The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again. Views: 74
A hero's welcome… Champion race-car driver Lucas Blackstone made it his mission to escape small-town life and his dark family legacy. But then an injury sidelined the superstar, forcing him to return home. At least he has Avery Prescott as a physical therapist. The shy young girl is all grown up and impossible to resist. Now he's ready to have a little fun. Having her girlhood crush right there on her massage table is pretty awkward for Avery. But soon her teenage fantasies become reality. Will she help Luke heal, only to have him run again? Or will he choose to stay…for her? Views: 74
Cricket Anderson and Cole Thornton were throwaways. The outside world didn’t have room for them. Yet, from the tender age of nine, all they had was each other…until they didn’t. Not only were promises broken but so was Cricket’s heart.
Focused and driven to create a life made of dreams, Cole Thornton succeeded only to be left feeling empty and alone. Ten years later, a chance encounter brings him together with the one person he’s ever felt connected to – an angry, disconnected and broken woman.
They say time heals all wounds. But, can two damaged souls discover love and mend their hollowed hearts? Find out in The Right Side of My Pillow. Views: 74
Audacity Jones is an eleven-year-old orphan who aches for adventure, a challenge to break up the monotony of her life at Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls. Life as a wayward girl isn't so bad; Audie has the best of friends, a clever cat companion, and plenty of books to read. Still, she longs for some excitement, like the characters in the novels she so loves encounter. So when the mysterious Commodore Crutchfield visits the school and whisks Audie off to Washington, DC, she knows she's in for the journey of a lifetime. But soon, it becomes clear that the Commodore has unsavory plans for Audie — plans that involve the president of the United States and a sinister kidnapping plot. Before she knows it, Audie winds up in the White House kitchens, where she's determined to stop the Commodore dead in his tracks. Can Audie save the day before it's too late? Views: 74
Two babies...one family? Single mom Valentina Montanari was abandoned while pregnant, yet she's besotted with her tiny son, Ric. But why does he look nothing like her? Gorgeous billionaire Giovanni Laurito bonded with his new baby, Vito, after a difficult divorce, so discovering Vito and Ric were swapped at birth is a huge shock! When Valentina and Giovanni meet to reclaim their children, sparks fly. They've already fallen for each other's babies... Could this unexpected beginning create the family of their dreams? Views: 74
I'm scum. Yes, I always have been. . . . I know what I did, and what I should have done. A spellbinding and provocative psychological portrait that shows just how far a man will go to win the most enduring and ruthless of games: the game of power. Raised in the upper echelons of elite New York society, Thomas Spencer has never wanted for much. But much is hardly enough for a man whose greatest satisfaction lies in shattering the happiness of others. Thomas, the black sheep of his family, harbors only resentment toward those closest to him for what they have more of: good looks, good cheer, good social graces. But what Thomas may lack in charm, he makes up for in cunning. And it is this that will serve him best when he trades in his glittering world of privilege for a chance to claw his way to the top—on his own terms, and at any cost. As Thomas achieves fame and success as an ad man, he becomes ever more deeply entrenched in an insidious... Views: 74
Chemist Rhythm Scott couldn’t turn down the chance to move to Alaska for a new research job. She jumped at the opportunity to earn a generous salary, and live in a wild, adventurous place. But she should have known the job was too good to be true—after a few months at her new gig, she discovers that there is a sinister, hidden purpose behind the research she’s been doing: kill off the whole population of bear shifters. Rhythm has never been one to sit on the sidelines while evil prevails, so she makes it her mission to stop the senseless killing. What she didn’t realize when she ran without a second thought into the fray, is that she was running straight into the life of the most gorgeous, captivating man she had ever met. Unfortunately, he seems fixated on saving bear shifters—not on finding love.Ben Harrington is a man on a mission: stop the scientists who are trying to kill bear shifters, or die trying. He is consumed with this mission, and he definitely isn’t interested in romance. After losing his whole clan to a deadly virus, he’s not interested in opening his heart to love again. But when he meets the beautiful Rhythm Scott, his heart doesn’t give him much of a chance. He’s falling hard and fast for her, and she seems to be falling for him, too. The only problem is that she’s determined to be on the dangerous front lines of the fight against the scientists. Terrified of losing her, Ben tries to keep her away from the battle. But, at the end of it all, she might be the only one who knows how to save the bear shifters.Can Ben make peace with the fact that loving Rhythm means he’ll have to take a chance on losing her? And will Rhythm be able to save her new shifter friends before it’s too late? Find out in this steamy bear shifter romance. Views: 74
