When her world is shaken, will her foundation survive? Idealistic and sheltered with a passion to change the world, Kaylan Richards leaves her comfortable life in Alabama to serve in poverty-stricken Haiti. Despite her inexperience and the opposition of a voodoo priest, Kaylan develops a love for the country and the Haitian people. But something deadly is about to strike. It is the worst earthquake the country has ever seen, and in its aftermath bodies, buildings, and broken lives litter the streets. People she cares about are dead, and Kaylan is caught in the middle of the destruction, questioning a God who said He was good. Navy SEAL Nick Carmichael never planned to find a girl he loved more than his country. Now she is a world away, trapped in a deadly situation nothing could have prepared her for. Can Nick's love help Kaylan heal and show her the God who never abandoned her, or will tragedy shake even the most rooted faith? Views: 16
Two friends . . . Two brothers . . . Two weddings . . . Too many secrets . . . Colleen MacGregor rededicated her life to God when she met and married Terence Hayworth. However, her happily-ever-after will have to wait, because she has some serious dragons to slay to sustain her marriage and keep her friendship with Gina Price intact. After fifteen years of friendship, Colleen must now draw the line and stop telling Gina everything. What did God do to her friend? Gina finds it hard to deal with Colleen's newfound faith. She thinks Colleen has become self-righteous, subjecting Gina to her holy tirades whenever the mood strikes. When Gina begins dating one brother, while simultaneously falling in love with the other, boy, does she get an earful! Gina, however, is way too busy trying to sort her way through her own murky feelings to worry about her soul. Her heart wants what it wants. Michelle Lindo-Rice explores the complicated world of female friendships. Can a friendship survive... Views: 16
Mama B was supposed to be helping people at the community food pantry, but Eunice needs more than just a bag full of canned goods. Though Eunice has plenty money, she can't seem to manage what matters most in life. Maybe if she stopped all the "cigarette-ment" (as Henrietta says) she might turn out all right.Meanwhile, Dr. Wilson's not letting up on his pursuit of Mama B. Will he come on too strong and scare her away, or will Mama B throw caution to the wind and fall in love at age 72? Catch up with Mama B again in the small town of Peasner, TX. She's still servin' wisdom and humor as only she can. National bestselling author presents novella #3 in the Mama B series. Views: 16
In Sugarland, Detective Taylor Kayne is always ready with quick wit and a quicker smile. But he's about to meet a woman who will make him want to take his sweet time.... Taylor is a laid-back, smart-aleck kind of lawman. He's also a man's man, as well as every woman's private fantasy. But years ago, he was part of a botched hostage situation that ended with him being hailed as a tough-as-nails hero—even though the pain, fear, and shame from that terrible day still haunt his every moment. Cara Evans couldn't care less about Taylor's pain. In the moment he became a so-called hero, she lost someone she dearly loved. Yet neither of them is prepared for the instant, undeniable attraction that flares between them—or the danger that's soon hot on their heels. Views: 16
AN FBI AGENT TAKES THE BIGGEST -- AND MOST DANGEROUS -- RISK OF HIS CAREER: LEAVING BACHELORHOOD BEHIND Crime investigator Thadius "Thad" Winston must protect his high-ranking political mother after she is shot and nearly killed. He is prepared for risks. What he isn't prepared for is Lucy Sinclair. Hired as his mother's nurse, Lucy is capable, compassionate and entirely inconvenient for Thad. He doesn't enivision a life of shared love or commitment, yet he can't deny the intense attraction growing between them. And when a stalker sets his sights on Lucy -- possibly the same man who tried to kill his mother -- Thad realizes just how much he has to lose. Views: 16
To protect her home and people, Cecily Tyrell would marry the devil himself! And if rumor held any truth, she would mayhap do so! A royal command bound her to wed Lord Rowan DeCourtenay, a knight of some renown...but a widower of shadowed repute. Still, he was the warrior she needed--but was he the man she wanted?Headstrong, valiant and dangerous she was, for Cecily Tyrell alone made Rowan DeCourtenay yearn to dismiss the guard around the citadel of his heart. Though would their love, born in disguise and adventure, survive when all his soul's dark secrets were finally exposed? Views: 16
Abby Northrope has everything a woman could want. A wonderful home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, a wealthy lawyer husband, a wide circle of friends and a secure place in the community. She has everything...until Marti Bright, Abby's best friend from school days, is brutally murdered--crucified on a hill overlooking Carmel. But Abby lives with a secret of her own: her ailing marriage, so fairy-tale-like to outsiders, is crumbling. As Abby turns all her energies into a quest to avenge Marti's death, she is led down a labyrinth of lies, half-truths, jealousies and revenge. Terrible secrets come to light: about herself, her husband and Marti. But how are the three tied together? With a killer still on the loose, time is running out. Views: 16
PETER BRADDOCK: The youngest Braddock brother puts honor to the test and lives up to the proud Braddock legacy!The Braddock blood ran fierce and true in Peter Braddock. Yet his scandalous past kept the youngest Braddock sibling from feeling he really belonged in the elite society his family ruled. Perhaps that's what made him defend shy, awkward Theadosia Berenson--the ugly duckling debutante--and landed him in trouble that led to a marriage proposal!Thea knew Peter felt honor-bound to propose. But the perpetual wallflower couldn't say no to the man who stirred her secret fantasies. Though she tried to hide her tender feelings, one kiss revealed a shocking desire between them. Would the spark ignite a fire--and lead two lonely hearts home?Billion Dollar Braddocks: Born to a legacy of wealth and power, three handsome brothers discover that love is the ultimate privilege. Views: 16
Though
she was once as sweet as she is beautiful, since her mother’s untimely passing
Princess Brandywyn seems to grow brattier with every passing year… until the
day she is waylaid by a band of ruffians and dragged away into the forest. She
is taken far from her home, but at last she is rescued from the outlaws by a
simple huntsman named Tom and her life is changed forever.
Neither
Tom nor anyone else will believe that a girl dressed in rags could be a
princess, and without the slightest idea of how to get home, Brandywyn finds
herself with no choice but to accept Tom’s offer to share his cottage. The
feisty nineteen-year-old princess soon learns, however, that Tom will not stand
for being treated as a servant. To her horror, Brandywyn discovers that arrogance
will earn her a good, hard spanking on her bare bottom, and that more serious
misbehavior will result in even more humiliating punishment.
In
spite of his strict discipline, Brandywyn begins to feel things for Tom that
she has never felt before… things that make her blush with shame. A princess
should not dream of being stripped bare and taken long and hard by a commoner,
yet dream of it she does. But what will her answer be if he asks for her hand,
and what will come of them if her father finds her and returns her to the
palace? Can a princess not only lust for a huntsman, but love him as well?
Publisher’s
Note: The Princess and the Huntsman
is an erotic novel that includes spankings, anal play, graphic sexual scenes, exhibitionism,
elements of BDSM, and more. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this
book.
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Thomas Sanchez’s American Tropic is a heart-racing ecological thriller that showcases today’s headline issues. Sanchez’s first Key West novel, Mile Zero, was hailed by The Washington Post Book World as a “holy terror of a book of immense power and passion,” acclaimed by The New York Times Book Review as “dazzling,” and lauded by Vanity Fair as “mythmaking and magisterial.” Now, Sanchez returns again to America’s famous southernmost continental point, Key West.This exotic island city in the Florida Keys is being terrorized by horrific murders committed by a mysterious voodoo assassin. With each new kill, it becomes clear that the skeleton-clad executioner has an ecological agenda. The novel propels us through a complex maze populated by rapacious developers, ruthless scammers, and common folk engaged in heroic acts to save their community.The characters, from the defenders of America’s only continental reef to the destroyers of marine life, are all swept up in this torrent of horrors. Everyone dreads being the killer’s next victim as the clock counts down to the end of hurricane season and the final dramatic explosion of fear and rage. With canny perception and striking revelations, American Tropic illuminates a world of dark desires, hidden truths, and colliding destinies.Review“[This] power-packed thriller. . . . rises to the level of ferocious dramatic polemic against some of the worst crimes against nature—and, by extension, humanity.” —Alan Cheuse, San Francisco Chronicle“American Tropic propels its cast into a murky world of murder and consequence, with rapid-fire vignettes, an expanding collage of personalities, and a thickening mystery to compel the reader toward a satisfying finale.” —Dimitri Nasrallah,* The Toronto Star“The print equivalent of a character-driven film by Robert Altman. . . . A swift-moving, entertaining book with a timely message.” —Doug Childers, Richmond Times-Dispatch“A creepy tale of Florida noir. . . . American Tropic has a fever-dream intensity and a pace as breathless as a steamy island night.” —Colette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times“There are two elements that make American Tropic worth reading. The first is Sanchez’s rare ability to peel back the flora and fauna of his real-world settings in order to get into the cracks and crevices of scenery and backgrounds that most people notice fleetingly—if at all—out of their side windows as they move from Point A to Point B. The second is the power of his prose, which, after four decades of writing, remains undiminished.” —BookReporter*"A bold eco-thriller of wild truth and poetry destined to take its place alongside The Monkey Wrench Gang." --Philip Caputo, author of Acts of Faith and A Rumor of WarAbout the AuthorThomas Sanchez is a descendant of cattlemen dating back four generations in California to the nineteenth-century Gold Rush. He was born days after his father was killed at the age of twenty-one in the Battle of Tarawa during World War II. Sanchez’s novels have received numerous honors, and he has been awarded a Guggenheim fellowship and is a Chevalier of France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Sanchez is also the director of a documentary film, Into the Light, chronicling the life of Jack Garfein, legendary film director and Actors Studio icon, and survivor of eleven concentration camps. Sanchez divides his time between San Francisco, Key West, and Paris. Views: 16
