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Ava Greene has big plans for the summer after her high school graduation, but the discovery of an old photo album awakens a desire she never knew existed. The only child of divorced parents, Ava Greene’s final summer break before starting her freshman year of college is off to a lousy start. Her two best friends are unexpectedly away for the summer, and her parents remain absent from her life as they pursue their own careers. She finds herself longing for a time when life was simpler, when the discovery of her old baby photo album raises an intriguing question. What would it be like to be...

Orcs are the enemy……or so I’ve always believed. I should have joined the human forces, except they left me for dead. They left me at the mercy of the orcs. After a violent encounter results in Evan’s death, he finds himself transported by Death into a world at war between humans and orcs. Here, people are divided between mortals and immortals – those who can cultivate, and those who cannot. Unfortunately, Evan falls into the latter. It looks like cultivation is out of his reach. That is until he’s shown another path – a path of violence and rage – a path of demons and ...

They all want her. Only four will succeed. They say being convicted to the prison planet of Veenith is a life sentence. Melina Archer would argue that point. Granted, she’s stuck there for the rest of her life, With hundreds of rapists and murderers. But her ex can’t touch her there. The only ones who will be touching her Are the four prisoners who’ve taken her. The soldier who wants revenge against her, The mute bodyguard who kills with no remorse, The con man who sees her as the ultimate deal to line his pockets, And the man who holds almost as many secrets as the prison planet. She...

When Dr. Adam Markham is diagnosed with an incurable cancer he agrees to participate in an experimental study. The study has several goals, two of which are to cure his cancer and genetically enhance his body. He is placed in suspended animation for a procedure that is expected to last months or at most a few years. Unfortunately, while he is sleeping WWIII ends civilization. Adam awakens in a deadly new world after decades instead of the much shorter time he was expecting. Together with the Artificial Intelligence that inhabits a carbon based nanotube computer installed in his brain he ...

Ancient Mesopotamia, 5,000 years ago. It is the early days of the Sumerian Kingdoms, an era consumed by the flames of countless wars. The ruthless Nation of the Undying, the blood-feeding masters of Sumer, rule unchallenged over mankind. Arkhalla, the Undying Queen of Ur, the most beautiful and powerful woman on earth, rules the world from her mighty ziggurat, implacable—unstoppable. Captured in the bloodthirsty Queen’s latest war, a young boy farmer named Shamath is taken captive to the great city of Ur and finds himself in the midst of untold horrors committed by the Undying. When ...

What does it mean when two people meet under unusual circumstance three times in a row? Is it considered coincidence, fate, or destiny? Sasha is a twenty-three year old aspiring painter waiting on someone to give her a chance to show her talents but can’t seem to catch a break. From working at a call center that she hates to dealing with the constant chatter of her boyfriend cheating ways until finally catching him in the act. Heartbroken, she breaks the relationship off, giving her full attention to getting her struggling career off the ground instead of a man. A chance encounter with a ...

Vaughn The first time I met Vivi, I saved her life. I own her apartment, the building, hell, the whole block. Now I need to possess the curvy redhead. Her innocence is the only thing in danger around me. I’ll protect her heart, Because I’m her Knight in shining Armani Going Down, Readers? Vaughn is a smoking hot billionaire with some great big beautiful buildings! No cliffhangers to be found in this quick and steamy, older-man younger-woman, instalove romance! Just a guaranteed HEA and lots of OTT fun. Smooches, 💋 Regina

Type Hard. Type Fast. Make Dough. That was the formula of old-school pulp fiction—plot-driven, popular and gobbled up by a reading public hungry for more. And it produced many writers who hammered out a living selling “cash-and-carry” stories and novels. Some of these writers were among the best America has ever produced. Writers like Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett and John D. MacDonald. Others are numbered among the bestselling authors of all time, including Erle Stanley Gardner, Lester Dent, and Frederick Faust (better known by his pen name, Max Brand). What were the secrets of ...

I am dumbfounded that this is the same demanding grump I used to work for. Now he’s holding my child’s hand like a loving dad but it’s all pretend, right? I marched into Mathew Greyson's office demanding I get my last paycheck. Even if he let me go, I still deserve to be paid the hours I worked! Instead I get finagled into being his fake fiancé. Putting my pathetic high school drama skills to test, My children and I need to convince Matt’s parents that we are in love. And excited to become a complete family. Shopping sprees and makeovers done! We are ready for the best performance ...

Nick Weaver is irresistibly handsome, cocky as hell, and positively oozes sex appeal—he should have come with a warning sign! I just wanted one unforgettable night with him. Little did I know that our chance encounter would result in two startling pink lines. After our night of unparalleled passion, I thought I’d never see him again. Until he shows up at my law office as my new client. When his very presence threatens the career I’ve worked so hard for, I have to reluctantly set firm boundaries and push him away. But, it’s so hard keeping our hands off each other. I’m paralyzed by...

As an FBI agent, I turned in my brother’s best friend even though he was my lover. Now all I want is to yell at him, “Claim me. Own me. You're my baby’s damn father!” Parker Sterling was a walking heat wave— broad-shouldered, hard-bodied, and radiating a raw magnetism that crackled in the air. He ignited a primal pull deep within me. We surrendered to a firestorm of passion that left me breathless and yearning. Then I discovered his shady play: He was a criminal who seduced me for FBI intel. Heartbroken, I did my duty and turned him in. When discovering I was pregnant, I kept it ...

Her job is to keep an eye on the sexy contractor. Problem is, she can’t keep her eyes off him. This is my dream job. Free room and board at a resort center, plus I’m being paid. All I have to do is keep an eye on the hunky contractor who was hired to renovate the place. Soon, that becomes a problem, though. How can I get my work done when all I can do is think about him? And when he convinces me to stray outside of my comfort zone, he captures my heart. Maybe this job isn’t the only great thing about Rosewood Ridge. Stuck with the Mountain Man is an OTT age gap romance featuring an ...

Agatha O’Malley has become a recluse in the home that should be holding warm and wonderful memories. Up until her husband’s death, she led a happy and social life as the wife of a wealthy physician in the small town of Park Place, South Carolina. But now that he’s dead, she’s not only grieving for him, she’s furious with him over the mysterious disappearance of the stocks, bonds and money he told her he’d put aside for their retirement. What is she to do when there’s barely enough money in their joint checking account to survive, and how will she pay property taxes and keep up...

Rejected. Humiliated. Shy and bookish, Gracie Reynolds has been an omega her whole life. So when she hears the call of fate after crossing paths with a certain somebody, she knows she must answer. She just never imagined that fate had a mate intended for her, and he’s none other than the son of the pack alpha. Too bad Daniel Vankamp doesn’t believe in fated mates. Besides, there’s no way fate intends for a scrawny omega to be his mate. He also has bigger things to worry about, like the generations-old territorial dispute with a rival pack. So when Gracie approaches him at a party to ...

★★★★★ "I couldn’t put it down!” - Reader Review ___ A tortured woman, a drowning man, a frightened child. When Detective Grace McKenna looks into a criminal’s eyes she can see haunting images of victims who have been wronged. In Buried Secrets, when Grace responds to a routine call, she meets Miriam Caverly, an older woman with a past that is less than mundane. Alongside her boyfriend and ex-cop, Mark Connolly, Grace is thrown into a tangle of town secrets that force her to step outside the town’s boundaries for answers that she is scared to face. A town drunk with a ...

I’m the father of my best friend’s sister’s son—only she doesn’t know it. When I met Layla Craig years ago, I didn’t know she was my best friend’s off-limits sister— all I knew is she was a bombshell and I wanted her badly. One night we had a sizzling secret encounter and pledged to become inseparable. Yet fate had other plans. Drafted by the NHL, I left town. My calls unanswered, I tried to forget her—but never could. Six years later, I’m back home for the off-season. Running into the love of my life again feels like a thunderbolt. Learning she has a son who looks just ...

Anyone who has experienced the thrill of the wilderness cannot get enough. He can only count the days until he is back among the wilds, and his mind eased as only the wilderness can. Jim Bond, who brought us the exceptional story of his wilderness trip in From Out of the Yukon, is back with another series of delightful stories of the north. This time its in Alaska; from the wilds of Kodiak Island, trout fishing along the remote Kulik river, unto the rugged Alaska Range mountain sheep hunting, and down the Alaska peninsula for some "September Crazy" moose rut. Taking place in the 1950's when...

***1ST PLACE WINNER - WRITER'S DIGEST 2023*** EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MASTER SMALL TALK. From the author of the best-selling book, You Can Be Funny and Make People Laugh (2019), comes the next social skills book guaranteed to change your life. If you knew the secrets and techniques of the best conversationalists, what else could you achieve in life? Based on the largest observational study of social interactions ever conducted, spanning 15 years and 22,000 conversations, this book contains more real-life examples and actionable techniques than any social skills book on the market. ...

Kate leads a double life. She was born a country vicar’s cherished daughter but is now an impoverished spinster raising her orphaned nieces and nephews. To earn their keep, she works as a London lady’s companion and sends her earnings home to her cousin, Bella, who minds the children in the Sussex village of Fairlea. When her employer leaves London, Kate must use her hidden talent, her beautiful singing voice, to work as La Caterina, a featured performer at the Stanhope Theatre. She wears thick make-up, a wig and stacked heels to hide her identity and protect her reputation. As the ...

El infiltrado: lealtad, mentiras y la búsqueda de la justicia Prepárate para conocer al hombre que se convertirá en tu obsesión: Levi Yoder, el mafioso honrado, el solucionador que ha revolucionado el mundo de los thrillers, alabado por el autor superventas del New York Times Kevin J. Anderson como un personaje digno de conocer, a la altura de Jack Reacher o Dirk Pitt. En este superventas del USA Today, Levi Yoder, miembro de una familia de la mafia de Nueva York, es distinto a los demás. Levi es un solucionador con corazón, un hombre que se rige por un código que prioriza la lealtad...