Bøger af J L Campbell

Never date an entertainer. That's what Zorra Dyson tells herself, until she falls for a popular dancehall deejay, Kai X. A heated argument between them goes viral, and she's grateful to the guy who intervenes and prevents a bad situation from becoming worse. Tristan is everything Kai is not, yet she vibes with him. It's clear he has secrets, and when their budding friendship affects his job and Zorra's approval rating with her father, she's forced to rethink their connection. A decision is easy, until Kai exposes Tristan's devastating history on stage and hints that she's the source. Kai's game of revenge, plus the threat of being disowned by her father is a double-edged sword. Yet, Zorra's independence and the dream of a romance with someone who understands her are reason enough to follow her heart. That's if Kai will let her go without ruining her life and what's left of her reputation.

Kofi Danquah has traveled halfway around the globe for fifteen years, satisfying his need for advancement and adventure. In that time, he has never met another woman as intriguing as Regina Chu. She's a chameleon-a wild child with issues she hides behind a playful persona. In Gina's eyes, Kofi is a mystery-exotic, intense and secretive. His sober nature balances her bubbly personality and unconventional approach to life. Plus, he's appealing enough to make her forget they're from separate worlds. Time spent together changes Kofi and Gina's platonic relationship into an attraction that burns hot despite their cultural differences and their families' disapproval. But fairy tales don't always last, and true love needs fertile soil to bloom.

After six months of serial breakups with her two-timing boyfriend, Natasha is ready to give relationships a break. Malik refuses to give up and schemes to get her back, but his efforts throw his cousin in the middle of his campaign. Natasha doesn't need another guy messing with her brain, or her plans for the future, but Karim is different from anyone she's ever met. The fact that he's off-limits deepens her guilt over her attraction and puts her judgment into question. Can she move beyond the mistakes of the past and trust someone who's no angel?Karim is back in Jamaica for the summer and has no plans to tie himself to anyone, because girls are complicated and he's been burned a time or two. He's knee-deep in responsibility as a result of a thoughtless act that changed his life. But Natasha is a girl with a difference, who makes him want things he has sworn to give up. Will she give him the time of day and will she want him when she finds out about his past and the present he wants to keep hidden, but can't?

Christmas looks dismal this year for Feechi Anoduro, until she meets Carsten Raimes at an auction. The wealthy businessman asks for her help with an event he's planning, but Feechi has reservations, because the last time a man asked for her help, she wound up disillusioned and pregnant. She has no time to waste on a man who's clearly out of her league, especially when she has immediate problems that need solving-a fifteen-year-old clunker that needs to go on a scrap heap and the dog her son has fallen in love with that they cannot afford to keep. Carsten enjoys a challenge any day of the week, and when he discovers Feechi, he decides she'd be a good addition to his team. But Feechi has other ideas and is hard to convince. Seducing her with a job offer doesn't work, so Carsten gets personal, but Feechi isn't sold on anything he has to give. As he alternates between work and play to get her attention, Carsten's attitude changes and suddenly he can't bear to be without this special woman, who makes him want things he never considered important before she came into his world.

She left him at the altar ... he wants her back. Gordon Raimes is used to having things his way and is a man on a mission. When his fiancée leaves him standing at the altar, he's blindsided by her desertion. Embarrassment is the last thing on his mind, but family matters. He's been a man in charge all his life--charming, decisive, and forceful. Caroline's retreat, and subsequent disappearance, forces him to question his methods. When he's unable to get her to communicate, he pulls out all the stops to fix what's wrong between them and get the woman of his dreams to the altar, where she belongs. Caroline Byrd is living her dream--following her passion and looking forward to life with the man at the center of her world. Then family problems, involving the law, turn things upside down. There's no way a man like Gordon can understand what she's going through, and she cannot risk embarrassing him and his family any further. Her plan to disappear fails because Gordon refuses to cooperate, but Caroline knows it's a matter of time before he discovers her secret. Has she given up too quickly on the man she loves or will he prove her suspicions true?

The last thing Toni wants for Christmas is more responsibility, but her daughter has other ideas. A near accident not only brings them a dog in need of a home, but puts Toni back in contact with Matthias Laing, a hot-shot footballer from her past, who she'd prefer to stay there. Matthias can't believe his luck when a lost pooch puts his high-school crush back on his radar. Given an opportunity to grant a wish for Toni's daughter, he can't resist going into Santa mode. Christmas is about to be the merriest one in ages, until Toni discovers the deception surrounding Ridley, her daughter's new pet.

One forbidden encounter between two friends changes three relationships. When an accident puts Garth Chu in the hospital, his life spirals into disarray. His family is determined to marry him off to a woman of their ethnicity, but his heart says no. One forbidden interlude with his best friend cements that decision. Anna-Lise discovers feelings she's never admitted to having and Garth can't remember when she went from sister-friend to soul mate.

Having loved and lost, can Scott and Shevaughn get things right this time?After being betrayed by his fiancée, Scott Fine isn't about to trust another woman. Shevaughn Young escaped from her marriage to a control freak and isn't planning to give up her independence a second time. A mix up with their hotel booking throws them together and Scott and Shevaughn realize they want the same thing-an interlude with no strings attached.That's until their connection turns into something they didn't anticipate. Now they're hard-pressed to keep their passion from flaring out of control and into something that looks like forever.

Three Jamaican women walk a tightrope of decisions when their lives are derailed by blackmail, deceit, and infidelity. JUSTINE CHARLES--sensible and self-contained--is sidetracked by romance outside of her marriage. Despite living with domestic abuse, she battles an addiction that threatens to destroy her home, reputation, and relationship with her daughter. DIONNE JONES, an aggressive go-getter, is obsessed with financial freedom. Her fixation leads her down a path that few women have the courage to tread and cuts a trail of devastation through her family life and business. KYRA MILLS--a struggling single mother--is crippled by debt, bad judgment, and destructive choices. The drama never ends, thanks to a liaison with a man determined not to let her go, even if it means putting her life at risk. Can two of the long-time friends survive startling revelations involving their partners? And will the other push her obsession to the point of danger?

Dwayne and Josette are living a young couple's dream, until a tragic accident separates them. Grief-stricken, Josette withdraws into her own world. As time passes, she's convinced she's on the road to recovery-until Dwayne starts appearing to her in ways that take her to the edge of terror and back. Josette isn't fighting the hold Dwayne has on her, but Mario Browning, a persistent and perceptive man, intervenes to pull her from a dangerous abyss. Mario is determined to win Josette, but fears her dead husband will succeed in luring her to the other side if he doesn't stake his claim on her.

Matthias Laing has Toni Nevers' assurance that she'll marry him on Valentine's Day-eleven long months away. The trouble is, Matthias can't rest easy, not after Toni's ex admits he made a mistake and wants her back. A man of action, Matthias isn't leaving his dream of having forever-and-a-day with Toni to chance. The ace up Matthias' sleeve is Toni's five-year-old daughter, Jade, who has taken a shine to Matthias and wants him installed as her 'back-up daddy'. With Jade and her small army of pets on his side, they roll out a plan to get Toni to marry him within six months. Will this enterprising pair-aided by Jade's growing menagerie-be successful in their bid to have a summer wedding?

Melanie Peterson is no stranger to loss and likes her life the way it is, nice and safe. Her family and daily routine keep her occupied, until her office is disrupted by a four-footed ball of fluff named Maddox. The dog's owner, Bryce Nevers, also knows what it is to have loved and lost. Even with his sister's wedding coming up on his birthday, Valentine's Day, he's determined not to venture down pathways leading to anything resembling commitment. That's until Maddox blasts his way into Melanie's life, which forces Bryce to take a second look at his hermit-like existence. It's hard for these two single parents to put aside their fear and distrust and allow Cupid to change the course of their lives, but despite their reluctance, Cupid will not be denied.

He's all she's ever wanted ... she's all he'll ever need. Aside from a brief stint of madness during their teen years, Vance James and Ayisha Glenn are not each other's idea of relationship material. Vance is preoccupied with getting his fill of women, and finding that special someone doesn't factor into his plans. Yet all it takes to turn his world upside down is one remark from Ayisha about his lifestyle. His focus shifts to proving he can be the man she needs. Ayisha is a go-getter who knows what she's about-a fulfilled life. With her, it's all or nothing. She's waited years for Vance to stop chasing the wind, but now that he's set his heart on having her, will she accept his love?

The love of a good woman makes a world of difference between right and wrong ... As master of his destiny, Paul Weekes does what is necessary to survive He makes his own fortune, but his luck changes when hijackers target his illicit shipments. He has no proof, but suspects the police officer who facilitates his exports off the island of Xantrope has turned on him. To make things worse, Paul's ne'er-do-well cousin is accidentally involved in a gang murder, and a hit is put on him. A budding romance with the cop's niece adds more complication. Janine refuses to accept Paul's way of life, but inadvertently becomes a victim of his lifestyle. Thrust into kidnapping, double cross and murder, Paul must choose between a relationship with Janine and staying alive long enough to change the course of his future.

Camille Moyston has put the nightmare of a violent attack behind her and likes her safe, predictable existence. What she doesn't need is a cliché, oversexed Jamaican male taking interest in her. Things would be simple if this Casanova didn't heat her blood and make her want him, but nothing in her life ever goes according to plan. For Quinn Mayhew, life is too good to waste time chasing a haughty, irritable female who is too cautious to accept him for the man he is, but somehow Camille symbolizes everything he wants in a woman and his future. When Camille's inner fortress starts to crumble, Quinn is arrested for murder and everything he's built falls to pieces.

When you can't do right no matter how hard you try ... Matthias Laing has snagged Toni Nevers, the woman of his dreams, but his job as a vet keeps getting him into trouble. The situation is past complicated because of the growing assortment of animals in Toni's house and to top it all, the conflict between Matthias and ex-husband. Toni's reluctance to commit to a relationship after her divorce is another hurdle in Matthias' way. Can their budding romance survive the challenges and if it doesn't, will Jade-Toni's precocious five-year-old-find a way to play Cupid and fix things by Valentine's Day?

A mother’s quest for justice turns into a race against time to stop insidious murders that mysteriously begin populating throughout the city. Fans of Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware will be enthralled by this emotionally chilling thriller!The need to right a wrong against an innocent victim triggers a hailstorm of revenge!In less than twenty-four hours—before Alexia Leighton is scheduled to return to Miami from spring break in Jamaica—a group of friends betray her in a grisly assault that stops a heartbeat away from murder. The seventeen-year-old prays for the mercy of death. She survives. While on the road to recovery, Alexia's attackers become victims of mysterious acts of violence, leaving authorities confounded and racing against time to prevent another deadly attack. Concern looms, as the perpetrator has proven to be two steps ahead of them at every turn.When the attention swings to Alexia's mother, a cyber-security expert, the family closes ranks. Geneva Leighton must quickly eliminate herself as a suspect, but not without handing down more punishment. The offenders fear for their own safety and the secrets that plague them. Can they trust the police to find the killer before someone else dies, or has their fate been sealed—leaving them with no place to run, and no place to hide . . .“J.L. Campbell serves revenge more chilling than ice in her premeditated thriller Flames of Wrath.” —N’TYSE, national bestselling author and film producer

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