With his rakish reputation and reluctance to wed, Lord Luke Clarendon is now in need of a make-believe wife. And he's charming enough to convince the talented and beautiful runaway actress Roxanne to play his leading lady.Roxanne's head cautions her against becoming involved with Luke, but it's an offer she can't refuse. As well as offering her financial security, Luke promises to help Roxanne's quest to discover her true identity. Maybe if she's revealed to be highborn, her Lord will claim her as his Lady for real! Views: 33
After discovering her mother’s body on one of her construction sites, Thena Davis enlists the help of private investigator, Thomas McGregor. Thomas has every reason to turn down the case, but the perplexing mystery, accompanied by the beautiful woman in front of him, has him saying yes to her request to help her find answers. When he learns of the attempt on her life he takes it upon himself to protect her, even if she doesn’t want him to. Can Thomas battle his own demons while helping Thena solve a mystery from the past? Or will secrets and lies cost both of them their life?74,304 words Views: 33
Two-parent family?Allie Lassiter takes pity on the shy little four-year-old at her sister's wedding. Then she discovers who the child's father is: the man Allie has spent years trying to avoid. The man who betrayed her. The man she loved--still loves. Zane Peters.Reluctantly, Allie finds herself back in Zane's life. She gets to know him again--and Hannah, his motherless daughter. All Zane needs to win his custody battle with Hannah's grandparents is a wife. His heart sings with hope when Allie offers to marry him for Hannah's sake. Can he now make Allie his wife for real?HOPE VALLEY BRIDESFour weddings, on Colorado family Views: 33
Washington, D.C. … capital of an empire. Powerful. Exhilarating.
Corrupt. And in the shadows … vampires far older than the nation itself.
A power unto himself, Duncan has served at Raphael’s side for a
hundred and fifty years. But long laid plans have finally borne fruit,
and the time has come for Duncan to leave Raphael and tackle the
greatest challenge of his life. He will face treacherous vampires and
murderous humans. He will rock the halls of human power if necessary.
But Washington, D.C. will be his. Emma Duquet cares nothing for
vampire politics. She just wants to find her missing roommate and best
friend, Lacey. But Lacey’s been playing with vampires of a particularly
dangerous kind, and Emma will have to deal with the new vampire in town
if she’s going to find her friend. Battling powerful enemies who
will stop at nothing to keep their secrets, Duncan and Emma will dig
beneath the corruption and depravity that is Washington, D.C. and
uncover the most heinous conspiracy of all… Views: 33
RETURN TO SENDER: Could a single, twenty-year-old letter affect the lives and loves of two very different women? She'd lived without him--till now Dylan Wade had always claimed a good cop would never make a good husband--let alone a good father. So when Heather Taylor learned she was pregnant with his baby, she ran. But now a stalker had kidnapped her son and she needed Dylan more than he could ever know .... The cop in Dylan vowed to find the missing boy. The man in him still burned at the sight of the woman who'd set his heart on fire. Despite the years, he'd never stopped loving her. But Heather returned--in big trouble and with big secrets. What would Dylan do when he learned the biggest: that the boy he was searching for was his own son? Views: 33
A distinctive new voice in children's fictionFrancie lives with her mother and younger brother, Prez, in rural Alabama, where all three work and wait. Francie's father is trying to get settled in Chicago so he can move his family up North.Unfortunately, he's made promises he hasn't kept, and Francie painfully learns that her dreams of starting junior high school in an integrated urban classroom will go unfulfilled. Amid the day-to-day grind of working odd jobs for wealthy white folks on the other side of town, Francie becomes involved in helping a framed young black man to escape arrest — a brave gesture, but one that puts the entire black community in danger. In this vivid portrait of a girl in the pre—Civil Rights era South, first-time novelist Karen English completes Francie's world using lively vernacular and a wide array of flesh-and-blood characters. Francie is a 2000 Coretta Scott... Views: 33
He was sabotaging her plans! Adeline Johnson was prepared to do almost anything to retain custody of her four-year-old niece--even look for a husband! Grateful to Hannah Harris for lining her up with the town's most "eligible" men, Addy became increasingly frustrated when Hannah's overbearing grandson, Sam Dawson, sabotaged every date! Sam's calculating mind at first believed that Addy was trying to take advantage of his grandmother. Then another more worrying thought hit him: could he be part of Hannah's matchmaking plans? Addy's attractions were undeniably tempting, but he had no intention of becoming a dad. From the bestselling author of The Cowboy Next Door. Views: 33
