As the salt begins to win the battle over pepper, Marsha finds herself, once again, sitting in a hospital with her father. This time is the last.The walls are the same white, but now they begin to reflect on her life.Always the dutiful daughter, and then the supportive wife, she was there. Mother, wife, daughter—but now she is facing a crisis of identity. As the daughterhood is closing, the wife was thrown aside long ago, and motherhood…Marsha examines what is and w...

Amanda just wanted to find a stinking dress for a wedding she didn't want to attend. She wanted to get back on her motorcycle, go home, and get back to welding on the sculpture that had been tormenting her mind for months. A dress was scary territory for a baby dyke who didn't scare easily.Her life was constant. Her computer geek side was taken care of by working for the big 'I'. Her motorcycle, leather pants, boots with knives in them, and the steel sculptures adorned her large wa...

As the salt begins to win the battle over pepper, Marsha finds herself, once again, sitting in a hospital with her father. This time is the last.The walls are the same white, but now they begin to reflect on her life.Always the dutiful daughter, and then the supportive wife, she was there.Mother, wife, daughter—but now she is facing a crisis of identity. As the daughterhood is closing, the wife was thrown aside long ago, and motherhood…Marsha examines what i...

The moving story of the author's adopted Rottweiler mix, Lou, a free-thinking heroic dog who changed his life forever."Lou's story is an emotional and deeply delt tribute to the powerful bond between dogs and humans. Last Dog on the Hill will make you long for that one special superdog that can truly change your life. We should all be so lucky to have a dog like Lou in our world." —Garth Stein, author of...

A sizzling story of everyone’s favorite couple from amazing Stephanie Evanovich’s New York Times bestseller Big Girl Panties: hunky professional baseball player Chase Walker and his sassy wife Amanda.When pro baseball player Chase Walker first meets Amanda at her restaurant, it’s love at first sight. While Amanda can’t help noticing the superstar with the Greek-god-build, he doesn’t have a chance of getting to first—or any other—base with her. A s...

Twelve overgrown man-children, sixteen hours, and a whole lot of liquor. Just how much fun can be had in one night?Join Nate, Ashton and their friends on a wild night out on the town.*NOTE* This is NOT a romance story, it's a short (approx 22 thousand word) humour sketch. It's an Enjoying the Chase novella featuring characters from my other published novels - Enjoying the Chase and Nothing Left to Lose. WARNING - Contains spoilers for both books.****All of the autho...

Elliot and Shawn each want to buy the same one-of-a-kind item for Christmas—a very old and expensive antique bed—as a gift for their lovers. But when they both arrive at the store at the same moment, the proprietor tells them to figure out between themselves who gets the bed. Elliot and Shawn decide to hold a contest: winner buys bed.And so the competitions begin, from selling charity tickets to cleaning out stables, and interpersonal tension and burgeoning attraction mount as the ...

Positively pregnant!She shared one passionate night with handsome paramedic Mike O’Rourke – and now she’s carrying his child! But attractive nurse Simone Garner is not planning on a relationship with anyone, let alone the most handsome man in all of Walnut River.Simone is the mother of his baby, and Mike O’Rourke wants her as his wife. He won’t let the woman of his dreams walk away without a fight. He’ll make her let go of the past and embrace the future – ...

Book 2 of the Amory series. A sensual romance. When Lacey Malone goes on vacation to prove a point to the Dean of the all girl's school, she doesn't expect to meet the charismatic Sam McKay.LIkewise, Sam has his own problems, his father died telling him he was not his son. Sam is totally lost and feels he must find his long lost family.Yet as Sam and Lacey team up for the summer vacation, they get much more than they bargained for. The sparks begin to fly between them as th...

An ambitious heiress disguised as Cinderella meets her match—a bad boy who pursues her in the ballroom and the boardroom—in this charming short novel from bestselling author Kay Hooper, part of her Once Upon a Time series.There’s fantasy in the air, and more than a touch of irony, as Amanda Wilderman taps her dainty glass slipper impatiently and watches the clock. Would this costume party ever end? But when an anonymous Prince Charming sweeps her off her f...

Dan is not sure he'll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm.How could a place with no running water, telephone or electricity be anything but dull? The farmer knows nothing about farming and seems angry about having to conduct the tour. And what's with his tattoo? The teacher requests a private word with the farmer and then mysteriously disappears. Dan decides to investigate and uncovers a deadly plan. But will he be able to get help in time to sa...

With more than 3.2 million copies sold across all channels, READY, FREDDY! is a huge success with first-grade readers -- and this one is perfect for Christmas! Freddy can't wait for all the toys, toys, toys he put on Christmas list! He's sure Santa will bring him everything he's wishing for. But when Freddy learns not every kid is as lucky as he is, he starts to wonder. Could giving presents be as much fun as getting them?