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At fourteen, Alis has never been outside her strict religious community. But when her parents arrange for her to marry a forty-year-old man, she flees desperately to the dangerous, unfamiliar city. She learns quickly that the only way to survive there is to become a thief—or worse. Facing an impossible choice between a forced marriage or life on the streets, Alis seizes control of her own fate. But the path she chooses sets off a disastrous chain of events that leave her accused of murder. Steadfastly loyal, Alis must decide: will she betray a loved one or sacrifice herself?<

SUMMARY: Cynical Senator Alan MacGregor falls for free-spirited beauty Shelby Campbell despite their long-standing family feud.<

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Not since Jack Reacher has there been such a quickthinking, hard-edged antihero who readers will root for against all odds All recovering drug addict and reformed thief Montgomery Haaviko wants to do is settle down with his wife and baby in their new home and work on building a straight life, one free of the day-to-day hustle and danger of being a career criminal. But for a man who’s never held down a legitimate job it isn’t going to be easy. When Monty foils a robbery in his new home, killing the intruders, he soon finds he has both a small-time crime boss and a star police sergeant looking for ways to ruin him, run him out of town, or kill him. It’s going to take all of the tricks this streetwise ex-con has up his sleeves to prove his innocence, protect his family, and avoid the temptation of the life he left behind. **Montgomery Haaviko’s Tricks of the Trade: **• Be nice. Nice is good. Nice sets a standard. Then, when you get mean, the shock is strongest. • Armored cars are owned by people with guns. • When burglarizing a house move slowly. Then slow down. Now cut it by half. And you’ve got it. • A couple of drops of crazy glue on the tips of your fingers will eliminate fingerprints.<

EDITORIAL REVIEW: ** Love blooms in the second novel in Nora Roberts's celebrated Bride Quartet series.** As little girls MacKensie, Emma, Laurel, and Parker spent hours acting out their perfect make believe "I do" moments. Years later their fantasies become reality when they start their own wedding planning company to make every woman's dream day come true. With perfect flowers, delicious desserts, and joyful moments captured on film, Nora Roberts's Bride Quartet shares each woman's emotionally magical journey to romance. *In Bed of Roses*, florist Emma Grant is finding career success with her friends at Vows wedding planning company, and her love life appears to be thriving. Though men swarm around her, she still hasn't found Mr. Right. And the last place she's looking is right under her nose. But that's just where Jack Cooke is. He's so close to the women of Vows that he's practically family, but the architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship. When Emma returns his passion—kiss for blistering kiss—they must trust in their history…and in their hearts. <

Un cuento erótico y controvertido de seducción y obsesión. Belinda es la última fantasía, objeto de deseo de cabellos dorados, fresca y desinhibida. Pero a Jeremy Walker, de 44 años de edad, guapo y famoso ilustrador de libros para niños, Belinda es una pasión prohibida, a la vez seductora y encantadora.En Belinda, Rice nos sumerge en una historia de amor prohibido para descubrir los oscuros recovecos de la pasión. Igual que Historia de O escandalizó en la década de los sesenta expresando lo que hasta ese momento se mantenía velado, Anne Rampling pone de manifiesto los deseos sexuales de nuestro tiempo.<

SUMMARY: She was the sexiest thing in a hard hat that architect Cody Johnson had ever seen, but structural engineer Abra Wilson also had a will as strong as a steel girder - and just about as flexible. But Cody had plans for Abra that not even this spirited beauty could resist...<