Bøger af Anna Durand

The sky splits open. Terror rains down on the earth. Can anything survive the Echo?A mad man has unleashed unthinkable magics, creating a hellscape on earth and a new parallel world known as the Echo. Carnage is everywhere. Monsters rampage. Who will take on the insurmountable task of saving the world?A librarian. A disgraced British earl. An ex-sheriff's deputy. A former Marine. A computer geek. And one mysterious amnesiac who might hold the key to it all.Take a wild, steamy, death-defying ride into the unknown with these six reluctant heroes. The Complete Echo Power Trilogy will leave you breathless.

Get ready for whisky, kilts, a bit of meddling, and a sizzling later-in-life workplace romance!A mature woman shouldn't have sex with her new boss on day one. But I did that. Now I will erase that memory from my mind. Until he speaks to me in that sultry Scottish brogue again...Why did I move to another country on the other side of an ocean? To shake up my life. I accepted a job as marketing director of a boutique whisky distillery in the Scottish Highlands. But I have bigger problems than knowing nothing about whisky. My boss, Thane Buchanan, is gorgeous and sexy-and I have no self-control when I'm around him.Rebecca Taylor turns me into a randy teenager again. I'm too bloody old to crave a woman so intensely that I seduce her at work. I need to focus on crafting unique whiskies, but all I can think about is the American lass who has captivated me. I will never shag her again. Unless she wears those stiletto heels...But my secrets and both our families are getting in the way of our romance. And I'm in trouble with a capital T.Who is Thane Buchanan? Find out in February 2024. Valentine in a Kilt is the fifteenth book in the bestselling Hot Scots series of contemporary romances.

An intercontinental romance goes off the rails big time in this steamy second chance story from the Hot Scots universe.When a former Marine and a Scottish lass meet, it's lust at first sight. But American Gavin Douglas never counted on Jamie MacTaggart's family butting into their romance. His old wounds and her burly brothers keep getting in the way. The stress of an intercontinental relationship doesn't help either.If you've read the Hot Scots, you know how Gavin and Jamie's story begins and ends. But what happened in the middle? How did everything go so wrong?How to Lose a Lass is a Hot Scots prequel novella that fleshes out the story of Gavin and Jamie's rocky road to their happy ending. This story leads into Gift-Wrapped in a Kilt, which is available now.

When the Hot Brits throw a Halloween bash, all the rules fly out the window. Get ready for the wildest, hottest party ever!My name is Kendall-only Kendall. No one knows my full name, and I will never share that information. For seventeen years, I've worked for the Parrish family as their butler, a job that requires more than simply answering the door. I manage the household, maintaining order and propriety.Then one day, I bump into an American girl in a bookshop. The redheaded beauty captivates me so thoroughly that I lose my mind. After forty passionate minutes with her in the backseat of a Mercedes, we say goodbye forever.Or have we?Four months later, she returns. And the carefully ordered world I created for myself suddenly crumbles. Why? Because Rachelle Buckholtz has come back to England to see me. Now my friends are conspiring to ensure that we get a fairy-tale ending.But all my secrets are about to be exposed. And the annual Sommerleigh Halloween soiree has become one hot bash.One Hot Bash is the tenth book in the Hot Brits series of romantic comedies.

She dumped him, but he won't give up until he wins her back-no matter what it takes.Domhnall Sterling has been burned by love before, but he knows Fiona MacTaggart is the one for him. Trouble is, she dumped him. Their relationship began when Domhnall lost Jessica O'Connor to Grey Dixon, the soft-spoken Brit who can't even toss a caber the right way. Fiona was Domhnall's last chance. Now his pigheaded nature has ruined that, and she wants nothing more to do with him.But the stubborn Scot won't surrender the battle. He might have lost Jessica in the most humiliating way, but he will not give up on Fiona. No matter how many times she slams the door in his face. No matter how many of her brothers try to knock sense into him. Not even if the entire MacTaggart clan steps in.They're about to learn how far the unstoppable Scot will go for love.Unstoppable in a Kilt is the fourteenth book in the bestselling Hot Scots series of contemporary romances. Did you miss the beginning of Domhnall and Fiona's journey? Catch up in Brit vs. Scot (A Hot Brits/Hot Scots/Au Naturel Crossover).

Ultimate power comes at the ultimate price. Torn apart by their haunted pasts, Grace Powell and her fiancé David Ransom are struggling to reclaim their passionate bond. She yearns for a normal life - one without danger and paranormal powers - but David can't renounce his obsession with hunting down rogue scientist Karl Tesler, who abducts and tortures psychics. David endured Tesler's tactics himself, but despite what Grace believes, he's not out for revenge. Tesler covets her unprecedented abilities and her connection to a vast and mysterious source of psychic energy known as the Golden Power. He will stop at nothing to possess her, and David will do anything - even abandon and lie to her - to protect Grace from the mad scientist. With a psychic stalker on her trail, Grace charges into a desperate mission to uncover the truth about David's obsession and his secret past. But Tesler's agents are closing in on her, and a terrifying new enemy is rising... As events drive Grace and David toward a battle of epic proportions, they must risk everything - their relationship, their lives, and even their souls - to defeat an enemy who wields unspeakable psychic power. Can a bond borne of true love save them, and the world?

Secret desires are laid bare when a divorced couple reunites in this sinfully hot second-chance romance.I made the worst mistake of my life three years ago when I divorced my wife. Marrying Vanessa Stendahl was the best thing that ever happened to me. We started out as newlyweds who couldn't keep our hands off each other. Then decades went by, and suddenly, everything had changed.She wasn't happy anymore, and that was my fault. Instead of fighting for us, I filed for divorce. Wasn't that what she wanted? I don't know anymore. What do I know? I'm still in love with Vanessa. We might be middle-aged now, and maybe she refuses to speak to me, but I have a plan to win her back. It's insane, but I don't care.I've secretly booked a vacation for her at an adults-only nudist resort on a South Pacific island-the same one where I'll be staying. If that doesn't shake up our relationship, nothing will. She thinks she won a tropical getaway. When she finds out I deceived her...I'll worry about that later.Natural Deception is the second book in the Au Naturel Nights series of steamy romances inspired by the bestselling Au Naturel Trilogy.

An unstable vampire. A dangerous obsession. One woman stands between Cyneric and the annihilation of two worlds.He straddles two realms, the mortal world and the Unseen, yet he belongs nowhere. Once enslaved to the god Eros, Cyneric is now free and teetering on the edge of madness. No power in the multiverse can stop him, for he is a vampire like no other. Humans confound him, yet he cannot survive without their blood.Armed with irresistible seduction skills, the vampire Cyneric searches in vain for the object of his obsession. The stronger his fixation grows, the more volatile he becomes-until he stumbles onto the only mortal who isn't afraid of him.Will she save Cyneric? Or will he destroy them both?Cyneric is the seventh book in the Undercover Elementals series of steamy paranormal romances, and the first to be told exclusively from the hero's point of view.

A love triangle pits a sweet Brit against a sneaky American, but the man they both want has a surprising secret.Everyone thinks they know me, but they're wrong. I have a secret. My friends and family think I earn a living writing technical manuals, but the truth couldn't more different. I, Owen Metzger, love writing steamy romance novels. Shh, don't tell anybody. My parents would be horrified, and my buddies would razz me endlessly.When a friend convinces me to take a vacation in the UK, I jump at the chance to escape my life.My first day there, I meet Poppy Goodburn. She's sweet and smart and damn sexy. We have chemistry so hot it could melt Antarctica. But Poppy owns a bookshop that stocks my novels. Will she figure out I am Desiree Lachance? I can't take that risk, so I'll hide the truth from her-at least until we get to know each other better.But now my ex-wife has followed me here, claiming to want me back. Can I trust her new attitude? Only one way to find out. We're all going to Scotland for a wild shindig, which gives me five days to sort out my feelings for two women. No problem.Jeez, I'm so screwed.A Novel Secret is the third crossover book uniting three bestselling worlds-Hot Brits, Hot Scots, and Au Naturel.

Time travel, witchcraft, and a growly Highlander. The ultimate Hot Scots prequel is coming.I need to shake up my life, but I never imagined how much of a jolt I'd get. My husband destroyed my life, then died and left me with nothing. What can I do now? Might as well blow the last of my savings on the trip I've dreamed of taking all my life. I fly to Scotland, to the Highlands. But on my third night there, the unimaginable happens.Magic happens.And suddenly, I find myself in the past and in the arms of a gruff and growly medieval Scot. His three strange aunts insist their witchy powers brought me here. And they think I can save their nephew, Kieran MacTaggart, from his banishment in this abandoned castle.Yeah, they're insane.Kieran might behave like a beast and sometimes look like one too, but something about him inspires me to learn more about the man, the clan that banished him, and this eerie castle. When he kisses me, I experience a desire so powerful that it steals my breath away. I know I should run, but Kieran won't let me go. When he discovers his archenemy, Simidh Gunn, has found out about me, Kieran vows to protect his "property"-namely, me-at any cost. Even if he must invoke black magics to do that.Trapped in a past I don't understand, all I can do is pray for salvation.Banished in the Highlands is a time travel prequel inspired by the bestselling Hot Scots series.

The gruffest, growliest, most elusive Hot Scot is about to meet his match.Never talk to a naked man in the woods. I learned that lesson when my solo kayaking trip in the Wyoming wilderness turned into a disaster. The Scottish beast who saved me insists on taking me back to his cabin. Where there's no cell service. No one around for miles, either. And his car is broken. My savior has a deliciously hot body. But I don't like men with long hair and scruffy beards.He's known as Munro "Wild Man" MacTaggart. That's just a goofy nickname, right? Um, not quite...A woman has invaded my sanctuary. Natalie Saari never stops talking. I don't care if she's bonnie and sexy and I'd love to shag her. After giving up on my career as a river guide, I only wanted to be left alone. What will I do to get rid of Natalie? Whatever it takes. But a storm strands us in my cabin, and soon, things get a wee bit out of hand.And now the lass who despises me is about to realize just how wild I can get.Wild in a Kilt is the thirteenth book in the bestselling Hot Scots series of contemporary romances.

Doing a favor for a friend has never been so hot.When an injury sidelined my career as a pro cricketer, my American mate Chelsea convinced me to take a coaching position at a girls' school. I never thought I'd love that job, but I do. So yeah, I owe Chelsea a lot. But we're still just friends.Lately, though, we've suffered from the same problem. Our jobs keep us too busy for dating, but a one-nighter with a stranger doesn't appeal to either of us.Then Chelsea asks me to pose for a "beefcake" calendar of former cricketers. That means shirtless men preening for the camera. It's all for charity, so I can't say no. But when our photo session turns red hot, I get a brilliant idea.Let's do each other a favor, now and then.Yes, all right. By "favor" I mean a quick shag. We have rules that will make sure we never stray over the line. No kissing. No holding hands. No beds, no hotels, just the occasional inappropriate place where we can satisfy each other's needs.Two adults can handle this sort of arrangement. What could possibly go wrong?One Hot Favor is the ninth book in the bestselling Hot Brits series of romantic comedies.

Step into the world of Au Naturel Nights, where the hottest things happen after dark.Doing the right thing made me a pariah and ruined my life. Thankfully, my new job takes me far away from my home in the UK. I've become the general manager of the Au Naturel Naturist Resort South Seas, a new adults-only resort on a private island in the Pacific.Naturist means nudist. I keep my clothes on, but the guests don't.That fact never bothered me until she arrived. Holly Temple has a sexy body and a sweet smile, but she's young enough to be my daughter. I shouldn't want her. But I need to possess her, need it so badly I can't breathe-or think rationally.On the night of our inaugural masquerade party, I do the unthinkable. I shed my clothes, put on a mask, and seduce the woman who has bewitched me without speaking a word to her. The next night, I slip into her suite and do it again.Now I've resolved never to touch the girl again. But Holly is relentlessly determined to push me over the edge, and my willpower is crumbling.Self-control is my specialty, but so is self-destruction.Natural Obsession is the first book in the brand-new Au Naturel Nights series of sizzling-hot contemporary romances inspired by the bestselling Au Naturel Trilogy.

Unwrap a steamy British gift this year...I had a brilliant life, living in England where everyone knew me as just Ben, the massage therapist. Then my mother summoned me home, determined to marry me off. You see, I'm not just Ben. I'm Bennett Worthington Montague, crown prince of Mithoria, and my mother has arranged for every eligible aristocratic girl to compete to become my princess.Does anyone care what I want?But I'm planning my escape. When a mate offers to let me stay at his house in New Hampshire for Christmas, while he's on holiday in Switzerland, I jump at the chance. But on my way there, I get lost. During a blizzard. Then a sexy girl rescues me.A snowstorm, a hot tub, and a beautiful woman. Need I say more? We've only just met, but we can't keep our hands off each other. This might just be the best Christmas ever.Unless someone tells my mother where I've gone.One Hot Christmas is the sixth book in the bestselling Hot Brits series of romantic comedies.

When a sweet Scot meets a hot Brit with a mysterious past, can she resist the irresistible?I never let anyone into my life, much less my heart. Teaching college students keeps me busy, and the occasional anonymous shag satisfies my urges. But then a bonnie Scots lass walks into my world, and everything changes. I shouldn't be with Catriona MacTaggart. She awakens something in me that needs to stay buried. I should keep away, but I can't do it.Seducing her is a mistake. Living with her might be the worst disaster of all.The moment I saw Alex Thorne, I knew I wanted to be with him. No other man has ever made me feel so alive and so confused at the same time. The harder I try to get to know him, the further he pulls away. But something about him keeps me coming back for more-until the day catastrophe strikes, and I finally have no choice but to leave him.The British Bastard wrecked me, but I have the strangest feeling fate isn't done with us yet.The British Bastard is a Hot Scots prequel that reveals the full backstory of Alex and Catriona, going beyond what's revealed in Irresistible in a Kilt (Hot Scots, Book Eight).

Their forbidden attraction is undeniable, but giving in could make them both notorious.I left Scotland to get away from troubles back home, but I never expected to fall for a bonnie American lass. She's twenty-two. I'm thirty-seven. I will never make love to Rae Evehart, and I shouldn't even spend time with her. But being with Rae makes me feel lighter, as if the burdens of my past have vanished.Despite our age gap, I can't resist this desire for much longer.Iain MacTaggart is the hottest man on earth. I love his accent, his intelligence, and his rugged good looks. I need him to kiss me, but he always shies away from that. I get that I'm younger and that bothers him. But the deeper I fall for Iain, the less I care about what's right or wrong.Then I finish my final exams, and I'm technically no longer a student. One night changes everything-and ruins us both. But I get a surprise not long after Iain vanishes from my life.Will he ever know the secret I keep? Only fate knows the answer.The Notorious Dr. MacT is a Hot Scots prequel that reveals the full backstory of Iain and Rae, going beyond what's revealed in Notorious in a Kilt (Hot Scots, Book Five).

The apocalypse has reawakened-and it wants blood.The Echo devoured our world, then slept for months. But now its convulsions threaten to destroy the safe little community I and my fellow survivors have built in an untouched wilderness. I can't let that happen. Maybe it's the cop in me or the Army veteran in me, but I need to take action.By going inside the parallel world known as the Echo. A hell full of ravenous beasts.I can't do it alone, though. And the only person I'll risk taking with me is Erin Harding, a former Marine who's also a loose cannon. The fact that I'm attracted to her only makes our mission more dangerous. Because I can barely restrain my lust for Erin. But I will never let her know that.To save Earth, we must penetrate the heart of the Echo and somehow seize control of it. Piece of cake. It's not like we have no idea how to do that.Yeah, we're all screwed.Echo Dominion is the second book in the Echo Power Trilogy of dark, steamy paranormal romances.

They call him Lord Steamy.Who am I? These days, even I'm not sure how to answer that question. After years of trying to avoid serious relationships, I finally found a woman who made me want to settle down-and promptly lost her. To my best friend. What's a viscount to do now?Very naughty things, naturally. But my skill at smooth-talking the ladies has gotten me tangled up in a scandal that threatens to destroy my family's reputation and our livelihood.My salvation comes in the form of a sexy American hired by my mother to polish up my public image. How? With a fake relationship, of course. Avery Hahn claims pretending to date me will silence the wagging tongues and get a certain duke off my back. Shagging my image consultant might not be the cleverest idea, but it's not my fault she can't keep her hands off me.Yes, I might be headed for another disaster.One Hot Scandal is the seventh book in the bestselling Hot Brits series of romantic comedies.