Showing results by author "L.J. Shen"

They say your first kiss should be earned. Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky. They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred. Mine were broken before we left church. They say your heart only beats for one man. Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end. I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit. Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father’s sins over his head to force me into marriage.

They say love and hate are the same feelings experienced under different circumstances, and it's true. The man who comes to me in my dreams also haunts me in my nightmares. He is a brilliant lawyer. A skilled criminal. A beautiful liar. A bully and a savior, a monster and a lover. Ten years ago, he made me run away from the small town where we lived. Now, he came for me in New York, and he isn't leaving until he takes me with him.

Célian Laurent. Manhattan royalty. Notorious playboy. Heir to a media empire...and my new boss. I could have impressed him, if not for last month's unforgettable one-night stand. I left it with more than orgasms and a pleasant memory - namely, his wallet. Now he's staring me down like I'm the dirt under his Italian loafers, and I'm supposed to take it. But the thing about being Judith "Jude" Humphry is I have nothing to lose. Brooklyn girl. Infamously quirky. Heir to a stack of medical bills and a tattered couch. 

They say that life is a beautiful lie and death a painful truth. They're right. No one has ever made me feel more alive than the guy who serves as a constant reminder that my clock is ticking. He is my forbidden, shiny apple. The striking fallacy to my blunt, raw, truth. He is also my sister's ex-boyfriend. One thing you should know before you judge me: I saw him first. I craved him first. I loved him first. Eleven years later, he waltzed into my life, demanding a second chance. Dean Cole wants to be my bronze horseman. Hopefully, he isn't too late.

It should have been easy. I needed the money. He needed a babysitter to keep him from snorting himself to death. I was cherry-picked especially for him. Responsible. Optimistic. Warm. Innocent. The worst part is that I should have known better. Alex Winslow. British rock star. Serial heartbreaker. Casanova with whiskey eyes. “Don’t get near the devil in a leather jacket. He’ll chew you up and spit you out.” Guess what? I didn’t listen. I signed the contract. World tour. Three months. Four Continents. 100 shows. My name is Indigo Bellamy, and I sold my soul to a tattooed god. 

Jolie Louis is a smart girl. She knows that her best friend, Sage Poirier, is a bad idea. He's a walking, talking cliché. The Adonis quarterback with the bulging biceps and harem of fangirls trailing behind him on campus like a stench you can't get rid of. Sadly, that's also the reason she can't stay away from him. Well, that and the fact that they're roommates. Jolie is already straddling the line between friendship and more when Sage comes to her with an offer she cannot refuse.

They call him The Mute for a reason. Hard, cold, and calculated, he rarely speaks. When he does, it's with disdain. When he does, his words aren't meant for me. When he does, my stomach flips and my world tilts on its axis. He is 33. I am 18. He's a single dad and my father's business partner. I'm just a kid to him and his enemy's daughter. He's emotionally unavailable. And I am...feeling. Feeling things I shouldn't feel for him. Trent Rexroth is going to break my heart. The writing isn't just on the wall, it's inked on my soul.

Bane: Naked surfer. Habitual pothead. A con, a liar, a thief, and a fraud. Last I heard, he was extorting the rich and screwing their wives for a living. Which is why I’m more than a little surprised to find him at my threshold, looking for my friendship, my services, and most puzzling of all - looking humbled. Thing is, I’m on a boycott. Literally - cut boys from my life. Permanently. Problem is, Bane is not a boy, he is all man, and I’m falling, crashing, drowning in his sweet, perfect lies.

Meet Blaire. An underachieving college student with zero prospects and a ton of issues (hey, being the less-successful twin of a gorgeous supermodel would totally do that to you). She doesn't do bad boys. Actually, she doesn't do boys, like, at all. Not that she's a lesbian. And not that there's anything wrong with being one. It's just that...well...she kind of needs to focus on graduating from college right now.

My name is Melody Greene, and I have a confession to make. I slept with my student, a senior in high school. Multiple times. I had multiple orgasms. In multiple positions. I slept with my student and I enjoyed it. I slept with my student and I'd do it all over again if I could turn back time. My name is Melody Greene, and I got kicked out of my position as a teacher and did my walk of shame a la Cersei Lannister from the principal's office, minutes after said principal threatened to call the cops on me.

Troy Brennan: Every Southie in Boston knows that name. The son of a dead mobster. The heartthrob with steel-blue eyes. "The Fixer" who can make or break you in this city. Oh, and my new husband. Sparrow Raynes: That's me. No one seemed to remember my name up until he barged into my life. But then he caged me. Kidnapped me. And killed every chance I had to run away from the place where we grew up.

His name is Nate and I should hate him, but I don't. I'm not supposed to know his real name, even worse, I'm not supposed to care. He is nothing to me but means to an end. The plan is simple: break free, collect the pieces of my broken soul, kill the bastards and run away.

Als Melody Greens größter Traum - eine Karriere als Tänzerin - wegen eines schweren Unfalls platzt, hat sie keine Wahl: Sie muss den Job als Lehrerin an einer Elite-High-School annehmen, auch wenn es das Letzte ist, worauf sie Lust hat. Niemals hätte sie damit gerechnet, dass sie dort auf einen Mann treffen könnte, der ihr Herz mit einem einzigen Blick erobert. Jamie Followhill ist arrogant und sexy, und die Sehnsucht, die sie in seiner Nähe spürt, raubt ihr jegliche Vernunft. Zu versuchen, ihm zu widerstehen, ist zwecklos. Doch die Sache hat einen Haken: Jamie ist Melodys Schüler.

Trent Rexroth ist kalkuliert und skrupellos. Einzig seine vierjährige Tochter Luna erwärmt sein kaltes Herz. Doch seit ihre Mutter vor drei Jahren sang- und klanglos aus ihrem Leben verschwand, spricht Luna nicht mehr. Egal, was Trent versucht - seine Tochter scheint sich völlig von der Welt zurückgezogen zu haben. Das Letzte, was Trent nun braucht, ist ein verwöhntes, reiches Mädchen wie Edie Van Der Zee als Praktikantin. Doch Edie wirbelt nicht nur seine Multi-Milliarden-Dollar-Firma durcheinander, sie baut als Einzige auch eine Verbindung zu Luna auf.

Die Erfolgsreihe aus den USA - endlich auch auf Deutsch! Emilia LeBlanc traut ihren Augen nicht, als sie nach zehn Jahren zum ersten Mal wieder Baron "Vicious" Spencer gegenübersteht. Vicious, der ihr das Leben einst zur Hölle gemacht hat. Vicious, der nie nett, immer furchtbar zu ihr war. Vicious, der sie ans andere Ende der USA und weg von ihrer Familie getrieben hat. Vicious, der einzige Mann, den sie je geliebt hat. Inzwischen ist er ein erfolgreicher Anwalt und leitet mit seinen drei besten Freunden ein Multi-Milliarden-Dollar-Unternehmen.

Vor elf Jahren brach Dean Rosie das Herz. Doch für eine zweite Chance ist es jetzt vielleicht zu spät. Rosie LeBlanc war ein Teenager, als sie Dean Cole zum ersten Mal begegnete. Es war Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Doch Dean brach ihr Herz, als er sich nicht für sie, sondern für eine andere entschied. Nach elf Jahren stehen sich die beiden nun erneut gegenüber. So viel hat sich verändert zwischen ihnen, so viel ist geschehen. Doch ein Blick in Deans Augen genügt, und die Sehnsucht und das Verlangen sind wieder da, viel stärker noch als damals.