Bøger af Karina Halle

The Man. The Mystery. The Madness. Dex Foray has never been anyone's fool - until he missed his chance for happiness with Perry Palomino. Broken and alone, Dex has no choice but to rise from the ashes Perry left behind and find his own path to redemption. But nothing in Dex's life has ever come easily, especially when there's a dark madness waiting in the wings. Told from Dex's POV, And With Madness Comes the Light is short story/novella that spans the time period from the end of Lying Season (Book #4) until the end of On Demon Wings (Book #5)...

She just wanted a normal life.He had other plans for her.Would you go through Hell for the one you love?VEILED is a STANDALONE paranormal romance and urban fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Lie and The Pact.Death.It's something that Ada Palomino has always known so well, having grown up in a house of horrors, surrounded by a family plagued by ghosts and demons and things that go bump in the night.But after the sudden and tragic death of her mother two years ago, death has never felt so personal.Or so close.Now eighteen, Ada is trying to move on with her life and the last month of summer holds nothing but sunshine and promises with her first year at a Portland design school just around the bend.That is until her increasingly violent and realistic dreams, dreams of other worlds, of portals and veils where her mother is tortured and souls bleed for mercy, start to blend into reality. Ada has to lean on her older sister, Perry, to try and make sense of it all but even then, she's never felt more alone.Then there's Jay. Tall, handsome and deeply mysterious, Jay would be just another stranger, a familiar face on the bus, if it wasn't for the fact that Ada has met him before.Every night.In every single dream.And the more that Ada is drawn to him in both worlds, the more she's in danger of losing everything.Including her heart.And her very soul.

Dark, devious and deliciously dirty. Vicente Bernal is not your typical hero. And he never expected to fall in love... From a New York Times bestselling author comes a BRAND NEW darkly romantic suspense that will get your pulse racing, your thighs clenching and the pages turning. For Vicente Bernal, truth is all he's known. The son of an infamous drug lord, Vicente was born to help run the family business, which means he's been raised on a throne of sordid pasts and dirty laundry, violence and pride. But when Vicente stumbles across someone he's not supposed to know about - a woman from his father's checkered past - he sets out to California to find her behind his father's back. What Vicente doesn't expect to find in San Francisco is Violet McQueen, the woman's twenty-year old daughter. Beautiful and edgy with a vulnerability he can't resist, Violet tempts Vicente from afar and though he promised himself he'd stay away from her, curiosity and lust are powerful forces. Besides, Vicente has always gotten everything he wants - why shouldn't he have Violet too? Soon his wants turn into an obsession, one that sweeps Violet into his games as they fall madly, deeply in love with each other, the type of first love that can drive a person mad. But it's a love with tragic consequences. Both the truth - and the lies - not only threaten to tear them apart, but threaten their very lives. Someone has to pay for the sins of the fathers. And they'll be paying the price with their souls. NOTE: The duet's conclusion, DIRTY SOULS, releases March 17

Maverick is a complete standalone novel and the second book about the rough and rugged Nelson brothers. Get ready for one wild alpha mountain man - Canada's never felt so hot! Forget playing it safe. John "Maverick" Nelson likes to live his life on the edge - literally. A crucial member of the search and rescue team in the mountainous British Columbian town of North Ridge, Maverick's brash and bold attitude means he's the first one to ascend into danger, no matter the risk. When it comes to women, though, Maverick errs on the side of caution. For all his cocky charm, rugged good looks and sexual swagger, he remains as unreachable as the surrounding peaks. Hot, wild sex? He'll tell you there's no better way to spend a cold, wintry night. Relationships? He'd rather freeze. That is until he lays his eyes on American Riley Clarke. Trading in the crippling expenses of Aspen for BC, Riley is North Ridge's newest member of their search and rescue team and the only woman on the job, which means spending a lot of time with Mav in adrenaline-pumping situations. With the chemistry between them hot enough to melt snow, keeping their hands off each other is detriment to the success of their team. Besides, Maverick's her boss and she didn't work her ass off in Colorado just to throw it all away for some mind-blowing sex. But when the worst winter in years sweeps in, Riley and Maverick will have to battle the elements along with their attraction for each other. And if either of them slip up, both of them will be in for a deep freeze

The truth is out there...The Dex-Files is a compilation novella that accompanies the Experiment in Terror Series, and the reader's chance to look inside the smutty, brash, and beguiling mind of fan favorite Dex Foray. In The Dex-Files we find a variety of scenes and chapters from our enigmatic hero's POV, taken from books #1-6 in the series. Some of these scenes have been previously published, albeit from our heroine's POV, while other scenes are completely new.Dex's mind is a frightening place...enjoy the ride.Warning - The Dex-Files contains harsh language and graphic sexual scenes suitable for readers 18 yrs of age and older. It also contains numerous spoilers for the Experiment in Terror Series and is recommended to those who have read books all the novels in the series (including Old Blood). This is not a standalone.

Lachlan McGregor and Kayla Moore have fought hard for their happily ever after, so one would think their first Christmas together would be a piece of sugarplum cake. But even though the city of Edinburgh is absolutely magical during the holiday season and the sizzling duo has enough steam between them to make snow melt, Christmas often brings its own share of troubles. Kayla misses her mother and San Francisco while trying to adapt to life in Scotland, Lachlan struggles to stay on top of his ever-present demons (which pack more punch during the holidays) and his older brother Brigs is facing difficult memories of his own. One thing is for sure though - this will be a Christmas they'll never forget. Note: Winter Wishes is not a standalone and takes place between the last chapter of The Play and before the Epilogue. Re-reading the last chapter of The Play may enhance your reading experience.

Ein legendäres Modeimperium, eine Familie, umgeben von dunklen Geheimnissen, und eine Liebe, so tief und echt ...Ihre Rucksacktour führt Sadie an die Riviera, doch sie erlebt Nizza nicht von der Sonnenseite. Als sie überfallen wird, eilt ihr ein attraktiver Fremder zu Hilfe. Ihr Retter ist Olivier Dumont, der begehrteste Junggeselle Frankreichs und Erbe des Modeimperiums. Olivier zieht sie in seinen Bann – und in eine Welt voller Glamour, Luxus und Leidenschaft. Er erfüllt ihr all ihre Träume und erobert ihr Herz. Schon bald jedoch muss Sadie erkennen, wie zerbrechlich ihr Glück ist. Denn hinter der glitzernden Fassade der Dumont-Dynastie lauern Abgründe und Gefahren, die ihre und Oliviers Liebe für immer zerstören könnten ...Karina Halle führt zusammen mit ihrem Mann ein kleines Bed & Breakfast an der kanadischen Küste. Die Wintermonate verbringt die New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin am liebsten in Kalifornien oder auf Kaui, wo sie nicht nur die Sonne genießt, sondern sich auch Inspiration für ihre Romane holt.

Wenn du die Frau triffst, für die du alles ändern würdest ...Keiner der Dumont-Sprösslinge genießt so einen Ruf wie Pascal: arrogant, eiskalt und ein Playboy. Jetzt steht er an der Spitze des Luxus-Modeimperiums und braucht eine neue Assistentin. Als Gabrielle, die früher mit ihrer Mutter für die Familie gearbeitet hat, nach Paris zurückkehrt, stellt er sie ein. Sie fasziniert ihn wie keine Frau zuvor. In ihrer Nähe spürt er ein verzehrendes Verlangen, das Gabrielle erwidert. Aber sie lässt ihn so viel mehr fühlen, sie berührt in ihm eine längst verloren geglaubte Seite. Kann er sich für Gabrielle ändern und ein besserer Mensch werden? Was Pascal nicht ahnt: Auch sie verbirgt etwas vor ihm – und das kann die Dumont-Dynastie zu Fall bringen.Karina Halle führt zusammen mit ihrem Mann ein kleines Bed & Breakfast an der kanadischen Küste. Die Wintermonate verbringt die New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin am liebsten in Kalifornien oder auf Kaui, wo sie nicht nur die Sonne genießt, sondern sich auch Inspiration für ihre Romane holt.

Der zweite Teil der »Deluxe«-Saga, noch skandalöser und heißer!Seraphine hat alles: Sie ist attraktiv, brillant und Teil einer der berühmtesten Dynastien Frankreichs. Doch der Schein trügt. Der Tod ihres Vaters hat ihr Leben aus der Bahn geworfen. Sie ist entschlossen, zu beweisen, dass ihr Onkel im Kampf um das exklusive Modeimperium vor nichts zurückschreckt, nicht einmal vor dem Mord an seinem eigenen Bruder. Erschwert wird ihr dies jedoch durch Blaise, der ihr plötzlich nicht mehr von der Seite weicht. Ausgerechnet er, der ihr das Herz in tausend Scherben zerschmettert hat – und der immer noch dieses lustvolle Feuer in ihr entfacht. Darf sie ihren Gefühlen nachgeben und ihm vertrauen? Oder spielt Blaise im Auftrag ihres Onkels ein falsches Spiel mit ihr?Karina Halle führt zusammen mit ihrem Mann ein kleines Bed & Breakfast an der kanadischen Küste. Die Wintermonate verbringt die New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin am liebsten in Kalifornien oder auf Kaui, wo sie nicht nur die Sonne genießt, sondern sich auch Inspiration für ihre Romane holt.

A widowed father of two little girls.The beautiful nanny he's hired to raise them.A forbidden romance unlike any other.A Nordic King is the newest standalone royal romance from the New York Times Bestselling author of The Royals Next Door and The Swedish Prince.When I first applied for the job I thought it would be like all the others: working as a nanny for an aristocratic family.Then I got the job and found out how wrong I was.Now I'm the new nanny for two adorable little girls who happen to be princesses.Their father is the widowed King of Denmark.And my new home? The royal palace in Copenhagen.Adjusting to my new life isn't easy but the hardest part hasn't been the girls who still grieve over the loss of their mother.It's their father.Cold, mysterious and moody, with an icy stare that seems to penetrate your soul, King Aksel may have hired me to take care of his daughters but he wants as little to do with me as possible.Yet the longer I share these palace walls with this man, the more that I'm drawn to him. His chiseled face and sexual swagger are only part of the package. It's in the long, intense glances at the dinner table, the way we'll brush up against each other in the halls, the rare glimpses of the man deep inside, like the sun passing through clouds.But no matter how I feel about him, we can never be together.You think it's bad enough being in love with your boss?Try falling in love with a king.A Nordic King is a 100% complete standalone story and a spinoff of The Swedish Prince and The Wild Heir.This book contains GRAPHIC SEX SCENES AND FOUL LANGUAGE - reader discretion is advised

From bestseller Karina Hallecomes a new adult novel about a young woman who becomes a nanny in Capri and falls for her charges' bad-boy brother.

He's the royal bodyguard. She's the royal nanny. The annoyingly hot attraction that simmers between them-that's a royal pain.James Hunter has made a tactical error. His new role as protection officer to Prince Magnus of Norway was supposed to be an exciting change. Instead he's marooned on a royal estate in the middle of nowhere charged with chasing after demon children and dodging the machinations of meddling staff. And the crowning jewel in this little drama-the children's nanny is none other than Laila Bruset. The woman whose heart he broke. The woman who still holds his.When Laila took the job as a nanny for the Norwegian royals in order to be closer to her ailing grandmother in Oslo, the last thing she expected was to have her life turned upside down-again. But as much as James gets on her nerves, he's also getting under her skin, and the tension between them sizzles just as devastatingly as before.As undeniable sparks turn James and Laila's battle royal into a more serious game of hearts, nanny and bodyguard will have to decide just how much they're willing to risk for a second chance at love.Story Locale: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada

When I first met Blake Crawford, all I wanted to do was hit him in the face.Maybe the groin.Okay, maybe I wanted to kiss him too, but that's neither here nor there. I mean, he may have a gorgeous English accent, sexy full lips and an ass I'd like to bite but...Where was I?Right.Being in the same creative writing class, he's the last person I wanted to speak to, let alone be paired up with for my final assignment.But here comes the kicker...not only did our project end up getting us both As but we found out we work well together.Really well together.I hate him and he hates me and yet we churn out gold.We've started writing self-published erotica under a pen name and let me tell you one thing...Writing dirty sex scenes with the sexiest, most infuriating man you know is a lot harder than you think.And keeping our hands off each other?Well that's another story...one with an ending I didn't see coming.Smut is a standalone, tongue-in-cheek romantic comedy from the NYT bestselling author of The Pact and The Royals Next Door.

Working as a motel maid in small-town California, while trying to take care of my five orphaned siblings, I never expected much from my life. Until a chance encounter with an undercover royal, the charming Prince of Sweden, changed everything."The Swedish Prince is a romantic comedy that is the perfect blend of humor, sexy and heart, and I loved everything about this endearing story of a prince who meets his queen." - USA TODAYI never believed in fairy-tales.Never held out for Prince Charming.Growing up poor in small-town California as the oldest of six siblings, I knew I would never ride off into the sunset with anyone. That was even more apparent when a senseless tragedy took the lives of my parents, forcing me to become the sole guardian of our dysfunctional household at the mere age of twenty-three.Then a fateful encounter literally brought Prince Charming to my doorstep.At first I thought Viktor was just your average businessman passing through, albeit obscenely handsome, six-foot-five, blue-eyed, and mysteriously rich.But soon I discovered the truth behind Viktor's façade.Beneath his quiet, enigmatic gaze and cocky charm, is a man who is running away from who he really is. A role he'd rather not fulfill.He is Viktor of House Nordin, His Royal Highness, The Crown Prince of Sweden.Yet uncovering Viktor's secret was only the first step.I didn't expect to fall in love with him.I didn't expect to have my whole life turned upside down.When you're from two different worlds, can your hearts meet somewhere in the middle?Or do happily-ever-afters only exist in fairy-tales?WARNING: The Swedish Prince is oh-so sweet, enchanting and funny, but it does contain foul language (lots of the F word) and graphic sexual scenes (lots of dirty talk). Reader discretion is advised for those who are sensitive.

When Valerie Stephens made the resolution to say yes to new adventures, she never thought she'd end up in the tiny town of Shambles, fake engaged to one of Ireland's top rugby players. But there's a first time for everything...including losing your heart.My Life in Shambles is an emotional and sexy new standalone contemporary romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Royals Next Door and The Pact.They say bad things happen in threes.After my boyfriend broke off our engagement, I lost my apartment, and was laid off from my job, I can definitely attest to that.They also say life is what happens when you say yes to new adventures.So when my two sisters invited me to ring in the new year in Ireland, I decided to throw all caution to the wind and go for it. I was going to let "saying yes" be my new resolution.Little did I know I'd spend New Year's Eve having a hot and dirty one-night stand with Padraig McCarthy, one hell of a sexy Irishman. I also didn't know that the brooding and intense sex god was one of Ireland's top rugby players.A rugby player with a proposition for me: Come with him to his tiny hometown of Shambles and pretend to be his fiancé for a few days, just so that his ailing father can have some peace of mind.It sounded simple enough.It was anything but.Not when a town gets up in your business, not when the media hunts you down, not when your past comes back in the picture, not when there are real hearts and feelings at stake.Not when there are secrets that could break you.They say life is what happens when you say yes to new adventures.This is my life in Shambles.WARNING: this book will pull at your heartstrings. It is recommended to have a box of tissues ready, and maybe some wine. But don't worry, you're in good hands. Also contains sex and foul language, sensitive readers be advised.