Strong-willed Elaine Hart is determined to save Hartland Ranch, her family's California orange groves. After the recent ending of a turbulent relationship, she vows to keep her professional and personal life separate, even though she's attracted to the man who holds her family's fate in the palm of his hands. Serious-minded banker, David Cole, has two goals- collecting on the delinquent ranch account and resisting his attraction to the unpredictable and beautiful Elaine Cole. When a series of circumstances brings them together, they must decide if they will continue to suppress their emotions or succumb to passion and take a chance on a forever love. Views: 557
CooperI'm a firefighter and nothing scares me. I'm used to danger and taking risks.Who am I kidding? Relationships and getting close to women is something that really freaks me out.There's something about the girl in the nearby apartment that is changing that though. I'm attracted to her. I want her, but not the commitment.So when she burns a pizza it's a chance to get to know her a bit better.Will she accept an invitation to spend the night?Can I really be that guy who uses her for what I want and then dumps her?LucyMy life revolves around the school I teach at and nothing is more important to me than my job.I'm not the greatest cook however, which is why my pizza burned in the oven that night and how I met the cutest guy ever.Trouble is, he doesn't want a full-on relationship and I understand his reasons.I was cool with a one night stand and was prepared to let him be and carry on with my life. But who am I kidding?I want him bad.But how do I get him without being pushy and needy?This short and steamy romance will push two people together. But are they really meant for one another, or are they just there for one another for a brief moment in time? Views: 557
This second edition of The Cherry Picker's Daughter is an exquisite portrait of growing up Aboriginal on the fringes of outback towns in NSW in the mid-twentieth century. Its an important book for school libraries and classrooms, with profound insights into the extraordinary strength, resilience and ingenuity of Aboriginal families to overcome extreme poverty, persecution, racism and cultural genocide.The strength of family ties in Aboriginal communities is clearly evident when three-month-old Kerry and her brother lost both parents. Her father, Kevin Gilbert—later to become a famous activist and artist—killed their mother and was jailed for many years. Her father's sister, whom she always called 'Mummy', raised Kerry and her brother, along with her own children and others within the extended family. The book is a tribute to this truly remarkable woman, who not only loved them selflessly and worked tirelessly to support them, but also managed to keep them... Views: 557
An unfair trial, a prison gang, and a desperate fight for survival.Kari's luck has ran out.Caught by the Imperium and sentenced to decades of hard labor, it seems like things can't get any worse.But they always do.Kari and her crew must use all of their training and special skills to survive. But is survival enough? And what about stories of a monster in the deep?If you like grit with your sci-fi, hard edges on your heroes, and adventures in space, then you'll love Starship Renegades: Prisoners. Get it now. Views: 557
T-bone is known throughout his small town as the hot-headed, knot-bearded, long-haired old man that nobody messes with. He's also the mayor. But when his son Luke calls with the news that his first grandbaby has arrived, T-bone looks in the mirror and doesn't see a man worthy of a baby girl. So he cleans up, buys some clothes, and shocks the whole family by showing up at the hospital looking like a new man. And spots a lovely maternity nurse. Ruth has worked in labor and delivery since her husband's death nine years ago. Her full-grown daughter loaded Tinder on her phone as a joke, but Ruth isn't sure dating will ever be part of her life again. Until T-bone. Their gentle love affair is the talk of both their towns, but there's more than a lake dividing them. T-bone's a professed bachelor and owns an RV park. Ruth is from society, and spends her days running charities alongside her wealthy... Views: 557
Five romantic and eclectic tales of love during the CoronaVirus. In Meredith Bond's Falling Through Air, Susie Freyn might have inadvertently used her magic to save Michael Werloga's life, but can she find the confidence to save them both when they're thrown back in time? Meg Napier's Second Drop unmasks the loneliness in Lizzie and Evan when a tree falls in a storm and changes the course of their lives. In Randi Goldleif's Bending Love, Rosalind will do anything to prevent her wife from dying of COVID-19 – even if that means altering the past. Joan's Journal, by Pru Warren, brings us a young woman who came to the pretty B&B on Virginia's eastern shore to help her parents survive the Covid quarantine – is handsome guest Darren her Corona-Prince-Charming? And in M. Spencer's Lease on Love, campaign veteran Meg guides Alice, a young brewery manager, through the basics of community organizing. They were looking for rent relief and found love along the way. All... Views: 557
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