Who needs a man? They're nothing but a distraction. A disappointment. They sweep you off your feet, promise you forever, and then as soon as another beautiful woman shows them interest, they leave you crying alone on the sidewalk with your dreams of a life together crushed. And the sexy playboy that keeps showing up everywhere I go, is the definition of distraction and inevitable disappointment. And frankly, I can live without that heartbreak. I have everything I need to make me happy - a job, school, friends, and family that I love. Yep. Mind made up... it's just a shame my body and heart didn't get the memo. NOTE: THIS BOOK DOES END IN A CLIFFHANGER AND CONTINUES IN BOOK TWO, THE ONLY ONE. THE COMPLETE BLACKWOOD SERIES SHOULD BE READ IN ORDER.
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After being sacked from her job on the gossip magazine Celebrity, Ally Parker is forced to return home to Combe St. Philip with her tail between her legs. She is given a fresh start when her childhood friend, Hope, asks her to work PR for Hope's marriage to Prince Jonas of San Michele. When Count Fredrik Jensson, head of security for the royal family, arrives to check out the village, he makes it clear that her past employment makes her unfit for the role. The fact that there's a sizzle between them from the moment they meet only makes everything worse. Forced together on a trip to San Michele for the official announcement of the wedding, their sizzle flares into an inferno. However, their night of passion sours when he sees her with her ex-boss. Believing that Ally is about to buy back her job with wedding secrets, Fredrik turns back to ice. What will it take to see the person she truly is and a thaw to set in? Views: 15
Keith Nixon's latest Solomon Gray murder mystery pushes all the hot button issues of a traumatised post-Brexit UK in this dark tale of loss, revenge and redemption. Flawed and floored by personal tragedy, DS Solomon Gray is ready to take his place alongside DS Logan McRae, DS Roy Grace and DCI John Luther. Modern jet-black Brit Noir at its best." - Tim Baker, CWA shortlisted author of Fever City Mixing business with family can be a murderous affair ... A body washes up on the beach near Ramsgate in the South of England. For DS Solomon Gray, the case appears cut and dried-a drowning. An immigrant. Another victim to the sea in his desperate attempt to reach the UK. As the tidewaters recede, two more corpses surface. One appears to be a refugee, stabbed to death. The other, Gray recognises immediately. Regan Armitage: son of business tycoon Jake Armitage. Gray knows this means trouble. A post mortem reveals ligature marks on Regan's wrists. Drugs in his bloodstream. All signs... Views: 15
This Thanksgiving, two birds of a feather are about to get plucked—"Why can't all murders be as funny as those concocted by Craig Rice?" (The New York Times) Former con-artist photographers Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak are en route from the grit of New York City to the glitter of Sunset Boulevard when their dreams are waylaid in a tragic roadside accident with an errant turkey. But getting stuck in the off-the-map community of Thursday County, Iowa, has an upside: a blushing farmer's daughter with a promising sob story. To help her ailing grandma, the Halvorsen family turkey farm is up for grabs. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Bingo and Handsome plan to make a bundle off the gobbling herd. But these two city slickers should've known that small towns hide big secrets—and Thursday's secrets go back more than a decade. Before long, Bingo and Handsome get tangled up in a bank robbery, face off with an escaped... Views: 15
While vacationing on Martha's Vineyard, Serena Jones becomes entangled in a suspicious death with ties to an international antiquities smuggling ring. Will she find the killer before another person dies? Views: 15
'Gritty and lively... a colourful depiction of 17th century France'– CAROL BIRCH, author of Jamrach's MenagerieA SPELLBINDING TALE SET IN CARDINAL RICHELIEU'S FRANCEWith enemies advancing on all sides and Cardinal Richelieu's health failing, France is at breaking point. Yet salvation may arrive in the most unlikely form...Born into poverty and with terrible deformities, Sebastian Morra is a dwarf with the wit of Tyrion Lannister and three foot, four inches of brazen pluck. Through a mixture of brains and luck, he has travelled far from his village to become a jester at the royal court. And with a talent for making enemies, he is soon drawn into the twilight world of Cardinal Richelieu, where he discovers he might just be the only man with the talents to save France from her deadliest foes.'Intelligent, cunning and occasionally reckless, Sebastian Morra lights up The Cardinal's... Views: 15
In his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will focus on his relationships with several important coaches in his life - including his father, his high-school coach and Coach Wooden - as he tells the story of his life and career. Like many kids in elementary school, Kareem (then Lew Alcindor) struggled with fitting in, pleasing a strict father, and severe shyness that made him socially awkward. Unlike most kids, he also had to grapple with a sudden growth spurt that shot him up taller than pretty much everyone around him, including students, teachers, and even his own father. His increasing fame as a basketball player throughout high school brought new challenges as this shy boy was shoved into the national spotlight. At the same time, social unrest in the country, particularly involving the growing civil rights movement, tugged at his conscience as he tried to find his place in it. After all, he was just a kid. What could he do?Recruited... Views: 15
"Don't touch my new assistant."
That's the one rule I've given myself.
My reputation depends on it.
But when Mona walks into my office, all sass and attitude, I realize it's not going to be that easy.
She's innocent as an angel but trapped in the body of a complete seductress.
How am I supposed to resist this tempting bundle of love and lust?
I do my best, and it's almost working, until we have to go on an overseas business trip.
There's a screw up at the hotel.
We have to share a room.
Okay. I can do this. I can resist her tempting curves and her delicious lips.
It's only for a week.
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