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And There I Found You: Four Short Love Stories by Kelly Zientek
His greatest anguish is to be separated from his heart's desire.
When Caleb refuses a vengeful goddess, she banishes his wife from the bonds of time, and Caleb must find his wife somewhere across the centuries before remaining drops of youthful potion run out and he must promise himself to the goddess for eternity. That's just the start of it in this collection, which opens with Caleb in “The Thirteenth Door.”
In the next story, “The Lost Princess,” an ancient Egyptian princess awakens, looking into the eyes of her unrequited lover. There are only two small problems: Her spirit is stuck inside her mummy in a museum exhibit, and her lover does not recognize that she is awake.
“Mizuki's Den of Dreams” takes us down a darker path, one in which Alice Hannigan can have the love and happiness she's always longed for… with one horrifying catch.
This collection ends with the achingly wistful “Requiem for an Immortal,” drawing us up to the great beyond where a woman's soul mate prepares for his journey to the love they will share in mortal life.
When the greatest anguish is to be separated from the one you love, and the greatest triumph is to be reunited, how much would you be willing to sacrifice? How far would you travel across the bounds of time, space, and even that mysterious veil between life and death to be with the one you love?
In the Forest of Light and Dark by Mark Kasniak
Being seventeen is never easy, and it’s especially hard for, Cera Singer, a rambunctious and mischievous girl from Saraland, Alabama.
In her memoir, Cera recollects about the time in her life when she suddenly found her world turned upside down after she and her family moved up from the South to a tiny, little mountain village in New York that holds a very dark secret named Mt. Harrison.
This roller coaster horror-thriller, will take you along as Cera recounts her experiences in figuring out not only the truth about her family’s history and its involvement in witchcraft and local folklore, but also its connection to the legend of Abellona Abbott. A two hundred eighty-year-old witch that takes the form of her former teenage self and still carries an axe to grind with Cera and her family as she still haunts and resides in the nearby forest covered mountain located behind Cera’s new home.
Phantom Riders MC – Hawk by Tory Richards
Ultimate betrayal leaves Hawk, the president of an outlaw motorcycle club, distrustful and hating women. He only wants them for one thing now, and once he’s satisfied his animal urges he casts them aside without a second thought. But then Audra shows up, threatening his club and his way of life, and Hawk has to decide to turn the sexy, pint-sized package of trouble loose, or claim her for his own.
The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur
“You never got over her. You just left.”
From author Suanne Laqueur comes an astonishing debut novel, The Man I Love: a young man’s emotional journey to salvage relationships destroyed in the wake of a college shooting. With unforgettable characters dealing with today’s relevant issues, this gripping story explores love, sexuality and trauma. It reflects on what it means to be a man, a son and a leader. A soul mate, a partner and a lover. What it means to live the truth of who you are and what you feel. What it means to fight for what you love.
Mask of a Legend by Stephen Salamon
Beauty that is seen, but unseen to the eyes of the beautiful.
A price for a simple, coveted wish to be beautiful to all that 17-year-old Legend Conaway desired. Yet when her desire was heard by heaven’s listeners, Legend learns that every blessing comes with a price.
She is blessed with beauty, rises to fame and fortune, yet one thing is missing that Legend left out of her wish; to see the beauty for herself. She still sees her plain face in the mirror, unaware of the beauty she has that millions adore, and contemplates over and over the choice that was given to her by the mysterious woman ‘Angelica’, who granted her wish; she will have this for one year, and after it, Legend must decide whether to keep it or give the wish back.
If she does, will the world still love her face? Will the man of her dreams who fell in love with her, still love her when her beauty melts away? And finally, what is more important, to want other to love you, or to love yourself?
Sex, Lies & Sweet Tea by Kris Calvert
Hotter than hell and half of Alabama, FBI Agent, Mac Callahan is thirsty for everything except love. Coming home to bust a white-collar crime ring, Mac intends to execute his usual practice with work and women – get in, get it on and get out. Instead, he finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the legacy of his family, his plantation, and the charms of a Southern girl. Samantha Peterson possesses everything he needs in a woman, including the evidence to wrap his case. As the investigation heats up, so does their passion and a dangerous game ignites. But, then again, everything’s hotter in the South.
PERFECT: A Stepbrother Romance by Stephanie Brother
The first time I met Billy Taylor, we came thisclose to having sex in the parking lot of a bar.
I was upset, okay? I’d just dumped my lying, cheating boyfriend.
I had my perfect life with him all planned out, and then he ruined it when he put his hands on another woman.
Billy isn’t like him, or any other man I’ve known … but I can’t let myself think about Billy.
Or his amazing, sculpted, gorgeous Greek-god body.
No. I can’t.
And I absolutely, positively mustn’t fantasize about finishing what we started.
We could never work. Ever.
I’m all about the city.
He’s country down to the bone.
And if that’s not enough … he’s also my soon-to-be stepbrother.
So I can’t think about the way he keeps teasing me, flirting with me, driving me crazy.
Or remember the way his body felt against mine in that parking lot, all heat and hard muscle.
And the times he’s been nice when I really needed it.
I have a plan for my life, dammit.
And Billy Taylor is not part of it.
If I keep telling myself that, maybe I’ll even believe it.
PERFECT is a stepbrother romance novella with no cliffhangers, and a very happy ending.
Ensnare: The Passenger’s Pleasure #1 (Paranormal Romance) by Mac Flynn
Jane Johnson won an all-expenses paid trip aboard a cruise-liner, but she finds herself an outcast at sea among the first-class passengers. Things change one night during a party below-deck when one of the rich, handsome passengers produces a book and offers it as a prize to the woman who would have his heart. Scuffles ensue and through strange luck she finds herself in possession of the book.
Little does she know what sweet delights await her between the folds of its pages.
Henrietta: Book #1 in the House of Donato Series by Patricia M Jackson
Is anyone ever really free of their past? Is it truly possible to start over fresh?
Etta was certainly going to try. After her turbulent undergraduate years, she was getting a fresh start in Marquette and finishing her dream. She’d pour everything she had into a healthy mind, body and spirit and work to become the best writer she could. What a dream spot to do it, along the shores of Lake Superior.
Tom was forging a new vision for his life after a career-ending injury as a power player on Northern Michigan’s college hockey team. There was no more NHL in his future. But what were his prospects? Where would he find that something he’d longed for, to build a life like his parents had? How could he form what they had found together?
After a meeting of the minds, Tom and Etta create a bond from friendship then move beyond. But is it really possible to start anew with so much baggage from the past and no clear vision of the future? Do the experiences from your past shape you into someone who can make something pure and clean from the crumbling embers? Or will what went before always come looking for you when you least expect it?
Words from another Henrietta, who rebuilt her life from tragedy, bring the answers that allow Etta to move forward. But is it already too late?
Oracle of Spirits #1 (BBW Paranormal Romance) by Mac Flynn
Enid Runa is a normal secretary who has an uncanny knack for knowing when something is wrong. When something hauntingly terrifying goes wrong in her life, a mysterious gentleman in black offers his assistance. Little does she know she is about to be led down the rabbit-hole of the paranormal and into a whole new mess of trouble.
