifying danger into the sweet haven of his arms. Daniel Seifert was a fierce man, used to taking whatever he wanted, but Zilah, the spirited woman he'd risked his life to rescue, filled him instead with a passion to protect. When they hid from their pursuers in the shelter of a narrow cave, their closeness ignited an overwhelming need, an intimate sharing that melded terror and desire.

Finn No he podido olvidar a la mejor amiga de mi cuñada desde que la conocí. Aiyana es mucho más joven que yo, pero la veterinaria del zoológico tiene las curvas más sensuales que he visto jamás. Y como yo, solo está interesada en relaciones casuales, lo que parece el regalo de Navidad perfecto. Pero un día con ella es suficiente para que mi corazón se enamore. ¿Cómo convenzo a esta belleza temerosa del compromiso de que soy digno de su confianza? A Fling For Christmas es un romance corto, dulce y ardiente de Chica Curvilínea, Diferencia de Edad, Instalove Navideño con un final...

Un padre areso adicto al trabajo está a punto de ares cuenta de que los mejores regalos no siempre están debajo del árbol de Navidad Fallon Ella es la maestra querida de mi hija. Incluso está en el club de tejido de mi madre. Claramente, está fuera de límites. Layla Shah merece una casa con valla blanca y una multitud de hijos con un hombre joven exitoso. Puede que sea un médico exitoso, pero tengo demasiados años encima para ser llamado joven. Mi hija piensa que soy el ser humano más despreciable del mundo y mi trabajo ocupa tanto de mi tiempo que todo lo que me interesa de una ...

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan knows what it’s like to be haunted by the past. For years after her daughter, Bonnie, was stolen from her, she fought for closure. When her mother, Sandra, asks Eve to find a missing friend named Beth Avery, she wants to help but is sure that Sandra is hiding something. The fact that she adamantly refuses to go to the police reinforces Eve’s suspicions that something is very wrong. Eve learns that Beth has been locked away in a mental hospital for years....

It all begins with a painting called Guilt. Eve Duncan’s daughter, Jane, has no idea why she painted the portrait of the chilling face that now hangs in a Paris gallery. But the members of a cult know both the face and the significance behind it. They believe that Jane must die - when the moment is right, and not an instant before she leads them to an ancient treasure whose value and power are beyond price. But for now, they target those close to her - killing without mercy or conscience.

You know when you meet your new professor, and he ends up being the same man you had a one-night stand with three months ago? Okay, maybe not. Let me explain. I hadn't intended to sleep with my professor. I might be known as the impulsive prankster daughter in my family, but I'm not insane. I just wanted to have some fun in Ireland at my sister's wedding - and maybe lose my virginity, too. When I met Lochlann Gallagher at a pub one night, I couldn't resist him. He was hot, Irish, and entirely set on seducing me.

What if one wedding could transform six lives forever? In the heart of the Italian countryside, a breathtaking villa becomes the stage for a week of celebration—where laughter masks longing, perfection hides pressure, and unexpected truths bloom beneath the roses. As the final preparations for a lavish wedding unfold, a group of strangers—planners, artists, chefs, and guests—find their lives unexpectedly intertwined. ✨ Elena, the perfectionist event coordinator, struggles to hold it all together while confronting a buried family secret. 🌸 Giulia, the florist, fights to keep her ...