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Eden Soul made the brave decision to flee the darkness of her past... And landed straight in the arms of Boston's most formidable and feared mobster, Sergio Montavio. She's penniless and virtuous. He's wealthy and wicked. She's innocence and light to his depravity and darkness.

Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered. When Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Police tries to piece together the events of that day, he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling, mysterious circumstances he has ever investigated. Nothing quite makes sense, and it will take a genius to understand the genius behind this particular crime.

Arsen Isakov is the rich A-hole trying to buy out my family's dance studio after my father's death. I wanted to give him a piece of my mind and tell him that we'd never sell. But the moment he sat down across the table from me, I realized I'd seen him before. Last night, in fact. When he killed a man in cold blood. He says he's prepared to discuss the sale with me over drinks. The place he picks? The same place where I saw him kill someone.

I aspire to one day take over the family law firm, the largest on the East Coast. But for that plan to become a reality, I must do everything my father asks, including marrying a man I barely know.

It should be the happiest weekend of Officer Stevie Taylor's life. She's finally going to marry Police Chief Zane Duncan and live happily ever after in Solitude, Oregon. But all wedding plans grind to a halt when a dead body is found at a nearby campground. A vacationing A-list TV actor has been murdered...and all hell is about to break loose.

Kayla wants a daddy for her little girl. Navy SEAL Zack is perfect for the job. Kayla’s made wrong choices before, but she knows this one is right. Zack’s a strong, honorable man who will keep her baby safe. Zack’s been twisted up inside from the moment he laid eyes on Kayla. It’s been months, and he still can’t untangle his feelings. Especially after the single night they shared. A night that took their relationship out of the friend zone and put it firmly into the hot zone.

Sold to the Brotherhood. Betrayed by my sister and ex, I clawed my way free, leaving a trail of gunfire and darkness deeper than the basement cell. Now, I wake, a captive in a gilded cage. Damian, Chicago's most ruthless mob boss, claims me with a single word: "Mine." His touch offers a twisted security, but the danger hasn't ended. Now, with a secret life blossoming within me, the real battle begins. Can a ruthless mob boss become a father before his world explodes?

Christopher Dollanganger was 14 when he and his younger siblings - Cathy and the twins, Cory and Carrie - were locked away in the attic of Foxworth Hall, prisoners of their mother's greedy inheritance scheme. For three long years he kept hope alive for the sake of the others. But the shocking truth about how their ordeal affected him was always kept hidden - until now.

The sixth book in the Sister Joan murder mystery series. Two newcomers are visiting the convent in the hope of joining the nuns. But soon after their arrival, there’s a mysterious late-night intruder. Who left the single red rose on the chapel steps? And are they connected to the new-age travellers camping on the moor? When one of the women is found bludgeoned to death, Sister Joan knows that their isolated convent is no longer safe. Teaming up with Detective Sergeant Mill, Sister Joan must once again investigate the grisly goings-on.

Yasuko Hanaoka is a divorced, single mother who thought she had finally escaped her abusive ex-husband Togashi. When he shows up one day to extort money from her, threatening both her and her teenaged daughter Misato, the situation quickly escalates into violence and Togashi ends up dead on her apartment floor.

Brenna Garrett needs time to think about a major decision but finds herself bringing Benjamin Montgomery with her. The problem? He's her best friend's twin, so there's no escaping that familiar face. Benjamin didn't want to leave his family in a lurch, but Brenna isn't the only one who needs a break. Only a drunken mistake leads to a night of passion with unintended consequences. When it turns out they can't walk away, they'll have to make a choice: Remain just friends or start something new and possibly risk everything. Including themselves.

When Sapphire became my muse, it was supposed to be a business transaction. We both got what we wanted—until she wanted something more. If I don’t give it to her, give her all of me, she’ll walk out of my life. My father already granted his approval—so he would be disappointed if I let her slip through my fingers.

When Chase Ryan, a popular crime TV star, turns up dead, the entire town of Solitude is shaken - but the show isn't over yet. The confessed murderer is violently abducted on the way to the county jail, and now Detective Seth Harding must find both the killer and the kidnapper. Seth's investigation unearths unsavory secrets from the celebrity's life that incriminate a cast of suspects: Chase's family, his sleazy agent, and a fanatical stalker with a troubled thirteen-year-old daughter.

In Tracie Peterson's tale of love and suspense, 24-year old Cassandra works for a wealthy Philadelphia widow who treats her with grandmotherly kindness. But Cassie's 1857 life takes an unexpected turn when a Boston investigator asks her to pretend they're courting so he can get closer to a murder suspect - her employer's own son.

Paul Van Horn wants nothing more than to live a quiet life helping foster kids, but everything changes when he witnesses a murder. He’s no longer just a man running a group home for kids stuck in the system, he’s now the sole witness to the killer who’s been terrorizing the city. The media spotlight could destroy the life Paul has so carefully constructed, one that masks the truth about a past he’s ashamed to admit. Not even Milana Tanner, his closest friend and the woman he loves, knows the truth. His secret is between him and God, and Paul's determined to keep it that way.

Ella Crawford is 26, lonely and so broke that she seduces strange men when she suspects they'll buy her dinner. Her fate changes the day she begins nannying for a rich and beautiful Upper East Side mother. Both women are just 26 - but unlike Ella, Lonnie has a doting husband and son, artistic talent and old family money. Ella is mesmerised by Lonnie's girlish affection and disregard for the normal boundaries of friendship and marriage, but resentment grows too, alongside this dizzying attraction.

Veiller sur les siens, voilà l'unique chose qui semble diriger l'existence de Jerry Welsh. Joe ne le sait que trop bien, l'amour dont il la couve, elle ne le mérite plus. Lui mentir devient insupportable pour la jeune femme. De son côté, Ash doit rattraper neuf années de silence en un mois, la faute à ce destin pourri qui ne semble jamais le lâcher. Combiner la vie de hors-la-loi et celle de nouveau père n'est pas chose aisée.

Un enfant et un chien peuvent-ils sauver l'humanité ? Woody, 11 ans, est autiste et doué pour la télépathie. Avec l'aide de Kipp, un golden retriever lui aussi doté d'une intelligence supérieure, il tente de déjouer les plans d'un tueur génétiquement modifié et de ceux qui ont créé ce monstre. Le nouveau suspense de Dean Koontz, auteur n°1 des ventes du New York Times. Un enfant qui peut sauver le monde. Un homme qui veut le détruire. Woody Bookman, 11 ans, n'a pas dit un mot depuis sa naissance. Pas même quand son père est mort dans un prétendu accident.

Serving cocktails with morning sickness is bad enough. Stumbling into a mob hit? Nightmare. Running is my only choice. Although I never expected to run into him. Alek. The hook-up I can't forget. The guy I saw murdered was his brother. And he'll do anything to find the killer—even if that means keeping me under lock and key until I I.D. the shooter. Now, he's the only one standing between me and a bullet.

A popular young girl disappears without a trace, her skeletal remains discovered three years later in the ashes of a burned-out house. There's a suspect and compelling circumstantial evidence of his guilt, but no concrete proof. When he isn't indicted, he returns to mock the girl's family. And this isn't the first time he's been suspected of the murder of a young girl; nearly 20 years ago, he was tried and released due to lack of evidence. Chief Inspector Kusanagi of the Homicide Division of the Tokyo Police worked both cases.