Helena Littledean has a secret, a most scandalous painting she bought in discretion and keeps hidden from prying eyes. She's a young lady after all, and the Adam in her painting isn't hiding a thing behind his fig leaf. When she finally meets the Earl of Norwalk, her heart catches in her throat. It's her Adam-the embodiment of her closely held dreams standing before her...Adam Waterbury, the Earl of Norwalk, has been trying to find Adam in the Garden of Eden for over twelve years. The artist, his maternal uncle, promised he'd never sell it, not to Adam or to anyone else. It was his masterpiece, after all. But ultimately, he sold it.A murder visits Helena's family home, forcing her family to leave, but not before she's etched onto Adam's every waking thought. Now they are both haunted by images of the other. And then he discovered it is she who owns THE painting. Now the question is, can Adam destroy the painting without losing Helena? If he helps solve the murder and save the Littledean business, could they come to An Artful Compromise?
When a simple family gathering is no longer simple...Rose Kyla, named for her grandmothers and the oldest granddaughter of the renowned Laird Liam Sinclair, assumes a visit to her great-aunt and great-uncle will be the same as always. But the merriment among the Sutherlands ends abruptly when the dashing Highlander, Blaine Keith, arrives, seeking support against the clan that has plagued the Sutherlands and Sinclairs for three generations. Unbeknownst to anyone, Rose Kyla has an ally among their common enemy. Can Rose Kyla convince her family in time to trust her judgment? Can she convince Blaine to trust her secret connection in a clan determined to destroy his?When a request for help opens the door to love...Blaine Keith, freshly off yet another battlefield, arrives amidst a family gathering of Camerons, Sutherlands, and Sinclairs when he seeks support from Laird Cameron against Clan Gunn. The strawberry-blonde beauty he meets threatens to distract him from his mission and demands from his family threaten to change the course of his life. There are no lengths Blaine won't go to as he proves to Rose Kyla that his feelings aren't fleeting. Can Blaine satisfy his family's expectations while keeping the woman he loves? Can he put aside his fears for Rose Kyla and trust a friend among the enemy?Rose Kyla and Blaine find themselves falling love as they face a future of uncertainty. Family duty, feuds, and failed first impressions threaten to derail their burgeoning romance as they defend their clans and the explosive passion that erupts between them. Their enemy soon discovers this Sinclair couple is like all the others. Heaven help the person foolish enough to come between them.
Giganticus Roboticus is the greatest superhero in the Universe!Find out how he battles his arch enemy The Frustration Monster by reading this book!Written by 4 year old Taarun Krushanth: "I wrote The Adventures of Giganticus Roboticus and the Attack of the Frustration Monster because I get frustrated A LOT! Just like Giganticus try a lot of different ways to beat my frustration like taking great big breaths in and out"
In these prose poem sequences, five diff erent tastes are explored, not only with reference to food and drink, but also through their metaphorical use. There are innumerable ways of 'tasting' and apprehending the world, and these poems canvass a wide range of them while also encouraging readers to consider their own diverse tastes, preferences and experiences.
He's been in love with his best friend since the sixth grade. Is this the Christmas he finally confesses his feelings or will her dreams take her away from him for good? Will Taggert has been in love with his best friend since the sixth grade. But Janie Arden has always had a boyfriend, especially around the holidays. Keeping Will firmly in the friend zone, year after year. Until this Christmas. For the first time, she's single and Will is determined to be the next--and the last--to win her heart. But her determination to stay single and focus on her dreams proves to be quite the hurdle. Janie is tired of putting her dreams on hold for relationships that repeatedly go nowhere. This holiday season, she's determined to put herself first. When an opportunity arises for Janie to take over the event planning for the local Christmas Eve charity event, she jumps at it. It may be exactly the grand event she needs to prove she has what it takes to run her own event planning business in Boston. Except that to pull off the last-minute miracle, she needs Will's help. Falling for her best friend was never part of the plan. This is a sweet small town contemporary holiday romance with an HEA. Heat Level: Sweet/Mild
"As one of the world's hugest musicians I'd seen and had it all. Sold out tours. Awards. Fame. Money. Women... And I'd almost lost it all. Epically. Now I'm back home. A broken, burned out, desperate rock star...and a single father. I returned to give my son a family, stability. To figure out my life. But coming home meant seeing her. The woman who was once my everything. Who made life in this too small town bearable. Who I loved with my whole heart...my whole body. But long held secrets forced me to leave nine years ago. Forced me to abandon her. And she's never forgiven me."--Page 4 of cover.
Lesson One: Don't forget to tell your wife you're a spy...An absentee husband is one thing, but a dead husband is too much for Lady Mariana Asquith to ignore. When she travels to Paris to search for the body of the wastrel who broke her heart, she finds him-alive at the Opera and still far too attractive for her comfort. But not everything is what it seems with her husband...Lesson Two: Don't let your husband seduce you...Nick has sacrificed everything to protect King and Country-including his marriage. But after ten years of staying away from the woman he loves, he can't quite make himself drive Mariana away. He longs to be done with the lies and spies-but there's one last job, with a seductive partner at his side....Lesson Three: Whatever you do, don't fall in love-again.As they work together to save the French government from powerful adversaries, Nick must teach his wife how to be a spy, starting with how to seduce a dangerous stranger. Mariana already has some experience with dangerous men thanks to Nick, and she has her own lessons to teach him-like how passion, love, and trust just might save the day.
Floral artist extraordinaire Camellia Harris considers herself an expert in everything flowers, from baby showers to funeral arrangements and aconites to zinnias. While she's crafted beautiful wedding bouquets for famous brides, though, her own happily ever after remains elusive. After all, fairy tale endings aren't scripted for fat girls with disabilities. Eric Grady was the best dang high school quarterback Westfield, Texas had ever seen. He followed that with a record-setting college career and a first round pick in the NFL draft, but a devastating injury and subsequent addiction to prescription pain meds cut his pro career short. Now Eric is attempting a comeback of sorts-not on the gridiron, but as an emcee and speaker at corporate events and conferences. In the land of palm trees and flamingos for a home and garden show, romance is the last thing on Camellia's mind-and what is her former high school crush doing speaking at a conference on flowers? When a night of wine and reminiscing follows, Camellia is determined to dismiss it as nothing more than a one-night stand, but Eric has other ideas and sets out to achieve his greatest comeback yet-courting the fun and quirky florist.
Existem mais fatos surreais em nosso cotidiano do que possamos imaginar. Do sertão ao mar, das histórias de um mundo fantástico aos problemas de uma família conturbada, é possível identificar aquilo que nos faz humanos e excêntricos, portanto, especiais. A coletânea de contos 'Cantilenas' conta as histórias surpreendentes de personagens icônicos, mundos, situações e cenas improváveis, em um culto aos fatos surreais, dentro da realidade instável que é o nosso cotidiano.
While the mountains of southwestern Virginia are extremely beautiful and life there has its own pace, many do not realize the richness of the sports community in my mountian home. From fishing in a reclaimed mining pond to a fleeting Little League baseball moment of glory and lots inbetween - you are invited to remember a less hectic time set in the beautiful Appalachian mountains.
As the reporter for the Tri-Town Times, Tilly Bordeaux is tasked with reporting on the murders in the area... not solving them. But when the clues present themselves, she has to follow them... right? Include all four books in the Tri-Town Murders: News and NectarinesShe's trying to report on the facts, but someone is framing her for murder.A local nectarine orchard burning to the ground is front page news, and as the only reporter for the Tri-Town Times, Tilly is determined to uncover the facts and find out who started the fire. That is, until she finds the main suspect with a knife in his chest, taking his dying breaths. News and NachosIs her best friend a murderer?When the owner of the local Mexican restaurant is found dead face down in a plate of nachos, Tilly, the reporter for the Tri-Town Times, is on the job. News and NutmegWas it death by donut or something far more sinister?Drama ensues when the president of the Oak Peak knitting club is found dead, a half-eaten donut at her side.When the death is ruled a murder, reporter Tilly Bordeaux is tasked with writing the story. News and NoodlesWhat happens when an alligator crashes a wedding?Tilly's special day is ruined when not only does a gator make an appearance, but the sound system goes down, it rains, the caterer delivers the wrong meal... and is later found dead.Some of Tilly's family were the last ones to see the woman alive, and law enforcement believes one of them is the murderer.Dive into this complete cozy mystery series today!
The universe has aligned and things are finally going well for introverted OCD fashion designer, Kalli Ballas. Her lingerie line is a big success, she's living on her own for the first time, and dating Detective Nik Stevens doesn't stress her out thanks to her mind-reading ability. Her prissy calico cat and his sloppy St. Bernard have even called a truce. But when her biological mother shows up unexpectedly during the Fall Harvest Festival, looking for a handout, Kalli's life gets turned upside down once again. Kalli's adopted Greek Ma thinks her biological mother gave her The Evil Eye. The Greek superstition says if someone wants you to be ill or have bad luck, they think evil thoughts and give you the evil eye, and you end up with a headache and bad luck. Ma starts having migraines and a string of horrible luck, the worst being when Kalli's birth mother winds up dead and her Ma becomes the number one suspect. Kalli must put dating her Dreamy Detective on hold and use her ability to look into her birth mother's shady past in order to clear her Ma's name, so the pieces of Kalli's life can fall blissfully into place once more.
Blonde and beautiful Lady Anna Blacknall is in the mood for mischief. Entering Dublin's most notorious den of vice, she finds herself in the arms of a mysterious, emerald-eyed Irishman. And although he is masked, his tender kiss is hauntingly familiar.Conlan McTeer, Duke of Adair, has come to Dublin to fight for a free Ireland. But he's suddenly reunited with the young Englishwoman who had once claimed his heart, and his passion turns from politics to pleasure. When their sizzling encounter brings danger to Anna's door, she must decide where her loyalties lie-and quickly. For someone will do whatever it takes to destroy Conlan . . . and anyone he dares to love.
He's an unwilling loner...Luke Brand wants a family. Aside from an overprotective mother who died young, he's never had that. At least not until he drives his rig into Quinn, Texas to meet the family he's never known.His cousins welcome him with open arms. Three months later, he's still there, selling his semi to buy an abandoned house for back taxes, dreaming of settling down with a wholesome woman and raising some kids of his own.Opposites attract...Jasmine is not what some would call wholesome. She's a waitress and sometimes exotic dancer at a Chicago club.A classically trained dancer, Jasmine doesn't mind doing what she has to. It's all for her son, Baxter. She'll do anything to protect him from the world.Danger pursues...When Baxter witnesses a murder at the club and becomes a target himself, Jasmine takes him and runs. Posing as her best friend, shot dead by the same killer who's after Bax, she heads for Texas to hole up in the house her roomie inherited but wanted no part of.The only problem with her plan is the sexy cowboy who's already living there.
Left at the Altar! When Adam Brand's first and only love Kirsten chose not to show up on their wedding day, he was devastated. When she turned up again, married to the town's richest old man, it was almost a relief. His seething anger overpowered his heartbreak.At least, outwardly it did. Inside he never understood, and rather than be forced to see her playing trophy bride to a billionaire, he left Quinn, Texas, his family, and the Texas Brand.But now he's back, and Kirsten's in trouble. Her wealthy husband has been shot dead. His blood is on her hands, and his gun bears her prints.The secrets she's been keeping for longer than Adam ever suspected, have finally come home to roost, and there's only one man who can save her from the mess she's made of her life.The one man with more cause to hate her than anyone, more cause to hate her than he even knows. And now she has no choice but to tell him the awful truth.
A Woman From The Past....When he first finds himself at an old west hanging in the middle of Quinn Texas, Elliot realizes that he probably hit his head a little harder than he thought when he ran his brother's truck into a tree.It's only a concussion-induced delusion, but he rescues the beautiful outlaw from the gallows all the same.When the delusions clear, and she's still with him, he figures he's either losing his mind, or else that amulet his archaeologist sister-in-law dug up has some kind of strange powers, after all.Regardless of how she got from her time to his, Esmeralda Montoya claims the Texas Brand is rightfully hers.His family want her gone. His sister Jessie would prefer to skin her alive. But all Elliot wants to do is kiss her, hold her, love her, and keep her in his world forever.
Alter Ego or Ghostly Warrior?Wes Brand is the black sheep of the family. But lately, he's become friends with an old Shaman named Turtle who has hidden reasons for wanting to put Wes in touch with his Comanche roots.Turtle convinces Wes to impersonate legendary warrior Wolf Shadow, to drive archaeologist Dr. Taylor McCoy away from her dig site. His failing health provides plenty of leverage and he's not ashamed to use it.But when the beautiful doc finds herself falling for both Wes and his ghostly alter-ego, Wes wonders how he'll get out of the mess he's made without ruining the powerful feelings beginning to grow between them.
Baby on his Doorstep! Sheriff Garrett Brand has raised his entire brood of siblings single-handedly, and he's done his best to teach them some values, to mold them into honorable, responsible, and trustworthy human beings. So when a baby lands on the doorstep of the Texas Brand, his first question is which younger brother is in for a butt-kicking?But the little fellow isn't named after Ben, or Wes, or Adam, or Elliot. The little guy is named after him-Garrett Ethan Brand-according to the note his mama left behind.He's still racking his brain to figure it all out, when a woman shows up at the ranch in the dead of night, fighting mad and accusing Garrett of murdering her sister and stealing the baby!She's lost too much...Chelsea is confused, heartbroken, and too mad to think straight, and the same trouble that found her poor sister is right on her tail.What she doesn't know is that of all the places she and the baby could've wound up, this ranch is the best one. Because this is one family that knows how to pull together.Trouble doesn't stand a chance against the Texas Brands
The hottest billionaire cowboys in Oklahoma!Fans of New York Times bestseller Maggie Shayne's award winning Texas Brands and Oklahoma All-Girl Brands series, are raving about this new spinoff, The McIntyre Men.Kiley Kellogg and her twin sister Kendra were raised by a con-man who's sitting in prison. When Kendra dies in a tragic fire, all Kiley wants is to reclaim her home and start a new life. An honest life. The sprawling ranch where she grew up in Big Falls, Oklahoma, is on the auction block. She only knows one way to raise the funds to buy it. But she's determined it will be her final con.Rob McIntyre is the most honest man in town. He surrounds himself with honest people, and has sworn off liars after a beautiful one broke his heart two years ago. He plans to buy a ranch, raise quarter horses, and live a peaceful, honest life in Big Falls.Then he meets Kiley, who lies to him from their very first encounter. Yet he's powerfully drawn to her. He convinces himself that he'll be all right. She's a terrible liar, completely transparent to him. Instead of letting her con him, he partners with her and they purchase the ranch together.But Rob is unprepared for the tangled, sticky web of deceit that threatens the entire town when her criminal relatives show up. And even more unprepared the overwhelming power and rapid growth of his feelings for Kiley."Maggie Shayne is better than chocolate!" New York Times Bestselling Author SUZANNE FORSTER
The River of Light is a beautiful lullaby of a storythat connects Aboriginal culture to the present day.It is magnificently illustrated with the striking use of colourby artist Fred Ball.
An ancient goddess grows more desperate to escape the bounds that keep her imprisoned. . .A man whose lands have always been fertile and bountiful even in times of strife and drought. . .The woman whose secret could destroy his dreams and force him into the waiting hands of the evil one..Tolan's family has had a strong bond with the farmlands he tends and he keeps the truth of it secret. For generations, his ancestors worshipped the ancient gods and oversaw their lands. Now, darkness is gathering, and Tolan is drawn into an evil nobleman's plot to destroy his enemies. When his lover Elethea is targeted, too, he must choose one side or the other.Elethea's healing skills are known widely, but when the arrival of strangers cause the power in her blood to surge, she discovers it is more than simply knowledge of the healing arts. The only one she cannot seem to heal is herself and her inability to give Tolan the children he needs is keeping her from committing to him and to a future together.Now, as the evil one gathers its minions and threaten all that Tolan and Elethea hold dear, will they choose the side of humanity or choose the enemy who even now holds their future in his hands?This dark, emotional fantasy romance series set in medieval Scotland was previously published by Berkley.
Welcome to the new world from USA Today bestselling author Alexa Aston-Maple Cove-a small town on the Oregon Coast where romance is heating up!A journalist at a turning point in her career. An ex-Navy SEAL who has spent his entire life alone. An unlikely friendship which develops into a scorching-hot romance . . .International correspondent Sloane Anderson has reported from all corners of the globe but is tiring of her nomadic life hopscotching the globe, especially since her closest friends have married and soon plan to start families. When she freed after being kidnapped by an African warlord, she is ready to change her lifestyle.Loner Gage Nelson bounced around the foster care system until he aged out and joined the Navy, earning a spot on one of its elite SEAL teams. Having lost too many unit members, Gage leaves the military and lands in Maple Cove, where he is a fitness trainer. He has also found a close-knit group of friends and longs for more in his personal life.When Sloane comes to town, she and Gage experience an instant connection. He helps her learn how to deal with her recent panic attacks, and their friendship moves into a physical relationship.Will two damaged souls be able to shed the emotional baggage they carry and start a new life together-or will the demons that plague them both put up a roadblock that even love can't conquer?Find the answer in Finding Home, Book 5 in Maple Cove.Each book in this contemporary small town romance series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.
Jordan McAllister and her quirky friends are celebrating Cinco de Mayo this year at a new casino in Oklahoma, compliments of recent acquaintance-famous New York chef George Christakis. With margaritas flowing and Mexican cuisine piled high, the weekend promises to be one big party. However, Jordan can't help herself and snoops her way into a scheme involving casino chips. The stakes are raised when the lead singer of the casino band turns up missing and more than one person has motive to want her out of the picture. It's assumed the high-maintenance woman ran off with the CFO of the casino, especially when it's revealed they were having a tryst, and that he's also gone missing.But after a local rancher, who believes the casino property was stolen from him, makes a scene at the resort and ends up in the secluded wine room with a gun to his head and Jordan as his sidekick, it becomes obvious that losing a few bucks at the blackjack table may be more than either of them gambled on.
A fiery passion... Known throughout the Glen of Many Legends as 'The Devil, ' James Cameron leads his clan with ruthless determination. He knows no weakness-until a headstrong, flame-haired beauty from a rival clan tempts him to sin.Forbidden desires unleashed... Catriona MacDonald's past encounters with James have proved that ladies who play with fire can get scorched. But her brush with this devil leaves her burning to feel his touch once more, even though the fierce warrior is her sworn enemy.The price of their longing...Divided by centuries of clan feuds, strife, and rivalries, they share a fierce passion for the glen they each claim as their own. When the king orders a battle to the death to determine dominance, banishment threatens and long-held boundaries blur. James and Catriona soon discover there is much pleasure to be found in each other's embrace. But their love must be paid in blood and the battle facing them could shatter their world."Redemption, love, and loyalty in glorious, perilous mid-fourteenth century Scotland." Booklist
As children, Eliza Blacknall and William Denton ran wild over the fields of southern Ireland and swore they would be friends forever. Then fate took Will away to England, while Eliza stayed behind to become a proper Irish countess.Years later, Will finally makes his way home-as an English soldier sent to crush the Irish uprising. When he spies the lovely Eliza, he is captivated by the passionate woman she has become. But Eliza's passions have led her to join the Irish rebel cause, and Will and Eliza now find themselves on opposite sides of a dangerous conflict.When Ireland explodes in bloody rebellion, Will's regiment is ordered to the front lines, and he is forced to choose between his duty to the English king and his love for Eliza and their Irish homeland.RITA finalist, Best Historical Romance
Jennifer Jane (JJ) Watson spent ten years in a maximum-security prison. The last thing she expected was to get an early release, along with a job on a remote Canadian cattle ranch caring for three of the sexiest cowboys she's ever met! Rafe, Brady and Dan thought they were getting a couple of male ex-cons to help out around their secluded ranch, but instead they get an attractive and very appealing female. In the wilds of Northern Ontario, female companionship is rare so it's a good thing the three men like to share... They're dominating, sexy-as-sin and they give JJ the hottest ménages plus one adorable baby! But her second pregnancy comes as one giant surprise, and JJ's anxiety overwhelms her when she doesn't know who the father is. Is it Rafe, Dan or Brady? Spring days on this ranch are bursting with hard work, danger and emergencies but nights are filled with scorching passions and naughty pleasures as JJ lays claim to her three sexy cowboys. Stories in the Cowboys Online Series: Cowboys for Christmas Book One - Moose Ranch #1 Cowboys Online #1 -FreeCowboys in Her Pocket Book Two - Moose Ranch #2 Cowboys Online #2Loving Her Cowboys Book Three - Moose Ranch #3 Cowboys Online #3Cowboys In Her Heart Book Four - Moose Ranch #4 Cowboys Online #4Always Her Cowboys Book Five - Moose Ranch #5 Cowboys Online #5Her Forever Cowboys Book Six - Snowy Creek Ranch #1 Cowboys Online #6Claiming Her Cowboys Book Seven - Moose Ranch #6 Cowboys Online #7
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