Resultados para "After Dark" en Literatura y ficción

Here is a novel, set in Tokyo, of mysterious and intriguing chance encounters. The midnight hour approaches in an almost empty all-night diner. Mari sips her coffee and glances up from a book as a young man, a musician, intrudes on her solitude. Both have missed the last train home. The musician...

Afton Teachout has been an outcast in her small town for twenty years—ever since she was accused of murdering her mother’s lover in a blackout fit of rage. That is, if one believes the malicious lies. Living with her grandmother, working a hotel night shift, and relying on pills to get a day’s sleep, Afton is due a little luck. It comes in the form of an unexpected financial windfall. With her newfound wealth, Afton sets a secret plan in motion to help her only friend, Sydney, flee a toxic husband. But the best intentions soon spin out of control.

A short, sleek novel of encounters set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn, and every bit as gripping as Haruki Murakami’s masterworks The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore. At its center are two sisters–Eri, a fashion model slumbering her way into...

Wie sicher können wir uns fühlen? Seit die Bewegungsfreiheit von Männern gesetzlich stark eingeschränkt wird, können Frauen sich endlich sicher fühlen. Trotzdem hat Sarah Angst, als ihr Mann aus dem Gefängnis entlassen wird. Denn sie ist der Grund, aus dem er verhaftet wurde. Und er ist wütend auf sie.Die siebzehnjährige Cass hält die Vorsicht, die ihre Mutter Sarah Männern gegenüber walten lässt, für übertrieben. Sie ist in einer für Frauen unbeschwerten Zeit aufgewachsen und freut sich darauf, dass ihr Vater aus dem Gefängnis freikommt. So gefährlich, wie Sarah behauptet, ist er nicht.

The first woman ever hired by legendary defense lawyer Matthew Reynolds, Tracy Cavanaugh cuts her teeth on a horrifying crime: the car-bomb murder of Oregon Supreme Court Justice Robert Griffen. Reynolds's client--and the chief suspect--is none other than the icy but celebrated prosecutor Abigail Griffen, the Justice's estranged wife. Tracy's research plunges her into a web of betrayal and revenge, of secret deals and hidden passions.

It would be an understatement to call Trevon Beaumont an accomplished monster slayer. He's traversed the European countryside upholding the legacy of his clan one completed mission at a time for the whole of his adult life. Now he's on his most perilous quest yet: slay the cruel but beautiful Countess Dracula. Just as the two of them seem ready to conclude their final battle, however, an unexpected act of betrayal sends them hurtling together through time—bloodbonding them, thus entwining their fates.

Brought to you by Penguin. Curfew law keeps men at home after 7pm. It keeps women safe after dark. It changed things for the better... until now. SARAH Sarah rebuilt her life after her husband was sent to prison. Now he's about to be released, and Sarah isn't expecting a happy reunion given...

Everything’s naughtier after dark. Meet the Wilds, four sinfully sexy billionaires who’ll burn up the sheets, stealing hearts one leading lady at a time. Boxed set contains: Four novella-length steamy love stories featuring alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. Please note that the follow-on series, Bad Boys After Dark, are all full-length novels.

My trip to Italy shattered my dreams. I just wanted to connect with our family’s roots, but that meant defying my father’s wishes. I was looking for truth and goodness. All I found was darkness and deceit. And one man who embodies it all: the capo dei capi, Raffaele Romano. Raffaele saved my life—then stole my trust. But my broken heart still pulses for him. When his enemies follow me home to Michigan, I realize I’ll never be free of him. Now I’m right back where it started.

In this gripping new series by New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden, a disgraced FBI profiler must save her reputation by stopping a sadistic killer she knows all too well Former FBI agent Samantha Dark was one of the most respected profilers in the bureau, an expert on the twisted...

Amid the reflections and twisting alleyways of Venice, a grieving couple are haunted by the past. On a sharp December day, the wind changes—and the birds begin to gather. A group of wartime scientists attempt to capture the power of death, an eye operation reveals a monstrous reality, and a woman returns home to find she doesn't exist.

Sparks fly when a daring diva clashes with an ice-cold war hero in the newest thrilling romance in USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long’s Palace of Rogues series. She arrives in the dead of night, a mob out for blood at her heels: Mariana Wylde, the “Harlot of Haywood Street,” an...

For her whole life, Onyxa has made peace with never finding love. Being a succubus tends to get in the way of building relationships since they feed on lust. In her free time, she reads books about the kind of love she's always craved, knowing it's the only way she could experience it. She works at the night club, After Dark, which caters to all possible needs and cravings of the supernatural community. She's kept the same routine for many years, going to work, satisfying her clients, and going home alone. But an unexpected encounter throws her world upside down.

Things have gotten a little complicated. Asmodeus and I thought we could win the game, but we were wrong. It's only just beginning. Determined to keep us apart, Lucifer drags me into a world of flames. There's only one way out. I have to sign a demon contract. Again. But the terms of the deal are far worse than I could have ever imagined. Lucifer offers the unthinkable. He'll end the brutal game for souls and spare the world from eternal torment. On one condition. I must rip out Az's heart.

My life is pretty normal now. No demons. No soul contracts. No supernatural serial killers trying to stab me in a dark alley. It's all very safe—and boring. But when Lucifer shows up in Hell's Kitchen, he drags me into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. One I can't lose. If he gets his hands on me, he'll bind me to his side. Why? No one knows.

Jordan ist ein Star im Internet, mit Tausenden von Followern–sie führt ein Leben auf der Überholspur, öffentlich und glamourös. Doch nach der Trennung von Rap-Star Zane schlägt die Stimmung im Netz plötzlich um. Verletzt und traumatisiert flüchtet Jordan zu ihrer Schwester Nikki nach Gansett Island–und stellt fest, dass das Offline-Leben auf der Insel aufregender ist als erwartet. Vor allem Mason, Chief der örtlichen Feuerwehr, hat sich schneller in ihr Herz geschlichen, als sie wahrhaben möchte. Denn noch ist sie nicht geschieden, und ihr Ex ist unberechenbar …

I've spent my whole life preparing for one moment, but on the night I'm supposed to commit myself to the Moon Coven, a murder attempt has me fleeing the safety of the only home I've ever known. I run straight past the safe cottage in the woods and right into the arms of a most unlikely hero—a ruthless pirate captain. As I board The Ruined Soul, I can't be sure if I'm a passenger or a captive, but as the tides grow more dangerous, I begin to suspect there's more to the cold-hearted captain than meets the eye. And my magic just might be the thing to help her thaw out.

Es ist Sommer, alle sind auf Gansett Island, und ausgerechnet in der größten Hitze fällt der Strom aus. Damit ist nicht nur Charlies und Sarahs von langer Hand geplante Einweihungsparty in Gefahr, sondern auch die mit Spannung erwartete Inselpremiere von Grants Film und die Hochzeitsfeierlichkeiten von Mallory und Quinn. Doch so leicht geben sich die McCarthys und ihre Freunde nicht geschlagen. Das gilt auch für Dara und Oliver Watkins, die nach einem tragischen Verlust nach Gansett gekommen sind, um im Leuchtturm einen Neuanfang zu wagen …

Anya reflects on her friendship with Tati and realizes she barely knows much about her mysterious friend. She misses her and looks deeper within herself to come terms with the fact that she's not frightened of her. After all this isn't her first encounter with the supernatural.

Special agent Katherine Bowden doesn’t do girls’ nights out. She doesn’t do blazing hot dances with male strippers or unbelievable, uninhibited one-night-stands. If you ask her ex, all she does is work: study evidence, profile criminals, track them down. And now Katherine’s back home in Dallas, with a new set of all-male colleagues second-guessing her every move, and a possible serial killer hunting women just like her. But just this once, Katherine is going to try all those things she doesn’t do...