Showing results for "Dem Bones" in Literature & Fiction

My rightful place is at the head of the Bonetti empire. With my father dying, the pressure is on to prove I’m the man he can trust with his legacy. He has but one stipulation. I, Luca Bonetti, certified playboy, must take a wife. When I find a stunning brunette attempting to steal from me, everything changes. Sweet little thief. She may be beautiful, but she chose the wrong man to mess with. I have two choices. Kill her or use her to get what I want more than anything.

I never meant to build a life among the dead—but it was the one thing that made sense. The work was quiet, methodical. It gave me space to breathe. To keep things simple. Then Patrick Dalton walked into my life. Warm, charming, gentle, devastatingly perfect. He made my chest ache, even when I tried to keep him at arm's length. And he made me want more. And for a while, I let myself believe I could have that. But life has a way of shifting itself. And the things we think we've buried don't always stay gone.

When Elise Barnett, daughter of the duke of Beauris, stows away on a merchant vessel to scandalously elope with her elegant, refined, and much older art tutor, she thought she was on her way to a blissful island paradise. She could not have been more mistaken.

I'm haunted. Not by ghosts, but by a face I can't quite remember. Eyes that shine so brightly each time I see them are now nothing more than a hazy memory. I'm consumed. The thoughts that whisper so quietly inside my mind when I'm sure I have this evil inside of me under control are becoming more persistent. I'm lost. I know where I need to be, but not quite sure if I'll get there. Will she ever show her face to me or will I always only see a blank slate of nothing?

They call him the bone king. A massive beast of a male who worships the gods and is all too willing to provide them their sacrifices. Human sacrifices. He and his warriors have come to visit Winterbren, a poor little village on the outskirts of Wrath and my home. I’ve never been more grateful to be a thrall, for my low status will ensure that I remain outside of his notice. But when he requests—nay, requires—a willing female to warm his furs for the duration of his stay, his selection falls to me. All I can do is pray to the gods that I survive the night…

After witnessing a mob hit, surgeon Jack Francisco is put into protective custody to keep him safe until he can testify. A hitman known only as D is blackmailed into killing Jack, but when he tracks him down, his weary conscience won't allow him to murder an innocent man. Finding in each other an unlikely ally, Jack and D are soon on the run from shadowy enemies.

Ainsley Morelli was everything I craved, the breath in my lungs, my only home. But she sent me to die, and threw dirt on my grave. That was another life. When she had the upper hand. In this one, I’m the lead enforcer for KORT. And she’s on the run and in my backyard. I’ve waited years to ruin her and her family. Her smoking gun might do it for me. No need to rush.

Brock Badd is everything except bad. He's sexy, sweet, strong, and every other good thing I never thought I wanted in a man. I always thought I needed the real bad boys, the ones that screw you senseless and pull your hair and aren't there to talk about it in the morning. But one night with Brock, and I was hooked. But hooked doesn't mean ready for a relationship. That's what he wants. And deep down, I'm starting to fear that's what I want too. I'm just not sure I'm ready for it.

Jacob, a modern-day adventurer in his own right, has spent years searching the Egyptian deserts for the elusive burial place of the long-forgotten King Javius. While busy excavating a promising site, a freak sand-storm rolls in and forces him and his crew to halt their work for the day.

Christopher - Bone is going to kill again, I can feel it. One little bone at a time until the whole skeleton is complete. Maude seems like such a lovely girl too, perfect for what we need her for. I just hope I can get to her before Bone does. It would be a shame to waste this one.

River Anderson finally snapped. Now she’s on the run, the stench of copper clinging to her fingers like the phantom smell of sin. When her car breaks down on a deserted forest road in the middle of the night, search for help leads her to an abandoned, decrepit estate—and what should have been a deadly accident. Instead of death, however, River gets a second chance at life. A fresh start in another realm, one like those she’s always dreamed of, seeking escapism from reality in fantasy books and horror video games.

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! The Lost Apothecary meets Gothikana in a Victorian era gothic romance about a botanist who likes to poison unsavory men, but when her next target visits her apothecary, they discover their dark bond runs deeper than they imagined. “Have you ever wondered how long...

My life has gone down the toilet. I accidentally got myself involved with a married man and had an… accident. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t love the cheating bastard, but I hate that I got played. Naturally I did what any self-respecting eighteen year old would do. I went to a karaoke bar and got wasted. Not my finest moment. So, when I land in the arms of a man I’ve fantasized over for the past two years, I’m not even surprised. My luck is just that bad.

The hauntingly beautiful second book in the gothic romance Poisoner series, where Alina Lis finds herself the prey of her vampiric ex-lover, Silas. They’re a couple deadly as sin, and as intoxicating as a sip of poison . . . Return to the world of The Poisoner... In the shadows of 1890s...

Estrella ist am Boden zerstört. Wochenlang hat Caelum sie mit geflüsterten Versprechungen und manipulativen Halbwahrheiten umgarnt, um ihr Herz zu erobern. Bis er schließlich die Wahrheit über sich offenbarte: Er ist Caldris – ein Gott, über den nur hinter vorgehaltener Hand und mit geflüsterten Worten gesprochen wird. Und er ist ihr Fae-Gemahl. Entschlossen, sie nach Alfheimr zu bringen, muss Caldris Estrella nicht nur vor seinen Feinden beschützen, die ihren Tod wollen, sondern auch vor den Menschen, die sie für die Zerstörung der Barriere verantwortlich machen.

A new Civil War is brewing. With the city of Bewelcome as its headquarters, Allan Pinkerton’s Detective Agency leads a siege on Hex City, the town founded by “Reverend” Asher Rook and his consort, the Mayan goddess Ixchel. Monsters prowl the battleground, rocket trails of spells crisscross the sky, and an unnatural rain falls. Sides must be taken, but Pinkerton-agent-turned-outlaw Ed Morrow, spiritualist Yancey Kloves, and even Rook must choose what ruin or redemption means to each of them. Meanwhile, Chess Pargeter gears up for the greatest fight of his life—and death.

Jahrhundertelang schützte eine magische Barriere die Welt der Menschen vor Alfheimr, dem Königreich der Fae. Doch als dieser Schleier bei einem Ritual zerbirst, findet sich Estrella mit einem geheimnisvollen Mal gebrandmarkt und auf der Flucht wieder – nicht nur vor der Wilden Jagd, die sie zu ihrem künftigen Fae-Gemahl bringen soll, sondern auch vor ihren Mitmenschen, die sie aus Angst töten wollen, bevor das passiert. Auf ihrer Reise trifft sie auf den attraktiven Caelum, der wie sie mit einem seltsamen Mal gekennzeichnet ist und zu dem sie eine unbestreitbare Anziehung verspürt.

Die 21-jährige Studienanfängerin Johanna stolpert mit großen Erinnerungslücken durchs Leben, die sie sich nicht erklären kann. Sie lebt zusammen mit ihren Tierarzt-Eltern in einer Kleinstadt. Ihre Eltern verbieten ihr strikt den Kontakt zu den beiden Brüdern Adam und Toni Cadeesh von nebenan, obwohl sie einst Sandkastenfreunde waren - doch das Warum bleibt bei jedem Gespräch unbeantwortet. Schade, denn in einen der beiden ist Johanna verknallt, seit sie sich im Alter von sechs Jahren zum ersten Mal begegnet sind.

When a stray dog shows up at Cal Rogers' door, he has no idea that he's about to meet a sexy, pet store clerk who will captivate and titillate him. Mandy Parker is like no other woman Cal's ever known. Mandy is an impulsive animal lover and when the big, handsome construction worker comes into her store to buy supplies for a dog he's recently taken in, she can't resist giving him her number.

Harrison Stag is finally mine. After ten years, a fiasco in an elevator, and more mind-blowing sex than I could handle, it's time to settle in. Is it really possible to have it all?