She's pushed everyone away......but is he her forever?Ex-soldier Kendall craves solitude after a heartbreaking accident, and she finds it in the small town of Butterfly Harbor. That's until handsome writer Hunter MacBride moves into town with his orphaned niece, Phoebe. Their arrival triggers painful memories for Kendall of the family and life she lost—but Hunter also shows her the promise of a life she could still have, if she's prepared to take the risk... Views: 534
A horse-whispering lonerAfter years as an Army Ranger, Sebastian Donnelly is content to be left alone with his horses. He's better with them than with...people. But that changes when his boss's little sister shows up. There's something about her, a vulnerability that tugs at his need to rescue. And a sexy, vivacious charm that ignites an attraction he ought to ignore.A soon-to-be lawyerDesperate for a break before her last semester of law school, Laurel Maxwell is excited to see her brother marry the woman he loves. Logan and Athena, their happiness, the life they're building at the farm all serve as a reminder that she's barreling toward a future she's no longer sure she wants. One her overbearing father insists is the only path she's meant for.Who's rescuing who?When Laurel is offered the chance to stay on the farm and dogsit while the happy couple honeymoons, she jumps at... Views: 534
Egypt, 1815.A reluctant hero.When cash-strapped adventurer Harry Tremayne accepts five thousand pounds to locate Lady Hester Morden in Egypt, he knows he's in for a rough ride. The headstrong mapmaker has been a source of irritation—and forbidden attraction—for years.A damsel in distress?Lady Hester doesn't need rescuing. She's far too busy enjoying her freedom to return to the stuffy confines of London. Besides, handsome scoundrel Harry Tremayne is the last man she wants to see; she's still plagued by the memory of their one, unforgettable kiss.A deadly curse.But when Hester discovers a necklace in the sand—one which may or may not be cursed by an ancient Egyptian goddess—the two are thrust into an adventure that takes them from the desert's seductive heat to the perils of Napoleonic France. Can they ignore their inconvenient attraction long enough to save the world? The answer may just lie in the... Views: 534
I told myself it was just the thrill of the chase. That what I felt for her wasn’t real.She was my best friend’s little sister.She was off limits.Yet, the temptation was too much and I betrayed the only promise I’d ever made to her brother.I touched her.I fell for her.And then I left her.Now I’m standing at the altar as his best man ten years later, waiting for her to walk towards me. All I’ve got to do is prove to both her and my best friend that I’m worthy of her.If I get my way, the next time she walks down an aisle to me, she’ll be in a white dress.It should be simple…the maid of honor and the best man are meant to hook up, right? Views: 534
My brother's tears left a delicate, clean line on his face. I stroked his cheek, whispered, it's really you ... Dov and Yitzhak live in a small village in the mountains of Czechoslovakia, isolated both from the world and from the horrors of the war. But one day in 1944, everything changes. The Nazis storm the homes of the Jewish villagers and inform them they have one hour. One hour before the train will take them to Auschwitz. Six decades later, from the safety of their living rooms at home in Israel, the brothers finally break their silence to a friend who will never let their stories be forgotten. Malka Adler's extraordinary biographical novel of a family separated by the Holocaust and their harrowing journey back to each other is based on interviews with the brothers she grew up with by the Sea of Galilee. When they decided to tell their story, she was the only one they would talk to. Told in a poetic style reminiscent of Margaret Atwood, this is a visceral yet essential read... Views: 534