Do you believe in love at first sight?I knew when he bought me a drink that we'd have something special. One night together was as far as I was willing to go.Nine months later, I had something very special to remember him by.He'd never need to know.Years later, when he sauntered into my studio, hotter than ever, I knew we needed a second chance to be together.The only problem is, now I'm a package deal.Will he have room for the both of us in ...

Is it possible to do good, make a profit, and fall in love all in a couple of days?Driven by the loss of her brother to drug addiction, Catalina Breslin secures funding to build a combination trade school and rehab facility to save lives and give hope to her hometown.Andrew Sullivan can't see any profit in the venture and flies out to shut her project down. He thinks there isn't anything she could say or do to change his mind.Until he sees her.Now he has to ...

When a woman is in trouble, I can't walk awayI've lost a lot of jobs this way, but this is the first time someone has bailed me out and offered me a job.First, though, I've got to make sure the love of my life is safe - even if she refuses my help. When her company sends a hit man after her, I'll be there whether she wants me there or not.***Derek, the third book in Kate Stone's Starke Private Security series, is an instalove romance with an alpha male who w...

Why does the past always come back to haunt you?It was hard work to get past being dumped by the only woman I'd ever loved but I'd done it. All that went out the window when she came to me asking for help. Now everything is on the line - personally and professionally - and I can't afford to screw this up.I didn't want to go to Gary for help, but I knew he was the only man I could count on. He was the only man I could ever count on, and that's why I left him all those years ...

An enemies to lovers novella.Lauren Williams was stunned when the resort she was trying to book a vacation at hung up on her.She knew exactly how to get even - spill the tea on her travel podcast.Mack DeAndrews, owner of Winding River, flew from Montana to Seattle to confront Lauren and make her take down the podcast before his business suffered.One look at Lauren and he changed his plans.Mack gives Lauren an all-expenses-paid trip to his ranch but h...

I was desperate for a job.So desperate that despite the warnings of the company's operations manager, I took the job of assistant to the CEO.She warned me that he put the moves on all his female employees but I could ignore that if I could pay my rent and put food on the table.Electricity jolted through me the moment we met and as I got to know him over late nights of work and long lunches away from the office I knew nothing, not even scheming managers, would keep m...

As sensitive souls, we’re constantly being told to toughen up. Don’t take it personally. Get a thicker skin. It can feel like if only we weren’t so sensitive, so affected by energy, that we would be doing fine in the world. We’d be thriving, even.Nonsense!As Starseeds (and highly-sensitive souls), it is our job to feel as much as we do so we can navigate the subtle twists and turns of a rapidly changing world. We need to harness our powers of feeling energy and develop our ...

The Victorian era is famous for the collecting, hording, and displaying of things; for the mass production and consumption of things; for the invention, distribution and sale of things; for those who had things, and those who did not. For many people, the Victorian period is intrinsically associated with paraphernalia.This collection of essays explores the Victorians through their materiality, and asks how objects were part of being Victorian; which objects defined them, represente...

What would you do to keep the only home you'd ever known?Natalie Johnson has had one home and one relative for her entire life. If she doesn't marry within the next thirty days, she'll lose everything she's ever loved.Overworked lawyer Vince Taylor wanted to get one last file off his desk before he took a long-deserved weekend off. Everything seemed in order, until he got to page three of Rose Johnson's will. Who insists a woman needs to be married to inherit anymore?

We used to be friends.We loved the same things and then suddenly, June stopped talking to me. She wouldn't even tell me what was wrong, so I moved on. Hey, it was eighth grade, I'll admit I wasn't particularly mature then.Years later I'm still thinking about her and wondering what could have been. When I see we're teaching at the same school I know I need a second chance with her. But when I see the pain in her face I know she'll never let me close.I never planned t...

From jilted to madly in love in less than 24 hours - am I crazy to think this will work?I never expected my marriage to crumble before it even began, and let me tell you, being left at the altar really sucks.What's a jilted bride to do but enjoy the honeymoon suite and then head down to the bar for a few drinks.I had no idea the drop-dead gorgeous guy I was talking to would have been the best man. By the time we woke up in the morning I was certain he was absolutely...

When will this nightmare be over?All Ellie wanted was to get through the next 36 hours working with Nash without killing him first.In the ten years she'd known him, he'd been insufferable – entitled, rich, too handsome for his own good, and talented. In fact, if she were being honest, he was as good as she was even though she had to fight tooth and nail for everything he had handed to him on a silver platter.She hated him and everything his family stood for....