With their mother long dead and their father unknown, eleven-year-old Penny Porter and her twin brother Parker have been bouncing around foster homes for as long as they can remember. Inspired by the historical figures in her favorite book, Penny likes to imagine who she could be related to. Sacagawea? Her genes would be good ones to have. Or maybe Ghandi, or Harriet Tubman. There are endless possibilities!But while Penny embraces the question marks in her family tree, she and Porter are both ready for a real home. Living with their aging, ornery Grauntie isn't easy, but it's better than other places they've been, and they don't want to get moved again—or worse, split up. Penny believes the key to keeping them from being bounced to another new home is getting their town of New Hope, North Carolina back on the state map. And what better way to do that than to spruce up and sell New Hope's Finest—an old orphanage that was supposed to reopen years ago as the best... Views: 15
Adam Kingston expects to inherit his father's multinational conglomerate. When he finds out half of it went to Nate Thomas — an annoying man whose dreams for Kingston Corp.'s future clash with Adam's need to stave off financial disaster — Adam is furious. He's willing to do whatever it takes to wrest control of Kingston Corp. from Nate.Nate may be soft-spoken, but he refuses to be swayed by Adam's arrogant demands. When Nate accidentally drops a pair of his lacy panties in front of Adam, there's no mistaking Adam's interest. Nate hadn't realized Adam was bisexual, but now that his secret is out, Nate is willing to use Adam's lust against him if it means protecting the welfare of the company he loves.For Adam and Nate, hatred and desire are closely linked. Their inability to compromise threatens the company and could expose their tightly held secrets. But as they work together to develop a plan to save Kingston Corp., they begin to realize there might be more to... Views: 15
