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The Bare Knuckle Fighter by Daniel Kenyon
Dreams, reality and superstition cross paths and merge, yet everything seems to have a perfectly reasonable explanation. Creativity and destruction clash and explode in a tale of Gypsies, Travellers, fighting men, a lone painter, a Romany bride to be, an impossible love story, and a family curse… if you believe in that kind of thing. The perfect novel for hardened sceptics with an open mind who love stretched reality, turbo paced action, and strange, dark, ironic humour.
“To be a fighter you must be able to take real pain.
The Savage Heart of Palermo by Daniel Kenyon
The Savage Heart of Palermo is a fast paced crime thriller, with dark humour and an upbeat love story. It tells the tale of Joe Kelly, a young Irish-Italian-American, who flees from the States to Palermo, the traditional heartland of the Mafia. The Savage Heart of Palermo is a fast paced crime thriller, with dark humour and an upbeat love story. It tells the tale of Joe Kelly, a young Irish-Italian-American, who flees from the States to Palermo, the traditional heartland of the Mafia. He is escaping from a troubled past in a poor crime ridden district of Chicago. Joe’s mother was Sicilian, but she was killed in a botched mugging when he was very young. Coming to Sicily is a way for him to feel close to her and discover a little about who she was. Coming down from drugs and desperate to turn his life around completely, he donates half of this money to charity and uses the rest to set up his new life on what he thinks will be a Mediterranean paradise. Soon enough, he discovers that Palermo is no easier than the place he ran away from. After almost two decades of relative quiet the Mafia is once again ready to rear its ugly head in Palermo. This new breed of Cosa Nostra is not entirely like the cool calculated one we all remember from the Godfather. Due to competition from Palermo’s immigrant gangs it has been forced to adapt. In order to make its presence felt it has adopted a more gung-ho approach to violence. Joe realizes that he has arrived right in the middle of a new Mafia war.
What men think after having Sex by Josh Deshmond
What men think after having Sex? A deep analysis to men’s behaviour concerning having sex, and how much Sex affects their decision-making process. A must read book that unveils men’s greatest secrets.
This Could Have Been Our Song! A coulda woulda shoulda ballad by Danielle-Claude Ngontang Mba
Love can be such a “coulda, woulda, shoulda” song sometimes…When Lucia Mpobo-Riddell met Marcus Grant they instantly clicked. Like Fate intervened. Lucia soon discovered that it was Betrayal instead. But now whether they liked it or not they had to work together. But maybe things could still work out between them… All things considered, this could have been one heck of a love song!
His German Hardness- Hot Celebrity Encounters Issue 1 by Gia P
Giavanna Lacey is a rising entertainment journalist with stars in her eyes.
It’s her big dream to have her own entertainment news show and become a celebrity in her own right.
Gia is smart, savvy and determined to make it to the top of her industry but she often gets side tracked when she allows herself
to get too close to the celebrities she’s interviewing. Every hot celebrity encounter is an adventure for
Gia that tests her desire to make it to the top.
Bio: Giavanna Presley was born in small town Ohio but she always had big city dreams.
As soon as she was legal she moved to Southern California where she started out as a groupie *coughs* stalker…
to a diverse string of musicians, actors, wanabees and has-beens.
A Medical Affair by Anne McCarthy Strauss
While under the care of her pulmonologist after a life-threatening asthma attack, Heather Morrison enters into a steamy affair with her doctor. This affair violates the state’s code of conduct and his medical treatment violates the Hippocratic oath. Heather’s life is shattered as a result. After the doctor terminates the relationship, Heather begins research for her own healing, and armed with this information, she initiates a civil lawsuit. Although it is a work of fiction, A Medical Affair was extensively researched. A Medical Affair is a critical book for women who want to make educated decisions regarding their relationships with their doctors.
On the Brink (Vol. 1) by Erika Rhys
On the Brink (Vol. 1) is the first volume of a three-part romance. It tells the story of two individuals, Juliana and Craig, from very different worlds, who unexpectedly meet and fall in love. But their relationship faces many challenges—both internal and external. When Craig’s darkest secrets are exposed, and resonate with Juliana’s worst fears, how will they cope? Can their relationship survive?
Worse Things Happen At Sea: A Very Funny Romantic Comedy by Beverley Watts
Beverley Wilkins promised herself when she started working at Britannia Royal Naval College, the Royal Navy’s premier officer training establishment, that she would eventually become that most envied of creatures – an officer’s wife!
She might be divorced and in her mid 40s, but it doesn’t mean she’s given up on romance – after all, she’s seen ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’…!
The only problem is that so far, the only man in her life is her dog Nelson who unfortunately has a mind of his own – not for nothing was he named after Britain’s greatest hero…!
But it’s a new term which means new officers.
Anything could happen..
Water and Fire by Demelza Carlton
A steamy contemporary medical romance involving a sexy doctor, a naughty nurse, a midwife on a mission and a mysterious predator in Albany, Western Australia.
Working as a student midwife in an Australian country hospital is never easy, but Belinda finds more trouble than most.
There’s the intern doctor who follows her around like an overgrown puppy, the dangerous local wildlife and her own secrets she must keep.
When she finds herself without a place to live, what else can possibly go wrong?
Or is it time for something to go right?
Emotional Moments (short stories about life) by Ani Alexander
#1 AMAZON KINDLE BESTSELLER IN “U.K. Short Stories”
The short story ”Stars” features in Paulo Coelho’s blog.
”Emotional Moments” features 23 short stories.
Each of them represents its unique shape of emotion.
Each of them tries to reach your soul.
Stories reflect life in different shades of colors. All of them evoke feelings or provoke thoughts.
Some even do both at the same time.
A Negotiation of Wounds by Michael Stephenson
Love and Happiness once dwelled together in homes throughout this world. But now, it seems as if more homes have come to marry the thoughts of Love and Divorce. In A Negotiation Of Wounds, the battle between the two paradigms finds it’s way into the public eye.
When Amanda Matthews finds her film producer husband Reed Matthews having an affair, she moves swiftly to file for divorce. But when, she and her husband attain the services of two cutthroat lawyers in the city of LA, they find themselves pushed farther into a world of deception than they dared go. Now they must wade through the dangerous and often hostile land of divorce, without losing themselves in the process.
A sexy, visceral, fast-paced ride in the vein of TV shows like Scandal and The Good Wife, A Negotiation of Wounds takes you on a journey through fame, pain, rejection, eroticism, self-discovery and love as one couple seeks to severe the ties that bind.
Complications (The Rebound Series #1) by Emilia Winters
After the end of a six-year relationship with an emotionally abusive boyfriend, Olivia Ward wants nothing more than to forget her deceitful ex and rebuild her demolished self-confidence. But when a devilishly handsome man with piercing hazel eyes and a sinful smile enters her cupcake shop just weeks after her break-up, Olivia discovers an overpowering need to surrender to his blazingly hot seduction.
Alex Matlock is a man who knows what he wants. And he wants Olivia. An extremely successful salesman, Alex relentlessly pursues the curvy blue-eyed beauty and convinces her to enter into a sizzling no-strings-attached fling. But as their passionate affair intensifies, Olivia discovers a wounded man under Alex’s sensual façade as Alex breaks down the walls surrounding her heart.
Complications is the first book of three in The Rebound Series.
Bang! You’re Dead by Debra Salonen
Judy Banger is done apologizing for her name, her weight and her sexuality. She is sorry–really sorry–about Buddy Fusco–the dead guy in her bed, but she didn’t see that one coming…probably because she was too busy um…you know…to notice the exact moment he kicked the proverbial bucket. Does that make her a bad person? Or is she simply someone who’s played by the rules too damn long and is fed up with where being good has gotten her. She’s ready to be bad…or, at least, very naughty.
The Traveller by Garrett Addison
Sometimes to get the measure of your life you just need a break from being yourself.
A family man struggling in his pursuit of a work/life balance embarks on yet another trip at the whims of his tyrannical bitch of a boss. But on this trip he is a world apart from his usual self. Suddenly confident, capable and unafraid of his manager, reclaiming his life becomes less about corporate advancement and satisfying his ego than outright revenge on his boss. With nothing but success in his wake and seemingly limitless potential at his disposal, being coerced to work with his nemesis in a remote corner of the world provides the opportunity for not just a confrontation, but a final solution to what he sees as the bane of his life. Succeed or fail, either way this trip will be the making of him or the end of him.
Sometimes to get the measure of your life you just need a break from being yourself… because nothing lasts forever.
Stranded, Stalked and Finally Sated by Amelia Rose
Clara Roberts has found herself forced to flee across country, pursued by a madman who seems to have access to every aspect of her life. Consequently, she is off the grid and under the radar when her truck breaks down in a small corner of Southwestern, Oklahoma, and she finds herself at the mercy of a local cowboy. While she knows that she will eventually have to keep running to stay one step ahead of her stalker, she begins to find herself drawn to this man. With his support she decides that her life is something worth fighting for.
Shad Brandt wasn’t sure what to expect when he pulled over to help out the girl on the side of the road, but it isn’t long before he realizes that she was a lot more than he bargained for. He knows that she is running from something, but he can’t quite place his finger on what it is. However, he cannot turn his back on this woman in need and when he opens his home and his heart to her he finds something else entirely. So when danger comes to lay claim to Clara, he finds that he is willing to sacrifice everything to make sure she stays safe.
Loving the Bodyguard (bundle of four contemporary romances) by Noelle Adams
A crazed stalker, a surprise baby, the paparazzi, a one-night stand with a client he’s loved for years…what’s a hot bodyguard to do?
New York Times bestselling author Noelle Adams teams with bestselling authors Jami Alden, Kristi Avalon, and Misha Crews to bring you Loving the Bodyguard, a bundle of four contemporary romances featuring sexy bodyguard heroes and the women who love them.
Buy it at a bargain price for a limited time only (regularly priced at $3.99).
One Night with her Bodyguard by Noelle Adams: In an isolated cabin, Michael is supposed to be protecting Claire from a stalker, but instead he gives into his heart for one hot night.
Private Passions by Jami Alden: After spending one night in his arms, A-list actress Jane realizes she’s fallen for her bodyguard, but then it all falls apart when their private passion becomes tabloid fodder.
Billionaire Bodyguard by Kristi Avalon: When a one-night stand leads to unexpected consequences, billionaire Logan must protect the woman he loves and their baby.
Her Secret Bodyguard by Misha Crews: When a Special Forces veteran is hired to protect a Malibu playgirl, sparks fly faster than bullets, but will they live long enough to realize they’re falling in love?
