For some people in post–World War II Germany, the battle is not over.
August 1945. As Stefano, an Italian POW, heads toward home across war-ravaged Germany, he encounters a young child beside his dead mother. Unable to leave him to an unknown fate, Stefano takes the boy with him, finding refuge in a seemingly abandoned house in a secluded woodland.
But the house is far from vacant. Stefano wakes at the arrival of its owner, Erich, a former German soldier, who invites the travelers to stay until they can find safe passage home. Stefano cautiously agrees, intrigued by the disarming German, his reclusive neighbor Rosalind, and her traumatized husband, Georg. Stefano is also drawn to Monique, the girl in a photograph on Rosalind’s wall, who went missing during the war.
But when he discovers letters written by Monique, a darker truth emerges. This place of refuge could be one of reckoning, and the secrets of the past might prevent the travelers from ever getting home.
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He's searched everywhere for his mate, except in his past…So when she shows up on the top secret military base that he's housed at, dragon shifter Pyne knows that fate has begun to work its mysterious magic. Even as he stares at her beautiful face and decade-old memories return to him, he can tell she didn't expect to see him there. So why is this driven, no-nonsense gem of a woman really there?When the suspect of an unsolved case from her past shows up, Agent Kim Phrasier breaks all the rules to go after him. He tried to kill her and almost succeeded. This time he's not getting away. Unexpectedly reunited with the drop-dead handsome government agent she worked with to bring him down, Kim finds herself struggling to focus on the case. Everything between them has changed, and neither of them know how to talk about it.Their fascination with one another has blinded them to the fact that their mutual enemy is back,... Views: 473
Will she resist his scandalous proposition...Or succumb to mindless pleasure?Softhearted Gracie Jones is mortified when Rafaele Vitale finds her accidentally trespassing on his luxurious Italian estate! She can't refuse Rafe's teasing demand that she attend an exclusive party with him. From the dangerous intensity in his eyes, virgin Gracie knows she's playing with fire—after all, outrageous playboy Rafe is only promising a temporary liaison. Can she resist the power of his raw sensuality?Be seduced by this spellbinding Cinderella story! Views: 473
Describe Jake Hopkins in two words? Boozing womanizer. So, maybe he solved cases with a precision not seen since Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. It didn't matter. The guy was a grade A prick. And killing him was the best decision I ever made—until it wasn't.It was supposed to be a good move for me—a way of showing that I wasn't one to back down.I never imagined it would cause such a visceral reaction...among my readers. I didn't get it. He was barely tolerable most of the time and his death opened the door for a new detective—maybe one who had her act together.I never would've guessed that he'd show up on my doorstep, begging for a second chance, or that he'd look even better than I ever imagined. Characters die and everyone moves on—that's the way it works. Sometimes it's even necessary for the story to progress.When the hate mail gives way to... Views: 473
Sady's attempt at a good deed takes a major detour. Her donation of household items to "Dream on a Dime" ends in disaster when she gives the security doorman at her apartment building the wrong key. So instead of taking the intended items from her apartment, the movers take everything they can load- from Matt's apartment. Including his TV and the valuable painting her uncle has given her. So not only are Sady and Matt without furniture (and Matt's TV), Uncle John lets her know her painting is part of a set and he has the other two. Now the race is on to find the donated painting before he shows up. But when he fails to keep his appointment with Sady, she now has two missing Morrows to worry about. Views: 472
Includes A Front and Back Cover for You to Color! Life is looking rosy for Florrie Fox, manager of the Color Me Read bookstore in Georgetown, Washington D.C. She's working on an adult coloring book of gardens, her romance with Sergeant Eric Jonquille has entered a new chapter, and the bookstore's weekly coloring club is a source of friendship and entertainment. No member is more vibrant than Dolly Cavenaugh. Dolly likes to say she was blessed with beauty and cursed with lousy husbands, but at least she has a grown daughter and a stunning brownstone to show for it! When Dolly's love of garage sales results in her showing up at Color Me Read with a rare book in hand, Florrie is astounded. The Florist, the earliest known coloring book, was originally published in 1760. An authentic copy would be worth a fortune—and someone else knows it. That same evening, Florrie finds Dolly dead on the floor of her apartment, a corner of a coloring book...
**Includes A Front and Back Cover for You to Color!**
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Life is looking rosy for Florrie Fox, manager of the Color Me Read bookstore in Georgetown, Washington D.C. She's working on an adult coloring book of gardens, her romance with Sergeant Eric Jonquille has entered a new chapter, and the bookstore's weekly coloring club is a source of friendship and entertainment. No member is more vibrant than Dolly Cavanaugh. Dolly likes to say she was blessed with beauty and cursed with lousy husbands, but at least she has a grown daughter and a stunning brownstone to show for it!
When Dolly's love of garage sales results in her showing up at Color Me Read with a rare book in hand, Florrie is astounded. *The Florist*, the earliest known coloring book, was first published in 1760. An original copy would be worth a fortune--and someone else knows it. That same evening, Florrie finds Dolly dead on the floor of her apartment, a corner of a coloring book page clutched in her hand. As Florrie delves into Dolly's past and her personal effects, she discovers a skeleton in the closet--literally--and a whole lot of shady suspects. One of them is an expert in the fine art of murder, but can Florrie draw the right conclusion? Views: 472
