When Detectives Tulley and Saunders knocked on Alex Jordans door that morning with a warrant for her arrest for the murder of their friend and co-worker, they didnt know what they were getting themselves into. Alex takes them on an emotional journey through her past, as she relives her childhood nightmares and confesses to the ultimate revenge of MURDER for those who crossed her path. Her list is long, her confessions explicit and brutal but not everything is, as it seems as Alex confesses her sins to the Detectives. Detectives Tulley and Saunders in their wildest dreams never thought they would be on her side, they never thought they would be trying to help a Cop killer escape from the gas chamber.

There was a moment of incandescent, blinding light. I was weightless. I was fearless. I was free. And then I woke up. Fortuna has made terrible sacrifices to protect those she loves. Her powers may be getting stronger but she feels broken. Collith is fighting his own demons and is further away than ever, while Laurie remains a tempting, frustrating mystery. But Fortuna knows she must hide it all from the Court. In a world of monsters, it's when you are most vulnerable that your enemies - new and old - start closing in.

The time is turn-of-the-century New York City. Society's elite host glittering balls inside sprawling mansions while outside, the teeming streets harbor secrets of their own. New York City's Police Commissioner Rick Bragg has been called upon to investigate a shocking crime. Reluctant to pull Francesca Cahill into a case that could be very dangerous, Rick also knows the beautiful and brilliant heiress has a natural ability for sleuthing that could aid him--even it if means working side by side with a woman who tempts him like no other. And so Franscesca and Rick begin a harrowing journey through the squalid underworld of the city that plunges them deeper and deeper in a peril neither could have imagined--and a desire that only continues to grow... Brenda Joyce's Deadly Desire is a sizzling hot historical romance.

Partners in peril. Stanley thinks he's being stalked-but by whom, and why? Tom is determined to protect Stanley-but from what? Or is it really Tom who's being stalked? There are clues, to be sure, but they're like trying to to gather bits of mist, like chasing ghosts: words of love, left unsaid; a long ago injustice; a vanished child; a man, embittered. Memories, yes, but which of them are real, and which are only dreamed? With each new piece, the puzzle shifts, the picture changes.

Andre Norton's dream sagas; two novels collected together for the first time in one volume: Perilous Dreams Tamisen the Dreamer, is trained to walk through her dreams to other places, other worlds. But when she is asked by the crippled star traveler Lord Starrex to take him into a dream world where he can regain his legs and his life something goes terribly wrong. Someone, or something, stalks this world, and it does not mean well to Starrex or to Tamisen. Knave of Dreams For Ramsay Kimble, sleep means nightmares, and he avoids it whenever possible. But now a car accident has catapaulted him into the very world he most dreads: the horror world of his own dreams. But here he is not his ordinary self, but a nobleman from a fair country, possessed of power to fight back, defeat his nightmare visions, change his dream world¾and ultimately rescue his life from the terror that stalks him. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

A dangerous enemy. A new job. And her ex-boyfriend as her boss. What could possibly go wrong with that? Erin can't believe her bad luck. She finally gets to move up in her career, only to come face-to-face with the man who broke her heart. Caleb is possessive, demanding, and critical, which means she's hell-bent on showing him she's got what it takes to do her job and do it well. But life isn't always so simple. A deadly enemy has resurfaced, and Erin has one chance to catch him. Yet to do so means more lies. Blood. And betrayal. She just wants to enjoy her career. And maybe even explore the incredible connection between herself and the man she never stopped loving. But when her plans go wrong, will she pay the ultimate price? Three alternative futures: The Cursed, The Magical, and The Gifted. Three fantastical worlds. Which will be your favorite? DEADLY DREAM is a full-length steamy paranormal, scifi romance. This means there are plenty of smoking hot sex scenes, a kick-butt heroine, and a plot that will keep you guessing. It takes place in a world where handsome non-humans are just part of the world. Search Terms: Alien romance, aliens, scifi romance, science fiction romance, steamy science fiction romance, hot aliens, paranormal romance, psychic romance, steamy paranormal romance, sci fi romance, sci-fi romance, bonding, cultural differences, Fated mates, alien mate, new adult, genetic engineering, alien contact, alpha male, alpha female, supernatural, hero, new adult romance, college romance

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