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Welcome to the world of Fál.
A murderous outlaw confronts his past.
A princess has a monster at her mercy.
A desperate woman turns to a dark sorcerer for help.
A young magician learns to follow her heart.
An aging warrior makes his last stand.
Dive into a new fantasy world full of monsters and magic in the Tales of Fál, featuring over 500 pages of stories of heroes, villains, and everything in between.
Hunter by name – Hunter by nature.
Can DI Hunter Wilson keep Edinburgh safe when he is the hunted?
Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson is woken in the early hours of the morning by a call from his son. Cameron’s flatmate was murdered. Why would anybody want to kill a young woman recently arrived in the city?
Hunter must call in the new Major Incident Team (MIT) to lead the investigation due to the reorganisation of police services. Hunter's ability to be involved, however, is put in severe doubt when someone from his past decides to take revenge on him. He goes missing, and his team have no idea where to look for him. Who would want to stop Hunter in his tracks?
Meanwhile, Hunter's team must work closely with the MIT, with or without him, to solve the murder in this taut crime thriller.
Come home this Christmas to...
CHRISTMAS TOWN, TENNESSEE
Where everyday dreams come true!
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ginny Baird brings you the start of a brand new holiday series...
THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE SHOP
(Christmas Town, Book 1)
Hannah Winchester is down on her luck and disillusioned with love, but her fortunes are about to change. When Hannah inherits a defunct bakery in East Tennessee, her first thought is to sell it and settle her substantial debt. Then the townsfolk welcome her warmly and she's taken with the joyful spirit of the place, where stores employ holiday themes and residents have surnames like Christmas and Claus. After a handsome lawman comes to her aid dressed as Santa, Hannah learns he's more than a hot guy in a red suit and shiny black boots. Sheriff Carter Livingston has joined in the cause of rejuvenating the town, and he's encouraging her to do her part. Hannah's great-grandmother, Lena, sold special holiday cookies that brought hope and renewal to the people of Christmas Town. Yet Hannah has plans elsewhere and isn't looking to stay. Can she possibly reopen the shop known for kindling romance—without sacrificing her heart?
EXCERPT
The last turn she took was supposed to lead straight to the town roundabout, the one that connected with South Main Street. Hannah had been told to watch for a flagpole, the courthouse, a library, and a big town sign. But all she saw ahead of her in these near-whiteout conditions was more snow! That's when a flashing blue glimmer in her driver's side mirror caught her eye. Thank goodness! Help has arrived. It had to be a cop figuring her for a distressed motorist. Hannah certainly couldn't get any more distressed than this.
Hannah hadn't journeyed to Tennessee for a leisurely visit. She'd inherited a business she knew absolutely nothing about, and she was determined to sell it at the first opportunity. She tried to imagine herself running a cookie shop, but just couldn't. The only picture that came to mind involved huge plumes of black smoke curling out an open doorway. Where some people had a brown thumb in the garden, Hannah wore a charred oven mitt in the kitchen. She couldn't even microwave popcorn without the bag catching fire.
Hannah spun in her seat to better view the approaching figure in dark clothing. No, wait. It's a matching red tunic and slacks worn beneath an open field coat. The full silhouette of a man emerged from a snowy swirl and Hannah's heart thumped. It wasn't just any outfit; it was a Santa suit. Though she'd never seen Old Saint Nick looking quite like that. Rather than being short and stout, he was tall and built, with an obviously solid chest and a manly jaw thinly disguised by a fake white beard. A Santa hat sat slightly askew on his head, partially covering short brown hair. He strode to her driver's side window in shiny black boots and tapped on the glass. Hannah goggled at the apparition, then lowered her window a crack.
Evergreen eyes peered in at her and Hannah caught her breath. She didn't even know eyes came in that color. They reminded her of Christmas trees: the really fresh kind, not the plastic sort that normally stood on an end table in the corner of her apartment.
"Everything okay in there? I saw that you'd pulled over. No wonder, really." Little lines crinkled around his eyes, lending them warmth beneath the wind's chill. "Given the weather." He tugged off his fake beard and stuffed it in his pocket, exposing a rugged face.
Whoa, he was a good-looking Santa. She judged him to be a few years older than her but not more than five. As if his age mattered! Hannah wasn't in Tennessee to stay and she certainly wasn't in the market for a man. She'd had enough boyfriends to last her, thank you very much. And every...single...one of them had let her down. Love. Just one more four-letter word that had been canned from her vocabulary.
Copyright © 2016 Ginny Baird
Deep-sea diver left for dead. A speechless siren finds him on the deserted strand. A guy who battles sharks, near drowning, and oozes danger.
Eric García
The waves of fate tossed him up on the shores of my solitude, and for the first time since the collision, I feel safe.
A man who swims in the ocean depths, fearing nothing. Mentally and physically fit. He wants me to talk again. Why would he understand that I’ve stayed protected from the heartlessness of humans only by remaining here on the abandoned shore of the Pacific Ocean? Hiding. Silent.
He’s rough. Bold. And insists that I call him “daddy”. But how can I when a horrible incident took my words away forever?
Beneath the steely surface lies a devoted and gentle heart that I don’t want to disappoint - one that needs to claim me as his.
No way am I going back to village with him so he can spoil me like he says I deserve. Even though his firm hand and punishments make me squirm, in a good way, this won’t work.
I’m an unusual girl, twenty years his junior, who earns her living selling shellfish. The laughingstock of Briarville. Eric doesn’t know about the deal I sealed for my aunt’s silence - an arrangement I’d ruin by showing my face in town.
His kisses set off a sharp, wild need in me, and I hope that mine tell him without speech that I love him.
He demands that I’m his. But I realize this desire burning between us won’t survive the ugly that flourishes where the people are.
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◆This book does not feature age play, pacis or Pull-Ups®. It features a significant age gap.◆
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In a sleepy French village, the body of a man shot through the head is disinterred by the roots of a fallen tree. A week later a famous art critic is viciously murdered in a nearby house. The deaths occurred more than seventy years apart.
Asked by a colleague to inspect the site of the former, forensics expert Enzo Macleod quickly finds himself embroiled in the investigation of the latter. Two extraordinary narratives are set in train - one historical, unfolding in the treacherous wartime years of Occupied France; the other contemporary, set in the autumn of 2020 as France re-enters Covid lockdown.
And Enzo's investigations reveal an unexpected link between the murders - the Mona Lisa.
Tasked by the exiled General Charles de Gaulle to keep the world's most famous painting out of Nazi hands after the fall of France in 1940, 28-year-old Georgette Pignal finds herself swept along by the tide of history. Following in the wake of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa as it is moved from château to château by the Louvre, she finds herself just one step ahead of two German art experts sent to steal it for rival patrons - Hitler and Göring.
What none of them know is that the Louvre itself has taken exceptional measures to keep the painting safe, unwittingly setting in train a fatal sequence of events extending over seven decades.
Events that have led to both killings.
The Night Gate spans three generations, taking us from war-torn London, the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, Berlin and Vichy France, to the deadly enemy facing the world in 2020. In his latest novel, Peter May shows why he is one of the great contemporary writers of crime fiction.
One never knows how lucky they are, until everything gets taken away.
Adam Collins is just beginning to put his life back together when he meets Chelsea, his sweet and beautiful next-door neighbor. As the two spend more time together, an attraction between them builds.
A nightmare from Adam’s past, that he thought was long ago dead and buried, comes back to life and places him and Chelsea in danger. Enlisting the help of two of his former Navy SEALs team members, Adam must find a way to keep them both safe.
As the danger mounts and passions ignite, one question will remain. Who will be left standing after Sweet Vengeance is served?
One Way has always done things on his own terms. However, changes in his life are happening faster than he has time to react.
Uncertain if the woman and boy he assists depend on him or it is the other way around. However, things get tricky when life comes at them fast and the meaning of family and friends becomes a saving grace.
Now, if he can just get the woman to listen...the rest will fall into place. The blinders come off for everyone when One Way removes his Blind Fold.
A midnight tryst, an unknown admirer and a baby that is delivered to church with just a short note.
On the day Deacon Hudson was set to be ordained, a bundle shows up at the church with a simple note on it. Deacon Hudson is the father. Take care of her.
Deacon knows he’s not the father. The Immaculate Conception was a one time thing. But the baby needs a parent, and he has to decide if he will give up his life dream of being a pastor to take the child, despite the fact that the note is a lie. Can he do it without resenting the child?
Blair Dixon made an unthinkable decision and sacrifice, driven by the unfathomable love a mother has for her child.
She served her time. Now she’s back to fix the mess she made.
It might not be possible to straighten everything out.
It’s definitely not possible for her to get everything she wants – the best everything for her daughter and the love of the cowboy she chose to be the father.
But small town gossip can be vicious, and unless she comes up with a plan, she could ruin his life a second time.
After what she’d done, love was impossible. Or was it?
Reviews for A Secret Baby in the Show Me State:
★★★★★ "I really enjoy seeing Jessie put real life thoughts and conversations in her books that really do go through the minds and hearts of Christians." - Tiffany
★★★★★ "Lots of emotions in this story, just as in Chandler’s. And the author was spot on with how judgmental church people can be." - Judy
★★★★★ "I honestly think this book should become recommended reading for all new Christians. While all the Hudson brothers are good men, Deacon embodies what forgiveness and compassion should look like as a Christian." - Kati
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★★★★★ "A romance where the girl doesn't think she is good enough for the guy. Makes for an interesting story." - Pam
Books in the Cowboy Crossing series:
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A new beach read series set in the beloved village of Summer Beach.
When Marina Moore’s life blows up on national television, she seeks refuge at her grandmother’s beach house called the Coral Cottage. Now in her mid-forties with children in college, Marina is in dire need of her grandmother's gutsy advice to a well-lived life. Marina meets an old friend, Ivy Bay, proprietor of the Seabreeze Inn, who encourages her to share her love of food at the local farmer’s market. Soon Marina’s sister Kai arrives on a summer break from her musical theater troupe. Together, the sisters discover new paths bound to change them forever. If only those changes didn’t require such long leaps of faith.
Jack Ventana, a newspaper writer and confirmed bachelor nomad, is on a six-month sabbatical to write his first book. The only company he wants is his inquisitive Labrador Retriever puppy, but when he receives a call from an old colleague, he finds his life altered in ways he never imagined—including the prospect of romance.
What began as a short, reclusive holiday is destined to change Marina’s life, especially when Jack’s research uncovers her grandmother Ginger’s hidden past. Join the fun in Summer Beach, where the bonds of friendship and love prove unbreakable.
From the author of the bestselling Seabreeze Inn at Summer Beach book series, the Coral Cottage is a new chapter on the sunny coastline. Get it now in ebook, hardcover, paperback, and large print. Audiobook coming soon--mark it on your wish list. For women's fiction readers of Mary Kay Andrews, Elin Hilderbrand, and Mary Alice Monroe.
“I love how the women in Jan’s stories are always intelligent and strong business women. At the core of all her books is a strong, close-knit family.” - Reviewer B.J.T.
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A love story with some steam, a little humor, and a twist.
Kate Bennett is unexpectedly set up on a date with her neighbor’s wealthy grandson, Nick Hughes. Neither one of them is thrilled about this date for their own reasons. Kate is hesitant about entering the dating scene again. Although she is moving forward with her life since her husband’s death two years ago, Kate hasn’t been remotely interested in dating. Nick is cynical about relationships and over women in general. In the past, he’s been burned by gold diggers who were only interested in his money.
Reluctantly, they agree to go on the date, which ends up being a train wreck largely because Nick was an arrogant jerk. However, despite a rough start, Kate and Nick are drawn to each other. Their relationship is getting serious until Nick finds out that Kate may not be dating him for love, but just for the money.
One will rise. The other will fall.
Kent Bancroft’s rise to fame and fortune was nothing short of meteoric. Once a simple teacher in London’s East End, he’s now on course to become Britain’s youngest billionaire.
But his success has come on the back of those he’s trodden upon to get there. Among them is a man whose fall was as swift as Kent’s rise. He used to be a sparky, honest and hard-working. Now, he’s homeless, drunk, and down one leg.
And he blames Kent for everything.
Forget forgiveness. Forget turning the other cheek. And forget waiting for karma.
This is a victim who won’t stand idly by.
He wants revenge.
And he’s going to get it.
Kent Bancroft will never see him coming.
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Are you aware of the price of living in the city?
We’re not talking about your money.
We’re talking about your health, sanity, and happiness.
A recent study by Melbourne Institute showed that people living in urban areas are more likely to experience depression and anxiety, as well as other mental health problems.
And that’s not even the worst of it.
Exposure to polluted city air has been linked to lower cognitive development and higher use of psychiatric meds among children.
The city is literally poisoning your kids.
Of course, urban living does have its advantages, but are you willing to pay such a high price for them?
More and more people are now realizing that ditching the city leads to a stress-free, healthy life. Not to mention the financial benefits of not paying for utilities and rent.
So if you, too, are looking to escape, but have no idea how to do it, then you’ve come to the right place.
And you’ll be happy to know that it only takes as little as 30 days to escape the smog-smothered urban jungles and find your happiness in the country.
In Off Grid Living 2022-2023, you will discover:
And much more.
Even if you’re not ready to say goodbye to your urban lifestyle just yet, you should still explore what going off the grid actually means and all its potential benefits.
In fact, there are many ways to get the best out of both worlds.
So take charge and give yourself and your family a chance at a healthier, more fulfilled life.
Her mind says no…
Wren Donovan’s done with love. Betrayed and humiliated by her ex-fiancé, she retreats to her family’s beach house on Heron Harbor Island to lick her wounds and gorge herself on ice cream, spray cheese, and a box of glazed donuts. Wren vows to devote herself to her law career and swears off men forever, but she isn’t prepared for what being reunited with her oldest friend makes her feel…
His heart says yes, please…
Smith Connors can’t believe his eyes when Wren walks into his restaurant. He’s loved her since they were kids, when summertime found them inseparable best friends. As a boy, he’d never felt good enough for Wren. But now he’s a rising-star chef with a thriving business who knows what he wants—which means he’s not letting beautiful, brilliant Wren get away again.
Smith determines to show Wren how good they could be together, and soon neither of them can resist the heat growing between them. He’d do anything to earn her faith—and her heart, if only she could learn to trust again.
Does real life emulate fiction? Or does fiction emulate real life?
All five books of the BrainTrust examine topics ripped from today’s headlines: Pandemic, Global Economic Meltdown, Deportation. How closely will the world follow the BrainTrust script?
Long ago, the President for Life expelled all foreign engineers from Silicon Valley. They moved to…
The BrainTrust:
A fleet of immense cruise liners jammed with teams seeking the next great breakthrough
A locus freed of bureaucracy and autocracy, a thorn in the side of every dirtside power.
A home for creativity where no problem is unsolvable, but no crisis is as simple as it seems.
A clean, well-lighted place for … ferocious commando assaults, and desperate copter combat.
The Heroines:
Dash: the plucky mad scientist.
Ping: the bouncy itty bitty ninja with the Real Big Gun.
Jam: the quiet, resilient commando with the grace of a dancer.
The Frightening Fact: A little too much of it is coming true.
The Genres: near-future hard sf techno-thriller with a helping of political satire. If you can’t laugh about your favorite politician, journey elsewhere.
Otherwise, Come Aboard the BrainTrust.
Every book a Prometheus Award nominee.
If you like Robert Heinlein, Michael Crichton, Charles Stross, or Ayn Rand, buy your ticket and come aboard.
Note to self: don’t fall in love with a gangster.
I’m the good girl: a college student who studies hard, wants to do good, and plays by the rules. I shouldn’t be falling for a guy like Darren Lee, the bad boy owner of an exclusive nightclub that, unbeknownst to me, caters to an international triad.
We’re absolutely wrong for each other. Maybe that’s why the heat between us is so sizzling hot…
But Darren’s desires run dark and wicked. Should I submit to his passions? Something tells me that if I throw caution to the wind, I could be in for a world of hurt.
If you enjoy mafia style romances with bad boy Doms and plenty of wicked heat, then get CLAIMED to steam up your reading today…
In 1882, Daisy Creek was a small town with a dwindling economy, but for Jill Graythorn, it whispered a promise of hope...
Raised in a Boston orphanage, Jill continues to have nightmares about the fire that killed her family, and she still has the scars to remind her of her troubled past. Desperate for a brighter future, she responds to a mail order bride ad, and soon the Deputy of Daisy Creek is her shimmer of light in the darkness.
Deputy Bill Paulson knows grief too. When his wife died in childbirth, he thought he would never find happiness again. Encouraged by his sister, Bill finally begins his search for a wife: he knows his children need a mother, and Jill’s letters are a beacon of hope.
Jill finally makes the journey to Daisy Creek to meet the deputy. With her anxiety about her scars and Bill’s grief about his wife, their union is a gamble for both of them, and they’re surprised by their instant connection.
But no matter how strong a bond, sometimes reality is hell-bent on testing it, and events soon show that the pair’s trials aren’t over. With a crisis that triggers each of their worst fears, the couple is thrown into turmoil.
But they have one thing they didn’t have before: each other. Could it be that this is enough to get them through?
Scarred Mail Order Bride and the Widower is a heart wrenching story of two lost souls determined to find love and correct the course of their future.
Aliens move among us—warriors, soldiers, explorers, and more—testing fate and finding love with their true mates. And they’ll do whatever it takes to ensure their human mates remain forever caught in their Alien Embrace.
his hot new collection brings you all the best in science fiction alien romances from New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors.
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This boxed set collection of new alien-human romances includes works by:
Celia Kyle & Anne Hale
Milly Taiden
Honey Phillips
Margo Bond Collins
Ella Maven
Jade Waltz
Eva Priest
Lucee Joie
Luna Wren
Ava Ross
Luna Jade
Harpie Alexa
Belle Harper
Libby Campbell
Jessica Grayson
Eli Constant
Sasha Caine
Cass Alex
Skyler Andra
Meg Bawden
Nova Celeste
Tia Didmon
Vivienne Hart
Dee J. Holmes
Debbie Hope
D. F. Jones
Danielle Kaheaku
Katrina S. Karter
Michelle Mcloughney
A.J. Macey
Michele Mills
Alexis Osborne
L. P. Peace
Kat Parrish
C.L. Riley and Sapphire Stone
Jarica Riley
Samantha Rose
Tricia Schneider
Ruby Snow
Star Wing
Aria Winter
Sapphire Winters
Jenn D. Young
Lexi Velvet
These Two Dragons Are Giving Me The Experience I’ve Been Longing For
I left my small town and “true mate” because I felt there was more out there.
Meeting Taylor and Blake opened my eyes to a whole new world.
There was instant attraction when I met them.
These gorgeous dragon shifters had rock-hard bodies and chiseled good looks.
One night with them gives me more pleasure than all the nights I had with my ex.
It wasn’t only the physical attraction to these two.
They make me feel alive; every day feels like an adventure that I don’t want to end.
If I stay with them I’m forbidden to go back to my old life.
I have to decide if I could really leave my life behind to live out this fantasy.
Her True Dragon Mates is a standalone Rejected Mate Menage romance with a HEA and NO cheating!
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There's even a cross-over event in each book 4, you don't want to miss these epics series!
The first part of the boxed set includes:
In a time when magic rules the sea, she only trusts her sword.
Abbey has always been an outsider in Holdgate. While the people of her adopted city dominate the seas with their weather-controlling storm magic, she prefers the work in her father’s blacksmith shop.
Besting any foolish enough to question her skills with a sword.
But when her father is falsely accused of murder, she has to sneak aboard a stormship and take to the seas in a quest to clear his name.
Teaming up with a young storm mage and a no-nonsense Captain, Abbey sets off on a swashbuckling adventure.
She’ll soon learn that the legendary Storm Raiders--a terrifying group of seafaring pirates--are all too real.
Storms of Magic include:
Storm Raiders
Storm Callers
Storm Breakers
Storm Warrior
Then the second part of the boxed set includes:
The Truth will set you free, but what happens when the Truth is a Lie?
Rhona and her paladin brother Alastar belong to a holy people who have waged war on witches and warlocks and their clans from the highlands.
But when she uses magic to save his life, their world is thrown upside down.
On the run, having left all they knew behind they have to rely on those who hate Paladins. All magic is evil, the High Paladin taught... But Alastar starts to understand that he might have been misled.
If his sister uses magic, and she isn't evil...what does that mean for his beliefs? Brother and sister soon find themselves aligned with magic users and thrown in with the clans in a war against sorcerers and paladins alike, with only one hope of uniting the land--the legendary Sword of Light.
It was lost years ago, and quest after quest by the holy paladins could not retrieve it. When you know the truth about magic... anything is possible.
Hidden Magic Chronicles includes:
Shades of Light
Shades of Dark
Shades of Glory
Shades of Justice
In this satirical glimpse into the world of psychology, a young man is exposed to the dangers of psychiatric care. Since the day he lost his mother, everyone tells Robbie he needs psychological help. He is cursed with intelligence and lacks relationships to cope with his trauma. He is reminded