Bøger af Joanna Mazurkiewicz

Julia Taylor works as a recruitment consultant for Paranormal Personnel in London. Her normal day at the office consists of seeing clients, searching for new vacancies, updating CVs and visiting employers. It seems as though she has an ordinary life but in reality Julia is half elf and she works for a recruitment agency for paranormals. She is normally calm, confident and is not afraid to stand up for herself, but when the meeting with La Caz Corporation doesn't go as well as she hoped, she wants to bury herself under the ground and die. Nathaniel La Caz is a player and he wants to seduce Julia. The incredible sexual chemistry that builds up between them complicates her life to the point where she can't control her magic. La Caz not only wants her but he also has a craving for her blood. Then her ex-boyfriend Jasper comes back on the scene and nearly exposes the whole paranormal world to humans when trying to protect her. It doesn't end well when vampires and elves mix. The problems start escalating when Julia witnesses the kidnapping of her cousin Claudia on the busy street. From then on things only go from bad to worst. More elves and fairies begin to vanish in London without trace and the police suspect vampires. Julia is determined to find Claudia even if it means she will get herself into more trouble. *Adult Paranormal Romance novel - contains adult situations, graphic sexuality, violence, suited for ages 18 and up*

When a world of magic is the only thing you know, what do you do when it's gone? In the dark city of Draconia, ruled by powerful mages, the only thing that matters is magic, and Fran is on the search. She's caught the attention of some unsavory types. It doesn't help that she has the most powerful magical object in the kingdom in her possession; an object many men have died to hold: a dragon's egg. Trapped down a dark alley, with the threat of death coming ever nearer, a crack forms in the wall allowing Fran a way of escape to a place she'd only heard tales of. But will it be one that she regrets? She'll enter a whole new world, but the threat of Draconia and the mages isn't far behind. They want what she has, and nothing will stop them - not even a non-magical place.

Illicit Canvas (political romance and stand alone romance) Twenty year old Arwen West thinks that she has everything figured out. She moved to Brussels to study art and to find her father, who abandoned her when she was only a child. The only lead that she has is an old painting that her father carried with him many years ago, the painting that was allegedly stolen. She starts to visit galleries, hoping to find someone who can help her with locating that last lost piece of art, but instead runs into Ethan. Older and enigmatic, Ethan elicits raw emotions in her, something that she has never experienced with her current boyfriend, Colin. The instant connection is undeniable, and when Ethan offers to be her guide, she is torn between her own desires and the need to gain closure on her jaded past. Ethan opens her eyes to a new world of eccentric art dealers and old art studios, promising the most illicit affair that she'd ever live through. Every affair has its consequences and if exposed, Arwen might not only destroy Ethan's political career, but also jeopardise his aspirations forever. Illicit Canvas is a stand-alone romance with intensive, political undertones that entwine art, sexual encounters and suicide.

My decisions were always wrong. I needed to get away from London, I wanted to start from scratch in Belfast, escape from the life that I didn't want. Working for Probation Service for the whole summer was going to give me the experience that I needed. I always felt much better when I could help people whose lives were shattered. My parents told me that I wasn't ready and I wouldn't make it through but I was determined to show them that the past was behind me. I had three months to forget about my bad memories, about the pain and my scars. Then I run straight into him, throwing it all to the wind, falling into a trap of love and lust. Harry O'Donaghue was a local offender. At our first meeting he gave me the impression that he didn't care about what I had to say and didn't want to be evaluated by a stupid young girl like me. Harry wasn't an easy subject, either when it came to straight forward conversation about his future or about the crimes that he had committed. Harry had a secret and everything suddenly became complicated. He was bad to be around, bad for me in every respect, but I still allowed him take me to paradise... Contemporary Romance novel - contains adult situations, high sexuality, suited for ages 17 and up*

Julia is finally marrying her long term boyfriend Nathaniel La Caz. Unfortunately when she arrives at her grandparents' mansion to ask for their blessing she discovers that her grandmother has been murdered and her grandfather has vanished. From then her whole life begins to crumble. Due to her father being the inspector at the police station he is not allowed to deal with his mother's murder case, however he insists in being part of the investigation. Julia knows that she needs to take the matters into her own hands and find out what's happened to her grandmother and clear the Taylor family name. On top of that she has to deal with her psycho ex-boyfriend who still wants his revenge. While Julia is trying to juggle her own mystery-filled investigation, royal fairies and a threatening letter, her future husband starts to act like he has been possessed. The arguments and his outbursts of anger begins to take its toll on their idyllic relationship. Can Julia and Nathaniel find their way back to each other and finally get their happy ever after?

All About Me (Love & Hate series #2) I'm the monster, a bloody human incapable of emotion I soon realise that my revenge didn't make me feel any fucking better about myself, instead it pissed me off to realise that I'm in love with her. Two days later the letter addressed to me arrives in the post and the ground moves beneath my feet, because the whole truth about India is out in the open and the pain punches me so hard that I can't breathe, darkness crawls through me, sparking all the insecurities and fears about my dead brother back to ugly reality. Then off I go with my apology, trying to fix this fucked up situation but she doesn't want to listen. Every time I do something the guilt is burning my gut, pushing her further and further away from me. She even goes an extra mile making me feel like a prick and she gets involved with someone else just to get back at me. She pretends that the event in the restaurant didn't mean anything to her, like she is immune to my actions. India's pain is raw, deep and whenever I lay my eyes on her I remember the cruel things I've done. The next couple of months I focus on getting her back. This is the only thing that matters to me now. I must redeem myself; forget about anger, other birds and parties. India is the only person that I want, I love her and only her but the problem is that she hates my guts, so I'm the last person that she wants. I must prove to India that I'm worthy of her love.

After months of anguish and pain Julia's life is finally getting back on track. She is seeing a handsome giant, an art dealer named Quentin, the agency is getting a lot of business and she is finally over her ex. All of the sudden her peaceful life shifts, when she blacks out and wakes up several hours later with blood on her hands and with no recollection of what's happened to her. But life must go on and Julia carries on with her morning, stressed and worried about the future. When she arrives at La Caz Corporation, she stumbles upon a dead body, her ex- co worker Jennifer Griffiths. She starts seeing visions of herself wandering around streets with a knife, the same knife her ex-co worker has been murdered with. Sadly this is just the beginning of her problems as more petrifying visions keep haunting her thoughts. She begins seeing her mother dying in the fire, screaming for help, and when a new enigmatic elderly elf shows up with an offer that she can't turn down, nothing seems to be making sense anymore. She knows for sure that she has to do everything in her power to prevent her visions from happening, which means that she has to start taking some magic lessons and learn to put her trust in strangers. She gets pulled into the most dangerous game of desire, death and magic. She has to fight her beliefs, understand herself and face the internal struggle of what's wrong and what's right. It's going to be tough but Julia has no choice other than to pull through.

When her parents were murdered eleven years ago, leaving her physically scarred during the event, dragon shifter Astri never learned the identity of their killer. That is until he appears to her in a nightmare. The powerful Duke Jorgen not only rules the city of Rivenna where she lives, he is also responsible for her parents' death and for the disability she's had to bear most of her life. When the chance arises for her to compete to become Duke's assistant, she realises this is her opportunity for revenge. But everything in Astri's world comes with a price. Can she overcome her disability and make Duke pay?

Maxine's secret is out and her life is spinning out of control. After the confrontation with Arthur in the palace she is forced to use her demonic abilities against him. Unfortunately something goes wrong and Maxine wakes up in a prison cell the very next day, and now the Head of Faction wants her head on a silver platter. She is forced to go into hiding, knowing that her enemy is going after one person that she loves the most- her baby daughter. To make matters worse her business partner Ricky has been wounded by a poisoned magical machete. In order to survive he needs a reversal spell directly from Lucifer's private quarters. Maxine is visited by a demon who offers her a way out; claiming that he can save people that she cares about if she willingly gives her soul away to the dark lord. She doesn't even hesitate and makes a deal with the devil himself, knowing that from then on her future will be set in stone and she will be doomed forever.

Julia is determined to forget about her recent break up and just move on, but this doesn't come easy when she have to deal with her ex-boyfriend's company every day. When her regional manager Rufus, asks her to attend a networking event she can't wait to break the routine and just have some fun. The same night he disappears and Nathaniel La Caz who was supposed to be in Switzerland interrupts Julia's sales pitch. Yet again Julia can't control her magic and Nathaniel insists that he wants her back. Her mind screams no, but the flames of desire are instantly rekindled. Moreover her best friend Ella witnesses a terrible crime and becomes immune to the memory spell. Apart from dealing with kidnapping, knocking out rapists in the dark alley and just getting on with life itself Julia discovers that her regional manager had been kidnapped. The rival agency is ready to take over the contract with La Caz Corporation and Ella wants nothing to do with her. Soon she is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Can she find happiness with a half vampire when everyone else is against it? *Adult Paranormal Romance, contains graphic sexuality, violence and harsh language, It is only suitable for ages 18+*

I''m the monster, a bloody human incapable of emotionI soon realise that my revenge didn''t make me feel any fucking better about myself, instead it pissed me off to realise that I''m in love with her.Two days later the letter addressed to me arrives in the post and the ground moves beneath my feet, because the whole truth about India is out in the open and the pain punches me so hard that I can''t breathe, darkness crawls through me, sparking all the insecurities and fears about my dead brother back to ugly reality.Then off I go with my apology, trying to fix this fucked up situation but she doesn''t want to listen. Every time I do something the guilt is burning my gut, pushing her further and further away from me. She even goes an extra mile making me feel like a prick and she gets involved with someone else just to get back at me. She pretends that the event in the restaurant didn''t mean anything to her, like she is immune to my actions. India''s pain is raw, deep and whenever I lay my eyes on her I remember the cruel things I''ve done.The next couple of months I focus on getting her back. This is the only thing that matters to me now. I must redeem myself; forget about anger, other birds and parties. India is the only person that I want, I love her and only her but the problem is that she hates my guts, so I''m the last person that she wants.I must prove to India that I''m worthy of her love.

Book 1 All About You I start hating Oliver just after his older brother Christian''s death. I drag him down a road of humiliation and pain to try to cope with what his brother did to me. A few months after Christian''s passing, Oliver leaves town, and for the next two years, he is absent from my life. The demons claw their way back in, and I must learn to live with the secret that has destroyed me. Now I''m starting a new life, away from Gargle and away from my past, but everything crashes when I see Oliver the first day at university. It''s clear that many things have changed since we''ve been apart. Now he is captain of the rugby team and the most popular bloke on campus. Then he makes a bet and gives me an ultimatum: I leave Braxton forever and start somewhere else, or I stay and play his game… because he''s never forgotten that it was me who ruined his life two years ago.