High Stakes
3 primary works • 6 total works
Book 1
Trust is the most precious commodity of all.
In the cutthroat world of Sweden's financial elite, no one knows that better than corporate raider David Hammar. Ruthless. Notorious. Unstoppable. He's out to hijack the ultimate prize, Investum. After years of planning, all the players are in place; he needs just one member of the aristocratic owning family on his side - Natalia De la Grip.
Love, power, risk. She holds the cards . . .
Elegant, brilliant, driven to succeed in a man's world, Natalia is curious about David's unexpected invitation to lunch. Everyone knows that he is rich, dangerous, unethical; she soon discovers he is also deeply scarred.
The attraction between these two is impossible, but the long Swedish nights unfold an affair that will bring to light shocking secrets, forever alter a family, and force both Natalia and David to confront their innermost fears and desires.
'I've been searching for this feeling all year: this book left me absolutely breathless.' New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren
'All in is sexy, smart, and completely unputdownable. Breathtaking, from start to finish. I loved this book, and I can't wait to go whatever Simona Ahrnstedt takes her readers next.' New York Times bestselling author Tessa Dare
'Everything a reader could want!' New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James
Book 2
'I've been searching for this feeling all year: this book left me absolutely breathless.' New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren
'All in is sexy, smart, and completely unputdownable. Breathtaking, from start to finish. I loved this book, and I can't wait to go whatever Simona Ahrnstedt takes her readers next.' New York Times bestselling author Tessa Dare
'Everything a reader could want!' New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James
A gripping, glittering novel of scandal and suspense that ranges from Sweden to New York City to Africa, from the bestselling author of All In . . .
Alexander de la Grip is known in the tabloids and gossip blogs as a rich, decadent jet-setting playboy who spends most of his days recovering from the night before. With a string of beautiful conquests, he seems to care about nothing and no one.
Isobel Sørensen has treated patients in refugee camps and war zones, and is about to depart Sweden for a pediatric hospital in Chad. Devoted to her humanitarian work, she cares almost too deeply. Especially when she learns that Alexander is withholding desperately needed funds from her aid foundation.
Is it because she's the only woman who ever told him to go to hell?
As the two push each other's boundaries to the breaking point, the truth turns out to be much more complicated.
Pain, love, trust, betrayal. Which will triumph when safety is nothing but an empty word?
Book 3
Fate has other plans for them . . .
Ambra Vinter is a reporter for one of the county's biggest evening newspapers. She is clever, cocky and idealistic. She has been sent to cover a story in the cold and snowy eternal darkness that is Kiruna in December. Haunted by a past threatening to catch up with her she quickly discovers that the easy job nobody wanted to take has hidden depths.
Tom Lexington is a security expert and elite soldier who has come back from captivity and torture in Tchad. Traumatized by his experiences, Tom is hiding out in a friend's luxury cabin in the wintry woods. He is also in Kiruna to win back the woman he loves.
The last thing Tom needs is an arrogant big city reporter to complicate matters and the furthest thing from Ambra's mind is getting mixed up with a gruff, chauvinistic caveman like Tom . . .
But like two magnets, they are inexorably drawn to one another . . . Will what happens north of the Arctic Circle stay north of the Arctic Circle?
Praise for All In
"Everything a reader could want!"- New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James
"Sexy, smart, and completely unputdownable. Breathtaking, from start to finish." - New York Times bestselling author Tessa Dare
"I've been searching for this feeling all year: this book left me absolutely breathless." - New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren
Ambra Vinter, reportera para uno de los periódicos más importantes de Suecia, recibe el encargo de realizar un reportaje en Kiruna, la ciudad más septentrional del país, sumida en la oscuridad total en esa época del año. A Ambra la idea no le entusiasma porque el lugar despierta en ella recuerdos dolorosos del pasado.
Todo cambia cuando conoce a Tom Lexington, un exsoldado de élite que, tras haber sobrevivido a un cautiverio, se ha refugiado en los bosques helados de Kiruna. La elección de ese sitio tiene que ver con la mujer a la que ama y a la que quiere recuperar. Pero el destino tiene otros planes, y el Círculo Polar no tardará en convertirse en el escenario de una atracción tan inesperada como irresistible.
Reseña:
«Los libros de Simona combinan perfectamente amor, sexo y emoción.»
Maddes Bokblogg
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A novel of betrayal and passion in a frozen landscape far from the city lights, by the bestselling author of All In and Falling.
Ambra Vinter dreams of making it to the top of her chosen field. But instead, the beautiful young journalist is sent on assignment to Kiruna, a tiny mining town far north of Stockholm, chasing after yesterday’s news. In December, this is a place on the edge of darkness—and Ambra’s memories of it are just as bleak, for it is where she once suffered at the hands of a brutal foster father. Yet it is here, in the middle of nowhere, that she meets a man who takes her breath away . . .
Tom Lexington has left Special Forces for a career in private security. But he is still haunted by a mission that almost cost him his life—and by the woman who shattered his heart. When he meets Ambra in a café, she brings a promise of light, and heat, to his life—if he dares to let go of all he’s been holding onto.
Now, as Ambra risks looking more closely at her own painful past, and stumbles into a story that’s hotter than she ever expected, she and Tom must decide whether to take a chance on each other and come in from the cold . . .
Praise for All In
“Sexy, smart, and completely unputdownable. Breathtaking, from start to finish.”—New York Times bestselling author Tessa Dare
“A compelling story that has heat and heart.”—New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown
“I've been searching for this feeling all year: this book left me absolutely breathless.”—New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren
A Alexander De la Grip, apuesto hijo menor de una de las familias más distinguidas de la nobleza sueca y miembro de la jet set internacional, aparentemente solo le importan dos cosas: la diversión y las mujeres.
La doctora Isobel Sørensen está acostumbrada a enfrentarse a todo tipo de situaciones en campos de refugiados y zonas en guerra. Sin embargo, cuando averigua que la organización humanitaria que fundó su abuelo sufre graves problemas económicos, se siente perdida y traicionada. El principal inversor, Alexander, ha interrumpido las donaciones y lo más probable es que se trate de una venganza personal.
Isobel y Alexander se sienten poderosamente atraídos desde el primer momento, pero ¿están preparados para entrar en un juego que les obligará a desvelar sus secretos más íntimos? Secretos que tienen que ver con el control. Con dejarse llevar. Hasta el final.
Reseñas:
«El ritmo es rápido, las tramas son excitantes y la química entre las parejas echa chispas dentro y fuera del dormitorio.»
Sydsvenska Dagbladet
«Muchos consideran a Simona Ahrnstedt la reina sin corona de la novela romántica y Solo un secreto no hace más que confirmarlo.»
Femina
«Adoro esta historia, lo adoro de verdad. Hay pocos libros que me hagan tan feliz como una novela romántica realmente buena, y a esta no le falta de nada.»
Bokfrossa
«Una gran historia de amor aderezada con dramas familiares y tórridas escenas de sexo. ¡Te alegrará el día, garantizado!»
Aftonbladet
«Me he convertido en una apasionada de los libros Simona Ahrnstedt, y no puedo más que recomendarle a todo el mundo que la siga. Son sorprendentes, maravillosos, instructivos y han captado mi atención de un modo tan absorbente que me olvido de mis obligaciones cotidianas. ¡Exactamente lo que debería ser un libro!»
De unges ord
Reseñas a Solo esta noche (Solo tú 1):
«Me ha dejado sin aliento.»
Christina Lauren, autora de Beautiful Bastard
«Una historia bien escrita, bien matizada e inteligente, aderezada con explosiva sensualidad y el ardiente deseo de amor. La romántica en estado puro.»
itteraturMagazinet
«Ahrnstedt cautiva al lector desde el primer momento. Las fans de mujeres fuertes y de hombres poderosos se sumergirán con mucho gusto en esta historia.»
Publishers Weekly
«Un elegante relato que aúna corrupción, venganza y conflictos amorosos.»
Kirkus Reviews
«¡Leedlo, leedlo, leedlo!»
Cosmopolitan
«Fresca, entretenida y adictiva.»
Blog Lo que quiera leer hoyENGLISH DESCRIPTIONA gripping, glittering novel of scandal and suspense that ranges from Sweden to New York City to Africa, from the bestselling author of All In . . .Alexander de la Grip is known in the tabloids and gossip blogs as a rich, decadent, jet-setting playboy who spends most of his days recovering from the night before. With a string of beautiful conquests, he seems to care about nothing and no one.Isobel Sørensen has treated patients in refugee camps and war zones, and is about to depart Sweden for a pediatric hospital in Chad. Devoted to her humanitarian work, she cares almost too deeply. Especially when she learns that Alexander is withholding desperately needed funds from her aid foundation.Is it because she’s the only woman who ever told him to go to hell?As the two push each other’s boundaries to the breaking point, the truth turns out to be much more complicated.Pain, love, trust, betrayal. Which will triumph when safety is nothing but an empty word?Praise for All In"A compelling story that has heat and heart." —New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown"Sexy, smart, and completely unputdownable. Breathtaking, from start to finish." —New York Times bestselling author Tessa Dare"I've been searching for this feeling all year: this book left me absolutely breathless." —New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren
En el mundo de los negocios sueco nadie sospecha los planes de David Hammar, 34 años, el niño malo de las altas finanzas del país. Famoso por su sangre fría, su amor por el riesgo y su fortuna billonaria, David puso todo su empeño en dejar atrás sus orígenes humildes, y ahora está a punto de culminar su venganza.
Natalia De la Grip, 28 años, tan brillante como elegante, ha trabajado desde niña para merecer un puesto entre la élite financiera a la que pertenece su familia, y lo ha logrado. Hija del empresario más poderoso de Suecia, Natalia está considerada un gran talento del sector de negocios internacional.
Cuando David Hammar la invita a almorzar, Natalia acude con una mezcla de curiosidad y suspicacia. Ella ignora sus planes. Él ignora que la pasión amenazará con desbaratarlos.
La opinión de la prensa, las lectoras y las blogueras:
«Un elegante relato que aúna corrupción, venganza y conflictos amorosos.»
Kirkus Reviews
«La maestría de la autora para fusionar el lujo con una ambientación original, una trama llena de venganza e intriga financiera y una buena dosis de romance de alto voltaje, garantiza que Solo esta noche se convertirá en la lectura imprescindible para este verano.»
Booklist
«Esta apasionada historia de amor ambientada en el despiadado mundo de los grandes negocios y el capital de riesgo fue un bestseller en Suecia y es fácil entender por qué: Ahrnstedt cautiva al lector desde el primer momento. [...]quilibra con acierto el romance sensual y las tensiones de la intrigaempresarial de alto vuelo. Las fans de mujeres fuertes ydehombres poderososse sumergirán con mucho gusto en esta historia.»
Publishers Weekly
«Una historia bien escrita, matizada e inteligente, aderezada con explosiva sensualidad y el ardiente deseo de amor. La romántica en estado puro.»
Litteraturmagazinet
«¡Leedlo, leedlo, leedlo!»
Cosmopolitan
«Fresca, entretenida y adictiva.»
Blog Lo que quiera leer hoy
«¡Qué bien escribe Simona Ahrnstedt! La trama es increíble, genial, entretenida, conmovedora, sexy y absolutamente ingeniosa.»
«Me encanta que en las novelas de Simona Ahrnstedt las mujeres sean autosuficientes, fuertes y tengan sus propias profesiones. En cuanto a la historia de amor, es atormentada, ardiente y llena de sentimientos fuertes que te harán levitar.»
«Dile a tu marido que prepare él la cena y deje que tus niños se queden un poco más delante de la televisión. ¡Yo no quiero parar de leer! Más bien, no puedo. Estoy enganchada... Así que ya sabes qué regalarte. Todos necesitamos un poco de pasión en nuestro día a día.»
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Trust is the most precious commodity of all.
In the cutthroat world of Sweden's financial elite, no one knows that better than corporate raider David Hammar. Ruthless. Notorious. Unstoppable. He's out to hijack the ultimate prize, Investum. After years of planning, all the players are in place; he needs just one member of the aristocratic owning family on his side--Natalia De la Grip.
Elegant, brilliant, driven to succeed in a man's world, Natalia is curious about David's unexpected invitation to lunch. Everyone knows that he is rich, dangerous, unethical; she soon discovers he is also deeply scarred.
The attraction between these two is impossible, but the long Swedish nights unfold an affair that will bring to light shocking secrets, forever alter a family, and force both Natalia and David to confront their innermost fears and desires.