She is determined to be successful, even if it means sliding down a pole to make ends meet. Though she never has plans of becoming one of Atlanta’s top dancers, she is left no other option when her parents are left paralyzed after a car accident. Knowing that she has mouths to feed and bills to pay, she knows that she needs to make fast money. Her motto is – she needs those bills to pay her bills – which she strictly lives by. Hennessi prides herself on the fact that she doesn’t have to do anything out of the ordinary to make it to the top. However, this is the exact reason she is envied amongst other dancers. If her status isn’t enough to cause envy, Bucks forcing himself into the picture really exposes how envious other girls can be. Jarvis ‘Bucks’ Banks is the owner of an elite car dealership. He definitely earns his street credentials, but he wears the businessman title so much better. In his spare time, he goes down to Magic City for entertainment. There, he lays eyes on Hennessi. Every man knows that Hennessi is off-limits, including Bucks. Since Bucks feels like he is not the average client who frequents Magic City, he feels he’s above the rules. After a few private dances, Bucks is ready to take things to the next level with Hennessi. There is just one problem, Hennessi and Bucks are both taken. To him, taken is simply a title that can be changed at any time. For Hennessi, it is more than that. She values her relationship with her high school sweetheart – Andre. Even still, Andre isn’t enough to stop Bucks from pursuing Hennessi. Sometimes, all it takes is that one person to show what you’ve been missing out on. Will Bucks win Hennessi over with his consistency or will Hennessi stick with the man she’s loved since a teenager?

    They’ll share memories, surprises and another wonderful time of closeness. Legacy Series: Book 1: Buying Time Book 2: In Her Own Time Book 3: Matter of Time Book 4: Taking Time Book 5: Just in Time Book 6: All in Good Time A Map for Bella: Book 1: Bella’s Hope Book 2: Bella’s Holiday Book 3: Bella’s Heart Book 4: Bella’s Home Legacy Series Reunion: Book 1: Christmas in Tuscany Book 2: Birthday Surprise Book 3: A Summer Together

    She was willing to go to the ends of the earth for her man but he wasn’t willing to do the same. Ladarius left Brittany for another woman and her world came tumbling down. They say when trouble comes, it comes in three’s and they couldn’t have been more right. One devastating event after another sends Brittany spiraling out of control. Will she straighten up and fly right or self destruct? Jonathan has been in the streets all of his life. He truly believes the streets chose him but he’s ready to be free. Even though being a dog is an understatement for Jonathan, even he has a problem with completing the mission set before him in order to walk away from the game. Will he complete his mission and break an already broken woman or will he let the chance to finally be free slip through his grasp?

    The Standish family are poor but the eldest boy, Tommy, desires wealth and position and will do anything in pursuit of his dream regardless of the misery he causes anyone who dares to step in his way. His ambitions realised, a terrible secret from his past threatens his very existence. THE WIDOW MAKERS 1842-1860 Review the Welsh Books Council www.gwales.com Mead's novel is inspiring reading; a classic tale, full of all the ingredients which make the finest novels. My only criticism was that it ended too soon; I felt bereft! A sequel please. THE WIDOW MAKERS; STRIFE 1860-1874 Review Historical Novel Society The author is a wonderful storyteller who uses authentic well-written language. A page turner. The story stays with you after the book is finished. THE WIDOW MAKERS; STRIFE 1860-1874 Review Welsh Books Council www.gwales.com Jean Mead sweeps you along with her vivid descriptions of 19th century life. A compelling vivid account that leaves you finishing the last page with regret and hoping for more.

    When Portland lawyer, Maggi McGuffin, suddenly shows up at Ben’s off-the-grid hobby farm, he is skeptical of her intentions. But she agrees to get the IRS and EPA off his back for a little investigative work. In the Air Force, Ben worked as a special agent with the Office of Special Investigations, their version of the FBI and CIA. He spent years interrogating terrorists and debriefing airmen. Strange things are happening in normally sedate Cantina Valley. In his quest for answers, Ben must sift through a cast of quirky characters and unknown entities with hidden agendas. Does his investigation have anything to do with a recent murder? Ben must unravel a case as complex as a fine Oregon pinot noir to discover the truth.

    While he misses his late wife, Emily, he must do his best to be both a father and mother to his young daughters.

    

    Married to an ATL Millionaire is all things love, marriage and secrets that could turn any happy home upside down.Summer and A’Zaya are far from strangers, but an untimely incident from their past ripped their once picture-perfect friendship completely apart. The world is much smaller than they think when one of them is about to become the wife of one of Atlanta’s most successful men.The Dupree men are amongst the most influential families in the city of Atlanta but even for them, is life truly what it seems? In many cases enemies hide in the shadows; but an enemy of a different sort can be hidden in plain sight. Tests of love, loyalty and family are at an all-time high as these authors take you on the ride of your life. One click and dive into this thrilling, gut wrenching, and pearl clutching novel that is sure to keep you turning pages and wanting more.

    Unwilling to give up, you pursued life relentlessly. This time you planned for love and happiness meticulously keeping it in the most secure cabinet of your body while you waited to welcome it with bated breath. Lo! the cabinet lock is broken, and you are left alone again.Do you have the right to give up now, lose hope and become a mental health case or will life give love and happiness another unprecedented chance? Read the story of Nimisha, Nitin, Pari and Jhumki embroiled with unconditional love, inevitable misfortunes, unexpected blessing and the unfolding of a divine decree or preordained fate.

    He puts her on a steamboat in Natchez-Under-the-Hill, telling her to go to free soil in Ohio. But it's a journey she will not complete. By chance, she meets an acquaintance, Walker Jackson, and together they make decisions that will alter the course of their lives in ways they can't foresee. Carefree, the Natchez mansion that Cornelius inherits, becomes the focal point of a world beset by changes. Jenny's decisions eventually take her to New Orleans, where she finds friendships and motherhood in the midst of loss before she returns to Carefree. Cornelius is a man of high principles, but he is also a man of great ambitions. Ultimately, deceit and the resurgence of an old crime threaten to destroy the world of Carefree.

    The first time she sees Zeb, she sneers to see a slave working in the hot sun who smiles from sunup to sundown. He finds slavery tolerable? Livy will never accept it! No matter that Zeb's sweet spirit draws her, she will be free whatever it takes. Zeb is smitten by Livy the first time he sees her, but it's a challenge to even get her to say good morning. Brought up to find happiness and hope in every day, he begins his campaign to win her, his easy-going manner never faltering – until slavery's big boot crushes the spirit of his niece Faith, the child he loves as if she were his own. Even if it means he can't have Livy, he has to save Faith from living a cruel life among the master's family. From different paths, Zeb and Livy arrive at the safe haven hidden in the swamps, a place of wild flowers and abundance. But like the first Eden, Orchid Island harbors treachery and heartache. Leaving their refuge behind, Zeb and Livy and their new family begin the journey to their true heaven-on-earth.

    And complicated. Paisley Grant arrives in her hometown of Basalt Bay, Oregon, with three goals in mind—face her past, make amends, and learn how to breathe again. Three years ago, she left her husband a Dear John letter, then secretly drove to Chicago where she’s been living ever since. That wasn’t fair to Judah—or to her dad, whom she hasn’t spoken with in all this time. Facing them will be hard, but even more difficult will be seeing certain townspeople whose hurtful remarks made her run in the first place. Like her father-in-law, Mayor Grant. It will take every ounce of courage she possesses to look that man in the eye again. As determined as Paisley is to make amends, her plans don’t include getting back together with Judah. It’s time to move on—alone and independent. But when hurricane winds and destructive waves hit the coastal town, and she must face her greatest fear, will she cling to her plans and live with regret, or let them go to find love again?

    

    His ranch is his life and the approaching Christmas doesn’t mean much to him. He’s not exactly a Grinch, but who has time for decorating and celebrating when there is work to be done? Discovering a young woman lost on the country road that leads to his ranch, he has to take her home as a blizzard is coming. Violet Kendall was looking for the sister she has never known she had, and her tiny car was ill equipped to face a real Wyoming snowstorm. Is Connor going to appreciate the real Christmas gift he got this year? And are the secrets Violet is hiding going to place in danger these people that she has come to love? Will the stern Wyoming rancher and the delicate girl from Atlanta find a way to happiness in this season when miracles are possible?

    The past has definitely thrown a hard and fast curve ball for these two crime families. How will Nailah and Geronimo deal with the revelation of Nadia not only being alive, but that she has been in jail all these years? As much as it seems to only affect the Kahns, when family secrets, lies, and deceptions are revealed, The Youngs will have to deal with the lies of the past and the hurt of the present. When harm is brought to the families, it unleashes the beast in the elders. Creating savages out of Nailah and Baltimore, and leaving the new generation of The Youngs to try to keep things together. One thing for sure that the past can not change is how the Kahns and The Youngs will ride for each other as well as the connection that Nailah and Sage share, but what else can you expect with A LOVE SO STRONG? L