Resultados para "Alice" en Acción y aventura

With Lady Sophie's husband still warm in his grave, and her reputation stained from being unable to produce an heir, the last thing she expects is her father to arrange a rushed wedding. The groom is none other than General Kasten, the illegitimate son of the King. The same man who is feared and hated by the entire realm. Still, she has been trained to be a dutiful wife and accepts her role without complaint. Yet how can she hope to be the spouse she is expected to be when the General is frequently absent and seems to be hiding dark secrets that cause her curiosity to burn?

General Kasten has suffered injustice after injustice in silence. Now, he has snapped. If his enemies can't cure his beloved wife, Sophie, he will burn the kingdom to the ground. And not even he knows where the destruction would end. But Kasten isn't the only threat to Fenland. Sinister plots start to unravel as Kasten finds himself once again the target of lies and deceit. The only solution is an unlikely alliance to bring down the king. If he will accept it.

Felix and Lane are struggling with just how boring a "normal" life is, so when they get a chance to jump into action, they do so without a second thought - especially since they're offered a lot of money. The request is simple: find a way to retrieve a watch from police custody. But things are never as easy as they seem. Suddenly, they're caught in the middle of a family feud that could turn deadly. But no matter what, through kidnappings, car chases, and cooking mishaps, Felix knows that as long as Lane is by his side, they will find a way to set things right.

The men of The DeLuca Crime Family don't mess around when they find the women they want to claim as their own. This collection includes the first three stories in the DeLuca Crime Family South series, plus three brand-new epilogues!

On a two-week hiking and climbing tour, Al Hadley guides a small team toward high adventure. With her best friends PB and Britt making up the Extreme Adventure Group, the goal is to build confidence and experience for each client. Plans and maps can’t tame Violet Crest’s curious nature, as she tests the boundaries and the patience of AEG's team leader, Al.

A gem-fossicking discovery echoes through time and leads to a dangerous journey through the red dust outback. A gripping mystery from Australian author Annie Seaton. Gemma Hayden has returned to her hometown of Alice Springs for a new job as a primary school teacher. It's been six years since...

Our new detective agency isn’t exactly booming, and I can’t quite tell whether it’s because we’re three strange men trying to solve others’ problems or the pig. It might be the pig. Of course, nothing can ever be simple for too long with Felix and Lane around. When Grayson–a man I used to work with–calls, everything is thrown out of control. I’d been willing to give him my heart once, but after my world was shattered by outside forces, I’m not sure there’s any heart left to give. But life for someone like me doesn’t stay quiet… though maybe quiet isn’t what I need.

I found the woman of all my most secret dreams. The one woman I must not touch and the only woman I want. As soon as my eyes first catch that curvy little minx, I sense her desires and I feel her aching need. She has no idea how her bouncy curves and the sway of her hips make a man’s need stiffen and grow. She deserves a better man than me, and a much younger man, too. I want so badly to protect her and care for her. I’m aching to claim that beauty and make her mine. Forever. But I must resist the pull of her charms.

I always laughed at men who get trapped by love. I dismissed them as weak. Now my fate is bound to this curvy beauty and I’m stepping into the snare. I’ll do anything to make her safe. She has no idea what danger she’s in. But how can I keep from falling for her when she’s so perfect? I’m in his power and I like it. How can he be so impossibly hot? I know an older man like him wouldn’t be interested in a curvy girl like me, but I’m burning to know what goes on inside that deliciously expensive suit. I shouldn’t feel the way that I do, but he’s just too much man!

I know what I want, and whatever it takes, I’m going to get it, whatever way I can. As soon as I see her, I know that I’ll have to have her, however wrong it is. A lion of the Moscow major crimes division, I’ve slipped the leash and gone rogue on a personal vendetta in the US port city of Baltimore. But the first glimpse of her changes all my plans. I have to have her, I have to make her mine. But first I have to make her safe.

I never allowed emotion to disrupt my life before, but my plans all fly out of the window as soon I’m caught by her big round eyes, gleaming into mine. One glimpse of her heart-thumping curves and my pulse starts to hammer. Irina’s scent smokes into my head and curls around my memory. I can’t think of anything else until I have claimed her for my own. Forever.

Yevgeni knows two things the moment young, troubled Carlie steps into the bar. He knows that she’s trouble on luscious, curvy legs. Wherever she goes, chaos erupts around her. She is a fireball. The other thing he knows is that she is the woman for him. Whether he likes it or not. Carlie’s life has never been easy, and men have never been good news. This huge and powerful Russian may be the worst yet. But where else can she turn in a time of trouble?

Twelve stories, twelve big, Bad Russian men who know exactly what they want. Twelve steamy tales, each one a delicious chase of a criminally hot, powerful older man, driven by irresistible obsession as he discovers, stalks, and fulfills an innocent American girl, his one and only, the woman of his dreams.

Nefarious Nights: Aiden, who protects a crime lord, ends up trading banter and kisses with the man he’s supposed to kill. Never Have I Ever Ridden a Bike: Owen’s penchant for opening packages propels him and his best friend (and hopeless crush) Lance into a race against time… and a pantsless bicycle ride?

Why is it that the first attractive man to look my way mistakes me for a bad guy, stuffs me in the trunk of his car, and ships me off to an island where I’m positive the only thing waiting for me is my own murder? I mean... yeah, Tavish is charismatic and fun, but did I mention the whole trunk thing? Oh, maybe I forgot to mention his peculiar group of friends who keep promising to “help” me, but why are they running around with masks and weapons while praising fences?

When did fake-then-real dating an ancient vampire become the easy part? Casimir’s ridiculously sweet now that he’s conquered “the art of the flirt,” as he calls it. He tries hard to fit in with my family—if we forget about those silly threatening chocolates he sent my father—and he even makes me popcorn… okay, he tried. I know, I know, I’m just bragging at this point.

A lion shifter waiting for the inevitable. Lion shifter Gabriel Russel knew what the future held for him. As the only male in his family, he was expected to marry a lioness worthy of his name and create a lasting alliance to expand their Pride’s influence and power. However, when fate brings him his beautiful mate, he knew there was no way he was going to bend to his pride’s will. Of course, he also has to convince his human mate that they were meant to be together, but surely, he could win her easily with his charms, right?

Elias Cain has always been loyal to The Bloodtide and its ruthless captain, Redmond. But when Isla Marlowe, a merchant’s daughter, is taken captive, Elias’s hardened exterior begins to crack. Torn between his growing affection for Isla and his loyalty to the crew, Elias faces an impossible choice when Redmond decides to sell her to a rival pirate lord.

»Also, kleine Alice, warum kommst du in mein Wonderland? Hier gibt es weder einen netten Hutmacher noch ein weißes Kaninchen.« Er: Du kamst zu mir, weil du nichts mehr hattest. Hast dich hier in meinem Wonderland verlaufen und bist somit vom rechten Weg abgekommen. Meinst du wirklich, hier in der Dunkelheit bist du sicher, vor wem auch immer du flüchtest? Denkst du, ich würde dich beschützen? Oh, kleine Alice, wenn du wüsste, dass du dem größten Monster von allen in die Arme gelaufen bist, wärst du niemals zu mir in mein dunkles Wonderland gekommen.

In 1784, victory hadn't brought peace, only new shadows. Beneath jubilant celebrations, secret wars thrive as hidden alliances fracture, and coded whispers hint at devastating betrayal. Espionage, intrigue, and forbidden passions entangle a haunted spy. Every move risks exposure, every trust is fragile, and loyalty is a deadly gamble. Peace carries the highest cost, and heroes find themselves lost between honor and survival.