When Mary Vine kissed a handsome stranger at the Fenwick Masquerade, she never imagined the extraordinary attraction could be for the most disgraceful rake in London. A man she knew far too well... A steamy regency romance short story! This story was previously published in the Fool for Love Anthology. Views: 529
Danger And Intrigue Plague An Oil-Rich Texas Ranch.Who’s Trying To Kill A Rancher’s Long-Lost Daughter?When a beautiful woman unexpectedly shows up at HG Ranch, foreman Travis Warren gets suspicious. City slicker Scarlett Kistler claims she’s there to meet her dying father–Travis’s boss–but is she just looking for a payday? Several attempts on her life convince Travis she’s innocent, and as unexpected feelings surface, the rancher and the belle must find who wants her dead…at all costs. Views: 529
The pack is fractured. Celia, Savannah, and Gerri head north, in search of a book that could hold the key to their success or the root of their failure. During their journey, they encounter more horror than they expect. Tracked by the Ascendancy and human enemies, they must rely on their own wits to survive in the world without the rest of their pack. With a new friend in tow, they finally reach their destination, but the book they have been searching for may be more than it appears. Celia must now learn what it truly means to be an alpha. Eli and Lou wake up in a strange place with people that the Ortega pack thought were friends. After they learn of a betrayal, it forces them to venture into Las Vegas. Little do they know that there is a witch hot on their trail, eager to bring them in to the Ascendancy. There they have to face some hard truths about themselves and their relationship. In search of their own books, they meet new friends and learn about a new double cross. Faced with unpredictable obstacles, will they be able to make it back home alive and still together? While they were never officially a pack, Dante and Stephen find themselves alone in Glenwood Lock, tasked with protecting it against the whole of the Ascendancy and saving a god. When a surviving member of their pack joins them, will they be able to stop fighting long enough to figure out how to save Azolata and keep their town safe? Or will a secret that is thousands of years old tear them apart and tarnish their chances of making it out alive? Rack and Ruin is the third book in the new adult series, The Desecrated Pack, with a sweet M/M romance subplot and lots of action-packed horror. It is a direct sequel to Feast or Famine and reading the previous books is necessary to enjoy this one. Views: 529
The year is 2086. It's been sixty-three years since a solar flare forever changed life on earth, forcing humans to adapt to a more primitive way of life. Now, in the small Texas community of Back Wood, Fawn McCord and her siblings, the grandchildren of Tom and Emma McCord, face another threat — the New World Army.These soldiers claim they've come to restore electricity to the entire state of Texas, but even as her siblings and the other residents of Back Wood welcome the new group, Fawn remains suspicious.The longer the NWA stays, the more controlling it becomes, claiming that it's all for the protection of the people. As Fawn's distrust grows, so does the certainty that she will do anything to preserve her family's way of life and their Native American roots. Even kill for it.In this sequel to The Leftovers of a Life, Fawn continues the McCord saga. Along with Juniper, her trusted brown mare, she braves the dangers outside Back Wood's walls to find a way to defeat the invaders, but nothing can prepare her for the oddities she will encounter in the woods — or the love she will find along the way.A Broken Time is a tale of loss, forgiveness, and one woman's determination to preserve her way of life by refusing to conform to those who seek to destroy it. Views: 529
"Marissa Stapley's writing is a gift."—Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan's TaleThe Harmony Resort promises hope for struggling marriages. Run by celebrity power couple Drs. Miles and Grace Markell, the "last resort" offers a chance for partners to repair their relationships in a luxurious setting on the gorgeous Mayan Riviera.Johanna and Ben have a marriage that looks perfect on the surface, but in reality, they don't know each other at all. Shell and Colin fight constantly: after all, Colin is a workaholic, and Shell always comes second to his job as an executive at a powerful mining company. But what has really torn them apart is too devastating to talk about. When both couples begin Harmony's intensive therapy program, it becomes clear that Harmony is not all it seems—and neither are Miles and Grace themselves. What are they hiding, and what price will these couples pay for finding out?As a deadly tropical storm descends on the... Views: 529
This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. Ottawa is in the middle of a summer heat wave—and PI Anna Sweet takes on her hottest case yet. Brent Rose secretly dated three women at the same time. One of them wants to make him pay for his cheating ways. Will Anna stop Brent's tormentor in time? Or will he meet his end in the killer heat? Views: 529
In this riveting memoir, Gilmour recounts the call-outs that summer: some dangerous, some gruesome, some downright ridiculous. And we meet fellow paramedic Tom who, they say, can get a laugh out of everyone except the dead. As the city heats up that summer, however, even Tom begins to lose his sense of humour. People are unravelling - and Benjamin and Tom are no exception.The Gap is a vivid portrait of the lead-up to Christmas; an unflinching, no-holds-barred look at what happens after the triple-zero call is made - the drugs, nightclubs, brothels, drunk rich kids, billionaires, domestic disputes, the elderly, emergency births, even a kidnapping. Patients share their innermost feelings, and we witness their loneliness, their despair and their hopes. Beautifully written and sharply observed, The Gap exposes the fragility of our lives and the lengths the paramedics will go to to try to save us. Views: 529
Set against the backdrop of a decaying Pacific Northwest lumber town, Vera Violet is a debut that explores themes of poverty, violence, and environmental degradation as played out in the young lives of a group of close-knit friends. Melissa Anne Peterson's voice is powerful and poetic, her vision unflinching. Vera Violet recounts the dark story of a rough group of teenagers growing up in a twisted rural logging town. There are no jobs. There is no sense of safety. But there is a small group of loyal friends, a truck waiting with the engine running, a pair of boots covered in blood, and a hot 1911 with a pearl pistol grip. Vera Violet O'Neely's home is in the Pacific Northwest—not the glamorous scene of coffee bars and craft beers, but the hardscrabble region of busted pickups and broken dreams. Vera's mother has left, her father is unstable, and her brother is deeply troubled. Against this gritty background, Vera struggles to establish a life of... Views: 529
