Bøger af Madelon Smid

Adam Hamilton becomes enmeshed in a world of danger when he finds Sky Stravinsky and asks her to meet the grandmother she doesn't know exists. Has he made an enemy as chief engineer and test pilot for a military project, or did he stumble over one of Sky's. Not fully recovered from injuries suffered when his jet crashed, Adam is torn between opposing forces, while caught up in the attacks on Sky. Still, he fights for this fascinating pilot, determined to keep her safe and win her love. Everything Sky values comes under attack, from her airfield to her airplanes, to her life. Faced with a hidden enemy and Adam's intrusion into her world, Sky feels trapped by circumstances outside her control. In time, Adam gains her trust as her sponsor for competitive aeronautics, but he wants something Sky won't give-her heart. Meeting her grandmother and developing a relationship with Adam will pull her back into their world of wealth and entitlement. Sky won't become a rich man's plaything again. Will the threats that force them together convince Sky Adam deserves a place in her life?

When Joshua Chandler identifies the hacker attempting to infiltrate his security software, he becomes a target for assassination. A genius, contracted to safeguard government secrets, he concludes a lot of people could see him as a threat. Various government agencies vie to protect him, but he prefers to hire his own bodyguard. When he falls in love with her, he has only one choice. Catch his assassin, so he can focus on winning her. Catriana Duplessiss, (Cat) hired to protect Josh, remains professional and distant in order to do her job. An ex-marine, she's well trained to keep him safe, but pretending to be his live-in-lover tests her rule "never get involved with a principal". She's lost too many loved ones to death and refuses to risk her heart again. When her feelings for Josh affect her ability to do her job, she insists on being replaced, so he has the best protection possible. It also allows her to run, but she can't hide from the truth. She's lost her heart to this brilliant man whose death seems imminent. Both the assassin and Cat elude Josh's efforts to capture them. He doesn't know which is the greater threat losing his life or losing his love.

Tè Zhang, a skilled agent, devotes her life to exacting justice on the man who murdered her father and step-mother. But working a high profile case for Safeguard Security Inc. attracts her enemy's attention. Now she's the hunted with her death the goal. RG Gribbs, her employer, has given his heart to the delicate, highly skilled woman, so far above his poor boy Texan roots. Protecting his love means keeping her out of the action, and his choice tears them apart. Wounded and heartbroken Tè recuperates from wounds received in her latest battle with her nemesis, unaware RG tirelessly works to track him down. With military precision RG prevents another attempt on Te's life, and with her back in his arms, swears nothing will keep them apart. But, when the enemy forces Tè into mortal combat, RG must trust she will safeguard herself and their love.

Nik Tan can't refuse Gita O'Shaugnessey's request to find the missing granddaughter she's never met-especially since her foundation is his security company's biggest client. He never expects his quarry to be a highly acclaimed helicopter pilot who will become vital to his existence. Halley is satisfied with performing daring rescues for the Coast Guard. She rejects the SEAL representing the rich woman whose son destroyed her mother and avoids Nik as much as possible. When Halley's helo is sabotaged, she is saddled with the silent warrior as both bodyguard and copilot. Their mutual attraction is unexpected, but will her fears cause her to lose both love and her life?

Corporate lawyer Damien Sharpe is tasked by his top client to find her unknown granddaughter, Arianna Choktaw. Finding the hot-air balloon pilot is simple, but getting her to meet with her paternal grandmother problematic. Add in a death threat against Damien that endangers Ari, and they must depend on both her piloting and survival skills to live through a crash landing in the Arizona desert.In Ari, Damien finally meets a woman who helps him find freedom and love. Yet, when her life is threatened, he keeps her safe by walking away. Ari has sworn she will never let a man flit in and out of her life the way her father had. When Damien finds a way into her guarded heart and then leaves her, she locks him out. Only a new threat to Damien moves her from her determination.Will she risk her heart to rescue him, knowing he might still disappear?

When CIA agent, Lee Morrison, is wounded on a mission in Hong Kong, fate pairs her with ex-patriot Rik Van Doorn, an industrialist with a surprising number of skills. Together they must find stolen American missiles and get them off the market. Working undercover creates a close relationship, where the risks are high and trust is all important. But Lee and Rik owe allegiance to different countries, and enemies and friends are often interchangeable. Trusting is the highest risk of all. Though Lee willingly risks her life for their mission, Rik's demand she stake everything on their love may be asking too much.

Computer genius, Sam Pradzynski seeks missing people and property. Emotionally drained, he books a relaxing kayak trip and becomes caught up in the suspicious activities of his beautiful guide. Fascinated by a woman who believes protecting him is her job, he follows her lead, but questions her tactics. For eight years, marine biologist, Marin Reyes has searched for her young siblings. When she steals vital documents from the island compound of the war lord who abducted them, Sam and Marin are forced into a dangerous game of hide and seek. Trapped between her growing affection for Sam and her desperate need to save her siblings, Marin loses his trust. But love lifts the truth from loss, forcing Sam to re-evaluate, and seek the greatest treasure of all, the woman who holds his heart.

Anna Winje arrives in Hong Kong as the new Consul General for Norway. Negotiating the largest and most lucrative shipping deal in the history of the two countries places Anna in a vulnerable position. As factions argue the deal, her life is endangered, but instead of hiding, she accepts help from Anton and bravely protects her country's interests. Powerful industrialist, Anton Zhang heads the largest corporation involved in the deal. He shields Anna at the request of his government, taking her to his island compound. Together, they withstand escalating attacks - unclear who is the target and who the enemy. Close proximity and danger build into a potent attraction that increases the stakes. Anton's love for the courageous Anna is instant and all consuming, but she does not believe she can attract and hold the brilliant younger man. Anna will sacrifice her deal and her life if it will keep Anton alive. Anton vows he will safeguard not only her life, but her heart.

Billionaire Jake Ingles is the media's golden boy. The cameras love his fabulous face and form, his high-powered business deals, and daring adventures. On a mountain in France, Jake saves the one incomparable woman he'll love for the rest of his life, but his fame places her beyond his reach. Siree McConnell, forensic accountant, chooses to live anonymously to avoid the press that caused her father's death. She refuses to tangle with the gorgeous male if it means stepping back into the spotlight, until he needs her help. Once she uncovers the thieves threatening Jake's conglomerate, she gives in to her longing to find ecstasy in his arms. But the cost of being with him is exposure to the media and an enemy that tears them apart. Now she has a new rescue mission: their relationship. For he will do anything to keep her safe, even walk away. It's up to her to show him their love is worth any risk.