He’s struggling to raise three children alone after losing his wife in an influenza epidemic two years earlier.Annalise Hudson is a woman happy in life. She works long hours in the family diner which she inherited when her mama and daddy were killed in a freak accident.Wade’s eldest daughter thinks it’s about time he remarried, but he’s having none of her suggestion to advertise for a mail-order bride.Annalise is forced to make a decision she wasn’t ready for when her world is tipped upside down.Can these two make a life together when their meeting is based on deceit?

    reviewer In a novel full of hope, laughter and romance, overworked Laura Cass is too busy to look for love. And anyway, at fifty-two, she has recently become a grandmother, so it’s probably best that she focuses on being a sensible senior.As part of four generations, from baby to great-grandparents, setting out for ten days of relaxation by the sea, Laura is looking forward to the kind of summer break her family has enjoyed seemingly forever.However, this year, just when her wisdom and guidance is needed most, her desire to find out what happened to her ‘first love’ – a local boy – gets out of control, leading to a potential holiday romance with a man on vacation a thousand miles away.Is love in the air? Or will this proud, new gran, despite her years of experience, make a complete and utter fool of herself in front of her family – assuming they discover what she’s up to?

    

    

    They aren’t a match between two men both lowered into crouches, each jabbing tentatively at the other.In an actual confrontation, people get cut. There was no way to avoid it. A war of attrition predicated on trading shots. Calculated real-time risk assessment.A maxim I learned many times over the years, bearing more than a few scars to prove as much. One I was all too happy to embrace again now.For the past year, Hawk Tate lived in a perpetual state of dread over when the phone might ring. A call stemming from his actions just north of the border many months before, resulting in a marker owed to a certain government agency. An organization that will not be refused, and always comes to collect their debts.A message from an unknown sender arrives on his work answering machine one Sunday morning. An individual with shared history needing help of a vastly different nature, and Hawk can’t say no.Not to Lake Pawlak, someone he first met when he was tasked with protecting her from an international cartel three years prior. Certainly not to Savanah Vinson, Lake’s friend and neighbor, and the reason Lake comes to seek Hawk’s help. Savanah, while fighting to provide for her and her young sister after the death of their parents, went missing two nights prior with nothing but a fraudulent text message to explain her sudden disappearance.Despite a litany of concerns, Hawk agrees to return to Los Angeles with his friend, embarking on a hunt that plunges him into a world he barely knew existed. Full immersion into social media influencing and launch parties. Southern California nightlife, online message boards, and international politics.A growing web far surpassing anything he understands, forcing him to rely on contacts and acquaintances new and old—including the very people he fought to avoid for so long...

    Ellie Greene wants a quiet life with Grams on the Wyoming farm, and quiet could happen if someone would stop sabotaging them. Each week something more dangerous happens and Ellie doesn't know how much more she can stand. Forced to seek help, Ellie would prefer anyone else other than the tall, dark, sexy-as-sin cowboy with the knight-in-shining-armor complex she gets stuck with. While the chemistry between them flares brighter than fireworks, Ellie knows they want different things from life. She wants an easy-going farm boy, and nothing about Shane is easy. Besides, soon he’ll be moving on. He’s not meant to be a civilian… Shane Hannigan doesn’t know how to be anything but a Marine sniper. Honestly, he’s not sure he’s good at anything else. Since the IED explosion took his leg—and most likely his career—he’s not sure where he belongs. As a man whose job is to protect others, coming across the blonde-curly haired beauty with a flat tire is a nice distraction, that is until he finds out the flat was no accident. Someone is out to get Ellie, and even though she’s the most stubbornly competent woman he’s ever met—and damn if that’s not a sexy trait—he knows she's in danger and he’s going to help her, despite her obstinate objections. Can they work together to find who is determined to destroy Ellie before it’s too late? Or will Ellie lose her heart and her farm?

    Fleeing Cornelius, Evangeline attempts to lose him on the American frontier. She never dreamed she’d find love with a rancher named Simon. After one year, Evangeline feels sure she’s safe and that Simon will never know the past she’s tried so hard to hide. She and Simon build a life together and she makes new friends in this small town in the Colorado Rockies, but Cornelius is not a man to give up easily. When Evangeline spots him on the streets of Unrest, she knows she has only one way to free herself permanently from his pursuit, but that choice means she has to leave Simon for good and abandon any hope of happiness. Evangeline knows she must die. However, Simon can’t accept the woman he adores is gone. When he realizes he will never recover from Evangeline’s loss, he sets out on a quest that will take him across snow covered mountains into the heart of danger unlike any he’s ever known before. But is Simon a match for a man willing to burn down the world to have what he most wants? "A Dangerous Love Affair" is a historical western romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after. Get This Book FREE With Kindle Unlimited!

    That voice. That BODY!How am I supposed to trust her?Also, how am I supposed to live without her?Books in this Shifter Romance Collection:Boden: Dragon Ruler of LondonArchibald: High Warlock of LondonCayden: Alpha Wolf of LondonRex: Vampire King of LondonEach story in this series features a bad boy shifter hero. Intended for 18+ readers due to mature language and content. Plus, lots of hot shifters!

    Gardens and flowers speak to her heart much stronger than any person. But right now—after her husband of nearly forty years left her for a younger woman—even her nursery doesn’t offer much solace, and her faith is floundering. With the help of her two longtime friends, her sons and their families, and her nursery, she’ll pick up the pieces eventually, but she’ll never allow herself to be duped by another man again. Especially after Knox, her ex’s best friend, betrayed her in the worst way. A man she thought was her friend too.Knox Winter could punch his best friend for abandoning Sloan. What was Ed thinking giving up everything for a young girl? His friends had it all. Strong faith, a beautiful family, four decades of shared history. All things Knox wished he had to help him recover after his wife’s death. As a family practice attorney, Knox helps couples navigate uncharted territories of divorce, but when Ed approached Knox about representing him, Knox had felt torn. He took the case, though, knowing that he would be much kinder and gentler to Sloan than any of his peers, but now Sloan blames him for the divorce.The truth gnawed at him. Had he represented his friend because for years secretly he’d been in love with Ed’s wife? Can Sloan ever forgive him for his part in their divorce? Will Knox ever convince her that he delights in her faith, her strength and independence, and her devotion to her family? Will pulling weeds in her beloved nursery help her see that she can trust him with her heart? Will their faith draw them together and give them a second chance at love? Or will they spend the rest of their lives alone?Heart's Delight, a heartwarming and clean, mature-age Christian romance, is Book 16 in The Potter’s House Books Series Three. Stories of ‘hope, redemption and second chances.’ Read all of The Potter's House Books and be blessed.

    

    

    

    A team of bloodthirsty mercenaries. A disgraced chief of police on a trail of murder.Following the brutal events of the past months, the Maine State Police cannot stem the rising tide of violence sweeping through Blue Falls and its neighbouring towns.At the heart of this discontent, Jake Pettman hides from men he betrayed back in England. Savage men who now know where he is.But Jake has more pressing concerns.Kayla MacLeoid. A kidnapped fourteen-year-old girl.And Jake cannot turn his back on a child.Even if it kills him.

    Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Shari Lapena and Lisa Jewell.How far would you go to save the one you love?Morrissey Monroe must ask himself that question the day his wife and son vanish into thin air.With investigators turning his luxury Lake Michigan estate, The Hollows, upside down and press conferences scheduled at its cold granite gates, events begin to unfold that unravel Morrissey's sanity one inexplicable happening at a time.When secrets about Lennox Monroe are leaked to the press, buried lies resurface, threatening Morrissey's airtight alibi and squeaky clean motives in the case of his missing wife and son.Suddenly catapulted into the spotlight, the heir to the prestigious Monroe fortune is left wondering if his precious family didn't need protecting from a sinister stranger, but a dark force much closer to home.More reviews for Water Baby by best-selling author, EMERSON:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Wow! The twists and turns in this story pulls you in hook, line and sinker, and keeps you spellbound!" - BookSprout⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"So many twists I never saw coming! Bravo!" - Bestselling Author⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Riveting! Water Baby had me on the edge of my seat." - Early Reviewer

    Immerse yourself in Love’s Harvest, and be swept away by love! ***FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Finding the Duke’s Heir A bored Viscountess, a despairing Duke, a charitable project, a Lady lost, a secret heir, a new chance for love. Julian Stafford, Duke of Windemere, lost his only son in a duel - a duel partly caused by his dead wife. His son's betrothed vanished, and Julian has nothing but his dead wife's debts left. Widow, Lady Sylvia Edgeworth, Dowager Viscountess Pendholm, wants something to do, now her children are married. She starts a charitable project. Her offer to buy a house uncovers mysteries for the Duke, and brings them together. What really happened around that duel? Can Lady Sylvia trust her attraction to the Duke? Will the Duke allow himself to love again? The Earl’s Harvest Dilemma Lady Sophia missed her season while mourning the death of her mother. With few options for marriage, she is horrified when she overhears her stepfather planning her betrothal to the offensive Duke of Wyndham. The Earl of Gifford inherited an estate in disrepair and faces a failing harvest, whilst his brother runs up gambling debts. An option which could save him and his brother, places him in a dilemma. Can the Earl and Lady Sophia find their way to love, or will others’ greed destroy them? Dream of a Duke In the style of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Ms. Thorne tries a more gothic style Regency Romance in ‘Dream of a Duke’. Alexandra Burton, now a governess, goes back to her childhood home to care for the son of a Duke, who once was her friend. Her station makes it impossible for her to be his wife. She refuses to be his mistress. Nothing could bring people of such different classes together, except the Duke’s son… by a different mother. A Perfect Match Miss Elizabeth Devereux needs a wealthy husband, for her family to survive. Visiting the daughters of the Earl of Cambury, she hopes to meet a suitable man. Her friends want her to marry their brother –she is not so sure. Mr Alastair Chamberlain has newly come into wealth, but his inheritance is conditional on him marrying soon. Visiting Cambury he meets Elizabeth, and the attraction is mutual. Can they trust their emotions? Are they each simply seeing the other as a solution to a problem? Can they overcome the jealousy and plotting of her friends? Will they eventually find true love? The Duke’s Matchless Maidservant A Maid, a Manager, a Duchess’ secrets, an unexpected heritage, a love fulfilled. Colin Brown is the handsome property manager of the Weston estate. Lovely Leah Hoskins has just been hired as the Duchess’ lady’s maid. There are some mysteries at Weston Hall and whilst sparks fly between Leah and Colin, things seem hopeless — until the Duchess steps in to give them help, a future, and... a hope. Tempted by a Duke Miss Josephine Dudley loves horses. The daughter of an affluent landowner, fallen on difficult times, she has always dreamt of marrying the Earl of Langdon, who has the best stable in the county. Then, through a chance encounter, she meets the Duke of Granger. What starts out as loathing, soon turns into something else. But can a dashing rogue really turn into a handsome prince? The Duke’s Secret Love Cecilia Hatch meets the Duke of Northcastle by chance, in a thunderstorm, and offers him some advice about his intended betroth