Kirjahaku

Four men have been raped and murdered in London and the Metropolitan Police think Devlin Pope, an American businessman, had something to do with it. Why? Because while reeling from news that his mother's body had been discovered twenty years after her disappearance, he sexually assaulted a young British constable who was working undercover to help catch the maniac.Of course, Devlin is arrested and the police don't even begin to believe anything he tells them, despite him obviously being horrified at the torturous deaths that were inflicted on innocent men. Besides, he can prove he was in America when three of the murders occurred. Problem is, he also has a history of brutalizing men who've crossed him. But since Reg, that constable, had done nothing to anger his inner beast -- except be in the wrong place at the wrong time -- Devlin's explanations sound false to everyone ... even himself.Why? He's experiencing something he never has, before -- shame over his actions -- and he's spinning headlong into chaos ... because he has fallen in love with Reg, a man who's married, has children, is heterosexual ... and hates even the thought of being near him.Then Devlin learns the police do have another suspect and they are hoping he will help prove that man is the murderer. Instead, he comes to believe they have narrowed their individual, but they won't listen to his suspicions. Now he must find the killer, himself ... because to his horror, since Reg looks like the dead men he has continued to put himself in harm's way -- and it appears he has become the madman's next target.And there seems to be nothing Devlin can do to keep a man he loves but knows he can never have from being butchered.

Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first printed in late 1865, but Sir John Tenniel, who did the illustrations, so disliked how they turned out they were recalled to be replaced by a new printing. All but around 50 were returned, and were destroyed. Of those 50 -- fewer than half are still in existence.Adam Verlain knows all about this because he's a rare book cataloguer for a small university, and as he often says...books are his life. So when that university acquires a newly discovered copy of The Alice '65, it's only natural they would want him to fly to Los Angeles and pick it up. But Adam refuses. He hates even the thought of leaving his careful, cloistered world and only agrees to go when pressured...and told the book will be brought to him at the airport so he can return to London on the very next flight.However, from the moment he boards the plane, things start to go very, very wrong. Then he meets the amazingly beautiful Casey Blanchard, the movie star who inherited The Alice '65. She will not let him have the book unless he accompanies her to a premier of her latest film for reasons that seem...well, quite odd.Adam is forced to go along because he is now threatened with the loss of his job, if he does not get the book...but at the same time, his world is crashing into a chaotic mix of a too-cool henna artist, a protective mother, a drill-sergeant stylist, very questionable edibles, two mistaken identities, hysterical fans, Hollywood royalty, their courtiers and minions, maniacal LA drivers, an outlandish party, a drowning pool in the middle of Beverly Hills, a love-struck wild animal on a homemade veldt, 50 cans of salmon...and the terrifying realization he's fallen in love with a woman every man in the world desires, whom he knows could never love him back.Or could she?

David Martin was invited to go on the journey of a lifetime to meet with a legendary king...but he couldn't believe it. He was just a boy of twelve summers, and this was a man he'd revered his entire life. The honor was great, and his excitement was boundless. However, during the six-day journey to the castle David learned not everyone thought so well of the king, and he began to wonder if the man was truly the hero he'd imagined...or if he'd always been nothing but a legend.

When Detective Sergeant Finley Winterbourne was called to investigate poachers in the southern English countryside, he was caught by a sudden twisting light and found himself trapped in a room of nothingness as he was sexually assaulted. Dumped back where he'd been taken from, he learned he was neither the first man this had happened to, recently, nor would he be the last...unless he put an end to it.But as Finn investigated the assaults, he found several of the other men this might have happened to were dead, and two more had almost been killed. Not only that, but he now found his entire life had been shifted from being a casually heterosexual male to a gay man with strong feelings for one of his fellow victims...a man who might still be targeted for death.None of this made any sense, but the more Finn learned, the more he was forced to accept the terrifying reality that something impossible and evil was happening, something that could come and go whenever it pleased and crush whomever it pleased, and he had no idea how to prevent that...or even fight back.After all...how can you stop a serial killer who kills no one and doesn't even exist?

Hunter is just a businessman who's found his niche -- men. Good-looking men that he will provided to a network, which will then offer them to a very wealthy, very exclusive clientele. That these men are usually straight and unwilling is beside the point. He takes great joy in fulfilling orders that come his way, because it includes him testing each prospect ot make certain he will meet the client's specifications. However, his greatest pleasure is derived from handling special orders, where he has to track down and capture a man who has been specifically chosen, no matter what the cost.All goes well until Hunter runs up against a young soldier named Vermin. Then things spiral out of control, and the hunter now wonders if he is the one being hunted.(Includes a new section titled "The Sheriff's Boys, no more")

Adam Verlain loves his careful, cloistered world of rare and antiquarian books. But when an American celebrity offers her very valuable 1865 copy of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" to his university, he has to be all but forced to travel from London to Los Angeles to close the deal. Then after a disastrous flight, he is taken aback when the actress refuses to give up the novel unless he escorts her to her latest film premier for reasons that seem...well, rather odd.Subjected to a radical Hollywood makeover, Adam is mistaken for a British actor, dragged to a goofy party, has to dodge an overly affectionate guard panther, and is shocked to learn the actress does not have the book.Can he escape the spotlight shenanigans to save a true treasure from falling into the wrong hands? And keep himself from falling for a woman who is way beyond his reach in this zany quest to rescue a priceless classic?

Fourteen years in the US Army, part of them as an off-the-record sniper in Afghanistan, had taught Carli Vincenzo how to play fair, take care of problems the moment they arose, and handle herself in just about any situation.Then her daughter, Lara, was raped and driven to suicide. At first, Carli tried to find justice through the legal system. But when that failed, her training had also taught her to always have a Plan B.In this case, that meant taking matters into her own hands.And those hands were willing to do anything to punish the men responsible...even if that included one who was innocent.

When Alec Presslea was gay-bashed, he turned to the police and DA's office for justice. But then he learned they were protecting his attackers because one was the son of a prominent judge. That is when a hungry howling beast took over, inside him, and he set out to get his own brand of justice...even if it killed him.

Daniel writes murder mysteries and wants to get back together with his ex, Tad. Their breakup hurt him, deeply, yet he still loves the guy and it's driving him nuts. Then Tad appears at Daniel's job and begs him to help rewrite two of his books into a series for cable. If Daniel does, he gets a week in Bermuda, with Tad, to try and rekindle their love. If not, he loses the guy, forever.But part of the deal is Daniel has to do the writing in Tad's summer lodge, to keep the project quiet. Despite it being the dead of winter and having to get the scripts ready within seventy-two hours, Daniel agrees. Naturally, a blizzard roars in, trapping him there as that "isolated lodge" becomes filled with the chaos of mystery, suspense, lies, sex, betrayal, seduction, revenge, murder, fist-fights, confusion, frostbite, nudity, gunfire, predatory females, homophobic males, an obnoxious caretaker, a hot shower with people who don't exist, a blazing fireplace, wistful dreams, bizarre shower curtains, shredded clothes, off-key Sit-com music, secrets in shadows, crooked politicians, bribery money, a hermit who hates everything except chipmunks, and romance with the proper stranger.It sure doesn't help that Daniel's fictional detective, Ace Shostakovich, has come along for the ride, bitching and snarking as he tells the story, leading Daniel to wonder if what's happening is real, or if losing Tad has driven him completely insane and he is now trapped in one of his books.