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Hearts Don't Break Even


Brix McQueen - 2019
    Love another man and give him all of me again. In fact, I was still dealing with the broken heart my ex-fiancé left me with. Time doesn’t heal all wounds… hardly any if you asked me. What time did do though, was give me a chance to find myself. I thought I was madly in love when really, I just loved the idea of it. I still do. I’m a hopeful romantic and loved knowing that one day I'd be a man’s everything, get married and start a family of our own. It was on my list of things to do before I was called home. With the abrupt death of my Aunt, the realization of time stopping for no one hit me. I didn’t have time to sulk in my sorrows anymore. And, Rashad wouldn’t let me. He wanted me… baggage and all. To fulfill every need that had gone unmet with what’s his name. He wanted me… smart mouth and all. Insecurities and all… Because his heart had been broken too. So, we connected even though I wasn’t ready for us too. Sometimes, men were just extra baggage, and Lord knows I didn’t need that but was Rashad worth it? Could he and I possibly seal our shattered hearts together and master loving again? I was ready to take that risk and find out.

River Hippies & Mountain Men: Adventures of a 21st Century Mountain Man


Patrick Taylor - 2017
    It chronicles Taylor's two-year apprenticeship as a stockman and backcountry packer in the Frank Church Wilderness in Idaho. Working with land and river outfitters, he tapped into a collective consciousness; a way of thinking that valued a curious and adventurous spirit above all things material and mundane. It is the second book in a 3-part series on 'the 21st Century Mountain Man'.I spent my adult life pursuing all types of adventure all over the world; shark-diving in Burma, caving in Borneo, alpine adventures on big rock and ice, and 'social adventure'​, too. It started in the Marine Corps, blossomed in the international oilfield scene, and matured in the mountains on long solo treks.I crossed the Rocky Mountains alone on foot in the winter of 2013. I spent the next two years immersed in the mountain man way-of-life. I became a stockman and backcountry packer, and learned to leverage my alpine experience to become a self-sufficient trapper. I spent the winter of 2016 alone in an old cabin in the the Frank Church Wilderness, and finished the adventure in early March by walking 33 miles up & over the mountains with nothing more than a tarp, a sleeping bag, and a few bags of instant oatmeal.Leaving my business life behind, I have committed to a life of adventure. I have become an author of non-fiction adventure books. I share my adventures hoping to inspire my peers to challenge themselves and embrace adventure in their lives, too.Patrick Taylor'The Texas Yeti'taylor@thetexasyeti.comThe Texas Yeti is Patrick Taylor, who writes non-fiction adventurestories. He is a former Marine and technology entrepreneur with a treasure chestof memories from a lifetime of adventure all over the world. Nowretired, he is an author and adventurer, most recently credited with walking across the Rocky Mountains alone in the winter of 2013. He writes to inspire others to embrace adventure in their lives. However they define it.

THE DCI BLIZZARD MURDER MYSTERIES: Books 4 to 6


John Dean - 2019
    A super value boxset! Comprising the fourth, fifth and sixth books in the Detective Chief Inspector John Blizzard series: THE SECRETS MAN, BREACH OF TRUST and DEATH LIST. THE SECRETS MAN Whilst detective John Blizzard looks into a series of drug-related deaths, his nemesis, gangland thug Morrie Raynor, is released from prison. Blizzard becomes convinced Raynor is linked to a new crime spree, but with little evidence other than the ravings of a sick, delirious man, the detective's colleagues suspect his personal feelings are clouding his judgement. A BREACH OF TRUST A corrupt industrialist is found dead. When his family shed crocodile tears, DCI John Blizzard turns the screw. But when their alibis check out, can his team track down the real killer among a long list of likely suspects? DEATH LIST An undercover detective is shot in his home. Later, police officers on a routine patrol are fired at. Someone has a big problem with law enforcement. DCI Blizzard starts a crackdown on his city’s most notorious gangsters. But is he in danger of rubbing the wrong people up the wrong way? Or is he already on the killer’s list? All three of these books are also available separately on Kindle and in paperback. This box set is available FREE with Kindle Unlimited. The first three books in the series, THE LONG DEAD, STRANGE LITTLE GIRL and THE RAILWAY MAN, are also available individually on Kindle and in paperback and as a box set on Kindle. If you enjoy mysteries that have you guessing until they end, you’ll love these books about hard-hitting detective John Blizzard and his team.

The Cumberland Bride, SAMPLE


Shannon McNear - 2019
    And she sets her sights on learning more about their scout, Thomas Bledsoe. Thomas’s job is to get settlers safely across the Kentucky Wilderness Road to their destination while keeping an ear open for news of Shawnee unrest. But naïve Kate’s inquisitive nature could put them both in the middle of a rising tide of conflict. Is there more to Thomas’s story than he is willing to tell? Is there an untapped courage in Kate that can thwart a coming disaster? Join the adventure as the Daughters of the Mayflower series continues with The Cumberland Bride by Shannon McNear. More in the Daughters of the Mayflower series:The Mayflower Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1620 Atlantic Ocean (February 2018)The Pirate Bride by Kathleen Y’Barbo – set 1725 New Orleans (April 2018)The Captured Bride by Michelle Griep – set 1760 during the French and Indian War (June 2018)The Patriot Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1774 Philadelphia (August 2018)​The Cumberland Bride by Shannon McNear – set 1794 on the Wilderness Road (October 2018)The Liberty Bride by MaryLu Tyndall – set 1814 Baltimore (December 2018)

Highland Rogues


Tarah Scott - 2016
    Both need him… neither wants him. Groomed for a life amongst the English aristocracy, Lord Erroll Rushton is unexpectedly thrust back into his father’s Scottish world when the Englishwoman he compromises refuses to marry him. No gentleman breaks into a lady’s bedchamber...but then, no lady sleeps with a pistol under her pillow. Miss Eve Crenshaw will marry for love or won’t marry at all. When London’s most notorious rakehell breaks into Eve’s bedroom in the dead of night and compromises her beyond repair, she plans a daring elopement that shocks even the earl. Blurb, reviews snippets – Claimed Talbot expects to find a hostile woman in the Scottish heiress Edward commands him to marry. Instead, he discovers a Highland beauty worthy of a man’s respect...and love. Talbot will do anything to win her acceptance—except the one thing she demands: betray his king and embrace his Scottish heritage. My Highland Lord London Heiress kidnapped by the Marquess of Ashlund, read the headlines. Yet no one tried to save her. Phoebe Wallington was seven years old when a mass assassination attempt rocked Regency England. Her father was the only accused traitor to elude capture. Now as a grown woman and a British spy, she is no closer to learning what really happened that day. Phoebe's quest for the truth takes a sudden turn when she's kidnapped by suspected traitor Kiernan MacGregor, the Marquess of Ashlund. However, Kiernan may not live long enough to stand trial. Someone wants him dead…and Phoebe stands in the killer's way. The only way to save her reputation and protect Kiernan is to marry him. Lord Grayson's Bride Nicholas Spencer, Earl of Grayson, won’t make the same mistake twice and let Josephine Knightly go. She loves him. He felt it in their one kiss before he left, and in the single kiss she allowed since his return. But she’s doing everything in her power to sabotage the marriage even before it’s begun. Nicholas doesn’t care. If Hell is where he must live to have her, then she must stand by his side in the fire. Lord Ruthven's Bride Love is always sweetest the first time around… A harmless attraction leads to a friendship that forces Lady Annabelle to choose between the two men who love her. One saved her from a killer. The other is her future husband. James Waterson, newly titled Viscount Ruthven, is hunting a killer. When Lady Annabelle steps into the killer’s sights, James will do everything in his power to protect her. Even if that means letting her go.

2612 Cherryhill Lane - A Novel


Glenn Vo - 2020
    His little sister, Gabby, is in the car with him when he gets distracted and crashes into a tree at 2612 Cherryhill Lane. Gabby loses her life and Jonathan’s legs are amputated.After the accident, his father won’t speak to him, his girlfriend breaks up with him, he loses his scholarship, and all hope seems to be lost until, years later, he meets Samantha Reid. She accepts a job as his personal assistant and teaches him that God still loves him no matter his mistakes, that redemption can be found, and he needs to first forgive himself to find it.Thanks to Samantha, Jonathan turns from a despondent, dejected, and bitter man who no longer cares about football to someone capable of loving life, people, and football again. Much to their surprise, too, Jonathan and Samantha kindle a tasteful romance that takes them on a journey of triumph over tragedy.

The Retribution Of An Honest Man


Evelyn Boyett - 2019
    But to have no recollection of who you are or why you’ve been beaten, branded and left for dead, well, that would be the sort of terror there are no words for. With nothing but the memory of a beautiful woman, he doesn’t know and the seed of vengeance slowly growing from his gut for a wrong he feels has been done to him, a man sets out to find who he is and who left him out in the desert to die. But will he discover his identity? And when he does, will he regret knowing the truth of the heinous crime he was accused of committing? Or will he discover his desire for revenge is justified? The town of Hempstead, Texas is an unholy place where honest men stay in the shadows and the corrupt walk bravely in the sunlight. But all of that is about to change when the rumors start to tumble into town with the weeds and wind. The rumors of the ghost searching for his love and… retribution. If you like fast-paced clean romance and action-packed stories, you won't be able to put down this addictive Novel by Evelyn Boyett. "The Retribution Of An Honest Man" is a stand-alone Western Historical Romance Novel of approximately 400 pages.

A Merry Little Christmas


Marcella Swann - 2018
    You’re not joking. There’s a store in the center of town called The North Pole. I work there. I’m an elf.I gotta get out of this place!See the world. At least the lower 48. C’mon.But there’s this guy. This gorgeous guy.A Marine. Afghanistan veteran.He just walked into the store one day. He’s tall, dark, handsome. Did I say he’s super hot?OMG! Happy holidays to me.He’s amazing. But I gotta go. Really.He’s so gorgeous, though. Ugh.And now some funky things are going on in the store. It’s like I can see what kids want for Christmas. Whoa. Weird.It’s kind of like Dorothy, the owner, whose Christmas sweaters are horrendous and whose heart is pure gold. Everybody knows she’s totally got that kid whisperer thing going.So this gorgeous guy walks into my life and the Christmas shop starts going all Sixth Sense on me.Is Christmas trying to send me a message? Or Mr. Marine?I better figure things out fast because Christmas is coming and I got my one-way ticket out of Talkeetna.

Sweets Shop Cozy Mysteries Box set


Maisy Morgan - 2019
    Taking a leap of faith, she moved to Brooks, Georgia and opened her own sweets shop. What she was not prepared for was bringing Tripp, her less than thrilled 14-year-old grandson, with her. This makes for an uncertain, and sometimes amusing, start to a new chapter of life. Soon after they arrive in Brooks, there’s a murder in town. And that’s where Mary meets easy on the eyes Officer Preston. From there, they discover they make quite the detective duo. Each book in this Cozy Mystery series has individual mysteries from this Sweet Southern town. From murders to bank robberies to family secrets that rocked the community, Mary and Officer Preston will give you the best in Cozy Mystery! AUTHOR’S NOTE: Thank you for your interest in my Sweets Shop Cozy Mysteries Series! If you like reading about murder mysteries, women who own sweets shops, cats named Sweet Feet, family life and a little clean romance on the side, you’ll likely enjoy this series. It also deals with middle-aged woes and teenage angst, so this story can be enjoyed across the ages. And it’s written with no swear words, minimal violence (aside from the murders, which aren’t described in detail) and no steamy romance scenes. Download and immerse yourself in this fun four-book series located in the small town of Brooks, Georgia…

West of Hue: Down the Yellow Brick Road


James P. Brinker - 2010
    His infantry training eventually leads him to the elite Recon platoon in the 101st Airborne Division's 2/502 Infantry Regiment "Strike Force" Battalion. Soon he is involved in brutal combat that leaves many of his comrades dead or wounded. He faces bunkers and machine guns and ends up within touching distance of North Vietnamese soldiers. All eyes were on the Cambodian invasion and Kent State. The big battles were going on west of Hue in the area of operations of the Screaming Eagles. Thirty infantry grunts died taking hills 714 and 882 on the road to the A Shau valley. Nobody knew, and nobody cared about their heroism. They fought only for each other. He then finds out that going home was harder than going to Nam. Years later he finally had to confront the past. This is a story of a military veteran's reconciliation with life, and triumph over the painful memories from the hills west of Hue.

Blur


Orlando A. Sanchez - 2014
    One phone call from his past turns his life inside out, setting him on a path of death and destruction. Assets are being eliminated by an assassin with a special skill, a skill John thought only he possessed-the ability to blur. The life he thought he left behind threatens to destroy him and everything he holds dear. He is given one last mission-find the assassin, eliminate him, or be eliminated.

The Orphan Daughter of Lupin lane: A Historical Victorian Romance


Dolly Price - 2019
    No one on Lupin Lane recognises her, and the ever-present dangers of Whitechapel leave the fatherless child helpless. What can the elderly couple do but take this bedraggled and hungry orphan into their heart and home? Other than her name, Isabella’s past and how she ended up on Mr. and Mrs. Colls doorstep remains a mystery. As Isabella flowers into a young woman, the secrets of the past float to the surface, as do family feuds and savage enemies of the innocent girl. Phillip Mitchell, Mr. Coll’s young apprentice, discovers just how close Isabella is to a fearful demise, and determines to protect the woman he secretly loves, but he may be too late. Will Isabella survive the plot against her life, and will she finally discover her true identity and uncover who the mysterious shadows from her past really are? Will Phillip draw the courage to display his true feelings to Isabella, and can this once-lost orphan trust her precious heart to the love of another? If you enjoy books by Dilly Court and other Victorian Romance writers, you will love this debut novella by Dolly Price. Dolly Price writes wholesome historical romance. Buy The Orphan Daughter of Lupin Lane today to dive into this moving tale of a vulnerable orphan and her thrilling journey to the secure arms of love.

The Other Daughter


Sara Alexi - 2017
     More than a decade after leaving home Dawn finds herself stuck in a dead-end job, in a rundown flat, while her sister has it all - the husband, children and prestigious job in sunny Australia. Their mum’s favouritism is palpable, and even as she has a terrible fall leaving Dawn to pick up the pieces, nothing Dawn does can live up to her perfect, absent sister. But still Dawn persists with taking care of her aging and fragile mum, until one day it begins to feel like the only thing standing between Dawn and her happiness is her mother's continued, pitiful existence...

Hearts Grove Cozy Mystery Boxed Set: Books 1 - 3


Danielle Collins - 2019
     A cozy mystery boxed set from #1 Bestselling author Danielle Collins Henrietta Hewitt runs an antique store in Hearts Grove, Washington. In the process of collecting antiques, she comes across countless unusual items, all with a story. Some with deadly secrets. The Hearts Grove Cozy Mystery Boxed Set contains the first three books in the Hearts Grove Cozy Mystery series. If you enjoy cozy mysteries with interesting characters, you don’t want to miss the Hearts Grove Cozy Mysteries. Stories Included: Heirlooms and Homicide: A missing girl is mixed with a prized antique, things turn deadly. Can Henrietta solve the mystery of the antique box and keep everyone safe? Breakins and Bloodshed: When a dead body turns up, Henrietta has a full-fledged murder mystery on her hands. Can she find the killer and secure an impressive stash of antiques for her store? Lights Out at the Lighthouse: When tragedy strikes at the lighthouse, Henrietta is thrust into another murder mystery. Can Henrietta shine the light on the facts and catch another killer? Download Heirlooms and Homicide and start solving your next mystery (or three) today! Always FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Best Autocorrect Fails: Text Messages That Didn't Mean to Send


James MacBrowning - 2014
    For years, millions of people have used this great program. Especially since it is imbedded in all the new phones. Of course, there is a way to disable autocorrect if you really want to. However, not many people do. Why would they? It is just too hilarious when it happens!