Growing up in her
beloved swamp, Gabriel is supremely happy, despite the ever-widening
rift between her Mama and her conniving, whiskey-drinking Daddy. Her
classmates tease her, calling her "La Femme Au Naturel," the Nature
Girl, because she seems more interested in poling her pirogue through
the canals than she is in romance. But Gabriel nurtures her own secret
dreams. Then, days before her high school graduation, rich cannery owner
Octavious Tate surprises her in a secluded pond and shatters her
innocence. Pregnant and desolate, wishing to spare her dear Mama the
scandal, Gabriel agrees to a shocking plan that will allow Octavious's
frigid wife Gladys to claim the baby as her own and will net Gabriel's
furious Daddy a huge payoff. Hiding in a tiny abandoned playroom in the
Tate mansion, Gabriel is miserable. Her only visitor is Mama, whose
mission as a Traiteur, a Cajun healer, gives her an excuse to treat
Gladys Tate's "pregnancy." But nothing is more wrenching than the moment
Gladys takes baby Paul away forever. Returning home to the
swamp, Gabriel drifts in a world of twilight gloom, brightened only by
chance glimpses of her son. But as Jack Landry's reputation as a swamp
guide grows, a hunting party brings handsome, gentle Creole millionaire
Pierre Dumas to the bayou. Falling desperately in love, Gabriel will not
heed the voice warning that their joy may bring her more grief than she
can bear.... Views: 6
Chloe Colter is finally able to fulfill her dream of getting married after over a decade of school to become an equine vet. But her dreams of a perfect life are shattered when her fiancé becomes abusive, forcing her to finally break away from a destructive relationship. Life has always been simple for Gabe Walker…until the moment he kisses Chloe Colter at a New Year’s Eve party. He wants her, and he’s used to getting what he wants. Can he convince Chloe to accept a job at his horse ranch so he can see her every day and slowly watch her passion emerge as she learns to trust a man again? The fire between Gabe and Chloe burns hot, but can Chloe finally let go of her horrifying life before Gabe and give him a chance?, Is she strong enough to reach out and take a man who wants her, doesn’t want to change her, and who cares about her exactly as she is? or will the emotional turmoil of how Gabe makes her feel make it even harder for her to heal, and force her to walk away? Views: 6
A collection of short love stories featuring physically disabled heroes. They are stories of love like you hope it will be, the way you expect it when you arrive in the grown-up world ready to make it yours. Views: 6
Quinn's Honor, Book Three, MacLarens of Boundary Mountain Historical Western Romance Series"Every book of Shirleen's never fails to draw me in and make it impossible to put down until I devour it!"Quinn MacLaren has one true love...Circle M, the family ranch. He makes it a habit of working hard and playing harder, spending time with experienced women who know he wants nothing more than their company. He buries the love he feels for one woman deep inside, knowing he'll never be the man she needs.Emma Pearce is a true ranch woman, working long hours to help keep the family ranch thriving. Feisty, funny, and reliable, she's the girl all the single young men want—after they've sown their wild oats. Few know Emma has her heart set on one man. A man who may never grow up enough to walk away from his wild ways and settle down.When tragedy strikes, Quinn's right where he doesn't want to be—as temporary foreman of the Pearce ranch. Stepping in to fill Big Jim Pearce's shoes isn't easy.... Views: 6
Reach out, hold tight, stand up, move forward.Learning that life goes on is the hardest lesson of all.One life destroyed. Four others irrevocably shattered. Overcoming the shock and grief of death is an all-too-familiar rite of young adulthood.Walking home from a tennis game on a bright spring day, April Walden's three closest friends watch in horror as she is struck by a car and killed. The senseless accident plunges all three young women—and the car's driver—into a devastating and often misguided search for comfort, purpose, and inspiration.Becky wraps herself in a protective cloak of obsessions, performing anxious rituals at the base of the red maple tree under which April died. Elyse dives into a high-risk party life, trying to honor April by experiencing everything April missed but mistaking self-destructive indulgence for courage. Florie turns to fundamentalist Christianity, not as spiritual guidance, but as a wall that might shield her from... Views: 6
