Everyone in the small country town where Sammy Jo Knox had been born and raised, never left. They made their life there. Got married, had kids, lived in the same houses that were always there along the streets that never changed. The whole white picket fence and tree swing might look good on greeting cards but in real life it was boring, at least to Sammy Jo.When Sammy Jo was a little girl she began dreaming of something bigger. Brighter. Something that wasn’t her town. She wanted to see the world and experience it all. Just how she was going to do that she had no idea. Because if her momma had her way, she’d marry one of the boys in town and be spitting out babies and going to church on Sunday with them all lined up in a row.The day Hale Christopher Jude III walked into the bakery she worked at, she knew he was it. That part of life she was missing. He smelled of foreign places and exciting things. He represented all the bright lights she dreamed of and simply put, she hoped he was her way out of this place.What Sammy Jo didn’t realize was things that appear perfect… aren’t. And chasing her dreams could lead to something very different. Views: 6 869
The first shifter in the Pyte/Sentinel Series:As the top Alpha male of Boston, it\'s Drew\'s job to keep his Pack safe, keep the humans from finding about their existence, try to pretend that he was fine with the way that his life was going and most importantly, not to give into the urge to kill Kara, the thorn in his side for way too long.When fate steps in one night and destroys his world, he strikes back, but his new mate is more than he can handle... Views: 6 851
The second and final addition to Sammy Jo Knox story... what began as one thing will end in another. A love she wasn\'t looking for becomes something she can\'t hold. And the hero may just be someone you knew all along... Views: 6 792
Mermaid Annika is from the sea, and it is there she must return after her quest to find the stars. New to this world, her purity and beauty are nothing less than breathtaking, along with her graceful athleticism, as her five new friends discovered when they retrieved the fire star. Now, through space and time, traveler Sawyer King has brought the guardians to the island of Capri, where the water star is hidden. And as he watches Annika in her element, he finds himself drawn to her joyful spirit. But Sawyer knows that if he allows her into his heart, no compass could ever guide him back to solid ground.... And in the darkness, their enemy broods. She lost one star to the guardians, but there is still time for blood to be spilled_the mermaid\'s in the water and the traveler\'s on the land. For she has forged a dangerous new weapon. Views: 6 769
Life for Dexter J. Daley has never been easy, but he’s always found a way to pick himself back up with a smile on his face. Taken from his home, and the arms of his boyfriend and THIRDS partner, Sloane Brodie, Dex finds himself in a situation as mysterious and lethal as the Therian interrogating him. Dex learns what he’s secretly believed all along: his parents’ death wasn’t an accident.Discovering the whole truth about John and Gina Daley’s homicide sets off a series of events that will change Dex and Sloane’s lives forever. As buried secrets rise to the surface and new truths are revealed, Dex and Sloane’s love for each other is put to the test, with more than their relationship on the line. If traversing the waters of murder and secret government agencies wasn’t enough, something inexplicable has been happening to Dex—and nothing will ever be the same. Views: 6 686
I had everything I ever wanted—a wife, a kid, with two more on the way. I was living the American dream. After the babies were born, we hit a rough patch. I did everything to prove my love, to show Suzy that nothing was more important than her. After some work and a lot of time, we found our groove again. Just when life had evened out, a familiar enemy came back to haunt us. It wasn’t my past that followed us, but my brother’s. When the danger gets too close, I’ll do anything to defend my family. There’s nothing more important than the people I love, and I’ll protect what’s mine—even if it costs me my life. Views: 6 666
Sometimes in life you have to walk away . . .Leaving Jamie Cole was the hardest thing Ellie Pearce ever had to do. Somehow, she moved on. She made a new life in a new city with a new man. So when a family tragedy calls Ellie back home, she believes all her old feelings for Jamie - the hunger, the heat, the heartbreak - are safely behind her. But the second she lays eyes on him, the intensity of their connection is as strong as ever.Sometimes you stay and fight . . .Jamie knows pain. He\'s felt it fighting in the streets, and he felt it fighting to survive in prison. Yet nothing he\'s experienced has been as painful as the day Ellie left - until the moment she came back. This time Jamie is determined to hold on to Ellie forever. But as much as she still loves him, she can\'t ignore the dark world he\'s now a part of. Jamie has enemies. Dangerous ones. And after seeing Jamie with Ellie, they know exactly how to take him out . . . Views: 6 613
Tobin Hale knew that it would raise eyebrows when he moved in with octogenarian Garnet Evans, but he didn’t see another way to protect her from the son who’s railroading her out of her own home. He just didn’t realize it would raise hackles with Jade—Garnet’s fiery, beautiful granddaughter. Jade Evans doesn’t care that Tobin is the hottest man she’s ever seen; his rugged looks and sweet-talking ways only make her all the more certain that he must be up to no good. When the cowboy digs in his boot heels and refuses to leave, she’s all the more determined to be there to protect her grandmother—no matter how close the quarters with the stubborn, sexy man. But once Jade sees firsthand the hardworking, fiercely loyal man Tobin is, the only thing that needs protecting is her own heart… Views: 6 609
With any great change, there is always strife, and the Covenant University has become the frontline between pure-bloods who want the Breed Order reinstated and the half-bloods who want the right to control their own destinies.Fate has other plans. The violence is escalating and war between the races seems inevitable, and it couldn’t come at a worse time. Hyperion may be out of commission, but Josie and Seth know they have only earned a reprieve. Seth must get Josie fully prepared, which means controlling her newfound abilities, and they need to find the other demigods before the Titans do.But the gods are sensing a greater threat. Only one thing is more dangerous than a bunch of starved Titans, and that’s an out-of-control Apollyon. The aether in Josie is drawing Seth in deeper, and when lust mixes with love and gives way to power, he knows being close to her is not only dangerous to her, but to everyone around them, but letting her go requires a level of selflessness that just isn’t Seth’s style.The paths taken in the past are becoming the roads of the future.Just as chaos breaks out, familiar faces from the past return, complicating the already strained bond between Josie and Seth, and when the danger from the Titans erupts with devastating consequences, the dark allure of power calls to Seth again, but this time Josie might not be able to pull him back. And when the struggle between power and love becomes the deadliest battleground, there may be no salvation. Views: 6 592
White picket fence and a family? Not my style. Killian I live life on my own terms. That means alone. I like my solitude, and that\'s not going to change. A woman like Lily Grant? Yeah, right. She talks too much and has too many opinions. And that kid of hers might be more of a smart-mouth than she is. If I were a better man, I’d walk away. But once I taste her sweet lips, I want to possess every inch of her. The woman is mine. Even if she doesn’t know it. Lily Killian Saint is wild and untamed, gruff and solitary, an arrogant loner from a family that people in West Bend say is no good.I should know better. A man like Killian should have no part of my life, not with a kid to raise and a bakery to run.Not even if the way his hands feel, rough against my skin, sets every part of my body on fire. Not even if the dirty things he whispers into my ear leave me so on edge I can’t think about anything but his lips on mine. Everything about Killian is wrong. The problem is, nothing has ever felt so right.This is the LAST BOOK in the West Bend Saints Series! It can be read as a standalone but does refer to things that happen in earlier books, so it\'s best if read after the first three books. So...I\'ve included copies of the first three books in the series with your copy of Killian for a limited time! This new release edition of Killian ALSO contains bonus epilogues for all of the other books in the series, so you can catch up with Elias and River, Silas and Tempest, and Luke and Autumn years later! Enjoy! Views: 6 584
Students are begging to be held after class...Andie Lincoln is madly in love with Terrence Knight--her childhood friend-turned-Hollywood\'s newest golden boy. But he\'s a Dominant and wants her trained as a submissive before he\'ll consider a relationship with her. He enrolls her at the RACK Academy with strict instructions for her teachers: Do whatever you need to, but don\'t take her virginity.Fulton Matthews, the director of incoming students, is enthralled by Andie. Though he questioned her enrollment at first, watching her discover her submissive nature is hotter than his most intense fantasy. Under his control, her sexual awakening brings him to his knees.Yet they can go only so far. Andie belongs to another, and Fulton is bound by a contract that strictly forbids relationships between teachers and students. But when Terrence comes to collect his prize, Fulton discovers it\'s not easy to let Andie go. . Views: 6 494
Aurora Evans is definitely the impulsive type. Slowly crushed by the expectations of her parents, and with an unscrupulous loan shark in hot pursuit, Aurora needs an escape plan. Watching the luxury yachts at harbor-side, she makes a once in a lifetime decision: she decides she’s going to stowaway… Posing as a new member of staff aboard the vessel, Aurora can’t believe her luck; can it really be so easy to leave her old life behind? But after a meeting with the yacht’s owner – the gorgeously handsome billionaire playboy, Sheikh Khaleel Al-Mohammedi – Aurora’s cover is blown, and after finding a priceless watch in Aurora’s pocket, the eccentric Sheikh decides the stowaway will remain with him upon the yacht as his ‘guest’. The only condition? For the first time in her life, she can’t escape. Imprisoned in paradise, Aurora must come to face her demons, and in the Sheikh finds an unlikely attraction. Infected by her wild spirit and impulsive charm, Sheikh Khaleel wants to make her his own. But will Aurora ever stop running? Views: 6 316
Soulless, is part two of Lawless.The finale to Bear and Thia\'s epic love story. Views: 6 196
‘Minerva was the Roman goddess of warriors and wisdom. William McGonagall is celebrated as the worst poet in British history. There was something irresistible to me about his name, and the idea that such a brilliant woman might be a distant relative of the buffoonish McGonagall.’ – J.K. RowlingPottermore Presents is a collection of J.K. Rowling’s writing from the Pottermore archives: short reads originally featured on pottermore.com with some exclusive new additions. These eBooks, with writing curated by Pottermore, will take you beyond the Harry Potter stories as J.K. Rowling reveals her inspiration, intricate details of characters’ lives and surprises from the wizarding world.These stories of heroism, hardship and dangerous hobbies profile two of the Harry Potter stories’ most courageous and iconic characters: Minerva McGonagall and Remus Lupin. J.K. Rowling also gives us a peek behind the closed curtains of Sybill Trelawney’s life, and you’ll encounter the reckless, magical-beast-loving Silvanus Kettleburn along the way.Cover art by MinaLima Views: 6 151
In this first book in the series, Doctor Dolittle discovers that he can talk to the animals--Jip the dog, Dab Dab the duck, Polynesia the parrot. Views: 5 971