Rick Bass's third novel dramatizes three real-life 1950s era country singers from Arkansas who produced a unique and eerie tempered harmony—the Nashville Sound—that for a brief period made them the biggest thing in country music. Views: 18
Greer Landon is a successful art gallery owner. She has created an empire by discovering and developing new artists. When she agrees to visit an art school in Boston, she encounters a woman, Hayden Rowe, whose paintings take her breath away. Greer realizes Hayden is not a student, but lives in a remote wing of the school and the maddeningly frustrating headmaster is her mother. Mesmerized by Hayden and her art, Greer learns the young woman has Asperger syndrome. Hayden awakens something in Greer she didn't know she was capable of. Having suffered from a profound loneliness for most of her life, Greer develops an overshadowing love and protectiveness toward Hayden. As she learns more about Hayden and her heartbreaking family situation, Greer is amazed at how courageous and brilliant she is.Can there be a future with a woman like this, and will Hayden, who can only put words to her emotions through her paintings, return her feelings? Views: 18
Lauren Marie Woods just witnessed her agent being murdered. Now his murderer wants her dead and the police want to pin a murder rap on her. Lauren needs the kind of help only the Guardian Agency can provide. Protector Mike Stone is jaded when it comes to actresses and to Hollywood. But one thing is certain, Lauren Marie Woods is going to end up dead without his help. The only question is whether the former Navy SEAL can guard his heart from the beautiful actress. Lauren will have to give the performance of her life to survive and, more importantly, she has to trust the man who makes her want far more than just his protection. When there is no one else to turn to and no one else to keep you safe, a Dangerous Protector is the man you want for the job. Views: 18
"No observer, ignorant of the situation, would have guessed that death lurked nearby, and that only a little distance from the glitter of silver and glass and the hum of voices, two victims lay silent on a studio floor." On a fine autumn weekend, Lord Aveling hosts a hunting party at his country house, Bragley Court. Among the guests are an actress, a journalist, an artist, and a mystery novelist. The unlucky thirteenth is John Foss, injured at the local train station and brought to the house to recuperate – but John is nursing a secret of his own.Soon events take a sinister turn when a painting is mutilated, a dog stabbed, and a man strangled. Death strikes more than one of the house guests, and the police are called. Detective Inspector Kendall's skills are tested to the utmost as he tries to uncover the hidden past of everyone at Bragley Court.This country-house mystery is a forgotten classic of 1930s crime fiction by one of the most undeservedly neglected of golden... Views: 18
A suicide. A new home town. A new beginning. That's just what the Millers need after the death of their beloved daughter and twin sister, Haylie. But how can Jayde move forward when each night her nightmares take her back. Back to search for answers, to search for herself. Will she be strong enough to handle what she discovers? Views: 18
How does a domestic black cat from Southern California become a stowaway and end up in Phoenix Arizona? That's what Lella York wants to know as she crosses the desert, pedal to the metal, to bring her cat, Flash, back home. But something about a full desert moon bewitches Lella into staying in Arizona longer than she planned and playing house with the sexy Detective Lawrence Devin who is in Arizona as a special witness for an old murder case. The desert is a land of extremes so it's no surprise that Lella and Larry brave the heat to chase after a cold case. Throw in a hint of Russian mafia, some attractive flight attendants, and a ferret named Lucy, and Lella realizes what a dangerous place the desert can be under a full moon. Views: 18
I've always been a good girl.I've only done two really bad things in my life--secretly live in the maid's quarters of my beloved grandmother's foreclosed beach house, and lie to get a job as a personal assistant to billionaire Blake Carson.My enemy, my lover, my savior.He's only two out of the three, if only I can figure out which two before I end up on the streets or in jail.Or worse. Views: 18
Deciphering an ancient alchemy book is more difficult than Zoe Faust bargained for. She'd much rather be gardening and exploring her new hometown of Portland, Oregon—but time is running out for living gargoyle Dorian Robert-Houdin. If Zoe isn't able to unlock an unusual alchemy book's secrets soon, the French gargoyle will remain awake but trapped in stone forever.When Zoe gives herself a rare night out to attend a classic magic show, she realizes the stage magicians are much more than they seem. A murder at the theater leads back to a string of unsolved robberies and murders in Portland's past, and a mystery far more personal than Zoe and Dorian ever imagined. Views: 18
It ain't easy being saved, sanctified, and single. Try being a once divorced, now widowed single mother of two on top of that. Thank God the Lord built Paige Vanderdale to be able to bear all of those titles without becoming weary to the point of giving up. From the outside looking in, that life looks good on her. On the inside, though, Paige is coveting what so many others around her seem to have, which is true love.In the past, everything that she thought was love was either something far from it, or was taken away from her. Now Paige is afraid to let her hair down and open herself up to love again.Paige struggles with the decision to reach out to an old flame to rekindle their spark. When the blaze gets too high, will Paige do what she always does, which is grab the nearest fire extinguisher and try to put it out? Or will she utilize her backup plan and run? The decision is abruptly removed from Paige's hands when something else begins to... Views: 18
Step Brother: Off Limits1 -- Reed“And she was gone. She left the table, and by the time I managed to get away from the reporters, she’d taken a cab back to the house, grabbed her suitcase, and headed for the airport.” I took a drink of my Campari and soda. “I called, texted, even emailed her. She won’t talk to me.”
2 -- TatumI knew I shouldn’t do it, but I couldn’t resist. I clicked on the headline and waited for the story and photos to load.
3 -- Reed“What’s wrong?”
4 -- Tatum“Motherfucker.” I rolled over and felt around on the nightstand for my phone—its ring disturbing my sleep on one of the very few mornings when I could sleep late. Smiling as I remembered the previous night’s phone call, I hoped Reed was on the other end of the line, calling to tell me when his flight arrived. I didn’t recognize the number, but it was from a Las Vegas area code. “Hello?” I croaked.
5 -- Reed“Hey, sexy,” I said, thrilled to see Tatum’s name on my phone.
6 -- TatumI was just about to leave the office to pick up some lunch when the phone at my desk rang. I looked at it, a little surprised because the office phones hardly ever rang. In fact, I’d wondered why we even had phones on the desk, but my boss had shushed me right away and told me one of the partners was a bit of a Luddite. Apparently he’d have preferred it if we sent smoke signals to our colleagues and clients. I laughed as I wondered how he handled email.
7 -- ReedI rolled over and picked up my phone to check the time. The light from the screen hurt my eyes in the darkened hotel room, and I was surprised to see how late it was.
8 -- TatumNot only did I have almost more work than I could handle at my job, working on a new case we thought could make the firm some serious money and improve the working conditions for all tipped employees in the state of Nevada, but also had my hands full outside of work, too. Stanford and I had met a couple more times, racking our brains trying to think of some way to publicly trip Tina up and get Donald to see her for who she really was. Add to that the fact that Garrett had decided he had a thing for Stanford—the man who still became tongue-tied every time my roommate walked in the room—and I hadn’t even had a moment to think about Reed, at least not until I opened my laptop with my morning coffee before work.
9 -- ReedWhen Tatum walked back out into the kitchen it took every bit of willpower I had not to pick her up, tear off her clothes, and make love to her right then and there. Even in a ripped up sweatshirt she was gorgeous. Having spent the last few weeks with beautiful women who spent all their time and money trying to look like every man’s fantasy, I realized the true beauty of a woman who looked gorgeous right out of the shower. Tatum didn’t have to do anything to make herself pretty. She radiated health and intelligence, and I was absolutely crazy about her.
10 -- TatumI looked at Reed, my feelings a tangled mess. My heart was still racing from my orgasm, and I could still feel the perfect ache of his cock deep inside me. I wanted to make love to him again, but I knew it was foolish to let sex overrule logic.
11 -- ReedI could tell my mother was drunk as soon as I opened the door.
12 -- TatumWhen I woke up, I wasn’t exactly sure where I was for a moment. I felt a flush of warmth as I remembered the last time I’d woken up disoriented in a strange place—the night I first slept with Reed. After I’d left my dad in his study, Stanford and I had agreed to talk in the morning. I’d crashed in one of the spare bedrooms and had a terrible time getting to sleep, flooded by doubt about how I’d handled things with Reed.
13 -- ReedI couldn’t believe my eyes when I walked out onto Donald’s terrace and found him, Tatum, and my fucking father sitting around laughing like they’d known one another forever.
14 -- Tatum“Shhh,” I said, opening the door to Reed. “Garrett’s asleep.”
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They can’t escape the heat… Magdalene Deluca isn’t the damsel-in-distress
type. But if she has to involve a stranger in a dangerous chase through South America,
she’s glad Finn Kavanagh’s the guy she sucked into her problems. Very glad. The man
oozes sex and magnetic confidence. And since their connection is steamier than the
sultry rain forest, why waste time resisting him? Finn’s peaceful vacation is blown to
bits the second Mags strides into view. For years he’s ignored his family’s pleas to
settle down. Now he’s falling hard for a blonde force of nature who’s allergic to
commitment. First he has to keep Mags safe as they search for her missing parents. Then
they can determine if it’s time to stop running’and take a chance on the wildest thrill
he’s ever known… Views: 18
Fifth-generation Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong returns in an adventure with roots in a gunfight where her father shot down the cult-like leader of a separatist church.Two decades later, that man's son, Malcolm Arno, has become head of a militia movement bent on unleashing chaos and anarchy across the country. With all the guns and money he needs to wage a second Civil War, nothing seems to be standing in Arno's way. Until he runs afoul of Caitlin Strong.Already mired in one investigation of drug smuggling over the U.S.-Canadian border and another involving an Iraqi war veteran who claims the army is trying to kill him, Caitlin finds herself embroiled in the search for the kidnapped son of former outlaw Cort Wesley Masters. When the missing boy's trail leads to Malcolm Arno's Texas compound, the three cases converge in an explosion of violence that will put Caitlin to the ultimate test.From the frozen rivers of Canada to the desert wastelands of... Views: 18
