Ergebnis für "Gambling" in Liebesromane

Quent Jackson has followed Jason Spade's every move in business and in poker since their first day as college freshmen. Eight years later, when Jace finally decides Quent is the one man he can't live without, he sees no reason for that to change.

Rory Connor was a gambling man and he had a gambler's luck. From the day he was born, his mother had known that Rory would be the one to make something of his life. At seven years old he was earning money from odd jobs and by 14 he was in full-time work. By the time he was 19, he had escaped the factory to become a rent-collector. Now, at 23, ambition was in full flow and he was always looking to bigger and better games to play.

Captain Dylan Blake has spent the last decade fighting for his country. Desperate for a little peace, he sells his commission and returns to England but soon finds himself angry and adrift in London Society. When an old nemesis challenges him to a wager - he must get Lady Natalia Sinclair to dance with him twice in one evening - he is willing to play along. As the lines between the wager and attraction blur, can Dylan and Natalia find the courage to take the biggest gamble of all - love?

Ski instructor Ellie Montgomery hits Vegas during a romance convention to meet the man of her dreams . . . only, the man of her dreams isn't the cover model she's there to see. He's the hot-as-sin bodyguard who catches her sneaking in the back door of a meet-and-greet, and he seems more than ready to do what it takes to prove he's twice the man her pretty boy crush could ever be.

Dragon shifter Karen Proulx has a way of tackling big goals head-on. Return to Vegas. Seek revenge on a mortal enemy. Claim a priceless diamond. All very straightforward, right? And if she hasn’t worked out every detail…well, she’ll just call that being flexible. Anyway, she can always wing it if - or more likely, when - things don’t go exactly to plan. If only it wasn’t for that irresistible bear shifter, getting her all distracted at the worst possible time…

Ex-stunt woman Dakota Morgenstern is ready to trade Sin City for a quieter, simpler life on a ranch. There’s just one catch - a sinfully charming card dealer who may have inadvertently gambled with both of their lives. Suddenly, she’s thrust into a deadly new world of dungeons, dragons, gory gladiators, heroic hedgehogs, and merciless mob bosses. Can one daring human play the right ace at the right time to turn the tables on her foes - and live happily ever after with her true love?

Artist Samantha Cartwright arrives in Cat’s Paw Cove for a visit with her great Aunt Emma, hoping to get clarity about Emma’s cryptic prediction. Instead, Sam finds out she must mind her aunt’s metaphysical shop while Emma is away on vacation. Lucky for her, tall, dark, and handsome help enters the shop just in the nick of time. Eli Kincaid managed to get on the bad side of a ruthless loan shark. Now his life depends upon his ability to con an innocent woman out of the only thing of value she owns. What he hadn’t counted on was falling for his mark.

She’s stolen his earnings - along with his heart. Shifter Trey Dixon can play poker like his wolf can howl, but what he doesn’t know about the shady underworld of Las Vegas gambling might just get him killed. By the end of one crazy night, he’s sucked into trouble - and falling hard for the petite dragon shifter who steals his winnings along with his heart. Before he knows it, it’s not just money at stake - it’s his destined mate’s life. Kaya Proulx didn’t mean to fall for the mystery man who was supposed to be her ticket out of a tight spot.

Imagine everything you've ever built, devoted, and worked hard for is abandoned by one wrong move. Your loyalty is up for stakes, but the consequences don't measure against your heart. Imagine love consisting of one single roll, and one's reckless behavior starts to deteriorate a loving relationship. Remember when gambling with someone's heart, the odds are always against you.

Everyone has secrets. Escaping the clutches of a mobster, art forger Harley Davis dives off a yacht in the middle of the night and swims ashore to Sunset Cove, a small town in the Pacific Northwest, where the only light she sees comes from inside a haunted teahouse. Soaking wet and shaking, she pauses at the door. No one in their right mind would enter such a creepy place, but she has no choice. She needs to hide.

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Aliens say humans shouldn’t be so curious. But I want to know what Agnorrians are. Male, female, both, or neither? I can hardly turn down an opportunity to spend some intimate time with a beautiful Agnorrian royal when asked. I know people say Agnorrians are hazardous to humans, but how can a species that is so perfectly made be dangerous? Each story will describe a night in the life of one human woman and an alien. My stories are for open-minded science fiction fans, contain scenes of a sexual nature, and end as realistically as they begin.

Take two stubborn fools, mix a touch of fate, stir in some desire, and you have the recipe for a Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Sophia Shaughnessy left her beloved home in order to prove once and for all she was more than a pretty face to her family and ex-boyfriend Tony. But, when her grandmother needed her most, she wasn't there. Tony Morrison has been in love with the youngest Shaughnessy for almost as long as he's been employed at her family's ranch. Trouble is, he has secrets. Things he can't tell anyone, especially the beautiful Sophia. So, he let her go.

From Giller Prize winner, internationally acclaimed, and bestselling author Vincent Lam comes a superbly crafted, highly suspenseful, and deeply affecting novel set against the turmoil of the Vietnam War. Percival Chen is the headmaster of the most respected English school in Saigon. He is also...

Max Arrington, the Duke of Pelham, vows to never again let a handsome face blind him to a man's true intentions. But ten months of celibacy and lonely nights drive him to a decadent brothel, where a beautiful young man arouses his illicit passions as never before. Tristan Walsh has grown tired of being used for men's pleasure. But his latest client is different: Commanding yet generous, Max makes him feel cared for as well as wanted.