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Mistress Mackintosh and the Shaw Wretch

by Rose Prendeville

In 1725, a secret convent has been established on the Aberdeenshire coast. Jory Mackintosh is more excited by healing herbs than husbands or holy prayers. She craves freedom--and a chance to sneak into medical school. Instead, on the eve of her escape, she becomes an unwilling pawn in her family’s schemes with a rival clan. Finlay Shaw, the disgraced younger brother of the laird, has spent ten long years atoning for his past failures, but nothing can wash away the stain of fratricide. When... more

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by Kris J. Roberts

MY NAME IS TOREY JACKSON. IM A BEAUTIFUL, BROWN SKIN VIVACIOUS, SLEEK AND SLENDER FIVE FEET TEN IN MY BARE FEET AND THE STAR OF THIS BOOK. SLIP ON A PAIR OF STILLETOS AND I BECOME A SUPER CHIC WHO RESEMBLES A SUPER MODEL WHO I ASPIRE TO BE. JOIN ME IN THIS HEARTWARMING STORY AS I TRAVEL FROM MY HOME SCHOOL ON THE WESTSIDE OF SEATTLE AND TRAVEL TO MY NEW ELITE PREP SCHOOL ON THE EASTSIDE OF BEAUTIFUL LAKE WASHINGTON DAILY IN A BEAUTIFUL, SLEEK, COLORFUL AND TRIPPED OUT CORPORATE BUS UNLIKE YOUR T... more

One for the Money

by Skye Warren

Finn Hughes knows about secrets. His family is as wealthy as the Rockefellers. And as powerful as the Kennedys. He runs the billion-dollar corporation. No one knows that he has a ticking time clock on his ability to lead. Eva Morelli is the oldest daughter. The responsible one. The caring one. The one who doesn't have time for her own interests. Especially not her interest in the charismatic, mysterious Finn Hughes. A fake relationship is the answer to both their problems. It will keep... more

Fury in the Shadows

by Rebecca Hemlock

The shadows of the past threaten her future.
Jessica Everett works hard to rescue women from their abusive husbands. She started down this path as a preteen when her best friend's father became abusive. Things quickly spiral out of control when she meets with a young woman who reached out to her for help. But Jessica didn't get there in time. A figure leaps from the shadows, making Jessica his next target and.... the only witness to her murder. Jessica barely esc... more

A Heart Lies Within Us

by Steven LaBree

Lucas Colby, raised on lies and deception, discovers his heart has deceived him. After killing the man that created his misfortune, he leaves town and becomes successful despite his past. Lucas fails to learn his lesson and loses everything, along with his only true love. Does he surrender his heart, accept the imperfections of life and truth, and discover that giving of yourself entirely to another uncovers true love? Find out what happens in this epic love story of human frailty, life, and for... more

This Piece of My Soul

by Robyn M. Ryan

They believe love conquers all… Pro hockey’s golden couple, Andrew and Caryn Chadwick bask in their love and the limelight reserved for an elite professional athlete An opportunity leads them to a new team in a new city Neither foresees an event that challenges their love. Threatens their marriage Until it doesn’t... A life-threatening accident rocks their very core Shattered by the incident, paralyzed with fear, Caryn can’t provide the support Andrew needs Distrust, fears, and secret... more

This Piece of My Heart

by Robyn M. Ryan

She wasn’t looking for love. Struggling to live up to the high expectations of overprotective parents and a hefty family name, Caryn Stevens only wants one Summer of Fun before focusing on finishing her college degree. She knows her destiny: to follow her dad as CEO of his multi-billion dollar business. But that plan changes one day when she runs into sexy and single professional hockey player, Andrew Chadwick But love came looking for her. Sparks instantly fly between the two, and Caryn ca... more

Gate-Crashers

by Dave Spence

It’s Christmas 1984 in Manchester and seventeen year old Nick Hopper has devastating news on his mind. Rather than reveal his tragedy to school mates in their gloomy old pub, Nick seeks a change of heart and goes to a trendy hotspot where life gets in the way of death when a beautiful girl writes on the back of his hand urging him to seize the day and choose life! Along with his carefree best friend Heff, Nick embarks on the greatest night of his life gate-crashing a lavish house party to purs... more

The Fisherman's Wife: Love & Murder in Pirates Cove

by Tracy Traynor

1727. A wife with an oppressive husband. A pirate trapped by circumstance. Together they must face their fears and make a break for freedom. When Connie’s parents died, rather than become homeless she accepted a proposal from a fisherman known for his temper. After seven years of marriage and still childless, she is labeled cursed. Her drunken husband brutally punishes her for her failings and Connie retreats into a world of her own. Seeking his fortune, Eddie finds himself becoming an... more

Beth Through Time

by Harmke Buursma

After convincing her overprotective brother to let her join the London Season, Beth Easton is finally entering society together with her friend and chaperon, Anne Blakeley. When attending the first ball of the Season she meets the spirited Willa Balfour, the daughter of a marquis, who has no intentions of meeting the Irish duke her father arranged for her. Beth agrees to switch identities with Willa and meet the duke in her stead. Although Beth is supposed to drive the mysterious duke awa... more

Helens: Not Necessarily About Sex

by Matthew Louis Kalash

This entertaining collection of stories by Matthew Kalash revolves around themes of love and the arts, including painting, writing, history, mythology, and conversation, along with reflections about chess, cuisine, confectionery, travel, and literature. There's even a little disquisition on the implications of pornography. The stories are all set around the turn of the 21st century, before the rise of social media and the ubiquity of internet culture. A more innocent time...perhaps. Though th... more

The Wrong Way to Wright

by D Adiba

Aya Daniels is a thirty-six-year-old woman at her breaking point after never recovering from the loss of the man who broke her heart several years before. She spends and eats to compensate, becoming overweight, depressed, bored, lonely, and deeply in debt. When she is invited to return to the Caribbean island of her heritage, she thinks she has been offered a lifeline. Unfortunately, she soon realizes most of her troubles have followed her to paradise. As a result, she jumps into a marriage o... more

EVERLIEGH

by Robert Moore

The story of this saga spans many years… For Everliegh, everything begins at the age of her awakening. An 18-year-old high school girl, she is the victim of a dirty rumour, started by her ex, which destroys her social life. Only her friend, Olivia, remains faithful by her side. On the first day of her final term, two brothers, as mysterious as they are bewitching, arrive at school. Eve then discovers the existence of the caste, elite beings endowed with astonishing powers which she seems to b... more

Meet Me Halfway

by Lilian T. James

Madison gave her heart to a boy at the age of sixteen, but all she got in return was a broken heart and a swollen belly. Alone with a baby and desperate for the love she hadn’t found, she turned to a man who sealed his claim of devotion with a diamond ring. He promised her a family. A life. A future. But his lies had only been a cover for the personal hell he introduced her to daily. Now, at twenty-five, Madison has long since stopped believing in love. Balancing single parenthood, th... more

(Un)Common Love

by T.R Whittier

Where would an uncommon assortment of strangers ever even meet, no less fall in love? Why, Boston Common of course! But can true love transcend the challenges that arise from the intersection of extreme wealth, desperate poverty, suppressed snobbery, and relentless schoolwork? And yet, it’s undeniable. It’s unbelievable. It’s (Un)Common Love.

Anchor of Gold

by Holly Manno

Business, pleasure, and the chaos of modern life twist Madeline down a shadowed path where she meets Travis, the man who breaks all her rules. Truthful and intense, experience family drama, workplace bullying, and conflicts of interest amidst this searing forbidden romance.

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