Download or read book A Killer Romance written by Maggie Blackburn and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love and murder are in the air this Valentine’s day in Maggie Blackburn’s third Beach Reads mystery, perfect for fans of Eva Gates and Miranda James. When Beach Reads bookshop hosts a Valentine’s Day event, “Romance by the Sea,” bookseller Summer Merriweather has no idea that the guest author is under investigation for her own husband’s murder. When that same author is found dead at the local bed and breakfast, nobody assumes it’s natural causes–there were plenty of people who wanted her dead. As Summer searches for the truth about the author’s stranger-than-fiction life, Summer finds suspicious indications of shady behavior in the author’s belongings. But the casual sleuthing is quickly derailed when Summer’s friend Glads gets hauled in for the murder, and they launch a full-blown investigation to clear her name. As Summer and company pick through the scant clues to solve the case, they may find more treachery and heartbreak than they bargained for.

Download or read book Colin written by JB Duvane and published by JB Duvane. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beauty is his obsession … Colin: It started with the mannequin heads. They were my escape, my solace, my companions in the darkness. But the day came when they weren’t enough. That’s when I started taking the girls. But Avery? She’s not like the others. She’s beautiful -- so beautiful -- but I can’t hurt her. I need to keep her with me … forever. Avery: He should terrify me. I’m his prisoner. I’ve seen what he did to the others. How can I believe him when he says he won’t hurt me? But there’s more to him than darkness. There’s a terrible sadness. And strange as it sounds, a kind of beauty. I wonder if I can ever make him see himself the way I do? PLEASE NOTE: This is a dark romance with violent and unsettling themes of an adult nature that some may find disturbing. Colin: A Serial Killer Romance is a standalone novel of 66k words with a HEA.

Download or read book Claim written by Jennifer Ivy and published by Jennifer Ivy. This book was released on 2024-08-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone wants to belong, but what happens when it's a serial killer that loves you? Join Lara, as she falls for a killer that wants nothing more than to build a life and a family with her. Whether she likes it or not, Lara is his. How can something so wrong feel so right? Lara I watched him kill a man in my bedroom. A bad man. But that doesn't stop me from smelling the blood as I let him take me. I can lie to myself and say that this is all his fault, he broke into my room before he crawled into my bed but we both know the truth . . . I didn't try to stop him, instead I begged for more. And now that he's had me, he's never letting go. I'm his and he's mine, no matter how much I fight. Michael I minute that I saw her, I knew . . . Lara Kelsey belongs with me. I'm not strong enough to stay away, I tried but it was too hard. My world won't be right until I claim her. Lara makes me rash and impatient. I want a family, a normal life. Someone who can accept me for who I am, darkness and all. She can fight this all she wants but we both know what she's hiding . . . She feels the pull too. Lara craves me, she wants me, and she will love me. I just need to give her a reason to stay. This book has mature adult content and is intended for 18+ years. Please read The Content Warning Page, inside the book first before reading as some topics may not be suitable for everyone. This book is set at Halloween, HEA, No Cheating, Stand-alone and is book two in a series of five that follow different characters

Download or read book Saving Kyle written by Just Bae and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His name is Michael Kyle Hansberry, a young, suave rich kid who now is a hot-felon. I call him My Kryponite on account of his good looks and charming smile that had me swooning before he was sent to be arraigned for a life sentence for killing a man and possibly others. A little over two years ago, I was his first victim at my residence if you get my drift. Now, he's my client in the court of law. Jennifer Hannigan At first I was gullible. I was so naive getting mixed up with Kyle. It felt like something out of a romantic suspense movie. Remember Disclosure starring Demi Moore and Michael Douglass. Things just got out of control. Didn't matter what time of day and where. Things just happened between me and Kyle. Now, I must play savior to get him off this life sentence. The evidence is heavily stacked against him. Kyle, during our court-appointed meetings, often reminds me of our heated exchanges but I have to stay focused for his sake. I can't let Kyle take me there again. At least, until he's out of prison if that's even humanely possible. I may have lost my mind, because I'm actually considering something that I would never think of. And the worst part? I know he's guilty but a big part of me knows I cannot survive without Michael Kyle Hansberry.

Download or read book Silent Watch written by Elle Kennedy and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisit a dynamic fan-favorite from New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy… Blake was tracking the Rose Killer in order to forget the woman he couldn't save. Now there was a new lead: a survivor. Convincing Samantha “Sam” Dawson to help was only half the battle. Resisting the allure of the fiery beauty was downright impossible. Sam wanted nothing to do with men. With the city. With the fame of her former life as a model. Six months after the heinous attack, she still bore the killer's trademark scar. But if she was tough as she thought, she'd have to face her fears to catch a killer—and dare to love again. Originally published in 2009

Download or read book Unholy Bonds written by Maya Raine and published by Hunters and Preys Duet. This book was released on 2024-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three serial killers connected by an unholy thread, tangled in a chase for blood and revenge. In this game of hunters, who will become the ultimate prey? *** He is every sin she wants to commit. Yara West spends her days as a medical examiner. At night, she dons the mask of a killer to satiate her demons. While tracking her next target, she meets a stranger chasing demons of his own. Intrigued, she stalks him to an abandoned building and becomes a part of his harrowing secrets. She is every rule he craves to break. Ryden Sinclair chases sins and stories as an investigative journalist and a serial killer. When an impulsive kill goes awry, he finds himself at the mercy of a woman who is but a ghost. In his race to unmask her true identity, he meets the one person capable of tearing his life and lies into pieces. Their need for each other twists into something deranged, pulling them deeper into a web of deceit and danger. They will play their games, commit sins, and walk away when it's time. But what they don't know is: Someone else is playing this vicious game along with them.

Download or read book A Killer Among Us Women of Justice Book 3 written by Lynette Eason and published by Revell. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kit Kenyon is a first-rate hostage negotiator. Noah Lambert is a good detective with excellent instincts. The new partners have hardly had time to get used to each other when they are thrown into a grisly murder case. As evidence mounts up and more victims are found, Kit and Noah realize they are on the hunt for a serial killer. The problem is, he's hunting one of them too. With nail-biting suspense, clever plot twists, and a hint of sweet romance, A Killer Among Us is the latest thriller from Lynette Eason. It will keep readers up late as they race to discover the killer--and whether Kit and Noah will live to tell about it.

Download or read book Kindly Evil written by Nicole DiCicco and published by . This book was released on 2024-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the underbelly of Brooklyn, where shadows conceal unspeakable secrets, a love story unfolds that defies all reason and logic. Kindly Evil is a romance unlike any other-a tale of passion, redemption, and the unlikeliest of heroes.They say that love knows no bounds, that it has the power to heal even the deepest wounds. But could one woman's heart truly belong to a man whose hands bear the stain of bloodshed? Meet Jason Greco, a man haunted by his own past, forged in the crucible of a childhood marred by emotional scars and abuse. He is an avenging angel whose dark deeds are eclipsed by a conscience that refuses to stay silent.Jason lurks behind the facade of an ordinary life alongside his steadfast confidante, Ellie and his dog, Biscotti. His existence takes an unexpected turn when Mia and her young son, Michael, enter his world. Mia finds herself irresistibly drawn to the enigmatic Jason. But when the truth about his chilling double life emerges, Mia is faced with an impossible choice that forces her to question her love, her instincts, and her son's safety. Can Jason truly change, exorcising the demons that have haunted him for so long? Or is he condemned to be forever defined by his chilling past?

Download or read book Killer Sensations written by Amanda Aggie and published by . This book was released on 2021-12 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THEA: A vacation is the exact palate cleanser I need after a huge break up with he-who-shall-not-be-named...aka my lying, cheating, scumbag of an ex. Maybe I'll have a fling, wash the taste of him out of my mouth, and other areas, for good. The handsome, baby-blue-eyed man at the bar will do that trick...that is if he isn't some creep that plans to steal my organs and sell them on the black market. F*ck it. Maybe it's the wine. Maybe it's the fact that my hoo-hah has been neglected after being with that bastard for years of my life. I guess doing things with your girlfriend is a moot point when you're getting it everywhere else. Either way, call me the girl who dies first in the horror movie because bar boy is mine...for tonight. ALEX: The moment she locks eyes with me, my world turns completely upside down. My heart swells in my chest, making it hard to breathe. Great...now I'm pining after the tourists. Am I really that hard up for love? She winks in my direction and every part of me wants to go talk to her, to learn her name, to smell her perfume...but I know that's a bad idea. After all, I'm the Kingpin of a serial killer secret society that happens to be meeting this week. No big deal. It's basically our form of book club, except we only meet once a year, and though I run it, I wish I didn't. In this lifestyle, business and pleasure tend to go hand in hand. There's no way to keep it separate. I should make myself scarce and stay away to keep her safe. Maybe it's the forbidden nature of what our relationship could be...or, maybe it's the way she lights up the room, but good heavens...the woman attracts me like a moth to a flame. I'm deadly...Dangerous. And she's oh, so f*cking tempting. WARNING: This book has content that might be triggering to some readers and is intended for audiences 18+. The list of triggers is longer than the list of side effects in the last ten seconds of a Viagra commercial, so I won't list them all here. It's a serial killer romance, so there is obviously blood, gore, murder. Etc. There's also kidnapping, stalking, and things of that nature. If you were able to get through Criminal Minds or CSI, then you should be fine! However, if you are worried, and need a full list, please visit my website (www.amandaaggie.com).

Download or read book Dead By Midnight written by Beverly Barton and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former starlet’s new life in her Southern hometown is threatened by a serial killer in this romantic thriller by the New York Times bestselling author. The last sounds Dean Wilson hears are a clock striking twelve and a killer’s taunting words. And his death is just the first. One by one, victims are stalked and shot at close range. Only the killer knows their sins, and who will be the next to die at midnight . . . In the ten years since her Hollywood career imploded, Lorie Hammonds has built a good life in her Alabama hometown. When the first death threat arrives, she assumes it’s a joke. Then she gets a second note. Sheriff Mike Birkett, her high-school sweetheart, has avoided Lorie since she returned to Dunmore, but when investigators uncover her connection to a string of recent murders, he’s drawn into a case that’s terrifyingly personal. With every murder, the killer edges closer. Soon Lorie’s will be the last name left on his list. Her only hope is to unearth a deadly secret—before the clock runs out for good . . .

Download or read book The Heart of a Killer written by Jaci Burton and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a former flame is linked to a string of murders, Detective Anna Pallino wants to trust Dante Renaldi, a Special Forces hero, but, she must discover if the man she owes her life to is the same one who wants her dead.

Download or read book A Killer Among Us written by Lynette Eason and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This terrific blend of romance and suspense pulls readers into the world of a hostage negotiator and a police detective as they seek to track down a serial killer before he strikes again.

Download or read book Savage Stalker written by A Hayat and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immerse yourself in the deliciously dark & sexy romance, "Savage Stalker". In a city gripped by terror, a calculating serial killer sets his sights on a woman, intending her as his next victim. However, when his dark obsession transforms into an unexpected infatuation, he spirals into madness, eliminating her husband and claiming her as his own. In the shadowy recesses of a city gripped by fear, a relentless serial killer lurks, leaving a trail of chilling chaos. His insatiable appetite for darkness leads him to a woman, unsuspecting and blissfully unaware, who becomes the object of his morbid fascination. As the sinister stalker fixates on his next victim, the plot takes an unexpected twist. Rather than succumbing to the cold grip of death, the woman becomes an unwitting object of his twisted affection. In a ruthless act, he eliminates her husband, forever altering the course of her life. Trapped in a macabre dance of obsession, the woman is thrust into a nightmare where survival is contingent upon navigating the whims of her captor. "Savage Stalker" is a dark tale of a serial killer's twisted desires, where the boundaries between captor and captive blur, and the chilling question lingers: Can she escape the clutches of her captor's infatuation, or will she succumb to the shadows of a love born from the depths of madness?

Download or read book Hunting a Killer written by Nicole Helm and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ride along on the riveting cases of the Tactical Crime Division — TCD. An elite team of FBI agents specializing in high-risk threats. A prison break is a job for the Tactical Crime Division's K-9 unit. When K-9 handler Selena Lopez discovers her half brother’s a fugitive from justice, she must find him—and his dangerous crew. It’s a good thing that her partner is infuriatingly efficient and handsome lead agent Axel Morrow. But as smart and cunning as the duo may be, it’s a race against time to catch the armed and dangerous criminals before they kill again. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover the lives and loves of the remaining team members in the Tactical Crime Division: Traverse City series: Book 1: Rookie Instincts by Carol Ericson Book 2: Toxin Alert by Tyler Anne Snell Book 3: Impact Zone by Julie Anne Lindsey Book 4: Hunting a Killer by Nicole Helm

Download or read book What She Can t See written by Hunter Morgan and published by Epublishing Works!. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hunter Morgan is at the top of her game with WHAT SHE CAN'T SEE as she joins two opposite people . . . who clash and bash as they search for a horrible serial killer." Suzanne Coleburn, Reader to Reader/The Belles & Beaux of Romance -- Maryland, 2005 -- A Killer Without Mercy . . . The victims are all young and beautiful-the best and the brightest. That's why they must die. That's why they are added to a twisted killer's private collection in a morbid search for perfection. But perfection is hard to attain. A Game Without Rules . . . FBI Agent M.K. Shaughnessy's gut tells her that the recent deaths at Chesapeake Bay College are far from accidents. But a mere hunch isn't enough to convince her stubborn new partner, veteran agent Adam Thomas, that a serial killer is at work. What they need is solid evidence-the kind that comes with the next dead body. A Nightmare Without End . . . Immersing herself in the murders, matching wits with the cold-blooded psychopath, M.K. is certain she's overlooking a crucial connection she's too close to see. And it's going to cost her. For the killer's gruesomely macabre project grows more shocking by the day, the collection demanding a finishing touch . . . a trophy more precious than anything that has come before. From The Publisher: Hunter Morgan creates chilling suspense with romantic elements in small town settings. Fans of Melinda Leigh, Loreth Anne White, Skye Jordan as well as Mary Burton will enjoy this and other Hunter Morgan romantic suspense stories. Other Titles By Hunter Morgan: She'll Never Tell She'll Never Live She'll Never Know What She Can't See Unspoken Fear Are You Scared Yet Don't Turn Around

Download or read book The Intended Victim written by Alexandra Ivy and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONCE, SHE GOT AWAY The body lying on a cold steel slab bears all the hallmarks of the Chicago Butcher. There’s a cruel slash across her throat, deep enough to sever the carotid artery, and a small crescent carved into her right breast. Her delicate features are painfully familiar to Ash Marcel, once a rising star in the Chicago PD. But though the victim resembles his former fiancée, Remi Walsh, he knows it’s not her. BUT THIS TIME Though Remi escaped a serial killer five years ago, her father died trying to save her. Grief and guilt caused her to pull away from the man she loved. Now Ash is back in her life, insisting that Remi is still in danger. IT’S A DEAD END . . . Someone is targeting women who look just like Remi. With or without a badge, Ash intends to unmask the Butcher. But the killer isn’t playing games any longer. He’s moving in, ready to finish what he started, and prove there’s nothing more terrifying than a killer’s obsession . . . Praise for Pretend You’re Safe “Alexandra Ivy gives readers a nice balance of romance and suspense in her fast-paced, well-plotted novel.” —Kat Martin, New York Times bestselling author “A satisfying mystery . . . Ivy's clever foreshadowing keeps the tension high throughout this fast-moving tale, and the romance sizzles.” —Publishers Weekly “A pulse-raising romantic thriller.” —BookPage

Download or read book Haunted Deception written by Jayda Blackstone and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I love my job, as a magical agent I rid the streets of the magical scum on this earth plane. But I was forced to make a choice and its haunted me ever since. My partner is so incompetent and just wet his pants. And of course the Portal Agency has a different agenda all together. So, now I've been teamed up with one of them... Despite being cute and easy on the eyes after looking at crime scene photos all day. Everything he does has me rethinking who and what he is. I just hope I'm not sending the wrong signals. Cause it seems the more we work together the more he's become a welcomed distraction from a killer who is far more lethal than I ever realized. I know now, if I'm going to track down this savage killer I need to make a deal with a devil. And keeping a strangle hold on this snake isn't going to be easy. I'm not a quitter. No matter the cost. I'm going to stop this dark magic monster from claiming more victims. And maybe. Just maybe, my choice will be vindicated.