Showing results for "The Business" in Romantic Suspense

After a life of pool hustling and living on the wrong side of the law, Ruby Elliott is living on the straight and narrow with sexy-as-all-hell NYPD detective, Troy Bennett. Now the only trouble Ruby has with the law is the naughty kind, pinned against the wall by Troy's strict and spectacularly hard body. But then her father returns with an offer she can't refuse: one last hustle in exchange for information. Information she'd die to have. As the pieces and the players reveal themselves, Troy feels the fine edges of his control slipping—control he can't channel without hurting Ruby.

""Hot and sexy.""—Romance Reader at HeartTM A PROMISE MADE Investigative reporter Christy Madaris doesn't want to complicate her life with romance. She made that mistake once when she believed Alex Maxwell's promise to marry her. True, Alex made that promise when Christy was just a teenager...

Ten years ago, Liz Palmer left Houston for the beautiful Caribbean island of Cozumel to mend a broken heart, raise her daughter in peace, and attract adventurous tourists with her Black Coral Dive Shop. Unfortunately, her new diving instructor Jerry Sharpe was only employed for two weeks when he vanished and was found dead. Now, Jerry’s twin brother Jonas is seeking answers, leading Liz on an investigation that reveals undeniable passion between them—and uncovers a criminal conspiracy that threatens their lives…

Arrangierte Ehen sind in unseren Kreisen nichts Ungewöhnliches und ich hätte es mit meiner Braut wirklich schlimmer treffen können. Sie ist clever, hübsch und schlagfertig. Ich bin zufrieden, fast glücklich – bis mir aufgeht, dass die Sache einen Haken hat.

Damion West was the boy who stole my young heart and then broke it. That was a long time ago though and I'm not a girl susceptible to hot boys with big egos who just happen to kiss well anymore. He's the heir to West Enterprises, and notoriously loud on social media. Everyone knows Damion West. Just not like I do. But that's another story better left untold.

When Bunny Whitman humiliates herself in an interview, in front of stern, intimidating, billionaire Takis Karas, she thinks she's blown it. But when Takis calls her a few days later, he makes her an offer she can't refuse. In return, she'll get a million dollars. The only catch? If she slips up, the consequences will be dire. And spanking is just the start. It's surprise after surprise for Bunny - but the biggest shock is just how much she loves to be cared for and coddled, and just how hot she finds the demanding discipline her new Daddy doles out, even when it leaves her shaking.

Everyone has warned new-minted realtor Savannah Martin that real estate is a cutthroat business. But Savannah doesn’t think she’s supposed to take the warning literally...until an early morning phone call sends her to an empty house on the "bad" side of town, where she finds herself standing over the butchered body of a competitor, face to face with the boy her mother always warned her about.

The protégé king wants the king un-seated but it will be war, and a bloody one. And you can only push a future queen so far before she says enough and proves she's as worthy for war as her man. Damion and Alana will come together to fight but first the boundaries of the past must fall.

Er hat das Geld meines Vaters gestohlen. Jetzt stehle ich seines. Benito Mancini ist der Teufel in Menschengestalt. Wo er auch hingeht, hinterlässt er eine Spur aus Tod und Verzweiflung. Ich hatte nie einen Grund, mich ihm in den Weg zu stellen – bis er meinen Vater wie einen Fisch ausnimmt. Das war ein Fehler, den Benito bis zum Ende der Zeit bereuen wird.

During what should’ve been a romantic double date, a fire breaks out at a historic home. Harper Harlow and Jared Monroe race to the scene to make sure nobody is trapped or in danger...and discover one heck of a secret. It seems, the house, which was owned by a solitary older woman who kept to herself, was being run as a brothel. Now, she’s dead, and there’s a bevy of married men on the hot seat for her murder.

Als Mitglied der Mafia hat man wirklich keine ruhige Minute. Ich wollte bloß eine Runde schwimmen gehen, als diese Frau auftaucht und mich vor einem vermeintlichen Attentat warnt. Sie ist keine besonders gute Schauspielerin und ihr steht praktisch auf der Stirn geschrieben, dass sie mich in eine Falle locken soll.

Jeder weiß, dass man keine Geschäfte mit Männern der Mafia machen sollte. Warum lehne ich also nicht ab, als mir Enzo Mancini fünftausend Dollar für jeden Wutanfall bietet, den ich bei seinem älteren Bruder Carmine provoziere? Dark Mafia Romance. Düstere Themen. Eindeutige Szenen. Deutliche Sprache. Alle Teile der Reihe sind in sich abgeschlossen und durch wiederkehrende Figuren verbunden.

A prosecutor of violent criminals. A detective on a dangerous beat. When these two pros take on an off-the-books case, the line between professional and personal becomes perilously blurred. “Wiehl’s experience as a former federal prosecutor gives the narrative an authenticity in its...

Savannah Martin has always been a good girl, doing what was expected and fully expecting life to fall into place in its turn. But when her perfect husband turns out to be a lying, cheating slimeball - and bad in bed to boot -Savannah kicks the jerk to the curb and embarks on life on her own terms. With a new apartment, a new career, and a brand new outlook on life, she’s all set to take the world by storm. If only the world would stop throwing her curveballs...

A burning sneer, a snide remark, and a stolen kiss. Three distinct memories among a million others that stain my childhood with Remy Luciano. Sour gummy worms and a nickname. Two more memories and everything I loved to hate started blurring at the edges. A wedding dress made for another. And one whispered confession that has gripped the three of us in its sticky fingers of heartbreak and doubt...you've always been Mine.

After narrowly escaping a murder conviction, Marco finds himself back in the only life he knows. His longtime attorney, Johnny Cargile, has once again worked his legal magic, but this time, the stakes are higher than ever. With increasing pressure from law enforcement, Marco and his crew have been ordered to leave Cincinnati. The heat on their organization has become too intense, forcing everyone to retreat to more familiar territory. For Marco, that means returning to Detroit a city he once called home.

They were paid to bring me home safe. They decided to keep me instead. I thought I could run away from the marriage the mafia arranged for me, but I ended up held prisoner in a foreign country by someone far more dangerous than the man I tried to escape. Then Jack and Diego came for me. They didn't ask if I wanted to be theirs. They just took me.