Christmas cheer has sent the griddle into overdrive at Robbie Jordan's popular country store and café. And this year, there's a new seasonal special to feast on: murder! As December sweeps through South Lick, Indiana, Robbie's life seems merry and bright like the string lights glistening around town. But strange happenings signal a bumpy ride into the holidays. First a man raises eyebrows at Pans 'N Pancakes when he claiming to be the long-lost half-brother of Robbie's assistant. Then a fire destroys the home of a controversial anesthesiologist, exposing skeletal remains in his attic. Helplessly intrigued, all Robbie wants for Christmas is to stop her winter wonderland from becoming a real nightmare. With a decades-old mystery taking shape, can she run as fast as she can in pursuit of a killer who's harder to crack than a stale gingerbread man?Includes Recipes for You to Try! Views: 135
She hungers for his taste, his smell, the feel of his soul touching hers...Susannah Humphries must make the hardest choice of her life. After another bitter fight with her controlling father, a strict priest, she is forced into fleeing to London. Penniless and alone, she finds work as a maid in the household of a peculiar Earl.Adam Windham, the Earl of Malmore, is a wealthy businessman who spends most of his days locked up in his lab working on his inventions. Until the day he meets the new maid and desire flickers inside of him.Caught in the web of forbidden love, everything that should have torn them apart only brings them closer together. When an explosion destroys his lab, they know it is not an accident: someone is not only after Adam's inventions but also his life. And Susannah's worst nightmare becomes reality: a second attack takes place.With an enemy that's always one step ahead of them, their only hope of getting to the truth just might lie in the scarred face of a stranger. A stranger they know all too well... Views: 135
**eBook Edition**Left in a pail at an orphanage as a baby, only something magical can save Eloise from a miserable life and give her the one she's always dreamed of.Orphaned as a baby, Eloise Pail yearns for a family. Instead, she lives a lonely life trapped in an orphanage and made miserable by the cruel Sister Hortense. Befriended by the village blacksmith, Eloise soon uncovers some strange secrets of yesteryear and learns that something terrible may be about to happen to the village. As troubles and dangers mount, she must learn who to trust and choose between saving the village or belonging to a family of her own. Unless something truly magical happens... Views: 135
"Big Apple Sin" is a standalone novel in the "Bad Apples" series.
For Cheryl “Cherry” Jones moving to the 'Big Apple' was a chance at a fresh start. In a city the size of New York, she was positive she'd get lost in the shuffle and be able to enjoy her new job as a preschool teacher while forgetting the fact her five-year marriage ended when they discovered she couldn't have any children of her own.
Levan Clark had spent his life one step away from ruin. In his youth, he'd made plenty of mistakes but now... now he was going to show his three-year-old twins how to ignore stereotypes and become anything they wanted to be. At least he would as soon as he found the mischievous toddlers.
A chance meeting at the local cafe after her first day on the job brings Cheryl and Levan together, will they be able to look beyond their pasts and accept their second chance? Views: 135
A broken heart can never be mended... or so they thought.Miss Selina Clifford, daughter of a successful merchant is absolutely desperate. After her father announces that she is to be courted by a Lord she utterly despises, she has no other choice but to run away.Raised by his aunt, Edward Macalister carries a big secret and a deep wound in his heart. With no other option but excel, he is now a rich, educated and successful merchant. Or so he seems... When an accident brings Selina and Edward together, a smoldering attraction will start burning between them. Only he is refused to court her.In the blink of an eye, Edward will realize that accepting his real identity as the Duke of Bellford might be the only way to get Selina after all. But a deadly enemy lurks in the shadows, and his need to take everything away from Edward, including Selina is deep.He will get his way, even if he has to take Edward out of it... Views: 135
Matteo Berberis, dragon shifter, has not been adjusting very well to life away from the Pontic Mountains. Sure, he lives in Bear Canyon Valley, and he’s got freedoms he never had before, but his dragon is angry. He misses their home country. What’s a dragon shifter to do when shifting into his dragon—and running off is not an option. Not in a world where dragons are hunted. When did the apex predator of all shifter types become the hunted? He gives his dragon his head and they roam, flying over Bear Canyon Valley regularly.This day was anything but regular though. He’s come across a beautiful stranger with a problem. He’d have thought he could provide help until he had a problem of his own. Stuck mid-shift, he finds himself at her mercy and at the mercy of those hunting her.Jolie Anker’s not simply a girl on a hike. She’s harboring a secret that could bring doom to the Bear Canyon Valley clan. She’s a refugee from a wizard and his bear shifter flunkies. She’s had her power stripped and has no clue if she can muster enough to deal a blow to the dastardly wizard. But now, as if things weren’t complicated enough, she’s run into a dragon shifter who seems hell-bent on not minding his own business. Who said she needed saving? Views: 135