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NERA In einer Nacht voller Blut und Tod brachte uns das Schicksal zusammen. Ich dachte, ich würde nur das Leben eines unschuldigen Mannes retten. Eines Mannes, den ich danach nie wiedersehen würde. Doch ich habe mich getäuscht. Eine leichte Veränderung in der Luft. Ein Schimmern von silbrigen Augen in der Dunkelheit. Auch wenn ich ihn nicht sehe, weiß ich doch, dass er da ist. Mein Todesengel, der in den Schatten lauert und über mich wacht, mich beschützt, bevor er sich wieder in Luft auflöst. Bis zu unserer nächsten Begegnung. Ein Mann, der sogar eine Kugel für mich abgefangen hat.

Die junge Studentin Cheryl Baker führt ein gefährliches Doppelleben. Sie wird in die einflussreichen Kreise der Styx eingeladen, einer geheimen Gesellschaft, die Bostons Untergrund bereits seit Jahrzehnten beherrscht. Cheryl soll aufgrund ihrer Talente als allererste Frau seit Gründung der Bruderschaft in ihre Reihen aufgenommen werden und muss dafür eine gefährliche Aufnahmeprüfung bestehen. Dabei gerät sie in einen dunklen Strudel aus Kriminalität, Geheimnissen und der Anziehung zu gleich zwei Männern: dem unnahbaren, attraktiven Kyrill und ihrer ersten großen Liebe Colson.

In a night of blood and death, fate brought us together. I thought I was saving the life of an innocent man, a man I'd never see again. I was wrong. A slight shift in the air. A glint of silver eyes in the darkness. I may not see him, but I know he's there. My angel of death, lurking in the shadows, watching over me. Protecting me before disappearing into thin air until we meet again. A man who took a bullet for me. But he won't touch me, love me, or even share his name.

Stillsitzen, lächeln, nicken. Erzogen zur perfekten Mafiabraut warte ich seit zweiundzwanzig Jahren auf den alles entscheidenden Tag. Wird der zukünftige Capo mich wählen – oder eine der anderen Frauen, die ihm angeboten werden? Unberührt, rein, arglos. Noch bevor die Entscheidung fällt, hat er bereits für mich getötet. Und das nicht zum ersten Mal. Unsere Verbindung reicht länger zurück als es die Tradition seiner Familie erlaubt. Elegant, betörend, gefährlich. Trotzdem – oder vielleicht gerade deswegen? – entscheidet er sich für eine andere.

The time has come to make one last stand against the forces of cursed men and monsters. But Thea’s enemies are only getting stronger. With allies divided and an outnumbered army, she must race against her own fate to secure the future of the midrealms—or die trying. A prophecy is looming, and Thea’s life is in the balance. Does she have the power to cheat death itself? Love and loyalty will be tested. Bonds will fracture forever. But all must fight for a better world. In the final war for survival, will Thea and Wilder emerge victorious? Or will the shadows consume them at last?

“Eric Blehm offers an insightful perspective on how Craig Kelly became the effortless icon that we all revered as well as sobering details of how his heroic journey tragically ended. The Darkest White is a must read, not just for fans of snowboarding, but for anyone looking for inspiration...

*Winner of the CWA Historical Dagger 2023* 'A great insight into Renaissance Florence. What I love about these books is the seamless weaving of factual history with a great story' – Abir Mukherjee Florence. Spring, 1537. When Cesare Aldo investigates a report of intruders at a convent in the...

Thrown in a cage and stripped of my dignity, I was auctioned to the highest bidder, but I never imagined that I'd end my night in the home of Killian DeLorenzo—head of the Romanian Mafia and the most powerful man in the country.

The universe is definitely trying to punish Jennifer Andrews. Her new colleague, Ellaine Baxter, is not only an annoying, ambitious hard-ass, she's the woman who broke Jennifer's best friend's heart. Now, for added torture, they have to drive to a teambuilding conference together. On their three-hour journey, things go from tense to catastrophic after an unscheduled stop in New Zealand's wildly beautiful Kaimanawa Forest.

As a young boy, Gabriel Martinez had his family - his entire life - ripped away from him. Revenge and indignation became his means of survival. Several years later, a series of events leads him to his new family, the Kings of Retribution MC, where he meets Alba Jameson. Heartbreak being the final push, Alba chooses the life her sister worked so hard to give her by going off to college. While trying to bury her feelings for Gabriel, she finds herself faced with the unexpected. Finding strength and courage, she starts to pave her own path in life, until a faceless threat sends her home.

Michael returns to fulfill a promise to his love, but the world isn't the same place. Michael just wants a little sleep. The last few days have been a bit of a learning overload after coming back 150 years after he was blown apart by a backpack nuke. The world destroyed itself, there are anti-gravity cars and ships, and his love is in the stars...somewhere. Plus, there is a vampire trying to make Europe his personal fiefdom.

It takes only one person to break the silence. When solicitor Finn Fitzpatrick is approached by a man to investigate the death of his daughter, her first instinct is to refuse. The father is grieving and unable to accept that his daughter committed suicide. And yet something about the man’s story chimes with Finn. Why did a bright, confident, beautiful young girl suddenly drop out of school, isolating herself from everyone who cared about her? Could it be that the father's suspicion is right and that his daughter was groomed and abused by the most famous film director in Ireland?

Edgar Award-winner Harlan Coben is at his electrifying best in his latest novel--a dazzling tale of seething mystery and dark family secrets. In Darkest Fear, Myron Bolitar faces the most emotionally shattering case of his career. And it all begins when Myron's ex-girlfriend tells him he...

Pregnant at 16, Josie learned the hard way about men and their empty promises. She picked herself up and is raising her 11-year-old son. By herself. And that’s the way she intends it to stay. Unfortunately, her impressionable boy becomes fascinated by the scruffy, intimidating biker who lives next door.

Lacey Daughtry's perfect weekend is interrupted by tragic news of her brother's murder in the line of duty. Plagued by a rash of mysterious phone calls, she turns to her brother's best friends and fellow officers for protection...and comfort. Spending time in close contact with Mason and Tyler, the two men she's dreamed of since her first girlhood crush, seems like the answer to a prayer. Especially when they begin to explore the desire she's harbored for so long.

Athena Edgeworth was raised by ruthless mercenaries, and she knows how to get what she wants. When ex-assassin Kon tries to seduce Athena and steal a magical manuscript for his boss, he sets in motion a rivalry that will push them both to their limits.