To save her West Texas home, a young widow must join forces with a violent desperado—and tame the wild passions he ignites within her: "A superb writer" (RT Book Reviews). Ellie Langstrom has built a quiet, simple life on a ranch in Summer Valley, married to the love of her life: gentle, older Benjamin Jarrett. But that life is shattered when her barn burn to the ground and she finds Benjamin's bullet-riddled body on the back doorstep. Reeling from shock and grief, Ellie has no idea who would want to hurt him or why. So she telegraphs Benjamin's brother Carson, a Texas Ranger, for help. Two months later, a Jarrett brother finally arrives—only it's not Carson, but the blue-eyed gunfighter, Kale Jarrett. Ellie is terrified of guns and of the handsome gunslinger now living in her house. But she needs him . . . maybe in ways she doesn't want to admit. "The real treasure of Sweet Autumn Surrender is the love...

It was to be her greatest masquerade . . .Pamela Darby needs a man — preferably a Highland brute with more brawn than brains. Determined to save her sister from selling her virtue, the resourceful beauty requires a strapping specimen to pose as a duke's long-lost heir. Pamela plans to collect the generous reward, then send him on his way. Lucky for the brazen beauty, the seductive, silver-eyed highwayman who just held up their carriage could be her man . . .Connor Kincaid has given up on his dream of restoring his clan's honor. And now this plucky Englishwoman is asking him to take part in a risky charade that could land them both on the gallows. Never a man to resist a challenge or the allure of a beautiful woman, Connor strikes the devil's bargain that could seal both their fates. The highwayman and the hellion journey to London as both enemies and allies — a woman who has everything to gain and a man who has nothing to lose . . . but his heart.

The crew decides to head home. Not to their homes. That would be too easy. No, the home planet of the aliens who make up the engines. Will the crew survive the encounter? Or will they become one massive glob of a hive mind? More importantly, will Judit still be able to swear in Hungarian if she's swallowed whole? Project Persephone—the last book in the space opera series The Long Run—follows the crew through one of the biggest con jobs of the universe, as they make one last desperate attempt to break the stranglehold the Cartel has on the rest of the galaxy. Be sure to read all the books in this completed series, starting with Project Nemesis!

A one-click, ooh they're cute, best friends-to-lovers romance and delicious love story with the yummiest tight end in the NFL. From bestselling author Lisa Lang Blakeney comes a new contemporary football romance between a strong and silent tight end and the carefree woman who has always had his heart. I unexpectedly lost my job And am in debt up to my eyeballs Until my best friend a.k.a. my lucky charm– Rush Gets me my dream job working for the NFL We're best friends so this will be fun and easy At least that's what I thought until I actually started the job And one of his teammates asks me out on a date Then Rush starts acting strange Now our friendship feels like it's totally changing And I think we're both in over our heads Drowning in feelings and desire that can no longer be ignored But clearly frightens us both Um, you see where this is going, right? RUSH is a...

The beautiful game just got deadly.Scott Manson needs to leave London. His job managing London City football team is over, and it cuts deep to watch them play on without him.But changing your life isn't as simple as all that. When Scott takes up a new position in Shanghai, he gets caught up in an elaborate sting mounted by a rival team. And when he quits that for a job in Barcelona, it turns out his new employers only want him for his detective skills: their star player is missing, and they need to find him fast.As Scott tracks the player from Paris to Antigua, he uncovers corruption, kidnapping - and murder...

An exciting fantasy adventure about a video game that comes to life, which also makes readers think what it's like to be an endangered animal.A live animal leaping out of a video game? Unbelievable. And yet there it is in Macka's lap: soft and smelly, alert and terrified, like a real animal; but also glowing with strange energy.Can she get it back into the game alive? And - if she goes in herself, can she get out?'Intriguing, accessible and highly original.' - Reading Time'A fascinating mystery/adventure with a thought-provoking message.' - Margaret Dunkle, Australian Bookseller and Publisher

The "nameless" San Francisco detective and his partner Eberhardt are trying to prove that their client Thomas Lujack did not mow down his business partner with his car. Although he suspects his client's guilt early on, the 58-year-old gumshoe spends three weeks looking for flaws in the testimony of the hit-and-run's sole witness. Then Lujack is found murdered, the witness disappears, and the detective, instead of being asked to step up his investigation, is discharged by the victim's brother Coleman. In full moral outrage, the veteran detective bulldogs his way through the case, uncovering evidence about the brothers' employment of illegal immigrants.

Milo has two great moms, but he's never known what it's like to have a dad. When Milo's doctor suggests asking his biological father to undergo genetic testing to shed some light on Milo's extreme allergies, he realizes this is a golden opportunity to find the man he's always wondered about. Hollis's mom Leigh hasn't been the same since her other mom, Pam, passed away seven years ago. But suddenly, Leigh seems happy—giddy, even—by the thought of reconnecting with Hollis's half-brother Milo. Hollis and Milo were conceived using the same sperm donor. They met once, years ago, before Pam died. Now Milo has reached out to Hollis to help him find their donor. Along the way, they locate three other donor siblings, and they discover the true meaning of the other F-word: family.

A man trying to forget. Jackson Johnson had always planned to spend his life in the Marines serving his country—that is until he came back from a mission with memories he'd rather not have. He feels like he's circling the drain until he meets the new tenant next door. An altercation with her unruly dog has them at odds. That is until he finds himself kissing her. A woman who doesn't have time for love. Veterinarian Hannah Richmond doesn't have time for the surly Marine or any man for that matter. Still, resisting his kisses proves futile and soon she finds herself falling for Jack. For the first time in a really long time she discovers she might just want to try for that happily ever after—that is until her past comes back to haunt her. A Marine determined to prove his love. Jack knows Hannah is pushing him away because she wants to keep him safe but there is one thing she needs to understand: this Marine will never retreat until...

Can you ever really trust ghosts from your past?As the mist rolls off the ocean and into Bedlam, October brings with it all manner of haunts and spooks. But the mist doesn’t arrive alone. Fata Morgana returns from the depths of the ocean, bringing with her a message. One of the ancient vampires has risen. He’s coming for Maddy, and he’ll eliminate anybody who stands in his way. Now, the witches wild must band together one more time, if they can keep from destroying each other first.Series Reading Order:.5: Blood Music1: Bewitching Bedlam1.5A: Blood Vengeance1.5B: Tiger Tails2: Maudlin's Mayhem3: Siren Song4: Witches Wild

A dark, thought-provoking adventure that "artfully evokes the blood-soaked reality of 17th-century pirates" (Entertainment Weekly).This "wryly humorous, satiric, and often macabre novel" (Library Journal) follows Jean Smeeks, a Flemish thirteen-year-old who signs up as an indentured servant with the French West Indies Company, but instead winds up a slave on the notorious island of Tortuga. Over time, he learns the arts of herbal medicine and surgery—a skill that allows him to join a band of Caribbean pirates. Contrasting Jean's romantic pull toward the "Brethren of the Coast"—an all-male society pursuing socialist, anti-colonialist ideals—with the brutal reality of their lawless existence, They're Cows, We're Pigs is a "unique and memorable" novel whose "pirate world leaves you as a good book should: thinking" (The Boston Herald).