Tous les livres de Shelly Thacker
La nuit, c'est encore pire que le jour ! Terrifiée, Marie écoute les hurlements des fous retentir dans les couloirs de l'asile où on l'a enfermée. Que fait-elle là ? Elle n'en sait rien. " Amnésie, a déclaré le médecin qui vient parfois la visiter. Elle ne recouvrera sans doute jamais la mémoire. " Soudain, un frôlement lui révèle une présence près d'elle, dans l'obscurité. Peut-être l'un des malades s'est-il introduit dans sa chambre ? Muette d'horreur, elle voit une haute silhouette se pencher sur elle, tandis qu'une voix murmure : - Marie ? C'est Max, ton mari. Tu te souviens de moi ? Non. Ainsi, elle a un mari ? Mais pourquoi vient-il la chercher durant la nuit ? Enfin peu importe. L'essentiel est de sortir d'ici. Tandis que l'homme la soulève dans ses bras, Marie contemple son visage éclairé par la lune. Beau. Très beau même ! Mais elle est presque sûre de ne l'avoir jamais vu auparavant...
1993. Venue passer la Saint-Sylvestre dans le château familial en France, Céline Fontaine est en proie à un profond malaise. Depuis l'accident qui a failli lui coûter la vie, elle ne supporte plus la foule. Jamais elle n'aurait dû accepter l'invitation de sa tante. Tout ce monde et le champagne lui font tourner la tête ! A minuit, alors que la fête bat son plein, les hôtes se rassemblent pour observer une éclipse de lune. Céline court se réfugier dans sa chambre et regarde le spectacle derrière un vitrail. L'astre s'obscurcit, laissant encore échapper quelques rayons argentés. Soudain, l'un d'eux vient frapper le carreau, aveuglant la jeune femme qui perd l'équilibre... Lorsqu'elle reprend conscience, le décor familier autour d'elle a disparu. Elle est couchée sur son lit, à demi nue, entre les bras d'un homme tout aussi dévêtu et qui empeste l'alcool ! Mais le plus incroyable, c'est que cet inconnu prétend s'appeler Geoffroy de Varennes. Son ancêtre, celui qui a bâti le château sept siècles auparavant !
DANGEROUS SEDUCTION
She is Princess Ashiana -- English by birth, she must prove her loyalty by reclaiming the ancient sapphire stolen from the sacred shrine. Posing as a slave girl, she seizes her opportunity with the man who now wears the jewel around his neck. He is Saxon D'Avenant, English captain and smuggler on a mission of his own: to reunite his single sapphire with the other eight in order to lift the curse that plagues his family.
They meet as adversaries--he, the powerfully sensual master who will use her for his own pleasure; she, the beautiful blue-eyed slave whose lascivious loveliness masks a dark deception. Yet in that mirrored paradise of silk and seduction, their hearts swell to the merciless call of awakened desire--carrying them helplessly into the dangerous, unchartered waters of love's most passionate adventure.
The dark swordsman swore to protect a princess—not to fall in love with her...
Hidden away during years of war, the beautiful princess, Ciara, knew little of the world outside—until a conqueror came, and the castle was lost. Now, in the cause of peace, she must wed the brute who destroyed her home and happiness. And the man charged with delivering her safely to the shameful ceremony is a heartless mercenary!
Recalled from exile, Royce Saint-Michel can now win back his confiscated title and lands if he transports the proud, defiant princess to her powerful fiancé. But the road is long and dangerous, prowled by assassins who wish the marriage thwarted and the lady dead. And the greatest threat to the impending union is Royce's own yearning heart, enflamed by Ciara's courage, her fire, her innocence, her beauty—and by the promise of a passion for which Royce would gladly forfeit all he stands to gain including, if necessary, his life.
A mysterious warrior abducts Lady Avril de Varennes from a trade fair and sweeps her away to Asgard Island, an enchanted paradise cloaked in mists and mystery, kept secret from the world for centuries. Against her will, Avril weds her arrogant captor, Hauk Valbrand--even as she vows to escape. Hauk believes himself beyond the reach of love, until his fiery captive bride begins to melt his heart of ice. But soon he must reveal the stunning truth about Asgard and its people--and Hauk and Avril must choose between love and honor, duty and desire, now and forever.
This revised and expanded ebook edition includes additional scenes never before published.
PASSION RUNS DEEP
An impossible situation drives Samantha Delafield to commit a desperate act and forces the orphaned beauty to flee her world of privilege. But her fate takes a shocking turn when she is arrested for petty thievery and shackled to a dangerous criminal.
HEARTS RUN WILD
Nicholas Brogan is a man tormented by his past as England's most notorious pirate. Now a blackmailer's threats have drawn him out of seclusion--and into the hands of the British magistrates. Manacles bind him to a beautiful young hellion who enflames Nicholas with passions he has struggled to suppress--tempting him to care, to want, to feel. And now Nicholas and Samantha must escape together, for their destinies are linked by chains far stronger than the iron that holds them captive . . . and only love can set their imprisoned hearts free.
