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A young woman's body is found in a remote barn on the Fens. Before she was killed, one of her fingers had been cut off. Who is inflicting this violence and why? The young woman in the barn had been kept captive for some time. And the case shows strong similarities to an unsolved murder in Derbyshire. When another woman is found alive with similar injuries, the case grows even more complicated.

False leads and dead ends are taking Camilla farther away from me. The longer she’s with Adrien, the more damage he will do. I have to get her back, no matter the cost. He may share my face, but when I find Adrien, I won’t hesitate to end this. Permanently.

Three brothers set out for revenge, to avenge one man's wrongdoings. He killed everyone they ever loved, stole their world, and nearly killed them in the process. So as the three brothers waited and watched, they took his most treasured possession, his one and only daughter. They knew she was innocent in the war, that she didn't deserve rage or violence, but they didn't care. Nothing would stop the brothers from getting justice for their family.

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER A spellbinding debut novel about the trailblazing Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad, who defied society’s expectations to find her voice and her destiny “A complex and beautiful rendering of [a] vanished country and its scattered people, a reminder of the...

Ravensdale’s Defiant Captive ‘I don’t take orders. Not from you or anyone.’ Holly Perez has one last chance to sort out the train wreck her life has become. But being housekeeper to reclusive CEO Julius Ravensdale is as close to a prison as Holly could imagine. Julius may be...

To marry him will be to betray her family… Bessie has sacrificed herself for her family’s honour and is at the mercy of the court of King James. She’s enticed not only by her mortal enemy, Lord Thomas Carwell, but also by the opulence of a world far removed from her own. When the King demands her brother’s head, Carwell is the only one to whom she can turn. But she must pay the ultimate price for his protection...

September, 1821. When her father announces that she must marry the ancient, grim-faced vicar, Lucy decides upon a desperate plan. Stealing his prized stallion, she escapes across the moors, only to fall into the hands of notorious horse thieves and the cheating arms of their rough but charming leader. She is forced to take part in their crimes, but when she tries to deceive Philip, son of the Earl of Darwell, Lucy meets her match.

"I don't take orders. Not from you or anyone." Holly Perez has one last chance to sort out the train wreck her life has become. But being housekeeper to reclusive CEO Julius Ravensdale is as close to a prison as Holly could imagine. Julius may be devastatingly gorgeous, but he's also brooding...

Benjamin Jenkins stand schon immer im Schatten seines berüchtigten Cousins Asher, dem Boss des kriminellen Scott-Kartells. Auch die Mädchen waren stets nur an Ash interessiert. Alle außer Isabella Grace, Bens große Liebe. Sie ist die Einzige, die je hinter seine joviale Fassade blicken konnte. Aber die kriminelle Welt, in der Ben lebt, ist gefährlich. Also verschwand er über Nacht aus Bellas Leben, um sie zu schützen. Seitdem verfolgt ihn die Erinnerung an sie tagtäglich. Auch Isabella hat Ben nicht vergessen. Sie will Antworten auf die Fragen, die sie daran hindern, mit der Beziehung abzuschließen.

Sie gehört ihm. Doch wem gehört sein Herz? — Die Wattpad-Sensation aus Frankreich: düster, verboten, leidenschaftlich! Ellas Leben ist die Hölle. Sie ist eine sogenannte Gefangene. Aus finanzieller Not hat sie sich vor Jahren an den Unterweltboss eines kriminellen Netzwerks verkauft. Sie glaubt, es kann nicht schlimmer werden. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem Ella verschenkt wird, und zwar an Asher, den charismatischen, aber gefürchteten Anführer des Scott-Kartells. Die Anwesenheit einer Gefangenen an seiner Seite lehnt er strikt ab. Aus irgendeinem Grund hegt er einen tiefen Hass auf diese Frauen.

Er hat sie verbannt. Nun will er sie zurück. Doch kann sie ihm verzeihen? Die Wattpad-Sensation aus Frankreich: düster, verboten, leidenschaftlich!Ein Jahr ist vergangen, seit Asher seine Gefangene Ella verbannt hat, um sie aus der Schusslinie zu bringen. Seitdem verfolgt ihn die Erinnerung an ihre blauen Augen. Der Boss des kriminellen Scott-Kartells ist jedoch viel zu stolz, um an ihre Tür zu klopfen. Bis ihre Welten unbeabsichtigt wieder aufeinanderprallen.

The Dark Obsession trilogy continues in Tangled Obsession.... Camila has finally seen Adrien’s true colors. But the safety we should feel by having Adrien locked away in jail vanishes. He rips her away from my caring arms. I promised to protect her, but I failed. I’m running out of time, and Adrien is in control. Tangled Obsession is the second book in the Dark Obsession trilogy, and should be listened by the following Buried Obsession. Camilla and Samuel’s story concludes in Shattered Obsession.

Camilla is everything I want, but she doesn’t know the real me. All she knows is what she’s heard and read in the tabloids. If I can’t make her see the truth, there’s no telling what will happen. I want Camilla all to myself, but my reputation as a womanizer has done its work...but it’s not my reputation. It’s my brother’s that she has to be worried about. Adrien is charming on the outside, but when he gets comfortable, people get hurt. Women get hurt. But I have to let Camilla find that out for herself, no matter how much it hurts to watch her with him.