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Una rosa con cualquier otro nombre (Fallen Rose Ser.)
by Charlie Cochet Traductores AnónimosLas noches en la trepidante ciudad les recuerdan a los jóvenes brillantes que la vida es demasiado corta para darla por sentado. Oculto en Times Square, se encuentra el Pantheon: un cabaret secreto para hombres homosexuales ricos. Hay chicos guapos con elaborados trajes y carmín en los labios que están ansiosos por complacer, y el champán fluye durante toda la noche. Es un mundo de frivolidad, fantasía y libertinaje. Bajo el nombre de Eros, el artista más cotizado del Pantheon, Julius utiliza su belleza y encanto con los entusiastas clientes, pero cada vez está más cansado de amores superficiales, desea tener una vida mejor. Cinco años después de haber sido declarado mentalmente incapacitado tras sobrevivir a las trincheras en tierra de nadie, Edward Joseph Clarence júnior ha reconstruido su vida destrozada. Ahora está listo para hacerse cargo del imperio de la familia. Para celebrar su trigésimo cumpleaños, el primo de Edward lo lleva al club nocturno más elegante de la ciudad, el Pantheon. Presas del hechizo de Eros, Edward y Julius encuentran un amor que nunca han imaginado y la oportunidad de un futuro que solo se habían atrevido a soñar. Pero Ares, un conocido gánster y el más importante —y peligroso— cliente de Julius, los vigila, y la amenaza a su amor y a sus vidas crece día a día.
Una storia di poliziotti
by Esteban Navarro SorianoCinque allievi della scuola di polizia nazionale spagnola di Ávila stringono amicizia nel 1995. Dopo vent’anni di servizio si trasferiscono tutti e cinque a Huesca. Una sera, uno di loro chiede un ultimo favore ai suoi amici. Nel bagagliaio della sua macchina c’è un cadavere e vuole che gli altri lo aiutino a sbarazzarsene.
Una torta nuziale da urlo
by Gayle Trent Marco GrilliMancano solo un paio di settimane al matrimonio di Daphne Martin e Ben Jacobs. Daphne, una pluripremiata decoratrice di torte, è occupata a progettare la loro torta nuziale. I suoi nipoti gemelli, Lucas e Leslie, non vedono l'ora di partecipare al ricevimento. Jason, il cognato di Daphne, sta organizzando un addio al celibato per Ben. Tutto procede per il meglio, fino a quando l'ex marito di Daphne, Todd, non si rifà vivo. Appena uscito di prigione dopo aver scontato una condanna per aver sparato a Daphne, Todd si reca a Brea Ridge per confessare il suo eterno amore per lei. Todd, intenzionato a riallacciare i rapporti con le persone del suo passato, rifiuta di andarsene, nonostante i tentativi di Daphne di fargli lasciare la città. Quando viene trovato morto, Daphne si ritrova al centro delle indagini. Dovrà scovare l'assassino di Todd prima di diventare la prossima vittima. Farà in tempo ad arrivare in chiesa?
Una vacante imprevista
by J.K. RowlingLa primera novela para adultos de J.K. Rowling.Una gran obra de una narradora extraordinaria. Con su plaza adoquinada y su antiquísima abadía, Pagford parece un típico pueblecito inglés, un lugar idílico en el que la vida transcurre con plácida tranquilidad. Sin embargo, sus habitantes están inmersos en una realidad muy diferente. Tras la conmoción causada por la súbita muerte de Barry Fairbrother, se desencadena una auténtica batalla en sordina por ocupar la vacante dejada por Barry en el concejo parroquial, donde se dirime el destino de una urbanización de dudosa legalidad. Y cuando la tensión hace aflorar una serie de conflictos latentes que involucran a todo el pueblo -hijos contra padres, pobres contra ricos, mujeres contra maridos, alumnos contra maestros-, la pasión, la hipocresía y, especialmente, los secretos que suelen anidar en una comunidad pequeña desempeñarán un papel decisivo en el futuro de Pagford. Reseñas:«Una novela maravillosa. J.K. Rowling se sitúa a la altura de Stevenson, Conan Doyle y P.D. James. Sus dotes narrativas se combinan con su habilidad para crear personajes memorables y conmovedores, y el resultado es una novela muy representativa de Inglaterra, rebosante de rabia y ternura.»Melvyn Bragg, The Observer «Una comedia negra exquisita y en ocasiones enternecedora [...]. La prueba de fuego: creo que tendría éxito incluso si su autora no se llamara J. K. Rowling.»David Robinson, The Scotsman «Una gran novela, ambiciosa, genial, irreverente, divertida, profundamente turbadora y magníficamente elocuente sobre la Inglaterra contemporánea [...]. Este es un libro conmovedor escrito por alguien que entiende muy bien a los seres humanos y que sabe mucho de novela.»Lev Grossman, Time Magazine
Una vez fuimos famosos
by Miguel AlcantudUn terrible asesinato, unos niños sin infancia y un reencuentro ilegal que sabe a sangre. Vito, Amanda y Ponce tienen diez años. Una tarde, aburridos, matan a un bebé de dos años. Después de varios años en centros de menores salen a la calle con la promesa de reinsertarse en la sociedad. Han de buscar trabajo, llevar una vida estable y prometer no volver a contactar los unos con los otros. ¿Podrán mantener la promesa? Miguel Alcantud parte de un caso real, el de los niños asesinos de Liverpool, para articular una novela de gran impacto que reflexiona sobre la naturaleza del mal. Una vez fuimos famosos es un thriller incisivo, directo que golpea y noquea la conciencia del lector. Nacido en Cartagena en 1971, Miguel Alcantud ha dirigido cuatro películas. Es director artístico de Microteatro. En 2013 fue finalista del Premio teatral Valle-Inclán. Ha dirigido varios capítulos de Águila Roja y El Internado. En 2021 publicó su primera novela con Suma: Incertidumbre. Una vez fuimos famosos es su segunda novela.
Una vida casi perfecta: Saga de Misterio Louise Golden
by Laurie HananEl hermano de Louise es todo lo que su madre quería, alguien exitoso, con dinero, la vida resuelta y con familia. Pero esta historia no trata sobre él. De hecho nuestra protagonista, Louise lleva una vida totalmente diferente a lo que la sociedad considera éxito. Pero eso no importa, luego de un evento muy trágico ella decide mandar todo al demonio y se va muy lejos. Al paradisiaco Hawái. Tiene un trabajo muy normal: reparte el correo. El punto es, ¿Qué hace especial a Louise? ¿Por qué deberíamos interesarnos en la vida de una simple cartera? Esta también es una novela de misterio, ¿Cúal es el misterio? No es alguna leyenda hawaiana, muy interesantes por cierto. En fin Incluso en un lugar donde nunca pasa nada y la vida es muy tranquila no todos son quienes aparentan ser. Puedes identificarte con Louise si tu vida no es lo que esperabas que fuera pero sigues siendo una persona pura de corazón. Viaja con Louise a Hawái y acompañala en un viaje donde debe encontrarse a sí misma y sobrevivir la noche más oscura de su vida.
Una vida de lujo (Trilogía negra de Estocolmo #Volumen 3)
by Jens LapidusTras Dinero fácil y Nunca la jodas, llega Una vida de lujo, la última entrega de la Trilogía Negra de Estocolmo, un acerado retrato de la sociedad en que vivimos. El legado se ha transmitido. De padre a hija. De hermana a hermano.La actitud, el honor, el poder. El dinero sucio -no importa de dónde proceda- se pasará a efectivo cuando lo haya blanqueado la persona correcta: JW no ha malgastado el tiempo que ha pasado en la cárcel. Está preparando una reaparición por todo lo alto. Jorge está cansado de su rígida existencia vendiendo cafés y capuchinos. Una vida llena de lujos surge en el horizonte cuando planea su último golpe. Esta vez se trata de mucho dinero, de algo grande. Un cerebro en la sombra se encarga de la planificación. Pero la policía le pisa los talones. Un policía de incógnito se ha infiltrado en los círculos criminales de Estocolmo. Mientras, alguien quiere llegar al mismo Padrino, Radovan Kranjic. Varias personas comienzan a preguntarse ¿quién será el nuevo rey de Estocolmo cuando Radovan no esté? Las técnicas varían; protección, robo, coca, proxenetismo abren paso a nuevos negocios: la construcción, las empresas de trabajo temporal marcan los nuevos tiempos. La búsqueda de dinero, poder y una vida sin preocupaciones en un lugar al sol continúa. La meta es el dinero fácil, y una vida de lujo. Reseñas:«Por fin: un thriller épico europeo que compite con los libros de Stieg Larsson. Es un mundo criminal completamente nuevo, presentado a la perfección, y una novela frenética y apasionante.»James Ellroy «Una nueva voz que aporta solvencia narrativa, inteligencia en la creación de personajes y una inquietante verosimilitud. Otra instantánea perturbadora, acaso la más realista hasta la fecha, del antiguo paraíso nórdico zarandeado por la globalización criminal.»Lorenzo Silva «Estejoven abogado sueco es un verdadero niño prodigio de la literatura. Extraña mezcla de Bret Easton Ellis y James Ellroy, lo suyo huele a éxito seguro.»La Voz de Galicia «El mejor de la nueva hornada sueca. A diferencia de sus colegas, Lapidus no hace thriller: hace novela negra pura y dura. [...] Trilogía Negra de Estocolmo promete subvertir para siempre las bases de una novela policial suecaque esta vez no hace concesiones a lo políticamentecorrecto.»David Barba «También hay suecos que no lo parecen. Jens Lapidus, abogado defensor de notorios delincuentes de Estocolmo, se sitúa más cerca del implacable James Ellroy.»El Periódico de Catalunya «Lapidus lo que persigue es dejar al lector más perturbado al cerrar el libro que cuando empezó.»El Mundo
Una visita navideña a Romney Marshes
by Anne PerryMariah Ellison, la irritable abuela de la serie del inspector Pitt, se ve forzada a pasar la Navidad en Romney Marshes con los Fielding. Pero pasar la Navidad con ellos es algo muy diferente a lo que está acostumbrada. Cuando llega una prima de la familia, Maude Barrington, la abuela ya se ve al límite de su aguante. Maude le parece una persona poco fina, algo rara... y fascinante, aunque se ocupa bien de no decírselo a nadie y manifestar en público un ligero desdén. Pero cuando aparece muerta, la abuela, intentando descubrir lo que ocurrió, deberá enfrentarse a revelaciones sorprendentes sobre su propio pasado.Una visita navideña en Romney Marshes tiene la combinación perfecta de misterio y crimen en la ambigua sociedad victoriana, sin olvidar una ración generosa de alegría navideña.
Una visita navideña a Romney Marshes (Historias navideñas #Volumen)
by Anne PerryUna detective de la tercera edad, un asesinato en plena época victoriana y toda la magia de Anne Perry. A Mariah Ellison, la anciana mordaz de la serie del inspector Pitt, no le gusta la Navidad. Y cuando su hija y su yerno preparan un viaje a París sin contar con ella, la abuela Ellison se ve forzada a buscarse otras compañías: partirá a Romney Marshes, una región fría y ventosa, para pasar las vacaciones con los padres de Charlotte Pitt: Caroline y Joshua Fielding. Desde luego, no es el ambiente a que está acostumbrada. El lugar es aburrido y provinciano, y para colmo debe soportar la cháchara de Maude Barrington, la prima de Joshua, una mujer muy viajada y amable que a ella le parece poco fina, algo rara... y fascinante, aunque se ocupa bien de no decírselo a nadie y manifestar en público un ligero desdén. Pero cuando Maude aparece muerta, la abuela Ellison desempolvará su olfato de detective y no solo descubrirá la verdad sobre la víctima, sino que topará con algunas verdades sorprendentes sobre ella misma. La crítica ha dicho... «Una historia gratificante.» The Wall Street Journal
Una voz en la noche: Montalbano - Libro 24 (Salvo Montalbano #Volumen 24)
by Andrea CamilleriUna nueva aventura del comisario Montalbano compleja, siniestra y fascinante a un tiempo. Vigàta y Montalbano son siempre los mismos pero, en cierto modo, crecen y se transforman con cada nuevo caso. El día de su cincuenta y ocho cumpleaños, el comisario Salvo Montalbano tiene un altercado en la autopista con un conductor imprudente, un joven que resultará ser el hijo del presidente provincial. Esa misma noche se produce un extraño robo en un supermercado controlado por la familia Cuffaro, una de las más notorias de la mafia local. Cuando Guido Nicotra, el director del establecimiento, se suicida tras el durísimo interrogatorio al que lo someten Montalbano y Mimí Augello, que lo acusan de haber amañado el robo, la opinión pública pondrá al comisario y a sus hombres contra las cuerdas. Pero las cosas se complican aún más cuando la jovencísima prometida de Giovanni Strangio, el conductor temerario, aparece salvajemente acuchillada en casa de éste. Los obstáculos, uno tras otro, se suceden en las investigaciones, y Montalbano se verá envuelto en una doble trama en la que el crimen organizado y la política parecen estar dándose la mano por debajo de la mesa. Nicotra, por supuesto, no se suicidó, y para descubrir el secreto que se llevó a la tumba, Salvo decide actuar por su cuenta y tirar de todos los cabos sueltos que tiene al alcance de su intuición. Una vez más, las dos investigaciones se entrecruzarán y la incómoda verdad pondrá al descubierto una nueva sima de la avaricia humana.
Unacceptable Risk
by David DunDeep in the wilds of the Amazon jungle, a rare insect is discovered to possess an incredible substance within its body-one that can alter the cells of the human brain. It is a breakthrough that could bring untold power - or unspeakable horror. Covert operative Sam Wintripp is charged with locating a researcher who is trying to uncover the secrets of the mysterious substance. But he is not alone. A ruthless terrorist is also on the hunt, with his own twisted plans to unleash a genetic nightmare on the world. Back in the states, Sam is caught in a desperate fight for survival against both a lethal enemy and a biological time bomb with the potential to cause global devastation. With the clock ticking and the stakes rising, Sam must risk everything to save himself, his team and the future of humanity..... S
Unaccompanied Minor
by Hollis GillespieFourteen-year-old April May Manning spent her life on airplanes with her flight attendant parents. When her father dies in a crash, April's mom marries a pilot who turns out to be an abusive jerk, and gets Mom confined to a psychiatric hospital. So April takes off, literally, living on airplanes, using her mother's flight benefits, relying on the flight crews who know she's been shuttling between divorcing parents for a year. Then, there's a hijacking, but why is April's "dad" on board? April flees to the cargo hold with another unaccompanied minor she's met before, and they fight to thwart the hijackers, faking a fire, making weapons from things they find in luggage. At last, locked in the cockpit with a wounded police officer, the boy, and his service dog, April tries to remember everything her parents said to do in a crisis above the clouds. But she knows it won't be enough.
Unanswered Cries: A True Story of Friends, Neighbors, and Murder in a Small Town
by Thomas FrenchThe screams rent the night air. It was May 22, 1984, and in the small town of Gulfport, Florida, Karen Gregory was being murdered. Even after her assailant raped and stabbed her inside the house, Karen managed to get to her front porch to let out one last, desperate cry for help. More than a dozen people in the quiet suburban neighborhood heard her scream--no one came. No one called the police.
Unanswered Prayers
by Penny RichardsTHE TEST OF A MARRIAGEEva Carmichael was talented, beautiful...the girl everyone believed most likely to succeed. When she left her hometown for a new life, she never expected to one day find herself alone and pregnant, her world in ashes.But the Lord never closes a door without opening a window.... For years the young minister Howard Blake have loved Eva from afar. Now he offered to marry her. But Eva had never imagined herself as a minister's wife. And even if they survived the small-town gossips, could their marriage ever grow into the light of love?Welcome to Love Inspired™-stories that will lift your spirits and gladden your heart. Meet men and women facing the challenges of today's world and learning important lessons about life, faith and love.
Unassigned Territory
by Kem Nunn"[An] accomplished new novel that confirms the promise of Nunn's first book, Tapping the Source .... Nunn writes with a keen portentousness about the warped people in this wasteland, creating what might be described as a western gothic. His examination of cultish thought is respectful, intriguing, and funny, in a narrative that never loses dramatic momentum." — Publishers WeeklyLay preacher Obadiah Wheeler is responsible for conducting a group of missionaries into "unassigned territory," a stretch of Nevada wilderness open to evangelistic efforts. Obadiah's faith is shaky at best and no match for the tempting charms of the co-proprietor of a desert museum, raven-haired beauty Delandra Hummer. Together the two set off into the vast emptiness of the Mojave in search of a buyer for the museum's prize exhibit, an extraterrestrial relic. Their hilarious road trip — punctuated by encounters with UFO cults, wild rednecks, and hippie burnouts — throbs with violence and madness as well as the possibility of spiritual enlightenment. This "desert noir" by National Book Award nominee Kem Nunn was recognized as a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice; the author has also written for and produced numerous TV projects, among them John from Cincinnati, Deadwood, and Sons of Anarchy.
Unauthorized Passion & Intimate Knowledge
by Amanda StevensUNAUTHORIZED PASSION Jack Fury has been watching Celeste Fortune, waiting for the right moment to coincidentally meet her...and save her. But he doesn't know the sexy Celeste is an impostor! Cassie Boudreaux has been impersonating her cousin and doesn't bargain on a protector like Jack or a killer in pursuit. Now she'll need Celeste's entire feminine arsenal to outsmart one man and seduce another. INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE Penelope Moon can't believe her eyes when she sees her coma-stricken fiancé, Simon Decker, on board a passing yacht. But this Simon isn't the accountant she fell in love with. This man is tougher, stronger-sexier. Soon she's drawn into a deadly conspiracy. But will her heart end up as collateral damage...?
Unbalanced (The Jake Longly Series #7)
by D. P. LyleJake Longly is never saying yes to his father again It was a simple task. Five minutes tops. Ex-pro baseball player Jake Longly and his girlfriend, Nicole, are asked by Jake's father, Ray, a private investigator, to pick up some papers from a realtor for his business. Jake would rather be lying on the beach outside of his Gulf Shores restaurant, but he begrudgingly agrees. It'll only take a few minutes. But somehow, things are never simple in Ray's world. When Jake and Nicole reach the office, they find it empty—except for the dead body of the realtor lying on the floor, a single gunshot wound to his head. Who could've wanted him dead? The long suspect list and the numerous possible motives make untying the knot difficult. Working with the police department, Jake, Nicole, Ray, and their friend Pancake dive into the deceivingly simple investigation, which grows more complex by the minute. With millions of dollars at stake, weeding through the realtor's entanglements requires all hands on deck, and yet again, Jake is dragged into the PI business he can't seem to escape.Perfect for fans of Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich While all of the novels in the Jake Longly Thriller Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:Deep Six A-List Sunshine State Rigged The OC Cultured Unbalanced
Unbecoming Habits: And, Blue Blood Will Out (The Simon Bognor Mysteries #1)
by Tim HealdFor the sake of honey, Bognor investigates a cabal of treasonous monksAs the friars of the abbey gather for group prayer, Brother Luke stays in the garden. His tardiness is not due to an overenthusiasm for his potatoes, but to the fact that he is lying facedown in the dirt, strangled to death by his own crucifix. For Simon Bognor, this will prove inconvenient. A special investigator attached to the British Board of Trade, Bognor knows that Brother Luke was an undercover agent, come to look into charges of national agriculture secrets being smuggled across the Iron Curtain in jars of the abbey&’s famous honey. Someone killed to protect the apiary espionage, and Bognor assumes with irritation that whoever did it will kill again. A portly desk jockey with a bad eye for detail and no experience with danger in the field, Bognor approaches the abbey hesitantly, certain that among these lambs of God lurks a wolf with a taste for blood.
Unbecoming: A Novel
by Rebecca Scherm"Startlingly inventive." --The New York Times Book Review"A sheer delight to read . . . I had no idea what was going to happen from one page to the next." --Kate Atkinson On the grubby outskirts of Paris, Grace restores bric-a-brac, mends teapots, re-sets gems. She calls herself Julie, says she's from California, and slips back to a rented room at night. Regularly, furtively, she checks the hometown paper on the Internet. Home is Garland, Tennessee, and there, two young men have just been paroled. One, she married; the other, she's in love with. Both were jailed for a crime that Grace herself planned in exacting detail. The heist went bad--but not before she was on a plane to Prague with a stolen canvas rolled in her bag. And so, in Paris, begins a cat-and-mouse waiting game as Grace's web of deception and lies unravels--and she becomes another young woman entirely. Unbecoming is an intricately plotted and psychologically nuanced heist novel that turns on suspense and slippery identity. With echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith, Rebecca Scherm's mesmerizing debut is sure to entrance fans of Gillian Flynn, Marisha Pessl, and Donna Tartt.From the Hardcover edition.
Unbefitting a Lady (Castonbury Park #6)
by Bronwyn ScottIn this sexy Regency romance, an untamable young lady betrays her high-born breeding with an irresistible groom.As the Duke of Rothermere’s youngest daughter, Phaedra Montague is expected to be the dutiful darling of elegant society. Too bad, then, that this feisty Lady has swapped her dance cards and silk gowns for racing tips and breeches!With the arrival of gorgeous groom Bram Basingstoke, Phaedra can’t help but be distracted. He’s as wild and untamed as the stallion he’s training. But Phaedra is supposed to act properly at all times. Even if this dark-haired devil in a billowing white shirt is tempting her to a very improper roll in the hay . . .
Unbinding (A Novel of the Lupi #11)
by Eileen WilksIn the newest Novel of the Lupi, the human and elven worlds are both about to come under attack... After questing through the sidhe realms with her ex-hellhound lover, Nathan, Kai Tallman Michalski has finally returned home. But she knows Nathan will eventually be called back to serve his queen--and Kai will have to decide whether to enter her majesty's service as well. Sure, the job comes with great bennies, but there's one big downside: she would have to swear absolute fealty to the Queen of Winter. For now, though, Kai is glad to be home, and glad that Nathan completed his mission for his queen with surprising ease. But what seemed to be a quick conclusion turns out to be anything but. The two of them helped thwart the sidhe god of chaos--and he is not happy about that. He's got plans for them. Plans, too, for the sidhe who killed him some three millennia ago. Nor has he abandoned his plans for Earth, as they learn when chaos begins bursting out all over...
Unblessed (A Jane Halifax novel #3)
by Roger Simpson&‘Jane Halifax out of her depth and at her best. I could not put it down.&’ Rebecca Gibney, television's Jane Halifax JANE HALIFAX IS ABOUT TO DISCOVER THE GRITTY UNDERBELLY OF SILICON VALLEY Within hours of arriving in New York City, Jane is dragged into a case and finds herself up against one of the toughest minds she&’s ever had to crack: a Silicon Valley billionaire whose ex-business partner has just been murdered. Sarah Noble is the darling of the tech world – the genius behind an AI defence system that hijacks enemy missiles. But when Sarah&’s estranged business partner is killed in a mysterious plane crash, suspicion immediately falls on one of the few people who could hack the plane&’s guidance system and had a motive to do so: Sarah herself. Against her better judgement, Jane agrees to profile Sarah and is immediately drawn into a world beyond her control, where money is no object, murder a tool of trade and the stakes go straight to the heart of the United States itself.Jane Halifax will need all her forensic experience to unlock the secrets of one of the world&’s most formidable minds.
Unbound
by Nikkie LockeDean Whitley is no stranger to murder. In the small town of Hartsville, he isn’t just another one of the guys. He is a survivor of the killing spree that left his mother dead and his father heartbroken. Determined to avoid the same lonely fate, he refuses to pursue the one woman he knows he could fall for.<P><P> Payten Bailey isn’t looking for a happily ever after ending. Busy running her parents’ diner, she isn’t looking for a relationship at all in spite of her friends’ insistent prodding.<P> An unexpected, and perhaps unavoidable, kiss puts Dean and Payten on a collision course toward disaster. As things heat up between the two, something far deadlier than the temperature is rising. Dean’s worst fears come to life when Payten becomes the target for a killer. Plagued by nightmares of his mother’s murder, Dean is determined to protect Payten at any cost.<P> The small town police department struggles to find the man behind the attacks. The longer it takes to find answers, the more time a killer has to plan his final revenge.
Unbound
by Nikkie LockeDean Whitley is no stranger to murder. In the small town of Hartsville, he isn't just another one of the guys. He is a survivor of the killing spree that left his mother dead and his father heartbroken. Determined to avoid the same lonely fate, he refuses to pursue the one woman he knows he could fall for. Payten Bailey isn't looking for a happily ever after ending. Busy running her parents' diner, she isn't looking for a relationship at all in spite of her friends' insistent prodding. An unexpected, and perhaps unavoidable, kiss puts Dean and Payten on a collision course toward disaster. As things heat up between the two, something far deadlier than the temperature is rising. Dean's worst fears come to life when Payten becomes the target for a killer. Plagued by nightmares of his mother's murder, Dean is determined to protect Payten at any cost. The small town police department struggles to find the man behind the attacks. The longer it takes to find answers, the more time a killer has to plan his final revenge. Sensuality Level: sensual
Unbound (A Stone Barrington Novel #44)
by Stuart Woods<P>Stone Barrington is pulled along for the ride when a friend pursues a perilous course of vengeance in the newest novel from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Stuart Woods. <P>In the wake of a personal tragedy, former CIA operative Teddy Fay—now a successful Hollywood film producer known as Billy Barnett—takes a leave of absence to travel and grieve, and lands in Santa Fe in the company of his friends Stone Barrington and Ed Eagle. <P>There, fate hands him an unexpected opportunity to exact quiet revenge for his recent loss, from a man who helped to cover up the crime. <P>But when his enemy wises up to Teddy’s machinations, a discreet game of sabotage escalates to a potentially lethal battle. <P>From the arid splendor of the New Mexico desert to the glamour of Hollywood’s rolling hills, it will take all of Stone Barrington’s diplomacy and skill to maneuver for Teddy’s advantage while keeping innocents out of the crossfire. <P><b> A New York Times Bestseller</b>