KATE CASSIDY HAS A SECRET...the whole town knows. She's engaged—with no wedding date in sight. Maybe that's why she doesn't mind sexy pastor Ben Taylor flirting with her when she comes to offer her services as a Big Sister to troubled teens.Ben does not try to pick Kate up—even if the pretty Realtor doesn't act like any engaged woman he's ever known. Why, they're practically dating! And when Kate calls off her planned nuptials, there's no reason to fight that special feeling.Now their secret's out, as a marriage-minded man of the cloth sets out to convince a wedding-wary woman to take the plunge...with the right man. Views: 63
L.A. is one tough city, especially when sharing a trailer with four thieving sisters.Valerie's plans for a better life and Hollywood grandeur are interrupted after a fateful stabbing lands her in Anchorage, Alaska where government agents expect her to play the role of a vampire hunting La Femme Nikita.The redheaded vixen is back in her own novelette.Recommended after Stakeout (Vol. 2.5). Approximately 20,000 words Views: 63
Ruslan slipped away from the café and the curious onlookers. He began to run, not knowing exactly why, but instinct making him head away from the sea.... And in the distance, along the seafront of Ujung Karang, screams rose from a hundred, a thousand, mouths. Aceh, Indonesia. December 2004. Ruslan, an Indonesian boy, and Sarah, an American girl, are brought together in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami. Ruslan is searching for his missing father, while Sarah is trying to get medical treatment for her sick brother. Together they travel through the destruction, barely believing all that they see. The Killing Sea is a high-stakes survival story that puts a human face on a terrible tragedy. Richard Lewis, who lives in Indonesia, was there during the tsunami and worked as a relief worker in Aceh in the days and weeks following it. This novel is based on his firsthand experiences. Views: 63
Marcus Reece, Duke of
Exeter, has spent most of his life pulling his twin brother out of
trouble. An occasional thank you would suffice; instead, his resentful
sibling forges his name to a marriage license and presents him with an
unwanted wife. She's a vicar's widow with a mind of her own who may be
the first person in Marcus's well-ordered life to make him
feel...completely out of control.Hannah can't help but curse her
own idiocy. Dire straits have led her to the altar with a gentleman she
hardly knows. Played for a fool, she's embarrassed, furious, and worse,
married to an equally outraged stranger—an exasperating man who
unleashes all manner of emotions in Hannah, not to mention unwanted
desire. Reluctantly, she agrees to play the wife until he can sort out
the mess. But the nearness of the undeniably attractive Duke and the
passion in his black eyes unsettles her well-guarded heart—making her
want to do so much more than "act" the role of blissful bride. Views: 63
**Medusanna **A priestess of terrifying power convinces the **Se’sehen** A yuan-ti tribe from the distant jungles of Chult to serve her growing cult of **Sseth **The merciless god of the serpent people who languishes in the foul plane of **Smaragh **Where a trapped and desperate Karell can only hope Arvin will find her before the **House of Serpents** Finally destroys their last hope for freedom.
*From the Paperback edition.* Views: 63
A series of "accidents" at nuclear power stations across the United States is destabilizing America's energy program. In the fallout of this highly complex plot, the United States will be forced to rely on Third World oil, oil whose flow is controlled by the Russian KGB. Mack Bolan must push to the core of this sabotage before a full-scale disaster occurs. But it's a race with a temperature gauge that goes only one way — straight toward a nuclear meltdown. Views: 63
Please note: this novelette is no longer available individually, and can now be found packaged with Interference! A short novelette following Caleb and Sydney on their wedding day. Sydney:Caleb Prescott...I never in my wildest dreams imagined him falling for me, yet here we are on our wedding day. I am so incredibly excited to call him my husband--and maybe give him another name by the end of the day. Caleb:My pixie redheaded Chief agreed to marry me and nothing can ruin this day.Nothing.Not even dimwitted television producers or crazy sisters-in-law.Today is for Sydney and me.And I cannot wait. Views: 63
I'm trapped. I won't get out of this house until the snow melts on this mountain. And I never thought broody was sexy until I met Gabriel.Erica Mira heads to an isolated factory in the depth of winter where a a storm destroys her car. She fights her way to chalet up the mountain in snow so deep she might die.But despite mysterious occurrences in the mysterious chalet with strange cries and noises that influences her actions, she becomes intrigued with her host and only other person the imposing home, the broody, wealthy mysterious Gabriel Murphy. His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever. Erica will need all her courage, love and smarts to triumph and let her win a happily-ever-after. Views: 63
In Awakenings, the first of 26 novels of the series, we met Ryan O'Flaherty and Jamie Evans, juniors at the University of California at Berkeley. Since then we've followed them from the first flicker of attraction to their declarations of love, struggles with their families and a long, love-filled honeymoon. Now they're back in Berkeley, enjoying their summer vacation. But even though they're madly in love, small issues keep cropping up to interrupt their bliss. From expensive haircuts to expensive cars, Jamie's money-and what it can buy-continues to be a problem that she and Ryan struggle with. When Jim Evans, already in denial over his daughter's declared preference of a mate, receives a report from the bank that Jamie has given Ryan access to her checking account, he becomes more convinced than ever that the money is the only reason that Ryan has latched onto Jamie. Jamie knows her father's suspicions are groundless, but she has a difficult time convincing him of that. She's confident that he'll love Ryan once he gets to know her. But for now Ryan has to satisfy herself with getting to know Catherine Evans, hoping that impressing her will go a long way towards reaching Jim. Views: 63
Guillermo Arriaga is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed writer already familiar to fans of his films, the Academy Award -- nominated 21 Grams, Amores perros, and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which won a Palme d'Or for Best Screenplay at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Though more famous in the United States for his films, Arriaga is first and foremost a brilliant novelist. Now he is poised to make his mark on the literary landscape with The Night Buffalo, a new novel and the first of three to be published in the United States.Luminous writing characterizes this novel of love and friendship, passion and betrayal, lunacy and mental illness. The Night Buffalo is set in Mexico City, revolving around the mysterious suicide of Gregorio, a charismatic but troubled young man who was betrayed by the two people he trusted most.The beautifully rendered narrative is driven by what is concealed and what is revealed. The sum leads finally t... Views: 63
