But the shops and restaurants are filled with seasonal residents and tourists who are in town to escape even worse temperatures in the desert cities of Tucson and Phoenix.Locals and tourists alike are thrilled when the Rim Country Renegades came to town for the annual Pioneer Days celebration, recalling the days of the Wild West with cowboy poetry and putting on their trick roping and fast-draw shooting demonstrations. But when something goes terribly wrong during a staged shootout between the town’s handsome sheriff and vengeful outlaw Billy McKinney, and someone is left lying dead on Main Street, the entire Big Lake Sheriff’s Department scrambles to figure out what happened.Was it a tragic accident in spite of all of the safety precautions put in place to prevent something like that from happening? Or was it something more sinister? Were rumors of an illicit affair between the dead man’s wife and the outlaw really true? Was the sheriff betrayed by a man he considered his best friend?Spurned lovers, secret jealousies, and long-held resentments come to light in the search for the truth. A truth that will leave many wondering just how well they really know the people around them.Meanwhile, an unlikely hero emerges to save another woman from certain death. A hero who once again will have the people of Big Lake asking the same question, do we ever really know someone and what they are capable of?One reviewer has referred to the Big Lake mystery series as “Mayberry Meets Twin Peaks.” It’s a combination of humor and intrigue that launched New York Times bestselling author Nick Russell’s first Big Lake book into Amazon’s Top 100 Paid Kindle books for over 78 days, and Big Lake Shootout, the twentieth book in this popular series, is sure to be a hit, too!

    Raising her first son, Toby, had been the happiest time of her life and she was sure that her second baby would bring her just as much joy. But it isn't long after Milo's birth when she realises that something is different. The bond she found so easy with her firstborn, is conspicuously absent. The harder she tries to force the feelings of maternal love, the more she struggles to even be near him. As Megan fails at the only thing she's ever been good at, her grip on reality begins to slip. There are only two things she can be sure of. She must not tell anyone the truth. And eventually, she will have to make a choice between herself and her baby. An emotional roller-coaster of a novel you won't want to put down.

    Adult descriptions and situations. These are stories of women who need something else in their lives besides the daily routine. What they find may not be good for them, but it does bring spice into their lives. And something else. The realization of their own dark and dangerous needs.

    

     Lyra has been keeping a secret from everyone. Still stinging from her parents’ divorce, her life is falling apart. When her mom finds out what Lyra’s been hiding, she pulls her from her world of partying and takes her to a reclusive cabin in the woods to get herself together. At first, Lyra wants nothing to do with the solitude of nature, until she stumbles upon a small commune deep in the forest and three gorgeous, intriguing men who live there. Completely different from one another, Rain, Paul, and X grab Lyra’s attention and pique her curiosity each in their own unique way. Can these three men living a simple life in the woods help Lyra find herself and the love and intense pleasure she’s been missing with all of them?.

    Instead of crying and waiting for Julian to come to his senses, Brielle realizes that love is a game. A game that requires the best man to win. Stepping out on an adventure, Brielle dives head first into trouble. Disguised as a gentle and caring spirit, Brielle is played in the worst way. While Brielle is stewing in her shame, Julian has troubles of his own. He is quickly learning that love doesn’t play fair and he is losing miserably. With the two of them hitting rock bottom, they have no one else to turn to but each other. Will their shame and raw truth pull them back together or separate them for good? Find out in The Game of Love.

    

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    But almost before the weekend gets under way, Fran goes missing – a seemingly inexplicable happening which throws Jane’s life and those of their inter-related families into turmoil again. In the months following this traumatic weekend, as one guilty secret after another comes to light, she is forced to re-assess both her marriage and her relationship with Fran. The End Of The Road is a novel about family relationships, friendship, betrayal and deception. The wise, we are told, forgive but do not forget. But is forgiveness ever really possible when some things are impossible to forget?

    

    

    Whether or not it was intentional, only they know. With the police and Katie’s family desperately demanding answers, Hannah’s world is torn apart as she has to decide what to do next and whether that involves doing the right thing. Hannah’s choice is made more difficult due to her new closeness with Katie’s older brother, Josh. Katie’s traumatic death unearths secrets best left untold, but to leave them untold would put another life at risk of abuse. Longlisted for the Mslexia Novel Writing Competition.Please note this book addresses sensitive content such as childhood abuse.

    All of them.I have to choose...right? Or will I be the thing that tears this family apart.* * *MY IRISH KINGSIreland’s most ruthless gang leader is forcing me to marry him. I escape to the only place I can be safe—home of my captor’s biggest rival, the Irish Kings.There’s X, the living weapon with a haunted past. He won't touch anyone. Except me.Jace, the teddy bear with a warrior’s heart. His melodic Irish brogue is a balm to my soul.And Magnar King, their intimidating leader. Whose eyes flare with hunger when I’m near, yet backs away like I’ve burned him when we touch. He doesn’t remember me. But I remember him.They’re all so different. But they all make me feel safe.And when my ex comes hunting for me, they will protect me at all costs...* * *ROYALLY SCREWEDPrince Grayson.Heir to the British throne.Sexiest man I’ve ever laid eyes on.For some strange reason, he wants me.And I want him. I want him so bad it hurts.One week.No strings.Just unbridled, wild passion with a future king.I can keep my heart out of it. Right?There just one condition.One that has me thinking I might be in over my head…One that includes his bodyguards...* * *THE CASSIDY BROTHERSMy foster father is a very bad man. I’m carrying a secret of his that could get me killed. So I escape to the last place that ever felt like safety…The childhood home of the Cassidy brothers.Aogán, Tristan & Donncha were as much of my childhood as choc chip cookies and hopskotch. We used to roam like wildlings around their large country estate. I haven’t seen them since the accident that made me an orphan three years ago.Boy, have they grown up. Tall, dark haired and eyes like the Galway Sea, with shoulders broad enough to keep me safe. Just like when we were kids, they shelter me. Care for me… Love me.But how will they feel when they find out I'm in love with all of them? How will they deal with the terrible secret I’m carrying?

     The paths of strangers converge as James and the others continue north. 18+ Only 52,000 words