Download or read book Deadly Beasts Book 2 Divine Blood written by TM Watkins and published by TM Watkins. This book was released on 1901 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicolas Delacroix has always been a magnet for trouble. His life as a vampire has been one of debauchery and luxury. With money to burn, nothing is beyond his reach, and the excessive lifestyle of the affluent vampire playboy is his for the taking. His nights of hitting the town to find a temporary female friend are thrown into chaos when he is placed as co-leader of the Lancaster family dynasty with his younger sister, Martine. Without a true Lancaster ruling the dynasty, it is weaker and susceptible to attack. Lycans openly attack as retribution for their inability to return to their home world, blaming the vampires for their suffering. And if being a leader of a vampire dynasty wasn't enough for Nicolas, he comes across a woman that holds a secret, one that will change his world forever. Rowan didn't want to fall for the charming womaniser; she wanted to hide from the pain that his influence on her life has caused. But some secrets aren't meant to be kept. Distracted by the issues in his life, Nicolas doesn't see the dark figure in the background, hiding in the shadows. Slowly the figure brings their plan for complete domination into fruition, gaining more power with each passing day. The ultimate prize is worth fighting for, and the shadow figure will do whatever it takes to get it, even if it means death. Stopping the shadow figure at every turn, Nicolas does everything he can to protect those that he loves and in doing so, becomes something that he never believed possible.

Download or read book The Mudville Collection written by Cat Johnson and published by Cat Johnson. This book was released on with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Mudville... Within these stories you’ll find nosy neighbors and runaway livestock, big Victorians and a small-town coffee shop, contentious village meetings and a muddy river that tends to flood, a vintage diner and a local bar that serves the best wings around, a resale shop run by a feisty redhead where you can get anything from chainsaws to Chanel, a family-owned farm known for its corn (and the brothers who run it), and finally, one misplaced author who came for a visit and never left. There is mystery and humor, history and love, so get your binge on today! The series is compiled into two volumes containing a total of 6 full-length novels, 2 novellas, and 2 bonus short stories. Volume 1: Contains Kissing Books, Red Hot, Honey Buns, Dog Days (that's 3 full length novels plus one novella). THIS VOLUME>> Volume 2: Contains Zero Forks, Mister Naughty, Undercover Santa, Bad Dates, Bad Decisions, and Mabel & Mudd (that's 3 full length novels, one novella and two bonus shorts). GOOGLE READERS CAN ALSO GET THE COMPLETE SERIES IN A SINGLE VOLUME EBOOK

Download or read book May the Best Man Win written by M.T. Pope and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say a good man is hard to find. Kardell Spencer and Lewis Turner know this all too well. Neither is lucky in love. Kardell Spencer is a hard-working, successful advertising company owner who has a no nonsense approach to work and professionalism. Lewis Turner is Kardell's flamboyant, over-the-top employee. They are polar opposites. Lewis speaks how he feels. Sometimes the things he says are so shocking that they leave people around him gasping for air. Mateo Lopez is a rich, handsome restaurateur and a new client for Kardell Spencer's company. When he takes a liking to Kardell, Kardell plays hard to get. Never one to miss an opportunity, Lewis quickly moves in and makes a play for Mateo's attention. It all comes to a head when Kardell and Lewis each find out about the other's intent for Mateo. Mateo takes control of the situation and proposes a contest to see who will be the best man for him—but Mateo has an ulterior motive that puts both men's lives in jeopardy. In May the Best Man Win, two men may find out that winning is not always winning.

Download or read book Poppies Perils and Poison written by Erica Wynters and published by Gemma Halliday Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From author Erica Wynters comes another Camelot Flowers Mystery blooming with secrets, suspicions, and danger at every turn... Things are finally looking up with florist Gwen Stevens’ family business, Camelot Flowers, which means her biggest problem now is making her heart choose between her lifelong crush on the charming Chris Crawford and her budding romance with Finn Butler, the new police detective who makes her want to stop and smell the roses. But Gwen’s thorny love life takes a backseat when Shannon Wentworth, a newcomer to the small town of Star Junction, drops dead in the local coffee shop the day after she announces her candidacy for garden club president. Unfortunately, Margie Philips, Gwen’s surrogate aunt, has been garden club president for years and had threatened to win again this year at any cost—which suddenly puts her in the role of prime suspect in Wentworth's untimely demise! Determined to clear Margie’s name, Gwen digs deep and discovers a bouquet’s worth of secrets, including marital infidelity, a lawsuit threatening to ruin a local business, and even doubts about where Margie was right before the murder. With too many suspects all hiding something, will Gwen uncover the truth before the killer poisons her chances of a happily ever after? "Small Town Gem! 5/5 Bouquets … Engaging & Clever! Delightful fun!" ~ Kings River Life Magazine

Download or read book Out of Hiding written by Rachel Dylan and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRUST NO ONE This vow has kept P.I. Sadie Lane safe ever since she saw her parents murdered and then entered Witness Protection. But when she gets a lead on the long-ago killer she can't forget, Sadie joins forces with a dashing FBI agent leading his own investigation into the crime boss. Kip Moore makes her yearn to trust, but protocol demands Sadie keep her true identity hidden. Secrecy is all that has kept her alive. As they venture deep undercover into her target's syndicate, Sadie finds herself in over her head. Kip is her only hope as she comes face-to-face with a killer from her past. A deadly past that now threatens her future…and Kip's.

Download or read book Cat Person written by Kristen Roupenian and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She thought, brightly, This is the worst life decision I have ever made! And she marvelled at herself for a while, at the mystery of this person who’d just done this bizarre, inexplicable thing. Margot meets Robert. They exchange numbers. They text, flirt and eventually have sex – the type of sex you attempt to forget. How could one date go so wrong? Everything that takes place in Cat Person happens to countless people every day. But Cat Person is not an everyday story. In less than a week, Kristen Roupenian’s New Yorker debut became the most read and shared short story in their website’s history. This is the bad date that went viral. This is the conversation we’re all having. This gift edition contains photographs by celebrated photographer Elinor Carucci, who was commissioned by the New Yorker to capture the image that accompanied Kristen Roupenian’s Cat Person when it appeared in the magazine. You Know You Want This, Kristen Roupenian’s debut collection, will be published in February 2019.

Download or read book The Deep Wood written by Celia Roman and published by Bone Diggers Press. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When my boy Henry was killed, I tracked a pooka through the deep wood for three days with no food in my gut and only my daddy's hunting knife for comfort. Was what got me into the monster killing business, that pooka, and I ain't regretted a single day of it since. The day I stumbled on a four-legged critter with human eyes, the rightness of my revenge begun to unravel, leading me to a clan of two-natured shifters what'd been living under my nose the whole time. And when the two-natured started showing up in odd places, stalking humans in a very unnatural way, weren't nothing I could do but dig to the bottom of it. And what I found turned my world and ever thing I knowed upside down. A Magic, Mayhem & Monsters Story.

Download or read book Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas written by Nancy Coco and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today bestselling author Christmas on Mackinac Island brings a flurry of festive activity for fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy—but also a body in a snowbank . . . SNOWED UNDER All Allie wants for Christmas is for renovations to be finished on the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop so she can move back home for the holidays. But for now she's staying in her friend Frances's apartment, busily baking batches of holiday fudge. After someone leaves a mysterious note on the door to meet up, the curious fudge maker goes to the rendezvous with her bichonpoo, Mal—only to discover a woman facedown in a snowdrift. With her dying breath, the woman gasps, “Frances.” The police suspect she named her killer, but Allie knows that's impossible. She needs to wrap up this case before the trail runs cold—and give her friend the gift of freedom this Christmas season . . . Praise for Nancy Coco and the Candy-Coated Mysteries “Memorable characters, a charming locale, and a satisfying mystery.” —Barbara Allan “It’s probably best not to read this while you’re too hungry, as the assorted fudge recipes may send you right to the kitchen.” —The Oakland Tribune “A fun and fast-paced cozy mystery that would be perfect for a weekend in, under cozy blankets with a mug of hot cocoa.” —Criminal Element

Download or read book Getting Out Excerpts From a Cat s Diary written by and published by John Woodcock. This book was released on with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Black Cat Steps on a Crack written by Kay Finch and published by Beyond The Page. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sabrina Tate and her cat, Hitchcock, must sort through the clues when a librarian is killed and justice is overdue . . . With construction on the town’s new library nearing completion, mystery writer Sabrina Tate is thrilled that local book lovers, and her own forthcoming novel, will soon have a fresh new home. But tensions are rising at the site as the headstrong new librarian insists on telling the construction crew how to do their jobs, bringing work to a standstill. When Sabrina’s cat unearths the dead body of the librarian not long after—and a good friend’s husband is named as the main suspect—she finds herself being pulled into a murder investigation yet again. While virtually all the workers at the site had a motive to commit the dark deed, Sabrina turns her attention to the victim’s background looking for clues, but hits a dead end when she can’t locate any of the woman’s family. As a string of planted evidence and a murky collection of malicious characters starts to surface, Sabrina knows she and Hitchcock will have to tread carefully, before the library killer decides to check them out for good . . . Includes delicious dessert recipes! Praise for the Bad Luck Cat Mysteries: “I loved every page of Black Cat Crossing, and I can’t wait for a return visit to Lavender.” —Miranda James, New York Times bestselling author “Black Cat Crossing has everything a cozy mystery reader could want—intrigue, memorable characters, a small-town setting, and even a few mouthwatering recipes. . . A purr-fectly cozy read.” —Ellery Adams, New York Times bestselling author “Finch has, yet again, offered a great tale of female and feline that cozy readers will love.” —Suspense Magazine

Download or read book Because You ll Never Meet Me written by Leah Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist A Carnegie Award nominee Ollie and Moritz are best friends, but they can never meet. Ollie has a life-threatening allergy to electricity, and Moritz's weak heart requires a pacemaker. If they ever did meet, they could both die. Living as recluses from society, the boys develop a fierce bond through letters that become a lifeline during dark times--as Ollie loses his only friend, Liz, to the normalcy of high school and Moritz deals with a bully set on destroying him. But when Moritz reveals the key to their shared, sinister past that began years ago in a mysterious German laboratory, their friendship faces a test neither one of them expected. Narrated in letter form by Ollie and Moritz--two extraordinary new voices--this story of impossible friendship and hope under strange circumstances blends elements of science fiction with coming of age themes, in a humorous, dark, and ultimately inspiring tale is completely unforgettable.

Download or read book Liz s Road Trip written by Bernadette Marie and published by 5 Prince Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where one life ends, another is revealed. Liz Evans is setting out on a cross-country road trip, with her grandmother’s cat, to carry out her grandmother’s final wishes. However, she’s about to learn that the coupon clipping woman who raised her was actually a wealthy, Hollywood icon who had her share of international lovers. Mark Watts is only one of the secrets Liz’s grandmother kept from her. A biographer, he resides in Liz’s grandmother’s Palm Beach home, which Liz knew nothing about. As her guide into her grandmother’s past, Mark becomes a confidant, a friend, and more. Though Liz’s journey is to learn about her grandmother, she finds these lessons turn inward. Content with her life of solitude, Liz is challenged to live a big fat life with no regrets--which just might include a crazy cat, a house in Palm Beach, and a man.

Download or read book Harlequin Blaze February 2016 Box Set written by Tawny Weber and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Blaze brings you four new redhot reads for one great price, available now! This Harlequin® Blaze bundle includes: A SEAL’S TOUCH (Uniformly Hot!) by Tawny Weber Cat Peres wants to help her childhood crush Taylor Powell, now a sexy SEAL and struggling with some very grownup problems. But he keeps pushing her away…even as he pulls her into his arms. ONE SIZZLING NIGHT (Three Wicked Nights) by Jo Leigh Logan McCabe, security expert, is on assignment. Kensey Roberts has a mission of her own, which clashes with Logan’s. They both need to keep their objectives under wraps…too bad they can’t say the same about themselves! COWBOY CRUSH by Liz Talley Maggie Stanton hires the sexiest cowboy she’s ever seen to help her get her ranch ready to sell. But the heat between them has Maggie wanting more from her temporary employee. And Cal Lincoln is willing to oblige… NAKED PURSUIT (The Wrong Bed) by Jill Monroe When Stella wakes up with no memory of the past night and handcuffed to a gorgeous firefighter, she has to find out what happened. So she and Owen decide to recreate the night— each crazy, sexy moment… Look for four new sexy, steamy stories every month from Harlequin® Blaze!

Download or read book Swann s Down written by Charles Salzberg and published by Down & Out Books. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Henry Swann is asked by his quirky partner, Goldblatt, to find a missing psychic who’s swindled his ex-wife out of a small fortune, he just can’t say no. Although he doesn’t actually expect to get paid, he figures it might give him a chance to finally learn more about his partner’s mysterious past. His search takes him into the controversial, arcane world of psychics, fortunetellers, and charlatans, while raising questions in his own mind about whether or not there is an after-life. While working his partner’s case, he’s approached by a former employer, attorney Paul Rudder, to track down a missing witness who might be able to provide an alibi for his client, Nicky Diamond, a notorious mob hitman who’s scheduled to go on trial in a week for murder he claims he didn’t commit. Swann’s search for the missing witness, who happens to be the defendant’s girlfriend, takes him from Brooklyn to a small beach town across the bay from Mobile, Alabama. But what does she really know and will she even come back with him to testify for her boyfriend? Praise for SWANN’S DOWN: “From Manhattan to Coney Island to the steamy shores of Alabama, Charles Salzberg delivers a top-flight mystery with his latest Henry Swann outing. Highly recommended.” —Tom Straw, New York Times bestselling author as Richard Castle “Psychics, double-crosses, missing persons—Charles Salzberg’s latest Henry Swann book has it all. Swann’s Down is a gritty, no-frills PI novel that brings to mind greats like Reed Farrel Coleman’s Moe Prager and Michael Harvey’s Michael Kelly. Whether this is your first Swann adventure or the latest, you won’t want to miss the brass-knuckle punch that is Swann’s Down. Trust me.” —Alex Segura, author of Blackout and Dangerous Ends “Swann’s Down gives readers two intriguing mysteries for the price of one, as skip tracer Henry Swann pursues a woman who might alibi a murderer and a psychic who swindled the ex-wife of Swann’s partner. Swann’s wry wit, quotes from authors and philosophers, genius for questioning suspects, and dark past make him a character readers will follow anywhere as he seeks his quarry. This is another thrilling addition to this excellent series.” —Rich Zahradnik, Shamus Award-winning author of Lights Out Summer “Henry Swann dives in where others fear to tread in Swann’s Down. Fast. Funny. And smart. This time out, Swann crosses paths with a psycho hitman, a phony psychic and Swann’s mysterious partner, a disbarred lawyer. Who could ask for more? I hope we’ll see a lot more of Swann in the future and that this isn’t Swann’s swan song.” —Paul D. Marks, Shamus Award-winning author of White Heat and Broken Windows

Download or read book Her Word Is Bond written by Cristalle “Psalm One” Bowen and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Nowhere near famous but still infamous,” Psalm One is a legend to rap nerds, scholars, and “heads,” and has gone on to work with the brightest names in rap and have her work celebrated and taught around the globe. In Her Word Is Bond, Psalm One tells her own story, from growing up in Englewood, Chicago through her life as a chemist, teacher, and legendary rapper. Intrinsically feminist, this story is a celebration of the life and career of one artist who blazed the trail for women in hip hop.

Download or read book A Debtor S Diary written by Sarah Mills and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-12-28 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Callie Clarke is in debt. Not through any fault of her own; no one could accuse her of being a spendaholic or a shopaholicshe simply squanders all her income on the mortgage repayments and household bills and has to do her food shopping on credit cards if she wants to eat each month. Once she was a young mom with a husband and two small sons. Then her husband left, and she had to bring up her boys on her own. Now they are grown up, and Callie is middle-aged, but the small borrowings have escalated over the years and accumulated like rolling a snowball to make a snowman, but this particular snowball has rolled its way steadily through two decades and is now of a humungous size, big enough to crush her if shes not careful. Juggling debts has taken over Callies life (almost). Clearly, something needs to be done, but what? Join Callie as she battles her way through a maelstrom of debt, desperately trying to find solutions to her problems, while at the same time holding down her secretarial job and engaging in all aspects of family life in Tony Blairs Britain in the first decade of the twenty-first century, occasionally seeking solace in the past as she looks nostalgically back to what now appears to be simpler times when all she wanted was to be Hayley Mills. It is a story about struggle and hardship but also of the strong bond of love and affection that family members have for one another, the importance of family life over everything else, and ultimately, the triumph of that love, coupled with faith and hope, over adversity.

Download or read book Perfectly Safe written by Madison Anne and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2018-02-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In small town Tennessee, manipulation, gossip, and lies run rampant. At the very center of it all lies Cassandra and her loved ones. First, she watches her best friend's sister die of cancer, and because of the choices her best friend makes, she watches him be ostracized and gossiped about. Two years later, things are still the same: they are inseparable but their families will do anything to tear them apart. However, when Cassandra learns the truth about her past, her families' past, and her best friend's past, things start shifting, perhaps for the worst. Her life starts falling apart at a cancer diagnosis and the revelation of buried secrets. The lines start blurring together as Cassandra wrestles through her relationships with her family, her faith, and her own life, but one thing is certain: she will go to any length, no matter what, to protect her best friend. Including sacrificing her siblings.