Turning trauma into triumph Samantha Harte has had her share of heartbreak. Now fourteen years sober, she has suffered through her mother’s mental illness; betrayal by partners; the loss of her sister, friends, and father; multiple miscarriages; and her addiction to drugs and alcohol. Desperate for a path through the pain, she was forced to confront the hardwiring toward perfectionism that kept her sick and embrace the rewiring required to truly recover and heal. Through her medical practice, Samantha came to realize that, whether we’re addicted or not, we all suffer from some degree of soul sickness. We navigate love and loss throughout our lives with little or no guidance, often fumbling our way through with self-sabotaging behaviors. Despite her initial resistance to the well-known Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, Samantha eventually reimagined them so that they worked in her own life. In the process, she discovered that the spiritual concepts in each step have universal application and can help people learn new ways of navigating adversity—not just addiction. In this book, she shows you how you, too, can change your life with the power of these steps. This is a book for anyone who has tried everything and failed, on a soul level, to navigate life’s hardest things. Samantha’s harrowing yet hopeful journey is a testament to each person’s power to turn trauma and pain into triumph and joy.
A woman finds a new life and a new love in a small Kansas town—only to be haunted by her past once again—in this historical romance. Kansas, 1879. Hoping to leave her troubled past behind, Sadie Evans ventures out to the Kansas prairie. In the small town of Warren Bluffs, she makes a fresh start with a new home and a new job. Best of all, she finds the promise of love in the safe and passionate embrace of the handsome deputy sheriff, Jim Warren. But just when it seems as if Sadie's dreams had all come true, secrets she meant to keep buried forever return to haunt her. Once again, she's scorned by the very town she has come to love. Now Sadie must pin her hopes on Jim Warren's heart turning out to be the only home she'll ever need.
Betz Witherspoon isn't looking forward to the long, hot summer ahead. Stuck at a high-class resort with her feisty young charge, Betz only decides enduring her precocious heiress's mischief might be worth it when she meets the handsome and mysterious Adam Teague. Stealing away to the resort's most secluded spots, the summer's heat pales against the blaze of passion between Betz and Adam. But Betz finds her scorching romance beginning to fizzle as puzzling events threaten the future of her charge. To survive the season, Betz will have to trust the enigmatic Adam...and her own heart.
When her mother dies, fourteen-year-old Angel has no one to turn to but Dalt, a gruff-spoken mountain man with an unsettling leer and a dark past. Angel follows Dalt to the boomtowns of the Colorado territory, where she is thrust into the hardscrabble world of dancehalls, mining camps, and saloons. From gold mines to gambling palaces, ANGEL tells the story of a girl navigating her way through life, as an orphan, a pioneer, and ultimately a miner's wife and respected madam...a story bound up with the tale of the one man in all the West who dared to love her.
In the heat of the southwest, desire is the kindling for two lost souls—and the flame of passion threatens to consume them both. Rosie Saladay needs to get married—fast. The young widow needs help to protect her late husband’s ranch, but no decent woman can live alone with a hired hand. With the wealthy Wesley Morris making a play for her land, Rosie needs a husband or she risks losing everything. So she hangs a sign at the local saloon: “Husband wanted. Apply inside. No conjugal rights.” Delmar Grant is a sucker for a damsel in distress, and even with Rosie’s restrictions on “boots under her bed” stated firmly in black and white, something about the lovely widow’s plea leaves him unable to turn away her proposal of marriage. Though neither planned on falling in love, passion ignites between the unlikely couple. But their buried secrets—and enemies with both greed and a grudge—threaten to tear them apart. They’ll discover this marriage of convenience may cost them more than they could have ever bargained for.
The life and loves of the riverboat queen who left a trail of broken hearts behind her on her voyage west. The orphan daughter of a saloon singer, vivacious Mary Lousie Mackenzie grows up to be a famous singer herself, the beautiful gambling queen known as Vanity Blade. Leaving her home in Mississippi, Vanity travels a wayward path to Sacramento, where she rules her own gambling boat. Gamblers and con men barter in high stakes around her, but Vanity’s heart remains back east, with her once carefree life and former love, Trance Holloway, a preacher’s son. Trying to reclaim a happiness she’d left behind long ago, Vanity returns to Mississippi to discover—and fight for—the love she thought she’d lost forever.
In the midst of an epidemic, a woman retreats to her family estate where a dark mystery and a promise of love await her in this historical romance. Philadelphia, 1793. As Yellow Fever brings death and despair to Philadelphia, Carolyn Adams Clure returns to her remote family estate, Timberhill. But Carolyn is not merely seeking an escape from the pandemic. She's there to face her nightmares and solve a mystery long buried in the past. Almost upon arrival, however, Carolyn is swept up into a maelstrom of fear, intrigue, and, most alarmingly, love. Determined to discover what happened the night her father’s surgery burned—and to clear his name of vicious rumors—Carolyn is soon lured into a dangerous web of intrigue. She’ relieved to be assisted by the capable and handsome attorney Evan Burck. But as cult-like events begin to unfold in their midst, Carolyn finds both her life and her heart at stake.
Raised by Comanches and recaptured by Texas Rangers, a spirited young woman discovers her past—and a new love—in this Western historical romance. New Mexico Territory, 1871. As an infant born on the frontier, her name was Mandie. When she was taken from her home by Comanche raiders, they called her Little White Hair. But as she grew, this wild and clever beauty earned herself the name Firemaker. Meanwhile, Carter Machesney is the handsome Texas Ranger charged with bringing her back home. But when she’s found in the midst of a brutal battle, Firemaker proves herself as fierce as any Comanche warrior. It’s up to Carter to introduce her to a way of life she’s never known. Though they speak in different tongues, the instant flare of passion between them is a language both can speak. But is it enough to bridge their very different worlds?
A young Englishwoman goes searching for her father in America, only to find love and adventure on the Colorado frontier in this historical romance. England, 1893. In order to maintain her family’s elegant Bethinghamshire home, Daisie Browning faces the unhappy prospect of marrying for money—until she resolves to seek out her lost father in America. Traversing the Atlantic and the country’s wild terrain, Daisie is prepared for adventure and danger. But the last thing she expects to find on her journey is love. When she finds herself stranded, robbed, and beset by swindlers in an isolated Colorado mining town, Daisie reluctantly accepts the help of the handsome and rakish Tyler Reede. Though she resists his advances, Daisie cannot help being drawn to Tyler—especially when she discovers that everything she truly wants can be found in his passionate embrace.
Can he tame her outlaw heart? Wyoming Territory, 1879. Corbet Harlow believes in the law above all else. As the local marshal, he’s been trying to rid his territory of criminals for his entire career. But when he takes young Jodee McQue into custody, he is rendered helpless by the beauty and spunk of this pretty outlaw. Jodee is the daughter of a notorious outlaw, but she wasn’t participating in the shootout that landed her in jail—she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. And now the attractive marshal thinks she is a thief. Bewildered, and falling hard for the handsome lawman, Jodee is determined to prove to Corbet that she’s honest and good. But soon the sole survivor of her father’s gang arrives in town, and he wants to drag Jodee back to the outlaw life... forever. “Whether she’s fighting outlaws or deceitful widows, readers will cheer for the heroine in this fast-paced, sweet romance. Throw a true-blue hero and interesting secondary characters into the mix and you have a compelling page-turner.”—RT BOOK REVIEWS
Three generations of women pursue life and love through the turbulence of 19th century America in this sweeping historical romance. Florie is a delicate Southern belle who must flee north to escape her family's cruelty, only to endure the torment of both harsh winters and a sadistic husband. Loraine, Florie's beautiful and impulsive daughter, bares her body to the wrong man, yet hides her heart from the right one. And Jolie, Florie's pampered granddaughter, finds herself in the center of the whirlwind of her family's secrets as she faces a fateful choice. From plantation life in the early 1800s to Boston at the outbreak of the Civil War, each woman is caught in a bitter struggle between power and pride. And each must search for a love strong enough to overcome generations of broken hearts.
In this contemporary romance, a lonely young woman finds dark family secrets—and a chance for new beginnings—in an old Colorado mansion. When Merri Glenden's aunt died, she took many secrets to the grave. Yet one hidden truth is revealed: a family of living relatives Merri never knew she had until now. Determined to seek out her kin—including a cousin who shares her name—Merri travels to their remote Colorado mountain home. But while she’s always dreamed of having a family, the reality is far from what she expected. Upon her arrival at Craggmoor, the foreboding mansion built by her mining tycoon great-grandfather, Merri finds herself surrounded by antagonistic strangers rather than warm and welcoming relations. She soon discovers that no one in the house can be trusted—no one but the handsome Garth Favor, who vows to help Merri unveil her family's secrets once and for all.
For Sunny Summerlin, who took in roomers and stray animals at her boarding house in Crystal Springs, Colorado, life was mostly work and no play. But when bounty hunter Bar Landry came to town, she found a troubled soul to mend and a tender heart to win.
This book is a little peak into the obnoxious and ridiculous life that I am happy to call my own. From tales of my Lebanese (and sometimes delusional) grandmother to filthy stories of fornication and substance abuse, there are several reasons that I should probably not allow anyone who knows me personally to read this. However, I am very proud and extremely giddy to say that I finally dodged my ADD long enough to complete this project, and I am forerver grateful to all of those in my life who helped create these memories (well, most of them anyways. Oh yeah, and my dad John Raffoul who will most likely murder me if I don't mention that he is solely responsible for the design and photography of the cover, Thanks Dad!). If you are like me and enjoy an easy and pervy read I highly recommend that you pull up your skirt, pour yourself a cocktail, and dive into this lovely book of mine. If you do not, you are a Communist: )
In Samantha Kane’s wicked tale of forbidden passion, a desperate woman must resort to burglary—but the beautiful thief ends up stealing the heart of a devil. The daughter of a reformed jewel thief, Julianna Harte knows how to get past a lock. And she needs that knowledge now to save a foundling home in dire financial straits. In a misguided attempt to play the hero, she slips through the window of a wealthy rake to steal an invaluable pearl. But when the very naked—and very awake—occupant of the moonlit bedroom ambushes her with a scandalous bargain, Julianna doesn’t know if it’s the lure of the pearl or the charms of its owner that make his terms so tempting. Planning to outmaneuver the alluring little cat burglar with an offer she can’t refuse, Alasdair Sharpe loses himself in the delights of an unexpected pleasure. But when he awakes the next morning to find his family heirloom gone, fury quickly replaces satisfaction. Of course, Alasdair is more than willing to once again use seduction—this time to reclaim his stolen pearl—and possibly to find the key to Julianna’s heart. Don’t miss any of Samantha Kane’s steamy Saint’s Devils novels: THE DEVIL’S THIEF | TEMPTING A DEVIL | DEVIL IN MY ARMS
À tout juste 19 ans, Elise est l'auteur d'une saga romanesque qui fait un véritable carton. Mais elle fait tout pour rester dans l’ombre du succès. Des années plus tôt, elle a eu un grave accident qui lui a laissé de profondes et visibles cicatrices. Depuis, elle fait tout pour garder son anonymat... Mais son éditeur l’oblige à suivre en personne le tournage du film adapté de ses livres. Un blockbuster dans lequel Gavin Hartley, son acteur préféré, sera le héros ! Alors, pour ne pas dévoiler son secret, elle demande à une doublure, Veronica, de jouer son rôle d'auteur à succès, tandis qu'elle fera semblant d’être son assistante. Mais ce petit jeu énerve assez vite Elise, car c'est Veronica qui récolte tous les honneurs. Pour conquérir le beau Gavin, Elise va devoir assumer sa véritable identité. Au risque de perdre ses fans et d’exhumer les lourds secrets de son enfance... Pour conquérir le garçon qu'elle aime, elle va enfin devoir s'assumer...
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