Kidnapping Obsession

In Obsession, John Douglas once again takes us fascinatingly behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape...

Teddy Fay must put all his skills to the test in this electrifying new adventure in the New York Times bestselling series. While filming on location in scenic Santa Barbara, California, Peter Barrington and Ben Bacchetti look to expand Centurion Studios' business by making a deal with a young...

**She saw something she shouldn't have. Now he'll never let her go.** Madison Lissemore lives for the quiet. As an art conservator, she spends her nights alone in the museum basement, peeling back centuries of decay to reveal the beauty hidden underneath. It's careful work. Controlled. Safe. Exactly the kind of life she built to escape a childhood defined by violence. Then she witnesses a murder—and the man holding the gun already knows her name. Dante is ruthless, calculating, and dangerously beautiful. He runs an empire built on blood, and he doesn't leave witnesses. But something about...

Love Theoretically meets Lights Out in this swoony dark rom-com with a morally grey lead who wants to learn everything he can about the woman he’s obsessed with, but stalking her isn’t as easy as he anticipated. Summer keeps her dark fantasies close to her chest—and between the pages of...

When a series of suspicious fires leaves multiple victims dead in their homes, NYPD hostage negotiator Abby Mullen knows in her bones that the terrors of her childhood have returned. As a young girl, she narrowly escaped a fire set by Moses Wilcox, a fanatical cult leader who’s been presumed dead for thirty years. These murders have his fingerprints all over them.

I should’ve trusted him, believed him when he told me he was only trying to keep my safe. I thought the worst was behind me. Little did I know the worst was yet to come. Kidnapped by a man capable of the worst kind of evil, I am thrust into a dark and dangerous world where blood and wealth are the only things that matter. I’m a pawn in the war for power. The man I was desperate to escape from is now the only one that can save me. I’ll do anything to be back in his arms. He saved me once; he’ll do it again.

I needed the job. I didn't know what came with it. Lev Novikov is everything the rumors say — cold, ruthless, untouchable. He runs a legitimate empire with a criminal heart, and I walked straight into it with nothing but a signed NDA and a desperate bank account. Then I saw something I wasn't supposed to see, and suddenly the only thing standing between me and a permanent disappearance is the man who should be the threat. He doesn't kill me. He keeps me. Forced into his world, I tell myself I'm surviving. I tell myself the way he says my name means nothing. I tell myself a woman with any ...

Four soulmates, one devastating twist. Avery’s life is all about balance—juggling early mornings in the bakery with her dream of building a thriving landscape design business. Romance? Not on the menu. That is, until Jaxton and Liam walk into her life. Charming, magnetic, and undeniably irresistible, they’re everything she didn’t know she was missing. But when their brothers Lennox and Kamden enter the picture, Avery learns there’s a catch—these four captivating men share everything, including their girl. Caught in a whirlwind of passion and connection, Avery is drawn to each ...

From bestselling author Britney King comes a hypnotic and terrifying psychological thriller about a man held hostage in a remote location by the “love of his life”—aka the woman he refuses to marry. She only wants one thing: for him to love her the way he used to. When her boyfriend hesitates to propose—and then cheats instead of leaving—she decides the relationship needs structure. Space. Consequences. A reset. Retreating to an isolated house in the countryside feels like the responsible choice. A place where distractions disappear and commitment can finally take root. He ...

From bestselling author Oona Ryda comes a high-heat, over-the-top Bratva romance featuring an age-gap, virgin heroine, forced proximity, kidnapping rescue, and a dangerously devoted, ruthlessly possessive, JP/OTT antihero. Mirella is a nobody—until a dangerous stranger pulls her from the path of a speeding car. Now she's everything—to Gavril "Grim" Volkov, ruthless boss of the Russian Bratva. She should run from the man everyone fears. Instead, she follows him—straight into his penthouse, his protection, and his arms. But when rival factions target her to get to him, Gavril faces an ...

As a child, Abby Mullen escaped the insidious Wilcox cult when it literally went down in flames. Years later, she’s the NYPD’s best hostage negotiator and a mother. She thought the worst part of her life was behind her. Until now. Armed conspiracy theorists called the Watchers have attacked the local high school - and taken her daughter hostage. With the delusional Watchers holding her child at gunpoint, the unflappable Abby might be at her breaking point. But the clock is ticking on her daughter’s life.

He owns her body. Her soul. Her future. Dante Severino is the devil in a suit—a ruthless, psychotic mob boss with no moral code and a darkness that runs deep. When he saw her for the first time, he knew she was meant to be his. Hannah Brightley, the innocent daughter of a family drowning in debt, becomes his obsession. He orchestrates the debt just to have an excuse to claim her—and he doesn’t just take her. He marks her. Tattoos his name across her skin. Steals her birth control and forces her to bear his child. His love is brutal. Unforgiving. All-consuming. Warning: This is a dark ...

From bestselling author Oona Ryda comes a high-heat, over-the-top arranged-marriage Bratva romance featuring an age-gap, virgin heroine, opposites attract, a gruff protective antihero, and a dangerously possessive JP/OTT obsession. Bronislav “Bron” Gavrikov never wanted a wife—especially not the daughter of an Italian mafia boss. But a political marriage is the only path to peace, and Bron is chosen as the groom. He expects a spoiled, jewels-and-furs daddy’s girl with a poison tongue and a taste for drama. Someone he’ll tolerate for the sake of his beloved brotherhood. What he ...

From bestselling author Oona Ryda comes a high-heat, over-the-top Bratva romance featuring an age-gap, virgin heroine, marriage of convenience, found family, and a dangerously unhinged, fiercely devoted JP/OTT antihero. Lev Belov is the Bratva’s most feared assassin. They call him the Demented Devil, the Creepy Clown—beautiful, bloody, and completely unhinged. Where others cower in terror, Lev laughs maniacally. Love, to a monster like him, is an impossibility. Until he finds Elena chained to a radiator in a dead man's house. Elena has survived nine years of brutality. She expects ...

LOVE ON A FOUR‑WAY STREET Lost on a Highway of Destruction A Story of Love, Lies, Drugs, Money Laundering & Polyamory Book One — A Novella by Sylvester Murray In a city built on secrets and survival, four lives collide on a dangerous road where passion burns hot, loyalty cuts deep, and betrayal waits at every turn. Marisol never meant to fall for two men—one who offered her safety, and one who offered her freedom. But when her world spirals into a maze of dirty money, hidden desires, and a criminal empire ruled by a man who mistakes obsession for love, she’s forced to make an ...

Sam and I have our whole future planned—college, adventure, and a life filled with love. He’s my best friend, my high school sweetheart, and the boy I can’t imagine my life without. But I never saw Jake coming. Jake, my neighbor and childhood friend, has been watching me, loving me in secret for years. Now, he’s ready to act on his obsession, and he’s not asking for my love. He’s demanding it. When Jake’s obsession turns dangerous, my world unravels in an instant. Trapped, terrified, and far from the safety of Sam’s arms, I realize that Jake won’t let me go. He’ll stop ...

SEBASTIAN They call Jamie Thorne the future of the franchise. The Golden Boy. The rookie sensation with the million-dollar smile. I see him for what he really is: A broken asset. He hesitated in the playoffs. He choked. He let the noise get inside his head, and he cost my team the Cup. As Captain, it’s my job to fix the weak links. Even if I have to drag them into the dark to do it. I didn't ask him if he wanted help. I didn't ask for permission. I blackmailed him. I stripped him of his phone, his clothes, and his name, and I took him to my fortress in the mountains. He thinks this is a ...

Obsession never ends when your father wants to kill you – it just passes into your children like a deadly poison. Dr. Sonia Amon, battlefield surgeon, retired Army Major, and CIA operative is gravely injured by her terrorist father and evil sister when they detonate a bomb on US soil. During her recovery faithful k 9 Tessa remains at her side. She accepts a position as a nurse at her son’s military school. She wants to be close, to protect Carter, her young daughter and aging mother from their terrorist relatives. But, can Sonia save the children she loves? Sonia learns from the CIA ...

In Obsession, John Douglas once again takes us fascinatingly behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape...

She destroys the men she loves—and escapes every time. The most dangerous killer James Patterson has ever created is also his most seductive. On his first night with Detroit PD, Officer Walter O’Brien is called to a murder scene. A terrified twenty-year-old has bludgeoned her kidnapper with...