Chloe Timmons and Jason McIvey are each at a crossroads.
On what could be her last weekend as 'just a girlfriend', Chloe quells her restlessness by hitting the town and runs into her boyfriend's brother, Jason, a fellow pilot in town for an air show. A barroom brawl brings them together and Chloe.
Chloe thinks her boyfriend Marc may propose, and she's not sure she's ready for marriage. Jason McIvey has to decide if he's staying in the military or going civilian. When Chloe and Jason spend the night together, it doesn't make either decision easier. Views: 30
When a tsunami sends a massive island made entirely of trash crashing into the Taiwanese coast, two very different people--an outcast from a mythical island and a woman on the verge of suicide--are united in ways they never could have imagined. Here is the English-language debut of a new and exciting award-winning voice from Taiwan, who has written an "astonishing" novel (The Independent) that is at once fantasy, reality, and dystopian environmental saga.Fifteen-year-old Atile'i--a native of Wayo Wayo, an island somewhere in the Pacific--has come of age. Following the custom of his people, he is set adrift as a sacrifice to the Sea God but, unlike those who have gone before him, Atile'i is determined to defy precedent and survive. His chances seem slim, but just as it appears that hope is lost, Atile'i comes across a sprawling trash vortex floating in the ocean and climbs onto it. Meanwhile, on the east coast of Taiwan, Alice, a college professor, is... Views: 30
What's a man to do when his father orders him a bride?Rebecca Sullivan has been "Becky" all her life, a real hoyden. Her childhood sweetheart taught her to ride bareback and shoot a rifle, but then he chose a "perfect lady" for a wife--a real Southern belle, who's now expecting a baby. Heartbroken, Becky signs up to be a mail-order bride to a Seattle man, sight unseen. She resolves to squelch her hoydenish ways and become a "perfect lady" for her future husband.If logging-operation owner Isaac Jessup had wanted a bride, he'd have chosen a sturdy frontier woman, not some fragile lady from back East. Ready to explain the mistake, honorable Isaac takes one look into Rebecca's vulnerable eyes...and knows he'll marry her, even though this delicate waif is obviously unsuited for wild Seattle.Could an unexpected marriage be a match made in heaven?This is Book One in the The Brides Series. The books can be read in any order.Sweet Historical Western Romance / A Mail-Order Bride NovelExcerptThe lean-to was chilly and not for the first time, Isaac considered boarding it up proper and calling it a barn. He sat on the stool and began milking the goat, all the while mentally preparing for the worship service they planned to go to later that morning. The Scriptures he'd read first thing that morning were fresh in his mind, and his prayers kept returning to the problem of Rebecca. One inner voice urged him to send her back home, but another voice spoke of commitment. He'd said vows before God to love and keep her till death do them part. Those weren't words he was willing to dismiss lightly."What's her name?" Her voice was suddenly in his ear, quite close.Isaac jumped. The goat bleated at him."Sorry, girl." He patted her side and resumed milking her with slow, careful hands. He glanced over his shoulder toward the subject of his thoughts.Rebecca stood watching him, leaning over the rail and peering in at them with curious eyes. He was surprised to see her out this early. She usually left him to his morning chores, and most times he'd get back inside the cabin and find her already up preparing breakfast."What's her name?" she repeated."Name? The goat?" He looked at the goat dumbly. It was a goat. He'd never gotten much further than that. She gave them a daily supply of milk, but other than that she was generally a nuisance. She liked to butt down the stall door. And whenever she got loose, she'd eat what few vegetables he was able to grow in the summer. She also liked to nip at his shirts and underthings when he hung them out on the line--if he was lucky. Most times she'd tug the whole line down and drag it through the mud."Yes, the goat," Rebecca said, a pleasant-sounding smile in her voice. "Don't tell me she hasn't got a name?"There was something nice about hearing a woman's voice in the morning. It reminded him a little of when he was young, and his mother had chatted with him in soft tones while they ate breakfast. As if speaking too loud would jar them too quickly out of whatever dreams they'd had the night before.Rebecca's soft voice put him much in mind of those times."All right. I won't." Isaac focused on his milking."She doesn't have a name?" Rebecca pressed. "How can you have an animal that doesn't have a name?""Never gave it much thought. She's good for milk, but other than that she's nothing but trouble, always munching on the laundry.""Well, then I think your choice is clear. Either you call her Milky or you call her Trouble." Her teasing tone brought a reluctant smile to his lips."Well, then, if I have to choose, then I guess she's Trouble."The real Trouble was standing behind him, her elbow propped against the top of the rail, her chin cupped in one dainty hand.***sweet romance, sweet historical romance, sweet western, sweet western romance,
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Ben Pryor grew up as an average kid in Camden, Maine, unaware of the supernatural storm brewing in his Celtic blood. However, at nineteen, as the last born in the royal line of beings that once ruled Atlantis, Ben has eagerly embraced his newfound abilities and birthright. When Caleb, his sister’s mate, goes missing under suspicious circumstances, the prime suspect is the last remaining member of the overthrown, corrupt Guardian Council. With the discovery that an old acquaintance has been keeping secrets, and the future Ben was so sure of shifting before his eyes, the situation becomes more complicated and the ransom for Caleb too high. In the sequel to Shades of Atlantis, Ben will delve deeper than he ever imagined into the old, magical ways of the Guardians, the secrets of Excalibur, and the truth behind the legend of King Arthur. What exactly did the Council hide beneath the citadel of Camelot? And can it help get Caleb back without putting the world in danger? Views: 30
When Reggie vowed until death do us part, she had no idea how close she’d come. Newlywed Reggie Monroe struggles to find her happily ever after. As much as she loves her husband, she finds life to be overwhelming as she attempts to be the perfect farmer’s wife in rural Ohio.When Dylan receives a mysterious message from his best friend, he knows trouble is brewing. To keep Reggie safe, he encourages her to visit friends, but keeping secrets from Reggie is never a good idea. It only makes her more curious—and everyone knows that curiosity killed the cat! Until Death Do Us Part becomes more than words as Reggie struggles to stay alive and reunite with her husband. Views: 30
Kate Winters has become the perfect aristocratic wife and mother in her
adopted homeland of Great Britain. She manages her husband’s cold,
demanding family while armed with a grudging Stepford smile and a proper
strand of pearls. When her precious boys go away to boarding school and
her absentee husband leaves this “domestic goddess” to her own devices,
she ends up baking…a lot. Her new found passion for the kitchen quickly
turns her prim and proper life upside down when her cookbooks become
best-sellers and she finds herself in talks for a TV deal.After
Kate’s new celebrity life seems to have settled into one that's
familiar, if not happy, Anders Larsen throws her for a loop. Anders is
not only the leading man in Kate’s favorite TV show, he’s also
Hollywood's hottest commodity and the star of her most secret erotic
fantasies. One night with Anders turns into so much more, causing her
perfectly manicured grip to slip, and she begins to lose control of her
buttoned up life. It was only supposed to be one night, but the
off-the-charts chemistry and amazing sex are temptations Kate can’t
resist. She begins to believe she can balance this
double life until rumors of her sexy affair surface on the Internet.
Kate has a choice to make: return to her safe but stale marriage—and her
best chance for saving her new career—or taking a chance on the life
she could have with the man she loves.What price is “Saint Kate of the Cupcake” willing to pay for a chance at happiness? Views: 30
An ancient race and a prophecy foretell of four dark princes, the sons of the dark mother, who will rise up with a nation of old vamps to stop the rogue factions from ruling over mankind. Justice is the first in that prophecy, from the ancient Jaguar People. He is the Prince of Fire. Jess is one of the three sisters of the Jaguar witches who must help him to stop these factions of rogue vamps. Views: 30
Issue #162 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies online magazine, featuring stories by Marissa Lingen and K.C. Norton. Views: 30
