Rejected by society, she finds what she's been looking for. And more... Miss Joie James is a dangerous combination of inquisitive and innocence. After trusting one man she shouldn't have, she's caught up in a scandal. Being sent to stay with her elderly aunt seems a horrible way to spend Christmas, bored senseless at the country estate, when all she really craves is adventure. Alas, fate intervenes when the weather forces her carriage to layover at an inn in a small village. There, Joie gets much more than she bargained for when she's incorrectly identified as a French spy. Driven to prove himself, forced to choose between his heart and his head. Lieutenant Reginald Talley cannot make a mess of his first real mission for the Crown. Tasked with convincing a beautiful female spy to help him gain Napoleon's trust, he eagerly awaits the clandestine meeting in a smuggling town inn–too eagerly he... Views: 652
Can Jack protect Mattie from the powerful magnate who will do whatever it takes to keep his crimes a secret? Boston suffragist, Mattie Duncan is a willful, independent woman whose heart has always belonged to Jack Taylor, a local firefighter. Challenging nineteenth-century conventions, she finds a way to join Jack's fire station. Not only can she make a difference saving lives, she can spend time with Jack, who is tasked with training her. Jack has always been attracted to Mattie, but he doesn't see a future with her. In Jack's mind, she will always be tied to his late brother, who had loved her desperately. To make matters worse, Jack is also still racked with guilt over not being able to prevent his brother's death. Mattie overhears a conversation suggesting his brother was murdered. As Jack and Mattie work together to uncover the truth, their passions ignite. But even if Jack's guilt is absolved, can he overcome the sense of betrayal toward his brother... Views: 652
USA Today bestselling author Autumn Jones Lake invites you to follow her back in time. All the way back to 1989... A rock star on the rise. I might have been born and raised in a motorcycle club, but until my father and MC prez calls me home, the guitar is my mistress, my band is my temporary family and fame is my drug of choice. I wasn't expecting Mallory. She provokes every one of my protective instincts. Anyone who tries to extinguish her spark will answer to my fists. Unfortunately, this is Hollywood where sleazeballs are crawling over each other to tarnish girls like Mallory. An actress on the run. With my father behind bars, I'm in control of my life for the first time. In search of stardom and a connection to my past, I escape across the country to the one place I can make my dreams come true. I wasn't looking for love. Or even lust. But Chaser helps make me feel safe. And thanks to the... Views: 652
This scene takes place in the Iron King, when Meghan and Ash are searching a warehouse for the trod into the Iron Realm. As Meghan ventures further inside, the trod guardian, a huge iron dragon, springs to life and attacks her.
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How could young Amber not fall in love with her big brother's best friend, Ray? Audacious, bold and exhale-worthy handsome, Ray Coleman was everything a teenage girl could hope for. And when he left town to become one of the world's most daring photojournalists, Amber followed his every photo...spending her nights dreaming of his adventures and praying for his safety.Now grown up and the director of a nursery school in Vermont, Amber is happy with her stable, if not slightly boring, life...until Ray comes home to recover from an injury he received from covering a potentially huge story in the Middle East.Not the gangly girl he knew when he left town, Amber has filled out and blossomed into a beautiful woman...Ray can't help but notice...and appreciate. As both of their hearts gently awaken to the possibility of love, it seems certain that they have both found the greatest passion of their lives. But suddenly, a violent crime causes Amber's world to come crashing down, and... Views: 652
How to Tame a Beastly Lord (#2 Happy Ever Regency Series) Views: 652
Vallon Drake, American Geological Survey agent, harnesses a power that can rewrite the landscape—or protect it. When she discovers her ex-partner murdered, she must solve a case with too many links to her own troubled past. If she can't solve it, and fast, Seattle will be written right off the map.Loner.Bad Girl.Secret Agent.In this mystery thriller Vallon Drake, investigator and agent of the ultra-secret American Geological Survey, finds her latest partner entombed in the wall of a parking garage that didn’t exist just a few hours earlier. The AGS, an arm of Homeland Security, protects America from supernatural terrorists and the psychic population who can use magic to change the landscape with a stroke of the pen. Borders? They mean nothing. Earthquakes? They can cause them. Mountains? They can erase them, too. With the police eyeing Vallon as a suspect in her partner’s murder and Homeland Security dubbing Vallon a potential rogue agent, she must investigate the mystery of a string of agent murders on her own. When a mysterious, sexy ‘warlock’ with exceptional psychic powers gets in the way of her investigation she accepts his help to unravel clues to the crime—and her past. The alternative? Leave an uncontrollable dark power to destroy Seattle. “An exciting and original addition to the urban fantasy genre.” Adrian Phoenix, author of the Maker’s Song Series.What readers are saying:“…wonderful writer and loved this book. Writer had plenty of plot twists and turns to keep you mesmerized throughout the book. I would recommend this book and series to those that like adventure and limited sex.” Shirley Sells “An enjoyable book that kept me on the edge wanting to just keep going. A well managed diversification in the characters and their "parts" in the story.”John A. Byrdon Views: 652
