Bücher von Anna Argent

Stygian Attis was raised by a cruel grandfather who hated him for the circumstances of his birth. From a young age, Stygian was taught to suppress his feelings and desires, but when a beautiful thief sneaks into his room, something stirs inside him.He wants her. His shards—the magical fragments of ancient souls he carries—want her, too. They whisper that she has the power to change his life forever, if only he can keep her from slipping out of his grasp.Echo Charmaine is on the run from the man who murdered her entire family. If he catches her, he’ll kill her for the power she now carries. But before she can move on to the next town, the voices in her head demand that she drop off a tattered, magical bit of paper. When she gets caught delivering the mystical mail, she inadvertently stumbles into something far bigger than she ever could have imagined, tying her destiny to that of a big, intoxicating man who has the power to make her yearn for things she knows are impossible for a woman on the run.Now, drawn together by passion and the shards they share, their fates are inextricably entwined. If they can’t find a way to rid themselves of the evil that haunts them before the next new moon, neither of them will make it out alive....

When Hanna Lowrey is stranded outside the small Ozark town of Whisper Lake, the fresh start she so desperately needs is pulled a little further out of reach. Her faithful truck let her down, she's about to lose the only decent job she could find before she even starts it, and the jealous, user ex-boyfriend she left behind in Cincinnati promised he'd find her if she ran. It feels like every bad decision she's made over the past few years is nipping at her heels, no matter how fast or far she runs.To make matters worse, she's convinced that the handsome, charming stranger who offers her a ride into town is just one more bad choice waiting to turn into disaster.When Nate Grace finds the young, stranded woman on the side of the road in the rain, his rescue instincts kick in hard and fast. He's always been a sucker for a hard luck story, and the drenched damsel in distress seems to have the worst luck he's seen in a while. Still, there's something about the woman he can't stop thinking about, despite his best efforts.Bad luck may have tossed them together, but in a short amount of time Hanna ignites Nate's blood like no other woman ever has. He's determined to keep her close no matter what it takes or what his meddling family thinks. Only he knows his deepest desires and the dreams he has for his future, and a woman who compels his every waking thought doesn't pass through their little town every day.Whatever it takes, he is going to make her his.As much as Hanna wants Nate, she's too smart to ignore that she's made too many mistakes in her life-especially when it comes to men. She's barely holding things together as it is, and she's not sure if she should trust herself enough to take the biggest risk yet-one that has the power to destroy her completely….

Gemma Fortier is a formidable, independent woman with a fantastic career she's worked hard to build. But when her elderly aunt breaks her hip, Gemma drops everything to go care for the only person who's ever made her feel like she wasn't a burden. She arrives to find that things are far worse than she'd thought-her aunt is emotionally devastated and her beloved bakery is ruined by flooding. As hard as Gemma tries to fix things, she keeps making everything worse.Saxon Grace has faced some frustrating people in his job as a builder-picky homeowners, do-it-yourselfers who do more harm than good, and rich clients who change their minds as often as they do their jewelry-but never in his life has he dealt with someone as incapable of accepting help as Gemma Fortier. But if there's one thing he knows from experience, it's how to deal someone who is in way over her head and doesn't even realize it yet.When the two of them strike a bargain, Saxon never expects it to be anything more than a business arrangement, but as he discovers that Gemma is not only sexy, but kind, talented and selfless, he knows he's found something rare.Gemma knows better than to fall for a man who can never be a part of the life she's worked so hard to create for herself, but Saxon isn't making it easy to keep her distance. The man is as addictive as he is hot, always leaving her wanting more. Still, no matter how much she falls for him, their lives don't mesh. Separated by careers, obligations and too many miles, can a spring fling like theirs lead to anything but heartache?

Like many artists, Calliope dreams of painting beautiful works of art that stir the soul. Unfortunately, the only paintings of hers that sell are the ones that kill people.She's compelled to paint by a dark presence she doesn’t understand and can't control. No matter what it takes, she must find a way to resist the urge to submit to the power inside her, because once she dips her brush in red, someone is about to die bloody.When Knox sets eyes on the most beautiful woman he's ever seen, he's drawn to her in a way he can't explain. Too bad she's dating his brother's murderer.Certain that Calliope will be the killer's next victim, Knox makes it his mission to keep her safe. He soon realizes there's more to the talented artist than meets the eye. She's a vessel for slivers of ancient, powerful souls, and she doesn’t even know it. Those shards have an agenda of their own, and they will use her—or destroy her—to get what they want.As she and Knox hunt for a killer, they learn that their two fates are inextricably bound, and if they can't find a way to control the power Calliope possesses, then the next gruesome murder she paints may be her own.

Daisy Grace fell in love with her best friend's brother before she was old enough to wear a bra, but Mark barely noticed she was alive. She held out hope for years until he set his sights on the older, more glamorous Janey. With their engagement, Daisy finally realized then that Mark would never see her as anything more than a friend. He was taken. Forever.Years later, after Janey's tragic death, Daisy is once again forced to face the only man who has ever made her heart pound.All Mark wants is to be left alone to grieve in peace. For nearly two years, he's lived in isolation, punishing himself for what happened to his fiancée. When Daisy comes to convince him to attend his baby sister's wedding, his life of quiet grieving is shattered. Daisy makes him feel things he has no business feeling, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't convince the force of nature that is Daisy Grace to leave him alone.Daisy refuses to give up on him. If she can't lift Mark out of the dark place he's made for himself, the man she's been falling in love with forever will be too far gone to save.

Meet stone men Tristan and Thabo, slaves of hedonistic goddesses, their bodies and consciousness imprisoned in stone until needed.To break the curse, each must find true love. But what modern woman believes in real magic? That statues can come to life? Or that evil goddesses will do anything to keep their playthings enslaved?ROCK CANDY: Doomed as a warrior-slave until he finds two others to serve in his place, Thabo is salvaged from his 200-year-old watery grave by Molly Parker. But before Molly can do more than admire her stone man, her uncle attempts to steal her prize and Thabo reveals himself to save Molly. Now Molly intends to save Thabo from his evil goddess, but only by losing themselves to each other can they both win their heart's desire.HEART OF STONE: Broken in a hundred pieces, Tristan has given up emotion to survive the Goddess's enslavement... until art expert Bethany Kinden painstakingly rebuilds him, and the Goddess makes him a deal. He can have Bethany as his curator, if Bethany can convince his current curator to free him. But the thug who owns him, also has Bethany's brother. The ransom: Tristan, in one piece.

Cleo Radella inherited both the ability to see the future, and a haunting prediction that she will commit murder on her twenty-fifth birthday. That day has arrived, along with a stranger who is fated to alter her world irrevocably.One will come in blood, the other in shadow…Flint is not what one would call a people person. He despises small talk, prefers solitude, and hates being touched. Luckily, the fragments of ancient, powerful souls he carries allow him to fade into the shadows, unseen and unnoticed-handy for a guy who hunts people for a living.Cleo is his next target, but when her life is threatened, he will stop at nothing to protect the beautiful psychic. No one captures his prey but him.Death lurks behind them…Forced together, Flint reveals a world Cleo never knew existed. She soon learns that no one is what they seem, and that her destiny is much bigger than she ever imagined…

Dating has never been high on Ava's list of priorities. She's been too busy helping her little sister through college and her mom through chemo. Besides, no man she's ever met has stirred her desire, leaving her wondering what all the fuss is about. Until the night an intriguing stranger walks into the restaurant where she works and sets his sights on her.Finally, all of the girly nonsense her friends have spewed about being swept away by sweaty dreams of hot men finally makes sense. And then some.She's more than willing to see where her hormones lead her when she realizes that Radek is not just a sexy man looking for a little fun. He's here to take her home to a world she can barely remember to fight an enemy she knows nothing about.Radek's life has never been easy. Born on a world ravaged by war, forced to serve out the remainder of his dead father's prison sentence, and poisoned to ensure his obedience, he's now been sent to Earth on a suicide mission. But he doesn't let it get him down. Every day he's still alive to fight is a good one. Even when the feisty woman he's been tasked to bring home refuses to come along quietly.He must find a way to convince her to help their people, even if he has to use force to make it happen. The lives of billions hang in the balance, and if he can't gain Ava's trust in time, everyone they both love is going to die...

Zoe Last is a busy woman. She has a business to run, her dead father's last riddle to solve, and an army of bad guys working for a man who wants to dissect her brain and study its contents. But who doesn't have challenges?She's spent her whole life learning to fit in, playing the good little human and biding her time until the war raging on her home world is over. But when a sexy, tattooed stranger comes into her shop, looking for her, she knows her quiet life of blending in is over. It's time to run.Born a destroyer among creators, Talan has always known his path would be filled with pain and violence. It's not what his parents hoped for, and not the life he would have chosen for himself, but when the beautiful, brilliant Zoe enters his life, he finally knows why he was born broken. A creative, talented, easily distracted woman like her would never survive without a man like him to protect her. Now all he has to do is convince her of it before she runs right into the hands of the enemy, and then convince himself to keep his hands off of her sweet, sexy body long enough to do his job.Together, they must solve a convoluted riddle, find a lost treasure, and figure out a way to keep Zoe out of the clutches of a sadistic killer who can rip secrets from his victim's mind with a single glance. With the enemy closing in and the fate of two worlds hanging in the balance, there's not a second to spare…

Isa Telwyn always thought she was normal. Ish. Sure, she can taste lies and has dreams filled with impossibly beautiful places that don't exist, but who doesn't have a quirk or two? It's not like it interferes with her quiet life as a small-town librarian.As a storm closes in on her sleepy home town, her normal life is knocked sideways by a godlike warrior who is the stuff of dreams. The ridiculous claim he makes-that she is some kind of empress who is the only hope for her subjects on a distant world-is true. At least he believes it. But as the sexy, honorable warrior rips apart her normal life and drives her toward her destiny, she realizes that life as an empress is not exactly the cushy job that Hollywood had led her to believe. Darkness and danger lurk inside the palace walls, haunting her at every turn.Warrian is a man of honor, sworn to protect the last of the imperial line, no matter how feisty and unruly she may be. His mission on Earth was supposed to be simple: find the empress and bring her home. But his superiors had not taken into account the willful, beautiful woman raised with strange human ideas-like that she should have a choice in the life she leads. As he soon learns, when the empress is involved, even the most honorable man is tempted-though whether to kiss her or throttle her, he's not sure.Torn between two worlds, bound by their sense of duty, and caught in a maelstrom of forbidden love, their time is running out. The storm is closing in, and Isa and Warrian must act fast if they are to have any hope of saving the two worlds they love from utter destruction.

Meet the Stone Men--Kane Addison and Dalton Thatcher--slaves of the hedonistic goddess Pyrenia, their bodies and consciousness imprisoned in stone until needed.To break the curse, each must find true love. But what modern woman believes in real magic? That statues can come to life? Or that the evil goddess Pyrenia will do anything to keep her playthings enslaved?Book 1: ROCK HARD: Regency gentleman, Kane Addison, sacrificed himself for the family title only to discover true hell as a cursed slave of goddess Pyrenia. To break the curse, Kane must give one woman a moment of True Bliss. But after centuries of shagging, Kane discovers the truth: only true love breaks the spell. Now 200 years out of his own time and filled with despair, Kane must battle evil minions, selfish goddesses, and the lady's mother to win his beloved Jacqueline.Book 2: MADE FLESH: After inheriting her uncle's statue of a hot, naked man, Sue Sullivan is shocked when it animates to save her from a brutal attack. Now cast into a magical world filled with warring goddesses, Sue strikes a bargain to give her stone man, Dalton Thatcher, a precious week of freedom. But what begins as a simple bargain is about to cost Sue and Dalton everything, if they can't outwit a goddess.