Showing results for "Marina, Marina" in Romantic Suspense

When 17-year-old Maddy Pruitt vanishes from her sleepy town, word on the street is that she ran away. The daughter of an abusive alcoholic with a quick temper, she had every reason to leave in search of something better, and everyone who knew Maddy knew the type of company she kept wasn't always ideal. But when a second 17-year-old girl from a local, affluent family turns up missing shortly after Maddy's disappearance, the circumstances become suspicious.

Grief and loneliness have been my closest friends for a year, and a change is long overdue. A walk down memory lane in my hometown sounds ideal to start letting go of this never-ending sorrow and try to meet again the carefree, happy girl I once was. But back in Texas, it's not that girl I meet first. Nate Bowers, president of the Chaos Chasers, is not a saint. He says so himself. As a pragmatic teacher, I should flee from that handsome man as fast as I can. But behind his hard exterior and primitive side, all I see in his brown eyes is a caring, gentle man he shows only to me.

I left my brothers in the marines to start a family. I left my ex-wife when that family drove her to drink and drugs. Now all I have left is my son - and he's all I care about. I can't afford to make another mistake. And the girl who moved in next door? Mistake written all over her. But I can't take my damn eyes off her. As she tries to start a new life away from her abusive ex, she has her own reasons to stay away. But we can't help it. We're drawn to each other. And when she tells me how much she wants a baby...I make every mistake in the book. Because I want a family again.

US Marine Colin McKinnon fell in love with Emily in high school, but when he elected to join the Marine Corps, Emily chose to marry Colin’s best friend, Alex, preferring a safe and secure life. Brokenhearted but resolute, at their wedding, Colin promised Alex he’d take care of Emily if anything ever happened to Alex. Though Emily loved Colin more, she married Alex, one of her best friends. She couldn’t abide the heartache of Colin marching into harm’s way.

She's back in town. The only girl to ever hold my heart in her hands is back in town. The news is like the blow from a hammer. It prevents any constructive thoughts from forming in my mind. All I can see is her. All I can think about is how I've missed her. All I know is that I have to keep her at arm's length to protect her. From the threats still coming the club's way, and from...me.

Luke Roberts came to the small, lazy town of Kilgore, Texas, with one thing on his mind: forgetting. He wanted to forget why he left. Forget those emerald green eyes that haunted his dreams. And forget how it felt to have his heart ripped out of his chest by a woman who didn't like the fact that he had a child. It was something he'd been doing a damn fine job of doing, too. Until Reese smashed through every one of his defenses and made him feel again.

Sie hätte nie gedacht, dass ein einfaches Schmuckstück ihr Leben verändert. Nun, er auch nicht. In einem der angesagtesten Clubs Los Angeles trifft Riley Matthews auf den attraktiven Ian. Sie verbringen einen berauschenden Abend miteinander, der unerwartet im Blitzlichtgewitter endet. Am nächsten Morgen wacht sie mit einem Filmriss auf, hat einen Diamantring am Finger und findet sich zu allem Überfluss noch auf der Startseite einer der bekanntesten Onlineklatschblätter Kaliforniens wieder. Ihr heißer Flirt ist niemand Geringeres als der berühmte Popstar Adrian Adams.

Er hat ein Problem. Sie ist seine Lösung. Lilli Herzog atmet Kunst. Bis sie einen fatalen Fehler bei der Beurteilung eines eingelieferten Gemäldes macht und damit nicht nur ihrem eigenen Ruf schadet, sondern auch dem des traditionsreichen Auktionshauses ihrer Familie. Als ihr daraufhin der junge Galerist - und ihr auserkorener Erzfeind - Vincent Saint Clair eine Chance auf Wiedergutmachung bietet, ist Lilli alles andere als begeistert. Doch die exklusive Kooperation klingt zu verlockend. Lilli geht den Pakt mit dem Teufel ein und begibt sich mit ihm auf die Suche nach einer verschollenen Bildhauerin.

В игре, в которую я ввязалась, магия смерти мой единственный козырь. Притворяться женой графа де Ларне — настоящая пытка. Его сердце переполнено жаждой мести, мое сводит меня с ума. Любовь? Слишком сильное чувство. Ненависть? Слишком громкое слово. Самая страшная битва — битва с собой, и проиграть ее я не имею права.

Ася не желала быть интуитом, с детства считая себя едва ли не проклятой. Однажды связавшись с таинственным Центром, многократно пожалела. Теперь её преследует когда-то с её же помощью посаженный за решетку маньяк-педофил. Как он вышел на свободу? Почему? И что ему от неё надо? Свершить месть? Скорее всего….

Её всю жизнь преследует кошмар, где мужчина, сильный, властный, влюбленный в неё до одержимости, удерживает её насильно в замке в горах. И однажды она убегает, чтобы сорваться в пропасть и разбиться о камни, о грани которых плещется вода....

When wealthy heiress Alyssa Brooks finds out her stepfather has been paying her fiancé to marry her, she's humiliated and betrayed. She quickly breaks the engagement, only to be blackmailed by her now ex-fiancé, who threatens both Alyssa and the son she gave up for adoption. With nowhere to go, she turns to the one man she can trust. Former Marine sniper Hunter Reece's lethal skills could save Alyssa's life. But his little sister's best friend has turned into a woman who is an irresistible mix of secrets and sexiness.

The first time Cassius Ulysses Costas met Alice Paradis, she was in a string bikini and filling up a long line of boats that were there just to see her. She was 18 and every man’s wet dream. Even his. For the longest time, he went out of his way to stay as far away from her as he could get without actually taking his eyes off of her. For years, he was the better person. He played his hand close, and not a single person would know just how obsessed he was with her.

When trouble lands her at my feet, I take the opportunity to have what I truly want. I offer her a deal. I’ll help her, but the cost will be one night in my bed. One night of submission.

She's in love with her married business partner. He just hired her for a job. Neither had any idea what they were getting into. Marina always knew what she wanted in life: to be a successful private investigator in her adopted country, and Kristian Clark.

Rags Bertram is a man with a past. But he isn’t one to boast about it. A former soldier in the US Special Forces, Rags came to the island and bought an old marina to stay off the grid and out of trouble. He’s living the good life - working on the water by day and playing on it by night, often while holding a cold beer in his hand. No one on Hideaway Isle knows about Rags’ former life until trouble suddenly finds him.

Kayden and Aldo’s protector instincts rise to the surface after they spot a shivering redhead standing alone at the scene of a fire. Discovering everything she owned was destroyed, the sexy cop and charming firefighter offer her a place to stay. None of them is able to resist their instant, scorching attraction to each other. The three give new meaning to the term “hot and heavy". Aldo and Kayden want more...hell, they want it all. But Hazel is in too deep, and as her lies begin to unravel, she’s caught between a rock and a hard place.

He’s the last person I ever wanted to see again. Callum Reece. My late husband’s brother. The man who took my virginity and then left without so much as an I’m sorry. The Marine operator who makes a living from putting his life on the line. But loving me? That had been too much of a risk.

Liza knows that cocky billionaire Matt Russo is the wrong man for her. She could make a long list of reasons why she’d be smart to stay away, including his tenacious ex-girlfriend, the fact he’s trying to destroy her family, and, oh yeah, did she mention he’s a cold, distant bastard? However, after their tempestuous one-night stand, she’s finding it hard to hang on to their well-established nemesis routine.

It is the end of the sixth century AD when the Sasanian ruler King Shahryar discovers his wife’s unfaithfulness and betrayal. Consumed by rage and bitterness, the king has his wife executed, and then exacts bloody vengeance on all the women in his harem. The rampage continues when he takes a new bride each evening, and has her executed the following day so that no one else will have a chance to betray him.