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Gabriel Fairchild's valor during battle earns him the reputation of hero, but costs him both his sight and his hope for the future. Abandoned by the fiancée he adored, the man who once walked like a prince among London's elite secludes himself in his family's mansion, cursing his way through dark days and darker nights. Prim nurse Samantha Wickersham arrives at Fairchild Park to find her new charge behaving more like a beast than a man. Determined to do her duty, she engages the arrogant earl in a battle of both wit and wills. Although he claims she doesn't possess an ounce of womanly softness, she can feel his heart racing at her slightest touch. As Samantha begins to let the light back into Gabriel's life and his heart, they both discover that some secrets -- and some pleasures -- are best explored in the dark ...

Toto dílo slouží jako nepřeberná klenotnice rad, jak z vlastní síly čerpat energii i optimismus a tím si upevňovat zdraví a životní vyrovnanost.

An enchanting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell that will make you believe in the power of destiny--and desire--all over again. . .She Sees His Face Everywhere. . .Lady Alethea Vaughn Channing is haunted by a vision of a man in danger--the same man who she has seen in dreams time and time again. She doesn't even know his name, and yet she feels the connection between them, knows she is the only one standing between him and disaster.. . .Yet They Have Never MetBut rakish Lord Hartley Greville is capable of protecting himself, as he has proven more than once in his perilous work as a spy for the crown. If he's to carry out his duty, he'll need to put aside the achingly beautiful woman with the strange gift. And yet, when Alethea's visions reveal a plot that could endanger children, Hartley will not be able to ignore the destiny that binds them together--or resist the passion burning between them. . .Praise for Hannah Howell and If He's Wicked"Fans will gladly follow Howell from the Scottish Highlands to London for her new trilogy." -- Publishers Weekly"The superbly talented Howell never disappoints." -- Romantic Times

Haunted by the unsolved kidnapping of two girls for twenty-five years, Minneapolis homicide detective Lucas Davenport faces a chilling return to the case when their bodies are discovered. This revelation plunges him into a dark and complex investigation that forces him to confront his deepest fears and the shadows of the past, revealing a nightmare that challenges his skills and resilience like never before.

Lucas Davenport investigates the discovery of several bodies in an abandoned Minnesota farmyard, discovering the work of a local serial killer who has been murdering one victim every summer for years. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the Virgil Flowers series.

The first body, that of a young woman, is found on a Minneapolis riverbank, her throat cut, her body scourged and put on display. Lucas Davenport, with the Minneapolis Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, knows that whoever did this is pushed by brain chemistry. There is something wrong with him. This isn’t a bad love affair.The second body is found three weeks later in a farmhouse six miles south. Same condition, same display—except this time it is a man. Nothing to link the two victims, nothing to indicate that the killings end here.“This guy…” Lucas says. He took a deep breath and let it out as a sigh. “This guy is going to bust our chops.” And soon he is going to do far, far worse than that…

Lady Olympia Wherlocke has the gift of foresight. When Lady Agatha Mallam asks Olympia to locate her brother so he can rescue her from an arranged marriage, she knows exactly where to find Lord Brant Mallam, Earl of Fieldgate. What happens next is something she never envisioned… Since his betrothed died, Lord Brant Mallam has drowned his sorrow with wine and women. His dissolute ways have only emboldened his calculating mother. But with the help of the enchanting Olympia, he concocts a daring plan to end his mother’s devious designs for his sister. While each step in their bold scheme works to perfection, the sins of the past could unravel a growing desire that neither Olympia or Brant can control…

In the final novel of Nora Roberts’s Dream Trilogy, Laura struggles to mend a broken heart and broken family—until someone from her past makes all of her dreams come true… Laura Templeton found out the hard way that nothing in life is guaranteed. The daughter of a wealthy hotelier, she had always known comfort, privilege, and security. But by the age of thirty, her storybook marriage had been destroyed by her husband’s infidelity. Laura’s divorce left her both emotionally and financially devastated—but determined to rebuild her life without the Templeton fortune. Laura had always defined herself as a wife, a daughter, or a mother. Now, she must finally discover Laura the woman... Don't miss the other books in the Dream Trilogy Daring to Dream Holding the Dream

Autor úspěšného titulu "Nevyšlapanou cestou" se v knize zamýšlí nad tím, co se děje po smrti člověka. Fiktivní příběh o posmrtném životě zaujme úvahami o tom, jak obohatit svůj život na zemi.

Erin, fotografka života v přírodě, nevěří žádnému muži, dokonce ani svému otci. Po strýci zdědí diamantový důl v Austrálii, který může, ale nemusí být nalezen. V každém případě je dědictvím ohrožen Erinin život. Román z prostředí okouzlující australské divočiny je napínavým, avšak zároveň i romantickým thrillerem.

Lady Catryn Gryffin de Warrennová a její syn se stanou terčem útoku hrabivého švagra, sira Morrise, jenž se chce po smrti svého bratra a Catrynina manžela za každou cenu dostat k rodinnému dědictví. Unese Catrynina synka a zoufalá matka ukradne kočár šlechtice Oriona Wherlocka, aby mohla únosce pronásledovat. Orion Wherlocke se hrou osudu stane jejím pomocníkem v boji za získání syna, a nejen tím… Během strastiplného pronásledování pocítí jeden ke druhému velkou náklonnost, která se změní v lásku. Vzdá se sir Orion kvůli krásné Catryn staromládeneckého způsobu života?

WHEN A GANG CARRY OUT A DARING DRUGS RAID ON A HOSPITAL PHARMACY, DURING WHICH SEVERAL STAFF ARE INJURED AND ONE MEDICAL ORDERLY IS BRUTALLY KILLED, THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN INSIDE JOB. FOR LUCAS DAVENPORT, THIS CASE IS ABOUT TO GET PERSONAL. WEATHER KARKINNEN, LUCAS S SURGEON WIFE, WAS DUE TO PERFORM A HIGH-PROFILE OPERATION ON THE DAY OF THE RAID, AND AS AN UNWITTING OBSERVER OF THE CRIMINALS DESPERATE GETAWAY, SHE IS NOW IN GRAVE DANGER. AS THE CULPRITS EMBARK ON A SERIES OF VICIOUS MURDERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE ANY WITNESSES, IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT A CITY GANGSTER RING KNOWN AS THE SEED IS BEHIND THE ATTACKS. WITH THE BODY-COUNT RISING, DAVENPORT KNOWS THAT TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO IDENTIFY THE INSIDE PLANT IN THE HOSPITAL BEFORE THE GANG CATCHES UP WITH WEATHER ONCE AND FOR ALL.

The extraordinary new Prey thriller from the No. 1 New York Times-bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner.

An epic novel of adventure in the grandest tradition of historical fiction, Empires of Sand takes us on a thrilling, unforgettable journey.As civilizations collide around two men, a battle for survival, for love, and for a destiny written in a desert's shifting sands.The year is 1870. Paris is under siege, and two boys, best friends and cousins, are swept from their life of privilege. A brutal killing forces Michel deVries — called Moussa — to flee to his mother's homeland in North Africa. A family disgrace forces Paul deVries to seek redemption in the French military.Ten years will pass before they come face-to-face again. Now Moussa has become a desert warrior and a beautiful woman's forbidden lover, while Paul leads an ill-fated French force into the Sahara. Against a breathtaking landscape of blazing sands and ancient mysteries, these two men face a struggle that will shatter lives across two continents — and force them to choose between separate dreams and shared blood....

Nevšedný umelecký predmet s názvom Rubínové prekvapenie je zatiaľ neočakávaným darom v rukách nič netušiacej šperkárky Laurel Swannovej. Tá je, ešte skôr než zistí, o čo ide, vtiahnutá do hry, v ktorej ide každú chvíľu o život.

August 1400: Nach einem Schiffbruch findet sich Moira Robertson an der rauen Nordwest-Küste Schottlands wieder – das Unwetter hat ihr alles geraubt, außer den Kleiderfetzen, die sie am Leib trägt – und dem geheimnisvollen Fremden, der ihr auf dem Schiff zu Hilfe kam. Auch wenn sie langsam zu dem respektlosen Unbekannten Vertrauen fasst, fürchtet sie, sich an dem Feuer, das er in ihr entfacht hat, zu verbrennen... Tavig MacAlpin ist auf der Flucht. Ein Edelmann - zu Unrecht des Mordes angeklagt. Mit der Suche nach Verbündten hat er eigentlich genug zu tun. Doch der rothaarigen Schönheit, die ihm das Schicksal geschickt hat, ist er sofort verfallen...

When it comes to creating unforgettable criminal characters, nobody does it better than Emmy Award winner Stephen J. Cannell, the force behind such acclaimed TV hits as "The Rockford Files," "The Commish," "Wiseguy," and "The A-Team." Now come Cannell's most engaging characters yet -- a spirited assortment of clever con artists. King Con vs. The Don Raised in a world of flimflams, come-ons and con-jobs, Beano Bates has done so well he's earned a spot on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. But his lucky streak vanishes after a card game in which he scams a cool eighty grand from a notorious Mafia don -- who retaliates by having Beano nearly beaten to death. For the first time in his legendary career, Beano wants more than a big score -- he wants justice. Aided by a beautiful, no-nonsense female prosecutor and a legion of crafty cousins, all accomplished grifters, Beano, the king of the cons, puts together the ultimate swindle -- a well-planned sting of strategy, skill and deception. The target is America's most feared mob kingpin and his psychopathic brother. And in this game, winner takes all!

Saga familiale située chez de riches producteurs de vin californien, les Giambelli. Entre amours, jalousie, complots et trahisons, trois générations de femmes oeuvrent au bon fonctionnement de l'empire vinicole.

Zatraceně slavná, krásná a bohatá, ale především strašně osamělá - takový je život filmové hvězdy Katherine Bennetové. Má peníze, slávu i moc, ale její soukromý život je v troskách. Čerstvě rozvedená hvězda zůstává se svým synem, který se postupně dostává na scestí. I přestože je slavná, dostává se do stále větší izolace. Míjí se se správnými lidmi, ti špatní se s ní stýkají jen ze sobeckých důvodů. Je bezbranná zejména vůči bezcharakterním mužům, kteří se ji snaží využít ku svému prospěchu. Román je strhujícím a naprosto realistickým portrétem krásné ženy, vlastnící vše, co jen svět může nabídnout, s výjimkou jediné hodnoty, kterou si přeje ze všeho nejvíce: někoho, kdo by opravdu miloval Katherinu Bennetovou, nikoli idol filmového plátna. (nakladatel)

Emma a trois ans quand elle est arrachée par son père, riche et célèbre musicien de rock vivant à Los Angeles, aux bas-fonds de Londres ainsi qu’aux mauvais traitements d’une mère alcoolique et droguée. Alors que la vie paraît enfin sourire à la petite Emma, c’est le drame : elle assiste, impuissante, au meurtre de Darren, son demi-frère de deux ans. Sous le choc, Emma enfouit au plus profond de sa mémoire le souvenir du visage du ravisseur, tandis que grandit en elle un terrible sentiment de culpabilité : elle n’a pas su protéger son petit frère adoré. D’autant que, malgré une longue enquête, le meurtrier n’a jamais été retrouvé. Adulte, Emma devient une photographe célèbre. Mais la petite fille en elle n’a jamais oublié le drame. L’image imprécise du meurtrier hante ses cauchemars. Pour vivre enfin en paix, Emma va devoir le démasquer. Mais pour y parvenir, il lui faudra provoquer un scandale retentissant, et mettre en danger sa propre vie…

Amies intimes depuis l'enfance, Laura et Claire ont l'une et l'autre pleinement réussi. Laura, qui se consacre à la vente d'oeuvres d'art à l'étranger, connaît avec son mari, Doug, une vie sentimentale épanouie. Et si Claire, directrice d'un prestigieux magazine de décoration, a connu l'échec conjugal avec Philippe, son métier et surtout sa fille Nathasha lui apportent l'équilibre et le goût de vivre. Pourtant, ce bonheur qui leur semblait si sûr recèle la menace de terribles orages. Alors que Claire est brutalement frappée par la maladie, Laura va devoir affronter dans son couple une épreuve qu'elle n'imaginait pas. L'énergie, l'amitié, la foi dans l'avenir leur permettront-elles de faire face?

Richard, hlavní hrdina úspěšného televizního seriálu, se stává podezřelým z vraždy. Lidé jsou zabíjeni podle scénáře a policie v čele s inspektorem Toddem dlouho tápe. Vraždí Richard, který si není vědom svých činů, či jeho plagiátor?

Anglie, fiktivní hrad Glencairn, 1196. Aiden Brinlaw je opravdový rytíř – hezký, odvážný a neohrožený a za své hrdinské činy se mu dostalo velké odměny: má se oženit s královskou princeznou. Než k tomu však dojde, Aiden dostane od prince Jana ještě jeden úkol – má potvrdit nárok anglického království na hrad hluboko na území Skotska. Domnívá se, že pro člověka jeho schopností to bude jednoduché, dokud se nesetká se svou soupeřkou, krásnou lady Evelyn. Tato dcera skotského zemana požaduje hrad Glencairn pro svého syna. Nic ji nedonutí opustit domov svých předků a k dosažení svého cíle je ochotná využít všech ženských zbraní. Román je volným pokračováním úspěšných příběhů Tajemství sokolího hradu a Nebezpečné kouzlo.

Par deux fois, à quelques semaines d'intervalle, Kerry McGrath fait une constatation troublante : le Dr Smith, chirurgien plasticien, donne à ses patientes le visage de Suzanne, une jeune femme assassinée quelques années plus tôt. Alors procureur-adjoint, Kerry avait fait condamner le mari de Suzanne... Saisie de doutes, Kerry veut faire rouvrir le dossier, mais personne ne semble y tenir, ni son patron, ni son ex-mari, ni même son vieil ami, le sénateur Hoover...

Tibetské kláštory ukrývajú nielen dávne duchovné tajomstvá, ale aj materiálne relikvie nesmiernej ceny. Patrí medzi ne aj vzácny kus hodvábu z chrámu Azúrových mníchov, ktorý sa záhadne stratil a vynára sa znova pri vražde, ktorej náhodnou svedkyňou sa stala Dani Warrenová, odborníčka na uchovávanie a reštaurovanie historických tkanín, počas stretnutia s obchodníkom. Hoci ju do Tibetu pozvali iba nevinne vyzerajúcu konzultáciu, od tej chvíle je ohrozený aj jej život.

"New York Times"-bestselling author Howell delivers the second novel in the passion-filled adventures of the MacEnroy brothers, seven daring Scotsmen who take on America in her most turbulent days--and capture the hearts of the ladies each is destined to wed. Original.inal.

The Winthrops are America's royal family, and its Prince Charming is the sexy, charismatic Gary Winthrop. Now the man on his way to becoming the Senate's brightest new star is found murdered in his home-the latest in a series of incidents that have killed five members of the family in a single year. One of the last people to see Gary Winthrop alive is Washington anchorwoman Dana Evans. She makes it her mission to investigate these seemingly random tragedies, little realizing that her search will sweep her across several continents, place her and her young son in grave danger, and lead her to a truth that will astound the world.

New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell brings the proud heart of Scotland to life in her magnificent novels. Now the seven MacEnroy brothers are about to take America by storm . . . Off the New England coast, courageous Mehitabel Ampleford wields a rifle to protect her home from a brutish band of men who are after her land. She will not be intimidated, but their attacks are growing fiercer, and just as their latest confrontation threatens violence, a bold stranger appears out of the ocean mists to send the raiders packing. Geordie MacEnroy has seen the ravages of war in his mountain town—and in the injuries suffered by his youngest brother; now, his restless soul is calling him to find sanctuary by the sea. His long journey to the beautiful coastline of his adopted homeland feels like a new beginning as lovely Mehitabel, so wise and self-sufficient, offers blessed hope for healing his brother’s wounds. Geordie envisions a beautiful life with her as his bride, but a woman who has fought so fearlessly for her home may not willingly surrender all for his love . . . “This will be a hit with fans of historical and Scottish romances.” —Booklist on The Scotsman Who Saved Me

Po tragickej udalosti vo vysokých horách Wyomingu sa Alana Reevesová nedokáže rozpamätať na šesť dní svojho života, ani na okolnosti smrti svojho partnera v speváckom duete i v manželstve z rozumu. Amnézia jej nedovoľuje pokračovať v kariére speváčky country piesní a prijíma bratovu ponuku, aby sa po mesiaci vrátila na jeho ranč, z ktorého sa s Jackom vydali na osudnú túru a kde mu má pomáhať starať sa o turistov. Hoci nerada, prichádza opäť na miesta, ktoré jej spôsobili toľkú bolesť, ale boli tiež svedkami jej prvej veľkej lásky....

Světoznámý autor přináší ve spolupráci s vynikajícím psychiatrem pomoc a rady, jak se vyrovnat s úskalími života a dosáhnout klidu mysli, spokojenosti a osobního štěstí.