The House of Trysts by Lucy White (29 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

THE HOUSE OF TRYSTS Open the door to lust lies and love. Laura Manning, a woman in her late thirties, is living an unremarkable life in an English village. One day she rescues an elderly lady after she has been knocked over by her English bull dog outside her townhouse in London. This meeting catapults Laura into a secret world of trysts and entanglements. Her marriage to David, an engineer, is on the rocks. She works as an interior designer for her husband's renovation company and is struggling with a mid-life crisis. Her one daughter Juliet aged 16 is away at boarding school. Laura is lonely and is longing for a change of circumstance. On the surface it appears that Lady Pamela Spencer-Brown is very refined with impeccable breeding but underneath the elderly lady is running an illegal brothel. She employs a Jamaican housekeeper Tanice with literary aspirations and three 'girls' - Pandora, the Dominatrix, Nefertiti the Indian dancer and Cherry Blossom whose services include a special tea ceremony. The merry widow leads Laura into a dangerous world, away from her mundane and sexless situation into the realms of the dark side from which she emerges a new woman. The House of Trysts is not only about lust lies and love, it's about food! The recipes at the back of the book reflect a somewhat fractious relationship between Lady Pamela Spencer-Brown and her housekeeper Tanice. But the recipes are tried and true. Try them and enjoy!

Genre: Family Life

Little Sister Song: Wynter Wild Book 1 by Sara Creasy (Amazon Digital Services) (235 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

She's about to turn their lives upside down... On a freezing Seattle night, teenager Wynter shows up on Caleb's doorstep in shorts and sandals, seeking sanctuary. Claiming to be his sister. Caleb -- Coast Guard hero with the perfect girlfriend -- always plays by the rules. He practically raised his two brothers, and his duty is clear: take his little sister in. Wynter has finally found home with her new family. Jesse, freshman science wiz and a legend in his own mind, takes on the momentous task of educating his sister. But is a physics lecture really what she needs? Indio, rebel with a sarcastic tongue to mask his pain, bonds with Wynter over rock music but he's more interested in getting wasted than coming home for the weekend. Wynter is determined to wash away her abusive past, but she shares a wound with her brothers that never healed -- the pain of their mother's abandonment. And when these siblings are once again ripped apart, they realize that sometimes... Love is not enough. Trapped in the foster care system, struggling to navigate middle school cliques, and with her dreams of a united family fading, Wynter is offered love from an unexpected direction. Will she turn her back on Caleb's promises, on Jesse's guidance, on Indio's acceptance, and take the chance to start over? Join Wynter and her brothers on a heartrending and humorous journey through elementary particles, power chords, and the many meanings of love. Book 1 of the Wynter Wild series, a contemporary adult family drama with mature themes. What readers are saying: "If you're looking for your next obsession, then this is it! Beautifully written, heartfelt & funny." "Absolutely fantastic series. I barely slept for a week while reading it." "The whole series is totally captivating, literally unputdownable. Throughout the series, I cried, and I laughed out loud. Never, have I felt such a need to read every book as fast as I could." "So full of emotions that I felt my heart break so many ...

Genre: Family Life

Love Romance & Sin by Jeni Henley (1 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Pure woman power, not S&M. Three couples in a triangle of Love, Romance, and Sin, where the first couple are in Love, the second seek flirty Romance, and the third experience turmoil and Sin in their rocky marriage. Michelle is a hard working mother, with five-year-old twin girls, and the unfortunate wife of Paul, her cheating husband. Sinful Paul is a professional and a philanderer who just can't help chasing women, but eventually finds himself under the spell of one who is not all she seems. Michelle's best friend, Debbie, who adores the twins, is a lady desperate for her own children. When the reason for not being able to conceive is known, Michelle comes to the rescue and hatches an ingenious, though risky, plan to get Debbie pregnant. If you were Debbie, how happy would you be when cute, adorable baby James arrived?

Genre: Family Life

Pink Club (Pink Club Series Book 1) by Emma Bruce (94 Reviews)    Price verified 37 minutes ago

Years ago, Darla's dreams of becoming a professional dancer were dashed by a greedy dance teacher. Now, in her twenties with shattered dance dreams, Darla is struggling in life, acting as another mother to her own mother and working two jobs to make ends meet. She is exhausted and feels trapped by her circumstances, truly believing there is no way out. One day, fate intervenes and Darlas' life takes an unexpected, exotic turn. Will she survive and thrive, or will fear cause her to crash and burn? This book's editing and formatting have been updated.

Genre: Family Life

Tainted Legacy by Diane Mitchell (58 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Spanning two world wars the story follows the lives of three generations of the Stone family, opening with the birth of Mary's baby, Victoria. Condemned to grinding poverty which destroys her health, Mary vows her daughter will not suffer the same fate, beginning to instill in Victoria an ambition to succeed whatever the cost, only to die tragically a few years later. Adopted by wealthy relatives, the young Victoria captivates her uncle - but the legacy he bequeaths her will condemn future generations to unimagined pain and suffering as, with single minded determination, Victoria follows her mother's dream for her. But will it turn into a nightmare from which there is no escape?

Genre: Family Life

Elsie by diane mitchell (1 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

The story opens in England, in the west country, in 1860. It follows the life of the main character, twelve years old Elsie Brown, as she struggles to support her family when tragedy strikes. Over the coming years Elsie experiences many setbacks, but never loses sight of her main purpose in life, to ensure her family survives.

Genre: Family Life

Fairlyden by Gwen Kirkwood (Lume Books) (434 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

'Romance with a capital R.' - Manchester Evening News It is nineteenth century Scotland and change is on the way. Sandy Logan is a man of his word and when Mattie Camerson's father dies, he intends to honour his promise to marry her. But dark forces are at work and Mattie finds herself betrothed to the son of cruel Jacob Reevil. Before the marriage can take place, Jacob and his son corner Mattie alone in the shed. Sandy comes to her rescue, but his actions have terrible consequences and he and Mattie are forced to flee. They trek for many miles and eventually find refuge at the rundown farm of Fairlyden, nestling in a peaceful valley. Mattie quickly wins the heart of its owner, Daniel Munro who needs to produce an heir or else Fairlyden will fall into the hands of the unscrupulous Earl of Strathtod. Mattie and Sandy work hard on the farm to make a living and to restore the fertility of the land but Mattie is still haunted by the Reevils. To escape her betrothal, Mattie must be wed before the Reevils can find her. So Daniel comes to Mattie with a proposal: Marry him and escape her fate. Mattie and Sandy have loved each other since they were children, but Mattie fears he is only marrying her to appease her dead father. Will Mattie accept Munro's offer? Will she choose her childhood sweetheart, Sandy? Or will the Reevils make the decision for her? Fairlyden is a charming romance set against the scenic backdrop of Scotland's wild and rugged landscape. Praise for Fairlyden: "Romance with a capital R." - Manchester Evening News "A dramatic period tale set in the villages and countryside of Lowland Scotland." - Fife Free Press "An enjoyable family saga of life in nineteenth century Scotland, when country people lived close to starvation and were subject to the whim of the laird." - South Hams Free Press Gwen Kirkwood is the author of sixteen Scottish novels and six shorter romantic novellas, including A Question of Love, The Wary Heart and A New ...

Genre: Family Life