Louise Furley Livres

Teenaged sleuths investigate a dark murder mystery. Cheyne Somerset and Pepi Nok, 16-year-old beauty pageant princesses, are enjoying the annual May Day Parade when tragedy strikes. As they wave from their float, the day takes a grim turn when they discover Lareina Castilla, a well-known mean girl, dead in the center of their float. While her murder shocks the community, few mourn her loss, and the police show little urgency in finding a suspect. When Megan Milan, Cheyne’s beloved teacher, is framed for a bombing, the girls suspect a connection between the two incidents. Determined to prove Megan’s innocence and uncover Lareina’s killer, the amateur sleuths delve into the investigation. As they follow the clues, they encounter a web of deceit that puts their own lives in jeopardy, revealing a sinister plot that threatens the entire state. Amidst the chaos, Pepi grapples with her traumatic past, which threatens to pull her into a dark spiral. With their lives at stake, the girls must race against time to seek justice. Will they survive the dangers that lurk around them? Can Pepi overcome her haunting memories and find happiness? And will each girl discover her own romantic hero? This gripping tale explores dark themes of child abuse, domestic violence, and addiction, yet remains suitable for younger readers, culminating in a hopeful ending.

A young woman washes ashore on an island that hovers between the archaic and the modern. She has no memory of who she is. Because she is unmarked, belonging to none of the three factions on the isle, brutal Warlord Kultur holds her prisoner until he can discover who she is and what her agenda may be. He wants her and is cruel and ruthless to Sislla when she denies him. Sislla, as they name her, is in dire danger as the deadly Iminims are coming from across the sea. They come to war, and they will kill any who are unmarked. For a stranger to become marked, they must have sexual relations with a marked person on three golden moons. Kultur's mother insists either he tosses Sislla back to the ocean and let her fare on her own, or have one of the village warriors mark her thereby protecting all the people from detection. But, Kultur has an issue with that. He decides he will be the one to mark his captive. The problem is, Sislla refuses to be marked. Once marked she can never leave the island and her instinct is urging her to return to the sea and find her home. The menacing Iminims are coming. What will the fearsome Kultur do, save his people, or save Sislla against her will?

Princess Činnosti has escaped from an evil king. At great risk to herself, she travels alone in dangerous forests to seek aid from the emperor to save her village from annihilation. Kazak Adarken, a vicious warlord of the emperor's elite warriors has just brutally destroyed murderous bandits with his bare hands when he hears word of a beautiful sprite on a horse racing through the woods. Intrigued, he chases after her. Cini fears she has hopped from the frying pan to the fire when the animalistic Kazak captures her and declares he has chosen her to be his wife. The brute's stunted English is guttural and heavily accented, making him appear the savage barbarian that he is. Cini adamantly declines his offer to wed, in vain. Months pass, and although Cini has started to have feelings for the male she calls the Beast that is holding her prisoner, she tricks Kazak and sneaks away to save her village. But, the evil king captures her, and after vile torture he plans to burn her at the stake. Kazak is devastated when he finds her gone and frantically searches for her for months. Will he find his bride before the king has fulfilled his vengeance and Cini breathes no more? This is a stand-alone, HEA novel. Please do not purchase if you are offended by strong language, violence, or sexual situations.

While on an archeological dig in the Amazon, Tani Starleen’s brother Holt is abducted and his two friends are murdered. Tani tries to hire Rogan Damiano, a disgraced ex-soldier and disreputable owner of a sleazy saloon to help her find Holt.Rogan’s soul is angry and bitter from what happened while he was in the military. His heart is stone cold and he refuses to help Tani, whom he has obsessed over since the first time his eyes lit on her blonde ringlets.But then, Rogan realizes she and her fiancé, the professor of the dig will be in dire danger, he rushes to her aid and rescues them from ravaging pirates.While guiding them down the perilous Amazon River in search of Holt, Rogan and his team fight off rampaging animals and rapacious humans along the way.Rogan is smitten with the delicate beauty, however there are the small problems of Tani’s abusive fiancé and Rogan’s own past that continue to barge between them.Tani is young and sweet, Rogan is tough and coarse. He knows he’s no good for her, but that won’t stop him from doing his damnedest to eliminate all of her menaces and winning her heart.

Glorie was assigned to spy on the notorious gangster Jozadak Kane, but her mission takes a dangerous turn when he captures her. Just before starting the police academy, she finds herself undercover in a saloon, tasked with gathering evidence against him. Haunted by a traumatic past that fuels her fear of men, Glorie's world spirals further when thieves invade the saloon with violent intentions. Just as she thinks she's saved, she is bound and taken away in a car by Joze, the very man she was meant to investigate. As nightmares plague her, Joze becomes determined to uncover the source of her terror and put an end to it. Despite his ruthless reputation, he senses Glorie's reluctant attraction and believes he can win her over if she would only allow him a chance. However, her perception of him as a cold-blooded criminal complicates matters, especially given the fact that he has kidnapped her. As the real threats close in on Glorie, Joze faces a critical choice: will he risk everything—his businesses, his life, and his freedom—to protect her?

Rebeka's vile stepsister, Queenie, has committed a grave offense, prompting a mobster to issue an underground warrant for her capture. Once caught, Queenie will face a grim fate in a remote wilderness, where she will be auctioned off. Abducted women face dire consequences: the unattractive may work as migrant farmers, while the young and beautiful are sold into brothels, subjected to a life of abuse and torment. In a twist of fate, Rebeka is mistakenly taken instead of Queenie, and now she must endure her sister's punishment. The auction is run by a fearsome man, Jeph, whose mere presence instills terror. However, he is also desired by women who are drawn to his dangerous nature. Unfortunately for Rebeka, she captures his attention, and he becomes determined to claim her for himself before selling her to an even more sinister figure. Jeph's intentions for Rebeka remain uncertain—will he sell her, save her, or keep her? As Rebeka is prepared for the auction, she pleads for Jeph's help, promising to do anything he asks. Her desperation is palpable as she begs him to intervene. Yet, he coldly informs her that there is nothing he can do before walking away, leaving her in a state of despair as she cries for assistance.

Controlled and desired by Krystian Ritrova, her deviant half-brother, Svetiessa is forced to trick felon-hunting warlord, Devilos Dravidian into a false trade-off. When Devilos realizes she had deceived him, he swears he will find her, and make her regret her complicity. By the time Devilos does locate the beautiful Prințesă, Sveti is near death after being captured and brutalized by torturous aliens.Unable to mete out his punishment to Sveti as her brother has issued a warrant for her return, Dev is forced to bring her back to her home planet, knowing Krystian will horribly assault her.Along the way, they crash land on an uninhabitable planet. As they make their way back to a search airship, Dev has saved Sveti's life, and lost his heart. He tricks her into marrying him and she is livid.Sveti sneaks off Dev's airship and surrenders herself to her vicious brother to save a loved one. The infuriated warlord races to reach her in time, before Krystian can destroy Dev's reluctant bride. This HEA has no cliffhangers, it contains adult themes that may not be suitable for all readers.

Wynna Pila is abducted by a horror of a villain who plans to torture her to learn the whereabouts of her diplomat uncle. She had been warned that the land outside of the city was lawless, wild and raw, and hellishly dangerous. It was true. Tied to a chair, awaiting the abuse, suddenly, the most frightening man she's ever seen in her life stood in the threshold, almost completely blocking the entire doorway. The hulking huge man with the glacially fierce face looks even more the psychopathic killer than the vicious bastard that is holding her prisoner. Fearsome blue eyes glint from under a hard ridge of raven brows, they flick around the room at the occupants, landing lastly on Wyn. The horror show male who abducted her asks, "What the hell do you want?" The monster growls from the doorway, "I want her." Moments later, men lay slaughtered scattered on the floor, and the beast of a male has Wyn over his shoulder and is out the door. Oh hell. Frying pan meet fire.

This tongue-in-cheek, quirky murder mystery is a jaunty yet grievous tale. Self-admitted geek, happy-go-lucky Rusty Dixon suddenly finds himself smack dab in the middle of a murder mystery. Devastated at the harrowing death of a good friend, Rusty finds himself bumbling through as he happens upon threads of evidence to uncover the devious deceptor. Still in the early throes of wedded bliss, the earth falls out from under Rusty's feet when murder, betrayal, and dire danger hit too close to home. As the lead suspect in his friend's as well as other connected murders, Rusty finds himself stumbling onto an exotic clue that drops him right into the murder's scheming path. Is it too late for Rusty to run away as fast as he can? Or will he be the killer's latest victim? Or, could Rusty be kidding himself and everyone else and actually really be the...vile perpetrator? Mind the sneaky little twist at the end...

Cherriana, handcuffed and led onto a prisoner transport bus, quickly becomes the center of attention among the male deputies and inmates, particularly for the corrupt deputy, Vance Malone, who orchestrated her transfer. Malone has sinister plans for the beautiful, falsely convicted young woman. Meanwhile, fellow prisoner Shawn Darkonn is unsettled by the presence of Cherriana and two female deputies on what was supposed to be an all-male transport, fearing chaos ahead. His instincts prove correct when the bus crashes off a mountain, leaving the group stranded in the treacherous wilderness. With danger lurking from both the environment and hostile individuals, Shawn dedicates himself to ensuring everyone's safety, especially Cherriana, whom he wishes to protect and claim for himself. As Vance Malone and other unsavory characters pursue their own agendas, Shawn must navigate the threats of violence and betrayal. He faces the challenge of not only keeping Cherriana safe from imminent danger but also winning her heart. The stakes rise as he contemplates whether he can secure a future for them together by getting her life sentence overturned. Will Shawn succeed in overcoming the odds for a chance at happiness with Cherriana?

Stuffing the grief and guilt from his sordid past with alcohol, Neco Bardiche is driving through a horrific storm when he spots something in the gully. He finds a young woman badly injured and unconscious. The storm has closed the roads, he has no choice but to take her to his home.When she recovers, she has no memory of who she is, who beat her, or how she ended up in the ditch. However, her subconscious tells her a danger is after her.As Neco searches for the woman they name Casie's real identity, he falls for her and presses her to stay and build a relationship with him.But, the danger she'd feared finds Casie and abducts her. Neco races to find Casie before the menace silences her forever.

After a mission gone terribly wrong, young and inexperienced FBI agent, Kesindra Jasmari is exiled with her disgraced team to an extremely rural, foreign country. Her SAC tells her she’s there just to help out the local authorities until the heat of their failed mission dies down. He warns her to keep an eye out for the aliens that have been spotted there. He should have warned her harder. While investigating a series of murders in the forested land, Kesi finds herself with a dangerous outlaw alien, Martier Dravidian dogging her every step. If that’s not enough to worry about, the serial killer has turned their sights on her too. Martier and his outlander crew have taken over the town with their own planned agenda, and that’s when the Hades hits the fan. Even deadlier, more horrific creatures show up and seize the villagers to use as spare body parts. The leader of the grisly creatures is annoyed that the human females he uses for his savage sex don’t survive more than one session with him. He takes Kesi captive, hoping she can endure his torture long enough to take her back with him to his home planet for more fun. Will Martier get to Kesi in time to save her? If so, will she forgive him for what he did to her without her consent when he claimed her? This is a stand-alone, HEA novel. Please do not purchase if you are offended by strong language, violence, or sex scenes.

The second Commander Bayou DaRocco's gaze lights on Livy Stirling, his green eyes turn into molten emeralds. Bay thought he'd been shot through the heart with Cupid's freakin' arrow.Heeding the advice from his friends that directly asking her out will have her turning her nose up in the air and freezing him out, Bay makes a plan. He doesn't count on Jered Kenaz, the deranged serial killer who had kidnapped, raped and murdered numerous women to come out of the woodwork and snatch Livy up, the only one of his victims who got away. The first time.How on earth is Bay going to find Livy and rescue her before Kenaz succeeds this time in his sick savage desires to brutally torture then kill Livy?

Ketherine DeMar has inherited 50 % of a business with her corrupt step-father, Talon holding the other half. Along with his crooked partners, Talon is forcing Keti to sign paperwork for a bridge that will cause harm to indigent natives. A gangster known as Johnnie Frog comes to town to kill Keti so she can't sign the paperwork and then Talon's bridge will default to Johnnie. Also in town, is a deviant killer who is heinously torturing and murdering the adult children of the business partners. Wanting to keep their disreputable secrets private, Talon persuades the local sheriff to relinquish the investigation of the murders to the mysterious Wolfgang Valdimar. The minute Wolf lays eyes on Keti he wants her. He coerces her against her will to stay with him, and agree to do everything he commands, including sleeping with him. While seeking out the monstrous serial killer, Wolf devotes the rest of his energy to getting Keti on board with his plans for a lifetime together. This is a stand-alone, HEA novel. Please do not purchase if you are offended by strong language, violence, or sex scenes. Warning to readers, there may be triggers. If you are sensitive in that respect, please bypass this thriller.

Jace Nico and his team could be up to their despicable necks in murder. Lissa Mallory saw something she shouldn't have and she ran. Jace chased her, caught her, and claimed her as his prize. She disagreed. Abducting her, Jace holds her captive on a ship heading to Europe, determined to learn her deadly secret and to win her over. It isn't going to be easy, she wants no part of whatever devious scheme he is involved in. Plus, she has sworn off men. When Jace discovers Lissa Mallory has only existed for two years, he tricks her into marriage to keep her at his protective side while he works to figure it all out. His enduring patience in trying to win Lissa over comes to an end when the past she is hiding from reaches out and grabs her. Jace has to fight the ticking minutes, using all his skills to find her, and snatch her from the jaws of impending torturous death. This romance novel is not a run-of-the-mill, jump into love at first sight story. It is a suspenseful adventure of two people slowly coming together along with a sprinkling of sex, while immersed in intrigue and danger. It is a HEA with no cheating or cliffhanger.

Fourteen years after an inexplicable devastating event, exiled Kessa Kent returns home to Oregon attempting to reconcile with her estranged family. Unfortunately, her family members remain unforgiving, blaming and hate filled towards her. Rejected once again, Kessa thinks it's best she cuts all ties with them and return to her lonely cabin in Maine. That is, until the murders start and the police suspect Kessa is somehow involved. A local deputy, Grayson Whitewolf, decides to plunge into the past and investigate the mysterious, unsolved tragedy that caused Kessa's family to shatter into pieces and throw her away. Will Grayson ultimately end up arresting Kessa, or loving her? Can he uncover and stop the killer that is quickly cutting all the loose threads that could expose the past?

Anyalia Marvaux is on her way to work when she is suddenly snatched off the sidewalk and tossed into a luxury bus. Inside the bus is a group of debauched people, half are on their way to suffer their comeuppance for wrong doing, the other half are the mercenaries hired to take them to Anton de Vos. Déisi Zukov, the cold, harsh man who abducted Anya keeps her away from the other rapacious men, yet he manhandles and threatens her himself as he transports her from bus to plane to train until they land far away in a foreign country. Anton de Vos is an evil man who has kidnapped Anya's beloved grandfather to obtain a formula that will devastate millions but will make him wealthy beyond all means. He hired Déisi Zukov to capture Anya and bring her and the formula to him. Once he has the formula he will kill Anya's granddad and keep Anya for his own depraved pleasure. The wrench in the works, is that the brutal Déisi falls hard and fast for Anya and plots to save her from de Vos. Moreover, he plans to seduce her and keep her for himself. Problem is, de Vos owns Déisi, and if Déisi defies him, de Vos will see that Déisi and his brothers are imprisoned for life. Will Déisi live up to his nickname, a čelu vlad, Death Comes, and defeat de Vos and rescue Anya and her granddad? This story contains graphic language and explicit adult content.

Shantilly Lane and her twin sister, Summer run their family-owned restaurant called Crystal Petals. Not only is she beautiful, but Shanti is a spectacular artist and has a shop displaying her paintings and crafts next door.Shanti is occasionally hired to paint portrayals of wealthy owners' gorgeous estates. At the last one in Napa, a multiple murder occurred in a winery chateau, and while unwittingly pursuing evidence, Shanti exposed the assassin.Relieved that the whole ordeal was behind her, she excitedly tells Summer that she has been hired by a blue-blooded rancher to paint his ancestral posh manor and farmstead. Throw in outings of horseback riding and fancy barbecues at Red Gem Farm and Shanti eagerly flies to Brimstone Glen, Utah to meet the affluent clan and begin her magical artistry. But then, a heartbreaking murder occurs, then another, then an attempt on Shanti's own life spurs the young woman to uncover clues leading to the identity of the killer.Finding herself in dire danger, can Shanti depend on help from a handsome stranger and a possible budding romance, or is he the very one she should be suspicious of?

Járon Rameau, AKA the Silent Death, has set the scene for a covert mission when he finds a young woman draped almost lifeless on a horse trespassing in his woods. Not knowing if the woman has been sent to spy on him, or kill him, Járon holds her captive until he can find out who she is and what her agenda is. While attending an ambassador's party, Keyleigh St. James was abducted by Maximillion Mandrake. Now, after managing to escape Mandrake's lascivious clutches, she is injured, starved, and unconscious when the horse she's stolen inadvertently wanders onto Járon's property. When Keyleigh regains consciousness and comprehends her precarious situation, she doesn't dare tell Járon her identity as her family is in danger. He treats her mean enough as it is. But, Járon does minister to her injuries, introduces her to the unusual farm animals that are his cover, and he saves her from a band of rapacious bandits. By the time Járon and Keyleigh realize they have fallen for each other, Keyleigh is again snatched by Mandrake, the very person Járon had been sent to stop from assassinating a diplomat. Will Járon get there in time to prevent the assassination, and apprehend Mandrake before he flees the country with Keyleigh? This is a stand-alone, HEA novel. Please do not purchase if you are offended by strong language, violence, or sexual situations.