BEST FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS For two people who aren't in love--and don't plan to be--Poppy McCabe and Air Force Captain Trace Caulder have pretty amazing chemistry. And now the longtime buddies and sometime lovers are about to get their most passionate wish: becoming the adoptive parents of twin babies! The catch? They have to get married. For two people who prize their independence above all else, a pre-Christmas wedding with all the trimmings could be a major game changer. Suddenly, Trace wants to be there for Poppy 24/7. Except he's stationed overseas. So he only has a thirty-day leave to convince the woman who shares his complicated past that they can have it all: family and forever! Views: 18
London 1880
Kat Holloway, cook to the parsimonious Sir Lionel Leigh-Bradbury, finds herself embroiled in murder when she’s accused of poisoning her own cooking. Her only help as she hurriedly works to clear her name comes from the mysterious Daniel McAdam, who is much more than he seems.
Book 1 of the Kat Holloway Mysteries Views: 18
Revenge is supposed to be sweet...Caitlin Monroe is ready to confront her past. Years ago, her father ditched her mother for the NBA, leaving her pregnant and alone. Now he’s a big-shot coach, and Caitlin’s ready to take the so-called “ family man” down. But on her way to the team gala, her car dies, and it’s her father’s sexy new star player who comes to her rescue. Brady Hudson wants nothing more than to put his past behind him and concentrate on winning the championship for his new team. But when he finds himself the recipient of unwanted attention—attention that could destroy his career—he introduces the beautiful woman he saved on the side of the road as his "girlfriend."Brady needs to focus on his job. And Caitlin isn’t about to date an athlete whose career is riding on her father—though he is a convenient way to get the dirt she needs. But sometimes love has other ideas, and it’s not long before their pretend relationship becomes a liability neither can resist...** Views: 18
The planets of the Cestia galaxy are in peril. Mysterious holes are opening in the ground. From within, vile creatures, Deargs, burst forth, slaughtering any living creature that crosses their path. Humanity, along with hundreds of other races of the galaxy, are on the brink of extinction. Where do they come from? Who sent them? What is their purpose?
For Xalen, a boy with a terrifying gift, life in Planet Vintra is nothing more than a dull affair. An orphan, he quickly learns to look out for himself and his friends. However, he has always yearned for something greater. So when Reave, a veteran warrior comes to enlist him for the Alioth, the elite army of the galaxy, Xalen cannot refuse.
But as Xalen delves deeper into his Alioth training, he finds out that there is more to the Dearg’s attacks than meets the eye. An ancient evil lurks in the shadows—an evil that will stop at nothing to claim Xalen’s life as his own. Views: 18
Hector C. Bywater was perhaps the British secret service’s finest agent operating in Germany before the First World War, tasked with collecting intelligence on naval installations. Recruited by Mansfield Cumming, the first ‘C’ (or head of what would become MI6), Bywater was given the designation ‘H2O’ in what was a rather obvious play on his name – and the equivalent of James Bond’s ‘007’. Indeed, the charming, courageous Bywater probably came as close to the popular image of Ian Fleming’s most famous character as any British secret agent ever did. Originally written up in 1930 as a series of thrilling articles in the Daily Telegraph, his experiences were soon turned into a book, with the help of Daily Express journalist H. C. Ferraby, collating Bywater’s espionage endeavours in one rollicking tale of secret service adventure. Although the identities of the British spies carrying out the missions in Strange Intelligence are disguised, we now know that most of them were in fact Bywater himself. Ahead of a war that was to put the British Navy to its sternest test since Trafalgar, Bywater reveals how he and his fellow agents deceived the enemy to gather vital intelligence on German naval capabilities. His account is a true classic of espionage and derring-do.** Views: 18
"Thirteenth-century Edinburgh comes off the page cold and convincing, from the smoke and noise of the tavern kitchen to Holyrood Abbey under a treacherous abbot. Most enjoyable." —THE LISTIn the spring of 1297 the English army controls lowland Scotland and Margaret Kerr's husband Roger Sinclair is missing. He'd headed to Dundee in autumn, writing to Margaret with a promise to be home for Christmas, but it's past Easter. Is he caught up in the swelling rebellion against the English? Is he even alive? When his cousin, Jack, is murdered on the streets of Edinburgh, Roger's last known location, Margaret coerces her brother Andrew, a priest, to escort her to the city.She finds Edinburgh scarred by war—houses burnt, walls stained with blood, shops shuttered—and the townsfolk simmering with resentment, harboring secrets. Even her uncle, innkeeper Murdoch Kerr, meets her questions with silence. Are his secrets the keys to Roger's disappearance? What terrible sin... Views: 18
As sweet and satisfying as strawberries and cream! This British summertime, get out in the garden with Rebecca Pugh's sparkling debut novel. Home is where the heart is... Jessica McAdams has never belonged anywhere; never truly felt at home. Of course, what did she expect from parents who never made her feel welcome in her own house? Leaving her life in London to return home to the charming country village of Bluebell Hill is harder than she thought. Especially as she never considered she'd be returning under such heart wrenching circumstances... Clearing out the stunning and imposing Bluebell House after her parents' death is difficult for Jessica—they never had the best relationship and now it's too late. Yet spending time in the house that was never a home, having afternoon tea with dear old friend Esme—and sharing hot, sizzling kisses with delectable gardener Rueben!—opens Jessica's eyes to the potential of Bluebell House... Could this big old, beautiful manor really be her... Views: 18
Hanna's been raised to be a good Christian girl, and she wants to listen to Pastor David, who tells his flock, procreation is the only reason for relations between a husband and wife. But innocent Hanna dreams often about a mysterious man who pleasures her, waking up with a blissful longing she doesn't quite understand. When Hanna asks the man of the house to teach her about the ways of love, they both discover the temptations of the flesh too difficult to resist, especially when they're hot, hard and unprotected! Views: 18
