Ergebnis für "jane" in Action & Abenteuer

Jan Storms Leben als Landarzt läuft in ruhigen Bahnen. Doch als der Sommer sich dem Ende neigt, häufen sich merkwürdige Vorkommnisse: Ein Mann wird unter ominösen Umständen auf der Jagd erschossen und Patienten entscheiden sich statt Arztbesuch für Wunderkristalle und Kräutertees - die sich allerdings als giftig entpuppen. Als die junge Witwe seines in Afghanistan ums Leben gekommenen Freundes ihren Besuch ankündigt, stürzt Jans Welt endgültig ins Chaos. Denn Andrea hat offensichtlich ein Geheimnis. Bald stellt Jan fest, dass es in Brodersby um weitaus gefährlichere Dinge als alternative Heilmethoden geht.

Lady Guinevere Mallory has been married four times in 12 years, and each of her husbands has died mysteriously. Adept in the laws of property, she has secured the land of each of her late spouses, vastly increasing her personal wealth. After the death of her fourth husband, this trend raises some eyebrows at the royal court, and Hugh of Beaucaire is sent to investigate these puzzling events.

It's bad enough that seventeen-year-old Portia Worth is taken in by her uncle, the marquis of Granville, after her father dies. As the bastard niece, Portia knows she can expect little beyond a roof over her head and a place at the table. But it truly adds insult to injury when the Granvilles' archenemy, the outlaw Rufus Decatur, hatches a scheme to abduct the marquis's daughter--only to kidnap Portia by accident. Portia, who possesses more than a streak of independence as well as a talent for resistance, does not take kindly to being abducted—mistakenly or otherwise.

Nur die kläglichen Reste ihres Lebens nimmt die 24 jährige Faith im Rucksack mit, als sie überstürzt vor ihrem Ex in die USA flieht. Die Angst gefunden zu werden, treibt sie bereits nach wenigen Tagen von einem Ort zum nächsten, bis sie bei dem berüchtigtsten Motorradclub Amerikas in Texas landet. Sie lernt die "Sons of Hel" kennen und ihr Vorhaben weiterzureisen gestaltet sich schwieriger als erwartet. Sobald die Nomads samt ihrem Präsidenten Tyr eintreffen, erhebt er Anspruch auf sie und stellt ihre Welt auf den Kopf.

Alles an ihm sollte eine Warnung für mich sein. Sein Name. El asesino. Sein Job. Auftragskiller. Seine Augen. Moosgrün, kalt und berechnend. Mein schweigsamer Retter führt ein Leben im Dienst des Todes. Durch seine Blicke wird mir gleichzeitig heiß und kalt, und seine Worte reißen mein Inneres entzwei. Hoffnung und Misstrauen sind meine ständigen Begleiter, seit ich mein Schicksal in seine Hände gelegt habe, an denen das Blut unzähliger Menschen klebt. Er ist genauso skrupellos und kaltblütig wie der Mann, vor dem ich mit seiner Hilfe geflohen bin.

Lady Philippa Nielson had no memory of what took place in her bedchamber in the dead of night—nor knowledge of the dangerous plot that put her life in jeopardy. But with a brief touch of his hand and one glance of his knowing gray eyes, Pippa felt a connection to the dark stranger who should have been her greatest enemy. Who was this man who seemed to understand more about her life than she did herself? Why did she respond to his most casual caresses with the most urgent and reckless of desires?

In Protecting Sparrow, Protecting Hawk, and Protecting Dove you get billionaire heroes, strong heroines, betrayal and grovel, finding love after loss, characters with physical disabilities, kidnappings, Navy SEALS, surprise pregnancy, strong family bonds, action, adventure, suspense, mystery, thrilling races through the jungle, steam, and happy ever afters!

Dear Listener: My new story begins on a terror-filled night when two babies - identical twin girls of noble birth - are separated. One grows to womanhood as the frail, manipulative ward of the handsome young earl of Harcourt. The other becomes an enchanting, street-smart urchin who earns her way as a traveling player on the streets of England and France. The two girls' paths might never again have crossed if Harcourt hadn't run into Miranda in the midst of an exuberant performance.

From the incomparable Jane Feather, author of national best sellers Vanity, Violet, and Valentine, comes this enthralling new romance of daring deception and forbidden passion...Juliana drew the line at becoming a harlot. She had already begun the week as a bride...and ended it as a murderess.

What comes to mind when you think of a diamond slipper? Cinderella, perhaps? That's what Cordelia Brandenburg imagines when her godparents arrange a marriage for her with a man she's never met - a marriage that will take her to Versailles, far from the rigid confines of her childhood home. The betrothal gift is a charm bracelet with a tiny, glittering diamond slipper attached... as befits a journey into a fairytale future.

From the extraordinary pen of Jane Feather, nationally bestselling author of Valentine, comes a bewitching tale of a beautiful bandit who's waging a dangerous game of vengeance--and betting everything on love...

Once upon a time, Skye Xenos had a friend. He didn't know it, but he was the only reason she could survive the hell that was her home. Then he left, breaking a piece of her that could never be repaired. Now, over a decade later, he's back, and bad things start happening to her. A coincidence, or did he really return to destroy the remaining pieces of her heart?

Constance Duncan has more important things on her mind than finding a husband - for herself, at any rate. Constance connects lonely hearts, and nothing will distract her from it - until she finds herself irresistibly drawn to a man of disastrously different views. Max Ensor is a politician whose outmoded attitudes outrage her - even as his powerful presence intrigues her. Clearly there is only one thing to do with such an exasperating man: convert him! Little does Constance know that Max has the same plan in mind for her....

Picking pockets as her only means of survival, Octavia Morgan realizes that she has made a terrible mistake when she targets Lord Nick, the most notorious highwayman in England, who vows to ensnare Octavia's passions.

I escaped a dark past. Barely dragging myself from the depths of hell. But when addiction sinks its claws into your soul, there are only two options—surrender and let it devour you, or wage the fight of your life. Out of the shadows, I found strength and resilience. What I didn’t expect was to find him.

A secret society. A shattered alliance. A love that defies fate. After surviving war, betrayal, and an assassination attempt, Lord Peregrine Fitzroy has been pressed into service as a double agent—caught between the Queen and a shadowy organisation threatening to bring England to its knees. His only advantage? The sharp mind and shrewd instincts he once learned to hide from the ton. Charity, Duchess Atholl, thought she'd sacrificed everything to save Peregrine's life. Instead, her bargain with the Queen has cost her his trust—and broken her own heart.

Two contract killers, each with a hit out on the other, must fight their growing attraction as they face off in an epic game of lust and murder across Western Europe. When Eva and Jonathan hook up on the sleeper train from Florence to Paris, they think they’ll never see each other again...

This military romantic suspense collection has everything you need, protective alpha heroes, heroines who never give up, action, adventure, suspense, mystery, and steamy romances, so jump in and meet your next book boyfriend!

Tasha Volkov has been on the run for three years from a brutal cartel who want her dead. Aka: her family. She already paid a heavy price for crossing them, and has the scars to prove it. Her only choice is to keep running, even if the tiny town of Pine Valley feels more like home to her than anywhere else she's ever been. The last place Zodiac Tactical agent Andrew Zimmerman expected to find the missing Volkov sister was with his friends at the Crossroads Mountain Retreat in the mountains of Tennessee—a place for wounded law enforcement and veterans to heal.

Seventeen-year-old Phoebe was never interested in her birth family. But on the cusp of her high school graduation, her adoptive mother, Greta, insists on a visit to meet her biological parents and siblings. The encounter is a jolt, a revelation that derails Phoebe. With the help of her best friend Luna, Phoebe runs away—as far as their friend Patrick O’Connor’s chaotic home, where she hopes to go unnoticed among his thirteen siblings. What begins as an adolescent rebellion soon spirals into a whirlwind of transformation and self-discovery.