“These Sugglers Are Sure To Steal Your Heart…”A Fiery Desire That’s Growing Bright.A True Test 0f love And Friendship.A Horrific Fate Awaiting A Planet.A Mission Determining Friend From Foe.Becca and Falax have agreed to take on one last job. Easy enough. Deliver the goods for the client and get out. But things are bound to get complicated once they try to add a baby to the mix, and suddenly the smuggler’s life doesn’t seem as simple. Becca and Falax are getting closer than ever, only to be tested by old friends yearning for a comeback, and a client with not-so-good intentions.Can they keep the flames alive? Or will they fizzle out with disaster? Views: 157
If it wasn't for art thieves, spies and killers, Alex Vlodnachek's life would be bliss. Her freelance career is catching fire. Her relationship with B&B owner Ian Sterling is flirty and fun. She's even attending a glittering cocktail party at his sprawling Victorian inn. But, to this ex-reporter, something seems "off." And it's not the canapés. When Ian's father vanishes, the enigmatic innkeeper asks for her discretion. And her assistance. Meanwhile, Alex is having the opposite problem at her tiny bungalow: People keep piling in uninvited. Including a mysterious intruder found sleeping in her kitchen. Her grandmother, Baba, who shows up "to help"—with Alex's own mother hot on her heels. When the intrepid redhead discovers a body in the B&B's basement and a "reproduction" Renoir in the library, she begins to suspect that Ian is more than just a simple hotel owner. With editor pal Trip, brother Nick, and... Views: 157
Fierce and feared, 16th-century Highland laird Greylen MacGreggor has yet to meet his match—until Dr. Gwendolyn Reynolds falls through time and into his arms. Get spellbound by this time travel romance. Views: 157
In this third chapter book about Warren and his alter-ego Dragon, an important lesson is learned in generosity . . . and exploding volcanoes!Warren has been invited to a birthday party by one of his new classmates, so it's birthday present shopping time! And the first toy he spots, a Deluxe Volcano Building Set Supreme is perfect . . . for himself. It's too much money, his mother tells him, choosing another gift for his classmate. But Warren can't stop thinking about exploding volcanoes, and soon he and Dragon are thinking up ways to make money and buy the volcano set for themselves. A bake sale? A magic show? A car wash? All great ideas...that is until Warren's sister misinterprets their personal fundraising for charity fundraising and decides that everything they earn should go to the local children's hospital. Does this mean that Warren and Dragon will have to give away all the money they make? Goodbye Deluxe Volcano Building Set Supreme! Views: 157
Researching a biography of the composer Franz Liszt, Phineas Fox uncovers evidence of a brutal murder - and finds his own life in danger. Music researcher Phineas Fox has been enjoying his latest commission, gathering background material for a biography of Franz Liszt. But although he has - as anticipated - uncovered plenty of scandal in the 19th century composer's past, matters take a decidedly unexpected turn when his investigations lead to Linklighters, a newly-opened Soho restaurant built on the site of an old Victorian music hall, and unearth evidence of a possible murder involving the notorious music hall performer known as Scaramel. Just what was Liszt's connection to Scaramel ... and, through her, to the infamous Victorian serial killer Jack the Ripper? As he delves further, Phin's enquiries uncover clues to a fascinating and extraordinary story - and plunge his own life into jeopardy. Views: 157
Rush Kaplan likes his women wet, his alcohol straight, and his drugs any way he can get them. He parties all night and sleeps ‘til noon, only to wash, rinse, and repeat the next day. He flies as close to the sun as he dares, praying he’ll one day get burned.
With his past haunting his every waking minute, he can no longer enjoy life’s natural highs, so he instead settles for the manufactured kind. But the emptiness is always there, lingering on the edges of his psyche and threatening to swallow him whole.
All he wants is to feel alive.
Six months after graduating Veterinary School, Alyssa Cole feels like she's making a difference. Her clinic is located in a working-class neighborhood, and she’s enacted a sliding pay scale to make her services more affordable.
When she comes in early one morning to treat a sick pup, she finds a man covered in blood and passed out on the floor. But it just isn’t any man. It’s the same one she spied in the alley behind her clinic only a week earlier.
And he wasn’t alone.
With the memory from that day still fresh, will the good doctor call the police and have him arrested for breaking and entering, or can she find the cure for what ails him instead? Views: 157
In this epic sequel to Torn, the magical seamstress Sophie Balstrade navigates a royal court and foreign alliances fraught with danger — and may well have to risk everything for love and for country.Open revolt has been thwarted — for now — but unrest still simmers in the kingdom of Galitha. Sophie, despite having built a thriving business on her skill at both dressmaking and magic, has not escaped unscathed from her misadventures in the workers' rebellion. Her dangerous foray into curse casting has rendered her powers unpredictable, and her increasingly visible romantic entanglement with the Crown Prince makes her a convenient target for threatened nobles and malcontented commoners alike.With domestic political reform and international alliances — and her own life — at stake, Sophie must discern friend from foe... before her magic grows too dark for her to wield.Rowenna Miller's enchanting fantasy series,... Views: 157
3 days til Christmas2 unlikely traveling companions1 zippy little dogGeorgia Darcy never asked to be a movie star's little sister but nothing will keep her from getting to her brother's wedding on Christmas Day. Even if Mother Nature thwarts her traveling plans.When all flights cancel, she's unexpectedly paired with a chronically unlucky rideshare and his overly cute dog, finding that turbulence isn't exclusive to airplanes. Especially when it comes to her heart.Wyatt Silva, flat broke and fresh out of options, embarks on a detour road trip alongside delightfully sweet Georgia, who not only stumbles over his dog, but also into his life.Doomed with nutty disasters of ridiculous proportions, the cockeyed couple is forced to find creative means to trek it across the country.Sleet, snow, and a Winnebago. It'll take a Christmas miracle to navigate their stormy attraction to one another and reach Pemberley for Christmas. Views: 157