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Michelangelo's Ghost (The Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mysteries #4)
by Gigi PandianA lost work of art linking India to the Italian Renaissance. A killer hiding behind a centuries-old ghost story. And a hidden treasure in Italy’s macabre sculpture garden known as the Park of Monsters . . . <P><P>When Jaya’s old professor dies under eerie circumstances shortly after discovering manuscripts that point to a treasure in Italy’s Park of Monsters, Jaya and her brother pick up the trail. <P><P>From San Francisco to the heart of Italy, Jaya is haunted by a ghost story inexorably linked to the masterpieces of a long-dead artist and the deeds of a modern-day murderer. Untrustworthy colleagues, disappearing boyfriends, and old enemies—who can Jaya trust when the ghost wails? <P><P>Filled with the unexpected twists, vivid historical details, and cross-cultural connections Pandian is known for, Michelangelo’s Ghost is the most fast-paced and spellbinding Jaya Jones novel to date.
Michelangelo's Notebook
by Paul ChristopherWhile studying art history at New York University, brilliant and beautiful Finn Ryan makes a startling discovery: a Michelangelo drawing of a dissected corpse-supposedly from the artist's near-mythical notebook.<P><P> But that very night, someone breaks into her apartment-murdering her boyfriend and stealing the sketches she made of the drawing. Fleeing for her life, Finn heads to the address her mother had given her for emergencies, where she finds the enigmatic antiquarian book dealer, Michael Valentine. <P>Together, they embark on a desperate race through the city-and through the pages of history itself-to expose an electrifying secret from the final days of World War II-a secret that lies in the dark labyrinthine heart of the Vatican.
Michelle Perry Collection
by Michelle PerryMultiple award-winning author Michelle Perry brings you Paint It Black, The Three Motives for Murder, In Enemy Hands, and Cain and Abel In Paint It Black, DEA agent Necie Bramhall thinks she knows a thing or two about revenge. She's devoted to bringing down the drug lord father who abandoned her. When she finally captures him, she thinks she'll be able to put her painful past behind her. What she doesn't realize is that she's created a brand-new enemy. A deadly enemy: her half-sister Maria Barnes, who vows to destroy Necie, her marriage, and her family. Necie's father, the only one who can save her, is behind bars, where Necie herself put him. In The Three Motives for Murder, a car crash on graduation night leaves three Coalmont, Tennessee, teenagers dead and another three fighting for their lives. Four years later, no one in the small town feels the aftershocks more than Natasha Hawthorne, the young driver. When a murderer targets the survivors, newly appointed police chief Brady Simms finds himself standing squarely between the killer and his next victim, the woman who broke his heart four years ago. Brady's only hope of saving the intended victims is to get into the mind of a sociopath. What he finds will change their lives forever. In In Enemy Hands, reclusive businessman Gary Vandergriff offers Dante Giovanni a cool half million to bring home his estranged daughter, Nadia. His first meeting with her is stunning. He foils an attempt on her life and falls immediately under her spell. It's not going to be hard to keep her safe from the Mexican drug lord infuriated by her stepfather's expanding meth operation. He'll take her out of harm's way, no problem, get her back to her father, and enjoy the ride along the way. Everything is great. Until he delivers her into enemy hands. In Cain and Abel, an unexpected pregnancy sparks a daring plan of escape for a brutally battered wife in Los Angeles. Jessica Ramsey fakes her death and flees to Tennessee. Five years later, a chance encounter has destroyed Jessica's carefully cultivated anonymity. She thought at first Cole had found her, but it was his twin, Alex, who unwittingly unmasked her. Now she must trust him to save her from Cole's wrath. But the twins are bound by blood. Will it prove stronger than the fragile relationship growing between Alex and Jessica? Or will a third time be a deadly charm?
Michelle Sagara Chronicles of Elantra Vol 2: Cast in Secret\Cast in Fury\Cast in Silence (The Chronicles of Elantra)
by Michelle SagaraCHRONICLES OF ELANTRA, VOLUME 2New York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara sweeps readers away to the fantastical city of Elantra, where magic and adventure ensure that the life of Private Kaylin Neya is never boring.CAST IN SECRETPrivate Kaylin Neya relishes the thought of investigating a regular theft once again...until she finds out the item was stolen from Elani Street, where true mages and charlatans mingle. And since the missing box is ancient, has no keyhole and holds tremendous darkness inside, Kaylin knows unknown forces are once again playing with her destiny--and her life.CAST IN FURYWhen a minority race of telepaths is suspected of causing a near-devastating tidal wave, Private Kaylin Neya is again drawn into a world of politics...and murder. To make matters worse, Marcus, her trusted sergeant, gets stripped of his command, leaving Kaylin vulnerable. Now she's juggling two troubling cases, and her dreaded magic lessons are starting to look good by comparison...CAST IN SILENCEPrivate Kaylin Neya has sacrificed much to earn the respect of the winged Aerians and immortal Barrani she works alongside. But when the city's oracles warn of brewing unrest in the outer fiefdoms, a mysterious visitor from Kaylin's past casts her under a cloud of suspicion.
Michelle Sagara Chronicles of Elantra Vol 4: Cast in Sorrow\Cast in Flame\Cast in Honor (The Chronicles of Elantra)
by Michelle SagaraCHRONICLES OF ELANTRA, VOLUME 4New York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara sweeps readers away to the fantastical city of Elantra, where magic and adventure ensure that the life of Private Kaylin Neya is never boring.CAST IN SORROWPrivate Kaylin Neya arrives in the West March surrounded by enemies old and new, only to discover that she is expected to play the role of “harmoniste"?one who helps divine the truth behind a Barrani Recitation. But in a land where words are more effective than weapons, Kaylin's duties are deadly. CAST IN FLAMEPrivate Kaylin Neya returned from the West March in one piece, but she's having trouble handling the new residents in the city she polices?one of whom is Nightshade's younger brother. On a night when she should be talking to landlords in perfectly normal buildings, she's called to the fiefs instead, where a small family disagreement has become a large, complicated problem: Castle Nightshade's latent magic is waking. CAST IN HONORIn the aftermath of a vicious battle between darkness and light, the city of Elantra has emerged victorious. Yet as the chaos surrounding the battle begins to wane, Private Kaylin Neya's duties must resume, despite her grief over her fallen comrades. But when she is called to investigate a triple murder in a quiet part of town, Kaylin and her companions are soon embroiled in a case that is anything but routine.
Michelle: Entre Las Grietas #3 (Entre Las Grietas #3)
by Pd Workman“Papá… ¿no podemos ir contigo cuando te vayas esta vez?” Cuando Michelle pidió que la alejaran de su madre abusiva, nunca esperó perder a todos sus seres queridos en el proceso. Dijeron que la mantendrían a ella y a Kenny juntos. Su papá dijo que volvería. Y ni siquiera llegó a despedirse de Marcie. Demasiado pronto, intentaban reunirla con su madre, y Michelle se ve obligada a salir a la calle en busca de seguridad en la vida de pandillas. Michelle ocupa el tercer lugar en la serie Ruby, Between the Cracks, ganadora del Top Ten Best Books for Teens 2015. Revisiones de Michelle - Algo sobre [P.D. La escritura de Workman simplemente me deja boquiabierto... Odio cuando me canso demasiado para seguir leyendo y tengo que esperar hasta el día siguiente. — Es una historia desgarradora.
Micro
by Michael Crichton Richard PrestonIn Jurassic Park, he created a terrifying new world. Now, in Micro, Michael Crichton reveals a universe too small to see and too dangerous to ignore.In a locked Honolulu office building, three men are found dead with no sign of struggle except for the ultrafine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies. The only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot, nearly invisible to the human eye.In the lush forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting. Trillions of microorganisms, tens of thousands of bacteria species, are being discovered; they are feeding a search for priceless drugs and applications on a scale beyond anything previously imagined.In Cambridge, Massachusetts, seven graduate students at the forefront of their fields are recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up. Nanigen MicroTechnologies dispatches the group to a mysterious lab in Hawaii, where they are promised access to tools that will open a whole new scientific frontier.But once in the Oahu rain forest, the scientists are thrust into a hostile wilderness that reveals profound and surprising dangers at every turn. Armed only with their knowledge of the natural world, they find themselves prey to a technology of radical and unbridled power. To survive, they must harness the inherent forces of nature itself.An instant classic, Micro pits nature against technology in vintage Crichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, this boundary-pushing thriller melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction to create yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment.
Midas
by Russell AndrewsA suicide bombing in the fashionable resort of the Hamptons. A private plane crashes at the nearby airport. The aircraft's identification has been altered. The pilot's body is spirited away from the site. The new Chief of Police, Justin Westwood, quickly discovers one link between the two incidents: someone, somewhere, is hampering his investigations. Trying to stop him finding out that the dead pilot was employed by the air force - and by a mysterious company called MIDAS. Trying to stop him finding out that the man carrying the bomb wasn't the one who detonated it. He didn't intend to commit suicide. Nor was he even a terrorist. He was part of a conspiracy far closer to home. One that takes no prisoners, and is now closing-in on Justin . . .
Middle Man
by David RichDavid Rich-whose acclaimed debut, Caravan of Thieves, drew comparisons to Elmore Leonard, Robert Ludlum, and John le Carré-returns with a crime thriller featuring Lieutenant Rollie Waters. Recruited into SHADE, the elite, covert group formed by the U. S. military, Rollie Waters must locate and retrieve the countless millions taken from Saddam’s cache during the Iraq War and shipped home in the coffins of dead soldiers. But when a sniper attacks the team, Rollie is forced to go undercover to solve the riddle of the graves and to apprehend the puppet master behind the whole plot. Rollie’s own father, inveterate liar and charming con artist Dan Waters, was killed attempting to steal the first $25 million after stumbling across the conspiracy involving powerful military officers, would-be kings, and the very general who nearly destroyed Rollie during his last tour in Afghanistan. Rollie’s undercover quest takes him from Houston and the self-proclaimed king of Kurdistan, to the treacherous, labyrinthine streets of Erbil, Iraq, and into the arms of a stunning, enigmatic woman whose motives he can’t discern. As a confirmed citizen of the fog, now more spy than soldier, Waters must uncover the man pulling the strings behind a backdrop of murder, deceit, and stolen fortune-before he disappears forever into the mist. .
Middle Row (Orca Soundings)
by Sylvia OlsenThings have changed since Raedawn and Vince started going out and the racial boundaries in town have slipped a bit. But when Dune, who never took sides, disappears, Raedawn is determined to find out where he has gone—or what happened to him. Fighting against ignorance and hate, they track Dune down and find he is in more trouble than they thought and that nothing is black and white.
Middle School Mischief (The Magical Reality of Nadia #2)
by Catherine R. Daly Bassem YoussefInspired by the author's real-life experiences, this second hilarious and sweet novel about sixth grade Egyptian immigrant Nadia has her battling school newspaper drama, controversy with the school mascot, and some magical mischief, too.Nadia loves fun facts. Here are a few about her:There was a magical—and hilarious—ancient Egyptian teacher named Titi trapped in her hippo amulet until she freed him last fall.Her school is choosing a new mascot and her idea is totally going to win!She’s going to kick butt writing for the school newspaper this term......Maybe. A couple of weeks in, the newspaper is a big mess. The mascot contest is mayhem, too. (Who knew choosing a costumed character could cause such controversy?!)Then Nadia and Titi discover that the hippo amulet holds a second secret, one that’s super powerful—and super scary. Too bad they have no idea how to stop it.But Nadia is on the case! If she can solve the mystery of an ancient amulet, winning the mascot contest and acing her reporter assignments should be easy...right?From The Daily Show comedian Bassem Youssef and author Catherine R. Daly comes a humorous and heartfelt story about integrity, empathy, power, and friendship.Includes sections of black-and-white comics as well as black-and-white illustrations throughout, brought to life by Last Kids on Earth illustrator, Douglas Holgate.
Middle School: Field Trip Fiasco (Middle School #13)
by James Patterson Martin ChattertonIn this hilarious installment of the bestselling Middle School series, Rafe faces a cranky crocodile, a quirky campout, and a dastardly diamond plot in his most topsy-turvy adventure yet. Things have quieted down for lovable troublemaker Rafe Khatchadorian, and after all the mishaps and adventures he's been through, he's feeling a little restless. So when he's invited to attend an all-expenses-paid art field trip in California, Rafe jumps at the opportunity.But things go sideways, as they always do for Rafe, when he arrives and realizes his trip isn't the Hollywood vacation he thought it would be. Instead, he'll be participating in a "Cultural Campout" in the desert.What follows is a series of unfortunate events that only Rafe could find himself in, including an encounter with a cranky crocodile, a claustrophobic trip into an ancient cave, and a set of ancient cave paintings that may or may not have been faked.To make matters worse, Rafe finds himself smack dab in the middle of a plot to smuggle a legendary missing diamond. Has he finally stumbled his way into an adventure he can't get himself out of?
Middle of Nowhere
by Ridley PearsonKnown for his meticulous, fascinating research, as well as his ability to create exciting plot twists that inevitably, a month or two later, seem to have anticipated real-life headlines, Ridley Pearson has genered praise as a "master" of the suspense novel.In Middle of Nowhere, the "Blu Flu" has struck the Seattle Police force and a majority of the officers are on a unofficial strike, with the exception of a few, including Detective Lou Boldt, who is committed to the job. When a string of robberies and the brutal assault of a female cop rock the city, the pressure of isolation threatens Boldt's psyche and his marriage. With the help of psychologist Daphne Matthews and Sergeant John LaMoia, Boldt is able to make progress on both the assault and the robberies, but things soon spin out of control, and Bodt's refusal to drop the case puts his own life at risk.Filled with the fast-paced, spiraling action that has made Pearson's previous novels "irresistable" (Los Angeles Times Book Review) works of suspense that "grip the imagination" (People magazine), this offering from "the best thriller writer alive" (Booklist) is certain to keep the reader breathless.
Middle of Nowhere (Boldt / Matthews #7)
by Ridley PearsonThe "Blue Flu" has struck the Seattle Police Force and a majority of the officers are on an unofficial strike. Overworked and understaffed, Detective Lou Boldt is remaining on the job, but a string of robberies and the brutal near-murder of a female cop, pressure threatens Boldt's psyche. With the help of police psychologist Daphne Matthews and Sergeant John LaMoia, Boldt is able to make slow progress cracking the case, and their work leads them to Denver to a hardened criminal. Boldt refuses to drop the investigation, and is in danger because of it.
Middle of the Night: A Novel
by Riley SagerTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend—and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood.The worst thing to ever happen on Hemlock Circle occurred in Ethan Marsh&’s backyard. One July night, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend and neighbor, Billy, fell asleep in a tent set up on a manicured lawn in a quiet, quaint New Jersey cul-de-sac. In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. During the night, someone had sliced the tent open with a knife and taken Billy. He was never seen again.Thirty years later, Ethan has reluctantly returned to his childhood home. Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening in the middle of the night. Someone seems to be roaming the cul-de-sac at odd hours, and signs of Billy&’s presence keep appearing in Ethan&’s backyard. Is someone playing a cruel prank? Or has Billy, long thought to be dead, somehow returned to Hemlock Circle?The mysterious occurrences prompt Ethan to investigate what really happened that night, a quest that reunites him with former friends and neighbors and leads him into the woods that surround Hemlock Circle. Woods where Billy claimed ghosts roamed and where a mysterious institute does clandestine research on a crumbling estate. The closer Ethan gets to the truth, the more he realizes that no place—be it quiet forest or suburban street—is completely safe. And that the past has a way of haunting the present.
Middle of the Night: The next gripping and unputdownable novel from the master of the genre-bending thriller for 2024
by Riley Sager'Full of tension, urgency, atmosphere and feeling - this is Riley Sager at his very best' LEE CHILDTHE BRAND NEW HEART-STOPPING THRILLER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOROn July 15, 1994, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend Billy fell asleep together in their quiet New Jersey cul de sac.In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. The tent was sliced open, and Billy was gone, taken. He was never seen again.Thirty years later, Ethan has returned to Hemlock Circle, still desperate for answers.Who took Billy?Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening on the street under the cover of darkness. Someone is prowling the cul de sac when no one is awake to see them.Are they still out there?This isn't a bad neighourhood. These aren't bad people.What if they are?PRAISE FOR RILEY SAGER:'Propulsive . . . a dizzying Gothic whodunit' New York Times Book Review'Riley Sager is an auto-buy for me' Laura Dave'Riley Sager is one of my favourite authors . . . Fun, scary and so absorbing' Rachel Hawkins'If you're not already reading Riley Sager, you're missing out' Catherine Ryan Howard'Clever, twisty, spine-chilling' Ruth Ware'Terrific' Karin Slaughter'A dark, frightening and twisty story that you won't be able to put down' Shari Lapena'The work of a master storyteller . . . An unputdownable page-turner' Alex Michaelides'Brilliantly written with a dark and clever twist on a well-worn trope, and as for that ending...?!' Susi Holliday
Middle of the Night: The next gripping and unputdownable novel from the master of the genre-bending thriller for 2024
by Riley Sager'Full of tension, urgency, atmosphere and feeling - this is Riley Sager at his very best' LEE CHILDTHE BRAND NEW HEART-STOPPING THRILLER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOROn July 15, 1994, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend Billy fell asleep together in their quiet New Jersey cul de sac.In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. The tent was sliced open, and Billy was gone, taken. He was never seen again.Thirty years later, Ethan has returned to Hemlock Circle, still desperate for answers.Who took Billy?Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening on the street under the cover of darkness. Someone is prowling the cul de sac when no one is awake to see them.Are they still out there?This isn't a bad neighourhood. These aren't bad people.What if they are?PRAISE FOR RILEY SAGER:'Propulsive . . . a dizzying Gothic whodunit' New York Times Book Review'Riley Sager is an auto-buy for me' Laura Dave'Riley Sager is one of my favourite authors . . . Fun, scary and so absorbing' Rachel Hawkins'If you're not already reading Riley Sager, you're missing out' Catherine Ryan Howard'Clever, twisty, spine-chilling' Ruth Ware'Terrific' Karin Slaughter'A dark, frightening and twisty story that you won't be able to put down' Shari Lapena'The work of a master storyteller . . . An unputdownable page-turner' Alex Michaelides'Brilliantly written with a dark and clever twist on a well-worn trope, and as for that ending...?!' Susi Holliday
Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction
by Melissa SchaubThis is a feminist study of a recurring character type in classic British detective fiction by women - a woman who behaves like a Victorian gentleman. Exploring this character type leads to a new evaluation of the politics of classic detective fiction and the middlebrow novel as a whole.
Middlemen (The MacNeice Mysteries #5)
by Scott ThornleyWhen a killing spree threatens Dundurn, MacNeice risks everything to protect his team and put an end to it. Detective Superintendent MacNeice returns to Dundurn following a month-long suspension and is immediately thrown into the mysterious case of a wounded runner named Jack and a blood trail that spans over forty miles. At the trail’s source in a Carolinian forest, MacNeice and DI Fiza Aziz find evidence of two homicides, but no bodies. Two days later, Mac is called to a torn-up orchard set ablaze by lightning. A body has been found lying next to a stack of burnt fruit trees. There’s no evidence to suggest the killings are related, and yet MacNeice suspects they are. Buy why disappear the bodies in the forest and leave the orchard corpse to be discovered? As the case develops, the team is confronted by the daylight abduction of a Brant University professor—Mac is convinced it’s a killing about to happen. Going on the offensive, he employs the provincial alert system, in part, to let the kidnappers know the net is closing.
Middletide: A Novel
by Sarah CrouchIn this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut, disquiet descends on a small town after the suspicious death of a beautiful young doctor, with all clues pointing to the reclusive young man who abandoned the community in chase of big city dreams but returned for the first love he left behind. Perfect for fans of All Good People Here and Where the Crawdads Sing.One peaceful morning, in the small, Puget Sound town of Point Orchards, the lifeless body of Dr. Erin Landry is found hanging from a tree on the property of prodigal son and failed writer, Elijah Leith. Sheriff Jim Godbout&’s initial investigation points to an obvious suicide, but upon closer inspection, there seem to be clues of foul play when he discovers that the circumstances of the beautiful doctor&’s death were ripped straight from the pages of Elijah Leith&’s own novel. Out of money and motivation, thirty-three-year-old Elijah returns to his empty childhood home to lick the wounds of his futile writing career. Hungry for purpose, he throws himself into restoring the ramshackle cabin his father left behind and rekindling his relationship with Nakita, the extraordinary girl from the nearby reservation whom he betrayed but was never able to forget. As the town of Point Orchards turns against him, Elijah must fight for his innocence against an unexpected foe who is close and cunning enough to flawlessly frame him for murder in this scintillating literary thriller that seeks to uncover a case of love, loss, and revenge.
Midnight
by Esteban Navarro SorianoIn 1960, Gretel, a nine-year-old girl, returns home after playing with some friends at the park. To her surprise, neither her mother, nor her grandfather, nor her brother are there. They never showed up, and after the time stipulated by law, the authorities officially declare them dead. Thirty years later, she must return, now as a police inspector, to investigate a series of crimes related to fairy tales.
Midnight (Bride Series #Vol. 6023436)
by Dean KoontzThe citizens of Moonlight Cove are changing. Some are losing touch with their deepest emotions. Others are surrendering to their wildest urges. And the few who remain unchanged are absolutely terrified-if not brutally murdered in the dead of night. Enter the shocking world of Moonlight Cove, where four unlikely survivors confront the darkest realms of human nature...
Midnight Abduction: Ambush Before Sunrise / Midnight Abduction (tactical Crime Division) (Tactical Crime Division #3)
by Nichole SevernRide along on the riveting cases of the Tactical Crime Division — TCD. An elite team of FBI agents specializing in high-risk threats.For the Tactical Crime Division, no case is left cold.When Benning Reeves’s twins are kidnapped, the frantic father knows who can help: the Tactical Crime Division and Ana Ramirez. Even though Ana once shattered Benning’s heart, the special agent is the only one he can trust. But Ana is still tormented by the unresolved case that brought them together years before—a case somehow entangled with Benning’s children. It’s up to the TCD and Ana to discover why…before it’s too late.From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek Thrills. Solve Crimes. Justice Served.Discover the lives and loves of the remaining team members in the Tactical Crime Division series:Book 1: 48 Hour Lockdown by Carla CassidyBook 2: Secret Investigation by Elizabeth HeiterBook 3: Midnight Abduction by Nichole SevernBook 4: Running out of Time by Cindi Myers
Midnight Action: A Killer Instincts Novel
by Elle KennedyShe's got a broken heart...and a fully loaded arsenal.... Ex-army ranger Jim Morgan leads a team of elite mercenaries, but eighteen years ago in Paris, he was part of a black ops unit whose mission was to hunt down a rogue operative.<P><P> In order to trap the criminal, Jim seduced Noelle, the man's daughter--a ruthless act that cost him the love of his life and turned her into a mortal enemy. Now he can't trust her, but he still desires her. He also needs her help.... Older, wiser, and unwilling to play the fool again, Noelle runs a group of highly skilled assassins. And she's just been offered the hit of the century: Eliminate Jim Morgan. History gives them no reason to trust each other, but with their lives in jeopardy at the hands of a common enemy, the lines between love and hate are soon blurred. <P>Now Noelle and Jim must face the past if they want to have a future--let alone a future together.
Midnight Alias: A Killer Instincts Novel
by Elle KennedyShe's smart, seductive, and in way over her head. He's her only way out. An undercover DEA agent has gone off the radar. <P><P>Suspecting an internal mole, the government needs Luke Dubois and his elite team of operatives to recover their man, and the New Orleans native thinks he's found his way inside the dark underbelly of Manhattan: Olivia Taylor, the girlfriend of a mob boss and the sexiest woman he's ever laid eyes on. His new mission objective? Get past Olivia's defenses and convince her to take a chance--on him. <P>All Olivia wanted was to finish law school and live a normal life, but that dream was shattered when one dangerous night put her deeply in a mobster's debt. Now Luke and his team will help her escape--in exchange for intel on the missing agent. But Olivia doesn't anticipate her intense attraction to the reckless Louisiana charmer or that she'll be forced to risk everything--including her heart.