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She was the one Knox always remembered. Now she’s the one he has to protect. Knox Everett is the quarterback for Lexington’s professional football team. But in the small town of Keeneston, he loves being just Knox. In college, all the girls had chased him except one. Now the chase was tiring. It had shaken his faith in love, even as his friends and family found their own happily ever afters. Knox was on the verge of giving up on love until one encounter changed everything. Quinn Kennedy thought she’d left her college crush behind.

I've never done the "relationship" stuff in my fifty-plus years, nor have I wanted to. I keep it simple—sex, bikes, booze, and brotherhood. Throw in a pocketful of suckers and consider me satisfied. Now she's here with a secret that rocks the very foundation of my life and an ass that just won't quit. People will die... The balance must be restored... and I don't know if I can give her more.

Delta is always eager to help animals in need, especially when the request comes from Kat and Badger. Learning the animal is a retired K9 dog, now serving as a comfort animal for other injured dogs, Delta’s determination only increases. However, arriving in town, Delta’s contact has now vanished, and Delta discovers the War Dog is missing as well. Although Delta had looked forward to dinner with the woman he’d spoken to frequently on the phone, he now finds himself entangled in a disconcerting theory that extends beyond just one War Dog.

United by a desire to overcome their personal misfortunes, seven very different women formed an indelible bond and vowed to right wrongs wherever they found them. They’ve succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. After years known as the Vigilantes, Myra, Annie, Kathryn, Alexis, Yoko, Nikki, and Isabelle are enjoying their hard-won freedom and the chance at a normal life.

As it turns out, though, once you’re a part of the Sisterhood, normal is a relative term....

Conall is more than happy to head out after a War Dog has gone missing, leaving a wheelchair-bound military war veteran lost and alone. Yet what seems like a simple job takes an unsavory turn, when Conall comes face-to-face with darker undertones in that town. Bethany always wanted to have her own veterinary clinic, and she's been doing a decent job of it, until so much of the town died that she finds it hard to get and to keep decent staff.

Finding a missing K9 dog is a great way to give back to both the people and the animals who have helped Cage over the years. He didn’t expect his actions to help someone else—maybe even himself. Yet that’s the likely outcome when he realizes the dog belongs to a little boy who suffers from spina bifida and who lost his parents in a car accident. Now Cage must save a little boy and his dog, who need each other more than ever.

Austin hates to think that Kat had tapped into his inner psyche and had pulled out the one job he both wants yet is terrified to do. He’d walked away—or maybe had been chased away from Rox. He is no longer sure; he only knows that he needs closure on a marriage that had been heaven, until it turned to hell. And now the same family he’d married into had gotten, then lost, a War Dog. And, sure enough, Kat had found out about his entanglement, asking him point-blank if it was time to get his life together.

Ruby Warren steht vor einer unerwarteten Herausforderung: Ein Unfall zwingt sie, sich ausgerechnet von dem Physiotherapeuten Tom Gear behandeln zu lassen. Ihrem Ex-Freund. Was rein professionelle Treffen hätten sein sollen, entpuppt sich schnell als viel mehr – die Nähe und Berührungen wecken längst vergessene Gefühle in ihr. Doch trotz der unbestreitbaren Anziehungskraft zwischen den beiden wehren sie sich gegen das, was sie nie wirklich überwunden haben. Die Erinnerungen an ihre explosive Beziehung und das zerbrochene Vertrauen stehen zwischen ihnen.

A trip home was always in the back of Trey’s mind, just with no date set, until he was asked to find a War Dog in his former neck of the woods. He was all about saving the dogs that kept him safe while on tour, so finding out Missy and her father and the War Dog were all missing adds a sense of urgency to the situation. Missy had gone fishing with her father, as she had done many times before. Not that she was as fishing crazy as he was but just that she loved spending time with her father. What she didn’t expect was to end up in a dire situation that had only bad news written all over it.

Sheriff Angela Zimmerman is not what Bonaparte expects when he arrives in her district. But he was here to help her out at Levi’s request. A little matchmaking by Levi was going on too but didn’t change the fact that she was in trouble. When Levi said he was sending a man over, she didn’t realize he meant this gentle mountain of a man. Still Bonaparte was confident and capable, and that’s what mattered. Something rotten was happening in her town, and getting to the bottom of it alone was nearly impossible. Especially when all her deputies had been coerced to quit.

Fading into the background isn’t the Sisterhood way. Even after all the adventures they’ve shared, the courageous, close-knit heroines of Fern Michaels’ New York Times best-selling series are always ready to embrace another challenge… All good things must come to an end. But Myra Rutledge isn’t ready to put the Sisterhood - the stalwart band of friends who’ve become legendary for meting out their own brand of justice - behind her just yet.

Sometimes, justice is a long time coming. That’s the case with Julie Wyatt, whose story strikes close to home for the original founder of the Sisterhood, Myra Rutledge, and her best friend - and fellow Sister - Annie. Julie is convinced her greedy daughter-in-law Darlene had something to do with the mysterious circumstances surrounding her son Larry’s death. She desperately wants to get a confession out of Darlene - and to ensure the safety of Larry’s daughter, Olivia. As Myra, Annie, and their cohorts dig deeper into Darlene’s shady dealings, events unfurl in a way that no one could have predicted.

Life comes in stages. Even the Sisterhood has been content to let their gold shields gather a little dust while they enjoy their friends and family. But when a string of anonymous emails arrives at Pinewood, suggesting shady dealings at a local assisted-living facility, Myra Rutledge and her best friend, Annie de Silva, are more than ready to out-hustle a master con artist at his own game. They’ll need to enlist some new and untested allies in order to pull off their brilliant plan.

Před čtvrt stoletím vyrazil autor se svou ženou Jennie na nenápadnou dovolenou do Nice a obrátilo jim to život naruby. I když zprvu to vypadalo, že nebude dovolená stát za nic, protože neustále pršelo. Před nepříznivým počasím v Anglii chtěli utéct do slíbeného ráje, a teď tohle! Rozhodli se vrátit domů, kde se překvapivě na místní poměry počasí umoudřilo. Jenže při cestě zpět se to rozhodli vzít autem přes oblast Provence a zároveň počasí se rozhodlo jim vynahradit své škaredé chování.

I came to this Academy to hide, to forget the boy who tried to break me and the terrifying power he unleashed. Now his friends are here, their whispers following me, reminding me of what I did. I should stay away from Xander. He’s too kind, and his touch doesn’t make me flinch. But I’m afraid my monstrous magic will burn the first person who’s ever made me feel safe.

United by a desire to overcome their personal misfortunes, seven very different women formed an indelible bond and vowed to right wrongs wherever they found them. They’ve succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. After years known as the Vigilantes, Myra, Annie, Kathryn, Alexis, Yoko, Nikki, and Isabelle are enjoying their hard-won freedom and the chance at a normal life. But as it turns out, once you’re a part of the Sisterhood, normal is a relative term....

Die spektakuläre Bestseller Reihe FIRE&ICE geht in die 20. Runde! Außergewöhnliche Settings, fesselnde Storys, leidenschaftliche Lovestorys, eine Prise Drama und Situationskomik, die dich zum Schmunzeln bringt, sind das Rezept für jeden neuen Fire&Ice-Roman. In Band 20 geht es um Tyson Blackwell, der bei einem Vergeltungsschlag seine Liebe verloren hat. Nur mühsam kämpft er sich zurück ins Leben und bekommt dabei unerwartete Hilfe von einer Frau, die ihn eigentlich in den Wahnsinn treibt.

The twenty-fourth, and final, book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams. Finally the end has been reached as the Australians look towards the future. The Australians have reached a time of technological advance that features steam power of ships and auto mobiles becoming the preferable personal transportation for the wealthy Australians. Australia becomes Australia as we know it today.

Seit er Emily das erste Mal gesehen hat, ist ihm klar, dass sie etwas ganz Besonderes ist. Doch aufgeben ist für den Bad Boy aus Boston keine Option – er wird um ihr Herz kämpfen. Die Partyprinzessin Emily gibt alles, um ihr altes Leben hinter sich zu lassen und eine fröhliche Fassade aufrechtzuerhalten. Es kommt gar nicht infrage, Sandro an sich heranzulassen, und sie stößt ihn immer wieder weg. Wer wird siegen? Kopf oder Herz? Vergangenheit oder Zukunft?

Maggie Ringo wollte in ihrem Leben nur eins: Der Enge des Kleinstadtlebens entfliehen, die Welt bereisen und entdecken. Über zehn Jahre lang hat sie ein Nomadenleben geführt, bis die nachlassende Gesundheit ihrer Eltern sie nach Hause ruft. Zehn lange Jahre hat Nick Trenton darauf gehofft, dass Maggie zurückkommt. Und jetzt ist sie wieder hier. Für immer. Wird es ihm diesmal gelingen, sie davon zu überzeugen, dass sie eine gemeinsame Zukunft haben? Schritt für Schritt findet Maggie ins Kleinstadtleben zurück und entdeckt, dass nicht alles so schrecklich ist, wie sie es in Erinnerung hat.