Download or read book His Beautiful Bea written by Leenie Brown and published by Leenie B Books. This book was released on 2019-02-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She loves his brother. He wishes to see her happy. But neither expected this outcome. Graeme Clayton has always thought of his brother, Everett, as a bit of a blockhead. However, when Everett seems to prefer a fawning and flirtatious lady over Beatrice Tierney, Graeme knows that his brother is not just a bit of a blockhead but a complete and utter fool! Knowing that Beatrice secretly loves Everett and despite his opinion of his brother's mental faculties, Graeme vows to do his part to bring the two together. For to Graeme, there is nothing more important than seeing his lovely neighbour and good friend happy. Beatrice Tierney has long harboured feelings for Graeme's younger brother, who is serious and thoughtful ─ or at least he used to be. Now, she fears she must watch any hope she had of ever securing his heart slip away forever. However, she is not destined to watch alone. Graeme has positioned himself as her champion and with his help, she just might find both true happiness and love. His Beautiful Bea is part of Leenie Brown's Touches of Austen Collection of original stories inspired by the writings of Jane Austen. If you like well-written, sweet and gentle romance, then you will love this story of realizing that true love was beside you all the time by Leenie Brown. So, put the kettle on, grab your copy of His Beautiful Bea, and let this sweet romance soothe away the worries of the day.

Download or read book Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters written by Jane Austen and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestseller An uproarious tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem inspired by the classic Jane Austen novel—from the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities. As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels? This masterful portrait of Regency England blends Jane Austen’s biting social commentary with ultraviolent depictions of sea monsters biting. It’s survival of the fittest—and only the swiftest swimmers will find true love!

Download or read book Northern Creatures Box Set One Books 1 3 written by Kris Austen Radcliffe and published by Six Talon Sign Media LLC. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when a man starts life as a corpse? Two hundred years ago, Frank Victorsson awoke as a semi-dead, monstrous abomination reanimated by his hubris-ridden father, Victor Frankenstein. But Frank refused to become the infernal hate his father spewed at the world. He walked away from his origins — and into a small, Minnesota town overflowing with magic. Enter the uniquely magical world of Northern Creatures with the first three stories: Monster Born: The Nordic elves of Frank’s new home call him family. The werewolves call him friend. And when the town’s vampires disappear and innocents die, Frank realizes the demon responsible might be the one force on Earth faster and stronger than him — and the one foe capable of pulling to the surface his long-suppressed rage. Vampire Cursed: Frank thought the demon vampire unleashed from The Land of the Dead had turned to ash. Then the horses vanished, and the corpses began to appear. When an inexplicable fog rolls into town, Frank realizes the evil infesting his town has grown deadlier than any monster his father created — and it wants to suck Frank dry.... Elf Raised: Werewolves, vampires, and witches have been allowed to cause problems in Arne Odinsson’s domain, and the other Elven Courts want an explanation. Arne and his people must defend themselves, but when Frank makes the mistake of offering his services to a trickster god, he and Remy Geroux must navigate not only angry spirits and elven politics, but also a horde worse than vampires—Las Vegas tourists.... Northern Creatures, where the man formerly known as Frankenstein’s Monster navigates Nordic elves, vampires, and technologically advanced fae as the world staggers toward the one thing no one wants: Ragnarok. Enjoy Northern Creatures, the lovechild of Penny Dreadful and American Gods raised by its doting Midwestern aunt, Fargo, today.

Download or read book The Novels of Jane Austen written by Jane Austen and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Quantum Touch Collection Books 1 3 written by Michael R. Stern and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2023-04-08 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three books in Michael R. Stern's 'Quantum Touch', a series of time travel science fiction novels, now in one volume! Storm Portal: When history teacher Fritz Russell walks through his classroom door, he doesn't expect to meet General Robert E. Lee on the day after the surrender at Appomattox. A lover of history, Fritz finds his sudden time trip to the past both a gift and a chance for great adventure. But when a portal opens to the Oval Office, he realizes that this mysterious gate could also be put to serious purpose. Fritz does not believe there is any danger in traveling across time and space, but will his own government consider him expendable if he cannot solve the mystery of the portal? Sand Storm: After Fritz Russell discovered a portal through space and time, he helped the United States resolve a foreign crisis. Now, the president wants him to use the portal to avert a nuclear threat in the Middle East. For a history teacher, traveling to the past is entertaining and enlightening, but Fritz can't be sure if using the portal has other, long-reaching consequences. No matter what he chooses, one question remains: does he have enough time to learn the mysteries of the portal? Shadow Storm: An ominous shadow has been cast by a hidden enemy, who's planning to drive the world into turmoil. As Fritz himself becomes a target, the portal seems to be the only way he can end the growing danger and bring peace to the globe. But the voice in the shadows believes they cannot thwart his plan, and will do everything in his power to bring chaos to the world.

Download or read book Emerett Has Never Been In Love written by Anyta Sunday and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man who acts before he thinks, a man who thinks before he acts, and the ensuing mishaps on the path to the ultimate love match. Emerett "Lake" Lakewood has a healthy ego and a flair for the dramatic. After losing his best friend to marriage-completely crushing his heart-he deems it prudent to distract himself, and what better way than playing cupid? He's already got his eye on two young men desperately seeking romance, and he has a plan to hook them up. Barbecues. Photoshoots. Reciting Shakespearean love declarations. Lake is killing it. Love is positively pulsing in the air. Anyone could see it. Well, anyone other than Knight, his best friend's dad, who cautions Lake to stop meddling. To leave love to its natural course. Lake has always valued Knight's frankness, but this time he's wrong. Without him, two hearts might be doomed never to find love. Besides, what does Knight know about romance? He's barely dated in all the seven years Lake's known him. He's clueless. Though, there's a thought. Knight has everything going for him. Sensibility. Kindness. Generosity. And for a forty-four-year-old, he's-objectively-freaking hot. Why is he single? ". . . [T]here may be a hundred different ways of being in love." Jane Austen And a hundred different ways not to recognize it. "Emerett Has Never Been In Love" is a fun, fast-paced gay romance retelling of Jane Austen's Emma.

Download or read book The Lost Books of Jane Austen written by Janine Barchas and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly innovative and occasionally irreverent, this book will appeal in equal measure to book historians, Austen fans, and scholars of literary celebrity.

Download or read book Persuasion Captain Wentworth and Cracklin Cornbread written by Mary Jane Hathaway and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively Southern retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, featuring Lucy Crawford, who is thrown back into the path of her first love while on a quest to save her beloved family home. Lucy Crawford is part of a wealthy, well-respected Southern family with a long local history. But since Lucy’s mother passed away, the family home, a gorgeous antebellum mansion, has fallen into disrepair and the depth of her father’s debts is only starting to be understood. Selling the family home may be the only option—until her Aunt Olympia floats the idea of using Crawford house to hold the local free medical clinic, which has just lost its space. As if turning the plantation home into a clinic isn’t bad enough, Lucy is shocked and dismayed to see that the doctor who will be manning the clinic is none other than Jeremiah Chevy—her first love. Lucy and Jeremiah were high school sweethearts, but Jeremiah was from the wrong side of the tracks. His family was redneck and proud, and Lucy was persuaded to dump him. He eventually left town on a scholarship, and now, ten years later, he’s returned as part of the rural physician program. And suddenly, their paths cross once again. While Lucy’s family still sees Jeremiah as trash, she sees something else in him—as do several of the other eligible ladies in town. Will he be able to forgive the past? Can she be persuaded to give love a chance this time around?

Download or read book Sense And Sensibility written by Joanna Trollope and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beloved and internationally bestselling author’s contemporary retelling of Jane Austen’s classic novel of love, money and two very different sisters. When their father unexpectedly dies, the three Dashwood girls—Elinor, Marianne and Margaret—must face the harsh reality of a life where they no longer have the home or the financial security that they have always taken for granted. As they come to terms with life without the comforts of either their country house or an inheritance, Elinor, a sensible architecture student, and Marianne, a passionate, musical free spirit, are also confronted by a world where their choices are abruptly limited by their new and alarming circumstances. With her trademark insight and wit, Joanna Trollope has brought Austen’s characters and their story into the 21st century. In the timeless spirit of their creator, she casts a clever, gently satirical eye on Elinor and Marianne as they are forced to navigate the modern world and the search for love. The results are both heartbreaking and hilarious, but always, in the hands of consummate storyteller Trollope, hugely entertaining and achingly true to life. Reimagining Sense and Sensibility in a fresh and contemporary light, Trollope recasts this beloved coming-of-age story as a perfect tale for our times.

Download or read book Murder on Location Boxed Set Books 1 3 written by Sara Rosett and published by Sara Rosett. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three books in the Murder on Location series, a fun cozy mystery set in an English Village.

Download or read book Twisted Cedars Mysteries Books 1 3 written by C.J. Carmichael and published by Tule Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-12 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Twisted Cedars Mysteries Collection In the coastal town of Twisted Cedars, Oregon an ugly secret from the past has been festering for over thirty years when five librarians were targeted by a serial killer. Now an anonymous emailer wants true crime writer Dougal Lachlan to tell the story. To uncover the truth Dougal enlists the help of local Twisted Cedar librarian Charlotte Hammond. Buried (Book 1) Someone with inside knowledge is feeding clues to true crime writer Dougal Lachlan, promising him the best story of his career. Pursuing the story means returning to Twisted Cedars, where he teams up with local librarian Charlotte Hammond. Since the disappearance of her older sister, Daisy, eight years ago, Charlotte has led a quiet, sheltered life. But as Dougal’s investigation proceeds she realizes there is no safe zone. Not even in libraries. And especially not in Twisted Cedars. Forgotten (Book 2) After a shocking secret is uncovered in Twisted Cedars, Oregon, fresh trouble surfaces when a cargo truck crashes leaving the driver dead and the sole passenger, a woman in her early thirties, unconscious with a severe head injury. When she awakens the next day at the hospital, she is suffering from amnesia. Since she carries no ID, there is no clue to her identity. Judging by the woman’s bruises, which pre-date the accident, the Sheriff suspects she was running from danger when she hitched a ride with the truck driver. But how can he protect her, when he doesn’t even know who she is? An unexpected connection to a serial killer soon has true crime writer, Dougal Lachlan, and local librarian Charlotte Hammond, trying to solve the puzzle…and prevent further death. Exposed (Book 3) When a young boy goes missing the residents of Twisted Cedars are in a panic. They would be even more fearful if they knew a serial murderer has secretly moved back to town. True crime writer Dougal Lachlan and the local librarian Charlotte Hammond must work together with the Sheriff in order to finally expose the killer responsible for decades of unsolved murders.

Download or read book The Librarian s Vampire Assistant Box Set Books 1 3 written by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff and published by Paper & Silver, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-04-09 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a Horribly Sunny Mystery (with a sprinkle of Romance), The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant Box Set: Books 1-3. BOOK 1: NOBODY MESSES WITH HIS LIBRARIAN. . . Who killed Michael Vanderhorst’s maker? It’s a darn good question. But when the trail brings Michael to hellishly sunny Phoenix, Arizona, his biggest problem soon becomes a cute little librarian he can’t seem to stay away from. He’s never met a bigger danger magnet! Even her book cart has it out for her. And is that the drug cartel following her around, too? “Dear God, woman! What have you gotten yourself into?” Things go from bad to worse when local vampires won’t play nice. Can this four-hundred-year-old vampire keep his librarian safe and himself out of hot water? Can he bring his maker’s killer to justice? Yesterday, he would’ve said yes. But yesterday, he didn’t have a strange connection with a librarian. Yesterday, people weren’t trying to kill her. BOOK 2: HOW MUCH LONGER CAN HE KEEP HIS SECRET AND HIS FAVORITE HUMAN SAFE? Michael Vanderhorst has always been a lone wolf. Or lone vampire? Whatever. Point is, this ancient gentleman vampire is obsessed. She’s quirky, a horrible dresser, and the cutest librarian he’s ever seen. The question is, why her? In four hundred years, no one has ever captured his attention like this. He must find out, which is why he just signed on as her new assistant. The problem is, she has no idea vampires exist or that she’s just broken one of their laws. As the leader of his territory, Michael has been ordered by his council to turn her or kill her. “Over my dead body!” To overturn the ruling, Michael needs the council on his side, and right now they’re asking him to hunt down and execute five hundred vampires no one can seem to locate. Unfortunately, his assassin days are long over, and he’s not so sure he can go back to killing. But with Miriam’s life on the line and their unusual bond growing stronger each day, will he dust off the old sword or give her the bite that will make her his forever? BOOK 3: FALLING IN LOVE WITH A LIBRARIAN JUST CAN’T GET MORE AWKWARD... Michael Vanderhorst is not your usual vampire. For starters, he works in a library, is in love with Miriam, his hot nerdy human boss who has no clue what he is, and he looks like a college student. In reality, Michael is an ancient deadly vampire, an ex-assassin, and is currently the de facto king of his kind ever since their ruling party disappeared. To where? He doesn’t know, but if he wants his life back, he’ll have to find out. (Mystery!) Especially because a civil war is brewing, and being king makes his librarian a mark for his enemies. She is, after all, his biggest weakness. With a global uprising about to explode, Michael must give her the protection of his army. Only one problem: She must become his queen first. But every attempt he makes to tell her the truth is met with extreme hostility. “Vampires aren’t real. That’s crazy talk, Michael!” Clearly, the topic frightens her. With time running out and her life on the line, Michael is left with one option: Marry her. Without her knowing. Can he pull it off? And what will happen when the fight comes to their door?

Download or read book The Jin In Time Boxed Set Books 1 3 written by Karin De Havin and published by Supernatural Fantasy Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-04 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life would be amazing if you had a genie, right? Seventeen-year-old Esme is about out to find out when her guardian grandmother dies and leaves her an antique vase. Forced to move in with a father she hardly knows, she rubs it for good luck. Out pops a bowler-hatted genie! Esme hopes to turn her luck around now that she has a genie to help her deal with her problems but there’s a catch. She realizes the wishes are powered by Victorian-era magic and that her genie’s past could put her life in danger…for good. Included: Jin In Time Book One, Jin In Time Book Two, and Love in the Time of Jin Book Three. If you love time traveling genies from Victorian England, coming of age stories with a bit of magic, unforgettable characters and page turning action (with a dash of humor and romance mixed in) and a happy ever after ending, then grab your copy of the Jin in Time 1-3 boxed set today! **The Time is Forever Series has a prequel The Genie Academy Series.** Keywords: young adult time travel, young adult historical fantasy, genie books, young adult books, young adult historical fantasy complete series, young adult coming of age fantasy, time travel books, Los Angeles based books, young adult action adventure supernatural, teen high paranormal, young adult supernatural books, time travel , Victorian fantasy, time travel stories, magician fantasy books, happy ever after books.

Download or read book Spirit Caller Books 1 3 written by Krista D. Ball and published by Krista D. Ball. This book was released on 2023-08-20 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachel has no trouble believing in spirits. It's the living she has a tough time believing in. This omnibus contains the first three novellas of the SPIRIT CALLER series. Spirits Rising: If Rachel's going to have any hope of sending the spirits to their peace, she'll have to stop drooling over unattainable men and trust her 93-year-old neighbour to help her stand against the spirits before their supernatural war engulfs them all. Dark Whispers: A rash of teen suicides shakes the remote Newfoundland village that Rachel Mills calls home. As Rachel helps the school investigate, painful memories from her past - events she's worked very hard to forget - resurface and won't go back into the grave where they belong. Knight Shift: After a lifetime of running away from spirits, Rachel Mills finds herself chasing them. Plus, Rachel's made a decision about Jeremy, the secret love of her life. It's time to have a chat.

Download or read book Something Borrowed Boxset Books 1 3 written by Louisa George and published by Louise Groarke. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SOMETHING BORROWED BOXSET Books 1-3 by Louisa George The first three books in the popular laugh-out-loud series from bestselling author, Louisa George. Stories with humour and heart, following the lives of women living in the small town of Portobello in the big city of London. *Praise for Louisa George's Something Borrowed Series*: "Funny, moving and romantic..." "Made me smile, laugh out loud and get a little teary..." SOMETHING BORROWED (WINNER of the HOLT MEDALLION AWARD 2017) She's the jilted bridezilla who needs a date. He's the best man who needs a control-freak PA. Can they work together for the sake of their businesses? Or should they avoid each other for the sake of their sanity? Chloe Cassidy has fallen out of love with love. Which, for a wedding planner, is a highly inconvenient turn of events. When her longtime sweetheart jilts her at the altar for a honeymoon with her best friend Chloe's belief in happy-ever-after disappears along with her groom. But this attitude has her business suffering as much as she is. In a final attempt to save 'Something Borrowed', Chloe is forced to swallow her pride and work with the enemy--infuriatingly hot, best man, award-winning chef Vaughn. Vaughn's own attitude--he calls it spontaneous, his staff call him temperamental--has him in a spot of trouble. Chloe's soothing touch is just what his restaurant needs. But as they spend time together, they soon find the flames that ignite between them have nothing to do with their past, and everything to do with something new… romance. First in series, a laugh out loud, sexy romance featuring one sizzling chef, one spicy heroine and a whole lot of tasty trouble! SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Will they risk their friendship for a night of unbridled passion? The last thing widow and single mum Jenna is looking for is a hotshot ex-army type with backstory to mess up her already too busy life. She spends her days juggling the demands of her florist business and her four year old little miss and—if she's honest—still missing her one love of a lifetime. So when old friend Nick Welsh returns to Notting Hill she's not prepared for the heat and lust she feels for him. After surviving bombs and bombshells that have damaged his life Nick does not want to get embroiled in Jenna's chaotic one, but there's something about the spirited redhead with stunning blue eyes and a complete inability to sit still that makes him keep seeking her out, and a whole lot of chemistry he can't deny. Is he ready to trust again? And can he teach Jenna that everyone deserves a second chance at love? A fun story about family, second chances, old friends and new love. SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH MISTLETOE She's the Grinch who hates Christmas. He's determined to make this the best holiday season ever. What they need is a Christmas miracle. What they have is a match made in candy cane hell… But when Faith and Blake are forced to work together to make Christmas dreams come true for a local kindergarten, things start to heat up between them. A kiss under the mistletoe is only the start of the thaw… This Christmas, can Blake melt Faith's heart and show her that miracles can happen…?

Download or read book The Rebel Royals Boxset Books 1 3 written by Shanae Johnson and published by Those Johnson Girls. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out if love will reign in these light-hearted, sweet romance of royal engagements that are beyond the common tale! THE KING AND THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER Esmeralda Pickett reigns over the subjects in her kindergarten class. She’s probably the last adult who still believes in fairy tales because all the stories do for her young charges is put the kids to sleep. Esme dreams of being swept off her feet by a charming prince, so when she’s saved from the dangers of texting while walking by a real live king, she’s certain her storybook romance is set to begin. Though sparks fly between the king and the kindergarten teacher, the pages get stuck when Esme learns that the monarch can only marry a woman of royal blood. And while she’s a true blue New Yorker, her blood is as red as it comes. King Leonidas’s first wife was selected for him at birth. Now a widower, Leo has the right to choose his second wife, but it won’t be the love match he’s secretly dreamed of making. The small country of Cordoba is facing an economic crisis, and marrying a rich duchess would secure his people’s future. But can his heart afford another loveless marriage? As Esme and Leo get to know one another, it’s clear there’s a thing between them. But another thing— her lack of royal blood—is keeping them apart. As the clock ticks closer to midnight, will Esme get her storybook ending? Or will this fairytale turn grim? THE PRINCE AND THE PIE MAKER Prince Alexander, Cordoba’s notorious second son, was spared the burden of ruling the monarchy, much to the nation’s relief. His exploits around the world have made him tabloid fodder, so when he wants to pursue his dream of opening a fusion restaurant, no one takes him seriously. The only way to convince investors he’s a good risk is to secure his inheritance—which will only happen after he marries. Too bad Alex never intends to get married. New York City pie maker, Jan Peppers was left at the altar on her wedding day. Even worse, she can’t afford to leave her business partnership with her ex and his new wife who toss salt in her wounds on the regular. Jan’s chance for freedom comes in the form of a deal with Prince Alex—become his chef and fake fiancée and open the restaurant they’ve both dreamed of. As luck would have it Jan never intends to walk down the aisle again. Now they just have to convince the world that a playboy prince would fall for a plain Jane of a pie maker. As Alex and Jan plan the menu, feelings start to heat up in the kitchen. But if the truth of their fake engagement comes out, Alex’s investors will back out and Jan will face another humiliating jilting. Or maybe they’ll serve up a real relationship that’s something to savor for all time. THE DUKE AND THE DJ Diego Zhi Wen de Bernadino, the Duke of Mondego, vowed to never follow the blue blood tradition of marrying for money. Unfortunately, left in crippling debt by his profligate father, and with his mother and staff threatened with destitution, marrying for love is not an option. When a tech billionairess hosts a party in Cordoba, he’s determined to win her affection. But his prestigious education and mastery of four languages hasn’t prepared him for a party girl’s unique vocabulary—his big seduction gets lost in translation. DJ Spin d’Elle’s upbringing left her wary of the monied, noble class. Spin lives her life for the next party and gives away everything she doesn’t need. But when she meets the delicious duke, the record scratches and her tune changes. Though she agrees to help him woo her employer, she soon finds the music they make together is sweeter. With so much in common, will the duke and the DJ be able to remix their duet? Or will the pressures of money and duty cause the tune to fade out?

Download or read book Lightning Strikes Trilogy Boxed Set Books 1 3 written by Barbara Freethy and published by Fog City Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 935 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this special boxed set of three connected full-length romantic suspense novels, lightning leads to love, danger, and the unraveling of long-buried secrets that will change not only the past but also the future… BEAUTIFUL STORM (Lightning Strikes #1) When her father's plane mysteriously disappeared in the middle of an electrical storm, Alicia Monroe became obsessed with lightning. Now a news photographer in Miami, Alicia covers local stories by day and chases storms at night. In a flash of lightning, she sees what appears to be a murder, but when she gets to the scene, there is no body, only a military tag belonging to Liliana Valdez, a woman who has been missing for two months. While the police use the tag to jump-start their stalled investigation, Alicia sets off on her own to find the missing woman. Her search takes her into the heart of Miami's Cuban-American community, where she meets the attractive but brooding Michael Cordero, who has his own demons to vanquish. Soon Alicia and Michael are not just trying to save Liliana's life but also their own, as someone will do anything to protect a dark secret… LIGHTNING LINGERS (Lightning Strikes #2) Katherine Barrett, a dedicated young doctor, receives a terrified phone call from her brother, TJ. He is running away to Mexico to save himself and their family from an unnamed killer. He warns her not to come after him and not to go to the police, as there is no one she can trust. But Katherine realizes there might be someone she can trust… She turns to her former high school sweetheart Jake Monroe—the man whose heart she broke a decade earlier. Katherine asks Jake to fly her into a remote and dangerous part of Mexico where no one else dares to go. Jake had always thought that one day Katherine would realize she needed him, but he didn't expect it to go down this way. Still, he can't resist the beautiful blonde he has never been able to forget. They set off on an adventure that will take them into the past, unravel a decade of secrets, and lead them into the heart of a lightning storm that will change the way they look at their families, the world, and each other… Summer Rain (Lightning Strikes #3) Danielle Monroe is determined to use her new job in DC as a stepping-stone to a high-powered political career. But the secrets surrounding her father's death continue to overshadow her goals. Her family thinks she holds the final piece of the puzzle, but she doesn't even know what the puzzle is…until an attractive and possibly dangerous stranger shows up in her life. Patrick Kane is searching for answers about his own dark tragedy, not realizing that the beautiful Danielle may not just hold the key to his mystery but also his heart. They have to stay alive long enough to find out. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING "I loved the twists and turns that really kept me on the edge to the romance. It was a story I could not put down. I am so looking forward to the rest of the series." Cynthia - Goodreads on Beautiful Storm "This book has suspense, betrayal, mystery, adventure, and love to name a few." Becky – Goodreads on Lightning Lingers "I loved SUMMER RAIN, strong characters and a gritty story line that kept me interested right to the end." Anne – Goodreads on Summer Rain "In SUMMER RAIN, Barbara Freethy has weaved a story of intrigue, mystery, family and love. 5 stars!" Geri – Goodreads "All emotions from happy to WHAT is going on to amazement. Thanks again Barbara for another fantastic read. One that did not disappoint." Dianna – Goodreads on Summer Rain "A fabulous, page-turning combination of romance and intrigue. Fans of Nora Roberts and Elizabeth Lowell will love this book." — NYT Bestselling Author Kristin Hannah on Golden Lies "Freethy has a gift for creating complex characters." — Library Journal "Powerful and absorbing...sheer hold-your-breath suspense."— NYT Bestselling Author Karen Robards on Don’t Say A Word "Freethy skillfully keeps the reader on the hook, and her tantalizing and believable tale has it all– romance, adventure, and mystery." —Booklist on Summer Secrets