Foxling Toka has served the Soldati king for centuries, and now he attends to the kingdom’s cherished Soldati prince. It’s a position of honor, and as Toka helps the once-human prince adapt to their magical realm, he finds joy in their friendship. He also grows bolder in his encounters with Rayner, Soldati warrior and the king’s second. But the laws are clear: servants and Soldati are not permitted to mate. It doesn’t matter that Toka lost his heart to the dashing cad long ago.
Rayner never imagined he would fall in love with a servant, but the clever and beautiful foxling has ensnared him, and he resents the regulations keeping them apart. When an arrogant and spiteful king visits from a neighboring realm, Rayner is in danger of losing everything. But Soldati warriors don’t surrender, and he intends to fight all the harder to keep Toka where he belongs—in Rayner’s arms. Views: 365
A collection of five short stories, 'Snapshots' lets us discover brief and sometimes even magical moments in different lives. Courage and love, hope and despair - everything life is made of.The stories included are:# Braving The Storm# Try The Door, John# Despairing Hope# Live# The Glass In Between - Or The Wonderful Freedom Of Delivering Pizzas.BONUSExcerpts from The Patroness NovelsAfter being held captive for over five billion years, Jongian decides to give up his fight for freedom. Realization takes over him, he is no longer who he was and no one may ever accept him in their life again. His pain and rage build when he comes upon the knowledge of this. Hating himself and the ones who have done this to him is all the emotions he can feel now. The blood of all the races rushing through his body gives him a more feral approach to everything. He does not want anyone to look at him, and he does not ever want to be touched. His mind is filled with blood and rage. Death is what he awaits for now. He welcomes it with open arms, as he watches in horror as others go through the torment as well. Views: 365
1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles continues the electrifying story he began in his smashing New York Times bestseller Natchez Burning with this highly anticipated second volume in an epic trilogy of blood and race, family and justice.
Southern prosecutor Penn Cage is caught in the darkest maelstrom of his life. The heartbreaking but seemingly straightforward death of his father's African-American nurse, Viola Turner, has fractured Penn's family and turned Dr. Tom Cage into a fugitive from justice. And in the search for his father and his reasons for running, Penn has unwittingly started a war with a violent offshoot of the KKK, the Double Eagles, whose members seem to know much more about Tom's past than Penn or his mother ever did.
Desperately following his father's trail, Penn finds himself in a maze of mirrors, beset on all sides by a family of criminals and corrupt police whose power reaches into the highest levels of state government. To even the odds, Penn must rely on allies whose objectives are very different from his own. FBI special agent John Kaiser sees Tom Cage as the key to closing not only countless civil rights murders, but also the ultimate cold case: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Penn's fiancée, journalist Caitlin Masters, is chasing the biggest story of her career and believes Tom can lead her to evidence of America's most secret, shameful history. In the end, all roads will lead to the mysterious Bone Tree, a legendary killing site that may conceal far more than the remains of the forgotten.
Penn now knows that the death of Viola Turner is a door to the darkest chapters of America's past. In the civil rights battleground that was 1960s Mississippi and Louisiana, powerful men had audacious, sweeping agendas, and their violent race murders concealed a conspiracy that ran wide and deep, involving the New Orleans Mafia, a Double Eagle hit squad, and a world- altering murder in Dealey Plaza in 1963. And if the FBI can be believed, somehow Dr. Tom Cage stands at the center of it all.
Enthralling, captivating, and utterly engrossing, The Bone Tree is a masterpiece of modern suspense and the next novel in the monumental trilogy that Greg Iles was born to write. Views: 365
Who’s Your Man of the Month?
When a group of fiercely determined friends realize their beloved hang-out is in danger of closing, they take matters into their own hands to bring back customers lost to a competing bar. Fighting fire with a heat of their own, they double down with the broad shoulders, six-pack abs, and bare chests of dozens of hot, local guys who they cajole, prod, and coerce into auditioning for a Man of the Month calendar.
But it’s not just the fate of the bar that’s at stake. Because as things heat up, each of the men meets his match in this sexy, flirty, and compelling binge-read romance series of twelve novels releasing every other week from New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner.
“With each novel featuring a favorite romance trope—beauty and the beast, billionaire bad boys, friends to lovers, second chance romance, secret baby, and more—this series hits the heart and soul of romance.” — New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips Views: 364
From Publishers WeeklyIn Jacobson's addictive second Karen Vail thriller (after The 7th Victim), a serial killer spoils the FBI profiler's romantic Napa Valley vacation with boyfriend Det. Robby Hernandez. During a Silver Ridge Estates winery tour, Karen and Robby stumble over the strangled and mutilated corpse of Victoria Cameron, daughter of an influential winemaker. The narcissistic psycho responsible? John Wayne Mayfield (aka the Napa Crush Killer), who taunts the Napa County Major Crimes Task Force formed to catch him. As more victims are found, their windpipes crushed and bodies inflicted with postmortem wounds, the motive behind such a killing spree appears connected to conflicts within the Georges Valley American Viticultural Area board. Jacobson jolts standard serial killer fare with some twists concerning the publicity-hungry Crush Killer and insightful peeks into California's wine industry. The action culminates in a shockeroo cliffhanger. (Sept.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ReviewSteve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of _The Charlemagne Pursuit_"Action-packed story (with) plenty of bark and bite, sizzle and emotion…a tangled tale of delightful intrigue. Well done." Steve Martini, New York Times bestselling author of _Shadow of Power_“Crisply written, meticulously researched, Crush rocks from the opening page to the jarring conclusion. Don’t start the book unless you have a full evening to finish it, because you won’t be able to put it down.” Kathy Reichs, New York Times bestselling author of _206 Bones_“Karen Vail is one tough character. Crush will keep you reading late into the night.” Andrew Gross, New York Times bestselling author of _Don’t Look Twice_"Set in the Napa Valley, Crush is a smart, stylish whodunnit with lots of surprises and a finish with all the punch of a blockbuster Cabernet." Views: 364
To live in the light, they hunt in the dark...The power of Helena's magic has made her a target for the Coven. She wanted no part in the war of the witches, but it's out of her hands now. She has to make a stand – and she does that by helping the Hunters and their allies against their common enemy. And now, the witch who ripped Helena's future apart is coming. Sybbyl's vengeance is swift and terrible, pitting the two against each other. But Helena doesn't have to fight the Coven alone. A seductive warlock offers his aid. Helena is hesitant to give her trust to him – because it's more than her life on the line. It's her heart as well.As the most feared and respected warrior of the Varroki, Jarin is used to being on his own. But with the Coven's quest to locate the bones of the First Witch escalating, he finds it increasingly difficult to retain his solitary existence. When Jarin encounters Helena, he is helpless to resist her. She's everything he didn't... Views: 364
The incomparable Lisa Scottoline, along with Daughter Francesca, is back with more wild and wonderful wit and wisdom.
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline struck a chord with readers, book clubs, and critics with her smash-hit essay collection, Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog. This time, Lisa teams up with Daughter Francesca to give their mother-daughter perspective on everything from blind dates to empty calories, as well as life with the feistiest octogenarian on the planet, Mother Mary, who won't part with her thirty-year-old bra. Three generations of women, triple the laughs---and the love.
Inspired by their weekly "Chick Wit" column for The Philadelphia Inquirer*, * Lisa and Francesca spill all their family secrets---which will sound a lot like yours. And you'll have to put this book down, just to stop laughing.
LISA ON DIETING I'm backsliding with carbohydrates, which is the food version of ex-sex.
FRANCESCA ON CUTTING THE CORD I thought I said, "I am going to see my cousin's new apartment," but in Mom-speak that translates to: "I am going to meet certain death in the New York City subway tunnels that are soon to be my tomb."
LISA ON MOTHER MARY: Most people have a list of Things To Do, but Mother Mary has a list of Things Not To Do. At the top is Don't Go to the Movies. Other entries include Don't Eat Outside With The Bugs and Don't Walk All Over This Cockamamie Mall.
FRANCESCA ON BEING SINGLE: I'm addicted to the wedding announcements. Worse, I find myself subtracting my age from the bride's. I thought I was a modern woman, turns out I'm a Cathy cartoon.
LISA ON AGING GRACEFULLY Today I noticed my first gray hair. On my chin.
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A must-read collection for anybody who loves heart-pounding Christian suspense! Join 5 of today's bestselling Christian fiction authors in this unforgettable collection of novels that are sure to chill, thrill, and excite! Journey from the depths of Alaska where a single mom hunts for her missing daughter to the African jungle where a group of missionaries reunite missing children with their desperate families ... And more! Seeking Refuge includes Elite of the Weak (Precarious Yates), Manuscript for Murder (Chautona Havig), Promise Me (JL Crosswhite), Missing Destiny (Traci Wooden-Carlisle), and Frost Heaves (Alana Terry). Five authors. Five novels destined to keep you up way too late. 100% faith-filled suspense. Grab the Seeking Refuge bundle now! Views: 364
Amarylis Coltraine may have recently transferred to the New York City police force from Atlanta, but she's been a cop long enough to know how to defend herself against an assailant. When she's taken down just steps away from her apartment, killed with her own weapon, for Eve the victim isn't just 'one of us.'
Dallas's friend Chief Medical Examiner Morris and Coltraine had started a serious relationship, and from all accounts the two were headed for a happy future together. But someone has put an end to all that. After breaking the news to Morris, Eve starts questioning everyone from Coltraine's squad, informants, and neighbors, while Eve's husband, Roarke, digs into computer data on Coltraine's life back in Atlanta. To their shock, they discover a connection between this case and their own painful, shadowy pasts.
The truth will need to be uncovered one layer at a time, starting with the box that arrives at Cop Central addressed to Eve containing Coltraine's guns, badge, and a note from her killer: 'You can have them back. Maybe someday soon, I'll be sending yours to somebody else.'
But Eve Dallas doesn't take too kindly to personal threats, and she is going to break this case, whatever it takes. And that's a promise. Views: 363
It's time Matthew admitted he has bitten off more than he can chew by purchasing the old house on the hill... After all, it was just going to be a side project. Having his new brother-in-law fix up the place had been easy enough. Spending the first night in the old place, he'd gotten a little more than he'd bargained for and now the interior decorated that he'd hired was the only one who could corroborate his crazy stories. Interior decorator, Blake Shelby was hired to work on what was going to become one of the best projects in her new career. The massive old place was a perfect setting to show off her skills. It didn't put her out any that the owner was tall, dark-haired, green eyes, and everything she'd ever dreamed of. Speaking of dreams, since staying in the guest room, she'd had a few doozies herself. Views: 363
**Perfect for readers of* Fifty Shades of Grey* and *Bared to You,* this steamy eBook novella from J. Kenner, bestselling author of* Release Me,* features powerful billionaire Damien Stark and his wife, Nikki Fairchild, on their impromptu getaway to Las Vegas—and there’s no better place to turn up the heat than in Sin City.**
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I’ve never felt as close to anyone as I have with Damien Stark. I know every line of his body, every secret within his soul. There’s nothing I crave more than his touch, and with his kiss, he seals his claim.
Las Vegas is the perfect place for us, where we can indulge every desire and fantasy. But when someone from my past resurfaces, I can’t ignore my instinct that I have to make things right.
With Damien by my side, I feel safe no matter the danger. Our passion protects us, drives us, makes us whole. His pleasure is an exquisite game, and one that I’ll play forever.
***Seduce Me* is intended for mature audiences.**
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“Kenner may very well have cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.”**—*RT Book Reviews***
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“J. Kenner has written a sensually seductive storyline that catches your imagination. . . . [*Release Me*] will suck you in from the very start.”**—The Reading Cafe**
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“[A] sexy and exciting ride.”**—*Fresh Fiction****, *on *Claim Me*
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“[An] immensely satisfying series . . . The roller coaster events of *Complete Me* give this novel a page-turning quality.”**—*Heroes and Heartbreakers*** Views: 363
Can a SEAL without a mission and a widowed baker help each other learn to live again? Jonah Ferguson never wanted to be anything but a Navy SEAL. But after an injury sidelines his military career, he finds himself back home in small-town Tennessee. Opening a bakery with his best friends and daring to re-imagine his life is a whole new mission, but his biggest challenge yet is sticking to the friend zone with the woman who helped give him new purpose. Two years after losing her husband to a traumatic brain injury, baker Rachel McCleary needs a change. With the proceeds from the sale of her business, she's exploring what a new life would look like. For the short-term, it means helping one of her former students make his fledgling business thrive. And hopefully adding some benefits to the friendship that helped bring her back to life. All Rachel wants is temporary, and that's the one thing Jonah can give her. But when the trouble that's stalked his business... Views: 363
