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Saving Jason
Kate Anslinger - 2014
Underneath that fun-loving surface lurks a severe case of PTSD, his personal souvenir from the war on terror. After his young marriage breaks up, he bounces from girlfriend to girlfriend, never allowing himself to get too close, all while maintaining a friendship with his ex-wife, Samantha Colton. Everything changes when he meets Abby Jacobsen, a smart and sassy artist - but with love comes jealousy, and Abby doesn't stand for Jason's cozy friendship with Samantha. Two hours after a heated argument causes Jason to storm out of their apartment, Abby receives a phone call from the intensive care unit of a New Hampshire hospital. The hospital walls close in on Abby and Samantha as they are forced to make tough decisions while trying hard not to kill each other. The two form a rare bond when Emma Jane, Jason's mom, arrives on the scene. Three weeks after Jason's accident, Abby is left alone and hovering over a handful of positive pregnancy tests. During her pregnancy, Abby works with Samantha to dig up clues of Jason's past. As the truth is discovered, their worlds are irreversibly changed. An emotionally-moving look at PTSD and the intersection of three lives, Saving Jason is a riveting glimpse into unexpected friendships and the ripples we leave without our knowledge.
Cardiac Event
Richard L. Mabry - 2017
Kirk Martin continually crosses swords with Dr. Cliff Hamilton, so he is surprised when Hamilton asks him to care for him after a heart attack. When he is ready for discharge, Hamilton is found dead in his hospital bed, and Martin is suspected of murdering him.After another doctor is found shot to death, Martin's girlfriend, nurse Janet Rush, reminds him to be careful because he may be next. Can he save his own life while searching for the identity of the real murderer?
Into the Dark
Jason Halstead - 2015
Aden Garrett is fresh out of security academy and looking for a little excitement. A little more than walking security at local space station bars and a little less than the job that got him kicked out of the academy. Meshelle and Janna are Vagnosian sisters that run a small transport and special operations ship, and they're looking to replace a fallen crew member. Chance brings them together and puts them work for one of the mysterious Kesari merchants who's looking for some expendable assets for a special job. It's a perfect match, except the crew of the Uma, Janna's ship, doesn't agree to being disposed of when the job is done. What follows is a game of cat and mouse through the galaxy with twists and turns at every solar system. Lost alien civilizations, six limbed insectoid warriors, plasma rifles, and more await. Much, much more… Keep your eye out for future Dark Universe novels: Book 1: Into the Dark Book 2: Out of the Dark Book 3: Chasing the Dark
Coming Home
Gwen Kirkwood - 2014
Victory over Japan has been announced and everyone in Megan Oliphant’s home town in Scotland is celebrating the end of the war. The boys are 'Coming Home'. Megan has been waiting desperately for the day when Steven Caraford, the best friend of her older brother, finally returns. After long correspondence during Steven's time away - and after supporting each other through her brother's death - Megan can only hope her feelings for him are mutual. Steven has longed for the day when he can return home to Scotland, and – although it will mean long days, little money and no security – his heart’s desire is to have a farm of his own. While Megan heads off for college, Steven struggles to build up his new home - and both must try to work out what the other is feeling about their future together. Coming Home is a moving romantic drama about building a new life after the Second World War - and about searching for love, stability and happiness. Praise for Gwen Kirkwood: 'A gripping read' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of The Lunar Code Gwen Kirkwood is the author of sixteen Scottish novels and six shorter romantic novellas, including A Question of Love. She won the Elizabeth Goudge Trophy, judged by Richard Lee, when it was re-introduced to mark the millennium in 2000. She lives in Scotland.
Billionaire by the Book - One: A Curvy Woman, Sexy Billionaire Romance
Nikki Steele - 2017
Now she lives in a world of books and rules to ensure it never happens again. The only part of her still free is her imagination, living out the fantasies in her head that she can never have in real life. But her safe life changes when a mysterious stranger takes shelter from a storm in her library. Stuck together for the night, will he be able to crack the walls she has set around herself? And if he does, what will be the consequences? This book is a short, sexy read so hot you won’t be able to put it down. You’ll never look at a library the same way again! It has a minor cliffhanger because there’s lots more sexy goodness to come. It contains smoking hot action between a curvy woman and a gorgeous Billionaire, and includes sizzling scenes which are for adults only. This is the first book in the Billionaire by the Book Series by Nikki Steele, the mistress of billionaire romance sagas.
Love And The Game
Johnni Sherri - 2018
Instead of making up cheers and playing double-dutch, like most girls her age, Perri spends her time fighting, hooping and playing video games alongside her best friend Plus. Living only two doors down from one other in the Millwood Projects of Prince George’s County, Maryland, the two grew up more like family than friends. However, as the years roll by, Perri discovers her secret desire to be more than just Plus’s best friend. On prom night, the two surprisingly lose their virginity to one another causing their relationship takes an unforeseen turn. While later expecting her first born child, Perri is forced to face the hard reality that, in spite of everything, Plus merely considers her to be his “friend”. But as the years continue to roll by, Perri grows into this vivacious woman and the two gradually switch roles. Emotions Plus never knew existed come flooding in when he realizes he may have to share his best friend with another man. Derrick, a tall handsome basketball player unexpectedly sweeps Perri off her feet, leaving her torn between the two. Will the Plus and Perri circle back to the connection they once shared as youths, or will Perri leave her first Love in the past and continue on with life’s beautiful Game?
Thicker Than Water
Michael McDonnell - 2012
This peaceful life is upended when death comes to town. And not just any death. O'Hara's career is on the line as the corpse of a US Senator is found. The Senator, while searching for his ancestors, has uncovered an old, still burning hatred from the time of the Great Famine. Dermot needs all the help he can get to solve the crime but as he starts to unravel the mystery it becomes clear that those around him are not what they seem. This first book in the series introduces us to Dermot, his long suffering wife Jo and his disreputable friends in the local bar.
Body and Soul
Sheila Norton - 2003
She feels middle-aged, bored and frumpy, and it doesn't help that PJ, her friend and colleague at the hospital where she works, has compared her to a comfy old armchair! Her marriage to the so-predictable Barry seems to be hurtling towards the rocks, and when the new consultant, Mr Ashley Connor, seems to be taking an interest in her, the temptation to have a little fun certainly appeals. But where is this going to lead her? Surely not anywhere that a sensible, mature, medical receptionist and mother of three ought to be going! Would she, and her marriage, be able to survive the Ashley Connor experience? To say nothing of the hospital gossip! Or should she forget it and stay safe, comfortable and bored ... with her body and soul intact?
Don't Mess With Mrs. Sedgewick: A Caper Story
Marie F. Martin - 2016
She convinces her three golfing buddies, all in their seventies, to sell their homes and buy adjoining condos. The widows intend to spend the rest of their days golfing, gambling at the casino, and having fun. Oh, the heaven of it. But then they all hire the same maid who uncovers long-hidden criminal secrets kept by each woman. Oh, the horror of it. The reputations of their deceased husbands, a banker, a minister, and a respected farmer, will be tarnished forever. Three of the widows could face jail time, and the fourth fears for her life. Whatever will they do with the conniving, blackmailing maid? If you grew to love the characters in Marie F. Martin’s previous novels Maternal Harbor, Harbored Secrets, and Ratham Creek, you will treasure Roberta and her friends in the mystery Don’t Mess With Mrs. Sedgewick.This is a caper story where the not so pure put their lives at risk to catch the real bad guys and save their little town.
Ashes of Retribution
L.J. Andrews - 2018
Now, an assassin from her past returns with a vengeance.Kidnapped by Dominus Kage, the feared leader of the shadow assassins, Adira must fight to stay alive.But dangerous secrets could kill them all. When the oppressive laws of the land seek to destroy everything she knows, Adira will be forced to choose a side. But how can she trust Kage when all she's heard are the brutal stories of his blood lust?
Is he really a villain, or is he the only person who can keep her alive?
Fans of Hunger Games, Maze Runner, and An Ember in the Ashes, will crave this dystopian world of dark secrets, hope, and a fight for a better tomorrow.One-Click to start turning pages now.Scroll up and grab a copy of Ashes of Retribution today.
To Die or To Live (Grace Porter, #1)
Ellie R. Hunter - 2016
She hasn’t just been let down time and time again, she has been betrayed in the most horrific way possible. Believing the past will haunt her future, she depends on dying at the hands of the Kings of Blood MC when she walks into their clubhouse and shoots their president dead...who happens to be her father. Devlin Ashby is a brother from a rival MC and not only does he save her countless times from her enemies, he’s determined to save her from the internal battle she fights alone. She hardly talks and she shuts down when he asks too many questions, but he won’t stop trying to save her. He ingrains himself into her life, into her mind, body and soul and desperately tries to prove she can trust him. When you’ve seen true horror and you know how unimaginable fear can cripple every second of every day, whether asleep or awake, to die or to live is a serious question you ask yourself every day.
The Kurtherian Endgame Boxed Set
Michael Anderle - 2019
Now, payback is coming after them.
And she’s a bitch in every sense of the word.
Bethany Anne Nacht was changed on Earth almost two hundred years in the past.
The Kurtherians engage in the cosmic great game, where whole worlds are torn asunder in their efforts to prove their own supremacy.For hundreds of millennia, the Kurtherians at the top have reigned unfettered as they destroyed countless civilizations time and time again.
Now, a new group is entering the game.
Bethany Anne and her people are playing against extreme odds, but when has that EVER stopped the Queen Bitch?It’s time to fight for the future of the Universe…
ARE YOU READY?
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Set includes:
Payback is a Bitch
Compelling Evidence
Through the Fire and Flame
All's Fair in Blood and War
NOTE: This book contains cursing. Perhaps humorous cursing, but cursing nevertheless. If this offends you, I don't suggest reading this book.
20 Minutes To Go Viral
Daniel Hurst - 2020
Something that threatens the whole of humanity. Something is going viral. 20 Minutes. 20 People. 20 stories that will make you want to stay inside and never greet another human being again. This is a short novella about a viral outbreak in a small town in the Lake District and shows how quickly disease can spread amongst the population. This isn't the Coronavirus. But it's just as scary. Humans. Viruses. Panic. Fear. There goes the countryside...
Alphas & Angels: The Royal Pack of Louisiana
Neicy P. - 2019
He knew that it was going to be very different from the one he ruled over in Hell, but he refused to let that stop him. Xiare got acquainted with the rules and laws of his pack, enforcing them on intruders or anyone else that posed a threat to them.
It wasn’t the Canis pack or the unknown demons that forced his visits to Hell against his mate Alijah's demands. It was his daughter that warned him of the Earth’s destruction if she didn’t find her place there.
Ezra was on his way to gaining his wings by mating with his marker, Nevaeh Bricks. He granted all her family’s wishes by planning a traditional mating ceremony with the Elders present. Perfection was what he was aiming for, but it wasn’t what he was going to get, especially if Nevaeh was already promised to another that didn’t mind breaking the rules.
The Blacks and Kings were the packs to fear. But all that was going to change with the birth of a Descendant.