Extraordinary things happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heart Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor. But back then his life was at a dead end until at twelve he wandered into a magic shop looking for a plastic thumb. Instead he met Ruth, a woman who taught him a series of exercises to ease his own suffering and manifest his greatest desires. Her final mandate was that he keep his heart open and teach these techniques to others. She gave him his first glimpse of the unique relationship between the brain and the heart. Doty would go on to put Ruth's practices to work with extraordinary results—power and wealth that he could only imagine as a... Views: 17
After suffering a devastating loss, artist Sandra Lyall runs south to Mexico seeking solace from her grief. She finds refuge in a small Baja hotel on the edge of the sea to which she returns each winter to continue the healing of her heart. But this year’s stay would be different. When a scruffy Englishman with a posh accent offers to buy the painting she’s working on, everything changes, and Sandra finds herself torn between her hard-won serenity and her draw to a compelling but risky alternative.Mark Jeffery’s film career is in decline, his ex-wife’s behaviour has landed him in the tabloids, and he’s got nothing better to do than hang out in Mexico waiting for the phone to ring. When he meets a woman painting a seascape on the roof of his friend’s hotel, he discovers a “not terribly exciting but predictable and rather refreshing” distraction from his troubled life. As Mark spends more time with her, he finds himself inexplicably drawn to this ordinary woman.With the magical waters of the Sea of Cortez as its backdrop, House of the Blue Sea tells a tale of surviving loss, seeing the extraordinary, and finding happiness in unexpected places. Views: 17
Copilot of the Blood Hunter, Daisy is a newly-turned vampire, and she's hungry. Really hungry and it's interfering with her plans for revenge. Unfortunately, the only thing that can distract her from said hunger is sex...which is a problem when she can barely refrain from draining any man dry within moments. But old flame Fergal Cain might just be the sexy-assed solution to her problem.Part human, part cyborg, and with a poison coursing through his system, Fergal's running out of time to find the scientist who has the cure. Unfortunately for him, the misfit crew of the Blood Hunter put a serious kink in his plans. And if the poison doesn't kill him, the hot little vamp he can't resist might do the honors herself...Each book in the Dark Desires series is a standalone, full-length story that can be enjoyed out of order. Series Order:Book #1 Break OutBook #2 Deadly PursuitBook #3 Death DefyingBook #4 Temporal ShiftBook #5... Views: 17
Smart and sassy . . . Sheri Thompson knew better. She could spot a horn dog from a mile away, especially when she’d been warned about him countless times by her best friend. Still, when Danny started smooth-talking Sheri at that same friend’s wedding, she couldn’t resist. It was the best one-night stand of her life. Heck, the best night of her life. And then she woke up alone. Divorced and determined to stay that way . . . Detective Danny Henderson didn’t like fear, but he’d felt a lot of it that morning he’d woken up feeling all warm and cozy next to the one woman that might just make an honest man of him. Six months later, fear has punched him in the gut again, but worse this time. He’s investigating a murder plot . . . a planned hit. The target: Sheri Thompson. This time his fear won’t get the best of him. He’ll kick ass to keep her safe and make sure he gets a second chance at countless more nights with the woman of his dreams. Bonus Content: At the end of this book, get a sneak peek at another of Christie Craig’s books in the Divorced and Desperate series, Divorced, Desperate and Dead, available now! And as an added bonus, you’ll also get a look at the first chapter of Reborn, the first book in the bestselling YA paranormal series Shadow Falls: After Dark, that Christie is writing as C. C. Hunter. Reborn, Unbreakable, Eternal, and Unspoken are all available now! Then read on for a preview of Murder, Mayhem and Mama, also available now! About the Author: New York Times bestselling author Christie Craig is an award-winning writer, photojournalist, motivational speaker, writing teacher, and author of The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel. Texas Hold 'Em, the third book in her humorous romantic suspense trilogy, is available now. Chosen at Nightfall, the fifth book in her New York Times bestselling Shadow Falls young adult paranormal series written under the name C. C. Hunter, is also available now. And Reborn, Unbreakable, Eternal, and Unspoken, the first four books in her new Shadow Falls: After Dark series, are available now. **About the Author New York Times bestselling author Christie Craig is an award-winning writer, photojournalist, motivational speaker, writing teacher, and author of The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel. Texas Hold 'Em, the third book in her humorous romantic suspense trilogy, is available now. Chosen at Nightfall, the fifth book in her New York Times bestselling Shadow Falls young adult paranormal series written under the name C. C. Hunter, is also available now. And Reborn, Unbreakable, Eternal, and Unspoken, the first four books in her new Shadow Falls: After Dark series, are all available now. Views: 17
REUNION ON THE RUN When her apartment is besieged by a masked gunman, Yasmine Browder's convinced it's tied to her investigation into her brother's "accidental" death three weeks ago. Narrowly escaping, she flags down the car of a passerby she thought she'd never see again—her childhood crush. Unlike the local police, newly minted FBI agent Noel Black doesn't believe the attack is a coincidence, especially when the attempts on her life don't stop. Yasmine's onto the truth about her brother, and someone powerful wants her dead. With nobody to trust and just days out of training, Noel must find a way to keep her alive...because now that he's found Yasmine, he refuses to lose her again. Views: 17
A BALLER MEETS A BALLBUSTER. Troy Myers is the king of the football field, but his personal life is careening all the way to the pits. One drunken night, he hits a woman with his sportscar, a major disaster for his team as without him, they can kiss the Superbowl goodfuckinbye. Spending the year in jail doesn't sound palatable too. The press and paparazzi are painting him as the very devil all over the world and the fans start hating him with a vegeance, but Troy has a solution. He will turn this entire fiasco into a fairy tale. He will marry his DUI victim. Well, easier said than done as Zoey Graham hates him like the plague and would love to see him rot in jail. ***This is a 60,000-word stand alone novel. The number of pages is as it is. No bonus books or excerpts thrown in to make it appear longer. For Mature readers.** Views: 17
People here think they know me. They assume things about me because of the way I dress and my tattoos. I am so much more. I thought you saw that. So, I let you in. You made it easy to fall for you. Turns out I was the only one falling. I hope you're happy. No, that's a lie and you're better than I am at telling those.** Views: 17
