MURDER IN EDEN Felled by a cowardly shot to the back, Stanton Youngblood has just enough time before he dies to leave a single clue to his killer's identity: the word Wayne, scrawled in his own blood. That word means everything to his widow. Leigh Youngblood was once Leigh Wayne, but she left her wealthy family behind thirty years ago when she fell in love with Stanton, a betrayal the Waynes have never forgiven. Now she publicly vows to discover which of her siblings thinks money and power are enough to cover up a murder. Back in town to find his father's killer, prodigal son Brody finds his search for justice comes with an unexpected ray of light. He's loved Talia Champion forever, but when she said she couldn't marry him, he left town and never looked back. This time it's Talia who needs him, and it isn't in him to deny her anything. But the killer still has a score to settle, and if that means spilling more blood—so much the better. Views: 31
Lola Running someone over on my way home from work wasn't part of my plan. Especially if that someone was the motorcycle riding bad boy of my wet dreams. Vince might think that I owe him something, but he can forget it. I'm not dropping my panties for him. Even if he turns me on like no one else... Vince I don't do commitment. I don't do love. All I do is f*ck and forget. Then Lola comes speeding into my life and thinks she can change me. That's OK, because I'll soon show her who's boss. She may have run me over but I'm the one who will come out on top. This is a standalone novel with a HEA and no cliffhangers. ** Views: 31
Braxton
and Kylie have been married for over a year, and Kylie is busy helping Selene
get ready for her upcoming wedding. Kylie and Selene go out of town for a
bachelorette party weekend, and Kylie gets a little—or maybe it’s a big—surprise.
But
springing the news on Braxton is harder than Kylie thought. In the week leading
up to Selene and Ronan’s
wedding, Ky and Brax both have things to share, and life as they know it is
about to change forever.
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It’s Christmas on Whidbey. Join the holiday fun with the characters from Daisy’s Wingmen and Modern Love Stories series.You never know who will show up at the annual Sip ’n Stroll in Langley. Someone’s pregnant.Someone’s engaged.And someone gets a puppy. Give and Take is a romantic comedy holiday short story (<15000 words) and should be read after reading the Wingmen novels and Modern Love Stories as it is a crossover companion story.** Views: 31
American warriors, Nick McCarty and John Harding, lead their crews in a take no prisoners, all-out land, sea, and air war in defense of the nation. Saudi Arabia, enablers of Islamic terrorism since birthing Osama bin Laden and sixteen of the nineteen hijackers on 9/11, emerge from the shadows. With the Kingdom’s Wahhabi cult of murderous Islam driving Isis and Al-Qaeda, agents of both world plagues decide to hire the number one assassin in the world: Nick McCarty. They find out in deadly fashion Nick can’t be bought.
After uncovering plans for Muslim Sharia Law zones, disguising weapons depots, Nick enlists John Harding to confront the invaders. Isis, building training compounds with infiltrators and weapons from super-yachts offshore, smashes headlong into America’s no holds barred defenders: Nick McCarty’s Unholy Trio and John Harding’s Monster Squad, waging war without rules, hesitation, or mercy. Views: 31
Jon Hunter has made it home. But a lot of things have happened to him over the last year. Some of them made no sense at all to those with him, but they accepted the really weird as if it was part of him. Jon himself didn’t understand a lot of it, but accepted he wasn’t allowed to know yet. But what really happened, and why?
For 600 odd years, Hunter's have traveled space. Where did it all start? What were the events which shaped the galaxy Jon Hunter finds himself in? And what of the previous Jon Hunter's, mentioned in prophesy?
Thirteen doesn't like humans. The last thing he wants is to be assigned a mission to babysit them. Given a choice, he'd happily let them blow themselves up, after he saved all the cats first. Exactly how humans could ever have anything to do with galaxy wide consequences is completely beyond his ability to understand. When asked to perform an intervention, there was always freewill to choose not to. But in this case, does he really have a choice?
For Thirteen, walking with humans for 650 years, is definitely a long road to Gaia.
This is an interlude novel between parts one and two of The Hunter Legacy, from the point of view of a new character joining the series.
The Hunter Legacy series:
Part One:
1. Hero at Large
2. Hunted Hero Hunting
3. Send in the Hero
4. Make or Break the Hero
5. Hail the Hero
End of Part 1
Burnside's Killer (An Interlude Novella between Parts 1 & 2)
Part Two:
7. Hire a Hero
Jane's Christmas (A short story)
8. Hero to the Rescue
9. Hero at the Gates
End of Part 2
10 The Long Road to Gaia (A Interlude Novel between Parts 2 & 3)
Part Three
11. Home is where the Hero is. Forthcoming.
**From the Author
The Long Road to Gaia is novel length, based on the short story 1969 I wrote last year. 1969 was about 5,000 words, while Gaia is 48,500 words in length. 1969 forms the first 4 chapters, following a Prologue of 4 chapters. After 1969, the story covers the next 650 years.
When I started writing the short story 1969, it was at a time when I had some significant health issues impacting my ability to write. So I thought writing a series of short stories might make it easier to at least get some writing done. My intention was to release them as a series of short stories, one every few weeks. Alas, this didn't happen.
I also found Space Opera readers to not be too interested in short stories. I'm not sure why this surprised me, since I'm a Space Opera reader,and I've never really been into short stories myself, unless released as anovel length book. Call it a learning experience.
1969 introduces a new character to the Hunter Legacy universe, and it was always my intention to have him join the main series around part three.
Having just completed part two's trilogy, I've found myself with two problems. Between parts one and two, I wrote an 'interlude' novella, partly because I was still having trouble writing, and a novella length was all I could manage at the time. Having done it once, I needed to write a new one for between parts two and three, to keep the series balanced. At the same time, I still needed to bring in the new character.
Hence, it seemed like the best idea was to write the short stories starting with 1969, and release it as the second 'interlude' book. In fact, it went a good deal further than originally intended, revealing a lot more about what was really going on behind the scenes.
The cover was originally intended for the 2nd story release, and was ready for it, but never used. And being red, my favourite colour, I decide it not let it go to waste.
For those who have read 1969, here is the rest of the story which was never written before now, plus some extras which make this a much more interesting story than I intended telling to start with. Views: 31
In the Southern town of Lafayette Falls, love's an unexpected side effect for a gorgeous, ambitious doctor and his former high school nemesis. The man most likely to drive her crazy... Growing up in Lafayette Falls, senator's daughter Natalie Layton hid her sorrows behind a bright smile that charmed everyone in high school—except Brett Harris. Hardworking and highly motivated, Brett dismissed Natalie as a slacker. Instead, she's become an acclaimed photographer. And when Brett, now a successful cardiologist, needs her family's help to secure a coveted position, Natalie's more than happy to prescribe a little payback... Hailing from the wrong side of the tracks, Brett believed he could never win the school's popular princess. Now he's intrigued by the complex and compassionate woman Natalie's become. Gaining her grandmother's goodwill is the key to becoming chief cardiologist—and Natalie has no intention of making it... Views: 31
Debut talent Ali Standish's The Ethan I Was Before is a captivating middle grade novel of friendship, forgiveness, and ultimately hope. Lost in the Sun meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Standish's breathtaking story, heartfelt and poignant, a classic in the making.Ethan had been many things. He was always ready for adventure, always willing to accept a dare, and always able to turn any activity into a fun escapade if his best friend, Kacey, was nearby. But that was before. Before the accident that took Kacey from him and the great loss that filled his life. Before his family moved from Boston to the small beachside town of Palm Knot, Georgia. Palm Knot may be tiny, but it's the home of possibility and second chances. It's also home to Coralee, a girl with a big personality and even bigger stories. Coralee may be just the friend Ethan needs. But Ethan isn't the only one with secrets, and Coralee's are catching up with her—and what she's hiding might be... Views: 31
