A desperate childhood. An uncertain past. One chance at happiness ... Born into poverty and living under the roof of her violent and abusive brother-in-law, young Kitty Cox dreams of working in a women's dress shop in the West End - a million miles away from the reality of her life as a mud-lark, scavenging on the banks of the Thames. Fate soon intervenes and Kitty finds herself working as a skivvy for Sir Desmond and Lady Arabella Mableton in Mayfair. Bullied by the kitchen maids, Kitty is soon taken under Lady Arabella's wing and for the first time in her life Kitty dares to hope. But Lady 'Bella' has a secret and unable to live with her domineering husband she decides to leave, fighting for custody of their daughter, Leonie. Kitty will do anything for her mistress but her loyalty is severely tested as all their lives are thrown into turmoil and Kitty faces a life of poverty and hardship in the slums of the East End once more ... Views: 25
11,000 miles away in New Zealand a Senator and his son witness the London Riots of August 2011 on live TV. Suddenly in the midst of the carnage there appears a familiar face, a man who wrecked their family and murdered a much loved mother. When the 'All Blacks' former Captain, Ben Fogarty, flies to London to see justice done he uncovers a family secret that had laid hidden for thirty years and which undermines everything he believed about his parenthood. Battling against London gangsters and teenaged rioters Ben tries to protect his family but he soon finds that life in London is tougher and more dangerous than any rugby field. J Jackson Bentley's third City of London Thriller is contemporary, gritty and believable, it concludes with gut wrenching twist at around 95,000 words. Views: 25
It is 1844 and Lacey Bishop's life is a tangled mess. Estranged from her own family, at age 16 she went to work for a preacher and his wife. When his wife died, the preacher convinced Lacey that the only decent thing to do was to marry him. That way she could continue to act as mother to the little girl who was left on his doorstop. But Lacey never expected he would decide to take them all off to a Shaker village. There she's still married but living in a community that believes marriage is a sin. And to make matters worse, she finds herself drawn to Isaac Kingston, a man who came to the Shakers after his young bride died. But of course any notion of love between them is only a forbidden dream. How will Lacey ever find true happiness?Readers will find themselves engrossed in this heartrending tale of commitment and forgiveness, the latest from popular author Ann H. Gabhart. Views: 25
Garrett Henlon is a world famous blogger who posts his sexual trysts for the world to see. He’s a self-absorbed womanizer. In a case of mistaken identity he crosses paths with Jada Lowry, a laid back, job hopping, beautiful woman. Jada succumbs to Garrett’s charm and they end up spending two passion drenched days together. But unbeknownst to Jada, her good friend Devon McCall is in love with her, but he’s in a complicated relationship and doesn’t know how to get out of it. Geneva Forbes is in a committed relationship with Amber, but Amber doesn't know that Geneva is having multiple affairs with men and women. In this passion filled novella, Garrett, Jada, Geneva and Devon take the readers on an erotic adventure. Views: 25
A family is an organism. When Bett Koster, mother and grandmother, is diagnosed with breast cancer, she finds she must adapt some and discard other of the rules she has used to live her life for more than sixty years. As Bett makes the changes she needs to be able to fight for her life, her family is forced to change how they think and act toward Bett, each other, and, especially, themselves. Views: 25
