She doesn't need a manBut she could use a friendWhen the new director of security, Nick West, arrives at Gallant Lake Resort, Cassie Smith's carefully protected life is turned upside down. The handsome ex-cop insists on teaching her self-defense, and as Cassie learns she can indeed make it on her own, she starts wondering if she wants to! But when Cassie's safety is threatened, she must choose: continue running from her past...or take a stand for a brighter future. Views: 86
In Alaska, it's always a white Christmas—but the sparks flying between two reunited friends could turn it red-hot...If there's one gift Erika Sheraton does not want for Christmas, it's a vacation. Ordered to take time off, the workaholic surgeon reluctantly trades in her scrubs for a ski suit and heads to Wild River, Alaska. Her friend Cassie owns a tour company that offers adventures to fit every visitor. But nothing compares to the adrenaline rush Erika feels on being reunited with Cassie's brother, Reed Reynolds.Gone is the buttoned-up girl Reed remembers. His sister's best friend has blossomed into a strong, skilled, confident woman. She's exactly what his search-and-rescue team needs—and everything he didn't know he craved. The gulf between his life in Wild River and her big-city career is wide. But it's no match for a desire powerful enough to melt two stubborn hearts... Views: 86
NOWHERE TO RUN.NOWHERE TO HIDE.Yesterday, Amanda Back's life was flawless: the perfect social credit score, the perfect job, the perfect home.Today, Amanda is a target, an enemy of the system holding information dangerous enough to disrupt the world's all-consuming tech—a fugitive on the run.But in a world where an un-hackable blockchain links everyone and everything, there is nowhere to run... Views: 86
Now in hardcover, the thirteenth novel of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times-bestselling Toby Daye urban fantasy series!Hundreds of years ago, the Selkies made a deal with the sea witch: they would have the sea for as long as she allowed it, and when the time came, she would call in all their debts at once. Many people assumed that day would never come. Those people were wrong.When the Luidaeg—October "Toby" Daye's oldest and most dangerous ally—tells her the time has come for the Selkies to fulfill their side of the bargain, and that Toby must be a part of the process, Toby can't refuse. Literally. The Selkies aren't the only ones in debt to the Luidaeg, and Toby has to pay what she owes like anyone else. They will travel to the fabled Duchy of Ships and call a convocation of the Selkies, telling them to come and meet the Luidaeg's price...or face the consequences.Of course, nothing is that simple. When Dianda Lorden's brother appears to... Views: 86
Brokken, TexasApril 1868Yesterday haunts her shattered heart.Victoria English's world is crashing down around her. Marriage to Jonathan had been anything but the sweetness and roses he promised her while he was courting her. Five years after her husband went missing and was presumed dead at the Battle of Tullahoma, a shell of a man is back.An exploding cannon ball knocked Jonathan, and the men around him, unconscious. When Jon woke, his life was irrevocably changed. His identity had been taken, and he was left to face the consequences of a doppelganger's evilness.Victoria must break through the defensive walls around her heart to heal her broken soul. Jon needs to prove to Victoria he isn't the man she once knew. If he does that, though, he's putting his neck into a hangman's noose.Will tomorrow bring the promise of healing? Views: 86
From WNBA MVP, Olympic gold medalist, and global ambassador to the Special Olympics Elena Delle Donne comes the fourth novel in a middle grade series with as much heart as there is game.Elle is still reeling from her BIG decision but is also amazed at all the free time she has without basketball. With so much time to fill, she can figure out what she really likes doing—and maybe finding ways to spend more time with Amanda. But when she keeps being drawn back to the gym, could her big decision have been a big mistake? Views: 86
Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls' school and a well-respected author of "silver-fork" novels, stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories—the Penny Dreadfuls that are all the rage among the working-class men. Under the pseudonym Mr. King, Elizabeth has written about dashing heroes fighting supernatural threats and dangerous outlaws romancing helpless women. They contain all the adventure and mystery that her real life lacks. Fletcher Walker began life as a street urchin, but is now the most successful author in the Penny Dreadful market, that is until Mr. King started taking all of his readers—and his profits. No one knows who King is, including Fletcher's fellow members of the Dread Penny Society, a fraternity of authors dedicated to secretly fighting for the rights of the less-fortunate. Determined to find the elusive Mr. King, Fletcher... Views: 86
