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Swimming to the Surface
Kristin Billerbeck - 2012
Years later, raising two kids alone in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, Kelsey’s faith is again tested when her daughter’s life is in jeopardy. Now, she must make a choice to drown under the weight of her past or resurface triumphantly in the faith and hope she left behind.Alex Bechtel traded his successful CPA business for his first love: Pastoring a small church in a quaint seaside village. But when he discovers the church is long on rules and short on compassion, he must question his decisions and his own definition of faith.Can two people with troubled pasts find hope and love in one another? Or is Swimming to the Surface worth the effort?
A Precious Gift
Shelley Shepard Gray - 2019
After all, she’s beautiful, smart, and kind. There’s just one problem—his Amish family will never allow him to date an Englischer. Can Kyle break with tradition for true love, or will he stay with his family?
HORIZON MC
Clara Kendrick - 2017
That's why Ace Black is so thankful for the rest of the guys in Horizon MC. A man couldn’t ask for better friends to help lose the past on the open road, the roar of their motorcycles drowning out everything else. But when Katie Kelley wanders in to the MC bar, though, Ace is dazzled. He already has a reputation as a ladykiller, but Katie seems likely to kill him. She's gorgeous, and Ace just can't figure her out. When he finally realizes the truth, that she's a ghost from his past, it's already too late. He’s already in love. Book Two: Chuck Rogers is jealous, sometimes, of people with memory loss — like his friend, Jack, founder of Horizon MC. Chuck wishes he could forget some of the terrible things that have happened to him and the people he loved. If he could forget, he could move on. Find someone to be happy with, like Haley Greer, who would probably balk if she knew just how broken he was on the inside. But when it becomes clear that Haley isn't exactly who she says she is, and Chuck’s past comes rushing to meet his present, not even memory loss could save him from himself and the tragedies that define his life. Book Three: Sloan Norris guesses everyone has secrets, but none of his Horizon MC buddies have ever asked him to talk about his, especially those he collected as a Navy SEAL. But when Amy Ovalle, a writer eager to break into the world of publishing, worms her way into Sloan’s heart, he doesn’t see a way out of revealing the monster he truly believes himself to be. Some secrets are never left behind. And those are the ones that will swallow Sloan whole. Book Four: Brody Rockland never thought he would almost literally run into his soulmate, but that's how it happened between him and Nadine Kimble. Their whirlwind romance painted the world in different colors, and Brody knew it went beyond Nadine’s considerable talents as a photographer. They fit together like no one he’d ever known. But will Nadine let love help her surmount the things that hurt her over the course of her life, or will Brody become just another sad memory, left heartbroken in her wake? Book Five: Even if Jack Ryder didn't have any memories from before an injury he suffered as an Army Ranger, he had ways of coping. There was Horizon MC, for one, and the best buddies a guy could have. And there was Rio Seco, a town on the rise, and Jack was doing good work to help it. But when Jack’s nightmares reach a crescendo and he returns to his hometown, he never anticipated running into Cheyenne Knight, his high school sweetheart, a beautiful woman he has no memory of. And Jack definitely didn't anticipate that falling in love with her again would call everything into question, even the person he thought he was.
Into The Fire
Leah Sharelle - 2019
Her parents were dead, and she was catapulted into a full-blown adult whether she was ready or not. Without support from her boyfriend, Lake found herself a guardian to her siblings and the owner of the family’s fledging bakery, not to mention a house that was falling down around their ears. Life as she knew it was changed forever. Especially when a hunky hose man walked into her bakery asking for catering … and a kiss. All of a sudden her sexy daydreams of firemen with kittens and puppies became very real. Carson Hogan had a lot on his plate. His ex-wife was spending money faster than he could earn it, his two daughters were out of control, and to his utter shock, becoming too much like their mother. And he was doing his best to protect his son from the crazy women in his life. Add a stressful but fulfilling job, he wasn’t looking for anything else. At least he thought he wasn’t. Until he entered the bakery across the street to find a silver eyed blonde sprite begging for sex … sort of. Love blossoms quickly between the two but with all the outside interferences promising to ruin their new found love, will they risk everything and walk into the fire and claim their happily ever after?
Fired and Inflamed (The Otto Viti Mysteries Book 2)
Jen Carter - 2017
An employee from a local business is found strangled to death, and now everyone in the small community is worried about local law enforcement finding the killer. Jill can’t stop thinking about what happened, but she knows it’s best to leave the investigation to the police. This time, she’s not getting involved. Well, not on purpose at least.
Fireworks
Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop - 2006
Still haunted by the death of his young son, stalled in his writing career and overfond of the bottle, he finds himself abandoned by his wife for the summer - or, if he doesn't shape up, for good.
Love at Last Duet: Complete Duet
Chelle Bliss - 2014
Sophia has always been the quintessential good girl, living a life filled with disappointment. Everything changes when their lives become intertwined through a chance encounter online.Hundreds of miles separate them, but the connection that draws them together is too much to be denied. As the layers of their lives peel back, Kayden keeps the dangerous parts of his past hidden to protect the woman who is becoming more important to him than he should allow. What starts as a pursuit of carnal pleasure turns into a complicated love story. His past is a tangled web filled with addiction, an obsessed ex-girlfriend, and problems with the law.One mistake he thought he had left behind may end up ruining it all.KAYDEN THE PAST - Love at Last #2Kayden Michaels has a past filled with sex, addiction, and heartache. A past that he’s avoided sharing with the love of his life, Sophia, and held close to his core not risking rejection. Needing to get his addictions in check and gain control of his life for the sake of his family, Kayden is forced to confront his past and make amends for the path he’s walked.Kayden must recount every carnal act and the betrayal from those he’s loved to identify the triggers that spur his addictions and overcome it all to be worthy of Sophia’s love.
Strictly My Husband
Tracy Bloom - 2016
Couples who dance together stay together... or do they?
Laura loves it when Tom takes her for a late night tango around the kitchen after their friends have gone home and they’re avoiding the washing up. She can’t dance but who cares when no one is watching? All that changes when Tom arrives on the doorstep with Carly, a professional dancer, and announces he’s offered her the spare room to rent while she performs in a show that Tom is directing. An outraged Laura doesn’t feel like dancing with Tom anymore but Carly does. It only takes two to tango, and given Tom’s history who knows where it could end? Will Laura be the one left watching from the sidelines whilst Carly waltzes off with her husband’s heart?
Couples who dance together stay together – or do they?
The Proposal
Jess Mastorakos
Too bad I can’t have her.As a Marine who jumps out of perfectly good airplanes for fun, you could say I’m fine with taking risks. But not when it comes to Shelby.For years, I’ve been firmly in the friend zone, right where she wants me. And since I won’t risk our friendship, that’s where I’ll stay. But I can’t pine over her forever.When I propose to my girlfriend and get rejected in front of the whole town, the joke’s on me. Turns out proposing to the wrong woman because you can’t have the right one is a bad idea.Shelby’s always had my heart. Can I convince her to trust me with hers?The Proposal is the first book in a sweet, small town, military romance series. Each book is a standalone romance but they are fun to read in order!
The Burger Bar Mysteries Box Set
Rosie A. Point - 2019
She's on sabbatical and one wrong move means losing her job for good.But the secretive small town is also the site of her mother's murder, a cold case she desperately wants to investigate. Luckily, she has her best friend's restaurant, the Burger Bar, to keep her preoccupied with food and fun.When the peace in Sleepy Creek is broken as murder after murder takes place, Christie can't help investigating. The deaths are connected to her mother's cold case, it seems. Can she solve the mystery before she becomes the next victim?Enjoy the full series of all six books at a special price...
Bent (The Owned Series Book 2)
Derek Masters - 2018
The fear of losing my job is nothing like the fear of what could happen to the woman who is slowly working her way past my wall. For the first time in my life I can see how bent I am. Hannah: Reed was nothing like the monster that I had expected would now own me. Just as I'm starting to trust him I discover something I could never imagine. As he chips away at me I wonder how we will end? I’m so scared that all the pieces won’t get put back together. Will we ever be whole or are we destined to be forever bent? Bent is book Two of The Owned Series. It ends on a cliffhanger which will be answered in book 3. Don't let this deter you. This is one book you won't want to put down!
Rockers of Steel Boxset: Memphis Black / Finn Beckett / River James / Billy Jeffers
M.J. Fields - 2017
Memphis Black From bedroom performances to center stage, Memphis Black’s dreams have come true. Together with his band mates—Finn, River, and Billy B—he takes some time for fun in the sun in Miami while gathering inspiration to finish their first full-length album. Some down time before hitting the road to tour the country, spreading their kind of rock like an STD. Tallia Priest, a preacher’s daughter grew up next door to Madison Black, her polar opposite and very best friend. Tallia has harbored a crush on Madison’s older brother Memphis for a lifetime. After a tough freshman year of college, Madison invites Tallia to join her in Miami for a much needed break. Madison fails to mention they will be staying with ‘Steel Total Destruction.’ When Tallia arrives, there is no way for a stunned Memphis to miss the transformation of the once awkward, innocent girl next door. Forbidden desires must be hidden, lines cannot be blurred, and no one can ever know. Will the heat in Miami tempt them even further? Will buried secrets destroy lives? It’s all fun and games until someone gets rocked. Finn Beckett Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. The release, the buzz, the electric guitar's rage against all that was f'ed up in the world. It took me away and made me feel something when I was a soulless nothing … until the high wore off. Music also brought me back. I woke to a Zeppelin song, face down in my own vomit, next to a pile of coke and with three naked women at my feet. Disgusted with myself, disgusted with them, I walked, and I walked alone. One chance meeting, a golden opportunity, a chance of a lifetime changed it all. The sins of the past are behind me now. The day has finally come when I will walk onstage, not as an opening act, but as the act. Hours before my dream comes to fruition, though, I run into a girl, one f'ing girl, and I am back on the path of destruction. River James When he fell in love, he fell hard. When he lost her, he lost his will. Drugs, sex, and rock and roll—in that order—became his life. River James, the drummer for Steel Total Destruction, loved the brotherhood he formed with his unlikely best friend, the band mates from Steel Total Destruction, and the family he found in his label, Forever Four. Then one tragic accident takes it all away in the blink of an eye. Twisted metal, shattered bones, crushed dreams, and torn wreckage causes deep, dark secrets to be revealed. Facing harsh realities, which have never been one of River’s strengths, he turns to the sure things in life: drugs and women who oh so willingly give themselves to a tall, dark, and tattooed rocker like him. Will he find himself in the wreckage of twisted metal and crushed dreams? Or will he lose his way in the smoke and debris? Keanna, has the career and man of her dreams … or so she thought until she finds out he is cheating on her. Ending the relationship, she begins rebuilding her shattered self-esteem. Then a chance run-in with a tall, dark, and handsome, silver-tongued drummer tests her strength and ability will Keanna throw caution to the wind, and finds herself getting rocked the only way a badass like River can? Billy Jeffers Billy Jeffers, pianist, never dreamed of being in a rock band, yet he reluctantly agreed to help a friend start one: Steel Total Destruction. Then, at a Miami club one night, the front man was injured and unable to play lead guitar. Therefore, Billy quickly learned and was then thrust into a spotlight he never wanted.
Sinner
Jacqui Rose - 2019
But she’ll do anything to protect those close to her, and at whatever cost.Her partner Alfie Jennings is under pressure. The only person he ever sent down has recently been released from prison, and his Soho nightclub is under threat from his rival Charlie Eton – a man who doesn’t respond kindly to people taking away his business.Charlie is playing dirty to come out on top, and when innocent children become involved in the feud, Franny and Alfie are dragged into a dark underworld where Alfie must face demons from his past, and Franny is in a dangerous race against time to ensure her own secrets aren’t exposed. Betrayal and lies come with consequences, and old sins cast long shadows…
The heart-racing new thriller perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole.
A Kind of Woman
Helen Burko - 2017
Barder does not return alone: with him is his new wife, Rachel, a beautiful blonde woman whom he met in Warsaw shortly after the war - a Jewish survivor who lost her entire family and remained alone in the world. Jacob fell in love with her and brought her to the states. Now he will defend her in the biggest battle of her life.
A Jewish lawyer’s wife is accused of committing Nazi war crimes
One evening, in a Broadway theater, Rachel is attacked by a woman who accuses her of being Matilda Krause - a German SS officer who served at the Nazi concentration camps. Rachel’s arrest and police investigation open the way to a sensational trial that will be written in the pages of history. With no one willing to protect a Nazi officer, Barder decides to defend his wife himself. Why would a Jewish survivor speak for a Nazi in the court of law? Barder is called to make an impossible case in the name of his beloved wife, and that of humanity altogether. The jury, the judge, and the readers will be astounded by what he has to say.