What you don't know about your spouse could kill you.Jens Corbin is a comfortable, succesful writer, with a wife and a teen-age son. After a near death experience in the New Hampshire mountains, Jens decides to step away from his popular but formulaic mystery series to begin a new and exciting series.Unbeknownst to him, a few hours to the north, a killer has been released from prison after twenty years. A killer that is vengeful, angry, and used to be married to Jens' wife!Writing about killers is one thing, but outwitting them in real life is another. How far would you go to protect your family?An intelligent thriller about a writer who has to fight for everything he's ever cared about – because of his wife's hidden past. Views: 164
"Jessie Mihalik is an author to watch."—Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Times bestselling authorTo save her brother and protect her family's future, a powerful princess must join forces with a dashing man from her past in this thrilling space adventure, the second novel in the Consortium Rebellion trilogy.As the dutiful daughter of High House von Hasenberg, Bianca set aside her personal feelings and agreed to a political match arranged by her family, only to end up trapped in a loveless, miserable marriage. When her husband unexpectedly dies, Bianca vows never to wed again. Newly independent, she secretly uses her wealth and influence to save other women stuck in dire circumstances. Information is power and Bianca has a network of allies and spies that would be the envy of the 'verse—if anyone knew about it.When her family's House is mysteriously attacked, Bianca's oldest brother, the heir to House von Hasenberg,... Views: 164
Age is just a number—right? That’s not her first thought when four-time Oscar winning actress Katarina Verralta meets the younger Julia Dearling. Caught in a monsoon, the movie star exits the dark desolate interstate in search of someplace to eat and stay for the night. Julia Dearling, owner of the Starlight Diner, is stranded in her desert parking lot with a bygone battery and the memory of her newly dead relationship. When Katarina pulls in, neither of them guess that their life is about to turn upside-down and inside-out. In a town as big as a noodle, Desert Bluff has no motels. So Julia serves dinner to Katarina at the diner and then offers up her sculpting studio as a place for Katarina to stay. Drawn together in the night, their intoxicating romance begins. But when age is front and center and fame is at stake, the closeted movie star must face her reckoning. Views: 164
The Hunter. Prince Themba bu Kumkani has spent his whole life putting family and kingdom above his own wants and needs. With his impending bonding ceremony on the horizon, he's gifted a coveted spot in The Hunt. His catch and release strategy is forgotten once he lays eyes on the human female. Their hide and seek game is fuel to the fire raging out of control for her. He's staked his claim on a mate he cannot have, but can't live without.Now Themba has to choose between love or family. One choice will bring happiness while the other will cost him his homeworld and title.The Prey. With an ex who didn't want to be an ex, and an impending divorce hanging over her head, Payton Cole already thought her life had gone to hell in a handbasket. Then she woke up in an alien survival of the fittest game. Her top priority is to keep herself and her dog alive until the end. Winning The Hunt means gaining her freedom, but returning to Earth... Views: 163
What if you discover foreigners plotting to assist a political campaign?Pia Sabel is hoping to escape corporate life on a soccer field when a dying Russian spy gives her a USB drive filled with impenetrable codes. Her team sets out to unravel the mystery. But the documents raise more questions than answers. Chief among these is the link between a Cold War spy master, her parents' murders, and the presidential campaign's frontrunner.Jacob Stearne wants to settle down and start a family. The woman he falls for doesn't want him to kill people anymore. Even if they're trying to kill him. As their romance blossoms, duty calls him away. He can't allow his love to stop him from his assignment: tracking down the hacker who crashed two airliners killing 365 Americans.As Jacob's team closes in, the hacker offers Pia a bargain. She opts to face down the Cold Warrior who ordered her parents killed. But the old-timer... Views: 163
Two singles alone on Valentines Day: one is newly dumped, and the other has something to prove.
When Sam’s long-time boyfriend, Steve, texts that he has something important to ask her on Valentine’s Day, she’s sure that he’s going to propose. Determined to look great for the big day, she hits the all-night laundromat to wash her favorite outfit. When her clothes are chugging away in a machine, Steve calls and pops a question—and not one she’d ever expected.
Reeling with shock, she’s left facing the holiday alone, unless you count the only other person at laundromat, a guy leaning against his own washer, intent on his phone, a guy named Connor. But he had his own plans for Valentines Day—and while they might involve Sam, she’s in for another unexpected situation. Views: 163
From The New Yorker's fiercely original, Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic, a provocative collection of new and previously published essays arguing that we are what we watch."Emily Nussbaum is the perfect critic—smart, engaging, funny, generous, and insightful."—David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower MoonFrom her creation of the "Approval Matrix" in New York magazine in 2004 to her Pulitzer Prize–winning columns for The New Yorker, Emily Nussbaum has argued for a new way of looking at TV. In this collection, including two never-before-published essays, Nussbaum writes about her passion for television, beginning with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the show that set her on a fresh intellectual path. She explores the rise of the female screw-up, how fans warp the shows they love, the messy power of sexual violence on TV, and the year that jokes helped elect a reality television president. There are... Views: 163
PREVIEWA devastating affair.An unexpected pregnancy.A new love waiting to be explored.An old flame longing to be rekindled.Could there possibly be Love after Betrayal?***How do you flush twelve years of marriage down the drain? Can you flush twelve years of marriage down the drain?When Gunner, Bria's husband of a dozen years, tells her that he's fathered a child outside of their marriage, her whole life plan is turned upside down.While she freely admits that she's been married to her career, she thought they were on the same page: she'd make partner at her corporate law firm, his construction firm would thrive, and then they'd start a family. They'd be financially secure – creating a life without the money worries they both grew up with. That's why Bria couldn't process what Gunner was telling her.***"I'm sorry, but I had to tell you. I'm sorry, Bria. You have to believe me," Gunner pleaded. "I want to work through this. I'm hoping that in time you can forgive me. I love you. You're the only woman I've ever loved. You know this."He looked sincere.He sounded sincere.She knew this man.She loved this man.But …"Work through this?" Bria laughed humorlessly, drowning out the voices in her head and the love in her heart. "Let me get this straight. You're telling me that you've been cheating on me; that you have a one-month old baby with whoever the slut is, and you want me," she said, putting her index finger to her chest, "to somehow find it in me to work things out with you? Have you lost your ever-loving mind?!" she exploded.***It couldn't be true. It just couldn't. But it was. And she had to accept it.But when Bria suddenly finds herself pregnant, will she and her ex-husband find their way back to each other?Or, will she find lasting love with a new flame? Views: 163
