Résultats pour "For the Win" dans Policier, thrillers et œuvres à suspense

An insanely competitive housing market. A desperate buyer on the edge. In Marisa Kashino’s darkly humorous debut novel, Best Offer Wins, the white picket fence becomes the ultimate symbol of success—and obsession. How far would you go for the house of your dreams? Eighteen months and 11 lost...

Em uma cobertura em Nova York, um homem recluso é encontrado morto. Junto ao corpo, há duas peças dignas de nota: uma pintura de Vermeer e uma mala de couro com as iniciais WHL3 gravadas. Levado até o local pelo FBI, Win não faz ideia de como sua mala e o quadro que foi roubado de sua família anos atrás foram parar lá. Mas ele decide que vai descobrir, principalmente depois de saber que o homem assassinado pode estar ligado ao sequestro de sua prima, ocorrido há mais de 20 anos.

Pour gagner sa place en tant que footballer professionnel, la deuxième place ne suffit pas. Pour être premier, Cole est prêt à tout, y compris à financer ses études dans la prestigieuse université de Holy Cross par des moyens illégaux. Lorsque Lexie, la nouvelle recrue très sexy des cheerleaders, lui vole une partie de sa came, il compte bien la retrouver pour qu'elle rembourse sa dette. Mais cette dernière est aussi déterminée que lui à réussir. Si l'union fait la force, pourront-ils surmonter leurs différences pour viser ensemble la victoire ?

Tales you win. Heads you lose. And the fighters of Tales never lose. The men my father ruled were his faithful soldiers sworn to protect the club, him, me. Until one day, his most loyal soldier, Beast, makes a decision that changes my story forever. But this is no fairy tale and I don't own a crown. This is real life. Bloody, violent, and filled with alpha men who use their fists to settle every dispute. And if the man who calls me Princess thinks he can break my heart and get away with it, he can think again.

In The Win Machine, Ryan McBeth delivers a gripping techno-thriller that explores the terrifying power of technology, the dangers of unchecked ambition, and the razor-thin line between profit and catastrophe. As the countdown to global annihilation ticks away, the ultimate question emerges: How far would you go to win?

Jack Bradford is the oldest of the Bradford siblings, my best friend’s brother, and my son’s football coach. He’s six-two, dark hair, ocean-blue eyes, broad shoulders, and a square jaw that’s perpetually flexed. He’s a hero in our small town, and the gentle way he cares for his young daughter will melt your… everything. I’ve done my best to show my interest, even walking down the aisle on his arm four times (in his younger siblings’ weddings). Everyone in Newhope ships us, but he always keeps me at arm’s length.

Mother, Mother is a psychological thriller with a twist that plays on the time old tale of “Are you my mother?”, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Kiersten Modglin, and Lucinda Berry. Iris Blackwood always knew her mother didn’t love her. It’s why she left six years ago and never...

How can you cheat… at drinking wine? It turns out you can. And when you do, a whole world of power, ego and money will unravel. Corked is the scandalous saga in the glamorous, competitive and mysterious world of fine wines.

Vimal is tired of being a convict on the loose, of drifting from one place to another. He wishes to settle down now and live a peaceful life. But before that, he must confront his dark and devious past.

Late summer, 1270. Although the Simon de Montfort rebellion is over, the smell of death still hangs over the land. In the small priory of Tyndal, the monks and nuns of the Order of Fontevraud long for a return to routine. Their hopes are dashed, however, when the young and inexperienced Eleanor of Wynethorpe is appointed their new prioress. Only a day after her arrival, a brutally murdered monk is found in the cloister gardens, and Brother Thomas, a young priest with a troubled past, arrives to bring her a more personal grief.

On the neon streets of Char, the CIN token controls everything—your wealth, your fate, your life. The untouchable elite and AI dominate everything—and erase anyone who dares to fight back. For Arrow, a rogue hacker living on the edge, and Sage, an exiled heir with a broken dream, the BreakPoint is their only escape—a brutal, gladiatorial gaming tournament where every battle rewrites the rules of survival, and every outcome sacrifices innocent lives. As they climb the ranks, a rebel leader pulls them into a mission that could dismantle CIN—or destroy them all.

Since their parents died, Cassie and Sam only have each other. And now Sam is in trouble. Sam has got involved with the wrong guys and he owes them money. When he is found beaten and bloody, Cassie knows these people will stop at nothing. Sam has one week to find nineteen thousand pounds. There’s only one way to make that much money that fast: DareMe—a new social media craze that is sweeping the nation, where players film themselves completing reckless dares for money.

Most people can’t tell a good wine from a bottle of Two-Buck Chuck. At least that’s what best friends Reggie and Audrey decide one night while celebrating their daughters’ election to the elite Mohave High Tigerette Pom Squad. But cheerleading in Scottsdale doesn’t come cheap, and both women are strapped for cash and going through a rough patch. Reggie’s husband has announced he’s gay and wants a separation. Audrey’s husband is entering rehab. But what if they could earn money by selling cheap wine in fancy bottles? How hard could it be?

It's been a year since Bubba settled things with his crazy brother Jason once and for all, and what a year it's been! The third volume of collected Bubba stories contains more monsters, more inter-dimensional travel, more duels to the death, and more guitar solos than any other season of Bubba yet! Wine, Women, & Song is a collected edition including the novellas Moon over Bourbon Street, Night at the Museum, Midsummer, Oh Bubba, Where Art Thou?

It’s 1970, and Augie Cumpton has just survived a year in Vietnam. When he returns home from the war, his life is upended when he offends some very ruthless members of organized crime. But when the Mob is duped by Augie’s family into thinking the young man is dead, the crime family abandon’s the search for him.

Gabriella Bianche strides into a meeting and proceeds to impress a conference table of the Five Families. There's not a man there who isn't charmed by the strong-willed mafia princess… including me. But after a heated night together, Gabriella makes it clear that's all she wants—a one-time thing. The sensual, dark-haired beauty aims to impress, not seduce. So why is my head this messed up from being around her? I've never been this crazy over a woman, least of all one from a semi-rival family.

The body of a vintner is found among the vines at the renowned Fauchér Winery, a corkscrew lodged deeply in his throat. The primary suspect - Jessica Fauchér, heiress to the winery fortune, The San Francisco law firm of Jacobs, Felder, and Smith takes on the task of representing the young heiress and Steve Daniels, who works for them as an investigator, is assigned the task of determining her guilt or innocence. Is she a cold-blooded murderer or just a victim of circumstance?

Europe, 1940. As war rages across the continent, America watches anxiously from the sidelines. And President Franklin Roosevelt has been keeping an even closer eye on developments in the Third Reich. At the president’s personal request, Lanny Budd gained the confidence of the Nazi high command and began transmitting valuable information back to the White House. Espionage is a dangerous game, however, and Presidential Agent 103 soon finds himself a target of the French Resistance fighters he is attempting to assist.

Connor is smug, grew up destined for his hockey career, and he's irritatingly good-looking. He wouldn't give me the time of day, and made it clear he would never be friends with me. Except for that one time. Years later, one hazy night, and now he's apparently my husband according to the paper next to his bed in a Vegas hotel room. You would think we would have it annulled, but he needs to clean up his image, and I'm a sucker for his occasional glances.

September Day can't shake her mounting wedding-planning angst. Too overwhelmed to pick up a dropped-off shelter dog she once trained, she finally leaves the house to check in on a missing vet clinic employee. But when she gets there, she's terrified to find the girl's brother hanging on the edge of death and the poor young woman abducted. Discovering the hound got dumped by the same vicious criminal, September and Shadow race out of town on a dangerous rescue mission.