A governess in a French chateau encounters an apparent plot against her young charge's life in this unforgettably haunting and beautifully written suspense novel.
When lovely Linda Martin first arrives at Château Valmy as an English governess to the nine-year-old Count Philippe de Valmy, the opulence and history surrounding her seems like a wondrous, ecstatic dream. But a palpable terror is crouching in the shadows. Philippe's uncle, Leon de Valmy, is the epitome of charm, yet dynamic and arrogant, his paralysis little hindrance as he moves noiselessly in his wheelchair from room to room. Only his son Raoul, a handsome, sardonic man who drives himself and his car with equally reckless abandon, seems able to stand up to him. To Linda, Raoul is an enigma, though irresistibly attracted to him, she senses some dark twist in his nature. When an accident deep in the woods nearly kills Linda's innocent charge, she begins to wonder if someone has deadly plans for the young count. Views: 352
From USA Today best-selling author, Willow Winters, comes a tempting tale of fated love, lust-filled secrets and the beginnings of an epic war. There was never a question of whether or not I would be his. It's simply what fate demanded. There's a knowing when the werewolves find their mates. It's an aching need, a desperation... one they would die for. But for their mates, it's a trance, a pull, a submissive desire that's at odds with the shadows of my past and how I've learned to survive. I didn't know how hard I'd fall. I didn't know what destiny would bring. I didn't know it then that I would die for him as he would me. This is book 2 of the To Be Claimed Saga. Wounded Kiss is book 1 and should be read first. Views: 352
SHORT STORY / 5800 WordsLea knew what the land folk were good for - very little. They stumbled around awkwardly on spindly legs and smelled of sweat and dung. She preferred the open freedom of the ocean. To be able to plunge hundreds of feet into its shadowy depths or to ride in exhilaration along a cascading wave.But today's waves were different.A torrential storm pounded the coastline ...SHORT STORY / 5800 WordsLea knew what the land folk were good for - very little. They stumbled around awkwardly on spindly legs and smelled of sweat and dung. She preferred the open freedom of the ocean. To be able to plunge hundreds of feet into its shadowy depths or to ride in exhilaration along a cascading wave.But today's waves were different.A torrential storm pounded the coastline as she desperately pushed north to reach her sisters. On her hip was an urgent message. And nothing could stop her from reaching her destination.Until she realized a young boy clung desperately to his currach, and a towering wave was about to shatter him into tiny pieces ...* * *Half of all proceeds of the Selkie Tales short stories benefit battered women's shelters.While this first book is non-explicit, due to the strong sexual content and adult situations in future books, this romantic suspense series is recommended for readers aged 17+. The series is structured for readers to read along as I write them to offer feedback and suggestions on the complex storyline. If you're the style of reader who would prefer to wait until the entire series is finished before you tackle it, that is fine! Simply wait until the series is complete and I'll offer the boxed set. I do that with all of my books.The reason I publish as I write is that I don't write full time and it can sometimes take months for me to finish up a storyline. There are readers who don't want to wait - who would rather read along as I go and stay engaged in the process. That way they can provide feedback and suggestions on the storyline. Whichever way works well for you, I provide an option.I'd love to hear from you at my website at OpheliaSikes.com. Views: 352
New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, brings a new Dark Romance Series to life. This is the final book the multiple USA Today Bestselling Romance, Goddess Isles!"There was a beginning once. A beginning that started with being sold to a monster I fell for.There was an ending once. An ending that came cloaked in bloodshed and fury."Eleanor Grace is a simple mortal who has the power to topple a god. She captured his heart, fed him a different future, and fought for a fantasy that wasn't make-believe but destiny.Sully Sinclair is a man masquerading as a monster. He let down his shields and allowed a goddess to show him a simpler path. However, neither of them could predict the war that was coming, nor the toll it would take.A fated romance.A fight that will finish in tears.The age-old battle of good versus evil.★★★★★If I could rate this higher I would. It is so amazing. This series gets better and better with every book. Lori GR★★★★★Hand on heart this series/this book is the bomb. The Goddess Isles series is my favourite series of 2020. Get ready to fall in love even more.. Kitty Kats Crazy about Books★★★★★The Goddess Isles series is my favorite series of this year. Yours Truly, Diana, The Evil Witch★★★★★To Dark Romance lover, IT'S A MUST READ SERIES, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Books Lover★★★★★If this author was not in my top ten before then she most definitely is now. Ri, GR Views: 352
After four lonely years, music professor Gus LeGarde is still
reeling from the death of his wife Elsbeth. To deal with the loss, he plays endless
Chopin etudes on his piano and lavishes love on his grandson and dog, but
nothing lessens the pain.
Life spirals out of control when Gus heads for the
snow-covered hills on an early morning skiing excursion to find a mute child
shackled to a bedpost in a cabin. Gus rescues the child but the kidnapper, Baxter,
escapes into the woods to stew in hot revenge.
Unexpectedly thrown together with
Camille, a social worker who takes the child into her own home, Gus falls hard.
The first woman who’s stirred his soul since his Elsbeth, Camille is polite
enough toward him -- but her own dark secrets have her pulling away despite the
mutual attraction.
When Gus’s little grandson goes missing, he fears the worse.
Does Baxter have the little boy? Does he want to trade for the mute child? Gus
braces for the fight of his life, struggling to protect Camille and his family
before time runs out.
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Twenty-eight year old Amber Curtis has been on the run from a vicious stalker for four years. Each time he finds her, people die. Can FBI agent, Derek Stevenson, help her discover the identity of her stalker or will he end up like the others who have shown an interest in her life?College-bound Lexi Adams leads no ordinary life. Premonitions dictate her every move, compelling her to rescue strangers day and night. After years of self-sacrifice, she decides to ignore one, but innocent people die. So, when the next premonition depicts her own death, she has a decision to make.Except more complications arise when a series of strange illnesses and murders devastate her small town, and co-worker Jessica Nelson insists Lexi can help. According to Jessica, everyone is born with an inner energy called Essence. Only a select few, Amethysts, can control Essence and heal people. Jessica claims to be an Amethyst and asks Lexi to join her and a group of her friends as they track the murderers. Despite her personal plight, Lexi considers working with them but soon discovers their secrets run deep: Not only do Jessica's friends have a hidden agenda, but they also harbor extraordinary abilities. Even more unsettling, they have connections with the Ray-pacs – the sadistic killers who are preying on human Essence. Ultimately, Lexi must decide if life, not death, equals salvation. And if so, is she willing to make sacrifices and join her friends in eradicating the Ray-pacs?Amethyst is the first novel in the Guardian series, a spellbinding, young adult, urban fantasy series. One that wouldn’t be complete without a love triangle at the heart of the story. Views: 352
The Dark Protectors are Back!
Vampire King Ronan Kayrs wasn’t supposed to survive the savage sacrifice he willingly endured to rid the world of the ultimate evil. He wasn’t supposed to emerge in this time and place, and he sure as hell wasn’t supposed to finally touch the woman who’s haunted his dreams for centuries. Yet here he is, in an era where vampires are hidden, the enemy has grown stronger, and his mate has no idea of the power she holds.
Dr. Faith Cooper is flummoxed by irrefutable proof that not only do vampires exist . . . they’re hot blooded, able to walk in sunlight, and shockingly sexy. Faith has always depended on science, but the restlessness she feels around this predatory male defies reason. Especially when it grows into a hunger only he can satisfy—that is if they can survive the evil hunting them both. Views: 351
"A high-octane thrill ride that kept me on the edge of my seat and up far too late at night!" --Lisa JacksonWhen a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter. He's not only sharing the case but sparking memories of their long-ago night of passion, when feelings were left unspoken and hearts were broken.David has his own ghosts, and a million regrets. But while he and Olivia try to face the wall of pain between them, a diabolical puppet master is pulling strings to make a group of twentysomethings do his bidding. Soon Olivia and David are scouring the city for a calculating criminal who seems tantalizingly close--and is moving in for the kill.From Publishers WeeklyReaders may never use an unsecured free Internet connection again after plowing through Rose's engaging new thriller. Four Minneapolis college students burn a condo complex, apparently for political reasons, killing a young woman and a security guard. Homicide detective Olivia Sutherland catches the case; when firefighter David Hunter discovers crucial evidence, he and Olivia must set aside their believably difficult romantic past to find the story behind the arson. Meanwhile, a stalker considers what to do with video of the students' incriminating conversations. Rose (I Can See You) packs action into every moment of four intense days as the meticulous, capable cops and firefighters race to stop a deadly blackmailer with his own distorted sense of morality. Thriller fans will love the high-adrenaline story and robust cast of intriguing supporting characters. (June) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review"Rose packs action into every moment...Thriller fans will love the high-adrenaline story and robust cast of intriguing supporting characters." (Publishers Weekly ) Views: 351
I want her dead, but for a woman like her there is a far worse fate: She may hate me. She will still be mine. I awoke in hell. I don't know who I was before, or where I came from. If I ever knew anything but darkness and pain. What I am now is a machine. A weapon, whose every breath is controlled by the technology fused with my very DNA. Bound in eternal servitude. She did this. Doctor Adelaide Thompson made me into the perfect soldier. A protector, incapable of doing her harm. But all I fantasize about is my hands around her throat. Her soft, pink lips gasping for air, and the drum of her pulse under my palms. I hate her. I want her. And I am the only one who can save her life. She won't like the price... Rage is the first book in the dark Omegaverse serial, Protector. Brace for knotting, twisted romance and evil cliffhangers. Views: 351
From NYT bestselling author Samantha Towle comes a sizzling beach romance, that will leave you hot in all the right places…
Dillon Dawson loves to write romance despite her latest relationship ending with her traveling to the Maldives alone on what was supposed to be her honeymoon. Now, the only thing she wants is two weeks of uninterrupted peace and quiet with absolutely no men in sight.
West Oakley doesn’t even believe that romance exists, and he has no desire to convince himself otherwise. The only reason he’s heading to the Maldives is to escape a scandal and spend time on an island where no one knows who he is.
But plans change, and when West takes one look at Dillon, another idea forms in his mind—a no-strings two-week stand. Even though Dillon knows their sexual chemistry is explosive, her romantic heart is torn.
Can she really spend fourteen nights in the arms of a god like West, making all of her fantasies come true, only to walk away at the end of it?
Or can Dillon turn this two-week stand into more than an unexpected holiday fling, convincing West that romance does exist after all? Views: 350
Confession One: Musical theatre and chess were my true loves. I was a mixture of nerd and drama queen. I liked to think of myself as raspberry ripple ice cream. The perfect combination of sauce to creamy goodness. Confession Two: I was an adaptable kind of girl. Until it came to my dreams. Four years of hard work and I finally got into the college I'd fantasized about since I was a little girl. But sometimes things didn't work out how you wanted them to. One incident—and a Viking helmet—was all it took to have my aspirations snatched away at the end of my first year. And now I was here. In a state I hated. A second college I didn't want to go to. But no other choices available. Confession Three: Alcohol was the enemy. All I wanted was to blow off some steam before I met my new fate. To let loose, and have a little fun. I was... Views: 350
