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After his military service, Ross Carpenter launched Cypress Security with a few close friends and planted the business in his small hometown. But returning home comes with blasts from the past. Most recently? His newest client has accused Allie Williams, a woman he hasn’t seen or forgotten since their high school graduation, of serious crimes. Allie is on the run, toting evidence that her company’s new wonder-drug has deadly side-effects. In an attempt to save lives--including her own--she escapes to her hometown, hoping to find someone who will listen. The someone turns out to be Ross,...

A classic story of imperiled love on the western frontiers of 19th-century America. While a battle rages between two outlaw gangs in a remote Utah canyon, Jim Wales struggles to rescue Helen Herrick, who has been captured and held for ransom. Robbers' Roost tells the story of their personal struggle to escape the clutches of the murderous outlaws while simultaneously safeguarding their passion, one that is not likely to survive the beautiful, yet deadly, terrain and people of the old American West.

To become the next clan leader, he must claim his mate. Courtney I’m racing away from my past, right into a snowstorm. When my old car breaks down right outside of Shadow Falls, a small-town militia leader rescues me and offers me a place to stay. The big man with burning eyes ignites something inside me. It turns up the feelings that led me to Shadow Falls, making me doubt my sanity. I’d do anything to be the woman he needs. But how can I bring myself to face what’s behind me? Jack I must claim my fated mate soon or I’ll lose everything I’ve ever worked for. My inner bear is ...

Another Navy SEAL Romance that you won't be able to put down. Loving Carrie Bellmont almost killed me. Until I discovered the Cartel was after her, and she was a DEA agent. Seven years later, I was out of the Navy Seals and went looking for Carrie. She wanted nothing to do with me, but that didn’t stop me. She was mine, and she would always be mine. Loving Gabe Steller was damn painful. Falling in love was easy. His believing I cheated on him and not even listening to me tore my heart from my chest. He walked away and didn’t give me a second thought. Why does he think he can march into ...

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…some answers…and a safe place so they could figure out what to do next and stop running in circles trying to stay one step ahead of the guys who seemed to want her dead. Simon Sullivan might not be who Ava always believed him to be, but along with his brother, he’d spent his life trying to protect her. That wasn’t going to change especially now when everything they’d planned for, hoping against hope it would never be needed, was playing out exactly as they’d feared. But he’s not alone. Harper Riley isn’t about to ...

“Hello, mom?” “Piper?” “I have been arrested. Will you please come get me?” “AGAIN, Piper?!” I sigh. “I can explain…” “I will be right there. My mom comforts me, “ I know you are tired; just go get her, and we can talk when you get back.” Stressed and upset, I drive to the police station to pick up my wayward daughter. I am at my wit's end with this girl! I know that rebelling as a teenager is normal; even though I had rebellious moments, Piper takes it to a new level. I stopped short when my eyes lock on her new probation officer. “Come on, Piper,” I insist....

When she suddenly disappeared from his life, he broke. Now she’s back for his ranch. Lane Larsen has one dream left: run his own horse ranch. When a billionaire asks him to take care of racehorses, Lane has to find a stable or lose the opportunity of a lifetime. Maxine is scared to return to Sweet Springs, but her family needs her. She tries to keep her head down, but there are no secrets in a small town – and old trouble is quick to knock on her new door. When Lane and Maxine meet again, old wounds burn and tempers flare until it hurts not only them, but others. Can they find the ...

After Mariah McKenna lands in the hospital with a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction she knows she didn't cause, she realizes her cheating, vindictive husband would rather have a dead wife than a divorce. Afraid that he will succeed in killing her next time, Mariah goes to Grizzly Harbor to hire one of the Alaska Force special operatives to help her. Griffin Cisneros traded in a comfortable future for boot camp, where he learned the virtue of patience and focus-skills. Few things get to him, but something about Mariah's mix of toughness and vulnerability gets right under his skin.

Donovan Gray has been working with the Relief Division for years. He’s human, but he loves being around the wolves, and he loves his job. He does it well, too. Lately, the wolves are starting to think something might be wrong with the missions they’re assigned to, and Donovan, having access to the administration side of things, decided to help them and find out what’s going on. At least, that was the plan, until he was nicked in a scuffle and turned into a werewolf himself. Now, he has no idea who he is or where he belongs, nothing feels right anymore. He doesn’t know if he can help...

Happily ever after endings don’t just happen. You have to make them happen… Aria has been an observer in her own life for far too long. She fell into acting, stumbled into a relationship, and ended up with a fiancé she doesn’t want. Well, she’s done being passive. And while escaping, runaway-bride style, wasn’t exactly her plan, she’ll make it work. Finding a new romance is the last thing she needs. Until she meets a grumpy, sexy cowboy who makes her re-think everything… Wheeler is not passive by nature. But being laid up with a broken foot is forcing him to realize he ...

Giovanni Pietro d’Angelos selected his oldest daughter’s husband, and the marriage proved to be a disaster. He offers to give his next oldest daughter, Francesca, more latitude in choosing a husband than her sister had. But the arrogant beauty has no desire to marry, and she drives every potential suitor away.

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When 4 teenage girls discover a body, badly beaten, a nice day at the beach goes horribly wrong. As they embark on a quest to solve the murder, they find themselves as the main suspects. The girls quickly turn on each other as they are blackmailed by an unknown person and harassed by residents of the small island they live on. Who killed the boy? Will the girls be next? This mesmerizing mystery, suspense novel will have you guessing until the end. Teens and Adults alike will enjoy this mystery series. Get your copy today! 2nd Edition - This novel has been thoroughly updated and edited, ...

Highlands Lake is a small town…but even there where the most reliable news can be found in the local bakery and friendships last a lifetime…there are those who choose to live outside the rules…Jonathan Delamarck takes his job seriously. As such, murder investigations typically slide to the top of his priority list whether they took place in the last twenty-four hours or sometime in the last two hundred years. He believed that justice began with identifying the individual who was responsible. And that was exactly what he planned to do. Have you ever said something you really wish you ...

Are you worried about the plight of our Sea Turtles? Feeling powerless to help because you’re young? Do you need ideas on where and how you can make a difference? You’re learning more about the global climate crisis we find ourselves in, how it impacts our wildlife and you are becoming anxious about this. And… the more you read about the harm human activity is causing, the more you feel helpless because you think there is nothing you can do about it. I’m here to tell you that this is not the case. You can make a difference! You can be a force for change! R.M. Morahan’s From ...

Riley Foster is Chicago's premier wedding planner, known for her perfect timing and flawless control. Her idea of a venue crisis? When the champagne isn't precisely 42 degrees. But when a celebrity wedding brings her to Wind River Mountain Lodge in the dead of winter, she finds herself face-to-face with Colt Blackwood - a former Navy SEAL turned mountain security chief who makes her perfectly planned world tilt on its axis. Colt is everything Riley isn't - rugged, untamed, and definitely not concerned with color-coordinated spreadsheets. With tactical gear that hugs all the right places and...

To claim his mate, he must overcome his dark past. Nina I’m an 18-year-old grizzly shifter living alone in the forest. It hasn’t been easy, and I’m barely getting by. My sleazy neighbor Greg makes it a thousand times worse when he reports me to the Clan Council. While herding my goats, I meet Roy, a grizzly with gleaming topaz eyes and a feral power that overwhelms the whole forest. He offers to pay me back for scaring my goats, and I accept. Bringing him home gets me more than I bargained for. My feral awakening happened the moment we met. My inner bear wants to claim him with her ...

In the heart-stopping thriller "Cowboy Hazard," Blair Oakley, an indomitable search and rescue worker, and her faithful companion, Diamond embark on a perilous mission to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of teenage girls in the eerie woods surrounding a small town. As Blair delves deeper into the chilling mystery, she unearths sinister secrets lurking beneath the town's tranquil facade. With the reluctant help of Maverick, a rugged cowboy renowned for his tracking skills, Blair races against time to follow cryptic clues and unearth the whereabouts of the missing girls. But as ...

Pirates, diamonds, and a multi-million dollar yacht. Sounds like a dream, right? More like a nightmare. A one-year trip around the world on a billionaire’s yacht, sounded like the opportunity of a lifetime. One year’s work for five year’s pay, turned into four years gone. So what do you do when you’re eighteen, pregnant, and the love of your life disappears? You go on as best you can. That’s hard enough. But what do you do when he returns scarred and broken, And trouble follows him home? You find the strength you never knew you had, And you fight for your family. We all may be ...

We all know how important our habits are for personal productivity, success and happiness. But the truth is that we rarely work alone: reaching our goals depends on how effectively we work with others, and teams have their own habits that can help - or hinder - success. Here, productivity and teamwork expert Charlie Gilkey shows how to cultivate, implement and maintain the small habits that lead to big results for any team.