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Valentine: a Novel of Psychological Terror
by Tom SavageJillian Talbot has a beautiful home in New York's Greenwich Village, a string of bestselling suspense novels, a handsome and adoring lover. She has something else too. A special fan who sends her pretty, heart-shaped messages-with an unmistakable warning in blood-red letters. A killer has invaded her privileged sanctuary. Soon he will imprison her in a nightmare more real than the fiction she creates.
Valentines and Murder (The Darling Deli #30)
by Patti BenningHappy Valentine's Day... Or is it? The first few weeks of Moira Darling's new year have been promising so far. Her husband is taking steps toward focusing more on his microbrewery, she's had some time to read and relax, and romance is brewing at the deli, just in time for Valentine's Day. She couldn't be happier when David comes home one night with the news that he has found a business partner to help take some of his private investigation cases, but her enthusiasm is quickly dampened when a string of murders occurs, and each one appears to be connected to her husband and his new partner. Moira struggles to figure out who the killer is, all the while living in constant terror that her beloved husband will be the next victim.
Valentino Pier
by Reed Farrel ColemanIt all begins when PI Gulliver Dowd is approached by Ellis Torres, a street kid, on Valentino Pier in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Ellis has lost his dog, and after Gulliver helps to find the dog for him, they go their separate ways. So when Ellis is discovered beaten, unconscious and left for dead not far from the pier early the following morning, Gulliver is horrified--and suspicious. He sets out to find the attacker and learn why the boy was targeted. What Gulliver uncovers by way of bizarre clues--amidst threats of danger to himself and his loved ones---leads him on his most curious case yet. Undeniably, there is something amiss at Valentino Pier.
Valentino Pier (Gulliver Dowd Mystery)
by Reed Farrel ColemanIt all begins when PI Gulliver Dowd is approached by Ellis Torres, a street kid, on Valentino Pier in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Ellis has lost his dog, and after Gulliver helps to find the dog for him, they go their separate ways. So when Ellis is discovered beaten, unconscious and left for dead not far from the pier early the following morning, Gulliver is horrified—and suspicious. He sets out to find the attacker and learn why the boy was targeted. What Gulliver uncovers by way of bizarre clues—amidst threats of danger to himself and his loved ones—leads him on his most curious case yet. Undeniably, there is something amiss at Valentino Pier.
Valentino Will Die (Bianca Dangereuse Hollywood Mysteries #2)
by Donis CaseyWHO IS TRYING TO KILL HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST LOVER?Though Bianca LaBelle, star of the wildly popular silent movie serial "The Adventures of Bianca Dangereuse", and Rudolph Valentino, the greatest screen idol of all time, have been friends for years, in the summer of 1926 they are finally making their first picture together. Despite their success, one evening at Bianca's fabulous Beverly Hills estate, a troubled Rudy confesses that he has received anonymous death threats.In a matter of days, filming comes to an abrupt halt when Rudy falls deathly ill. It could be poison, but it's definitely not a coincidence.As Rudy lies dying, Bianca promises him that she will find out who is responsible. Was it one of his many lovers? A delusional fan? Or perhaps Rudy had run afoul of a mobster whose name Bianca knows all too well? With the help of P.I. Ted Oliver she dives into investigating the end of what had seemed to be the charmed life of Valentino.The inimitable Bianca brings her star power to the role of female private investigator in Valentino Will Die, a propulsive Hollywood mystery novel, sure to thrill fans of Golden Age movies.
Valentino's Love-Child
by Lucy MonroeUnder the Sicilian sun, Valentino’s mistress tempts him like no other! A blazing-hot romance from the USA Today–bestselling author.Their relationship is scorching, its intensity unmatched, the desire indescribable. Only, love can never be mentioned . . . But Faith Williams—Valentino Grisafi’s stunning, intriguing American lover—is testing his resolve. He said he’d never marry again, that his principles won’t allow it.The one person to tame the untamable Valentino is Faith—the woman who’s carrying his child . . . “Monroe has set a new standard for Harlequin Presents. It will be hard for others to reach her level now . . . I felt like I was in Sicily while lost in the pages of this romantic tale . . . Be sure to check out this heartwarming read!” —Fresh Fiction“Lucy Monroe has a fabulous love story on her hands with Valentino’s Love-Child. Faith is a heroine readers will relate too on so many levels and Valentino is her perfect hero.” —Fallen Angel Reviews
Valentino's Love-Child & Innocent Secretary . . . Accidentally Pregnant: Valentino's Love-Child\Innocent Secretary...Accidentally Pregnant
by Lucy Monroe Carol MarinelliclassicsclassicsclassicsclassicsSeduced under the Sicilian sun... Valentino's Love-Child Their relationship is scorching and its intensity is unmatched... Only love can never be mentioned. But Valentino Grisafi's stunning, intriguing American lover is testing his resolve. He said he'd never marry again. His principles won't allow it. The one person to tame the untamable Valentino is the woman now carrying his child... Innocent Secretary...Accidentally Pregnant Plain Emma Stephenson doesn't look like a tycoon's assistant, but for playboy Luca D'Amato, breaking through her no-nonsense attitude is his favorite new game. Emma thought all they'd be sharing was an office-not a bed! Now he's offering her a promotion, and she's trying to find the words to tell him...she's pregnant!
Valentino: Stories
by Loren D. EstlemanA collection of stories featuring a UCLA film archivist who searches for lost footage—and finds trouble insteadThough he shares his name with the most famous heartthrob of the silent era, Valentino is not part of film history. Rather, he is a scholar of it, working at UCLA to help find and preserve rare films. But not all movies are lost because of careless storage. Some were hidden deliberately, and there are those who will kill to ensure they stay that way. In these short stories, Valentino&’s searches for missing motion pictures become dangerous investigations, and he is forced to decide what&’s more important—preserving film history, or preserving his own neck.Comprised of timeless short stories that have appeared in Ellery Queen&’s Mystery Magazine, Loren D. Estleman&’s Valentino: Film Detective shows why Estleman is considered a master not just of film history, but of the enduring art of murder, which golden-age Hollywood did so much to perfect.
Valhalla
by Newton ThornburgA post-apocalyptic doomsday novel from&“one of the truly great American writers of the 20th century&” (The Guardian). In the dystopian future, the government has collapsed, cities are burning, and a roving gang called Mau Mau is marauding across America. A drifter named Walter Stone finds refuge at a lakeside camp, where the survivors of a plane crash have met up with other refugees, and are struggling with a constantly changing cast of leaders, as well as limited supplies. Across the lake stands the palatial Valhalla, a mansion well supplied with food and ammunition, where a wealthy junkman and his daughters live. The goal is to take control of Valhalla. The obstacles are certain death across the lake, rootless bands of killers threatening the camp, and a way of life that is quickly slipping away. &“A commanding writer of unusual power and delicacy.&” —The New Yorker &“A born storyteller.&” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Valhalla
by Robert J. MrazekAlong the Greenland ice cap, an expedition team makes an astounding discovery. Buried five hundred feet below the ice cap is the wreckage of an ancient ship--and nine perfectly preserved Vikings. Rune markings indicate it went missing in 1016 BC. <P><P> Energized by the find, retired Air Force general Steven Macaulay assembles the foremost scholars of Norse archaeology, including Harvard academic and master decoder Lexy Vaughan. But the mission is violently sabotaged--because this discovery holds the key to a mystery that will change the human race. <P> To put together the pieces of the puzzle, Macaulay and Lexy plunge headlong into a web of chaos and betrayal--all the while hunted by a covert primeval society that will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.
Valhalla Rising (Dirk Pitt #16)
by Clive Cussler"Clive Cussler has no equal," writes Publishers Weekly, and he proved it again with the intricate plotting and astonishing set pieces of his number-one bestselling Atlantis Found. Fans wanted to know how he could possibly top it--and the answer is Valhalla Rising.<P> It is July 2003. In the middle of its maiden voyage, the luxury cruise ship Emerald Dolphin suddenly catches fire and sinks. What caused it? Why didn't the alarms go off? What was its connection to the revolutionary new engines powering the ship? NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt races to rescue the passengers and investigate the disaster, but he has no idea of the bizarre events that are about to engulf him.<P> Before the next few weeks are over, Pitt will find himself confronted by an extraordinary series of monsters, both human and mechanical, modern and ancient. He will tread upon territory previously known only to legend. And, at the end of it all, though many lives will be lost, and many saved, it is Pitt's own life that will be changed forever...<P> Filled with dazzling suspense and breathtaking action, Valhalla Rising is Cussler at the height of his storytelling powers.
Valiant Defender: Valiant Defender Lost Christmas Memories Deadly Christmas Duty (Military K-9 Unit #8)
by Shirlee McCoyHis daughter’s been taken…The last showdown in the Military K-9 Unit seriesAfter relentless searching, Captain Justin Blackwood’s closing in on the Red Rose Killer. But when his daughter becomes a target, the hunt turns personal. With the help of his new partner, Captain Gretchen Hill, and his K-9, Quinn, Justin will race to save his daughter and bring down his nemesis once and for all…or die trying.
Valiant Hope (Homeland Heroes #3)
by Donna FleisherCan Chris forgive the unforgivable? If not, is she willing to pay the cost? A cost that may be more than she ever imagined . . . There&’s nothing Chris McIntyre hates more than child abuse. And now one of the children at Kimberley Square&’s new gymnasium is showing the signs—signs Chris knows all too well. With no evidence to take to the police, the tough-as-nails former soldier knows it&’s time to take matters into her own hands. But her anger at the abuser goes deeper than defending an innocent child. Memories haunt Chris—memories of her own childhood and her own father. As these memories locked inside her well up into a rage that threatens to consume her, she finds it impossible to forgive. But how can she continue as a Christian while harboring hatred in her heart? One remarkable man may hold the answers to help Chris sort through the agonizing secrets of her past. To help her find a road to peace. But the route threatens to take her to a place she thought she&’d never again have to go—a place she swore she&’d die before ever seeing again.
Valiant Soldier, Beautiful Enemy (Three Soldiers Ser. #3)
by Diane GastonA British soldier finds love on the battlefield in this sweeping historical romance of the Napoleonic Wars.While fighting under Wellington in the Peninsular War, Captain Gabriel Deane saved a French widow from his own marauding compatriots. Though the brave soldier has known his share of pain, nothing has wounded him more deeply than her rejection of his hand in marriage.Saying no to Gabriel broke Emmaline Mableau’s heart, but being a soldier’s widow had already cost her family too much. Now she wears Gabriel’s ring around her neck: a reminder of the man who can never be hers.But as the wars continue to rage, Emmaline’s son grows up to seek vengeance against his mother’s attackers. Now Emmaline’s hand trembles as she goes to knock on Gabriel’s door, determined to make a proposal of her own . . .
Valiant Tracker (K-9 Unit)
by Elle James Elizabeth HeiterFrom two bestselling authors, two action-packed romance novels featuring sexy military heroes and adorable dogs.Six Minutes to Midnight by Elle JamesNavy SEAL “T-Mac” Trace McGuire is assigned to protect army specialist Kinsley Anderson and Agar, her IED-detecting dog. When they’re shot at and nearly blown up, T-Mac admires Kinsley’s ability to hold her own. On the run from terrorists, T-Mac is trained to ensure their safety and survival in the African desert. He’s prepared for every scenario but one: falling for the woman whose life is in his hands.K-9 Defense by Elizabeth HeiterIn the wilds of Alaska, grieving former marine Colter Hayes shuts out the world . . . until he and his combat tracker dog become Kensie Morgan’s last hope of finding her long-missing sister. The improbable mission starts to rekindle Colter’s desire to rejoin the world—while saving Kensie from a killer unsettles his heart. Can they find all they are searching for before it’s too late?
Valkyrie
by Mike Sims MARÍA GABRIELA GUZMÁN MIGUELVickie es una ejecutiva corporativa de carrera con una personalidad letal, de asombrosa inteligencia y creatividad. Se asemeja a una rosa roja, en apariencia hermosa, y tiene ojos hipnóticos como la flor de la violeta, pero aquellos inescrupulosos descubrirán sus espinas. Las adversidades de la vida la han convertido en una víctima; sin embargo, eso solo ha fortalecido su temperamento y le ha hecho desarrollar habilidades para salir victoriosa ante determinadas personas y situaciones. Valquiria es la continuación de la historia que comenzó con Vickie, en este libro se enfrenta a un juego corporativo perverso que manipula a la gente necesitada. Vickie va a poner todo en riesgo para luchar en contra de las injusticias. Las circunstancias se tropiezan con el destino mientras ella influye en la vida de muchos y obtiene la atención de otros. ¿Cuáles serán las consecuencias de sus acciones a lo largo de esta historia?
Valkyrie Reborn: A Reverse Harem Urban Fantasy (Valkyrie's Legacy #1)
by Allyson Lindt Nixie JadeShe’s the last Valkyrie, cursed by Odin to die and be reborn again and again. The immortal men she’s been fated to love throughout history are searching for her in this life to keep her alive.Kirby’s an elite sniper, trained by the gods to execute their enemies. When those same deities turn on her, she turns to the only person left she can trust. Her handler helps her plan her vengeance. He’s her partner and protector, but she wants the one thing from him he refuses to give—his affection.Starkad would go to war with the gods to protect Kirby, but there’s one thing he can’t do for her—tell her the truth about their past. That his wolf has never stopped searching for her, his mate. That she’s cursed because she surrendered her immortality for him in her first life. If he tells her too soon, he risks her destruction.When fate tosses Kirby’s other mates from her past back in her path—a Celtic Trickster god and an Egyptian God of Fertility—memories of her previous lives begin to emerge. She needs to recall everything to become a Valkyrie again and regain her immortality. If the gods she’s hunting get to her first, she’ll be ripped from her shifter, from her gods, one more time. But this time, there may be no returning from death.Start reading this reverse harem paranormal suspense today, and see why readers say Valkyrie Reborn is a “story where nothing is quite what it appears to be”, “an addictive fast read”, and “PHENOMENAL!!!”Author's Note: Please visit my website for trigger warnings associated with this book.
Valle de fuego
by Sandra BecerrilNi la muerte puede acabar con el amor más intenso. Mia, una joven escritora, está obsesionada con encontrar al asesino de Ian, un exitoso director inglés con quien mantuvo una relación sentimental durante mucho tiempo. Poco antes de su brutal homicidio en México, Ian realizó un viaje misterioso a Las Vegas, por lo que Mia decide ir a Nevada acompañada de Noah, su amante, para buscar pistas que la lleven al criminal y poder cobrar venganza. La primera parada de su travesía colmada de pasión, excesos, codependencia y esquizofrenia, será en Valle de fuego, sitio donde ambos encontrarán el escenario perfecto para su autodestrucción. Mia empezará a desconfiar hasta de su propia sombra y descenderá por una vorágine de sentimientos en la que todos serán culpables o cómplices hasta demostrar lo contrario.
Valley Of Silence: Number 3 in series (Circle Trilogy #3)
by Nora RobertsThe six members of the Circle are united at last - and prepared for the final battle. Led by sorcerer Hoyt Mac Cionaoith, they stand shoulder to shoulder with the local people of Geall. Together they must defeat the vampire queen Lilith and her army: or lose the world to her dark embrace.But one of the Circle is hiding a troubling secret. To lead her people into battle, Geall's scholar-princess Moira must follow her destiny and become their queen. But she must also deal with her growing feelings for Cian, the vampire - and a love as impossible and fraught with danger as the war they must face together . . .
Valley Thieves
by Max BrandAt last, Silvertip faces his bitterest enemy--in a final, deadly showdown! With his great stallion, Parade, and his ferocious wolf, Frosty, the legendary Silvertip brought many a desperado to justice. Yet the vicious outlaw Barry Christian escaped his grasp, until Silvertip tracked him down to the wild mountains around Blue Water. To even the score, Christian stole Silvertip's famous animals. Then he lured two of Silvertip's pards to his hideout in the valley. Now Silvertip will meet the scoundrel on his own turf--and settle their feud in a blaze of six-guns!
Valley Thieves
by Max BrandAt last, Silvertip faces his bitterest enemy—in a final, deadly showdown! With his great stallion, Parade, and his ferocious wolf, Frosty, the legendary Silvertip brought many a desperado to justice. Yet the vicious outlaw Barry Christian escaped his grasp, until Silvertip tracked him down to the wild mountains around Blue Water. To even the score, Christian stole Silvertip’s famous animals. Then he lured two of Silvertip’s pards to his hideout in the valley. Now Silvertip will meet the scoundrel on his own turf—and settle their feud in a blaze of six-guns!
Valley of Ashes (A Madeline Dare Novel #4)
by Cornelia ReadMadeline Dare trades New York's gritty streets for the tree-lined avenues of Boulder, Colorado when her husband Dean lands a promising job. Madeline, now a full-time homemaker and mother to beautiful toddler twin girls, has achieved everything she thought she always wanted, but with her husband constantly on the road, she's fighting a losing battle against the Betty Friedan riptide of suburban/maternal exhaustion, angst, and sheer loneliness. A new freelance newspaper gig helps her get her mojo back, but Boulder isn't nearly as tranquil as it seems: there's a serial arsonist at large in the city. As Madeline closes in on the culprit, the fires turn deadly-and the stakes tragically personal. She'll need every ounce of strength and courage she has to keep the flames from reaching her own doorstep, threatening all she holds most dear.
Valley of Bones
by Eric WilsonFor millennia, two groups of immortals have roamed the earth in a spiritual chess game for human souls. Now they enter the time of Final Vengeance. On one side are the Collectors--unholy, undead entities who feed on misery and blood. In opposition are the Nistarim--saints raised from their tombs during the Nazarene's resurrection, who work to protect mankind. Natira, a powerful Collector infused with Judas's blood, is on the verge of finding the last of the Nistarim. To destroy them all in one master stroke, he must find the Nazarene's Crown of Thorns which is believed to be buried near Jerusalem. But the Nistarim have a potent weapon of their own, a boy who carries immortal blood. He has been hiding and waiting until now, when both sides collide in a battle of biblical proportions at Israel's historic Valley of Bones. The Jerusalem's Undead Trilogy takes readers on a riveting journey, as imaginative fiction melds with biblical and archaeological history.
Valley of Bones
by Michael GruberThe startling reviews of Tropic of Night announced Michael Gruber as one of the most talented thriller writers to debut in many years. Now, with the much-anticipated publication of Valley of Bones, Gruber fulfills that genre-bending promise as perhaps no writer since Graham Greene, with a genuinely exhilarating thriller that simultaneously offers a profound, deeply provocative exploration of the nature of faith itself.The setting is Miami. Rookie cop Tito Morales arrives at the Trianon Hotel to investigate a routine disturbance call -- and, to his shock and horror, watches as a wealthy oilman plunges ten stories and impales himself on a nearby fence. Soon Morales is joined by detective Jimmy Paz, famous throughout the city for solving -- or at least providing a plausible solution to -- the so-called Voodoo Murders that left Miami burning months earlier.Together Paz and Morales enter the hotel and discover, in the dead man's room, a most unusual suspect, an otherworldly woman by the name of Emmylou Dideroff. She emerges from a rapturous, prayerlike state and admits that she had a motive for killing the oilman. Ultimately, she says she wants to confess, and asks for a pen and several notebooks in which to convey the details of her confession.What Emmylou writes is nothing like what Paz expects; he enlists psychologist Lorna Wise in an effort to make sense of things that go beyond Emmylou's explanation of the murder: details of childhood abuse, of other crimes committed, of regular communion with saints -- and with the devil. Is she mentally disturbed or playacting in hopes of getting declared unfit for trial? Or does she really believe herself to be an instrument of God? And why is it that so many people -- including Paz's biological father -- are suddenly interested in the contents of these notebooks and in preventing them from becoming public?As Valley of Bones moves toward its startling and dramatic finale, Emmylou's "confessions" lead Jimmy Paz, Lorna Wise, and Tito Morales down a series of unexpected and dangerous turns that puts them in the path of perhaps the most terrifying evil imaginable and forces each of them to confront questions about faith, love, and the possibility of the miraculous.
Valley of Dreams
by June GadsbyWhen Kelly Taylor divorces her husband, she decides to make a new start with her ten-year-old son, Alex, in the tiny hamlet of Labadette in rural France. Alex becomes increasingly close to Jean-Paul Borotra, a shepherd in the Pyrenees, and their closest neighbour. But there is tragedy surrounding the Frenchman and, despite the attraction she feels, Kelly holds back from developing their friendship further. And then, when Alex goes to visit his father in London, events take a frightening turn.