The New York Times bestselling author of Love Me Again returns to the town of Hope, Oklahoma where school is in session and love rules the playbook.
Josie Barnes has always craved a sense of home. She's found that in Hope, Oklahoma--she bought a house, has a new job as an English teacher at Hope High, she's made wonderful friends, and she's taking in stray animals that no one else wants. Now she's flirting with fellow teacher and hot high school football coach Zach Powers. But he's almost too good to be true, and Josie learned long ago not to trust in the too-good-to-be-true, because it has always let her down.
A former pro football player, Zach had to pull back when a career-ending knee injury forced him to rethink his future. Now he's happy calling plays as Coach. If he could just get Josie Barnes to stop benching his players for their poor grades, life would be perfect. Instead, she drives him crazy as the stern teacher at school and the sexy woman of his dreams outside of the classroom. He knows she's been hurt in the past, but he wants to be that guy she can trust.
The one thing Josie has never been able to count on is the people closest to her. But Zach intends to show her that what they have between them is a textbook case of love. Views: 1 075
Join the adventure on Fate Mountain!
This amazing bundle includes all 18 Fate Mountain books! Shifters and their fated mates (who meet with a little help from a shifter-human dating website) overcome all manner of trials and tribulations to reach their happy endings.
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The Rescue Bears series
Ex-Navy SEALS save lives, and find love, on the snowy peaks of Fate Mountain
Chief Bear (Rescue Bears #1) (Fate Mountain Shifters #1)
Worlds apart...
On Fate Mountain, Levi Blackthorn is alpha of his bear clan and leader of the search-and-rescue crew the Rescue Bears. He and his fellow ex-Navy SEALs are closer than brothers. In a world where shifters often battle prejudice and even violence from humans, they face whatever comes together!
Juliet Hernandez is a soft-hearted, strong-willed graphic designer with a close circle of friends. She doesn’t like risk, but she’s always there when someone needs her...
Brought together...
One of Levi’s crew has started a shifter-human dating website. Despite his misgivings, Levi signs up - after all, male shifters outnumber females, and both man and bear are ready to find a mate and settle down...
When he meets his curvy human match, his bear roars in approval - and Levi wants to claim her immediately. But it’s not that easy. Juliet’s last relationship was hell, and though the handsome alpha’s touch makes her melt, his possessiveness makes her wary!
To give fate a hand...
Can Juliet let go of her past and trust the wild heart of her shifter mate, enabling them to forge a bond deeper than any challenge the world might bring? ***Or will their differences prove too great to overcome?
Wild Bear (Rescue Bears #2) (Fate Mountain Shifters #2)
A bad bear...
Shane Keenan has survived everything life’s thrown at him. Growing up with an abusive stepfather who broke his bear’s mind left Shane unable to fully control his shifts. He went from famous chef to being forced to fight in a human war because of the wild bear inside him!
Now he’s finally back home on Fate Mountain - and his toughest challenge yet is waiting...
Bruised hearts...
Lily Mason has her own scars from growing up with an alcoholic mother. She’s loved Shane for years, and when a human/shifter dating site pairs them, she finally tells Shane the shocking truth about their last night together!
Shane can’t risk being around Lily or her son Theo, not when he can’t control his bear. But Lily knows she and Shane are true mates - and she’s tired of waiting for him to claim her!
Fateful choices...
When Theo runs away, Shane knows he’ll do anything to bring him back. Can he find a way to heal his bear, save the child… and persuade his mate to give him another chance?
Big Bear (Rescue Bears #3) (Fate Mountain Shifters #3)
Quick match...
Big, burly woodworker Angus Grant is an ex-Navy SEAL and second in command on the Rescue Bears crew. He’s eager to settle down, so when he finally gets a perfect match on the shifter-human dating site started by one of the crew, he can’t wait to contact her!
Nerdy, introverted bookkeeper Poppy Robins would like to find a man, but when she signs up on the dating site, she doesn’t expect to get an almost-instant text from a bear shifter saying she’s his mate. Still, she’s ready for a change - and since she just discovered she might be working for the mob, getting out of town sounds like a good idea!
Slow burn...
Poppy calls in sick, packs up her pet parrot Malcolm, and heads for Fate Mountain. She quickly learns that Angus is sweet, sexy, and romantic. Falling for him is easy - but how can she share her job worries when she’s not even sure what’s going on?
Angus knows curvy, bespectacled Poppy belongs with him. But he's reluctant to go too far with a human woman who might not be willing to commit...
Hot trouble...
When Poppy disappears on his alpha Levi’s wedding day, Angus has to do the impossible. Can he track his mate and rescue her from whatever trouble she’s in, make it back for the wedding… and still find time to practice his best-man speech?
Brew Bear (Rescue Bears #4) (Fate Mountain Shifters #4)
Dashed hopes...
Drew Bock is thrilled when he meets his fated mate at a wedding and the chemistry between them is immediate and overwhelming! But when she runs away after their one amazing night together, cutting herself off from him, her friends, and everyone else, Drew’s beyond devastated. How could his own mate treat him like some terrifying beast?
Dazed hearts...
Quinn Jacobs isn’t trying to hurt Drew, or anyone. She’s just a little freaked out and needs some time to get her head together. She’s always known who she is - a confident, curvy, sassy woman who loves her PR job. But her shifter-hating parents filled her head with countless lies while she was growing up. How can she be mated to someone she’s been taught her whole life to fear?
Dire straits...
When Quinn finally comes back, nine months later, Drew isn’t at all sure he’s ready to forgive her. But she needs him... and so does their soon-to-be-born child!
Their reconciliation turns perilous when Quinn goes into labour while they’re trapped in an isolated cabin. Can Drew, with a little help from the rest of the rescue crew, keep his new family safe and make sure they get their happy ending?
Ski Bear (Rescue Bears #5) (Fate Mountain Shifters #5)
Can two very different people find their HEA on Fate Mountain?
From Paris with pastries...
Pastry chef Maisie Green has come home from Paris so she can be close to her mom. Starting over on Fate Mountain means long hours of work, but her mom persuades Maisie to sign up on the shifter-human matchmaking site started by a local bear shifter...
Ski instructor Zach Rayner competed in the X-Games before the war, and like the rest of the Rescue Bear crew he’s an ex-Navy SEAL. He loves high-risk, adrenaline-rush living… but he knows it’s time to settle down and be the steady kind of man who’s worthy of his mate...
To Fated Mate-dom...
Maisie and Zach get an instant match on the mating site. Their chemistry is undeniable, but Zach wonders if he’s sophisticated enough for a woman who’s used to the high life of Paris...
Maisie isn’t sure she’s ready for the demands of being a bear shifter’s mate - especially an uber-athletic guy like Zach. She doesn’t even like skiing… and her business still takes most of her time. Is getting involved really fair to either of them?
And the dangers of a snowy forest...
Zach takes it slow, and his patient courtship is slowly winning her over. When Maisie decides to practice her skiing, however, she gets lost in the woods. Can Zach and the other Rescue Bears find her in time? And if they do, will Maisie finally be ready to trust her heart to her mate?
Geek Bear (Rescue Bears #6) (Fate Mountain Shifters #6)
Can this fated pair escape a painful past and a perilous present?
He’s running from fate...
Computer whiz Corey Bright set up the human-shifter dating site that has helped all of his fellow Rescue Bears find their mates - but his own parents’ mating was a disaster, and he has no intention of repeating their mistakes. When his crew set him up on a blind date with the woman who’s his perfect match, he’s furious!
She’s running from danger...
Willow Rhine is the ghostwriter for a famous romance author. No one should know her secret … but someone does, and she’s got a stalker who keeps sending her threatening messages. She’s come to Fate Mountain ready for love in her life, but no matter how drawn she is to Corey, she doesn’t want a casual fling!
And the clock is ticking for both of them...
While Willow works to meet her next publishing deadline, Corey tries to find her stalker… and battles his own fierce need to claim her. Convinced he’s doing the best thing for both of them, he tries to let her go - only to learn he might be about to lose her forever. ***Can he and the rest of the Rescue Bears save Willow in time for Corey to admit his mistake?
The Bear Patrol series
Hunky cops and detectives who meet the women they're destined to claim while solving cases.
Commander Bear (Bear Patrol #1) (Fate Mountain Shifters #7)
Can a cop and a jewel thief find love on Fate Mountain?
She’s on his radar...
Jaguar shifter Zoe Bright knows trouble. Growing up, she was the “bad kid” who could never measure up to her bear-shifter brother Corey - and now she’s in debt to the mob. So the last thing she expects is for Corey’s matchmaking program to pair her up with Fate Mountain’s handsome, hunky chief of police!
He’s on her tail...
Grizzly shifter Rollo Morris can’t believe his fated mate is almost certainly a jewel thief. Still, he and his bear know that curvy, sassy Zoe belongs to them. Pursuing her is a must… and interrogating her is the naughtiest thing he’s ever done!
And both of them are in the bullseye...
When the mafia comes after Zoe, will she trust Rollo with her secrets? And even if she does, can he and the Bear Patrol find a way to solve the case and keep her safe?
Detective Bear (Bear Patrol #2) (Fate Mountain Shifters #8)
She's destined to be his... if he can keep her alive!
Underground...
Gauge Stockwell is a detective working to infiltrate a drug ring. He’s eager to find his mate, and has just gotten a match on the human-shifter mating website started by one of the shifters on Fate Mountain. But before he can meet her, he gains access to the criminal gang and has to go undercover...
Under lock and key...
Lola Lockheart is a prisoner inside the gang’s compound, held there by her stepbrother Justin, the leader of the drug ring. She used a secret phone to register on the mating website, but when she gets a match, the man’s profile is mysteriously blank. Even his name is redacted!
Under fire...
As soon as Gauge sees Lola, he knows she’s his mate - but the slightest hint from him will get them both killed. It’s clear from how the gang treats her that she’s not there willingly. Can Gauge and the rest of the Bear Patrol free Lola and shut down the drug ring? And even if they can, will a woman who’s spent years as a captive trust the stranger who yearns to claim her for his own?
Cadet Bear (Bear Patrol #3) (Fate Mountain Shifters #9)
His search has ended… but hers is just beginning...
On target...
Rosa Reyes’ little sister has disappeared - and no matter what the police say, Rosa knows she didn’t run away. She sets off to find her, but when the trail runs cold, instinct leads her to Fate Mountain. Uncertain of her next steps, she registers for a human-shifter dating website to pass the time, only to receive an almost-instant message from a man saying she’s his mate!
Off limits...
Heath Reynolds is overjoyed that his search for a mate has ended - until Rosa tells him it’s a mistake. Unwilling to give up, he tracks her down...
Rosa doesn’t have time for a relationship. But, she can’t resist the chemistry between them, especially since Heath takes her sister’s disappearance seriously!
Out of time...
When Rosa’s intuition leads her into danger, Heath and the rest of the Bear Patrol must race against the clock. Can they find Rosa and her sister in time, or will Heath lose his mate before they can build a life together?
Tech Bear (Bear Patrol #4) (Fate Mountain Shifters #10)
Fate Always Wins...
An unexpected discovery...
Lifelong techies Raven and Damien have been online video-game friends for years. When Damien asks Raven to sign up for a shifter-human dating website, she learns that the man she’s been crushing on all this time is her fated mate - and the cop whose database she’s been hacking in search of her long-lost mother!
A difficult delay...
Damien is thrilled to learn that Raven is meant to be his. He’s been waiting so long to find his mate, and it’s all he can do not to buy a ring and pop the question so they can settle down and start a family. Patience isn’t easy, but he’ll find it for the woman of his dreams!
A deepening mystery...
Raven can’t surrender her heart until she understands who she is. As her quest for answers brings her closer to the truth, can she trust her mate with her secret? Or will it keep them apart forever?
Deputy Bear (Bear Patrol #5) (Fate Mountain Shifters #11)
Holiday blues...
When her boyfriend betrays her, Harper Brown leaves his cheating ways behind and starts a new life on Fate Mountain. Living in her grandfather's rustic hunting cabin and working as a bank teller is a lot better than being miserable. Until her new boss turns up dead - and the man investigating her is the same one she's been matched with by a human-shifter dating site!
Criminal claims...
Knox Carter can't believe the beautiful woman who's stolen his heart is not only his fated mate, but a murder suspect. Instead of courting her and building their life together, he's under orders not to see her while he tries to prove she didn't kill anyone!
Christmas surprise...
Can Knox find the real culprits in time? And can Harper find a way to tell him the secret that will make them an instant family?
The Timber Bear Ranch series
Shifter cowboys and ranchers need mates who love the woods as much as they do!
Boss Bear (Timber Bear Ranch #1) (Fate Mountain Shifters #14)
Fate's path can be rocky...
A troubled inheritance...
Leland Kincaid hasn't been back to Fate Mountain for seven years. Now he's the new Alpha of his clan, and in charge of Timber Bear Ranch. He soon discovers that his father left the ranch in so much debt that he and his brothers might be forced to sell everything. As if that's not tough enough, the new auditor examining his books is his mate!
A difficult assignment...
Sylvia Barker is ready to settle down, but not with any of the terrible dates her mom keeps arranging. A shifter-human dating website matches her to Leland, and their chemistry is immediate - but the next day, she finds out she's auditing him. If he loses the ranch, it could wreck things between them!
A sinister agenda...
As Leland works to uncover his father's secrets, Sylvia is targeted lurking enemies. ***Can Leland save his mate and his ranch, or will he lose them all?
Saw Bear (Timber Bear Ranch #2) (Fate Mountain Shifters #15)
Can Love Heal? *
A loyal man... *
Buck Kincaid runs his family's timber business on Fate Mountain. He's hardworking, steady, and ready to settle down. It won't be that easy, though - the morning after a human-shifter dating app finally finds his match, his mate sends him a message that they can never meet!
A wounded woman...
Maria Reyes knows her sister is happily mated to a bear shifter... but Maria doesn't feel worthy of a forever love. And that's before she's attacked by a mountain lion shifter. Hiding in the woods, scared and sick, she attacks Buck when he tries to help her!
A dangerous game...
Buck won't give up on Maria, no matter how many times she tries to drive him away. She's his mate, and that's that. But when she's abducted, Buck has to save her from more than her own torment. Will he find Maria in time - ***and if he does, can he persuade her to trust him?
Mountain Bear (Timber Bear Ranch #3) (Fate Mountain Shifters #16)
Love isn't always obvious...
A solitary man...
Cyrus Kincaid has been living in the woods since the Great War ended. In tune with the elements and his shifter nature, he's content to be alone... mostly. His longing for a mate, however, won't be silenced!
An unhappy woman...
Daisy Danes is the stepdaughter of a Mafia boss. She loves pink designer suits, her Yorkshire terrier Fifi, and shopping. What she doesn't love is the fact that her stepfather plans to marry her off to a hyena shifter in exchange for a shipment of drugs. In a desperate act of rebellion, she signs up for a shifter-human dating site and learns that she does have a mate - a bear shifter who lives in a remote cabin on Fate Mountain...
A perilous path...
When the hyena shifter tries to double-cross her stepfather, Daisy escapes (with Fifi) and flees through the forest - straight into Cyrus's arms. Despite their being mates, it's anything but love at first sight for this unlikely couple, and things get even more dangerous when a dark figure from Cyrus's past resurfaces. ***Can they overcome their differences in time to defeat their enemies and find a happy ending?
Mechanic Bear (Timber Bear Ranch #4) (Fate Mountain Shifters #17)
Sometimes fate works in mysterious ways... *
A desperate woman... *
Fox shifter Dana Myers is on the run. After two years of indentured servitude to the Updike hyena pack on Fate Mountain, she finally makes her escape in a stolen car. When it breaks down, she discovers that mechanic and bear shifter Jessie Kincaid is her match on a shifter dating website. Out of options, she asks her unknown mate for help...
A reluctant man...
Jessie is in no hurry to settle down. Playing the field is fun - and besides, he saw how his dad fell apart after his mom’s death, and he never wants to be that vulnerable. But knowing that Dana is his mate changes everything. He’s determined to take care of her… and she’ll need all the help she can get!
A dangerous dilemma...
The car she used for her getaway has a body in the trunk, making Dana the prime suspect in a murder case. Jessie knows she’s innocent, but all the evidence is pointing her way. ***Can he clear her name in time, or will he lose his mate to a deadly plot?
And three bonus books
Lion's Halloween Baby (Fate Mountain Shifters #12)
Ever since serving in the military, Lion Shifter Rowan Tark has searched for a place to call home. When he steps off his motorcycle in Fate Mountain, right before Halloween, the first thing he does is sign up for the local dating website that matches male shifters with curvy human women...
Geneva Zales is a witch with a problem. Everyone expects her to take over as coven leader! But how is she supposed to follow in the footsteps of a witch as great as her own mother? After the coven's annual Halloween ritual, Geneva knows exactly what she has to do. Find a mate!
When Rowan and Geneva meet at the Fate Mountain Lodge, in the middle of the Halloween celebration, their undeniable connection takes over. Can Rowan navigate the consequences of a night of unbridled passion? And will Geneva ever be ready to take over as Fate Mountain's head witch?
Cowboy Bear's Christmas Surprise (Fate Mountain Shifters #13)
His mate has collided with his life - but her past is a blank and her future is in danger. Can he save her?
Connor Milton has given up looking for his mate after years of searching. But when a woman crashes her car into a tree on his ranch not long before Christmas, he’s certain he’s finally found her. There’s one big problem - she doesn’t know who she is!
Mia Royce can’t remember anything about her past or where she was going the night before. Connor seems like the perfect man, but how can she move forward with her life when she doesn’t know where she came from?
When Mia finally accepts Connor as her mate, she remembers everything. But it’s too late - the bad men she was running away from that night have found her. Can her mate defend her, or is her past too dangerous to overcome?
Beauty And The Bad Bearlionaire (Fate Mountain Shifters #18)
The last thing Matilda Swank wants is to go back to work for her mom at Fate Mountain Cleaning. But, if she wants to save money for college, she doesn't have any other options...
Billionaire James Hill is a grumpy bear with a bad habit. He needs a cleaning lady to take care of his estate, but when Matilda shows up at his door, he finds himself consumed by his inner demons. Can Matilda help James clean up his act and solve the mystery of Fate Mountain's notorious haunted mansion? Views: 1 075
Fans of Covet by New York Times bestselling author Tracey Garvis Graves will be delighted by this novella-length sequel.
When Daniel Rush wakes up in the hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to the head, the last person he expects to see at his bedside is his ex-wife Jessica. Their marriage disintegrated after the death of their infant son Gabriel, and Daniel gave Jessie what he thought she wanted: the freedom to start over with someone else. But Daniel never updated his emergency contact information, and Jessie is the one who receives the call with the devastating news.
Daniel was Jessie’s one true love. Together since college, Jessie had dreams of raising a family with Daniel, and growing old together. When Gabriel died, Jessie buried those dreams with her beloved son and shut everyone out, including Daniel.
Daniel faces months of grueling rehabilitation and he’s going to need some help. Jessie is the last person anyone expects to volunteer, but this is her one chance to make amends, giving her and Daniel a shot at getting things right this time.
The road to recovery will be long and arduous. But with Jessie leading the way, Daniel just might be able to get his old life back.
Daniel knows how to covet. But can Jessie help him remember how to cherish?
*Please note that this is a novella-length sequel. Reading Covet before Cherish is highly recommended in order to enhance your reading pleasure. Views: 1 075
As Tiffany attempts to navigate the modeling world, her new waitressing job and her feelings for billionaire Liam Cunningham, she discovers that not everything is as it seems. When Liam’s jealous girlfriend sets her sights on Tiffany, she finds she must hold in for the ride of her life.Book 1: Falling for the BillionaireTiffany has left home with her best friend, Jackie, to pursue their dreams of becoming a model. The only thing they want in life is to make it in the competitive world of fashion. Yet Tiffany holds a secret close to her sleeve that may ruin her chances at ever making it.At a fashion party, her secret is put to the test when she meets Liam Cunningham. Having attended high school with him, he’s the only one who could tell everyone her secret and ruin her shot at modeling. Things get complicated when Tiffany, instead of running from Liam, ends up getting closer to him. It grows even more complicated when she discovers that Liam is a billionaire businessman with an international company.As Tiffany attempts to navigate the modeling world, her new waitressing job and her feelings for Liam, she discovers that not everything is as it seems. When Liam’s jealous girlfriend sets her sights on Tiffany, she finds she must hold in for the ride of her life.Will Tiffany be able to work through the perils of loving a billionaire and sort out her feelings? Or will Liam’s girlfriend bring it all crashing to the ground? Views: 1 075
For Basha Argeneau, anything is better than facing her estranged family. Even hiding out in sweltering southern California. But when a sexy immortal in black shows up determined to bring her back to the clan, she'll do anything to keep far, far away from the past she can't outrun.
Marcus Notte isn't here to play games—especially not with someone as crazy as the infamous blonde. Asked by Lucian Argeneau to bring her back for questioning, Marcus is determined to carry out Lucian's request—no matter how the seductive little mind-reading vamp feels about it.
Basha doesn't mind fighting fire with fire, especially with a hot immortal involved. But if he wants to take her away, he'll have to catch her first . . . Views: 1 075
Rescued as a child by her grandpa, the powerful Vampire Malachi, Emma has been on the run for nearly forty years from a Vamp determined to see them both dead. When he enlists the aid of assassins from the Vampire Council, their luck runs out. Forced to separate, Malachi sends Emma to a trusted VampLycan for protection.
Redson knows trouble when he sees it, and sure enough, the gorgeous, mostly human female seeking shelter immediately disrupts his future plans. His father swore a blood oath to her grandfather, and Red is honor bound to protect her. He’s surprised when his instincts demand so much more—protect…claim…mate.
Their attraction is explosive, but Emma refuses to consider mating while her grandfather is in danger. She needs Red’s help…but is he Malachi’s savior? Or his biggest threat yet? Views: 1 075
A lone wolf is a dangerous creature, until he meets his mate. Then he’ll become lethal to protect her.
Faith Shatner never asked to be a wolf shifter but one strange encounter with the Westervelt Wolves and she suddenly has a past she knows nothing about and a future wrought with danger. No one is more disappointed than she to discover that the island does not hold a mate for her, that is until she collides with Theo Kane, the missing prince of the Westervelt Wolves who has chosen isolation to save his pack from what he believes are his insane tendencies.
Theo couldn’t imagine anything worse than the near death experience that left him scarred and forever changed. That is until he thinks of the same things happening to Faith. Now he will have no choice but to face what he has avoided for over a year if he doesn’t want the past to repeat itself, this time taking Faith along for the ride. Together they will battle demons, invisible wolves, and worst of all his father to find their eternal love.
But if the price is eternity, are they willing to risk it all? Views: 1 075
SOMETIMES YOU MATE FOR LIFE
Katie Smith is the best of her class, part of an elite hunting force trained to eliminate werewolves from the hills of Western Virginia. She's good at it because she has the kind of focus and drive that won't back down no matter how steep the odds. Call it southern sass. Whatever it is, there's no denying her willingness to risk everything for the only man she's ever cared about—a man on the verge of losing his very humanity. . .
SOMETIMES YOU MATE TO STAY ALIVE
For the past ten years Jordan Pride has dedicated his life to protecting his people from a deadly shifter virus. But in a rare moment of distraction, Jordan's guard drops just long enough for his fate to take an irreversible twist. Unless the woman he loves surrenders everything to him, again and again, under a full moon rising. . . Views: 1 074
It is the end of days…
Krystal has spent years locked in isolation, enduring torture day after day. It might drive a lesser woman mad. Her sudden freedom leads to a journey across the forbidding landscape. Unexpected allies appear, and new challenges block their path. Embracing every opportunity as a chance, Krystal must trust these five lost souls, her wild ability to heal, and most of all—herself.
They owe a debt they cannot pay…
Titus, Paden, Zeke, Ryland, and Jett spent years in bespelled servitude. Slaves to the unforgivable, they seek to atone for misdeeds beyond their power. Discovering a Sister alone in the woods, they pledge themselves to her service. Saving Krystal is more than a means to an end, though, as one by one she restores their hope, love, and faith. They will need all of their strength and hers. Loving her saved them, but losing her may save the world. Views: 1 074
From Anne Rice, author of Beauty's Kingdom, the third book in the erotic Sleeping Beauty series
Before E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey and Sylvia Day's Bared to You,, there was Anne Rice’s provocative take on the timeless fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty. “ In the final volume of Anne Rice's deliciously tantalizing erotic trilogy, Beauty's adventures on the dark side of sexuality make her the bound captive of an Eastern Sultan and a prisoner in the exotic confines of the harem. As this voluptuous adult fairy tale moves toward conclusion, all Beauty's encounters with the myriad variations of sexual fantasy are presented in a sensuous, rich prose that intensifies this exquisite rendition of Love's secret world, and makes the Beauty series and incomparable study of erotica. In it, Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, makes the forbidden side of passion a doorway into the hidden regions of the psyche and the heart. Views: 1 074
Is finding one's true love worth committing the greatest sacrifice of all?
Taken as a teen, prisoner 194 was stripped of his name and freewill, meticulously honed to be a ruthless machine. Even as he tries to fight his captors hold on him he knows that obedience is the only way to save his sister, who is the one person that keeps him from turning into a monster.
As a young girl Zoya Kostava barely escaped the brutal attack that killed her entire family. Now twenty five she lives in secrecy. That is until she hears her brother also survived and is living with their greatest enemy.
Zoya risks her safety and anonymity to find the brother she thought dead and is captured by a beautiful, brutal man. A man who both captivates and scares her, in him she sees a soul as lost as her own.
They both have so much to lose will they be able to save each other…and survive. Views: 1 074
What - or who - is buried in Susannah's backyard?
When the nineteenth-century ghost of Maria de Silva wakes her up in the middle of the night, Suze knows this is no ordinary visitation - and not just from the knife at her throat, either. In life, Maria was the fiancée of Jesse - the same Jesse who was murdered a hundred and fifty years before. The same Jesse Suze is in love with.
Maria threatens Suze: The backyard construction must cease. Suze has a pretty good idea what - or rather, who - Maria doesn't want found. But in solving Jesse's murder, will Suze end up losing him forever? Views: 1 074
Two gentlemen standing outside a church in Rio de Janeiro see a respectable lady emerge - one of them has an unexpected, and to him inexplicable story to tell about her past life as a prostitute; a popular composer of polkas burns the midnight oil in a desperate attempt to create great classical music; a teenager finds himself caught up by the sight of the bare arms of an older woman who lives with his employer; an impoverished, lazy young man turns to the lucrative trade of catching runaway slaves; dull, monotonous Mariana has a tiff with her husband about the hat he wears to town, and decides to sing "the Marseillaise of matrimony" by going off on a trip to town herself with her more daring, flirtatious friend Sophia.These are some of the situations developed in these stories, some of the most brilliant to have been written in the nineteenth century. They echo Poe and Gogol, they anticipate Joyce, they have been compared to contemporary works by Chekhov, Maupassant, and Henry James, yet they are not quite like any of these. Anyone who has read Epitaph of a Small Winner or Dom Casmurro, his most famous novels, will want to savour these stories - those who haven't, will find them a varied and enjoyable introduction to Machado's work. Views: 1 074
The first time we met was at a party.
Your ex arrived to show off the person he'd left you for last month, and you asked me to pretend to be your date.
I was more than happy to help. You were attractive, smart and witty--and that kiss we shared? It left me wanting you for days.
The second time we met was in my office on campus where we were both surprised to discover you were the new master’s degree student in poetry that I would be working with. You promised to be professional. I did no such thing.
The late nights and intense study sessions spent alongside you majorly throw me off my game. I want you, and I fight with myself daily over this fact.
I know I'm crass, that my sexual innuendos and dirty mouth annoy you, but I live for those two bright spots of color in your cheeks. If that's the only reaction I can get out of you, I'll gladly take it.
You hate Mondays so every Monday I slip an anonymous poem into your bag and your smile gets me through the week.
I think I'm falling for you, and I know it's wrong. I know that I'm only supposed to be the adviser to your program and nothing more, but here's the thing. I think you're falling for me too.
xo, Zach Views: 1 074
The Walker Brothers…
Tall, dark, and deadly, these three brothers run Walker security. Each brother is unique in his methods and skills, but all share key similarities. They are passionate about those they love, relentless when fighting for a cause they believe in, and all believe that no case is too hard, no danger too dark. Dedication is what they deliver, results are their reward.
Book 1 HOT SECRETS:
Royce Walker, a former FBI Agent, who’s opened a private security firm with his brothers, has always had the hots for the prim, proper Assistant District Attorney, but considered her hand’s off because of a family connection. However, when danger threatens Lauren, he isn’t willing to stand by and watch her get hurt. Now the passion for survival is only rivaled by the passion burning between them. And that passion, might just be the death of them both. Views: 1 074
