She gambled with her husband's trust. At stake is--everything. Evy Varley's marriage to Rogan Chantry is all she had hoped it would be--until she finds out that she is pregnant with a honeymoon baby. Fearing that Rogan won't allow her to travel while she is expecting, Evy plots to keep her pregnancy secret in order to accompany him to South Africa. Her thoughts are not only for her husband, but Evy is determined to travel to Bulawayo, the new mission station of Dr. Jakob van Buren--the one man who can help Evy to finally clear her mother's name. After she and Rogan set out to sea, however, Evy discovers that she has gone too far in her deceit, and the damage to her marriage may be irreversible. Matters only worsen in Africa, where malaria, murder, and an African uprising all take their toll--and where Rogan and Evy must fight not only for their love, but also for their very lives.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 48
A serial killer is hunting her. A childhood friend vows to protect her. Views: 48
Book Two of the Stacy Justice Series A long-lost sister A missing mother And murder Views: 48
Desperate to save her family from financial ruin, Edwina Moody accepts a precarious job, putting her in the path of an intimidating biker gang—and one member in particular, Diablo, with whom she strikes a provocative alliance After Edwina Moody's father skips town, deserting his family and leaving behind massive debts and a failing business, the arduous task of escaping financial ruin rests on Edwina's shoulders. Forced to abandon her dreams, she accepts the difficult job of tracking down the missing heir of the wealthy Holt family, armed only with a photo of Christopher Holt at fourteen and a tip that he's hanging out with a rough biker crowd. Edwina begins her search at Blackie's Bar, notorious for its dangerous clientele. She's a ripe, tempting target for the bikers, but luckily Diablo, the most intimidating one in the place, rescues her from an alarming altercation. Drawn to Edwina, Diablo takes her for an unforgettable ride on his motorcycle, during which she's... Views: 48
At 16, Martha collapses on the streets, suffering from starvation and exposure. She has reached rock bottom, but after Martha is taken to hospital, Lady Luck smiles kindly on her and she is given the opportunity to get off the streets for ever.Before long, Martha is on the way to leading the normal life she has so long dreamt of. She makes friends, begins to put the misery of her past behind her and even experiences her first taste of love.For her, love is a powerful feeling. She has never experienced real affection before and is now plunged into the complex world of love between a man and a woman. The intense emotion consumes her, for this is a forbidden love that can never be requited. After all, Ralph Fitzgerald is a priest, and he will never break his vow of chastity. This love brings heartbreaking consequences and changes the direction of Martha's life for ever . . . Views: 48
From the USA Today bestselling author of the Louis Kincaid mysteries comes a heart-pounding new thriller with a sizzling new heroMatt Owens, a South Florida investigative reporter on a desperate hunt for his sisters killer. Matt Owens is a Pulitzer Prizenominated journalist, but at thirty-five, hes adrift, more inclined to hit the bottle alone than the Miami Beach club scene. But when his beloved younger sister Mandy comes to visit, Matt wants to show her a new world. Its the trip of her dreams, but the nightmare begins when Mandy disappears from a crowded dance floor. When her lifeless body is found, one cluea grisly rock song downloaded onto her iPodmay be the calling card of a serial killer. Shattered with grief and guilt, Matt begins a lonely journey to find Mandys killer, following a chain of musical clues that lead him from an abandoned London rock club to a crumbling Scottish castle and finally to the ancient bone-strewn catacombs below Paris.... Views: 48
In this sparkling book, Theresa Maggio takes us on a journey in search of Sicily's most remote and least explored mountain towns. Using her grandparents' ancestral village of Santa Margherita Belice as her base camp, she pores over old maps to plot her adventure, selecting as her targets the smallest dots with the most appealing names. Whether she's writing about the unique pleasures of Sicilian street food, the damage wrought by molten lava, the ancient traditions of Sicilian bagpipers, or the religious processions that consume entire villages for days on end, Maggio succeeds in transporting readers to a wholly unfamiliar world, where almonds flower in February and the water tastes of stone. A beautifully wrought meditation on time and place, The Stone Boudoir will be cherished by all who love fine travel writing. Views: 48
As New York City's architect on the rise, Cassie Fitzgerald has it together--except in the romantic relationship department. She's a very sensible daughter of Ireland, so her best friend and business partner Fred should know better--but he thinks his childhood buddy might be the man for Cassie. Inevitably worlds collide. Fred’s pal happens to be up and coming rock star Elliott Samson. When Fred practically drags Cassie to a concert of Elliott’s, she can't help but be impressed with Elliott’s performance and presence--he’s hot, all right. But Cassie is overwhelmed by the crush of fans, besieged by paparazzi and unprepared for Elliott's celebrity friends. Among them is his former girlfriend, starlet on the skids Brenda Leland, lurking around, determined to win Elliott back. The celebrity spotlight shines brightly on Elliot--and Cassie is caught in its glare, a new and reluctant celeb herself. Sex, drugs and rock and roll aren't in her playbook, but they're in Elliott's. So is bending the truth in the fame game. Elliott is a master player, on stage and off, but he's also real. And he has demons. But Cassie is falling for him... Views: 48
Three young women battle against the odds. Alice, an upper-class Londoner, is recruited into the Special Operations Executive and sent to Paris where she meets Gertrude, an ex-prostitute working for the Resistance Movement. Together they discover that they both have a connection to the same man, Ralph D'Olivier, and vow to unravel the mystery of his death. After narrowly escaping capture by the Germans, Alice is lifted out of France and taken to a hospital for wounded officers where she meets Lil, a working-class Northern girl working as a nurse. Though worlds apart, Alice and Lil form a friendship and Alice discovers Lil also has a link to Ralph D'Olivier. Soon, the war irrevocably changes each of these women and they are thrust into a world of heartache and strife beyond anything they have had to endure before. Can they clear Ralph's name and find a lasting love and happiness for themselves? Views: 48
