The finale in the Delicious De Campos trilogy.****Matteo de Campo: every woman's wildest fantasy and the man looking to secure a multimillion-dollar deal with her family's company Desperate to prove herself once and for all, Quinn Davis finally has the power to make this ultimate, impartial decision--which means she must not fall prey to De Campo's enticing appeal! But Matteo will not be denied. She knows he needs his wine empire to be chosen to overwrite his recent mistakes. But when Quinn glimpses the true demons behind his smoldering gaze, she questions everything.... Just who is the real Matteo de Campo? Quinn Davis is about to find out!** Views: 19
The good news is that Bill Parker found just the right woman to take as his bride. The bad news is that she's engaged to another man. But then, nobody ever said that finding love would be easy. Second Chance Suitor is the second novel in the Westward Hearts series, though they may be read in any order. Heartwarming reads with an HEA guaranteed! Views: 19
Geoffrey the Handsome, the virile and charming Duke of Normandy, seduces Queen Eleanor of France to spy for him in the struggle between Normandy and France and Normandy and England. Said to be the most beautiful woman in Europe, and very rich, Eleanor has not been able to give birth to an heir for France. Her liaison with Geoffrey could remedy that - or lead to her downfall and Geoffrey's death. But what begins with cool calculation becomes a passionate affair. Despite his love for Eleanor, however, Geoffrey has larger plans: to help his warrior son, Henry, seize the English throne from the uncle who usurped it from its rightful heir, Henry's mother. When Henry is forced to intervene to save the lives of his father and Eleanor, he falls foul of the French queen——and madly in love with her Byzantine maid. Should he become King of England, however, this dazzling foreign girl will never be acceptable as his queen. These two relationships, both forbidden, both perilous,... Views: 19
The far north coast of Scotland. Spring 1745. It begins with a murder. But is it a murder when someone is forced to kill his brother, so that he might save his own life? The guilty man is a nobody, a poor fisherman. The person who arrogantly and unthinkingly makes him commit this terrible act, simply to see how he behaved, is the richest man in Scotland, one of Europe s leading astronomers, a great aristocrat and clan chief the Earl of Dunbeath. How this opening scene unfolds leads Dunbeath to invent his game of life the Prisoner s Dilemma. He invites his old friend, David Hume, to Caithness to play the new game with him to prove to you mathematically and empirically the interaction of good and ill, of co-operation and selfishness. But into their planned discussions blow two survivors from a shipwreck who will turn their thoughts and their lives upside down - the beautiful and brilliant Sophie Kant and the calm, charismatic captain, Alexis Zweig. What follows, as the greatest... Views: 19
In this gripping and provocative eBook original novel celebrated bestselling author Walter Mosley explores the mind of an African-American man who is forced to re-examine his most closely held beliefs about race and about himself.Sovereign James wakes up one morning to discover that he's gone blind.Sovereign's doctors can't find anything wrong with him, nor does he remember any physical or psychological trauma. Unless his sight returns, Sovereign has reached the end of his 25-year career in human resources. A couple of weeks later he is violently mugged on the street. His sight briefly, miraculously returns during the attack: for a few seconds, he can see as well as hear a young female bystander's cries of distress. Now he must grapple with two questions: What caused him to lose his vision--and, perhaps more troubling, why does violence restore it? As Sovereign searches for the woman he glimpsed, he will come to question everything he valued about his... Views: 19
They’ve never met. But they’re destined for each other....Single dad Mac Culhane has traveled to some of the world’s most dangerous war zones, but now he and his young daughter have settled in Shelter Bay, where he’s become the late-night DJ for the local radio station. The last thing he expects is to connect over the airwaves with a caller....After a painful divorce, Annie Shepherd opened up a scrapbook store in town and started volunteering with local senior citizens. Although she loves her work, dreams of the family she longs for keep her up late, listening to Mac Culhane’s voice on the radio.When Mac and Annie finally meet in person, the attraction between them is instantaneous. But Annie isn’t ready to lay her heart on the line, and neither is Mac. Fortunately, no one in Shelter Bay is about to let a perfect match escape the magic of true love....ReviewPraise for JoAnn Ross’s Shelter Bay Novels“This heart-warmer captures coastal small-town flavor perfectly.”—Library Journal“[A] savory romance.”—Publishers Weekly“Engrossing....I await each new story with anticipation.”—Fresh FictionAbout the AuthorJoAnn Ross lives with her husband and three rescued dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Views: 19
