"Powerfully charged with thrilling escapades, colorful history, realism, romance, and a pair of memorable characters who prove that love can indeed triumph over everything." —Romantic TimesAddy wants nothing more than to leave her small Illinois home for the gold-rich hills of Colorado, where a teaching job awaits. But her plans are thwarted when a band of outlaws rob the very bank in which she is withdrawing her savings, taking her hostage in the process. Rogue and ruthless, her captives sweep her off to the country with evil intent, but one man stands in the way.Ex-Confederate soldier Parker Cole doesn't understand his own fierce determination to protect the beautiful captive from his fellow bandits. Touched by her courage and spirit, he vows to prove his love to her, following Addy to a mining boomtown filled with dreamers and desperados. Fearless though he may be, Parker must summon all of his courage to beat out the line of rich and powerful suitors in the... Views: 26
Happiness doesn’t come without a price. Rosemary Young knows the Lane. It’s where she grew up, raising a brother barely younger than she was. It’s where she served drinks, wearing a gaudy uniform in a low-lit bar to support her mama. It’s where she fell for a boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Brandon Williams might’ve had a taste for gambling and been headed nowhere fast, but something about him made her almost forget every promise she ever made. These days when Rosie walks the Lane, it’s on the orders of the man who owns it. The man who owns her—Joshua King. A bet gone wrong ties her to him, serving as the collateral Brandon didn’t have. For Brandon the guilt is a white-hot brand, but Rosie can’t bring herself to regret it completely. The safety of those she loves is worth the sacrifice. Now King’s called Brandon back to town early and given Rosie one last job to do before they’re free. Nothing—not even King—will keep Brandon from Rosie, not after three years of simply existing without her. And before it’s all over, everything that had been done in darkness will come to light and nothing in their lives will ever be the same again. Views: 26
Avara Serros, Captain of the QS Excalibur, decorated Human war-hero and famed Quorum Shield Operative, heads her own proven and hand-picked SpecOps team, Nova Squad. When Avara and her Squad are given their next mission, to track down and capture the Vosaia STF Agent K’llan Z’arr and recover the deadly Arcatech Enhancement research she has stolen, what Avara thought would be a very straightforward mission quickly becomes anything but.Assigned to work with a second Shield Operative to maintain political relations between the Human Ministry and Vosaia Consulate, it becomes apparent that hard questions need to be asked as to the identity of the true culprit behind the missing data, inquiries made all the more critical as it is revealed that the intended recipient of the pilfered Arcatech is the hostile Karukai Imperium. With the Margrom War ended only two and a half years ago, the apparent defection of Quorum agents and the theft of the newly developed Arca technology threatens to crack the fragile status quo of the ongoing cold war between the Quorum Aligned Systems and the Karukai Imperium. If ignited, such a large-scale conflict would result in the enslavement or death of trillions of people. The demands of this mission will push Captain Avara Serros and Nova Squad to the very limits of what they can physically and emotionally endure, and beyond.Nova, The Dark Reach Wars, features complex and highly diverse characters in a gritty narrative that blends heart-racing firefights, suspense, romance, and tension-laden struggles for survival within the context of looming war. Set in the far future when Earth no longer exits and Humans are only one of a dozen sentient species, Nova is epic cinema made page-turning literature set in a fully realized futuristic world. Views: 26
"What if he didn’t have that company and that money, though? Would you still feel the same way about him?"
After Aiden Manning, the billionaire CEO, let me into his life, I thought our problems were over. And when he went down on one knee, in front of my parents and all our friends, I knew there was only one answer to his question.
Yes...
However, as soon as I started feeling secure in our relationship, an old figure from his past arrived. She wasn't interested in congratulating us, she was only interested in breaking the two of us apart, just as Henry had done last year.
I sacrificed so much to make our relationship work, and I'd do it all again. However, will the secrets that I have to keep from Aiden be our undoing?
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**This novella previously appeared in the On the Growl anthology.**
What’s a gal to do when a dog bite isn’t a dog bite and her boss makes her want to howl at the moon?
When her ex dumps her, the only thing Brenna Davis can think to do is drown her sorrows in a margarita—or ten. So she does, and all that got her was a serious headache and some weird bite on her arm. For some reason, she isn’t convinced it came from a dog…
Alpha of the Swan Mountain werewolf pack, Declan Ross, has two things on his to-do list:
1. Kill the damned rogue wolf in his territory.
2. Find the damned rogue’s newest victim before it chews its way through half the mountain.
Of course, when he finally finds the tempting, deliciously curved, blue-eyed woman he adds a third item to his list: keep Brenna Davis all to himself…forever. Views: 26
Animal Heroes is full of stories of astonishing courage shown by family pets and wild animals alike.Read about:the amazing courage of Stubby, a stray dog who braved the front line with soldiers in World War I;the resourcefulness of Moko, a bottlenose dolphin which guided a mother whale and her calf back out to sea; andthe gentle empathy of Magic, a miniature pony which helped a woman speak again after three years of silence.These and many more accounts of extraordinary feats by an array of animals will warm your heart even as they stun you.'An absolute must-read for anyone who has ever been humbled by tales of a helping paw (or wing or flipper or hoof) in times of peril.' PetFocus'Get the tissues out! A compilation of heart-warming tales of animals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty.' The Cat Views: 26
The Family Unit and Other Fantasies is a superb collection of darkly comic, largely fantastical stories set in our jittery, polarized, increasingly impersonal age. Whether it's the tale of a corporation that buys a man's family . . . two mysterious survivors of a super-storm who are given shelter by a gullible couple . . . an erotic adventure set during an urban terrorist alert . . . or a nightmare in which a man sees his neighbourhood being developed and disappearing at a truly alarming speed . . . these stories are by turn funny and frightening, uncanny and unnerving. Views: 26
When grade-eight science-project time rolls around, J.J. Murphy skips the beakers and the papierm�ch� and dives into research about jerks. And idiots. But mostly jerks. By his own estimation, his science project, On a Scale from Idiot to Complete Jerk, is groundbreaking, exhaustive, highly scientific and seriously worthy of bonus marks. Beginning with the dawn of humankind and concluding conclusively with a very cool pie chart, the project dissects the elements of jerkosity through extensive case studies and scientific illustrations. It explores the who, what, when, why and how of jerks and, more important, peppers the lively research with sciencey-looking graphs and charts that reveal a lot about J.J., his family and friends, and the jerks of this world. Views: 26
When it comes to programmed assumptions, the heart is definitely not an easy hack.Tulle and Tulips, Book 4At work, Darci Drummond, aka The Bunny of Bling, shines as bright as her trademark tie-shaped diamond necklace. Her dating life is a bit more tarnished. After getting hurt by a string of boyfriends, she takes solace in helping other women shine on their special day.She wouldn’t complain if she found someone to give her a few simple pleasures—and zero strings. Just not that nerdy computer programmer working upstairs.Victor Green’s idea of a great Saturday night—any night, really—is a Starbucks and a code-filled computer screen. Yet somehow, at the relentless begging of his baby sister, he finds himself walking the runway at a bridal show where he meets a stunner sporting a tie-shaped necklace. The next thing he knows, he’s thrust into a matchmaking scheme with wedding bells in the background.Tricked into a date with Victor, Darci finds herself embroiled in an affair with a man who’s nothing like he seemed. And as her resistance crumbles, she wonders if it’s time to let someone get closer than skin deep…Warning: If you’re opposed to a man who forgets to clean and a woman willing to tolerate his quirks… Wait, isn’t that real life? Views: 26
