Resultados para "Terror" en Contemporánea

I died, briefly. Then I came back. Now I’m determined to make the most of every minute I have left. Only problem is I’ve been saddled with supervision. Kane Deveraux is handsome, smug, and cold as a tombstone. So why does he make me feel something more powerful than death?

Things I should never, under any circumstances, ever do: ask my secret crush, aka the most notorious (reformed) playboy in pro hockey, to take my virginity. Too bad, I did. After a string of terrible dates, I did the unthinkable. I propositioned Flip Madden. Of course, he said no. It isn’t...

I had to do the unthinkable—and now I've discovered that every move I've made has been part of a villain's maniacal plan. All this time I believed I'd found my freedom, I've still had someone pulling my strings. Those days are over. The man who considers himself my master is the worst monster I've ever known. My crew and I won't let him get away with his manipulations or the even more disturbing crimes we uncover. But no matter how talented we are in our killer skills, we're just five people up against a crime lord with more connections than I can count.

Lords of Wrath, the second book in the Royals of Forsyth University series, is coming soon!

Connor Grace is the league’s bad boy—and my best friend’s worst enemy. He’s the fallen prince of a famous hotel chain dynasty. Me? I’m the foster kid who grew up to be a librarian. I never thought I’d end up in a marriage of convenience to make someone’s grandma happy, but here we are. I have no plans to kiss my husband for any reason other than show. I have no plans to fall in love with the arrogant man dressed in a custom suit hiding intricate tattoos.

Critical Care Nurse Natalia Sokolova can’t ignore former FBI Agent Sloan Dryer’s dire warning. After the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia dies under her care, her house explodes in front of her eyes and she finds her best friend brutally murdered. Ironically, the only bright spot in this horrific nightmare is Sloan’s bad Ukrainian accent and his willingness to protect her.

Cumbres borrascosas, la épica historia de Catherine y Heathcliff, situada en los sombríos y desolados páramos de Yorkshire, constituye una asombrosa visión metafísica del destino, la obsesión, la pasión y la venganza.

When Marianna Santino's roommate is killed, Detective Ethan O'Hara can't fathom the motive. Then he realizes the deaf teacher was the intended target. Marianna must have something the murderer desperately wants. But what? Digging for the truth, the guarded cop tries to learn everything he can about Marianna. Her world. Her family. Her beauty, faith, and fierce independence. In spite of himself, Ethan finds that he can't keep his feelings at bay. Soon, he's willing to risk everything to lay the silent terror stalking Marianna to rest.

Ich wollte nur meinen kleinen Bruder retten. Stattdessen geriet ich in die Fänge seines gefährlichen, reifen Bosses... Es war der perfekte Plan: meinen unfähigen Bruder vor dem Pub einkassieren, ihn zu unserer Familienhütte in den Dünen zu verschleppen und ihn dort dazu zu zwingen, sein Leben endlich auf die Reihe zu bekommenDoch da hinten in meinem Wagen verbirgt sich keineswegs mein Bruder, sondern der massive, tätowierte irische Mafiaboss mit der dunklen Aura — der Boss meines Bruders. Und der ist zornig. Ups... Innerhalb von Sekunden hat er den Spieß umgedreht — nun bin ich die Gefangene..

Thirlestane, Texas lays as a sleepy town on the outskirts of Austin. Hometown girl, Khira Chamberlain, normally keeps everyone at arm's length and remains weary of strangers. Still, she also leads a rebellious side, sneaking to clubs in the State's capital, sneaking back home from one-night stands, and sneaking between the bookshelves of local bookstore, The Historian's Hideaway. Unaware that the Touched forces behind the legacy of her hometown, Khira encounters Zachary Duvall. He has been told to keep Khira in the crosshairs of the Southern Sector of the Touched.

Ten years ago, UN Interpreter Chelsea Mason was asked by her bosses to go in and document the illegal timber trade. She thought it would be an easy in and out job. The group of rebels had a different idea when they captured her for ransom. Her friend Jordan James comes to her rescue and they escape to the famed lifestyle club, Baker Street. Adam Wheldon, Chief of Security at the club, is there to provide security and care for Chelsea.

"They branded me as a thief - but with everything at stake, they'll soon find out I'm a fighter." Sterling Falls is a dark, gothic reverse harem romance series with enemies to lovers, romantic suspense, and new adult themes. Fighter is book two in the Sterling Falls Series and a continuation of Thief - it is not a stand-alone.

When artist Mara Ellison inherits a flood-bitten Victorian on the edge of a Southern river, she finds the house already knows her name—and expects her to learn its rules. With a townsman eyeing her land, a ledger that writes back, and a quietly relentless carpenter who refuses to turn bravery into theater, Mara must choose: perform a haunting, or practice a home. Blackbird House is a modern gothic about thresholds and plain miracles: a door that cools under a thankful hand, a river that insists on its sentence, and the hard, ordinary courage of staying.

Fiona MacPhee is a woman with a mission - and a very dark secret. Sidekick to Joan Armstrong, a famous demon hunter, Fiona must scour Edinburgh for the answer to a cryptic prophecy before an ancient evil rends the veil between the worlds at Samhain. She can't afford any distractions. Especially not from Rory MacLaren. A handsome, charming rogue, Rory has also been a vampire for 260 years. When Rory catches Fiona in a deserted wynd after midnight, his offer of help could not be better - or more suspiciously - timed.

Meine süße Gefangene mag es nicht, berührt zu werden. Sie wird es lernen. Sie hat nicht länger das Recht, sich zu weigern. Sie zuckt beim Anblick meines vernarbten Gesichts zusammen, aber die Art und Weise, wie sie wimmert und zittert, lässt in mir ein perverses Vergnügen aufkommen. Ich habe die kleine FBI-Agentin gefangen genommen, als sie versuchte, mein Drogenimperium zu Fall zu bringen, und das kann ich nicht zulassen. Meine hübsche Geisel ist etwas stur und hat einen scharfen Verstand, aber ihr kluges Gehirn ist meinem eisernen Willen nicht gewachsen.

I was a thief. The guys I’m falling in love with turned me into a fighter. And when the city tried to make me disappear, I rebelled. But now I know the truth.

I wasn’t supposed to be at Olympus that night. And I definitely wasn’t supposed to witness a murder - or be caught by the killers. Hades, Apollo, and Ares run the mysterious masked fight club, and they wield more power in this town than I could dream of holding. They destroy my life with one decree: Kora Sinclair doesn’t exist. Sterling Falls was my chance to start over, but one night derails everything. My scholarship, my job - gone. I could run home, but giving up my dreams isn’t an option. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Skilled forensics scientist Schuyler Liu never expected her job working for a ghost-hunting show to bring so much peace. Until a grand locale in the Garden District uncovers way more than just rattling pipes and drafty entryways, and she walks away with more than she ever imagined. When chaos morphs to terror, she turns to the one man she knows may be able to help her. They may not see eye-to-eye, given their vastly differing beliefs, but Pax is her touchstone in the maelstrom, and she plans to grab hold with both hands until they find the answers they seek.

Meet Selena Goode. She's an herbalist, she runs a small museum in Salem, and she's a practicing solitary Wiccan. She likes her life, quiet as it is. Then Brian Gottschalk comes barreling into it with the force of an Atlantic storm. He works for a ghost-hunting TV show, and he's in Salem to find a story. He's witty, charming...and a total jerk. Selena has no problem with ghosts. She does, however, have a problem with big-city Brian. It will take all his charm, plus the silent advice of a caring ghost, to make Selena realize that maybe, being big-city isn't so bad after all.

I’ve been secretly in love with Wilhelmina Reddi-Grinst since the third grade. I should be the one taking her to our small-town high school reunion. The prom king finally gets his chance with the valedictorian. Except she hates me. To the world, I’m a pro hockey player with a million dollar smile. To Hemi, I’m the menace who (accidentally) sank her bike to the bottom of the lake. I never thought I’d be able to right my wrongs until she took the team’s PR job. I’d hoped I was making progress, winning her over—one geriatric polka party at a time.