My biggest regret. I thought she’d always be waiting for me. I was wrong.Now I’m back in Oceanside searching for peace, hoping to escape what my life has become. She isn’t supposed to be here…Dark hair blowing in the ocean breeze, Luscious curves barely hidden by thin cotton.I didn’t come back for her.But when we touch, I know I’ll do whatever it takes to make her mine.

    When her client asks her to spend the week at Decadence hotel, she isn’t expecting to reconnect with the man she loathed most while in high school.Lorenzo would never consider Chanel to be an enemy, but he also can’t deny that she hates him. After what went down in high school, he can hardly blame her. That situation years ago has forced him to not only carry guilt around in his mind but also handle women as if they were porcelain dolls because of his heart. He’s convinced that if he can gain Chanel’s forgiveness and understanding, that will help him release the guilt, heal, and have healthy relationships with women.Chanel’s hate for Lorenzo has been the main thing fueling her ability to not fall for him, but as she softens toward him, will she allow Lorenzo to feast from her fountain when he makes it clear that he is hungry for her?

    Each book can be read alone, but their stories like their lives are all connected. You’ll find updates on characters you’ve already met in this series, including the girls from the Curvy Girls Series and their men.DaisyI didn’t expect to fall for him, but the moment I saw him I felt it. I can’t fight it and seeing him with my baby girl makes my heart melt. It’s all happening so fast that I can’t quite catch my breath…and then my world falls apart. He says I’m safe, but can he really save me? AaronI swore my happy ending was finding my daughter after eighteen years. I never expected my grandkids to show that it was only my happy beginning. She’s going to be my happy ending, a life with her and her daughter. I just have to show her it’s possible. When her ex threatens her, puts her and her daughter in danger, nothing will stop me from keeping her safe. My brother will have my back and I’ll have hers, always. Saving Daisy is Book 1 in the Dragons MC Series. *17,500 words* If you’re looking for a quick read with alpha men, curvy girls, strong language, no cheating, and HEAs, you’ve found the right book. It's intended for an adult audience and may include subjects that are sensitive to some readers.

    His highly-acclaimed work includes One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Autumn of the Patriarch and Love in the Time of Cholera. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982 for his literary production prior to Chronicle of a Death Foretold. A principal exponent of 'magical realism', his work forms a significant part of the debate about postmodernist writing, and the study of fantasy as a genre. Dr. Fiddian's detailed and accessible Introduction places Marquez's work in the contexts of national, regional (Caribbean) and continental (Latin American) writing and develops a coherent overview of the author's literary output. The essays selected for inclusion in this collection bring together some of the most up-to-date and authoritative assessments of Marquez's writing, from early stories and novellas, through the major novels, up to Love in the Time of Cholera. Featuring a variety of critical approaches, this fascinating study provides the first annotated anthology of criticism in English.

    So she developed her own line of naughty toys to get the job done. Now, she’s bringing her talent to LA, hoping to launch her new company. Only her new business consultant has her thinking about more than just her product line. As a favor to his boss, Bishop Lang agrees to help Paityn develop her new business. The only thing he knows about her is that she’s off limits, but the moment he sees her, he realizes staying away might be harder than he thought. And his own personal journey may take a backseat to the blossoming relationship developing between them.

    

    But sleeping with my best friend tops the list. Annabel and I have been close since college. When I left school to play pro football, she was there. While I collected Super Bowl rings and cars worth more than the house I grew up in—she was there. I always assumed we’d end up together. Everyone did. But by the time I retired from football, Bel was married. I thought I’d missed my shot at love. So I buried myself in my new job as CEO of Blue Mountain Farm, a five-star resort my family and I built in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. It seems like a good place to be alone with the secret I have to keep from her. Now Bel is a divorced single mom, struggling to raise her daughter on her own—and it’s my turn to be there for her. So I invite her and the baby up to the resort for some much needed R&R. Then, in a moment of bonfire-and-bourbon induced weakness, I kiss her. And the fallout could ruin everything.SOUTHERN SEDUCER is a full length, standalone novel. It is the first book in the all new North Carolina Highland series.

    

    But underneath the surface, all is not what it seems.There's Trish who has arrived with a pressing problem, and her oblivious writing-obsessed husband Adrian in tow. Mollie McGinty and her family are celebrating a win with a trip to Tenerife, even though she cannot stand the heat and her husband will not eat the food. Charlie Dobbins has made the trip to try to overcome his shyness with women. Bobby Bannon is escaping a public humiliation, and society hostess Monica Woodworth is determined to crawl her way back up to the top after a fall.What will happen when this quirky cast of characters all find themselves staying in the Hotel las Flores?Will they return home with a new outlook on life or even with someone new? One thing's for sure - nothing in their lives will ever be the same again.

     When Macey Declan inherits her grandfather’s odd, crumbling Irish castle, she not only has to decide what to do with it, but now she’s fighting against the land-grabbing real estate agent across the street. Billionaire Levi Richardson has one more property to secure to complete a years-long urban expansion project designed to bring this sleepy small town into the modern era: the Declan mansion. He needs a wrecking ball and quick. Levi didn’t plan on Macey’s refusal to sell, but when his client increases the offer and Macey is even more determined to keep it, he finds himself switching tactics and helping her paint instead. Uncovering the castle’s old secrets together, Macey and Levi begin to put aside their differences and learn that maybe her grandfather knew what they needed all along.

     Down on his luck after a string of lost cases and a recent divorce, personal injury lawyer Matt Taylor hopes his next trial will be an easy win. But when he meets a devastatingly injured young man desperate for help, Matt finds himself embroiled in an impossible lawsuit against Salvatore Conte, a powerful lawyer with sinister connections. Despite all warnings, Matt courageously pulls out all the stops to uncover the truth and right a horrific legal wrong. What follows is an epic multi-million-dollar battle of wills, intrigue, and outright violence that could cost Matt everything he cares about—his career, his family, his heart….and his life. “This is more than a good read; it is a masterpiece of courtroom drama, life of a trial lawyer, intrigue, intricate relationships, love, and one man’s perseverance for justice. Bostwick nailed it!” —William Whitehurst, Past President of The International Academy of Trial Lawyers, The Texas Trial Lawyers and the Texas Bar Association

    It’s her chocolate factory.Being a billionaire CPA, my clients expect only the best from me. And the latest wants her candy since it’s almost Valentine’s Day.Not a problem. Nothing I can’t handle.Until I see her working her magic and realize how much she loves what she does.Roses are red and violets may be blue.Me pushing away love is nothing new.Besides, I have to go against my powerful family to destroy this deal I’ve been primed to make happen.I’m rich because of them.But she’s right for me.Time to fight for what feels real and make this woman mine.Candies and all.

    With 12 dead husbands in her past, she promised to make her 13th marriage last. Unfortunately, before she could get used to her new last name, fate started in on her, but this time; it played a different game. In Ivy’s world, things had always been the same: First comes Love. Then comes Pain. Yet, through lies, lust, murder and the unseen. She finds herself with a familiar problem: Who wants to kill Husband Thirteen?

    It just happens, so slowly you barely notice it until one day it’s gone. That’s the most tragic part of growing up, I’ve always thought.And now, as a broke, single mother, it’s my job to create the magic. To preserve it and guard the light of it as I pass the torch to the next generation.And I’m failing right now.This has been one of the hardest years of my life. But it’s Christmas Eve and I’m doing my best to make it special for my daughter.That’s when I hear the voices. Two men downstairs arguing.One is a solid Santa cosplay winner, down to the glint of glee in his eyes.The other man… he is all darkness, hard sexy angles and eyes that suck in my very soul.And they are both about to change my life forever.Lucifer:I will not lose this. One night a year I leave all the stench of fear and pain, and revel in the magic of the human plane while making a few kids happy. Even if it’s a little unorthodox.Of course, I also enjoy the irony of it all.The letter was clearly addressed to me, not Santa. The old elf is at the wrong house.In years past, the overgrown elf and I would just squabble a little and move on. I never could have anticipated he would quit his job and leave me with the responsibility of saving Christmas.I’m Satan. I don’t exactly have a barn full of reindeer. And if I did, they would most likely be food for my demons, not to use as transportation. Thus begins the strangest Christmas Eve of my very long life.With the help of a sinfully sexy woman who has no idea how magical she truly is, I’m going to make Christmas happen. And maybe show that red obsessed elf a thing or two.This Christmas, in the most 2020 plot twist of all times, the magic of the season--and even true love itself--will be found in the most unlikely of places.

    The Pinch revolves around a single enchanted day containing years, during which the antics of a group of Jewish mystics threaten to ravage the life of general store proprietor Pinchas Pin with miracles, and his nephew Muni's ardor for an alluring tightrope walker collides with his passion for chronicling the wonders of North Main Street. Their stories, gleaned by a hapless bookseller from a fabulist history book, transform the fate of the neighborhood.