Miss Kira Melbourne is anything but a proper English rose. Her exotic beauty, courtesy of her foreign mother, has marked her as an outsider, and her ghastly reputation as a woman of loose virtue has only added to that status. The victim of a devious viscount's horrible lies, Kira has the chance to redeem herself and become a member of polite society as the fiancée of a respected country clergyman. She'll finally have a place to belong...even if it's in the tepid arms of a man she doesn't love.Gavin Daggett, Duke of Cropthorne, isn't about to let his naive country cousin marry a scandalous woman like Kira Melbourne. The solution is a simple one: Gavin will seduce the vixen and prove her unworthiness, thereby releasing his cousin from any obligation. But spending time with Kira is like awakening to a world of color and beauty, and it stirs the fiery desires Gavin has fought to suppress his entire life. Caught in his own dangerous game, sharing forbidden pleasure with Kira, Gavin knows that the price of loving her is high—and yet it is one that he will willingly pay...with every beat of his heart. Views: 35
A sports writing job would have been the perfect catch for Jordan McAllister, but in Ranchero, Texas, all she could reel in was the food column. Though she may not know her way around a kitchen, she has no trouble finding herself in a kettle of fish... Tempted by the offer of a free Caribbean cruise, Jordan accepts a spot as a judge in a week-long big-time cooking competition aboard the Carnation Queen. She just better hope no one finds out that her famous palate is far from refined.But there are bigger fish to fry when arrogant chef Stefano Mancini falls face first into his signature halibut dish during the first event. While evidence suggests that the handsome Italian chef's death was an accident, Jordan thinks otherwise. But she'll have to keep her wits about her - and the sea sickness pills handy - if she's going to solve this one... Views: 35
At summer's end, Urbino Macintyre races to save an innocent life In the sun-blasted expanse of St. Mark's Square, hundreds of tourists form a slow-moving herd, dragging themselves forward on a tortuous sightseeing expedition. Inside the elegant Caffè Florian, the atmosphere is more refined as Urbino Macintyre shares a conversation with his beloved friend, the Contessa da Capo-Zendrini. Life in Venice is serene, and they are happier than they have ever been—until a murder shatters the peace of the caffè. Three seemingly unrelated deaths catch Macintyre's attention, and the amateur sleuth throws himself into unraveling their mysteries. But is there a connection, or is the obsessive American expatriate seeing a conspiracy where none exists? In the days leading up to the annual Historical Regatta, Macintyre discovers a plot against an innocent person. To save a life, he will have to discover the ugly truth that lurks beyond the beauty... Views: 35
Outlandish and emotional, this humorous novel centers on Sheldon Funk, a struggling actor who dies in a bus restroom only to awaken during his autopsy and attack the coroner. Fleeing into the wintry streets of Toronto, Sheldon realizes he's now a zombie–as if he didn't have enough on his plate already. His last audition, reading for the reality television series House Bingo, had gone disastrously wrong. His mother is in the late stages of dementia, his savings are depleted, his agent couldn't care less, and his boyfriend is little more than a set of nice abs. All Sheldon has to his name is a house he can barely hold onto and a cat that is more pillow than mammal. Now he also has to contend with decomposition, the scent of the open grave, and an unending appetite for human flesh–and on top of it all, there's another audition in the morning. In order to survive his death without literally falling apart, Sheldon must find a way to combine his old life with his new addiction, which... Views: 35
Renee Simons Special Edition published by Books We Love contains the novels, Safe Haven, Dearest Enemy and Eye of the Storm.
Safe Haven
Waging war on the mob may not be smart, but Jordan VanDien and architect Ethan Caldwell are after the men who, years earlier, destroyed Jordan's family and now threaten Ethan's future. Scarred by childhood trauma, the two loners never expected to battle an unwanted attraction. Yet hard as they try to fight their feelings, a common purpose and shared danger ignite a spark that grows to a flame neither can deny. In their quest for justice, will they let that fire die or can the beauty with a dark past and the guilt-laden Aussie transplant find a haven in each other's arms?
Dearest Enemy
When Callie Patterson roars into Blue Sky, New Mexico, on her Harley she disturbs more than the quiet of the dying gold mining town. She unnerves the townsfolk who want to reopen a long dead mine that conflicts with her plan to turn her family’s Victorian mansion into a tourist haven and art colony. She stirs up old memories for Mercedes Gunn who fears the discovery of long-held secrets, and for Fernando Moreno, once the love of her now-deceased grandmother. Most of all, she shakes up the mostly well-ordered future that sheriff Luc Moreno has planned to protect his own family and their home. Being on opposite sides of the valley’s future threatens a growing attraction. Will it ultimately destroy any hope for love to blossom?
Eye of the Storm
Five years after his imprisonment for treason, Marine Corps Major Michael Stormwalker gets a chance to prove his innocence. The one person qualified to help him uncover the truth, however, has other plans. Convinced he murdered her fiancé, Alexandra McLaren means to see that Stormwalker goes straight back to Leavenworth.
Sparks fly in the clash between a seemingly immovable object and an equally irresistible force. The sexual sizzle ignites Stormwalker's love for the auburn-haired beauty, who becomes as vital to his happiness as the restoration of his honor, the pride of his people and his career. Views: 35
Forced to become a proper
young lady, Lucy-Ann Spencer rebels against the rules of high society to
claim her freedom and her Gypsy lover.
Dragged off to London
kicking and screaming, Lucy-Ann Spencer refuses to become a proper young
lady. Despite her aunts' insistence, she spurns the suitably titled and
wealthy men who court her, longing instead for the Gypsy lad and the
freedom she once loved.
Liberty Wood never forgot
the girl he adored years ago, but now that she has become a proper,
silk-clad member of high society while he lives by his wits, he knows
that they can never breach the gulf between them. Can Lucy-Ann convince
him otherwise?
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The year is 29 C. E. and Jerusalem chafes under the Roman Empire's continued presence and oppressive rule. But in spite of that unpleasant fact of life, life goes on—but not for everyone. People die, some because it is their time, others by misadventure. One death in particular brings the City's daily routine to a halt. A badly scorched body is found behind the veil of The Holy of Holies—the Temple's inner sanctum, the most sacred space on earth for the Jews. No one except the High Priest may enter this place and he only once a year on the Day of Atonement. This is no casual violation and the authorities are in an uproar.Gamaliel, the Rabban of the Sanhedrin, the ranking rabbi in all of Judea, finds himself drawn into solving this delicate mystery while dark agents with unholy interests, plot to seize control of much of the trade in certain highly profitable imports from the east and west.Loukas, the physician, plays "Watson" to Gamaliel's "Sherlock" as the tangled web... Views: 35
My name is Elena and I used to be a human being. Now I am a sex slave. If you are reading this diary then I am either dead or I have managed to escape… Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave is a gritty, gripping, and tear-jerking novella, inspired by real victims’ accounts and research into the sex trafficking underworld. (17,000 words) Views: 35
Blurb: Oh So Nice... and Naughty Kandee O'Connor left her home town as soon as she could, heart-bruised, and determined to never return for more than a visit. But she's tired of her career that has kept her too busy for any kind of relationship, even for losing her virginity. Now she's gone home and comes face-to-face with the boy - now a man - who was partly responsible for why she'd left all those years ago. Her feelings are stronger than ever for him ... and she wants him to help her with the virginity problem, but that's all. Right?Sean Masters left his home town and became a successful pro-football quarterback, but now his football career is over. He's lost, expected to take over the family ranch, but doubts he can do it. His life is a mess. Then he runs into Kandee, a girl - now a beautiful woman - who he still feels guilt over for something that happened when she was sixteen. In some twisted way, she wants him to right the wrong he'd done her. She wants him to be her first lover. What she needs is a good spanking and he's just the man to give her one. Views: 35
In her third and final diary, by Kate McMullan, Meg continues to face the hardships of life on the prairie with her brave and sweet spirit.Meg continues to describe the daily realities on the prairie as she and her family make their lives in Kansas. Throughout these times of difficulty and joy, Meg is always courageous and thoughtful. Views: 35
Highly skilled Search and Rescue (SAR) team leader, Honor Mackenzie, works almost as hard at guarding the dark secrets of her past as she does when training SAR dogs. As for widowed Sun reporter Matt Phillips, not even his former SAR work is as important as protecting his ten-year-old twin boys. When a jumbo jet crashes outside Baltimore one cold night, their respective jobs put them face-to-face at the grisly scene—and force Matt and Honor to reconsider the difficult decisions that resulted in their long-standing "single forever" status.As Matt tries to come to terms with his feelings for Honor, he gets word that she hasn't reported in since starting the search for a missing child. Reverting to his SAR training, Matt leads the search team as a vicious winter storm bears down on the area. Will he find her in time? And if he does, will they find their way back to each other or go back to living life alone? Views: 35
In this dramatic one-volume sci-fi trilogy, three spacecraft crash land on Earth following the destruction of a far-off planet by two warring royal houses. Now, with the discovery of the third craft, the rivalry breaks out in an apocalyptic battle to determine Earth's future. It is a battle between equally determined forces involving two princes, the Queen Mother, and the humans the rival aliens have adapted themselves to—including the twins Joe and Hawk and their father Frank Grayer, an intelligence agent for the U.S. Department of Defense. The Third Craft is a spirited, gripping saga of morality, cosmic civil war, and human evolution—an adventure into the limits of technology, the nature of evil, and the destiny of humankind. Views: 35
