Nathan McClain is backed into a corner. Either he must marry, as dictated by his father's will, or he will lose the ranch that has been in his family for three generations. Angry and bitter about his choices, he seeks a woman who will join herself to him in name only. Desperate to escape her abusive stepfather, Sara Donaldson accepts a long-distance marriage proposal from Nathan. Because of her stepfather's tyranny, Sara finds herself intimidated by her new husband. Added to this are the lies she told in her initial communications with Nathan. Will Sara find the courage to make her marriage work? Will the faith she pretends to have become real in her heart? Views: 26
With a seven-figure income, a dazzling smile, and a body resembling Michelangelo’s David, quarterback Tristan Rexford is every woman’s fantasy.But Dr. Alexa Kennedy lives in the real world. She barely has time for patients, much less time for fantasies. When the hospital gets the winning bid at a charity bachelor auction, Alexas tells herself she's too sensible to fall for Tristan. Or is she? Views: 26
Trevor McHale has tried to move on from the night that everything he cared about was ripped away from him. Having been in love with Elleny Barker since second grade, TJ comes home from college to find her married to another man… Elleny Barker-Jackson is not the same girl she was seventeen years ago. Having endured years of abuse from her husband’s hand, Elle has hardened her heart to everyone Views: 26
After the War of the Rebellion Coronal Valentine visits archaeological digs of Velalisier—long-lost sacred city of Piurivars—when there occurs a murder that may cause great political upheaval. Views: 26
"The latest offering in the Darling, Vermont series is an emotionally poignant, can't-put-it-down, opposites-attract tearjerker. A true treasure from page one to the beautiful, touching ending. Alward's witty dialogue drives this powerful tale, but it's her little boy costars and her paradoxical, damaged hero and heroine that make hearts sing and rule every page of this sweet and steamy love story." - RT Bookreviews Top Pick! on Someone to LoveSOME WISHES DO COME TRUEEthan Gallagher is a firefighter in Darling, Vermont, who followed tradition and pledged his love on the Kissing Bridge to ensure lifelong happiness. A few years later, he's a widower with two rambunctious boys who no longer believes in magic. But even he has to admit that free-spirited Willow Dunaway fills him with wonder...and an attraction he cannot deny.Willow's come back to Darling a different girl than the one who left after high school. Overcoming her past and... Views: 26
The Rev. Merrily Watkins had never wanted a picture-perfect parish—or a huge and haunted vicarage. Nor had she wanted to walk straight into a local dispute over a controversial play about a strange 17th-century clergyman accused of witchcraft. But this is Ledwardine, steeped in cider and secrets. And, as Merrily and her daughter Jane discover, a it is village where horrific murder is an age-old tradition. Views: 26
Death is coming for Alexa O’Brien. Alexa must stop Shya from claiming Lilah’s vacant throne. If the demon succeeds all hell will break loose. Forming alliances is a challenge. The vampires hate her and the wolves don’t trust her. Rebellious vampire activity creates tension between Alexa and the FPA. It gets ugly when the covert government operation learns that Shya needs her as a sacrifice.The strain of what’s to come is weighing on both Arys and Alexa. Arys’s need to protect her is as strong as his growing desire to kill her. Haunted by visions of her death at his hand, Arys can no longer trust himself. The strength of their bond is about to be put to the test. Views: 26
This e-book only edition brings together the three novels of Philip K. Dick's VALIS trilogy.VALISWhat is VALIS? This question is at the heart of Philip K. Dick's groundbreaking novel, the first book in his defining trilogy. When a beam of pink light begins giving a schizophrenic man named Horselover Fat (who just might also be known as Philip K. Dick) visions of an alternate Earth where the Roman Empire still reigns, he must decide whether he is crazy, or whether a godlike entity is showing him the true nature of the world.The Divine InvasionGod is not dead, he has merely been exiled to an extraterrestrial planet. And it is on this planet that God meets Herb Asher and convinces him to help retake Earth from the demonic Belial. As the middlie novel of Dick's VALIS trilogy, The Divine Invasion plays a pivotal role in answering the questions raised by the first novel, expanding that world while exploring just how much anyone can really know —... Views: 26
He was just seventeen when he came to Portmantle, a runaway like the rest of us...At Portmantle, a gated refuge for artists on the Turkish island of Heybeliada, the residents are given new names. In the seclusion of the grounds, a curious assembly of once-famous painters, writers, architects, and musicians strive to restore their faded talents.Elspeth 'Knell' Conroy is a celebrated mural painter who has lost faith in her art. She has found three kindred spirits at the refuge: MacKinney, a playwright wrangling with the dramas of her past; Pettifer, a jaded architect refining sketches for a vast cathedral; and Quickman, a novelist hiding in the shadow of his only masterpiece.But when a downbeat teenager named Fullerton is admitted, he disrupts their established routines. The boy is plagued by a recurring nightmare that steers him into danger, and Knell is left to pick apart the mystery. What is 'The Ecliptic' and how does it connect to their abandoned lives in London? Views: 26
