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High Plains Passion
Garden City, Kansas, 1889.
Lydia Carré, owner of the small town's only cafe, has run out of patience with her long-time beau, Sheriff Dylan Brodie. Longing glances and half-uttered phrases no longer satisfy her.
But Dylan's eternal foot-dragging is far from their only problem, because the train robbers that have been stalking the town prepare to strike.
It will be a miracle if any of them survive.
This steamy BBW romance includes graphic sex scenes.
Maisy y los ratones desaparecidos (Spanish Edition)
¡Misterio! ¡Piruletas!
Cuando un misterioso ladrón llamado La Bota Negra se atribuye el mérito de robar las mascotas del colegio, Maisy Sawyer tiene un misterio que resolver. Maisy es la mejor detective de cuarto curso... no, es la mejor detective de todo el colegio, y rescatar a los ratoncitos es su nueva misión.
Aumentando la apuesta, La Bota Negra se ha llevado también la famosa colección de piruletas de Maisy y le advierte que deje de buscar a los ratones si quiere volver a verla de nuevo. Sigue las pistas mientras Maisy intenta descubrir la identidad de La Bota Negra y lucha por encontrar sus preciadas piruletas y a las mascotas del colegio en el primer libro de la serie The Maisy Files.
La oscuridad que se avecina (Spanish Edition)
Un arcángel en exilio. Una raza de criaturas poderosas y vengativas. Un conflicto que puede acabar con el mundo.
La vida llena de lujos del Arcángel Lucifer se pone en pausa cuando se entera que El Paraíso está vacío y que su padre ha desaparecido. Buscando respuestas, se ve enfrentado a una raza de Dioses Creadores que no están felices con su padre y con el mundo que ha creado. Planeando terminar con este acto de herejía y dejar que La Oscuridad consuma al mundo, encierran a Lucifer en El Infierno.
Mientras, el amante del Arcángel intenta probar a sus enemigos que se equivocan sobre él. Sin embargo, el darse cuenta de que la influencia de Lucifer es mayor de lo que él creía, Kai se llena de dudas pensando que en realidad sólo es la mascota de Lucifer.
World War
Winds of war sweep across Europe, threatening to engulf the entire globe. After the cloning company Phoenvartis is taken over by a World Council henchman, he launches an inquisition of torture and murder.
A revolutionary group opposed to the World Council has gained access to the cloning machine, and they plan to revive a madman from the 20th century. Meanwhile, the previously cloned Founding Father and a group of former Phoenvartis employees flee to the central highlands of Vietnam. From their jungle base, they form a coalition of freedom-loving patriots from around the world.
But can the forces of democracy beat fascism - or will evil triumph and release a plague upon mankind?
21st Century Security Officer - Career Guide
No matter if you are a seasoned security officer or new to the Private Security Industry, this book is for you. Quickly learn the basics needed to succeed, get noticed, and promote to put you on the path to Security Professionalism.
The Mersey Monastery Murders
When a monk is found poisoned at St. Emma’s Priory, the Chief Constable - a friend of the Prior - insists that Andy Ross and his team handle the investigation.
The case turns out to be more complex than they first thought. After a second victim is found with a pitchfork thrust through his body, Ross discovers that to solve the case, they must reopen a cold case from years ago.
When connections to the old East German Secret Police - the Stasi - are revealed, Ross realizes that nothing is as it seems in The Mersey Monastery Murders.
After Armageddon
A global nuclear holocaust. A vicious serial killer stalking the streets of Paris. A mystery in Mexico.
This collection from award-winning novelist and screenwriter Brian L. Porter showcases some of his finest short stories. The title piece, After Armageddon, depicts an aftermath of a global nuclear holocaust, with a surprising twist in the tale. The Voice of Anton Bouchard, soon to be made into a motion picture by Thunderball Films, tells the chilling story of ‘The Butcher Beast’, a vicious serial killer who stalks the streets of Paris one long, hot summer.
The Devil You Know takes us to Mexico, where police captain Juan Morales recounts his involvement in the case of a number of missing choirboys. The follow-up novel, Avenue of the Dead, is available for Kindle on Amazon.
Ascending
After enduring a marriage fraught with abuse and infidelity, Scarlett Kane's husband is suddenly killed in a motorcycle accident.
Conflicted by feelings of love and hate, she struggles to build a new life, but a paranormal visitor’s presence prevents her from moving on. Haunted by the past, all she wants is to have a happier future.
When Scarlett discovers an incredible secret about her husband, it seems like the inconceivable burden of her past is finally gone. But on a path woven with love and deception, can Scarlett find the strength to choose between the living and the dead?
Birth
Count Witon has grown weary of the constant war between the races. Together with his wife Belamay, and Persky - first of a rare Human / Elf breed - Witon plans to create a new society: an utopia for anyone who longs for peace.
They recruit pilgrims from every city and species, and set off to a promising island found by chance in the middle of the churning ocean. The journey there is fraught with challenges, and none of them is as dire as the one they face at their destination.
Will they have the strength and determination to give birth to a new time?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Donna Russo Morin weaves an intricate world full of delightfully complex and magical beings. I couldn't put it down and cannot wait for the next in the series."
Army of the Goddess
After the attack of the Goddess, Axandra Saugray must prepare her people for war. Their planet has become unsafe, and violence strikes without warning.
Meanwhile, the Goddess has built an army of human captives, each host to a powerful parasite known as the Stormfly.
In the middle of chaos and uncertainty, a new hope arises. But is it enough for Axandra and her friends to save their homeworld from the Goddess?
Contrasting Lives
Widower and a single father of four, Matt Pendleton is all work and no play. Between being a hotshot detective and caring for his children, there's little time for fun. Desperate for passion and connection, Matt hires an escort for the night.
Emily Coulter is beautiful and fiercely independent, determined to make her own way in the world. Blindsided by their attraction for one another, neither can resist their desire.
Emily's past with a vicious Dom contradicts Matt's present as a cop and a dad. After she offers him more than he's expecting, can he give her everything she needs?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "The characters are multidimensional, and the story interesting. If you enjoy reading thrilling steamy romances with likable characters, I recommend Contrasting Lives."
Dream Lover and Other Tales
Glint: A young man commits a murderous deed and has to flee back home. His only choice is to hitchhike the entire way, but fate has other plans for him.
Dream, Lover: When Adam Hacker stays overnight at a manor in a quest for the supernatural, history and the paranormal blend in unexpected ways.
Ben Franklin's Dream: In his waning years, Ben Franklin participates in his country's flagstaff event: the Constitutional Convention. However, due to his advanced years he frequently falls asleep in his chair. As he sleeps, he dreams and relives the high points of his extraordinary life as he remembers them, not exactly as history recorded them.
Gather The Children
Two aliens are living their lives in 1860's Texas.
One is filled with rage against the world; the other drawn to return to his homeworld and reclaim his land. Before they learn to navigate a spaceship between the stars, they need to find trust in each other and stay alive in a hostile, dangerous land torn by civil war.
But after two strong-minded Earth women alter their plans, they must make hard choices about their future.
Is revenge more important than love?
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "The author has done a masterful job of combining history and fantasy in this saga."
★★★★★ - "This story puts you right into Texas in the 1850s. As a fan, and student, of science fiction for 40 years, I can honestly say this is one of the best. Thank you, Mari."
Haunted Whispers
A university student doing a thesis on fear takes his research too far.
A man learns he is next in line to be the Grim Reaper, but does not want to give up his life.
An angel forces a man to relive his worst memory.
A former Nazi hiding in Canada is haunted by more than just his past.
A couple haunted by an unspeakable act committed with the best intentions, with dire consequences.
People haunted by whispers of the past try to forget and move on. But no matter how hard they try, how far they run, it waits for them... And just when they think they are safe, the whispers begin again.
High Plains Promise
Garden City, Kansas, 1888.
Unlucky in love, the Spencer sisters Allison and Rebecca have resigned themselves to a spinster lifestyle, replacing their thwarted romances with work, family and friends. But Cupid is not finished with them, and new chances for love are right around the corner.
But danger also lies in wait for the sisters. A band of train robbers has threatened deadly vengeance on the whole town, and a more personal threat stalks one of the sisters, intent on her destruction.
When promises fail and danger looms, can love protect you?
This steamy western romance contains explicit sex scenes.
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "A story of romance and struggle with a lot of twists and turns to keep you engaged and entertained throughout."
Viv's Family Recipes
This recipe book is the culmination of many years of cooking and baking by the author. She is passionate about food quality and believes that home cooked is best.
She has inherited a recipe book from her mother's eldest sister and a small one from her grandmother that contains recipes from the turn of the 19th century. She has also included many recipes from other family and friends from many places and times.
It is an interesting look at how our diets have changed over the years as well as our cooking methods. Many of the older recipes are done by long steaming. There are also some interesting 'Hints and Tips' from long ago.
Westburn Blues
Dante Rinaldi is born to Italian immigrants in the West of Scotland. Stranded by World War Two in Italy during a summer with his grandfather, Dante grows roots in his family’s rural homeland and, as a young adult, identifies with a band of mountain partisans fighting the fascists.
Young love delayed and the Rinaldis’ struggles in post-war Scotland carry Dante into the life of Chris McCoull: a neglected adolescent who finds his calling and romance while working for a Greek-owned shipping line.
Carefully researched and historically detailed, Westburn Blues is a rendering of the Scottish-Italian experience and filled with a cast of colorful characters... from sympathetic to truly evil.
What Comes of Eating Doughnuts With a Boy Who Plays Guitar
Courtney Ross has always done everything by the book. She’s a top student, captain of the cheer squad at Scottsdale High School, and a nervous wreck most of the time.
For summer vacation before senior year, she finally has a chance to relax: spending the holidays with her best friend Vanessa, in her tiny hometown of Gem City, Ohio.
Courtney’s hoping for a chance to breathe and relax. What she doesn’t expect is Ethan Fisher. Courtney knows she’s in trouble the minute she sees him holding a guitar at her Welcome Back party, and the more she gets to know him, the more she finds her head spinning.
What will this mean for the girl who always plays by the rules?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Skillfully portrays the innocence and excitement of first love. Courtney and Ethan have great chemistry.
Where Gravel Roads Lead Home
Luke Miller embraces being a golden boy. He’s not even ashamed to admit it.
But when he goes home, all of that fades away.
His mom doesn’t particularly care that he’s in the running to be captain of the basketball team, or that his girlfriend is freaking awesome, or even that he made honor roll the previous year. Well, almost made it.
He is determined to make sure none of that really matters, because the beginning of junior year is one step closer to being out of Gem City and on his own.
Until maybe it isn’t. Luke learns that decisions are hard to make when they matter, and even harder when they affect the people he cares about.
When The Heart Heals
High school love isn't meant to last forever... is it?
Drew truly loved Alyssa, the poor girl from the other side of the tracks. But his dream of becoming a surgeon took him away from her and he had to let her go.
Drew never forgot his first love. And when fate brings them back together, he intends to make it for life. But always the trickster, fate has more tragedy and heartbreak in store for the couple.
After many secrets and lies, when the heart heals, will they still have a future together?
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "A touching story of love found again. The story is beautifully written, with characters that touch the heart and situations that break the heart. Romance lovers, this one is for you."
