Ergebnis für "Abuse of Trust" in Literatur & Belletristik

I'm lost. And I don't ever want to be found … Eine neue New-Adult-Dilogie von Spiegel-Bestseller-Autorin Nikola Hotel. Ein luxuriöses Strandhaus, ein erfolgreicher Footballstar als Ehemann. Von außen wirkt das Leben der 21-jährigen Darcy perfekt. In Wahrheit ist es ein Albtraum. Jeder Schritt wird von ihrem Mann beobachtet, jeder vermeintliche Fehler bestraft. So kann sie nicht weitermachen. So will sie nicht weitermachen. Während sie ihre Flucht plant, begegnet sie Ellis – einem Engländer, der auf den ersten Blick erkennt, was sie vor allen anderen verzweifelt verbirgt.

Hi, I'm Chloe Scott. The most awkward single girl in the city. But I'm going to get it together. I am. I'm going to learn how to date like a grown up. I'm going to have an orgasm not given to myself. I'm going to fall in love and live happily ever after. Right after I get out of this interrogation room.

Up until now, Logan Mitchell has never had much of a reason to trust anyone. Having struggled with a self-identity crisis throughout college, he’s spent the years since then creating a sophisticated façade to present to the world. It’s an armor he thought was impenetrable—until he met Tate Morrison. The gorgeous, headstrong bartender he’d sat across from only months ago has taken a tight hold of his heart, and Logan is discovering that it’s time to let go. It’s time to let someone in.

When his uncle dies, Liam Taggart reluctantly returns to his childhood home in Northern Ireland for the funeral—a home he left years ago after a bitter confrontation with his family, never to look back. But when he arrives, Liam learns that not only was his uncle shot to death, but that he’d anticipated his own murder: In an astonishing last will and testament, Uncle Fergus has left his entire estate to a secret trust, directing that no distributions be made to any person until the killer is found.

After a string of disastrous relationships - and a narrow escape from an abusive partner - Braden Cross is finally putting his past to rest. Combining both his passion for baking and his knack for business, Braden owns the Sugar n' Spice Cafe with his best friend, who concocts exotic coffees and teas that pair perfectly with his decadent confections. When a stalker sets his sights on Braden, the young pastry chef's world is turned upside down. Braden is relieved whenformer Army Special Forces captain Zavier McCade steps in to offer his protection.

When Ella's brother goes missing on one of Glacier National Park's most dangerous peaks, Gage and his team are called in for the rescue. But Gage isn't so sure he wants to help the woman who destroyed his life. More, when she insists on joining the search, he'll have to keep her safe while finding her reckless brother, a recipe for disaster when a snowstorm hits the mountain. But old sparks relight as they search for the missing snowboarder - and suddenly, they are faced with emotions neither can deny.

Michael Lassiter, a theoretical design executive, is about to wage war on the corporate battlefield as she fights to maintain control of her company in the midst of divorce. She hires JT Sloan, an Internet security consultant, to protect her most important asset - her dreams and visions, which are suddenly vulnerable within the corporate computer system. Sloan, a brilliant cybersleuth who steadfastly avoids emotional commitments, shares a painful, secret past with her associate and friend, Jason McBride.

Isabell ist Shoppingberaterin und an der Männerwelt nicht sonderlich interessiert. Bis sie auf einer Hoteleröffnung auf den charismatischen Investor-Tycoon Aiden Stone trifft. Sofort voneinander fasziniert, kommen sich die beiden schnell näher und es entfacht eine Leidenschaft, von der sie nicht einmal zu träumen gewagt hätten. Doch Aiden hat Geheimnisse, die es ihm scheinbar unmöglich machen, eine Beziehung zu führen.

Archaeologist Diana Edwards is on a mission to uncover the link between artifact trafficking and terrorism. Just when she’s making progress, she’s kidnapped and forced to work for the very people she’s trying to stop.

I left behind my life to start over. My successful career as a country music singer, friends and family, everything. All to get away from my abusive, obsessive ex. So what if I'm lonely? So what if I miss singing and sequins? I'm safe, and that's what matters. But the big biker with the blue eyes has other ideas. He makes me laugh and breathless all at the same time. He makes me want more. But it's not safe. Not for either one of us.

The captivating new novel from the New York Times best selling author of Grand Passion! Passion is simple, but there's no logic to love.... When Desdemona Wainwright tries to collect a much-needed payment for catering Sam Stark's canceled wedding reception, she encounters not a heartbroken...

After the events of the summer, Katherine and Anna are looking forward to spending a quiet, cozy Christmas together before hosting a New Year's Eve party at Nunswick Abbey. When a romantic weekend away for Anna's birthday doesn't go to plan, it proves to be the beginning of their Christmas woes, and as workplace pleasantries grow too friendly, a cloud of jealousy and suspicion forms.

Dunkel, heiß und ohne Tabus... schenkst du ihm dein Vertrauen? Ich wollte das nicht. Nicht so. Ich war neugierig, habe den Nervenkitzel gesucht. Was ich gefunden habe, ist die tiefe, dunkle Nacht. Er ist der Mann, der meine Grundfeste einstürzen lässt. Bei dem ich mich fallen lassen kann, obwohl ich genau davor Angst habe. Er ist der, der alles durcheinanderbringt, und doch kann ich mich ihm nicht entziehen. Bist du bereit, dich mir hinzugeben, Baby? Bereit, mich für dich entscheiden zu lassen? June Stark hat über ihr gesamtes Leben die Kontrolle und die gibt sie auch niemals ab.

Leidenschaftlich, verführerisch und ohne Gewissensbisse... ist es das, was du brauchst? Ich bin einen Schritt weitergegangen. Vielleicht auch viel mehr Schritte, als ich mir zugetraut habe. Doch dieser letzte Schritt, ist er wirklich der, den ich gehen will? Er ist ein Mann, der nicht nur von der Lust lebt. Der nicht bloß das Eine im Kopf hat, wovon ich ausgegangen war. Da ist noch so viel mehr, und ich weiß nicht, ob ich all dem gewachsen bin.

Widower Dane Winters just wanted a new beginning for himself and his six month old daughter after his estranged husband's cold-blooded murder and moving to a small town in Southwest Montana seemed like a good place to start. But he never expected a favor for a friend to turn into a deadly encounter that puts him on a collision course with a mysterious stranger passing through town...Former FBI agent Jaxon Reid stopped in Dare, Montana to right a wrong...he soon finds himself drawn to the quiet, insecure single father who's trying to leave behind a life of pain and heartbreak.