Maggie returns to her home town as a rookie Coach, thrust into a tournament where the price of failure is exile. Reunited with her best friend Cat. They meet fierce rivals, deal with the grief of sudden setbacks, and fight off attacks from an enemy in the shadows.In the end, there can only be one winner, and Maggie and Cat will risk it all to give their girls a chance.Nanowrimo 2012 Winner.Maggie is a first year teacher and Coach of the Goulburn girls’ field hockey team. She battles her own insecurities with her best friend in a coma, and her boyfriend Solo unwilling to move to be with her. Two unsustainable situations that Maggie must face alone, all the time taking a young team onwards towards the goal of a State Championship. The trophy everyone around her is craving.Cat is member of the Australian Women’s hockey team when a horrific accident shatters her body and takes five months of her life away. She wakes from her coma broken and scared. Relying on Maggie to rebuild her world.Safely back in her home town, Cat is the ally Maggie needs, and the team keep winning. Setting up a clash against a rival with a score to settle, and forcing Maggie to face the sight of Solo in the arms of someone else.The two friends stand strong together as they meet fierce rivals, deal with the grief of sudden setbacks, and fight off attack after attack from an enemy in the shadows. In the end, there can only be one winner, and Maggie and Cat will risk it all to give their team a chance. Views: 499
Don't miss the next gripping mystery from million-copy bestseller Faith Martin! She was dressed in a long white gown, embroidered with tiny flowers. Her body was wrapped in colourful ribbons that floated in the breeze. But underneath the swathe of golden hair, a string of darkly smudged bruises ringed her neck. As May Day dawns in the peaceful village of Middle Fenton, a young woman's body is found brutally strangled, her body tied up with ribbons in the middle of the green. A week later, her boyfriend is found hanged in a local barn, and the police assume guilt over murdering his beloved has driven him to suicide – but not everyone is convinced. WPC Trudy Loveday and coroner Clement Ryder are sent to investigate, and quickly realise that there's a double murderer on the loose. But the killer has already shown willingness to remove anyone who threatens to discover their identify... As Trudy and Clement circle in on the culprit, can they crack the case before they too come to a... Views: 499
Three witches and their magical cats solve paranormal murder cases in the mystical town of Wonder Falls. From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Harper Lin.Something sinister befalls Wonder Falls—again. Cath's elderly neighbor Mrs. Kitt begins dressing like a streetwalker and behaving strangely. Mrs. Kitt dies in her own home after her heart literally explodes in her chest.As the Greenstone witches and their cats investigate another strange death, Cath's policeman boyfriend, Tom, is shot on the job, but his accident might also be the result of dark sorcery…The 10th novel in this charming and spooky paranormal mystery series. Read it today. Views: 498
Sarah Hughes loves old Western movies. Her favorite is Big Country with Gregory Peck. She decides to spruce up her life by vacationing at a horse and cattle ranch like Peck did. She meets cowboy Matt Garth and they help drive a herd of horses to a pasture in the wilderness. He's a country boy and she's a city girl, but there's a real spark here. Is it possible this is a new start for her?Computer consultant Sarah Hughes is desperately unhappy. Trapped between the demands of her prominent Baltimore family and a cruel boss, Sarah knows that something has got to give. After a crisis at work that sends her to the hospital -- again -- Sarah searches for an escape hatch. A vacation in rural Nevada strikes her fancy, partially because her mother was from a small town in Nevada, and partially because Sarah is hooked on old Western movies. Everything about the West is fascinating to her and she longs for a complete change in her life.Taking a chance on a horse and cattle ranch in eastern Nevada, Sarah learns riding, shooting, two-stepping and the wonders of western wildlife are just what the doctor ordered. Meeting cowboy Matt Garth is the icing on the cake and they slowly begin a relationship. He has trauma from his past and Sarah's east coast influences continue to plague her. A horse drive to a pasture in the wilderness shows them both what is possible in their lives and what is most important. But her family has always pulled the strings and kept her in line. Will Matt's influence be strong enough to help Sarah become the person she longs to be? Or will those strings pull Sarah back to the familiar, what has always been. Views: 498
Someone will be getting coal in his stocking . . . It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the small town of Bradley, North Carolina. Wreaths adorn doors, halls are decked, and candles cheerfully glow in windows. Adding to the Christmas excitement, there's also a lovely local wedding with many guests to wish the couple well. The wedding becomes a bit too exciting, however, when octogenarian sleuth Myrtle discovers the bride's rather outspoken aunt, mysteriously murdered. Myrtle and her senior sidekick must find the killer before someone else doesn't make it home for Christmas. Views: 497
Love and death decisions ...Will murder take a break while Elizabeth Margaret Danniher sorts the future of KWMT-TV and her personal life? Don't count on it. A young woman comes to Elizabeth at KWMT to solve a kind of theft Elizabeth has never encountered before. That's challenge enough, with the TV station for sale and the top candidate to buy it known for eliminating news departments. But Elizabeth also senses there something more bothering Hailey Newhall. And then there's Elizabeth's personal life ... She is drawn to both enigmatic rancher Thomas Burrell and her former KWMT-TV colleague Mike Paycik, the home-town sports hero. But Mike has career aspirations of his own, and Tom has a feisty daughter who's definitely Team Dad. Meanwhile, Elizabeth's ace videographer, Diana Stendahl, who manages to juggle her demanding job, parenting two teens, and new love, challenges Elizabeth to also open her... Views: 497
Six years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now in VAMPIRE DAWN, Samantha Moon tackles her most frightening case yet. Someone is leaving victims drained of blood, and all signs point to the killer not being a vampire. Meanwhile, Sam can't help but notice the changes coming over her son. . . fantastical changes that will leave her searching desperately for answers. As Sam tracks down a ruthless killer, and as her own humanity slips further and further away, an ancient relic holds a secret that will rock her world. . . and open up a whole new one. Views: 497
Risking it all for the truthNever Say Die by New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen Twenty years after her father's plane crashed in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Willy Jane Maitland is finally tracking his last moves. Her search for the truth is the only thing that matters, and she'll need the help of ex-army officer Guy Barnard. But what she couldn't have prepared for are the shocking secrets and undeniable attraction she must face.FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!Witness Protection by USA TODAY bestselling author Barb Han US marshal Nick Campbell's life is a lie. But when a devastating explosion nearly kills Sadie Brooks, the one woman who can put away a murderer, only the truth will keep her alive. To protect his witness, Nick has to gain her trust. But soon he's torn between breaking every boundary for a life with her...or breaking her heart and letting her go.New York Times Bestselling Author Tess GerritsenUSA... Views: 497
Travel writer Katherine Lowe falls asleep on a train and awakens on the border of Rebinia, well past her transfer stop. When she reaches for her passport, her luggage and her documents are missing. She seeks help from the authorities, but first she's told the U.S. has no record of her identity, and then her backpack is found filled with illegal drugs.Facing a twenty-three-year prison sentence, Katherine fears the worst until beautiful attorney Jocelyn Buza is assigned her case. As they work to prove her innocence, Katherine discovers that the erotic secrets hidden in Jocelyn's mansion ignite her desire for submission.But not everything is as it seems, and when the truth of the case is revealed, will their bond survive? Views: 497
In this heartwarming series from Amy Lillard, three generations of women find the Oklahoma Amish community of Wells Landing a heaven-sent opportunity to take new leaps of faith . . . Wife, widow, mother, and grandmother—sixty-something Nadine Burkhart is everything a sensible Amish woman is supposed to be. She's moved to Wells Landing to give her daughter and granddaughter a fresh start—not herself. So as far as she's concerned, good-hearted farmer Amos Fisher should find something better to do than try to draw her out, be there when she needs help—and make her believe in love for the first time . . . A friendly but solitary man, Amos is realizing there's more to life than work. Although he hasn't courted in years, Nadine's honesty makes him long to know her better—and understand her standoffishness. But when everything he tries fails to soften her stubbornness, he'll just have to trust his heart that real, true,... Views: 497
