Before I laid eyes on him, I fell, which says a lot since my heart wasn’t built to fall in love...


Five years ago, Melody Bradford fell in love with and married songwriter, Kiel McIssac. He transformed her sorrows into love songs and became everything her heart craves. Kiel was the only one that has ever been able to break down her walls enough to see the girl underneath the shell.
But Melody is damaged deeper than Kiel knows, with a pain that runs far back into her past and creeps out in her present. Deciding that Kiel deserves better, Melody makes the hard choice to rip her own heart out and let him go. Yet Kiel won’t go quietly… not when his own heart is living inside every breath his wife takes. He loves her completely, for all her flaws, imperfections and resistance – she is everything he needs, and the only one he sings about.
Yet Melody has secrets buried dark and deep in her soul, secrets that could finally push him away and destroy everything they have built.

Tired of running, Arianna Fraser decides it's time to head home--to those she loves most. Finally putting the pieces of her life back together, she finds herself in the luxurious Kingdom in Vegas, meeting the wealthy and irresistible, Denham King.

And Denham King is everything she wants--and shouldn't have. Adding vibrancy and color to her grey and dismal world, Arianna cannot resist the passion and pull she has for him. When her past comes back with a vengeance, threatening the new life she created, Denham and Arianna must trust each other to fight for what they want before it's too late. Will the kingdom come crumbling down before they have a chance to get their "happily ever after?”

Fleeing her stepfather and an arranged marriage in Newport, Alice Endicott finds work as a seamstress at the Brown Textile Mill near Boston. When a devastating fire destroys the factory, she and all the girls face dire unemployment circumstances. But hope arrives when their manager, Roberta McDaniel, shares the Grooms’ Gazette with them. Each woman will choose a husband and become a mail-order bride. As Alice’s friends—Lottie, Leora, Judith, Beth, Lessie and Josie—embrace the idea, she too becomes caught up in the excitement of a grand new adventure.

When fisherman Frank Martel contacts her, Alice can’t pass up the opportunity to return to Rhode Island despite her stepfather’s presence. Upon arriving at the train station in Tiverton, however, Frank neglects to meet her.

James Martel is shocked to find a woman at the rail depot claiming to be his brother’s fiancée. Even more surprising is her connection to a man who ruined James’ father years before. When Frank confesses that he can no longer wed Alice, James steps forward to fill the role since the beautiful young woman holds the key to avenging the Martel name.

Can Alice convince her new husband that their marriage is worth saving once she discovers his subterfuge? And will James learn that love is more important than revenge?

A sweet romance set in 1890 America.

Darkness is falling across mystic Azdia. Soon, all of life will stop glowing with light. Soon, the trees will no longer spring to life. Even the mighty feldroes will cease to roam the forests. Already, many lumens, the shape-shifting caretakers of Azdia, have lost faith in their provider and protector, the mysterious Mr. Thicket. The only hope for the creatures of Azdia are the awaited chosen ones sent from another world called Earth.

Del Ryder and her three best friends stumble through the portal into Azdia. There they meet Crimson, a lumen full of hope, who believes Del and her friends are the ones they have been waiting for. Unwilling to accept their destiny, the children still manage to enlist Crimson’s help in what becomes a fight for their own survival. Held hostage by living trees, battered by storms, and caught in a stampede of feldroes, the darkness of Azdia blocks them at every stage of their adventure. But Del and her friends persevere, following the clues of a cryptic riddle, in the hope that it leads them home.

Del Ryder and the Crystal Seed is Matthew David Brough's debut novel. It is an adventurous ride, with fast-paced action, and colorful characters. Ideal for boys and girls, and enjoyed by adults as well, we follow Del as she grapples not only with being in a strange and fantastic world, but also with whether she can trust anyone and ultimately know what it means to be loved.

COME LOVE A COWBOY

Eight stand-alone Contemporary Western Romance novellas from Bestselling and Award Winning Authors.

From firefighters, bronco busters, and wealthy ranchers to bad boys, we have them all for you! If you've ever wanted to fall in love with a sexy, alpha cowboy of today...now's your chance.

Luke’s Fate by Kathleen Ball
Meg O’Brien hoped never to lay eyes on the one man who broke her heart. To her dismay, Luke Kelly arrives at her ranch a much different and broken man. Can Meg ever forgive his callous treatment of her and help Luke become the man he used to be?

Grant Me The Moon by Caroline Clemmons
All Tory Fraser intended was to show her high school history club students a local archeology dig. How could she know the excursion would involve a murder?

Three for The Win by Keta Diablo
Hollis should have known better than to fall for a bone-melting man like Stede. He’s gone now and Eli is left to pick up the broken pieces of her life.

Border Affair by Hebby Roman
When his partners’ daughter is kidnapped in México, a self-made millionaire must confront his feelings about their affair and the future of their relationship.

Leaving Necessity by Margo Bond Collins
Mac has one week to convince his ex-girlfriend Clara not to sell his oil company. In this high-pressure reunion, can they strike love again?

The Shape of Destiny by Julie A. D’Arcy
A young male shape shifter. A beautiful female ranch owner. Can love be born in a web of deceit?

Bad Boy, Big Heart by Andrea Downing
She’s a New Yorker escaping her parents. He’s a Wyoming cowboy supporting his dad. One summer, two young people—three months to find love.

Desert Heat by Patti Sherry-Crews
A single mother struggling to keep her guest ranch puts her own desires on hold. When a handsome and persistent fireman sets his sights on her, she must decide how much she’s willing to give.

A killer is loose in tranquil Richmond-on-Thames, and it's up to Detective Inspector Sean Connor to catch him before it's too late.

Tranquil Richmond-on-Thames becomes the setting for a series of shocking and particularly gruesome murders that lead Detective Inspector Sean Connor and his team into a labyrinthine investigation, in which all roads lead towards a thirty-year-old unsolved murder. The victims, all apparently unconnected to each other, are being dispatched by the use of a singularly unique poison, previously more closely associated with the notorious medieval Borgia family.

As the murders begin to multiply at an alarming rate, Connor finds clues hard to come by, and every lead takes him down yet another blind alley. The killer seems to be one step ahead of the police at every turn. Together he and his assistant, Sergeant Lucy Clay, must piece together the shreds of evidence that will lead them to the mysterious Chocolate Woman and in turn to the brain behind the horrific murders that soon come to be known as "The Purple Death."

Purple Death is soon to appear as a motion picture produced by Thunderball Films LLC of Los Angeles, See www.thunderballfilms.com for more information.

Where is the love? The sweetness of caring? The thrill of that Old Fashioned thing called Courting? Author Georgene Summers has brilliantly penned a series titled ”50 Shades of Love Collection of Romances Volume One."
Georgene sweeps the reader away into a world of Love, Trust, Romance, Caring, Devotion and Honesty immersing you in stories that make you smile, laugh, cry with joy and relate to what every woman wants in a relationship.
"50 Shades of Love" is not about Lust but rather about Love, Sweet, Unspoiled, fresh, beautiful, devoted love, undying love. The sort that every girl dreams about having as she grows into a woman. This is the Prince on a White Horse riding in to take you away.
You will fall in love again in Sweet Inspirations as you watch the eager, young Journalist find happiness in the sweetest way with the Manager of the new Chocolate Shop in town.
Immerse yourself in the Renovated Romance when an old Flame returns in a rather surprising way to rekindle a love once lost. You will be smiling from ear to ear as you watch this reignited love blossom. This is about holding hands and walking through the park smiling in the sunlight. This is about that Prince sweeping you off of your feet and onto his stunning white horse. Most of all this is about Love.
Stroll down your own Memory Lane of being a Bridesmaid as you recall your very closet of nightmare dresses in Wedding In Black. Smile as you mentally sift through those Bridesmaid dresses wondering if or when you might be the lucky one. You will love it when Kelly heads to a now usual event in an unusual outfit that ends up bringing love into her life in a most incredible way.
You will end up laughing until you cry when you read the story Coffee Tea or Something Stronger? A poignant tale about a love that quietly lasted decades. What began as a childhood crush ends up reaching from The East Coast to the West. Following a series of seemingly accidental meetings, Yale and January finally realize they have been growing in the same direction all these years and have fallen in love.
You might even shed a tear for love lost in the Almost Perfect White Rose which reminds us all that not everything is perfection. But the sweetness and the nearly forgotten feelings of being loved, even for a few days leaves Meridith understanding herself better and learning that love is sometimes bittersweet. She comes away a better, happier person .
A lost dog in Best Friends Lost and Found brings a dog and his owner into a magical love relationship that will have you crying tears of joy. Take one gorgeous hunky guy who lives on a boat, mix one large dog with a pretty single woman who just happens to also love dogs and watch what magic is conjured up. You will be smiling at the beautiful and poetic words that this hunk ends up penning.
A stray cat is the catalyst for romance in Do You Believe In Magic when Samantha adopts Minerva and finds herself seeking a Vet but finding an artist and love instead.
You will smile until your face hurts when you read Frost In The Window about Brittany’s visit to Savannah and Atlanta in search of the art of Terry Frost. What she finds is Frost and a fabulous man named Troy who ends their search for love in a most romantic way.
There are roses and words of love and a sweetness and caring in each of these Romantic liasons that are based on true stories. Curl up in an overstuffed chair or on your seat on the plane and let love be your Guide as you laugh, cry and connect with the characters. You won’t be able to put this book down and will read it over and over again just to feel the love. Sex is everywhere today. Sensuality, Love, Poetic Words, Trust, Honesty and Commitment … those you don’t need to look for….they are 50 Shades of Love. 

Mina Calvi's new Furry Friends Foundation is a dream come true for the formerly footloose young woman. Her no-kill shelter rescues and places dogs and cats into new forever homes, and it gives Mina a purpose in life.

But changes are looming on a perfect Sunday afternoon at the Dana Point Marina where she is minding the adoption booth.

A Greek heiress, young, petite and beautiful, shows up on the arm of the love of Mina's life, Diego Moran. And worse, she wants to adopt Mina's calico cat, Houdini. The spoiled woman will not take no for an answer. Why is she so insistent on getting Houdini when she already owns a look-alike cat?

When Houdini is cat-napped, the cat-sitter murdered, and the ransom demand sent to the heiress, Mina has to keep her wits about her to get her beloved cat home safely, and to keep her heart from getting broken again by Diego, who inexplicably pops up at every turn of the unfolding drama.

Is his honor more important than winning her love?

I need to stop this wedding. My mother snuck behind my back to marry a gold-digger, but he'll not get his dirty hands on our company. Only I arrived too late, and now I have to cool my heels. I never let emotions interfere with my life, but I'm so pent up that, when I noticed that hooker working the room, I figure a play session will relieve my stress.

Her innocence is just an act – and we both know what the game is here. Don’t we?

A stranger, a hotel room, no words and no names. Who better to have a wild fling with? I’d been numb to the world for so long, with nothing but a mountain of crushing debts. Then my father offered me a wad of cash to attend his glitzy wedding. I don’t do casual flings, but just this once, I want to be wanton and crazy. It’s not like I'll ever see him again.

Private Investigator John Rockne is determined to find out who is responsible for the brutal murder of a young man in Grosse Pointe. A contract killer known only as The Spook wants to keep the truth buried forever. Rockne quickly uncovers a series of dark secrets with ties to his own tortured past. HARD ROCK is a thrilling conclusion to the bestselling crime novel DEAD WOOD.
 

A Place to Call Home is the heartwarming and inspiring story of an abandoned white German shepherd puppy named Toby and his cross-country search for a forever home. Narrated in part by the animal characters in the book, the reader experiences Toby's world through his eyes and those of the animals he meets on his journey.  

Toby's life begins on a farm where the carefree, happy days he has known come to an abrupt end when his breeder decides to "dispose" of him and his sister Tara because of the color of their fur. With the help of a kind farmhand, the two puppies escape unharmed. 

After a tumultuous time during which Toby is shuffled from place to place, he is finally adopted, but he quickly realizes his new family has deep-seated issues that put him in danger, and what seemed like an ideal home, turns into another place he must escape from.

As Toby struggles to find a forever home where he can feel safe and secure, he experiences some painful losses, but he also makes new friends--friends who will help him to trust humans again and teach him the power of love.

Inspired by a true story, this middle grade/young adult novel can be enjoyed by dog lovers of all ages.

Sam Wallace entered the Air Force as a spoiled, rich boy. Years later, he emerges a changed and troubled man. None of this matters to Amy, his oldest friend and staunchest supporter. Perhaps the weary soldier might finally find solace from his nightmares in the arms of the girl who has always loved him.

The only thing that gives Sam hope his scarred soul might heal is the love he desperately wants, but doesn't deserve. Haunted by a war he can't forget, Sam struggles to move forward.

But the darkness in Sam is greater, deeper and more dangerous than anyone realized. Can he fight off his demons, or will Amy pay the price for his inability to let her go?

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Fans of Nelson DeMille, John Sanford, Stieg Larsson and Lee Child will enjoy this new book from best-selling author Jack Patterson.

Sometimes the rumors are true ….

In the hills of Kentucky, the people of Millersville lead a charmed life thanks to the city’s biggest employer Lee Creek Distilleries and its sly CEO Wilfred Lee. But when things go sideways one night, the town’s favorite son, Kentucky basketball recruit Josh Hood, becomes a prime murder suspect.

When Atlanta reporter Cal Murphy and his wife Kelly make a stop in Millersville as a favor to a family friend to find out what’s really going on, the powers that be frown on the attention. It doesn’t take long before Cal and Kelly rile up the town and its corrupt law enforcement — and they find themselves fighting for their lives and livelihood in the pursuit of not only the truth but also justice.

Hiding the truth from you is no longer protecting you. Sit and I will tell you what you need to know.

With these words the secrets of my great grandmother, Genevieve Silver, were unburied and my role as a Protector of the Elemental Magic revealed.

My name is Mara. I've always felt that there is something missing; that nothing is permanent. Why would I feel that way? I was raised with my little sister by my grandmother, who loved and doted on me. And then there was Cole Sands. Who could forget the blue-eyed boy that had stolen my heart. What more could a girl need?

Little did I know that with one secret, my life and the world I live in would change forever.

Cammie Laroux is back in Alabama—again.

Dragged back to her small town to help her mother recover from surgery while rescuing the family event planning business should be a cinch. Even for a disgraced television chef, right? Wrong.

Among the many secrets Cammie’s family’s been hiding is the fact that their historic home is falling down. Oh, and the man hired to restore the house, Grey Harrison, is the same high school and college love of her life who thrashed her heart and dreams ten years ago. Yeah, that guy.

Grey, a widower with a young daughter, has never stopped loving Cammie, and when they are face to face once again, the chemistry is off the charts. Cammie may be in full-blown denial, but letting go is no longer in Grey’s vocabulary, even when winning Cammie’s forgiveness and renovating their love may seem like an impossible build even for a master architect and carpenter.

As Cammie finds herself forgetting all the reasons she can’t trust Grey or love again, he finds himself remembering all the reasons he wants her to stay with him in Alabama… forever.

Northern Ireland’s Troubles may be over, but peace has not erased the crimes of the past. Gerry Fegan, a former paramilitary contract killer, is haunted by the ghosts of the twelve people he slaughtered. Every night, at the point of losing his mind, he drowns their screams in drink. But it’s not enough. In order to appease the ghosts, Fegan is going to have to kill the men who gave him orders.

From the greedy politicians to the corrupt security forces, the street thugs to the complacent bystanders who let it happen, all are called to account. But when Fegan’s vendetta threatens to derail a hard-won truce and destabilize the government, old comrades and enemies alike want him dead.

ALL FIREFIGHTERS: This LIMITED TIME steamy bundle of 13 firefighter romance books is over 579,000 words.

The Firefighter's Secret Obsession - Lisa Ladew
For him it was love at first sight but as they connect in a deeper way, her secrets threaten to get them both killed.

Disguise - Bella Wild and Bella Love-Wins
Rock star Lexxi Rock thought she had it all until she was cheated on. Hiding from unwanted paparazzi and media attention, she goes undercover. Except there's a wild card she did not count on. Her father's neighbor, and scorching hot firefighter, Sebastian "Bash" Sullivan, knows exactly who she is, and plays along with her ruse to get close to her.

Through Smoke - J.R. Tate
Firefighter Michael McGinnis has a broken past. Using his troubled childhood as inspiration, he's channeled his harsh memories toward working hard as a search and rescue man with the fire department. He's no stranger to intense situations, but despite his years on the job, nothing can prepare him for helping Casey, his drug addict brother, when a dangerous bookie hunts him down for unpaid gambling debts.

Michael is thrown into a web of lies, deceit, and tough love for his brother. An unexpected romance blossoms with fellow paramedic, Eva Crisante, adding fuel to the fire in a burning inferno that engulfs him.

Red HOT 1 – Kate Fargo
When San Diego firefighter Sandal Steeves goes to Mexico during a department-enforced vacation, all hell breaks loose. Newly minted Embassy agent Emily Patrick is tasked with bringing him home … but the way back is more complicated than either of them could have imagined.

With their lives in danger, they have no one to count on but each other. Can their attraction be real? And will the love flaring between them hinder them or inspire them to work together so they can make it home alive?

From the Ashes - Xandra James
Dragon shifter and fireman, Ethan Barrett, has no other option than to steal back a much coveted map that could save Deadrose, a paranormal community, from vicious outside threats. If only he hadn't underestimated the cute curator at the museum, his life would be so much easier right now, and she wouldn't be a beautiful thorn in his side that could be the key to bringing down the whole show...

Hot Shot - MJ Fredrick
The last thing hot shot firefighter Gabe Cooper needs is a rookie on his crew. To make it worse, she’s a rookie because she’s a reporter writing a story about him. He doesn't need anyone thinking he’s a hero.

Peyton Michaels has one job to do—write a story about everyday heroes. She never expected to find herself running up a mountain, a wildfire nipping at her heels, her life in his very capable, very strong hands. After the death of her husband in the line of duty, she does not want to fall in love with another man who puts his life at risk day in and day out.

But there’s an arsonist at work, and danger is closing in on them until they can only turn to each other.

Light My Fire - Misha Carver
Alexandria O’Neil has been the acting chief at her fire department for several months and is waiting for position to become official. She needs the raise to leave her alcoholic husband and put her deaf daughter into private school. When Chance Friedman, the boy who tormented her in high school rolls into town, everything goes up in smoke.

Sparks fly, hearts collide, and flames ignite. Will muscular Chance Friedman win the heart of the girl he’s always dreamed about? Or will curvaceous and sassy Alexandria O’Neil come out on top?

Blinded by the Blaze - Piper Presley
John is a handsome, caring and respectful firefighter attracted to a beautiful redheaded lawyer named Carolyn, the woman of his dreams. He likes Patty, a cute and bubbly brunette, but just as friends. Even though Carolyn is gorgeous, are her looks deceiving? Is Patty better for John?

Edge of the Heat 1 - Lisa Ladew

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