Gosh, it seemed like forever ago!Elementary school, to be exact.I had a crush on the weirdest kid in our class – Kenny Emersyn. Very few kids liked him, so I don't know what I saw in him. His family was poor – his mother, a single mom of four kids, who hoped any of her varied weekend dates would stick around long enough to help her with her monthly financial obligations. However, that financial plan never quite seemed to work out for her.In third grade, when I drew K...

When Formula One’s notorious bad boy arrives early for a charity gala in Blue Ridge, Virginia, the last person Dominic Hayes expects to challenge his carefully crafted image is Missy Maughan, the no-nonsense community relations manager who color-codes her entire life.Missy:As the Blue Ridge Buffaloes’ community relations manager, I’m used to handling intense situations and difficult athletes—but Dominic Hayes, Formula One’s infamous bad boy...

Drunken nights, red lights, brutal fights, and lowered tights.I've spent years, dancing on the stairs, decorating Miss Abby's stair rails. I've certainly "entertained" my fair share of gentleman. Men would always come and go, but a wench's brothel family - that's forever . . . Forever out to get over on you. Forever out to cheat you. Forever willing to steal from you. Forever vacant of heart. Forever waiting like vultures, starving to feast on the remnants of the hollowed corpse of...

This compassionate and practical guide is designed to help individuals and those in relationships navigate the aftermath of problematic behavioral patterns, infidelity, and betrayal.This book guides readers through the process of rebuilding emotional safety, creating deep, meaningful connections with themselves and others and a healthy connection to sexuality. Based in Attachment Theory, this book offers a structured three‑phase recovery model that guides readers through Early Reco...

When the coach’s daughter and the team prankster collide under the mistletoe, Christmas magic turns into a forbidden holiday romance that breaks all the rules.Gemma:As a professional holiday decorator and the daughter of Blue Ridge’s strictest hockey coach, I live by two rules: make everything sparkle, and never, ever date a hockey player.My business, Gemma’s Garland, keeps me safely behind the scenes, turning the town into a winter...

Celebrate the LGTBQ community with this small but perfectly formed guide to Pride.What began as a protest for gay rights following the Stonewall riots of 1969 in New York has grown to become a global celebration of LGBTQ culture. In the 50-odd years since the original protest, and what is now widely accepted to be the first Pride march – Christopher Street Liberation Day, 1970 – Pride events are now attended by millions each year, celebrating how far we've come, re...

Estlyn is good at cutting deals. The one she's working on now will get her a clean criminal record—and get her brother and incarcerated father off the hook, too. The only problem is, she's going to have to orchestrate a murder to get it done.Gavin Young wants to be governor of California, and he wants it so badly that he's willing to do anything to win. Estlyn's job is pretty straightforward: make Young look like the better candidate. But to do that, she'll have to frame an acquitt...

The Best Man.The Maid of Honor.An explosive love story only dreams could compare to – at least until the nightmare set in.In spite of his reputation for being a heartbreaker who lives life in the fast lane, when commercial pilot, Owen Quinn, finally got a chance to date the sweet, innocent, ice cream shop girl, Emma Welby, he found himself on unfamiliar ground. This wild, life-of-the-party guy had finally found something he knew he wanted to hold onto. With a passion...

TRICKED BY THE BRAT: While the man of the house is away, the brat will play! Jess is a girl on a mission – to shed her "good girl" image before starting her first year of college. Always there for her whenever she needs saving, family friend, Steve, comes running to the rescue again. But Jess isn't acting like her usual sweet self. Instead, she's just begging to be taken hard and without protection. Can he resist her feminine charm? Or will his desire to fill her up win out?

The books of Samuel focus on the lives of three men: Samuel, Saul, and David. They are first seen as individuals rising in their respective careers. As time passes, their lives more frequently interact and become interwined with each other.J. Carl Laney covers these two books section by section, often pausing to clear up a difficult passage that would mean trouble to the reader. This volume is complete with many maps that prove to be an invaluable aid to the reader in helping him t...

Brenna and Blythe Battle, the proud new owners of Bonney Bay Battlers, a judo school for kids in small-town, coastal Washington State, are nearing the end of their judo summer day camp for kids and gearing up for Fall, just as Bonney Bay is preparing for its Annual Salmon Bake, and for a special election to fill its most important vacancy—mayor. The heated debate among the candidates—the smooth but possibly smarmy Gunter Hatton, the spacey mother of three hooligans, Jessie Pak...

Jannika Peterson arrived in Grangeton, New Hampshire, with a broken heart and a new job managing the local bookstore. She has a gift for pairing readers with the perfect books, but her matchmaking skills don’t extend to her love life. Love doesn’t stand a chance against her well-protected heart.Eighteen years ago, Lee Thompson was Jannika’s summer camp counselor, and Lee has never forgotten the beautiful girl with the unusual name. Still healing from her wife’s sudden death, Lee ho...