On a hot summer night on the Asbury Park boardwalk, Natalie Ramirez gave her heart and body to Chase Smith, the sexy bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Defying her parents’ wishes, she marries Chase because she knows that with his smarts and hard work, he will make something of himself.Chase Smith knew he was a far cry from Natalie’s upper middle class upbringing, but he couldn’t ignore her beauty and intelligence. Chase had big plans for his life and wanted Natalie at his side, even if it would take a great deal of work and determination.Love and passion brought them together, but Chase’s workaholic ways drive them apart as he strives for the success he thinks is important to his wife.Trying to give themselves one last chance to salvage their marriage, Chase and Natalie meet on the boardwalk where their love affair began. Can they rekindle the love they once shared in just one night? Views: 404
First story in series! Randy Hudson has it all. A wonderful family, beautiful home, and a successful, thriving business. But Randy's oldest daughter, Rose, is turning his perfect world upside down. Even worse than Rose's disrespectful new attitude is her disrespectful new boyfriend, Mark. There is something off about the arrogant teenage boy...and Randy won't rest until he finds out what.First story in the Homeless series!Randy Hudson has it all. A wonderful family, beautiful home, and a successful, thriving business. But Randy's oldest daughter, Rose, is turning his perfect world upside down. Even worse than Rose's disrespectful new attitude is her disrespectful new boyfriend, Mark. There is something off about the arrogant teenage boy...and Randy won't rest until he finds out what.Get started on the first story in the Homeless Short Story Series. This is the first story of 7 that were originally published as the novel HOMELESS (now a collection called HOMELESS: Origins). From here on out, the series will continue as ongoing connected individual stories. Story Arcs containing a few stories will be grouped together and released as a "novel". It will be much like comic books, where individual issues that make up a story arc are grouped together for a graphic novel. See Christopher Lee Cousino's website for more info. Views: 404
"But he was wrong: two minutes can hurt, for two minutes could have perhaps made a difference, two minutes can be the difference between life and death." What happens when the person you love the most becomes the one you can trust the least? When eminent professor Alexander Hamilton is found dead in his laboratory late one evening, the police are stumped. With no apparent motive, his murder is a complete mystery, and his family find their lives thrown into turmoil. Struggling to cope with the grief following her father's death, Alexander's daughter Anna is led down a path of self-doubt as police evidence mounts up against the one person she has grown to love and trust: her brother, Michael. But as the past unfolds its dark web of treachery and betrayal, the complicated relationships and tragic sequence of events that led to Alexander's demise are slowly revealed, leaving Anna questioning where her true loyalties lie. Views: 404
Chapter Four of the serial, Keeping It In The Middle, an equestrian love story.As Van recovers from her hospital visit, a thunderstorm floods the town. Pete and Aiden, the two other pros hired for the spring polo season, arrive and the living conditions in the house get a little crowded.Warning: Content NSFW.Chapter Four of the serial, Keeping It In The Middle, an equestrian love story.As Van recovers from her hospital visit, a thunderstorm floods the town. Pete and Aiden, the other pros hired for the spring polo season, arrive and the living conditions in the house get a little crowded.Warning: Content contains sexuality. Views: 404
She's first G in GGI: Gibson, Graham International, the investigative and security company founded by ex-criminal defense attorney Carole Ann Gibson and ex-DC homicide detective Jacob Graham. It didn't take long for the DC-based company to earn a reputation as one of the best in the business. Their newest job: Guide a newly independent Caribbean nation enter the 21 century. The island nation contracts GGI to do it all—from the establishment of a police force to bringing telephone service to the island to ensuring that modern, international security protocols protect the new president and his ministers as they conduct business. Then the president's two body guards are murdered and GGI must build a police department in a hurry. A fugitive drug dealer from DC is hiding out on the island, construction of a road to the new government building is sabotaged and the foreman murdered, and CA is attacked in the yard of her home on the island. And she's on her own this... Views: 404
In this first installment of NY Times bestselling author, Wendy Higgins's debut New Adult series, a frighteningly realistic apocalyptic America is brought to life, entwined with searing romantic tension that will leave you eager for more.
Amber Tate believes the worst thing she'll suffer in life is dealing with the unrequited love she feels for her brother's best friend, Rylen Fite. She also believes war is something unfortunate that happens places far, far away from her rural Nevada town. She's wrong on both counts.
When an unknown organization meticulously bombs major cities in the United States and across the globe, a trickle-down effect spreads to remaining towns at an alarming speed-everything from food and water sources to technology and communications are compromised. Without leadership, the nation is split between paralysis and panic, but Amber isn't one to hide or watch helplessly. She's determined to put her nursing skills to use, despite the danger, even if it means working alongside the man she can never have. Views: 404
"Opening in stately fashion and unfolding ever faster with fierce, intensive elegance, this first novel discloses the weight of Soviet history and its consequences. ... Highly recommended for anyone serious about literature or history."—Library Journal (Starred review)"Packs a wicked emotional punch through fierce poetic imagery ... Lebedev takes his place beside Solzhenitsyn and other great writers who have refused to abide by silence ... Courageous and devastating."—Kirkus Reviews (Starred review)"An important book about where Russia is today, with poetic descriptions and unforgettable images evoking that nation's often elusive attempts to understand its dark past. I stand in awe of both the author and translator."—Jack F. Matlock, Jr, former US Ambassador to the Soviet Union "The subject matter of Oblivion is the eerie frozen landscape scattered with the human detritus of an inhuman bygone era. What brings it back from... Views: 404
I'm a doctor. Mobster. Killer.
My hands are covered in filth. I don't have the right to touch anything as clean and pure as Ellison MacAllister.
I distance myself ... always remaining obscure, composed, restrained.
Careful to never allow my eyes to linger too long.
Careful to hide my interest.
Careful to keep my burning desire buried beneath the surface.
I do it for her--suffer in silence--because it's what is best for the woman I love.
And she has no idea.
She'll be initiated as a Fellowship member soon. One of my mafia brothers will go through endurance so he'll earn the right to claim her.
Make her his wife.
Kill. Me. Slowly.
I'm running out of time. Only a month remains before she's beyond my reach forever.
I want to taste her. Share sleepless nights. Ride out her storm.
I want to give her the kind of nights she will still feel between her legs the next morning.
I want us to share the kind of passion that forms on our skin and drips down to saturate the sheets.
Between the sweat and the moans and the messy hair, I want her to know how hard she's been loved.
To have her is to taint her.
I should stay away. But I won't. I can't.
I'm a selfish bastard.
A selfish bastard in love.
***Intended for readers ages 18+ due to sexual content, adult situations, and language.
Endurance is a STANDALONE novel. It is the first spinoff of The Fellowship world introduced in The Sin Trilogy: A Necessary Sin, The Next Sin, One Last Sin.
Although Endurance may be read as a standalone, I recommend reading The Sin Trilogy first if you wish to have a full understanding of The Fellowship world. The choice is yours. (An ebook bundle set with all three books is available at a discounted price.)
Each Sin Series Standalone Novel will feature a different couple.
No cliffhanger.
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The Forever Series Box Set – sweet stand-alone romances set in and around Victoria, British Columbia. The women in these stories have experienced the pain of heartbreak, and with the love and support of their friends, find the strength to love again. This starter set features the first three stories. Forever ChangedA tattoo artist? Whatever was she thinking?Breast cancer forces Ariana to take a fresh look at her life. She's married, owns a successful business and is desperately unhappy. Can tattoo artist Blaine Bennett reignite the joy in her life as he shows her what it is to live… and love?This Time ForeverYou quit your job over principal? Nobody does that anymoreBut Lexie doesn't play by other people's rules and when she agrees to work at a... Views: 404
