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Romance
The classic 'Bad Boy meets Good Girl' love story, with a bit of gang violence and mayhem thrown in for good measure.
19-year-old Isaac Molina is fleeing from his past to a place that is as foreign to him as truth is to a politician. His journey takes him from the violent drug war streets of East LA to the buggy-filled streets of Lancaster Pennsylvania, where he meets 'Clarice' - the dream girl he didn't know could ever exist. The Cuban American teen soon finds himself running from a violent gang that has dogged his steps for years; this time he has the love of his life to protect. A fateful moment comes when he must decide to continue to hide from his past, and betray his new love, or confront his sins and face the consequences. The decision will define the man he is to be. |
Jeremiah ("Dog") Sheppard is a hard-working motorcycle shop owner with two grown sons. After serving his country in Iraq and coming home to raise his boys, Dog has built his business from the ground up. He’s loving, strong, responsible, dependable, and a great father, son, and brother. After getting his business off the ground, he feels strongly about helping local veterans and does so through an annual charity ride, The Veterans’ Ride, in which all money raised is donated to local veterans.
Joci James is the single mother of a grown son, Gunnar. She has her own graphic design/marketing business. Joci meets Jeremiah when Gunnar starts working at the motorcycle shop and asks her to help plan the next Veterans’ Ride with them. The attraction and tension are undeniable. Joci has been cheated on in her past and is afraid of having her heart broken. She has a difficult time allowing her feelings for Jeremiah to grow. However, Jeremiah is persistent. This is a story of love and family, trust and devotion. Due to the nature of this story, readers should be 18 years of age or older. |
The thought of starting over terrifies Samantha Powell. After spending thirty years married to a troubled man, Sam has decided she prefers a quiet, drama-free life filled with family, work and friends. But when a drop-dead gorgeous man walks into her office one day, all of Sam’s plans fly straight out the window.
Grayson Kinkaide has been looking for his soul mate for fifty-five years. After suffering through an unhappy marriage with a manipulative, selfish woman who almost brought him to his knees, Grayson has learned to rely on his children and his growing business to keep him going. But the moment he lays eyes on Sam, Grayson cannot ignore the magnetic pull and asks her out. It is not long before both of their lives are drastically changed when Sam’s dream of a laid-back life is jerked from her grasp as Gray’s exes do everything in their power to tear them apart. Now it is up to Grayson to convince Sam they are meant to be together. Second Chances is the poignant story of two people determined to find true love, shun old habits, and defy anyone who threatens to tear them apart. |
Sammy thinks she’s hit rock bottom. She’s wrong.
Her difficult past has made her brittle, distrustful and incapable of forming real relationships. Now caught between the death of her father; the return of an absent mother; unscrupulous friends and Kev, she finds herself having to choose between love, friendship and honesty. Happiness is within reach but only if Sammy can see The Obvious. |
Kendall's promotion is within her grasp but then three big problems arise. She finds a baby on her doorstep, her heartbreaker is back in town, and there is a little storm on the horizon named Sandy. Kendall Jordan, ambitious young lawyer, is hoping for a promotion until Michael Savage, the handsome son and senior partner in the firm arrives to take over her case. Unfortunately, he is the playboy she lost her heart and virginity to last year. At home, she finds a baby abandoned by a client. The police cannot find the real mother who has threatened suicide and Detective Callahan isn’t sure whether this hard-nosed lawyer can be trusted. After all, she almost handed the boy over to a mugger for her sushi. When the storm of the century arrives, Kendall is forced to move in with Michael to work on the case. Avoiding him becomes impossible. Although Kendall insists the baby is not Michael‘s, his parents want their grandchild. DNA tests are ordered. When Michael learns the truth, he is shocked. He has fallen in love with the boy too and is determined not to lose either him or Kendall. After running from Kendall and marriage, Michael realizes that she is what he wants. But can he convince stubborn Kendall to marry him before she gives away their baby?
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“Charlotte,” he said slowly, as if pronouncing the name of something really delicious, like cherry brandy or chocolate. “I want to talk to you.”
“You do? What about?” Her knees were starting to buckle. “ About last night...” “What about last night?” If she hadn’t been leaning against the wall, she’d have sunk to the floor. As it was she nearly dropped the phone. “In three days you have turned me into a madman. Do you think I behave that way with every woman I meet?” “I should hope not…” “I want to do it again,” he said. This time she did sink to the floor. |
Working at Rolling Thunder Motorcycles has been enough for Ryder, until now. He's always been the shy, quiet one. He watched his father find love and didn't think it was possible for him. Until he met Molly. Something stirred inside of him, but would he take the leap out of his shell to ask her out?
Molly has always been head strong and devoted to her work. Building up her photography business has always been top priority. Vowing to not make the same mistakes as her mother, she put love on the back burner. That is until she is hired to shoot a wedding and the groom’s son catches her off guard. Is Molly ready to take that leap and realize not all men are the same? Will Ryder and Molly be able to move past their own insecurities and calm the storm that rages inside them? Or will they be Rydin’ the Storm Out alone? |
In the high elf city of Leogard, an elven noblewoman longs to leave her gilded cage. A half-breed former pirate wants nothing more than to escape his guilty past. Easier said than done...
Caliphany Aranea, nearly a century old, leads an enviable life as high elf King Leopold's niece and daughter of Sirius, Leogard's most famous wizard. She is expected to follow in her father's footsteps to lead the Mage Academy and to marry a man she doesn't even like. Yet, she craves a taste of life outside the city walls. As a young boy, half-elf Galadin Trudeaux witnessed his parents' death at the hands of pirates. After being raised by those same murderers and forced to do their bidding, he escaped and now lives an honest life as a sea merchant and ranger. When two brutes at Leogard Harbor attempt to kidnap Caliphany while she dreams of faraway lands, Galadin comes to her rescue. Impressed by his skills, she asks him to train her as a ranger. Though he is hesitant at first to train a woman of her class, Caliphany's hefty sack of gold finally persuades him. Unfortunately, her father is not amused, and the two must escape before Caliphany faces a forced marriage and Galadin faces a noose. From that moment on, to the finale, where Caliphany must decide where her heart truly lies, she and Galadin embark on a fateful journey that will change their lives forever. Can they survive the trials and tragedies ahead to find a love that stands the test of time? |
No one ever said love was easy...
Serenya Crowe may be a half-elf commoner, but she's no ordinary woman. With the ability to interpret dreams, and a birth defect that forces her to wear gloves, she's endured gossip and the cruelty of her husband, Sebastian, The Earl of Summerwind. All she's ever wanted is to live a quiet life and raise a family. When she meets the new stranger in town, her world and her heart are turned upside down. Wood-elf Jayden Ravenwing is an ex-secret agent who wants nothing more than to forget matters of the heart. He left the bustle of Leogard and his failed marriage to make a fresh start in Summerwind. He never planned to fall in love again, especially with the enchanting Serenya Crowe. When a strange portal opens on the Crowe property, Jayden is thrown into an investigation, knowing that if he fails, Serenya and everyone in the town may die. Together, he and Serenya must overcome an ancient evil, and their own inner demons, to save Summerwind and find the love they've always dreamed of. |
In Tallenmere, fate has a way of catching up with you...
Somewhere, hidden in the waters of the Southern Sea, lies an island unlike any other. Within the amber glow of its pyrogem-laden cliffs, legend says the very heart of the dragon god Drae keeps the island, and its occupants, alive. Loralee Munroviel, daughter of Leogard's High Priestess Arianne, had no idea what she would face when she arrived by boat ten years ago and was left alone in exile. All she knew about Draekoria's inhabitants was written in one tattered notebook. Now, her life revolves around keeping Drae's descendants happy. Never in her life did she imagine being a Dragon Keeper. Captain Igrorio Everlyn, known as Sir Robert to his unit of Holy Paladins, has faced his share of hell, battling the evils of Emperor Sarvonn's tyranny and the dark god Tyr's abominations. But none of that compares to the ten years of hell he's been without Loralee, presumed dead. One freak storm changes everything. Now the two of them must fight to reestablish the delicate balance of the island before the dragons take things into their own hands. Through it all, they discover the secrets that kept them, and their hearts, exiled for a decade. |
After her husband ditches her for a blonde actress wannabe, Jane Seymour needs a job that pays the rent. The struggling Roche Hotel needs a miracle. With the former owner’s wife butting her nose into the renovations and new owners who are in way over their heads, Jane may be the answer to their prayers. Sure, she can handle The Roche Hotel’s quirky staff. But, can this skittish divorcee keep it all together when handsome Henry the Donut Guy makes his first delivery? This collection of serial fiction stories is a Tudorific romantic comedy that will leave you laughing out loud and hungry for more.
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Sometimes love’s not enough.
Natalie and JD West had it all—a nice house, steady jobs, and a baby on the way. Until the unthinkable happened. On the brink of divorce, Natalie soothes her grief by playing matchmaker for her best friend. JD, a high school principal, focuses on helping a troubled student. With their separate missions, a seductive secretary, and a deadly situation threatening to tear them apart for good, chances are they’ll never make it. Can they bet on love to pull them through? |
The drama of Wagner's "Flying Dutchman" combined with the deep rooted honesty of Britten's "Peter Grimes" and Charlotte Bronte's romantic "Wuthering Heights." These fine elements of the art of writing form the basis for the story of two people -- a lovelorn girl and a stranded sailor -- whose paths crossed one stormy night, in a story of passionate romance and mystic charms.
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When Klaus Elric, a brilliant yet chemically imbalanced gangster returns to his hometown after seven long years, he isn't expecting to find happiness. However, the simple task of tormenting indebted gamblers quickly lands him in bed with his soulmate, Rosemary Spencer, a vicious and volatile enforcer haunted by the degrading memories of a helpless child. Consumed by equal parts blood-lust and ambition, the love-struck pair suddenly find themselves on the hazardous path towards power. Yet, sins never die and the remnants of Klaus' twisted past soon emerge, threatening to reduce what is left of his crumbling sanity to ashes. Klaus' only hope seems to be the new-found love of his life, yet can Rosemary save him from himself when she is confined to a hell as corrosive as his own?
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