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Humanity
Edward James Bowman
Set on the planet of Manticore in the 50th century, Lord Koris Young and Lord Lysander Jordanis vie for the chairman role in the soon-approaching election while also trying to keep sanity in their personal lives as their worlds fall apart around them.Set on the planet of Manticore in the 50th century, Lord Koris Young and Lord Lysander Jordanis vie for the chairman role in the soon-approaching election while also trying to keep sanity in their personal lives as their worlds fall apart around them.Koris Young, the youngest chairman candidate in Manticorian history at seventy, must learn to survive in the political game with natural ageism and his conflicting views from the other lords and ladies as he fights for equal rights on a class-based planet. He must learn how to tactfully propose his suggestions to unite the uptowners and downtowners -- an idea frowned upon by other Manticorian politicians -- or watch his only chance of changing Manticore for the better crumble in front of his eyes.Lysander Jordanis seems like the more logical choice for the people of Manticore. He's over six-hundred years-old and has been in the political game longer than his rival has been alive. Despite this natural advantage, Lord Jordanis' pride is his downfall as he starts to lose everything he loves due to his own fault.
A Day in the Life of Kayla Green
Rachel Bowman
A Day in the Life of Kayla Green is a short, young adult comedy, about a young girl dealing with the eccentricities of her family over the course of her first date.Roman Meister, title character of the novel The Mighty Roman, is a study in power -- its uses and abuses. In this scene, the mighty behemoth puts on a display of raw physical power for the awed young sub-minor-leaguers whom he manages in the indy Cal-Hairy (Cal-Heri) League. May Roman power be exercised wisely!
The Cruise of the Talking Fish
W E Bowman
Having brought the highest mountain in the world to its knees, Binder, leader of the expedition to conquer Rum Doodle, soon sets off on a new adventure, aboard the raft Talking Fish. With only two cats, one frog, one oyster and five fellow-adventurers as crew, he is determined to master the challenges of the deep.
The Genesis Wars
Akemi Dawn Bowman
Young Adult / Children's
Black Mirror meets Marie Lu's Warcross in Nami's continuing adventures as she fights to free her friends in this high-stakes sequel to The Infinity Courts by award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman.It's been ten months since Nami narrowly escaped the Four Courts and Ophelia's wrath. Ten months since she was betrayed by someone she once considered a friend. Someone she poured her heart out to. And now her family here in the afterlife are gone, captured, and Nami is utterly alone. On the run, only steps ahead of the AI forces pursuing her, and desperate to free her friends, Nami must take the allies she can find, even if she doesn't fully trust them. And as she tests the limits of her own power, she must also reckon with the responsibility that entails. Stakes are high as Nami navigates old enemies, unexpected allies, and an ever-changing landscape filled with dangers and twists at every turn. Along the way, she'll learn powerful truths...
Big Bang
David Bowman
Set in the 1950's, this epic, Warholian novel presents a brilliant and wholly original take on the years leading up to the Kennedy assassination.Where were you when you first heard President Kennedy had been shot? This is a question most people can answer, even if the answer is "I wasn't born yet." In this epic novel, David Bowman makes the strong case that the shooting on November 22nd, 1963 was the major, defining turning point that catapulted the world into an entirely new stratosphere. It was the second big bang. In this hilarious, lightning-fast historical novel, Bowman follows the most famous couples of the decade as their lives are torn apart by post-war's new normal. We see Lucille Ball's bizarre interrogation by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and Jackie Onassis' moonlight cruise with Frank Sinatra . We follow Norman Mailer and Arthur Miller as they attempt to get quickie divorces together at a loophole resort in Nevada...
Hook's Daughter
R. V. Bowman
What if everything you knew about your father was a lie?Andromeda "Rommy" Cavendish doesn't really have a home, unless you count the exclusive boarding school where she stays year round. With her mother dead and her father out to sea most of the time, Rommy counts down the days to her father's two visits every year - on her birthday and Christmas. Every year, she hopes this will be the summer her father takes her with him on his travels, but he always says she is too young and it is too dangerous. But this summer is going to be different. Rommy's going with him on his travels. He just doesn't know it yet. As the newest and youngest member of her school's fencing team, danger is her new best friend. There's no way her father can say no. But he never shows up for his visit. Worried that something awful has happened, Rommy dresses as a boy and sneaks out of her school, traveling...
The Duke Deal
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
***This story was previously published in the Duke in a Box anthology available from Nov 1 - Dec 31, 2022.***The honeymoon is over...When Veronica said "I do" to Sebastian Sinclair, Duke of Edgefield, she thought all her dreams had come true. He was dashing and doting, and she absolutely adored him—until he betrayed her trust, shattering their marriage, and her heart, into a million tiny bits. She hasn't seen her husband in the two years since, and she'd just as soon make it twenty. But when she learns that her beloved grandfather's dying wish is for her and Sebastian to attend the family's Christmastide celebration, she swallows her pride and asks him a favor: to pretend they're the happy couple they once were. But the passion still simmers.Sebastian is shocked to find his lovely duchess on his doorstep, but he's ready and willing to play the part of a devoted husband for the Christmas...
The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
For fans of the Lovelight series and The Pumpkin Spice Café, this cozy and sexy romance follows a young event planner who returns to her family's inn on an apple orchard to help run their Harvest Festival—only to find herself butting heads with the handsome son of the apple orchard's owners. Ellie Lawson's city life was treating her just fine until a sour turn of events knocks her out in one fell swoop. Dumped by her boyfriend and fired from her event planning job, she is left with no choice but to return to her parents' idyllic inn, nestled within a picturesque Honeycrisp orchard on Long Island. Anticipating a quiet hiatus in the attic apartment, she is instead met with Aiden, the stubborn, attractive son of the orchard owner who is currently occupying her planned refuge.Forced together by circumstance, they find themselves not only roommates but also coworkers, when they're put in charge by their parents of the orchard's vital Harvest...
Pecos Bill
James Cloyd Bowman
Bill was just four years old when he fell from the family wagon near the Pecos River on the western frontier. Accidentally left behind by his family, he was raised by coyotes, and he didn’t realize he was human until he was an adult. When he did, Pecos Bill returned to civilization and used the superhuman powers he’d developed during his peculiar upbringing to become the best cowboy in the West.
Stolen
Part #3 of "Taken" series by Erin Bowman
In this thrilling 50-page digital prequel novella, enter the world of Taken, a heart-pounding dystopian sci-fi series from Erin Bowman. Before Gray Weathersby uncovered the truth about Claysoot and the Laicos Project, a girl named Bree came of age in the coastal settlement of Saltwater - and made her own surprising journey to the world beyond its borders. In Stolen, discover the story of Bree's life before she was Snatched from her home, before she joined the rebellion, and before she met a boy named Gray. . . . HarperTeen Impulse is a digital imprint focused on young adult short stories and novellas, with new releases the first Tuesday of each month.
Inner Flame
Kim Bowman & Kay Springsteen
Romance
Her older brother MIA, the responsibility for taking in their four-year-old sister Jazz and her dog Hank falls on Sera Dobson after their mother's suddenly death. Grief stricken, Sera’s mind starts playing tricks on her, making her talk to her sister’s dog, see ghosts, and believe there is a conspiracy at work. Caring for a child is hard enough. She doesn’t need the added headache of a breakdown.With her older brother MIA, the responsibility for taking in their four-year-old sister Jazz and her dog Hank falls on Sera Dobson after their mother's suddenly death. Grief stricken, Sera’s mind starts playing tricks on her, making her talk to her sister’s dog, see ghosts, and believe there is a conspiracy at work. Caring for a child is hard enough. She doesn’t need the added headache of a mental breakdown...
The Duke is Back
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
A wedding is in her futureMiss Sophie Payton might be engaged, but she's not in love. The only man who ever captured her heart was Phillip Grayson—a soldier who was slain a year ago. But when her stepmother decrees that Sophie will marry Phillip's cousin, the new Duke of Harlowe, Sophie's in no position to refuse. A funeral is in his pastThe ton thinks Phillip Grayson died a hero on the battlefields of Europe, but he's very much alive. While he spent the last year recuperating from his grave injuries in secret at his friend's estate, his brother was murdered, his cousin took over the title of duke, and the woman he loved—the one he dreamed of every night—apparently moved on without him. But the duke is backPhillip has returned to London intent on reclaiming his brother's title and making the people who killed him pay. He doesn't understand how Sophie could have...
Where the Lost Ones Go
Akemi Dawn Bowman
Young Adult / Children's
Where the Lost Ones Go is a middle grade contemporary fantasy by critically acclaimed author Akemi Dawn Bowman, in which a twelve-year-old biracial Japanese American girl grieves the loss of her beloved grandma and attempts to contact her beyond the grave.Eliot is grieving Babung, her paternal grandmother who just passed away, and she feels like she's the only one. She's less than excited to move to her new house, which smells like lemons and deception, and is searching for a sign, any sign, that ghosts are real. Because if ghosts are real, it means she can find a way back to Babung.When Eliot chases the promise of paranormal activity to the presumably haunted Honeyfield Hall, she finds her proof of spirits. But these ghosts are losing their memory, stuck between this world and the next, waiting to cross over. With the help of Hazel, the granddaughter of Honeyfield's owner (and Eliot's new crush), she attempts to uncover the mystery behind Honeyfield Hall...
The Devil in the Dock
Part #2 of "Bowman of the Yard" series by Richard James
Young Adult / Thriller / Nonfiction
Hiring Mr. Darcy
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
She 's hiring...Meg Knightley is a history professor with a little OCD and a lot of competitive spirit. When her similarly nerdy history professor boyfriend tosses her over for a starlet on the eve of the Jane Austen Festival and Games, she needs a new Mr. Darcy STAT. He's the man for the job...Jeremy Remington left a lucrative tech job to follow his dreams—but getting his custom woodworking business off the ground isn't cheap. When his best friend's sister offers good money for little more than acting the gentleman, he jumps at the chance. After all, how hard could it be to fly over to England and wear a cravat for a few days? Until things get real.She hired him to play the part of a proper gentleman, so why can't she stop thinking about what's underneath his waistcoat? And when Meg finds out Jeremy has had a crush on her for years, will she toss him out on his ear...or...
The Body in the Trees
Part #3 of "Bowman of the Yard" series by Richard James
Young Adult / Thriller / Nonfiction
The Footman and I
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
Let the games begin . . .Every fortune-hunting female in London is after the newly titled Earl of Kendall, but he's intent on finding a wife whose heart is true. So, while drunkenly jesting with his friends in a pub one night, he has an idea—what if the ladies of the ton didn't know he was a wealthy earl? All he has to do is pose as a servant at his friend's summer country house party and make sure the guest list is full of beautiful, eligible debutantes. What could possibly go wrong? May the best footman win.Miss Frances Wharton is far more interested in fighting for the rights of the poor than in marriage, but her mother insists she attend a summer house party—and find herself a husband. Frances would rather wed a goat than the pompous man her mother has in mind, so in order to dissuade the would-be suitor, she vows to behave like a shrew. The only person she can be herself with is the kind, handsome...
Neverland's Key
R. V. Bowman
A crazy fairy, murderous mermaids, and a looming deadline - what could possibly go wrong?Rommy knows what she has to do - stop Pan. She knows how to do it - find the key and turn it in the lock. She knows what's at stake if she fails - being stuck in Neverland forever. What she doesn't know is how she'll accomplish it all and persuade her father to give up his desire for revenge before the sun comes up. Join Rommy and her friends on their final quest where they will have to deal with poisonous swamp cats, learn how to breathe underwater, and overcome the biggest obstacle of all - their own failings. If you like fast-paced fantasy adventures with pirates and spunky heroines set in fantastical worlds, you'll love Neverland's Key: A Pirate Princess's Last Chance, the final installment of the middle-grade fantasy-adventure trilogy the Pirate Princess Chronicles. Pick up Neverland's Key and join the final...
Desert Rainbow
Scott Bowman
1903 - 1918 - The American Southwest, the Navajo Indian Reservation, a vivid landscape of mesas, natural arches and canyons. Early Hollywood California, the first moguls of silent film and their reckless stunt pilots. Mud-soaked trenches of WWI and the skies above them, filled with brave young pilots, and their flaming, spiraling biplanes. Against these wildly different backdrops, two unforgettable characters struggle to save their lives, their love and their dreams. Chooli Mckenna, a beautiful and precocious orphaned, Navajo girl, adopted by white trading post owners, thought of as a witch by her people and hated by her brother. Isolated with only a single friend, Roy Mitchell, and her coywolf companion, Shadi. Artist, reader of encyclopedias, trainer of ravens, student of the new technology of flight.Roy Mitchell, young cowboy, a natural hero, who dreams of flying airplanes while working...
The Debutante Dilemma
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
Lady Jessica Whitmoreland has been waiting for her first Season her entire life and she has her eye on the best catch of the Season, but when the gentleman of her dreams turns out to be a nightmare, what's a debutante to do? When a debutante with a plan...Lady Jessica Whitmoreland has always had a clear plan for her debut Season: find a suitable husband and secure her place in Society. Her sights are set on the catch of the Season, the Duke of Thornbury, Aiden Thornton. But when he offends Jessica during their first encounter, she writes him off as rude and arrogant. Meets a duke with an attitude...Aiden is a rake who shudders at the thought of settling down. He prides himself on crushing the dreams of hopeful debutantes. But when he realizes he's offended a Whitmoreland, he has no choice but to make amends, and quickly. Only Lady Jessica isn't interested in his apology. She...
The Head in the Ice
Part #1 of "Bowman of the Yard" series by Richard James
Young Adult / Thriller / Nonfiction
The Life, Death and Life of Amelia Hollow
Edward James Bowman
In the year 2808 AD, eighteen year-old Amelia Hollow gets accepted into Starside Academy: the top United Systems of Mel naval academy. She is the first human to ever be accepted into such an elite academy as the human race is looked down upon by the USM... and because she has a huge ego she wants to shame the USM for doubting her.In the year 2808 AD, eighteen year-old Amelia Hollow gets accepted into Starside Academy: the top United Systems of Mel naval academy. She is the first human to ever be accepted into such an elite academy as the human race is looked down upon by the USM... and because she has a huge ego she wants to shame the USM for doubting her.Amelia thought screwing over the academy was going to be a challenge, but saving the universe from a mad woman seemed like it was going to be a harder task.
The Ascent of Rum Doodle
W E Bowman
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BILL BRYSONAn outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a 40,000-and-a-half-foot peak, The Ascent of Rum Doodle has been a cult favourite since its publication in 1956. Led by the reliably under-insightful Binder, a team of seven British men including Dr Prone (constantly ill); Jungle the route finder (constantly lost), Constant the diplomat (constantly arguing) and 3,000 Yogistani porters, set out to conquer the highest peak in the Himalayas.
The Ramblin' Kid
Earl Wayland Bowman
Rear\' to Go A wild horse and a wilder rider. A round-up and a horse-race that leaves you limp. Quck sand and a struggle that leaves you limp. Greek meets U.S.A. with fists - shut your eyes if you can\'t stand the sight of blood. The West, big hearted, restless and fun-loving. All this and more in - The Ramblin\' Kid by Earl Wayland Bowman A clean, thrilling Western novel that has achieved the distinction of having been the third most popular book in the country in 1922. A story for all who enjoy an outdoor, Wild-West romance of hard-riding, quick-firing, cow-punching plainsmen. Its pages are chock-full of humor; its characters are realities. "Ex-editor, ex-printer, ex-cattle-puncher, ex-horse-breaker, ex-restaurant-keeper, ex-broker in real estate, ex-poet, ex-State Senator from Idaho and a few other things by way of variety - that\'s Earl Wayland Bowman as he was. Now all of these experiences have crystallized into a real career and he is putting his knowledge of life - the life of the far West, of plains and cities and cattle-punchers - into fiction. \'The Ramblin\' Kid\' is his first book....Asked what is his motto in life, he answered, seriously: \'Do your darndest and play out your hand to the end!\'" -Sunset A story brimming over with humor and life, and the spirit of Western plains and cowboys and bronco-busters - and happy living and fun and wholesome people - such a story is \'The Ramblin\' Kid, by Earl Wayland Bowman. Mr. Bowman is a perfectly fresh, new writer, - and he has written a perfectly fresh, new story. For people who love stories of the West - for people who want a novel with fresh plot and vivid atmosphere and charm of style - \'The Ramblin\' Kid\' is the book. Men will particularly enjoy it and women, too, will respond to its quaint but true philosophy, - and both men and women will take away from the reading of the book the spirit of sweeping plains - and the big hearted West.
Taken
Erin Bowman
Fans of Incarceron by Catherine Fisher and Variant by Robison Wells won't want to miss this magnetic first book in a gripping dystopian sci-fi series. Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy, raves that Taken is "an action-packed thrill ride from beginning to end. More, please!"Gray Weathersby has grown up expecting to disappear at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. They call it the Heist--and it happens to every boy in Claysoot. His only chance at escape is to climb the Wall that surrounds Claysoot. A climb no one has ever survived . . .
Immunity
Erin Bowman
Survivors of a deadly planetary outbreak take on a new, sinister adversary in the white-knuckle sequel to Contagion, which New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman called "gripping, thrilling, and terrifying in equal measures."Thea, Coen, and Nova have escaped from Achlys, only to find themselves imprisoned on a ship they thought was their ticket to safety. Now the nightmare they thought they'd left behind is about to be unleashed as an act of political warfare, putting the entire galaxy at risk. To prevent an interstellar catastrophe, they'll have to harness the evil of the deadly Achlys contagion and deploy the only weapons they have left: themselves. Fans of Jonathan Maberry, Rick Yancey, and Madeleine Roux will relish Bowman's tense, high-stakes conclusion to the events of contagion.
After the Outbreak- The Complete Series
Part #1 of "After the Outbreak" series by Dave Bowman
Adventure / Survival
Generation Misfits
Akemi Dawn Bowman
Young Adult / Children's
Generation Misfits by Akemi Dawn Bowman is a heartwarming, fish-out-of-water own voices story about an eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl who finds her true friends—through the power of J-Pop!Millie is attending a real school for the first time, and she dreams of finally having friends and a little bit of freedom. She finds her chance when she joins an imitation band of her favorite J-Pop group, where she's thrilled to meet a group of misfits who quickly become a tightknit group of friends that are like family. But Millie soon realizes that one of them is dealing with problems bigger than what notes to hit when it comes time for their performance. Can Millie help her friend, even when their problem feels too big to say out loud?
The Girl and the Witch's Garden
Erin Bowman
"As enchanting as it is wise, the true magic of this secret garden story is in its unflinching, heart-wrenching exploration of grief, belonging, and inner strength. Once I stepped into the witch's garden with Piper, I did not want to leave." —Jessica Khoury, author of The Mystwick School of Musicraft "Piper Peavey is a protagonist all her own in a spellbinding story that has a touch of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and a dab of Circus Mirandus." —Quinn Sosna-Spear, author of The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson "Magical and mysterious, a captivating read from start to beautiful end." —Megan Frazer Blakemore, author of The Water Castle and The Story Web The Secret Garden meets Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children in this rich, charming middle grade adventure about a girl determined to infiltrate her grandmother's enchanted garden with the help of...
Mr. Hunt, I Presume
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
He never forgot her... When General Collin Hunt is ordered to take a much-needed holiday, he resigns himself to rest and recreation at his brother's country estate. But when the only woman ever loved—and selflessly gave up—shows up as his sister-in-law's governess, his carefully ordered life is turned inside out. She'll never forgive him... When Erienne Stone defied her family and fled her life of privilege, she never expected to be reunited with the man who'd abandoned her more than a decade before. But Lucy, Duchess of Claringdon, is a hard woman to say no to, even when Erienne's heart is in danger of breaking all over again. A meddling matchmaker may be the key to their second chance... After a decade of pain and heartache, can two star-crossed lovers trust the truth in their own hearts?
The Infinity Courts
Akemi Dawn Bowman
Young Adult / Children's
Westworld meets Warcross in this high-stakes, dizzyingly smart sci-fi about a teen girl navigating an afterlife in which she must defeat an AI entity intent on destroying humanity, from award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman.Eighteen-year-old Nami Miyamoto is certain her life is just beginning. She has a great family, just graduated high school, and is on her way to a party where her entire class is waiting for her—including, most importantly, the boy she's been in love with for years. The only problem? She's murdered before she gets there. When Nami wakes up, she learns she's in a place called Infinity, where human consciousness goes when physical bodies die. She quickly discovers that Ophelia, a virtual assistant widely used by humans on Earth, has taken over the afterlife and is now posing as a queen, forcing humans into servitude the way she'd been forced to serve in the real world. Even worse, Ophelia is inching closer and closer...
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The Blind Bowman
Tim Hall
Robin and Marian's quest to save Sherwood Forest continues as the Sheriff's army advances closer, leaving destruction in their wake.Old magicks and ancient myths call out to Robin, leaving his relationship with Marian at breaking point. Can they survive the sparks that may become merciless flames . . . ?
Pan's Secret
R. V. Bowman
She's living her dream. Too bad, it's turned into a nightmare.When Andromeda "Rommy" Cavendish finally found her father, she thought it would be the best summer of her life. Even if her father really is a pirate named Captain Hook.But she quickly finds out how wrong she is.Between Pan's secret and her father's thirst for revenge, Rommy once again finds herself on a quest for answers. But this time, the journey leads Rommy and her friends into the heart of Neverland's terrifying jungles. They must find the only one who has the knowledge that Rommy needs.Unfortunately, she might not be talking.If Rommy survives long enough, she might just find her happily ever after. But if she fails, she'll lose it—permanently.If you enjoy fast-paced fantasy adventures with pirates, feisty heroines, and fairytale twists, you'll love Pan's Secret: A Pirate Princess's Quest for...
The Blind Bowman 1
Tim Hall
ROBIN HOOD IS TRANSFORMED.Blinded by the Sheriff, he takes refuge in the ancient heart of Sherwood Forest, where primal powers and forgotten magicks reach out to him. But the wildwood itself is under threat, and the old gods face extinction. Only the blind bowman, Robin Hood, together with his soulmate, Marian, can stand against the forces of darkness . . .
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After The Outbreak Box Set [Books 1-3]
Part #1 of "After The Outbreak Box Set" series by Bowman, Dave
Save a Horse, Ride a Viscount
Part #4 of "The Footmen's Club" series by Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
His best laid plans…
Ewan Fairchild, Viscount Clayton, has been busy ticking off the boxes for a bright future. Become a rising star in Parliament? Check. Find a lady he intends to marry? Check. Make his stables the envy of every man in London? Check, thanks to the prize Arabian thoroughbred he’s just won at auction. Clayton’s on his way to having it all and won’t change course for anyone—not even the beautiful young woman next door.
…are about to go awry
Lady Theodora Ballard didn’t mind missing a Season of dinner parties, balls, and soirees to care for her ailing mother, but when Thea’s father sold her horse out from under her, she thought her heart would break. Now the roguishly handsome viscount at the neighboring estate has her horse—and she’ll stop at nothing to get him back. Unfortunately, a horse spying mission goes south, leaving Thea with a broken leg and Clayton with an alluring houseguest who upends his orderly world. The sparks between them are undeniable, but secrets and scandal abound. It’s going to take more than a little love to save them…
Kissing Mr. Knightley
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
She's all about work...When nurse practitioner Ellie Hoffman agrees to help her best friend's newly rich and famous country music star brother, she's not worried about falling for his legendary charm. Ellie's known Luke Knightley since childhood, and she's well aware of his reputation as a smooth-talking player. She's not about to fall for his tricks – after all, she's a certified player-hater through and through. He's all about play...Luke may have it all – a sprawling mansion in Nashville, a private jet, a chart-topping album – but a recent betrayal has left him questioning who he can trust. When a tour bus accident leaves him in need of some serious TLC, Ellie, his childhood friend and eternal critic, is the first person he turns to. Can they find common ground with a kiss?But as Ellie tends to Luke's wounds, sparks fly in unexpected ways. Can they keep their...
No Other Duke But You--A Playful Brides Novel
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
The Playful Brides novels are:"Wholly satisfying."—USA Today"Smart and sensual."—RT Book Reviews"Delicious." —Kirkus ReviewsSINGLE LADY SEEKS DUKELady Delilah Montebank has her marital sights set on the Duke of Branville. There's just one problem: he barely knows she exists. But no matter, she's got a plan to win him over with her charm, her wit—and perhaps the love potion she has in her possession wouldn't hurt her cause...Lord Thomas Hobbs, Duke of Huntley, thinks his best friend Delilah's quest to become a duchess is ridiculous. He's always said he'd rather give up all the brandy in London than commit to one person for life. Besides, he knows that Delilah's love potion can't possibly win over Branville...since she accidentally gave it to him instead. But perhaps this is the excuse he needs to show her he's always loved...
Dustborn
Erin Bowman
Delta of Dead River sets out to rescue her family from a ruthless dictator rising to power in the Wastes and discovers a secret that will reshape her world in this postapocalyptic Western mashup for fans of Mad Max and Gunslinger Girl.Delta of Dead River has always been told to hide her back, where a map is branded on her skin to a rumored paradise called the Verdant. In a wasteland plagued by dust squalls, geomagnetic storms, and solar flares, many would kill for it—even if no one can read it. So when raiders sent by a man known as the General attack her village, Delta suspects he is searching for her. Delta sets out to rescue her family but quickly learns that in the Waste no one can be trusted—perhaps not even her childhood friend, Asher, who has been missing for nearly a decade. If Delta can trust Asher, she just might decode the map and trade evidence of the Verdant to the General for her family. What Delta doesn't count on is what...
Starfish
Akemi Dawn Bowman
Young Adult / Children's
A gorgeous and emotionally true debut novel about a half-Japanese teen who grapples with social anxiety and her narcissist mother in the wake of a crushing rejection from art school.Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she's thinking. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn't quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream art school, Prism, her real life will begin. But then Kiko doesn't get into Prism, at the same time her abusive uncle moves back in with her family. So when she receives an invitation from her childhood friend to leave her small town and tour art schools on the west coast, Kiko jumps at the opportunity in spite of the anxieties and fears that attempt to hold her back. And now that she is finally free to be her own person outside the constricting walls of her home life, Kiko learns life-changing truths about herself, her past, and how...
Torn from Troy
Patrick Bowman
Two-and-a half millennia after it was created, Homer's Odyssey remains one of humanity's most memorable adventure stories. In this re-creation of Homer's classic as a young adult novel, we see the aftermath of the Trojan War through the eyes of Alexi, a fifteen-year-old Trojan boy. Orphaned by the war and enslaved by Odysseus himself, Alexi has a very different view of the conquering heroes of legend. Despite a simmering anger towards his captors, Alexi gradually develops a grudging respect for them. As the Greeks fight off the angry Cicones, weather a storm that pushes them far beyond charted waters, and nearly succumb to the blandishments of the bewitching Lotus-eaters, he realizes that they are not the demons they were said to be, but people like himself.
A Lot Like a Lady
Kim Bowman
Ladies' maid, Juliet Baines has gotten herself into a pickle by agreeing to go to London and taking the place of her mistress and best friend, Annabella Price, stepsister to the Duke of Wyndham. After all, what does a servant know about being a lady? But Juliet soon finds that pretending to be a lady isn't nearly as hard as guarding her heart against the folly of wanting a man who's completely out of reach.Graeme "Grey" Roland Dominick Markwythe, Sixth Duke of Wyndham, approaches his duties as a nobleman with great dedication and meticulous care. And he's a man who is not easily fooled...except when he tries to convince himself he's not utterly and madly in love with the beautiful imposter who has turned his life upside down. Will society and his responsibilities to his noble status keep him from opening his heart to the woman he loves?ReviewA vibrant historical tale...the slow, gratifying build of the romance between Juliet and Grey, the gentle inclusion of historical detail and the comical cast of secondary characters--including a feisty bulldog named after a neighboring noble--all make A Lot Like a Lady a pleasurable and compelling Regency romp.~Kathy Altman, USA TODAYAbout the AuthorKay Springsteen makes her home in Virginia near the Blue Ridge Mountains. In addition to having written five full-length contemporary romance novels and one Regency romance, she works as an editor. When she's not editing or writing, Kay is busy with her hobbies of reading, photography, gardening, hiking in the mountains with one of her rescue dogs, spending time with her terrific family. She is a firm believer in happily ever after endings and knows one is out there for everyone; it just may not be exactly what was expected. Find Kay on Facebook and at her blog: http://kayspringsteen.wordpress.com/ Kim Bowman lives in Indiana, where she was born and raised. For the past twelve years, she has been married to her best friend, Tony. She has four wonderful, awesome children. Three she was lucky enough to inherit from her husband and one she was given by the grace of God. They live on a small farm with two of their four kids, five horses, Possum the wonder cat, and Lex the lovable pit bull. Although she has notebooks full of songs, poems, and short stories she has composed, it wasn’t until she started doing technical writing for her job that she really got the bug and decided to take her English professor’s advice and write novels for a living. Find Kim on Facebook and at her blog: http://kimbowmanauthor.blogspot.com/
The Unforgettable Hero
Part #1 of "Playful Brides Novella" series by Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
To escape a forced marriage to her loathsome, social-climbing cousin, Cecelia Harcourt banks on selling a romantic novel. But when she's hit by a coach on the way home from meeting a potential publisher and loses her memory, the accident leads to an encounter with a fascinating man. . . who she's convinced is the hero of her novel. Due to his brother's influence, Lieutenant Adam Hunt finds himself honorably discharged from the army. Adam intends to make his way in the world without the help of a war-hero duke, brother or no. He finds his plans for independence sidetracked by a chance encounter with a lady whose memory has gone. She believes he's a hero. Can Adam become the man he was meant to be and fill that lofty role?
The Unexpected Duchess
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
IN THIS BATTLE OF WITS
Lady Lucy Upton’s tongue may be too sharp
to attract suitors but her heart is good and when her painfully shy friend
Cassandra needs help she devises a brilliant scheme to help her discourage an
unwanted suitor, the Duke of Claringdon. Lucy will hide behind the hedgerow and
tell Cass just what to say to discourage the Duke of Claringdon…but it turns
out that he’s made of sterner stuff than either of them anticipated. And Lucy
is shocked to discover that tangling with the tenacious man is the most fun
she’s had in ages.
KISSES ARE THE BEST WEAPON
Lord Derek Hunt made a promise to his dying
friend to marry the demure Cassandra, and for a man who wants nothing more than
peace and quiet after the horrors of war, she’ll make the perfect bride. If
only the impudent Miss Upton will let him court the girl! Doing battle is the
last thing on his mind, but bantering with Lucy behind the bushes is too
tempting to resist. And the spoils of this war just may be true love…
Kiss Me at Christmas--Playful Brides
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
"Merry, intelligent, and wholly satisfying."—USA Today "Smart and sensual...readers will be captivated."—RT Book Reviews"Delicious and suspenseful." —Kirkus ReviewsA spirited lady facing spinsterhood. A common man with a noble mission. And a surprise that just might be waiting for them under the mistletoe in Kiss Me At Christmas by Valerie Bowman.Bow Street Runner Daffin Oakleaf abhors Christmas. Carol singing and holiday cheer only remind him of a dark time. When a close friend calls on him for help, Daffin is happy to capitalize on the distraction. But when he learns the lovely Lady Regina is the one in danger, he's to become bodyguard to the captivating woman...Regina has one mission: to find a night of passion in the arms of a gentleman. Considered firmly on the shelf, Regina has given up on marriage—but that doesn't mean she wants to be...
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Secret Brides [3] Secrets of a Scandalous Marriage
Part #3 of "Secret Brides" series by Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
Is happily ever after…a rumor?
A NOTORIOUS CRIME
A
duchess awaiting trial for her vile husband’s murder is the most
delicious gossip the ton has heard in years. But for Kate Townsende, the woman
in question, it could be a matter of life and death. And when a shrewd and
handsome nobleman offers to publish her side of the story while arranging for a
barrister to take her case, she’s tempted by much more than the chance to
defend herself…
A SHOCKING DESIRE
James
Bancroft, Viscount Medford, tells himself he’s only interested in a
best-selling pamphlet, but Kate’s stubborn determination is captivating.
Could the accused widow be telling the truth? At first, James isn’t sure of
anything but his growing desire for her—but before long he’s willing to risk
much more than his reputation to make the infamous beauty his wife…
Summer Bird Blue
Akemi Dawn Bowman
Young Adult / Children's
A mixed race teen struggles to find her way back to her love of music in the wake of her sister's tragic death in this incisive, lyrical novel that's perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jennifer Niven, by the author of William C. Morris Award finalist Starfish.Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn't have the answers to everything. What to eat, where to go, whom to love. But there is one thing she is absolutely sure of—she wants to spend the rest of her life writing music with her younger sister, Lea. Then Lea dies in a car accident, and her mother sends her away to live with her aunt in Hawaii while she deals with her own grief. Now thousands of miles from home, Rumi struggles to navigate the loss of her sister, being abandoned by her mother, and the absence of music in her life. With the help of the "boys next door"—a teenage surfer named Kai, who smiles too much and doesn't take anything seriously, and an eighty-year-old named...
Cursed by the Sea God
Patrick Bowman
The second volume in the trilogy that revisions Homer's Odyssey is once again told from the viewpoint of Alexi, the young Trojan boy. Captured by Odysseus after the fall of Troy, Alexi is forced to accompany the Greeks on their sea journey home to Ithaca. Cursed by the Sea God contains many of the iconic adventures of the homeward journey, including the encounter with the keeper of the winds, the descent into Hades, the fateful visit to the cannibal Laestrygonians, the encounters with Circe the sorceress, the songs of the Sirens, and the deadly passage between the monster Scylla and the whirlpool Charybdis. Having earned his master's respect in saving him from the Sirens, Alexi loses it all though mischance, and his own circumstances take a turn for the worse as he is given away to the most brutal soldier on the ship. It takes all of Alexi's skill and determination just to stay alive. The first volume in the trilogy, Torn from Troy, was nominated for the 2012 OLA Red Maple...
It Happened Under the Mistletoe: A Holiday Novella
Part #3.50 of "Secret Brides" series by Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
Can
happily ever after begin with one Christmas kiss?
It Happened Under the Mistletoe is a brand-new holiday novella from award-winning author
Valerie Bowman!
When Oliver Townsende escapes to his
friend’s house for a Christmas party, he intends to avoid the hordes of
marriage-minded misses who have been dogging his steps in London ever
since he inherited a dukedom. He soon learns a bit of Yuletide peace and quiet
is too much to ask for. When he encounters Miss Cerian Blake, who’s
dodging her own unwanted set of admirers, the two decide to join forces and
fake an infatuation to keep their suitors at bay. But when a bough of
mistletoe becomes involved, will their Christmastime prank turn into a love to
last all seasons?
Secrets of a Scandalous Marriage sb-3
Part #3 of "Secret Brides" series by Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
A Notorious Crime A duchess awaiting trial for her vile husband’s murder is the most delicious gossip the ton has heard in years. But for Kate Townsende, the woman in question, it could be a matter of life and death. And when a shrewd and handsome nobleman offers to publish her side of the story while arranging for a barrister to take her case, she’s tempted by much more than the chance to defend herself… A Shocking Desire James Bancroft, Viscount Medford, tells himself he’s only interested in a bestselling pamphlet, but Kate’s stubborn determination is captivating. Could the accused widow be telling the truth? At first, James isn’t sure of anything besides his growing desire for her—but before long he’s willing to risk much more than his reputation to make the infamous beauty his wife…
A Bridge Too Far
Martin Bowman
About The Author: Martin Bowman is one of Britain’s foremost aviation historians and has written many books and articles. He lives in Norwich.
The Legendary Lord
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
THE MAKING OF A LEGEND... When Christian Forester, Viscount Berkeley, flees the stuffy ballrooms of London for his Scottish hunting lodge, the last thing he expects to find ensconced before his fire is an incredibly beautiful woman. But the plight of lovely young Sarah Highgate, who has run away from an unwanted betrothal, inspires an eminently practical exchange. He'll safeguard her reputation with the ton while she advises him how to best attract a proper bride... As the undisputed belle of the season, Sarah has enchanted plenty of suitors. Still, she isn't interested in marriage, especially not to the pompous bore her father has chosen for her. But her hasty escape seems reckless now that she's estranged from her family and has no one to count on besides Christian. Turning the lucklesslord into such a catch has another unplanned consequence for Sarah: Has he run away with her heart?The Legendary Lord is the sixth installment of...
High Rollers
Jack Bowman
When the engine of a 737 tears itself apart at Los Angeles Airport, Tom Patrick is in the wrong place at the wrong time – playing poker at a nearby casino.He's been losing at cards and probing pipeline leaks ever since his big mouth led to his fall from grace as the National Transportation Safety Board's top air-crash investigator. Now he can't wait to come in from the cold.Sidelined by the official investigation, Tom starts to dig anyway. And when another 737 crashes for what looks like similar reasons, it's clear that something could be terribly wrong with the world's most popular passenger jet.Risking everything, Tom Patrick sets out on a global paperchase, racing against time and ruthless killers – before planes and people start falling out of the sky like bloody confetti...BRACE YOURSELF FOR HIGH OCTANE, HIGH RISK... HIGH ROLLERS
A Duke Like No Other
Valerie Bowman
Romance / Historical Fiction
First comes love, then comes marriage. Unless it's the otherway around. . .General Mark Grimaldi has sacrificed everything for his military career, working his way through the ranks without the benefit of a nobleman's title. Now, his years of dedication are about to pay off—with an offer for a prestigious promotion to Home Secretary. There's only one condition: Mark must be married. Aside from the small matter of not actually wanting to be wed, Mark faces another troubling problem: he already has a wife.Nicole Huntington Grimaldi has spent ten contented years in France without her husband—and without regret. When Mark asks her to return to London and play the part of his beloved wife, she sees her chance. But neither of them is prepared for news that will throw Mark's future into chaos...nor the undeniable desire they've rekindled. Maybe happily-ever-after can happen the second time around in A Duke Like No Other, the next Regency...
