Life has never been easy for Jake "Bash" Alfonsi, but he's always found a way to survive. Even when his father gave into his PTSD demons and took his own life just days before he turned twenty-one, he got through it. He even managed to go on and find a few slices of happiness in his life. But this latest hand life dealt him is his hardest challenge yet. Will Bash be able to rise once again, or will he get lost in his pain forever? Views: 596
Texas Ranger, Wyatt Donovan comes to Topeka, Kansas, to face his past heartaches. He works closely with the town marshal who needs help finding clues to why young women in his town are dying suddenly. But Wyatt is motivated to find answers, especially as he's desperate to finally put his dead wife's memory to rest. When he meets his childhood friend's sister after ten years, he's more than ready to become the hero she sees in him.Josette Allen was always an odd girl, but as a woman, her inquisitive mind makes the town believe she's insane. Although her cousin, Elizabeth Brody, is shaping Josie into a lady while working at The Brody Hotel, her tomboy personality always takes the lead. When her childhood crush saunters into town, stirring up old feelings, Josie is ready to catch his eye. Unfortunately, the only thing she's good at catching is mayhem.Will she ever be the reason he has stars in his eyes… or will she always be the thorn in his side? Views: 595
The ultimate prize?Capturing the guarded bachelor's heart...Entering the "Hospital Challenge," the last person single mom paramedic Hannah Greene wants to be partnered with is Matt Lawson! She'd planned on winning the competition, not getting distracted by a sexy surgeon! But forced to put her trust in lone-wolf Matt, Hannah uncovers the compassion behind his charisma and can't help inviting him into her world. They make the perfect team. Could they also be the perfect family?"As for the dialogue, it was emotionally-animating, utterly engaging and a story that I loved.... Overall, Ms. Claydon has delivered a fantastic read in this book where...the romance was nicely-detailed and had me loving these two together...."—Harlequin Junkie on Second Chance with the Single Mom"This really is a beautifully written story, a story that flows with love and happiness.... Ms. Claydon has added more to this community with her characters...this is a... Views: 595
On the central and north coast of British Columbia, the Great Bear Rainforest is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, containing more organic matter than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. The area plays host to a wide range of species, from thousand-year-old western cedars to humpback whales to iconic white Spirit bears.According to local residents, another giant is said to live in these woods. For centuries people have reported encounters with the Sasquatch—a species of hairy bipedal man-apes said to inhabit the deepest recesses of this pristine wilderness. Driven by his own childhood obsession with the creatures, John Zada decides to seek out the diverse inhabitants of this rugged and far-flung coast, where nearly everyone has a story to tell, from a scientist who dedicated his life to researching the Sasquatch, to members of the area's First Nations, to a former grizzly bear hunter-turned-nature tour guide. With each tale, Zada discovers... Views: 595
In September 2010, Kirsten Drysdale was tricked. Her friend called with a job offer too curious to refuse: a cruisey-gig as a dementia carer for a rich old man in Kenya. All expenses-paid, plenty of free time to travel or do some freelance reporting. There seemed no good reason to say no... so she got on a plane.Only Kirsten's friend hadn't given her the full story. It was only on arrival in Nairobi that she discovered the rich old man's family was fighting a war around him, and that she would be on the frontline. Caught in the crossfire of all kinds of wild accusations, she also had to spy on his wife, keep his daughter placated, rebuff his marriage proposals, hide the car keys and clip his toenails all while trying to retain her own sanity in the colonial time warp of his home.Meanwhile, the Kenyan army was invading Somalia, Al-Shabaab was threatening terror attacks, the East African bodybuilding scene beckoned, and Kirsten discovered she had long-lost cousins running a... Views: 595
The second installment in Peter Church's Dark Web Trilogy A minibus taxi flipping spectacularly on its head; two teenagers engaged in forbidden sex in a shopping-mall rest room; a raunchy table dance in a Cape Town strip club. How are these scenes connected to a beautiful young woman running through a forest near the university early on a Sunday morning? Alistair Morgan is the key. A gifted law student with a glittering career in the offing, Alistair seems to have it all: looks, charm and money. But his privileged lifestyle is about to be turned upside down as he is lured deeper and deeper into the sinister online world of Dark Video, where reality blurs and morals unravel. Toggling between the urban landscape of Africa's southern tip and Seattle, Washington in the mid- to late-2000s, just as YouTube and other video sharing sites were getting started, Dark Video explores the most disturbing and darkest corners of the digital world, where some... Views: 595
