Bøger af Cara Carnes

Born in small-town Texas, Cara Carnes was a princess, a pirate, fashion model, actress, rock star and Jon Bon Jovi's wife all before the age of 13. In reality, her fascination for enthralling worlds took seed somewhere amidst a somewhat dull day job and a wonderful life filled with family and friends. When she's not cemented to her chair, Cara loves traveling, photography and reading. For more information, check out her website at www.caracarnes.com.

Mary "The Edge" Reynolds is the most sought-after back office operative around-the creative genius pulling the ultimate bad-asses out of impossible situations. She's never failed on a mission, and she's not about to fail on the most important mission ever-keeping her newly designed security system safe. Relying on others isn't in her nature, but the newly formed Arsenal is her only hope for escape when she's kidnapped. She is the Edge. The Edge never breaks. Never quits. Dylan Mason and his brothers have put everything on the line to form The Arsenal. When the paramilitary arena is rocked by Edge's capture, he'll do whatever it takes to get the fearless operative back, but his wary heart isn't ready to handle the vulnerable woman buried beneath the hardened shell. Getting her back was simple. Keeping her and her "security system" HERA out of enemy hands is another story. Together they must hunt down the faction behind her capture and subsequent torture to keep HERA from becoming an unstoppable terroristic threat. What they uncover could destroy them both.

Do whatever it takes to survive...Addy Rugers survived a treacherous, brutal upbringing after her parents died. Trained for death and seduction and forced to work for her brother's covert ops organization, she learned to rely only on herself and chameleon her way through every mission. With him dead and his organization dismantled, she now has a new life at The Arsenal-one where she can shed her personas and be herself. Now, she must immerse herself in the nightmarish world she fled and trust the one man with the power to destroy her. To slay a monster, you must become one...Kristof Lavrov sank into the criminal underworld two decades ago with one objective-revenge. The sacrifices made are only outnumbered by the atrocities he's committed under the banner of vengeance. What little of his humanity remains is now under fire when he agrees to help the one woman that he'd sacrifice anything to protect. Their lives have intersected more than once, and he's always had the strength to walk away. Until now. They must work together to save those they love, but the real war is one neither of them is prepared to wage.

Sometimes you have to crumble to ashes before you can fly. Riletta knew hardship. As a shifter who couldn't shift, she was raised in a wolf pack that ostracized her. She was ready to tackle the world when she was dropped off at the university with no identity, very little cash, and the only thing she wanted-freedom. The last thing she expected was for the university's resident Alpha wolf to stake a claim. Macen Giordano hadn't expected the little female to bring out his protective wolf, but he's not about to let university politics harm the innocent shifter. Riles may not be wolf, but she is his. When prejudices threaten them both and shed light on her true nature, the two must survive the impossible to earn their destiny.

Scars don't always heal... Jesse Mason chose duty over love and endured the hell of captivity comforted only with thoughts of the woman he left behind. Though the physical damage has healed, the emotional battle continues now that he's home. He fakes happy and whole until Ellie is thrust back into his life. She's everything he ever wanted but can never have. Getting wrapped up in her problems is not an option, but neither is leaving her in danger. Without her he'd be nothing. Scars aren't always visible... Ellie Travers salvaged her scarred heart and landed headfirst in a horrible marriage. Now divorced, broke, and desperate to care for her ailing mother, she accepts the only job offered-Office Manager at The Arsenal. Working for the man who broke her heart should be simple compared to escaping a hellacious marriage. But only she can help Jesse win the final war for his soul, and she'll do anything to save him-even at the risk of losing herself. The battle lines have been drawn. Together they must navigate the minefields of love and sacrifice because failure is not an option.

A blood debt shrouded in secrecy... From birth, Camryn has been groomed for sacrifice. She'll do anything to fulfill her last mission-protecting the Paraspecies king. Recent betrayals have left everyone on edge, especially the king's second in command. He has no intention of standing down. She must either earn the trust of the mate she can never have or destroy him. He won't fail his king again... Trent will eradicate the treachery within the Paraspecies that nearly killed him and the king. No one is above suspicion-especially the female succuba mage who rescued the king and saved them both from certain death months later. Why would she help the enemy? The elusive female is a hindrance he's determined to break.

He's sworn to find his son. Dallas Mason did whatever was necessary to survive his stint in black ops. While in the Collective, there was no line he wouldn't cross, and no mission he wouldn't take. He bedded the enemy to secure his freedom and return to his brothers and build a new life, where the lines between right and wrong are sometimes blurred, but never erased. Now he and everyone at The Arsenal has one mission: find his son. His family and team will stop at nothing to achieve the goal-including sidelining Dallas from the hunt. She's sworn to find her father's killer. Kamren Garrett learned to rely on no one long ago. Surrounded by enemies, and surviving in hostile territory is nothing new for her. She can outshoot, outhunt, and out track anyone. She doesn't need a Mason dictating what she can and can't do to uncover the secrets of her father's death. Dallas thinks she's the problem. She doesn't have time to handle him. She's close to identifying her quarry. Unfortunately, she discovers she's over her head and in need of help and she turns to the last person she ever wanted to ask-Dallas Mason. Forced to take a step back from his true objective, Dallas sets his sights on fixing the problems threatening his son's future home. Teamed with Kamren, he'll uncover more than they expected. Failure isn't an option when it comes to blood vows.

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.Rhea Strathmore creates death. Locked within her laboratory at The Arsenal, she concocts whatever's necessary to protect those around her. She won't ever negate her pre-Arsenal deficit, but she'll try. Her past work now threatens everyone she cares for and exposes secrets she's kept buried. The mysterious man tasked with keeping her alive is more lethal than anything she's ever concocted.Everything has a price.Fallon Graves defies death with every assignment. He may have traded in his lone operative lifestyle for The Arsenal, but that doesn't mean he's a team player. He's survived his entire life with no one. Why should he change? When Rhea's past threatens The Arsenal, Fallon is forced to question everything he's valued. She's a liability in the field, but he's not about to let anyone harm the woman who's more dangerous than any explosive he's ever created. Together, Rhea and Fallon are one volatile chemical reaction away from going up in flames.

Felicity was a child when The Rending began and she was pulled from the pack she loved by a father who reviled her existence. Surviving as an Outsider was tough but the harshest battle begins when she stumbles across a plot to overthrow her old pack's trading post, Redemption. Marek will do anything to protect his pack and their land, including executing any Outsiders who dare enter pack lands. Once a betrayer, always a betrayer. There's no soft in war-until a curvaceous wolf with more sass than sense limps into Redemption with an impossible tale of betrayal. Together the two discover trust paves the road to Redemption's Forgiveness.

Devyn James escaped hell once. Kidnapped from foster care at seven and raised in a psychic genetics testing facility, she survived by hiding her ability. A rare technopath, she eventually broke out of the facility with the help of the Shadow Elites-General Conver's super soldiers, who rebelled and now fought to protect psychically enhanced humans. Determined to help the cause, she formed Indigo Order-a foundation focused on providing food, shelter, medicine, training and support for the displaced lower level psychics, especially the children tossed to the streets by Conver years ago. For the past few months Devyn, or Indy as she's known on the street, has covertly passed intel to the SEO. Even though the street doesn't trust the Shadows, she does. They rescued her once and she knows they're the only ones who will be able to save her from Conver and figure out what she uncovered. Dagan is determined to save the female being chased by Conver and his squadron. He soon discovers her identity and vows he'll do anything to keep her protected-even if it's from herself. But the sultry female proves to be a handful when her team is in the crosshairs. When one of them is captured, he must prove she can trust him and all he offers, even though he may not believe someone as good as her should be with a Shadow. Together they discover everything is possible when you trust A Shadow's Embrace.