Ryker finally told me what happened all those months ago. He explained his distance, his coldness. Now everything makes sense. I've been with Zeke for a long time now, and everything is exactly how I want it to be.I adore him.No, I love him. But there's a warning deep in my gut. Zeke is acting differently, and Ryker isn't the same either.It's the calm before the storm.I can feel it. Views: 53
Thomas must keep the treasure of Dies Dear from landing in the wrong hands, but there are many secrets beneath Drear House, and not everyone can be trusted Thomas Small and his best friend Pesty Darrow have been keeping the secret of the vast treasure that's hidden in Mr. Pluto's cave, once a stop on the Underground Railroad. Pesty also has to keep the treasure a secret from her family, who want it for themselves. And there are plenty more secrets in the underground passageways—hidden rooms, Indian legends, and terrifying ghosts. Now Thomas thinks that Pesty might be keeping some secrets from him, too. If they can't trust each other, how will they ever protect the treasure? This ebook features an illustrated biography of Virginia Hamilton including rare photos from the author's estate. Views: 53
The Duke’s Mistress is the first story in Carole Mortimer’s Regency Unlaced series. Hot and steamy tales of Regency heroes and heroines, with a dangerous dash of romantic suspense, as only Carole can write them! Carole has written over 200 books, in contemporary romance as well as Regency, and is the Recipient of the 2015 Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a USA Today Bestselling author. Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author. 2014 Romantic Times Pioneer of Romance. Was recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, for her “outstanding service to literature”. The Duke’s Mistress The young widow Lady Dorothea Fitzroy is bored with her life. Most especially so with her role as mistress of her brother’s household, and the endless round of society engagements this forces her to endure. What Thea so badly needs is a secret and passionate lover, to become mistress of another kind entirely, and so add excitement and spice into her humdrum life. But where is she to find this handsome and inexhaustible gentleman? Julian Remington, the arrogant and haughty 17th Duke of Blackmoor has no interest in finding a mistress for his bedroom or his home. He’s jaded, cynical, and distrustful when it comes to women. One woman, a woman from his past, has caused too much grief in his life for him to ever trust another. Thea and Julian are about to be caught up in a passion for each other that blazes so fiercely, and so out of control, it is beyond the power of either of them to resist. The Duke’s Mistress is the story of an arrogant duke and an adventurous young widow, caught up in their insatiable desire for each other, the vengeful woman who would like nothing better than to see Blackmoor suffer as she has suffered, and believes Thea Fitzroy to be the means by which she will achieve it. Author’s Note: The stories in the Regency Unlaced series are steaming hot and the language sometimes explicit. Other books by Carole Mortimer Contemporary Alpha Series: Christmas Alpha (Alpha 1) Dark Alpha (Alpha 2) Shadow (Alpha 3) Author’s 200th Book Midnight Alpha (Alpha 4) Renegade Alpha (Alpha 5) Warrior Alpha (Alpha 6) Release date October 4th Rogue Alpha (Alpha 7) Release date December 4th Savage Alpha (Alpha 8) Release date March 2016 Regency Unlaced Series: The Duke’s Mistress (Regency Unlaced 1) Release date November 4th Claimed by the Marquis (Regency Unlaced 2) Released date February 2016 Views: 53
Alex Halford’s rock-star husband Glenn steals away in the middle of the night, leaving her with their two boys, a mountain of debt, and one person to turn to—his lifelong friend and bandmate David Callahan. David helps Alex pick up the pieces of her shattered life, happy to have any time with the woman he’s loved for seventeen years. Views: 53
EXCALIBUR: LOST RELIC. LEGENDARY TALISMAN. ULTIMATE WEAPON.
Once thought of as myth, the legendary sword of King Arthur is now a fiercely pursued reality — the most important artifact in a worldwide chess game for control of man’s destiny. Two rival factions have made their move for domination of the planet. And now former Green Beret Mike Turcotte and his elite team must answer the call of duty. Their dilemma: Which army to align with? Choose wrong and evil holds domination over what’s left of humanity. Only by tracking down the mythic artifact can Turcotte hope to resolve the crisis. His search will take him to the top of the world, to the summit of Mount Everest. But he has more to fear than bone-chilling cold and the thin air of the Death Zone, for he is not alone in the search for Excalibur. From the Great Wall of China to a fortress on Easter Island, the players span the globe in this ultimate high-stakes game. They’ll have to decipher complex clues from deceptive sources to find the key that unlocks Excalibur’s power — a secret that has been carefully, meticulously hidden for five millennia. But one thing is clear: Excalibur is more than a myth. It may be the key to our survival — a powerful and sophisticated weapon that, if mastered, will determine the fate of humanity…. Views: 53
The Gulag Archipelago is Solzhenitsyn's masterwork, a vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres and secret police, of informers and spies and interrogators and also of heroism, a Stalinist anti-world at the heart of the Soviet Union where the key to survival lay not in hope but in despair. The work is based on the testimony of some two hundred survivors, and on the recollection of Solzhenitsyn's own eleven years in labour camps and exile. It is both a thoroughly researched document and a feat of literary and imaginative power. This edition has been abridged into one volume at the author's wish and with his full co-operation.About the AuthorAleksander Solzhenitsyn was born in Kislovodsk, Russia, in 1918. He was brought up in Rostov, where he graduated in mathematics and physics in 1941. After distinguished service with the Red Army in the Second World War, he was imprisoned from 1945 to 1953 for making unfavourable remarks about Josef Stalin. He was rehabilitated in 1956, but in 1969 he was expelled from the Soviet Writers' Union for denouncing official censorship of his work. He was forcibly exiled from the Soviet Union in 1974 and deported to West Germany. Later he settled in America, but after Soviet officials finally dropped charges against him in 1991, he returned to his homeland in 1994. He has written many books, of which One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Cancer Ward and The Gulag Archipelago are his best known. Views: 53
Although this can be read as a standalone, it's better if you've read the first book His Christmas Rose. :D Reed Landry and Danielle Kane want each other. Despite her concerns, she lets her inhibitions melt away in Sin City. Waking up in Vegas can be problematic especially when it’s with the man your family dislikes and distrusts. Running away, Danielle can’t keep everything hidden in Vegas. Reed isn’t going to let his runaway woman get away from him forever. He refuses to let her spend Christmas without him, even if it means walking into a houseful of Kane men and claiming his Danielle. Their relationship is a surprise for the family, but Danielle’s got a special surprise for Reed as well. Warning: JUST LIKE ALL MY BOOKS THIS IS INSTA-LOVE/LUST :D ** Views: 53
My name is Jesse Ryan. I'm thirty, single, but not officially divorced...long story...up until the summer of 2010, I was doing just fine raising my only child, Scout. I'm a construction worker--yeah, hard hat, tool belt slung low on my hips--the real deal. But that summer, I was working some out-of-state projects and I needed some help with Scout. That's when my 17 year-old stepdaughter came to Fort Smith to help out. I hadn't seen the kid since her mother had taken off on all of us four years prior.
September turned out to be a very resourceful young woman, effectively ambushing my first budding romance since her mother had left us. But she didn't stop there. Shortly after her 18th birthday--and after Scout asked me if September could stay on with us, I found myself inexplicably drawn to her. Yeah, I get that there's a twelve year age difference, but despite my better judgement and solid resolve, the heart wants what the heart wants.
Our relationship was discreet--not what you think by any means. I prepared to start my own business; September was preparing to start her freshman year of college when we got the news...the news that would jar us back into the start reality, and change our lives.
Libby... September and Scout's mama...my estranged wife that we'd heard nothing from for more than five years suddenly surfaces. She'd been injured and now suffers from total amnesia.
Now decisions need to be made, but how can I make a decision that will be in everyone's best interest? Views: 53
Debbie Macomber's modern-day Cinderella tale introduces an undercover maid and a heartthrob VP who discover everything they need to make magic: each other. Working nights to put herself through school, Cindy Territo indulges in the occasional fantasy while cleaning offices after hours. When she finds a discarded ticket to a company holiday party in the inner sanctum of sexy corporate vice president Thorne Prince, Cindy decides that every girl deserves to be treated like a princess at least once in her life. The night of the party, Cindy is dressed to dazzle—and commands the undivided attention of Prince himself. Thorne hadn't planned to linger long at the office party, but leave it to a beautiful mystery woman to change all that. There's no denying the magic in the air. And yet, even after the clock strikes midnight, Thorne still has so many unanswered questions. Determined to kiss all her secrets out of her, he goes along with the charade, biding... Views: 53
Susan Mallery, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fool's Gold romances, proves there's nowhere better than Happily Inc to rekindle first love.Silver Tesdal has a head for business and a mouth made for kissing, and banker Drew Lovato has his eye on both. But ever since he was dumb enough to let her go, she's kept him at a distance. When the bank turns her down for a loan, Drew sees a double opportunity—he can finance her brilliant, unique idea to rock Happily Inc's wedding industry and win back her trust.Despite her reputation, Silver's not as tough as she seems. Losing Drew nearly destroyed her. Still, his kisses are as tempting as his offer to invest in her business. If she can't quite get over him, maybe she should get under him and knock him out of her system once and for all.But her best laid plans begin to unravel as Silver finds herself falling even harder than when they were high school... Views: 53
