Showing results for "magic" in Romantic Suspense

People on the brink of death come to me for life. I touch them, and my magic burns away their sickness. My gift is exhausting and painful, even dangerous. Which means I never intentionally touch anyone, and no one touches me. So dating? Definitely not happening. All of that changes when a cyber stalker threatens to burn me at the stake. I reluctantly hire a bodyguard, a six-foot-three mountain of temptation named Logan Smith, literally at my fingertips at all times. Every fiber of my 21-year-old virgin body vibrates for him.

Bounty hunter Aster Night always gets her man. Except when it comes to getting a man. Thanks to a curse placed on the Chastity coven centuries ago, she can't get busy with anyone until she marries a man from the boring Koda coven. Instead, she finds a way out of the curse on her own, breaking it with such a bang that she ends up naked with one sexy as sin man and his two, oh-so-alpha clan brothers. Her love life is looking up, until she's hired to track down a serial killer preying on witches, and learns her three new boyfriends were once romantically involved with one of the victims.

Five years after Rachel Lindquist had left California to chase her dreams, she returned home to care for her aging mother, only to find herself chasing a ghost! Addie Lindquist insisted a presence haunted Drake House and had hired noted parapsychologist Bryan Hennessy to investigate, but Rachel knew better than to believe in what she couldn't see—or to surrender to the strong current of desire pulling her towards Bryan.

When magic strikes and Atlanta goes to pieces, it's a job for Kate Daniels...Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that's saying a lot. But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet.

This special edition romantic suspense collection features four steamy, emotionally gripping standalones, each with its own heart-racing love story–plus an exclusive bonus novella, "Emily on My Mind," trying everything together in one unforgettable family reunion.

The pioneer of romantic suspense, Mary Stewart leads her readers on a thrilling journey to a Mediterranean island paradise in this tale of mystery, murder and intrigue, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. Lucy Waring, a young, out-of-work actress from London, leaps at the chance...

I'm nothing but an orphan, a dragon trainer in one of the many border fortresses. When beasts attack the villages, I ride, driving them back to the hellscape they crawled from. When my adopted brother's killed during battle, I discover who's controlling the invading beasts—the brutal ruler of the neighboring fae kingdom. A gruesome plot is brewing beneath the glimmering fae surface, and he's responsible for it all. Now vengeance is all I live for. No matter how powerful or well-guarded the king is, I will avenge my brother. This I swear.

When life gives you magic, murder charges, and mood swings—just add a dash of chaos. I expected pregnancy to come with weird cravings and swollen ankles—not an arrest warrant and a murder mystery. But hey, there you have it. Marcus has been accused of killing a wereape from the New York pack, and the Gray Council authorities are ready to drag him to prison. But they’ve got the wrong guy, and I’ll do whatever it takes to prove it—even if it means confronting a killer, fending off cranky marshals, and dealing with magic that seems determined to betray me at the worst moments.

Alexander Benedict is a misanthropic thirty-something magical consultant, working with the Agency's top homicide detective, and perfectly content with his life, thank you very much. Julian St. Albans is the youthful heir to his family's fortune and affiancéd to his beloved Cecil Mandeville, a family friend as well as Julian's lover. When Mandeville is murdered using magical means, Alex is brought in on the case. It's the worst day of Julian's life, but until they meet, it's just another case for Alex. Neither of them have any idea how their lives are about to change.

She’s the bright blue sky. I’m the muggy waters beneath. We align where the stars meet the sea. Piper Parker turns up on my beach on a cold, foggy morning. Running from her fiancé with murderous intent, she’s weak and broken from swimming the ocean. My plan to keep Piper at my home until she recovers backfires. She’s too compelling to resist. But I should… Storm clouds loom over us. My heart hurts from a tortured past. Her fiancé is still out to get her. Piper and I can’t be together. I try to keep her at arm’s length… But her sunshine seeps into my dark soul and the shadows fade away.

Two things saved Lincoln Bennett after his wife died. The first was a murder Marla had been trying to solve, a murder that hinted at the secret life she'd been leading, and the lies that had formed the bedrock of their entire marriage. The second was Milo Rose, the donor recipient who'd been granted a new chance at life thanks to Marla's own heart. As the two men are drawn deeper into the mystery, Linc finds himself drawn closer to Milo.

I am never alone. Not even when I am alone. I see the unquiet dead, the souls that wander through the French Quarter. They can’t move on, and I can’t stop seeing them. I wear malachite for protection, and I control what I let in. It’s the only way to stay sane. Everything changes the day Cassian Winslow joins my ghost walking tour and knocks my world off its axis with green eyes the color of the stone around my neck. An unspeakable evil is loose in New Orleans, taking young women and leaving a bloodbath in its wake. More shadows lurking for me. More unhappy dead.

My old flame is back. Trouble follows her, endangering all I hold dear. The summer I was eighteen, I fell in love with Eden Spade. She was my first everything. I wanted her forever. But she left, ripping me apart. I bottled my mangled heart and locked it deep. Sure I’d never love again. Sixteen years later, Eden’s back.

Benny has completed the XIA course that will let her work with the agents she became close to while hunting a serial killer. It will take effect the moment they are cleared of demonic influence. Nothing like knowing that your blood is despised to make a girl feel wanted.After a night on the town with Freddy, Benny runs into the agents, and they are not only hogging her favorite taco joint, but they are interested in her social status. She is about to say yes to whatever they can come up with when she gets a call from her house, and the night goes downhill from there.

Regina Delaney loves making children happy. Playing Dierdre Dinosaur for adoring audiences at the theme park she started with her twin brother Max gives the local kids - and Reggie - countless hours of innocent pleasure. But make-believe morphs into suspicion of murder when Max's ex-wife vanishes... and Max becomes the prime suspect. Reggie is determined to uncover the truth and clear her brother's name. So is Wesley Blake.

When Reyes Moreno is forced to come back to his childhood town after being exiled for twenty-one years, the last thing he’s expecting is to be dragged into a murder to clear his brother’s name. Much less is he expecting to have to solve it with his old high school friend-turned-enemy, Zachary Becker. Determined to prove his brother’s innocence, Reyes tries to ignore the ghosts of his past that are determined to haunt him. More importantly, he’s trying to ignore that old flame that, even after two decades, still burns brightly for his arch enemy.

I’m at Jackson Kent’s front door to schedule an interview for a work project. He answers the door...and all my lady cylinders start firing! He’s smoldering. After mistaking me for his 7-year-old’s nanny, Jackson Kent finally realizes who I am—his off-limits, best friend’s niece. One thing leads to another and we’re doing more than just interviews. If my family finds out, we’re done for. But that’s not the only problem....

Ein magisches Versteckspiel in den Schatten New Yorks. Die 21-jährige Arlyn Dorell ist die beste Diebin New Yorks. Dass sie ein Irrlicht ist und unsichtbar werden kann, macht sie geradezu unfassbar. Doch als bei ihrem neusten Coup ein Drachenwandler außer Rand und Band gerät, kann sie nur knapp dem dämonischen – und sehr attraktiven – Special Agent Marlon Heaton entkommen, der es schon lange auf sie abgesehen hat. Und ihr Pech hält an. Ein Unbekannter, der hinter das Geheimnis ihrer Identität gekommen ist, beginnt sie zu erpressen.

Where is Jasmine Webb? Charlie Hunter retired from the force at 40 to relax, work on his boat, and go fishing with his son on weekends, not to become an amateur sleuth. But he can't say no to Kara Webb when she seeks his help in tracking down her sister, missing for 15 years.

Jen Johnson loves to read about supernatural creatures. She's always dreamed of climbing into the pages of her books to become a vampire or werewolf. Imagine her surprise when she spontaneously turns into a flying dragon.