Disenchanted with the politics of working in an upscale Washington, D.C. restaurant, chef Lydia Lord resigns from her job and returns home to Baltimore. When Lydia volunteers to be a chef at a summer camp, her life takes an unexpected turn—into the arms of former football star Kennedy Fletcher. Soon their evening walks turn into passion-filled nights. But what happens when one of them believes their relationship is just a sizzling summer fling?Originally Published in 2005 Views: 32
From trailblazing novelist Walter Mosley: a former NYPD cop once imprisoned for a crime he did not commit must solve two cases: that of a man wrongly condemned to die, and his own.Joe King Oliver was one of the NYPD's finest investigators, until, dispatched to arrest a well-heeled car thief, he is framed for assault by his enemies within the NYPD, a charge which lands him in solitary at Rikers Island.A decade later, King is a private detective, running his agency with the help of his teenage daughter, Aja-Denise. Broken by the brutality he suffered and committed in equal measure while behind bars, his work and his daughter are the only light in his solitary life. When he receives a card in the mail from the woman who admits she was paid to frame him those years ago, King realizes that he has no choice but to take his own case: figuring out who on the force wanted him disposed of—and why.Running in parallel with King's own quest for... Views: 32
With her quest for revenge mapped out, Ayla St. John persuades the irresistible vampire Kellen to accompany her to where her target is hiding. However, the incident, and what follows after, goes horribly wrong for both Ayla and Kellen.As her connection with Kellen heats up to scorching levels, she realizes it's time she finds out what the elusive vampire is hiding. What she eventually learns about his horrific past will shake the very foundation of everything she thought she knew about him and his association with Linden.After a video goes viral that exposes the supernatural, she's forced to meet Linden in the flesh. But will the hunter become the hunted?The Lunar Secret is book 3 in The Ayla St. John Chronicles, and is for readers 18+.THE AYLA ST. JOHN CHRONICLESThe Lunar EffectThe Lunar CurseThe Lunar SecretThe Lunar Magic (coming late summer 2018) Views: 32
The highly anticipated third book in Sabaa Tahir's New York Times bestselling EMBER QUARTET.Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power. As Helene searches for a way to hold back the approaching darkness, her sister's life and the lives of all those in the Empire hang in the balance. Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. But while hunting for a way to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would aid her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight. And in the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius has given up his freedom to serve as Soul Catcher. But in doing... Views: 32
Sonia Hearst is one of the many American heiresses of New York, whose family wishes to marry her off to an English nobleman. Her father is Edmund Hearst, the son of a boxer, he worked hard to have a steamboat emporium and amassed a large fortune but he wants the respect of the people. That is why he sends his daughter to London to get a husband with a title that will give him the prestige that his family lacks. Sonia hates the idea. She has always been a willful and stubborn girl who doesn't want a man who will order her around and will make her unhappy as is the case with most marriages she knows. Sonia wants to live free and single all her life. She doesn't want to answer to anyone. The problem is that her father wants Sonia to marry immediately, and she didn't count on meeting a man who would arouse feelings within her that she didn't want to have. If she wants to be a single woman Sonia can't afford to fall in love. Robert Egerton, Marquess of Wilmington is a man... Views: 32
Escape to the seaside with Part Two of a brand-new four-part serial set on the Devon coast, from bestselling author Cathy Bramley.Just a few weeks in Brightside Cove and Nina has already started to forget the life she's left behind. But London is calling – lots has happened in Nina's absence and her exit has left the world of drama completely abuzz. Despite what she thought, it isn't yet curtains for her character on Victory Road. But things are far from settled at Brightside Cove. Theo has been acting strangely and even Mittens, the tiny kitten, hasn't cheered him up as he desperately struggles to deal with the terrible events of the past. With everything that's happening, can Nina spare the time to save her friend and his business?She hasn't got long to consider, her two worlds are about to collide. The serenity and beauty of Brightside cove is about to be shattered by a chattering of hens. Your favourite... Views: 32
"A clever and imaginative tale." —Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author A thought-provoking novel that imagines what would have happened if the British had succeeded in kidnapping General George Washington.British special agent Jeremiah Black, an officer of the King's Guard, lands on a lonely beach in the wee hours of the morning in late November 1780. The revolution is in full swing but has become deadlocked. Black is here to change all that.His mission, aided by Loyalists, is to kidnap George Washington and spirit him back to London aboard the HMS Peregrine, a British sloop of war that is waiting closely offshore. Once he lands, though, the "aid by Loyalists" proves problematic because some would prefer just to kill the general outright. Black manages—just—to get Washington aboard the Peregrine, which sails away.Upon their arrival in London, Washington is imprisoned in the Tower to... Views: 32
