Finding love wasn't easy for Samantha, but when love finally came to her, it suddenly vanished... so she teamed up with a Private Investigator and went to find it back.At an Archaeological dig on the planet Helionia, Trajo Fortuna, an archaeologist reveals to the population that she has found proof that there had been a civilization similar to the current one but 50,000 years in its past; it was called the Heliot nation. This civilisation was destroyed while attempting to invade a peaceful alien race after the Heliot space fleet mysteriously disappeared within a space storm.A ship sent by Ares Fortuna through a recently discovered wormhole in space in search of a new source for the minerals needed by Helionia to supply their ever growing requirements learns that survivors of this ancient fleet of pirates lost their final battle on Orion against its leading citizen, Tyler Burrows, just eleven years previously!A plot is hatched to lure him to Helionia by kidnapping his family so that Ares Fortuna can put him on trial for mass murder and then execute him.Tyler Burrows has to battle for his family’s life by travelling through a recently discovered portal, that was discovered by Trajo Fortuna, to search for his family. The portal transports Tyler Burrows to a distant moon, and so far no one who has ever travelled through the portal has ever returned. He must also rescue Marot Pallas; who was kidnapped and taken through the portal to prevent him from winning the upcoming election and becoming president of Helionia. Tyler Burrows must help him to win the election for the presidency or intergalactic war just might break out. Views: 286
I was forced into this marriage to save my father's life and our family's empire, but my husband has other plans.He wants to sell Tate Media for parts and make himself billions in the process.The only way I can stop him is to expose his not-so-secret life.Franklin Parks is a monster. We have all heard the rumors, but anyone who has dared to stand up to him has been silenced. Now, it's my turn.He is protected by all of the rich and powerful because he protects their secrets in return.There's only person I can trust: Henry Asher, the love of my life.I shouldn't get him involved. It's too dangerous, but we can't stay away from each other.Can I escape my marriage and save my legacy or will I lose everything and everyone I love in the process?What readers are saying about Charlotte Byrd's... Views: 286
Can love withstand the challenge when secrets threaten their new relationship?Even though Katlin and Alex are hiding from a terrorist and there’s a price on their heads, life seems perfect in the Costa Rican paradise. But once they return to their normal lives, secrets from their pasts threaten to tear them apart. They are thrown into a web of temptations, lies and deceit, testing their fragile connection.Challenging Love is a novella in KaLyn Cooper’s popular Black Swan series of active duty military women and the men who dare to love them. If you enjoy books by Susan Stoker, Elle James and Cristin Harber, you’ll enjoy this fast read.Buy this military romance filled with sensuous heat today. Views: 286
Finalist—6th Annual Launchpad Prose Contest!When Jessica French sees the Masked Artist on Dutch television, she's convinced the performer is her dead sister. But how could that be? Olivia died in Amsterdam two years ago. They cremated her. Or did they?There's only one way to find out. Jessica flies to Amsterdam, but the reclusive artist refuses to see anyone. She values her privacy—and fears the man who stalks her.Is the artist really Olivia? If she is, why did she fake her own death and put her family through two years of grief, misery, and pain?What begins as a simple reconnaissance mission turns into a desperate search for the truth—and a deadly game of cat and mouse. Can Jessica find the artist before the stalker does?To get answers, Jessica must risk everything—including her life. Views: 285
When a beautiful, aspiring writer strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe Goldberg works, he does what anyone would do: he Googles the name on her credit card.
There is only one Guinevere Beck in New York City. She has a public Facebook account and Tweets incessantly, telling Joe everything he needs to know: she is simply Beck to her friends, she went to Brown University, she lives on Bank Street, and she’ll be at a bar in Brooklyn tonight—the perfect place for a “chance” meeting.
As Joe invisibly and obsessively takes control of Beck’s life, he orchestrates a series of events to ensure Beck finds herself in his waiting arms. Moving from stalker to boyfriend, Joe transforms himself into Beck’s perfect man, all while quietly removing the obstacles that stand in their way—even if it means murder. Views: 285
Navy SEAL Alex Morrigan anticipates a joyous reunion with his former girlfriend, Tori Wilde. Even after a two-year break to focus on their careers, she is still the only woman he wants. And now that he'll be stationed near their home town of Edenton, North Carolina, Alex figures it's time to rekindle their relationship. What could go wrong?When Alex drops unexpectedly back into Tori's life and into her bakery, her feelings rise up like a loaf of fresh gingerbread. True, she's now almost engaged to the best catch in the county. True, she has a successful business and a plan for her life. And true, she's never stopped thinking about her first love, Alex. Everything in her life has changed, except her fear of loving a Navy SEAL on active duty. Yet while her practical mind tells her one thing, her fast-beating heart says something else. What if she makes a decision she'll regret forever? Views: 285
THE MEASURE OF A MANMadison Gallagher's life is in Hangman's Loss. Her family is here. Her friends are here. She owns and runs a successful bakery café. What she doesn't have is a love life. And she doesn't want one. The man who stole her heart when they were both young and wildly in love was careless and callous—he left her and never looked back. Now he's returned, and with his typical reckless abandon, he inserts himself back into her world. But, no. He's not welcome anymore. She's suffered enough and has finally gotten to a place where her life makes sense. She refuses his advances. Until she can't.When Logan Ross left Hangman's Loss he had needed to find himself and become a man he could be proud of—a man nothing like his father. And while Logan had succeeded, he had never been whole, not when he'd lived ten long years without his Maddy. Back and undercover on a dangerous operation, one look at his girl and he knows this is where he's meant to... Views: 285
Lola Parks is hopelessly trapped, torn between her thirst for freedom and the clutches of the man sculpting her into a master thief. However, her latest heist makes her the target of a murderer. Soon after Lola lifts a diamond worth £2.6 million from the finger of a young socialite at a posh London soirée, the victim ends up missing a finger—and dead. Dimitri Tobias is tasked with finding the thug responsible for murdering his client's daughter while stealing a priceless diamond. But when Dimitri meets the exquisite and sexy Lola Parks, he is forced to ask if the stunning thief is also a cold-blooded killer. With the diamond in her possession, Lola knows the killer will come for her next. She is left with only one choice: seek the help of the man tracking a thief... and a killer. But can she convince him those two people aren't one and the same? When Dimitri discovers what evil force is behind the murder, he... Views: 284
They survived a plane crash.
They survived life on a deserted island.
They survived being hunted.
Now they must survive the truth—they are not who they think they are.
One minute they’re in Poland, subjected to gruesome tests they keep failing. No friends to support them. No family to claim them. No hope of ever living a normal life again.
Then suddenly, they’re trapped on an abandoned freighter in the middle of the ocean and forced to fight for survival. No food. No drinkable water. No way to get home. And strange memories of another life they don’t understand.
But how can they be living two separate lives, trapped in two separate places, at the same time? They’ll have to find the connection and uncover secrets that someone went to great lengths to keep hidden...if they’re going to survive long enough to find out who is behind it all. Views: 284
Lady Selene Ware had been nothing more than a harem slave when Kadar Ben Arnaud, a man once trained in the black arts of death and seduction and helped her escape to the safety of her native Scotland. But even a world away she still wasn't safe from the sheikh who claimed her as his stolen property and who now forced both her and Kadar to return with a chance to win their freedom. There is, of course, a catch. First they must find the legendary religious relic that men of power have searched for from King Arthur's time to the present.
For Selene and the ex-assassin, it is a dangerous odyssey that begins in erotic captivity and leads to an encounter with the mysterious and reclusive Tarik, who now possesses the treasure. But the truth is far more explosive, the stakes far more deadly, and the closer they come to discovering the secret, the closer they will come to losing each other and their lives. For even as Selene grasps the key to this age-old mystery, Kadar may have to step over the fine line separating the dark path from the light to save her.
From the Hardcover edition. Views: 283
He needs a cook, she needs a place to hide…In her new romantic action adventure, Terry Odell spins her popular Blackthorne, Inc. series off into a new world of adventures filled with mystery and suspense. The Triple-D Ranch novels are set against the backdrop of a Colorado cattle ranch, where cowboys find love and danger while they're working the range.Derek Cooper has left the violent life of an Army Ranger and a covert ops agent for Blackthorne, Inc. in favor of the more peaceful life of a cowboy, running the family cattle ranch in the Colorado mountains. However, when he rescues a stranded motorist, he has no idea this blonde pixie is going to bring violence to his doorstep—or work her way into his heart. Unable to resist helping her discover why she's in danger ends up with him unable to resist her … period. When they discover a potential bioterrorism plot, they'll have to put their... Views: 283
After her third broken engagement, Gianna Campbell comes home to help with the family business and to heal her heart, only to realize that she has become the town joke—dubbed the runaway fiancée. If that wasn't bad enough, who should show up in town but her former crush Zach Barrington, a man who has other reasons to hate her. Zach returns to Whisper Lake not only for a job opportunity but also for a chance at personal redemption. The last person he wants to see is Gianna, who once got him kicked out of the only place that made him feel whole. But when an accident sends her into the lake, their first face-to-face meeting in years leaves them both breathless. And suddenly the past feels a lot closer... Zach and Gianna back away as fast as they come together, both wary of more danger to their damaged hearts. But the recovery of a missing locket sends them on a search for a truth that leads to surprising secrets, life-changing revelations, and the chance... Views: 283
Sang and the boys share in a delightful winter morning in this slice of life story from the popular Academy Ghost Bird series.This short story is an inside look at Sang as she enjoys a day off with Kota, Victor, Silas, Nathan, Gabriel, Luke and North.The Academy, Playful Views: 283
