Minor league umpire Alice Darling loves everything about baseball. That means hunky ball players are strictly off limits—dating one would be professional suicide. With a young daughter and a brother to care for, she can’t afford to slip up.Truth is, as a young, stupid, nineteen-year-old townie, she did once date a player. That’s how she wound up with her precious, nine-year-old daughter…and a determination to never make that mistake again. Alex Ross’s arrival in Florida for spring training, though, shakes her resolve in a big way.Alex, a catcher for the Major League’s San Francisco Felons, has never let much get in the way of his game. One look at Alice changes everything, and he finds himself pursuing her with a single-minded purpose that plays hell with his concentration.Booted back to the minors, he returns to Florida with his tail between his legs to work on his swing…and heat things up with Alice. But when rumors of their affair hit the sports blogosphere, Alice’s career is put in jeopardy, and their love starts to look more like a strikeout than a home run.Warning: When a catcher struggling with his swing meets a stubborn single-mom umpire, his bat won’t be the only thing that heats up. Contains car sex, bed sex, sex sex, and a little angst for good measure. Views: 13
From Publishers Weekly Phillips (Under the Boardwalk, etc.) kicks off Harlequin's new single-title romance line, HQN, with a sizzling but somewhat insubstantial tale, the first in her new trilogy involving three orphaned sisters left in the care of their tough-talking uncle Yank Morgan. A ladies' man with a penchant for gambling, Uncle Yank hasn't a clue what to do with three little girls, so he trains them to become major players at his Manhattan sports agency. Annabelle, the eldest, has become a powerhouse in the PR department, but her attraction to egocentric bad boys has proven to be a problem. After her latest boyfriend dumps her for an actress, Annabelle takes a personal vow of celibacy that lasts about as long as an ice cube in August when she meets her newest client, ex-football star Brandon Vaughn. Annabelle initially writes Brandon off as another handsome jock, but she soon discovers that he's different than the rest. He's building a lodge for kids with learning disabilities and, since someone seems intent on sabotaging his efforts, he needs positive publicity fast. The bland mystery doesn't add much zest to Phillips's predictable plot line, but this breezy book will likely score a touchdown with readers looking for sexy thrills and instant gratification. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Views: 13
Historical Fiction. 101531 words long. First published by Arrow Books in 1986 Views: 13
The Wonder Heroes are the guardians of the Earth who defend our world against any and all extraterrestrial threats and invasion. Six ordinary twenty-somethings have been given alien armor of unbelievable power, and in the process they have become the most famous and important celebrity super-heroes on the planet. But all that power and fame comes at a price…
Comic book writer Steve Ahlquist (Oz Squad, Strange Eggs) reinvents the tokusatsu superhero genre in an action packed, emotional roller coaster of a novel. Views: 13
One brave boy, one escaped chimpanzee, one adventure of a lifetime. When nine-year-old Beanie discovers a scared and hungry chimpanzee in a deserted house, he vows to protect him. But where did Malcolm the chimp come from, how does he know sign language and who are the sinister men pursuing him? Views: 13
New York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn returns with a Jazz Age
tale of grand adventure On the verge of a stilted life as an aristocrat’s wife,
Poppy Hammond does the only sensible thing - she flees the chapel in her wedding gown.
Assisted by the handsome curate who calls himself Sebastian Cantrip, she spirits away to
her estranged father’s quiet country village, pursued by the family she left in
uproar. But when the dust of her broken engagement settles and Sebastian disappears
under mysterious circumstances, Poppy discovers there is more to her hero than it seems.
With only her feisty lady’s maid for company, Poppy secures employment and travels
incognita - east across the seas, chasing a hunch and the whisper of clues. Danger
abounds beneath the canopies of the silken city, and Poppy finds herself in the perilous
sights of those who will stop at nothing to recover a fabled ancient treasure. Torn
between allegiance to her kindly employer and a dashing, shadowy figure, Poppy will risk
it all as she attempts to unravel a much larger plan - one that stretches to the very
heart of the British government, and one that could endanger everything, and everyone,
that she holds dear. [unknown-8220]Raybourn skillfully balances humor and earnest,
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Publishers Weekly on Dark Road to Darjeeling Views: 13
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? A short story, based on characters from Solitaire - praised as 'The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age' The Times CHARLIE: "I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me." NICK: "Things me and Charlie Spring do together include: Watch films. Sit in the same room on different laptops. Text each other from different rooms. Make out. Make food. Make drinks. Get drunk. Talk. Argue. Laugh. Maybe we're kind of boring. But that's fine with us." Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple - that they're inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyone's asking if they're staying together, which is a stupid question - they're 'Nick and Charlie' for God's sake! But as the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Or are they delaying the inevitable? Because everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever... Views: 13
