Ann comes a novel so heartfelt and real it redefines the meaning of love. I’m the wrong guy in the right place the night I steal Tatum Bradshaw from another man. When she mistakes me for her blind date, I decide she deserves a man who shows up on time … like me. Emmett Riley, Mr. Punctual. Once I confess my true identity and convince her I’m not a creep—just a thief—it’s only a matter of time before my sexy smile and quick wit claim her heart, her hand in marriage, and the perfect life. Unfortunately, perfection is an illusion, like the promises of our wedding vows. No one can prepare for the unimaginable—the heartbreaking exception to all the rules in life.When thirty seconds destroys everything, I have to find a new existence and keep my promise to always love our daughter, Lucy, the most. For Lucy, I will keep a secret, and I will watch my wife drift into the arms of another man.Given the chance … can I reclaim my wife and the pieces of our life?

    

    

    

    

    It tells the true story of the Callery pear tree that stood at the base of the World Trade Center for 30 years and was almost destroyed, only to be pulled from the rubble, coaxed back to life, and eventually replanted as part of the 9/11 memorial.

    The day I walked in to find my entire family gone, I learned that hard lesson. It was the same day I completely shut down. Why? Because you can’t lose yourself when you have no emotions. I became who I am now by being ruthless, I pride myself in it. We’ve handled a lot of things within my time as President, but nothing like what we're about to face.For a long time there's been a war brewing, one I knew would eventually come to our doorstep. Before I didn't care about much, but now I have her and I’m not sure if I’ll be able to keep her protected from the inferno we’re about to face. She came into my life at the worst possible time.Danger's surrounding the club and I'm not sure what to do.My pride only reaches so far and so does my trust. Will she be able to snag them both and hold on, or will she be taken out with the bloodshed?

    

    Clues that reveal her life as one of the first female pilots at Pearl Harbor, and a devastating World War Two secret.1941, Pearl Harbor: On the morning of December 7th, Ginny is flying her little yellow plane above the sparkling seas when she spots an unknown aircraft closing in on her. She recognises the red symbol of the Japanese fighter planes almost too late. Somehow, she manages to land unscathed but the choices she is forced to make in the terrible hours that follow have tragic consequences…2019, Pearl Harbor: Heartbroken Robyn Harris is reeling from the death of the strong, determined grandmother who raised her. Her only comfort is a letter written in Ginny’s distinctive hand which details a treasure hunt, just like the ones she used to set for her as a little girl. Except this time, the clues are scattered across the beautiful island of Hawaii. Despite her grief, Robyn finds herself intrigued as she follows the trail of letters, revealing the truth about Ginny’s service during the Second World War.But Robyn’s whole world is turned upside down when she’s faced with a shocking secret which has the power to change the course of her own life…Inspired by true events, this is a heartbreaking and unforgettable WW2 novel about love, loss and bravery. Perfect for fans of The Alice Network, The Nightingale and Kathryn Hughes.

    

    

    however you want to say it.He was used to life not going as planned, but this little detour changed his life forever and completely terrified him. But he didn’t have time to dwell on the fact he was now this toddler’s one and only parent.His little niece Poppy needed him and he was determined not to fail her.But life continued to throw curve balls. While trying to learn his new normal, Layla, his first and only love, breezed back into his life. That might have excited him, but he hadn’t counted on the fact that she’d changed over the years.Gone was the girl he fell in love with, replaced with someone he could barely stand to be around.Colt didn’t have time to deal with a snobby, bitter grump when he had a farm to run and a toddler to raise.She may still be the most gorgeous woman he’d ever laid eyes on, but to him, beauty was about more than what was on the surface. The problem was, he was starting to wonder if the new Layla wasn’t really who she was.He tried to resist her but sometimes love is never really over.Never Really Over is a complete standalone. This farm boy romance is sure to make you swoon, laugh, and tear up a few times.

    Never surrender. Never walk away.I’ll never let her become collateral damage.

    

    In his characteristically powerful voice he recounts hitchhiking across the country, spending time in solitary confinement, battling for sobriety, and discovering a deep faith, examining pressing issues like poverty, mass incarceration, white supremacy, and LGBTQ inclusion through an intimate portrayal of his life's struggles and joys. United States of Grace is a love story about America, revealing the joy and resilience of those places in this country many call "the margins" but that Lenny Duncan has called home. This book makes the bold claim that God is present with us in the most difficult of circumstances, bringing life out of death.

    

    

    At its center lies U.S. Navy Captain George Dyer, who vowed to return to action after suffering a horrific wound. He accepted the ship's command in 1944, knowing it would be his last chance to avenge his injuries and salvage his career. Yet with the nation's resources and personnel stretched thin by the war, he found that just getting the ship into action would prove to be a battle.Tensions among the crew flared from the start. Astoria's sailors and Marines were a collection of replacements, retreads, and older men. Some were broken by previous traumatic combat, most had no desire to be in the war, yet all found themselves fighting an enemy more afraid of surrender than death.The reluctant ship was called to respond to challenges that its men never could have anticipated. From a typhoon where the ocean was enemy to daring rescue missions in the Philippines, a gallant turn at Iwo Jima, and the ultimate crucible against the Kamikaze at Okinawa, they endured the worst of the final year of the war at sea.Days of Steel Rain brings to life more than a decade of research and firsthand interviews, depicting with unprecedented insight the singular drama of a captain grappling with a prospective mutiny amidst some of the most brutal fighting of World War II. Throughout, Brent Jones fills the narrative with secret diaries, memoirs, letters, interpersonal conflicts, and the innermost thoughts of the Astoria men. Days of Steel Rain weaves an intimate, unforgettable portrait of leadership, heroism, endurance, and redemption.

    

    Can he save her from cutting herself off from love and happiness?Mae, the only daughter of a rancher, has the local sheriff in her sights for a husband.They aren’t courting, but after Mae’s father comes back from his month-long business trip, she’s sure they will be.Josiah is to periodically stop in and check on Mae and her mother, and the ladies are quick to invite him to supper several evenings a week.Soon, though, trouble comes in the form of a wagon accident that leaves Mae’s father dead and her mother in a deep depression.Josiah still makes it his business to stop in and check on them, and he decides to propose to Mae. He's confused when she turns him down, not realizing she's cut herself off from love.But when Mae receives a series of mysterious and threatening letters, she turns to Josiah for help. He wonders if they'll be able to overcome the forces seemingly working against them.Will Mae learn to love again, or will Josiah's heart be broken?If you like fast-paced clean romance and action-packed stories, you won't be able to put down this addictive Novel by Felicity Wells."A Fiery Bride For A Wounded Sheriff" is a stand-alone Western Historical Romance Novel of approximately 500 pages.

    

    But you can't. And that's what happened to us.Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom, a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk. Sam's husband, her three young boys and her mother are struggling to adjust to their new situation when an unlikely ally enters their world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin. The bird's arrival is a welcome distraction for the Bloom family, eventually making a profound difference in the family's life.

    I fall hard and fast, despite all the warning signs.Our love story is far from a fairy-tale. But if it hurts, then it’s real.There’s a monster hiding beneath his tattooed skin, an addiction that will tear us apart. I can’t lose him, but I’m powerless to fix wounds that simply run too deep.How do you save someone who doesn’t want to be saved?ZEKEI’ve been a shadow of my former self ever since the crash, consumed by guilt. A chance encounter in bereavement therapy changes everything.Hallie invades my life with her soft smiles and fiery passion. She becomes my whole world and for the first time in so long, I have a reason to live.My demons aren’t so easily beaten. I should walk away, yet I can’t bring myself to leave the woman who took my broken pieces and brought me back to life, one kiss at a time.I’ll fight this addiction to my very last breath for her, but the road to recovery is never simple. If I’m not careful, I might just drag her to hell with me.AUTHOR'S NOTEForever Ago is a dark, M/F romance that contains triggering scenes relating to drug addiction, grief, bereavement and mental health issues. There is explicit language throughout and sexual content only suitable for over 18s. Please bear in mind that there is no guaranteed HEA.

    Her family struggles to make a living in Tijuana, a rowdy border town filled with tourists escaping Prohibition in the United States. Trying to better her life, Mariana ends up disgracing herself and being shipped off to her cousins in Guadalajara. There, she finds herself in a household of women involved in the rebellion. It is 1926 and the Mexican government is enacting laws to restrict and outlaw the Catholic religion. Federal soldiers are murdering Catholic priests and massacring whole villages of men, women, and children who do not comply. They are hanging men in trees and from the telegraph poles along the railroad as a warning—yet the people, who call themselves Cristeros, continue to fight. As Mariana witnesses the sheer determination of people sacrificing everything for what they believe in, she must discover her own strength in order to survive and reunite what is left of her own family—or become one of the thousands of martyrs willing to die.

    When French Inspector, Maurice Leroux, arrives at Alexandra Hall to investigate two grisly murders, he finds superstition and fear rife among the servants and the new master of the house. And what of the mysterious man who once owned this isolated Berkshire mansion? A decade ago, Aaron Nightingale returned from the Greek islands with his bride-to-be — the gifted village girl, Calista. Now husband and wife lie dead and two other occupants of the house have since been murdered. Faced with a series of chilling and unexplained events, Maurice becomes convinced that a supernatural presence, perhaps Calista’s vengeful spirit, haunts Alexandra Hall.But the Nightingales harboured dark secrets and Alexandra Hall has witnessed more horror than Maurice Leroux can imagine. As the French Inspector methodically unearths an inhuman evil, it will edge him closer to the terrors of his past and lead to an unforgettable discovery.A Victorian gothic mystery at the frontier of the fantastique, CALISTA is a novel for lovers of the unknown.

    TOMORROW. FOREVER.A love that was never meant to be broken.A pledge that bonded two souls.A vow that was meant to last a thousand lifetimes.A lie that destroyed everything in its wake.A lie that shattered our love.A lie that ruined our souls.A lie that broke our vows.Or so we thought.Broken promises were never our thing, but how do we overcome a lie that has been our reality for the past ten years?How do we see, Beneath the Lies?*For mature audiences only (18 and older).Contains some subject matter that may be offensive due to violence, language, mental health issues, and sexual situations.Reader discretion is advised.

    Taunt my soul. A forever reminder of what I’ve lost.I used to live for the thrill of fighting. The blood, sweat and tears, but that seems like a distant memory now. Like it was somebody else’s life.I exiled myself to Brooklyn, to start a new life. There are no reminders here of my wife and what I lost or what I’ve left behind.Or so I thought.Until I met her.Her soft features and blonde hair are angelic. Her porcelain skin delicate and captivating, giving her full power to bring me to my knees. Her crystal blue eyes beguile me; it’s as if they stare right into my soul and can see everything.The good. The bad. The ugly.Reece Dalton is like Aphrodite in disguise; a goddess I should stay away from.She has the power to undo me, that much I know.And undo me she will, if I let her.REECE:I used to love the city lights, the bustling of the traffic, the nameless faces in a sea of many, now it just seems like white noise. Like most of New York.I’ve been living a life of solitude since I lost my husband, nothing has been the same since he died, maybe it never will be.Until Gage.He stumbles into my life like a stick of dynamite; explosive and dangerous, but alight with sparks and embers that I can't ignore or put out, not even if I try.And he shouldn't; I’m in mourning. Pining for a man I can’t have.I try to stay away but he’s like a magnet, forcing me closer, like a moth to a flame.He chases the demons away, almost making me forget, making the darkness brighter.Gage Brockman is all things forbidden.Sexy. Wild. A brute.His warmth, his strength, the way he looks at me, it shouldn’t evoke these feelings. But it does.And all I want to do is run.Broken Wings – A New York Love Story is a stand-alone contemporary slow-burn romance. It deals with loss of spouses, has tension, emotional baggage and raunchy adult scenes and coarse language. It has a guaranteed HEA with no cheating. For readers 18+ only.

    Robert Forrester spends most of his time as an on-call physician while moonlighting as a free healthcare provider to the lower classes of Manchester. And while he’s plagued by memories of the Crimean War, he’s managed to avoid letting them affect his work. Until unexpected events trigger increasingly debilitating episodes of flashbacks, forcing him to confront emotions long-buried or face being consumed by them. A lost widow... Johanna Milton doesn’t know what she wants. With no husband or children, she’s denied the one accepted role a woman can have in Victorian society. When a chance meeting brings Dr. Forrester into her path, she wonders if this is her chance for a different kind of life. After offering to help with patients, sparks fly as the two must learn to get along and perhaps overcome their personal demons.All while avoiding the unthinkable: falling in love....Content Warning: PTSD, InfertilityThis is a prequel novella to "The Garden Girls"⸺a steamy Victorian romance series!

    The case turns out to involve the dangerously sexy Seth Volk, who's a bad-boy on his best day and a predatory wolf on his worst. Literally.

    Henry’s amazing! Henry believes the world is populated by robots posing as humans. Visiting Henry’s world is like being a tourist in a foreign land.When police question Riley about Henry’s disappearance, Riley lies about their dangerous game and scrambles to save himself from being named accessory to mass murder at their school. But if Henry talks, Riley loses.When someone feels nothing, do things like loyalty, friendship, and trust really matter?A psychological thriller that will appeal to fans of My Sister Rosa—this story explores the consequences of silence about bullying and mental illness.

    Since then, Dan has endured a series of mismatched relationships and unfulfilled dreams. Now his second marriage is in trouble and he’s stuck writing for a mid-size newspaper in a small city. When he learns that Cara is among the victims of a gun massacre in a Philly hoagie shop, it triggers a chain of emotionally charged reactions as he confronts the realization of a lost love and a life lost—Cara was The One.This is an intimate look at the long arm of tragedy, unfulfilled promise, and the tensions of our times.

    Overwhelmed with the pain of losing the love of her life, she decides to go through the bucket list they made together before joining him in death. Things take an unexpected turn when fate links her to Hansol, her neighbor who has a painful story of his own. The two embark on a journey to heal their wounds and learn there is more to life than trauma and heartbreak.

    Rainey Collins has heard this a thousand times, but when it comes to her sister Maverick, who was born with a serious heart defect, the reason has always been a mystery. The idea of a future without her sister terrifies Rainey so much, she hasn’t even thought about life after high school. However, on the first day of senior year, Rainey winds up sitting next to Liam Hayes, a rumored delinquent with a dangerously dysfunctional family. Convinced that people shouldn’t be judged by their relatives, or by the price tag on their clothes, Rainey slowly begins to breach Liam’s defenses, and finds herself wondering if some dreams—and some futures—are worth the risk.

    As he traces the refrigerant’s life span from its invention in the 1920s—when it was hailed as a miracle of scientific progress—to efforts in the 1980s to ban the chemical (and the resulting political backlash), Wilson finds himself on a journey through the American heartland, trailing a man who buys up old tanks of Freon stockpiled in attics and basements to destroy what remains of the chemical before it can do further harm. Wilson is at heart an essayist, looking far and wide to tease out what particular forces in American culture—in capitalism, in systemic racism, in our values—combined to lead us into the Freon crisis and then out. “Meticulously researched and engagingly written” (Amitav Ghosh), this “knockout debut” (New York Journal of Books) offers a rare glimpse of environmental hope, suggesting that maybe the vast and terrifying problem of global warming is not beyond our grasp to face.

    Earlier today, his girlfriend left him for an ex-boyfriend - just as they were about to obtain their doctorates in astrophysics together.Then fate steps in.After running out of gas near a shuttered government installation, Vogel is aided by naive janitors who let him into the facility to fill his gas can and use the restroom. Left unattended, Vogel discovers a classified control room... one designed for time travel.In total disbelief, he activates the equipment and programs the controls for his own time-travel experiment. Moments later, he buckles up in the cockpit of... a star ship!Homeless, alone, and out of gas, there's only one thing left to do.STEAL IT!

    This grimly beautiful tale, set in Renaissance Italy, follows Romeo and Juliet from their fateful first meeting to their last. Manga Classics brings you this incredible manga version of William Shakespeare's most popular play, with FULL, ADAPTED MODERN ENGLISH text for easy reading!