In a remote rural community on the island of Oahu, Lydia, a mysterious South American woman, walks into the home of artist Eve and her husband Joe. With Lydia’s arrival, the tumultuous sexual adventures begin, along with increasingly haunting misadventures. The mesmerizing Lydia enchants them with her freewheeling sexual confidence, and leads them both into a realm of ecstasy. Eve revels in the feeling of liberation as she explores increasingly wild fantasies, and yet, she begins to sense ...

Angelina wasn't able to stop her son anymore. He wanted to know about his father…who was probably in jail. Jake was a dangerous young man. At sixteen, Angelina fell for him in an instant and she ended up pregnant after just one night. Circumstances broke them apart before she ever had a chance to tell him, and she assumed she'd never see him again... When Jake reappears in her life, he’s not behind bars—he’s a lawyer. And he wants to continue where they left off. But she can't forget the p...

*50-PAGE FREE PREVIEW* Angelina wasn't able to stop her son anymore. He wanted to know about his father…who was probably in jail. Jake was a dangerous young man. At sixteen, Angelina fell for him in an instant and she ended up pregnant after just one night. Circumstances broke them apart before she ever had a chance to tell him, and she assumed she'd never see him again... When Jake reappears in her life, he’s not behind bars—he’s a lawyer. And he wants to continue where they left off. But...

Angelina wasn't able to stop her son anymore. He wanted to know about his father…who was probably in jail. Jake was a dangerous young man. At sixteen, Angelina fell for him in an instant and she ended up pregnant after just one night. Circumstances broke them apart before she ever had a chance to tell him, and she assumed she'd never see him again... When Jake reappears in her life, he’s not behind bars—he’s a lawyer. And he wants to continue where they left off. But she can't forget the p...

He's my best friend's older brother and the bane of my existence. He's also my fake boyfriend for the next week...I know that I should just tell my ex to F-off when he announces to our entire hometown that he intends to get me back.But then I'm given the option to make him miserable instead…Yeah, I definitely go with door number two.Even though it means fake dating my arch-nemesis.Jefferson Riley is my best friend's older brother and...

Keeping their hands off each other was never part of the plan… but neither was falling this hard.Rescuing Mia Hansen from the middle of a field during a storm is my job. I'm a conservation officer, not a hero. And definitely not a guy who goes looking for trouble. At least not anymore. I have a past, but I'm a rule-follower now. And I especially don't need the kind of trouble that comes with a sweet smile, killer curves, and a library card.But Mia is defini...

*50-PAGE FREE PREVIEW* Angelina wasn't able to stop her son anymore. He wanted to know about his father…who was probably in jail. Jake was a dangerous young man. At sixteen, Angelina fell for him in an instant and she ended up pregnant after just one night. Circumstances broke them apart before she ever had a chance to tell him, and she assumed she'd never see him again... When Jake reappears in her life, he’s not behind bars—he’s a lawyer. And he wants to continue where they left off. But...

This classic sci-fi tale from a master storyteller explores the life of a vampire on a Mars-like colony as she struggles to hide her true nature.On the rosy sands of a distant Earth colony, Sabella lives a quiet life in her isolated home—carefully hiding her vampirism from society.Sabella may not be undead, but she is painfully allergic to sunlight, possesses supernatural strength and speed, and feeds on fresh blood. In her youth, Sabella seduced a number o...

Drawing on the expertise of Chinese and Western academics and practitioners, the contributors to this volume aim to advance the understanding of philanthropy for health in China in the 20th century and to identify future challenges and opportunities. Considering government, NGO leaders, domestic philanthropists, and foreign foundations, the volume examines the historical roots and distinct stages of philanthropy and charity in China, the health challenges philanthropy must address, and the...

The last thing Rosalie Tomkin wants is another man trying to control her life. Her abusive jailbird father and her ne’er-do-well brother have cured her of that. Not even the wealthy visitor staying in her beleaguered mother's boarding house can tempt her. She plans to leave Boulder Creek as soon as she can scrape together the funds to do so, and when she does, she won't ever look back. Michael Randolph is in a high-stakes competition for the family business and intends to beat his half-bro...

Gabe Talmadge languished in prison for ten years, convicted of a horrible crime. Now free, he's unable to find work in the midst of the Great Depression. In desperation, he returns home to Ransom, Idaho, hoping his uncaring father will give him food and shelter, if not love. But the prodigal isn't welcomed home. Hudson Talmadge, who virtually owns the town, despises his son as much as ever, and Gabe is as powerless as an adult as he was as a child to win his father's approval. Hungry and h...

After years of bitterness and anger over her ex-husband’s betrayal, Claire Conway’s life finally seems to be on track. She has raised a fine son, Dakota. Her work is going well, and for the first time in years she finds herself attracted to a man once again! Then Dakota brings home his fiancée, Sara Jennings, and everything falls apart. For Sara turns out to be the same woman Claire’s husband had an affair with twelve years before. Forgiving Sara seems impossible. Yet only in that hour of ...