JOSIE BELLE PICKENS WAS IN A JAM....She'd always imagined sailing into matrimony on a wave of passion, not on a current of convenience. But she had to wed within a week--and lacked a groom. Until, like a wondrous Sioux warrior, her long-lost friend Ben Standing Bear rode to her rescue. So potently handsome, he turned heads even in the small Southern town that had rejected his kind, and still, Ben bravely accepted Josie's proposal of a six-month marriage.Trouble was, their old friendship suddenly caught fire, and soon Josie was sizzling. And instead of awaiting an annulment, she ached to burrow into Ben's arms--and live happily ever after in his heart. Views: 26
b>The beloved creator of Paddington Bear provides another taste of mystery for crime-solving duo Monsieur Pamplemousse and Pommes FritesWhen the Director of Le Guide offers up a holiday on the Canal de Bourgogne, Monsieur Pamplemousse is unaware that there are strings attached – several, in fact. Things are not quite as peaceful as they seem among the vineyards of Burgundy, and family rivalries and resentments from long past culminate in a series of strange occurrences.Monsieur Pamplemousse, accompanied of course by his faithful bloodhound Pommes Frites, finds himself caught up in the trouble. Before the holiday is over the crime-solving duo will have to cope with the perils of portholes, a dead parrot, missing undergarments, the advances of a Marilyn Monroe lookalike, and an assassin disguised as a nun . . . Views: 26
In one of her most delicate and suspenseful novels to date, Anita Brookner brings us an exquisite story of friendship and duty. Rachel Kennedy and Oscar Livingston were not precisely friends or family. Rachel had been acquanted with Oscar for some time, first as her father's accountant, and then as her own. Part owner of a London bookshop, Rachel is thoroughly independent and somewhat distant, determinedly restrained in her feelings for others, but above all responsible. And it is this trait that leads Oscar and his wife Dorrie to seek out Rachel as a mentor for their twenty-seven-year-old daughter, Heather. Yet when Heather seems poised to make an unsuitable romantic decision, Rachel decides to speak out and intervene, causing an unwitting and devastating insight. Views: 26
What if all you knew about fairy tales was wrong?I have always wondered
why you never asked about my name. Was I so superficial to you? So stereotypical
and mundane? Why did you treat me as if I were just the monster of the week? You
know what I think? You never had the time to really hate me. You wanted to hate
me, long before you even met me. You wanted to scrape my existence and avenge
your childhood princess by laying all blame on me. What if they didn't call me
the Evil Queen, what if I told you the real story from my point of view instead
of hers, would you ever think of me as an angel? Could I ever make you care? I
know that deep inside of you, you adore me,but you're just scared, afraid to
admit how much you love the Snow White Queen.This Grimm Diaries Prequels
are a number of short books in the form of epistolary diary entries. The diaries
are more of teasers for the upcoming series: The Grimm Diaries, allowing you to
get a glimpse of what to expect of the series.The first book in the
Series will be out in October 2012, called SNOW WHITE SORROW.Series
Description:The Grimm Diaries are pages written in a Book of Sand, where
each fairy tale character confessed the true stories once altered by the
Brothers Grimm two centuries ago. To keep the truth about fairy tales hidden,
the Brothers Grimm buried the characters in their dreams to never wake up again.
But the curse was broken and they allowed to wake up every one hundred
years. Views: 26
September, 1941.
War correspondent Joseph Byrne has been cheating death all his life, ever since he spent two years in an iron lung as a boy diagnosed with polio. In the years since, the Fetch, a strange being charged by Death with collecting Joseph and transporting him into the unknown, has been condemned to watch and wait.
Now, with Joseph working in a Finland caught in a tug of war between Nazi and Soviet forces, it seems a foregone conclusion that the Fetch's sentence is at its end and Death will have Joseph for her own at last. Joseph, an openly Jewish American, has no doubt where his allegiance lies, no matter the danger. But after all these years at Joseph's side, watching him overcome adversity to grow into a brave and principled young man, the Fetch has come to realize that there are forces stronger and so much sweeter than even the purpose you were made for.
Original Prompt:
Dear Author,
I could feel him slipping away from me, his pulse was weak and thready, his skin ash white. He was so young, and gorgeous. I'd sworn not to use my power any more. I knew what healing took from me. I'd even come to believe that it wasn't my place to save those whom the spirit had called over. But his hand was strong in mine, his fingers long and elegant, the nails a little ragged, a callus just there... I closed my eyes and pushed into him, finding the breaks, the torn vessels, the pooling blood. I let healing pour out from me into him. Not too much, just enough to keep him alive. His eyes opened and they were storm-grey and brilliant. He looked up at me and whispered, "I know what you are."
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love is Always Write" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
Also read the story here or find it in Love Is Always Write: Volume 10. Views: 26
With this novel, Booker Prize-winning author Anita Brookner confirms her reputation as an unparalleled observer of social nuance and deeply felt longings. Brief Lives chronicles an unlikely friendship: that between the flamboyant, monstrously egocentric Julia and the modest, self-effacing Fay, who is at once fascinated and appalled by Julia's excesses. Thrust together by their husbands' business partnership -- and by a guilty secret -- Julia and Fay develop an intense bond that is nonetheless something less than intimacy, a relationship in which we see our own uneasy compromises, not only with other people, but with life itself. Views: 26
A passionate tryst in a lush garden...A workout that really gets out the kinks...An email mix-up fills a needy inbox...A naughty secret is exposed and explored...For one woman pleasure comes by multiple hands...And sometimes getting what you ask for is more than you bargained for...in Drenched Panties, a collection of six sexy short stories guaranteed to make you wet.From the Inside Flap"I've been your trainer for over a year. You know I don't wanna hear excuses." Ryan moved behind her, holding her gaze in the reflection of the mirror."I know," Nicki breathed.She snuck a look between her legs and was mortified to see a wet spot. A million possible excuses to cut their session short raced through her head. She wanted to get away from Ryan before she truly embarrassed herself. "You know what, I am sick.""Bullshit." Ryan said.Startled by his tone, Nicki whipped around to look at his face. "What?"Ryan stepped close enough for her to smell his soap. He always smelled so fresh, even when he was sweaty. His green eyes held hers as she backed up against the mirror."You're not sick, Nicki," Ryan replied. His eyes scanned over her body, moved over her breasts and lingered on the damp spot between her legs."I'm not?" She asked in a weak voice, leaning her head back against the mirror.Something hot and predatory flashed in Ryan's eyes, making her legs weak as she stared at him."You need to be f..."© Nichelle Gregory-From Vanilla Virgin in Drenched Panties About the AuthorNichelle Gregory has been in love with books and writing since middle school. A lover of the arts, she enjoys anything that embraces the creative nature within us all. Bringing believable characters to life who thrill and excite her readers is a challenge that continues to push Nichelle. She loves creating stories involving super sexy alpha heroes with divine heroines in magical, exotic, and fantastic scenarios. So, gone on . . . Indulge your secret fetishes and desires in one of her simply sexy stories! Views: 26
Winston Churchill is dismayed to receive unauthorised information on the perilous state of Britain's rearmament programme in the year 1937. The Foreign Office brings in Lord Edward Corinth to investigate the leaks. Falling rapidly under Churchill's spell, he is sidetracked from the investigation to concentrate instead on finding the murderer of a Foreign Office official, who could have been one of Churchill's sources. He soon finds himself trying to untangle a web of deception that threatens the security of the state.Following a second murder within the FO, Edward sets out for Spain to find the murdered mans son. Once there, his real objective though is the need to satisfy his gnawing fear that his friend Verity Browne is in extreme danger. Reporting on the Civil War for the New Gazette, Verity scents a scoop when she is given secret information that the enemy is planning an attack on the undefended town of Guernica. With Edward in tow, she arrives just in time to witness a... Views: 26
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Stone Shadow draws you inevitably against your will into the mind of serial killer Daniel Bunkowski, also known as "Chaingang," a brutal rapist and torturer of women. A captive victim fortunate enough to escape his deadly clutches brings his twisted games to the attention of detective Jack Eichord. Now Eichord must solve a case that forces him to confront the hellish nightmare psyche of a serial killer while struggling with his own, all-too-fallible nature. Views: 26
*They live ordinary lives, but they are extraordinary. They are the Offspring, children of a mysterious experiment gone awry—and they are in terrible danger. *Power Junkie: Lachlan McLeod spent wild years astrally projecting himself into other times and places. But he doesn't get out much anymore—not after the fatal mistake that cost him a precious loved one. Pixie Fugitive: Jessie isn't having a bad day. She's having a bad lifetime. After the terrifying act of supernatural violence that destroyed her family, she's been on the run for years. But now her ruthless enemy is drawing closer . . . and her own powers have finally awakened. They're two people who don't play well with others. But they're going to have to learn to, and quickly. Because they're the only two people in the world who can save each other—and their passion is the only thing that can save the world. About the AuthorSince she was a kid, Jaime Rush devoured books on unexplained mysteries and psychic phenomena. She knew she would be published, marry a fabulous guy, and win a Toyota Supra. Missing the romance, relationship drama, and action of her favorite television shows—X-Files, Roswell, and Highlander—she created her own mix in the Offspring series. Views: 26
When Mike, a beat cop, accidentally shoots and kills a little boy while chasing a robbery suspect, his life is shattered, his career destroyed. Drowning in guilt and a mounting drinking problem, Mike is certain his existence cannot possibly get any worse…until that same little boy returns. Suddenly Mike sees him everywhere he looks. Watching…waiting…but for what?Once the dead have found you, there is no forgiveness, there is no turning back. There is only RESTORATION. Views: 26
