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Incident at Diamond Springs
Kendall Hanson - 2015
When his stagecoach is caught between an outlaw militia and renegade braves, a veteran driver must figure out how to save his passengers and the lone survivor of a massacred way station.
Amsterdam Rampant
Neil Cocker - 2014
The city had promised an escape from all of his problems back in Scotland. It was the perfect fresh start – well-paid job, luxury apartment in the canal district, sobriety and celibacy.But everything changed when he went on a blind date with an unhinged sexologist, and now the city’s dark side is closing in on him.To make matters more complicated, his old life is hurtling back towards him in the shape of a stag party – four nutters from his hometown in Scotland, including his future brother-in-law and the former school bully – will arrive in the city within hours.Over the course of one chaotic weekend, Fin McPhail will come face-to-face with all of his demons.Vividly cinematic, Amsterdam Rampant draws on a potent blend of modern culture (Pulp Fiction, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and the work of Donna Tartt and Iain Banks). A riotously entertaining novel exploring the neon shadows of Europe’s sin city, this 21st Century tale of sex, friendship, and coming to terms with the past will leave readers wanting more from Scotland’s newest literary star.
Finding Cinderella
Colleen Hoover - 2013
But this love has conditions: they agree it will last only one hour, and it will be only make-believe.When their hour is up and the girl rushes off like Cinderella, Daniel tries to convince himself that what happened between them seemed perfect only because they were pretending it was. Moments like that happen only in fairy tales.One year and one bad relationship later, his disbelief in love-at-first-sight is stripped away the day he meets Six: a girl with a strange name and an even stranger personality. Unfortunately for Daniel, finding true love doesn"t guarantee a happily ever after... it only further threatens it.Will an unbearable secret from the past jeopardize Daniel and Six's only chance at saving each other?
A Scone Killer
Josephine Wiggle - 2015
Emma, who has never left her hometown, is coping with a recent divorce, and Alex is reeling from the breakdown of his small business—and the smear campaign his former business partner is running. When he mentions his dreams for opening a small tea shop (dreams that have been shattered by his lost business), Emma and Laura pile one, keen to go in on the project. However, on the day of the opening, the body of Alex’s former business partner is discovered…and Alex is now the prime target. Out of loyalty to her friend, and a burgeoning romance, Laura resolves to find the killer—but can Alex be trusted?
Across the Creek
Jeremy Asher - 2012
An unlikely childhood romance between a poor boy and a wealthy girl began the day Jesse decided to do the impossible and cross the creek. A love was born, one that would become their shelter, protecting them from the storms of their lives, until the day Jesse witnessed his mother’s murder, forcing him to leave his childhood home…and first love. Ten years later, life has finally gotten better for Jesse. He has a loving family, a charming pet shop to run, and one semester left before graduating with a degree in architecture. Everything is great, until the day fate intervenes and his long-lost love walks into his shop and back into his life.Sarah, engaged to a budding attorney, is struggling to keep everything together. Her father, diagnosed with terminal cancer, is running out of time. Sarah races to build their dream business while planning her wedding in time for her father to walk her down the aisle.Their brief encounter starts a series of events that neither Jesse nor Sarah expects. After a decade of running, Jesse is now forced to face the demons from his past, while Sarah has to choose between her handsome attorney and her first love. Just when they think love has given them a second chance, Jesse is faced with an impossible decision, one that will change their lives forever.Across the Creek is the first in a 2-book series. Beneath the Willow is the second.
Mirror
Cassia Leo - 2012
When Brina Kingston is hired by Luke’s competitor as a corporate spy, Brina successfully works her way into a position as Luke Maxwell’s new executive assistant. What Brina doesn’t expect is to find herself in a compromising position in his bed.Brina thinks she has the savvy to see past Luke’s cunning intellect and extract the trade secrets she was hired to acquire. But she soon finds herself falling for his charms and risking the most important assignment of her career and, possibly, the greatest relationship of her life.This is the first installment in the LUKE Series.
Lighting Candles in the Snow
Karen Jones Gowen - 2012
But what does Suzie, married to the ideal husband, know about the shattering effect of living with someone tormented by addictions? When Karoline meets a handsome new man, things just might be looking up. Until the day she learns about a tragic event in ex-husband Jeremy's childhood. Faced with the horrifying experience that shaped the man she used to love, Karoline reconsiders what she thought was real. In the process, she comes to know the true meaning of love and forgiveness.
Amish Snowflakes: Volume Four: Arms of an Angel
Sicily Yoder - 2013
Rachael was told that she'd delivered one baby girl, Renee, during an emergency C-section. The Amish parents of Jeremiah Troyer, the Amish man who Rachael had thought was the baby's father have kept Renee and raised her as their own in another city.When Jeremiah Troyer shows up and tells Rachael that he'd cheated on her and had lied to her about being Renee's father, Rachael is heartbroken and self-humiliated by her carelessness during Rumspringa. Making things worse, Jeremiah explains that Rachael had delivered three babies instead of one.Registered Nurse, Brandy Thompson has just been killed in a car wreck, and Elijah Yoder, the real father of Rachael's triplet girls is on the hunt for two of the siblings that Brandy had illegally adopted in the hospital. Will Elijah find them before a serial kidnapper that is looking for blond-haired twins finds them?Can God provide an army of angels to protect one's family even when their parents have fallen by sin? Can Rachael handle raising three daughters that she's never known?Will Elijah come forth and be the Godly father that he needs to be, or will his claims of repentance and promise to join the church and community as an Amish church member and volunteer firefighter prove false? In Shipshewana, the first responders carry German Bibles in their trucks and pray before each run. Is this what Elijah needs?
Swag (Wahida Clark Presents)
Angel Santos - 2013
With traps set in place, Jazmine pulls Love s right hand man, Thump into the mix, causing a deadly, yet twisted love triangle. Even with the cops on his trail, Love has his fingerprints on everything in the city, including the mayor that he helps get elected. All is still going according to plan until a New Jack named Swag steps on the scene with the same determination as Jazmine to knock Love from the top spot. Which of the two will be successful? In the world of treachery, lust and corruption, the one with the power has the most Swag!
Love Letters
Geraldine Solon - 2011
The sparks between Chloe and Josh fly, but Richard provides safety, financial security. Should she follow her heart or her head? The answer comes in a surprise twist. While cleaning her attic, she stumbles upon love letters written to her estranged mother forty years ago from a man she loved. When Chloe secretly brings them together again and sees how much time they’ve lost, she is challenged not to make the same mistake her mother made. Will Chloe opt for security or will she risk her heart and marry her true love?
This Could Be Us But You Playin' Super Box Set: Complete Series
Cachet - 2019
With a mother who hated her very existence and a father who was locked away in prison for the attempted murder of her mother, she just couldn’t catch a break. With a stressful home life, Dominique's only ray of sunshine is her boyfriend, Kaleb. As teens, the duo was madly in love, with plans to marry and raise a family together. That is until Kaleb unintentionally breaks her heart. Crushed, Dominique does the only thing she can think of, and that is to leave. Kaleb realizes that he’s ruined their chances when Dominique moves away and goes off to college; leaving behind no way for him to contact her. After a few years, Kaleb eventually accepts the fact that Dominique is gone forever. By then he has his life on track and is now a very successful businessman with the world at his fingertips. A chance encounter reconnects the two ex-lovers, and Kaleb sees it as a chance to right his wrongdoings and finally be with the one who captured his heart all those years ago. There’s one problem, not only is Dominique engaged to marry another man, but she is also the mother of her fiancé's son. To make matters worse, Kaleb gets involved with a woman who loves him unconditionally. Although faced with a sticky situation, Kaleb refuses to allow Dominique to slip away again. He vows to get her back at any cost. Even if it means destroying a home that Dominique doesn't know is damaged, to begin with. Will these young lovers reconnect and have their happily ever after, or will they realize that their ships have passed? Find out how Dominique and Kaleb's story unfolds in the complete series of "This Could Be Us But You Playin'".
Trustworthy (On My Honor Series Book 1)
D.W. Boyce - 2014
They go everywhere and do everything together including Scouts. Noah’s twin, who died at birth, is now telling him his best friend has been seriously injured. Wait… what? How can that be?Noah soon learns his twin’s story is true and he begins spending lots of time at the hospital with Titus. Over the next few months Noah will work hard to bolster Titus’s strength and resolve. Take the journey along with Noah as he struggles with loss, guilt, and all the questions about life. Watch and listen as he determines the true meaning of friendship and loyalty. Book 1, Trustworthy is a heartwarming story for all ages.
Unexpected Pregnancy
Viola Black - 2016
Never had she imagined it would go by so quickly. Memories of friends that had long since come and gone. Laughter that still echoed through the corridors of her mind. Each thought of those people made her stomach turn on end. The betrayal she felt from them was more than she could comprehend. Xavier was dead. He had passed, and Dawnika knew it before they even got to the hospital. It came as a bit of a shock that he ended up like his father. He was healthy, never did anything that he shouldn’t have. For Christ’s sake he was captain of the soccer and football team. Xavier was as healthy as could be, yet he gave no sign of life. One moment, he was breathing, the next he was lying, sprawled out on the couch. They were watching cheesy horror flicks, and laughing at every flaw, when he started to appear uncomfortable. At first, she wasn’t really worried, of course that was the first mistake that she made. He was her boyfriend, and she should’ve always been concerned, however, she wasn’t. The reason why would remain unknown to her. Twenty minutes later, he was complaining of chest pains and asked her to call an ambulance. She did, but when they arrived, she knew they were too late. He wasn’t breathing. He wasn’t moving. That of course nearly gave her a heart attack. Moreover she passed out, and when she woke up she was at the hospital, lying in a bed.
Damages
Natavia Stewart - 2009
She is out living the life she always dreamed with her childhood boyfriend, Woo. Woo is a hustler on the come up who wants the hood rich life. Fancy cars, shopping sprees, and multiple women; Woo wants it all. Asayi has a small circle of friends, friends whom been down since the sandbox but one of them is harboring a secret. A secret that will break the circle of friends and put stress on the relationship between Woo and Asayi. Trayon Prince, is back in Maryland to claim his spot on the streets. The spot that was destined for him to have. Trayon the son of a notorious kingpin and the prince of the biggest drug organization in the U.S. Trayon has an agenda of his own and that is flooding his new product on the streets of, Maryland. When Trayon meets Asayi, they immediately bump heads but with Woo out of the picture, can the two of them build something together or will their hate for one another grow? Trayon’s father made an agreement with another crime family. The agreement is that Trayon will marry the daughter of the other crime family so that she can become a legal immigrant in order to move their product into the U.S. The only problem is, Trayon has fell in love with someone else. This is action-packed, novel of young adult love that turns into something so dangerous that it will cause a war between two crime families. Love is being tested, friendships are falling apart and secrets are revealed. Will Asayi and Trayon have their happily ever after, after all, the damages is done? Or we will they fall apart and become enemies? Get ready to find out in this gritty, street tale of raw urban life.