A Kiss is Just a Kiss...When the sexy stranger informed Sasha that he was in need of a wife, she was tempted to tell him she was available. Something about him told her he was husband material. And then she discovered that her stranger--one Nathan Parnell--only wanted to marry in an effort to secure custody of his three-year-old son.Sasha desperately needed a home, but despite a disastrous union that had blessed her with a beautiful daughter, she also wanted to marry for love. And she wanted to share more than a marriage of convenience with Nathan. But if she wasn't willing to take him on his terms, she suspected he'd quickly find someone who would! Views: 19
When American mayors start a campaign to ban handguns, Otis Cogsworth, CEO of Cogsworth International Arms worries about the effects on his company. He convinces an Arkansas congressman to introduce the 'American Freedom from Fear Act': a law mandating that every American must own a gun. In tiny rural Asabogue, Mayor Lois Leibowitz passes an ordinance to ban firearms. But Otis Cogsworth's holiday mansion sits nearby. Otis orchestrates a recall election against Lois. Asabogue resident Jack Steele, a has-been action star not unlike Steven Seagal, runs against her and brings in the heavy artillery of American politics. Thousands of pro-gun militants armed to the teeth, and their opponents, descend on Asabogue. The village becomes a war zone. Meanwhile, Washington politicians and a cowardly President are caught between a mighty gun lobby and the absurdity of every American man, woman and child carrying a gun. What ensues is a hilarious indictment of American politics, whose... Views: 19
A heat wave has struck Hampstead, Kansas, and Susan Wren, police chief of the sweltering town, has a vile flu. She struggles to keep up with work piling on her desk, while also dealing with a troubled teenage girl, a delusional World War II veteran, and a rookie cop who needs to be fired before her enthusiasm and inexperience get someone killed. If this weren't enough to contend with, trouble from the outside world enters the small town. Cary Black is new in Hampstead, hiding out from her abusive policeman husband, Mitch. The woman she was to stay with has disappeared, and Cary, not wanting to alert the police, assumes the woman's identity. Mitch will stop at nothing to recover his wife, but when he tries, he'll be on Police Chief Susan Wren's turf. This seventh entry in the highly praised series is the most thrilling and suspenseful yet. Charlene Weir weaves an intricate tale and Susan Wren encounters every obstacle she meets with courage and... Views: 19
IT WAS AN “IMPOSSIBLE” RESCUE
When a buffalo stampede overruns her covered wagon, a terrified young pioneer woman finds herself alone on the prairie—until she’s rescued by a Lakota Sioux brave.
The last thing Jesse King expects to find among the Lakota Sioux is peace, a sense of belonging—and love. But when ‘Rides the Wind’, the warrior who rescued her and expects her to help raise his motherless child, finally gives her his heart, Jesse is forever divided between the world she once lived in and the world of the Lakota Sioux.
Taken as a captive by the Lakota Sioux, young Jesse King wonders what lies in store for her. Forced to raise a young child whose mother died, Jesse learns the way of the tribe and eventually accepts the love of ‘Rides the Wind’, the child’s father. Soon she’s living a life she never expected in a prairie she barely knew. Jessie finds God’s tender mercies in a young Indian woman, and through her friendship and guidance learns a new culture, until, one day, she’s snatched from her new family to once again face life as a white woman with a daughter to raise.
“Walks the Fire” is both a tender love story and a thrilling adventure.
Book One of the “Prairie Winds” series by Stephanie Grace Whitson.
### About the Author
**Stephanie Grace Whitson**, bestselling author and two-time Christy Award finalist, pursues a full time writing and speaking career from her home studio in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her husband and blended family, her quilting, and Kitty, her motorcycle, all rank high on her list of “favorite things”.
Learn more at www.stephaniegracewhitson.com. Views: 19
VLAD TAPES: THE COUNT RECOUNTSThose who have read Dracula or seen any of the myriad movie and TV versions have heard one side of the story. But the truth is that Vlad Tepes, known more widely as Count Dracula, is one of nature's noblemen, not the vile monster portrayed by Bram Stoker and his imitators. Perhaps you are now ready for the true story of the events surrounding the Count's first sojourn in England in the Year of Our Lord 1891… Views: 19
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In the corner of the door lintel a cobweb shone like silver. Like me the Views: 19
A NEW IN NONFICTION PEOPLE PICK | NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 BY: The Huffington Post Glamour Bustle RedEye**One of BookRiot's '11 Books to Help Us Make It Through a Trump Presidency'****One of The Guardian's Essentials for Black History Month**"Whenever I think about Michelle Obama, I think, 'When I grow up, I want to be just like her. I want to be that intelligent, confident, and comfortable in my own skin'." —Roxane Gay"Even after eight years of watching them daily in the press, the fact that the most powerful man in the world is a Black man is still breathtaking to me. The fact that he goes home to a tight-knit, loving family headed by a Black woman is soul-stirring. That woman is Michelle. Michelle. That name now carries a whole world of meaning..." —From the Preface by Ava DuVernay Michelle... Views: 19
World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard works to solve the case of a missing prankster in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.Miss Mallard sets out to explain the disappearance of George Buddy Duck, a prankster who has aggravated all of the passengers on a train. Will she find him before he has the chance to cause more mayhem? Views: 19
Four great romantic reads of the Old West!Kayla and the Rancher by Paige TylerCord Holderness needs a wife, but with few prospects in the Wyoming Territory, the only way to find a well-bred young lady is to get a mail-order bride. However, the girl that's supposed to be his bride gets cold feet and leaves it up to her new friend, Kayla Mathison, to tell him that she's changed her mind.When the handsome rancher assumes that the fiercely independent and stubborn Kayla is his mail-order bride, she finds herself going along with it. Running from an arranged marriage herself, she decides to lead Cord on so she can steal the money she needs from him. As the days turn into weeks, she finds that the money doesn't interest her anymore, especially when Cord puts her over his knee and spanks her whenever she becomes a little too willful for his liking. Much to her surprise, she discovers that she's fallen in love with him.Life on the ranch gets even more complicated when a ruthless land... Views: 18
