Fiction Drama

Elena Marlow, a former junior champion, is thirty-two and staging a comeback in the elite world of competitive dressage. Years away from the arena, filled with "diapers and carpools," have left her hungry to prove she's "not just a mom, not just a has-been junior champion". Astride her Warmblood mare, Solstice, Elena feels the familiar pull of ambition, but also the weight of years lost and a deep-seated guilt. The path back to glory is anything but smooth. Elena faces the unyielding demands of her old-school German coach, Klara, who believes "the horse must submit" and "suffering shapes ...

From the author of the popular Kirkville series and Lady Ashcroft Mysteries. A fictional cozy murder mystery with drama and a touch of romance. Glasgow 1911. A wave of murders has begun as bodies are discovered with a strange branding mark embedded in their skulls! Could the recently demoted detective put aside his pride and outsmart the one who has been running rings around the law? There is a mystery within a mystery it seems, and a master is pulling the strings on both sides of the fence be they a criminal or even a fellow officer! Who can you trust when there is a city full of strangers...

A chance meeting reshapes the lives of two strangers who soon learn that we don't always choose who we fall in love with; sometimes life chooses for us. Samantha Kelley thinks she's got it all figured out until she literally collides with Anthony "AJ" Hahn one fateful day, forcing her to question whether she's been missing something all along... Him.

JAYVON has found the woman of his dreams in CHRISSY, a gorgeous young lady who only has eyes for him. The only one standing in their way of happiness is BARTISE, one of New York’s fiercest crime lords. Unable to track down Chrissy’s father to collect on his debt, Bartise takes his daughter as payment, and he will not let her go until he gets what he is owed. Vowing to get Chrissy from under Bartise’s rule, Jayvon competes for the money in an underground fighting circuit. But even if he does manage to get the bag, will Bartise honor their agreement? Or will he have him assassinated and...

Family over everything – that’s the motto in the Carson family, and no matter how life has tried to tear them down, these five brothers always find a way to put family first – but is it all a lie? They present a united front, but each brother has enough lies and secrets to rip the family apart forever. In this first installment, you meet big brother Ace: the glue that holds the brothers together, but even the most noble man can’t say no to temptation. He’s living the dream, but will his happiness last when his “temptation” decides she wants to be his main? Mason is willing to ...

The couples we all fell in love with are back with more drama. Ever since Jazzie left Dezmond, his life hasn’t been right. He’s developed a heavy drug addiction, he’s on the run from the police, and he’s also on Maine’s most-wanted list. Will the love and hope he has to win Jazzie’s heart back be enough to risk his life for? Jazzie is stuck in a dilemma. She’s madly in love with Maine and wants nothing more than to be his wife, but will her past heartbreak interfere with their future? Maine's little sis, Trinity, and Hollywood are hanging tight and they both feel that Jazzie ...

Cherice Meriwether, a devoted wife and mother, vanishes without a trace. For six agonizing days, her family, friends, and the authorities scramble to uncover what happened to her. Clues surface. Secrets unravel. Tensions rise. And just when the truth seems within reach—everything changes. On the sixth day, Cherice is found. But how, why, and in what condition? That depends on who’s telling the story. Vanished: Six Days in Seven Ways is a bold and immersive storytelling experience, crafted by seven different authors, each bringing their unique perspective to Cherice’s mysterious ...

The 154 sonnets of William Shakespeare contain some of the best-known, most-quoted lines in the English language. This collection brings dozens of those immortal poems to vivid life. Included here are: Numbers 18 ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"), 130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), 147 ("My love is as a fever"), 151 ("Love is too young to know what conscience is"), and many more. Almost everything about the sonnets is controversial: the identity of the recipients, the young man and the Dark Lady, the dates the sonnets were written - and some even question if they were indeed written by the Bard. But their beauty and eloquence are beyond reproach.

Dr Jekyll, a charming doctor explores the possibility of dividing the dark and light side of her personality, but in doing this she creates a monster, Eleanor Hyde. For many years she manages to live under the radar, keeping her dark secret unknown to those around her. However, gradually her evil side gains strength until Dr Jekyll is overwhelmed by Eleanor Hyde, to disastrous consequences. An exploration of human duality and forces of good and evil, this modern retelling is compelling and eerie and retains the disturbing nature of the original text.

FEAR has proven his gangsta time and time again, and along the way, he has secured plenty of money, but his appetite for murder remains as strong as ever. Now, with CONSTANCE, an attractive psychopath with an insatiable thirst for blood at his side, Fear is ready to extract vengeance on those who have wronged him. Things get complicated when Constance's heart gets in the way of the mission. Soon, she has secret plans to murder ITALIA, the love of Fear's life, so that she can have him to herself. Will Constance live to carry out her devious plot? Or will Fear figure out her treachery in time...

FEAR is given a $500,000 dollar contract to bust a snitch out of prison and deliver him to his crime boss father in Brazil. There’s only one problem though, he keeps running into a highly skilled assassin that’s hell bent on killing him, ANTON. The young hitter is determined to avenge his father’s murder even if it means sacrificing himself for his cause. Will Fear fulfill his contract before Anton catches up to him or will he die by the young hitter’s hands? Meanwhile, EUREKA’s marriage is on the rocks. Her husband, TRISTAN, realizes that his wife still has feelings for an old ...

Love + Larceny. Chicago = The Most Hated city in the World. Present Day Anarchy. Family > Everything. Introducing the Jones Family. The family that robs together stays together. Faythe. Righteous. Majesty. Reign. This fearless family of four will lead you on an emotional rollercoaster ride filled with stick-up stunts, wildin' out murders, and loyalty encapsulated with love. Faythe Jones carries the outlaws' journey with interjections from Righteous, the military trained leader/husband/father, their defiant ruthless son Majesty and stubborn daughter Reign. The Jones' are business owners of a...

Lauren Daniels had everything planned. She'd go to college, get the degree, settle down, get married, build her career as a sought-after architect and have a family. For the most part, things worked accordingly. Until she decides to change the plans to get what she wants. Now, a chance encounter with a handsome man brings more than just the broken vows of infidelity. Leaving Lauren to wonder if she should have left well enough alone. How quickly we forget that things done in the dark always comes to light. Sometimes the best laid plans can spell disaster or even cost you a life.

My first love. A Valentine’s Day Masquerade Ball. And a secret that could ruin everything. The day of my divorce, I don’t feel free—I'm broken. A single mom, barely holding it together, with no idea how to start over. Then a masked stranger kisses me like he owns me. And I let him—because for one reckless moment, I want to forget. But when the mask comes off, I’m staring into the eyes of the man who shattered me in another life. Callum Reid. My first love. My greatest heartbreak. Six years ago, he walked away to chase his rock-and-roll dreams. And I ran straight into the arms of ...

Boon Hoenes only has three goals in life: to make Posey Adler his wife, to win the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row, and for Shea Adler to like him. The first, he's got on lock. The second, he's well on his way. And the third...well, two out of three ain't bad.

When a husband is brutally murdered, all fingers point to his wife. But should it? Angela Ross joined the D.A.’s office right after law school. As a young and ambitious prosecutor, she’s still learning the ropes through trial and error in the criminal courts of New York County. Enter Memphis Ford, a seasoned and brilliant attorney with a stellar track record of wins and analytical skills to rival any criminal defense attorney. His help and mentorship could be Angela’s salvation. There’s only one problem. Angela is assigned to a highly-publicized case that rocks the community. Ellen ...

When BOOBY LOCO’S uncle, GANGSTA, goes to prison for murder, it leaves him the head of his empire. With a brilliant marketing plan and a plug on the sweetest cocaine that money can buy, the trap god rises to prominence and strengthens his stranglehold on the drug game. There’s only one problem though, ever since he has solidified his dominance in the streets, a hustler named NIGHTMARE has been feeling it in his pockets. Figuring that the only way for him to regain his status of Top Dawg is to eradicate his competition, he and his league of certified head bustas prepare to go to war with...

What Readers are saying: "Engaging Family Drama with Unexpected Twists" "The writing is sharp, the pacing relentless, and the story unforgettable." "I loved this story!" " Perfect for thriller lovers like me!!" ‘A well-written, smartly plotted drama with strong, memorable characters and a good dollop of humor. Very enjoyable!’ The Wishing Shelf Mel never expected her blind date to end in murder—but when she finds herself holding a gun and a dead man at her feet, she knows she’s in deep trouble. Desperate for help, she turns to her ex-boyfriend David, the only person she trusts. As ...

To escape their griping grown children, husbands, and lovers, and an abundance of grandchildren underfoot, three self-proclaimed "old bags", Dania, Ruth, and Bess, head for a quiet island on the Aegean Sea. They'll spend a year by the water - watching the sunset, eating grilled fish and fresh olives, sipping ouzo. They deserve it, they say. After all those years, the three women will finally have some peace. Except they can't.

Mr. Darcy is in a desperate situation that needs to be resolved as soon as possible. But he will be surprised when he discovers that the only person who can help him is none other than the one he had promised to forget.