Bücher von Marialisa Demora

What thoughts go through the mind of a psychopath when they know they're about to die? Is it a gloating recitation of favored successes, or an internal rendition of failures? For Ray Nelms, the peace knowing his pain is about to end grants him insight into how he became the monster he hated.***Ray Nelms wasn't born a monster. He had a fairly banal young childhood in West Texas, trailing around after the older brother he idolized. Ray didn't enter the world evil. No. He was made that way.A character warped at the hands of his father, a young Ray was guided on the first tentative steps down the path of darkness in an effort to save his brother. Reuben was everything good in the world, and Ray desperately wanted him to stay that way.Through the years, the wicked machinations of his paternal mentor branded twisted trails into Ray's psyche, leaving him always searching for the next intoxicating high.Only Ray's addiction wasn't borne on illicit drugs. It came from a place deep inside him, where the blackness clamored for violence and blood.Through the years, he kept it fed very well.This is the tale of how it finally came to an end.Abbreviation map:RWMC - Rebel Wayfarers MCFRMC - Freed Riders MC

Mad Dawg is practically obsessed with his business neighbor, Elodie Forrester, the woman who owns the yoga studio next to his bike shop. He can't get her out of his mind, and hopes it's the same on her side. She does visit, mostly when loud bikes interrupt her yoga classes, but a visit is a visit, right? He's pretty sure she flirts with him, too. Pretty sure. Mostly sure.Elodie isn't mad when a gorgeous biker opens a shop next to her yoga studio. Watching him walk from his bike to his door is her daily secret pleasure. And Mad Dawg is courteous about the quiet hours needed for the classes. Mostly. The problem is he doesn't seem to return her interest. Bummer.Things between them start to heat up, as past miscommunications are sorted out. Can the rough and tumble biker convince the graceful and calm yogi their lives should be intertwined in a way that's lasting?

Graeme "Horse" Nass is happy with where he stands in life. Enforcer for the Freed Riders, a position which demands respect from members of his club and outsiders, the role allows him to hold firm against all comers. It's rewarding, feeding his soul in its own way, and he gives it back to the club with everything inside him. Joining the club had been a watershed moment in his life, a point in time where his morality and beliefs swung freefall over a chasm of doubt, but he's come out the other side of the crucible stronger.The only thing missing from his life is a woman willing to put up with the aggravation that comes with being in the center of all club business-good and bad. He's about given up on that desire, until he meets Glenna. She's a tiny, feisty whirlwind of a woman who blows into his life and turns everything upside down with her humor and biting wit. Pair her smarts with the stunning beauty of the woman, and what man alive would pass up on a piece of that?Horse has taken the bait, hook, line, and sinker, but the joke's on her, because what they're about to go through will tie her to him just as tightly.

Pain and anguish dominated Myrtle''s life. Forced to take things into her own hands, she disappeared into the Kentucky mountains, shrouded in darkness with only the little she could squeeze inside a bag. Days-and hundreds of miles-later, in a different kind of tough spot, Myrt finds herself rescued by a woman who seems too good to be true. Ignoring Myrt''s bruising and desperation, Vanna offers both a place to stay and a hand up.Slowly settling into her new, charmed life, Myrt is rocked when a van rolls to a stop in the front drive and out steps a stranger. Dark and rough on the outside, he still makes Myrt feel safer than she''s been in years. Could she offer her trust to such a man? Her heart?Bane, taking on increased responsibilities with the Freed Riders MC out of Northeast Texas, rides to the rescue for the family of an officer with a friendly club. Delivering them safely to Baker, Florida-a dead-ass town in a no man''s land strip of the Gulf coast-is no trouble at all. Until his relaxing ride runs smack into the most perfect woman he''s ever seen. Now he hungers to wrap Myrt up safe in his arms.Myrt, a woman under the protection of that same friendly club that was the reason he was in the area in the first place.Well, this is gonna be fun.

Jericho Conway is the type of son most people would be proud of. He doesn’t cause trouble, keeps his head down, does whatever’s asked of him, contributes to the family, and doesn’t talk back to his mom. They’ve been on their own for as long as he can remember, and he’s always done his best to take care of her—lately that’s in spite of his stepdad.Jericho’s a way-too-mature-for-his-age fifteen (and a half), and he’s feeling stuck in the small community outside Knoxville where they live. Stuck, because no one here is quite like him. He’s different from his classmates, has been all his life, but what sets him apart is one of those secrets that can’t ever be brought to the light of day.Then his stepfather stumbles onto his secret. And Jericho’s right. There’s hell to pay.---Eeerrrrkkk. --That’s the sound of a screeching halt.Okay, okay. As the person writing the description, I know Bet On Us might not sound like a totally romantic story right off the bat, but it really is! On the one hand, there’s Jericho himself. He’s amazing, promise. And strong, so very strong. Then we’ve got his uncles, who would do anything for him. In Trent and Jacob, we get to see this dynamic, resilient, and loving couple with deep family ties, especially when you factor in Jacob’s sister and her family. (That’s Jaime, Connor, Nate, and Matt from With My Whole Heart. Oh, and Jordan, Nate’s best friend.) Jericho is finally exposed to the kind of fierce and loyal example for how incredibly sweet love should be, and thinks he might see an echo of the thing that’s always set him apart. Here’s hoping his Coming Out Day gives this precious boy exactly what he needs.Continuing on …---It’s been two years since Trent first watched his husband’s eyes grow misty as they talked seriously about babies. Two years of Trent and Jacob searching for the right clinic, then the right surrogate, and then the ever-elusive “right time.” However, all of their tentative plans come tumbling down when Trent receives a phone call from his hometown. A place he’d long ago left in his rearview mirror, stuffing all the memories associated with his personal Coming Out Day into a deep, dark hole never to be revisited.Only now, Trent is forced to return, because the call is about the murder of his estranged sister and the health and welfare of a half-grown nephew he didn’t know existed. Thrust into guardianship of Jericho, Trent and Jacob struggle to help the damaged teen deal with his grief and the hidden reasons behind his mother’s death.*Set in the world of With My Whole Heart, this story is a continuation of characters first introduced there, and while it can be read as a standalone, is best enjoyed as a follow-on to that story.

When a man sees himself as damaged, imperfect, and flawed, it's hard to believe there could be love in his future. After a near-fatal accident stripped Blade of his confidence, he didn't hold out much hope … for anything.Until Jenn—gorgeous, sweet, and kind—dropped into his life.Where he sees destruction, she sees perfection.Where he sees helpless, she sees courage.Where he sees ruin, she sees strength.Can he ever believe he's more than enough?

“Thank you for your service” is what we’re taught to say to military men and women in gratitude for our freedoms won at their expense. Less often do we thank their families, those left behind to hold down the fort, to manage the day-to-day struggle of keeping everything up in the air until their loved one returns.When you can’t count on anyone else to save you, there’s only one real choice.Amanda lost her husband to war. Alex lost part of himself. Through a series of glancing encounters, Amanda and Alex find reasons to continue on. And together, they’ll discover hope and peace can be found in the most unexpected of places.

Former Marine Jacob Tinney found a new life within the Rebel Wayfarers MC in Fort Wayne. Known as Jock, the club's members had taken him in, watched over him as their own, and sustained him with reasons to hold his PTSD at bay for another day.Into this good life sashayed Silly, Sylvia Perez, a quirky tattoo artist, friend of the club, and woman who hid so much of herself behind a façade. Jock was first intrigued, then enamored, and finally-consumed with lust, and love.But, when Silly is offered the chance of a lifetime to run her own tattoo shop down near the Big Easy, there's little he can do except tell her goodbye. Until an unexpected suggestion comes his way. What if he could keep the brotherhood of a club, the comradery he needed, and transfer that to another patch? Could he leave the RWMC and patchover?