A season for love and family Mistletoe Reunion by Cheryl St.John When Marlys Boyd moves West hoping to find acceptance for her doctoring skills, she's surprised to find her former fiancé, Sam Mason, running the local newspaper. And with the ladies in town determined to make a match of the doctor and the single father, she's not sure she can resist building the family they once dreamed of. Mistletoe Bride by Sherri Shackelford Pregnant by a man who betrayed her trust, a mail-order marriage is Beatrix Haas's only hope. But when she arrives in Cowboy Creek and learns her intended groom has died, she needs a new daddy for the baby that's coming right away. Blacksmith Colton Werner offers the mother and child the protection of his name, but can their marriage of convenience ever lead to true love? Views: 7
In the tradition of Allende, this is a magical novel, written in the form of an opera, and set in Seville and Mexico in the late 1800s. Act I opens in Seville. Emilio has been forced by his overbearing mother into the priesthood. Monica is a governess in a wealthy household who falls pregnant by the head of the house. A chance meeting in Seville cathedral suggests a solution to both their predicaments – they decide to marry, though it is not a love match. Emilio raises Monica's son Diego as his own, and they form a close bond over their mutual love of language, books, maps and birds. When Emilio dies, Monica reveals that he was not Diego's father. She grows ever more embittered and eventually dies, leaving Diego to pursue his true calling – his love of birds. Act 2 follows Diego's life in Mexico – his apprenticeship to an American who is mapping the birds of Mexico; his love for Sofia, the beautiful, independent daughter of a Mexican farmer; and his obsession with saving the... Views: 7
A "hugely impressive first novel" (David Nicholls) about a virtuoso pianist plagued by unwanted music in his head - with echoes of Gatsby and Patricia HighsmithJan - a virtuoso pianist - is about to go on stage to perform, but starts to remember his intense high school friendship with magnetic, eccentric Dirk. It was a friendship with an undertone of intimacy and danger. They reunite, and Jan is forced to question everything. Views: 7
Without darkness, there can be no light. Dean has always been Liv's white knight. Not once has he retreated from battle. Not once has he failed to keep his wife safe. Not once has he broken his promise to slay monsters for her. Then Dean encounters a monster he can’t destroy. A monster he can’t even face. And for the first time ever, there is nothing he can do to protect the woman who owns his heart. The love story of Liv and Dean West that started with AROUSE and continued in ALLURE, AWAKEN, and ADORE now comes to a breathtaking conclusion as the professor and his beauty fight the battle of their lives. Views: 7
He's one of the smartest, the best ... and the baddest. Since Dane achieved his lifelong dream of becoming a Navy Seal, his life has been packed with action ... but now he wants more. Especially after seeing several of his friends find something – someone – special. On a mission hunting a chemical weapons terrorist, Dane runs into a captivating woman, and everything about her touches his deepest needs. But the circumstances are suspicious, and he can’t determine whose side she’s on. Marielle came to Germany for a short busman’s holiday, only to end up running away from the very man she came to see, and into the arms of a man she knows she’ll never be able to keep. As their situation slides from bad to worse to desperate, their lives are on the line. And so are their hearts. ** Views: 7
Lion shifter Jupiter is amazed to discover that his soulmate is one of the recipients of a VIP tour invitation to the Amazing Adventures Safari Park. The feisty female is everything he could have ever wanted in a mate, from her gorgeous curves to her mile-wide attitude. Get your ticket for the Amazing Adventure Safari Park VIP Tour. You just might be lucky enough to find your happily ever after. Views: 7
The second volume of Prime Books’ annual anthology series collecting of some of the year’s best novella-length science fiction and fantasy. Novellas, longer than short stories but shorter than novels, are a rich rewarding literary form that can fully explore tomorrow's technology, the far reaches of the future, thought-provoking imaginings, fantastic worlds, and entertaining concepts with all the impact of a short story as well as the detailed depth of a novel. Gathering a wide variety of excellent SF and fantasy, this anthology of “short novels” showcases the talents of both established masters and new writers.** Views: 7
Bryony and Emily have heard mysterious noises in the middle of the night. Concerned that there might be an intruder, the girls tell their housemistress, who assures them that it is probably just a bird or mouse in the loft. Then, one night, Bryony sees a strange shape by the dorm window and hears footsteps coming from upstairs. Could there be a ghost haunting Emerald dorm? "Refreshing, fun and really re-readable!" - CITV Views: 7
It's tough to have a conscience when you kill for a living. So six years ago, Mallory Jade gave up killing. Now she's a fixer. Got a problem with a demon? She can help. Infestation of pixies? She's got you covered. Kidnapped by an undead lich? She's on her way. Anything you need, so long as she doesn't have to kill. It's her one unbreakable rule. Aside from a few near-death experiences, her new life is good, until her job dumps her in the lap of the man she walked out on six years before. Law Stanger, her former partner and lover, wants her back in his life. He's not above playing dirty. But Mallory knows it can never work. She has secrets Law can never understand or forgive. All Mallory wants now is to finish her job—track down an incubus and the precious box he stole—and get the hell out of town before Law shatters her heart again. But it wasn't fate that drew her and Law together after all these years, it was cunning calculation. Views: 7
