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The Knife's Edge: The Ronin Saga
by Matthew Wolf
4.3 stars - 29 reviews
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When legends come to life the world trembles from a single name. Ronin. Once-heroes from a different age, they wield elemental powers… wind, water, fire, stone, forest, sun, moon, flesh, and metal.

At the same time, a young man discovers his best friend with a sword in her stomach, and dark wings sprouting from her back. Guards rush onto the scene, accuse him of the act, and he is forced to flee. In a new world without his memories, Gray must find his way amid legends and darkness, as he wrestles with an elemental power inside himself.

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Matthew Wolfs writing is enchanting, I found myself lost in his world. Not only were his characters so well developed that I could see them as vividly as my own family (he writes so you feel every death and triumph right along with his characters), but the settings were so well described that I felt like I could see everything the characters could, from beautiful trees to small and cozy cabins. Its the kind of book you read again and again. I look forward to returning to this amazing world in Wolfs next book.
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Matthew Wolf is the author of the Ronin Saga. Or maybe he Matthew Wolf is the author of the Ronin Saga. Or maybe he's a Ronin. Either way, he's involved somehow. Aside from epic fantasy, he enjoys woodcrafting, outdoors, a bit of a health nut (Kale is good!), and trains in Kung Fu. His childhood of traveling the world and studying Old English and Japanese influenced the schemes of the Saga, and the world of Daerval. He is a graduate from UCSB with a Literature degree with a specialization in Medieval Literature and Japanese.
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BLUE MOON (a historical romance)

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Once upon a time, or so begin the fairy tales, there was a bluestocking spinster and a gin-sodden cowpoke. Sourly, suspiciously, the two sat eyeing one another across a smoke-hazed, liquor-stinking barroom. Each pondered the mad quirk of foolishness that had brought them to that seedy cantina on Calle de Noche Triste in Juarez, Mexico. . . .

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The Spike Collection, ten short stories randomly thrown together to take you on a ride of emotions, thought provocation, and charm. Each story focuses on the key characters’ thoughts, challenges, and how they are richer for their experiences. The stories cover tales from suburbia, life changing moments, superstardom, and what to do if you do not fancy door-to-door selling for the day.

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It’s no mystery why veterinarian Callie Webber is having a hard time getting into the holiday spirit. When the residents of her small hometown aren’t pitying her because of her ex-husband’s very public departure, they’re attempting to hook her up with a man…any man. Fed up with being everyone’s favorite charity case, Callie considers closing her animal clinic and moving to the big city. But, before she goes, she decides to give herself a Christmas treat to remember: a romantic holiday fling. And who better to have a fling with than the gorgeous newcomer who is turning heads around Maplesville?

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4.7 stars – 56 Reviews
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Life is complicated for Ruth Zook when her older sister, Emma, stakes her claim on Jeremiah Fisher, the man Ruth secretly loves. Ruth leaves her community to stay with an aunt in Philadelphia. Will she remain in the “English” world with all its conveniences and freedom, or will she return to her plain Amish life and settle for a marriage, perhaps one without love?

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My Best Friend

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What would you do if you realize that your best friend is the love of your life? Jason and Kay loved each other from the moment they met but obstacles kept getting in their way. An unexpected pregnancy brings them together.

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Seasons of Death (The Smoky Mountain Murders)

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In the fall of 1969 in the mountains of eastern Tennessee, a poor backwoods farmer and his wife were brutally shot and killed by four drunken hunters, along with their three dogs, horse and two fawns. The farmer’s two young sons managed to escape but were unable to identify the killers. Now decades later, the murders of the Pender family remain unsolved. In Townsend, Tennessee, in Blount County, someone has decided to take revenge.

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An encounter with an Italian leads a woman down a path of love and self discovery.

Smart, career driven Jamie had not intended to fall in love. And to a foreigner no less, an Italian who doesn’t reveal his heritage at first. Jack is short for John, he tells her, but she soon discovers that John is short for Giovanni. Insanely handsome and intense but unreadable, Giovanni is a man of few words. When after two months together she accompanies him to his cousin s wedding in Italy, Jamie learns that he hasn’t been back to the troubled family estate in ten years, but with one step upon the rich Italian soil covered in ancient vines, it’s as if he never left. Suddenly his language is no longer her language, and Jamie is drawn inexplicably into an Italy that outsiders rarely see–a crumbling villa, an old family scandal, a tragic mother, an estranged father, and a host of spirited Italian cousins. Jack is finally forced to face the destiny he’s been renouncing; and Jamie makes a rash decision, unaware that it will change her life forever.

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Erik Knight, a small time private investigator, always knew he was different from everybody else. Keener senses, heightened awareness and an enhanced physical strength that could be called upon by his sheer will.

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Prologue

Douglas Gillespie hated the fact that he had been stuck up here in the middle of nowhere for nearly six weeks. He cursed loudly as he swatted at a swarm of annoying horseflies buzzing incessantly around his head. Doug dreamed of a 5-Star Boston restaurant, cold champagne, and attractive companionship. Spending time in this hillside forest digging an illegal mining tunnel was not his idea of a good time.

If the environmentalists or the state government discovered this little enterprise, they would be jailed, and their corporation would be facing a lawsuit of bankrupting-proportions. His attention left the annoying insects when his radio beeped.

“Go ahead.” He lazily keyed the mike on his radio.

“We found something, something fantastic!” the voice screamed through his receiver. “You’d better get down here.”

“What do you mean ‘something’? Details, man!” Gillespie continued to swat at one extremely persistent horsefly.

“We don’t know! You’re the expert here, so you get off your ass and get in here!” the voice answered with hostility.

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Michael Gibson had been digging preliminary mining tunnels for twenty-five years. He had dug for D’Biers Consolidated in South Africa, Exxon, and several other large companies. This dig was supposed to be a cakewalk, but ever since a whisper-silent helicopter dropped him into this area four weeks ago, he knew something was not kosher with this particular operation.

There were no access roads leading up to their site, so a helicopter dropped everything in the dead of night. The choppers never had any running lights, and never made any noise. The wind from the wash of their rotors was the only evidence of their presence. Gibson knew that these were not standard cargo birds either. He had heard noisy Bell copters, and loud, clanky Huey Cargo carriers. These birds were different, even their rotors were near-whisper silent.

But since the tunnel collapse during the Exxon job, he hadn’t been able to find any work. Gibson knew that he wasn’t to blame for the accident; he had warned the petroleum company that tunneling under water was dangerous and unpredictable. When the roof of the tunnel collapsed, millions of gallons of seawater rushed in to swallow a small fortune in equipment and dozens of lives. Exxon blamed him. He blamed the company for ignoring his warnings. The end result was that no one would hire him with that accident hanging over his head.

This job was a blessing for him, in addition to being well paying; if he could bring this tunnel in on time and on budget he’d be set for life.

He stared nervously at the small chamber they had blindly stumbled into. They had tunneled down into the mountainside nearly one thousand feet at a forty-five-degree angle, and then dug parallel about another two hundred feet when they broke into a small chamber roughly forty feet in diameter. The walls of this chamber were polished mirror-bright and covered with strange engravings. At the far end of the chamber, directly blocking the progress of their tunnel, was a large metallic doorway with two huge gargoyle-like stone sentinels at either side. When Gibson looked at the figures he felt his flesh crawl with a deep ice-cold chill.

“All right, Gibson, what’s so all-fire? Oh my God, what the hell is this?” Gillespie stared at the chamber with awe.

“You tell me,” Gibson remarked.

“I don’t know; I’m a Geologist, not an Archeologist.”

“Who do you think did this?” Gibson continued, peppering Gillespie with another question.

“Elvis.” He looked at Gibson with a pained expression. “How in the hell would I know. Have you tried opening the door?”

“It won’t budge,” Gibson replied. “We took a sounding of the door. It’s at least a foot thick. The chamber behind it goes on beyond the range of our meter. Oh, and the metal in the door registers like nothing we know of. The spectrometer is giving us readings I’ve never seen before. Whatever it is, it’s more sophisticated than titanium or any other steel alloy we’re used to. Whatever culture made this chamber and whatever is beyond was fairly advanced. I’d say we stop what we’re doing and get some qualified archeologists and scientists in here. This find could be priceless. Hell, it probably is priceless.”

“That would be nice, but implausible,” Gillespie replied, knowing that this operation was strictly secret and strictly illegal. “Blast it or bore through it; I don’t care. Just get us through.”

“Are you crazy?” Gibson shouted. “We don’t know what’s behind this door. We don’t even know if we can blow through it safely.”

“You’re supposed to be one of the best in the business; that’s why you’re here. We’re not here for some relic dig; we’re here to do a job. The company doesn’t care about artifacts; it cares about profits and share value; and may I remind you that our percentages are at stake if we can’t do this job on time. If someone was kind enough to tunnel for us, so be it. Our orders are to get this tunnel dug and get things prepped for the second phase of the operation.”

Gibson shook his head. “Fine, you’re paying the bills, but I’m on the record saying that this is a bonehead maneuver. If we blast, we risk bringing the whole hilltop down on ourselves. I’m not going to be standing here while tons of dirt and rock land on my head. This section of the mountain is already geologically unstable. We knew that going into this; that’s why you hired me. If this tunnel collapses, where will the corporation’s precious profits be then?”

“Then drill or cut or burn through; we’ll get you whatever equipment you need,” Gillespie responded.

Gibson thought for a moment. “I have an idea.” He turned and headed out of the dark tunnel.

Gillespie watched him briefly as he vanished up the narrow corridor. He spun his head, studying the fearsome stone statues one last time before hurrying after the contractor.

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Twenty-four hours transpired since the team had entered the strange chamber. Gibson and his work crew had emerged from the tunnel and not ventured back down since the initial discovery. Gibson had requested a very specific, large piece of equipment from an associate and ‘The Company’ was having it flown in this evening.

Gibson’s men were all whispering about the eerie feel the chamber had and how reluctant they were to proceed any further. Gibson had to admit to himself that he too was nervous about violating the chamber without understanding what they were getting into. The massive stone gargoyles looked ominous and seemed to shriek of an unknown danger.

A large, silent helicopter lowered a bulky crate from its winch. Five of his crew attacked the crate like busy worker ants once it touched the ground. The work party, followed by a curious Gillespie, ventured back into the tunnel and set up the formidable-looking device in front of the large door inside the tunnel chamber.

“What is this thing?” Gillespie asked, staring the large device.

“This, my friend, is an Argon laser,” Gibson answered, patting the large emitter node. “It’s one of three that have been developed for mining purposes, a by-product of the arms race of the 1990s. No explosions, no vibrations, we’ll just burn clean through. I don’t care what kind of metal that thing’s made of, this puppy will more-than-do the job,” he added. “Are we all about ready?” He placed protective goggles over his head.

All of the men stood behind the large laser platform, each one holding their breath in anticipation, anxiety, and fear.

“Fire in the hole,” Gibson said as he activated the device.

A brilliant beam of reddish white impacted with the heavy door. Gillespie smelled something burning and saw the door glow with radiant heat. The weapon hummed with power as the generator increased its rhythm to accommodate the energy drain. Gibson knew the beam was having some slight effect, but wasn’t cutting as effectively as he had anticipated. With trepidation, he increased the beam’s intensity. The weapon chirped an octave higher. The door glowed brighter, and the circle of red molten heat increased in diameter another foot.

“We don’t seem to be getting through,” he shouted above the loud chirping.

“Can you increase the beam’s intensity any more?” Gillespie asked.

Gibson nodded and increased the power to the unit by another twenty percent. “That’s all she’s got!” he shouted above the weapon’s harmonic whine. “Any more and we’ll fry the circuits for sure.”

The laser beam was nearly blinding now, even behind the dark protective goggles. The additional power had done the job. A large section of the door literally fell away in a molten pool of metal. Gibson quickly shut the machine down and activated the liquid nitrogen cooling units.

“We’ll give it some time to cool before we go in,” Gibson said. “We don’t need anyone getting fried by that molten slag.”

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Deep within the chamber, something stirred. It had been sleeping for over 100 centuries. A flash of light and some strange noises had disturbed its near-eternal slumber. The entity stretched itself slowly, flexing each claw, testing each muscle. It dug its claws into the rock and left four long scratch marks in the metal and granite wall. It slowly opened its eyes, which were a fluorescent blood-red and glowed like two fiery embers. The creature stood and unfurled its long serpent-like tail, whipping the tensile appendage back and forth.

It walked over to another creature next to it and affectionately stroked the large creature’s hide. The second beast growled softly and moved a massive paw that was easily the size of a dinner platter. The first creature grinned, revealing large reptilian teeth.

Slowly, it made its way toward the opening, its senses alert for whatever freed it from its eternal prison. It hadn’t fed for nearly 90 centuries. Those that were buried with it had been drained eons ago; their dried remains still littered the cavern floor. It needed to feed; it smelled traces of food out beyond the opening. It relished the thought of hunting again after so long.

It approached the opening and caught the scent of primates. This was not the prey it had expected, but at this point, anything would do to satisfy its raging hunger. The primates were busily scrambling around the outside of its chamber, so it was able to step into the outer chamber unnoticed. It waited to be noticed; it needed to feed. One of the primates turned, saw it and screamed. Then they all turned. It felt the waves of fear, and immediately consumed them, relishing their primitive emotions as a man in the desert would relish a canteen of cool water.

It rushed toward the closest man and caught him in a grip of iron around his throat. The man struggled and shrieked with fear. It savored each wave of terror, like a connoisseur appreciating an excellent vintage of wine. The man fainted in its grasp, providing it no more food. It casually crushed the man’s throat and tossed him aside, looking for its next victim.

… Continued…

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Sebastian Cole’s Award Winning Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love

4.3 stars – 358 Reviews
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Beverly Hills Book Award winner, USA Best Book Award finalist, ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award bronze winner, International Book Award finalist, ForeWord Firsts debut literary competition finalist.

The story opens with Noah Hartman, eighty years old, lying on his deathbed recounting his life of love and loss to Josh, a compassionate orderly at the hospital. As Noah’s loved ones arrive one by one, they listen in on his story, and we’re transported back in time to Noah’s younger years.

Though outwardly seeming to have it all, Noah, now thirty-five, is actually an empty, lost, and broken man running on automatic pilot. He has no true identity due to having allowed his powerful, wealthy parents to manipulate, control, and brainwash him from a young age. With the threat of disinheritance and withholding love and approval if he doesn’t comply with the plan they have for his life, Noah is lured in by the reward of great wealth and the illusion of running the family business empire some day.

Enter Robin, twenty-five years old, who — in direct contrast to Noah — is a vivacious, free spirit. Full of life and always living in the moment, Robin’s love saves Noah by inspiring him to stand up to his parents and live his own life at all costs, reclaiming his true self.

They get married, and while snorkeling in the Caribbean, the captain of the boat warns them not to disturb anything in the sea. Ignoring the exhortation, Noah dives down and snags a sand dollar from the ocean floor, whereupon it explodes in his hand. With the fragile sand dollar taking on new significance, Robin inexplicably leaves Noah shortly after returning from their honeymoon. Like a passing breeze, she disappears out of his life without a trace, seemingly forever.

Years pass, and Noah still can’t get Robin out of his mind and out of his heart. After all, the one he loved the most would forever be the one who got away. That’s when he finds out about her hidden secret, the underlying condition responsible for her leaving. Noah has no choice but to move on with his life without her, meeting Sarah at the premiere of SAND DOLLAR, the movie he wrote about his time with Robin.

Years later, it’s Noah and Sarah’s wedding day, and Robin discovers a clue that Noah had surreptitiously inserted into the movie, inspiring her to race to the wedding to try to stop it. With the wedding in shambles, the scene jumps back to present day, with both Robin and Sarah placed in Noah’s hospital room. But which one did he choose?

As Noah wraps up his story, he discovers a far greater truth about the past, present, and future. Things are definitely not as they appear as the pieces of a shattered love are put back together in the remarkable final chapter of Noah’s life.

Reviews

“SAND DOLLAR is one of those rare books that makes you feel, laugh and cry all at the same time. This smashing debut by Sebastian Cole reads like the best of Nicholas Sparks with just enough schmaltz. Moving and emotive, it’s every bit THE NOTEBOOK done up for summer.” — Jon Land, bestselling author of STRONG AT THE BREAK


Sand Dollar is a strong pick for general fiction and romance collections, highly recommended.” – Midwest Book Review

“So to the hopeless romantics out there I say, Highly Recommended – have at it, this is a must-read. To the snarling cynics like me who mentally have their arms akimbo and their eyebrow raised, I say pick up Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love and surprise yourself by discovering the romantic in you.” – BookIdeas.com

“Sand Dollar, a fantasy romance by Sebastian Cole, lives up to its subtitle, A Story of Undying Love… bookreview.com considers Sand Dollar an excellent romance novel and looks forward to reading more from Sebastian Cole.” – BookReview.com

Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love is Sebastian Cole’s debut novel, but I think he will have a long list of best sellers if he keeps going at this rate. It will renew your faith in finding and keeping that one true love.” — Kate Patrick

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Molly Bishop loves living in Manhattan and managing a boutique luxury hotel. She’s about to be promoted to her dream job of General Manager, the role she’s been striving for her entire career.

There’s only one thing standing in her way.

The will of her childhood friend, Christian Ford’s grandfather. She hasn’t even seen Christian in over ten years, but a recent run-in with his grandfather during a rare visit home, resulted in a new condition to the will. Christian will only inherit the ranch he’s been running and the real estate development business that he has expanded, if he marries Molly and stays married for at least six months.

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Chapter One

This is a joke right?” Christian Ford looked at his lawyer, and best friend, Travis Jones in disbelief. Now he understood why Travis had insisted that he come by his office for an official reading of his grandfather’s will. “Are you seriously telling me that he changed his will less than a month before he died, and added this condition?”

“I’d love to tell you I’m kidding, but your grandfather was very clear about what he wanted.” Travis added, “I tried to talk him out of it. Told him you haven’t even seen her in years. But he was insistent, said he ran into her at the market last month. She was home for a quick visit, and they got to chatting.”

“Doesn’t she live in New York city now?” Christian hadn’t seen or thought of Molly in years.

“She does. Works for one of the large hotel chains. Sounds like she’s done pretty well too.”

“So this makes absolutely no sense then. Her life isn’t here.” Christian glanced around the office, not really seeing the varnished dark wood bookcases, or the breathtaking mountain view out the window behind Travis. His office also overlooked Main Street, which in Beauville, MT, a small town just outside Bozeman, meant that it served as the center of town and most of the small shops and businesses were along this stretch.

“Your grandfather seemed to think she’d be better off here.” Travis said.

“It’s absolutely ridiculous. She’ll never agree to it, why would she?”

Travis leaned back in his plush leather chair and picked up the will, shuffling the pages until he found the passage he was looking for. “Well, you just have to stay married for six months. She’d be free to go after that if she wishes, and it might be worth her while.”

“Have you called her yet?” Christian was having a hard time wrapping his head around this. His grandfather had always marched to his own drum and had plenty of ideas about how Christian should do things, but he’d never meddled to this extreme before.

“I spoke with her briefly yesterday. She’s on her way here, meeting us in an hour at Delancey’s.”

“We’re not meeting in the office?” Delancey’s was the best restaurant in town.

“Given the situation, I thought the least we could do is buy her dinner.”

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Regan Black, a USAToday bestselling author, writes award-winning, action-packed paranormal romantic suspense and urban fantasy novels featuring kick-butt heroines and the sexy heroes who fall in love with them.

Raised in the Midwest and California, she and her family currently live with two retired greyhounds, two arrogant cats, and two quirky finches in the South Carolina Lowcountry where the rich blend of legend, romance, and history fuels her imagination.

Live the adventure! Regan Black, a USAToday bestselling author, writes award-winning, action-packed paranormal romantic suspense and urban fantasy novels featuring kick-butt heroines and the sexy heroes who fall in love with them. Raised in the Midwest and California, she and her family currently live with two retired greyhounds, two arrogant cats, and two quirky finches in the South Carolina Lowcountry where the rich blend of legend, romance, and history fuels her imagination. Live the adventure!
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Bulletproof (Unknown Identities #1)

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4.5 stars – 119 Reviews
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The night Quinn Robbins nearly ran over a strange boy with her car, she didn’t know that a simple almost-accident could change the way she sees everything. She didn’t know that curiosity could be so all-consuming that it would even follow her into her dreams.

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4.3 stars – 1,913 Reviews
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When sixteen-year-old Hannah Sheraton is arrested for the murder of her stepgrandfather, the chief justice of the California Supreme court, her distraught mother turns to her old college roommate, Josie Baylor-Bates, for help. Josie, once a hot-shot criminal defense attorney, left the fast track behind for a small practice in Hermosa Beach, California. But Hannah Sheraton intrigues her and, when the girl is charged as an adult, Josie cannot turn her back. But the deeper she digs the more Josie realizes that politics, the law and family relationships create a combustible and dangerous situation. When the horrible truth is uncovered it can save Hannah Sheraton or destroy them both.

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Royal Flush

by Scott Bartlett

4.0 stars – 41 Reviews
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The Kingdom is careening toward catastrophe. Meanwhile, the King is cruising seedy taverns looking for likely maidens. The King avoids responsibility at all costs, and executes anyone who annoys him. He keeps his mother locked in his dungeon.

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4.5 stars – 25 Reviews
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I-35 is the critically acclaimed story of David, a loner in his late 20s from New York City who suffers from blackout migraines and has a penchant for painkillers. He wakes one morning, freezing in the backseat of his car, 1,500 miles from home, with no idea how he got there. After hearing a horrifying voicemail, he embarks on a harrowing journey through America’s heartland, searching for his estranged brother and his brother’s wife, while attempting to piece together his own fractured memory.

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4.1 stars – 7 Reviews
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Justin Bieber has risen rapidly to become one of the biggest stars in the world today. This book tells the amazing story of how an ordinary kid from Canada leapfrogged to super-stardom in just a few short years. Discover the secret behind the music and the magic that is Justin Bieber today.

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4.1 stars – 18 Reviews
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Shay James is a teenage foster child who wants nothing more than to belong. She believes she has found her place at a run down horse stable where, for the first time in her life, she makes friends and begins to fit in. Shay’s fragile sense of belonging is threatened when the stableowner is hurt by a mysterious attacker and in the aftermath decides to sells his horses if the criminal isn’t found. When the police fail to properly investigate, Shay and her two best friends determine to find the criminal and save the horses – but will it be at the cost of their own lives?

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The Language of Souls

by Lena Goldfinch

4.2 stars – 42 Reviews
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Solena trespasses into hostile territory to search for a rare herb to cure the grandfather she loves. When a young enemy soldier captures her and she’s accused of being a spy, Solena discovers just how much she’s risked.

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4.9 stars – 7 Reviews
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This is a book about dealing with a break up. At some point in one’s life they will go through the pain of a broken heart. While some people seem to move on from this quite quickly and easily, others have a more difficult time. This book was designed to help anyone that is currently struggling with a break up. Male or female, going through a break up is not easy. This book will help you through the entire process of mending your broken heart and moving on with your life.

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Finding Cinderella: A Novella

by Colleen Hoover

4.8 stars – 832 Reviews
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A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Daniel and the girl who stumbles across him to profess their love for each other. But this love has conditions: they agree it will only last one hour and it will only be make-believe.

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Christmas can be very challenging for those of us who wish to steer clear of the typical unhealthy holiday menu. As parents, we know how important Christmas is to our children and we want them to have fond memories of it as they get older.  ‘The Paleo Kid’s Christmas’ will help keep this time of year special for them so that it will always be something to look forward to.

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Meeting Place, The (Song of Acadia Book #1)

by Janette Oke, T. Davis Bunn

4.3 stars – 71 Reviews
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A Chance Encounter Forever Changed Their Lives–and Destinies. Crafted by two masters of inspirational fiction–Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn–and combining the engaging historical settings, rich characterization, and heartwarming messages quintessential to both authors, The Meeting Place is another timeless story for you to cherish.

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The First in New York Times Bestselling Author Laura Kaye’s Electrifying New Hard Ink Series is Now Available! Don’t Miss This Edgy, Romantic Suspense Novel!

4.6 stars – 73 Reviews
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Hard As It Gets, the first book in Laura Kaye’s new Hard Ink series, follows the surviving members of a disgraced Army Special Forces unit as they follow new leads to uncover the conspiracy that saw them discharged from the military. Running their covert operation out of the back of Nick Rixey’s tattoo parlor, their mission brings them into all-out war against an organized crime ring. Along the way, the team finds love and support in unexpected places—but will they be able to regain their stolen honor?

Early praise for Hard As It Gets:

“Edgy, sexy, and full of suspense! A great read from a great new author!”

~#1 NYT Bestselling Author J.R. Ward on Hard As It Gets

 

“Sizzling romance. The intriguing tattoo parlor and military background will appeal to fans of Suzanne Brockmann and Lindsay McKenna.”

~Publishers Weekly

“TOP PICK! Joining the Avon ranks is hot new star Kaye, who kicks off a suspenseful and electrifying new series featuring tarnished soldiers trying to regain their stolen honor. The collision of Nick and Becca’s lives makes for sizzling danger with a spicy edge. Kaye is one to watch!”

~RT Book Reviews Magazine

“Kaye’s depiction of sexual tension and her sex scenes are masterful, and this will appeal to fans of Maya Banks’ KGI and Julie Ann Walker’s Black Knight series.”

~Booklist

 

About Hard As It Gets:

Five dishonored soldiers.

Former Special Forces.

One last mission.

These are the men of Hard Ink.

 

Tall, dark, and lethal…

Trouble just walked into Nicholas Rixey’s tattoo parlor. Becca Merritt is warm, sexy, wholesome–pure temptation to a very jaded Nick. He’s left his military life behind to become co-owner of Hard Ink Tattoo, but Becca is his ex-commander’s daughter. Loyalty won’t let him turn her away. Lust has plenty to do with it too.

With her brother presumed kidnapped, Becca needs Nick. She just wasn’t expecting to want him so much. As their investigation turns into all-out war with an organized crime ring, only Nick can protect her. And only Becca can heal the scars no one else sees.

Desire is the easy part. Love is as hard as it gets. Good thing Nick is always up for a challenge…

Excerpt ~ Chapter 11, just after Becca has survived a kidnapping attempt:

Becca’s insides nearly vibrated with the need to know what the hell Nick wasn’t telling her. She’d hit the edge of her tolerance for any more mystery, even of the tall, dark, and achingly handsome kind

His lips pressed into a grim line and his eyes flashed. “Becca, let’s just—”

“No.” She stepped right into his space and jabbed a finger into the granite of his chest. “Don’t put me off anymore. I deserve to know. I need to know,” she said, hating the strained pitch of her voice.

His expression went dark and his jaw ticked. She saw it in his eyes the minute he made the decision to spill. Her stomach plummeted to the floor. It was bad. He didn’t need to tell her that much. Everything inside her braced for the onslaught of bad news.

When he spoke, the words were even, straightforward, factual. “Someone ransacked your house. Picked the back door lock again. Went through just about every room.”

The brick walls bent and warped around her, but she shook off the dizziness and forced herself to focus on Nick’s face. His presence was the only thing grounding her. “Why would they do that? Could you tell if anything was missing?”

He shook his head. “The why of it I intend to figure out. I promise you. But the place was too much of a mess to—”

“Take me.” Becca pushed past him and hit the handle on the door.

Arms wrapped around her from behind. “Becca, we—”

“No!” She threw off the hold and scrambled away, her back coming up hard against the wall.

Nick’s expression was a roiling sea of emotion. Surprise. Fear. Anger. Concern. “I’m sorry. What just—”

“That was how he grabbed me.” She swallowed hard and shuddered at the remembered press of the man’s flesh against hers. “I’m sorry,” she rasped, embarrassment heating her face, despair and exhaustion sucking the fight out of her.

He came forward slowly. “Don’t apologize,” he said, his voice cranked tight. “And don’t cry.” His thumb swiped under her eye, once, twice, and then his knuckles caressed her cheekbone. The little touches were comforting, sweet, and she thought maybe he needed to give them as much as she needed to feel them. He tucked the loose strands of her destroyed ponytail behind her ear.

“I’m not crying,” she said despite the wetness plain on her face. She shook her aching head, then pressed her cheek into his hand. “I’m not.”

“I know.”

Peering up at him, her breath caught. The moment their gazes connected, his expression shifted from sympathetic concern to uncontrollable desire. His mouth fell open. His chest rose and fell against hers. His fingers burrowed into her hair.

Becca went hot all over, like the sun had hung itself in the stairwell above them.

He leaned closer, closer, his free arm bracing on the wall above her shoulder. The warm puff of his breath caressed her lips as his gaze bore into hers. She couldn’t move, couldn’t blink, couldn’t breathe.

He kissed her on a groan so needful it made her dizzy and wet. His mouth devoured hers, his big hand cupped the back of her head, his body completely surrounded and trapped hers against the bricks. It was a full-body onslaught, with every part of him engaged in the act of claiming and seducing.

Becca clutched at his coat, his shoulders, his back, his hair. Anything to bring him closer, deeper. His lips pulled and tugged, his tongue stroked and twisted. He smelled of leather and mint and tasted like sin.

The harder he came at her, the more her conscious mind let go. Her aches, the stitches, her house, even Charlie—for a few minutes, just a few precious minutes, Becca let it all go.

The surrender was euphoric. It rushed through her blood and sent her flying.

“That was so close, Becca. Too close,” he rasped, kissing her jaw, her ear, her neck, and sending her heart flying. His fingers stroked down over her breasts and found the hem of her shirt. And then those warm, calloused hands snaked up her stomach, pulled down the cups of her bra, and caressed her breasts skin to skin. He massaged her, teased her with roughened fingertips, and tormented her until she was panting.

She gripped the collar of his coat, half afraid her knees would go soft and give out. Nick pulled his body away just enough to tear the coat off his arms and throw it to the floor. Geez, the gun holster was sexy hugging tight over his shirt, but he slipped out of it, too, and eased it to the floor with a thunk. Then his hands were back on her breasts and his tongue was back in her mouth, stealing her breath and convincing her she could live without it.

God, this kiss. It was the kind she’d remember forever, that would invade her dreams and haunt her in quiet moments. The kind her older self could look back on and know, once, she’d really lived. The kind that, no matter what, she could never, ever regret. And it made a part of herself bloom with affection for the man who’d made her feel that way.

She snaked her hands under his shirt, moaning when her palm smoothed over the hard planes and muscled ridges of his abdomen, his sides, his chest. Her fingers swirled through the light covering of hair on his chest and swiped light, teasing brushes over his nipples. The low growls he released into the kiss as they explored each other thrilled her, made her yearn for the opportunity to bring a man as powerful and deadly as him to his knees in ecstasy.

“Closer,” he ground out. With one arm, he ripped the cotton over his head, revealing a body that was no doubt capable of inflicting pleasure and pain in equal measure. Desire roared off his skin and his hands were everywhere, massaging her breasts, kneading at the swell of her ass, pulling them harder together.

The heat of his demanding touches ripped through her and settled a pressing ache low in her abdomen. She squeezed her thighs together in response, emphasizing her arousal against her panties

“I want you, Becca. I’m not gonna lie.” He spoke in low tones against her cheek, but pulled back to meet her gaze. “But I think—”

She placed three fingers over his mouth. “Don’t think.”

About Laura Kaye:

Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over a dozen books in contemporary and paranormal romance. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.

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