"Tender and gentle, with two delightful characters who truly belong together. A lovely read." —RaeAnne ThayneMake-Believe Beau Fannie Erb isn't looking for a husband—especially if she has to leave her beloved horses to go find one. What she needs is a way to assure her parents she's not hopeless when it comes to love. Family friend Noah Bowman might just be her solution. A fake relationship will free them both from unwanted matchmaking plans. How could Fannie predict that pretending to date the handsome, teasing boy next door would awaken genuine emotions? By summer's end they'll be free to part, but Fannie's growing feelings are transforming her neighbor into the only man who might ever rein in her adventurous heart. Views: 71
Ram Prasad is a resort worker who enjoys advocating on behalf of children and working his family's farm in his spare time. When he meets an American writer at the resort who takes an interest in his life, Ram begins telling her his captivating personal story. As Ram leads the writer back in time to Gurgaon, India, he reveals his challenges as he searches for and finally secures work, and meets and falls in love with Devika, a beautiful divorcée suffering from cancer. But when he is asked to leave his job and realizes the request is all part of a conspiracy, Devika prepares to take her last breath—but not before asking Ram to promise to fight for labor rights in the modern world. When the American writer finishes the story, it spreads like a storm on social media. As Ram learns there are millions suffering like him, his journey leads him full circle from persecution to revolution and ultimately back home in search of the inner-peace he has always desired. Asked to Leave... Views: 71
State troopers Brandt and Donnelly are finally going to get their fairy-tale wedding—unless rescuing Trevor from his homophobic parents and reuniting him with his love makes them miss the ceremony! Views: 71
'The Ministry of Defence does not comment upon submarine operations' is the standard response of officialdom to enquiries about the most secretive and mysterious of Britain's armed forces, the Royal Navy Submarine Service. Written with unprecedented co-operation from the Service itself and privileged access to documents and personnel, The Silent Deep is the first authoritative history of the Submarine Service from the end of the Second World War to the present. It gives the most complete account yet published of the development of Britain's submarine fleet, its capabilities, its weapons, its infrastructure, its operations and above all - from the testimony of many submariners and the first-hand witness of the authors - what life is like on board for the denizens of the silent deep.Dramatic episodes are revealed for the first time: how HMS Warspite gathered intelligence against the Soviet Navy's latest ballistic-missile-carrying submarine in the late 1960s;... Views: 71
When Joe Otto accepted the job to lead a wagon train to California, the last thing he expected was to be asked to marry Mr. Heller’s daughter. Still pining over the one that got away, he’s not sure he has it in him to open his heart to another woman. Mr. Heller assures him the arrangement will only be temporary. Once Joe delivers her to her aunt and uncle in California, he can annul the marriage. Joe can use the money, and besides, it’s only a temporary arrangement. She won’t be his wife for the rest of his life. Reassured by this logic, he agrees to the marriage contract.Michelle Heller knows the only way she’s going on the wagon train is if she has a husband, so she readily accepts the deal her father makes with Joe. What she doesn’t expect, however, is that her new husband is the most attractive young man she’s ever seen. Over and over, she has to remind herself their marriage isn’t real. It’s only borne of necessity. But as the days pass on the trail, it’s harder to remember their marriage is only on paper, and it seems the two are at odds as to what they want this marriage to be.After Joe watched the woman of his dreams start a life with someone else, he vowed he would never open himself up to being hurt again. Can Michelle break through his wall, or will she have to annul the marriage once she reaches California? Views: 71
There is more to blindness than the absence of sight. Book 3 continues the Caustic series, exploring why the clouds fell and why what you see isn't always what it seems.
For Declan, that truth began as a painful journey to uncover the mysteries of the machines responsible for plunging their world into darkness.
For Sammi, the machines have become her salvation, challenging the same truths Declan seeks, trying to reveal what is real.
For Ms. Gilly and Richard, their chance encounter with an ancient artifact causes them to risk their lives while trying to find answers to questions they may wish they'd never asked.
For Isla, her journey began more than a hundred years ago, eclipsing her own death, awakening deep inside one of the machines. She discovers an unexpected history and why death for some opened the wrong doors. Views: 71
Monika Paniatowski knows exactly who the killer is – but there's no way she can tell anyone else! DCI Paniatowski's team are increasingly convinced that the girl found dead in the woods is the victim of a ritual killing, carried out by a secret society which has been established in the very heart of Whitebridge. Their problem is that without Paniatowski there to back them up, they find it impossible to persuade the ambitious DCI 'Rhino' Dixon that treating it as a mere domestic murder will get them nowhere. And so Meadows, Crane and Beresford find themselves out on a limb - cutting corners, ignoring procedure, and running the very real risk that their careers could be brought to an abrupt and dramatic end.Meanwhile, Monika herself knows not only who the killer is, but also that he is stalking Louisa, her beloved daughter. But as she is one of the killer's victims too, and is lying in a coma – hearing everything, but unable to move or speak –... Views: 71
