Crime Kidnap

No body means no crime, which makes this the perfect murder, Doug Stewart hopes. Doug even has an ironclad alibi. He’s been seen hundreds of miles away when his lovely wife, Venus, vanishes. What better plan could any murderer hope for? But Doug’s forgotten one thing: the power of a mother’s love. Venus’ mother believes her daughter’s husband lured Venus outside and killed her. Now, Venus’ mom wants her daughter back, dead or alive. Never Forgive, Never Forget: A Shocking True Crime Story by Rod Kackley tells the story of a woman whose fear of her husband was justified. It’s ...

After the killing of a prominent mob lawyer, NYPD homicide detectives Jacob Jackson and Caitlin Grimes start receive chilling, written “rules” for how to commit the perfect murder. "Rule number one for the perfect murder: Evidence is your enemy. Leave none behind." Jackson (Reid Scott) and Grimes (Cobie Smulders) race to find the killer, setting them on a collision course with the city’s crime underbelly, and a perpetrator who seems happy to toy with them. “Rule number two. No crimes of passion. The perfect murder is always business, never pleasure.”

Epiphany ‘Pip’ Bloom is down on her luck. She can barely afford cat food, and just because Most has three legs doesn’t mean he eats any less. So she absolutely can’t afford to mess up her latest temp job. But when she walks through the door of the private investigation firm, her new boss mistakes her for a missing persons expert. He then charges her with finding Matty Price - the teenage son of two A-list celebrities - who has mysteriously disappeared from his home in Kensington.

What would be the "right" price for your loved one - and can you avoid putting others at risk by paying it? What prevents criminals from maltreating hostages? How do you (safely) pay a ransom? Kidnap: Inside the Ransom Business uncovers how a group of insurers at Lloyd's of London have solved these thorny problems for their customers. Based on interviews with industry insiders (from both sides), as well as hostage stakeholders, it uncovers an intricate and powerful private governance system ordering transactions between the legal and the criminal economies.

The past won't stay buried Gabby McAllister doesn’t take calls from Lacey Aniston—not since high school, when Lacey made it her mission to humiliate her at every turn. Now a rising TV reporter with a cutthroat reputation, Lacey is the last person Gabby expects—or wants—to hear from. But when Lacey's younger sister vanishes without a trace, desperation overrides old grudges. She pleads for Gabby’s help. And Gabby—reluctantly—answers. Not because she forgives Lacey. But because her psychic gift doesn’t allow her to walk away from people in need, no matter how much they once ...

Since the sudden and tragic death of her partner, bestselling crime author Serena Winters hasn’t written a word. With deadlines looming, she packs up her grief and escapes from New York City to a secluded clifftop house in small-town California, hoping the change of scenery will cure her writer’s block.

Once upon a time a beauty fell for two beasts. Elle When I leave my old life behind to meet a writing deadline, I don't expect my cabin in the woods to collapse around me. But it does. Two men save me. Two perfect beasts who want to share me. My fairy tale begins and their ends. I fall for two men I'm about to betray. Author's Notes: - A modern, steamy MFM take on the classic fairy tale. - Two Beasts Next Door is a fast-paced, standalone MFM menage romance with a happily ever after ending. There are no M/M scenes. This story is all about two beasts who fall for the same woman.

She says I’m a beast. She's right. But I’m the man she needs if she wants to survive. I’m no family man. Big, bearded, tatted – I’m no teddy bear either. As a member of the Twisted Devils MC, I fix bikes and break heads. At night, it’s all about easy riding and fast women. No commitments, except to my club. Until Trixie. That night, everything changes. The curvy bar singer takes the stage and my world shifts. She’s gorgeous. And her sinful voice stirs an animal inside me. All I want is one night. Nothing more. She tells me I'm full of it. She wants nothing from a man like me. ...

If you’re going to pick an abandoned building to hide in, don’t make it a Russian Mafia safehouse. A Russian mafia boss found me hiding from my abusive ex. Told me he’d protect me. Sparks flew between us and I ended up spending the night in his penthouse. Then I saw him do something I could never forgive. So I ran before he could do the same to me. I started again on the other side of the country. But the head of the Bratva never forgot me. He stalked me. Kidnapped me. Demanded I marry him. And the worst part is… I just found out I’m pregnant, and he’s the father.Obsessed Bratva...

One wild night to celebrate landing my dream job. I never imagined my new client would be the commanding alpha billionaire who'd left marks on my neck just hours before. One night. Pure fire. Forever changed. I meet a stranger at a bar - older, commanding. His experienced touch ignites me, his masterful kisses consume me. By morning, I'm ruined for any other man. Twenty-four hours later, I'm frozen in a boardroom doorway. There he sits - Dante Romano, billionaire and my new client. My unforgettable one-night stand. He's not just a billionaire. He's the city's most powerful mafia boss. As ...

Brilliant yet poor, Ramesh Kumar grew up working at his father’s tea stall in the Old City of Delhi. Now, he makes a lucrative living taking tests for the sons of India's elite—a situation that becomes complicated when one of his clients, the sweet but hapless eighteen-year-old Rudi Saxena, places first in the All Indias, the national university entrance exams, thanks to him.

This is no meet cute. It's meet brute. My day starts perfectly. I'm offered my dream job – manager at the largest independent bookstore in the country. Lame? Not to a bookworm like me. But then my perfect day turns into a nightmare. I’m kidnapped by Russian gangsters. Turns out my family has a debt, and I'm the collateral. I'm trapped, bound and blindfolded, scared senseless and wondering if I'll make it out alive. Then I get kidnapped again. Only this time my kidnapper is the bodyguard I never knew I had. A six-foot-four mountain of muscle and danger named Hammer. He's an ex-Marine, a ...

I kidnapped her to save her life. I'll wage a war to make her mine. Stacy's new in town. Looking for a fresh start away from her troubled past. A ruthless biker like me has no business wanting a woman like her. We are opposites - she's innocent and kind, I'm a vicious killer for the Twisted Devils MC. She's everything I shouldn't want but can't resist. And I won't stop until she's mine. She tries to resist our explosive attraction, But her lustful looks and lingering touch gives her away. She aches to submit to me. And her life depends on it. Because there's someone else after her. He's ...

How far would you go to save your child? This is the impossible question facing Lacey. Would you sacrifice your lover, your mother, your husband? Three families are torn apart, their lives shattered, everything they know turned upside down. when their children are kidnapped, the only communication they receive is a request from the abductor to sacrifice a loved one to be tortured to death. failing to follow the instructions will result in their child suffering that fate instead. Delving into the depths of a damaged mind, this novel contains some graphic scenes of torture and explores some ...

Ruthless Biker. Ex-Army Ranger. Dangerous Single Dad. As a nomad biker, I’ve always gone my own way. But that all changes when my brother and his wife are murdered by a ruthless drug gang. The only survivor is their baby boy, my nephew, Charlie. Now, I’m no longer a nomad, I’m a substitute single dad on a mission: keep my baby safe. Nothing else matters. Until I meet Emily. Emily’s young, sweet, and everything I'm not. I'm a dangerous dad with blood on my hands; she's a pharmacist's assistant with a heart of gold. I should stay away from her, but there's something about Emily I ...

Four years after escaping England, Nick is no longer able to fight the irresistible urge to return home and claim his prize. Amy, the one that got away, the one he is convinced can heal his tortured and damaged soul. All he needs to do is find her, snatch her and prepare her for a slow, lavish feast that only he would enjoy. The not so simple issue of the witness protection program was likely to be his hardest barrier to overcome. Utilising contacts from his dark and depraved past, he finds himself in a strenuous battle to control his demons whilst he awaits his salvation. A terrifying ...

It’s been ten years since Alison’s perfect world fell apart. Ten years since her son Sam disappeared while on a family holiday. Lost at sea, they said, his body never found. And even though her brother and sister were supposedly looking after the kids, Alison will always blame herself. Caught in a spiralling web of all-consuming grief where the lines between reality and fantasy blur, Alison refuses to let go. So when her ex-husband seeks to have Sam officially pronounced dead, Alison embarks upon a desperate and harrowing quest to discover what really happened that day on the beach.

Diesel Love died with my wife. I buried it with her and swore I’d never feel again. Now I live for my club, my brothers, and the war we’re about to bring down on the bastards who dared come after me and my closest friend, Hunter, and took us prisoner. But then I see her—Samantha. A woman trapped in the same hell as me, held hostage by the same enemy. She’s everything I don’t want—soft, good, innocent in ways I forgot existed. She should be terrified of a man like me, but instead, she looks at me like I’m the only one who can save her. And god help me, I want to. I don’t need...

One drunken night with my father's maid should have been the end of it. Now she's carrying my baby and putting my future as the new mob boss on the line. The day I bury my father and become the new Don is the day I learn I'll be a father. While unplanned, I must mark Macy as my own. To protect my unborn child, I demand a sham marriage. Instead of keeping them safe, it puts a target on both their backs. Proving she is a fighter and earning my respect, Mama scorches the earth to rescue our kidnapped baby. In the process, I fall for the feisty woman who will stop at nothing to save her family....

Bears are born to protect. No one knows this better than bear shifter Lily Wood who has dedicated her life to the U. S. Marshal Service. But her life is turned upside down when she fails to protect a pregnant witness whose dying wish is for Lily to raise her newborn daughter Angel. Now Lily must come to terms with the haunting failure and adjust to life as a parent all while trying to woo her stubborn neighbor Alex. Tea shop owner Alex is hopelessly attracted to Lily, but that only makes her more determined to push the U. S. marshal away. A relationship could never work out between them, ...