A French Diplomat is murdered during a meeting with British and American delegates.  The prime suspect is British, female and the girlfriend of Kit Aston's friend, 'Spunky' Stevens. But all is not as it seems as Kit and his new manservant, Harry Miller, deal with deception and double deception as Europe faces a new, unknown enemy, intent on dragging it back into the carnage from which it has just escaped.The latest Kit Aston mystery is a gripping historical crime thriller, full of twists, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie with a dash of PG Wodehouse. This is post war Paris, a melting pot for the world's leaders, the new jazz music from America and modern art with a cast of characters including Georges Clemenceau, Arthur Balfour and Marcel Duchamp.From the global-selling author of 'The Affair of the Christmas Card Killer' and 'The Chess Board Murders'.

     These stories are raw, hilarious, heartbreaking, infuriating, and confusing. Some will leave you laughing so hard you cry, while others will tug at your heartstrings and have you running for the tissues.

    A suggestion by a friend.His eventual pension and what he plans to do with it.A purchase.Specifically in the village of Haven and the plot of land reserved by the Kingdom.After a lifetime of fights and scuffles, its time for something new.Time to be...A farmer

    

    

    But only one kind sits at the top of the food chain, and these boys leave the pups and cubs in their dust. If they aren’t soaring through the sky, they’re melting hearts with their molten eyes or turning their enemies into piles of ash. Enter the dragon. As the ultimate apex predator, they aren’t afraid of a fight when it comes to protecting their mates. But what happens when dragon brothers fall for the same girl, or ancient prophecies threaten to destroy everything they love? These shifters might wield the power of gods, but their human hearts are dangerously fragile. Book 1 - Dragon Mate’s Secret Baby Audra comes to him battered and bruised…Neil gives her his home, body, and soul…But even a safe harbor can’t stop the storm to come. Book 2 - Dragon’s Virgin Mate When Trent sees Sienna, his world splits apart.The girl is sassy, beautiful, courageous…And she’s betrothed to his older brother. Book 3 - Alpha Dragon’s Second Chance Nik is the strong, kind protector she’s always longed for.Freya is the sister of his mortal enemy.They’ve finally found The One…but they only have a single night. Book 4 - Dragon Shifter Redemption An unstoppable prophecy that ends in death…A girl denied the truth, her entire life.Stephen’s falling for Calypso, but his first love is destined to be his last. Get ready for steamy encounters and epic loves that soar sky high. Things get hot—blistering hot—as these dragon-shifters fall in love and lust and go to war to protect what’s theirs. Each breath-taking novel is a standalone, but the series is best read in order. Warning: Adults Only

    Free on KU.It includes the following books:Billionaire’s RanchBillionaire’s Sugar BabyBillionaire’s NannyThese have never been released and all have a happily ever after.

    With her life in danger and her past catching up to her, will she stay alive long enough to trust the one man she never forgot with her heart? With the promise to catch a killer and keep Lauren safe, Dane Bennet must now protect her from the evil in her past and present. A sick cult group with ties to the government and the rich and powerful are determined to use her powers for their own evil gain. Will Dane be able to protect the woman he loves or will he have his chance at happiness snatched away. Dane must use every ounce of his elite special forces training to keep her safe, even if it means breaking her heart. Determined to stop the evil that threatens the world and avenge the death of a friend, will Lauren and Dane be able to overcome their intense attraction to stop the people determined to end her life and start Armageddon or will their passion blind them. Nate Jones is unlucky in love. He’s watched his parents love story play out his entire life and wants that for himself. His whole world was rocked when he walks into a hospital room and falls head over heels in love with Skye and Noah. Skye Mitchell is a single mother to an exceptional young boy. Noah has a unique and terrifying gift, which in the hands of the wrong people, could risk his life. A life that is already under the shadow of a terrible disease. All she has ever wanted was her child healthy and to feel cherished by the man she loves. Skye and Nate are ready to take a chance on a once in a lifetime love but The Divine Watchers have other plans. With bullets flying and people dying, the race is on to find Noah before any harm can come to him. Will Nate and his team find Noah in time, or will his love for Skye get in the way? Can Nate and Skye use their intense attraction to get them through the most horrific time of their lives? A woman with a secret past! Lucy Bennett is not what she appears to be. When she overhears a devastating conversation she decides to fight the betrayal head on. To do that Lucy must let her past and present lives collide, face the hurt and guilt she buried years ago, and reveal the real Lucy to the world. A man with a gift. Jace Ward, Fortis operative and Ex-SAS soldier, is dealing with his new gift of hearing people's thoughts. All except the thoughts of the woman he loves! Jace has loved Lucy Bennett since he first laid eyes on her nearly twenty years ago. Her beauty, her love for those around her, and the fact that she is a badass makes her the perfect woman for him. Then tragedy strikes unexpectedly, and Lucy is left destroyed by the turn of events. Can Jace reach the woman he can't live without and bring her home? Can they stop this latest attack by the Divine Watchers before more people they care about die? Will their love make it? He will stop at nothing to keep those he loves safe! Zack Cunningham is the sexy, brooding leader of the Fortis team. He has spent most of his life fighting evil, first as an elite SAS operative, and now running Fortis, a group comprised of ex-special ops men and woman. Now he faces the biggest fight of his life. He must keep the woman who has haunted his dreams safe while he leads his team against the sick and twisted Divine Watchers. With trusts broken and relationships betrayed, can he convince the woman who haunts him that he is worth a chance or will he die trying? Ava Drake has spent her life living in a man’s world, and she knows she is strong enough to go it alone.

    Single and recently scorned, she’s dreading the next two weeks of couple’s massages, wine tastings and moonlight walks surrounded by people in love. Even the staff are hot and flirty… or maybe that’s just Haley’s heartache talking.But when a white-out catches Haley unprepared and underdressed, romance is the least of her worries.She’s disoriented and shivering when someone reaches through the storm and pulls her into an unoccupied cabin. As the blizzard rages outside, Haley meets her savior—the admirer she’d noticed before, a tall, dark and handsome woman named Destiny. And those sultry looks? Haley wasn’t imagining them.Des builds a fire in the hearth and kindles another in Haley’s core. Snowed in on Valentine’s Day, Haley can’t resist Cupid’s arrow—or Des herself. At least until the storm lets up.

    Imagine her surprise when she was locked up in a huge cage and became one of the “items” for sale at the auction house filled with billionaires of all shapes and sizes. Nowhere to escape, Adrienne watched helplessly as her fate is placed into the hands of her highest bidder, the handsome and mysterious Gabriel Valentine, who she couldn’t possibly figure out why he did. Gabriel Valentine was not a man to waste his time on such mindless activities. Well, honestly, he wasn’t a man at all. He was a vampire, and the last thing he wanted was to spend his time watching idiotic bidders flaunt their money on useless art pieces. As soon as Adrienne locked eyes with him though, with her fiery and determined stare, he quickly changed gears and decided he wanted her for himself. Soon the flames of passion start to ignite and they find themselves falling in love with each other. But will their love thrive and last for all eternity? Or will the reality that they are much too different to be together consume them?

    Doomed to live an existence alone, she commits a selfless act and sacrifices her own life to save a baby. However, her good deed isn’t enough. When she gets to the afterworld her past misdeeds come under fire. Marci is placed on trial to decide where she should spend eternity. She is to be judged by the same council, who have shunned her most of her life; Marci knows she is doomed.Grave is the King of Death and head of the council. Being the man of the afterworld has afforded him money, power, and the most beautiful bedmates in the realm, but never the love of a mate. He had held the fate of many souls in his court for centuries in the Underworld. But never had he run across someone like Marci. With her fate in his hands, Grave finds himself drawn to the unstable half-fae beauty. But will Marci be too much for even the King of Death to handle?

    

    But when Jacob Sanders arrives, he specifically requests that Evan be present for the secretive meeting, and Evan tries his best to keep his composure around the strikingly handsome man. Jacob comes across as a friendly, assertive guy who is unaffected by his wealth, and Evan feels an immediate attraction. Invited to visit the Sanders Ranch, Evan discovers a family who cares deeply for each other despite their attempts to keep some of their darker secrets hidden. When one of those unwanted secrets appears out of the blue, Evan and Jacob are thrown together and forced to deal with the chaos. As the two men begin to explore their feelings, they must deal with the realization that the precious jewel has gone missing. Trying his best to comfort Jacob, Evan agrees to help search for the missing stone or the person who might have stolen it. With fingers being pointed in all directions, Evan tries to keep himself off the list of suspects as he moves forward cautiously. Hoping to save their relationship, Evan joins in the hunt for Colorado’s most infamous jewel.

    The series is designed to be read in order, and you should read part 1 first (Strange Sanctuary). The complete series box set is also available —Blackburn Manor hides a terrifying and unnatural secret. Evil just got a new address…After months on the run from an abusive relationship, Linda Green is ready to slow down and start her life over again. Exhausted from ever-present fear and stress, she yearns for the peace that a fresh start can bring. A fresh start she hopes to find at Blackburn Manor.The lush green trees and serene nature surrounding the manor feel so calming to her frazzled soul that Linda is ready to take advantage of everything this peaceful oasis has to offer. No internet, no distractions. It’s perfect.Until she sees the faces in the window.Not one to believe much in the supernatural, Linda shrugs it off as just a feeling. But the longer she’s at the manor, the more the feeling of uneasiness grows. From the creepy old neighbor who watches her every move to the moving shadows and unexplained phone calls in the middle of the night, something is just not right.She can trust no one. Not even herself.As Linda begins to uncover the history of the place, she is sure that something strange is going on at Blackburn Manor. Something sinister that hides in the shadows, deep within walls cloaked with secrets.Something that will stop at nothing to keep those secrets hidden.The Haunting of Blackburn Manor is a chilling supernatural tale of what happens when a woman’s search for sanctuary turns into a desperate and terrifying attempt to save her own life. Evil truly has a new address...- Part One: Strange Sanctuary (released on March 4th);- Part Two: Voices in the Night (released on March 11th);- Part Three: Secrets in the Dark (released on March 18th);- Part Four: Legend and Lore (released on March 25th);- Part Five: A Call from the Beyond (released on April 1st);- Part Six: Ashes to Ashes (released on April 8th).Don’t miss the second installment of the Haunting of Blackburn Manor, a six-part series of suspense, supernatural horror and mystery.New to the series? Start with Strange Sanctuary, part One of The Haunting of Blackburn Manor.