First published as Never Love a Stranger, and originally under a pseudonym, this is a new edition with a new introduction from the author. Anne Symons is content living with her widowed father in a sleepy Dorset town. She has a good job in a solicitor’s office and a kind, reliable, good-looking boyfriend Joe. But when enigmatic, sophisticated Michael Conrad appears on the scene, she suddenly feels something was missing from her life. But should she really risk a safe future with loyal, adoring Joe for the dangerous allure and excitement of this fascinating stranger?
Anne Symons has a good job in a solicitors office and a kind, reliable boyfriend, but when mysterious, sophisticated Michael Conrad arrives in their sleepy Dorset town, Anne is drawn to the dangerous allure of this fascinating stranger.
Treacherous Hearts takes up almost where Wheels of Danger ends, and has everything you want in a romantic suspense....... speed out on the race track, dead bodies, kidnapping and lots of treachery before true love can be found. Shannon Reeves has a promising future as the new darling on the racing circuit and is fast making a name for herself. She finally feels that her future is secure when she becomes close friends with T.G. and Max Schaffer, who is also a race driver and willing to work with her to help her set up a winning race team. Unfortunately, her current boyfriend, Derek Watson, has a entirely different agenda. He is an old nemesis from T.G.'s past and causes problems in Max and T.G.'s marriage when it is evident he is involved in the kidnapping of Max's young son, Alex. Derek turns violent when Shannon breaks up with him. Lucky for her, Chase Westmore, her handsome next-door neighbor, comes to her rescue and Derek is arrested and taken to jail. The search for Alex continues, and when he is found, Shannon 's problems are just beginning. The discovery of two dead bodies in the trunk of her car throws her life into a tailspin and she has to do everything in her power to prove her innocence, before she is added to the growing list of fatalities. Max, T.G. as well as Shannon and Chase find themselves involved in a murder investigation, as they are thrown together, trying to save themselves, as well as solve another murder mystery.
In Helene Tursten's The Treacherous Net, Detective Irene Huss faces unnerving crime and violence from all sides as she hunts down a psychopathic serial killer. Goteberg, Sweden sees an influx of disturbing murder cases and Irene's unit is stretched thin. When a girl's body is found wearing what appears to be the same set of lingerie found near another corpse, Irene and her colleagues embark on a desperate hunt that takes them deep into a shadowy world of anonymous online predators and insecure teenage girls on a deadly quest for affirmation.
CBA BESTSELLER • Break free from the destructive power of guilt, anger, greed, and jealousy. Includes a six-week discussion guide. “Andy Stanley touches the right nerve at the right time.”—Shaunti Feldhahn, bestselling author of For Women Only and For Men Only Divorce. Job loss. Estrangement from family members. Broken friendships. The difficult circumstances you are dealing with today are likely being fed by one of four emotional forces that compels you to act in undesirable ways, sometimes even against your will. Andy Stanley explores each of these destructive forces—guilt, anger, greed, and jealousy—and how they infiltrate your life and damage your relationships. He says that, left unchallenged they have the power to destroy your home, your career, and your friendships. In Enemies of the Heart, Andy offers practical, biblical direction to help you fight back, to take charge of those feelings that mysteriously control you, and to restore your broken relationships. Previously released as It Came from Within
Whispers of the past… When young Eden Harrison receives a heart transplant from an unknown donor, her seemingly charmed life falls apart. Haunted by dreams of people and places she doesn’t recognize, Eden is convinced that her new heart carries the memories of its original owner. Eden leaves her old life behind as she is mysteriously drawn to the city of San Diego. Whispers of the mind… There, Eden becomes fast friends with Darcy, a young woman recently widowed by Peter, her wealthy, much older husband. But Darcy is unsettled by her inability to mourn, and more unsettled by recurring thoughts of Adam, a young musician she was having an affair with--who has suddenly vanished. Whispers of the heart… Yet, the more Eden learns about Darcy, the more she realizes that all is not as it seems, and she begins to suspect foul play behind Peter's and Adam’s fates. As the tension around them escalates, Eden’s mysterious dreams become more and more frequent. Can Eden listen to what her heart is trying to tell her before it is silenced forever?
The Death of the Heart is perhaps Elizabeth Bowen's best-known book. As she deftly and delicately exposes the cruelty that lurks behind the polished surfaces of conventional society, Bowen reveals herself as a masterful novelist who combines a sense of humor with a devastating gift for divining human motivations. In this piercing story of innocence betrayed set in the thirties, the orphaned Portia is stranded in the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home in London.There she encounters the attractive, carefree cad Eddie. To him, Portia is at once child and woman, and her fears her gushing love. To her, Eddie is the only reason to be alive. But when Eddie follows Portia to a sea-side resort, the flash of a cigarette lighter in a darkened cinema illuminates a stunning romantic betrayal--and sets in motion one of the most moving and desperate flights of the heart in modern literature.
