Bøger af Claire Contreras

Is love ever enough?Faced with obstacles she could have never imagined, Blake is brought to darkness and back by forces in her past she never knew existed.Desperate to stay connected to the only thing he loves, Cole is forced to revisit his past and align himself with the people who knew about Blake's disappearance.Separation has forced both Blake and Cole to learn how to live under the worst circumstances, each of them alone in their own hell.When they reunite, can they be the same two people they were before darkness swept upon them?Told in separate points of view, Darkness Before Dawn is the continuation of Blake and Cole's fight to make it to the light.

Things on my wish list:1.Start a new, awesome job2.Create the perfect dating app3.Stop dating douchebagsThings that actually happen:1.Got a job in my dream tech company 2.Created a workplace dating app for said company3.Was matched with Bennett, who happens to own the company and is also my brother's best friendThey say when it rains, it pours, but this is some serious BS. It doesn't help that Bennett was the man I had my last one night stand with. It definitely doesn't help that he seems to want me just as much as I want him. The issue is, he won't do anything about it, but then we're forced to attend a tech conference in Vegas and I think it may just be what I need to turn this thing around.New goal: get my brother's best friend out of my system by all means necessary.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Claire Contreras comes a new story in her Sexy Royals series...Princess Pilar is tired of playing by the rules. She's sick of the spotlight and being seen as the uptight goody-too-shoes the media has cast her to be. She's especially tired of the fact that her brothers are allowed to run off and do whatever they want while she sits inside watching the world pass her by. That's why she decides that while her older brothers are off on their usual summer holidays, she's going to quietly pack her things and travel to the one place her parents have always forbidden her to step foot on - Ibiza.As the star of the French premiere fútball league, Benjamin Drake has it all - the money, the cars, the clothing contracts, and any woman he wants. Problem is, the only woman Ben has ever wanted badly enough to stop partying is Princess Pilar, the one he can never, ever have. Despite his fame and achievements, in Pilar's world, she'll always be royalty and he'll always be a kid from the wrong side of the tracks who got lucky. He'd never be accepted. He knows that. Yet, when he spots Pilar partying at the same club as him, all bets are off. He's determined to get her in his bed, even if it's just for one night. **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it's an introduction to an author's world. And for fans, it's a bonus book in the author's series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

From New York Times Bestselling Author, Claire Contreras, comes a new, sexy, 100% stand-alone novel . . .5 years ago, I attended a mascarade party and lost my virginity to the man who would one day become king...If you had any ties to Marbella, it was impossible for you not to have heard the stories about Prince Elias and his debauchery. Every summer he arrived with his security detail and friends in tow and rented out a row of cottages near the water.Cottages that belonged to my family.Each of those summers, my parents sent me away - to summer camp and later, boarding school. Anything to keep me away from the royals and their partying.I hadn't been home in years, but when I finally come back for the summer, I see that not much has changed.Like all the summers I'd been gone, Prince Elias is back, but this time with an incognito security detail and no friends.This time, there is no partying, no noise, and no crowds.No reason at all to even think he was there.I'm given strict orders not to talk to him, not to even look in his direction, but he makes this an impossible task.I may be doing everything in my power to stay away from him, but there is no one in the world who can say no to the future King of France.

*Instant New York Times bestseller*tropes: sports romance, Latina heroine, opposites attractI'm naturally gifted on the field and between the sheets. With flashy cars and enough media attention to put the Royal Family to shame, I'm the definition of Most Eligible Bachelor.Every man wants to be me and every woman wants to tame me.Until Camila.The moment I lay eyes on her, I know I have to have her.She wants to keep me at arm's length.I want her naked in my bed.She thinks our worlds are too different.All I want her to think about is screaming my name.She says I'm bad news.I have three weeks to prove her wrong.

My reputation at Fairview University preceded me. I was the projected number-one pick in the NHL draft and the fan favorite at the rink. People wanted to be me or be with me.Except for Lyla James Marichal.She didn't look at me like I was her next meal. She eyed me with disdain. Instead of vying for my attention, she ignored me and pushed me away. She was completely unattainable, and I became obsessed with her.When I finally got her, it felt like I was on top of the world. I was going to help the team win another championship, going into the draft, and had Lyla by my side. And then, without warning, she left me. Vanished. It took me three bitter, angry, long years to find her, but I did, and now she owes me a lot more than just an explanation. Three years ago, she ruined my life.Now, I was going to become her worst nightmare. tropes:hockey romancenew adultobsessed/possessive heroboy falls first#JP heroboy obsesseddark themes (content warning in the book)

Lenora De LucaI've always been a good girl.The perfect daughter.The perfect sister.And, in two weeks, I'm supposed to become the perfect wife.I don't know or like the man my father chose to marry me off to but I have no say in the matter.That's why when I see Rocco Marchetti, the man I've had a crush on my entire life, I decide he'll be my first.When he looks at me it's electric and I know he wants me.We keep stealing glances and hiding smiles, but I want more.I want one night with him.So what if I'm the daughter of the most feared man in organized crime?So what if he's my overprotective brother's best friend?It's just one night.Rocco MarchettiLenora De Luca is as forbidden as they get.She's also kind, and thoughtful, and makes my d . . . makes it hard to think.It starts off innocent enough, just flirting, but then she kisses me and tells me she wants to spend one night with me.It's wrong on so many levels, but I don't even try to deny that I want her.I tell myself that it'll be her wedding present (I know I'm sick, get over it).I've had plenty one nightstands that end amicably.Lenora can't possibly be any different.As long as her brother doesn't find out, things will be fine.I usually strategize and think through every decision, but something about her makes me walk right into the fire.

You've heard of these groups - the secretive ones that only the crème de la crème are invited into, the ones outsiders speculate about for centuries - I'm the second in my family invited to attend, but to them, I'm fresh meat. New blood. New money, too.They think they'll elbow past me, that I'm here for their amusement, for them to walk all over, they'll find out soon enough that I'm not.I may look like one of them, with my designer bags and clothes straight from the Parisian runways, but I'm not. I'm here for answers, to take revenge for blood spilled on their centuries-old Persian rugs.I transferred here in search for answers about what happened to my older brother, who hightailed out of here, and my friend who seemingly disappeared into thin air. I certainly wasn't here for the attention of the star hockey player, regardless of how much he willed my eyes his way. I wasn't here for his scrutiny or his judgment or to read into his mysterious aura. I was here for the society, because only they held the answers I needed. That was, until I found out that in order to get those answers, I needed to go through him. He's saying if I want in, I have to play by their rules, follow their lead.It's a game I'm willing to play.I may be the second person I know of to be invited into their society, but I'll be the first to make it out intact.

From New York Times best-seller Claire Contreras comes a new, sexy stand-alone mafia romance novel . . .Isabel Bonetti -One minute I'm mourning the sudden death of my father, and the next, I'm getting calls from a lawyer saying they needed to read me my father's will.As far as I know, my father didn't have much to leave. He was a blue-collar worker, through and through.Or so I thought.Everything topples down at once, the inheritance I'm left with and the truth about what my father did, but the biggest shock of all was finding out he'd married me off to a complete stranger without my consent.By the time I show up at my supposed husband's nightclub, I'm determined to leave with divorce papers signed, but nothing can prepare me for the man that awaits me on the other side of those doors.Giovanni Masseria -My father has done a lot of messed up stuff, but marrying me off to Charles Bonetti's daughter, a complete stranger, may take the cake. I didn't even know old Bonetti had a daughter and I want nothing to do with her or this marriage, until I'm told what staying married to her would mean for the empire I'm slowly trying to build. There's no harm in staying married a little longer if it means I'll cash out on those promises. I decide that I'll cut ties with her as soon as that's done.That is, until she barges into my office demanding a divorce.I wasn't sure what I'd expected her to be like, but it certainly wasn't . . . this.A week ago, I didn't know of her existence, and now, I can't seem to escape her presence anywhere I go.She doesn't belong in this world and I know this won't end well for either of us, but I can't seem to stop reminding her who I am.Her husband.**Because I Need You is a complete standalone novel set in the same world as Because You're Mine

Eigentlich sollte es ein leichter Job werden: Eine Frau für den Prinzen finden und damit das Ansehen der königlichen Familie schützen.Doch nichts in Bezug auf Prinz Aramis ist jemals leicht - das hätte ich wissen müssen. Als ich schon kurz davor bin, alles hinzuschmeißen, präsentiert er mir seinen "perfekten" Plan: Ich würde seine feste Freundin werden. Nur zum Schein. Keine Gefühle.Und hat Aramis sich einmal was in den Kopf gesetzt, ist er davon nicht mehr abzubringen. Also akzeptiere ich das Angebot - aber ich setze klare Grenzen. Grenzen, die Aramis jeden Tag aufs Neue zu übertreten versucht. Die ich ihn täglich immer weiter übertreten lasse. Und ich merke viel zu spät, dass ich den Unterschied zwischen leidenschaftlichem Spiel und Realität kaum noch erkennen kann.Dass ich damit meinen Job riskiere, ist die eine Sache. Aber mein Herz werde ich nicht aufs Spiel setzen ...Ein Prinz der genau weiß, was er will: Sie. Der zweite Band der sinnlichen Royal Romance von New-York-Times-Bestseller-Autorin Claire Contreras.Claire Contreras schreibt Geschichten voller Romantik und Knistern. Sie lebt mit ihrem Mann, zwei Söhnen, drei Bulldoggen und zwei Streunerkatzen im Süden Floridas - auch wenn sie nie zugeben würde, dass ihr die beiden Streuner gehören. Wenn sie nicht selber schreibt, liest sie gern Romane und verliert sich darin.

Prinz Elias und seine ausschweifenden Feste sind legendär. Jeden Sommer kam er mit seiner gesamten Entourage und mietete die Strandvillen meiner Familie. Und jeden Sommer haben meine Eltern mich weggeschickt. Zuerst ins Sommercamp und später ins Internat - alles, um mich von dem Prinzen fernzuhalten. Und doch gibt es da diese eine unvergessliche Nacht, die wir miteinander verbracht haben ...Ich bin das erste Mal seit Jahren wieder hier, doch alles ist anders: Der Prinz ist zurückgekehrt, aber es gibt keine feiernde Entourage und keine rauschenden Partys. Er reist inkognito. Ich darf nicht mit ihm sprechen oder auch nur in seine Richtung schauen. Aber dieser Mann geht mir unter die Haut, seine Berührungen setzen mich in Flammen. Ich kann ihm nicht widerstehen - und seien wir ehrlich: Wer könnte schon Nein sagen zum zukünftigen König?Eine Nacht, die alles verändert. New-York-Times-Bestseller-Autorin Claire Contreras verzaubert ihre Leserinnen mit dieser mitreißenden Royal Romance.Claire Contreras schreibt Geschichten voller Romantik und Knistern. Sie lebt mit ihrem Mann, zwei Söhnen, drei Bulldoggen und zwei Streunerkatzen im Süden Floridas - auch wenn sie nie zugeben würde, dass ihr die beiden Streuner gehören. Wenn sie nicht selber schreibt, liest sie gern Romane und verliert sich darin.

100% standalone romanceMy job was to clean up his reputation and find him a wife.It was supposed to be easy, but nothing about Prince Aramis was ever easy.I was about to throw in the towel when he came up with a solution: I''d be his pretend girlfriend. Forget the fact that I was sort of seeing someone, or that I had no interest in joining the royal family. Once Aramis sets his eyes on something, there''s no use in fighting him on it, besides, in a way it would make my job a little easier.I accept the offer but set boundaries. Boundaries that Aramis is intent on testing. Before either of us know what''s happening, the lines start to blur and I can no longer tell the difference between pretend and reality.My job on the line is one thing, but losing my heart to Aramis was never in the cards.

Love and the right timing were two things I didn't believe in. Love is about walking to the edge of the cliff and taking the leap together.Timing was never on our side.My first mistake was hooking up with my best friend.My second came years later, when we met again, and I fell for her. My third was letting her go, because I had to. Because a love like this wasn't built to withstand the winds coming in our direction.Love and timing.I didn't believe in either. Then there was you . . .

I'm a loyal guy. Loyal to my family, my craft, my friends.And then Brooklyn happens. I try to blame the sparks between us on jet lag, lack of caffeine, anything I can cling onto and use as an excuse.Falling for her would be wrong. She's my best friend's ex.Whatever this is between us can't happen. I know this. She knows this.And then we kiss . . .

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I lost her.No, I didn't lose her. I threw her away.She was my best friend.I was never supposed to fall in love with her.I was careless.She was heartbroken. I thought I was doing fine. But here she is, years later, forced to work with me, reminding me why I fell in love with her in the first place.And this time I'm going to do everything in my power to never let her go.

He was my older brother's best friend. He was never supposed to be mine. I thought we would get it out of our system and move on. One of us did. One of us left. Now he's back, looking at me like he wants to devour me. And all those feelings I'd turned into anger are brewing into something else, something that terrifies me. He broke my heart last time. This time he'll obliterate it.

Love isn't always about timing.Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and roll with it. I admit I wasn't ready. I know you don't want to look at me, let alone talk to me, but please, let me explain.Let me tell you all the ways my heart broke when you walked away.Let me show you what our years apart have done to me. Give me a chance to find my way back to you . . .

The list of things I hate is short. Not even my soon-to-be ex-husband is on that list. Nope. I save only the worst of the worst, the crème de la crème, the absolute I cannot even for this list . . .1. Black coffee2. Rude people3. Nathaniel BradleyWhich is why when my father informs me that he's making Nathaniel Bradley his new business partner, and in turn, my boss, I flip out. 1. He's an annoying know-it-all. 2. He calls me a spoiled princess every chance he gets. 3. He disapproves of everything I do.I go into this knowing I'll hate every second in his presence. Except the longer he's around, the more I find myself staring at his lips and remembering the one time they were on mine. I randomly find myself looking at his hands and wondering how they'd feel on my skin. I try to snap out of it, but I guess I'm not as smart as I thought I was. No matter how many times I remind myself of the times I've practically thrown myself at him and he's pushed me away, I keep falling little by little.I'd always heard that it was a bad idea to mix business with pleasure and if that's the case, this thing with Nathaniel has demise written all over it.

Book 2 of the Darkness Series. Book 1 is There is No Light in Darkness.Is love ever enough?Faced with obstacles she could have never imagined, Blake is brought to darkness and back by forces in her past she never knew existed.Desperate to stay connected to the only thing he loves, Cole is forced to revisit his past and align himself with the people who knew about Blake's disappearance.Separation has forced both Blake and Cole to learn how to live under the worst circumstances, each of them alone in their own hell.When they reunite, can they be the same two people they were before darkness swept upon them?Told in separate points of view, Darkness Before Dawn is the continuation of Blake and Cole's fight to make it to the light.

Blake Brennan's past is cloudy at best, but when she decides to uncover what happened when she was a child, she finds herself getting pulled deeper into a web of lies. When her loved ones are threatened, she must decide if finding the truth about her family is worth losing the ones who have always been there for her. This is book 1 of a duet. Book 2 is Darkness Before Dawn.