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When Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray met at church bingo in 1963, it was love at first sight. Forced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari reunite decades later at a church bingo halland what these grandmothers do next takes absolute strength and courage. This Jackpot Edition contains over sixty pages of bonus material, including the talents of Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman) and newcomer Beverly Johnson, Shawn Pryor (Cash and Carrie) and...
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For Hadley Beckett, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and sticks of dynamite.A renewal. I have a long way to go on the heartbreaking and unforgiving road to redemption as I travel it alone.As I recover, my family and friends rally, each having their own idea of how to help me heal, as honest or misguided they may be. No one knows what I need. I thought I did, but Finn Wilder proved me wrong in every way possible when he left me at the...
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El hombre del que no debería enamorarse
Cuando Grace Day aceptó la ayuda del excombatiente Rory Adams, el amor de su adolescencia, para celebrar una cena benéfica a favor de los militares heridos en Afganistán, lo último que esperaba era descubrir que ese enamoramiento no era solo cosa del pasado.
Habiendo crecido prácticamente en una zona de guerra, el lema de Rory era: "cuando esperas lo peor, rara vez te llevas una desilusión".
Sin embargo,...
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As an actor, you'd think pretending is easy for me. But having to act like I don't have real feelings for the girl I'm fake dating? Yeah… impossible. MaddoxI need a couple of days to get away from the shitshow my life has turned into, and I'm hoping that a small town in the mountains is the one place on earth people won't recognize me. My manager isn't happy with my disappearance act, though. He demands I return to L.A. and take my cheating ex to...
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Una noche de pasión cambiaría su vida para siempre...
Durante una visita a la isla de Lantanya, Ivy Crosby conoció al hombre de sus sueños. Y, después de una noche de pasión y ternura, acabó embarazada... y en la portada de todas las revistas. El guapísimo desconocido resultó ser ni más ni menos que el príncipe Maxwell von Husden. ¿Qué podía hacer?
Max tenía que convencer a Ivy de que se casara con él. Al fin y al cabo, iba a dar...
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A surprise birthday gift."The Bytes of Life offer an almost illicit, forbidden glimpse at what goes on when no one else is supposed to be looking!" ~Mark Woods, Author of Fear of the Dark and Time of TidesIn the third short story in the COUNTERMEASURE: Bytes of Life series, Trevor and Cassandra Bauer's romance continues to burn even after a near death, their wedding, working cases for the NSA, and their own personal investigation into the disappearance...
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What happens when the world is yours for the taking?You take what you want.ChasinFor Chasin Carver, the possibilities were endless. With his family having founded Carver, Connecticut, he had full permission to do whatever he wanted, and he usually did. His family's wealth was the envy of the entire city, and everyone who was anyone wanted a piece of what it meant to be a Carver. With his parents too busy to rein him in, he had no qualms about wreaking...
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Se suponía que eran turistas, no detectives…
En la habitación de hotel de Matt Anderson había aparecido una mujer muerta y él no tenía la menor idea de cómo había llegado allí. Kerry Johnston no tardó en acudir en su ayuda desde la habitación de al lado y enseguida ambos reconocieron a la mujer: se trataba de una camarera y curandera vudú. Y eso parecía ser todo lo que se sabía de ella, pero para Matt y Kerry no era suficiente.
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Breaking rules and strengthening ties."The Bytes of Life offer a glimpse at what goes on when no one else is supposed to be looking!" ~Mark Woods, Author of Fear of the Dark and Time of TidesIn the fourth Countermeasure: Byte of Life, Trevor and Cassandra Bauer have settled into married life after facing the bumpy road to the altar. While Cassandra looks for ways to spice up their love life, Trevor questions his efficacy as a husband. His insecurities...
10) Fly Away Home
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American Eve Danaher is devastated when she loses her daughter in a bitter custody battle and four-year-old Victoria is whisked to Europe out of her reach. Eve counts the days until Victoria turns eighteen, dreaming of their reunion. But years of lies have transformed the horse-mad girl Eve loved into an angry stranger. Hopes for reconciliation shattered, Eve goes to the west of Ireland in a quest to find the peace that has eluded her for so long....
11) Consequence
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Syndicated columnist Bridget Cormac has built a comfy lifestyle writing about history's mysteries. When Police Chief Alec Boone drops a 50-year-old murder case in her lap, she's eager to assist. Friendship kindles into a passionate affair, but their relationship is tested when the two professionals butt heads over the outcome of their findings. An ivory tower researcher, Bridget seeks fame. An honorable lawman, Boone seeks justice. When Boone uses...
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What if the fairytale was always a lie? Seven years after her family's murders, Eva is attacked by a magical creature and abducted to the faerie realm. When a handsome fae saves her, Bash reveals that he must bring Eva to her faerie soulmate to stop a world-ending Curse. She relents, but only for the opportunity to find answers about her parents' deaths. As their journey progresses, Eva delves into her previously hidden magic-and grows steadily closer...
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Imagine renewing your wedding vows with like-minded swingers! In the glimmering heart of Las Vegas, Kathleen and Harland are marking a decade of wedded bliss. Their plan to renew their vows takes an unexpected twist when they find themselves double-booked with two vibrant, younger couples eager to embark on their own marital journey. When their dream venue falls short, they're compensated with a decadent dining experience in a 5-star hotel and a promise...
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Determined to uncover the mystery behind his parents' disappearance, NSA analyst, Trevor Bauer follows a lead to the missing Bristol files, but what he encounters is more than he ever bargained for.Hellbent on proving herself in her father's company, Cassandra James must recover confidential data that she allowed to slip through her fingers. Enlisting the help of a sexy computer mastermind is her only hope. However, so far the only breach he's broken...
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A New York lady architect associated with an international fashion company meets a younger man on a plane flying from Buenos Aires. Both are marked by the encounter but the immediate circumstances separate their paths until their memories induce them to date and meet in Gramercy Park. A succession of episodes in New York, Venice and Paris help consolidating their bond. A bittersweet romance that takes place in elegant and sophisticated places. You...
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Chastity Falls was supposed to be Ana Parry's fresh start. But what started as her salvation soon became her worst nightmare. After losing the very thing that gave her reason again, Ana is back at Chastity Falls. Holding on by a thread and trying hard to forget about Jackson isn't easy when she's determined to uncover the Donohue's biggest secrets. Walking away from Ana was the hardest thing Jackson Pierce has ever done, and months later, he refuses...
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An Ordinary House with a Deadly SecretSesha brings unusual skills to her job as a home inspector.An ability to see and sense what other miss.But one house keeps secrets even after she shifts into her true self.Can she discover the truth before it's too late?Part of Were-Creatures & Conundrums, an Uncollected Anthology An excerpt from Straying from Her Human Lifetime A Supernatural Level of Job Security A shiver of anticipation let Sesha know her flesh...
18) Dating A Saint
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Are you over 40? Over 50? This hot romance series is just for you!In Book3, after divorcing her cheating ex-husband years ago, 42 yr old Lauren McCarthy is upset to find herself attracted to a married man. Or at least, 42 yr old James Gallagher says he's married, even though Lauren has never seen a wife. Every time Jim puts his hands on her, she thinks if Jim would only trust her with his secrets, she might be willing to risk her saintly reputation...
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He knows how dark the world can be.Jack Prescott's past is full of cruelty and darkness-until his wife Caroline wiped away the pain of the past, giving him light and love. Jack loves her passionately and all he asks is that she takes his training in self-defense seriously. He needs to know she will be safe from the darkness of the world. On Christmas Eve, danger strikes. Caroline is reading a Christmas story to little children in her bookstore when...
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Is my life a Hallmark movie? Nope. I quit (okay, maybe got fired from) my corporate job in New York City and headed out to Montana to visit my best friend, Pippa, in Paradise Valley. It's not exactly my number-one vacation spot, but even I have to admit that it's quite picturesque. Then I met Jack Marley. And when I say met, I mean he almost ran me off the road in his big, red pickup truck. Granted, I may have been looking at my GPS, trying to find...
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