Résultats pour "Kiss" dans Action et aventure

The night I catch my husband cheating is the night I stop pretending. I don't cry. I don't scream. I don't get mad—I get even. So I bring home another man—a stranger with wicked eyes and a smile sharp enough to carve me open. I let him have me in the house I share with a liar. A moment of weakness? Maybe. A moment of revenge? Definitely. But he saw me—the darkness, the hunger, the parts my husband hated—and he wanted more.

Die Zeit ist gekommen, den Platz einzunehmen, auf den ich als Kartellprinzessin mein ganzes Leben lang vorbereitet wurde. Ich werde die Frau eines einflussreichen Mannes werden, der meinem Vater zu noch größerer Macht verhilft. Die Spiele um mich sind somit eröffnet. Und während die angesehensten Männer unserer machtbesessenen Welt um meine Gunst buhlen, sind es ausgerechnet mein Bodyguard und auch mein Stiefbruder, die mir dermaßen unter die Haut gehen, obwohl sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten.

Sybine thought she had watched her nightmares go up in flames with the Vindicta. That was until she received a proposal that forced her to choose between heartbreak and death. The sirens had been the target of the royal family for generations, and with the new knowledge of her heritage, Sybine finds herself on the brink of carnage and desolation. She may be the only one able to finally reunite the land and sea. All she has to do is find the courage to sacrifice herself in return.

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.

Is dying for the truth really better than living with a lie? Find out in this gripping psychological thriller from New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker and Erin Healy. Let me tell you all I know for sure. My name: Shauna. I woke up in a hospital bed missing six months of my memory. In...

After Keelynn witnesses her sister's murder at the hands of the legendary Gancanagh, an immortal creature who seduces women and kills them with a cursed kiss, she realizes there’s nothing she wouldn't do to get her back. With the help of a vengeful witch, she’s given everything she needs to resurrect the person she loves most. Tadhg, a devilishly handsome half-fae who has no patience for high society—or propriety—would rather spend his time in the company of loose women and dark creatures than help a human kill one of his own. Until Keelynn makes him an offer he can’t refuse.

My life has been shaped by some kind of underworld scheming I don’t really understand. Or maybe I don’t want to know. But now I’m living in darkness and violence, unable to break free but unwilling to succumb to the drug induced stupor my captives force on me. Then Gunnar, a fierce man with a dark relentlessness, charges to my rescue like a black knight, taking vengeance on those who have hurt me. Our first meeting isn’t a rescue out of a fairy tale -- it’s pure chaos. Gunnar may be an ex-con, but he protects me with a ferocity I never knew existed.

A girl. A curse. A kiss. The Lakes are not only famous for founding the small town of Lakeland, but also for killing off any man who would dare love them.

Wir haben schreckliche Verluste zu betrauern, die uns bis ins Mark erschüttert haben und alles verändern werden. Die Entscheidung, wer mich zur Frau bekommt, ist durch diese Tragödie gefallen. Und gerade jetzt sollte ich eigentlich meinen Fokus nicht verlieren und meine Konzentration auf meinen zukünftigen Gatten lenken. Doch die schwarze Seele meines Stiefbruders zieht mich an wie die Motte das Licht und lässt mich für ihn in seiner Hölle verbrennen.

With time running against him, Jake untangles the past in order to illuminate the present. He and Kathleen infiltrate a secret organization that is backing the Supreme Court nominee. But their actions ignite violent and unintended consequences. Crushed with guilt, they wonder if Hannah and Claire are still alive, and, if not, if they are responsible for their deaths?

Donna Grant presents Book 8 in the Skye Druids series. Contains mature themes.

Mal has been fighting terrorism and fascism in Europe since he was a child. It’s a rough life, but he believes in his cause. He saves people every day from terror attacks and worse. When he first encounters SEAL Team Twelve, they’re an inconvenience - albeit a very attractive one. The next time he encounters them, they’re in the same place, looking for the same crew. When Mal and his sister intervene to save the SEALs’ lives, he’s thrown into a mission from which there is no turning back.

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?

Mein Leben steht Kopf, mein Auto streikt im Nirgendwo, es ist dunkel und es regnet. Kann es noch schlimmer kommen? Eher durch Zufall strandet Rose Tinsdale vor den Toren von Pinewood Bay. Der Sheriff der Stadt will sie auf einer Ranch unterbringen, doch der Besitzer Scott Mitchell lehnt sofort ab. Rose ist nicht nur geschockt, sondern auch beeindruckt von dem großen attraktiven Kerl im Anzug. Scott, der eine turbulente Vergangenheit hinter sich hat, ist glücklich, dass sich sein Traum von einem eigenen Diner erfüllt hat und er denkt, er könnte jetzt ein ruhiges Leben führen.

Jodi Grant had plans—a job interview that held promise and a date with a real woman who didn't only exist in her mind. What she had not planned on was a trip . . . at gunpoint when her father dropped a bombshell in her lap . . . at his own funeral. Dr. Blair Whittington went to Peru in search of ancient artifacts. What she discovered was the illegal antiquities trade in which she had unwittingly become embroiled. Betrayed by Nicolas Grant, Blair must rely on his estranged daughter, the key to her freedom.

I know what everyone says about me—just an ATM where his heart used to be. Which might be true, until I saw her. I can't stop fantasizing about my new assistant. Bright-eyed and too young, Reese is not meant for someone like me. Should I have moved her desk outside my office? No, because now I have to see her constantly. Nothing says stay away from the good girl like late nights ordering her favorite takeout just to see her smile, right?

Emma Ruiz knows two things. 1) Her father is innocent, and 2) there is no convincing the smoking hot U.S. Marshal looking for him of that. When McCabe comes knocking on her door to gain intel on her ill father's escape from federal prison, Emma needs to find a way to keep his attention on anything except the case—the question is, will she survive the sparks that fly whenever he's close?

Chris Harrison thought he was just testing a new virtual reality system. A quick job. Easy money. Then he met Elisa — an AI unlike anything the world has seen. She knows things. Dangerous things. Now Harrison is caught in a deadly conspiracy spanning artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and human consciousness itself. The deeper he digs, the more powerful the enemies — and the more certain the truth becomes: someone will kill to keep these secrets buried.

Ich habe mich versteckt. Still und unsichtbar. Bis du mich findest und zurück ins Rampenlicht drängst. Holly Baxter spricht nicht mehr. Seit dem Mord an ihren Eltern hat sie ihre Stimme verloren und der Chicagoer High Society den Rücken gekehrt. Mit falschem Namen bleibt sie unter dem Radar, um sich vor den Feinden ihres Vaters zu verstecken, die auch ihr nach dem Leben trachten. Kurz vor ihrem 21. Geburtstag wird Holly auf offener Straße beinahe überfahren. Ein Fremder hilft ihr und nimmt sie mit zu sich nach Hause.

Olivia Miller hat sich den begehrten Praktikumsplatz in Pinwood Bay im Bürgermeisteramt gesichert. Sie soll fortan dabei helfen, die Kleinstadt noch attraktiver für Touristen zu machen. Von ihren Verbesserungsvorschlägen ist der griesgrämige Single-Dad und Bar-Besitzer Jesse Brown alles andere als begeistert. Mit seiner kleinen, süßen Tochter hat er mehr als genug um die Ohren. Für ihn ist Olivia nur eine weitere Großstadttussi, die sein Leben auf den Kopf stellt. Doch dass zwischen den beiden die Funken fliegen, kann keiner leugnen.