Caren cross (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English. Stonecastle, Jerrimiah (illustrator).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - TWO BAD BITCHESCaren CrossThey were supposed to take this trip as three best friends. Now only two of them are coming back.One year ago, Wendy Bordeau and Catherine Brooks lost their best friend, Linda Prince, just days before the three women were supposed to begin the cross-country road trip of a lifetime.Linda never made it.Brutally murdered in New York, she left behind two grieving friends, an unfinished journey, and one final promise.Now Wendy and Catherine are keeping it.With Linda's ashes secured in the back of Wendy's Jeep, the women set out for California determined to finish the trip their friend never got to take. Wendy is a former Marine. Catherine is an NYC Correction Officer. And after what happened to Linda, both women made themselves a promise of their own: Never be defenseless again.That promise is about to be tested.A scenic detour through the Arkansas Ozarks brings them to the isolated town of Briar Ridge, where five local men don't take rejection well. What begins with unwanted attention outside a roadside motel quickly becomes a terrifying nighttime pursuit through the mountains.The men think they're chasing two frightened women.They have no idea who they picked.When Wendy and Catherine stop running and disappear into the woods, the hunt changes direction.But Briar Ridge is hiding something far worse than a handful of violent locals. Behind the town's back roads, corrupt law enforcement, abandoned properties, and generations of carefully buried secrets lies a nightmare stretching far beyond Arkansas.Wendy and Catherine came west to say goodbye to Linda.Instead, they may have discovered what they were meant to do next.Fast, violent, darkly funny, and unapologetically outrageous, TWO BAD BITCHES is a grindhouse action thriller about friendship, survival, revenge, and two women who discover that sometimes the worst mistake a predator can make.is choosing the wrong victims.Someone is going to squeal like a pig-but it won't be these two.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two women. One promise. A lifetime of love in all its forms.Clara Sullivan and Amanda Collins never planned for a fairytale ending. Growing up in the chaos and charm of New York City, they weathered the storms of adolescence, college nights that never ended, heartbreaks that left scars too deep to speak of, and marriages that shattered in ways neither could have imagined.Clara, sharp-witted and fiercely independent, lost the man who held her heart-a sudden death that left her a widow with twin toddlers and a grief so profound she couldn't see a way forward. Amanda, soft-spoken but unshakable, watched her marriage unravel into betrayal and silence when the man she trusted stole everything and disappeared.Disillusioned by love but unwilling to face the world alone, they made a pact: to walk through the rest of life together-side by side, through laughter, grief, and everything in between.As years pass and the world continues to change, Clara and Amanda build a home on the shores of the Hamptons, raise their children as one family, and discover a love that defies every expectation. But even the deepest bonds must face the inevitable.In the final, breathtaking pages, with only one left behind, a whispered promise-'Wait for me'-becomes the love story that lingers beyond goodbye.Hold on To Me is a soul-stirring novel about the beauty of chosen family, the pain of love lost, and the power of human connection. Caren Cross delivers a masterclass in emotional storytelling that will stay with you long after the final page.For fans of Kristin Hannah, Elizabeth Strout, and Alice Hoffman.You will cry. You will feel. You will remember. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1689, the sea belongs to men. Katarina DeWitt was raised by one. After British sailors brutalized and murdered her mother, her father-Hendrik 'DeWitt the Demon' DeWitt-taught her that mercy is a weakness and vengeance is survival. Now captain of The Widow's Fury, Katarina has become the terror of British trade routes from the North Sea to the Arabian coast. Her name is whispered in ports with fear. Her ship leaves only smoke and wreckage behind. But fate has sharper teeth than revenge. When Katarina intercepts a royal convoy in the Indian Ocean, she expects gold, spice, and surrender. Instead, she captures Princess Amara Devi of House Surya Vardhana-the fiercely intelligent daughter of a powerful coastal dynasty navigating Mughal politics and European expansion. Amara is silk and strategy. Katarina is salt and steel. What begins as captivity becomes confrontation. What burns as hatred ignites into something far more dangerous. As British Captain Reginald Ashcombe closes in with orders from King William III to end the Widow's Fury once and for all, Katarina must decide: Will she remain the Demon's Daughter Or risk everything-for a princess whose touch feels like home In a world ruled by empire and blood, love between two women is the most rebellious act of all. Passionate. Sweeping. Unforgiving. Bound by Silk & Salt Water is a tale of vengeance, betrayal, and a love fierce enough to challenge the tides of history.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - She thought strength made her untouchable. She was wrong. Jessica 'Jess' Marlowe has it all-a thriving career as a physical therapist, a loving marriage, and the chiseled physique of a champion bodybuilder. But her discipline and fame have attracted the attention of someone who won't be ignored.>When Jess suddenly vanishes, her husband, LAPD officer Daniel Marlowe, refuses to believe she simply walked away. His desperate search brings him to Detective Angie Scalia, a seasoned NYPD investigator with a gut feeling that Jess's disappearance is connected to a chilling pattern: other elite female athletes have gone missing without a trace. As the clock ticks, Angie races to untangle a web of obsession, lust, and power-where the hunter's beauty hides a predator's brutality, and strength may be Jess's only hope of survival. AGGRESSIVE is a relentless psychological crime thriller that grips from the first page and doesn't let go until the final, breathless twist. 'A razor-sharp thriller filled with obsession, danger, and jaw-dropping suspense. Fans of Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner will devour it.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Power. Wealth. Beauty. Predators.For three decades, Catherine Negron built Cali' Coffee Imports into one of the most successful coffee empires in the world. The Colombian heiress is admired by investors, feared by competitors, and adored by the media. At sixty, she remains as commanding and captivating as ever-a woman accustomed to getting exactly what she wants.And what she wants is loyalty.Every young executive fortunate enough to catch Catherine's eye is welcomed into her inner circle. The rules are simple: discretion is mandatory, silence is rewarded, and betrayal is unforgivable.Behind the walls of her sprawling California estate lies a secret sanctuary filled with rescued exotic animals, including the massive cougars that roam its rugged hills. To the outside world, it is a conservation success story. To Catherine's enemies, it is something far more terrifying.When her sophisticated surveillance network catches former lovers boasting about their conquests, they vanish. When employees violate her strict prohibition against office romances, careers end, lives unravel, and accidents happen. The company buries the scandals. The authorities find no evidence. Catherine remains untouchable.Until Carl Rowe.The brilliant security specialist who designed her surveillance empire commits the one offense Catherine cannot tolerate: he falls in love with one of her newest executives. When the woman turns up dead, Carl finally sees the monster he helped create.Consumed by grief and vengeance, he sets a trap of his own.Locked inside her isolated compound with no guards, no allies, and no way out except a desperate mile-long journey through the wilderness of her own animal sanctuary, Catherine becomes the prey. Somewhere in the darkness, hungry predators wait. And for the first time in her life, the woman who hunted everyone else must fight to survive.In the end, every predator meets something higher on the food chain. …