Two marriages, and two divorces have left Anthea older and wiser. Finally free again, she knows what--and who--she wants. Lucillus, her lawyer, is a master in the courtroom, but is he as talented in the bedroom? Courted is a tale of desire as ancient and powerful as the Roman Empire in which it is set. Views: 63
Young musician, Simon, is the songwriter and front man of the very successful group, Simon and the Heartbeats. He is surrounded by all the trappings of a rock-star life style.On a song-writing break to rural Inishowen in County Donegal, that borders the troubled province of Northern Ireland, Simon meets and becomes enchanted with the very beautiful Marie-Clare. As their lives being to entwine, can their relationship survive the tragedies and misunderstanding that will invade it? As Simon's fame and fortune climbs to a higher plane, Marie-Clare has her own demons to conquer.Throughout the intriguing twists and turns, we encounter breaking points and endurance, tenderness and vulnerability, deep sorrow and intense love.This is an in-depth look at the workings of the music industry machine and portrays the reality behind the popular misconceptions. Views: 63
The Communist hard-liners are attempting to regain power in the former Soviet Union which has sparked a violent civil war. The United States does not want to get involved, but when it is discovered that the rebels are planning a submarine-launched nuclear strike, the U.S. decides to intervene. Carrier Battle Group 14, along with two other carrier battle groups, form a carrier battle force tasked with keeping the Russian ballistic missile submarines in port where they cannot launch their nuclear weapons. A massive air, sea and land battle ensues. Views: 63
A Mars colonist accepts a deal with a mining company to start a new life on humanity's off-world frontier. But idealism turns to unease when reality becomes darker than the fine print foretold. With his farm under bio-genetic attack and the most powerful player on the planet as an enemy, Malika has no choice but to run... and expose economic slavery on an interplanetary scale.Malika, a tenant farmer for the Rekos-Breland Xenomaterials Corporation's Hellas-Dao Colony on Mars, must make a dangerous deal and flee with information vital to the future of millions. The book explores the potentially dire human rights consequences of weak public space policy in an era of commercial expansion into space.The author, Nalin A. Ratnayake, is a former aerospace research engineer for NASA. He is now a science teacher and science fiction writer living in Boston. His debut novel, "Red Soil Through Our Fingers", is the result of his long-standing passion for spaceflight, combined with a strong... Views: 63
Sixteen-year-old Sloane is given the biggest opportunity of her life—a chance for a film school scholarship—but she only has less than two weeks to produce a video. She also has to work with Isaac Alexander, an irresponsible charmer with whom she shares an uneasy history.Then comes a horrifying discovery: Sloane finds a bald spot on her head. The pink patch, no bigger than a quarter, shouldn't be there. Neither should the bald spots that follow. Horror gives way to devastation when Sloane is diagnosed with alopecia areata. The autoimmune disease has no cause, no cure and no definitive outcome. The spots might grow over tomorrow or they might be there for life. She could become completely bald. No one knows.Determined to produce her video and keep her condition secret, Sloane finds herself turning into the kind of person she has always mocked: someone obsessed with their looks. She's also forced to confront a painful truth: she is as judgmental as anyone... Views: 63
Michael Hodge has been many things in life. A surfer. A husband. A father. A son. A business owner. A lover. Abandoned.Ever since Michael's wife, Anita, ran off leaving him to raise their child on his own, he has been struggling to pick up the pieces. And after seven years, he's finally starting to put his life back together. He has given up his dream of surfing and now manages his own construction business, he works hard to be the best father possible to his autistic son, and he's falling for a new woman. But when Anita returns to town unannounced wanting to be a part of their lives again, and his mother begins showing early signs of Alzheimer's, Michael's carefully reconstructed world begins to fall apart. Now, Michael must decide whether or not to give Anita a second chance or to protect his son, and himself, from being hurt yet again.With pitch perfect emotion and a beautiful portrayal of the relationship between a father and son, Stephen Metcalfe has... Views: 63
She's just a horny overthinker that finds hook-up culture debilitating. Still determined to engage in it, she spends multiple nights away from home, until her only outfit choice for a night on the town is a summer babydoll dress. She doesn't expect anything to happen, but finds out what an empowering experience a hook-up can be. Views: 63
Ron runs away to Bordertown, a city between our world and the world of faerie, a place where elf and human gangs stalk the streets and magic works sometimes. If the city doesn't kill him, it just may teach him what it means to be human. An intriguing hybrid fantasy that mixes life on the street with magic and glimpses of unworldly beauty. —Kirkus Reviews Views: 63
Book 1, Lost Vegas Series. Seventeen year old assassin-in-training, Aveline, is ready to die rather than submit to her fate working in a brothel to repay her late father's debts. On the night she tries to end her life, a stranger stops her and offers a proposition: a clean slate, in exchange for her agreement to become the guardian of a young woman she has never met. Leery of the assignment and the man behind it, Aveline has no other option but to accept the deal.Aveline's suspicion that something is off about the arrangement magnifies when she meets her new ward, Tiana Hanover, the daughter of the most powerful man in Lost Vegas. Expecting a pampered princess with an attitude, Aveline is surprised to discover Tiana is little more than a slave – and harboring a secret the wealthy Hanover's cannot risk being revealed in two months, on Tiana's eighteenth birthday.Determined to keep the Hanover girl alive, Aveline must learn how to protect Tiana from the other Hanover's or wind up... Views: 63
First kisses are always nerve-racking—but especially when they’re onstage! Can Grace find a real-life Prince Charming before she has to lock lips in front of a crowd?When Grace Shaw finds out she’s been cast as the lead in her school play, she has about two seconds to celebrate before she realizes she’ll have to kiss Prince Charming, aka James Lowe, aka the heartthrob of Sloane Middle School…on the lips! She’s never kissed a boy, and the idea of experiencing her very first kiss in front of a live audience with the most popular boy in school sounds like her worst nightmare instead of a dream come true.So Grace’s two best friends propose Operation Pucker Up—a plan for Grace to score a kiss before opening night so she doesn’t make a fool of herself in front of an audience. And as if Grace isn’t having a hard enough time, her estranged father suddenly reappears after leaving six months earlier. Her mom and sister... Views: 63
