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Havilland Smythe doesn't know what's shocked her more: The instant attraction she feels for handsome Detective Roman Fairfax or his admission she's the top suspect in the theft of a historic artifact. She's immediately intrigued, possessing a legitimate interest in the stolen work of art. The Grand Duchess Anastasia Egg is part of a collection of four jewel-encrusted eggs gifted to the daughters of the last Tsar of Russia. Finding and reuniting them...

A lethally venomous snake is on the loose in New York City in this thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. On a steamy night in Central Park, a sailor returning from South Africa gets mugged. What the mugger doesn't know is that the sailor is carrying a deadly black mamba-the most poisonous snake in the world. The sailor is murdered, the mugger is bitten, and the snake slithers off into the underbrush...

Ésta es una historia apta para todos; pero no todos son aptos para esta historia. Un oscuro relato de tiempos pasados; una historia de amor y profunda seducción; una historia de terrible añoranza y valiente sacrificio. Tanto entonces como ahora, el mal inicia su cortejo bajo un manto de luz, y así el corazón abraza aquello de lo que debería huir y olvida que alguna vez tuvo un amor verdadero. Con un beso, el mal devasta cuerpo, alma y mente....

As Rayne's life was falling apart, she was falling in love.Running from the ruins of her recent past, Rayne Smelser meets Cole Secord when his truck slams into her car. Finding herself stranded in a small, unknown town five hundred miles from home, she has no choice but to plant her roots.Struggling to start her life over, she knew trouble would come in just a matter of time when her Ex is released from jail and inevitably finds her hidden in the...

One mistake reverberates through the lives of many, setting off a series of events that no one could have anticipated The connections between seemingly disparate people can run deep, as Gillian White demonstrates in this gripping novel. Her chain of homebuyers, sellers, and occupants includes a frail woman whose best days are behind her, the upper-middle-class Middleton family and their suspicious neighbors, a pop star, and a sliver of the British...

FOUR novellas in ONE volume with the story continuing in each story.Gia ~ Gia Carrington, the Judge's daughter. Because of who her father is, she suddenly finds herself needing the protection of a US Marshal. Hunter ~ Hunter Fielding, a US Marshal who will do anything to protect those he loves the most.Julian ~ Julian St Claire, a US Marine, who through helping a friend became involved in a trafficking case.Jarrod ~ Judge Jarrod Carrington, who wants...

Aunque el pasado de Janeal se había quemado, ahora se levantaba de las cenizas. Años atrás, el Gypsy Kumpania donde Janeal Mikkado vivía fue atacada por desconocidos. Al estar su mejor amigo a punto de ser consumido por el fuego, Janeal tuvo dos opciones: Intentar salvar a su amigo, a riesgo de perder su propia vida, o desaparecer con el millón de dólares que ella acaba de descubrir. Pero el pasado rápidamente regresa a rondarla. Tanto el mejor...

Un alucinante thriller sobrenatural dónde los personajes se encuentran cara a cara con el pecadoFrank Peretti y Ted Dekker, dos de los escritores más reconocidos en novelas de ficción, han unido sus fuerzas por primera vez para crear una historia como ninguna otra que hayas leído. Entra en La casa, donde te encontrarás en medio del juego mortal de un asesino en el cual la única manera de ganar es perdiendo y la única manera de salir es entrando....

Stella left one life behind for another. Finding happiness in a new world, Stella never thought anything could destroy her new life. Until a package arrived containing a severed head. The threat was clear and the stakes were high. Leaving her new life behind, Stella hoped her choice would protect her loved ones. Now twelve years later, someone had discovered Stella's identity. People she loves are starting to die at the hands...

Elixir is a thrilling, highly entertaining science fiction novel. It is the first installment of a six-part sci-fi series. Book 1 slowly unfolds the events that lead a college sophomore to discover the powers he possesses, powers that are not of this Earth. This first installment is replete with religious themes and teachings. It also narrates the protagonist's first encounter with an extraterrestrial being, and how he stumbles upon a miracle cure-an...