When Maria leaves Italy on a ship to America, she has no idea she is about to meet the only man she will ever love. Michael is enraged by Nathan Hawkins' unjust treatment of immigrant coal miners, and is aboard the same ship to uncover information to end Hawkins' reign of terror. But when destiny brings Michael and Maria together, neither can foresee that Maria would be Hawkins' next pawn.
Ambitious Michael Boyer secures social and material status by marrying Helen Banaduk, only daughter of an affluent farmer. Their courtship results in Helen's pregnancy. Michael is subjected to crude teasing which he perceives as disrespect from the community. Convinced of his own intellectual superiority, he blames Helen and the baby (Kaydee) for this loss of respect. As the novelty of his material acquisition wears off and his discontent grows, he subjects both Helen and Kaydee to unrelenting verbal and emotional abuse. He exploits Helen's submissive nature and harnesses her to a life of hard labour, resulting in two miscarriages. This costs him further scorn from his neighbours, until his ego can take the ridicule no more. His irrational fury triggers a tragic accident and, as he recuperates in a distant hospital, he plots revenge on a family that he feels caused his distress and then betrayed him. This poignant story relates perspectives from three generations about abuse at the hands of this cruel man.
Even the toughest man has a weakness… …and hard-as-nails intelligence agent Michael Slade feared his enemies had found his. Officer Annie Callahan, the woman he'd love and left years ago, was being stalked. And Annie was the one thing Michael would protect at all costs. Getting a spitting-mad Annie to agree to a fake engagement wouldn't be easy. But it was the best way to stay close to her and flush out the stalker. Now, Michael had to find a way to be with Annie and still keep his secrets—especially the one pounding in his heart ….
Across the American Frontier, an army commander’s daughter never forgets her forbidden true love in this sweeping historical romance. Known as Flame for her fiery red hair, not to mention her temperament, beautiful Reshelle Russell wants only one man. Unfortunately, he’s the one she can’t have—or so she is told. But Flame has always known that White Fire, the proud Chippewa warrior, is meant for her. Now a grown woman, she has embarked on her quest for him, in defiance of her father, an elite army commander. Imprisoned for three years by an enemy tribe, White Fire has returned only to discover that his wife is dead and his young son has been taken by a wealthy white couple. It seems nothing can penetrate his cold, embittered heart, much less heal it—until he lays eyes on Flame once more. And soon it is clear that together they can fight to regain all he has lost, amid a passion that was destined to last for a lifetime . . .
Courtney Summers meets Deb Caletti in this “all too believable” (Publishers Weekly) page-turning suspense story about a teen girl—reeling in the wake of betrayed trust—who learns what it is to face hard truths about yourself and others, and how to find strength when you need it most. Sixteen-year-old Erica Walker is a webcomic artist who wants to fit in at her affluent new high school. Seventeen-year-old Thomas VanBrackel is an aspiring songwriter and reluctant lacrosse goalie who wants out from under his father’s thumb. After their electric first kiss at Saturday’s lacrosse match, Erica and Thomas both want to see where their new relationship could take them. The next morning, however, following a drunken house party, Erica wakes up half-clothed, and discovers words and names drawn in Sharpie in intimate places on her body—names belonging to Thomas’s lacrosse friends, including the boyfriend of Erica’s best friend. Devastated, Erica convinces herself Thomas wasn’t involved in this horrific so-called prank…until she discovers Thomas’s name on her skin, too. Told in alternating viewpoints, Erica seeks to uncover what happened while battling to keep evidence of her humiliation from leaking out, as Thomas grapples with his actions and who he thought he was. Woven throughout, illustrated graphic novel interstitials depict Erica’s alter ego superhero, Erica Strange, whose courage just might help Erica come through to the other side.
Rocky Mtn. RESCUE ALONE IN A MOUNTAIN BLIZZARD, with her son in the hands of kidnappers, Susan Richardson needed rescuing. But why did her ex-husband, Grant, have to be her rescuer? If only Susan had been more careful, Grant thought. If only Grant hadn't made so many enemies, Susan thought. But the only words they dared to speak were, "It's up to us to save our son." If their instincts were right, the disastrous fire that years ago had raged through Grant's Colorado resort—destroying their dreams and their marriage—was back to haunt them in the form of a kidnapper bent on revenge. Years ago events in these Rocky Mountains had pulled Grant and Susan apart. Now could the mountains bring them—and their family—back together? An icy blizzard rages…and heated passions burn….
After escaping her traumatic past, all Brooke Johnson wanted for Christmas was a quiet life in her new Colorado home. Not on her list was the shocking death of her look-alike roommate or the appearance of sexy police detective Michael Shaw. Michael had come to warn Brooke about a vengeful serial killer…and vowed to protect her even though it might mean his life. Before long, with Christmas approaching, Brooke found her holiday spirit and sought comfort in Michael's arms. For Michael, letting down his guard while there were still threats against Brooke wasn't an option. But neither was letting her go….
View our feature on Cassie Ryan’s The Demon and the Succubus. Second in the "deliciously wicked and sexy" (New York Times) series starring four succubi sisters on the run from a deadly demon. Amalya has spent the centuries using her succubus skills to become one of the most sought-after escorts at a high class brothel. Seducing and corrupting men to make her quota with her queen, Lilith, has left Amalya jaded about sex-until a devastatingly handsome new client triggers her most forbidden desires and delivers an enticing surprise. Levi Spencer, Duke of Ashford, has been offered a deal he can't refuse in exchange for safely slipping Amalya back into Lilith's lair. But a demon with a vendetta is plotting something far more sinister than Amalya's death. And if Levi and Amalya can't stop him, it will mean the end of the world.
She was his once-in-a-lifetime. Rafe Santini had a job to do—to stop an outbreak of a deadly virus. His duties didn't include making love to his earthly assistant, Jenna Denardo. In all his years as an Avenging Angel, Rafe had never once been tempted by sins of the flesh. Why now, when thousands of lives were at stake? Would he be her lover?For all her skill as an animal trainer, Jenna knew nothing about taming the heart of an angel. But if she was ever going to solve her friend's murder, she was going to have to tame Rafe. The sexy stranger seemed to know all the right moves to capture a killer…. Unfortunately, he'd also captured her heart. AVENGING ANGELS The sexiest angels this side of heaven!
AVENGING ANGELS Who was he? The man's name was Dashiell and he was an angel—or at least that's what he told Liz Carradine. But he dressed in a down-to-earth trench coat and a fedora, and he sweet-talked Liz as if he were a wisecracking detective from the 1930s. When he claimed he'd come from heaven to help solve the recent murder of her boss, Liz decided she'd let the sexy guy try to crack the case. Only when she began to fall for Dash did Liz begin to fear that he was telling the truth. She might have found the love of her life…but was he going back to heaven? The sexiest angels this side of heaven!
Six months without her babies was forever for Cassie Kimbrough. they'd been kidnapped by their father on November 13, 1987 from their McAllen, Texas home and taken thousands of miles away to live in his native Bolivia. At her wit's end, she took matters into her own hands. Risking everything she had--including her own life--she took part in a daring rescue mission with hired "recovery experts" to bring her son and daughter back home.
This captivating anthology utilizes the time honored fantasy of magical footwear to change each story's heroine and her lovelife: a pair of combat boots unites a starlet and her personal trainer, platform shoes work wonders for a day with boyfriend trouble and slinky T-straps heat up a business relationship. Barbara Boswell, Carole Buck and Cassie Miles contribute.
Alone and penniless, Sasha Seymour has thrown her lot in with a rough bunch, and she is bound for an even rougher place--the Australian Outback, where she hopes to carve a sheep station from the untamed wilderness. All that stands between her and the primitive forces of man and nature is the raw strength and courage of her partner, Ashton York.
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorWith help from the guiding beams of the local lighthouse, the Makah Indians of the Pacific Northwest made a successful living from the sea. Chief Bright Arrow was proud of the quiet, peaceful life he led with his people. But his idyllic world changed the day he passed by a frozen pond and saw a golden-haired angel dancing across the ice as if by magic - until, after a loud crack, the young woman fell into the frigid water.
From the bestselling author of the Savage series comes this intense story of the undying love between a daring Chippewa brave and the beautiful daughter of an infamous Indian hater. Edwards is a winner of the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award and its Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Indian Romance. Teaser chapter of Edwards' November Onyx title, Wild Rapture.
According to Debt.org, the average American has over $15,000 in credit card debt alone. With such staggering debt, paying off loans can seem like a dream that will never be realized. Alex and Cassie, owners of the blog Thrifty Couple, were once $100,000 in debt, but were able to pay off over $85,000 in three and a half years just by adopting their life-changing 2% plan. The 2% Rule to Get Debt Free Fast implements a plan that involves the incremental increase in income and a decrease in budget each month, with details about finding your own ?why? for getting out of debt, how to overcome mistakes and how to ultimately change your lifestyle for good. Alex and Cassie?s blog, The Thrifty Couple, has over 366k Facebook followers. While other plans can help you conquer debt in the short-term, the 2% rule will change your lifestyle so that you never have to struggle with debt again.
After escaping her traumatic past, all Brooke Johnson wanted for Christmas was a quiet life in her new Colorado home. Not on her list was the shocking death of her look-alike roommate or the appearance of sexy police detective Michael Shaw. Michael had come to warn Brooke about a vengeful serial killer…and vowed to protect her even though it might mean his life. Before long, with Christmas approaching, Brooke found her holiday spirit and sought comfort in Michael's arms. For Michael, letting down his guard while there were still threats against Brooke wasn't an option. But neither was letting her go….
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