Bøker av Shannon McKenna

NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Shannon McKenna presents the third installment of her new romantic suspense series...She's as beautiful as a fallen angel...I don't know how long I've been locked in Halliwell's dungeon. That psycho billionaire is still trying pry my brother Ethan's all-powerful algorithm, SmokeScreen, out of me. The only escape is death. I'm ready. More than ready.Then the redhead sneaks in. Smart, sexy, smoking hot, even through a six-inch wall of reinforced glass. She's doing me no favors. Making me feel again when I'm better off numb. Maybe she's acting, maybe I'm hallucinating, but now Halliwell has decided to put me down... and just when I start wanting to live again.The redhead might be my way out... but only at a price I can't afford to pay...He's as deadly as a caged tiger...I shouldn't be poking around in the secret depths of Owen Halliwell's headquarters. The guy might be my biological father, but I'd known that he was a monster even before I saw Shane Masters, the prisoner down in Level Eight. Before my knees started to quake, and my heart to gallop like a herd of wild horses.I'm stuck in this hellhole for my own reasons. My little sister has a rare disease, and Halliwell has strong-armed me into writing malware for him in exchange for a cure. It's keeping her alive, yes, but this place is next-level toxic.Even multiple layers of security and the obscene shock collar can't diminish the power emanating from that man. Then I discover that the algorithm Shane refuses to reveal could save my sister... and that Halliwell has scheduled his execution.That can't happen. I have to break him out. He's a commando warrior, furiously angry, completely unpredictable. He could be my salvation. He could be my ruin.All I can do is roll the dice...

She's temptation incarnate...Worst idea ever. No matter how stunning she was.After my brother Shane was abducted last year, I'm concentrating on keeping what's left of my family alive. I will find the bastards who took Shane, and I will gut them.No extra time and energy to get blindsided at a business meeting by Kat Banner, the seductive secretary. Besides, getting anywhere near me puts her in danger, and I won't do that to a helpless, innocent woman.Thing is, Kat is anything but innocent, or helpless...That arrogant bastard...So, maybe flirting with hot tycoon Ethan Masters wasn't the smartest move on the first day of my temp job. So irresponsible. I shouldn't let any guy near the toxic shit-show that was my life just because he's tall, dark, and mysterious.Then, before I know what's going on, I'm being yelled at, insulted, and fired, which is bad enough-but the death squad that jumps me and the tycoon in the elevator? That's over the top, even for me.But Masters fights like a demon. We kick ass together, which is great, until he goes all alpha on me, drags me into his helicopter, and sweeps me off to his luxury lair.I won't be bought, or shoved around. But soon we're facing off against brutal enemies and uncontrollable desire...and other feelings we can't even put into words, not while Death is stalking us. Hell, even if it wasn't.But the stakes are rising by the minute...and Death is gaining ground...

He can't keep his distance...Ex-cop Sam Petrie had been warned. He knew that getting involved with the McCloud brothers' affairs would run his life right over a cliff. But one look at the fearless, beautiful young trouble magnet, Svetlana Ardova, the McCloud clan's precious protégé, just drove that sage advice right out of his mind. Now, with his police detective career derailed, he finds that Sveti is putting herself in the crosshairs once again, on a potentially deadly trip to Italy. So he offers himself up as her bodyguard. What could possibly go wrong?She's afraid to be touched...Sveti's trauma runs deep. Rescued by the McClouds and their friends from ruthless organ pirates, her tireless crusade against human trafficking has made her a target for criminal scum around the world, but it doesn't faze her, since she doesn't really fear death. The only thing that does faze her is Sam Petrie. The smoldering hunger in his dark gaze makes her feel vulnerable, naked. Incredibly alive.Then a fresh attack against her sends Sam into hyper-protective mode. In that forced proximity, Sam and Sveti can't resist the blistering heat that flares between them. But now they're moving in on an explosive secret-one that could either redeem them or destroy them...and their lethal opponent will not rest until Sveti is silenced forever...

The McCloud brothers have been coaching their protégé, Miles Davenport, for years. It's finally time for him to claim his own place in their group-and his own love.Her eyes haunt him....All that Miles knows about the beautiful young sculptor Lara Kirk is that she was abducted by a madman, in order to punish her parents for their sins. She's an orphan now, and everyone else on earth who might have fought to find her is dead, so it's up to him to help her now. Miles is all out of leads, but he is tormented by dreams of Lara...dreams that are starting to feel shockingly real. So real, he decides to try following them...She can't separate dreams from reality...Lara Kirk's been locked in a cell for months. The only thing that has kept her clinging to sanity by a thread is the stunning, avenging savior in her dreams...the one who can't possibly be anything but a fantasy. So she tells herself, until the brawny young warrior bursts into her prison and sweeps her away, against all odds.Lara can't help but bond with the intense, protective Miles. But their wild passion is a dangerous distraction, and the stakes keep getting higher as Lara and Miles battle with an unimaginable evil that threatens everything they care about...

Alex Aaro should have known better than to get embroiled in the McCloud crowd's wild adventures. He knew damn well it was a surefire way to get his life blown all to hell.Never let down your guard...Alex Aaro keeps the world at arm's length. It's the only way to protect himself from the Arbatovs, his dangerous Mafiya family. He ran away when he was sixteen, but when he learns that his Aunt Tonya, the only family member he ever trusted, is dying, he has to see her one last time. Things are tough enough without his friend Bruno Ranieri calling, demanding that he help some woman friend of Bruno's wife who's gotten her sorry ass into trouble. Being in Brooklyn already, he happens to be closest, lucky him. Aaro didn't expect her to be so damn pretty. But he's not surprised by the violence that engulfs them as soon as he finds her. That's just how life goes for him.The sting of a needle...Nina Christie is terrified when Helga, an old family friend shows up outside the battered woman's shelter where she works, babbling in Ukrainian, and sticks Nina with a needle full of God knows what. Then Helga collapses, giving Nina no explanation. Suddenly a ruthless crime syndicate is trying to destroy her, and all that stands in their way is the grim, inscrutable Alex Aaro, that tall, rock-hard, flint-eyed, stunningly gorgeous slab of manhood who makes her heart race and her breath catch. There's no time for any of that, with their enemies hard on their heels...but Aaro and Nina can't resist the scorching desire that flares between them, even as they scramble to solve the puzzle and outmaneuver their pursuers before it's too late...Praise for the Novels of Shannon McKenna..."Edgy, erotic, and breathtaking."-New York Times bestselling author, Maya Banks"An erotic romance in a suspense vehicle on overdrive...sizzles!"-Romantic Times"McKenna expertly stokes the fires of romantic tension."-Publishers Weekly

Nick Ward was one of Connor McCloud's fellow FBI agents. Now he's working on an investigation of his own, but Tam Steele and the McClouds always have his back...Trained assassin...or clueless innocent?That's the dilemma facing Nick Ward when he drags the gorgeous, dripping, naked girl out of the swimming pool at midnight on the deserted vacation island. But innocent or not, she's pure bad luck for Nick. Even if she's not a merciless honeypot assassin, her presence at this top secret meeting will destroy his long-planned undercover operation, and probably get them both killed. And her luscious beauty just makes it that much worse...She won't back down...Skinny-dipping in a neighbor's pool is about as naughty as hopeless good girl Becca Cattrall has ever tried to be. But suddenly she's at the mercy of a grim, dangerous stranger with a foul mouth and smoldering eyes...a man who steals her breath and makes her heart stutter...a man scheduled to meet with a mafiya boss who will never let her live to tell the tale.Nick impulsively blows his cover to save Becca's skin, but he can't keep her hidden forever...and he can't stay away from her, either. And now, to make matters worse, she wants to save him, too. So when hell comes calling, she's not running....

In Behind Closed Doors, you were introduced to Seth's partners, the sexy and dangerous McCloud brothers...and now it's Connor McCloud's turn to face the fire...She haunts his dreams...Ex-FBI agent Connor McCloud barely survived being set up to die by a trusted friend and fellow agent, Ed Riggs. That disaster cost him not only his partner Jesse's life, but his hopes of winning the love of Erin, Ed's beautiful, studious daughter. She would never be with the man who had put her father in prison.Forever out of reach...Erin is hanging on by her fingernails. Her father is disgraced and imprisoned, her mother and sister are falling apart, the scandal has cost her a job she loved as a museum curator, and the man she's secretly craved for years is responsible for all of it. When an opportunity comes up to appraise a trove of priceless Celtic artifacts for a rich, reclusive, she leaps at the chance. Maybe things are starting to look up.Then Connor discovers that his old nemesis, Kurt Novak, is back, hungry for payback...and that Erin is his weapon of choice. He has no choice but to leap into action, whether Erin trusts him or not, whether she hates him or not. Nothing matters but protecting the woman he loves from a vengeful, sadistic killer...This title is a re-release, originally published by Brava.

He can't stop watching her...Surveillance expert Seth Mackey is mesmerized by Raine Cameron, the gorgeous blonde he's been monitoring every night on video. She's the latest in the long line of mistresses, kept and discarded by his billionaire boss Victor Lazar, but this one seems different from the others. This one seems...innocent.Right. Innocence was unlikely, in this hellhole of violence and lies. Victor Lazar had ordered the murder of Seth's half-brother Jesse, and Seth has to know everything Raine knows about it. Tempting and luscious though she was, he senses that she knows more than she's saying, and he couldn't let his laser-focus waver for a single second.Every move she makes...Raine knows she's being watched, but she can't lose her nerve. She wants revenge for everything Victor Lazar has taken from her, and she'll stop at nothing to get it. But the brooding and difficult Seth Mackey is a dangerous distraction, arousing longings she never knew she had. Hungers so powerful, they frighten her.But Raine is sick of being afraid...of Seth, of Lazar, of anything. Surrendering to Seth Mackey's ruthless desires might be dangerous...but she was playing a deadly game, so she damn well better work on her courage.And the two of them will need all of their courage to face the twisted danger and treachery that's coming for them...

"Surveillance expert Seth Mackey is mesmerized by Raine Cameron, the gorgeous blonde he's been monitoring every night on video. She's the latest in the long line of mistresses, kept and discarded by his billionaire boss Victor Lazar, but this one seems different from the others. This one seems innocent. Right. Innocence was unlikely, in this hellhole of violence and lies. Victor Lazar had ordered the murder of Seth's half-brother Jesse, and Seth has to know everything Raine knows about it. Tempting and luscious though she was, he senses that she knows more than she's saying, and he couldn't let his laser-focus waver for a single second. Raine knows she's being watched, but she can't lose her nerve. She wants revenge for everything Victor Lazar has taken from her, and she'll stop at nothing to get it. But the brooding and difficult Seth Mackey is a dangerous distraction, arousing longings she never knew she had. Hungers so powerful, they frighten her. But Raine is sick of being afraid...of Seth, of Lazar, of anything. Surrendering to Seth Mackey's ruthless desires might be dangerous...but she was playing a deadly game, so she damn well better work on her courage. And the two of them will need all of their courage to face the twisted danger and treachery that's coming for them..."--

Married by Midnight by Shannon McKenna The stranger is everything she needs: Handsome. Interesting. And ready for marriage...immediately!

Vacation Crush by Yahrah St. John She's had a crush on him forever. Now she has her chance.

"Ellen Kent never forgot her crush on the town's bad boy, Simon Riley. It's been years since Simon blasted out of LaRue, leaving the mess he made behind--as well as her broken heart. She's grown up, moved on. She works hard running a Bed & Breakfast, and she is not prepared for Simon show up and ask for a room. Tall, tough, as smoldering hot as he ever was. But to chase him away would be to admit defeat, right? She wasn't afraid of him ... Simon Riley has spent his adult life as a war-zone photojournalist, but no place seems so unwelcoming as LaRue. But Simon's Uncle Gus recently died under mysterious circumstances, and Simon has to know more. And he can't resist a chance to see Ellen. She's the only good memory he has of this hellhole. So sweet. So wild. Enough to make him do something really stupid ... like fall in love with her all over again. But LaRue is full of secrets, and as their passion rages, someone in the shadows will go to any lengths to keep those secrets hidden. Now Ellen and Simon might pay for the truth with their lives ..."--Page 4 of cover

Find out why New York Times bestseller Maya Banks hails McKenna's books as "A nonstop thrill ride..." She's a trouble magnet... Abby Maitland has landed the chance of a lifetime-to work on a dazzling exhibit of priceless shipwrecked Spanish treasure at the Silver Fork Museum, and she isn't going to fumble it. But when a nightmare date and a lost house-key land her in a tight spot, a sexy locksmith comes to her rescue.Zan makes her heart pound and her toes curl, but she's seen his type before. He doesn't fit her dating profile, not with that battered leather jacket, those tattoos, that wicked, bad boy smolder in his eyes. She's finished with guys like him. Been there, done that.Problem is, they can't seem to keep their hands off each other...An indecent proposition...Zan Duncan has gotten into more than his share of trouble in his time, and it shows. Maybe the succulently gorgeous Abby Maitland doesn't think he's boyfriend material, but that's no reason not to give in to the desire that roars between them. So he offers her a scorching, no-holds-barred secret affair. No one had to know, not her neighbors, not her boss. He would just sneak into her house by night, drive her mad with pleasure, and melt away with the dawn, leaving her aching, tingling. Exhausted.What could possibly go wrong?Abby can't resist his seduction-but there is a ruthless monster in Silver Fork who wants that buccaneer's gold for himself-and Abby and Zan are the perfect scapegoats for his evil plan. But they have no clue they're in the crosshairs-at least not until people around them start to die...Now Abby and Zan must race against time to stop a vicious killer...and the only ones they can trust are each other...

He's in no mood to play nice...Mace Trask is setting a trap for the bastard who just tried to kill both his brothers, and he can't wait to spring it. Then a sexy, mysterious woman shows up and starts wandering around GodsAcre, the remote property in the mountains that he's wired to blow, putting Mace's plan in jeopardy and herself in deadly danger. There's only one thing to do-so Mace whisks her away to his cabin in the woods, determined to find out what this fiery beauty wants, and knows...Her beauty inflames him...Cait LaMott is terrified when the huge guy with buzzed off hair and ice-blue eyes drags her off into a remote cabin in the lonely woods. She's on a mission to find her father, a virologist who disappeared fourteen years ago, and nobody is going to stop her. Certainly not this suspicious, muscle-bound, infuriating, fascinating man. Not even her body's traitorous reaction to him.But as they work together to uncover the terrifying truth, they start to crave each other's touch. Mace's armor is no defense against Cait. Her sweet passion burns him, her courage inspires him, and her razor-sharp mind might just be what it takes to keep them both alive.Because their enemy is closing in fast-and the stakes are higher than they can imagine...Payback is a bitch...Find out why New York Times bestseller Maya Banks hails McKenna's books as "A non-stop thrill ride..."Author's Note: Havoc, Book Five of The Hellbound Brotherhood, is part of a connected series, but with its own couple and its own HEA. It can be read as a standalone.

What Happens in Miami... by Nadine Gonzalez Will one night be his undoing?