Author: Paula Roe
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373731558
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Banker Luke De Rossi must sell the Australian beach house he inherited from his mobster uncle, fast. But then he runs up against Beth Jones. Is she the rightful tenant? A reporter out for a scoop? His uncle's lover? Luke wants answers--almost as much as he wants Beth. The last thing Beth needs is this hunky magnet for media attention breathing down her neck. She has a lot to hide. And falling hard for Luke as he gets closer--and tries to evict her --isn't helping things. Separately, they have each made their bed. Now they'll lie in it...together.
Bed of Lies
Author: Paula Roe
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373731558
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Banker Luke De Rossi must sell the Australian beach house he inherited from his mobster uncle, fast. But then he runs up against Beth Jones. Is she the rightful tenant? A reporter out for a scoop? His uncle's lover? Luke wants answers--almost as much as he wants Beth. The last thing Beth needs is this hunky magnet for media attention breathing down her neck. She has a lot to hide. And falling hard for Luke as he gets closer--and tries to evict her --isn't helping things. Separately, they have each made their bed. Now they'll lie in it...together.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373731558
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Banker Luke De Rossi must sell the Australian beach house he inherited from his mobster uncle, fast. But then he runs up against Beth Jones. Is she the rightful tenant? A reporter out for a scoop? His uncle's lover? Luke wants answers--almost as much as he wants Beth. The last thing Beth needs is this hunky magnet for media attention breathing down her neck. She has a lot to hide. And falling hard for Luke as he gets closer--and tries to evict her --isn't helping things. Separately, they have each made their bed. Now they'll lie in it...together.
Bed of Lies
Author: Shelly Ellis
Publisher: Dafina
ISBN: 1617734047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
“Shelly Ellis is a new favorite to our list.” —Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors With his drama-filled marriage behind him, Evan Murdoch has finally found happiness with his longtime friend turned fiancée, Leila Hawkins. But when his party boy brother, Terrence, is seriously injured in a car accident, a gossiping press puts the family back in the spotlight. Soon Terrence could face a lawsuit—and much worse, if his vengeful half-brother, Dante, has his way. Terrence’s only bright spot is journalist C.J. Aston—but is she really on his side, or does she have another motive?. . . While Terrence struggles to recover from his injuries, Paulette, the little sister of the family, is struggling with a secret: she’s pregnant, and unsure whether the father is her blackmailing ex or her husband. Amid the turmoil, Evan does his best to stay above the fray, but a shocking revelation makes that impossible—he’s a Murdoch after all, and trouble seems to be their business . . . “Secrets abound in this full-bodied tale.” —USAToday.com “This fantastic novel is replete with scandal, entitlement, treachery and passion up to the surprising end.” —RT Book Reviews “Drama, hot sex, and betrayals are all wrapped up in this addictive yet well-written story.” —AAMBC Book Club on Best Kept Secrets
Publisher: Dafina
ISBN: 1617734047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
“Shelly Ellis is a new favorite to our list.” —Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors With his drama-filled marriage behind him, Evan Murdoch has finally found happiness with his longtime friend turned fiancée, Leila Hawkins. But when his party boy brother, Terrence, is seriously injured in a car accident, a gossiping press puts the family back in the spotlight. Soon Terrence could face a lawsuit—and much worse, if his vengeful half-brother, Dante, has his way. Terrence’s only bright spot is journalist C.J. Aston—but is she really on his side, or does she have another motive?. . . While Terrence struggles to recover from his injuries, Paulette, the little sister of the family, is struggling with a secret: she’s pregnant, and unsure whether the father is her blackmailing ex or her husband. Amid the turmoil, Evan does his best to stay above the fray, but a shocking revelation makes that impossible—he’s a Murdoch after all, and trouble seems to be their business . . . “Secrets abound in this full-bodied tale.” —USAToday.com “This fantastic novel is replete with scandal, entitlement, treachery and passion up to the surprising end.” —RT Book Reviews “Drama, hot sex, and betrayals are all wrapped up in this addictive yet well-written story.” —AAMBC Book Club on Best Kept Secrets
Bed of Lies
Author: Pam Champagne
Publisher: Entangled: Select Suspense
ISBN: 164063083X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Ace Bear has no love for the small coastal town of Spruce Harbor, Maine. When he returns as a DEA officer to investigate a cocaine ring operating in the area, he is forced to confront the woman he loved twelve years ago. Even though he believes she betrayed him, the ties between them remain strong. Brenna can’t believe the man who deserted her years ago has the nerve to show up in Spruce Harbor and act all innocent, as if he didn’t destroy her world. When she finds out why he’s returned, fear for her brother forces her to cooperate with his investigation. As layers of lies are revealed and they fight for their lives, Brenna and Ace try to recapture the love they once shared. But they’ll have to learn to trust each other again, and there’s a ruthless killer out there who is ready to end their second chance.
Publisher: Entangled: Select Suspense
ISBN: 164063083X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Ace Bear has no love for the small coastal town of Spruce Harbor, Maine. When he returns as a DEA officer to investigate a cocaine ring operating in the area, he is forced to confront the woman he loved twelve years ago. Even though he believes she betrayed him, the ties between them remain strong. Brenna can’t believe the man who deserted her years ago has the nerve to show up in Spruce Harbor and act all innocent, as if he didn’t destroy her world. When she finds out why he’s returned, fear for her brother forces her to cooperate with his investigation. As layers of lies are revealed and they fight for their lives, Brenna and Ace try to recapture the love they once shared. But they’ll have to learn to trust each other again, and there’s a ruthless killer out there who is ready to end their second chance.
The Bodyguards of Lies
Author: Christopher Whelan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1509957014
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
This book uses real-world examples, case studies, and commentary from practitioners to reveal the many and varied strategies American and English lawyers use to protect truth. It shows how they tackle their conflicting duties, and highlights the 'tragic choices' lawyers everywhere routinely make through their 'power of decision'. What emerges are new ways of understanding the critical role lawyers play in society – and their professional responsibilities. 'Truth is so precious it should always be protected by a bodyguard of lies.' Churchill said this about wartime deception plans, but lawyers' clients may think their truth - especially an 'inconvenient truth' - is so precious it too should be protected. Lawyers are 'bodyguards of lies' when they use so-called 'tricks of the trade' not only to keep clients' secrets but to construct a reality that is far from real. But should they? Lawyers have a divided loyalty. The book presents a unique and fascinating account of what happens when lawyers' duties to clients conflict with their duties to the legal system, and looks in detail at the ethical codes and laws that regulate their conduct.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1509957014
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
This book uses real-world examples, case studies, and commentary from practitioners to reveal the many and varied strategies American and English lawyers use to protect truth. It shows how they tackle their conflicting duties, and highlights the 'tragic choices' lawyers everywhere routinely make through their 'power of decision'. What emerges are new ways of understanding the critical role lawyers play in society – and their professional responsibilities. 'Truth is so precious it should always be protected by a bodyguard of lies.' Churchill said this about wartime deception plans, but lawyers' clients may think their truth - especially an 'inconvenient truth' - is so precious it too should be protected. Lawyers are 'bodyguards of lies' when they use so-called 'tricks of the trade' not only to keep clients' secrets but to construct a reality that is far from real. But should they? Lawyers have a divided loyalty. The book presents a unique and fascinating account of what happens when lawyers' duties to clients conflict with their duties to the legal system, and looks in detail at the ethical codes and laws that regulate their conduct.
Castle of Lies
Author: Kiersi Burkhart
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab ®
ISBN: 1541546814
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Thelia isn't in line to inherit the crown, but she's been raised to take power however she can. She's been friends with Princess Corene her whole life, and she's scheming to marry Bayled, the heir to the throne. But her plans must change when an army of elves invades the kingdom. Thelia, her cousin Parsifal, and Corene become trapped in the castle. An elf warrior, Sapphire, may be Thelia's only hope of escape, but Sapphire has plans of their own. Meanwhile, an ancient magic is awakening within the castle, with the power to destroy the whole kingdom. Can Thelia find a way to protect her future—and her life?
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab ®
ISBN: 1541546814
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Thelia isn't in line to inherit the crown, but she's been raised to take power however she can. She's been friends with Princess Corene her whole life, and she's scheming to marry Bayled, the heir to the throne. But her plans must change when an army of elves invades the kingdom. Thelia, her cousin Parsifal, and Corene become trapped in the castle. An elf warrior, Sapphire, may be Thelia's only hope of escape, but Sapphire has plans of their own. Meanwhile, an ancient magic is awakening within the castle, with the power to destroy the whole kingdom. Can Thelia find a way to protect her future—and her life?
City of Lies
Author: Lian Tanner
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375896961
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Goldie Roth is a trained thief and a skilled liar. Along with her friend Toadspit, she's supposed to be one of the Keepers of the mysterious Museum of Dunt. But although she desperately wants to be a Keeper, she will not leave her sick parents to do so. But when Toadspit's sister Bonnie is stolen, he and Goldie are forced to follow the child-stealers to the neighboring city of Spoke. Along the way, Toadspit too is captured, and Goldie is caught up in the Festival of Lies, where every word she says means something else and no one can be trusted. There, Goldie discovers some dangerous secrets—secrets that the child-stealers will kill to protect. She will need all her skills as a thief and a liar if she is to survive and save her friends.
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375896961
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Goldie Roth is a trained thief and a skilled liar. Along with her friend Toadspit, she's supposed to be one of the Keepers of the mysterious Museum of Dunt. But although she desperately wants to be a Keeper, she will not leave her sick parents to do so. But when Toadspit's sister Bonnie is stolen, he and Goldie are forced to follow the child-stealers to the neighboring city of Spoke. Along the way, Toadspit too is captured, and Goldie is caught up in the Festival of Lies, where every word she says means something else and no one can be trusted. There, Goldie discovers some dangerous secrets—secrets that the child-stealers will kill to protect. She will need all her skills as a thief and a liar if she is to survive and save her friends.
Cryptid Club
Author: Sarah Andersen
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524882488
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The latest from New York Times bestselling, Goodread's Choice Award-winning, Eisner Award-nominated and Ringo Award-winning author Sarah Andersen is a delightful peek into the secret social lives of some of the world's most fascinating, monstrous, and mysterious creatures. Do you hate social gatherings? Dodge cameras? Enjoy staying up just a little too late at night? You might have more in common with your local cryptid than you think! Enter the world of Cryptid Club, a look inside the adventures of elusive creatures ranging from Mothman to the Loch Ness Monster. This humorous new series celebrates the unique qualities that make cryptids so desperately sought after by mankind (to no avail). After all, it's what makes us different that also makes us beautiful.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524882488
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The latest from New York Times bestselling, Goodread's Choice Award-winning, Eisner Award-nominated and Ringo Award-winning author Sarah Andersen is a delightful peek into the secret social lives of some of the world's most fascinating, monstrous, and mysterious creatures. Do you hate social gatherings? Dodge cameras? Enjoy staying up just a little too late at night? You might have more in common with your local cryptid than you think! Enter the world of Cryptid Club, a look inside the adventures of elusive creatures ranging from Mothman to the Loch Ness Monster. This humorous new series celebrates the unique qualities that make cryptids so desperately sought after by mankind (to no avail). After all, it's what makes us different that also makes us beautiful.
Web of Lies
Author: Jennifer Estep
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439155445
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Following up the first book in her new "Elemental Assassin" series, Jennifer Estep's Web of Lies once again brings readers into sexy assassin Gin Blanco's world, which is populated with giants, goth dwarves, elementals, and some kick-butt BBQ. Curiosity is definitely going to get me dead one of these days. Probably real soon. I’m Gin Blanco. You might know me as the Spider, the most feared assassin in the South. I’m retired now, but trouble still has a way of finding me. Like the other day when two punks tried to rob my popular barbecue joint, the Pork Pit. Then there was the barrage of gunfire on the restaurant. Only, for once, those kill shots weren’t aimed at me. They were meant for Violet Fox. Ever since I agreed to help Violet and her grandfather protect their property from an evil coal-mining tycoon, I’m beginning to wonder if I’m really retired. So is Detective Donovan Caine. The only honest cop in Ashland is having a real hard time reconciling his attraction to me with his Boy Scout mentality. And I can barely keep my hands off his sexy body. What can I say? I’m a Stone elemental with a little Ice magic thrown in, but my heart isn’t made of solid rock. Luckily, Gin Blanco always gets her man...dead or alive.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439155445
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Following up the first book in her new "Elemental Assassin" series, Jennifer Estep's Web of Lies once again brings readers into sexy assassin Gin Blanco's world, which is populated with giants, goth dwarves, elementals, and some kick-butt BBQ. Curiosity is definitely going to get me dead one of these days. Probably real soon. I’m Gin Blanco. You might know me as the Spider, the most feared assassin in the South. I’m retired now, but trouble still has a way of finding me. Like the other day when two punks tried to rob my popular barbecue joint, the Pork Pit. Then there was the barrage of gunfire on the restaurant. Only, for once, those kill shots weren’t aimed at me. They were meant for Violet Fox. Ever since I agreed to help Violet and her grandfather protect their property from an evil coal-mining tycoon, I’m beginning to wonder if I’m really retired. So is Detective Donovan Caine. The only honest cop in Ashland is having a real hard time reconciling his attraction to me with his Boy Scout mentality. And I can barely keep my hands off his sexy body. What can I say? I’m a Stone elemental with a little Ice magic thrown in, but my heart isn’t made of solid rock. Luckily, Gin Blanco always gets her man...dead or alive.
Queen of Lies
Author: Kel Carpenter
Publisher: Kel Carpenter
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
My second year at Daizlei Academy didn’t kill me. It did something so much worse. It killed her. And the world will never be the same because of it. Anastasia thought she could own me. The Supernatural thought they could control me. They didn’t realize the darkness they courted until the walls of Daizlei came crushing down around us. I always thought of myself as hard. Unbreakable. Unbeatable. Until someone beat me. Now…I was broken and I planned to use all my sharp edges for the one thing I had left. Revenge. **Warning: as the characters mature and grow so does the story. This novel is recommended for readers 16+. Fans of Kelly St. Claire, Elise Nova, Michelle Madow, and Olivia Wildenstein will be enthralled but this young adult urban fantasy romance.**
Publisher: Kel Carpenter
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
My second year at Daizlei Academy didn’t kill me. It did something so much worse. It killed her. And the world will never be the same because of it. Anastasia thought she could own me. The Supernatural thought they could control me. They didn’t realize the darkness they courted until the walls of Daizlei came crushing down around us. I always thought of myself as hard. Unbreakable. Unbeatable. Until someone beat me. Now…I was broken and I planned to use all my sharp edges for the one thing I had left. Revenge. **Warning: as the characters mature and grow so does the story. This novel is recommended for readers 16+. Fans of Kelly St. Claire, Elise Nova, Michelle Madow, and Olivia Wildenstein will be enthralled but this young adult urban fantasy romance.**
The Devil's Bed
Author: William Kent Krueger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743478835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
From the creator of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Cork O'Connor mystery series comes a haunting, atmospheric, conspiracy thriller. When President Clay Dixon's father-in-law—a former vice president—is injured in a farming accident, First Lady Kate Dixon returns to Minnesota to be at his side. Assigned to protect her, Secret Service agent Bo Thorsen soon falls under Kate's spell. He also suspects the accident is part of a trap set for Kate by David Moses, an escaped mental patient who once loved her. What Bo and Moses don't realize is that they're caught in a web of deadly intrigue spun by a seemingly insignificant bureaucratic department within the federal government. Racing to find answers before an assassin's bullet can kill Kate, Bo soon learns that when you lie down with the devil, there's hell to pay.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743478835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
From the creator of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Cork O'Connor mystery series comes a haunting, atmospheric, conspiracy thriller. When President Clay Dixon's father-in-law—a former vice president—is injured in a farming accident, First Lady Kate Dixon returns to Minnesota to be at his side. Assigned to protect her, Secret Service agent Bo Thorsen soon falls under Kate's spell. He also suspects the accident is part of a trap set for Kate by David Moses, an escaped mental patient who once loved her. What Bo and Moses don't realize is that they're caught in a web of deadly intrigue spun by a seemingly insignificant bureaucratic department within the federal government. Racing to find answers before an assassin's bullet can kill Kate, Bo soon learns that when you lie down with the devil, there's hell to pay.