When I first laid eyes on him, I should have run the other way. Trouble was written all over him, from the confident swagger in his stride and seductive curl of his lips, to his smug, knowing looks. Jaxson was irresistible . . .and I fell hard. Then he was killed. Now the ruthless, unforgiving boss of an underworld organization thinks I did it. I've gone rogue, hell-bent on both revenge and redemption. Whatever it takes, I'm going to finish a job that began nine months ago. An unauthorized assignment that turned horribly, devastatingly wrong. My miscalculation. My fault. My heart left shattere ...

When I first laid eyes on him, I should have run the other way. Trouble was written all over him, from the confident swagger in his stride and seductive curl of his lips, to his smug, knowing looks. Jaxson was irresistible . . .and I fell hard. Then he was killed. Now the ruthless, unforgiving boss of an underworld organization thinks I did it. I've gone rogue, hell-bent on both revenge and redemption. Whatever it takes, I'm going to finish a job that began nine months ago. An unauthorized assignment that turned horribly, devastatingly wrong. My miscalculation. My fault. My heart left shattere ...

Widowed, shop keeper, and transplanted Texan Jessica Allen fights to protect the green in the New Hampshire town of Tidbury, settled by her late husband’s family. New Hampshire of the beautiful fall leaves, picturesque Christmases, and sometimes brutal winters. She’s angry to learn developers plan to use Worley Construction, a company she holds responsible for her husband’s death. When a member of the board of selectmen is murdered, family and friends encourage Jessica to run for the seat. Will threats force her to compromise her principles? Developer Jeff Hudson wants to build a retirement ce ...

 What makes a couple stay together and feel they have found the One? What makes a random encounter exceptional? How can you know if you have chosen the right person? And how can you avoid wasting precious time?

The book ‘The 4 Foundations of Love’ is based on a fascinating study, in which a great number of successful couples were interviewed for one purpose: to capture the essence of their unique relationship - what makes them keep loving their partner years after they have met, or even love them more. According to an NLP model, these couples share th ...

Billionaire Rose West suffers no fools. Growing up abandoned by her parents and left to the socialite wolves at an all-girl boarding school, Rose learned early on how to survive with a smile, a wink, and cleavage full of cash. As an oil baroness, a soon-to-be honors graduate from a prestigious university, and a fairly attractive woman - if you're into big hair and bigger boobs - Rose is poised to take over the world. Too bad she has no idea what she wants to do with her life. Hashtag quarterlife crisis. NASA astronaut Vance Bodaway made a deal with himself a long time ago - be an astronaut, be ...

Fancy Holleday has more nerve than the average cardsharp. No man can resist her smoky voice and violet eyes—and that includes the federal tinstar, Cord Rawlins.

Cord may have tracked her all the way to Texas to recover the U.S. minting plates that she stole, but the Nevada penitentiary is a long ride north, giving her plenty of time to charm, seduce, or just plain outsmart the handsome Texas lawman.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Cord Rawlins is sworn to bring renegades to justice—including the brazen lady train robber who turned the tables on him near Carson City. ...

Grief can make us do crazy things... ...Like magic at 40. It was just research, my obsession with magic, my occult collection, the grimoire I sometimes feared opening. Until my dad died and I wanted him back. Now I can't help but wonder, what if I used the grimoire for more than stories? What if I cast a spell? What if I raised my father from the dead? Because I wasn't ready to let him go. I wasn't ready to say goodbye. But all magic comes with a cost, and I'd just written a check I couldn't cash. Especially when a collector with fangs shows up at my door and opens up the whole supernatural wo ...

One man shouldn't be alive. One man shouldn't be in love. One man shouldn't exist. None of them wanted to be a superhero. U.S. Army Lieutenant Kevin Rye is the sole survivor of a missile attack on his helicopter in Somalia. His old friend, Rob Fisher, has created a suit that allows him to function. It gives him superpowers and chronic pain. Corporal Graham Beech, an uncannily talented, womanizing marksman, has just become a U.S. Army Ranger. His future in the military is bright until he falls in love with his friend, Steven Amato. They are headed toward a crash collision to stop a ...

The last thing the man who has it all needs is to become the custodian of a ten-year-old girl. But Brad Wilde has, and he doesn't know how to handle this new role. Because his plans never included revealing his secret. The prom queen has fallen off her throne and returns to Candlewood Falls with her tail between her legs. When Lyra Ryan starts a cleaning business because she doesn't want to be a therapist anymore, the only person willing to hire her is the arrogant and sexy Brad Wilde. Thrown together by chance, or maybe fate, Lyra and Brad must help each other follow their hearts and learn th ...

A MAGICAL LOVE STORY... Memory House is a place where friendship turns to love, love lasts forever, and memories outlive their owner. Ophelia Browne knows this because she's been granted the unique gift of finding and caring for those forgotten memories. But now she's nearing ninety, and needs to find a successor - soon. When broken-hearted Annie Cross shows up on the doorstep of The Memory House Bed and Breakfast, Ophelia knows she is the one. The two women forge a bond of friendship as they sip magical dandelion tea and share stories. When Annie starts to uncover new memories Ophelia is deli ...

In 1917, three law school graduates are on their way to register for the draft in World War I. En route to the recruiting office, they meet classmate J. Edgar Hoover, who invites them all to join him in the U.S. Department of Justice, thereby serving their country without facing death in the trenches. Two—Aloysius Gantt and Declan O'Hara—agree, while the third, Gregory Jordan, goes on to join the U.S. Marines. On the home front, Gantt and O'Hara join in roundups of suspected draft dodgers and later, while Jordan is hospitalized for wounds suffered at Belleau Wood, they follow Hoover's lead int ...

Evil incarnate has a name. It’s Alek Goncharov. He shattered Gabriella’s dreams, her life, her body. But he never broke her. Now she’s on the run. Without money, a job, or connections. But she has a plan… if she can outrun Alek. Fate leaves Gabriella stranded and beholding to Ronan Greystone, A man who has a way of getting what he wants. And he wants Gabriella. But Gabriella doesn’t want him. Not really. Okay, maybe a bit. But that’s just her weary body in need of rest, right? And a gentle touch. And someone to believe in. But what she wants doesn’t matter. She won’t put Ronan or his family at ...

Step out of your hansom cab and onto the foggy streets of Edwardian London with The Sherlock Holmes Quiz Book, a comprehensive collection of fun and challenging trivia about the adventures of the inimitable detective whose intellectual feats overwhelmed criminals and Scotland Yard alike. Kathleen Kaska offers brainteasers on each story about the detective and his associate Dr. Watson, as well as the background on how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s own experiences contributed to his literary work. She covers all of the different ways Holmes has been adapted including the recent Robert Downey Jr. film ...

A sexy aristocrat. A wild-child inner city cop. A crime wave of passion. Feisty London street cop Shannon Aguerri walks a dangerous line between her methods and justice. After one-too-many maverick missions the bosses lose their nerve. When she's moved out from the city she rapidly discovers there's way more going on in the sleepy country village than meets the eye. The son of a local aristocrat arouses suspicion of drug crime activity... but his widower father arouses more animal instincts! As a loner Shannon has attracted men but nothing has stuck. When she meets Spencer, the hunky Earl of B ...

Imagine if Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean vanish with the wrong turn of a key! As a silver blood soldier, it is Roy’s mission to stop that from happening. As the alpha of a werefox clan, Mori uses all of her skills to help her husband prevent the catastrophe to both Earth and the paranormal worlds. Together, they tread the dangerous water, fighting the most notorious supernatural forces from the multiverse and the magical land.

A little birdy told me...

Beautiful women fly in and out of Matthew Birdsong’s apartment, but no one has a permanent roost there. Matt caged his heart after a bitter divorce. Zaney Miller, his neighbor, believes she can set Matt’s heart free to love again. But can she do it without falling in love with him and breaking her own heart in the process?

Dawson Parker Leaving her behind was the hardest thing I've ever done. And trust me, my life hasn't exactly been a bed of roses. But when mistrust runs deep and your own family are the enemy, are your friends really your friends? What I didn't count on was for the one person I swore to protect turning up under my nose. Can I hold onto my vow and keep her safe and away from those I need to? Or is there a way I can keep the girl and life I lead? Everleigh Acton A man I can't trust. A relationship I don't want. Lied to and manipulated. That's how I ended up in the slums of New York nursing a brok ...

After escaping a horrifying relationship, all Nelly wants to concentrate on is raising her boys and rebuilding her career and self-esteem, even if she’s attracted to her new boss, Constanzo. When Constanzo suggests a fake engagement to keep her abusive ex away, she reluctantly agrees for the sake of her sons. But she knows better than to believe love exists for her, especially when their sons start to quarrel—over the same girl! Constanzo Moore can’t believe he offered to be a pretend fiancé. He’s a responsible, honest, and heartbroken guy who never wants to marry again. But he wants to pro ...

The underworld writhes. Terror unleashed. Souls enslaved. The Spirit Shields with memories returned are plunged into a conflict older than mankind. The pending battle pits family against spirit and flesh. The godlings face off for ultimate control of the souls of the dead, each with their own agenda, for there is no love lost between these siblings. Helga, goddess of the underworld, tightens her hold on those who hold the key to ultimate victory. Meanwhile, Avery struggles to convince her sister Artio that unless they become allies they will fail in their misaligned quest. Cayden, with the aid ...

Cajoled into helping an old friend find the cause of her puzzling symptoms, Annie Collins, an operating room nurse, is drawn into a life that has derailed. Libby Matheisen’s doctors and her husband think her symptoms are the result of a miscarriage. Libby is sure they aren’t and wants Annie’s help to discover what’s wrong. Is Libby really ill or is there more to the story than what she’s saying? Libby’s suicide and Annie’s guilt drive her to uncover the truth. But her search for answers doesn’t come without a price and threatens her life as well.

A Woman’s World Book Club pick and GDRWA Booksellers' Best Award finalist. When Jackson St. James decided that six weeks in Vermont’s Green Mountains would help him get his life together, he didn’t anticipate replacing his craving for whiskey with a craving for his alluring new landlord, Gabby. Now, instead of prioritizing his sobriety and the resolution of the lawsuit threatening his business, he’s making excuses to spend time with the spunky young landscaper whose candor is more than a little addictive. Gabby Decouteau refuses to let her pill-popping mother and unreliable baby daddy turn her ...

With Teboho Achebe and his Russian supporters in the wind, Blitz and the team, along with the FBI are in pursuit. The current ambassador wants them apprehended as well as the State Department. Achebe killed MI6 agents to free his daughter and they also want his head for their deaths. He is now one of the most wanted men on the planet. With this dangerous mission the top priority, Blitz needs to keep his head in the game, but that’s difficult when he’s distracted by FBI Agent Bree West who is driving him crazy without even trying. Then add into the mix, his former lover Geneve Bonnet who’s here ...

In a solar system where The Authority decides who lives and who dies, only one of their own executioners can stop them. Glade Io is a trained killer. Marked at a young age as an individual with violent tendencies, she was taken from her family and groomed to be a Datapoint—a biotech-enabled analyst who carries out the Culling. She is designed to identify and destroy any potential humans that threaten the colonies: those marked as lawbreakers, unproductive or sick. But when she’s kidnapped by rogue colonists known as the Ferrymen, everything Glade thinks she knows about the colonies, and The Au ...

A Wounded Hero

As a firefighter, Jaxson Anderson is well acquainted with danger. He’s charged into burning buildings to rescue men and women, young and old. He’s scaled ladders that towered over blistering infernos, and defied blazes that terrified lesser men.

Fire? He understands. Women? Not so much. Now there’s some real danger. He should know. He’s been burned before.

He’s not interested in romance, or the perils that come with it. His priority is caring for his two small boys, and making his mark as the new fire chief of Sawyer, but everythin ...

The only thing that could summon Estelle from her new york apartment was a desperate call for help from the man who had saved her life as a child. Her grandfather, who had raised her from a child after her mother's tragic death, needed her to return for an urgent family matter .  Convinced of the legend of the missing village of Goldum, he gathers a group he can trust who can handle the journey into lower mountains before the snow arrives.  With Estelle to lead, she follows her grandfather's map, into foothills on ATVs. Much to her surprise, she and the others come upon another gr ...

For years they’ve hidden a huge secret…an island that was home to their small town, the families and friends who live there, and the secrets they've kept for generations. But danger might be right beyond the water’s edge. Together, two guarded hearts are willing to face the impending threat and the danger it poses to the tranquility of their home. Ainslin O’Cleary wasn’t the type to over-react but she was beginning to feel a little desperate. She loved her home and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Jonathan Hansen felt broken…but he would never break. He believed he had nowhere to go.. ...

Born 1980––Died 1940? Benjamin Bauman, a contemporary Jewish Orthopedic Surgeon, is blinded by a flash of light while driving his car. When the light subsides, he gathers himself and discovers he is now driving another car in another time period. He panics and crashes the vehicle into a light pole. After quickly diagnosing his injuries and reestablishing his unbelievable plight, Ben blacks out.When he awakens he finds himself in a Berlin hospital in Nazi Germany. It is Christmas Day, 1937. To the people around him Ben is Karl Schroder, a high-ranking Generalarzt and Chief Surgeon of that same ...

Aspen Luke Simmons is my best friend at the office. He's the ultimate good guy, always looking out for me. He's cute, in a nerdy way. Not my type at all. My commitment issues would never let me pick a guy like Luke. So, when he needs a fake girlfriend to bring home for a holiday wedding, I agree. It’s not like I’m going to fall in love with him.. Or so I keep telling myself… Luke I’ve been pining for Aspen Shaw for years. Her beauty, that adorable birthmark, her witty sense of humor…she’s perfect. Too bad the feeling is totally unrequited and she's got me chilling in the friend-zone. Moving ou ...

After losing their father and learning local mob boss Caruso wants to collect on their dad’s old gambling debts, Dahlia and Minerva hightail it out of Chicago on a hilarious and sometimes scary journey west. Accompany them on their adventure and be right beside them as they unexpectedly find new friends and face the shadows of their past.

Winner of Spark Award Winner of the Moonbeam Award Gold Medal USA Book Award Finalist 12-year-old Elena Barrios' father has AIDS, a new disease in 1992 with a 100% fatality rate. Rather than face certain ridicule and ostracism, Elena tells her friends anything but the truth, fabricating stories about him being a writer and researcher. But the reality is Elena resents her father’s illness and can’t face the fact that he is dying. When she is befriended by an older black woman named Ang who tells stories about her own father and the history of prejudice against African Americans in the year ...

When a family friend is bilked out of her life savings, the sisters and their father (a retired chief of police), seek a way to right the wrong. But they soon discover their well-intentioned investigation could turn deadly. Follow the amateur sleuths as they dig into their latest case and find themselves confronted with loathsome suspects. Can they keep their emotions in check….or will they become the main suspects when the morally bankrupt offender is found dead? Nothing is as it appears....and no one is telling the truth....in this case of DEADLY DECEPTION! The eighth installment ...

Accidental detectives Jake and Emma Rand find themselves hip deep in murder when they find the body of an unknown woman, seemingly frozen to death on their fence-line after a Wyoming blizzard. This is the first adventure in the Casper Crime Boss trilogy.

The power of memories. Little Rush is a sleepy town on the Ohio River. Bruce Michaels is a renowned Hollywood actor. The two should never cross paths, yet one summer everything changes. The actor, haunted by demons, chasing a ghost. The town, unaware. Until the two collide. Hudson, Willow, and Mason are high school seniors with very different upbringings, but all on the verge of adulthood. As the sun sets on their final summer, questions abound. Will they ever leave the town? Is there a future here? As their plans waver, time is running out. The struggle of mental illness. As he loses his frie ...

A Duke renowned for breaking hearts and wild ways, who despises the lower classes, an innocent young woman, born to the merchant class, a chance meeting at a Masquerade Ball, a carriage accident, a snowbound Christmas, an irresistible love. Lucian Merryhew, the Duke of Hartswood, feels jaded and bored, his life nothing but an endless round of drink, gambling and womanizing. The responsibilities of his title weigh heavily on him, and life seems increasingly bleak. Miss Isabella Morton, born to the merchant class, but now accepted in society, because her brother has been made an Earl. Bright, ...

How far would you go to change humanity's fate? Jared Cartwright has spent the last two years delving into the twisted, scarred wastelands of an earth ravaged by nuclear war. The rich and powerful have taken to the oceans and skies on floating utopias, escaping destruction and leaving the rest of humanity to fend off the mutated creatures that roam the earth. To face his new reality, Jared must become an apex predator if he hopes to survive. He must evolve beyond human limitations to confront those that left mankind to die. Jared's quest takes a new turn when he discovers dragons are real.

A Ghostly Romance tangled with an ancient druidic power Can a woman from Minnesota find love with an Irish ghost or will the dark manipulations of his former lover keep them apart? Mysterious images haunt her dreams… Mary Kelley, international IT director by day, paranormal investigator by night, is sent on a business trip to Ireland where she is stunned to feel as if she’s come home. Her vivid dreams of a mysterious, captivating Irish man reawaken powerful psychic abilities buried deep within her, but meeting the man in her dreams is unnerving because he seems so familiar. Despite her best ef ...

Jack and Amy are headed to their friend's cottage for a winter getaway. But things are not as they seem. Amy's indigenous and foster childhood challenges her ability to decipher fact from fiction. Is Jack telling the truth? After an accident on a remote, rural road, they encounter surreal strangers and a ghost cabin. This short story will make you wonder about the invisible world. Can we really trust our senses?

What if you could talk to people from the past? Lincoln. Churchill. Gandhi. Your dead mother. Josh Brodsky is at the top of his game. At his new Silicon Valley job, he's on the verge of an invention that uses artificial intelligence to bring back the greatest leaders in history. But his top-secret code becomes encrypted by a devastating ransomware attack--was the malware planted by Josh's troubled brother Donny? When the brothers uncover their dead mother's diaries, the family careens toward a rendezvous with AI to discover the truth behind their father's mysterious death thirty years ago.

A collection of science fiction short stories from the award-winning author of Pearseus and Runaway Smile. The law of unintended consequences meets Murphy's law during a man's unexpected time travel. A grizzled veteran meets his god. And a loner discovers just how far he'd go to alleviate his loneliness. These stories explore our perception of the world around us. Is there more to the world than we can see? How far can we trust our senses? And in a digital society, can any of us tell what's real?

I moved to the mountains to get away. Just a small cabin tucked into the hills, it was perfect. I needed some solitude after a rough stint in the military. It changed me, and I needed some time to reflect. Now my demons and the big city are just tiny dots in the rearview mirror. Small town life was good...then she came along. Trouble in a tight dress, and I’m a sucker for trouble. I should have known better. I should have stayed away. But once she got those legs wrapped around me, and I tasted those sweet, succulent lips, I knew I was never going to let her go. Rugged is a standalone romance w ...

When the eligible Mr. Allison is to come to Fenton Manor to woo Honoria, there is a problem. She doesn't remember what he looked like. Crippled by her timidity, she hardly looked at him when they'd met during her first London season. But he had spoken to her father, determined to ask her for her hand. Her siblings, Serena and Benedict, find this highly amusing, but after Honoria overhears a conversation between her parents about their finances, she realises she must marry Mr. Allison, and this constraint leaves her martyred and unhappy and unable to share her feelings. When Mr. Allison arrives ...

2121 Trilogy, A Dystopian Fantasy - A heartwarming story of surviving the unthinkable. This trilogy is written for Young Adults, New Adults, and All Age Adults who enjoy clean dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction sprinkled with a little horror. In the year 2121, their world changed forever when the government turned against them and left them for dead. Now, the few remaining survivors must band together to form a new society. Only together can they avoid the genetically altered humans, now horrifying beasts, who hunt them for food.

Read the book readers are comparing to Harry Potter, Throne of Glass, and Anne Bishop's Others Series!

A girl who uses her illusions to fool the world into thinking she's just like all the other magi.

A dragon who sees through her lies.

Together they just might survive a world that wants to control or destroy them both.

Kimberly may wield ultimate cosmic power, but even a mage has to pay the rent. No one will hire her for her magic talents until she's got the credenti ...

COZY MYSTERY WITH BLUSH-FREE SWEET ROMANCE Charming Hill Country Comfort. An Upcoming Gala. A Disastrous Death. A down-home Texas cozy mystery with horse-riding, pie-baking sleuth, Christie Taylor. Christie Taylor and the staff at Horse Haven rescue are busy preparing for their first gala. When an electrician working on lighting is killed in a tragic accident, it overshadows what was to be a fun event for the nonprofit. When another accident occurs, Christie must discover what's happening before another misfortune occurs. As she delves into the mystery, she finds that she must confront her own ...

Sheriff Rich got the call every lawman dreads – a relative’s murder. And it’s even worse when it’s your sister. Brigid moved back to Cottonwood Springs to be with friends and family when her marriage and her publishing company both ended. When her best friend’s murdered, she’s determined to find the killer. A new romance and an adopted big Newfoundland are pretty comforting at times like these. Recipes included! This is the first book in the Cottonwood Springs Cozy Mystery Series by two-time USA Today Bestselling Author.

#2 in the Dead Red mystery series When a troubled, homeless veteran covers her vintage Cadillac with paper snowflakes, Lalla Bains decides a showdown is needed. Unfortunately, she arrives too late for that conversation---he’s lying in a pool of blood, stabbed with his own scissors. But someone is watching, and now a killer has targeted her for murder.

Writer, Beth, visits the same café every afternoon, enjoying her latte and a chocolate truffle while scribbling in her notebook. The delicious treats keep her coming back day after day, not to mention the inspiration she finds there – Samuel. The barista is tall, dark and delicious, and his stare could melt chocolate from a hundred paces.

Since her divorce, Beth’s love life has been close to extinct, but the sight of Samuel, his dark, brooding good looks and amazing dragon tattoo, kick it into overdrive. A smouldering volcano waiting to erupt in flames of passion ...

How much do you owe the Devil after he saves your life? Under a hot Phoenix sun, high school student Levi Hunter hangs out with his new troubled friend Brad Robinson. Cooling off in a murky reservoir canal, the two are unaware that danger looms. In a split second both their lives change, leaving Levi forever in Brad’s debt. Years later, their lives couldn’t be more different. Levi struggles as a border patrol agent trying to save his crumbling marriage, while Brad lives large through dangerous, yet lucrative, business dealings with drug cartels. Now their paths are on a collision course. A pat ...

Sadie never likes the right guy at the right time, but all that changes when she meets the handsome and mysterious Byron. At first everything goes as perfect as possible, that is until Byron reveals he’s been keeping a dark secret which colors their whole relationship a shade deadlier. He’s a vampire.

Dating a vampire is dangerous, Sadie remembers the horror stories from high school health class well enough. Byron—being the perfect gentleman that he is—refuses to take things further until she understands what she’s getting herself into. In the end, it&r ...

Cadence knows the price of justice all too well. After surviving a massacre that took her parents from her, She must protect her teenage sisters. Cadence is determined to bring her parents' murderer to justice. But teens from both the human and Sekhmet race are disappearing and each race blames the other. The mysterious Harmony the artificial intelligence who should have helped her, is locked out of the Ley Lines of power by a spell. Cadence must find the missing teens, regain her inheritance, and bring her uncle to justice. With secrets and powerful magic around every corner, Cadence must ...

Terry’s had a crush on his second cousin Justin for what seems like forever. He’s hidden it as well as possible, knowing that the other man is out of bounds, forbidden fruit. Second cousins getting together isn’t actually illegal, but for Justin the relationship is too close—he just can’t contemplate them being together. But when some new information comes to light about Terry’s birth and his place in the family, the whole game changes. Suddenly the relationship isn’t so impossible, and things soon begin to get hot and heavy.

Fueled by years of abuse and anxious to protect June her younger sister, Marva Garcia commits a horrible crime. Even though she has not been discovered, Marva fears that one day she will be. The stress of holding down a job, looking after June, and trying to elude the police drive her to drink. Her childhood friend Jason wants to have a romantic relationship with her, but because of her abusive past, Marva doesn't think herself capable of loving any man. Although Cicely, Marva's former teacher, has her own problems, she becomes a substitute mother to Marva and June and tries to help them overc ...

The Legendary Warriors, Book 3 Kali Wallace has no room in her busy life for marriage. Instead, she is following her father into a photography career, striving to capture the beauty of the Wild West and its vanishing Indian cultures before they both disappear forever. Montana’s Blackfeet country is everything she could have dreamed—and more. At night a handsome man gently invades her sleep. Their nightly encounters become more and more real until one bright morning, she is startled to find everything has changed. Lawyer by profession, Blackfeet by blood, Clay Soaring Eagle is determined to do ...

Marissa, a theater musician, desired an escape from her impoverished existence in 17th century France. After watching Marissa perform, King Louis XIV snatched her from the stage only to cast her in his royal court. Marissa plots a betrothal to a marquis to cement her place among nobility. Her plans are interrupted by Michael, a noble and gallant musketeer. When Michael meets Marissa his service to the crown is challenged by a passion that overshadows duty. Surrounded by intrigue and clouded by doubt, can Marissa unravel the mystery of her own heart before it’s too late?

Newly-separated Laura is back home living with her mum. She spends her days reading and escaping from the realities of her new life alone - until that life suddenly becomes more complicated than she could ever have imagined. When a novel received from an online book swap contains a chilling note, Laura has to overcome her own fears to help a stranger. First, she must uncover just exactly who is it that needs to be saved, and from what.

He would rather risk losing his vocation than lose his soul. In his tiny parish on the English coast, Father James has remained untouched by the modernizing of the Catholic Church. But when he’s handed evidence of serious wrongdoing by Mark Boulder, an ex-university friend, he is obliged to take it to his bishop. He refuses a bribe to drop the case, and the bishop brings swift retribution upon him. Mark is riding high until his brother-in-law, the bishop warns him about the evidence from Father James of a scandal which could ruin his flourishing investment business. Alarmed, Mark tries to diss ...

Five stories, five women, five legends. Phaedra, a Minoan princess, marries out of duty and to safeguard her precious home. She falls in love with Hippolytos, her husband’s son and asks the Goddess Aphrodite for help. He spurns her affections. The Trojan War, one of history’s greatest stories ever told. What if the legend as told is wrong? History is told by the victors, and facts changed to twist the truth. Is it possible Helen of Sparta never went to Troy? Hera, Queen of the Gods, is the most powerful goddess on Mount Olympos. For the first time ever in a candid interview, Hera shares what i ...

Cybersecurity super-sleuth Frank Adversego finds himself trapped in a power play between the FBI and the CIA as hackers try to destroy the USA. Only by defeating the Alexandria Project can he clear himself. Over 100 four and five star reviews on Amazon!

Eva’s life takes a chilling turn when haunting dreams and shadowy figures invade her reality. As the terrifying visions intensify, she uncovers a century-old secret buried deep within her seemingly quiet small town.

Joined by unexpected new friends, Eva must decipher the cryptic clues before an unimaginable evil descends. With time running out, they race to stop the looming terror hinted at in her dreams. Will they unravel the mystery before their world is attacked—or will the ancient evil finally be unleashed?

Gripping and full of suspense, this is a story where nightmares ...

Jada Marlone’s life appears to be perfect on social media. She has a loving husband, a beautiful child, and a successful career. What she doesn’t post about is the disconnect she feels in her marriage, the difficulties of motherhood, and her strained relationship with her mother. Resigned to never being truly happy, Jada runs into an ex-boyfriend. While trying to decide whether the coincidence is her second chance at happiness, Jada begins having dreams that feature her dead cousin Gina. With Gina’s help, Jada starts to uncover the real reasons behind her life decisions. As Jada tries to figur ...

When Aaron Stryder was forced into marrying Mary Doyle – a criminal mastermind – he knew that his life would never be the same. Trapped in a loveless marriage under the threat of violence, he soon falls for Mary's younger sister Sara, who is everything that her sister is not. They knew that their relationship was dangerous, but they never expected what was to come. Mary discovers their betrayal and doesn't take it lightly. She tries to keep them apart however she can, exhausting her resources and going to any lengths to get what she wants, no matter who becomes collateral damage. Will the two ...

This is the first book in the epic WWII Raiding Forces Series. Meticulously researched (the author was an instructor at the Army Ranger School) the series begins with the birth of special operations—as seen through the eyes of a young American officer who has volunteered to serve with British Forces. May 1940, 10th Panzer Division has decimated France and is driving on Calais a short distance from Dunkirk. Lieutenant John Randal, a veteran of the US 26th Cavalry Regiment volunteers to serve with the British Forces and arrives on the continent three days before the town falls. What unfolds is a ...

She’s been hiding her pain her entire life. If she doesn’t come clean, it could jeopardize the future she’s always wanted… Cologne, Missouri. Kalie hasn’t been completely honest with her family. Telling no one she was bullied since childhood by a classmate, she’s finally taken control of her destiny by buying a small-town coffee shop. But the secrets she harbors could push away her new business partner, Elias, and smother their blossoming love affair. Fearing she’ll lose everything if she tells the truth, Kalie holds back on giving Elias her whole heart. But the more affection he shows, the ha ...

Would you like to walk alongside the Messiah in His early years, talk and listen to Him, and experience His gentle, simple humanity, divine power, and authority? Award-winning mystery author Thomas J. Nichols tells one of the greatest mysteries of all time, the private life of Jesus, the Messiah. Told through the eyes of Jesus' lifelong friend, Nur, Nichols' gifted storytelling brings this unique perspective of Jesus to life, providing a rare insight into His inner thoughts and emotions, manifesting His divine power in a miracle on the mountaintop near Capernaum. As Jesus and Nur journey th ...

(First of four in the series - so far) Sick at heart. . . Mad to the bone. . .Witness to her brother's murder, Michelle is dead set on revenge. But how? Neither a gangster or a cop, she's just a regular person, an "everywoman." Now, she's also hunted and homeless. Her life in shambles Michelle discovers the hero living in the heart of each of us. She uncovers the strength we know we’d have if faced with the same life destroying disasters. Full of determination but lacking skills, street savvy, and information she sets out to exact the revenge the killers so richly deserve. Powerful women all, ...

Why did Claire have to drink so much at a small gathering of old friends, and how will she get home now that the host has kicked her out of his house? Hungover and ashamed, Claire begins a harrowing journey back to her apartment. Songs blend into the narrative and reveal harsh truths Claire would prefer to avoid.

Fire Eyes is a W.H. Smith First Novel Award finalist. "A dynamite Read"--Andreas Schroeder, author of The Eleventh Commandment The book reviews are in! "Fire Eyes is a taut psychological thriller with literary overtones, a very contemporary terrorist romance." -- Globe and Mail "On the whole, this tale is plenty haunting. To put it simply, there is some very good writing here." -- Alberta Report "There is a beautiful, awful symmetry between passion and destruction that lends a phantasmagoric effect to the writing." -- Quill & Quire "A strong, powerful first work." -- The Calgary Herald "A ...

I’m secretly in love with the man who’s been protecting me for the past 3 years, But he sees me as nothing more than a liability. Derik Lewis is insufferable. Cold. Despotic. If he were only my boss, life would be agonizing enough. But he’s more than that. He’s my guardian and mentor. My grandfather appointed him to watch over me until I’m ready to take over the family business. I shouldn’t want him, but I can’t stop myself. Neither can he. But coming together only tears us farther apart. Now he’s gone. When danger looms and tragedy strikes, a long-kept family secret is discovered that has the ...

Jump into a world where small-town secrets, heart-stopping suspense, and unexpected romance collide! The Windsor Series Box Set 1 packs a punch with four stories that'll keep you guessing. Imagine stumbling upon a serial killer who's eerily interested in you, or finding a dead body while house-sitting for your estranged brother. That's just the start of the rollercoaster. Get ready for fiery attractions, chilling mysteries, and twists that'll leave you breathless. From the heat of sudden passion to the chill of a killer's gaze, these tales will drag you through a whirlwind of emotions. Whet ...

This is a 26k words paranormal romance in a historical setting. The novella is a fresh new take on the classic folktale Bluebeard and contains a couple of explicit sex scenes (no kink/BDSM, etc.)  

The blurb:

King Eric Thorsen, also known as Bluebeard, is once more widowed. Like all the others before her, ...

Book One A romantic detective series novel Ex-special ops legend Dane Blaise is desperate to recruit Shana George, but he'd never let her know it. She's too gorgeous, too smart and too much like him. But he needs her. She has impressive skills and if he’s honest, he needs her to keep him grounded. Most of all, Dane wants to keep Shana on the island because he can't get past his insane longing for her. With the lure of money and a laid-back lifestyle, Shana quit Scotland Yard to partner with Dane. Let's face it, she made her choice with her gut--or more accurately her heart--rather than her bra ...

Going back might be her dumbest decision. Ever. Emily Potter’s life takes an unexpected U-turn when she returns to the job that caused all her problems and heartache. She’ll have to confront the bad habits that almost broke her and face the man she walked out on, her onetime crush, the hotel chain’s handsome, off-limits CEO… Jackson Wyatt hasn’t been enthusiastic about anything since Emily quit, and the turmoil in his office threatens the business. But now, thanks to his wily grandmother, Emily is back. Jackson can’t afford to lose her again, so he ignores his risky attraction to her and ...

Harmony is a student at the biggest, most famous school ever known ...and so are you! Earth. Yep, Earth is school, and Harmony has always been a very good student, life after life. Until recently, after she accepts a challenge from a boy in her class named Kaleb which starts an on going string of untimely deaths. This creates tension between them, because neither one is aware of the true underlying cause. Will Harmony and Kaleb discover the truth behind their accidental deaths? Imagine waking up to discover that the life you thought was real never was. That your real life is actually lived som ...

A slave to the archdemon known as the Director, Ingrid has spent her life forced to project fantasies for alpha werewolves and master vampires, sometimes becoming a victim of those fantasies herself. Now she's determined to break free. All that she needs is a little cooperation and magical help from her powerful and very sexy production manager, Mack. Mack protects his troupe and powers the theta performances with his axis energy. He makes sure every show goes smoothly for the actors and the audience, he keeps the quality up so that ticket sales are good and The Director's happy, and most impo ...

Sparks fly when fate throws this nerdy band girl back into orbit with the bad-boy heartbreaker who humiliated her. As a wedding planner, I thrive on helping dreams come true. I’m orchestrating a breathtaking New Year's Eve wedding in my hometown. But chaos crashes the party when the DJ bails at the last minute. Enter Dylan, the dreamy childhood crush who shattered my heart. He’s the only one who can help. Old emotions resurface, tangled in the threads of romantic tension. The high school prank that forced me to leave home in disgrace still casts its haunting shadow. I w ...

Anxious, nervous, and a bit on edge, Dario is stepping into his new normal. Trying to embrace his true self is a daunting task: his non-relationship with his father goes further south; he can’t seem to get past the walls he built to hide from himself and his parents, and the closer he gets to the goal the harder it seems to attain.

Despite the depressing odds, Dario moves forward intent on taking Kevin with him. Kevin is funny, confident and all sorts of cute. He sees the greatness in Dario that Dario’s friends have been tryi ...

I am not a good man. Wait, that’s a lie. I’m not even a man anymore. Signing away my eternity to the Devil kind of erased what makes me human. Corrupting and collecting souls is my job now. The perks are good—fun, sin, highs, sex, and climbing the demonic ranks of the lower kingdom. Now, I’m only one soul away from becoming a crowned prince of hell. My goal for the past four centuries. The one soul I’m assigned to corrupt is Nephilim-born Maggie Westbrook—a shy, beautiful seventeen-year-old who has no idea who or what she is. Easy as sin, right? Wrong. She turns my world upside down and tears ...

She’s a stranded pilot. He’s an alien castaway. Can their love save a galaxy torn apart by war? Sara Donovan knew her top-secret expedition would be dangerous. But she never imagined she’d end up separated from her crew and stranded on an alien planet. When the smoke from her crash landing clears, she’s surprised to find a marooned resistance fighter ready to lend a hand. In a war-torn galaxy, Sara refuses to give her trust lightly… especially when she risks exposing the strange abilities she’s kept hidden since childhood. Kiernan Fyn survives each day on the hope of exacting revenge ...

When her cat hitched a ride without her, she had no choice but to tail the furry creature...

From award winning author Maria Grazia Swan comes a story of susp ...

Every community has a house that people walk by hurriedly, nervously peeking at it out of the corners of their eyes. Bonny Doon is no exception. A bloody double homicide occurred in the Murder House almost twenty years ago and the killer has eluded capture ever since. Recently the house was inherited and the new owner wants to sell. The problem is no one wants to buy a house with a reputation and reports that it’s home to ghosts. The seller thinks Realtor Regan McHenry would make a perfect listing agent ― after all, with her penchant for playing amateur sleuth, she’s no stranger to murder. Thi ...

Cool and commanding warrior maid Hallidis Cameliard’s destiny is clear—a husband appointed by the king and eventual reign over Rivenloch. So when her cousins are captured by a Highland laird, she naturally takes charge, seizing the laird’s right hand man as a counter hostage. Captive Colban an Curaidh knows his clan cannot afford war, so he counts on his honor to keep the peace, charming Hallie’s clan and melting her heart. But when he offers her more, fate snatches away her one chance for love, and only the desperate act of a champion with nothing to lose can give them the happiness they dese ...

Survival of the fittest becomes harsh reality in the blink of an eye. Greg Healy isn’t fooled. The hunting trip is merely a ploy contrived by his wife and mother to force Greg and his father to end their estrangement. Not even Greg’s teenage daughter or his father’s hunting buddies along for the ride will be enough of a buffer to heal the rift of long-standing resentments. But the helicopter has barely dropped them in the remote Canadian wilderness when they discover their new equipment is dead with no explanation. Now they’ll have to rely on each other and resort to Old West ingenuity to f ...

At nineteen, Emily flies from Houston to Cancún to be a bridesmaid in her sister’s wedding. Hunky seatmate Aiden, who is heading to a buddy’s nuptials, is a sweet distraction from her fear of flying, but she expects her flirtation with the pro football player to end with the flight. In the airport, they discover that Emily’s sister is marrying Aiden’s friend. As the two wedding attendants spend time together in the days leading up to the nuptials, Emily finds herself falling for Aiden—until a pregnant woman crashes the wedding and claims that Aiden is her f ...

Abigail and Hyperion uncork a murder… Tea and Tarot room owner Abigail Beanblossom is used to running interference for her socially-awkward former boss, tech billionaire Razzzor. So when he invites her on a stakeout to investigate the sale of counterfeit wine from his latest venture – an upscale winery – she barrels on in. But the two stumble across the corpse of a wine merchant, and new wine in old bottles is now the least of their problems. Good thing amateur detectives Abigail and her partner, tarot reader Hyperion Night, have a nose for murder. Their investigation takes them from elegant w ...

This new book is about teensy-weensy firecracker love... love that, when ignited, produces a burst of fireworks and lights up someone’s dark night. It’s about feet-on-the-ground, sky’s-the-limit, life-changing, world-engaging, mustard-seed love that grows from a hunch, an idea, a nudging from above—and then blossoms in the willingness of a heart to act on its sometimes-wobbly faith. Such audacious, underestimated love—like the little engine that could from childhood—just keeps chugging along over “impossible” hills, shrugging off the naysayers, imagining the view from the top. The difference i ...

Having a choice and having a good choice are two very different things… The players of the prophecy are all in place. The vampire, the werewolf, and the witch. The fate of all paranormal beings hangs in the balance. Too bad Divina, the witch in question, wants nothing to do with any of it. She’s not about to let some ancient prophecy dictate who she’s going to love. She’ll be the master of her own destiny, thank you very much. But the intense connection she feels to each of her sexy prophecy counterparts is making it difficult to avoid potential magical disaster. And as everything continues to ...

Perfect for the new year and beyond! Award-winning author Martina Boone takes us to a magical setting in the Scottish Highlands to spin a heartwarming standalone novel of love and loss, family and friendship, hope and renewal, small towns and big ambitions.

Cait Fletcher was always second-string in her father's eyes, unable to compete with her perfect older brother. Her father's view of Cait only deteriorated further when she fell for the local "bad boy" at the age of nine, and her belief in Brice MacLaren never once wavered until the day he betrayed her a few months before t ...

ROMANCE GOES RETRO:

Nashvillians Olivia Haugen and Kyle Daniels know exactly why they'd never get together. He's too staid and persnickety and she's too flighty and artsy. But that doesn't stop Constance Presley from trying. She owns a salvage warehouse that not only hold antiques from several eras, but a portal to other time periods as well. From Detroit to Scotland, Constance is determined to get these two together...whether they like it or not!

Mid-Century Mayhem:

Modern day Nashville and 1950s Detroit clash worse than an IKEA futon and a plaid Barcalounger ...

“This is not a drill!”

A young man wakes up to the sound of his alarm and the announcement blaring. Looking around the room, he realizes he is a member of a starship crew. There’s only one problem: he doesn’t remember who he is or how he got there. With no time to think, he finds his way to the bridge, while being careful not to call attention to his predicament.

The first problem is piecing together the puzzle of his missing memories to reveal his knowledge, rank, and friendships. Another problem is being stranded on an alien planet du ...

Mmm. Shoot an apple off his friend’s head or lose his food, horse and clothes? Some decisions require little thought.
Archer is the sort of boy things happen to. Orphaned as a baby, his gifts make him different to other kids. He doesn't understand why he's so much stronger and faster than other boys; why a sword feels so right in his hand; or how every arrow he looses at a target will hit the centre, even if his eyes are closed.
At the Beltane ritual, he must fight his friends to see who is most worthy. But his real battle is with an enemy whose callous disrespect for th ...

“Eclectic, eccentric, and original. Fast-paced. Absurd. Whimsical.” ─ Suidae Gazette
“Cheeky, original, and witty. Wickedly fun!” ─ Bacon Daily News
“Politically incorrect. Genius!” ─ Young Hogs

Whimsical and light-hearted, The Swines is the curious anecdotes of Sam, a twelve-year-old boy from a family of pigs. His mom is an English sow, a British Lop of very high breeding. His dad is a boisterous warthog, the pedigree, no one is quite sure. Sam’s parents are swine, but somehow he’s perfectly normal.

Sam and his family live ...

James Kennedy is the only doctor in town. Settling into Letterby, Texas, he serves the local community, coming to their aid when they need it most. There’s just one problem, he’s desperate for an assistant, but there’s no money for hired help. Why not find someone that can solve both problems at the same time? A wife? Elise is desperate to get out of her predicament, her life as a saloon girl singer is fast becoming jaded and she yearns to start afresh where no-one knows of her past. Becoming a mail order bride sounds like a plausible way to leave her old life behind and start anew, where no-o ...

US Civil War is over. Mexico fights Emperor Maximilian. Border warlords wreak havoc along the Rio. Cattle are rustled. Innocents are killed. U.S. girls are stolen across the border. Texas Lawmen won’t go. The U.S. Cavalry can’t go. Jeb & Zach, Civil War vets, wade the Rio Bravo to find a stolen girl-- Jeb’s 14-year-old niece! A border war rages across the Rio with ranches burned. No one is safe. The pair pledge to bring the girl home -- or die trying!

The Hawthorne University Witch Series, books 4-6, is available in this three-book collection. This trilogy is a standalone series that can be enjoyed without having read the previous books.

Book 4: Witch Mirror

Reflections of a wicked witch. Cadence Hawthorne's love life is threatened by a demon-witch, but she has her teacher’s magic to protect her. Actually, not only does she have her magic, she has Alondra’s spirit inside her, possessing her. 

Book 5: Ravens

When evil lands on ...

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AuthorA.L. Hawke

• Romance Paranormal

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Paperback Price$35.99

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