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Night after night, she haunts my dreams. A woman I don’t even know. Watching her die in my arms is too much to bear. I can’t sleep. I can’t focus. She is all I think about. She is mine to protect, but I need to find her first, and when I do, I’ll never let her go.

Shee McQueen grew up skip-tracing and hunting military criminals with her father, Mick, until someone put a bounty on her head, forcing her underground. Resurfacing years later, she returns to her family's hotel in Jupiter Beach, FL, to find Mick in a coma, shot by an unknown sniper.

Sheikh Raja Hadi, the heir to the Kingdom of Simdan, was taken by a stranger when he was a boy. His abduction saved his life. Raised far from home, he is forced to watch as his uncle destroys the legacy of his father. Katie Ashe longs for adventure. Raised by her deaf mother, her life has revolved around staying one step ahead of the local gangs. A six-month internship teaching sign language in Jawahir offers Katie a chance to see the world. Her dreams turn into nightmares when she uncovers a plot to kill the legendary Savior of Simdan.

I’ve done a lot of bad things. Killing. Stealing. Breaking men who deserved it. But falling for my dead brother-in-arms’ daughter? That’s the sin that’ll ruin me. He called me as he bled out—said his girl was in danger and I was the only one he trusted to keep her safe. So I did what any brother would. I brought her into my world. Into my club. Under my roof. What I didn’t expect was Sasha—wide eyes, soft curves, and a stubborn fire that lights me up from inside.

Valerie Rousseau is burning with determination to help free her beloved France from the Nazi regime. Working at the mysterious Bletchley Park, she strikes up an unexpected bond with smart, fiercely loyal Fran Morgan as they spend long days together with their heads bent over maps of France in preparation for the Allied invasion.

I grew up as the precocious daughter of a preacher, but death stalked the hallways of my home, tearing my family tree apart and twisting my father’s love into something cold and constricting. Ever the good girl, I remained subservient under his watchful gaze, but each cutting remark and unrealistic expectation forced me to open my eyes and face the truth.

Freiheit hat ihren Preis – sie könnte dich dein Leben kosten… Wahrscheinlich sollte ich froh sein, noch zu leben – als einzige Frau zwischen fünf Männern, die kaum gefährlicher sein könnten. Unseren ersten Auftrag für die Akademie haben wir nur knapp geschafft. Eines der anderen Teams ist nicht zurückgekehrt und auch unsere Gruppe hat mittlerweile ein Mitglied verloren. Obwohl ich nicht weiß, wem ich überhaupt trauen kann, bleibt mir nichts anderes übrig, als mit den Männern zu arbeiten. Ich will die Akademie abschließen und meine Freiheit zurück.

Even with peace on the horizon, Met WAAF Jenny Hazleton is as busy as ever. Her keen weather-forecasting allows the pilots to continue their missions, including food drops to starving allies and the repatriation of prisoners of war. Navigating many of these missions is Flying Officer Edwin Holland, whose rejection of her advances at Christmas still stings. Edwin is increasingly haunted by his role in the war, including the bombing of Dresden, and Jenny yearns to comfort him. But when he reveals the shocking reason he turned her down, she must decide if their friendship is well and truly over.

When Kieran Ransome’s latest antics result in scandal, his father issues an ultimatum: find a respectable wife or inherit nothing. But as one of London’s most notorious scoundrels, Kieran doesn’t know any ladies who fit the bill...or does he? Celeste Kilburn is a society darling, beloved by influential members of the ton. But keeping a spotless reputation leaves little room for adventure, and she longs to escape her gilded cage. 

Bist du bereit zu töten, um zu leben? Eigentlich hatte ich mich damit arrangiert, den Rest meines Lebens hinter Gittern im Bedford-Hills-Frauengefängnis zu verbringen – bis mir FBI Special Agent Iris Clark eine zweite Chance verspricht. Wenn ich die sogenannte Akademie für Killer absolviere und danach fünf Jahre im Dienst der Regierung arbeite, bin ich frei. Mir ist klar, dass ein Neuanfang mit Mitte dreißig nach allem, was ich getan habe, zu gut klingt, um wahr zu sein.

Du kannst niemandem trauen – außer dir selbst. Wir haben in den letzten Wochen viel durchgemacht und alle Aufgaben erfüllt, die wir erledigen sollten. Es ist klar, dass wir keine Heiligen sind, aber wir haben uns brav an sämtliche Regeln gehalten. Warum will also trotzdem jemand um jeden Preis verhindern, dass wir die Akademie lebend verlassen? Wer auch immer es ist, sollte wirklich hoffen, dass wir nicht überleben – denn sonst wird unsere Rache grauenvoll sein … Dark Romance. Düstere Themen. Eindeutige Szenen. Deutliche Sprache.

In this standalone classic from New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon, two people with secrets must learn to trust each other if they’re to find the answers they’re seeking… She was only six when she walked out of the swamp after the LeBlanc School for Girls caught on fire. Sixteen...

Things are looking up for Harlow in the Summers household. She's working toward establishing a solid relationship with her father and his children are coming around to the fact that she will be a permanent fixture in their lives. In fact, you could say things are starting to look very good for Harlow. Unfortunately, someone wants her as desperately as the Summers men. Wants her dead, that is! Once again, the Summers family are on the hunt for those that are determined to disrupt their lives. It's hard to woo the woman you want when you're constantly dodging attacks.

The Morgan brothers led a vicious syndicate in the streets of Oolytau for over twenty years. It all came crashing down when a legendary cleaner put one of those brothers in the ground and gave the other a grim ultimatum. With the empire he and his brother built in shambles, weary of the outlaw life and faced with the prospect of revenge against a nightmare no one could kill, Will Morgan chose exile. Carina said goodbye to her husband, knowing she might never see him again.

What's right is right. Sonya Kantor knows this slogan—she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked every word and every action, rewarding or punishing by a rigid moral code set forth by the Delegation. Then there was a revolution. The Delegation fell. Its most valuable members were locked in the Aperture, a prison on the outskirts of the city. And everyone else, now free from monitoring, went on with their lives.

Cade: Loving her was like breathing air—it was hard to live without. Journey Smith was quiet and guarded, and above all else, beautiful. When we were alone, I grew to know the girl behind the stormy eyes. Her hesitant touches and hidden smiles were reserved for me, but now they're gone. Stolen...

They called her the devil’s child. From birth, Assisi Lastra was raised on fear, shame, and whispered prayers meant to cleanse her soul. But Sisi never asked to be saved. She only wanted to be seen. And then she met Vlad. A monster. A living weapon trained to destroy, not to love. She thought she could save him, but instead, he broke her trust and ripped her soul apart. And then he left. But monsters don’t know how to stay away from the light they crave. Vlad comes back a man changed.

Though helpless arousal has been dripping down her thighs since she was stripped naked upon arrival on Magisteria, nineteen-year-old Jendra has done her best to mask her shame with fury. But now, desperate to avoid a humiliating public climax at the mere sight of a huge, utterly dominant alien punishing and ravaging his mate, the truth is becoming impossible to deny. Soon it will be her bare ass being spanked red by one of these brutes. Her virgin body bucking and writhing as she's ruthlessly claimed by her new master.

Three things happen at once: Garlen Irontree and I meet in person for the first time. Which, at first, is lovely. Then he stands much too close, inhales my scent, and morphs into a snarling, raging, green-muscled beast who repeatedly thunders "my bride." Uh oh.

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