Brent Mallick and his hired Double K gunmen had it all made. Mallick wanted all the land around Barlock, which meant buying out all the small ranchers. This was no problem, for if the ranchers were at first reluctant to sell, they soon changed their minds when they saw what would happen to them and their families if they refused.Yes, everything was going Mallick’s way. It was, that is, until the day his gunmen arrived at the Lasalle ranch, intending to try out their own brand of persuasion, and found three men waiting for them.The Ysabel Kid was one of the men. Mark Counter was another. The third man was small and insignificant looking . . . His name was Dusty Fog! Views: 21
The stories featured in the compendium do not contain sexually explicit materialWhat do you think of when you think of Valentine’s Day? If it happens to be romance, love, and mystery then this fun and flirty compendium is for you. Full of scavenger hunts, mysterious love letters, secret admirers, and missing jewels, this collection of stories is capable of bringing out the romantic side of any mystery connoisseur.First in the compendium is the fast-paced scavenger hunt mystery “An Unusual Request” by T.B. Audrey. When Beatrice agreed to meet her best friend (and longtime crush), Tommy, at an out of the way diner, she never imagined that it would lead to her spending Valentine’s Day hosting a dinner party for a group of strangers in the middle of nowhere. To make matters more bizarre, it was all at the request of a dead man. Soon the peculiar guests begin to arrive: A flower child painter, a cold businessman and his rigid wife, and a young playboy accompanied by a gorgeous blond. To Beatrice it seems the guests are so diverse that the only thing they seem to have in common is a love of money and a grudge against Tommy. Then things take an even stranger turn, as it’s revealed that the party is just an elaborate scavenger hunt to decide who will inherit Tommy’s late uncle’s fortune. Soon Beatrice and Tommy find themselves embroiled in a wild and wacky contest, in which not everyone is who they seem or what they appear to be. Filled with lighthearted one-liners and a cast of quirky characters, the pages seem to fly by as the characters race from clue to clue, the excitement pausing only long enough for love and romance to blossom.Next up is the romantic and mysterious “Samson’s Corner” by K.B. Clyde. When Megan Walker makes reservations for her and her husband, Dave, at Samson’s Corner, a bed and breakfast set in the scenic southern countryside, she hopes for a quiet, relaxing vacation. However, when the pair arrives at the bed and breakfast, Dave is constantly distracted by work and Meg is left mostly to her own devices. It’s not exactly what she had in mind for a romantic week away. Then, Meg accidently discovers a stash of old, anonymous love letters in a book from the bed and breakfast’s library and her curiosity gets the best of her. She vows to find out who the letters belong to, convinced the receiver is someone who still lives at Samson’s Corner. Do the letters belong to Joanne, an Aunt Bea type and owner of Samson’s Corner? Or maybe Cicily, the pretty waitress with the no-good boyfriend? Romance abounds at the bed and breakfast, so investigating the letters is not an easy task. Dave joins in on the search, putting his work on the backburner, and the couple teams up to try and solve this Valentine’s Day mystery. With little information to go on, will the couple find out who the letters belong to before they must leave Samson’s Corner? In “The Ruby Necklace”, by Price McNaughton, Cara is working as a caterer at a local jewelry store's Valentine's Day party, she expects the night to be like any other, but it does not go quite as planned. When one of the contest entries, a ruby necklace, goes missing Cara finds herself thrust into a mystery. To make matters worse, her longtime crush, Rick, could be blamed. With only an hour to solve the mystery, will she be able to find the necklace in time? McNaughton weaves a riveting tale full of mystery and intrigue, brimming with shifty characters, shocking twists, and a hint of romance, which will keep you guessing until the very end.Giles Kent finishes up the compendium on the perfect note of romance, in her short story “Signed, Your Secret Admirer”, Kent’s leading lady, Helen, somehow manages to be tough and lovable at the same time, capable of both coldness and touching moments of insecurity. Anyone who is a romantic at heart will find her inner journey a compelling and touching message, mixed with just enough mystery and comedy to make it an irresistible read. Views: 21
A young woman named Mardi Jack is killed by a sniper's bullet in a Sydney apartment apparently owned by a wealthy businessman, Boru O'Brien, who has ties to seedy goings-on and to the Prime Minister's wife. O'Brien, the real target of the assassin, had been a cadet with Detective Inspector Scobie Malone two decades earlier, and after Jim Knoble, another police academy classmate, is also professionally shot, the mantle falls to Malone to investigate the case. Forced into hiding and afraid for the safety of his family, Malone must find a psychopathic serial killer before he, too, is stopped by a gun's explosion. Views: 21
'Spine-tingling suspense!' LISA GARDNERBarney has seen things. Things no child should see . . . and he knows the killer will strike again soon. The victim will be another boy, just like him. He will drain the body of blood, and leave it on a Thames beach. There will be no clues for detectives Dana Tulloch and Mark Joesbury to find. There will be no warning about who will be next. There will be no good reason for young policewoman Lacey Flint to become involved . . . And no chance that she can stay away.LIKE THIS, FOR EVER is published as LOST in the USReview"An all-round hit; scary, twisty and intense" RT BookReviews "Bolton sets aside the gothic-tinged atmosphere of her early novels in favor of a more visceral sensibility, exerting immediate and continuing pull by stepping in and out of an unnamed killer's mind ... a nail-biting thriller" Booklist "Close-to-the-bone red herrings skillfully strewn across the detectives' paths, convincing cop-shop procedure, and perceptively drawn secondary characters help push this contemporary crime novel ahead of the pack ... Bolton looks deep into the lost-soul madness of a killer and makes her vision all too horribly real." Publishers Weekly About the AuthorS. J. BOLTON is the author of five critically acclaimed novels: Sacrifice, Awakening, Blood Harvest, Now You See Me and Dead Scared. Sacrifice was nominated for the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel, and voted Top Debut Thriller in the first ever Amazon Rising Stars. Awakening won the Mary Higgins Clark award for Thriller of the Year. In 2010 Blood Harvest was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year, and in both 2011 and 2012 S. J. Bolton was shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library, an award for an entire body of work, nominated by library users. S. J. Bolton lives near Oxford with her husband and young son. Views: 21
When dying becomes an act of love. It is four years since Taylor and Brody almost lost Veris during the First Crusade. Now they know how to control time jumps, they have settled into a very nearly perfect, nearly human life, raising their daughter Marit. When Brody defies Queen Tira to protect Marit, the three of them jump back three days in time to collect evidence the queen set up Brody for a drug bust in retribution. The jump sends them back to Brody’s personal nightmare: Sixth century Constantinople. While Brody survives as a flogged slave, Taylor masquerades as the wife of an aristocrat and searches for Brody to release him. They must wait for Veris to find them before jumping home and Taylor watches each brutal chariot race, wondering if this will be Brody’s last. Brody once died in the Hippodrome and he is human this time, too…. Warning: This story features two super hot alpha vampire heroes, multiple sex scenes, including anal sex, MM sexual play, and MMF sex. Do not read this book if frank sexual language and sex scenes offend you.The time-space continuum was restored to order at the end of this book. Promise. This is the third book in the Kiss Across Time SeriesBook 1: Kiss Across TimeBook 2: Kiss Across SwordsBook 3: Kiss Across Chains __ I was so caught up in this book I was in tears … It was just heart wrenching. Cocktails and Books …and praise for the Kiss Across Time Series: [She] has created characters that are engaging, unpredictable, outrageously funny and down-right appealing to readers who will steal their hearts. Shannon for The Romance Studio I think you’ll be as entertained and affected by the chemistry between the characters as I was. A fast-moving romance that spanned several lifetimes and included a paranormal aspect that was a fun and totally unexpected surprise. Honeysuckle for Whipped Cream Erotic Romance Reviews This was a great story with wonderful and surprising plot twists. The chemistry between the three is tangible. Stacey Krug for Siren Book Reviews Paranormal erotic romance doesn’t get any more creative than [this]. Chris for Romance Junkies This is a story, and these are characters, that stay with the reader long after the story is finished. Clare for Happily Ever After Reviews Not only immensely imaginative, but incredibly ingenious – it’s an unforgettable journey. Chris for Romance Junkies Reviews __ Tracy Cooper-Posey is an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author. She writes erotic vampire romances, hot romantic suspense, paranormal and urban fantasy romances. She has published over 50 novels since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award. She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year and Byzantine Heartbreak was a 2012 winner. She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught romance writing at MacEwan University. She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line. Her website can be found at http://TracyCooperPosey.com Views: 21
A novella of loyalty and survival—in which three soldiers must survive active duty before they can find their true loves in the town of Snowberry Creek, Washington… Best friends Nick, Spence, and Leif are counting down the last days of their third deployment as members of the U.S. Army, and their first in Afghanistan. But when one of them receives heartbreaking news from home, their camaraderie will be tested both under fire and under the strain of nearly unbearable emotional pain. Then, while on patrol in a dangerous sector, the strangest thing happens—a stray dog appears from nowhere, alerting them to a coming ambush, and saves their lives. And as the three soldiers struggle to rescue the pooch from the firefight, each of the friends finds a little lost piece of himself—and a part of themselves they need to carry home… Includes a preview of the upcoming full-length novel set in the Snowberry Creek series, A Time for Home Views: 21
Monica Bisbaine loves being a modern girl in the Roaring Twenties. Her job writing a gossip column allows her access to all the local speakeasys in Washington, D.C., where she can dance the night away—and find fodder for her next article. But when the owner of the Capitol Chatter newspaper passes away, Monica wonders what will happen to her job, and the lifestyle she loves.Max Moore may hold the title of editor-in-chief for evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson's paper, The Bridal Call, but Aimee calls all the shots. So when Max learns that his great-uncle has passed away, leaving him all his earthly possessions, Max resigns and heads to D.C. Determined to take over the Capitol Chatter, infuse it with his values, and turn it into a respectable paper, Max is soon bumping up against the equally determined Monica Bisbane.Under Max's direction, Monica embarks on her most challenging assignment yet: infiltrating and reporting on the Anti-Flirt Society.... Views: 21
--Late Night Delight --So alone...Amelia was an author who wrote happily ever afters. She had been badly burned over twenty-five percent of her body after a rabid fan splashed her with lye and her torso along with one arm were affected the worst. She became a shut-in and wrote because it is all she knows. But she never imagines a man could love her, damaged as she was. Every Tuesday she has a grocery delivery, and the man who brings her food is incredibly handsome. Until one day she finds herself unable to deny him and lets him into her home and her heart.He had been burned by life too...Benjamin was a small business owner and his best client was Amelia. But he knows that she is a woman with a secret, beyond the scars that she kept well hidden from the world with turtlenecks and makeup. She bought hundreds of dollars in food each week and had a standing order to deliver half to the homeless shelter. That was enough to make him want to get to know her better, but she was unwilling to even learn his name. Until he decides that he wasn't going to wait any longer. Can Amelia let go of her painful past and find a love worth holding onto? Views: 21
Despite their attraction, dragon shifter Caleb Rycroft always saw Lucy
Sheffield as off-limits. Now, three years after mysteriously disappearing, Caleb has
returned and wants nothing more than to show Lucy the ecstasy that can be shared between
dragon and rider. But Lucy is set to claim another dragon at her brother's demand... In
order to stop the arranged claiming, he and Lucy must embark on a frantic mission to
find her brother and extinguish a growing threat to their entire isle. If they fail, the
island of Feralon will perish...along with any hopes Caleb had to explore his forbidden
desire for Lucy... Views: 21
Great Scotland Yard 1844 When the beautiful Eleanora Scambles claims that her husband has been wrongly arrested for the murder of Edward Mizzentoft, Inspector Bucket of the recently formed Detective Department is intrigued - but there are two problems. The case is already being handled by Bucket's colleague, who is in no doubt about his man's guilt. And someone else observed the conversation between Bucket and Mrs Scambles: someone who will go to great lengths to ensure that the truth never gets out. How can Inspector Bucket and Sergeant Gordon investigate without breaching professional etiquette? And who is the mysterious figure stalking Mrs Scambles? Views: 21
Bookish UN translator Lucy Snow sneaks into an embassy party...and meets Prince Jagor, heir to the throne of Asteria. He's mysterious, charming and supremely powerful, and the chance encounter turns into a steamy kiss in one of the embassy bedrooms. Their initial tryst isn't enough for the Prince: he offers her a job as his personal aide. Not only is she now conducting a secret romance under the watchful eyes of his retinue: Lucy is only too aware that in the wealthy European kingdom of Asteria, women are ‘owned’ by their lovers. As the couple battle to keep their love a secret, Jagor shows Lucy a submissive side to herself that leaves her breathless: but is she ready to accept the Prince’s collar and the life in Asteria that comes with it? When their relationship becomes public, can she survive the glare of the spotlight? And, as political unrest in Asteria threatens the entire royal family, exactly how far will she go for love? This erotic romance contains explicit scenes. Views: 20
