Addie Mitchell doesn't need a man unless he can fix her geyser of a dishwasher before she has to do the backstroke back to her ex. Determined to prove she can live her life on her own terms despite dealing with diabetes and no job, she doesn't have enough coffee to help her deal with the sexy rocker, Beau Hunt from the band, Flintlock and Steel. She won't admit she's been a fan since college, and maybe had a tiny crush, but even as he plays hero and helps save her historic home from disast...

Some secrets stay hidden because we're afraid to look. Others stay hidden because they're waiting.In this collection from The Red Herrings Society, you'll find stories that reach into the dark corners we usually walk past. A teenage girl accepts a ride from a killer. A old woman can no longer hold back the ghosts that haunt her home. A property manager disappears, and the only one qualified to search for her is a vampire who doesn't want to get involved.The...

The compiled edition of Midnight and Amber & Sagavis."Welcome to Portswain, the southern-most port of Tembia! Don't mind our dust. No, we aren't renovating, we're under siege. Oh, it'll be fine. The king will send the army any day now. If only we didn't have to deal with random monsters just appearing in our streets, or some half-witted sorcerer stealing children from the poor districts."A Romer bard fleeing familial responsibilities.An Elven pathfinder seeking a de...

Being stuck at the airport wasn’t part of my holiday plans.I was on my way to stay with my best friend and his family for the holidays when a freak snowstorm hit. Now I’m stuck, all planes are grounded, and there are no hotel rooms available. I also have no clue of when I’d be able to get on another plane, so here I sit.Then I saw her.She stood in front of a vending machine, scrounging through her purse. When she found her last bit of change, she carefully made her ...

Thomas was the love of my life, or he was supposed to be. Instead, he became the guy who broke my heart, crushed my spirit, the last guy I ever dated, and the reason I never wanted to date again.All this, I decided at seventeen, right after we graduated, which coincided with the day he left. He had his truck packed. We'd talked about running off together, eloping. Instead, Thomas explained he was leaving, joining the rodeo, and I could come if I wanted.If I wanted!I...

Among those drawn to jobs in the booming West Virginia coal mines during the first part of the twentieth century were thousands of African Americans. They proved successful in this industry—despite low wages and discrimination at the hands of mine operators. This book, the first published memoir by an African American coal miner, is a stirring tale of survival and achievement. Bob Armstead interweaves stories of family and community with a broad history of underground mining to paint an en...

I’d never needed a week away with my brothers so bad until I’d broken up with my girlfriend. Sun, sand, surf and a few drinks to pass the nights away. The female persuasion was the farthest thing from my mind…that was until I lock eyes with the stunning brunette sitting on the other side of the bar.She turned those pretty grey-blue eyes on me, and it was that moment that I set my sights on her. It didn’t take me long to figure out that she was there alone, even though every time sh...

Plants and Herb old medicine reference ebook for those researching family history or those that enjoy reading about old medicine.

Some flowers bloom because the season is right. Others bloom because they survived the fire.WHEN A PROTEA ASCENDS is a deeply personal journey through loss, betrayal, heartbreak, healing, faith, and the courage to begin again. With honesty and quiet strength, S.L. Sibanyoni takes readers into the moments that can break a person—and the moments that reveal just how powerful they can become.Like the Protea, a flower known for its ability to endure harsh condi...

This collection contains ten stories. A woman lets her brother's new wife enjoy her while he is gone; a woman gets to enjoy her daughter's partner on her wedding night; and a woman will have to travel far from home to feel her first orgasm with another woman and her first man. Her best friend was a destroyer, and she had to beg for him to do it to her. She wanted more than a baby; she wanted to be treated like a slut. She preferred women until he and the rest of the men at the repair shop ...

Animal Instincts: The Urban Jungle is a collection of creative stories based on the lives of animals in an urban underworld jungle. The stories are focused around a family of outlaw rabbits who are fixtures in the criminal activities taking place in the jungle while trying to maintain a balanced life and family structure. Deceit and mistrust lead the rabbits down a dark rabbit hole of revenge and murder. There are no happily-ever-after's in these stories. Join the Jackson rabbits as they n...

The Castle: elite, elusive … dangerous. A secret organization that once stood for protection and benevolence, The Castle is now corrupted by illegal acts, greed, and dirty politics. Every crime syndicate, mafia and dirty politician on earth are determined to control the massive fortune guarded by The Kings: a found family forged by fate but called to action by crisis.When their mentor ends up on the business end of an as...