By the award-winning author of A MILLION WAYS HOME and A SMIDGEN OF SKY (an IndieBound Fall 2012 ABC New Voices Pick), A SLIVER OF SUN is the hilarious, warm-hearted, and piercingly honest story of a brand-new family and the misunderstandings, betrayals, and triumphs that will either knit them together or rip them apart.Ever since Mama and Ben got married, 10-year-old Piper Lee's new family is like a crisp hardback book, stiff and hard to crack open. Piper Lee never gets to be alone with Mama anymore, her annoying stepsister Ginger is always right there wherever she goes, and she knows she's ruined any chance that Ben will scoop her up and make her laugh like he does with Ginger, even though she secretly wishes he would. Views: 46
A Conflicted Soul...Rahda was taught to hate everything about Prince Rexus, but a ten-year secret threatens her success: she's in love with him. A Dark Prince...Roland rules a post-royal land with robots, beasts and half-humans; a place where souls are prized commodities. He has his reasons for summoning the assassin sent to end the monarchy. They must learn to trust each other or all is lost. Views: 46
Robyn and Grant Richards' happily ever after was short lived. He is captured and held prisoner in Lebanon and her government-coerced testimony against a crime network whisked her into Witness Protection as Brooke Johnson. Five years later a critical accident involving Brooke's daughter forces her hand. She reveals Grant's location to the doctors. Never believing he'd deliver Kari's rare blood type in person, her powers of acting indifferent are sorely tested when she comes face-to-face with the only man she's ever loved.Grant could swear his dead wife stood in the hospital waiting room — until she turned around and only her hair reminded him of Robyn. Yet there was something about her and her precious daughter that had him flying in to see them more often than necessary. Despite Brooke telling him she didn't want a relationship, he refused to take no for an answer.Being with Grant endangered them all. The crime network may have gone underground, but they would never stop looking... Views: 46
This intriguing story is of an orphan boy who grew up in poverty and later discovers that he was a Prince. Many years later he met with his dying uncle 'The Ruler of Manaos Kingdom,' and he revealed the truth about their ancestors. His uncle asked Ravi now[Hasan] for one favour; to bury him next to his mother in the family grave-yard in exchange for his Kingdom. Ravi owns that plot of land, but he granted his uncle his dying wish and took over the Kingdom of Manaos. Views: 46
A cool, calm, and collected bank robber--with two kids at home--heads a fascinating cast of characters in Duke City Split, the first in a trilogy of white-knuckle thrillers from Max Austin. Bud Knox isn't your average bank robber. He's happiest fixing a nice lunch for his wife on her lunch break or watching his two young daughters play soccer. He leaves the boldness and brawn to his partner, Mick Wyman. In the past fourteen years, they've hit nearly thirty banks all over the West--everywhere but "Duke City," their hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. So when Mick calls him about the perfect job, Bud is less than convinced, because the target is on their own turf. But with the potential to haul in millions, Bud simply can't say no. If they do this job right, Bud may never have to work again. As it turns out, the heist is the easy part. Holding onto the money while evading everyone from the FBI to the Mafia to the... Views: 46
Courtney Hamilton is a Velveeta-loving attorney driven to distraction by a city that seethes with soul-sucking status seekers. When her fiend Marcie formulates an impossibly detailed rating system for acceptable men—the Los Angeles Eco-Chain of Dating—Courtney goes on a self-destructive binge that doesn’t stop until she gets thrown out of group therapy for insulting a former child actress. Courtney is mortified as she watches her best friends give up stellar careers in law and the arts to marry entertainment royalty and civilian overachievers. Worse, they expect Courtney to do the same. So they hatch plots to get her to give up her career, break her addiction to fake cheese, marry into high-orbit wealth and rule the stratosphere alongside them. But Courtney resists. She doesn’t want to be a poster child for the Opt-Out Generation. And she certainly doesn’t want to be molded into date bait for the top rung of L.A. society. All Courtney wants is to be left alone so she can search beneath the surface for a meaningful life. But between a meddling, narcissistic mother, a self-absorbed therapist and friends trying to send her to dating re-education camps, it seems that fake cheese is the only genuine thing left in the city. Social ambition combats self-actualization in this biting tale of one woman’s search for certainty in a city full of mirages. Views: 46
AINA AMALAS is the Ghost circlemaster of Istarinmul, the leader of the
Emperor's spies in the city. With the aid of mysterious allies, she
fights to stop the sinister plans of the ruthless Grand Master Callatas.But Callatas has spent two centuries preparing to remake humanity, and he will exterminate any who dare to oppose him. CLAUDIA
ABERON DORIUS was once a sorceress of the Imperial Magisterium, yet now
she is the wife of a high noble of the Empire. Civil war rips the
Empire, and the rebel sorcerers have targeted her beloved husband for
death. Claudia has no choice but to work with Caina, the woman she
despises most in the world, to save her husband's life.But a danger comes that neither Caina nor Claudia have foreseen...KALGRI
is the Red Huntress, the centuries-old assassin of legend. She has
killed kings and princes, sorcerers and alchemists, young and old and
rich and poor, and laughed at their screams and rejoiced at the tears of
their families. She has slain countless innocents, and no one has ever
stopped her.And her next target is Caina Amalas. Views: 46
Four unforgettable stories from the biggest names in romance... Falling in love isn't on Fayrene Hopkins's schedule for at least four years, but from her very first kiss with charming Ryan Patterson, she's already Halfway There. In Susan Mallery's Fool's Gold, some plans are made to be broken.... In Lori Foster's Buckhorn Ever After, the last thing Nadine Moest wants is to be the latest notch on gorgeous ranger Shohn Hudson's bedpost. But Shohn is determined to win her trust--and her heart. Kenna Starr will do anything to overcome her bad-girl past in Gena Showalter's The One You Want. Dane Michaelson is exactly the kind of guy she needs to avoid, but he's used to getting what he wants, and he wants her. Noah Bryant and Colbie Michaels are meant to be--at least, that's what he thinks when they keep serendipitously meeting. Now he just has to convince her they're destined for each other, in Bella Andre's One Perfect Night. Views: 46
Cole Conrad and Reagan Larson are back in the highly anticipated sequel to One Night With Him! Fighting for Her is Cole’s point-of-view taking you back to the fateful night his world was forever changed when Reagan Larson walked into his life. Cole has finally won the heart of the only woman who has ever captivated him entirely, but not every journey is without obstacles. Cole has to fight like hell time and time again to prove to Reagan that their love can conquer all. But when life becomes too much for Reagan to handle, she runs, pushing Cole as far away as possible. Join Cole as he realizes his undoubted love for Reagan Larson and that when all is said and done fighting for her may not be enough to keep them together, forever. Views: 46
On a scorching August day in 1963, seven-year-old Annie Banks meets the girl who will become her best friend. Skinny, outspoken Starr Dukes and her wandering preacher father may not be accepted by polite society in Jackson, Mississippi, but Annie and Starr are too busy sharing secrets and playing elaborate games of Queen for a Day to care. Then, as suddenly as she appeared in Annie's life, Starr disappears.Annie grows up to follow the path ordained for pretty, well-to-do Jackson women—marrying an ambitious lawyer, filling her days with shopping and charity work. She barely recognizes Starr when they meet twenty-seven years after that first fateful summer, but the bond formed so long ago quickly reemerges. Starr, pregnant by a powerful married man who wants her to get out of town, has nowhere to turn. And Annie, determined not to fail her friend this time, agrees to drive Starr to New Orleans to get money she's owed.During the eventful road trip that follows, Annie... Views: 46
Can Bea and Ben Turn Rivalry Into Romance? Beatrice Zook knows God wants her to learn patience toward others. When assisting a family overwhelmed by triplets proves surprisingly successful, her confidence in dealing with others, both young and old, grows. One person she'll never be able to find peace with though is Ben Rupp. They've known each other forever, and Ben understands precisely how to antagonize her. What neither she nor Ben will admit is that beneath all their bickering, attraction awaits. When friends decide to try and bring the couple together, will the pair be able to find true love? Or will they damage their relationship beyond repair? Views: 46
