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Since half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her undead lover Bones met six years ago, they've fought against the rogue undead, battled a vengeful Master vampire, and pledged their devotion with a blood bond. Now it's time for a vacation. But their hopes for a perfect Paris holiday are dashed when Cat awakes one night in terror. She's having visions of a vampire named Gregor who's more powerful than Bones and has ties to her past that even Cat herself didn't know about.

Die Wochenend-Einladung auf den Landsitz seines Freundes William Richardson verläuft für Inspector Kenneth Stafford völlig anders als erwartet. Während einer ausgelassenen Geburtstagsfeier verschwindet plötzlich Constance, die Frau des Gastgebers, spurlos. Kurz darauf ruft ihr Entführer an und stellt eine ungeheuerliche Forderung: Richardson soll seine Frau nur dann wieder lebend zurückerhalten, wenn er ein Verbrechen gesteht, das er vor Jahren begangen haben soll. Verzweifelt und verwirrt bittet er Kenneth um Hilfe, seiner eigenen Vergangenheit auf die Spur zu kommen.

Dr. Grell, einer der ärgsten Widersacher Oscar Wildes, wird im Grey Tower von einem der Mithäftlinge niedergestochen. Sein Leben hängt am seidenen Faden, doch Grell ist bereit, die letzten verbleibenden Stunden zu nutzen und seine Geheimnisse mit den Sonderermittlern der Krone zu teilen. Wilde eilt ans Sterbebett seines ehemaligen Gegenspielers und erfährt Unglaubliches. Eines der größten Geheimnisse des Zirkels der Sieben wird offenbart. Gleichzeitig erfährt Wilde von einer großen Bedrohung im hohen Norden, die ganz England ins Chaos stürzen könnte.

Easton Bay has risked everything to protect me, but that doesn’t mean that he didn't do what they accused him of. I am in love with him. I am supposed to be his wife, but this changes everything. The king has turned on him. I’m Easton’s only hope. But it’s only a matter of time before they turn on me, too. Is my fate is sealed?

He used to be my only hope. Easton Bay. A man who’s as ruthless as he’s gorgeous, and as tender as he is cruel. His every touch sends shivers down my spine. I crave him. He saved me once, but will he do it again? He’s a mystery. An enigma. A suspense. There’s a darkness inside of him. It scares me to my very core. Yet, I pull closer with each breath.

There was a time when my debt was the only link we had. There was a time when I couldn’t tell him how much I loved him, and he couldn’t tell me. There was a time when I thought I could never have enough money. Now, everything is different. Nicholas Crawford is a stranger, who is becoming more strange with every moment. I used to think I could make a life with him, but now I’m not so sure.

I’m a man who takes what he wants. What do I want? Her. Olive Kernes owed me a debt, and she thought that she had paid it back. But now, I want more. I want more than just her time. I want more than just her body. Her new life has torn us apart. Now, it’s up to me to make things right. I will make the pieces of our love fit back together, if it’s the last thing I do. But can I do it in time?

He has taken me away from everything that I know and love. I only have one choice: to do everything he says or my fate will be worse than death. What does he want? He wants to play a game. But I’m not the only one playing. There are others. Prettier, smarter, more charming than I am. But only one of us can be the winner. Only one of us can be his wife.

From the moment we met, Nicholas Crawford has been an enigma. He’s a man with an unknown past and a mysterious future. He’s a criminal, a liar, a mastermind, and the love of my life. I became a criminal for him. I rescued him. Now, it’s his turn to do something for me. When I discover that everything I believed about my family is a lie, I need his help to uncover the truth. Who am I? Where do I come from? Why is there so much deceit? I’m in a dark place, and I’m all alone. He is the only person who can pull me out of it.

I am not a liar or a thief or a criminal. At least, not anymore. But here I am doing the things that I promised myself I would never do again. Nicholas Crawford made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. He is dangerous and damaged but so am I. Our relationship is an addiction that we have to feed. Now, things are about to get even more complicated. Allegiances will be tested. Lies will be told. Truths will be revealed. We have both made promises that we can’t keep. The secrets we have uncovered only scratch the surface, and I’m afraid to find out what lies below.

Die reizende Pensionärin Mimi Rutherfurt lebt in dem Dorf Gutt's Hill der englischen Grafschaft Wildshire. Sie ist zurzeit Gastgeberin für ihre Nichte Lillian aus London. Als diese sich das Bein bricht, muss eine Pflegeschwester engagiert werden. Doch deren häufige Kontakte zum Beerdigungsunternehmen '"Winter & Sons"' lassen Mimi Rutherfurt aufhorchen. Gibt Schwester Agatha ihren ehemaligen Pfleglingen nicht zu häufig das letzte Geleit? Kurz entschlossen lässt die Hobbydetektivin sich im Beerdigungsunternehmen in Salisbury anstellen. Und dann werden jede Menge Leichen eingeliefert, die nicht immer eines natürlichen Todes gestorben sind. Ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit beginnt, in dem selbst die Polizei fast zu spät kommt.

Annja Creed is in London on a secret archaeological dig on the grounds of Hampton Court Palace. The body of a decapitated medieval woman is unearthed. Annja helps to determine her cause of death and identify her. Who murdered her and why was she silenced? The grisly discovery leads Annja and Roux Dupree to a secret society of knights as they uncover a royal conspiracy. In the 1500s, King Henry VIII had two of his wives arrested and beheaded. Is this new body connected to the dead queens?