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His Father's Son
Tony Black - 2013
It's a far cry from his native Ireland, but he believes this is the place he and his wife can make a new life and forget the troubles of the past. And for a time, they do just that. There's a good life, a new house, regular work and, in time, they welcome their new son Marti into the world. But as the years pass, this new life thousands of miles from the Old Country comes under threat. Joey's wife has been struggling with demons of her own, their marriage is on the rocks and suddenly, Joey's wife disappears and takes Marti with her. Joey is beside himself, with no clues about where they are, with both his childhood sweetheart and his son - his pride and joy - now missing. Then, when Joey gets word that his wife and son have returned to Ireland, he knows that he'll now have to do the same if he ever wants to see his son again. And he also knows that he'll finally have to confront the ghosts of his past that he's been running from for years. His Father's Son is a touching and beautiful story of a family struggling to come to terms with their past, their present and an uncertain future.
Shadows in the Dust
Suzanne Cass - 2021
The last thing Dan needs is trouble, after his time spent in jail. Can they let go of their pasts to defeat a killer in the harsh outback desert? Jenna Montrose is on the run from the man who killed her father. Alone and always moving from town to town, Jenna trusts no one, not even the cops. She arrives in remote Smokey Creek, outback West Australia, where she takes a job as a jillaroo on a cattle station. Perhaps this time her archenemy won’t be able to find her. Dan Simmonds has demons of his own to conquer, having spent two years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. He needs to keep this job to re-build his reputation. But he can’t seem to shake the protective instinct Jenna awakens when he sees through her lies to her desperate vulnerability. She’s so full of contradictions, he’s not sure she’s worth figuring out. When they become trapped together in the desert, Dan admits she provokes emotions he thought buried deep. Jenna is drawn to Dan’s courageous heart and welcoming smile, but desperate not to reveal her secret, will she revert to her habit of running away when the murderer reappears? Or will she let him help her, and turn the hunter into the hunted? Suzanne Cass’s rural suspense abounds with peril, passion and murder, set in the magical outback desert of Western Australia. Get Shadows in the Dust today if you love an intriguing thriller with romance at its core.
Billionaire Daddies Box Set
Lauren Wood - 2019
She knows he’s dangerous, but will that stop her from trying anyway? Can she stay away, or will he just be too tempting not to try? Billionaire Crave Billionaire Businessman: That is how everyone knew me. I have everything, money, power, a different woman on my arm every night of the week. Life was good. Even if it was all a façade to something much darker. Then Kristin showed up on the scene and derailed my plans. She was my new secretary, brought into the company on false pretense. Every day I had to work with her closely. I could smell the sweet perfume of forbidden fruit and I wanted a taste. I wanted to tantalize my taste buds with her sweet nectar. Hear her call out to me in the night with that innocent voice of hers. I wanted to give her what she didn’t even know that she needed. I had to have her and find out why Kristin was different. What made me willing to risk it all, for her? Billionaire Taste Billionaire Philanthropist: I was known for making money and then giving some of it away. It was a perfect life on the outside, but I was holding some parts of it together with a thin piece of string. In walked Betty Montae. I wasn’t even looking, but she quickly got my attention. Poaching her from a business partner, but I didn’t need an assistant, I needed a nanny. Betty had a special touch and she was perfect for the job. Then something changed. When I saw her out at a party. I hired a woman to tame my kids, but she tamed my heart instead. It was all in front of me and I hadn’t even seen it. I hadn’t seen the seduction in the demure. The need that she was afraid to show and hid so well. It didn’t matter though. I could see compliance in her eyes and lust in her trembling body. I was paying attention now. Billionaire Desire The Billionaire of Sales: I was known in the company as the golden goose. Whatever I touched, sold and I was at the top of my game. The local newspaper called me the most eligible bachelor, but everyone else that knew me used the words legend. I could have anything, anyone. My life had it all. All but love.
That was something that was lacking in my life until I met my new assistant and a whole set of problems that came with her. Evony had an innocence that drove me close and made me want nothing more than to take it away. Nothing was going to stand in my way, because nothing ever did. I was going to be her first, and her only. Billionaire Thirst Self-Made Billionaire: I was known around town as a bit of a player. I had rules of conduct when it came to women. I knew not to get too attached because of what could happen. Now that Bo was back in town and before I knew what was happening, I was inviting her back to my ranch. Ten years was a long time to wait for the girl of my dreams. Bo left and my heart left with her. I remember Bo, and everything that we did together underneath the stars in Eleanor. She was the only woman to make me feel and I wanted that feeling back. Badly What happens when two lovers come together after all that time? *** Billionaire Daddies is a collection of four steamy, full length, standalone novels. Enjoy! ***
'50sVille
Paul Ibbetson - 2014
In this strange place, only a select few people ever leave the city limits and even then, they leave reluctantly. This is what fifteen and a half year old Benjamin Granault faces as, through a string of amazing events, he finds himself living in a town where he can never talk about modern technology or current events, a place where being an outsider can cost a person his life and being part of the community may very well cost more. Follow the adventures of Benjamin Granault in ‘50sVille, the strangest town Indiana has ever been unaware of.
This Is Life
Shakara Cannon - 2012
Sequel to This Can't Be Life
If I Could Remember
Vedant Saxena - 2021
Only to find it was a dream. Or was it? He can’t differentiate between reality and dreams. And his memories lapses aren’t helping him either. Haunted by a past he can’t remember about, he stands at odd with the society, and his family—who favours their prodigal son, Yash.UNTIL! He discovers the session tapes of his classmate Ananya, in his psychiatrist father’s office. What’s in those tapes that incite fear in the school diva? When the tapes go missing from the office, he believes something sinister is being protected. Meanwhile, he is able to win the trust of Ananya, who reluctantly bares her traumatic past, revealing she was—RAPED & MOLESTED. It compels him to seek justice for her. But, the evils bestowed upon her stretch deep, even forcing her to—KILL.Will he be able to save her after the revelation of his family‘s involvement in her destruction? Or will the truth drive him to insanity?In this vicious dark thriller, everyone’s a liar. Everyone is hiding a secret which can’t come to light...