New Hope, Nebraska, is the kind of town that minds its own business and accepts people – even strangers, even single women – without comment or criticism. Exactly the kind of place painter Sheba Fenway is looking for. Along the way other things happen, like friends and a successful business and a comfortable home, but for Sheba, it’s always and only about her art. That’s all she has room for in her life and in her heart.

Until one August when Sheba’s past comes calling, and suddenly her life isn’t just about painting any more. Now it’s about family and keeping them safe. Before the smoke clears, Sheba will come face to face with fear, danger, and evil. With love, too, something she never wanted and didn’t have room for. Or so she thought. In the end, if she’s smart and fearless enough, Sheba Fenway may live to find out how much a woman’s life – and heart – can truly hold.

Mr. Blue Eyes is my brother's best friend.
The only man to make flannel look sexy.
And the one guy that's completely off limits.

My brother tricked me into coming home.
Wants me to forgive our dying father.
Nothing like fond memories of a drunk dad and trailer parks.

Everything about this ranch town sucks.
Except for Chase Dalton.
I actually wrote a bestselling romance about him.
He just doesn't know it.

He never saw me the way I saw him.
I was always the little sis.
Now I'm all grown up.
A big city girl with a big city attitude.

But Chase knows better.
He sees the real me.
The shy girl with a rough childhood.
A heart that's longing for love.

This town is everything I never wanted.
And Chase is everything I always needed.
I guess now I can finally finish my sequel...

Reclaiming Honor (The Way of Legend Book 1)

The story begins here!

Bestselling and award-winning author of STIGERS TIGERS and the KARUS SAGA, Marc Alan Edelheit has teamed up with national bestselling author Quincy J. Allen to deliver a fresh epic fantasy adventure, told from the perspective of dwarves. This action-packed series introduces a new hero, and fighter, Tovak Stonehammer.

The dwarven nations are facing extermination. Their ancient enemy has returned. The Horde is coming and, along with it, a dark tide is spreading across the world of Tanis. One by one, the free peoples of the world have fallen under a shadow, crushed by the merciless boot of the Horde.

The Syrulian Empire, the last buffer state between three dwarven nations and the advancing armies of the Horde, has fallen. Vastly outnumbered, the dwarves must undertake the Great March, uprooting their entire civilization in search of a new homeland. They hope to find a safe harbor beyond the reach of the enemy, for the nations are not strong enough to withstand the might of the Horde.

Every sword is needed.

A Pariah amongst his people, an outcast and undesirable, Tovak intends to serve and do his part. He must hide his true identity in hopes of making a name for himself and proving his worth. Punished for the actions of his father, something in which he had no part, he has suffered one setback, one injustice after another. Yet his faith in Thulla—the rejected god of his people—is strong and has kept him going. Tovak has pursued his dream of serving his people and working towards the day when he will be able to cast off the mantle of Pariah and build Legend of his own.

Bearing the burden of his people’s disdain and his family’s disgrace, Tovak has joined a warband. Armed with his faith, determination, and courage, he must face heartless comrades, deadly monsters, and the enemy who would like nothing better than to place any dwarf’s head on a stake.

Will Tovak rise to the occasion? Or will he falter and fall before the blades of the Horde or, worse, his own comrades when they discover the truth? Tovak must find a way to reclaim his honor and prove his worth. All the while, he might also be the key to his people’s salvation, or perhaps even their downfall … for a true god has taken an interest in him and his future. The path of destiny lies before him and so too does the Way of Legend.

Set upon the world of Tannis, some years before the arrival of Karus and the Lost Legio IX, this book is a Last War Novel.

Eleven gorgeous Christmas-themed romances from award-winning authors all around the world. Warm and witty, diverse and dramatic, outrageously romantic, and totally festive.

Curl up with a glass of wine and your favorite Christmas treats to enjoy these eleven great reads for a bargain price!

From Annie Seaton – From city boss to sexy surfer.
From Susanne Bellamy – Secrets, scoops, and a chance at romance.
From Monique McDonell – A single dad’s second chance.
From Ebony McKenna – Teens on the nightshift before Christmas.
From Kris Pearson – Handsome double trouble, past and present.
From Ashley Logan – Resuscitating the doctor’s Christmas spirit.
From Shirley Wine – A Pastor, very much a man.
From Anne Kemp – ’Tis the season... to win him back.
From Susan Downham – True love healed her broken heart.
From Sofia Grey – An unexpected rescue and a surprise romance.
From Gudrun Frerichs – The start of four life-long friendships.

Are you looking for a clean and wholesome holiday romance? How about five heartwarming stories from USA Today bestselling and Maggie award-winning author?

These “feel-good” yet “deeply emotional” stories offer second chance romance, mistletoe weddings, and even a splash of miracles with the promise of a happily ever after that will warm your hearts and curl your toes.

The stories in this set:
Christmas in Sweetwater County

Cathy Mitchell dedicates her life to helping others in Creekside even when they protest her interference. When Devon West swaggers into town, Cathy promises to help him reunite with his estranged daughter.

Devon is enamored with the strong, honest and passionate Cathy. She's like no other woman he's ever known, and he wants to win her heart. But when Devon's ex-wife appears in Creekside, she forces him to choose between protecting his daughter or keeping his promise to the woman he loves.

Homecoming for Christmas

Eight years after fleeing Christmas Mountain because of a high school prank gone wrong, Ashley Brooks receives a mysterious letter from her mentor asking her to come home. She arrives to face all she left behind—her family, her friends, and the rich boy she’d loved who would never date the girl from the wrong side of town.

Brent Donnelly, high school jock, brainiac, and dutiful son did everything right until the day Ashley returns to Christmas Mountain. With one look at the girl who got away he questions all his life choices, including following in his father’s footsteps in the family business.

Faced with a potentially devastating decline of tourism in their hometown, Brent and Ashley must work together to save the magic of their town, but when Ashley discovers he still has feelings for her best friend she must finally face the real reason she left Christmas Mountain—to try to heal her broken heart.

A Miracle Mountain Christmas

After seven years of separation, ex-couple Mason Harrington and Savannah Blake are thrust together to save their loved one’s dreams. But can old wounds from tragic loss, accusations of murder, and running away ever mend? It will take a miracle on the mountain to heal their hearts and reunite these childhood sweethearts.

A Christmas Spark

Sara Foster blames herself for her failed marriage. On Christmas Eve, she hides away in the family cabin, the same place her father abandoned her twenty years ago.

Dalton Scot is unable to face the family holiday after his divorce and discovering he can never have children of his own, so he chooses Christmas Eve to fix his buddy’s cabin.
Both search for a secluded spot to mourn their Christmas pasts, but instead are snowed in at the cabin for the holiday where they discover the power of the Christmas spark.

His Holiday Promise

Mary Clayton believed in the promises made by her charming late husband. She believed he’d love, protect, honor and cherish her. Instead, he stole her fortune and repeatedly hurt her, leaving her in poverty when he died.

Mary spent years battling her way back into the life she inherited from her family and has made it a rule to trust no man. But sometimes the heart ignores the rules…especially in the case of handsome widower Fredrick Krause and his tempting holiday promise of a sweet happily ever after.

But can Mary let go of her fear and learn to love again? If she can’t, she may well lose the only man who has ever truly made her feel safe and loved.

The War of the Damned is upon us, so be careful who you follow. It might be the last decision you ever make.

Grab the entire series in one complete boxed set today! All 8 books are included!

Resurrection of the Damned:

Three months ago there was a demon invasion. Due to that, the world has been dealing with changes in just who the enemy really is.

While old rules are thrown aside.

The mercenary named Katie (or KatieDora by some) is trying to take a much-needed vacation.

Unfortunately, both friends and foes want her in the worst possible way.

Katie's Killers are facing a new reality, one where they are needed more because the world's eyes have just been uncovered.

Sometimes it just doesn't pay to get up in the morning.

No Quarter:

The rules have changed.

Now the Damned can go on vacation, and even hook up. Without Pandora near him, can Calvin get a little action in Cabo?

Unfortunately, the general has a different demand of Katie coming from a whole industry.

Requested to be in New York, Katie is working a side job or two.

Her mercenary skills are useful, and profitable, for other types of hard jobs.

And this time, the Damned can help a child.

There will be hell to pay when Katie and Pandora come calling, with no quarter for the demons.

Dark is the Night:

This time it's about money.

Well, some of it is about money. How is a Damned going to pay for her condo and keep up with the Joneses?

Still in New York, Katie is working on creating an additional base for herself and her team as Pandora contemplates how she can mess up Calvin's love life.

What will happen when Katie meets the woman who means the most to her?

And what is Calvin going to do, since the gang in Mexico is not giving up?Dark is the night when the heroes come out to play.

Dim Glows the Horizon:

It's all about a good time.

Katie has the ability and desire to see Brock again, and show him and his guys agood time.

Will that include any special time for the two of them? (Pandora hopes so).

That stranger left a message about a sword and Armor... But is Pandora willing to help or does she even know what he was talking about?

Someone is stalking Calvin's girlfriend. He has to ask a couple of humans he respects for a little help—even if they won't remember who he is.

Even in the middle of a war, humans will always want some hope for the future.

Plus:

Waking the Leviathan

Subversive Giants

Juntto

Redemption

" *****Be warned... very addictive!" - Torn Asunder - Book 01 - Protected by the Damned.

" *****A story with kick-ass heroes and characters written where you feel like you are part of their crew stuck in a story that you has you entertained from page 1. Katie and team are a lot of fun to read about. Definitely a different take on Demons." Lisa M. Frett - Torn Asunder - Book 01 - Protected by the Damned.

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NOTE: This book contains cursing. Perhaps humorous cursing, but cursing nonetheless. If this offends you, I suggest you don’t read this book.

The town bad boy with hidden pain…

Champion bull-rider and all-around fun guy Chase Summers is everybody’s friend, but his affable personality hides a lifetime of pain. Having been abandoned as a young child at the steps of a church, he learned young that he was unwanted. The only thing that saved him from isolation was his foster dad and life on Redemption Ranch. Now he spends his time on the rodeo circuit, sending home his winnings to help the ranch succeed, and his nights with buckle bunnies, making sure no one gets close enough to touch the pain deep inside.

The town good girl who saw the good in everyone…

When accountant and small business advisor Hailey Spencer is hired by Redemption Ranch to implement their dude ranch ideas, she and Chase are thrown together. It's not long before he is introduced to the son that she had with his best friend. The best friend who would've followed Chase anywhere...even the bull riding circuit with its deadly potential. With Hailey hanging on to resentment and Chase racked with guilt, the two try to fight their age-old attraction – in vain. Chase knows Hailey deserves more than a broken-down cowboy for her son and her heart.

Can Chase resist the call of the rodeo and man up for a woman he's loved for years or will he leave for the allure of the road?

From a secret duo of USA Today Bestselling Authors, comes an ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS SEXY ROMCOM STANDALONE in the Modern Love Series.

Who knew sleeping with the enemy could be this fun?

Was the one night stand a good idea?

Well, no. Probably not in retrospect.

In my defense I had just moved back into my grandparent’s house, I’d lost my dream job, and a guy on Tinder had stood me up. It was like life had suddenly stamped ‘LOSER’ on my forehead.

So when the guy behind the bar started giving me THE look…you know, the one that promised I’d be screaming his name into the wee hours of the morning? When that guy also has the perfect amount of scruff on his chiseled chin, biceps bulging out of his t-shirt, and a cocky grin you knew he’d earned in the sack…when he gives you that look, you don’t bother to figure out what your six degrees of separation are. You jump on that horse and ride it!

Pun fully and completely intended. And accurate by the way.

I fully admit to feeling sorry for myself and acting impulsively, but by the time I’d figured out WHO the bartender was, I was already falling for him.

** Note: This book was previous titled "The Bartender". Same great story with a fresh new look.**

This book is for those who feel stressed out and are trying to gain control of their well-being. If you want to experience the life filled with health and happiness that you used to think you would have, then this book can help you get there! B.O.L.D is a hybrid of self-help and memoir that allows you to enter the mind of a psychologist as she gets to the bottom of common stresses in life that millions of us experience. Anxiety, anger, and a digestive mystery propel her into a journey to gain control over her health and happiness. Through her story of self-exploration she OVERCOMES anxious and frustrating thoughts that tarnish health and happiness, defeats challenges at work, deciphers and balances issues in personal relationships AND provides the reader brief and easy exercises to do the same along the way!  Genetic predispositions and the ability to turn genes on or off are discussed as are environmental triggers from food choices to upbringing.  

In this book YOU will Learn:
•The four most important concepts to combat stress and increase YOUR happiness.
•A quick, easy activity to identify which of the four concepts are appearing in your challenges.
•How to move through intense emotions and physical discomforts that arise from attacks of anxiety and anger and feel in control of your mental and physical state.
•Different scientific strategies (alternative & conventional) that can allow you to harness power over your life.

Beau Tinsel—dark-haired and delicious. As the lead singer for BT and Bads, he’s used to carrying the weight of the world on his broad, sexy, shoulders. This rock star has everything a man could want. Everything but her. When he left Bell Mountain, he took Mandy Sawyer’s heart and never returned—until now.

Mandy Sawyer—blonde and broken. She moved to Paris to mend her broken heart and returned a single mother. As a French-trained pastry chef, she lives in New York City with her six-year-old son Tommy. He’s the only man in her life—or so she thinks.

Summoned to Bell Mountain by meddling mothers, Beau and Mandy must revisit their painful past to have a shot at their true destiny. Is it too late, or, can the spirit of Christmas heal all wounds?

 

What if the job you took to stay alive might be what kills you?

Book Two of The Stormers Trilogy Retreat releasing: 26 January 2019

Book Three of The Stormers Trilogy Receive releasing: 26 February 2019

Kade knows what it is to suffer. He knows what it's like to lose everything and everyone around him.

His job in a Stormer Unit guarantees not just his survival in the decimated country of Azetaria, but his sister Meg's. Even if it means facing the Numachi warriors baying for his blood, he'll do what it takes to keep her safe.

Hadley is alone and surviving the only way she knows how. By hiding where predators won't find her and scavenging enough just to keep her alive.

When desperation drives Hadley to search for her missing brother, she mistakenly accepts the offer of recruitment into the Stormer's camp, only to be partnered with Kade and sent as a scout into Numachi territory.

The intimidating young Stormer may just know where her brother has gone. But can they stay alive long enough to find him?

Get your copy at a special pre-order price of .99 today!

Upcoming releases from Sarah Addison-Fox:

Luminary, Magical Fantasy Romance 9 January 2019

A RED HOT second chance romance. A weekend in a snowed in cabin. And all kinds of ways to get warm....

I figured moonlighting as a Santa stripper was the most exciting thing on my docket this holiday season.

But that was before Macy Clayton careened back into my life, before we were snowed in at a ranger station in the middle of nowhere.And yes, what the survivalists say is true--you really do stay warmer, and happier, when you're naked.

Soon, Macy and I are back on track to forever. But crossed signals and old wounds prove that second chances can be tricky, even during the most wonderful time of the year.

I'll pull out all the stops to prove to Macy she's the only one I want to jingle my bells, but will it be enough to pull off a Christmas miracle?

Wrong. This was so wrong.

So, Dr. Nate Williamson kissed me like I’d never been kissed before.

God. That laugh. That smile. That dimple.

Hell…I should have asked him to stop.

I knew I wasn’t the woman meant for him,

My best friend was.

But then, he offered himself to me on a silver platter,

I touched, I tasted, I felt, I couldn’t deny myself anymore…

And all the reasons that I should have said no for,

Well…let’s just say ‘wrong started feeling so right.’

And now, my best friend knows my secret,

The one that’s going to be out in nine months.

She just doesn’t know who the father is!

What the hell did I land myself into?

In this heartfelt memoir from one of the youngest recipients of the transorbital lobotamy, Howard Dully shares the story of a painfully dysfunctional childhood, a misspent youth, his struggle to claim the life that was taken from him, and his redemption.

At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just to prove a point, and perpetually at odds with his parents. Yet somehow, this normal boy became one of the youngest people on whom Dr. Walter Freeman performed his barbaric transorbital—or ice pick—lobotomy.

Abandoned by his family within a year of the surgery, Howard spent his teen years in mental institutions, his twenties in jail, and his thirties in a bottle. It wasn’t until he was in his forties that Howard began to pull his life together. But even as he began to live the “normal” life he had been denied, Howard struggled with one question: Why?

There were only three people who would know the truth: Freeman, the man who performed the procedure; Lou, his cold and demanding stepmother who brought Howard to the doctor’s attention; and his father, Rodney. Of the three, only Rodney, the man who hadn’t intervened on his son’s behalf, was still living. Time was running out. Stable and happy for the first time in decades, Howard began to search for answers.

Through his research, Howard met other lobotomy patients and their families, talked with one of Freeman’s sons about his father’s controversial life’s work, and confronted Rodney about his complicity. And, in the archive where the doctor’s files are stored, he finally came face to face with the truth.

Revealing what happened to a child no one—not his father, not the medical community, not the state—was willing to protect, My Lobotomy exposes a shameful chapter in the history of the treatment of mental illness. Yet, ultimately, this is a powerful and moving chronicle of the life of one man.

I have a certain set of rules I try to live by. Rules that have always served me well. Until now…

Rule one: Don’t have sex with someone you work with.
Rule two: Don’t have sex with your friend’s ex-boyfriend.
Rule three: Don’t have sex with your best friend who also happens to be the same ex-boyfriend of your friend.
Rule four: Don’t ever, under any circumstances, fall in love with your best friend.

I guess it’s safe to say, I officially broke all four of my rules.

Doctor Andrew Albright. Sexy, arrogant, insanely gorgeous, and eternally off-limits.
Not only is he still in love with my friend, his ex, but he’s my rock. My perfect best friend.
The one person I cannot lose under any circumstances.
Especially when my life has a habit of falling apart on a regular basis.

But one mercy kiss later, to save me from an awkward situation, and suddenly everything changes. He flirts relentlessly. Corners me in dark hallways. Throws me panty-melting stares that render me helpless.
I crossed the uncrossable line. Broke every damn rule.
Now our perfect friendship is falling apart.

And he’s doing everything he can to keep it that way…

THE EDGE OF REASON is a funny, sexy, and emotional best friends to lovers, STANDALONE romance

Warning: Afternoon tea with Lady Woodridge can and will be fatal.

Evangeline ‘Evie’ Parker, Countess of Woodridge, has trekked out to her country estate, Halton House. It’s time to pick up the reins and re-establish herself in the district. No easy task when one of her afternoon tea guests is poisoned. Is it a coincidence when another guest is found dead from poison?

Scotland Yard steps in. While Evie trusts they will find the killer, she takes exception when the finger of suspicion is pointed at her.

Evie has her hands full trying to keep the name of Woodridge free of scandal as well as mending fences with her maid Caro who has found a unique way of expressing her displeasure.

If the poisoner doesn’t get her then, surely, her maid Caro will…

“Stitched together with love, this is a story just waiting for your favorite reading chair. With her signature style and skill, Susan Wiggs delivers an intricate patchwork of old wounds and new beginnings, romance and the healing power of friendship, wrapped in a lovely little community that’s hiding a few secrets of its own.”
   — Lisa Wingate, New York Times Bestselling author of Before We Were Yours

The #1 New York Times bestselling author brings us her most ambitious and provocative work yet—a searing and timely novel that explores the most volatile issue of our time—domestic violence.

At the break of dawn, Caroline Shelby rolls into Oysterville, Washington, a tiny hamlet at the edge of the raging Pacific.

She’s come home.

Home to a place she thought she’d left forever, home of her heart and memories, but not her future. Ten years ago, Caroline launched a career in the glamorous fashion world of Manhattan. But her success in New York imploded on a wave of scandal and tragedy, forcing her to flee to the only safe place she knows.

And in the backseat of Caroline’s car are two children who were orphaned in a single chilling moment—five-year-old Addie and six-year-old Flick. She’s now their legal guardian—a role she’s not sure she’s ready for.

But the Oysterville she left behind has changed. Her siblings have their own complicated lives and her aging parents are hoping to pass on their thriving seafood restaurant to the next generation. And there’s Will Jensen, a decorated Navy SEAL who’s also returned home after being wounded overseas. Will and Caroline were forever friends as children, with the promise of something more . . . until he fell in love with Sierra, Caroline’s best friend and the most beautiful girl in town. With her modeling jobs drying up, Sierra, too, is on the cusp of reinventing herself.

Caroline returns to her favorite place: the sewing shop owned by Mrs. Lindy Bloom, the woman who inspired her and taught her to sew. There she discovers that even in an idyllic beach town, there are women living with the deepest of secrets. Thus begins the Oysterville Sewing Circle—where women can join forces to support each other through the troubles they keep hidden.

Yet just as Caroline regains her creativity and fighting spirit, and the children begin to heal from their loss, an unexpected challenge tests her courage and her heart. This time, though, Caroline is not going to run away. She’s going to stand and fight for everything—and everyone—she loves.

I hooked up with a sexy masked stranger...
And he turned out to be my enemy!
The worst part?
I'm now carrying a BIG secret.
If only I could blame it on the alcohol.

But what happened at the ball can't stay at the ball.
Because we're living under the same roof.
He's staying at my B&B.
And the uptight jerk is set on driving me crazy.
I thought all the madness would come to an end.
Instead, I fell for the cocky Casanova.
And he's carrying a secret of his own.

Falling for your nemesis is one thing.
But when I find out his huge royal secret...
The world is about to turn upside down.

I wonder if now's a good time to tell him about our baby?

Love finds him, in the most devastating manner possible...

In the grief and heartbreak of being separated from his cherished family, young Prince Alejandro denies his feelings and his very being, bonding irrevocably to the only thing he has left: España. As he was born and bred to do, Alejandro gives his life to Spain.

Now grown, Prince Alejandro is charming, dazzlingly handsome, the most powerful man in his country--and unable to connect to either himself or anyone else.

It's the clash of the titan egos between a diva Parisian opera singer and the crown prince of Spain. His royal highness cannot tolerate Nicolette when she speaks, but he must confront the bizarre truth that when she sings, this bewitching prima donna is the miraculous key to his transformation.

An Edwardian Royal Romance.

Rating: Sensual and romantic. The focus is on the romance with adherence to the cultural mores of the time, consistent with historical fiction.

A cabin in the woods.

A hostage situation.

A sabotaged mission.

The trauma that rocked her world as a young girl threatens her even in her adult life.

As a seven-year-old, Seabring Roberts was held captive in a cabin with her younger brother, Andrew, while her father was forced to sabotage a crucial military jet engine project. In spite of his cooperation, things went south when negotiating the safe return of his children. His treason cost him not only his life but that of his four-year-old son. The seven-year old daughter was left alone in the middle of the woods, with the bodies of her younger brother and her father, with no resources or instruction on how to survive the wilderness. A trucker found her in the desert, hungry, cold and terrified.

The perpetrators were never found, and her father’s treachery remains well-documented.

Two decades after Seabring’s safe return home, and having spent years dealing with the mental trauma of her capture, she works as a reporter at the San Francisco Daily Chapter. The history is dead and buried. The case has been closed, naming Tom Roberts as the saboteur, as no contrary evidence could be recovered.

The Air Force Special Investigations team did make one attempt, ten-years ago, to find some evidence to clear her father’s name and failed. Only one officer, Captain Nick Anderson believed that there was more to this mothballed case. After this lengthy absence, he is back in Seabring’s shadow, watching her movements. She follows increasingly more dangerous leads in a bid to bring justice to the memory of her father and brother. Until finally, she gets so close to the truth it starts boxing her in.

In a clash as past meets the present – it’s fight or flight.