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Bestselling author Iris Johansen delivers a novel about a woman who is unaware that she has psychic powers, but must uncover the mysteries of her own mind when strangers start trying to kill her. Orphaned at 15 and raised by her Uncle Phillip, the adult Megan Blair is an Atlanta pediatrician who hears terrified voices. Revelation comes when childhood friend Neal Grady, who is now a shadowy government agent, arrives to apprise Megan of her psychic powers. And to warn her: Molino-the relentless villain who killed Megan''s mother, believing her touch killed his son-is targeting Megan next. Molino thinks Megan was born to an ancient Sephardic family of psychics, and plans to force her to reveal the location of the Ledger, a book that contains the family''s secrets and finances. He then plans to kill her, if Megan, Neal and Neal''s sidekick, Jed Hartley, don''t find him first. Johansen increases the tension by alternating point of view, but two-dimensional characters, repetitious explanations and stilted dialogue make staying tuned difficult. (Oct.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.

La vida de Grace Archer cambió para siempre ocho años atrás, cuando asesinaron a su padre, un agente de la CIA. Ahora lleva una existencia tranquila, en una granja de caballos, junto a su hija Frankie. Pero el pasado siempre vuelve, y Grace deberá confiar en Jake Kilmer, el hombre que ya la traicionó una vez. El acecho de un asesino que la busca a cualquier precio no le dejará opción: deberá pedir ayuda a Jake para salvaguardar la vida de su hija y la suya propia. Juntas, Grace y la niña emprenderán una huida feroz protegidas por un hombre tan peligroso como atractivo. Es que por más que Grace intente negarlo, Jake tiene un lugar especial en su corazón? El extraño poder de la protagonista para comunicarse con los caballos ?razón fundamental por la que la busca su verdugo- será de gran ayuda en este viaje lleno de peligros, que no tardará en convertirse en un camino para reencontrar el verdadero amor.

El Tesoro marca la vuelta de su autora, Iris Johansen, al romance histórico tras más de una década; una chispeante novela de pasión y aventura exótica protagonizada por dos extraños e inolvidables cazadores de tesoros en un peligroso viaje al corazon de uno de los misterios de la historia mas cautivadores y aun por resolver. Para lady Selene Ware y el antiguo sicario Kadar Ben Arnaud, es una odisea peligrosa que comienza con una erotica cautividad y les lleva a conocer al guardian de un tesoro que se ha cobrado muchas vidas. Pero el secreto que hay tras el tesoro es aun mas peligroso, y cuanto mas cerca estan de desvelarlo, mas se alejan el uno del otro. Aunque Selene tenga en su mano la clave de ese antiguo misterio, Kadar tendra que traspasar la fina linea que separa el camino oscuro del luminoso para salvarla.

En una noche oscura, los terrores del pasado volverán a la vida de Sophie Dunston. Reconocida especialista en terapias del sueño y creadora del tratamiento REM-4, la científica ha visto cómo sus hallazgos se vuelven contra ella al ser utilizados para controlar la mente de los pacientes y convertirlos en crueles asesinos. Para salvaguardar su seguridad y la de su hijo Michael, durante años ha luchado con todas sus fuerzas denunciando las oscuras prácticas de Robert Sanborne, su antiguo jefe, aunque todo ha sido en vano. Esta vez, los sicarios del magnate farmacéutico están más cerca que nunca, pero Sophie no está dispuesta a que ganen la partida. Amenazada de muerte, su única opción será encomendarse a Matt Royd, un soldado calculador y enigmático que ha podido rehabilitarse de la manipulación causada por el medicamento. Pero ¿podrá confiar en él? Sus peores pesadillas, convertidas ahora en realidad, no han hecho más que empezar.

Drogenbaron Luis Montalvo bietet Eve Duncan einen Deal an. Wenn sie für ihn ein Gesicht rekonstruiert, findet er heraus, was mit ihrer vor vielen Jahren verschwundenen Tochter Bonnie wirklich geschehen ist. Eve kann der Versuchung nicht widerstehen. Sie reist nach Kolumbien, ohne ihren Ehemann Joe zu benachrichtigen. Als Eve entdeckt, wessen Gesicht sie rekonstruiert, gerät sie in allerhöchste Gefahr.

Eve Duncan is still reeling from the disappearance of her daughter, Bonnie, and enlists the psychic abilities of Dr. Megan Blaire to find her. But is Bonnie still alive--and can they reach her in tim

Catherine Ling is one of the CIAs most prized operatives. Raised on the unforgiving streets of Hong Kong, she was pulled into the agency at the age of fourteen, already having accumulated more insight and secrets than the most seasoned professionals in her world. If life has taught her anything, it is not to get attached, but there are two exceptions to that rule: her son Luke and her mentor Hu Chang. When Luke was kidnapped at the age of two, it nearly broke her. Now, nine years later, her son has astonishingly been returned to her and Catherine vows never to fail him again. But when her job pulls her away from home, she relies on the brilliant and deadly Hu Chang to safeguard Luke in her absence. Now Erin Sullivan, an American journalist with mysterious ties to Hu Chang, has been kidnapped in Tibet. If Catherine doesnt agree to spearhead the CIA rescue mission, she knows that Hu Chang himself will go, a possibility she cant risk. But she will be facing a monster whose crimes stretch back forty years, always eluding the CIA. And the job grows even more complicated when Catherine meets Richard Cameron, a supposed ally whos clearly not telling all he knows. Their attraction is immediate, but Catherine isn't at all sure that he can be trusted. If shes going to rescue this journalist with a story worth killing for, shell need to keep Cameron very close. From the treacherous landscape of the Himalayas to the twisting back alleys of San Francisco, the clock is ticking for Catherine and those she loves most. At every turn she faces a ruthless enemy who is determined to keep the truth buried, even if it means that none of them live to see tomorrow, in this novel from bestseller Iris Johansen.

IN A WORLD OF SHADOWS Eve Duncan is the world s most sought-after artist in the field of forensic sculpting. Dedicated to her work ever since her daughter Bonnie was taken and killed, Eve feels an acute sense of duty to those whose lives were lost and whose bones are now in her hands. When a California sheriff asks her for help with reconstructing the skull of a girl whose body has been buried for eight years, his fierce investment in the case puzzles her. But Eve experiences an immediate connection with the girl she calls Jenny, and vows to solve the murder and bring closure to the crime. ONLY ONE WOMAN CAN SEE THE TRUTH Discovering that Eve Duncan is on the case, the killer now knows he must eliminate any loose ends that could bring him down. Starting with those most remotely involved, he chooses his targets one by one until he gets to Jenny s closest circle. Anyone who can reveal his identity will be silenced and not even that will satisfy him. He wants something "someone" more: the girl who escaped. His ultimate prize..."

If fate suddenly made you more beautiful that you ever dreamed possible, would it be the beginning of a fairy tale, or your worst nightmare? The brutal attack should have killed anybody, but Nell Calder did more than survive. She emerged a woman transformed, with an exquisite beauty found only in fairy tales. Nell Calder deserved a happy ending. Instead, her descent into terror has just begun. Her attacker is still on the hunt, determined to finish what he''s started. And Nell, protected by a new face, is just as determined to fight back and take her revenge. But to catch her prey, she will have to expose herselfeven if it makes her a killer''s prime target.

Nell Calder era una mujer tímida y amable, una esposa que intentaba contentar a su ambicioso marido, una madre que amaba a su hijita con pasión. ¿Quién iba a querer hacerle daño? Pero ocurrió la tragedia. El ataque fue despiadado. La niña murio, y Nell quedo terriblemente desfigurada. Ahora, preparar su venganza es lo unico que la mantiene viva. Su anterior docilidad ha dado paso a una voluntad firme, y su amable timidez se ha transformado en un proposito duro y afilado como el acero. El asesino de su hija no puede seguir viviendo. Ella le dara muerte... con sus propias manos. NECESITABA UNA RAZON PARA VIVIR La cirugia estetica hizo mucho mas que recomponer su rostro destrozado; la convirtio en una mujer hermosa. Sin embargo, las heridas del alma eran demasiado profundas. Nell habia perdido el interes por seguir viviendo... hasta que Nicholas Tanek le ofrecio una razon para luchar. ¿Quien era ese hombre enigmatico y atractivo que se ocupaba de su bienestar y que sabia tantas cosas sobre ella? ¿Por que estaba presente en el lugar del atentado? Nell tiene la impresion de que Tanek le oculta algo... No se fia de el, pero es el unico que puede ayudarla. EL LE DIO LA OPORTUNIDAD DE HACER JUSTICIA Cuando la vio por primera vez le parecio una mujer inocente y buena, y tan fuera de lugar en aquella fiesta como una doncella en un burdel de lujo. Era evidente que Nell Calder no formaba parte de aquel grupo de corruptos. Nicholas decidio que no habia peligro. Poco despues, Nell yacia en el suelo, gravemente herida, y la niña estaba muerta. Nicholas no podia perdonarselo. Tenia que hacer algo por ella, tenia que ayudarle a encontrar una razon para vivir. Por eso decidio darle un nombre: el del asesino de su hija. No hacia falta nada mas.

A timeless novel of love and adventure set among the hot sands of an endless desert, here is the scintillating story of a fearless princess and a barbarian sheikh.

She expected sunshine and balmy breezes. What she saw was everyone''s worst nightmare. Bess Grady has heard the unmistakable sound before. She knows what it means. But not even the eerie lament of the howling dogs can prepare her for what has taken place in the small village. The seasoned photojournalist had been sent there on an easy assignment, and now she has stumbled upon something she was never meant to see. Amid chaos and fear, she joins forces with an intimidating stranger, a man whose alliances are unclear but whose methods have a way of leaving bodies in his wake. For what she has witnessed is only the first stage in a plan of terror that may kill us all. And she has no choice but to stop itor die trying....

Some would kill to know what Caitlin Vasaro knows. For the secrets shes kept hidden all her life are the kind that the rich and the powerful will do anything to possess. But not even Caitlin knows how much danger she is in--or how far someone will go to hunt her down. But she is about to find out when she enters a business deal with the mysterious and charismatic Alex Karazov and joins the hunt for one of the worlds most coveted treasures, the Wind Dancer, an ancient statue of legendary beauty and power. But Kazarov is a dangerous man who has an even more dangerous enemy and suddenly Caitlin is thrust into a shadow world of intrigue and deception, unable to trust anyone, not even the one man who can help. Now she must outsmart the cleverest of killers, a psychopath obsessed with the Wind Dancer whose ruthless plan spans continents and whose lethal rampage wont stop at one death...or two...or even three--not until he finally gets what he wants: the secret Caitlin will die to keep.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen returns with an electrifying and all-too-plausible thriller that pushes the level of suspense to the maximum and never lets up. From the tense opening scene to the final explosive page, Johansen delivers a knockout novel, as an unlikely pair of allies must expose a team of killers hiding behind an unspeakable act of terrorand risk ending up their next target. She witnesses death through the eye of her camera. Now a relentless killer is focused on her. A celebrated photojournalist, Alex Graham has seen it allbut her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line. What happens when a reporter does more than just report? She has recorded some of the most tragic and heartbreaking of catastrophes, everything from natural disasters to infamous acts of terror. Her experiences have left her forever marked with the human side of tragedy. So when a dam breaks in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, Alex is once more at the site doing more than just snapping picturesshe is in the mud with a shovel digging for survivors. What happens when the reporter becomes the story? Alex finds more than she bargained for. In one terrible instant, she is witness to a conspiracy that will stun a nation. The official story is just a cover-up for a truth so frightening, so unthinkable, anyone who threatens to reveal it must be silenced. Forever. And now that someone is Alex Graham. The first attempt on her life is swift and brutal. Only barely escaping, she finds an ally in an improbable source. Billionaire financier John Logan has his own reasons for protecting Alex, and these reasons alone are likely to get her killed. Using his vast connections and influences, Logan assigns a bodyguard to protect her. Judd Morgan is the best covert commando in the business, and if anyone can keep Alex safe, its this quietly dangerous man. The problem is, Alex doesnt want to be kept safe by Judd, whose checkered past has made him the target of an unseen assassin who dogs his every step.