"The McCloud series is an auto buy for me." --Maya Banks

The risks ex-cop Sam Petrie has taken have turned his life into a train wreck. So he has nothing to lose by doubling down as the elusive Svetlana Ardova's unwanted bodyguard on a potentially deadly trip to Italy.

"McKenna writes intense, sensual stories." --The B&N Review

Ever since the McClouds rescued Sveti from certain death, her crusade against modern slavery has blazoned a bulls-eye on her chest, but when one of the threats against her almost hits the mark, Sam's protective instincts go into overdrive. Every lethal obstacle and trap they encounter ups the stakes--and the undeniable heat between them.

"Shannon McKenna makes the pulse pound." --BookPage

Now they're spiraling in on a deadly and explosive secret--one that could either redeem them or destroy them . . . and the closer they get, the shorter the fuse . . .

Restless and impulsive, Bruno Ranieri fits right in with the McClouds. And just like the McCloud brothers, Bruno has a dangerous past to contend with--one that's about to come crashing back into his life. . .

Bruno is working hard to keep his nose clean and save the family business. Not easy when the nightmares that plagued his childhood are hi-jacking what little rest he gets. Even harder when beautiful fugitive Lily Parr appears, on the run from assassins--and implying that Bruno is involved. But the violence that accompanies her is no illusion. Nor is the blisteringly hot desire that explodes between them.

After her father's suspicious death, and an attempt on her own life, snippets of information have led Lily to Bruno's door. . .and his charisma soon compels her into his bed. But with killers on her heels, running won't help--not with the terrifying secret lurking in Bruno and Lily's pasts. A secret their mysterious enemy will gladly destroy them to protect. . .

"McKenna strikes gold again." –Publishers Weekly

"Her books will take readers on a nonstop thrill ride and leave them begging for more when the last pages are devoured." –Maya Banks, New York Times bestselling author

"Edgy, erotic, and breathtaking." –Maya Banks

Edgy, erotic, and breathtaking. -- Maya Banks, New York Times bestselling author

Secrets Never Die

Alex Aaro has spent most of his life on the run from his ruthless, toxic family. But when he learns that crazy Aunt Tonya, the only relative who ever gave a damn about him, is dying, he risks returning home to say goodbye. He's prepared for anything except the call from his friend, Bruno Ranieri, that sends him on a wild and dangerous ride with a mysterious woman who holds a deadly secret and a white hot passion that binds them together.

Social worker Nina Christie has no idea how much trouble she's in when her Aunt Helga shows up bleeding at her shelter, babbling in Ukrainian--and with one inexplicable act thrusts Nina into the heart of a nightmare. Now a ruthless crime syndicate will stop at nothing to make Nina disappear, and only Alex Aaro, that inscrutable six-foot-four rock hard slab of lean muscle, stands between her and certain death. Now Nina and Alex are in a race against time, death, and their desire for one another. . .

Praise for the Novels of Shannon McKenna. . .

"McKenna blasts readers with a highly charged, action-adventure romance." --Booklist

"An erotic romance in a suspense vehicle on overdrive. . .sizzles!" --Romantic Times

"McKenna expertly stokes the fires of romantic tension." --Publishers Weekly

Gone But Not Forgotten

Davy. . .Connor. . .Sean. . . Three brothers who have conquered their demons, but they've never forgotten their long lost brother, Kev, whom they believed to be dead. When the McCloud brothers discover Kev is alive, they won't rest until they find him. . .

Beaten and tortured almost to death, Kev Larsen was found eighteen years earlier in a warehouse alley. He survived his brutal ordeal, but his memories before that night were completely erased. When he nearly dies from trying to save someone from drowning, the brain surgery he has to save his life triggers fragmented, terrifying memories. With only these memories and the name of his torturer to guide him, Kev is determined to unlock the secrets to his past.

Edie Parrish has always been good at not letting anyone get too close to her. If someone were to learn of her unusual gift, her life would be immediately jeopardized. But when Kev Larsen discovers who she really is, Edie has only one choice: to trust him. And soon, Edie can't resist her consuming desire for him--even though she knows she'll have to pay a price for it.

Now Kev and Edie must race against time and place their faith in each other to stop a deadly legacy. . .

Every Move You Make. . .

Surveillance expert Seth Mackey knows everything about the women that his millionaire boss toys with--and tosses aside. Raine Cameron is something different. Night after night, Seth watches her on a dozen different video screens. Her vulnerable beauty haunts him and her fresh innocence stirs a white-hot passion that he can barely control. Raine is pure temptation, but Seth has something more important to take care of first. He's convinced that his boss, Victor Lazar, is responsible for his half-brother's murder. He cannot put his secret investigation at risk, but he can't stop wanting her--craving her--and soon he knows he can't let Victor have her. For Raine may be Victor's next victim. . .


Every Breath You Take


Raine knows she's being watched--but no one can see the secrets in her heart. She has reasons of her own to seek revenge on Victor Lazar, and she will, despite her fear--and the distracting presence of Seth Mackey. Though Raine has little experience with men, Seth's fiercely masculine good looks and animal sensuality stir her most erotic fantasies when she's along. . .and lead her to a bold plan. Offering her body to him, surrendering totally to his ruthless desire might well push her beyond all emotional limits--and beyond fear itself.

On the very day an arsonist burns down Liv Endicott's bookstore in a small town in the Washington mountains, she finds fate has another shock in store for her. Amid the smoke, rubble, and tears, Sean McCloud appears, calling her name. He's every inch the man he always was--the man she kept on wanting. But wanting is not the same as trusting, and she doesn't dare let him get too close. Yet a ruthless killer is gunning for Liv, and she'll die unless they join forces to unearth a chilling truth--and come together in a blaze of searing passion. . .

"A passionate, intense story." --Romantic Times on Edge of Midnight

". . .this action-packed novel is sure to be a crowd pleaser." --Publishers Weekly on Edge of Midnight

"Super, sexy suspense!" --Cherry Adair on Hot Night

Behind Closed Doors

Seth Mackey knows everything about the women his boss Victor Lazar toys with. But Lazar's latest plaything, Raine Cameron, is different. Raine is pure temptation, but Seth can't slip up: he's convinced Lazar had his half-brother killed and plans to prove it. But then he finds out that Raine may be Lazar's next victim...

Raine has her own reasons to seek revenge on Lazar, and she will, despite the distracting presence of Seth Mackey. He stirs her most erotic fantasies...and inspires her bold plan. Offering her body to him, surrendering to his ruthless desire, might well push her beyond all emotional limits--and beyond fear itself.

Standing in the Shadows

Connor McCloud can never forget the day he was almost killed by his friend Ed Riggs. It cost Connor what he wants most--Ed's daughter Erin. He can never have her now, but her beauty still haunts him. When an old enemy resurfaces, Connor is prepared to do anything to protect Erin.

Erin has been harboring secret fantasies about Connor McCloud since she met him--but that was before he sent her father to jail. Now Connor is knocking on her door, telling her she needs his protection. He's sworn to guard her with his life and his fierce protectiveness awakens long-buried feelings...

Out of Control

Davy McCloud has one rule: never follow blind impulse when it comes to women. But he breaks it the instant Margo Vetter shows up at the gym next door. The sexual hunger--and the instinctual protectiveness--she awakens is much too strong to resist.

Broke and on the run, Margot has no one to turn to. But the closer Davy gets, the more Margot discovers that holding back from this enigmatic, powerful man is impossible. In every way...

Edge of Midnight

On the very day an arsonist burns down Liv Endicott's bookstore, she finds fate has another shock in store for her. Amid the smoke, rubble, and tears, Sean McCloud appears, calling her name. He's still the man she kept on wanting. But wanting is not the same as trusting, and she doesn't dare let him get too close. But a ruthless killer is gunning for Liv, and she'll die unless they join forces to unearth a chilling truth--and come together in a blaze of searing passion...

Extreme Danger

Nobody's home when Becca Cantrell takes a midnight skinnydip--and gets hauled out by a guy with burning eyes. The man is the embodiment of her most intense fantasies. And she's up for risky thrills...

Nick Ward can't tell her that he's spying on a vicious Russian crime boss. Becca could be an assassin sent to kill him, a call girl sent to distract him, or the worst scenario of all--a clueless innocent. Anyway he looks at it, she's trouble: beautiful, bare, dripping-wet trouble...

Ultimate Weapon

Covert operations are what Val Janos is all about. The man is mysterious and sinister, and lethally hot. Only Tamara can understand the strange intensity that drives him to win at all costs--and only she can match it.

Val has one weak spot: Imre, the man who befriended him when he was a scared, hungry kid abandoned on the streets of Budapest. But Daddy Novak knows about Imre, and his head is on the block if Val doesn't deliver Tam up to Novak's tender mercies...

Fade to Midnight

Beaten and tortured, Kev Larsen was found 18 years ago in an alley. He survived the ordeal, but lost all his memories from before that night. When he nearly dies saving someone from drowning, the surgery to save his life triggers fragments. With only these fractured scenes to guide him, Kev is determined to unlock the secrets to his past.

Edie Parrish is good at keeping people away. If the wrong person were to learn of her gift, her life would be in jeopardized. But when Kev discovers who she really is, Edie's only choice is to trust him. And soon, Edie can't resist her consuming desire--even though she knows she'll have to pay a price for it.

In Behind Closed Doors and Standing in the Shadows, Shannon McKenna introduced the McCloud Brothers: intense, rugged, and super-sexy. Now, Davy McCloud is about to meet a woman he can't trust--or live without. . .

Disillusioned P.I. Davy McCloud has an ironclad rule: never follow blind impulse when it comes to women. But he breaks it the instant gorgeous Margo Vetter shows up to teach at the gym next door. The sexual hunger--and the instinctual protectiveness--that she awakens is much too strong to resist.

Broke and on the run, framed for a murder she didn't commit, Margot has no one to turn to but Davy McCloud. But the closer he comes, the more Margot discovers that holding back--or hiding--from this enigmatic, powerful man is impossible. In every way. . .

Then passion flares with unexpected intensity. But Margot's past has finally caught up with her, and life is about to get more than complicated. It's turning deadly. . .

The Midnight Man

It's been years since bad boy Simon Riley hopped a freight train out of town and Ellen Kent's given up wondering what happened to him. Running a successful bed and breakfast in Oregon doesn't leave her a lot of time for fantasizing about midnight kisses and secret passion. . .until an unexpected visitor knocks on her door. Simon is back. She had no idea that he was a famous photojournalist, working in war zones around the world. But the man is everything she wants in a lover--and more. . .

The Midnight Hour

Dogged by trouble, Simon swore he'd never return to this backwater town, even to see El Kent. But he had to investigate his uncle's sudden death--and El's lush beauty still tempts him beyond belief. He knows he can satisfy her most hidden desire--and he's hungry for the sensual tenderness that only she can give.

The last thing Simon would ever do is hurt El, but someone is forcing his hand. Someone who will stop at nothing to keep the past dead and buried--even if means silencing the woman Simon loves. . .

An erotic romance in a suspense vehicle on overdrive. . .sizzles! --Romantic Times

Blood Will Tell

When their adored foster mother is murdered, the D'Onofrio women come together to hunt for her killer. The law can only do so much and the three sisters are on their own--until three mysterious men get involved. . .

Startled to find a brawny stranger at her mother's house, Nancy is even more surprised at the heat of passion that flares between them. Liam is intense and instantly protective. But is it wise to trust him with every secret? Her sister Nell has turned to Duncan, her new boss, for help. An expert on the dark side of cyberspace, he's so sexy it's scary. All Nell has to do is say the hardest word of all: yes. What about the youngest of the D'Onofrios, wild and willful Vivi? She's on the verge of falling in love with Jack, who's all about fierce vigilance. . .

The sisters embrace the ultimate in passion as danger stalks them all. Unknown and unseen, the killer is very, very near. . .

"McKenna expertly stokes the fires of romantic tension." --Publishers Weekly

Praise for the novels of Shannon McKenna. . .

"Pulse-pounding suspense. . .searing sex and raw emotions." --Romantic Times

"McKenna blasts readers with a highly charged, action-adventure romance." --Booklist

Die McCloud Brothers: geheimnisvoll, gefährlich und heiß wie die Sünde Die Nacht hat viele Augen Seth Mackey hat nur ein Ziel vor Augen: Rache an dem Mann zu nehmen, der für den Tod seines Bruders verantwortlich ist. Doch als er die verletzliche Raine Cameron trifft, ändert sich alles. Hin und her gerissen zwischen seiner Pflicht und seinen ungewohnten Gefühlen für die junge Frau, wird seine Mission immer mehr zu einem Tanz am Abgrund. Und auch Raine scheint ganz eigene Ziele zu verfolgen ... In den Schatten lauert der Tod Als der ehemalige FBI-Agent Connor McCloud erfährt, dass ein gefährlicher Mörder aus dem Gefängnis ausgebrochen ist, fürchtet er um die Sicherheit seiner großen Liebe: Erin Riggs. Da niemand ihm glauben will, dass der Verbrecher es auf Erin abgesehen hat, ermittelt Connor auf eigene Faust und bringt damit nicht nur sich selbst in tödliche Gefahr ... Blick in den Abgrund Wenn es um Frauen geht, folgt der Privatdetektiv Davy McCloud einer eisernen Regel: Traue niemals deinen Gefühlen! Doch dieser Entschluss gerät heftig ins Wanken, als die attraktive Margot ihn um Hilfe bittet. Ein Unbekannter verfolgt sie und hinterlässt ihr unheimliche Geschenke. Und der Stalker scheint direkt aus ihrer Vergangenheit zu kommen ...

Alex Aaro fliegt nach New York, um seine todkranke Tante zu besuchen. Dort bittet ihn sein Freund Bruno, die hübsche Sozialarbeiterin Nina zu beschützen, die unabsichtlich über ein Geheimnis gestolpert ist, das ihren Tod bedeuten könnte. Ehe Alex es sich versieht, befindet er sich auf einer atemlosen Flucht vor skrupellosen Attentätern. Und für ihn und Nina steht weit mehr auf dem Spiel, als sie beide je hätten vermuten können ...

Als die geheimnisvolle Lily Parr das Restaurant von Bruno Ranieri betritt, fühlt er sich sofort zu ihr hingezogen. Sie behauptet, von Verbrechern verfolgt zu sein, die es auch auf sein Leben abgesehen haben. Bruno schwört, Lily zu beschützen, doch die beiden geraten schon bald in größte Gefahr.

Der ehemalige Detective Sam Petrie hat schon viel erlebt und deshalb nichts zu verlieren, als die Journalistin Svetlana Ardova seine Hilfe benötigt. Mit ihren Artikeln hat sie sich viele Feinde gemacht und erhält Morddrohungen. Sam begibt sich mit ihr auf eine gefährliche Reise nach Italien, wo sie einem explosiven Geheimnis auf der Spur sind. Einem Geheimnis, das sie zerstören könnte, das aber auch das Feuer der Leidenschaft zwischen ihnen entfacht.

Die ehemalige Kriminelle Tamara Steele gibt sich die größte Mühe, ihrer dreijährigen Adoptivtochter eine gute Mutter zu sein. Aber dann wird sie von ihrer dunklen Vergangenheit eingeholt. Ihre Feinde haben den undurchsichtigen Söldner Val Janos damit beauftragt, Tam zu entführen. Doch je länger er ihr folgt und sie beobachtet, umso faszinierter ist er von der geheimnisvollen Frau. Und als seine Auftraggeber schließlich von ihm verlangen, Tams Tochter als Druckmittel gegen sie einzusetzen, beschließt er, ihr stattdessen im Kampf gegen ihre Feinde beizustehen.

What happened off the page was often a lot spicier than what was written on it...
 
Why did Norman Mailer stab his second wife at a party?  Who was Edith Wharton’s secret transatlantic lover? What motivated Anaïs Nin to become a bigamist?
 
Writers Between the Covers rips the sheets off these and other real-life love stories of the literati—some with fairy tale endings and others that resulted in break-ups, breakdowns, and brawls. Among the writers laid bare are Agatha Christie, who sparked the largest-ever manhunt in England as her marriage fell apart; Arthur Miller, whose jaw-dropping pairing with Marilyn Monroe proved that opposites attract, at least initially; and T.S. Eliot, who slept in a deckchair on his disastrous honeymoon.
 
From the best break-up letters to the stormiest love triangles to the boldest cougars and cradle-robbers, this fun and accessible volume—packed with lists, quizzes and in-depth exposés—reveals literary history’s most titillating loves, lusts, and longings.

In The Crosshairs. . .

Abby Maitland just landed a dazzling exhibit of priceless Spanish treasure for the museum--and someone would kill for it. Whether she likes it or not, Zan Duncan has to protect her. But Abby's mesmerized by Zan's untamed strength and very sexual vibe. From the long dark hair, the thick, hard muscles, and the black leather jacket right on down to the honed fighting skills and the tattoos, Zan is a master of subtle seduction, giving her night after hot night of secret, endless pleasure. Then a lethal game of deception, greed and murder gets underway--a game more sinister than Abby and Zan ever imagined. When no one can be trusted and no place is safe, their passion may be the only thing that can save them. . .

Praise for Hot Night. . .

"Shannon McKenna does it again. Super-sexy suspense!" --Cherry Adair

"Elaborate plot fabulously worked out from the good guys to the bad guys. McKenna sculpts a powerful death scene that will give readers chills. Constant danger fuels the senses and heightens arousal throughout the entire story." --Romantic Times, 4 ½ star review, a Top Pick!

Gone But Not Forgotten

Davy. . .Connor. . .Sean. . . Three brothers who have conquered their demons, but they've never forgotten their long lost brother, Kev, whom they believed to be dead. When the McCloud brothers discover Kev is alive, they won't rest until they find him. . .

Beaten and tortured almost to death, Kev Larsen was found eighteen years earlier in a warehouse alley. He survived his brutal ordeal, but his memories before that night were completely erased. When he nearly dies from trying to save someone from drowning, the brain surgery he has to save his life triggers fragmented, terrifying memories. With only these memories and the name of his torturer to guide him, Kev is determined to unlock the secrets to his past.

Edie Parrish has always been good at not letting anyone get too close to her. If someone were to learn of her unusual gift, her life would be immediately jeopardized. But when Kev Larsen discovers who she really is, Edie has only one choice: to trust him. And soon, Edie can't resist her consuming desire for him--even though she knows she'll have to pay a price for it.

Now Kev and Edie must race against time and place their faith in each other to stop a deadly legacy. . .

Der tot geglaubte Kevin McCloud taucht überraschend wieder auf. Lange Zeit hatte er sein Gedächtnis verloren, doch nun kehren langsam seine Erinnerungen zurück. Als er der Comic-Autorin Edie Parrish begegnet, spürt er eine starke Verbindung zu ihr. Doch Edie besitzt eine ungewöhnliche Gabe, die sie vor der Außenwelt geheim hält. 800 Seiten pure Spannung und Leidenschaft für 11,99 €!

Als Becca Cattrell ihren Verlobten bei einer Affäre erwischt, ist sie mit den Nerven am Ende. In ihrer Verzweiflung lässt sie sich zu einem gewagten Abenteuer hinreißen - sie badet nackt im Swimmingpool einer leerstehenden Villa. Was Becca nicht ahnt: Die Villa ist der geheime Treffpunkt einer Mafiaorganisation, und deren Anführer ist über den ungebetenen Gast gar nicht erfreut. Beccas einzige Hoffnung auf Rettung ist der Undercoveragent Nick Ward, der die Bande infiltriert hat und der ihr Herz schon bald höher schlagen lässt.