In this small lakeside town, mothers bake their secrets into moon pies they feed to a silent blue girl. Their daughters have secrets too—that they can't sleep, that they might sleep with a neighbor boy, that they know more than they let on. But when the daughters find the blue girl, everyone's carefully held silences shake loose.Laurie Foos is the author of five previous novels: Before Elvis There Was Nothing, Ex Utero, Portrait of the Walrus by a Young Artist, Twinship, and Bingo Under the Crucifix. She teaches in the low-residency MFA program at Lesley University in Cambridge. Views: 20
Best friend to Christmas bride?This Christmas, hotshot architect Alex Fitzgerald needs an interior designer to impress his biggest client -- and fast! Who better than his best friend, Flora Buckingham? Yet one unforgettable kiss unleashes the feelings Alex has kept hidden for years…Alex cherishes Flora above everything. He is estranged from his family, so she's been the bright spark in a dark life. But after their kiss, Alex must make a decision -- step back and protect their friendship, or risk everything, down on one knee, for the happiness he's always dreamed of! Views: 20
B. J.’s fiancée is on their honeymoon–with another woman! When her sister packs her off camping to get over being jilted at the altar, B. J. vows to fight off mosquitoes, bears and famine. But she hadn’t counted on Crash, a heart-stealer on a Harley. Nor had she counted on a little stray dog. Crash lays claim to the dog–and her heart. Views: 20
She saved his son. Can she save him, too? Jamison Loane knew Alessia Rhyme like he had never known any other girl. As his best friend’s little sister, Aly always was around, making it easy to fall in love with her. Yet, one careless comment on Jam’s side put Aly in harm’s way. To keep her safe, he gave up his happiness and stayed away from Alessia, even though she was all he ever wanted. Not that she or anyone knew that. So when Alessia left for college, giving her his infant son was the only solution he saw to save the boy from an abusive mother. Ten years later Aly can’t get over loving Jam, especially not when his son reminds her every day of the father so far away. Having built a great life for Lesso and herself, she is cautiously happy. Or so she thought until Jam shows up, turning her life upside down with a dimpled smile. But Jam has changed. He has a dark secret that Aly is determined to uncover. Can Jam and Aly leave the past behind when their secrets threaten to tear them apart? Or will they never find true salvation? Warning: Due to adult situations and mild violence this book is intended for mature audiences only.** Views: 20
Brand new adventure in the I HERO series from the 2Steves, featuring a revised interactive structure in which the reader never dies! Perfect for a slightly younger age range, and for sensitive older readers.YOU are a princess of the mer-folk. Reports come to your father, the sea-king, of ships and drowned men falling upon your lands. You discover that another undersea people, the tritons, have given a bloodthirsty crew of pirates the ability to survive underwater so that they can make sneak attacks on surface vessels and disappear below the waves to thwart any pursuit. What's more, the tritons have now formed an alliance with the pirates in order to invade your kingdom. While your people desperately hold back the invaders, you must evade the triton cavalry and their hunting creatures, selkies and merlions, and escape the terrible sirens in order to carry a message to Tethys, Lady of the Sea, asking her for aid. When you are captured by the pirates, you must face your most... Views: 20
*Kidnapped in the name of love! *Kristie would do anything for her sister Louise, even if it meant kidnapping a man standing in the way of her sister’s big day. Abducting Francis Grayson and stashing him on a remote mountain in Vermont, she’s determined to hold him there until her sister is safely married. Waking up in a totally different location from where he started, confused and understandably angry, Francis doesn’t know what’s going on. Yes, he was dating Louise, but he knew nothing about a wedding, for goodness’ sake! Realizing she doesn’t know the full story, Kristie does know one thing—her captive has definitely captured her attention. This Retro Romance reprint was previously published in August 1991 by Mills & Boon. ** Views: 20
Running from danger, Raven Shore ends up at The Little Doughnut Shop in Erman, South Carolina. She spends her days helping its sweet, elderly owners during peak business hours. With trouble hot on her heels, Raven certainly isn’t looking for more. But she gets plenty when bad boy biker Ronan Dark pops in for a pastry. Everything from the five o’clock shadow peppering his strong jaw to his piercing blue eyes to his black, leather biker boots screams sexy loud enough to burst her eardrums. But any thoughts of romance will have to wait. Raven needs to stay focused to stay safe. Ronan Dark always looks out for Number One. He makes all of his life decisions based on what benefits him the most. Coming up hard and fast on the streets has made him hard and fast. He lies with ease and is driven by a deeply-ingrained selfishness to survive. It’s not until he meets the kind, honest, funny, curvy and ever-so-beautiful Raven Shore that he begins to consider someone else’s feelings above his own. The problem is, he’s trouble with a capital T. His past actions will bring pain and heartache to Raven if he can’t find a way to undo them. Doughnut Darlin’ is part of the Plus Size Romance Series. Each book is a standalone with no overlapping characters, storylines or cliffhangers. This series is a perfect combination of romance, steamy love scenes and humor. The stories are sensual and romantic, uplifting and lighthearted. Feel-good reads that leave you feeling great! Views: 20
Megan Cahill might soon be making the news instead of writing it.
Newspaper editor Megan Cahill loves red pens, clean prose, and fast cars. When a friend is murdered, Meg sets a trap to snare the killer. The bait? One steamed editor with a razor-sharp pen. Only one person stands in her way, a stubborn police detective.
Death is no stranger to Detective Rod Kelter. Two years ago, an accident stole his family and the press stole his privacy. To solve a murder, he must join forces with Megan Cahill, but someone wants the smart-mouthed editor dead.
Megan and Rod race to unmask a murderer before he writes the final chapter of Meg's life--in blood. Views: 20
There's a drawer I never open. It holds a picture I never look at. It reminds me of a day I hate to remember, but I'll never forget.I'd give anything to be like the other girls on campus. Going to parties, flirting with boys, planning for a future. But that's not me. And hasn't been since the day my parents died. The only thing that got me through was Griffin. Even though I didn't have my family, I always had him. Only, now I'm not so sure I do.It's not just the eleven hundred miles separating us now that I'm at college. Or his band finally taking off, and all the gigs and girls suddenly demanding his time. It's as if everything is different-the way we talk, the way we text... the way he looks at me and the way those looks make me feel.Griffin has been the only good thing in my life since that horrific day. But I can feel our friendship slipping away-and I'm terrified of what will be left in its place... Views: 20
History comes alive in this textured account of the rivalry between Harry Houdini and the so called "Witch of Lime Street," whose iconic lives intersected at a time when science was on the verge of embracing the paranormal.The 1920s are famous as the golden age of jazz and glamour, but it was also an era of fevered yearning for communion with an unseen spirit world, after the loss of tens of millions in the First World War and the Spanish-flu epidemic. A desperate search for reunion with dead loved ones precipitated a tidal wave of self-proclaimed psychics--and, as reputable media sought stories on occult phenomena, mediums became celebrities. Against this backdrop, in 1924, the pretty wife of a distinguished Boston surgeon became the idolized focus of the raging national debate over Spiritualism, a movement centered on communication with the dead. Reporters dubbed her the blonde Witch of Lime Street, but she was known to her followers simply as Margery.... Views: 20
