Bücher von Jennifer Ashley

A fugitive Highlander.A proper English lady.A dangerous liaison.Alec Mackenzie knows Lady Celia is key to finding his missing brother. The trouble is, Alec is supposed to be dead, and he needs the world to keep believing that.Alec will do anything to find his brother, Will, including pretend to be a penniless drawing master to London aristocrats. The one man who might know where his brother is being held is a powerful duke, and that duke has daughter who needs art lessons …Lady Celia is intrigued by the Scotsman, so obviously a warrior, who pretends he is not. She’s also intrigued by his instruction on painting the human form, something no young lady should take an interest in. But Celia, ruined by The Disaster and already beyond hope, dares to let the Highlander teach her all he knows … 

Shane's bad day gets worse when his sanctuary on the mountains is invaded by an un-Collared wolf, who thinks attacking him is a great idea. Shane has no intention of getting involved in this lady Lupine's complicated life, but there's something about her that raises his protective instincts to the highest they've ever been.Freya McHugh is in search of her brother, who disappeared from the city where the two of them had been living as human. The trail leads to a mercenary organization, with whom Freya has managed to land a meeting. That is, until a grizzly bear Shifter derails her plans.Shane not only screws up Freya's meeting with the woman mercenary leader but he spirits her to Shiftertown and a house full of bears. To make matters worse, he's stirring Freya's long-dormant mating frenzy. She has things to do and a brother to find, but now Shane is filling the gaping hole in her life she hadn't realized was there.The hunt for Freya's brother takes a sinister turn, which poses grave danger to all Shifters. Shane and Freya must decide where their loyalties lie and face a peril that might destroy them.

Pride Not Prejudice is a charity collection of never-before-published, brand-new stories featuring and benefiting love and Happily Ever Afters across the gender and sexual identity spectrums. Proceeds from both ebook and paperback will be donated to four nationally renowned organizations in support of LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized and oppressed communities in the United States, including PLANNED PARENTHOOD, HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY and HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ADVANCING LGBTQ+ MEDICAL TREATMENT AND EQUALITY.This volume includes stories by Jennifer Ashley, Camille Duplessis, Kristan Higgins, Amalie Howard, Kathy Lyons, Sara Ney, Hildie McQueen, and Erica Ridley.

Dylan Morrissey forgoes the Shifters' traditional Yule celebration, to his family's dismay. Instead, he joins Ben at the haunted house in New Orleans, planning to meet with potential, if dangerous, allies in the Shifters' constant struggle for freedom.But the sentient house has other ideas. Dylan wakes up-or rather doesn't-unable to move or speak, and is taken on a journey to the past, present, and future.Ben, Zander, and Tiger are his guides, but is what they are showing him truth?Return to Shiftertown for a Shifters Unbound take on a classic Christmas tale!

Bei einem Überfall auf ihren Geschenkeartikel-Laden wird Elizabeth Chapman von einem riesigen Kodiak-Bären gerettet, der sich danach in einen sehr großen, sehr muskulösen und vor allem sehr nackten Mann verwandelt. Als sich herausstellt, dass der Täter der Bruder eines gefährlichen Kriminellen ist, wird Elizabeth plötzlich zum Ziel eines Rachefeldzugs. Ronan, der Bären-Shifter, nimmt sie zu ihrer eigenen Sicherheit mit nach Shiftertown, wo er mit drei jungen, verwaisten Wandlern, die er bei sich aufgenommen hat, lebt. Er erklärt sich zu ihrem Bodyguard, denn er kann den Gedanken nicht ertragen, dass der resoluten Ladenbesitzerin etwas zustößt. Auch Elizabeth lernt den starken Mann an ihrer Seite schnell zu schätzen. Doch erst als er sich für sie in Gefahr begibt, wird sie sich ihrer wahren Gefühle für ihn bewusst ...Die New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Jennifer Ashley hat unter den Namen Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James und Ashley Gardner mehr als fünfundvierzig Romane und Novellas veröffentlicht. Unter ihren Büchern finden sich Liebesromane, Urban Fantasy und Krimis. Ihre Veröffentlichungen sind mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet worden – beispielsweise dem RITA Award der Romance Writers of America und dem Romantic Times BookReviews Reviewers Choice Award (unter anderem für den besten Urban Fantasy, den besten historischen Kriminalroman und einer Auszeichnung für ihre Verdienste im Genre des historischen Liebesromans). Jennifer Ashleys Bücher sind in ein Dutzend verschiedene Sprachen übersetzt worden und haben besonders hervorgehobene Kritiken der Booklist erhalten. Mehr über die „Shifters Unbound"-Serie erfahren Sie auf www.jennifersromances.com

Als Cassidy Warden Detective Diego Escobar vor dem tödlichen Sturz in die Tiefe bewahrt, raubt ihm die sexy Shifterin im Evaskostüm den Atem. Aber sie hat gleich mehrere menschliche Gesetze gebrochen, sodass er sie kurzentschlossen verhaftet – vor allem, um zu verhindern, dass sie der berüchtigten Shifterabteilung in die Hände fällt. Im Gegenzug muss er versprechen, persönlich für ihr Wohlverhalten zu bürgen. Diego stellt bald fest, dass das schwieriger ist, als zunächst gedacht, denn Cassidy versucht herauszufinden, wer der geheimnisvolle Jäger ist, der vor einem Jahr ihren Gefährten getötet hat und der allen Shiftern gefährlich werden könnte. Als Diego sich schließlich mit der entschlossenen Schneeleopardin einlässt, wird nicht nur sein ganzes gewohntes Leben auf den Kopf gestellt, sondern er riskiert auch seine Karriere. Aber er erkennt schnell, dass er sich den schlimmsten Mördern und selbst seinen eigenen Dämonen stellen wird, um ihre Sicherheit zu garantieren ...Die New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Jennifer Ashley hat unter den Namen Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James und Ashley Gardner mehr als fünfundvierzig Romane und Novellas veröffentlicht. Unter ihren Büchern finden sich Liebesromane, Urban Fantasy und Krimis. Ihre Veröffentlichungen sind mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet worden – beispielsweise dem RITA Award der Romance Writers of America und dem Romantic Times BookReviews Reviewers Choice Award (unter anderem für den besten Urban Fantasy, den besten historischen Kriminalroman und einer Auszeichnung für ihre Verdienste im Genre des historischen Liebesromans). Jennifer Ashleys Bücher sind in ein Dutzend verschiedene Sprachen übersetzt worden und haben besonders hervorgehobene Kritiken der Booklist erhalten. Mehr über die „Shifters Unbound"-Serie erfahren Sie auf www.jennifersromances.com

Um Andrea Gray die dringend nötige Umsiedlung in die Shiftertown von Austin zu ermöglichen, beansprucht Sean Morrissey sie, ohne ihr je begegnet zu sein, formal als Gefährtin. Doch als die Wolfshifterin tatsächlich vor ihm steht, erwartet ihn eine Überraschung: Andrea ist weder eingeschüchtert noch verzweifelt, sondern vielmehr eine atemberaubende Schönheit, die keinerlei Angst vor ihm, dem mächtigen Clan Morrissey oder überhaupt jemandem zu haben scheint. Obwohl sie verschiedenen Spezies angehören und trotz ihrer ständigen Meinungsverschiedenheiten fühlen sich die beiden sofort zueinander hingezogen. Aber Andrea hütet ein Geheimnis, das Sean gefährlich werden könnte -- als Mann und als Wächter seines Clans ...Die New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Jennifer Ashley hat unter den Namen Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James und Ashley Gardner mehr als fünfundvierzig Romane und Novellas veröffentlicht. Unter ihren Büchern finden sich Liebesromane, Urban Fantasy und Krimis. Ihre Veröffentlichungen sind mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet worden – beispielsweise dem RITA Award der Romance Writers of America und dem Romantic Times BookReviews Reviewers Choice Award (unter anderem für den besten Urban Fantasy, den besten historischen Kriminalroman und einer Auszeichnung für ihre Verdienste im Genre des historischen Liebesromans). Jennifer Ashleys Bücher sind in ein Dutzend verschiedene Sprachen übersetzt worden und haben besonders hervorgehobene Kritiken der Booklist erhalten. Mehr über die „Shifters Unbound"-Serie erfahren Sie auf www.jennifersromances.com

Gezähmt mit magischen Halsbändern und strengen Regeln unterworfen leben Shifter wie Ausgestoßene in Shiftertowns. Aber unter der Oberfläche ist vieles anders, als es scheint, und die Leidenschaft in ihnen kann kein Halsband unterdrücken ... Wie die meisten Shifter hat auch Liam Morrissey gelernt, dass es zu nichts Gutem führt, wenn man Menschen vertraut. Als sich aber die ebenso schöne wie energische Kim Fraser in die Shiftertown von Austin wagt, um die Unschuld eines Mandanten zu beweisen, bleibt Liam keine andere Wahl, als ihr seinen Schutz anzubieten. Schon bald fliegen die Funken zwischen dem irischen Charmeur und der willensstarken Anwältin und das auf mehr als nur auf eine Weise. Als Kims Ermittlungen eine Verschwörung innerhalb der Shifter-Gemeinde aufzudecken drohen, gerät die resolute Menschenfrau in Gefahr. Jetzt muss Liam alles daran setzen, die Frau, die er liebt, zu retten – zur Not auch gegen ihren Willen ...Die New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Jennifer Ashley hat unter den Namen Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James und Ashley Gardner mehr als fünfundachtzig Romane und Novellas veröffentlicht. Unter ihren Büchern finden sich Liebesromane, Urban Fantasy und Krimis. Ihre Veröffentlichungen sind mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet worden – beispielsweise dem RITA Award der Romance Writers of America und dem Romantic Times BookReviews Reviewers Choice Award (unter anderem für den besten Urban Fantasy, den besten historischen Kriminalroman und einer Auszeichnung für ihre Verdienste im Genre des historischen Liebesromans). Jennifer Ashleys Bücher sind in ein Dutzend verschiedene Sprachen übersetzt worden und haben besonders hervorgehobene Kritiken der Booklist erhalten

Rome: AD 63Leonidas's former trainer, Aemil, asks him to look into the disappearances of gladiators from his ludus. Leonidas and Cassia investigate, and soon uncover gruesome murders involving some of the wealthiest citizens of Rome.Leonidas pits his skills against an unknown killer who hunts gladiators from the back lanes of the Subura to prestigious villas atop Rome's hills. He and Cassia must succeed in uncovering the murderer's identity before Nero grows impatient and makes Leonidas pay for the chaos the killer has rained down upon his city.

Rhianne, daughter of the powerful Lady Aisling, is in a jam. She''s been imprisoned by an ambitious Fae lord, who is abetted by Rhianne''s ruthless and cruel father.Her prison door is shattered by an incredibly powerful creature, who in a flash settles into the guise of a handsome man with a warm smile. He tells her his name is Ben and that he''s been sent to be her guide and a protector.Ben, the last of a warrior race destroyed by the Fae, has lived a thousand years in exile and now has found a place among the Shifters. He''s the caretaker of a sentient house outside New Orleans, and the Shifters turn to him when they''re in dire trouble. Even so, Ben is aware of his aloneness, his people gone forever.Ben escorts Rhianne to his world to keep her safe. Rhianne is reluctant to trust her fate to him, but she soon finds the human world, the Shifters, and most of all Ben, have captured her fascination, and her heart.When her own strange powers awaken within her, Ben is the only one she can turn to for help.But will assisting her put Ben in the most danger he''s ever faced?

James Denis gives Captain Lacey a task, to deliver a mysterious package to a man with an office near the Custom House on the bank of the Thames. Lacey, who has been drawn into danger delivering items for Denis before, opens the package to find a single chess piece, a white queen.The piece tells Lacey nothing, but he soon realizes it plays deeply into Denis''s ongoing battle for control of London''s underworld.Meanwhile Lacey encounters an old army friend just returned from Antigua, who is being accused of smuggling and possibly murder. Lacey decides to help the man, whom he considers honorable, to clear his name.But Lacey is drawn farther into the dark games of James Denis and his rival, until only his wits and memories from his past can save himself and his family from gravest danger.

I''m asking Calandra to marry me. I''ve known her forever-it was Calandra-and-Ryan all through school and into our adulthood. No one is surprised when she flashes the engagement ring, but after that, our lives descend into chaos.Whoever thought having a wedding would be this complicated? I never see Calandra, and who knows what the hell I''ll be dressed in when I reach the altar. Her crazy friends have some crazy ideas, and Calandra is starting to think that this wedding is a bad idea.So I makes plans to steal her away. I''m king of the grand gesture, and I plan to make this night the best of her life.And it works, but not in the way either of us anticipated...

Ben McLaughlin is the IT guy for the McLaughlin brothers, the one assigned to train me, Erin, the new receptionist, on the company''s software. It''s tough to pay attention to screens and templates when Ben is next to me, awakening all kinds of fires.I invite him to my ballet company''s performance, to pay him back for ramming into him while practicing in the break room. Where I rammed him was kind of private ... and I imagine painful. I''m sure I''ll be fired on the spot, but Ben never says a word.He''s in the audience now, watching, while I try to dance like I don''t have a care in the world. I want to get to know him, to talk to him beyond computer questions, to find out what he''s like behind his quiet exterior.My job is temporary, and I can only dream of Ben gazing at me with his gorgeous eyes and asking me to stay ... forever.Book 2 of the McLaughlin Brothers

See that gorgeous guy over there? Standing behind his brother at the altar, best man while I''m maid of honor. Zach McLaughlin. He was my first love. Hot, enticing, out of reach.Now he''s back in my life, the two of us reconnecting when my best friend marries his brother. I haven''t seen Zach for years, now he''s next to me, irresistible in his tux. He looks at me with his sweet blue eyes, and his mouth quirks just a little. Enough to show me he''s noticing me, and wondering how we''ll get through this.I''ll try to keep it casual, but I know inside that seeing Zach after all these years ... is going to change everything ...

When Captain Gabriel Lacey finds himself standing over a dead body in Brighton Pavilion, bloody sword in hand and no memory of how he got there, he immediately fears he is a murderer.The dead man is Colonel Hamilton Isherwood, a man Lacey clashed with after the battle of Salamanca in Spain seven years before. As Lacey tries to piece together the events of the previous night, he discovers he’d promised to help a Quaker gentleman find his missing son, and that the Society of Friends might know far more about his strange night out than anyone else.With the help of Brewster, Grenville, and his wife, Lacey races to save himself from arrest, even it means bringing to light painful scandals from his own past.

David Fleming, Hart Mackenzie's right-hand man, seeks refuge with his vicar friend in Shropshire, only to find that the vicar's beautiful niece, Sophie, is seeking refuge as well. Tongues are wagging all over London about Sophie, and she finds that the only gentleman sympathetic to her plight is the reprobate David.David and Sophie match wits as they help her uncle dig up the countryside searching for a villa from Roman Britain, and David decides to use his conniving ways to fix all Sophie's problems. It's the least he can do for the woman who has woken him out of the stupor in which he's been living.

Grant Campbell, famous trick rider from Riverbend, Texas, thought it was over with Christina, the love of his life. But a chance encounter one dark spring night gives Grant hope that he can have a second chance. Things are changing in Riverbend, though, that threaten to take Christina away from him forever.Christina Farrell has tried to move on after her breakup with Grant, the hot Texas cowboy who stole her peace of mind the day he walked into her bar and gave her his sinful smile. But every reminder of him tells her it's not over in her heart. Christina realizes she'll never forget him until she makes some changes in her life, but before she can, a reconnection with Grant alters everything for her in an unexpected way.

Tiger wakes in the night, knowing something is wrong. Carly, mate of his heart, is next to him, and he hears his son's breathing. They are safe.But someone, someone cries out with a despair Tiger can't ignore ...Carly won't let him go alone, and neither will Connor, the cub who will become one of the greatest Shifters of all-Tiger knows this. He sees.But for now, he can't ignore the call. Tiger and Carly take Dylan's truck and head into the night, on what proves to be the most important mission of Tiger's life …

Kyle Malory, champion bull rider, falls on his butt in the ring, to be pulled to his feet by a rodeo clown with a beautiful face.He recognizes Anna Lawler, the local vet, who has moved back to Riverbend to take over the large-animal practice. Kyle has witnessed huge bulls and mean cowboys back down from the petite young woman.Kyle's fall injures him enough to take him out of the running for the season. The only fun he has convalescing is calling Anna to come an look after the animals-any animal-on the Malory ranch. He and Anna clash over everything, but Kyle can't seem to resist her.Anna worries about her growing attraction to Kyle, who has plenty of beautiful women throwing themselves at his feet.But when Kyle sends her a challenging bet, the forfeit being a night out with him, with the works, Anna isn't sure whether she hopes to win or lose …

Drew Paresky runs smack into a large cowboy at the hardware store where she's buying supplies in her desperate attempt to restore the most derelict B&B in the world. To her surprise, the cowboy, Ray Malory, apologizes to her and helps her haul the stuff home.Drew isn't from Riverbend-at least, she's never been there, even if her grandfather owned the B&B he left her in his will. If she doesn't fix up the place and turn it around within the year, she'll lose not only the land but the money her grandfather left her.Ray's help is a godsend, but Drew's not sure whether her growing attraction to him is wise. She'll fix up the B&B, inherit her money, and return to Chicago, where her life is. Drew can't afford to set down in roots in Riverbend, Texas, and she certainly can't afford to lose her heart. Can she?

Carter Sullivan, foster brother in the famous Campbell family, never had it easy. He was an abused kid, tortured by his mentor, in and out of juvenile detention until he was sent to the Circle C Ranch to be fostered. Life got better, but when Carter was eighteen, his ex-girlfriend pushed his baby daughter into his arms and took off, never to be seen again. Carter raised his daughter, Faith, on his own, with the help of the four wild Campbell brothers and his foster mom, the first person who ever believed in him.Grace Malory always had a crush on Carter, the dark and damaged man who never quite fit in to the close community of Riverbend. When Carter's foster mom needs help running the domestic side of the ranch, Grace is ready to help out with all the cooking for the brothers and their growing families.Carter's troubles rise again in the form of his dangerous ex-girlfriend, who returns to try to claim custody of Faith. Carter's greatest fear is losing his daughter, and he turns to Grace for help in a race against time and his past.

A Bow Street Runner summons Captain Gabriel Lacey to a Berkeley Square ballroom where a young dandy has been found stabbed to death during a society ball. The prime suspect: Lacey's former commander, Colonel Brandon.Instead of denying the charges, Colonel Brandon allows himself to be arrested, and claims, to Lacey's shock, that the lady he'd stayed protectively near at the ball is his mistress. Lacey realizes that he is the only person not convinced of Brandon's guilt-all present, including Brandon's wife, believe Brandon committed the murder.Colonel Brandon's reticence to tell the truth proves to be Lacey's greatest obstacle in his race against time to prove Brandon's innocence. Lacey's hunt for evidence uncovers dark secrets that go back to the Peninsular Wars and involve the origins of Lacey's and Brandon's own private war.Book 5 in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries

Step into the past through three historical mysteries that span from Imperial Rome to Victorian London.A Soupçon of Poison (Kat Holloway Victorian Mysteries)Kat Holloway, a young cook, highly sought after by the wealthy of Victorian London, becomes embroiled in murder and must clear her name. Only the mysterious Daniel McAdam, who is much more than he seems, can come to her aid.Blood Debts (Leonidas the Gladiator Mysteries)Leonidas, freedman, once the most popular gladiator in Rome and champion of the games, now must fight for his life outside the arena. A man who owed him money was murdered, and Leonidas is a prime suspect. With the assistance of Cassia, daughter of a Greek scribe who has been bestowed upon him as his slave, Leonidas fights for justice in the back lanes of Imperial Rome.The Necklace Affair (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries)Captain Lacey agrees to help a society matron discover what has become of her cherished diamond necklace and to clear her maid, who has been arrested for its theft. Lacey quickly becomes enmeshed in scandal and past secrets, and finds himself competing with the underworld criminal, James Denis, for the necklace's retrieval.

Bree has just decided to give up trying to be a Shifter groupie when a lion Shifter slams into her truck and tells her to drive. Seamus is on the run from hunters, other Shifters, and who knows who else. All Bree knows is that he's compelling, needs her help, and most intriguing of all, wears no Collar …Seamus McGuire fears he's gone crazy-feral-and become a killer. His only hope of getting away from the hunters and police on his tail is Bree, a human woman who not only knows a lot about Shifters but has great compassion for them.Things are more complicated than they seem, however. Seamus is on a mission, to protect those in his care after the destruction of Kendrick's compound of un-Collared Shifters. Seamus must keep it together and keep his charges hidden, but at the same time, he's pulled to Bree as he's never been pulled to a woman before. He needs to prove he's innocent and not crazy before it's too late for himself, Bree, and those he's vowed to protect.

1818--Captain Gabriel Lacey accompanies famous dandy Lucius Grenville to Egypt, a land that Lacey has long anticipated visiting. Lacey travels there for more than a simple holiday, however-James Denis has tasked him with finding an "object" in Alexandria and procuring it, whatever the cost.The task does not turn out to be so simple. Locating what Denis wants in the teeming city proves difficult, sending Lacey and Grenville exploring tombs and temples down the Nile. Lacey must deal with treasure hunters, a shadow following him and his friends, murder, and missing his new family as he explores the exotic country he has so longed to see…Book 11 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries.

This anthology brings together three short mysteries in the Captain Lacey series: The Necklace Affair (novella); and The Gentleman's Walking Stick and The Disappearance of Miss Sarah Oswald (short stories).In The Necklace Affair, Captain Lacey agrees to help a society matron discover what has become of her expensive diamond necklace and to clear her maid, who has been arrested for its theft. Lady Clifford declares that the rival for her husband's affections has stolen the necklace, but Lacey soon realizes that the problem is not so simple. He quickly becomes enmeshed in scandal and past secrets, and recruits Grenville and Lady Breckenridge to assist him. As he investigates, he finds himself competing with the underworld criminal, James Denis, for the necklace's retrieval.In The Gentleman's Walking Stick, Captain Lacey is asked to retrieve a walking stick, which embroils him in an affair of theft, deception, and betrayal.In The Disappearance of Miss Sarah Oswald, Lacey hunts for a missing young woman, learning more about a family's sordid secrets than he wanted to know.