Showing results by author "Jay Crownover" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Ollie has always felt confined and trapped. It was hard for her to imagine a future beyond the crushing control of those who wanted to make sure she paid the price for her role in a tragic accident that ruined several young lives. However, having no hope and living in a constant state of fear never stopped Ollie from dreaming of different ways to break free. Huck is the only one who ever made her feel like there was a place in his world, right by his side, that would fit her just right.

Girl meets boy...on the worst night of her life when she’s decided to take a drastic step that there is no going back from. Girl is used to sitting by, letting fate deal cruel hand after cruel hand to good people with soft hearts and she’s had enough. Girl thinks it’s time to fight back against fate and against men who aren’t careful with all the precious things a woman in love has to give him. Fate shows girl who’s boss and turns her world and plans upside down without breaking a sweat.

Meet Shane Baxter. Sexy, dark, and dangerous, Bax isn't just from the wrong side of the tracks, he is the wrong side of the tracks. A criminal, a thug, and a brawler, he was the master of bad choices, until one such choice landed him in prison for five years. Now Bax is out and looking for answers, and he doesn't care what he has to do or who he has to hurt to get them. But there's a new player in the game, and she's much too innocent, much too soft…and standing directly in his way.

In a dark and broken kingdom, a ruler has to be fearless to control the streets and the ruthless people who run them. Race Hartman is just bold enough, just smart enough, and just lost enough to wear the crown. Places like the Point will always have bad things and bad people, but the man in control of all that badness can minimize the devastation. Race has a plan, but can he prevent total annihilation without destroying himself?

Titus King sees the world in black and white, right and wrong. That is why, as a teenager, he left behind the only family he'd ever known to make a better life for himself. Now a police detective in one of the worst cities in the country, he can't deny his life has turned into a million different shades of gray.

I've seen things no one should, done things no one should talk about. Honor and conscience have no place in my life. But I've fought and I've survived. I've had to. The first time I saw her dancing on that seedy stage in that second-rate club, I felt my heart pulse for the first time. Keelyn Foster was too young, too vibrant for this place, and I knew in an instant that I would make her mine. But first I had to climb my way to the top. I had to have something more to offer her.

Zowen has been in love with Aston for as long as he can remember. She's perfect, except for the fact that she fell in love with his best friend. For years, he loved her from afar. He told himself that as long as Aston was happy, his feelings didn't matter. However, Aston isn't nearly as happy as she seems. And by the time Zowen figures things out, his life takes a turn for the worse.

Hill Gamble is a model lawman: cool and collected, with a confident swagger to boot. Too bad all that Texas charm hasn't gotten him anywhere in his personal life, especially since the only girl he ever loved has always been off-limits. But then Hill is assigned to investigate her father's mysterious death, and he's forced back to the town - and the woman - he left behind.When Hill left Loveless, he broke Kody Lawton's already battered heart. And now that he's working on her father's case, avoiding him is impossible.

Sutton Warner und ich haben zusammen etwas erlebt, das selbst die stärksten Menschen verändert. Nur er weiß, was ich durchgemacht habe. Und nur ich weiß, dass er fast gestorben wäre, um mich zu retten. Es hätte uns zusammenschweißen sollen - doch als er im Krankenhaus wieder zu sich gekommen ist, hat er mich weggeschickt. Jetzt, sechs Monate später, bin ich auf die Ranch der Warners zurückgekehrt. Und der Mann von damals war ein Märchenprinz im Vergleich zu dem mürrischen, unberechenbaren Wrack, zu dem Sutton geworden ist.

Bad Boy trifft erfolgreiche Anwältin! Zeb hat sich nach seinem Gefängnisaufenthalt ein neues Leben als Bauunternehmer aufgebaut. Seine neueste Kundin Sayer, eine elegante und toughe Anwältin, lässt sein Herz höherschlagen. Aber egal, wie sehr Zeb sich bemüht, die zurückhaltende Blondine scheint sich nicht für ihn zu interessieren. Doch auch Sayer kämpft mit ihren Gefühlen - denn der attraktive Handwerker ist der erste, von dem sie glaubt, dass er ihr Herz zum Schmelzen bringen könnte.