Saint Jude is the patron saint of lost causes - and police officers. When Chicago detectives Frank Campello and Andy Polanski are assigned to investigate the murder of Trina Martinez it seems like an ordinary homicide. An unfortunate young girl in the wrong place at the wrong time has been brutally murdered. But their investigation is halted by a wall of silence, a wall formed by powerful interests that will render their inquiry a lost cause. Then they enlist the support of reporter Christy Lee - and come under immediate fire. Polanski is arrested. Campello threatened. Christy is attacked. It's the case that every cop gets. The one that changes his life. The one where justice is elusive and the hunter becomes the hunted. Frank Campello and Andy Polanski are The Sons of Jude. First in a series of gritty, fast-paced crime thrillers with an ethical twist. Views: 16
Emma Walters didn't choose to be a spy, but when her crazy father was caught selling bombs to the wrong people, she was given a choice--become a spy or rot in jail. Her exciting new life as agent Kate Wells becomes more so when she discovers her new boss is the agent--undercover and investigating her father at the time--who took her to third base. Emma is already half in love with the dark and dangerous Chase Sanders. Kate wants nothing more than for him to finish what he started, but he's the devil incarnate. And one doesn't make deals or fall in love with the devil.If someone had told Chase he'd fall in love with a certain virgin when he was on his last mission, he would have shot them dead, sniper style. She was nothing more than collateral damage, damn it. But watching the sexy new spy morph into a bombshell killing machine is too much to bear. So when the powers that be command him to train her in the art of seduction for her first--and possibly last--mission, he's scared witless. Making love to Kate means preparing her for sex with another man.Somehow, Chase has to find a way to get Kate in--and out--of her mission without dying. And without falling in love.Book Contains: Explicit and graphic sex, light bondage, light BDSM, anal sex, sex toys, m/f/m, a hot, dominating spy boss and a spunky, bomb-making heroine heroine Views: 16
Sondra's husband died, leaving her to fend for herself. When her only other friend, Miller, passes away, too, it's more than Sondra can take. But when Miller leaves her his cattle ranch, she can hardly believe how deeply she's been blessed. She just has to make it through one year with Miller's appointed ranch manager - then the Culry Q will be hers forever. Dylan Ward was Miller's neighbor, and they had a deal. But Miller's will completely changes the arrangement. Dylan is seeing red - red hair that is, because Sondra Thankful will get the Curl Q. Now Dylan has to run both his ranch and hers. Will Dylan be able to see the Lord's will, or just his own? Can Sondra ever find happiness again after losing so much? Views: 16
Now available in Kindle formatIn the City, the Werewolves are restless. Gabi is striving to get back to life as usual. Dealing with the aftermath of being kidnapped and tortured by Dantè, wrapping her head around being a Dhampir, and trying to figure out Julius’s unexpected attitude as he withdraws from her and becomes cool and distant. As if that isn’t enough to cope with, she receives the disturbing news that someone she cares about has been dragged unwillingly into her world after a brutal and calculated Werewolf attack. As rogue Werewolves run rampant through the City, it becomes clear there will be no gentle reintroduction to Gabi's duties as Hunter for the Societas Malus Venatori. Once again the Vampires join forces with the SMV to contain the threat, but the odds seem stacked against them and the casualties keep mounting. Tensions run high as the perpetrators manage to stay one step ahead of the Hunters and the senseless violence continues. No one suspects betrayal from within, until Gabi’s pets unmask a traitor. But the traitor isn’t the real threat and the war has only just begun.This time their nemesis isn’t playing by any rules and no one is safe in this deadly, new game. Not even the Master Vampire of the City. As the undeniable chemistry between Gabi and Julius reignites, they realise the danger isn’t only to the human population of the City, but threatens to overwhelm them all. What they finally uncover brings Gabi into very real conflict with the SMV Council and leaves her questioning her life-long allegiances. Not all monsters come in obvious monster packages and sometimes what you’re fighting to protect is what you should be fighting against. Not everyone will walk away from this fight intact. Strap in, hang on and grab a breath while you can. All hell is about to break loose!"The Hellcat series is one wild ride ... one of the best new series to hit the dark urban fantasy world, ever! Two words: more, please." Diane Nelson (Sand in my Shoes Reviews) Views: 16
Little is known of what life is like for contemporary Arab women living in the Middle East. One of the few literary voices speaking out from that still closed society is Hanan al-Shaykh, whose novel The Story of Zahra was banned in most Arab countries. Now available for the first time in the U.S. is her newest novel, a story of four women treated to every luxury but freedom. Views: 16
~ Delicious Masters - when women meet the Doms of their dreams ~Black Lace and Spice Briefs author Portia Da Costa presents a searingly hot, super value bundle of romantic BDSM short fiction, informed by her sixteen best selling years of writing in the genre.Approximately 27K total word count. Bundle price is less than half the cost of buying the stories separately! DELICIOUS PAIN comprises five intense stories of women's initiation into the rites of painful pleasure - AN APPOINTMENT WITH HER MASTER and FORBIDDEN TREASURES are both standalone titles, and IN SEBASTIAN'S HANDS is a BDSM love story in three acts. In AN APPOINTMENT WITH HER MASTER, Mary-Anne finally meets her online master face to face and hand to bottom. In FORBIDDEN TREASURES, a vintage punishment journal and a fierce rattan cane prompt Alice and her husband Julian to explore his secret past and a daring new BDSM future for the pair of them. In IN SEBASTIAN'S HANDS, Megan falls for the dark and devastating Sebastian Holmwood at a party, and quickly ends up across his lap, having her bottom spanked... and that's only the beginning of their journey. These stories include very explicit descriptions of erotic punishment in the form of spanking, caning, power exchange and the use of sex toys.Please note, AN APPOINTMENT WITH HER MASTER, FORBIDDEN TREASURES and IN SEBASTIAN'S HANDS have all been published individually as ebooks for Amazon Kindle and on other platforms. Views: 16
"Scream, hold your breath, cry in despondent anguish, and kick your bonny legs on my ancient floor. Oh, and don't forget to please, please pout with that sinfully-lush bottom lip of yours," Ciaran to his captive, Rebecca. “I’ll entertain your theatrics… for a while.” Covered in tattoos, piercings, soft-worn jeans, and combat boots, the sinfully-sexy, thousand-year-old Ciaran - Alpha of Scotland has finally reclaimed his pack. But battle after battle hasn’t prepared his deadened heart for a feisty red-headed problem: his entirely too tempting captive. Curl your toes in the Sanibel sand. Whisk away to cold castles and warm Scottish beds. Stay forever. The werewolves are always hungry...not necessarily for food. Graphic sex, m/f/m ménage amour, suspense. Views: 16
"Remember, what's down inside you, all covered up—the things of your soul. The important, secret things . . . The story of you, all buried, let the music caress it out into the open."When Allegra was a little girl, she thought she would pick up her violin and it would sing for her—that the music was hidden inside her instrument. Now that Allegra is twelve, she believes the music is in her fingers, and the summer after seventh grade she has to teach them well. She's the youngest contestant in the Ernest Bloch Young Musicians' Competition. She knows she will learn the notes to the concerto, but what she doesn't realize is she'll also learn—how to close the gap between herself and Mozart to find the real music inside her heart. Views: 16
