From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the popular Black Dagger Brotherhood series comes a brand-new novel about arson investigator, Ann Ashburn, who is consumed by her troubled past, her family's scorched legacy, and her current case: chasing a deadly killer.Anne Ashburn is a woman consumed... By her bitter family legacy, by her scorched career as a firefighter, by her obsession with department bad-boy Danny McGuire, and by a new case that pits her against a fiery killer. Strong-willed Anne was fearless and loved the thrill of fighting fires, pushing herself to be the best. But when one risky decision at a warehouse fire changes her life forever, Anne must reinvent not only her job, but her whole self. Shattered and demoralized, Anne finds her new career as an arson investigator a pale substitute for the adrenaline-fueled life she left behind. She doesn't believe she will ever feel that same all-consuming passion for her job... Views: 66
The Battle of Crecy, the start of the Hundred Years' Wars. The beginning of a new series for Michael Jecks The year is 1346 and King Edward III is restless. Despite earlier victories his army has still not achieved a major breakthrough and the French crown remains intact. Determined to bring France under English rule and the French army to its knees he has regrouped and planned a new route of attack.And on the beaches of Normandy his men now mass, ready to march through France to victory. But the French are nowhere to be seen. Edward knows that the worst thing he could do would be to take the battle to the French, where they will have the advantage and so he sets up camp near a small hill at Crecy and waits.The Battle of Crecy will be a decisive turning point in the Hundred Years' Wars. This is the story of that battle and the men who won it.Praise for Templar's Acre'A cracking read in the best style of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell, this will... Views: 66
Fantasy/Mainstream. 81680 words long. First published in DDP, 2005 Views: 66
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader. Views: 66
When interior designer Anna Deveau is hired to create a room made for romance at a Victorian inn, she is thrilled—and a little wistful. A fairy-tale ending will never be hers, but perhaps tapping into abandoned dreams will fan the flames for someone else. Then she learns the only bricklayer available to build the room's fireplace is Daniel Long. The sexy boy-next-door who filled her teen years with angst, broke her heart—and still colors her nights with red-hot fantasies. Daniel never understood why Anna stopped talking to him a week before her sweet-sixteen party. Or why the wall between them remains a mile high. But now that he's back in town, he intends to figure it out once and for all. Pushing the limits of her seductive design, he sets out to prove he didn't burn her in the past. Anna finds herself doing the one thing she swore she'd never do again: laying herself bare. Until the ghost of rumors past threatens to snuff out the fiery... Views: 66
For months, Richard has been trying to suppress an unnatural desire for his teenage stepdaughter. But when he's stranded with her in a remote cabin during a blizzard, his dark, pseudo-incestual lust resurfaces. She's reluctant to give in to his advances... Will they both find a way to stay warm until help arrives? Views: 66
Scouting for a "must be chilly/must be spooky" medieval castle in Prague to use as the background for a musical film based on a Gothic novel is, to quote Gershwin, "nice work if you can get it."Dancer Abby Fouchet, acting as location scout for film company Headlights Productions has "got" it. She's also got her soap star fiancé playing wannabe burglar, a psychic with more costumes than a Broadway touring company, assorted film divas and grave-robbers popping up around "Kouzlo Noc," Abby's choice for the atmospherically creepy castle.Then there's the ghost. Ignatz Jezek, flautist and craftsman (who died in 1792 ) is providing musical accompaniment primarily from Mozart's The Magic Flute, an opera dear to Jezek's departed heart. Abby is the only one being entertained by flute music because along with her gifts of second-sight Abby has the unique and often maddening ability to "hear" spirits.Throw murder into the mix of cast, crew and and Abby's "nice work" may just end... Views: 66
How do you reconcile feelings for another woman when you have never been attracted to women before? This dilemma belongs to Eva Thompson. When she meets the beautiful dance teacher, Nicole Fisher, she actually swoons. It takes all of her strength to tell her handsome husband Mark of over 15 years. He dismisses the crush until he meets Nicole. Can their marriage survive a menage a trios? Views: 66
To escape the sex-crazed world of Sassy Ass University, our sweet, irrepressible squirt queen visits a dude ranch with her husband and their favorite female campus cop. She’s unaware that the local cowgirls and cowboys have been commissioned to capture, torture, and humiliate her with endless days of bondage, domination, lesbian lust, and obscene square dancing of every kind. Views: 66
