Ergebnis für "Heat" in Literatur & Belletristik

Nur einmal will ich unvergessen bleiben. Drei Wochen auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff. Stattdessen bekam ich Matthew. Er war der Erste, der mich wirklich sah. Matthew ist die beste Erinnerung, die ich habe. Drei Wochen raus aus meinem Leben als CEO. Stattdessen bekam ich Reed. Er trieb mich an meine Grenzen, bis wir in Gefahr gerieten und ich lernen musste, was es bedeutet, jemanden bedingungslos beschützen zu wollen.

Alabaster Falls local blacksmith, Daughtry Blackburn, was satisfied with his reclusive status. He had iron to bend and orders to fill but he knew he needed something to take the business to the next level. His father had fought taking their business into the twenty-first century, but since he’d passed, it was up to Daughtry to keep things forward moving and he knew there was no way to do so without being on the World Wide Web. Metalworking, he got. Computers, not so much.

The spotlight's never been hotter, and neither has their love. Lex Bennet didn't plan on falling for Eva Montgomery—her fiercest collegiate basketball rival, turned teammate, turned secret girlfriend. Now, with the cameras off and the season over, they finally have a shot at something real...

Cor’s crush on the straight boy in sword fighting class has been unrequited, but with one crossed sword, that’s all about to change…

Carson is an alpha with a certain type. He likes omegas in heat. It's not an unusual fetish, but it's definitely an expensive one. Since finding unmated omegas in heat is practically impossible without a little help, he has to pay for his pleasure.

Ben Rider and Nikolas Mikkelsen learn that danger comes in all shapes and sizes and often in places you least expect it. Nikolas' dark past calls to him, inexorably dragging him back into its seductive embrace. While he goes on an errand of mercy to Russia, Ben travels to Denmark to learn Nikolas's language. Convinced Russia's vastness will swallow Nikolas, Ben doesn't see the enemy much closer to home. Thinking he has lost Nikolas, Ben then makes a terrible decision that threatens to destroy everything they have together.

Ben usually overlooks Nikolas' occasionally jarring dissonance. Not this time. A deep rift, a terrible lie, separates them. Eleven thousand miles from Nikolas, in New Zealand, it's bitter winter as Ben films the tragic story of a post-apocalyptic gladiator, a victim of his own personal darkness. But on receiving a death threat, Ben suspects the truth of actor Oliver Whitestone's suicide. Someone doesn't want this movie made.

Ben and Nikolas know that if they were to compare recollections of their life together, they’d remember things very differently. Ben never asks about their time together in the Department because he doesn’t want to hear Nikolas lie. Nikolas never talks about those early years because he can’t afford for Ben to know the truth. For the first time, since their strange meeting in Whitehall 14 years ago, Ben is forced to rethink his claim that nothing Nikolas could ever do would make him stop loving him.

 Jon Erskine had made a good life for himself as one of the top forensic accounts and systems analysts in the country. He doesn't mind working with paranormal clients - after all, he's a shifter himself. However, he could do without all the slurs and derogatory comments. Not all shifters are wolves, bears, or other predators. Still, his expertise and reputation is solid, and Jon is more than capable of holding his own. That is, until Dirk Hollingsworth runs from his office.

It takes a certain kind of courage to live as if favoured by the Gods, ignoring the ever-present ghosts of your past - or perhaps not bravery, but arrogance. And maybe not even that. Ben genuinely believes that the past is behind them - that they deserve to enjoy the life they have created. So it's not hubris that leads him to overlook the signs that Nikolas does not share his faith, it's love. But Nikolas knows something is coming. He can't stop it; he can only decide how he will choose to face it. And without Ben's support, he is entirely alone.

Nyle's done well for himself - at only 26 years old, he's the prime alpha of the close-knit Howling Hills Pack, as well as the owner of the town's hottest nightclub: Club Rumblefish. There's just one thing missing: a mate. And when Nyle receives word that his best friend - and longtime crush - is returning home from his military service, his wolf can't help but sit up and take notice. Seph is glad to be home. He didn't hate the military - but he was never able to keep himself completely invested. Part of his heart has always been back in Howling Hills, with the alpha he left behind.

Brought to you by Penguin. It’s a love story, will she ever say yes… Renee Feldman would rather be anywhere other than a family friend’s wedding, introducing herself as a “film school drop-out”—until she runs into Lola Gray, her childhood neighbour who's become a major pop sensation...

Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too? After nearly two decades in the business chef and restaurateur Ewin Storm knows which ingredients mix well. And a relationship with an employee is a recipe for disaster. But when August catches his eye at a local culinary school, he knows he needs to taste the intriguing omega. Maybe it’s time for an old alpha to learn something new about love? Things are getting hot in the kitchen.... It’s a dream come true to work for Ewin Storm, but August is determined to keep things strictly professional with the older alpha.

On a mission deep in the jungle, Oxford anthropologist James Litchfield comes face-to-face with a local legend: a wild man who wanders with mountain gorillas and lives as one of their own. The chance encounter with the savage, whom James calls Michael, leads to a game of observation and exploration. Their mutual curiosity turns to an attraction, one that Michael has never experienced and James is desperate to deny.

Hawke doesn’t talk about his past—and it’s not because he has a stutter that rarely lets him speak more than three words at a time. The shadows of what was haunt his every waking hour, but the Broken Chains MC have been a sanctuary he never expected. And Hawke is the sort of man who knows better than to cross lines, especially when it comes to the safety of his brothers. But when Jax, the VP of the Cobras, looks at him like he’s a whole man instead of shattered pieces of the person he was before he left his home behind, he can’t help but want to be just a little bit wicked.

Welcome to Paradise Valley, where the locals thrive on the rural landscape, the quirky Oregonian living, and the history of the lesbian commune that founded it. Mixing small town attitudes with lesbian dating? Sounds like another day in Paradise. Firefighter Krys Madison is used to the single life. Although a womanizer, she’s been experiencing a dry spell for the past...year. By choice. Kinda. She doesn’t realize what’s missing until she discovers a litter of kittens after a barn fire. The only one who can help is rural veterinarian Siobhan O’Connor.

Nikolas and Ben discover that bonds aren't forged with blood or scars, but in the hearts of men strong enough to love. Siberia in winter isn't a place for good men. There is nothing Nikolas won't do to keep Ben alive. Nikolas has exorcised his demons, but when they end up stranded in Russia, the monster inside needs to be let loose. Ben discovers the truth of the adage, "be careful what you wish for"!

Justin Briggs can shout out directions all day on his job as a traffic cop, but put him in front of a hot guy, specifically firefighter Rock Sparks, and he clams up. Rock finds Justin confusing. While saving a busload of children hanging off the edge of a highway overpass, the cute rookie is cool and confident. But when Rock tries to chat him up, he stutters and chokes. Frustrated, Rock teases Justin, and boy, is his temper hot.

In a world where omegas sell their heat for profit, Adrien is a university student in need of funding. With no family to fall back on, he reluctantly allows the university's matcher to offer his virgin heat for auction online. Anxious, but aware this is the reality of life for all omegas, Adrien hopes whoever wins his heat will be kind. Heath - a wealthy, older alpha - is rocked by the young man's resemblance to his dead lover, Nathan.

I’ve never been so humiliated in my life. My twin brother is the definition of a lost soul. And it bothers me, sure...but I didn’t even know he was out of jail until a steamy older bounty hunter showed up at my workplace, looking for him. And tackled me to the ground in his place. Now I’m out of a job and gunning for my brother, and there’s only one person I know who can help me find him - the bounty hunter who got me in this situation to start with. They say that the enemy of your enemy is your friend, but I’m not sure that teaming up with Neo feels all that friendly.