Bøker av Carin Hart

They say the Devil doesn't bargain. I'm here to tell you that he does - but sometimes the price is still way too high.AvaI'm in trouble. Deep, deep trouble.I never meant for it to happen, but my ex is dead-and I'm the one who pulled the trigger. Whether he deserved it or not... whether anyone will even miss that jerk... it doesn't matter. Joey is dead, and I have to figure out what to do before I get caught with a corpse on my hand.Enter Lincoln Crewes.After the way we ended, I swore I would never turn to him again. But we were kids then, and in the fifteen years since I've seen him, he's gone from a scrappy fighter to one of the most powerful men in Springfield's seedy underbelly.If there's anyone who can help me right now, it's Link. With his power, his money, and his connections, I could put this all behind me.And all he wants in exchange is my soul... and my hand.LinkAva, Ava, Ava...She's the one who got away. The reason I've built my entire empire, and the only person I'd burn the whole entire world down for.I've done things I'm not proud of. They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and that's my life story right there. I wanted to show her that I could be the man she wants-the man she deserves-and, by doing so, I became the worst thing for her.I became the Devil.So I kept my distance, though I always kept my eye on her. If I can't have her, I could at least keep her safe, right?Wrong. She nearly got hurt, and it's all my fault.When she comes to me, she has no idea that I'm responsible. I'm not about to tell her, either. This is my second chance. My do-over.Ava is mine again, and no matter what I have to do to keep her, I will. Even if I have to force her to marry me in exchange for my protection.But who will protect her from me?

In the Devil's Playground, a Sinner always plays to win. NicoletteBack in Springfield for the first time in years, I needed money, and I needed it fast.When my job as a hostess at the local Italian place wasn't going to earn me enough to cut it, I did the one thing I promised I would never do: I got involved with one of the syndicates that rule the seedy city.Considering I'm trying to avoid anyone with ties to the Libellula Family, I head to the West Side, and hope like hell the Sinners Syndicate will give me a chance.The Devil's Playground isn't my first choice, but what else can I do? I make it clear that I'm only interested in serving drinks... until some big shot gambler offers me ten grand for one night.I take him up on it-only to have him wager his night with me to another guy... and lose.Now I'm expected to honor my deal with the Syndicate's underboss, and the charming bastard who hired me for this job in the first place... while also hiding any ties I have to his enemies.RoyceFrom the moment Nicolette walked into the Playground, I wanted her-but then I brought her on as one of our girls, and she was suddenly off-limits.I learned the hard way: work and pleasure don't mix. If I'd met her anywhere else, I might've taken a shot at the waitress, but she needed the job more than she needed a boyfriend, so I backed off.And, okay, that's a damn lie. I didn't pursue her, but hell if I didn't take a page out of Devil's book and start watching over Nic from the shadows...I would have left it at that, though, until one of the Playground's more well-known wallets set his eyes on my girl.They don't call me "Rolls" for nothing. I played him for the night she agreed to, telling myself that I was just saving her from what the sick and twisted customer wanted to do to her.Then I get my first taste of Nicolette, and I realize that one night will never be enough... and I'll stop anyone who tries to take her from me.*The Devil's Playground is the second book in the Deal with the Devil series, a collection of interconnected standalones set in the fictional crime hotspot of Springfield. It tells the story of "Rolls" Royce and the one woman he'll do anything to save, Nicolette Williams.

When he's obsessed with the one who got away...so his twin gifts her to him for Christmas.NicholasThere are only two people in this world that I've ever cared about: my twin... and her.Tamryn.Miss Carlisle.My English teacher when I was in high school-and the woman I couldn't stay away from, even when she told me I should.Even when all of Shadowvale thought I should... as if I cared about that. Still, I did what was expected of me. I didn't pursue her until after I graduated. Then, after the fateful Halloween when I turned nineteen, I claimed her as mine-but, by Christmas, she was gone.I didn't chase. That's always been Hunter's thing, and he tried to find her for me. I know he did.What I didn't know? Was that he never stopped searching-just like I never stopped thinking of Tamryn of mine.So when Hunter one-ups last year's birthday gift to him by leaving Tamryn next to my Christmas tree this year, there's no doubt in mind about what I'm going to do with her.Anything I want.TamrynI made it a little over two years as a teacher before scandal had me changing my name, changing my looks, and walking away from the biggest mistake I ever made.Eleven years later, I have to admit that leaving was a bigger one.Nicholas Reed. I knew what I was getting into when I went to his house that Halloween, but I thought it was okay. He was the one he pursued me, and he wasn't my student anymore.No. But when he killed my ex in front of me, then expected me to look past it, I knew that he was more trouble than I needed-especially when I end up being the cops' only suspect in Logan's murder.I kept my silence about what Nicholas did, and, in exchange, he kept his distance. But as the years slipped by, I couldn't help but think I saw him there. Over my shoulder, in the reflection of a storefront window, even in my gated community.But it wasn't Nicholas, was it? It was his twin-and he's finally decided it's time I go where I belong.It's time I return to Shadowvale and face the man Nicholas has become, and who I'm still inexplicably drawn to a decade after I saw him last... even after he makes me a deal that I can't afford to refuse.

When he's obsessed with the new girl in town...so his twin gifts her to him for Halloween.SallyFrom the moment I walked away from my old life and started a new one in the small town of Shadowvale, I learned there were three rules I should follow if I wanted to survive-One: don't go outside at night alone.Two: don't ask questions about the obviously haunted house at the far side of town.And three: don't catch Hunter Reed's attention.Me? I broke all three almost immediately.The Reeds own Shadowvale. They live in the haunted house, and everyone seems afraid of them. Everyone that is, except me.Something about Hunter has me drawn like a moth to a flame. I know I could burn if I get too close, but that doesn't stop me... and when he invites me to his house for Halloween, I would've gone even if he didn't offer two grand for a night with me.I guess I should've known that nothing is free-and the only way I can escape him is if I find my way out of his family graveyard by midnight.But... what if I don't want to?HunterIt was her big doe eyes that caught my attention, and the haunted smile that triggered my predatory side.Sally... my sweet Sally.I've watched her from the shadows, keeping her safe from a distance. I'm too dark, too twisted to corrupt her... but, as it turns out, my twin isn't.Our birthday is Halloween. Tonight, I expected to hunt-to kill-but when Nicholas sets Sally in my path, midnight starts to the beginning of my chase.If I catch her, I can do anything I want. She agreed to it, and as the hours pass, it becomes clear to me that she isn't trying all that hard to get away.Which is for the best since I have no intention of ever letting my little doe escape me now...*Close to Midnight is a standalone dark romance novella that is set on Halloween, can be read all year round! It tells the story of one half of the murderous Reed twins, and the one woman he'll do anything for...

He loves me, he loves me not...AngelaI love flowers. Being a botanist has always been my dream, but life got in the way-and, nowadays, I have a job at the flower shop near my crummy apartment. So that's something, right? Maybe it's not in the best neighborhood, but it's a bright spot in a dirty city, and at least there are usually cops around.I've noticed one in particular lately, keeping an eye on the shop. Officer Mason Burns. I'm friendly enough-though I can't bring myself to trust anyone in a uniform after what happened to me a couple of years ago-and that ends up working in my favor when I'm attacked for the shop's deposit one night.Burns comes to my rescue, arresting the would-be robber with the knife, and I'm super grateful for his help.I'm a lot less grateful when I end up in handcuffs the next time we meet... or when he brings me home with him to be his prisoner.BurnsOn the surface, I'm a hero-but that's the surface. The truth is that I'm a bad man. A possessive man with my own sense of right and wrong, and of justice. I've never pretended to be anything else, either. I do what I want... take what I want... and they let me because I have a badge.I also have handcuffs and a gun, but they're not my only weapons. When it comes to Angela Havers, my best one is a deceptively charming smile.She thought I was going to save her. That's where she was wrong. My obsession with the sweet little florist might have saved me-but it will be her undoing.Unless she gives in to me, body and soul. Because my angel is mine......and no one has to know.** This is a dark romance-including stalking and captivity-and is written for adults. It has mature themes and language, and a hero who thinks he knows exactly what the heroine wants... and if she doesn't, she eventually will. There is also a HEA, though I do recommend readers check the 'look inside' for the foreword before committing to reading.Read less