It has been years since Elizabeth “Betts” McGee has returned to her once-adored Bulls Island in the Carolina Lowcountry—ages since tragic fate coupled with nasty rumors ended her engagement to fabulously wealthy Charleston golden boy J.D. Langley. Having successfully reinvented herself as a top New York banking executive, Betts is now heading up the most important project of her career. But it’ll transform the untouched island she loved in her youth into something unrecognizable. And it’s forcing her to return to the bosom of her estranged family, where she may not be welcomed with open arms—and uniting her with ex-flame J.D., who’s changed . . . but perhaps not enough. "Bulls Island" is a satisfying tale of honor, chance, and star-crossed love, infused with Southern wit, grace, and charm from the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Christmas Pearl" and "The Land of Mango Sunsets."

In this sequel to "Eight Cousins" we find the title character Rose returning from a two year trip traveling the world. Rose, a wealthy woman, finds herself the object of many suitors, but how can she tell who loves her for her and who loves her for her money? A delightful coming of age story, "Rose in Bloom" will delight readers both young and old.

Prince William has just shocked the world by announcing that he wishes to resign. What happens now?Prince William has just shocked the world by announcing that he wishes to resign. What happens now? In an unprecedented event, the future king has announced that he wishes to resign. The ramifications are huge. Will this be the beginning of the end of the British monarchy?

Set on the Isle of Slingers, this novel follows the exploits of Jocelyn Pierston, a sculptor who falls in love successively with three generations of island women, seeking female perfection, just as he strives to realise the ideal woman in stone.

Vigilante is the first novel in a series of works featuring the character John Stanton and his family. A retired MI6 operative now a consulting security advisor settles in Australia chasing his wife and family he loves so dearly, lost to the fear of harms way. His wife, a media journalist, falls foul of people in Australian power. Stanton steps in and things are not as they seem.Vigilante what can we expect of one, A vigilante is someone who illegally punishes someone for actual or perceived offenses, or participates in a group which metes out extralegal punishment to such a person. Often the victims are criminals in the legal sense; however a vigilante may follow a different definition of criminal than the local law especially if he is of a certain creed.The novel Vigilante introduces John Stanton an extreme character born in London in 1950 to a grass roots military family. A product of British Military Intelligence, at the age of sixty he had done nothing else all his life and lived through much accumulating masses of information whilst working for or with western governments. The experience turns him into a ruthless vigilante amongst military and government bodies. Those in power never expected him to live past thirty but he survived. It also introduces his sidekick Cadiche a part aboriginal civil police officer part of the stolen generation who assists in the public domain. Retiring to the east coast of Australia chasing his family lost through fear and loneliness his separated wife is a political newspaper journalist and uses her maiden name. Optimising her vivacious beauty to gain top secret information gets her into trouble and Stanton receives a sanction on his own wife from the corridors of power in Canberra. Deeply in love with his wife Jodi, his childhood sweetheart, Stanton pursues the threat with ruthless application protecting his family, but finding a little more than he expected. He uncovers a plot to take control of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal for world domination. With unofficial help from Britain's MI6 the American CIA and the French Secret Service he must break the chain of radicals involved in the plot coming at him from all directions and stay one step ahead of the government authorities to have any chance of success. He refuses to be drawn into public affairs and enlists a sidekick Cadiche a part aboriginal police officer found whilst training for the civil police he regards as part of his family.

This is a new issue as of October 2014, prior to the release of Book II ‘Elijah’ Book I ‘Enoch’ was resent for editing as suggested by our readers.) If you believe Tribulation will come someday, if you believe Christ will return, then this book may well be for you. Set in a modern setting read how these two final witnesses as prophesied in Johns Revelation.(This is a new issue as of October 2014, prior to the release of Book II ‘Elijah’ Book I ‘Enoch’ was resent for editing as suggested by our readers.) If you believe Tribulation will come someday, if you believe Christ will return, then this book may well be for you. Set in a modern setting read how these two final witnesses as prophesied in the ‘Book of Revelations’ approach humanity in one last attempt to save as many as possible for Christ. Read how and why America is the first to feel the wrath of God for its removal of God’s word from the people. If you believe in conspiracies then these books are also for you. The reality is the mechanisms are already in place right now today for the takeover by Lucifer and his one world Government. The headlines scream at us every day that the time is coming closer. It is just a matter of time before all the pieces are put together. In Book II Lucifer has a story to tell also. This story will deceive many and is backed up one hundred percent by scripture. Enoch and Elijah are the last barrier of complete control over the earth and its inhabitants by Lucifer and his followers. See how this story affects every government and its people in the world and how they react to this last stand for Christ. The time has come for the last two witnesses to appear on earth. Book I covers the start of Enoch’s ministry. Book II is about Elijah and Lucifer.

Join Frances on her first day as a call centre agent. Meet the zany staff and the problem customers and sing along! Written by a recovering agent who guarantees accuracy, Call Centre: The Musical is a fun ride through the obscure and secretive world of who takes our calls and what is really going on while we are holding.In this eBook, Altman provides three short stories related to the events of "The Ballad of Gregoire Darcy," the fourth title in her series "The Darcys and the Bingleys: Pride and Prejudice Continues."

The third in Doris Lessing's visionary novel cycle "Canopus in Argos: Archives". It is a mix of fable, futuristic fantasy and pseudo-documentary accounts of 20th-century history.

Before I Get Married is the story of a misguided young man's trip to the altar.There are many things that go through a man's head before he gets married. Some men forgive the transgressions of their wives, knowing that white is never a suitable color for them to wear on that most-memorable of days. Some men can't forgive, they just don't have the capacity.And, some men take matters into their own hands.

Alan Gray is immature, silly, goofy, and not to be trusted. Or at least that's what Claudia used to think. Now she's dating him. But has Alan really changed? Claudia's not sure. She can't tell whether Alan's a dream date or a date disaster. Alan's got one last chance. Will Claudia find love?

Stunning and brutally powerful, Falconer tells the story of a man named Farragut, his crime and punishment, and his struggle to remain a man in a universe bent on beating him back into childhood. Only John Cheever could deliver these grand themes with the irony, unforced eloquence, and exhilarating humor that make Falconer such a triumphant work of the moral imagination. From the Trade Paperback edition.

This prequel to Crown Duel is about the early life of Vidanric Renselaeus, Marquis of Shevraeth, who as a courtly, well-mannered teen coached in the noble art of dueling, finds himself thrown into the infamous cavalry command academy in Marloven Hess. There, instead of reading theories about statecraft, he is forced to learn about command from the inside--and what it means to be king.

She must save the world. He must help her....Yin and Yang is a four-part fantasy adventure, subtly blended with sci-fi and romance.She must save the world. He must help her....Yin is the Savior of the ages. A young woman chosen to protect the world on its final day. A fighter, a sorcerer, a loner. She lives in the mountains, away from the prying eyes of the Kingdom and under the watchful protection of her guardian, Castor.No one knows she’s the Savior, and she must keep it that way.Then the army comes. With them is the handsome but cold Captain Yang. He takes Yin and Castor back to the capital, where she’s drafted into the army. If she can’t hold onto her secret and keep herself safe, she’ll die, and the world will die with her.Captain Yang has never met a woman like her. Impetuous, powerful, and determined, she’s too much to handle. But the army need her. Especially with war on the horizon. She has a secret though, one he’s determined to reveal. Yet time is against him, and he must fight to find out the truth before it’s too late.….Yin and Yang is a four-part fantasy adventure, subtly blended with sci-fi and romance.

The fourth novel in Anthony Powell's brilliant twelve-novel sequence, A Dance to the Music of Time

A Digital Novella Previously featured in the now out-of-print anthology, Exclusive. Grace Wilde owns a swingers club—but rarely indulges in the fun. It takes a newcomer like Mike Nottingham to sway her. Pure country. All animal. And up for a good time. But can two people who thrive on independence find a compromise between absolute sexual freedom and total commitment? This novella features Mike Nottingham from Wild, Wicked and Wanton.

Phil Ockerman falls for Bertha Strunk at a tango lesson in a church crypt in Clerkenwell. Each recently separated, both their Suns are squared by Neptune. Bertha also bears a strong resemblance to the 17th century Venetian singer and composer, Barbara Strozzi with whom Phil is obsessed.

Rob works for Global Air Lite and as usual there's nothing happening at the check-in desks. So he decides to liven things up, as usual. With calamitous results, as usual. Laugh out load funny and great a escape from 'normality'.A Bitesize Read: Men at Work - Episode 1. About 1 hour of fun with work colleagues who have nothing in common, except an overwhelming desire to throttle Rob the anarchist! . It's another mind-numbing day for the check-in staff at Global Airlines Lite, until the anarchist Rob discovers the suspect package. Imagine being a fly-on-the-wall as the the day unfolds, and watch Rob set up Major Tom to defuse the bomb and save the day... well, at least that's the plan.The first episode in the Working Man series - let the madness begin!

The Ruling Elite and Other Stories is a collection of six short fantasy stories from XC Publishing authors Xina Marie Uhl and Janet Loftis.The Ruling Elite and Other Stories is a collection of short fantasy from Xina Marie Uhl and Janet Loftis. Here you'll find a slave-mercenary struggling to save the life of his mistress, a palace guard defending his city against the destroyer of prophecy, a wanderer who brings more than just past grief into the lives of four sisters, two men who go on a dangerous hunt to kill the witches destroying their village, an outcast trying to outwit the village oracle and get justice for her murdered mother, and a captain who discovers how high the cost is to return the dead to their rightful homes. Come read stories which fuse fantasy with history and anthropology by two of XC Publishing's most talented writers.

A mission to rescue POWs goes wrong, and then right, and secrets are revealed.Terra is shiftless --- a werewolf uncomfortable in her own animal skin. A decade after learning to squash her wolf and flee the repressive village where she grew up, the packless ache still gnaws at Terra's insides. But despite her yearnings, she struggles against being reeled back into her old life. To Terra's dismay, her father and half a dozen of his henchmen finally ambush her and demand her return. Yet they do offer one way out --- hunt down her nephew Keith, teach him to shift, and bring the youngster back into the fold in her place. Problem upon problem piles up as Terra strives to do her father's bidding. The female shifter has hidden from her wolf for so long that she finds herself unable to change back into canine form, and she also realizes that her nephew is too good-natured to survive for a minute walking in his grandfather's footsteps. Plus, there's an alpha standing in her way who's equal parts enticing and terrifying. Will Terra be able to relearn her werewolf abilities --- and overcome her morals --- before her father steals away her hard-earned independence? And as that tantalizing alpha reels her in closer and closer, the question becomes --- does she really want to stay away? Don't miss the first book in a series that has been described as a "good choice for Patricia Briggs fans." Wolf Rampant trilogy: 1. Shiftless 2. Pack Princess 3. Alpha Ascendant

Nikolai Nikolayevich celebrates his 40th birthday and reflects on a life of mild disappointment in the fog of a Volgograd night as the certainties of Soviet Communism dissolve into the chaos of the free market. Published free, download it while you can.The first in a series of linked short stories, 'Life Begins at Forty' introduces the Ribakov family of Volgograd. As the Russian economy, society and everything they have ever known disintegrate around them, father Nikolai, mother Nina and teenage son Ivan struggle to retain their dignity and integrity whilst coming to terms with the new reality of post-Communist 1990s Russia. These stories deal with the corrosiveness of bribery, corruption, disillusionment and despair, and the hope that comes from love and family that motivates the characters to carry on.Currently free, read it while you can.