A retired army captain investigates a series of crimes that lead directly to the door of a woman he loves. Will fate force him to choose between honor and love?Home from the wars, Captain Christian Copefort arrives in Fenwick to investigate the local squire on suspicion of smuggling and profiteering. Kit vows to find proof of the gentleman's shady dealing. Then Kit meets the squire's lovely daughter. Is she complicit in her father's criminal activities? What a pity...

There's nothing quite like Christmas in Raven Creek, Washington. The locals take their holidays seriously, and there are no trees left un-trimmed in the quaint town, including those at The Earl's Study tea and book shop. Proprietor Phoebe Winchester has thought of everything: including a pint-sized tree for her cat rescue. But no matter how carefully she plans for the festivities, she feels woefully unprepared for her family to come visit her. Her brother's wife could give birth at any mom...

Julian Ashford has been chasing Noah Calloway since he was eight years old—ever since the day Noah ruffled his hair on a basketball court, called him a Samoyed puppy, and accidentally claimed a permanent residence in Jules' heart.Ten years later, not much has changed. Noah is still untouchable. Still infuriating. Still the only person Jules has ever wanted. And when Jules returns to Westbridge after two years away, Noah is waiting—dark-eyed, unreadable, and somehow even more devast...

Julian Ashford has been in love with Noah Calloway since he was eight years old—when Noah ruffled his hair, called him a Samoyed puppy, and never quite let him go. For ten years, Jules followed him like a satellite. Then his world fell apart, and he disappeared for two years.Now he's back for senior year, and Noah Calloway is looking at him. Not past him. Not through him. At him.The problem? Noah still doesn't know how to say what he feels. And Jules has spent so l...

DIGITAL HORROR FICTION ANTHOLOGY25 Horror Fiction Short Stories2:51, Behind the Caterpillar — Gregory L. NorrisA Dream for Sugar — Bruce MemblattA Pocket of Madness — Samuel MarzioliAces and Kings — David M. HoenigThe Animals — Aaron GudmunsonThe Borrowed Man — James DorrHis Own Personal Golgotha — Geoff BrownBuilding Condemned (Seeking Asylum) — Adrian LudensCompartmental — Jay CaselbergDemocrac...

Stories From Da Pen began as a groundbreaking blog series on A Real Hood Square's Perspective, amplifying the voices of incarcerated individuals by sharing their lived experiences with the world. This book expands upon that mission, bringing together twelve of the most compelling stories from the series in a powerful and unfiltered anthology. Written by people currently incarcerated across the United States, each chapter offers a deeply personal glimpse into their lives—tracing the pivotal...

Crazy Marion: My Wild-at-Heart Journey is a raw and powerful memoir that chronicles a young woman’s descent into her own mind—and her fight to emerge whole. While taking a break from her studies in London, Marion suffers a psychotic episode that sets her on a tumultuous path of healing. Seeking peace in a Japanese monastery, she is soon disillusioned by the rigid and often hypocritical realities of life within its walls. Drawn to Tokyo’s electric nightlife, she dives into a world ...

The foreground of this book has largely to do with the answering of vital questions that have sprung from the suffering souls of men and women with whom the author has been sympathetically associated. Considerable attention has been given to the natural sequence of these questions in order that the answers might form a more or less orderly line of discussion. While the method of answering a particular set of questions does not permit of a strictly logical treatment of the themes, yet in th...

About the BookThis book is dedicated to my students who over the years inspired me and instilled in me a greater love of this profession. –Joseph RueAbout the AuthorJoseph Rue (Joe) was born and grew up in Brooklyn. This is where his story began. As a youth, his family moved from New York to Madrid, Spain. A love of traveling and a wanderlust were an integral part of his life. He experienced different cultures having lived in Spain for ten years and having spent time ...

He's not the man either of them thought he was. So, who is he really?Adopted into Clan MacKai at an early age, Sir Fionnlagh has silently loved Artis for most of his life. He knows his lack of heritage make him unworthy of her and hesitates to express his feelings. An alarming letter sends them on a search for a mythical island, and the truth of Fionn's heritage.Artis has quietly loved Fionnlagh since they met as children. He's her best friend and confidant...

When a storm blows off the North Sea and slams into the village of Fenwick on Sea, the villagers prepare for the inevitable: shipwreck, flood, land slips, and stranded travelers. The Queen's Barque Inn quickly fills with the injured, the devious, and the lonely—lords, ladies, and simple folk; spies, pirates, and smugglers all trapped together. Intrigue crackles through the village, and passion lights up the hotel.One storm, eight authors, eight heartwarming stories.

When he ceased serving as one of King Edward I's heralds, Sir Talon Du Quereste imagined he would settle on a quiet little estate, marry a gently bred damsel, and raise a flock of children. The wife of his daydreams was a woman who could enhance his standing with his peers, and certainly not an overly adventurous, impulsive, argumentative woman of dubious background.When her family is murdered, Lady Larkin Rosham lost more than everyone she loved—she lost her name, her identity and...