CHARLES HENDRICKS flees to London after his wife gives birth to a child belonging to his younger brother. Devastated, he numbs the pain with drink. Leaving a tavern one night he stumbles upon a cloaked female figure lying in a dark alley. Charles helps the stranger, unaware the chance encounter would eventually alter his life forever when hidden secrets and feelings are revealed. A few years later, he returns to London to search for this women with the goal of setting right his wrongs of the past. Imprisoned by fear, will unraveled secrets change everything for Charles after he finds her? ISABELLA became smitten with the handsome but troubled businessman from America who rescued her. He fled just as their flourishing friendship turned passionate. When the apprenticeship system is abolished, Isabella has no choice but to create another life for herself. She disappears without a hint of her whereabouts, carrying a secret with the potential to ruin everything Charles... Views: 523
Lilan Rossi learned years ago, not to trust her own judgement where love is concerned. Now a single mom running a one-woman business, she's more convinced than ever, she can't take a risk on romance. She's just about convinced herself, she's perfectly happy as long as she holds onto the basics: her daughter, teatime and helping her two best friends put on the annual Christmas show.Despite being Hollywood's golden boy, Bodhi James has been striking out in the game of love for as long as he can remember. But even his career can only sustain him so long. Desperate for a timeout from the craziness of fame, he travels to the small town of Blueshadow to reunite with an old college friend on a project sure to remind him why he fell in love with acting in the first place - the annual Christmas show. When Lilan and Bodhi cross paths the attraction is instant, but it may take a Christmas miracle to improve his luck in love and overcome her fears of it. Views: 523
Love, served behind the stick.
Kyle McKee lives a charmed life. He co-owns Under, an uptown speakeasy, where he is chief mixologist. Friends poke fun at Kyle’s tiny one-bed apartment in Chelsea, but they’re the best support system a man could ask for. Unfortunately, Kyle’s lackluster love life has led him to take a break from dating.
Harlem resident Luka Clarke is a lieutenant with Engine 47, the Pride of Morningside, where he carries on his father’s legacy with the FDNY. Luka, who is mixed race and bisexual, has his eye on Kyle, whom he met at a local burger joint and he just needs to make time to visit Kyle’s bar.
Before work one evening, Kyle is trapped inside the luncheonette when a fire breaks out. Luka’s firehouse answers the call and he connects with Kyle again under the most unexpected of circumstances. When Kyle gratefully invites Luka and the firehouse squad to Under, the flirting between the two men leads to a date.
Kyle and Luka quickly grow close, but Luka’s mother and sister distrust Kyle for being both white and gay. Luka believes his family will come around and accept Kyle in the end, but Kyle is not optimistic and hides his disquiet as attraction blossoms into love.
Kyle and Luka’s near-idyllic bubble is shattered one evening after a hate crime leaves them scarred, inside and out. Shaken, they put on a strong front but struggle inwardly against fear and personal demons. As the emotions seething beneath the surface finally come to a head, both men must decide if they have the strength to find love enough to conquer hate. Views: 523
The devil's in the details when a man is found murdered near Trinity Church in the latest installment of the national bestselling Gaslight Mystery series...The year of 1899 is drawing to a close. Frank and Sarah Malloy are getting ready to celebrate the New Year at Trinity Church when they notice Mr. Pritchard, a relative of their neighbor's behaving oddly and annoying the other revelers. Frank tries to convince Pritchard to return home with them, but the man refuses and Frank loses him in the crowd. The next morning Sarah and Frank are horrified to learn Pritchard was murdered sometime in the night, his body left on Trinity Place, the side street near the church.The police aren't too interested in the murder, and the family are concerned that the circumstances of the death will reflect badly on Pritchard's reputation. To protect the family from scandal, Nelson asks Frank to investigate. Frank and Sarah delve into Pritchard's past and realize there may have been a... Views: 523
Westbrook had four boys that ruled my life once.They were hell raisers. Cunning Athletes Skilled Manipulators Hateful Assholes Gorgeous gods Heartbreakers. . . Only I never counted on them breaking my heart as savagely as they did, sending me away when I needed them the most. Making me spiral into a vicious abyss of darkness where I'm haunted by a pair of frosty blue eyes filled with hate. But now I'm back and this time around, for a reason that makes breathing almost completely impossible. But if they think I won't get revenge for my brother—one of the Blue Boys—then they have another kind of hell to face. Because I'm no longer their little Blue girl from four years ago. Views: 523
When they're stuck under one roof, the house may not be big enough for their hate...or their love.When Tyson Trice finds himself tossed into the affluent coastal community of Pacific Hills, he's ready for the questions, the stares and the feeling of not belonging in the posh suburb. Not that he cares. After recovering from being shot and surviving the mean streets of Lindenwood, he doesn't care about anyone or anything. He doesn't even care how the rest of his life will play out.In Pacific Hills, image is everything. Something that, as the resident golden girl, Nandy Smith knows all too well. She's spent most of her life building the pristine image it takes to fit in. After learning that her parents are taking in a teen boy, Nandy fears her summer plans, as well as her reputation, will go up in flames. It's the start of summer vacation, and the last thing Nandy needs is some juvenile delinquent from the 'Wood crashing into her world.Stuck together in... Views: 523
Two friends track a lethal murdererAs a childhood bond is put on the line Disgraced FBI agent Nolan Colton returns home to lick his wounds...only to find death on his doorstep. After a woman's body is dug up in a parking lot, his longtime friend PI Summer Davies enlists his crime-solving expertise. Nolan can't help but admire all-grown-up Summer's tenacity, but new leads take their case in a killer direction—one that threatens the future of their entire case...and their own lives. Views: 523
