He is solid and unforgiving. A force. He learned at a young age to trust no one. Especially women. He has no use for them and has no problem using them for a profit. That is until the face that haunts his dreams is brought to the clubhouse to be auctioned. Nealy Ann Kinman left the city to flee a demanding and unfulfilling life. Strong willed and confident, she likes being in charge of her own life. Only now she has lost control and finds herself in a dangerous situation. Will Brick break the rules to save her? If he saves her will he be able to let her go?

    However, he’s stunned to discover he still has feelings he can’t ignore for his sister’s best friend, the one woman in Hope’s Ridge who’s hated him since high school.When her business plans crumble overnight, Asha Jones is wrong to assume life can’t get any worse. She’s made an enemy of an influential local property developer, and the man who crushed her heart ten years earlier has returned to town. Sure, she can do her best to ignore Zane’s existence, but what will she do when her feelings resurface for him? She can’t go there again…can she?Zane needs to redeem himself and fight for a second chance. But is working with the man who wants to destroy Asha’s business a guaranteed way to reignite her hate - or could it be an opportunity to change her opinion of him?Finding Hope’s Ridge is the first story in the Hope’s Ridge small town series.

    Just to be sure (or else to portray himself as a properly mourning husband), he hires P.I.s Joey Mancuso and Father Dom to solve the murder. Only they can’t help noticing he’s pushing them to come to the gang conclusion as well. Hey, is something fishy here?Joey Mancuso, his priest half-brother--Father Dom--and their crack team have got their work cut out for them. A year ago, a Brooklyn politician’s wife was brutally murdered, seemingly in a terrible burglary gone wrong. But no one really knows: the case remains unsolved. The mourning politician hires Mancuso to solve the cold case--right before announcing his plan to run for mayor of New York City. Oh, and in that same speech, the politician blames his wife’s death on gang violence. And the politician tries to convince Mancuso to come to the same conclusion.Well….none of the gangs in Brooklyn seem to have it out for the politician’s family. Plus, the politician may have a straying eye--there are rumors of the affair. It's a labyrinthine puzzle, the kind Joey (forever inspired by his hero, Holmes) delights in. Mancuso and Co. take to their office--which doubles as a bustling, Lower Manhattan cigar bar--and delve into Joey’s strangest mystery yet.Joey Mancuso’s latest adventure is a gritty tour of a side of Brooklyn that’s rarely seen anymore; any fan of The Wire will find a lot to love in the gripping gang politics. Plus, author Parr weaves in the ritzy drama of upper class New Yorkers, all of whom have sordid secrets...Anyone who loves Matt Scudder or Father Brown will adore Joey and Father Dom. Fans of both New York PI novels and police procedurals like Nelson DeMille’s John Corey, and those by Raymond Chandler, Joseph Wambaugh, Lawrence Block, and Rex Stout will love this motley detective team. As will devotees of clerical mysteries and the greatest detective of all time, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

    It’s available right here for your reading pleasure. In this complete series, you’ll take an unforgettable ride with Author Dani Littlepage. She is signed to Cole Hart Signature and her writing is very clever, and this story is unputdownable. ***WARNING*** This is not your typical, Urban Romance, Dope Boy, Thug Love, or Kingpin Savage book. Heart pounding. Nail biting. Gritty. Unique. My Other Baby Mama A Dope boy Love Saga is about the life of a young man that is successful in the drug game with his own operation. While trying to stay clear of the cops and provide for his family, he also has to manage his love life between his main chick and his side chick. Ramsey, 26, is the man in the city of Philly and the most popular drug dealer in the game. His drug operation and his money are his main focus and if anything or anyone stands in the way of that, he won’t hesitate to put them down. Every drug dealer needs a rider and his has been holding him down for five years strong. Although he has love for his main chick, he found love with his side chick of three years. If things weren’t complicated for Ramsey already, when he impregnated both women at the same time and had his children five days apart, his love life only intensified. While his heart is with one woman, his love for money and the streets is greater which may cause him to lose the woman he truly loves. Baylynn, 24, is Ramsey’s ride or die and a woman with a scandalous past. She was a known thot in the streets of Philly and was proud of the reputation she had made for herself but when Ramsey came into the picture, she gave up her whorish ways for the man she loved but her path on the straight and narrow didn't last for long. Throughout their relationship, Baylynn had numerous affairs on Ramsey and is often questioned about the paternity of their daughter Brandi. With many skeletons in her closet, Baylynn does her best to keep them hidden but, it might not be enough to keep them hidden from Ramsey and his family. Cashmere, 22, is the side chick of Ramsey. A college graduate, bookstore owner, blogger and all around good girl. Drawn to Ramsey’s charm, Cashmere was swept off her feet. It wasn’t until she was six months into her relationship with Ramsey that she found out that she wasn't the only woman in his life. Not wanting to give up the man she loved, Cashmere played her role as the side chick and when their daughter, Cassi, was born she continued to be the secret no one but Ramsey’s family knew about. With promises of becoming number one in his life, Cashmere holds on and fights for her position but her patience is wearing thin. Sex, lies, secrets and betrayal are in the mix of this love triangle but when the truth is exposed, will Ramsey’s money and business continue to be his focus or will his heart lead him to a real love like no other? Find out how their story unfolds in the complete series of My Other Baby Mama!

    Adam Finlay left the vet practice he was working for when cost cutting led to animals suffering. He would love to open a one-man practice of his own, but all his savings went to his ex wife in her battle against cancer. He’s still getting over the divorce, and he doesn’t have anything to offer a woman at the moment anyway.Adam’s sister has set him up in a rental house in the small seaside town of Kauri Bay, not far from the family farm, and he soon notices Polly, the manager of the Beach Front Cafe. Polly knows she can’t get interested in the handsome young vet, she really mustn’t, but her heart flutters every time he’s near her. The two young people find themselves in an impossible situation – or is it? Not when help comes from a completely unexpected source. A clean and wholesome romance, set in an inspirational community.

    And the most deadly. His daughter is in a hospital bed on the other side of the continent, but where does his duty lie now? To her, to justice or to his species?Astronomer Hannah Redman watches as her colleagues die one by one, victims of a lethal dose of radiation. Can she survive long enough to discover what’s caused the catastrophe and whether it will happen again?Two sisters arrive at the family cabin deep in the woods for a gathering that never happens. An old woman finds she’s not quite as prepared for the end of the world as she thought and a Mennonite couple remain true to their faith even as the Great Tribulation unfolds around them.Each of these unique viewpoints has a part to play as the series unfolds.Extinction Pulse is the first book in the Nightfall series of post apocalyptic adventure novels. This series focuses on the individual stories of a range of ordinary people as they struggle to cope with the most deadly event since the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. Themes include EMP, preparedness and an examination of the true nature of humanity when the veneer of civilization is suddenly stripped away.Mankind is on its knees, and the clock is ticking.

    They will seduce. They will play dirty. And above all else, they will prove to five alpha men that girls know exactly how to have fun.JULESThe man is infuriating!I can only love once. That’s the family legend and in my case it happens to be true. When Jesse left me, breaking my heart and walking away without a backward glance, I thought I’d live the rest of my life alone, broken and always longing for something that wasn’t meant to be. That’s why it shocks the hell out of me when Jesse comes to me with a deal I can’t refuse. I have to pretend we’re an item for a short time and help him keep his dad occupied while his cousin searches for something I have nothing to do with.I can do that. I can do that all day long. I just hope Jesse knows that this marriage he’s waving under my nose isn’t going to be fake because I have plans…NATALIEHe’s looking for trouble and I’m going to give it to him.He’s a heartbreaker and I hate him. I’ve loved Jett Grey about as much as I’ve hated him. Problem is, I love him a little more sometimes and hate him a little less more and more. In fact, I think I may just want him back, which is ludicrous because the man has no sense, no heart and absolutely no idea how to back down from a challenge. I don’t want him to see me as a challenge though. I want love. Family. All that stuff he promised me three years ago when he made me believe he loved me. And I will get those things. I’m a lawyer. I know how to argue, cheat, and connive.He’s looking for trouble and he’s found me again. I hope he’s ready.MISSYWhat the hell just happened?I’m a lady. I’ve lived half my life being as perfect as I possibly could be and the other half trying to be as invisible and dowdy as I could be, all to avoid love. Love scares me senseless. The thought of falling in love and victim to a family curse that says we only love once…I can’t let that happen. I just can’t. I shouldn’t let Sam Grey push my buttons. I should ignore him and keep going as I have been. But I’ve gone and played with fire and gotten myself trapped and falling. In love. With a wild mountain man. What am I going to do and how will I get over it if it turns out that Sam doesn’t love me?SUNNYI was married. He divorced me. I hate him. I love him.I’ve felt every emotion a woman can feel when Jacob Harper left me high and dry, divorcing me without a reason, without a warning and without the chance to fix a wrong I didn’t know existed. I can’t love another. My family is cursed that way. We love once. We love hard. We love forever. When I’m pregnant, alone and just starting to get back on my feet and I’m determined to move on, he comes back. He wants me back. He wants me to love him but the reality is, I can’t let myself. Jacob broke my heart once before and I am not aiming to give him another chance. Trouble is, my heart and my head aren’t always in agreement.ROSIEI don’t remember a thing.I woke up from a coma and nothing makes sense to me. I don’t know my name, I don’t recognise my crazy family and I have no idea who I am, who I was or who I want to be. All I know is that I feel a connection with Jagger Grey and that for whatever reason, I need him. He doesn’t want me. He’s told me that straight to my face, and yet here I am, kidnapped by a wild mountain man who’s pretending to be civilized while he tries to get me to remember and uses me to break a case that will make his career. I hate being used. I may not know myself anymore but I know that and when I realise Jagger is seducing me with the intention of walking away, I run first.I guess he’s going to have to come catch me…

    Sunset on Whisling Island - Meet Bess, Olivia, Deb, and Gen as they endure and overcome loss. A visit to the beautiful island just off of the coast of Washington State will change you. You'll laugh, cry, and rejoice with these wonderful women as they navigate through life.New Beginnings on Whisling Island - After darkness, there will always be light. A new beginning. Join the women of Whisling on this next thrilling and lovely chapter of their lives as they find purpose, love, and discover who they really are.Sisters and Sunrises - The women of Whisling are back! Through the mess and craziness of life's ever-present changes, the women continue to rely on each other. And they're reminded that even after the longest of nights, the sun always rises again.