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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century, Book 2
Barbara W. Tuchman - 2005
The Ceiling Man
Patricia Lillie - 2017
It’s not logical. It’s not possible.The Ceiling Man has picked up other watchers in his travels, but they all dismissed him as a nightmare. The girl is different. She knows he’s real.Teenage Abby is an innocent. The stranger only she sees and hears introduces her to evil. When Carole falls under the stranger’s sway, Abby must solve the puzzle of The Ceiling Man and save them both.
Mister X
Shae Sullivan - 2019
. . in the bedroom.
Alyssa I’ve always been kind of a workaholic. Well, maybe not kind of. But when you have big ideas like I do, you can’t afford to get distracted. That is, until you meet a man like Logan X. Tall, mysterious, rich, and sexy. He funds my start-up. In exchange for my body. I have to be available to him at all hours, on beck and call. Ready to be tied up and teased. Ready to be pleasured. Being with him is the only time I feel that I can let go and be myself. It’s a no-strings-attached arrangement. But now, I’m falling for the mysterious man. And I don’t know if I can stop before it’s too late. Logan My whole life, I’ve done what’s expected of me. Obey my father. Make it to the NFL. Become Mr. America, the next man on The Bachelor. The only problem? I’ve got a deep, dark secret about my ... proclivities in bed. Well, that and I f*cking hate following the rules. When I meet a gorgeous blonde, all bets are off. She’s wild. Fun. Sexy. And very, very submissive. Being with her is the most fun I’ve ever had. But can a dark heart like mine, love an angel like hers?
MISTER X is the first book in the ALL-AMERICAN KINGS SERIES, from author Shae Sullivan. Each book focuses on the hot bad boys of the progressional sports world and the women they can't get enough of. Each book can be read as a standalone. HEA guaranteed/No cheating.
Owned by the Prince (Owned #1)
Tristan Rivers - 2021
Now she’s my prisoner, at my mercy. I’ll claim her. Keep her. Possess her fully. I’ll lock her away in my palace, train her to surrender. She’ll submit to my dark desires until she craves the way I make her burn. And when I unravel the secrets she’s keeping, nothing will stop me from owning her completely. Owned by the Prince is a stand-alone royal romance with dark themes.
Riding the Billionaire
Jillian Riley - 2019
bad boys and settle down in the charm of living in a small town. When the Hurricane hit, we pulled together to heal our community. But, out of town developers were threatening our way of life. I vowed to fight them with all my might. What I didn’t realize was that I would be fighting with my own heart. Yes, he was a billionaire out of town developer who had come to town to build on the land. He was an alpha male, smart, funny, cocky and a sexy, irresistible bad boy. Would he help me protect our small-town way of life?
Or was I just sleeping with the enemy?.
Through My Eyes: CSI Memoirs That Haunt the Soul
Tamara Mickelson - 2020
Catch a glimpse of what she saw, touched, smelled, and even tasted during an average workday. Dare to join her as she takes you through a difficult journey of memories, uncovering layers of emotional trauma left behind. Discover the ways she healed from yesterday's pain to live an emotionally balanced life today.
Gosnell's Babies: Inside the Mind of America's Most Notorious Abortion Doctor
Steve Volk - 2013
That distinction belongs to Gosnell's Babies." — Alexander Nazaryan, The Atlantic Wire"Very well written ... A must-read for anybody who followed this case." — Jake Tapper, CNNIn this chilling tale set against the backdrop of one of the most controversial issues of our times, award-winning journalist Steve Volk tells the decades-long saga of Kermit Gosnell — the abortion doctor whose clinic in a poor section of Philadelphia was revealed to be a house of horrors.Volk — the only journalist to speak to Gosnell since his conviction and imprisonment — brings the eccentric doctor to life, detailing his past in the early days of the abortion-rights movement and getting him to reveal, for the first time ever, why he did what he did. Was Gosnell a monster, or something else?Volk's powerful storytelling gives us a definitive understanding of a complex character, a horrific case, and a divisive issue.
The Lucky Prepper: A Gardener's Story of Surviving a Pandemic
Emma Zeth - 2019
Then at school, people start falling ill.The virus is airborne and highly infectious. It starts with flu symptoms, confusion and sleepiness, which worsen until one day they just don’t wake up. It decimates the population and leaves chaos in its wake. Now Zoe has to find a way to survive.Luckily, when the pandemic strikes, she already has a greenhouse full of vegetable seedlings, but not everyone around is as prepared. Can she avoid the people hunting for food: the ‘knockers’ who don’t always just knock? And will her strategy of stay in, hide and wait, be enough?
Released 9th November 2019
Reviews coming soon...'Actually not that bad.' The Authors brother (1st draft)'Enjoyed reading it very much.' The Authors Tai-Chi-teacher's wife (2nd draft)'Good suspense.'beta reader (2nd draft)
Top Notch
Nicole Richard - 2020
First baseman for one of major league baseball’s hottest teams, he’s lived most of his adult years playing the field. But the time has come for him to work just as hard off it as he has on it. That is, if he wants the girl. And for the first time, he wants the girl. He wants Rowan Landry. A top-notch civil engineer, she's made her place in this so-called man's world. Rowan knows her worth, and the dedication it takes to get to the top, but she isn't stopping there.Nothing will stand in her way of what she's worked so hard for... until he actually does.With chemistry so undeniable, it's no wonder their torrid one-night stand holds enough heat to burn up the sheets. But when a pertinent piece of information complicates things and a make-or-break decision leaves unanswered questions, they come to realize this just might be the final inning.
Want You Back
River Laurent - 2021
Charlotte.I thought I'd lost my bag for good. Until, the cutest guy I ever laid eyes onhung out of the moving train's window holding my bag. He wanted to chuck it to me, but my precious laptop was in it.So we agreed to meet at the next station.To thank my six foot plus Adonis I offered to buy him a drink. It was only right. He saved my bag, and he had twinkling cobalt blueeyes that made my toes curl.He was funny and charming and gorgeous at the bar. And the chemistry... off thecharts, but I had career dreams that didn't include handsome bag rescuers. A few more drinks later I was rethinking my plans.Alex Turner looked like he would be great in bed, and I had a box of condomsback at my place.Surely one night was allowed...A Standalone Full Length ContemporaryRomance With A HEA.
For the Love of Ivy
Cindy Kirk - 2020
The PhD had one goal when she stepped her stiletto in Sweet River, Montana; complete her research project and get back to civilization.To her surprise, she quickly found herself enchanted by this foreign world of cowboys, ranches and seasonal traditions that tugged at her heartstrings.All widower Seth Anderssen wants for Christmas is a temporary nanny for his injured daughter. Touched by his SOS, Lauren steps up.The sizzling attraction between the two lonely hearts can’t be denied. It’s soon clear to everyone they belong together. But will a promise made long ago keep Lauren from a lifetime of happiness in this sexy cowboy’s arms?
Hard Tide
Johnny Asa - 2017
Now, after two decades away, Billy has come back to Pleasantville, Florida, a town whose surf is only rivaled by its share of sun.Only Pleasantville isn't how he remembers it. A local gang has taken over the small fishing village and has scared the locals into submission, and worse, they just may have killed his dad for trying to stop them.Now, if Billy wants to bring them to justice, he'll have to do something he hasn't done since his mother died. Step back on a boat.That's okay though because after six tours in Iraq, Billy is really good at rooting out evil. And Pleasantville has a whole lot of evil. Book 2: Tidal Wave (ASIN: B072W8J7RL) is now available for only $2.99!(Author's Note:If you're looking for a lazy slice of life Florida book don't buy this. If you want guns, guts, and action in the vein of Clive Cussler that takes place along the Florida Coast, buy this book.)
The Relic of the King
Bill Thompson - 2015
Whatever it takes, there will be no sharing of the fame he’ll receive. Deep below a quaint street in London there’s a secret room. A sarcophagus has rested there for a thousand years. When an astonishing set of diaries is found, secrets lost for centuries are revealed. Even the journals themselves are amazing. They were written by a monarch whom history says never existed. Roberto Maas, a businessman who’s not what he appears to be, searches a medieval crypt for answers. You’d expect to find bodies in a crypt, but along with ancient corpses there are modern ones too. Roberto must be wary – his psychotic partner has dark secrets of his own. The mystery unravels and time begins to run out. Roberto Maas races to learn what the discoveries beneath the ancient city really mean.
Skin (Skin #1)
Ally Wagner - 2021
To prevent herself from reaching the same demise as her ancestors, Keira Quinn pretends to be a werewolf. That is until she barely survives a brutal ambush.With a thirst for blood and short temper, she molds herself into a ruthless assassin. Nothing will stop her from getting revenge. She’ll hunt down the ones who attacked her and kill them one by one. After all, what better way to assassinate someone than to impersonate the one they trust most?
Perfect Chaperone
Lauren Wood - 2019
This romance is the first story in the Next Door Daddies series.A week-long girls’-trip before my new job starts. How can I say no?It’s just a week. What could go wrong?Short answer: Everything.Add in a bad boy next-door neighbor I had a crush on as a chaperone, too many shots, and you have chaos. Casper knew my weakness and used it to his advantage. All night long. Then come regrets. Accidental marriage. And a ring to prove it, with a piece of paper the next morning. It gets worse. He’s also my boss now.
But what will he think when he finds out about our secret baby?
As always from this author -- lots of love and romance and -- a very satisfying HEA!