They were trying to cheat young Sandy McGraw. If it hadn't been for his friends they might have succeeded in depriving him of the ranch he had inherited. But Sandy's friends were the right people to have on your side. One was Red Blaze, who always managed to find more than his fair share of any fights in his vicinity. Another was Betty Hardin, granddaughter of Ole Devil Hardin and an expert at ju-jitsu and karate. And the third was none other than the man with the fastest draw in the west, Dusty Fog.Even so, the three found themselves in trouble over ... McGraw's Inheritance! Views: 67
Julia Turner never imagined she would inherit a husband along with her father's property, but that's what she did. Now with the fears of her past coming back to haunt her, she must rely on Daniel Browning to help her put them to rest and move forward into a life of their own. Views: 67
In Venice, magic is not unusual. Merle is apprenticed to a magic mirror maker, and Serafin--a boy who was once a master thief--works for a weaver of magic cloth. Merle and Serafin are used to the mermaids who live in the canals of the city and to the guards who patrol the streets on living stone lions. Merle herself possesses something magical: a mirror whose surface is water. She can reach her whole arm into it and never get wet.But Venice is under siege by the Egyptian Empire; its terrifying mummy warriors are waiting to strike. All that protects the Venetians is the Flowing Queen. Nobody knows who or what she is--only that her power flows through the canals and keeps the Egyptians at bay.When Merle and Serafin overhear a plot to capture the Flowing Queen, they are catapulted into desperate danger. They must do everything they can to rescue the Queen and save the city--even if it means getting help from the Ancient Traitor himself. Views: 67
Cheyenne, Wyoming. A town that's leaping into the twentieth century spurs first. Pretty soon Cheyenne will be just as newfangled fancy as any Eastern city - but the folks there still know how to have fun. First the rodeo...and then the hanging. It's the rodeo that Stringer's been sent out to write about. However, before he knows it, he's up to his neck in the West's most notorious murder case. They're fixin' to hang Tom Horn...but something in town smells worse than a stableboy's boots, and Stringer aims to find out what it is. Views: 67
In the 1990s, as the Internet boomed and investments soared to unthinkable heights, many people were left with their feet planted firmly on the ground, looking enviously up at the more fortunate winners in life's game of roulette. This is the era in which we meet Sidarra, Griff, and Yakoob—hardworking folks who can't seem to get a toehold while wealth explodes around them. Each has personal struggles, but when they join the Central Harlem Investment Club, a plan to restore a little justice to their lives takes shape.It seems Yakoob has found a way to siphon off funds from wealthy individuals—the kind of people who are well insured and will probably barely notice the missing money. But in order to justify personal gain at others' expense, the group decides to pick their victims based on people who have done harm to the black community in the past. A plan hatched in a dark pool hall could be a way to escape their drab lives and bring some equality back to the world.But... Views: 67
Take off your clothes Natasha. Natasha Reynolds has worked well under her brilliant yet demanding boss, Mr. Collins, for over a year. One night he accuses her of making a mistake and their dynamics take a dark but erotic turn. When Mr. Collins confesses to seeing Natasha as his prey she is forced to admit her submissive side can no longer be completely confined to their working relationship. Views: 67
Pearl la Monte tries to close up the Diamond saloon on Christmas Eve, but Ethan Garrett has a powerful need to pass time with the voluptuous singer. Will they spend their time arguing or find their irritation disguises something more? Views: 66
A murdered teen is resurrected to walk the earth for centuries in this sweeping historical epic in the spirit of The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, from the author of Rotters and Scowler.Twenty minutes after his murder on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1896, seventeen-year-old Zebulon Finch awakens, resurrected to suffer an eternity upon the planet. But of all people...why him? Is it because he was a violent Chicago gangster and this is his chance at redemption? Is it because he is a modern-day Job whose suffering is beyond human comprehension? Over the next century—or two—he will try to find out. With a sly aristocratic voice and a healthy appetite for women and anarchy, Zebulon Finch spins a tale of his travels across a young America, watching the country grow and mature, knowing that his mind and body will never do the same. Yes, he is witty. He is also... Views: 66
Lydia is killed in a car accident, but she returns to her bereft sister as a benign ghost who, nonetheless, comes to haunt the lives of those around her in unexpected ways: Jonathan Goldman, whose flat Lydia is running from when she is knocked down; his daughter Stella, who has discovered that her father has been having an affair with the gladiatorial Sonia; Stella's genius painter-boy lover Izzy, whom she leaves behind as she flees to the arms of kindly Peregrine. Along with good stepmothers, bad mothers, strange professors and wicked monks, their lives collide in a breathtaking finale. Views: 66
From the ancient sewers of London to the heights of a barren attic prison, Andrew and Sara race to uncover a wicked plot Though he's usually more of a cricket fan, Andrew Tillet would never miss a chance to see American baseball played in London—especially not in the company of his best friends, Sara Wiggins and Inspector Peter Wyatt. And of course it's nice to bump into Wyatt's charming sister-in-law, Harriet, on their way home. When Harriet disappears with nothing but a cryptic note left behind, Wyatt doesn't seem as concerned as Andrew and Sara think he should be. And when someone else disappears, someone even closer to Wyatt, the clock starts ticking down. Views: 66
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
From Lifetime Career
Achievement Rita Award winner, USA Today
bestseller, and NAACP Image Award Nominee, a story from Beverly Jenkins’s
acclaimed Blessings Series…
This novella—taking place
after A Wish & a Prayer and
before Heart of Gold—shares the
inside story of fan-favorite, Crystal Chambers Brown’s adventures as a runaway.
A safe, stable life should
be the everything that teenaged Crystal ever wanted; but though she knows she
should count her blessings, part of her wants to scream at all the rules! She
loves her new life and family…but she misses her friends and being free.
People say you can never
go back home, but Crystal thinks they’re wrong, and heads back to Dallas, to
see what she left behind. But on the way, Crystal learns some home truths about
the real meaning of home. Sometimes a journey backwards moves you forward…
*Includes a new bonus short
story, Transformation.*
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Beverly Jenkins is
the recipient of the 2017 Romance Writers of America Nora Roberts Lifetime
Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award
for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in
Literature, was featured both in the documentary “Love Between the Covers” and
on CBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of Night
Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for multicultural
romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers
alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall
Street Journal, People Magazine, and NPR.
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