When Gabrielle Newman throws her cheating husband out, Stu cares more about the money than the break-up, getting more than his fair share from their house sale. An unexpected bequest offers Gabrielle a new start and she tries to leave the past behind, heading north with Dan Monahan, the private investigator sent to find her.Meanwhile, Stu has got entangled with organized crime in Eastern Europe and is desperate to pay his gambling debts. Gabrielle needs Dan's help to protect herself and her inheritance. She's very attracted to Dan - but dare she trust any man again?Then Stu tracks down his ex-wife and Gabrielle discovers just what the man she once loved is capable of, as her life is threatened. Can she and Dan find a way to stop Stu and his ruthless new friends? Views: 34
Richmond burns as a deadly virus ravages and reanimates all it encounters. The pandemic wreaks global havoc while breaking any mortal boundaries to demonize the afterlife. Trapped at a campus police dispatch center, Nathan will do whatever it takes to reach his family. Betrayal, murder and countless undead surround Nathan as he travels through his ruined city to what he hopes is waiting at home. Views: 34
In a parallel universe, the classic bad boy falls for the class science geek. One minute Danny was running from the cops, and the next, he jolted awake in an unfamiliar body--his own, but different. Somehow, he's crossed into a parallel universe. Now his friends are his enemies, his parents are long dead, and studious Eevee is not the mysterious femme fatale he once kissed back home. Then again, this Eevee--a girl who'd rather land an internship at NASA than a date to the prom--may be his only hope of getting home. Eevee tells herself she's only helping him in the name of quantum physics, but there's something undeniably fascinating about this boy from another dimension . . . a boy who makes her question who she is, and who she might be in another place and time. And, coming soon, Duplexity, Part II: While You Were Goneflips this story on its head and tells the tale of the alternate Danny and the alternate Eevee,... Views: 34
Once upon a time…Bridal boutique owner Alexis Gorecki used to believe in happily-ever-afters—until Prince Charming turned into a toad. When it seems her evil almost-in-laws will stop at nothing to ruin her professional reputation Lexie wages war. Which sounded so much better in her head. Her strawberries and cream personality really isn’t cut out for taser guns and blackmail. To complicate matters, her first love is back in town—and pushing all the right buttons. Her heart still remembers the first time he broke it, but she can’t deny the way her body responds to his touch. Leo Moss has always been her weakness. Can he convince Lexie she's not quite done with love? Views: 34
he Seer has fallen, yet the prophecy remains. The World will burn, unless the Seer is Awakened.Izzy
is lost to the void, doing everything within her power to forget the
past two years of her life, when a voice calls out to her from the fog.
Aberto begs for her to return while Kennan's voice implores her to
remember. Everything within her is telling her to stay in the void, but
then Aberto tells her the one thing powerful enough to pull her from
oblivion, Molly is dying. What awaits Izzy on the mortal
plane is more terrifying than she could've imagined. The darkness is on
the rise and no one seems to see it, or they don't want to admit to the
truth. With the darkness more powerful than ever, Izzy must find a way
to push the past behind her and protect her loved ones, even if it
means losing herself forever.Will Izzy fall to the
darkness or will she finally discover who she was always destined to be?
Find out what happens when the Seer finally Awakens. Views: 34
The legend of the Paka Watu...
Ever since she was a young girl, Abby Lane can’t resist the allure of a cat shifter tribe forced to repress their beasts. On a trip to Africa, she discovers a coveted piece of information—the name the pride leader assumed when he left his home—and she traces his lineage to his descendent.
The sleeping lion...
Utah Pearce can’t keep his gaze off the woman who slips into the bar every night. Though not his usual type, she brings out the possessive instinct in him, making him battle with himself as he tries to stay away.
Mine...
Abby’s research never prepared her for the reality in front of her. The beast is waking, and Utah is changing in ways both exciting and terrifying. He is possessive and dominant, and when he finally claims her, neither of them will ever be the same. Views: 34
The third in a series of annual anthologies, The Best British Short Stories 2013 reprints the cream of short fiction, by British writers, first published in 2012. These stories appeared in magazines from the Edinburgh Review to Granta, in anthologies from various publishers, and in authors' own short story collections. They appeared online at 3:AM Magazine, Fleeting and elsewhere.This new anthology includes stories by: Charles Boyle, Regi Claire, Laura Del-Rivo, Lesley Glaister, MJ Hyland, Jackie Kay, Nina Killham, Charles Lambert, Adam Lively, Anneliese Mackintosh, Adam Marek, Alison Moore, Alex Preston, Ross Raisin, David Rose, Ellis Sharp, Robert Shearman, Nikesh Shukla, James Wall and Guy Ware. Views: 34
Viveka Portman's latest instalment in the sexiest set of diaries you have ever read...When Miss Martha Swan enters the fine home of Lord and Lady Stanton to become a governess, she is full of lofty ideals. Yet something is amiss in the hallowed halls of Stanton: whispers, laughter, and something darker and more wicked echoes from behind closed doors, and Martha is determined to find out what.She soon discovers that all is not as it seems in this stately home. The lord and lady have secrets — lustful, carnal, shameful secrets that could spell ruination for all. Martha wants to be appalled, but she finds herself intrigued, and when her long-time friend Mr Jonathan Reeves comes to visit, Martha conceives a daring plan to assuage her curiosity. Thing are not so simple however, as neither Martha nor Jonathan have the money to marry. Nothing can come from this relationship — nothing but the experience of ecstasy. In such a situation, what... Views: 34
Meet the Breaux brothers. These bayou bad boys walk on the wild side in more ways than one. They’re Pack and werewolves, centuries-old shape shifters, and their survival depends on finding a mate when the blue moon rises… When Jackson first encounters the sexy but reserved veterinarian Eden, he doesn’t realize she’s his mate. But when the blue moon rises and an injured Jackson lands on her doorstep, he’ll tempt her to lose control with him and explore the dark side of passion…** Views: 34
Two men are vying for a place in Lydia Strong’s life. Desmond has solid ties from her distant past, while Aiden is only concerned about being her future. But right now, party-girl Lydia has lost herself in a shot glass and dozens of one night stands. Barely functioning as an alcoholic and sexual addict, she’s forgotten her own worth and is plummeting toward the rock bottom of her life. While Des and Aiden compete to create her future, Lydia realizes she’s got to be stronger than she’s ever been, to fight her addictions and choose the life that she wants now. She must find herself again, before the wrong man walks away. Views: 34
Three sons, one contest and the race to make a millionWhen Bernard Gradley dies, he leaves three sons, one daughter - and a massive fortune. But the old man was as tough in death as he was in life, and his will stipulates that his money will go to whichever son can make a million pounds ($1.5 million) in three years. If all of them fail, the money will be lost forever. By fair means or foulZack - brilliant, ruthless, magnetic - joins an old British bank in the City of London. Matthew - handsome, driven, cool-headed - flies to New York to start his career on Wall Street. And poor old George, the least gifted of the three men, buys a furniture company on the brink of failure. They each try to make their fortune - by fair means or foul. After all, the old man's will didn't say they couldn't steal the million. Love, money and an unforgettable climaxBut the three men have a sister, Josephine, and a mother who needs their support. And the brothers also fall in love - with... Views: 34
