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Two years ago a woman was brutally murdered, her body burned until only ash
and shattered bone remained. Police Sergeant Valerie Ryker solved that case,
putting an undisputed monster Dixon Hess in prison for life, and becoming
the first female police chief of her tiny Wisconsin town.Then the original murder victim turns up in a frozen lake, all in one piece
and only recently dead, and Val must enter a race against time. In only
forty-eight hours, Hess will be set free, and he’s nursing one hell of a
grudge. And Val, her town, and everyone she loves are at the top of his
list.But surviving Hess’s vengeance is only part of her dilemma. For there’s
another killer in Lake Loyal. One who may be closer to Val than she
thinks…A page-turning thriller of police procedure, passion, and revenge, PUSHED
TOO FAR is approximately 65,000 words long.

Ella Reynolds knew from the first moment she walked into the old house someone or something was watching her. Waiting. Her husband’s violent murder sent her spiraling into a world of grief and isolation, but Ella isn’t alone. Who or what is responsible for her husband’s death is still with her. Darkness has engulfed the past year of Ella’s life. Everyday reality slips a little more between her fingers as she struggles to break free from her memories. She must look deeper into her past as well as the present to discover truth of her husband’s homicide. A string of uncanny events takes place and practical explanations run thin as Ella follows the terrifying road to closure. As the past and present come to a head, Ella must decipher who or what the murderer is before it takes her as well.

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It was supposed to be a fun weekend, a celebration of a marriage and growing family. Alan Lindley couldn’t have been happier…until his wife Sara disappeared.Asked by a mutual friend to help look for her, Logan Harper is sure he’d discover a wife who simply wants out of the marriage.

What he finds instead is a woman who didn’t exist, a diabolical plan, and people who would do anything to keep it a secret, including taking the life of the person most important to him.

What would you do for those precious to you?

What’s worse than having to watch your sister marry your ex fiancé? How about when that fiancé fires you from the family business?

Hyper-organized, event planner, Jaya Trudeaux is used to doing things by the book and never making waves. It’s a strategy that’s served her well until she finds herself in failure alley with no fiancé, no job and her thirtieth birthday looming. Maybe it’s time to change her methods. Starting with an unlikely date to the wedding from hell.

The only thing that can tie carefree, playboy, Alec Danthers down is his formidable step mother. When she calls him home to help find his wayward brother, he never imagines an uptight, list making, sass-talking woman would make him think about putting down roots.

Can Jaya put the lists down long enough to enjoy the ride that is Alec? Will Alec stop running long enough to recognize true love?

Warning: Sexy, sass talking women will make you laugh, cry and want a pair of killer footwear.

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A delightful collection of cold pasta salad dishes, containing some unusual and tasty recipes along with some of the more traditional favourites.

Prepared with fresh ingredients these cold pasta salad recipes are great for any meal times from a quick lunch to a special dinner party dish.

They are also a firm favourite for any lunch box and are ideal to have at a barbecue or to take with you on a picnic.

These pasta salads are a great way to introduce children to fresh fruit and vegetables in an interesting way.

The majority of them are quick and easy to prepare, so why not get the children involved in the fun preparation teaching them how to prepare nutritious food at an early age can only be good for them.

These two stories previously appeared in fantasy magazines RESIDENTIAL ALIENS and FEAR AND TREMBLING.

Angrok, a great warrior, is called many things: a terrible destroyer by his many enemies, and a powerful avenger by those he chooses to save.

This collection brings together two of Angrok’s adventures as told from the perspective of his assistant Marcellus.

In ANGROK THE AVENGER, Marcellus and his master take revenge upon a dangerous city of spider worshippers.

In ANGROK THE DESTROYER, they come to Bezakirah, a desert city controlled by two fanatical and increasingly warlike houses.

Whether he is a destroyer or an avenger, you decide.

Two short stories totaling approximately 5,100 words.

Hungary’s fragile alliance with
Germany kept Natalie, a renowned children’s book author, and her family out of
harm’s way for most of the war. Now as the Führer’s desperation grows during
the waning years of the conflict, so does its threat. Natalie’s younger sister,
Ilona, married a Jewish man, putting both her and her young daughter, Mila, in
peril; Natalie’s twin sister, Anna, is losing her already tenuous hold on
reality. As the streets of Budapest thrum with the pounding boots of Nazi
soldiers, danger creeps to the doorstep where Natalie shields them all.Ilona and her husband take the last
two tickets to safety for themselves, abandoning Natalie to protect Anna and
Mila from the encroaching danger. Anna’s paranoid
explosion at a university where was once a professor, sparked by delusions over
an imagined love triangle, threatens their only other chance for escape.
Ultimately, Natalie is presented with a choice no one should ever have to make;
which of her family will she save?An inspirational story of faith and
family, strength and weakness, and the ultimate triumph of love over
hate. Mrs. Tuesday’s Departure demonstrates the power of faith
to light even the most harrowing darkness.

… faith is the evidence of things not seen.

Declan Elliot is an ordinary man trying to survive in 2025. His life is turned upside down one night on the way home from work. The night’s events thrust him headlong into a perilous journey fraught with murder, catastrophic weather and out of control crime. In this 21st century retelling of the classic parable of the Good Samaritan, Declan battles to overcome rejection, betrayal and a high powered politician who will stop at nothing to see him dead.

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A hero for the rest of us?

Escaping the cheating fiancé and sheltered life her father has arranged for her, Claire Albritton wants nothing more than to take control of her life and learn to fight her own battles.

Kevin Fuller believes he must rescue damsels in distress and Claire is decidedly out of her element in small town South Carolina. When trouble inevitably finds Claire, Kevin’s white knight protection and heroics are exactly what Claire doesn’t want. But his kisses…that’s another matter.

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Married to a man she doesn’t love, Lisa lives a lie to saved her widowed mother from poverty. When she meets Owen, a steelworker from the wrong side of the tracks, heat sizzles between them, a passion that grows stronger with each stolen moment together. Lisa finds herself torn between her darkest desires and her family obligations.

Owen wants to better himself and escape the grinding brutality of the mill. But labor troubles–and love–intervene. After he meets Lisa, all he can think about is this woman whose image haunts him night and day. A woman whose husband will not release her from a loveless marriage

When fifteen year-old Gladius Oldmont is thrust from his peaceful home into the dangerous Longwood Forest he finds himself pitted against a tyrant who has been terrorizing the lands in search of answers to an ancient riddle that could unlock absolute power.

From the shadows of Longwood Forest to the Hills of the Moon, Gladius must survive encounters with a near extinct scimitar cat, an ornery dragon, a horde of death bats and a tumultuous underground river which leads to more trouble.
Along the way, he makes new acquaintances and discovers the true meaning of friendship, including Elle – a girl who captivates his heart.

Can Gladius and friends solve the enigma of the ancient secret before the evil Mulhurt does? If they can, will they be able to do anything about it?

You can’t judge book by its cover. You have to read and try this! First time ever revealed! You’ll be the first to know. It’s not just any secret that everyone already knows about and I know there’s million books out there where they just give you diet and exercise plan- it’s a NEW SECRET-this is not about what food to eat and not. If you think that you have already read all of the diet books out there, you’re wrong. You will know after you read this book. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
This is a book on how to lose water fat after eating an Asian meal. Extremely valuable diet secret first ever revealed! This is a secret that was kept by my family for over 30 years and is perfected through our experiences. It will be very beneficial to people who want to lose water fat fast and they will not be disappointed after they read this book. This is almost like magic! But this diet is ALL NATURAL! and it really works!

As a renowned cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Ryan Lang, is accustomed to perfection, but he knows that beauty is only skin deep. He wants a real woman, someone who is sexy, independent, and intelligent. When Alana walks into a staff party with one of his colleagues, he knows he’s found what he’s been looking for. He just has to find a way to break down her defenses.

Alana Miller has the weight of the world on her shoulders; a sick father, dependent mother and brother, and a fledgling car dealership with employees who are counting on her to save their livelihood. The last thing she needs is a man in her life. Too bad the sexy doctor isn’t willing to take no for an answer…

Erotic novella containing graphic language, intended for adult audiences

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Do you love to read big adventure thrillers packed with tales of gold snatched away from Nazis, chase scenes in steaming jungles, even steamier sex scenes, treacherous waterfalls, coded messages buried in dusty journals, and a secret society conspiring to take over the world?

Christine Kling’s new Caribbean thriller, CIRCLE OF BONES, is just such a real page-turner based on an actual true mystery of World War II. The French submarine Surcouf, once the largest submarine in the world, departed Bermuda in 1942 and vanished without a trace. In this pulse-pounding thriller, Kling imagines what might have happened in this unsolved mystery.

Solo sailor Maggie Riley is cruising aboard her forty-foot sailboat when she rescues a sexy – but crazy conspiracy-spouting treasure hunter/archeologist who is swimming totally nude off the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. She soon learns he is searching for the wreck of a mysterious submarine. Cole Thatcher claims the sub holds millions in gold coins as well as secret documents from a powerful inner circle of Skull and Bones whose goal is to keep America at war for their own profits. Cole hopes for Riley’s help in decoding his father’s journals that are the key to the location of the wreck.

At last, Riley joins the search for Surcouf when she discovers the demons in her own past intersect the inner Circle of Bones, and this conspiracy nut might not be so crazy after all.

Missing Pieces of My Forever-Heart tells the unforgettable story of two teenagers’ fateful decisions and the resulting grown-up consequences that impact their lives and hearts forever.

News and Internet writer Cath Monahan finally has her life on an even keel after the death of her husband and her daughters’ leaving for college. But long-lost ex-high school boyfriend Jame Patterson has a reason for disrupting her peace and dropping back in her life like a stick of dynamite.

Cath and Jame’s history threatens all that she has built and the biggest threat will reveal a long-buried secret.

Filled with the highs and lows of teenage romance, adult struggle and fateful reality, Missing Pieces Of My Forever-Heart is the haunting story of Cath and Jame as they struggle to make things right after so many years of things being wrong.

What’s easier than tossing in some ingredients in the morning, closing the slow cooker’s lid, and coming home to the mouthwatering aroma of dinner?

In The Average Joe Cookbook series, you’ll find no-nonsense, crowd-pleasing recipes that are easy enough that anybody—even the Average Joe—can make delicious and satisfying dishes.

Devan Stowe has only one thing on her mind when she teams up with Kent Crosby and his associates—putting an end to her father’s child trafficking business. Her determination takes her on a journey to discover her true strength and the… one man she was destined to love. In his arms, she’ll learn the meaning of trust, honor, and courage. Devan will unlock an amazing gift that will free her from her past and open up a future full of magic, faeries and more things than she ever imagined possible.

“Ember” is the first installment novella in the Forewedge Mountain mini-series, by the author of the best-selling “Muse Series”.

Ember is an eight-year old girl who sets out on a journey after her parents are killed by a band of thieves. On her journey she discovers truths about herself and her special power.

ydney Marie McSwain and her pal, Cody Beck, team up to take on a secret club called The Devil’s Door where members are branded with the tattoo of a devil and call themselves The Privileged Ones.

Sydney Marie McSwain – a tomboy who yearned for a father.

Cody Beck – a wannabe filmmaker, wisenheimer and flirt.

Jaden White – the star who led the high school hockey team to two championships, and was now on the A-list for NHL scouts.

Sydney Marie McSwain loves her mom, Anna – a private investigator in the coastal city where they live – but they had a major issue between them. Anna refused to give Sydney the identity of her father. On the day of her high school graduation, they were battling it out, once again. An hour later, Sydney, Cody and Jaden were at the local café, and watched as Anna was gunned down.

Faced with immediate responsibility, Sydney and Cody agreed to take over the agency, only they changed the name to McSwain & Beck. At the same time, Sydney convinced Sutter Beach Detective, Ace Carter, to help her track down her father.

Then out of the blue, a model walked in and hired them to follow her step-brother. While Cody was busy editing a trailer to solicit new clients, Sydney settled into her lemon-yellow pickup to do surveillance, and wound up staking out a secret club called The Devil’s Door whose suspicious members wore the tattoo of a devil.

That same night, Sydney received a call from one of her mom’s former clients, but the client was gunned down at the location where they agreed to meet. The mysterious discovery of a DVD revealed the possibility that teenagers were being abducted, only nobody reported them missing.

On the hunt for the victims, McSwain & Beck were chased by men in ski masks, nearly gunned down by a members of a drug cartel called the outlaws, Sydney’s precious pickup was broken into; then the step-brother they were hired to follow, was found dead and Sydney was the number one suspect.

If things weren’t bad enough already, they had to figure out how to crash a red-carpet Mardi Gras bash being held on a private cruise ship, before it sailed off into the sunset, where they just might meet the devil, himself.

Now, the clock was ticking…

And time was running out…

How was she ever going to find her father, now?

As a renowned cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Ryan Lang, is accustomed to perfection, but he knows that beauty is only skin deep. He wants a real woman, someone who is sexy, independent, and intelligent. When Alana walks into a staff party with one of his colleagues, he knows he’s found what he’s been looking for. He just has to find a way to break down her defenses.

Alana Miller has the weight of the world on her shoulders; a sick father, dependent mother and brother, and a fledgling car dealership with employees who are counting on her to save their livelihood. The last thing she needs is a man in her life. Too bad the sexy doctor isn’t willing to take no for an answer…

Erotic novella containing graphic language, intended for adult audiences

A hero for the rest of us?

Escaping the cheating fiancé and sheltered life her father has arranged for her, Claire Albritton wants nothing more than to take control of her life and learn to fight her own battles.

Kevin Fuller believes he must rescue damsels in distress and Claire is decidedly out of her element in small town South Carolina. When trouble inevitably finds Claire, Kevin’s white knight protection and heroics are exactly what Claire doesn’t want. But his kisses…that’s another matter.

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Winner of the Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® Award
and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association® Zola AwardSometimes destiny has the last word (and laugh)Fate thrust them together
Blackmail and deception tore them apart
Nineteen years later, their children’s love reunites them
Now, only truth and forgiveness can make them a familyMargie Bradford is picking up the pieces of her shattered life following her husband’s death. When her cousin encourages her to make a fresh start with her teenage daughter, unsuspecting Margie takes a reading specialist job in the small town of Redemption, PA. The last person she expects to encounter is Rocket Manion, the ex-NFL quarterback and Dr. Phil wannabe who broke her heart nineteen years ago. Strangling her meddling cousin is now at the top of Margie’s to-do list.Divorced teacher and head football coach Jake Manion experiences an eerie sense of déjà vu when his son announces he’s gotten his girlfriend pregnant. The feeling simply grows stronger when Jake learns the girl’s mother is Maggie, the same woman on whom he’s wasted nearly two decades of bitterness.

While planning their kids’ wedding and helping them grow up too soon, Jake attempts to pick up right where he left off–in Margie’s bed. But no matter how irresistible his kisses are, she isn’t stupid enough to let him hurt her again. Or is she?

Approximately 96,000 words

Declan Elliot is an ordinary man trying to survive in 2025. His life is turned upside down one night on the way home from work. The night’s events thrust him headlong into a perilous journey fraught with murder, catastrophic weather and out of control crime. In this 21st century retelling of the classic parable of the Good Samaritan, Declan battles to overcome rejection, betrayal and a high powered politician who will stop at nothing to see him dead.

YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO MAKE A DECISION:
Let A Kidnapper Take Your Child, Or Watch Your Son Die.
Choose!Sadie O’Connell is a bestselling author and a proud mother. But her life is about to spiral out of control. After her six-year-old son Sam is kidnapped by a serial abductor, she nearly goes insane. But it isn’t just the fear and grief that is ripping her apart. It’s the guilt. Sadie is the only person who knows what the kidnapper looks like. And she can’t tell a soul. For if she does, her son will be sent back to her in “little bloody pieces”.When Sadie’s unfaithful husband stumbles across her drawing of the kidnapper, he sets into play a series of horrific events that sends her hurtling over the edge. Sadie’s descent into alcoholism leads to strange apparitions and a face-to-face encounter with the monster who abducted her son–a man known only as…The Fog.

A hero for the rest of us?

Escaping the cheating fiancé and sheltered life her father has arranged for her, Claire Albritton wants nothing more than to take control of her life and learn to fight her own battles.

Kevin Fuller believes he must rescue damsels in distress and Claire is decidedly out of her element in small town South Carolina. When trouble inevitably finds Claire, Kevin’s white knight protection and heroics are exactly what Claire doesn’t want. But his kisses…that’s another matter.

Eight hours in Vegas.

A promise to meet in Chicago.

Four months apart while he traverses through the depths of Africa and she “aspires” through the haze of Hollywood.

Three questions each letter.

Their intense connection is clear, but fate is only as strong as timing allows it to be. She has a life-long passion that is finally turning into a career. He has landed enough British pounds to travel the world for the first time in his life.

Will their honest answers be enough to bring them back together?

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Sykosa (that’s “sy”-as-in-“my” ko-sa) is a junior in high school. She belongs to an exclusive clique of girls called the “Queens.” The leader is her best friend Niko. Their friendship has been strained lately because Tom—Sykosa’s first boyfriend—has gotten all serious about making her his pretty Prom princess. That is if he ever gets around to asking her. Before Prom, there’s a party at Niko’s cottage where parental supervision will be nil. He wants to have sex. She doesn’t. He sometimes acts like that doesn’t matter.

It matters.

Sykosa has a secret she has never told anyone about. Although, some people—Tom included—know anyway. It happened last year and it was big and she’ll cry if she talks about it so she’s done talking about it, okay? Never mind, it’s nobody’s business. Except it keeps happening, and it never stops. She doesn’t want to deal with it. He does. She sometimes acts like that doesn’t matter.

It matters.

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GENTS WITH NO CENTS explores a rarely examined side of Wall Street: Its childish antics. From accountants that can’t count, to financial regulators that don’t regulate, GENTS WITH NO CENTS will make you howl with laughter at their incompetence.

Written by Ron DeLegge II, veteran radio host of the Index Investing Show, GENTS WITH NO CENTS is narrated in an easy going style with sharp satire throughout and 20 hand drawn illustrations by noted cartoonist, Dave Clegg.

DeLegge draws from his personal experiences as a Wall Street salesperson with crazy supervisors and even crazier customers. He offers a refreshing perspective that’s opposite of the angry and condescending tone of financial literature that has come to characterize our era.

GENTS WITH NO CENTS also pokes fun at taxes and the IRS, along with the
media for misreporting the news, inventing questionable facts, and contributing to the public’s confusion.

This is a series about a family of sorcerers who use their anger to fuel retribution. In this story, we introduce you to the family through a remembered tale, narrated by the youngest Ben Phelan.

This is a short story in the 1,000+ words range.

Well bred Virginia beauty Nora Seabrook longs for a life of excitement. She finds that and more when her father is appointed newest Federal judge in Key West. The day she arrives on the island paradise, Nora finds herself toppling from the gangway into the murky waters of Key West Harbor. She is rescued by the bold and brazen Jacob Proctor, owner of the island’s most profitable ship wrecking company and the man her father accuses of the most wicked of sins. Jacob knows his is trouble from the moment he pulls the judge’s daughter from the harbor. Nora Seabrook is the last woman he should be involved with. Plus a legacy of pain from his past prevents him from marrying any woman. But the stubborn Nora won’t be sent away. Stowing on board the Dover Cloud, Nora travels with Jacob to a clandestine island where he becomes vulnerable to his enemies and the love that is destined to be theirs. Two cultures collide in this sexy and exciting romance.

The New Year at Earls Boarding School starts well for Jack and his friends but danger lurks behinds the seemingly innocent face of Gerry Fellowes.

Gerry, a former school bully, has been infected by a vampire who escaped from the Human Race Studies Academy after Jack and his friends accidentally opened a secret portal between the two worlds. With their memories of the alternate universe having been erased, the boys have no recollection of the vampire and no hint of the horrors ahead.

However, when their other-worldly friends from the fifth dimension are sent to monitor the problem, the boys find themselves on a rollercoaster ride where magical surprises, thrills and shocks seem to be waiting around every corner.

Can Jack and his allies trap and defeat the vampire before he manages to break free of the confines of Gerry’s body, leaving the whole world at risk of being taken over by vampires?

This is the thrilling sequel to The Secret Portal in which Reno Charlton takes her readers on a whole new journey into another dimension.

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YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO MAKE A DECISION:
Let A Kidnapper Take Your Child, Or Watch Your Son Die.
Choose!Sadie O’Connell is a bestselling author and a proud mother. But her life is about to spiral out of control. After her six-year-old son Sam is kidnapped by a serial abductor, she nearly goes insane. But it isn’t just the fear and grief that is ripping her apart. It’s the guilt. Sadie is the only person who knows what the kidnapper looks like. And she can’t tell a soul. For if she does, her son will be sent back to her in “little bloody pieces”.When Sadie’s unfaithful husband stumbles across her drawing of the kidnapper, he sets into play a series of horrific events that sends her hurtling over the edge. Sadie’s descent into alcoholism leads to strange apparitions and a face-to-face encounter with the monster who abducted her son–a man known only as…The Fog.

Lady Catherine Greystow
For her entire life, Catherine Greystow has lived as a servant in her Aunt and Uncle’s home. With her mother having died and her father having abandoned her, she has been left at their mercy for the last sixteen years. Then, on her twentieth birthday, a dark and dangerous stranger shows up at her door. It is none other than the rakish Jonathan Thornley, an English Viscount who announces that he was sent by her father, The Duke of Lancaster, to collect her. With no choice but to trust him, Catherine agrees to leave her Aunt’s home, to accept her place as one of the wealthiest heiresses in England.But Catherine’s joyful reunion with her father is short-lived. The Duke is soon murdered and it becomes clear that the person who killed him now wants Catherine dead. Catherine must be careful who she trusts—so much so that when Count Thornley insists it was her father’s deathbed wish that she and Thornley marry immediately, Catherine must decide whether the Count lusts for her or her fortune.Count Jonathan Thornley
For as long as he can remember, Jonathan Thornley has resented the daughter of Duke Greystow—the cousin who raised him. He thinks Catherine a silly girl, content with receiving his cousin’s fortune but refusing to see the man himself. When asked by his dying cousin to retrieve the girl, he crosses the Atlantic to collect the selfish, spoiled brat. But when he arrives in the States he is surprised to find not a bratty child but an unspoiled woman, as unaware of her fortune as she is of her beauty.He resists his attraction to her and brings her home, only to recognize that his cousin’s illness is no accident. With the knowledge that someone wanted the Duke dead comes the realization that they now want Catherine dead as well. To remove her from their reach, Jonathan must marry her. But to do so, he must make her believe that he loves her and not her fortune—before it is too late.

Princess Rose carries a dangerous curse.
Everyone loves her.When she turns away each of the princes des­per­ate to marry her, one takes mat­ters into his own hands. He steals her away through a magic mir­ror to his own dis­tant king­dom. But noth­ing in the Crys­tal Cas­tle is quite what it seems: not the hand­some prince, not the mad king she never sees, not even the silent page who becomes her only friend. When Rose finally unrav­els the maze of secrets and dis­cov­ers what the prince really wants, she knows she must escape or lose more than her life.Fans of dark fairy­tales like Cora­line and Clock­works will thrill to the mys­tery and sus­pense of Princess Rose and the Crys­tal Castle.

What’s easier than tossing in some ingredients in the morning, closing the slow cooker’s lid, and coming home to the mouthwatering aroma of dinner?

In The Average Joe Cookbook series, you’ll find no-nonsense, crowd-pleasing recipes that are easy enough that anybody—even the Average Joe—can make delicious and satisfying dishes.