War changes everything... Emily has always lived a life of privilege. That is until the drums of World War One came beating. Her family may be dramatically affected but it also offers her the freedom that she craves. Away from the tight control of her mother she grabs every opportunity that the war is giving to women like her, including love. Working as a land girl Emily finds a new lease of life but when the war is over, and life returns to normal, she has to learn what to give up and what she must fight for. Will life ever be the same again? Praise for The Lido Girls: 'Is immediately on my "best books of 2017" list' Rachel Burton, author of The Many Colours of Us 'A beautifully-drawn cast of characters blended with meticulous research, so evocative of the era, pull you into a heartwarming page turner' Sue Wilsher, author of When My Ship Comes In Views: 55
Miss Alice Wilkin has had her heart broken and declares herself done with men...But she never expected to fall for a notorious rake. As the daughter of one of London's elite gentleman's club, she's been given insight into the private affairs of men and should have known that men could not be trusted.Alice vows to never love again! But when bullets begin to fly, that same rake not only declares himself her protector but makes her break the very vow she made to protect her heart.Mr. Calvin Lockwood has always been attracted to Alice.He'll do what he must to earn Alice's trust again even:1- if it means hunting down murderers,2- war with his family and friends,3- and confronting his past even though he'd rather not.And... it will not even matter when the Spinster Society, a group of pretty young women who've sworn off men, gets a hold of Alice and declares her one of their own.How does a man convince a woman to open her heart once again? Perhaps it will only take a kiss...Perhaps it will take more.Seduction has never been sweeter and spinsterhood never more complex. Views: 55
One night leads to a pregnancy bombshell! Only from USA TODAY bestselling author Charlene Sands. Chicago real estate hotshot Brooks Newport is on a quest to find his true father. But tracking him to a small Texas town puts Brooks on a collision course with horse trainer Ruby Lopez. After a no-strings-attached night together, he's on his way. When Brooks finally meets the father he never knew, he must come to grips with the past—and the very shocking present. Because Ruby works for the man. And she has a secret of her own—not only is Brooks finding his father, he's about to become one! The Texan's One-Night Standoff is part of the Dynasties: The Newports series. Views: 55
INFERNAL TRIANGLE GISLANE--Pale, aristocratic, stunningly beautiful, she was raised in luxury--until the discovery o fher African blood made her the helpless instrument of savage pleasure for every man who bought her. GEORGINA--The imperious English heiress whose jealousy was responsible for Gislane's enslavement, and who herself became captive to her own uncontrollable sexual desires. CORBEAU--The insatiable sensualist who was master of the great plantation of Rio Blanco, and whose idea was to make one woman his wife, the other his mistress, to be enjoyed at first apart, then together. Here is a searing, tempestuous saga of degradation and brutality in a world where every corruption was permitted and no lust went unsatisfied--a world where passion burned like the tropic sun, and drums of dooms beat restlessly in the night.... Views: 55
For years Celina Storton had been in love with Robin, the Earl of Torrington, but he spent his time in Paris, pursuing beautiful women and the more the merrier.Then his mother's illness forced him to return to England, where she demanded that he marry quickly, as she had not long to live.She had chosen his bride for him – Celina.He was horrified by this threat to his liberty, but since Celina was an old friend and as he loved his mother, he agreed.Only when the wedding was over did his mother reveal that she was not as ill as she had seemed.Furious at the way he had been tricked into marriage, Robin turned on his wife, certain that she must have been party to the deception. But Celina was innocent and became angry at his accusations. She was ready to walk out on him, but then she discovered that his tenants had been illtreated during his long absences in Paris.She set out to improve their lives, and became so determined to achieve this end that she almost forgot her... Views: 55
The local Film Noir festival takes a dark turn when a legendary femme fatale is nearly killed. Now, bookstore owner Penelope Thornton-McClure enlists the help of Jack Shepard, P.I. – even though he and his license expired more than fifty years ago. Views: 55
From Bestselling Author Michael PhillipsThe young women of Rosewood face new challenges--and old enemies--when a wounded black soldier rides into town. Micah Duff is an educated, spiritual man, and even though he and "scatterbrained" Emma are very different, the two soon fall in love. But an ambitious white man who can't afford any skeletons in his closet--or a black son--plans to get rid of Emma and her boy for good. Can Micah save them, as he once saved Jeremiah? Or this time will he be too late? Views: 55