Jordan Mackenzie has run from bad to worse. Social work in a women’s prison isn’t going to be easy, and once she meets assistant superintendent Danielle Veillard she realizes her heart isn’t ready for more anguish.Danielle has never been as intrigued and bewildered by anyone as she is with Jordan. Her feelings make no sense, but her brutal ex-husband is certain he understands all too well. So does Jordan’s ex, who is also willing to use any means to assert control over the woman who dared to walked away.As a drug ring within the prison unravels and a suspicious death of an inmate brings all eyes to the prison’s inner workings, Danielle and Jordan find themselves caught in a Web of Obsessions.Australian Diane Wood debuts with a high-stakes thriller featuring women with nothing—and everything—to lose. Views: 315
Roy Blakeley, Lost, Strayed or Stolen By Percy Keese Fitzhugh Views: 315
Have you ever wondered what it will take to save the world? Annie has. But what can she do about it? Disaster and death have pushed Annie to her own personal tipping point. Her decision may be a little crazy, but perhaps that’s what it will take to change the world . . .Now also available at lulu.comHave you ever wondered what it will take to save the world? Annie has. But what can she do about it? Disaster and death have pushed Annie to her own personal tipping point. Her decision may be a little crazy, but perhaps that’s what it will take to change the world.Working as a teacher, Annie is confronted with issues that face the whole community. Her care for her students extends to fear for their future, but what can one person do? The death of her companion brings home the finality of extinction, and Annie can no longer avoid the voice that drives her to act - even if her choice of action is one that leads her friends to doubt her sanity.This book explores some of the moral and ethical issues associated with global warming. We know what the problem is - why does it persist? Annie cannot understand why this is so, but she believes that there must always be hope.Now also available at lulu.com. Views: 315
(Please note, this is Volume 3.) Scott Cunningham is a vampire just trying to make a living. After all, being undead isn't cheap. There's rent to pay, blood to buy, and child support due; it's an eternal treadmill. You would think it would be terribly boring, but as Scott is finding out, unlife as a lawyer in rural Tennessee is anything but.This story is not about legal aspects of our emotional presumptions. It’s about the real life consequences of the judgments that we all make about others. Sometimes, the smallest judgment can have tragic consequences. Perhaps that’s why we have been warned against judging.Karen Bronsky lived a enviable life with a successful devoted husband and a darling child. But something caused her to want just a little more from life. Karen must lose part of her life to find what’s really important to her.Jan Murray thought that she had everything that she needed for happiness. She has looks that most young women would envy. She knew it, and flaunted it. She never knew what it was like to be unnoticed by men. But she will learn that true happiness is not found in the adoration of physical appearances.Stan Bronsky is a good man and husband. He is hard driving and successful in business. But he will learn that success can be fleeting and very costly when he experiences a momentary lapse of judgment and character.Robert Louis Gatewood suffered tragic early life experiences and has carried scars that have shaped his thinking and behavior. He will find new direction in an unexpected moment of encounter.As the lives of these four people weave together through what they perceive to be chance circumstances, they will experience a plethora of emotional experiences and share the uncomfortable consequences of being misjudged, or of having misjudged another. Views: 315
This is a collection of short stories - some are true, some are fabricated, and some are wild exaggerations.Contents:Empty Shadows,A Lot of Bull,Brother and the BB Gun,Fishing with Dad,Flasher on the Mountain,Saving Mom’s Life,Man in Restaurant,My Son the Construction Engineer,Learning the ABC’s and Counting,Mom Doesn’t go Fishing With Dad Anymore,Watching the Buffalo10 horror stories that will not give you sleepless nights. They include ghosts, zombies, werewolves and other scary creatures all woven into daily events. Like trick or treat, first day of school or walking through the woods. Each story can be read within five to ten minutes and are meant for young adults and teens. The contents include1. Trick or Treat?2. The Demon with my Brother's Face3. Lake of Bones4. The Forest of Death5. Dead Mine6. The Haunted Book7. My Teacher's Grave8. Let's Play Hide and Seek9. Painting of the Dead10. The Haunted Doll Views: 315
The library girl has kept her crush a secret for nearly five years. Now an unforeseen accident makes it impossible to ignore, opening her heart and her mind to a possible future.*(this is a work of fan-fiction and takes place after the events of Final Fantasy VIII)What do you do when Fate pushes you into the path of your ultimate crush?Sally Regal is a candidate of Balamb Garden, a mercenary network of SeeDs. But after five years of failing to pass the Fire Cavern final exam qualifier, the end of her candidacy looms. If she doesn’t make the grade, they will ship her home.After being enrolled at Garden her motivation has forever been her crush on young war hero Zell Dincht, a legender SeeD member. If she could bolster her courage enough to tell him the failure wouldn’t cut so deep. The challenge is finding the right time.*(this is a work of fan-fiction and takes place after the events of Final Fantasy VIII) Views: 315
Jack Knight never went looking for trouble, it found him...corrupt foster parents, school bullies, and an insidious disease that Jack can't fight. After joining the Marines at seventeen, the CIA sends him on a covert op, and Jack finds himself alone in the midst of a South American jungle operating in a country rife with political unrest and the beginnings of a drug war, unsure who to trust.Jack Knight never went looking for trouble...it found him.Orphaned at a young age--his brother Nicky the only family he has left--Jack struggles to protect him, but the deck is stacked against him from the start...corrupt foster parents, school bullies, and eventually the insidious disease that Jack can't fight no matter how hard he tries.Nicky calls him a superhero, dubbing him ‘Jackknife’. Jack, however, knows superheroes aren't real and that he can never live up to his brother's image of him.But he has to try.After joining the Marines and successfully completing boot camp, Private Jack Knight, on a secret mission for the CIA, finds himself alone in the midst of a South American jungle operating in a country rife with political unrest and the beginnings of a drug war, unsure who to trust.This is the first book in the Agent Jack Knight Series. Views: 315
These poems twirl their skirts as they explore bi-cultural identity, growing up, a young mother's struggles, and the limits of language. Half Guatemalan and half Anglo, the speaker worries about "black-topped boys with butterscotch skin" who whistle at her, but loves how flowers "explode into curls of crepe." She doesn't understand Spanish or why tragedy jabs into our lives, but still she sings.Along with pieces called "breathtaking" by Naomi Shihab Nye, these poems twirl their skirts as they explore bi-cultural identity, growing up, a young mother's struggles, and the limits of language. Half Guatemalan and half Anglo, the speaker worries about "black-topped boys with butterscotch skin" who whistle at her, but loves how flowers "explode into curls of crepe." She doesn't understand Spanish or why tragedy jabs into our lives, but still she sings. Views: 315
Identity is a science fiction psychological thriller, set in a future where years of progress have come at a cost. Decades of wars and struggle forced the need for a unique solution. Desperate, leaders centered their rule of law and obedience on a strict quasi-religious interpretation of scientific principles. The strife ends, or does it?Identity is a science fiction psychological thriller, set in a future where years of progress have come at a cost. Decades of wars and struggle forced the need for a unique solution. Desperate, a system of governance was formed based on genetic predisposition. Leaders centered their rule of law and obedience on a strict quasi-religious interpretation of scientific principles. The strife ends, technology advances at a staggering rate and the human race flourishes. Or does it? After years of dividing society along genetic lines, those born into privilege take what they have for granted. However, the lines of separation are not as clear as they wish them to be. One violent act exposes the fragility and dangers of dictated perceptions. Views: 314
Waking in a hospital room with no memory, Kait Selias is thrust into a middle of a centuries-old conflict between the six seductive and powerful immortals who rule the city of St. Louis. Discipline. Suffering. Peace. Freedom. Desire. Pandemonium. What will she choose? The first novella in the Hearts of Amaranth series.A woman awakens in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there, except that she tried to kill herself. The staff is keeping her medicated--too medicated--at the behest of a mysterious man she is certain is no doctor. Her name is Kait Selias, and she quickly learns why her suicide attempt failed: she cannot die. She is an immortal, and her appearance has sparked the interest of every powerful man and woman in the city of St. Louis. With the help of a handsome doctor, Kait escapes the hospital and tries to piece together the mystery of her existence while evading the forces that seek to capture her. She discovers that her immortality is not the only thing that separates her from the rest of humanity. Her voice possesses the powerful ability to compel others to do her will, and her enhanced senses threaten to overwhelm her with desire. Who is Kait Selias? More important, what is she? In the first installment of the Hearts of Amaranth series, Kait struggles to understand her place in a world she cannot remember and she comes face to face with the Gospels, six shadowy and seductive figures who control the city of St. Louis. The Gospels may be the key to her identity, but they have plans of their own for Kait Selias. Views: 314
The bear, the moose and the beaver are the best of friends, even though they often disagree. On a canoe trip, the trio’s squabbling leads them into rough waters. Can they agree on a plan before it’s too late? Views: 314
The Hamptons are hot—and Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui are hitting the beach for four sizzling summers in this complete collection of the Beach Lane series.
Mara Walters, Eliza Thompson, and Jacqui Velasco first meet as newly hired au pairs for a wealthy family summering in the Hamptons. But babysitting takes a backseat to romance as the girls explore the local nightlife and pursue their dreams of having it all. And though it seems like their summers are golden, they’ll have to be careful—because sometimes when the sun shines, it scorches.
This complete eBook collection of the Beach lane series includes Beach Lane, Skinny-Dipping, Sun-Kissed, and Crazy Hot.
The Beach Lane series is created by Alloy Entertainment, producer of bestselling teen and middle grade series including The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, and Pretty Little Liars.
*Originally published as the Au Pairs series.* Views: 314
Six months ago, Nathan's sister was brutally murdered.Now the former playboy desires only one thing: revenge. Late at night, Nathan trudges down the beach where his sister's body was found. He's searching for answers, but all he finds is a new nightmare: another girl's tortured body.Only this one isn't dead . . . yet.Can find out who's responsible before it's too late?Six months ago, Nathan's sister was brutally murdered.Now the former playboy desires only one thing: revenge.Late at night, Nathan trudges down the beach where his sister's body was found. He's searching for answers, but all he finds is a new nightmare: another girl's tortured body.Only this one isn't dead . . . yet.The unlikely hero becomes the prime suspect. Saving Caitlin's life was just the start. Nathan must win her trust and unlock the memories hidden in her nightmares to find out who's really responsible . . .before it's too late.Nightmares TrilogyThe recommended reading order for the Nightmares Trilogy is:Nightmares of Caitlin Lockyer (#1)Necessary Evil of Nathan Miller (#2)Afterlife of Alanna Miller (#3) Views: 314
"Oh Jack! how blue you look!" "I feel blue, Deb," answered Jack Willington, as he entered the door of his modest home and gave his sister the brotherly kiss he knew she was expecting. "Is there something the matter up at the tool works, Jack?" "Yes, Deb. The works are going to shut down." "To shut down?" repeated the girl, her eyes wide open in affright, for she knew only too well what such a calamity meant. "When will they close?" "To-morrow. In fact we have quit on the regular work already." Views: 314
