Feel inspired this summer with stories of love and family Desperately Seeking Dad by Marta Perry Anne Morden was a breath away from adopting Emilie, the child she had always longed for. All that was left to do was to convince police chief Mitch Donovan to sign away the rights to his daughter. But with his denial of paternity, Mitch put Anne's lifelong dream on hold. Yet Mitch seemed determined to make things right, if only Anne could trust him enough to let him help. The Marine's Baby by Deb Kastner The US Marine Corps made a man out of Nathan Morningway. But the orphaned baby girl left to him by his military buddy made him a father. With no training in parenthood, Nathan heads home—where he's not exactly warmly welcomed by his family. But day-care worker Jessica Sabin helps him learn how to be a dad. That seems to make Jessica happy, so why does she look so sad sometimes? Views: 256
Angels still roam the earth through Nephilim bloodlines. The battle for power between angelic factions intensifies when a new girl moves to Paragon Island.
Logan and Gage Oliver are captivated by Paragon’s newest resident, Skyla Messenger. Logan believes she is the Celestra destined to grow to a ripe old age with him, and Gage believes she’s the girl prophesized to be his. The battle lines are drawn as both Olivers vie for her attention while danger lurks around every corner, and they must work together to keep Skyla safe. Logan fights to keep his new relationship with Skyla, but destiny alters his plans and he must make a decision that might cost him Skyla forever. Views: 255
How do you catch a killer who is already dead? When DS Evelyn Giles is called to a murder scene, it seems like an open-and-shut case. But when the prime suspect reveals a horrifying secret, Giles' past comes back to haunt her. Her greatest nemesis - the Bluebell Killer - is still out there. And very much alive...How do you catch a killer who is already dead?One year ago, the Bluebell Killer killed his last victim. He was shot and killed, leaving behind a legacy of twenty corpses and a name that people will fear for years to come…A year later, a man is shot in the back of the head and left in a field of bluebells. Is it a mugging gone wrong? A copycat killer? Or is the Bluebell Killer still out there, waiting to pounce on his next victim?For DS Evelyn Giles the solution is simple – it’s just another dirty politician caught committing an unforgiveable crime. But with the evidence stacking up against him, Giles’ suspect has one more surprise in store for her…And his words will throw everything she knows into question…‘It’s not over yet.’The past is coming back to haunt DS Giles. She’s already sacrificed much for the lie. The only question is how much more will she suffer for the truth?An ingeniously, gripping thriller, The Bluebell Informant is a dark, unexpected and emotionally charged debut. Views: 255
Ten years ago, an impulsive eighteen-year-old Shay White kissed Caleb Martinher brother's best friend. The resulting chemistry was hot enough to send Caleb running. Now he's back
an ex-special forces operative getting his skydiving business off the ground. But Shay figures that all that sexual tension was a "forbidden fruit" sort of thing. A simple kiss should put that fantasy to rest, right?
Wrong. Instead, Shay and Caleb find themselves caught in a web of need and decide to finally do something about it
in the most exquisitely carnal way possible. Now Shay and Caleb are tumbling into a lust-fueled freefallare they headed for a safe landing or the kind of crash that will change their lives forever? Views: 255
Every family has its secrets…
Summer, 1966: For thirteen-year-old Gus LeGarde,
summertime always means Loon Harbor, his grandparents’ idyllic fishing resort
on Great Pond. The season is a grand tradition of swimming, boating, and new
adventures with his best friends, twins Siegfried and Elsbeth. But this summer,
everything changes when a new lodge down the shore threatens the resort—and
triggers a chain of events that will transform Gus and his friends forever.
Customers
are leaving Loon Harbor in droves for The Seven Whistles, owned by the wealthy
LaFontaines. The Baton Rouge family arrives with better amenities and a much
larger staff—among them Wilhelmina “Willy” DuPont, a young black girl whose
family works for the LaFontaines. Gus and the twins immediately bring Willy
into their circle…but their friendship is soon challenged when events at The
Seven Whistles take a terrifying turn.
A
mysterious figure haunts the windows of women and young ladies at both camps,
escalating from peeper to dangerous stalker. Then the LaFontaines’ spoiled and
demanding daughter goes missing—and Willy’s innocent older brother is arrested.
Gus
soon discovers that dark secrets lurk beneath the surface of the LaFontaine
family, and the stakes are higher than ever imagined as they race to exonerate
Willy’s brother and find the real perpetrator—before he finds them.
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Princess Rydah was a very fun loving fairy. She zipped and zapped and flew around Fairyland, finding friends and fun around every tree and toadstool. She laughed and sang happily in her fairy island home. Life was wonderful. Until the nasty trog arrived.Princess Rydah was a very fun loving fairy. She zipped and zapped and flew around Fairyland, finding friends and fun around every tree and toadstool. She laughed and sang happily in her fairy island home. Life was wonderful. Rydah was so fun loving that her parents worried that she would never be sensible to rule Fairyland in their place. Then a nasty trog arrived on the island and changed everything. Views: 255
Maddy Young died. And he went to Two. Two is a lot like Earth, only everyone has died. Berlin didn't take her insulin. Darrel drowned. Dr. Raleigh died in an avalanche. And well Maddy, he died...(you'll have to read to find out, but it's pretty embarrassing.) After moving into the Two AdjustAfter years of running, Quinn has finally found a town to settle down in while she searches for the man who tore her life apart. Despite her every intention not to, she’s started to put down some roots and make friends. However, the small bit of solace she’s found is quickly shattered when a group of vampires walk into the bar where she works and turn her life upside down. Looking only to stop for a few nights and have a good time, Julian never expected to stumble across someone like Quinn. Determined to keep her free from the vampires looking to use her as a weapon, Julian is stunned to discover himself starting to care for the mysterious woman with a dark past she’s unwilling to reveal. It doesn’t take him long to realize that the vampires after her are only a part of the problem. This quiet little town is hiding a violent secret of its own; a secret that not only threatens the town, but Quinn in particular. ***The Fire and Ice series is a spinoff based on characters from The Kindred Series. You do not have to read The Kindred Series to enjoy this book or its successors. The maturity level of this series will grow with each book and is recommended for readers 17+***The recommended reading order of the complete Fire and Ice Series.Frost Burn (Book 1)Arctic Fire (Book 2)Scorched Ice (Book 3) Views: 255
The classic book has always read again and again. Views: 255
A collection of Agatha Christie short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, now available as a trade paperbackIn one of London's most elegant shops, a decorative doll in green velvet adopts some rather human, and sinister, traits....A country gentleman is questioned about a murder that has yet to be committed....In summoning spirits, a medium is drawn closer to the world of the dead than she ever imagined possible....In a small country church, a dying man's last word, sanctuary, becomes both an elegy and a clue to a crime.Only the Queen of Mystery could have conceived such delicious treats for suspense lovers. Only the inimitable Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple could solve them with such chilling perfection. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign countries. She is the author of eighty novels and short-story collections, nineteen plays, and six novels under the name Mary Westmacott. She died in 1976. "Time and again Agatha Christie pulled off what many obviously greater writers labored for in vain, a work of art which is both perfectly crafted and morally satisfying." - A. N. Wilson Views: 255
Amusing mystery story, its melodramatic plot unwinding against the charming background of a South Carolina townlet stirred to its depths by the passing of an historic mansion, through a spite will, to the possession of "a Yankee woman named Smith." Views: 255
The summer occupants of "Sunnyside" find the dead body of Arnold Armstrong, the son of the owner, on the circular staircase. Following the murder a bank failure is announced. Around these two events is woven a plot of absorbing interest. Views: 254
Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Damage Control, the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series.
The only thing more dangerous than a dark secret is a damaged heart…
Shane Brandon has been pushed to the brink, torn between his corrupt family and his explosive, all-consuming desire for Emily Stevens, who he now knows is not who, and what, she seems. Has he trusted the wrong person? Will she, not his brother Derek, be the ultimate destruction of his family Empire?
Emily tries to run from Shane, but he will stop her, confront her, force her to reveal all — one hot touch and kiss at a time, under every intimate detail of who this woman is, and what she wants, is exposed. But as he tears away the dangers of the unknowns with the woman in his bed, and in his heart, The Martina Cartel has set their sights on his company, his family, and the one piece of leverage they believe he won’t gamble with: Emily.
This is book TWO of FOUR in Shane and Emily's story. Views: 254
