Susan Elia MacNeal introduced the remarkable Maggie Hope in her acclaimed debut, Mr. Churchill's Secretary. Now Maggie returns to protect Britain's beloved royals against an international plot--one that could change the course of history. As World War II sweeps the continent and England steels itself against German attack, Maggie Hope, former secretary to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, completes her training to become a spy for MI-5. Spirited, strong-willed, and possessing one of the sharpest minds in government for mathematics and code-breaking, she fully expects to be sent abroad to gather intelligence for the British front. Instead, to her great disappointment, she is dispatched to go undercover at Windsor Castle, where she will tutor the young Princess Elizabeth in math. Yet castle life quickly proves more dangerous--and deadly--than Maggie ever expected. The upstairs-downstairs world at Windsor is thrown into disarray by a shocking murder, which... Views: 26
Tired of being in the shadow of her prettier, more popular sisters, Charlotte Patterson decides to leave Manhattan behind and discover just what Italy's la dolce vita has to offer--good food, fine wine...delicious men?But even Charlotte's Roman holiday can't help her escape a devastating family secret back in Larkville,Texas, and she finds herself seeking solace in the arms of mysterious widower Lucio Constello. Unable to deny their attraction, they share one intensely passionate night together--a night that will affect them more than they could possibly imagine.... Views: 26
When their quests for vengeance collide, Undercover DEA Agent Dallas McQuade and Mia Linden, a disbarred lawyer, are forced into a reluctant partnership—and a Las Vegas wedding. Neither of them planned on falling in love. But they can’t fight the passion...and emotions...ricocheting between them. Maybe they can heal each other. And their make-believe marriage can become real. If they survive. Views: 26
One of the most challenging aspects of falling in love is keeping the love alive. The question is, once you’ve unlock the secrets to everlasting love and the promises such a love brings, what do you do when that love is pitted against forces we have little or no earthy influence over? And what happens when you find yourself in heated battle with the most powerful force of all in a relationship – True Love?My novel Island Love is centered on a young, hardworking, and highly dedicated professional who realizes overtime he has had little time for a love interest or social life. In time he finds himself falling deeply in love with a woman of extraordinary beauty, incredible talent, and intelligence who loves him just as deeply. The two make a promise to love one another for all eternity, plus infinity times two. Unfortunately for these two hopeful lovers, this is where ole Lady Fate steps in.Follow this young man as he does everything right in his efforts to cultivate an all-encompassing love and everything wrong in his arduous efforts to preserve it. In pure essence, this stirring novel is about what love is meant to be, but in most cases can never be.It is about one man’s journey into a vortex of emotions not meant for any one man to suffer or endure. It is about a love so true and so deep that it defies reason. Within these pages lies the most perilous path to love, a path few will ever travel or dare travel for it is written...Love is not without its broken promises nor is it void of strife or dire consequences. Nor is it fully embraced or realized until one experiences the bitter sweet lessons of humility, betrayal, grief, and personal sacrifice Island Love – a novel and a place in the heart where love resides everlasting Views: 26
In this collection of erotic romance novellas, three very different women dare to open up their hearts in search of a meaningful relationship. From the heart of the wilderness to the streets of suburbia, love Finding Herself by Sommer Marsden Sophie Calhoun has a good job writing for a hot women's magazine. Her latest assignment is to work on an article about how a strong, confident woman can look deeper into herself to find her centre. The only problem is Sophie feels lost. On a whim one morning, looking for the answers to her unwritten article and the silent turmoil in her heart, she takes a hike. In the wilderness she finds a very large man sitting alone, calm and still and smiling – everything Sophie wants to be. When he opens his eyes and that smile is directed at her, Sophie begins to find herself... A Brighter Spark by Mary Borsellino Suzy's enthusiasm for life has been slowly buried under the ordinary... Views: 26
Pop quiz: What would you do if you had to solve your own murder to get anywhere in death? Maybe if I hadn't slept through my alarm, slammed into Kristin—my high school's reigning mean girl—or stepped in a puddle, destroying my mom's new suede DVF boots (which I borrowed without asking), I wouldn't have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, and I wouldn't have been pushed in front of that arriving train. But I did, and I was. When I came to, I was informed by a group of girls that I'm dead. And that because I died under mysterious circumstances, I can't pass straight over to the Other Side. But at least I'm not alone. Meet the Dead Girls Detective Agency: Nancy, Lorna, and Tess—not to mention Edison, the really cute if slightly hostile dead boy. Apparently, the only way out of this limbo is to figure out who killed me, or I'll have to spend eternity playing Nancy Drew. Considering I was fairly invisible in life, who could hate me enough to want me dead? And what if my murderer is someone I never would have suspected? From BooklistOne minute, 16-year-old Charlotte was waiting to get on the F train, and the next, she wakes up on the lobby floor of the Hotel Attesa—a kind of limbo for murdered teens! What’s a girl to do? Charlotte learns that she has to figure out who pushed her onto the tracks before she can get her key and go through the Red Door to the Other Side. There to help are other teen ghosts; methodical Nancy, fashion-obsessed Lorna, and hostile Tess, the self-named Dead Girls Detective Agency, introduce Charlotte to the ins and outs of the afterlife. Charlotte’s investigation leads to more questions than answers. Why is her former devoted boyfriend sucking face with the hottest, most popular girl in school? Who is leaving letters in his locker? All the clues add up to an entertaining romp in this story pitting teen Nancy Drews against mortal mean girls. For those who like their paranormal delivered with a wink and a smile, this one wraps up satisfyingly, with the door creaking ajar for future cases. Grades 8-12. --Lynn Rutan Review“…Engaging. Cox’s storytelling is well paced…Fans of urban fantasy will enjoy this book.” (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) )“An entertaining romp” (Booklist ) Views: 26
There are things we all know about werewolves:
• The only way to become a werewolf is to be bitten by one.
• They only come out on the full moon.
• They can only be killed with a silver bullet.
• They are not real.
But when Aubrey Guinn comes to Eastern Tennessee to help Vina, an aging family friend, werewolves are the furthest things from her mind. She is preoccupied with more mundane concerns, like keeping Vina’s ingrate step-children from putting her in a nursing home, avoiding the advances of her handsome but dim witted neighbor, and keeping her mailbox away from the good old boys baseball bats. It isn’t until Aubrey finds the body of a local boy, gruesomely murdered, that she begins to see that life in the country is anything but slow, and werewolves are far from what Hollywood had led her to expect. Views: 26
The charming real-life fairy tale of an American secretary who discovers she has been chosen king of an impoverished fishing village on the west coast of Africa. King Peggy has the sweetness and quirkiness of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and the hopeful sense of possibility of Half the Sky. King Peggy chronicles the astonishing journey of an American secretary who suddenly finds herself king to a town of 7,000 souls on Ghana's central coast, half a world away. Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony in beautiful Otuam, she discovers the dire reality: there's no running water, no doctor, and no high school, and many of the village elders are stealing the town's funds. To make matters worse, her uncle (the late king) sits in a morgue awaiting a proper funeral in the royal palace, which is in ruins. The longer she waits to bury him, the more she risks incurring the wrath of her ancestors. Peggy's first two years as king of... Views: 26
The third novel in the Long Road to Baghdad series, a vivid, moving, historically accurate account of a conflict between Eastern and Western Empires. 1916, Mesopotamia. The Turks order prisoners from the siege of Kut to march the hundreds of miles to Baghdad. The men are weak from starvation after the five-month siege, with many suffering from dysentery and diseases. They have no medical supplies – and then the hot weather begins... Hundreds of men die on the march, the stragglers killed by Arab tribesmen; those too ill to move are left behind to die. Soon, though, the tide of war turns, and eventually the British march victorious into Baghdad. Having taken control of Mesopotamia, the British find they do not have the resources to govern it. What will be the country's fate? Meanwhile, the POWs who survived imprisonment re-enter an uncertain world – among them John Mason, his health ruined and future unsure. His old friend Charles Reid is more... Views: 26
Dastardly deeds and historical high adventure continue in this thrilling sequel from an award-winning author.On the run from the redcoats, the two young highwaymen, Will and Bess, find themselves in Galloway, Scotland, blamed for a murder they did not commit. Here they are captured by smugglers and become embroiled in a story of hatred and revenge that goes back for generations, to the days of the Killing Times. Whose side will they take? Can anything they do end the cycle of religious hatred? And will their own friendship survive? Views: 26
