A young widow. A husband she thought she knew. Will a chocolatier's secret destroy the family left behind? San Francisco, 1953: Heartbroken over the mysterious death of her husband, Celina Savoia, a second-generation chocolatière, resolves to take their young son to Italy's shimmering Amalfi coast to introduce him to his father's family. Just as she embarks on a magical, romantic life of making chocolate by the sea surrounded by a loving family, she begins to suspect that her husband had a dark secret—forged in the final days of WWII—that could destroy the relationships she's come to cherish. While a second chance at love is tempting, the mystery of her husband's true identity thwarts her efforts. Challenged to pursue the truth or lose the life she's come to love, Celina and her late husband's brother, Lauro, must trace the past to a remote, Peruvian cocoa region to face the deceit that threatens to shatter their lives. In The... Views: 674
Lush. Brutal. Beautiful. Visceral.
Crystal Lake Publishing proudly presents Arterial Bloom, an artful juxtaposition of the magnificence and macabre that exist within mankind. Each tale in this collection is resplendent with beauty, teeth, and heart.
Edited by the Bram Stoker Award-winning author Mercedes M. Yardley, Arterial Bloom is a literary experience featuring 16 stories from some of the most compelling dark authors writing today. With a foreword by HWA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Linda D. Addison, you are invited to step inside and let the grim flowers wind themselves comfortably around your bones. Views: 674
Since the death of her mother, Gloria Rawlins' life has been a string of disappointments by the people she cares about; first by her father and then in a series of disastrous relationships that have shattered pieces of her heart one after another. She knows she's no angel and refuses to make herself vulnerable to anyone again. Until one man threatens to strip away the wall shielding her heart.Henry Coker is not afraid of challenges. Abandoned by his father and raised by a single mother, he's had to work hard from the bottom up to prove himself to his peers and the world. But Gloria, the one person he desires above all others remains out of reach until an opportunity presents itself and he has the chance to buy her from her father.Despite their incongruous arrangement, desire like theirs cannot be hidden and passion sizzles between them. But making someone fall in love may just be a challenge too far.Bound to Ransom is a story about breaking the cycle of self-destruction, finding... Views: 674
She has spend almost all her life as a prisoner to the Perthius alien planet, but she had no idea of what was yet to be unleashed!Rebellion has never been her cup of tea, submission was her only choice, but she had no idea what awaited her as she turned twenty. She was oblivious of the dangers lurking ahead of her.Shania has blossomed into a fine young woman. She detested these cruel and egoistic creatures, but all of a sudden her body desires to be touched and devoured by one of them, no matter how hard she tried to fight it. Will Shania give in to her body desires and willingly offer herself to the one thing she detested most in her life?In the world of many, two alien princes of the Perthius alien planet yearned to mate the same woman, they both yearned for Shania, and they both intensely desired to pound her. But only one alien can claim her, and his willing to protect her even if it costs him his life. Who will succeed in claiming her? Views: 674
TROUBLED BLOOD is the next thrilling instalment in the highly acclaimed, international bestselling series featuring Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott, written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.Praise for the Strike series:"The work of a master storyteller"Daily Telegraph"A blistering piece of crime writing"Sunday Times"Unputdownable"Daily Express"Highly inventive storytelling"Guardian"Superb...an ingenious whodunnit"Sunday Mirror"Come for the twists and turns and stay for the beautifully drawn central relationship" Independent"Outrageously entertaining"Financial Times Views: 674
