In his final novel George V. Higgins provides us with yet another searing and enthralling dissection of the Boston underworld. Arthur McKeach and Nick Cistaro are notorious, especially to the Boston police department. Their reputations precede them as orchestrators of extortion, theft, fraud, bribery, assault and even murder. But for thirty two years, both have managed to elude the authorities. A profitable "arrangement" with the FBI, negotiated some thirty years previously, has kept them comfortably unindicted and free to monopolize Boston's crime scene for all too long. In this thrilling, fast-paced George V. Higgins classic, the intricate channels of crime and American law enforcement turn out to be inextricably and precariously linked. Inspired by a true story, At End of Day frames a vivid and timelessly authentic narrative that has implications far beyond its pages. Views: 35
Be careful what you wish for, very careful. 1410, Loch Ard Forest, Scotland. To win a wager—and the keys to a castle from his liege lord, Sir Angus MacDougall must find an acceptable bride within three months. Unfortunately, his battle-scared countenance and lack of title has made the task difficult. He has only three weeks left to find an educated and devoted woman to become his chatelaine when an inadvertent handfasting binds him to the beautiful but illiterate pagan healer, Birdalane. The arrangement can only lead to ruin and both now rush to undo what the gods and ill-phrased wishes have set in motion. This is the second book in The Castle Blackstone, paranormal Scottish historical series. This award-winning paranormal fiction contains Highlanders, adventure, suspense, history, humor and romance. Views: 35
A woman on fire with desire. A man with
the right equipment to fan the flames.Whispering Cove, Book 6
Josie Wells’s libido is in an uproar. Her psychic promised she’d meet Mr.
Right—two months ago. Her good-girl image is wearing thin, and when she gets
the chance to have a little fun with town bad boy Adam Collins, she decides to
go for it. The notorious playboy will be perfect for some no-strings play time
until the real thing comes along.
Knowing he goes for the brazen type, Josie pours on the heat to seduce him at
the town’s Festival. The kiss they share touches off an explosion of passion
she never saw coming.
Adam’s always been crazy about Josie, but he’s never been willing to expose
such a nice girl to the Collins Curse. She deserves the big house with the
white picket fence—with a man who doesn’t have failed relationships written all
over his family tree.
As their brief affair starts to become something more—and the town psychic
predicts that Josie is destined to be his—Adam dares to hope there’s a chance.
But then he learns a secret that makes him question what’s real...and what isn’t.
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Lady Elizabeth Arundale has been alone for ten years—or worse than alone. Her husband left for Jamaica soon after their wedding night, leaving her responsible for his catty, high-maintenance cousin and his wastrel brother. Elizabeth knows the secret that caused her husband to flee—when his passions are roused, he turns into a ravening Beast.Lord Joshua has no choice but to return to Arundale Hall when his man of business tells him there has been a murder on the estate—a murder that bears all the hallmarks of the Beast. He fears that his brother, too, may have inherited the curse. And he fears that he will be unable to control his deviant desires. The dark sexual practices that keep the Beast at bay. The unspeakable perversions he wished to spare his wife. The brutal bonding his inner animal is desperate to experience with its mate. Reader Advisory: This story contains scenes of voyeurism, BDSM and violence. Views: 34
For Cecilia, Valentine’s Day stands as a glaring remind of what she is-alone and in love with her best friend’s brother, Lee.
When Lee asks Cecilia for computer help with signing up for an on-line dating service, will this be her chance to get him out of her head and her heart for good?
But, does Cupid have his own Valentine surprise in store for this couple? Views: 34
Frankie Mildmay, female head of a large organisation and a powerful businesswoman, is ruled by her own sexual needs: specifically the need for someone to dominate her. Twenty years of unrequited sexual desires have been recorded in her Journal, stolen in a burglary and subsequently ending up in the hands of the terrifying 'Madam', who promptly convinces Frankie to visit her... Views: 34
A modern-day retelling of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with a chilling twist Harper has never been worried about falling in love, something she is skeptical even exists. But everything changes when Logan moves to town, and to Harper's shock, the two tumble into an intense romance. It's everything she never thought she wanted. Then she meets Logan's twin brother, Caleb, who was expelled from his last school. True, he's a bad boy, but Harper can't shake the feeling that there's something deeply sinister about him--something dangerous. When Logan starts pulling away, Harper is convinced that Caleb's shadowy past is the wedge being driven between them. But by the time she uncovers the truth, it may be too late. The author of Prada & Prejudice, You Wish, and Ripple delivers a modern-day retelling of a famously gothic tale, full of suspense, lies, and romance.Review"Hubbard hits the ground running." --SLJ"Begins with an exciting, frightening chase scene." --Kirkus Reviews"Genuinely creepy." --PW"Will definitely speak to many girls." --VOYAAbout the AuthorMandy Hubbard grew up on a dairy farm outside Seattle, where she refused to wear high heels until homecoming--and hated them so much she didn't wear another pair for five years. A cowgirl at heart, she likes riding horses and four-wheelers and singing horribly to the latest country tune. Views: 34
A string of mysterious, gruesome deaths in the Shiprock area has attracted the attention of FBI agent Diane Lopez, who is stunned to learn that one of the victims was a childhood friend. To Diane, the killer is unmistakably a vampire--but the only vampire she knows of is Lee Nez, a State Police officer who prefers his blood chilled in the refrigerator, not hot from someone's neck.Supernatural explanations for the deaths abound--some believe they are the work of the "goatsucker" spirit, others that the killer is an extraterrestrial. Lee Nez, assigned to the case at Diane's request, privately agrees with her that there's a vampire on the loose, but announces that they are looking for a serial killer. Lee and Diane discover that the victims all worked for a secret government lab that was studying a captured vampire, Stewart Tanner. Half-insane from being experimented on, Tanner broke free and took revenge on the doctors and technicians who had been torturing him.... Views: 34
The FBI promises Jacinta Rivera and her friends that they are safe. Jaci wants desperately to believe them but weeks of hiding from their kidnapper, alias "The Hand", have left her wary. Hidden from the public eye in an FBI safe house, Jaci must reconcile both her father's mysterious disappearance and the murder of her best friend.
A betrayal lands Jaci back in the grasp of The Hand, shattering her ability to trust, and leaving her to wonder if she will ever piece together her broken life.
Author bio:
Tamara Hart Heiner lives in Arkansas with her husband and three children. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English. She is also the
author of Perilous, the prequel to Altercation. Besides writing, she enjoys all things food, especially baking. Perhaps someday she'll own a bakery and sell her own books inside. Views: 34
So there I was, roysh, enjoying college life, college birds and, like, a major amount of socialising. Then, roysh, the old pair decide to mess everything up for me. And we're talking totally here. Don't ask me what they were thinking. I hadn't, like, changed or treated them any differently, but the next thing I know, roysh, I'm out on the streets. Another focking day in paradise for me! If it hadn't been for Oisinn's apartment in Killiney, the old man paying for my Golf GTI, JP's old man's job offer and all the goys wanting to buy me drink, it would have been, like, a complete mare. Totally. But naturally, roysh, you can never be sure what life plans to do to you next. At least, it came as a complete focking surprise to me
The life and times of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, the cult hero with a weekly column in The Sunday Tribune. Views: 34
