Ergebnis für "Sinner" in Krimis & Thriller

Drowning in the murky waters of the mafia, I’m determined to find a way out. I have my sights set on becoming a film producer and won’t let anything or anyone stand in my way. Then my mother marries a retired Godfather, and I get the head of the Greek mafia as a stepbrother. Nikolas Stathoulis is set on ruining my well-laid plans. His ruthless reputation has me running for the safety of my apartment. But he’s always there. On campus. In my apartment. Expecting me to play by his rules.

Mein Name ist Rory Carter und ich tue schlimme Dinge. Unter meiner engelsgleichen Fassade verbirgt sich eine dunkle Seele, und manchmal frage ich mich, ob meine wöchentlichen Beichten bei der Hotline »Sinners Anonymous« ausreichen, um sie zu vergeben. Die Heirat mit dem über siebzigjährigen Chef der Cosa Nostra, um meinen Vater zu retten, ist die einzig gute Tat, die ich je vollbracht habe. Bis der Neffe meines Verlobten unangemeldet zum Abendessen auftaucht.

Marrying the 70-something head of the Cosa Nostra to save my father is the only good deed I’ve ever done. I’m burning and bitter under the fake smile and tight dresses, but I was keeping it together. Was. Until my fiancé’s nephew turns up to dinner uninvited. Angelo "Vicious" Visconti. A beautiful monster with cheekbones as sharp as his tongue. They say I shouldn’t be scared of him, because nine years ago, he went straight. He’s barely a Made Man anymore. But I say, he’s the most dangerous Visconti of all.

No good ever comes from a red-head in a stolen dress with her worldly possessions at her feet. I should have known she was trouble when smoke and sin followed her into my bar and she challenged me to a game. She may have won my watch, but she started a war. As she slipped my Breitling off my wrist and onto her own, she gleefully announced she was the luckiest girl in the world. Yeah, lucky to everyone but me.

Keiner sagt dir, was du tun sollst, wenn der Junge, der dir das Herz gebrochen hat, zurückkommt, um es zu stehlen. Roman Riviera war vor langer Zeit mein Ein und Alles. Ich fand meinen Ritter in glänzender Rüstung in einem anderen Pflegekind. Er beschützte mich und versprach mir, für immer an meiner Seite zu sein. Aber Roman Riviera ist ein Lügner. Er hat mich mit Monstern zurückgelassen. Drei Jahre später erwischte ich ihn mitten in der Nacht dabei, wie er seine Initialen in die Haut meines Pflegebruders ritzte, getränkt mit dem Blut meiner Familie.

My world is on fire, and I’m obsessed with the girl who lit the match. Bloodied knuckles and a lifeless body at my feet confirm it: Penny is my demise. My gentlemanly façade is nothing but a memory. My sins are seeping through my shirt like ink. I tried to leave her. Couldn’t do it. I tried to snuff the life out of her. Couldn’t do that, either. So we’ll slow dance in the flames until I’m nothing but ash and embers. I’ll only rise like a phoenix when she’s gone. The problem is, I’d never let her go.

You never dream of anything because you don’t just get to stop working for the Polish mafia. But you can be stolen from them. Well, kind of. When Gabriel Demir, head of the Turkish mafia, attacks my boss, I’m caught in the crossfire. I’m taken captive, interrogated, and soon find myself in the position of maid again. Only this time, it’s for the Turkish instead of Polish.

Der Priesterdetektiv Pater Brown wird von Scotland Yard beauftragt, einen mysteriösen Fall zu lösen, bei dem sein Glaubensbruder Gabriel verschwunden ist. Da Pater Brown in dieser Angelegenheit persönlich involviert ist und ihm der nötige Weitblick fehlt, bittet er Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson um Unterstützung.

A scorching hot, he-falls-first, touch-her-and-die, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann The first time I saw her, I wanted her. The second time I saw her, I knew she had to be mine. Beautiful blonde hair. Cornflower-blue eyes. Body to die for. All things I knew I...

Blutige Knöchel und ein lebloser Körper zu meinen Füßen bestätigen es: Penny ist mein Untergang. Ich habe versucht, sie zu verlassen. Ich konnte es nicht. Ich habe versucht, ihr das Leben zu nehmen. Auch das konnte ich nicht. Also werden wir langsam in dem Feuer tanzen, bis von mir nichts als Asche und Blut bleibt. Ich bin der Betreiber der Hotline »Sinners Anonymous«. Und ich habe jeden Anruf mitgehört, den sie jemals getätigt hat.

Ich hätte wissen müssen, dass sie Ärger bedeutete, als Rauch und Sünde ihr in meine Bar folgten und sie mich zu einem Spiel herausforderte. Sie mag meine Uhr gewonnen haben, aber sie hat einen Krieg begonnen. Denn in dem Moment, als ihre schlammigen Stiefel die Treppe hinunterstapften und mir einen Schauer über den Rücken jagten, begann mein Imperium zu bröckeln. Vielleicht hatte die Wahrsagerin recht: Die Herzkönigin wird mich in die Hölle ziehen.

"Denkst du wirklich, du kannst dich uns entziehen, Anna? Über deine Träume hast du mehr Macht als über alles, was wir für dich entscheiden." Es waren einmal vier Familien, die ein Land regierten. Zwei sind noch übrig und zu einer davon gehöre ich. Allerdings darf niemand von meiner Existenz erfahren, da die Medicis alles daransetzen würden, auch mich zu ermorden. Dumm nur, dass ich nicht immer dem folge, was meine Mutter verlangt. Noch dümmer, am Abend der Karnevalseröffnung von Venedig, genau in die Hände von Jace, Caleb und Ocean Medici zu laufen.

Love isn't on my mind when I sign up for the yearly Sinners Retreat, but a chance meeting at the airport changes everything. We click right away, and my bond with Kindra only deepens when we discover our mutual love for the most macabre hobbies. But then she brings up her brother's unsolved murder and her real reason for being here—to find his killer. That's when my past finally catches up with me, and I'm faced with an impossible choice.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon and The Apprentice comes a chilling new novel of suspense featuring Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles, on the deadly trail of an anonymous madman who’s committed an unholy crime. Not even the icy temperatures of a typical New...

Ten years ago I crossed the line with my younger brother’s best friend. I knew she was in love with me, and I couldn’t resist her. River Adams gave me her innocence on her 18th birthday. I broke her in return and made her hate me. I thought walking away from her would be easy, but I never expected to come face-to-face with everything I gave up. Thanks to a stipulation in my dad’s will, she’s back and we have to live together. Me. Her. My brother Walker, who has carried a torch for her since they were kids. And, how could I forget, Bishop, the ranch hand who can’t keep his eyes off her?

My family rules the world, and I always get everything my heart desires. Well, almost everything. Okay, so there’s one thing I can’t have: Luca Cotroni. Rude, arrogant, and demanding as hell, he’s the man I lust after and despise more than anything. After a wild birthday party where I clearly had too many drinks, I wake up next to Luca wearing his ring...a wedding ring. Who accidentally gets married to the head of the Italian mafia? Me. A bratva princess.

No one tells you what to do when the boy who shattered your heart comes back to steal it. Roman Riviera was my everything once upon a time. I found my knight in shining armor in the form of a fellow foster kid. He protected me and promised to stand by my side forever. But Roman Riviera is a liar. He left me with monsters.

All I want to do is look after my dad, so when I land the job of a lifetime that will take care of our expenses, I grab at the chance with both hands. Little do I know, the impossible will be expected of me. Slowly my smile fades and my laughter dies, until all that's left is the broken puppet my personal hell created. Liam Byrne, the head of the Irish mafia, returns from a business trip and I expect my hellish nightmare to increase ten-fold. Brutal, merciless, and dangerous, Liam is feared by all, even the monster intent on killing my soul. Turns out I was wrong.

All three, full-length, contemporary romances in the Sinners and Saints series, together in one collection. If you like morally grey heroes, found family, heroines who should come with a warning label, and bad guys getting what they deserve, you're going to love Sinners and Saints. Includes: Take Me to Church-a brother's best friend, morally grey hero romantic suspense with touch-her-and-die vibes. Tell Me No Lies-a boss/employee, surprise pregnancy, action-filled romantic suspense. Tear Me to Pieces-a damaged heroine, rockstar, pregnancy pact series finale.

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