Download or read book The Former Assassin s Guide to Snagging a Reluctant Boyfriend written by Alice Winters and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cassel When I gave up life as a hitman, I thought everything was going to be better. I was going to become a PI, help people, and live normally... and then I met Jeremy, the most perfect man to have ever saved my life (I mean, he might be the only one who has saved my life, but he's still the best at it). From that point on, it was all over for me--I knew we were meant to be. The issue is that he doesn't... quite seem to realize that. But when he's targeted by criminals (literally, someone just shot at his head), he needs to rely on someone, so why not me? He might not know about my past as a hitman or that I don't need to be protected, but I'm prepared to do everything I can to save the day. Jeremy When my past comes back with a vengeance, I've never felt so alone and out of my element. That is, until Cassel offers me information that I desperately need, forcing me to drag him straight into danger. The issue is that he's too sweet and innocent for this world and I'm not sure that I'm strong enough to protect him, but I can't bring myself to push him away. As truths come to light, I realize that maybe Cassel isn't quite who I thought he was, and maybe we're not so different after all. While you can read The Former Assassin's Guide on its own, you'll get maximum enjoyment by reading The Hitman's Guide series first. This book contains speedy car chases and not-so-speedy ATV rides, a wager Cassel is determined to win even if it kills him, and way-too-tight sparkly spandex suits.

Download or read book The Hitman s Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love written by Alice Winters and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when a snarky hitman and a by-the-book PI cross paths? Leland Being a hitman has its perks, but I never thought getting an accidental mooning by an attractive PI while he's caught on a fence would be one of them. While it's not exactly love at first sight, he's captured my interest and won't let go.Suddenly, I find myself caught in a game of cat and mouse, determined to attract the attention of Jackson, the PI who should be my enemy. He pretends like he's not flattered by my flowers and the mentions of my totally-not-fictitious blow-up doll Randy (or was it Dandy?), but I know better. Why else would he be teaming up with me to bring down Hardek, one of the city's most ruthless criminals? JacksonEven though the cops are telling me that the hitman is a notorious contract killer, I can't help but admit that I'm drawn to him. He's funny, charismatic, and attractive. There's no way this ridiculous man can be the person the cops are after.But when Leland ends up at my doorstep injured, I'm faced with a tough choice. It's my duty to hand him over to law enforcement, but my heart has other plans. I want to keep him. To protect him. To be with him. Though one question remains: why in the world does the man have so many d*mn guns?Contains: shenanigans on a swing that you would NOT find at a playground, a car chase that sadly doesn't have flips or explosions, a horsey ride sans horse, cuddles, an exuberant mutt, a suspicious chief of police, and lots and lots of laughs.

Download or read book Daughter of the Forest written by Juliet Marillier and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daughter of the Forest is a testimony to an incredible author's talent, a first novel and the beginning of a trilogy like no other: a mixture of history and fantasy, myth and magic, legend and love. Lord Colum of Sevenwaters is blessed with six sons: Liam, a natural leader; Diarmid, with his passion for adventure; twins Cormack and Conor, each with a different calling; rebellious Finbar, grown old before his time by his gift of the Sight; and the young, compassionate Padriac. But it is Sorcha, the seventh child and only daughter, who alone is destined to defend her family and protect her land from the Britons and the clan known as Northwoods. For her father has been bewitched, and her brothers bound by a spell that only Sorcha can lift. To reclaim the lives of her brothers, Sorcha leaves the only safe place she has ever known, and embarks on a journey filled with pain, loss, and terror. When she is kidnapped by enemy forces and taken to a foreign land, it seems that there will be no way for her to break the spell that condemns all that she loves. But magic knows no boundaries, and Sorcha will have to choose between the life she has always known and a love that comes only once. Juliet Marillier is a rare talent, a writer who can imbue her characters and her story with such warmth, such heart, that no reader can come away from her work untouched. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Ghost of Lies written by Alice Winters and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hiro Though I was born with the ability to see the dead, I struggled with it until my brother was killed and his ghost was left behind. Now, I'm determined to figure out who is responsible for his death... the problem is that Detective Maddox Booker, the one working the case, is a grumpy and stubborn man who wants nothing to do with me and definitely doesn't believe in ghosts. It doesn't help that I keep finding myself looking ridiculous in front of the detective, thanks to interfering ghosts who enjoy laughing at my expense. Still, the more I'm around Maddox, the more I realize that beneath that surly exterior is a kind and caring man who will do anything to help. Maddox When another man dies, I know we have a serial killer on our hands-the same murderer who has remained elusive for a year and a half. To add to my frustration, I keep running into Hiro at crime scenes only to hear him claim that he can talk to ghosts. The words of the dead could lead us to the serial killer and even tell us who is next, but ghosts? There's no such thing as ghosts. Hiro is determined and charming, and no matter what I do, I can't stop letting him get involved. He's definitely snagged my attention, but when he nearly winds up dead, I know he's getting closer to the truth-and if I don't do something soon, he might be next. Ghost of Lies is full of action, mystery, humor, and romance. Though more is planned for this couple, the mystery is solved and there is a happy ending.

Download or read book Firekeeper s Daughter written by Angeline Boulley and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A PRINTZ MEDAL WINNER! A MORRIS AWARD WINNER! AN AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD YA HONOR BOOK! A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Soon to be adapted at Netflix for TV with President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground. “One of this year's most buzzed about young adult novels.” —Good Morning America A TIME Magazine Best YA Book of All Time Selection Amazon's Best YA Book of 2021 So Far (June 2021) A 2021 Kids' Indie Next List Selection An Entertainment Weekly Most Anticipated Books of 2021 Selection A PopSugar Best March 2021 YA Book Selection With four starred reviews, Angeline Boulley's debut novel, Firekeeper's Daughter, is a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community, perfect for readers of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange. Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug. Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source. But the search for truth is more complicated than Daunis imagined, exposing secrets and old scars. At the same time, she grows concerned with an investigation that seems more focused on punishing the offenders than protecting the victims. Now, as the deceptions—and deaths—keep growing, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she’ll go for her community, even if it tears apart the only world she’s ever known.

Download or read book Dagger in the Sea written by Cat Porter and published by Wildflower Ink, LLC. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’ve always gotten what I wanted by the power of my charm. Or simply by force. Not this time. I shouldn’t have kissed her, but I had no idea who she was. Gorgeous, mesmerizing, hot as f**k, and more than ten years younger than me–Adriana, billionaire heiress. And the girlfriend of Alessio, one of the mafia princes I’m after on my current mission. I shouldn't have taken that sinful taste of her. She was my kind of danger, and I only want more. When an assassin stalks her, I jump in and save her life. But I’m no white knight and she knows it. They all know it. Alessio and his treacherous brother, Luca make me a deal–they'll give me what I want if I keep Adriana safe. Dammit, are you kidding me? Bodyguard the queen of my dirtiest fantasies? The most perfect and most off limits, forbidden woman I’ve ever wanted? I have no choice. Suddenly we're all headed to the Greek islands on their luxury yacht. I need to focus. I need to stop wanting Adri. I need to get off this yacht alive. One lie, one kiss, one bullet all lead to an unlikely alliance Adri and I never saw coming. And an explosive passion neither of us can deny. I had no idea what I was in for. – Lose your heart to ambitious mafia fixer, Turo and Adri in their slow burn steamy romance adventure standalone. Sizzling with underworld bad boys, angsty twists and turns, and fiery heat, set in a decadent jet-set Mediterranean playground – "Deliciously provocative and intense!" - review "Consuming, heart-racing escape overflowing with romance and passion!" - review *This slight age gap Greek island billionaire romantic suspense action adventure novel with bodyguard and mafia crime elements is intended for mature readers only. It contains adult language, violence, and graphic scenes*

Download or read book Sniper vs Spotter written by Cari Z and published by GallagherWitt. This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mortal-enemies-turned-furniture-breaking-lovers August Morrison and Ricardo Torralba have found a groove that suits them both. They’ve teamed up as hired guns, they live together, and by some miracle, they haven’t killed each other. It’s the closest to normal they’ll ever have, and they love it. But their guns-and-roses future is thrown into chaos when Ricardo’s past comes crashing into their present. What begins as a favor for an old friend—well, “friend,” but don’t tell August—quickly spirals into something far bigger than they anticipated. Now they’re in way over their heads with powerful people on both sides of the law, and it’s going to take more than snark and explosions to see them through. Nevertheless, there will be plenty of snark and explosions, because this is August and Ricardo, and no one would expect any less. In between the smoke and sarcasm, though, they are determined to bring an evil operation crashing down… no matter who they have to work with to get the job done. And no matter who they have to kill. Sniper vs Spotter is the sequel to the apparently-it-doesn’t-want-to-be-a-standalone Hitman vs Hitman, which absolutely was supposed to be a standalone, but August and Ricardo (predictably) refused to be contained. Our audiobook narrator also shares some of the blame, Michael. So here we are. Fans of L.J. Hayward and Alice Winters will love this assassin duo featuring a grumpy special forces veteran and the irreverently sunshine billionaire who drives him up a wall. Come for the enemies to lovers, stay for the feels. And explosions.

Download or read book Ghost Trapped written by Bl Maxwell and published by Valley Ghosts Series. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It seems there's a wealth of restless spirits needing a nudge to move on their way, and the Running Scared Paranormal Research team are anxious to help. Taking a job in Old Sacramento, Wade and Jason soon realize there's a more than average haunting at The Hitching Post restaurant. Built over the old tunnels and hidden under many of the businesses, they find a world of spirits that have been forgotten. Until now. Jason is excited to take on one of their first big jobs as an official paranormal research group, but this case is different than anything they've encountered before. He reaches out for help from someone connected to the spirit realm who has first-hand knowledge on what it'll take to ensure their safety and complete the job, but will it be enough? Wade is thrust into a world he's tried to stay on the edges of. He's been to haunted houses with Jason in the past, but he doesn't consider himself an expert. His newfound abilities will be tested in ways he never imagined, and only he knows how much he can handle, both physically and mentally. After being injured, he once again faces the fact that the spirits he's always feared have the ability to hurt them. In this situation, the person who can help the most, may not be a person at all. A gay paranormal romance thriller.

Download or read book Teddy Spenser Isn t Looking for Love written by Kim Fielding and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fizzy, fun, and full-of-heart romcom.” —Booklist Some people search their whole lives to find love. He just wants to avoid it. Teddy Spenser spends his days selling design ideas to higher-ups, living or dying on each new pitch. Stodgy engineer types like Romeo Blue, his nemesis—if you can call someone who barely talks to you a nemesis—are a necessary evil. A cute necessary evil. Working together is bad enough, but when their boss puts them both on a new high-stakes project, “working together” suddenly means: sitting uncomfortably close on the same plane staying in the same hotel room—with only one bed spending every waking minute together. Turns out Mr. Starched Shirt has some hidden depths, and it’s getting harder to ignore the spark Teddy feels with every brush of their hands, with every knowing glance. He might not have been looking for this connection with Romeo, but will he ever be ready to let him go? Carina Adores is home to romantic love stories where LGBTQ+ characters find their happily-ever-afters.

Download or read book Hidden in Darkness written by Alice Winters and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-17 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Felix is hired to take care of a recently blinded man, he thinks his life might finally be turning around. It has to be better than where he came from, but he has no idea what he's signed up for. Lane is depressed, rude, and difficult to be around. It doesn't help that Felix is clearly not qualified for the job, especially since he can't even make oatmeal right. But Felix is trying to make his life better, so he'll put up with the man even if it requires some unconventional methods. Felix's humor soon pulls Lane out of his depression, and Felix feels like things are finally going right in his life. That is, until he's attacked by someone who wants to keep Lane quiet. It's clear that Lane isn't who he's pretending to be, and Felix should probably walk away. But Felix has finally found a place where he belongs and he's willing to go to great lengths to stay by Lane's side. Even if it involves kidnapping, stealing, and Felix's overwhelmingly bad ideas, Felix will do just about anything because Lane is there for him unlike anyone else has ever been. Felix might be out of his element, but one thing he is sure about is that he doesn't want to leave Lane... even if it costs him his life.Hidden in Darkness is 90k words of snark, car chases, and morally questionable choices. Newly edited with an updated cover.

Download or read book Hitman vs Hitman written by Cari Z and published by GallagherWitt. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ricardo Torralba and August Morrison don’t agree on much besides the fact that they hate each other. According to Ricardo, August is a spoiled brat who really needs to knock off the sass once in a while. August insists that Ricardo needs a sense of humor, a good lay, or a well-placed bullet. Maybe all three. Fortunately, the assassin’s profession is a solitary one, and they can go about their lives without getting in each other’s way. Usually. When a contracted hit turns out to be a setup for both of them, they narrowly escape with their lives. Now, even if they don’t like it (spoiler: they don’t), August and Ricardo have to work together if they want a shot at survival. In between firefights and questionable interrogation methods as they hunt down their would-be killer, the cranky assassins discover that under all that mutual loathing is a spark of chemistry they can’t ignore. They want to ignore it, they probably should ignore it, but August can’t help flirting to annoy Ricardo, and Ricardo can think of at least one way to shut him up for a while. But they need to focus, damn it, and figure out who’s gunning for them and why. Assuming they don’t kill each other first. Hitman vs Hitman is a standalone* gay romantic suspense featuring two men who’d rather chew glass than fall for each other, a whole lot of inappropriate comments, and some buttons that will need resewing. * Okay, it was supposed to be a standalone, but August and Ricardo refused to be contained, so now they have a sequel, Sniper vs Spotter. Fans of L.J. Hayward and Alice Winters will love this assassin duo featuring a grumpy special forces veteran and the irreverently sunshine billionaire who drives him up a wall. Come for the enemies to lovers, stay for the feels. And explosions.

Download or read book Training Season written by Leta Blake and published by Leta Blake Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Training Season

Download or read book Risky Behavior written by Cari Z and published by GallagherWitt. This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s day one of Darren Corliss’s career as a detective, and not only has he been assigned a notoriously difficult partner, but the guy might also be a pill-popping dirty cop. Internal Affairs needs proof, and Darren gets to be their eyes and ears whether he wants to or not. Detective Andreas Ruffner doesn’t play by the rules, and he doesn’t play well with others. With bodies piling up and a list of suspects who are way above his pay grade, the last thing he needs is a wet-behind-the-ears kid for a partner. Or babysitter. Not even if that partner is easy on the eyes. As Darren gains Andreas’s hard-won trust, they both realize there’s more than just mutual suspicion simmering beneath the surface. But their investigation is heating up as quickly as their relationship, and Darren has no choice but to go along with Andreas’s unorthodox—and borderline unethical—methods. As IA puts the squeeze on Darren to give up the man he’s falling for, he has to wonder—is Andreas the only cop left in this town who isn’t dirty? Risky Behavior is the first book in the Bad Behavior series. For fans of Layla Reyne and L.J. Hayward, this M/M romantic suspense series has it all: grumpy and sunshine, May December, and plenty of action and intrigue. This book was previously published.

Download or read book If I Have a Wicked Stepmother Where s My Prince written by Melissa Kantor and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High school sophomore Lucy Norton's life is turned upside down when her father remarries and moves Lucy to Long Island, where she finds herself in a Cinderella story with a wicked stepmother, two evil stepsisters, and Connor, the dashing prince who could make all her dreams come true.

Download or read book Billionaire s Mate Billionaire Bad Boy Werewolf Romance written by Dawn Wilder and published by Dawn Wilder. This book was released on 2015 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assignment that could change everything... When Jordan is assigned a story on Curt Beckett, she's not sure she wants the hassle. She can already see how much she'll be hounded when people find out she's spending time with the gorgeous bad boy Alpha's son turned billionaire. He's just having a good time... Curt isn't looking for anything serious, content to date around, keep things casual and focus on his company. He doesn't expect that the interview he reluctantly agrees to could change his mind. But Jordan catches his eye and his thoughts in a way he couldn't have predicted... ***Billionaire Bad Boy Werewolf Romance, Adult Content ***~27,600 words, Novella length

Download or read book The Hitman s Guide to Staying Alive Despite Past Mistakes written by Alice Winters and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackson Now that Leland's decided to give up his life as a hitman and take a walk on the mild side, we've been enjoying a simple life of taking down bad guys the legal way. I didn't know he would be just as reckless as a PI, but it's not my fault if I happen to enjoy helping him hunt down the occasional criminal. If only I could keep the house from being overrun by Leland's gun shrine--or stop him from making our cases "more exciting" by terrorizing people into confessing. Overall, life seems perfect, right? Wrong. We've been called in to investigate a suspicious murder committed by someone claiming to be the Sandman. When we find a note on the victim's body, we realize that this could ruin our lives forever. Leland:I wasn't involved in the murder. It might look like my writing and my note, but I wouldn't do that to Jackson--especially after I promised him that I wouldn't take a hit ever again. At least, not without telling him. I'm finally starting to learn that we're stronger together, and I'm not going to jeopardize that.Luckily for both of us, this copycat doesn't know who he's dealing with. Game's on, fake Sandman. You think you can mess with me? Well, maybe you can, but that's beside the point, because I will protect Jackson no matter what, even if I almost drown him in the process. (Really, that wasn't my fault. He should learn how to swim better.) This 110k word book contains: Disco ball piñata, camping with Sasquatch, an acrobatic housekeeper named "Mr. Cleanyface," a questionable massage table, weapons everywhere, Jackson's nemesis--the fence, a turkey showdown, aerial silk antics, a reappearance of Blow-up Randy, over-the-top body armor, too many hitmen, and so many emotions that Leland's chest might explode. This is the second book in a series--while you could read and enjoy it on its own, you really should read The Hitman's Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love for maximum enjoyment.

Download or read book The Skripal Files written by Mark Urban and published by Macmillan Publishers Aus.. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4th March 2018, Salisbury, England. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were enjoying a rare and peaceful Sunday spent together, completely unaware they had been poisoned with the deadly nerve agent Novichok. Hours later both were found slumped on a park bench close to death. Following their attempted murders on British soil, Russia was publically accused by the West of carrying out the attack, marking a new low for international relations between the two since the end of the Cold War. The Skripal Files is the definitive account of how Skripal's story fits into the wider context of the new spy war between Russia and the West. The Skripal Files explores the time Skripal spent as a spy in the Russian Military Intelligence, how he was turned to work as an agent by MI6, his imprisonment in Russia and his eventual release as part of a spy-swap that would bring him to Salisbury, where on that fateful day he and his daughter found themselves fighting for their lives.