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The Australian Billionaire
Britney M. Mills - 2019
Jackson Walker hasn't had the best family life. Growing up in the foster system in Australia, it wasn’t until he met his college football coach that he understood what a normal family looked like. When he gets the call that Coach has passed away, he returns to California for the funeral and to find a place to honor the man. Hailey Montgomery threw herself into real estate soon after breaking up with her boyfriend nearly five years ago. She’s been working to build a name for herself and when the chance to make partner at her firm becomes available, she jumps at the chance. But the only way to achieve that distinction is to find a commercial property for the guy she’s nicknamed ‘Golden Boy’ from all the stories her father told about him.
As spending time together brings them closer, the trust between them is called into question. Can they work through what’s happened in their individual pasts to create a relationship that will last?
Dragon Tide: Episodes 1-5
Sarah K.L. Wilson - 2020
After all, she'd been rescued as a child by a dragon and didn't that mean that she owed their kind a debt?But now her new dragon friend has gotten her in a lot of trouble and if she doesn't find a way to help him, the whole world might fall apart.Magic is slowly draining from their land, and with its loss, enemies appear, intent on taking every bit of magic that they can – including what they can steal from the dragons.Could Seleska and her baby dragon be the key to saving everything?Dragon Tide is the heart-warming underwater dragon rider series you don’t want to miss. Combining dramatic dragon battles, breath-taking adventures, magical creatures, and heart-pounding suspense, this tale will warm your heart and keep you flipping pages.This omnibus edition contains episodes 1-5 of the popular novella series:Dragon Tide: Dragonlet When Seleska finds a baby dragon her life is changed forever – especially since her people hate dragons. Can she keep the baby dragon safe?Dragon Tide: Dragon Staff With her island in danger due to her decisions, Seleska strikes out on her own with her baby dragon, Nasataa. But will running away really protect them?Dragon Tide: Desperate Flight They might have magic and superior forces, but Seleska has a baby dragon and she’s not afraid to fight for him!Dragon Tide: Bubbles of Hope Can you pass a test when you have no idea what it is? Seleska is going to try!Dragon Tide: Waves of Destiny Destiny is a crazy thing. Especially when it throws Seleska into the jaws of danger without pity.
High Treason (The High Stakes Saga Book 5)
Casey Bond - 2019
All the humans outside the Compound have either been killed or turned. Those living inside are starving. Everything else lies in ruin. The future has changed. And so has Eve. Will she be strong enough to stop Victor and Kael before they destroy them all? Or will she become the monster foretold in the past, and singlehandedly usher in a new age of terror?
Riptide
Jordan Ford - 2019
Can an unexpected relationship with a girl he’s never seen stop this adrenaline junkie before he takes things too far?Jace is a restless soul, seeking to fill the jagged wound inside of him by doing one reckless thing after another—extreme sports, drunken parties, running from the cops. He’s after the ultimate high…the thing that will kill the angst inside of him.When he’s given a business card promising him the thrill of a lifetime, he takes it. All he has to do is email the guy and apply for this chance, but an email error pulls him into something else entirely—an internet relationship with a girl who might be the only person to truly understand his pain.Can his sweet, anonymous email buddy be the voice of reason he so desperately needs, or will his family drama tip him over the edge?Riptide is a Boys of Summer novella. If you like surf, sun and bad boys then you’ll love this adrenaline-filled ride. Infused with sweet romance and heart-wrenching character growth, you won’t be able to put this novella down. This is a novella in the Boys of Summer series, a collaboration between several YA authors. They are all standalone stories that take place in the same fictional town. Escape to Sterling Beach today!Saving Hadley by Amy SparlingBeach Town Bad Boy by Maggie DallenRiptide by Jordan FordDon’t Fall for the Summer Fling by Tammy AndresenFlirting with the Enemy by Sally HensonBeauty and the Beach by Kayla TirrellFalling for the Rich Boy by Yesenia VargasSummer Love and Basketball by Seven Steps
The Ranch: Evolutions (The Legacy Series Book 5)
Sean Liscom - 2021
The Convent
Sarah Sheridan - 2021
A wicked crime. A killer on the loose. Meet Sister Veronica Angelica, a secret crime fiction writer and lover of custard cream biscuits. When she discovers a dead man in the grounds of the Catholic Youth Hostel, a building next door to her Convent, she can see he’s been brutally strangled. What she doesn’t know, is that Jamie had a secret he’d been about to confess. Being forbidden by the Cardinal to contact the police, the nuns at The Convent of the Christian Heart are instructed to contain news of the murder. As Sister Veronica tries to uncover the truth, another murder takes place, plunging her deeper into the mystery. But when her investigation raises more questions than answers, will Sister Veronica be able to solve the case without attracting the killer’s attention?
Whiskey Heart: An Alpha Billionaire Friends to Lovers Romance
Caroline Tate - 2018
But when a casual fling turns serious, will they both be down for the ride?
Riley Pratt is content living her quiet, less-than-thrilling life in the city minding her own business. Due to her hectic work schedule and self-made career as one of Savannah's up-and-coming interior designers, she's learned to keep her thoughts to herself and her eyes on the prize-- a fruitful, shining career in design. Until Cameron Alden waltzes into town.Always thinking up his next cocky comeback, Cameron is arrogant and annoyingly charming in all the wrong ways. Heir to the largest whiskey distillery in the South, he prides himself on being well-endowed but also claims he's prudish as hell. Official word around town? He's Savannah's hottest bachelor. And he takes complete advantage of it.Which... isn’t Riley’s glass of rosé. Though she can feel sparks flying rampant when they’re together, will Riley give him a chance? Or is she too sure that Cameron's old habits will die hard, making her just another one-night stand?
Murderers in New Mexico: Gruesome and Grisly True Stories of Murders in the Sand (Murderers Everywhere Book 1)
Ryan Becker - 2019
One state. Countless lives that will never be the same again.
To the outside world, New Mexico is the epitome of art, culture, and pristine, picturesque landscape. For those whom have had the misfortune of bearing witness to what lies below the surface, behind the façade of majestic mountains and miles of beloved desert land, life in New Mexico will forever be jaded by the memory of heinous acts perpetrated upon those they loved.This often-fabled territory conjures up images of the Wild West, where the blood of ancestors is as commonplace as the cacti, but that dark history opened the floodgates to the worst of modern society.Deep in the crevices of the land lay secrets—secrets that leave current residents and weary investigators flummoxed and hungry for the truth.
Caused by killers you will soon meet, which includes:
David Parker Ray: The Toy Box Killer
Ricky Abeyta: The Chimayo Massacre
Linda Henning & Diazien Hossencofft: Murder Without a Body
Shane Glen Harrison & Esther Beckley: Spree Killers
Robert Fry: The “Indian Roller”
William Bonney: aka “Kid” Antrim aka “Billy the Kid”
And More
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ “This book informs and makes us shudder, avoiding ‘the things that go bump in the night.’”★★★★★ “To learn the truth of what has happened in the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico you’ll have to read this informative book.”★★★★★ “I highly recommend this book to all true crime readers as you can't go wrong with a book by Ryan Becker.”★★★★★ “I love the mix of old & new stories that shaped a state’s criminal history so to speak !”★★★★★ “This book was a page-turner from the beginning. Well worth the read.”★★★★★ “Becker remains a highly recommended author of mine when it comes to the macabre and darker sides of humanity.”Read on to discover what secrets the soil holds. Find out who roams the land and just how far they were willing to go to put their depravity on display.
Second Chances Forever Box Set
Katy Kaylee - 2019
Well, in about twenty minutes.”
Six years ago Dallas left me without a word. We were going to graduate together, and after we threw our caps, I was going to reveal the biggest miracle of our lives - I was pregnant. But he packed up and ran from me, taking my heart with him. I didn’t tell him about Raya, my precious baby, his baby.And I decided that I never would. But now he’s back in town, and he’s trying to get me back.He and my daughter look so much alike. Those big, beautiful blue eyes and killer smiles.There’s no way he can’t tell she is his.
And after six years, I don’t know that I can tell him.
Book Three: Make You Mine
Two broken hearts. Six Years. And a HUGE Secret.
What do you do when you are interviewing for a dream job and the interviewer turns out to be your crush from high school?
The crush who left you without a word six years ago…Well, apparently, you are supposed to say no to the job!Unless…you are like me and decide to take revenge.Yes, I am going to make him fall in love with me all over again.And then, I am going to break his heart.Just the way he broke mine…six years ago.
He’s so gonna regret messing with me in the first place!
Book Four: Feel My Love
Four years ago, I let him take my innocence.He was tall, strong, sexy, and…my brother’s best friend.And he had abandoned me…right after the act.My brother discovered me (minus my clothes).I did my walk of shame,And answered all questions…alone.Now Cameron’s back with his oh-so-sweet charm,And we are roomies.Oh Boy, the is going to be ….awkward.
The Sheikh's Unofficial Bodyguard
Kate Goldman - 2017
Sheikh Kiro Besada manages his father’s oil business in Dallas and after a few encounters with Emma, he thinks that she is odd but intriguing. One day a few men in masks ambush Kiro in a company parking lot and put him in their minivan. Emma sees this from her car, calls the police and blocks the exit so the attackers can’t get away. Kiro realizes that Emma is not only intriguing but also brave, and she affects his heart in a way no other woman has. Emma and Kiro realize that despite their very different characters they are slowly but steadily falling in love with each other. During a trip to Kiro’s home country they face many challenges that may either split them apart or make their relationship even stronger.
The Golden Claw
K.A. Faul - 2019
Disappointed with his creation, he disappeared, leaving humanity vulnerable to animals who could hide among them.
Some chose coexistence; others chose violence.
Thousands of years later, none of that matters to stubborn Mina. With her Rite of Passage coming up, she’s more concerned about convincing the skeptical wolves of her clan she’s worthy of respect than interspecies politics.
The world is not a place of peace, even for werewolves who don’t want to fight.
Some in her clan believe Mina is the culmination of a prophecy related to the First Shifter. Others worry she’s a dangerous element who might bring them back to the dark days of wolf-on-wolf bloodshed.
But Mina only wants to protect her friends and family.
When enemies threaten her Rite of Passage, Mina realizes that werewolves can’t hide from the rest of the world, and she can’t dodge her responsibilities.
The ultimate strength of the wolf is the pack.
But what happens when one wolf might be a risk to her pack?
The World After, Book 3
Ryan Casey - 2017
Scott Harvard is a survivor of that blast. He is alone, with just a young child and a dog for company, and has sworn to protect them both at any cost.When Scott learns of a rumoured military base one hundred miles away, he sees a potentially life-changing journey ahead of him. But no journey is without its challenges. A terrifying group with their own horrifying vision of the country's future are after him--and they want to take the young girl away.Now, with the harsh elements of winter rapidly worsening, and constantly facing the threat of starvation and dehydration, Scott must utilise his survival skills and get to this safe haven with the child and the dog by his side. But with threats around every corner, it might just be a journey too far...The World After: Book Three is the third book in a new post apocalyptic trilogy by Ryan Casey, author of Dead Days and Infection Z. It is sure to delight fans of the author's trademark complex characters, rapid pacing, and unexpected twists and turns.
Turbulent
T.L. Payne - 2019
No lights. No phones. No transportation. When coordinated EMP and Cyber attacks wipe out the nation’s power grid and communications, ultra-marathon runner, Maddie Langston, is forced to run for her life. Stranded in a Chicago airport when the lights go out, Maddie is in a race against time. According to her father, she doesn’t have long before the city descends into chaos. She must leave the airport before it is too late. Although she knows she must flee the Windy City, Maddie’s first battle is to overcome her fear of the violence she knows is coming. She’s a fighter; she just doesn’t know it yet. The perilous journey out of the city becomes even more difficult when Maddie takes responsibility for an orphaned ten-year-old girl. Together, as chaos fills the streets, they must fight to survive in a Turbulent new world. Would you have what it takes to survive? This heart-stopping, post-apocalyptic thriller is the first book in T. L. Payne's Days of Want Series. Look for Hunted: Days of Want Series, Book Two, June 2019. For lovers of books by Jack Hunt, Bobby Akart, Kyla Stone, Chris Pike, Ryan Westfield, Harley Tate, and Mike Sheridan. Buy Now or Read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited.
The Black Tide: Boxed Set
Baileigh Higgins
The Black Tide - OutbreakWhen a worldwide pandemic decimates the population, Ava's life takes a terrifying turn for the worse. Threatened with starvation, enslavement, and death, life becomes a daily struggle for survival.The Black Tide - ContagionAfter finding a new home, Ava battles to keep those under her care safe and protected. She is confronted daily by new dangers, while struggling to contain her grief over the loss of her lover, Brian. Nonetheless, she is determined to build a new tomorrow for them all.The Black Tide - UprisingKidnapped by the followers of a mysterious new enemy, General Hagen, Ava finds herself lost among a sea of prisoners with no hope of rescue. She quickly realizes the only means of escape lies within her own hands.If you enjoy suspense-filled, character-driven end of the world scenarios, then you'll love this series. The Black Tide offers a chilling look at a post-apocalyptic future decimated by a killer virus where every decision could mean the difference between life and death.
Whisper Cove: Boxed Set, Books 1-4
Allison LaFleur - 2020
whether you mean to or not. When evil comes, will their passion prove fatal?BOOK 1- RUNShe's on the run. He's in the business of saving lives. When protecting her seems impossible, will love win?Dr. Josh Dalton, Whisper Cove’s lonely resident veterinarian, is returning from another late-night emergency when he stumbles upon an unconscious woman. Determined to help the beautiful stranger, Josh must first prove he can protect her from the menacing shadow that haunts her nightmares.Book 2- HIDEShe’s hiding from her family. He’s trying to make Whisper Cove a better place. Will their passions bring them together, or tear them apart?Secrets and lies have a way of catching up with you, especially when you defy your powerful family. Will the manipulation of those with hidden agendas stop Heather and Owen from finding their happily ever after?Book 3- BURNShe’s not who she says she is. He’s a wounded warrior hiding from the world. When faced with a living nightmare, will they learn they are stronger together before their secrets tear them apart?When an explosion shatters the peace of Whisper Cove, Avery knows her past has finally caught up with her. Her best friend Caleb returned from war a changed man, one who trusts no one but Avery. Committed to protect her, will his love for her be their undoing?Book 4- FIGHTShe’s a traumatized doctor. He’s a single dad. Will their fledgling family survive the darkness?Abby’s damaged psyche has convinced her she doesn’t deserve to be loved. Daniel’s surprise fatherhood to a neglected five year old girl has thrown his life into turmoil. Will caring for Fin bring them together, or tear them apart. ***Trigger Warning for dark themes***Allison LaFleur and Beneva Clark bring you explosive sex, small town intrigue, and romantic suspense in Book 1-4 of Whisper Cove. One-Click it today!