Baldacci Stand Alone Books Novels & Stories

I said at last, “I will deal with it when it does.” Joe held my gaze for a second, then gave a respectful nod and left the study. When the door closed behind him, I stood alone in the quiet room and looked toward the staircase outside, as if I could somehow see through walls. Upstairs was a woman who had walked into my life by accident and changed its shape in less than two days. And for the first time in years, I found myself thinking not about the bargain I had made, but about the cost of wanting more than the bargain allowed.

“All right, but I’m not letting you go alone. We’re partners, and you might need a friend there with you.” Alec walked to the bar and ordered a rum and Coke. He was thankful that the drinks were free for social hour. There was no way he could afford a drink in this place. Once he got his beverage, he surveyed the room. Some of the items up for auction were in display cases. He was handed a program that listed the items. He almost choked on his salvia when he saw the minimum bids for some of the pieces.

That one’s destiny is in their own hands, a series of choices that we make that allows us to take the risks we want in life, and position ourselves for greatness. *Author's note: This book is a stand-alone and can be read without the others, however, for those wanting the full storyline this is book 2. This book contains spoilers for Timber Alpha, as it takes place after and will give you a peek into book 3 that will be added onto the length of Timber Alpha, not as a stand alone.

I recalled Cross’ confused tone turning to frantic anger as we spoke on the phone for the last time, after one of Matt’s friends had successfully helped me rig both the warehouse, and a cornered Serpenti himself, with explosives. ‘I should never have trusted a bitch like you.’ ‘You will regret this!’ ‘I wish I had killed you when I had the chance.’ All that, and streams of curses in Italian filled my memory, yet it only brought me to a satisfying end: seeing Cross look defeated for the first time in my entire life. That I, Alicia Duncan, was the one to bring Cross, the powerful mafia Don to his knees and to face death with no repercussions, was a victory. He was dead now. As for Mikael and A

I want you…I bit my lip, the taste of sin and lust driving me insane. The isolation gnawed at me, so I slipped away to the balcony for fresh air. The night sky stretched above me, jeweled with stars but no moon. The breeze kissed my skin, and I closed my eyes, soaking in the peace until it shattered at the touch of a rough hand on my bare back. “What the hell!” I spun, panic flaring, only to see a pot-bellied man with a greasy smile. Recognition hit me like bile. Caleb. Beatrice’s nerdy brother from high school, now aged and foul.

“Our world has grown to the extent that two leaders just isn’t enough. That’s why all these bottom feeders are joining forces with Ventura. That’s why your own turned against you…” “We were never on the same team.” “Yet he still outsmarted you.” “You motherf—” Blanco leaped towards him, but Alberto held out his hand to hold him back. “I propose a new alliance. We too have had our own mishaps,” he muttered, making his father’s jaw tick in irritation. “But you know that saying?” He snapped his fingers as he thought about it. “The one about the enemy of my enemy is my friend…” “How do we know that this isn’t old?” Alberto asked him, leaning forward as his elbows rested on his knees.

The bedroom door opened right then, and my heart threatened to plummet out of my mouth as he walked inside, his dark eyes meeting mine in the mirror. Holy fucking hell. Nico Baldocchi, the heir to the Baldocchi throne, was gorgeous in the darkest way possible. He was so intense that I sometimes forgot how to breathe when I was near him. He’s the embodiment of the alpha male straight out of those best-selling, steamy novels women couldn’t stop raving about.

“What are you doing out here?” “Nothing that concerns you” Alexander snapped back. “Well”, the bald man snickered, nudging his friend, “it looks like you’ve having some fun with the future Luna of White Forest to me, pretty sure that’s not allowed.” His voice dropped lower, more menacing. Alexander took a step forward, “and why would that concern you”, the wiry one had remained silent so far, he seemed to me the most dangerous and I stared at him as he sized Alexander up. They must have seen how impressively strong he was even if they didn’t realise, he was the banished Alpha Prince, there was no way they wouldn’t come out seriously injured if a fight broke out. However we were somewhat outn

Candice's P.O.V. The safe house we ran to was a plain little cabin in the hills outside L.A., the sort of place that smelled of pine and dust, and I was pacing the wooden boards of the floor, which creaked under my feet, my thoughts full of the pictures of the flames of the villa licking the sky and the devastation of the war cutting deeper into our lives and Mantovani sat at the rickety table cleaning his gun, his green eyes fixed but distant, his weight of leadership making him look invulnerable and at the same time, infinitely human. Sanna was lying in the corner on a cot with his burns bandaged by the gentle hands of Mom and she sat next him now, her fingers twisted and intertwisted with

We begin swaying to the music as we keep glancing at each other. I have found my happiness and piece of mind even after a lot of struggles. Looking into Gabriel's eyes, I just know it that this is just the beginning of something bigger. I am happy to announce that FADED is a paid story on goodnovel with over 3K views. It honestly means a lit to me as a young writer. I urge you to continue supporting me by reading my other works on my profile. I will be dropping the synopsis and cover in some time. There is still a lot to discover for Lyka and so, don't miss out on book two which I will perhaps be dropping next year.