Contemporary
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The Other Side of the Bridge by Katharine Swartz
Ava Lancet has lost her job, her marriage, and her baby when she discovers she has inherited her grandmother’s dilapidated farmhouse in a tiny village in central Greece. With the kind of emotional impulsiveness that has frustrated her stony-faced husband for years, she decides to move there and recover from life’s sorrows.
When an elderly woman in the village mistakes Ava for her grandmother, telling her, with tears trickling down her face, that she is sorry, Ava is both touched and intrigued. What is the woman sorry for, and what secrets did her grandmother keep? Soon Ava is discovering the surprising threads of her grandmother’s life, including her part in the local Resistance during World War Two and a forbidden love affair with a British SOE agent.
Spanning three generations and exploring the lives of two very different and yet surprisingly similar women, The Other Side of The Bridge will remind you how a fragile hope can spring from both tragedy and despair. Written by USA Today bestselling author Kate Hewitt, writing as Katharine Swartz.
Reckless Longing by Gina Robinson
“Ellie and Logan’s love story begins one hot August night…
Ellie
My mom betrayed me in the worst way possible. I can’t forgive her, but I can outwit her. I’m going to unravel the family secret she’s been keeping from me my whole life. So I’m going to college across the state from her, to the place that has the answers. I hope. But I have to be careful or I’ll blow everything. I can’t tell anyone what I’m doing.
I didn’t mean to fall in love. I can’t afford to give my heart away or open up to anyone, least of all charming, rich, former bad boy baseball star Logan Walker. But he looked so adorable sitting there nursing a black eye the night I met him at my very first campus event. The way he held my hand made me flush in the suffocating heat of August and feel really beautiful for the first time in so long I can’t remember. My scar didn’t even hurt.
But Logan’s moods are mercurial. He’s keeping secrets of his own that are too dark to share, even with me. We agree to be just friends. But our hearts and bodies have minds of their own. Before I know it, I’m in too deep with him and the answer to the family secret I came to campus to find may be the thing that tears us apart. “
On the Brink: Complete Boxed Set by Erika Rhys
The On the Brink Boxed Set includes all three volumes of the bestselling On the Brink Series at a discounted price!
There are two things Juliana West doesn't want in her life–drama and a relationship.
Especially a relationship.
That is, until she meets handsome, mysterious billionaire Craig Manning. Damaged by her traumatic past, Juliana doesn't want to fall for Craig, whose wealth and social prominence place him in a world utterly different from the simpler life she's worked hard to build in Boston.
But with an intense attraction brewing between them, how can Juliana resist Craig's determined pursuit? Despite her own scars, and despite the darkness she senses in Craig, she wants him–heart and soul.
The question for Juliana is how can she protect herself when Craig's darkest secrets expose themselves–and threaten to smash their once-promising relationship apart?
A Not So Barren World by Patrick Hatt
After living with the gods of Olympus for more than a year, Jack and Emily finally have a doorway back to Earth’s time fraction. They prepare to leave with their new born son Jeremiah and the rest of the group, not realizing the gods have other plans for them. Soon Drazin becomes one with the Time Axis and is more powerful then ever. But that’s just the beginning as things literally go to Hell.Following the conclusion of their one sided battle with Drazin, Jack and Emily wake up not knowing whether they are dead or alive. All they know is they must escape the Hell they have been placed in while keeping one step ahead of Lucifer. But hope begins to dwindle as they soon learn he has total control over his domain and there seems to be no way out.
Old friends and foes arise, the Leftovers are found at every turn, the Seven seem to be hiding something and with all forms of mythical creatures from the hecatoncheires to the Gorgon sisters becoming fact, the odds seem to be piling up against them.Jack and Emily now find themselves at the start of another unwanted quest, which may or may not be part of His plan. Either way they are determined to battle Lucifer, escape Hell
Jolted (Conflicted Encounters #1) by Alyne Roberts
“Sometimes, something jolts you out of everything you have ever known, and it isn’t possible to go back to the way things were.”
Kallie Adam’s life is turned upside down when she loses her first love. When she can’t handle the pressure of her overbearing life anymore, she runs away. Kallie has always been forced to live up to everyone’s expectations. When Kallie meets Ryder, she sees an opportunity to break out of the good girl life she always led.
Ryder Brooks has his own secrets and knows he is no good for the girl that showed up out of nowhere. He will only ruin her, like he ruins everything, but he can’t help wondering what she is running from. Ryder makes Kallie feel things she thought she would never feel again. Will he help Kallie heal or be her undoing? They will soon realize they have more in common than they knew, enough to keep them apart.
Kiss of Trouble by Mary Besley
Carrie May is a small town girl who just left her simple life back in Mississippi to attend college in Boston. Shy and unfashionable, she finds it difficult to make friends. In one of her classes, she meets Jake Duncan, a boy who first seemed quite rude but eventually becomes taken with her. But, campus rumors say that he has a dark past and Carrie suspects that Jake is indeed hiding a terrible secret. Unfortunately, Carrie has already begun to fall in love with the troubled soul.
Second First Time by Victoria Voss
Ever wish you could have a “do-over” of your first time? Carla never thought it was possible…that is, until she met Morgan. Carla was always straight as an arrow; in fact she had quite the reputation for being “easy.” But under the surface, what secret was Carla keeping from everyone, including herself? The day she walked into the Blue Moon something changed…she was no longer able to deny what she has wanted to do all along. Just how far is Carla willing to take things with the irresistibly hot bartender…will this be her “second” first time?
Beauty’s Kiss by Jane Porter
Taylor Harris–Marietta, Montana’s new librarian–is the quiet type who likes her glamour between the book covers. When she’s pushed into attending the formal Valentine Ball with Marietta’s Most Eligible Bachelor, Troy Sheenan, Taylor can’t imagine a worse pairing. What in the world would she have in common with a wealthy playboy like Troy?
Technology tycoon Troy is forced by business concerns to return to his hometown and take the town librarian to the Valentine Ball… what he doesn’t expect is that Taylor is even less excited about the prospect than he is! Intrigued by the only woman in town who wouldn’t be thrilled to take his arm at the big event, he’s determined that she will not just agree to be his date… bur she’s going to like it. Can Taylor turn a cold shoulder to Troy’s heart-melting charms, or is this about to be Marietta’s hottest Valentine’s Ball yet?
The Prema Society by Cate Troyer
Jane Sykes thinks of herself as the typical college English major. Shy, nerdy, and an innocent at the age of 20, she lives with her friend Cassie whose sole income comes from being an online cam girl. When Jane accidentally stumbles into her friend’s room in the middle of a session, she finds herself part of the play, but nothing more than an extra prop, until Cassie receives a note on her behalf from the mysterious Prema Society. The Society is an old one, serving the highest echelons of the rich and famous, catering to their somewhat unique desires. And that’s where Jane comes in. The Society wants to hot an auction with Jane as the star, a nubile college co-ed, untouched and unclaimed. When the auction arrives, Jane is primped and prepped and placed on stage in front of men who want to ravish her, but only one, dark-eyed billionaire wins the prize — an uninterrupted, unprotected week with the virtuous miss.
Five Years – The Meeting by Leonard Belmont
Do you remember when you knew you were falling in love?
Do you recall the thoughts, feeling and emotions you experienced when falling in love?
We have all read or hear love stories at one point or another, but this love is story is very different.
In this five part star-crossed love story, author Leonard Belmont takes us on an emotional journey with his automatic writings of the life of a young couple from the moment they laid eyes on each other.
