Showing results for "Control" in Romantic Suspense

I've been taking care of myself for as long as I can remember. Kicked out as a teen, I’ve gone from living on the streets to earning money in any way possible. My life has never been easy, but it’s still mine. Now Evan, a mafia enforcer, has taken a liking to me. He thinks he can “save” me. Well, he can fuck right off. I'm never going to be dependent on anyone else ever again. Because if I start to fall for him, if I start to rely on him, it'll hurt even worse when he inevitably decides to dump me just like everybody else does.

I wanted to be a painter, but that's just a dream. A mafia princess doesn't get to choose her future. Still, I never let it get me down. I always try to make the best of everything. Until I'm forced to go for brutal training, and I meet Nikolai Vetrov. Forbidden and way too attractive, the man turns out to be my worst nightmare incarnated. He's cold and ruthless, and I'm pretty sure there's no heart to be found in his chest, unlike mine that won't stop beating overtime at the mere sight of him.

Deemed Detroit's bad boy, Czar is a man of many layers. To the world, he's a lyrical genius with a sharp tongue and tough exterior. Behind closed doors, he battles with dark demons from his past while dodging industry drama, scandals, and lies. Marley is walking through life barely existing. Her soul is shattered by tragedy, leaving her with a heavy heart and broken spirit. She's content with fading into the shadows, and it works for her until she collides with him.

The one with control rules the world. No one touches what belongs to me. That includes my wife. She’s missing, taken against her will, and I’ll stop at nothing to find her, bring her home, even if it means burning the world to save her. Chaos is unleashed in darkness. When things get complicated between Nova and Ashton, their romance is as though someone threw water on a roaring fire. Steam emanates, passing glances don’t go unnoticed, and desire yearns like fiery coals. But will they burn each other before their passion re-ignites?

Lola Barros is a rising talent agent burning with ambition in Miami's glitzy entertainment world. Carmen Vargas is a dedicated lawyer poised to conquer the legal field, anchored by her family's prestigious firm. Their shared high-rise is the only thing these two powerhouses have in common—until a trivial parking mishap snowballs into a full-blown feud.

I was lied to. I was ruined. I was corrupted. But now… I’m in control. Surviving them was only the beginning. Now we have to face something much bigger than us… and far more dangerous. And the men who once owned my fate are now the ones I might have to save. Freedom was never going to be free. And loving them? That might cost me everything. And not everyone will make it out alive. Covenant of Control is an enemies-to-lovers, secret society, academy romance and the fourth and final installment in the Regents of Covenant House series.

For vet and animal whisperer Charli Avers, talking to bears is all in a day's work. But when she finds a man - a very sexy, very alpha man - where a bear ought to be, the wild comes close to home. Charli is drawn to this mysterious stranger. She wants to help him piece together the past he can't remember - even if that means shedding her human misgivings and embracing her more carnal desires.

The brother of a crime lord, dark, sexy Vadim has a troubled past—and rigid defenses. Little does he know that newly divorced Tiffany is about to threaten his hard-won control… A desperate divorcee on the hunt for some no-strings kinky fun. A brooding, sexy billionaire with a penchant for manipulation and mind games... What could possibly go wrong?

Six months ago I baited a sinfully handsome but wickedly dangerous man. He didn't bite. I wanted to work for his company. Desperately. Did all I could to prove my worth and plead my case. To no avail. Until the night I come home to find his card on my kitchen counter. What follows is a game of cat and mouse that leaves me afraid and excited and even more attracted to the grumpy, silver fox mercenary who's occupied my mind for months.

Alana Wolf has never been one to mind her own business. As a reporter, she’s always searching for the truth. But she didn’t anticipate it would lead to people wanting her dead. He was in the wrong place at the right time. Ty Weaver didn’t think his day could get any worse. But he knew something bad was going to happen when he saw the car racing down the street. Unable to get the woman from the crash out of his head, Ty visits Alana in the hospital the next day. That’s when he learns that she hadn’t simply lost control of her car.

I was suffocating until the club saved me. I've sent the pain below, buried it and taken control of my life. Now, I cause the pain. I make people break and beg for their lives, as I decide their fates. It's up to me as the Enforcer to protect my club, by any means necessary. She comes into my life, like a stiff punch to the gut, making me question everything I once believed. She belongs to my brother and it goes against everything to take her from him. However, I don't want to take just her. No, I want them both. Can my club handle it? Can he? Because she already loves me...

Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Damage Control, the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. The only thing more dangerous than a dark secret is a damaged heart… Shane Brandon has been pushed...

Between saving humanity, a childhood friend or your true love, who would you choose? In a world where Science is the law and you must adhere strictly to scientific principles, I chose to go the opposite way and rely on the Universe for answers that Science cannot explain. Secretly, I cling onto the spiritual beliefs that my mother left for me.

Als Elias auf Delilah trifft, wird sie zur Obsession. Er will sie retten – vor der Welt, vor sich selbst. Doch Delilah spielt ihr eigenes Spiel. Und Elias erkennt zu spät, dass sie nicht das Opfer ist … sondern der Auslöser. In einem Geflecht aus Nähe und Macht, Lüge und Wahrheit verschwimmen die Rollen. Wer ist Jäger? Wer Beute?

I'm a prize, a treasure, something to cherish. Or, so I've been told. But I know the truth. I'm a commodity recently sold to the highest bidder. Sebastian Weber is ruthless, heartless, calculating, and my new husband. Power is the weapon he wields, and control is his game. I should fear him, resent him, but instead I'm drawn to him, craving his slightest touch, wanting every part of him. Leaving him isn't an option, and staying means shattering his world.

I read her words. I felt her soul. I knew she was destined to be mine. She's the light in the darkness, the epiphany of my redemption. I'll do whatever it takes to get my hands on her—though I'd rather her believe it was her own idea. So, I set the bait, luring her into making a deal with the devil. But surprisingly, she doesn't take it. And now, I'm left to force her hand. Because without her, I'm afraid I'll be devoured by the monster inside me.

Innocence and naiveté make Amy Jones a rare breed among exotic dancers. She does the job reluctantly...but there’s no hesitation when she meets a mesmerizing, sophisticated stranger while on holiday. Under his skilled hand, she’ll learn the depth of her own strength even as she surrenders to his masterful control. When innocence and experience collide, the volcanic explosion may burn everything in its path...including the couple’s fledgling love.

When Ingrid Thornsdottir arrives at Blackstone Keep to pay her grandfather's fifty-year-old debt, she expects servitude. What she doesn't expect is Mordecai Blackstone—a three-hundred-year-old alpha wolf slowly losing himself to an ancient curse, forty-seven winters deep into his own destruction. But the moment Ingrid crosses into his territory, the mate bond snaps into place with devastating certainty. She's not just payment for an old crime—she's his last chance at salvation. And he's determined to protect her from the very connection that could save them both.

Lexus' world was turned upside down. As she embraces a life she didn't know could exist, can she live under Mr. Andrews' exquisite control, or will failure cost everything she thinks she wants in life?

Detective Jared Manning met his match at a bar. After a night of passion, she flees his bed without so much as a note. Problem is, now he can’t find her. When they collide at her school, Mel resists his pull. She won’t risk her heart on the obvious playboy, even though she can’t stop thinking about ecstasy in his arms.