Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Romance

Sela Gordon, shy owner of a Tennessee general store, prefers solitude. If anyone can chip away at her protective shell it’s the handsome, mysterious ex-military man who’s been hiding for two years in the wilds of Cove Mountain. But when he warns her that a catastrophic solar storm with the capability of taking down the power grids is approaching, Sela must come out of her shell and be the leader Wears Valley needs. Living in self-imposed exile, Ben Jernigan has learned the hard way to look out only for number one.

Act like a player, dress like a player, be a player. In my opinion, these are fantastic life goals. I have no idea why my parents think I have no direction. I’m the fun one. Easygoing. A massive flirt. I get along with just about everyone, except ... Caleb Reeves. Also known as “the Bane of My Existence.” He’s everything I’m not: focused, effortlessly sexy but straight, and an ex-Park Avenue Prince. Or the “Pricks,” as he likes to call us now.

Emily Parker has a busy life over which she maintains iron-clad control. Raised by drug-addicted parents, she’s used to taking care of the people around her, to the exclusion of her own needs. But not tonight. After years of celibacy, she’s ready to pay for exactly what she wants: to surrender control, by having it taken away. Having worked as a high-priced escort for years, Nat Swayne not only enjoys her job - she’s damn good at it.

Afterlife...just some gothic nightclub where gossip is fuelled by the presence of a rich and unearthly, handsome family or afterlife...the strange place where time seems to stand still and guests feel the presence of something more powerful held within the confines of the VIP. Keira is new to this small, cold town and is running from a past that seems to feast on her darkest memories. She finds living with her sister away from English soil to be just the ticket to the new life she is trying desperately to find.

When everything is on the line, how far will you go to protect those you love? What if the cost of saving them is your soul? Would you pay it? I thought I was prepared for what was coming; that if I made sacrifices, I could win this game. I’m no longer afraid of the darkness or the monsters that hide in the shadows. I’ve become what I feared most, allowing it in to protect those I loved. Sometimes it takes a monster to win. Sometimes to fight monsters, you have to become one. My only fear is…can I come back from it?

This is the story of what happens when an unlikely bond is formed between enemies, causing tensions to rise, and igniting a chemistry that threatens to burn them both. Together, they'll learn that sometimes even the best laid plans can fail.

Half a million dollars will be Celeste Thorne’s reward for spending four years of her life in total isolation. No faces. No voices. No way to leave. Since Celeste has never really worried about being alone, the generous paycheck she’ll receive for her participation in the solitary psychological experiment seems like easy money. When she finds an injured hiker in the woods bordering her living compound, her strictly governed world is thrown into disarray.

Months into the apocalypse, the zombies show no signs of dying, but it's clear everyone in Sunset Park will die without enough food to outlast the undead. Add in the less-than-sociable new neighbors only blocks away, and the hunt for sustenance has come to feel more like a race than a ramble. Sylvie is happy in her new home with the people who've become like family, though she's still working out how to let them into her heart. Eric wants in, and he wants to find his sister, but he can't do both at the same time.

College was supposed to be my chance to get over my ugly-duckling complex and spread my wings. Instead, I wound up in a sorority full of mean girls. I already have a hard time fitting in, so when my Kappa Chi sisters issue the challenge, I can’t say no. The dare: Seduce the hottest new hockey player in the junior class. Conor Edwards is a regular at Greek Row parties...and in Greek Row sorority beds. Mr. Popular throws me for a loop and does me a solid by letting me take him upstairs to pretend we’re getting busy.

She wanted sanctuary... Helena Reynolds will do anything to escape her life in London, even if that means traveling to a remote cliffside estate on the North Devon coast and marrying a complete stranger. But Greyfriar's Abbey isn't the sort of refuge she imagined. And ex-army captain Justin Thornhill - though he may be tall, dark, and devastatingly handsome - is anything but a romantic hero. He needed redemption... Justin has spent the last two decades making his fortune, settling scores, and suffering a prolonged period of torture in an Indian prison.

Summer at Fairacre charmingly recounts this bright, bustling season and the problems and possibilities that unfold against the backdrop of roses, skylarks and bees... Joseph Coggs finds a temporary home in the schoolhouse while his mother is in the hospital. Miss Read’s friend Amy mysteriously disappears. And, perhaps most difficult of all, Mrs. Pringle, the grumpy school cleaner, is unable to work because of her ‘bad leg’.

Quand la carrière de Jane Carter, actrice américaine en perte de vitesse, touche le fond après un scandale médiatique, elle accepte une proposition aussi folle qu'inattendue : épouser Callum McGregor, un riche homme d'affaires écossais, pour un mariage arrangé. Leur plan est simple : jouer le couple parfait le temps qu'il faut. Mais rien ne se passe comme prévu.

Au cœur d'un manoir isolé sur une île mystérieuse, les derniers faes du Royaume-Uni attendent une chance de briser leur malédiction. Cette année, Everly Quinn reçoit l'invitation tant convoitée. Dix ans après la disparition de son frère pendant les jeux, elle est déterminée à comprendre ce qu'il lui est arrivé. Mais dans un monde où la magie est une arme, la séduction un piège et la vérité une illusion, chaque révélation pourrait la conduire plus près du danger.

Brielle de Thornbrook consacre sa vie à l'abbaye, à forger le fer et à étudier les Textes, tout cela pour devenir une acolyte. Mais lorsqu'elle trouve un étranger blessé dans la forêt, Brielle ne peut résister à l'envie de l'aider. Cette rencontre la conduit au royaume de l'Inférieur où elle découvre que cet inconnu est en fait Zéphyrus, le Vent de l'Ouest, le Roi du Printemps.

L'alliance entre ces deux êtres de royaumes opposés peut-elle venir à bout de cette mission impossible ? Shaw est le maître-espion d'Umbra, craint dans tout le royaume pour sa froide efficacité. Surnommé le Fantôme, il puise sa force dans le démon qui hante son esprit, un être d'ombre qui lui confère un pouvoir interdit depuis la disparition de la magie. Mélyana est l'une des meilleures voleuses de Lux. Pour sauver sa nièce atteinte d'un mal inconnu, elle est prête à tout… Même à accepter une mission impossible.

Entre un dangereux pyromane, un père destructeur, un ex encombrant et une ribambelle de pompiers séduisants, Griffin en tête, la vie de Jenny Hayes a pris un tournant auquel elle ne s'attendait pas. Bien sûr, elle savait que revoir Griffin la troublerait aussi intensément qu'autrefois. En revanche, elle n'avait pas prévu de retomber dans le piège aussi facilement, encore moins de lui succomber avec une telle urgence. Mais Griffin est semblable aux feux qu'il combat. Il brûle tout sur son passage, y compris elle.

Tyler réalise enfin son rêve : jouer en NBA. Pourtant, un nuage noir plane sur le joueur : quelqu'un semble ne pas voir d'un bon œil son entrée dans la prestigieuse équipe des Pistons de Détroit. Alicia est une enquêtrice passionnée, mais elle ne s'attendait pas à s'occuper du dossier de Tyler Maclean, un ancien amour de lycée. Alors qu'elle est contrainte et forcée de le protéger sans dévoiler son identité de flic, ils vont devoir se faire passer pour un couple, afin de sauver les apparences face aux journalistes et démasquer le coupable.

Vingt et un jours dans la jungle pour une émission télévisée ? Rose peut le faire. Herpétologiste en devenir, Rose préfère la compagnie des amphibiens à celle des humains. Dans le cadre d'un reportage scientifique, elle accepte de cohabiter avec neuf autres étudiants dans un camp en pleine jungle, où ils ne pourront compter que sur eux-mêmes. Lorsqu'elle rencontre Taran, le sportif vedette du campus et tête d'affiche de l'émission, la tension est immédiate. Ils se détestent.

Meta: Resistir ao NERD gostoso. Obstáculo: Ele ser um NERD gostoso. Aquele idiota pensa que é quem pra surgir do nada, querendo uma segunda chance?! Um filho da p*$#, no mínimo! Já se passaram vinte anos e agora é fácil voltar e exigir algo que não se deu ao trabalho antes. No passado, quando Arthur Silva foi embora de Acácia, pegou meu coração e levou com ele. Sendo que em alguma parte do caminho, pensei tê-lo recuperado, só pensei... até me deparar com a sua figura, e notar que não.

In the picturesque seaside town of St Ives, Detective Sergeant Sophie Keane is a pillar of the community. Between the occasional collar and lazy weekends spent on the beach, it seems a perfect life. But for Sophie, the golden sands and crystal waters hide a dark secret, one that’s lain buried for twenty years. When a body turns up on the opening night of a glittering new art gallery on the seafront, the town is left shaken—especially Sophie, who recognises the killer’s style but knows that what she fears just couldn’t be possible.