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Dear Old Love

Call it wisdom of the heart. Or the broken heart.A knowing, funny gift for everyone who's ever been in love and then out of love: the newly single, the lonely-hearted, and even the happily re-paired. Dear Old Love is a collection of anonymous love notes to the ones who got away—or were left behind. They're the notes that ex-lovers have written to set the record straight. Or crooked. They're concise, witty, melancholy, revealing, sweet, sentimental, outrageous, withering, indignant, sometimes all at the same time. And like a pitch-perfect little poem, each entry paints a complete picture with just a handful of apt words: "A current snapshot of you erased 25 years of fantasizing about what could have been." Or: "I don't care that you miss my dog. When you cheated on me, you cheated on him, too." Or: "I say 'I love you' to people all the time now, to make that time I said it to you mean less."And for anyone wanting help to write their own...
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Marrying the Manhattan Millionaire

Successful executive Samantha Bradford never underestimates the opposition. So when her ex-fiance and business rival, Michael Lewis, comes back to town, she thinks she's ready for all his tricks. The confident swagger. The devastating smile. The irresistible sex appeal. And the uncompromising determination that had pulled them together--and then pushed them apart. Now they're both bidding to land the same huge account. The stakes are high...and the buzz of working together is intoxicating. But the real merger on the table is more than strictly business....
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His Final Seduction

Signed, sealed and seduced. When an affair with her boss wrecked her legal career, Sydney James finally admitted her sex addiction and swore off men. After a year of self-imposed celibacy, her friends surprise her with a trip to a Caribbean resort. Only they fail to mention her destination is the infamous erotic getaway, Club Carnal. She fully intends on fleeing temptation—until the club’s hotter-than-the-tropical-sun manager puts a kink in her plan. And her celibacy. Moments from death, Damien Blake signed a contract with a succubus who promised to save his life…for a price. In exchange, he must use his newly granted sex-demon powers to seduce and steal energy from one hundred women. Now, ninety-nine women later—just one conquest away from freedom—he meets his final victim, the alluring, enigmatic Sydney James. Long-dormant emotions sizzle to life and ignite a fire in his blood unlike any he’s ever known. But when a lethal clause in his contract is revealed, Damien is forced to make a deadly decision. Spend eternity in slavery…or kill the woman he loves. Warning: If you like hot sex with even hotter partners, then you’ve come to the right place! Here at Club Carnal, anything and everything goes…foreplay for dinner, hands-on body massages, toys that take on a completely new meaning, girl-on-girl action—and, if you’re not careful, you might run into a sex demon. Or two.
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A Father's Gift

GREAT EXPECTATIONS A FATHER'S GIFT Jack Merrill wasn't conceited, but he knew he was a good catch. So why did Cassie Scott refuse to acknowledge his pursuit? She got along wonderfully with his daughters, charmed his aunt and brought life and laughter wherever she went. But Jack wanted that joy, that smile...that love to be for him! And Cassie wouldn't let him get close. How could he persuade her to trust in him, in marriage, one more time? If only he could give Cassie a child of her own.... GREAT EXPECTATIONS: Three sisters are promised love--and find that wishes do come true!
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Olivia Gates Bestseller Collection 2012

The Once And Future PrinceHe would have been king of Castaldini until scandal sent Prince Leandro D'Agostino into exile. Now Phoebe Alexander - his secret lover who'd refused to leave with him - had come to convince him to accept his rightful crown. But the pain of betrayal still coursed through Leandro's veins.Scorched from the decisions of her past, Phoebe knew she could never be his queen, but she would freely become the prince's lover. Then, an unexpected pregnancy changed everything...The Prodigal Prince's SeductionAs one of the world's most powerful men, Prince Durante D'Agostino often received inappropriate offers. Yet the woman attached to this one stole the breath from his body.Seducing the messenger wasn't supposed to be part of the deal. But after one fiery night, Durante knew Gabrielle was meant to rule by his side. Until he discovered her true identity - and launched his scheme for the most royal revenge...
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Covering the Carolinas

Covering the Carolinas is a box set that features Crashing Tides, Southern Perfection, & Our Song.Crashing TidesYou can predict the tides but not the changes they make. Gunnison Del Valle was the current in the tide that was about to change my life.Crash one we met.Crash two we fell in love.Crash three changed our perfectly planned lives forever.Our Song- A NovellaBelle Montgomery is a small town Carolina girl. She leaves her simple life, family, and friends behind to open for the one and only country music mega star, Jake Bryant. With a break in their tour, sparks are bound to fly when Jake visits the small Podunk town of Lattimore. That is until Belle's long-time friend Chase McSwain makes his feelings known. Will sparks fly between Belle and Jake, or will Chase extinguish them before they start?Southern PerfectionLife is full of choices: good, bad, and ones you can't control.Raegan strives to be perfect in every way. Varsity cheerleader, honor student, and proud granddaughter...
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Jenna's Cowboy Hero

Former football player Adam Mackenzie arrives in small-town Oklahoma to fix up a camp for underprivileged kids. But the city slicker doesn't know horse tack from a touchdown. He's desperate for help--and the pretty rancher next door is the answer to his prayers. War vet Jenna is back home after a stint in Iraq, and she's got a five-year plan: raising her twin boys, running her ranch--and not falling in love. But she can't say no to gorgeous and kind Adam. Can he make her forget all her plans and open her heart to love?
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Dragonfyre

She's the only one who can pull him from the darkness... As Commander of the Fae army, Aimery is used to tracking evil and putting an end to it. When one of the rare and treasured blue dragons is killed and an egg stolen, Aimery is ordered to find the murderer. He never expects it to be one of his closest friends... Kyndra is a priestess of the Dragon Order sworn to protect all dragons in the Realm of the Fae. She is sent by the high priestess to accompany Aimery and return the killer for execution. Aimery is instantly drawn to the sword-wielding priestess, but he knows he cannot have Kyndra. Her life is sworn to the dragons, to be touched by no man. Neither expects to find desire and unyielding passion in the other. Yet when they track the killer to another realm, Aimery's life is at stake and Kyndra gives herself to him and the love she cannot deny in order to save him...
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State of Emergency

E-FORCE: Six gifted, super-fit, highly trained individuals. Mission: Specialist rescue in times of global emergency The Emergency Force team - including former marine Mark Harrison, shuttle pilot Michaela Buchanan and cyber genius Tom Erickson - employs some of the most highly advanced equipment on the planet, from Mach-10 jets to incredible cybersuits that make them almost super-human. They'll need all gadgetry they can get for their first mission - to save the life of US Senator Kyle Foreman, an ecological, Obama-like politician taking the world by storm. As Foreman gave a speech in LA, two bombs ripped through the huge conference centre where he and thousands of his supporters had gathered. Many have died. Miraculously Foreman has survived - except, as fires rage and floors collapse, he's trapped inside. As E-Force plan, and battle their perilous route into the devastated building to rescue him, so too does the Dragon, a psychotic assassin, who will let nothing - but nothing - get in his way to complete his deadly mission. The high-octane, action-packed race is full on.
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Me and Fat Glenda

The buttoned-up town of Havenhurst isn't ready for the Mayberrys, especially when they roll in on a garbage truck piled high with their trash sculptures. Their daughter Sara who longs for conventional living, finds a friend in Fat Glenda, a larger-than-life character. In Lila Perl's 1972 comedy, Sara learns to cope with her family's unorthodoxy and a small town's prejudice.
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Rescued from the River

Darkness engulfs Emma Donley as she sits on the banks of the Cache La Poudre River near Fort Collins, Colorado. Harvey Morgan, a trapper, kidnaps her with plans to keep her on the mountain as his woman for the winter. Morgan's embittered rage turns deadly when her strong-minded escape thwarted his plans.Kale Tucker hears the gunshot. He fears the worst for the next victim of Morgan. His anger grows persistent when he pulls the blood-soaked body of a beautiful woman from the river.Doubts of her survival weighs heavy on his shoulders. However, he has to try to save the woman he rescued from the river.
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