12 authors…12 unforgettable, never-before-released stories Twelve Shades of Midnight The stroke of midnight ushers in many things. From hijinks and mischief to danger and evil, romance is the magic that binds these paranormal novellas together. Join 12 bestselling and award winning authors as they explore the different shades of midnight in exclusive, never-before-released stories. Liliana Hart - THE WITCH NEXT DOOR Darynda Jones - A LOVELY DROP Shea Berkley - DARK SECRETS: STONE COLD DEAD Dakota Cassidy - WITCHED AT BIRTH Claire Cavanaugh - MIDNIGHT RENEGADE Rachel Grant - MIDNIGHT SUN Trish McCallan— SPIRIT WOODS Angi Morgan - BODYGUARDS IN HEELS: HIT AND RUN HALLIE Robin Perini - DARK GUARDIANS: NIGHT OF THE JAGUAR Robyn Peterman - SWITCHING HOUR Ann Voss Peterson - THE SCHOOL Jenn Stark - GETTING WILDE Which shade of midnight are you?From the Back Cover12 authors...12 unforgettable, never-before-released stories Twelve Shades of Midnight The stroke of midnight ushers in many things. From hijinks and mischief to danger and evil, romance is the magic that binds these paranormal novellas together. Join 12 bestselling and award winning authors as they explore the different shades of midnight in exclusive, never-before-released stories.Liliana Hart -- THE WITCH NEXT DOOR -- They say things good and bad come in threes, and with the blood moon rising over Cauldron's Hollow, Eloise Goodnight knew change was brewing. As one of the three Goodnight sisters, her destiny didn't bode well. Love lost then death. So when a strange man enters their tiny village, a man with his own brand of magic, Eloise vows to stay away, but destiny--and her dreams--have other plans. HEAT LEVEL: Full Moon.Darynda Jones -- A LOVELY DROP -- A woman who claims she can drop back in time to solve crimes meets a special agent who believes her. Now, the one thing she's been able to manipulate her whole life is the one thing she needs more of, as she races against time with a special agent hell-bent on saving the world. HEAT LEVEL: Half Moon.Shea Berkley -- DARK SECRETS: STONE COLD DEAD -- Death stalks the dark streets of Boston, but even death has enemies...Being a hero is Ryan di Taro's job. Eradicating the city of vampires and other monsters that hide in the dark is how he got the title. When an unknown woman appears and saves his life and then disappears, he's not sure if he's made a friend or enemy. HEAT LEVEL: Quarter Moon.Dakota Cassidy -- WITCHED AT BIRTH -- Freshly sprung from witch jail, Winnie Foster just has to fulfill the conditions of her parole and she's home free. Too bad that parole takes place in Paris. (Texas!) Where she'll work at a school for the magically inclined. (KIDS!) And be forced to endure the ex who's one of the very reasons she landed in the pokey to begin with. (GAH!!) Bratty tots, sexy ex, timed showers, creepy dolls, magic restrictions and a GPS with an attitude, all wrapped in a Texas town hotter than the surface of the sun? Oh yeah. No way this could go wrong. HEAT LEVEL: 3/4 Moon.Claire Cavanaugh -- MIDNIGHT RENEGADE -- In the first of the new SEAL Team Infinity Series, Navy SEAL Commander Alex "Ice Man" Winters vows to take down those responsible for killing half his team and turning him into a genetically-altered monster. Still, when an assassin strikes near his hideout, Alex can't leave FBI Special Agent Samantha Gennaro to die...even if her missing father created the serum that altered his DNA. With only once chance to reclaim his humanity, Alex must trust her...even as betrayal stalks them from every turn. HEAT LEVEL: Half Moon.Rachel Grant -- MIDNIGHT SUN -- Haunted by an ancient Iñupiat mask, a museum collections specialist breaks every rule to return the artifact to the arctic tribe where it belongs. Only once she reaches the remote Alaskan village, she faces down thieves, murderers, and an arrogant investigator who, snared by the same artifact that's been plaguing her, invades her dreams and her bed. HEAT LEVEL: 3/4 Moon.Angi Morgan -- BODYGUARDS IN HEELS: HIT AND RUN HALLIE -- It's hard to find the perfect someone when you have special 6th sense abilities. When Hallie Barton leaves the FBI after seeing danger in every New York City jogger, her grandmother encourages her to become a private detective in Dallas, Texas. Grammy is a matchmaking grandmother who just wants her grandchildren to be happy. Opening BODYGUARDS IN HEELS was a logical move to encourage the cousins to work together, but stay close so Grammy can find that perfect someone. HEAT LEVEL: Half Moon.Trish McCallan -- SPIRIT WOODS -- When an old flame brings a stray golden retriever into Kaylea's clinic she's stunned by its physical resemblance to Max, her childhood companion. But when the dog recognizes her and knows all the tricks she'd taught her Max, a chilling question arises--if this dog really is the beloved family pet she'd buried beneath Spirit Woods' canopy seventeen years earlier, what else might be making its way home from the grave? HEAT LEVEL: Half Moon.Robin Perini -- DARK GUARDIANS: NIGHT OF THE JAGUAR -- Enter the world of the Dark Guardians. His destiny is to destroy all things dark, soulless and evil as a member of the Order of the Jaguar She has been infected with a virus that has changed her from human to something more...and her soul is at risk. Can a man born to kill her find a way to save her--or will he be forced into a choice that will destroy them both? HEAT LEVEL: 3/4 Moon.Robyn Peterman -- SWITCHING HOUR -- Released from the pokey and paroled with limited magic is enough to make any witch grumpy. However, if you throw in a recently resurrected cat, a lime-green Kia and a sexy egotistical werewolf, it's enough to make a gal fly off the edge. Not to mention a mission...with no directions. So here I sit in Asscrack, West Virginia trying to figure out how to complete my mysterious mission before Halloween or get turned into a mortal. The animals in the area are convinced I'm the Shifter Whisperer (whatever the hell that is) and the hotter-then-Satan's-underpants werewolf thinks I'm his mate. Now apparently I'm slated to save my people? If they think I'm the right witch, they've swallowed some bad brew. HEAT LEVEL: Full Moon.Ann Voss Peterson -- THE SCHOOL -- All the kids in Lake Loyal, Wisconsin know the abandoned school must be haunted. And when eight-year-old Josh disappears inside, the adults know it too...Josh's mother, Rachel, will stop at nothing to get her son back. Even if that means going up against supernatural forces, a police chief named Val Ryker, and her sexy next door neighbor, Nate, who isn't what he appears to be... HEAT LEVEL: Quarter Moon.Jenn Stark -- GETTING WILDE -- A magical-artifacts hunter with an uncanny (and occasionally dangerous) gift for Tarot accepts a job she should have refused -- to steal the Devil himself -- and finds herself embroiled in two battles: an ancient war on magic, and the struggle to resist her wickedly sexy, immortal client. HEAT LEVEL: 3/4 Moon.WHICH SHADE OF MIDNIGHT ARE YOU? Views: 28
The story of an unforgettable dog, from the bestselling author of A Dog Called Homeless. Someone special will never be forgotten... When Ruby and Sid see a poster about a missing dog, they can't believe it. It reminds them of an adventure they had, and a little dog they once met. Could it be the same Jack Pepper? Includes beautiful inside artwork from hugely talented illustrator, Gary Blythe. Views: 28
"One of the best books I've ever read, and probably the best I've read so far this year." - Englishwrittenportrait.com "Couldn't put it down! What a joyous read. 5 stars and I'd give it more if I could..." - Cal Garrison, editor of the Spirit of Maat Magazine Zoey and Coda are like everyone else in their small town of Gladstone, but that's about to change — forever. Zoey has a dream, one that feels far more real than it should. A strange wolf with a beautiful, violet crystal embedded on his forehead visits her. "Please help us," the wolf implores with sad eyes. "Remember, Zoey, who you truly are." Zoey wakes up, dismissing it as a silly dream. However, she soon realizes that it was far more real than she could have ever imagined. Coda is Zoey's older brother. Like most boys his age, he has a craving for adventure and a loathing for his younger sister. He can't stand it that she constantly gets in his way, joining in on all of his fun while ruining it in the process. The worst, according to Coda, is that Zoey gets all of the attention from their parents. A big drag in his mind. Then destiny arrives. Zoey and Coda find that they must face it together — if they want to survive. Together, they journey to a place deep in the Cornell Forest, beyond the Snow Tree and through a blackberry bush, to a secret portal that leads them to an ancient world called Ohm Totem — to the place of the PureLights, the race that beckoned for their help. There, Zoey and Coda find that they hold something so unique, so magical, and so sacred within themselves that even those who called for them never fathomed how powerful these two children really are. Caught between an age old war and finding their way back home, Zoey and Coda go on an amazing adventure that takes them beyond the veils of everything they once knew, and into the terrifying grasp of the unknown. With the storytelling creativity of authors like C.S. Lewis of The Chronicles of Narnia and the writing ability of Erin Hunter of the Warriors and Seekers Series, Brandon Ellis offers a wonderful debut with this first book proving him to be a talented, ingenious storyteller. He's an author to watch. If you like the PureLights of Ohm Totem, Book 1, you won't want to miss The PureLights and the PureLight Order, Book 2.** Views: 28
NO REGRETSBook 2 in the Firebird TrilogyRebecca's journey takes her from France to Germany on a new job assignment. After what happened with Alain, she is ready to give up on love and focus on her career instead. Her sister, Lily, comes to visit - what happens will change their worlds in an instant.Maxwell Grant is tired of cat and mouse games. He is prepared to give everything up to have Rebecca. Secrets need to be revealed...If the cocky, arrogant CEO wants Rebecca, he needs to tell the world what he is hiding. The price he has to pay may be too high...Alain quickly discovers he's been a fool to let Rebecca go. He is willing to give up his heritage - but is it too late?Two men want her. Rebecca must make choices that will change the course of her and everyone else's lives.Rebecca wants her own man. She never wanted to be 'the other woman'. Above all, she wants...NO regrets.Book 2 follows directly from Lost In France - book 1 in the Firebird Trilogy.Book 3 will be out in 2015. Warning: 18+ content.Language and sexual situations suitable for adults only. Views: 28
Nature of a Pirate is the third book in acclaimed author, Alyx Dellmonica's high seas, Stormwrack series. The Lambda Award nominated series begins with Child of a Hidden Sea. Marine videographer and biologist Sophie Hansa has spent the past few months putting her knowledge of science to use on the strange world of Stormwrack, solving seemingly impossible cases where no solution had been found before. When a series of ships within the Fleet of Nations, the main governing body that rules a loose alliance of island nation states, are sunk by magical sabotage, Sophie is called on to find out why. While surveying the damage of the most recent wreck, she discovers a strange-looking creature—a fright, a wooden oddity born from a banished spell—causing chaos within the ship. The question is who would put this creature aboard and why?The quest for answers finds Sophie magically bound to an abolitionist from Sylvanner, her father's homeland.... Views: 28
‘Every inch a woman and every inch a warrior. In peace and war Taylor is as radiant as gold and as tough as diamond’ Sam Kiley - author of Desperate Glory and Foreign Affairs Editor of Sky News. Chantelle Taylor joined the British Army in 1998 as a combat medical technician. Ten years later she made history, becoming the first female soldier to kill a Taliban fighter in close-quarter combat while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. In Battleworn, she tells the story of B Company, a beleaguered group of individuals who fought relentlessly to hold Nad-e Ali, a dusty, sweltering hellhole surrounded by the Taliban. A routine patrol into an area saturated with enemy fighters escalates into a seven-week siege. Facing the possibility of death daily, Taylor writes of gun battles and perilous patrols, culminating in the extraction of more than sixty-six casualties with four killed in action. A powerful story written with a humility that captures the sometimes impalpable humour of soldiers at war, Battleworn provides a testament to combat medics all over the world. It highlights the crucial role that they play in today’s 360-degree battlefield. Views: 28
