Scent of Roses & Season of Strangers

Scent of Roses & Season of Strangers

Kat Martin

Romance / Historical Fiction / Suspense

Uncover dark secrets in this pair of classic romantic suspense stories from New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin. Scent of RosesElizabeth doesn't believe in ghosts. But this time she has no choice.Family counselor Elizabeth Connor isn't sure what to think when Maria Santiago comes to her pregnant, terrified, and claiming to be visited each night by the ghost of a little girl, warning her to flee. Sympathetic to the young woman, Elizabeth agrees to help by contacting Carson and Zack Harcourt, the owners of the cottage where Maria lives. While Carson only takes interest in Elizabeth, Zack grudgingly agrees to help her look into the history of the cottage. But as unexpected desire draws Zack and Elizabeth together, the two sense a darkness in the house, something that has roots in murder...Originally published in 2006Season of StrangersIn one fleeting moment, anything—and...
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Shifters' Captive

Shifters' Captive

Bonnie Dee

Romance / Gay and Lesbian / Historical Fiction

Animal attraction is the essence of their power...Magical Ménages, Book 1Waitress Sherrie Stolz never thought she'd need her chatting-up skills to play along with a hot, sexy kidnapper who rants about were-animals and psychic possession. Then he proves his story by changing into a wolf before her eyes.Human contact never interested John Walker, but his mission is desperate. The pack seer insists Sherrie is the only one who can save his people from a rash of mysterious comas. His connection with Sherrie is instant, powerful and beyond rational explanation. And then a third piece of the puzzle enters the picture.Grant Perron follows his instincts only to find his prize in the hands of his rival. He's poised for battle—until he learns his panther shifter clan suffers the same fate as John's pack. But there's more. When the three of them touch, the primal, erotic power surge swells like the waves of an earthquake.Sherrie's hands—and bed—are...
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The Company We Keep

The Company We Keep

Frances Itani

Historical / Historical Fiction / Fiction

On Tuesday nights in the backroom of Cassie's café, six strangers seek solace and find themselves part of a "Company of Good Cheer" Hazzley is at loose ends, even three years after the death of her husband. When her longtime friend Cassandra, café owner and occasional dance-class partner, suggests that she start up a conversation group, Hazzley posts a notice on the community board at the local grocery store. Four people turn up for the first meeting: Gwen, a recently widowed retiree in her early sixties, who finds herself pet-sitting a cantankerous parrot; Chiyo, a forty-year-old fitness instructor who cared for her unyielding but gossip-loving mother through the final days of her life; Addie, a woman pre-emptively grieving a close friend who is seriously ill; and Tom, an antiques dealer and amateur poet who, deprived of home baking since becoming a widower, comes to the first meeting hoping cake will be served. Before long, they are joined by...
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Black Bartlemys Treasure

Black Bartlemy's Treasure

Jeffery Farnol

Romance / Historical Fiction

Martin Conisby, embittered by his five years of slavery on the Spanish galleon Esmeralda, escapes during a sea fight and makes his way back to England, determined to avenge himself on Richard Brandon, who was the cause of his father\'s death and his own ill-treatment. Broken in body and spirit, he arrives home just in time to save from the hands of robbers a beautiful girl, Lady Joan Brandon, the daughter of the man whom he has sworn to punish. In a tavern he meets a pal, Adam Penfeather, who unfolds to him the story of Black Bartlemy, an infamous pirate, and his treasure buried on an island--treasure of fabuous value that has been the dream and hope of roving adventurers along the Spanish Main for many years.
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Pacific Force

Pacific Force

Blaze Ward

Science Fiction / Fantasy / Historical Fiction

After capturing their greatest nemesis, Pacific Force retires. When Nathaniel Hoestler breaks out of prison, Jake must convince the gang to come back together. The world needs Pacific Force. The first of a new modern thrill-packed action/adventure series. Be sure to read Starfall next.
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The Atonement Child

The Atonement Child

Francine Rivers

Romance / Christian / Historical Fiction

In one terrifying moment, Dynah Carey's perfect life is shattered by rape, her future irrevocably altered by an unwanted pregnancy, and her doting family torn apart. Her seemingly rock-solid faith is pushed to the limits as she faces the most momentous choice of her life-to embrace or to end the untimely life within her. This edition includes discussion questions for individual or group use.
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Sunda Cloud

Sunda Cloud

Kat Duncan

Historical Fiction / Romance / Mystery & Thrillers

In the new Cold War battlefield of Indonesia, two old comrades conspire to topple the fledgling democracy. The weapons of this war are not nuclear missiles, but a far more deadly weapon. Money. But without the help of capitalist Anton Zelman their plot will fail. Anton's help comes at a price. But who will pay?A WOMAN IN NEED OF SAVING…Lyric Carmichael is a shifter in trouble. When a pack of rogue wolves attacks her, she knows she will have to fight for her life. Being a member of the Iron Wolves MC and a wolf shifter, she’s used to fighting, with the odds stacked against her, she’s not sure she’ll make it out alive. A BADASS SOLDIER…Rowan Shade, a member of the Special Forces has fought many battles, so wading into the fight to save a gorgeous woman is second nature. Being bitten by Lyric in order to save him from a fate worse than death, and finding out there are supernatural beings, is one of the most erotic experiences of his life. He just hopes they live long enough to explore more of this new and wild world.A LOVE BEYOND REASON…As Rowan and Lyric explore their new relationship, the danger to the pack intensifies. When they find out one of their own has betrayed them, the strength of the entire MC is needed in order for them all to survive the upcoming battle.
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