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Bulletproof Bodyguard
by Kay ThomasWhen Marcus checks into Cally's inn while he tries to catch a crime ring bent on robbing the nearby casino, he gets more than he bargained for. He and Cally fall in love --- but can they survive to let each other know?
Bulletproof Christmas (Crisis: Cattle Barge #6)
by Barb HanWhere there’s a will…there’s murder.Crisis: Cattle Barge reaches its exciting Christmas finale!When the Butlers gather for the Christmas reading of their murdered father’s will, tracker Rory Scott is focused on finding the killer targeting his ex, Cadence Butler. He’s shocked to find the ranch heiress pregnant…with his twins. Wild spirit Rory has never “done” love, but keeping Cadence safe on the run threatens to tame his untamable heart.Crisis: Cattle Barge
Bulletproof Complete Collection: An Anthology (Bulletproof #1)
by Brenda NovakThree classic stories of romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak…InsideVirgil Skinner served fourteen years for a murder he didn’t commit. He’s finally been exonerated, but he can’t escape the gang he joined in order to survive—and they’re threatening his sister and her kids, too. Now the California Department of Corrections needs someone to infiltrate another gang. Virgil agrees to do it under an alias, in exchange for his sister’s protection.Chief Deputy Warden Peyton Adams is opposed to having Virgil in her prison. How will she protect him if things go bad? Besides, she’s far too attracted to him; she might even be falling in love with him. That makes her all the more desperate to keep him safe—and it gives him someone else to lose.In SecondsLaurel Hodges has changed her identity twice. She’s been on the run for the past four years, trying to outdistance the ruthless prison gang who blame her for the death of one of their own. She’s finally found peace and stability for herself and her children in the small town of Pineview, Montana. But the gang will never forget and they’ll never forgive. And now they’ve tracked her down again, and they’ll stop at nothing.Sheriff Myles King, who happens to live next door with his thirteen-year-old daughter, appoints himself Laurel’s personal guardian. His growing attraction to her could change his life—but it could also end his life. In Close Claire O’Toole’s mother, Alana, went missing fifteen years ago. Then, last year, Claire’s husband, David, died in a freak accident—after launching his own investigation into Alana’s disappearance.Is Alana dead? Or did she abandon her husband and daughters? Claire is determined to find out—and her former boyfriend, Isaac Morgan, wants to help. He still has feelings for her, but it isn’t until he starts to suspect David’s death wasn’t an accident that he’s drawn back into her life.But as Claire and Isaac soon discover, someone’s prepared to kill so those answers won’t be found.Originally published in 2011
Bulletproof Heart
by Sheryl LynnThe cowboy came from nowhere... With the sun in his eyes and his Stetson pulled low, he claimed his name was Reb Tremaine. With his sexy lips, he said he could handle cows and horses, but his dark blue eyes spoke deeper feelings, saying maybe he could love a lonely widow like Emily Farraday. But Emily was in trouble. She'd recently witnessed a murder on her ranch, the Double Bar R, and for some strange reason, the local police wouldn't believe her. Meaning to keep her eye on her newest cowhand, Reb, Emily found herself confiding in him, leaning on him and, finally, loving him-until she realized everything he'd told her was lies. ...
Bulletproof Hearts
by Brenda HarlenAssistant D.A. Natalie Vaughn came to Fairweather to build a better life for her son and erase the mistakes of her past. All she wanted was a fresh start--she had no desire for danger or romance. Until Lieutenant Dylan Creighton walked into her office.The sexy, blue-eyed cop had only one goal: to bring down the leader of the local crime syndicate, the man responsible for destroying his family. His attraction to the beautiful attorney was a distraction he couldn't allow--until she stumbled onto a murder scene and placed herself in the line of fire. Forced to stay close to protect Natalie, his feelings--and hers--soon gave way to passion. And only then did they realize that the greatest danger they faced might be falling in love.
Bulletproof Marriage: Bulletproof Marriage; Kiss Or Kill; Lazlo's Last Stand (Mission: Impassioned #4)
by Karen WhiddonHeart-racing romance, breathless suspense Bodyguard Sean McGregor is back from the dead and protecting his own widow in this high-stakes story of romantic suspense by Karen WhiddonNatalie had faced trouble before. As a highly trained agent of the British Secret Intelligence Service, she’d known heartache and passion and fear. But never before had she been pushed into a corner with no way out. Until now... The man the Lazlo Group sent to help her, to protect her, is none other than her husband, Sean McGregor. After two years of mourning a man who never died, will she have the time to forgive him—or will the brutal actions of a madman leave her widowed once again?Originally published in 2007Mission: ImpassionedDiscover more books in this great miniseries!Book 1: My Spy by Marie FerrarellaBook 2: Secret Agent Reunion by Caridad Pi–eiroBook 3: Top-Secret Bride by Nina BruhnsBook 4: Bulletproof Marriage by Karen WhiddonBook 5: Kiss or Kill by Lyn StoneBook 6: Lazlo’s Last Stand by Kathleen Creighton“Whiddon writes a sweet story complete with strong storytelling and genuine characters.” —RT Book Reviews on The Secret Colton Baby
Bulletproof Mascara
by Bethany MainesA debut novel about a young women who gets a job at a cosmetics company, only to find out that it doubles as a top-secret all women espionage agency.
Bulletproof SEAL: Bulletproof Seal (red, White And Built, Book 6) / Surrogate Escape (apache Protectors: Wolf Den, Book 1) (Red, White and Built #6)
by Carol EricsonIn this romantic suspense adventure, a disgraced CIA agent presumed dead must find her ex and clear her name to get back her life.Branded a traitor, Rikki Taylor is in the sights of sniper Quinn McBride’s rifle. Yet the Navy SEAL knows this woman intimately, and there’s no way she’d betray her country . . . or him. Saving her is his number one priority. Discovering her real secrets, including the baby she’s keeping from him, can wait—first, they must make it out alive.
Bullets Are My Business
by Josh K. StevensJosh K. Stevens masterfully draws a hit man's underground world of bullets, sex, death, money, and betrayal in his mile-a-minute debut of dark modern noir. Levi Maurice has always had his eye on the money in his career as a hit man. A chain-smoking alcoholic with a penchant for all the wrong women, Levi is never short of improvised plans and smart-assed remarks to ensure he makes it to the next paycheck. But when the tables are turned and a hit is put out on him, he suddenly finds himself fighting for his life. Along with his crooked cop neighbor, Jacks, and his radical protester little sister, Chenille, Levi has to find out who has it out for him before he finds himself six feet under. Not helping are the mysterious mint green envelopes appearing on his doorstep, asking for his help just when Levi himself needs it most, and Megan, his sexy new girlfriend, who may not be as honest as she looks. Bullets Are My Business is a bloody, fast-paced, darkly humorous ride into the life of a hired gun who finds himself on the wrong side of a hit -- and may not make it out alive.
Bullets for Macbeth (The Hilary Quayle Mysteries #3)
by Marvin KayeHilary takes on a pair of mysteries—one fictional, and one all too realIn college, Hilary Quayle dreamed of the stage, and playing all the great leading ladies that Shakespeare had to offer. But her interest was due less to the Bard than to another man: director, actor, and theatrical personality Michael Godwin. And though she got her wish, she found that acting onstage and romancing backstage did not add up to happiness. A decade past college, she&’s now a publicity wizard and occasional sleuth, but still nursing enough of a schoolgirl crush to help Michael Godwin when he calls. The director is in New York to stage a spectacular, arena-sized Macbeth, one that will answer the centuries-old question: Who is the mysterious third murderer who appears in Act III? When accidents begin to plague the production, Godwin and his company chalk it up to the play&’s curse. But when a real murderer enters the scene, only Hilary Quayle can guarantee a happy ending.
Bullets in the Sun: A Western Story
by Robert J. HortonA smart, suspenseful Western full of gamblers, gunmen, and enough double-crosses to bring an entire town to its knees.Sunrise, despite its name, is a wicked town. It is the only wide-open town in the Crazy Butte country. It attracts gamblers like Dan Farlin, who works in the Red Arrow, the most prosperous saloon in Sunrise.Sheriff Mills rarely comes to Sunrise, in part because of a tacit agreement he has with a gang of outlaws, who in exchange for legal immunity for him has never committed a robbery of any kind in the Crazy Butte country. So when Sheriff Mills does show up in Sunrise, walks into the hostile atmosphere of the Red Arrow, and warns that a man named Bovert is heading for the town and that Bovert is to be left alone, Farlin knows something’s not right.The gang, loaded with money from a recent robbery, arrives in Sunrise looking for a game with Farlin and finds far more than it bargained for. Could all this be Sheriff Mills’s strategy to bring the law back to Sunrise? Will the arrival of the fearsome Bovert ignite a conflict with Sunrise’s gangs? Will anyone be left standing after the final showdown? Rollicking, action-packed, and complex, Bullets in the Sun will delight readers of classic and modern Westerns alike.Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction that takes place in the old West. Westerns-books about outlaws, sheriffs, chiefs and warriors, cowboys and Indians-are a genre in which we publish regularly. Our list includes international bestselling authors like Zane Gray and Louis L’Amour, and many more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Bullets of Rain
by David J. SchowWidowed architect Arthur Latimer has become a recluse in his own home: a storm-proof fortress that doubles as a shrine to his dead wife. But the outside world beckons in the form of a bizarre party downbeach. Now, just as the biggest hurricane ever to hit the Pacific Northwest rolls in with deadly force, Art is subjected to intrusions from his past and invasions from the present. And soon he begins to doubt everything he sees or thinks he already knows. And soon you may too.
Bullets on Bunchgrass
by Louis TrimbleCarr Lindon was one of five ranchers whose lands surrounded the prize bunchgrass that made up the big Government graze in the center of the valley. Pat Tyler, Lindon’s closest fried and neighbor, was another. All made use of the lush bunchgrass and, together, enjoyed prosperity and peace … until the day Tyler was accused of rustling stock. The only answer Carr could get from Pat was that he should watch out for Neil Griff, a newcomer to the valley. When Carr went to Sheriff Sim Nash to enlist his help in reasoning with Pat, he was curtly turned down. To prevent the other ranchers from hanging his best friend, Lindon was compelled to take the law into his own hands …
Bullets on Bunchgrass
by Louis TrimbleCarr Lindon was one of five ranchers whose lands surrounded the prize bunchgrass that made up the big Government graze in the center of the valley. Pat Tyler, Lindon's closest fried and neighbor, was another. All made use of the lush bunchgrass and, together, enjoyed prosperity and peace ... until the day Tyler was accused of rustling stock. The only answer Carr could get from Pat was that he should watch out for Neil Griff, a newcomer to the valley. When Carr went to Sheriff Sim Nash to enlist his help in reasoning with Pat, he was curtly turned down. To prevent the other ranchers from hanging his best friend, Lindon was compelled to take the law into his own hands ...
Bullets on Bunchgrass
by Louis TrimbleCarr Lindon was one of five ranchers whose lands surrounded the prize bunchgrass that made up the big Government graze in the center of the valley. Pat Tyler, Lindon’s closest fried and neighbor, was another. All made use of the lush bunchgrass and, together, enjoyed prosperity and peace … until the day Tyler was accused of rustling stock. The only answer Carr could get from Pat was that he should watch out for Neil Griff, a newcomer to the valley. When Carr went to Sheriff Sim Nash to enlist his help in reasoning with Pat, he was curtly turned down. To prevent the other ranchers from hanging his best friend, Lindon was compelled to take the law into his own hands …
Bullettime
by Nick Mamatas“Think Run Lola Run by way of the Columbine massacre . . . a noir steeped in teenage misery and revenge” from the acclaimed author of I Am Providence(Backlisted). David Holbrook exists everywhere and nowhere . . . David Holbrook is a scrawny kid, the victim of bullies, and the neglected son of insane parents. David Holbrook is the Kallis Episkopos, a vicious murderer turned imprisoned leader of a death cult dedicated to Eris, the Hellenic goddess of discord. David Holbrook never killed anyone, and lives a lonely and luckless existence with his aging mother in a tumbledown New Jersey town. Caught between finger and trigger, David is given three chances to decide his fate as he is compelled to live and relive all his potential existences, guided only by the dark wisdom found in a bottle of cough syrup. From the author of the instant cult classic Move Under Ground comes a fantasy of blood, lust, destiny, school shootings, and the chance to change your future. “Nick Mamatas’s work is often so relevant and timely as to border on the prophetic, and his fourth solo novel is no exception. It may also be his most accessible book to date, which is all the more impressive when you consider its non-linear, unique structure, and the Gus Van Sant-sized elephant in the classroom—Bullettime centers around a miserable teenager shooting up his high school.” —Strange Horizons “Mamatas’s strong voice shines . . .” —SF Signal “Complex, ambitious . . . readers willing to venture off the beaten path will be intrigued by Dave’s sometimes pathetic and sometimes oddly endearing life stories.” —Publishers Weekly
Bullettime
by Nick Mamatas&“Think Run Lola Run by way of the Columbine massacre. . . . A noir steeped in teenage misery and revenge&” by the author of Sensation and Sabbath (Backlisted). Every day, Dave Holbrook runs the gauntlet of high school in northern New Jersey, complete with racial tensions, bullying, and outright violence. His home life isn&’t so great either. His mother&’s an alcoholic and his father can&’t be bothered. So Dave subsists on over-the-counter cough syrup and his love for her . . . She&’s a transfer student, a waitress, a goddess of discord named Eris. And she offers Dave a way out of his miserable existence—and into an infinite number of tragically short lives. In one, he dies of bronchitis as a baby. In another, he has a job installing lottery machines until a fatal car wreck. And in the darkest one of all, he arms himself with an Uzi and walks into his school. No matter what happens, it seems, Dave is trapped on a never-ending ride of infinite possibilities—with Eris at the wheel. &“Nick Mamatas&’s work is often so relevant and timely as to border on the prophetic, and his fourth solo novel is no exception. It may also be his most accessible book to date, which is all the more impressive when you consider its non-linear, unique structure, and the Gus Van Sant-sized elephant in the classroom—Bullettime centers around a miserable teenager shooting up his high school.&” —Strange Horizons &“Complex, ambitious . . . Readers willing to venture off the beaten path will be intrigued by Dave&’s sometimes pathetic and sometimes oddly endearing life stories.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Mamatas&’s strong voice shines.&” —SF Signal
Bulli e pupe (serie Armi & bagagli #3)
by Madeleine Urban Abigail Roux Martina NealliSeguito di Forza e coraggioSerie Armi & bagagli, Libro 3 Gli agenti speciali Ty Grady e Zane Garrett sono finalmente riusciti a trovare un equilibrio fra il loro rapporto lavorativo, basato sull'istinto di proteggersi a vicenda, e quello personale, dove invece è una lancinante passione a farla da padrona. Reintegrati al lavoro sul campo, vengono assegnati a una missione speciale: raccogliere informazioni su un traffico internazionale di contrabbando d'arte sostituendosi a due dei membri -- una coppia gay sposata -- per una crociera ai Caraibi. Come dice il loro capo, senz'altro preferiranno darsi qualche bacetto che farsi sparare addosso, no? Calarsi nel ruolo dei due ricchissimi criminali richiede a entrambi un cambio di atteggiamento, nonché una buona dose di pazienza, visto che la missione è basata sull'attesa. Quando le parti che interpretano cominciano a influenzare anche il loro rapporto privato, Ty e Zane capiscono che essere partner non significa soltanto guardarsi le spalle... finché l'indagine non prende una svolta inaspettata e Ty non rischia la vita. I due si ritroveranno quindi a navigare in acque assai tempestose, fra segreti, bugie, e rivelazioni - alcune delle quali decisamente personali.
Bullies and the Beast (Freestylers: Data Beast #1)
by Andrew Fusek PetersA short thriller that's high on suspense! This is a perfect page turner if you want to finish a story in one sitting, especially for reluctant and struggling readers. Cool, edgy computer hackers, Kiran and Roz are teens who set out to fight crime and injustice with the help of a shape-shifting data beast they've created.In Bully and the Beast, Kiran and Roz first encounter the data beast as it emerges from their computer. Initially terrified of it, they become friends with the beast and see it become more than a match for the bullies that are terrorising their school.Reading level for this book:-ATOS: 2.7Lexile ® Measure: 360LBook Band: White
Bullseye
by Jessica AndersenTOUGH. TENACIOUS. TRUE BLUE.Secret Service agent Isabella Gray thought those traits described bounty hunter Jacob Powell to a T. When the secretary of defense's family was ambushed on her watch, she knew she needed to recruit the sexy ex-Special Forces soldier for help. Isabella recognized all too well the shot of adrenaline that pulsed through her former lover upon learning that Big Sky's quarry-militia men on the lam-were behind the abduction. Forced to rely on each other after their rescue mission led to a harrowing plane crash, neither could resist the pent-up emotions churning between them. Once Jacob stumbled upon shocking evidence that an international mastermind could be pulling all the strings, would their red-hot passion chase away the chill of terror?
Bullseye (Michael Bennett #9)
by James Patterson<P>Caught in the crosshairs of a deadly standoff, Detective Michael Bennett must kill...or be killed. <P>Snow blankets the avenues of Manhattan's exclusive Upper West Side. The storm is the perfect cover for a fashionable, highly trained team of lethal assassins as they prowl the streets, hunting their prey. But their first hit is simply target practice. <P>Their next mission may very well turn the Cold War red-hot once again. Stepping directly into the line of fire, the president of the United States is in New York for a summit at the United Nations with his Russian counterpart. Pulled away from his family and pressed into service, Detective Michael Bennett must trace the source of a threat that could rip the country apart--and ignite a war the likes of which the world has never seen. <P>With allegiances constantly in doubt and no one above suspicion, only Bennett can save the president--and the country--before the assassins' deadly kill shot hits its mark. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Bullseye: An Original Will Robie / Camel Club Short Story
by David BaldacciIn this all-new short story from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci, worlds collide when government assassin Will Robie is caught in the crossfire with Oliver Stone and the Camel Club.Will Robie is closing in on his next target when he finds himself in the middle of a bank heist--and he's taken hostage alongside Oliver Stone. But is this just a simple bank job, or are the robbers after something even more valuable--and dangerous--than the cash in the vault?Available only as an ebook.
Bullseye: SEAL (Red, White and Built #3)
by Carol EricsonA Navy SEAL’s mission to protect the vulnerable widow of a cartel member leads him into temptation in this romantic suspense adventure.Saving Gina De Santos from attempted kidnappings is one thing. But Navy SEAL sniper Josh Elliott’s assignment requires getting close to the ravishing widow to ascertain what she knows. And that feels more dangerous than combat. In her presence, Josh has to remind himself she’s not to be trusted.Gina’s drug-kingpin father had been negotiating with terrorists when a CIA raid killed him and Gina’s husband. Now someone is after the vulnerable single mom and her little boy. While traveling to the Caribbean in search of clues, Josh and Gina find their sizzling desire overpowering. But when they’re attacked again, they must overcome their mutual mistrust to survive at the hands of an unknown enemy.
Bum Bum Bum
by Nicolás GiacoboneEL AMOR ES UNA FUERZA DEVASTADORA Tras El cuaderno tachado, internacionalmente aclamada, Nicolás Giacobone entrega una novela explosiva Un hilo trágico une el destino de las cinco personas que tienen voz en esta hipnótica novela. Agustina es una actriz trans que lleva demasiado tiempo encadenando proyectos fallidos y cuya capacidad de amar es tan grande como su voraz deseo de venganza. Verónica es una aplicada guionista televisiva que ve cómo se le escapa de las manos el talento que creyó poseer. Matthew es un hombre simple cuyo matrimonio se desmorona por culpa de sus obsesiones cada vez más desaforadas. Paula es una genial escritora secreta devorada por su propia obra, que atesora en un viejo laptop sin procesador de textos. Juan, pareja de Agustina y en su día rutilante artista conceptual, desconoce que lo van a asesinar en las afueras de Nueva York. Bum bum bum es una historia visceral y extrema, coral y elíptica, llena de anhelos y violencia, habitada por personajes desorbitados que se preguntan dolorosamente quién son. Un libro, en definitiva, desbordado de vida y pasión, pero también de mugre y soledad. Sobre Bum Bum Bum se ha dicho:«Nicolás Giacobone escribe con ferocidad y belleza. La prosa de Bum Bum Bum nos involucra con los personajes en un viaje adictivo de venganza y redención, a tal punto, que sentimos la necesidad de reparar identidades fragmentadas, curar heridas, y acompañar a esas voces tan disimiles y tan unidas en este relato coral, cuya trama completará una lectura decisiva y fascinante hasta la última página».Agustina Bazterrica «Hay dentro de Bum bum bum una rutilante, y desesperada, anatomía del fracaso y la redención».Jordi Soler «Voces de carne y hueso, de mundos ajenos entre sí, tejen el relato con gran profundidad y ritmo, dupla imbatible».Miguel Prenz Sobre El cuaderno tachado se ha dicho:«Una primera novela que ya quisieras tú. Trata de un guionista encerrado por un director en un sótano... Esta gente no se corta, y por eso el libro de Giacobone es tan interesante.»Alberto Olmos, El Confidencial «Un thriller intelectual y claustrofóbico lleno de humor.»Rosa Belmonte, Mujer Hoy «Ágil y original.»Daniel Gigena, La Nación «Fascinante y deliciosamente diábolica.»Léonard Billot, Les Inrocks «Una novela frenética, atravesada por la ira, repleta de humor negro.»Éric Neuhoff, Le Figaro «Una obra sobresaliente que te hará cosquillas en las sinapsis.»Christian Endres, Die Zukunft «Una prosa que va mucho más allá de las virtudes de Birdman: refleja a la perfección cómo nacen las maneras de narrar más novedosas.»Nicola Bardola, Abendzeitung München «El cuaderno tachado es una de esas obras particulares que merecen especial atención porque encierran, secretamente, la rara joya de la literatura.»Sara Prian, La voce di Venezia «Para mi próxima obra maestra, no dudaré en encerrar a Nicolás Giacobone en mi sótano y obligarle a escribir una novela tan traviesa, ingeniosa y espléndida en su conjunto como El cuaderno tachado.»Joshua Ferris
Bum Steer (Jenny Cain #6)
by Nancy PickardHours after the Port Frederick Civic Foundation got wind of a highly unusual bequest: a $4 million Kansas cattle ranch, director Jenny Cain hops a flight west. She arrives at the hospital room of the gravely ill benefactor, Charles W. "Cat" Benet, to find that he's already dead. Murdered. Could charming Quentin Harlan, the ranch hand, be Cat Benet's killer? Or did Cat's estranged daughters, unhappy ex-wives and their jealous second husbands have something to do with his death?