Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Romantic Suspense

TV presenter Allis Hagtorn leaves her partner and her job to take voluntary exile in a remote house on an isolated fjord. But her new job as housekeeper and gardener is not all that it seems, and her silent, surly employer, 44-year-old Sigurd Bagge, is not the old man she expected. As they await the return of his wife from her travels, their silent, uneasy encounters develop into a chilling, obsessive relationship, and it becomes clear that atonement for past sins may not be enough.

I’ve always known where I ranked in every aspect of my life. Parents? Not the favorite twin. Military? Dangerous scapegoat. Women? Practically a god—they’re welcome. Mafia? Irreplaceable member of the family. When Willow Bennett moves into our little town, I find that confidence rocked for the first time by how guarded she is. But that secretive smile and those dancing eyes keep drawing me back to her as if falling in love isn’t a danger I never wanted to put on anyone.

An unknown assassin has appointed himself judge, jury, and executioner, brutally taking out high-level human targets citywide. It's just the kind of case that will test the resolve of a tough FBI agent like Jaid Marlowe. Especially when her new partner is Adam Raiker, Jaid's former colleague - and ex-lover.

Anthropologist Allison Pinckney is stunned when she inherits the key to a 17th-century pirate cipher that makes her the target of two brutal arms dealers. Now, to save those she loves, she must solve the cipher. With this perilous mission growing ever more dangerous, she reluctantly seeks help from ex-Green Beret Zack Tremaine, the one man she's been avoiding. Because if she gives into her long-buried feelings for him, it could cost them their lives.

Historian Sarah Munro is not used to being shot at, but that's just what happens while she's poking around cemeteries on Georgia's Isle of Grace, searching for the key to a centuries-old cipher. Her quest has drawn the attention of two deadly enemies intent on destroying each other - and anyone who gets in their way. Ex-Green Beret Major Nate Walker is on a mission of his own: to restore the honor of his men. To do that, he is required to stop Sarah - or one of his own men will die. Caught in the middle of a deadly rivalry, Nate can't afford to trust the woman standing in his way.

When hostiles ambush Jackson's Army convoy outside Ohio, he fights to keep the top-secret cargo out of enemy hands. But when his girlfriend is yanked out of the lead truck and forced to her knees, he steps forward to sacrifice his life for hers. Army Specialist Rebecca Finlan can't look when the only man she's ever loved is gunned downed. Hostiles order her to drive her rig to Washington, D.C. where they will use the weapons she's hauling to hurt innocent Americans. Unless she stops them.

When militant Colombian guerrillas kidnap her clients, EXtreme Adventures travel agent Jenna Collins will do anything to rescue them, including hiring the Navy SEAL she's struggled to forget. Mack may take orders from her father, but Jenna's determined to convince the sexy SEAL to work with her. And to stick around this time. Navy SEAL Mack Riley will take a jungle rescue in hostile territory over close contact with the admiral's daughter who loved him and left him.

A Chinese gaming company tricks Amber Fitz into hacking the US Department of Defense to extract weaponry secrets. In a panic, she steals the only copy and runs. Can she trust a newly-formed SEAL team to get her out of China and protect the secrets in her hands? Communications expert Charlie Handly loves a challenge and Amber is one sexy puzzle he'd like to solve. Is she a traitor or an innocent? Why does she remind him of the woman he's been searching for? The only woman he wants for himself.

Five years earlier Luke Edgars and Abigail Whitson met at FLETC, the training center for government agents. It was instant dislike. She thought him an arrogant, showoff flirt, he thought it would be safer for everyone if she stayed behind her analyst's desk. She's in trouble....

Quinn has spent her whole life working in her dad's garage, leaving her more comfortable with a carburetor than a curling iron. Her world is turned upside down when her beloved garage is bought by none other than world famous, sexy as sin, custom car builder, Tazen Watts. He's the one man she can't stand...even though he makes her hotter than a high performance engine in top gear.

Declan Donovan is a liar. He's lying about what happened to his ex. He's lying about the reason he knocked out his lead guitarist and best friend and then kicked him out of the band. He's lying about going to rehab - he doesn't even drink. And now he's lying about the way he feels about sweet, submissive Molly Ward. But even that's a lie - Molly isn't all that sweet, and Declan loves it.

Ten years ago tech entrepreneur Jackson Reed broke Ava Barnett's heart. As best friends in college, they each had their reasons for keeping their relationship platonic, but when they finally let go and gave in to their desires, things were perfect for one night - and then Jackson screwed it all up. Since then he's never forgotten her, and she's tried her best to forget him.

Forensic linguist Macy Reid is an expert on kidnapping, having been abducted when she was a child. So, she is the perfect investigator to be called in when a Denver tycoon's 11-year-old daughter is abducted - for the second time. But Macy's biggest stumbling block may be a member of her own team: Kellan Burke, the wise-cracking, rule-breaking investigator who relishes getting under Macy's skin - and who just may be the man to help her confront the demons from her past.

Sawyer Madison has spent the last few months hunting down a sadistic killer. He and his team don't seem to be any closer to solving this particular case that has hit a little too close to home. Fortunately, they had all served in the corps. That kind of training and dedication meant none of them considered quitting before the mission was done.

With his ranch one bad day away from foreclosure, he can't afford to turn away a paying customer. But no way is this cowboy getting involved with a woman like Jordana Lawton - no matter how pretty she looks in a saddle. Yet everything can change in an instant. A terrifying run-in with an angry bull tilts Slade's world off its axis, leaving him wounded and unable to compete in a race that could change his future, for good.

Working on highly sensitive diplomatic affairs, Darcy Prescott is a natural target for terrorist kidnappers. But when she's mysteriously plucked off a street in Manila one sultry night, Darcy's disappearance isn't what it seems. The moment Special Forces soldier Ethan Garrett laid eyes on Darcy, he knew she was the woman he would marry - and he did. But when their marriage fell apart, Ethan never really recovered.

When former Secret Service agent Eve Garrett gets a late night call from Tiffany Clayborne saying, "Eve, please come and get me", she books over to the bar Tiffany says she's at. She met the girl when she was still an agent. Tiffany was her first assignment and she developed a big sister attachment to the kid that continues to this day. However, when Eve gets to the bar, she sees some suspicious activity in a dark alley and her gut tells her that Tiffany is involved. When she goes after her, she's knocked out, and when she comes to, Tiffany is gone.

Abbie Hughes no longer trusts men, but despite her cool indifference, her long legs and showgirl face still draw plenty of attention. Between working as a blackjack dealer, going to school, and keeping an eye on her younger brother, Cory, there's no time for romantic adventures - until the night a sexy, mysterious stranger places a wager at her table.

Amy Walker endured unspeakable horrors while being held as a hostage before she was rescued by Dallas Garrett and his brothers from E.D.E.N., Inc. Amy is determined to leave the past behind...but only after she gets some answers to the questions that haunt her. Why was she abducted by the terrorists? Why is her mother locked up in a mental institution? Dallas wants Amy to know he's a man she can trust. He's incapable of offering her his love, but promises his sworn protection while she embarks on her quest to discover the truth about her family...and herself.

Delaney, a professional bodyguard, has spent years trying to prove herself in a male-dominated industry. Now she's facing her greatest challenge yet. Bad boy billionaire Jax Shields has made plenty of enemies on his climb to the top, but being in the wrong place at the wrong time has put his life at risk. Now he's putting his life in the hands of Delaney and her team. He demands the best in everything, and he doesn't think she has what it takes to protect him. He's also made it clear he'd rather have her on her back than covering his.