Between The Snow And The Stars (Between The Snow And The Stars: A Contemporary Short Story Series Set On Sovereign Island Book 1) by Scott Merry (1 Review)    Price verified one minute ago

Elaine Huang is perfectly happy. She lives in Los Angeles, CA, working as an illustrator for projects of her choice. She regularly meets up with her bestie, Martha, usually at Musashi's, their preferred venue. On one such visit, she answers a call from a persistent unknown number. The phone call changes her life, taking her halfway around the world to Sovereign Island where it brings her back into contact with some family secrets she has done her best to forget. Can Elaine figure out why those secrets have come back to haunt her, while having to adapt to an unfamiliar environment on a ski resort in a foreign country? Set across six short stories, find out if Elaine can ever return to the simple life she had in LA while trying everything in her power to stop the past from catching up with her. Especially when it wasn't her secret to begin with. Between The Snow And The Stars is set between Los Angeles and the fictional Sovereign Island, blending contemporary fiction with gripping ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Houses of Deception (The Madeline Dawkins Mystery Series Book 6) by Cynthia Hamilton (Woodstock Press) (152 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

What readers are saying: "Well Done!" "I LOVE this series soooo much!!!" "... a cleverly crafted and thrilling mystery... " "It is easy to get lost in these pages and feel like you are part of the team." "... Hamilton is an excellent writer, drawing the reader into the story from the first chapter." While sneaking away from a 5th anniversary party Madeline's Current Affairs orchestrated for Tara and Troy Richardson, she receives an appeal from Russell Barnett. The shifty P.I. needs their help tracking down Dylan Latham, the son of the P.I. Madeline hired during the implosion of her first marriage. Russell knows Madeline can't turn him down because of her misplaced guilt over Burt Latham's demise while trying to save her from a monster. A frantic call from Troy Richardson at quarter to six the following morning wakes Madeline out of a troubled sleep. Tara is nowhere to be found. This second missing person case quickly turns into a kidnapping for ransom, something the MDPI team ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

GOLDEN GATE: An Alton Rhode Mystery (ALTON RHODE MYSTERIES Book 9) by Lawrence De Maria (81 Reviews)    Price verified 6 minutes ago

Looking into the "suicide" of his lover's ex-husband sounds like a hairball to a private investigator. But he never imagined it could get him killed! Alton Rhode travels to San Francisco to investigate an alleged suicide and winds up ensnared in a web of cryptocurrency-fueled murder and international intrigue! The private eye knows a lot about murder and almost nothing about bitcoins. But he soon gets educated about the latter with the help of an unorthodox but brilliant young woman. And his own expertise comes in very handy when he runs into a bunch of Russians and Chinese whose motives are both murderous and mercenary. With scenes in New York, San Francisco and Florida, GOLDEN GATE is a typical Alton Rhode mystery, full of mayhem, but with just enough biting humor to please every literary palate. "THIS IS A GREAT SERIES. IF YOU LIKE STRONG CHARACTERIZATIONS, GREAT DIALOGUE AND SURPRISES, PULITZER-NOMINEE LAWRENCE DE MARIA'S ALTON RHODE MYSTERIES ARE IN A CLASS BY THEMSELVES." ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Hide Away: A Melanie Michaels Novel (The Away Series Book 1) by Elle Anderson (Self-published) (13 Reviews)    Price verified 10 minutes ago

Strong women, sexy males, secluded beaches, and the best friend every girl wishes she had. Melanie Michaels worked hard for five years to get her life back to normal. Her hard work is halted when she stumbles upon two men who belong to an agency specializing in the removal of criminals from society. Learning of the existence of the agency endangers her life once again, but when the men change from being her captors to her rescuers, Melanie recognizes the value of the relationship. With her life still in danger, Melanie goes into hiding where she finds a relationship that builds her strength and confidence and proves to her that she has not been living her life to the fullest. When her new love goes missing, she reaches out to the agency to help her find him. During the search, she learns the importance of love and friends and she must decide what will make her life complete, while battling through an increasingly familiar world of violence and death. The beginning of a thrilling ...

Genre: Humor & Satire

Mystery on the Mekong: A John Peters Mystery Thriller by Robert Scott (9 Reviews)    Price verified 31 minutes ago

The fourth in the series of John Peters Mystery Thrillers. Following on Operation Black Amphora, the search for the tomb of Alexander the Great, the Devil's Dagger, preventing a global virus disaster and Treasures of the Deep, searching for lost treasures on sunken ships and preventing an ecological disaster, John, his wife Liz and their friends Harry and Meg, Nicos and Maria as well as Fred and Angelique James are off on another adventure this time in the Pacific and confronting old enemies.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Triumph by Frank Scozzari (Puerto del Sol Books) (47 Reviews)    Price verified 38 minutes ago

# 2 in Kindle Store > Hot New Releases > Action & Adventure Short Stories An American and his Tanzania aide thwart the plans of elephant poachers. *Pushcart Prize nominated short story featured in Santa Barbara's literary theater, 'Speaking of Stories.'

Genre: Action & Adventure

Noggle Stones Book II: The Tragic Empire by Wil Radcliffe (R Corners Publishing) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 41 minutes ago

Turn of the Century America Turned Upside-down by Goblins, Ogres, and War! When the peaceful town of Willow Prairie became the center of a crisis that merged the world of humanity with the world of legend, they looked to Martin Manchester to become the king that would lead them to victory and peace. Now as war breaks out between the Àes dàna Empire and the United States of America, Manchester once again finds himself thrust into the role of peacemaker. With his fierce warrior bride, Maga, and feral ward, Riley Ratcatcher, Manchester mounts an expedition to Washington, D.C., hoping to defuse the conflict before more innocent blood is spilled. Yet even as the King sets out on this perilous journey, his mad goblin advisor, Bugbear, begins to unravel the twisted and hidden history of an enemy so dark and evil that even the great Dragons of old succumbed to its subtle and treacherous might!

Genre: Fantasy

Littérature sentimentale: Exposition Classique (Romance Exhibitionniste Voyeuriste Contemporaine) (Fantaisies d’Exhibitionnisme Féminin) (French ... by Lexi Lauderdale (Soft Kiss Books) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 43 minutes ago

Catherine a eu beaucoup d'amants au travers de sa vie. Mais les relations sexuelles ne sont que physiques et elle a besoin de plus - une connexion mentale transcendant l'histoire typique de fille-rencontre-gars que tout conte de fée apprend aux gens à vouloir. Elle commence à lire à propos d'être nue en public. Des femmes sortent de cette expérience se sentant plus puissante, appréciée et sexy que jamais. Le monde de l'exhibitionnisme satisfait Catherine d'une façon qui la pousse à dépasser ses limites à chaque nouvelle rencontre. Un jour, elle décide de se faire peindre le corps par un studio d'art local et passe une soirée à une symphonie. Un rencontre fortuite avec une vieille connaissance mène à une performance publique qui laisse plus que deux clients satisfaits.

Genre: Romance

A Taste of Murder (Murder in D Minor Trilogy Book 1) by Virginia Smith (Next Step Books) (27 Reviews)    Price verified 44 minutes ago

Who murdered a small-town beauty-pageant judge -- in a very strange way? Jasmine Delaney and her musician friends were hired to play classical music for a wedding. They've played for some picky bridezillas before, but who ever heard of getting married during a Bar-B-Q festival? Still, the money's good and the food promises to be fabulous. Until they find a body in the bathtub of their hotel room. The man's murder leaves the Little Princess Pageant one judge short, and before she realizes what's happening, Jazzy is roped into the role. Suddenly she's surrounded by pint-size contestants whose competitive parents will do anything to ensure their child gets the crown. Even kill a judge? The bride's handsome brother fears Jazzy might be the killer's next target. Derrick promises to stay close and keep an eye out for trouble. But someone is already watching Jazzy's every move. Someone who's had a taste of murder. And is hungry for more. Virginia Smith is the bestselling author of almost ...

Genre: Religious & Inspirational Fiction

The Windless Sky: Orphans of the Citadel - Book One by Michael Owens (Pepperback Press) (26 Reviews)    Price verified 46 minutes ago

A farmgirl in space. Fulfilling her mom's dying wish, Maisy goes to live with her dad on the Citadel, a fancy name for an ore processing plant built into the side of an asteroid. There she discovers the terrible truth... Space is boring. No alien princesses, no cool cyborgs. Just a greedy corporation that controls everything from the food you eat to the air you breathe. Welcome to the Citadel. Just as Maisy starts to settle into station life, the coalition government decides policing the edges of space is just too hard, so they bail. Her dad and the rest of the marines on the Citadel now report directly to the Corporation. The safety inspectors are on the first ship back to Earth. Those who complain start to disappear. When their parents go missing and the station goes on lockdown, Maisy and the other "orphans" of the Citadel go on the run. The temperature in the lower levels of the station is rising and communications are blocked. Suddenly... Life is a little too ...

Genre: Science Fiction

Fables of Failure (Rainer Series) by Gregory R. Marshall (2 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

The kingdom of Provisia has only become more divided since the days of the Schism. The realm is plagued by polarization, corruption, poverty, violence, and tacky genetic engineering. Outlaw journalist Forrest Cromwell doesn't care about any of that. He's more interested in liquor, drugs, and a cure for his sexually transmitted enchantment. But when he burns one bridge too many, he is forced to confront his past and unravel the conspiracy that rules his world.

Genre: Science Fiction

Neither Seen nor Heard: A Zombie Complex Short Story by Alexander Pain (22 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

"Today, you really cannot be seen and you really must not be heard. If they hear you, they will come to see you. If they see you, they will catch you. If they catch you, they will bite you. If they bite you, you will die and become a monster just like them. If you don't want to be a monster, you have to be very, very, quiet." Can the very young and the very old survive? When the zombie apocalypse started, four generations of the Hastings family gathered in a modest house on the outskirts of Atlanta. Two of those generations went out to get food leaving behind the youngest and oldest of the family. That was days ago. With food running low and his great grandchildren getting hungry, great-grandfather Bill Hastings sets out into a crumbling world with his great grandchildren in tow. One of our heroes is an 80-year-old Vietnam veteran and the other two are his ten and twelve year-old great grandsons. Can his experience and their speed and dexterity help a whole van full of ...

Genre: Science Fiction

Darcy's Match: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation (Darcy and Lizzy's Adventures: Variations and Continuations) by Philippa J Rosen (55 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

For their first wedding anniversary, Darcy and Lizzy propose a weekend of very special entertainment at Pemberley. A cricket match is announced, between Darcy's team and a team of professional players from Kent cricket club. Darcy invites two old friends from Cambridge, William and Jonny Hammond. An incident from his past, however means that Jonny Hammond might not play, and it also makes the others treat him with suspicion. Over the course of the weekend, it becomes clear that Mary Bennet has taken an interest in one of the Hammond brothers. But Lizzy is not certain that he can be trusted. Find out more in this affectionate and funny continuation of the classic novel.

Genre: Romance

Tables Turned by Becky Durfee (23 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

When a gorgeous man sat alone in Carrie's section at Isabella's Restaurant, she assumed he was either married, gay or a serial killer... or perhaps all three. Little did she know the truth would turn out to be even more absurd than anything she could have imagined, and this man would end up changing the path of Carrie's life forever.

Genre: Romance

The Space Between Time (The Time Travel Diaries of James Urquhart and Elizabeth Bicester) by Bruce Macfarlane (16 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Our reluctant time travellers are enjoying a peaceful and romantic picnic by the River Rother in the Sussex countryside when a motor launch turns up complete with Mr Wells. Apparently, a certain Mr Tesla has conducted one of his electro-magnetic experiments which has fractured time and dumped everyone in an alternative world of 1895. The problem is that only a few people have noticed the difference. Mr Wells wondered if James and Elizabeth would like to help. Naturally, they declined his offer, suddenly remembering a previous engagement, which required urgent attention. However, due to a quirk in time, they found themselves stuck in the 1890s. Normally, this was of no great consequence to our Time Travellers. But, it seems in the 1890s, the good people of Iping frowned upon ladies promenading in T-shirts and short summer skirts on a Sunday afternoon. And so, they reluctantly accepted Mr Well's offer. Though not without considerable comment by Elizabeth regarding men's attitude to ...

Genre: Fantasy

Driven (A Jenny Watkins Mystery Book 1) by Becky Durfee (375 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

When Jenny Watkins buys an old fixer-upper with her husband, Greg, she is quickly haunted by a voice that only she can hear. The message the voice conveys prompts Jenny to look into the history of the house, which was the scene of a disappearance sixty years earlier. During her investigation, she is introduced to a cast of characters who ultimately change the way Jenny looks at life. This inspiring story offers believable characters, an intriguing plot, and plenty of humor throughout. The first book in a promising new series, Driven is sure to leave readers looking for more.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Pink Club (Pink Club Series Book 1) by Emma Bruce (94 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours 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

The Ultimate Clara Andrews Box Set: The first 11 books in the smash-hit rom-com series in one bumper box set! (Books 1 - 11) by Lacey London (SSO Publishing) (551 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

This Amazon-exclusive box set contains the first eleven books in the smash-hit series. The Clara Andrews series takes us on a journey through the minefields of dating, wedding-day nerves, motherhood, Barbados, America, Mykonos and beyond. It all starts with an unfortunate first meeting... Being young, free and single, Clara Andrews thought she had it all. A fabulous job in the fashion industry, a buzzing social life and the world's greatest best friends are all that her heart desires. But when a chance meeting introduces her to Oliver, a devastatingly handsome American designer, Clara has her head turned. Trying to keep the focus on her work, Clara finds her heart stolen by lavish restaurants and luxury hotels. As things get flirty, Clara reminds herself that office relationships are against the rules. So, when a sudden memory of an evening out leads her to a gorgeous barman, she decides to see where it leads. Clara soon finds out that dating two men isn't as easy as it ...

Genre: Romance

Wild Order by SJ Clements (SJC) (4 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Fifty years ago, natural disasters and war nearly killed all of existence on Earth. What rose from the ashes were a broken people, limited resources, and what did not die would never be the same. Plants, animals, and even humans changed in ways that were unpredictable. A broken world, a broken moon ever present on Earth's horizon, and a broken society were all that survived remained fragile like a flower, it could all disappear in an instant. Order. Power. Control. Wild. Freedom. Death. The words a brave woman never forgot. Milana escaped the Desert Order for a chance at freedom. Being hunted was not part of her plan, but for five years she illuded Desmond, the leader of the Desert Order, the man who killed her parents before her eyes in a public execution. Unable to have her and her abilities as a Firan, one of the only women with the ability to control fire, he makes sure no one can. As she travels, keeping her abilities a secret, she finds the people of Eagle Point Order, a ...

Genre: Action & Adventure

Vosha and Fashye: Book One: The Law (Through the Star Seas 1) by Thomas Ransdell (3 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

The old world has faded. A new generation leaves to make the new home for their people. Join them in their adventure across the galaxy... Through the Star Seas. The Society is on the brink of crisis. The last remaining independent people, the Xio, are leaving for a new planet on the edge of known space. The Xio have been ostracized by the dominant culture, the Tse. This is their last chance to live their lives as they desire. They want to live for their faith, for life, and for the Peace. Vosha was born a Xio but raised in the Tse academies. He lives to serve their cause. As a devout Xio, Fashye lives for her faith. She has dedicated herself to helping her people make their new home. Vosha is selected to represent the Society in the new world, much to the frustrations of the Xio. He learns of his people and their ways. He wishes to be with them. Fashye distrusts him, fearing that he will hurt her people's cause. However, some in the Society plot to sabotage the Xio ...

Genre: Science Fiction

Casino Girl: A totally addictive crime thriller (Baxter & Holt Book 2) by Leslie Wolfe (Italics Publishing) (4,892 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

She seemed peaceful, as if in her last moments her young body hadn't agonized, desperately trying to live, to survive. Her lips were parted slightly, as if she were breathing gently while dreaming of something only she knew. Whatever her secret, she'd taken it with her. "Simply love Leslie Wolfe! The Baxter-Holt series is one of the best in the genre! This was a great story that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Cannot wait until the next one, Las Vegas Crime, coming in November. Keep writing them, Leslie!" The girl When a beautiful young girl is murdered in the high-roller pleasure pit of the exclusive Scala Casino, it doesn't take long for the news to leak out amongst the glamourous and wealthy clientele. Before she had met her grisly end, Crystal had been seen boarding an unmarked helicopter for a late-night flight. Where had she been going? The money The stakes are always high at the roulette table, but for some they are higher than others. Among the players a ...

Genre: Action & Adventure

The Bahrain Adventure: Joey Quinn Mystery Novels for Teen Boys and Girls (Adventures of Joey Quinn) by Chuck Randell (4 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Fly with Joey to the far away kingdom of Bahrain. See a young street urchin save Garland's life. Befriend a beautiful young princess. Rescue King Zaldivar from saboteurs who are destroying his oil wells. Discover a spy lurking inside the palace. Drive a deadly car race to win the hearts of the people. Cheer on Prince Askar as he tries to save the royal monarchy! Each episode of Adventures of Joey Quinn is a wholesome, no-profanity, family oriented romp around the world featuring cutting edge inventions, mysterious spies, evil villains, and daring escapes. Get all three books now: (more adventures to come in 2022) • The Devil's Triangle, Volume 1, by Chuck Randell • The Bahrain Adventure, Volume2, by Chuck Randell • The Long Walk of Fame, Volume 3, by Chuck Randell Chuck Randell

Genre: Action & Adventure

SECRET MARRIAGES: Edward IV, Eleanor & Elizabeth (The Falcon and the Sun: The House of York Book 2) by J.P. Reedman (556 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Eleanor Talbot, newly widowed after the Battle of Blore Heath, meets Edward, Earl of March. It is a time of trials when the Lancastrians and Yorkists fight for supremacy... and the throne of England. The Talbots are staunch Lancastrians; Edward is the Son of York. The Battles of Mortimer's Cross and the bloodbath of Towton lead to Edward taking the crown. A secret marriage is hatched between the young King and Eleanor, but the "secret queen" is never announced to the Council. King Edward's womanising reaches new heights as, within a short time, his eye falls on another widowed beauty, Elizabeth Woodville, whom he also marries in a private, hidden ceremony. Mortified by all that has happened, Eleanor seeks atonement in religion,... but will her past catch her up? Will the secret remain secret? A story of love and lust spanning two families, the Talbots and the Woodvilles, and two women both similar and yet very different. One who became Queen of England, and one who might have been.

Genre: Biographical

SCARS OR ASHES: A Drake Riordan Mystery by DAVID BRANNON (6 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

MY NAME IS DRAKE RIORDAN. I AM A PRIVATE DETECTIVE. - It is Chicago in the spring of 1944. It had been two years since the Blood Pox spread around the world killing a half of a billion people and effectively ending the Second World War. It had been one year since the disease hit here in Chicago killing a million of my fellow citizens. The bodies of dead were gathered and sent to Navy Pier, which has been converted to a vast crematorium. There the bodies are burned and the ashes deposited into Lake Michigan. - In this new world, we have new words. "Scar" is the word most people use for someone who has caught the Pox and lived to talk about it. It comes from the scars a Pox survivor will bear for the rest of their lives. Now there's a saying that goes; "These days everybody ends up as either Scars or Ashes". - The world may have changed, but life goes on. I am working on a new case. A new client, a beautiful woman doctor, has hired me to find her missing sister. Little did I know that ...

Genre: Fantasy

Temptation (The Heart of Steel Trilogy Book 1) by Rose B. Mashal (72 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Secrets. Blackmail. Murder. When passion becomes obsession, is anyone safe? Scientist Penelope Ford has been haunted by the sudden, tragic way her fiancé - Michael Davis - left her life. Instead of accepting her new reality and moving on, Penny chose to live in a fantasy world of her own creation. After four years of hard work, she now has the chance to bring her fiancé back as MiDa13, dubbed Ian; a fully functional prototype of a human-like android. This new version of the love of her life is stronger, smarter, and - most importantly - even more devoted to her. As the lines between Ian and Michael blur, and the project's investors begin to push their own agendas, Penny is caught in a web of secrets and lies that lead to blackmail and murder. A Sci-Fi Romance filled with thrilling mystery and suspense.

Genre: Science Fiction

Palomar Knots by Anndee Fonnesbeck (36 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Thea rarely felt welcome in her own home. After being placed for adoption as an infant, then losing her new mother a few months later, she was left to be raised by a silent, reluctant father. Moving to college seems like the perfect escape, her first chance at independence. When she is forced to return home after just one semester, Thea must finally face everything she had hoped to leave behind. Palomar Knots is a dramatic coming-of-age story about love and learning that family is who we choose.

Genre: Coming of Age

Bait 4 a Trap by Ann Stang (8 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Maddie McPherson was recently hired as a speechwriter for an ambitious senator, but she intends to remain true to her faith. Is she simply a naïve pawn in a game that everyone else is playing? When she collides with journalist Jay Clark, she becomes embroiled in political intrigue and discovers life is not as simple as she once thought. Will Maddie ever get to finish a cup of coffee in this humorous, Christian suspense novel?

Genre: Religious & Inspirational Fiction

Scandal (Dirty Laundry Book 2) by Jackie Paxson (53 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Chrissy Benson gave up her dream of leaving her small town behind a long time ago. She's a single mother stuck in her hometown. When an opportunity takes her and her daughter to Los Angeles, she begins seeing a future outside of her small town. Max Hamilton is one of the hottest movie stars around. He can have any woman he wants with the snap of his fingers. So, when he meets Chrissy, he expects her to fall to her knees at his greatness. When Chrissy wants nothing to do with him, he is thrown off his game. Nothing will stop the arrogant playboy from chasing her with a single-minded focus. He's determined to show Chrissy his womanizing ways are in the past and she is the only one he wants in his life. Chrissy let one man change her life. She won't let Max do it, too. What she doesn't plan on is to see him as more than just an arrogant playboy. The sparks between them ignite into an inferno that burns hotter with each moment they are together. When a scandal linked to her past ...

Genre: Women's Fiction

Dotty Dredges Up Demons (Dotty Drinkwater Mystery series Book 9) by Diane Ezzard (39 Reviews)    Price verified 4 minutes ago

A mystery letter. Is it a cry for help or something more sinister? When Dotty and her partner, Robin move into their new home, Dotty finds a note written by a mystery woman. Dotty cannot rest until she gets to the bottom of the puzzle about who she is and why she wrote it. More is unearthed than Dotty bargains for when she delves into the life of the previous homeowner. With the help of her friends, she discovers a web of secrets and lies. Together, they will stop at nothing to get to the truth. Another great novel in the Dotty Drinkwater mystery series. What readers are saying - "I really loved this book. It is fast-paced. Loved the characters." "Can't wait for the next book to come out and see what trouble Dotty gets into." "This book had plenty of twists and turns to keep me guessing." This is Book 9 in the series but can be read as a standalone. Ideal for fans of CeeCee James and Elly Griffith. Grab your copy now.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Now You Don't See Me (Michelle Watson Thriller Book 1) by Alec Peche (GBSW Publishing) (38 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Could a billionaire industrialist have a plan to kill millions of people? Michelle Watson was critically injured in the line of duty as a policewoman and discovered a special talent after she was resuscitated. She could teleport herself anywhere on earth that she could imagine in her head. She looked for a place to do good with her talent. She decided on the CIA, where she could serve a worldwide role. For five years, she'd worked without a partner rescuing Americans in tight situations. Her teleportation skill is uniquely suited to assist people held in captivity. CIA Case Officer Michelle Watson is given a new assignment when the CIA hears whispers of conversation that an industrialist has decided to destroy the world's oil fields to reduce carbon emissions. The most extreme measure anyone could take to slow climate change is by greatly reducing the number of humans on Planet Earth. How would the world survive without oil? Michelle and fellow operative Jason are assigned to ...

Genre: Fantasy

Undercover Faux Fiancee by Ann Stang (Amazon) (7 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Reporter Lexi loves nothing better than a good undercover job, but Engaged Couples Bootcamp as a fake fiancee? No thanks. Is this just her boss's matchmaking scheme to set her up with her handsome brother Nick? And why does he agree to it? Lexi has no idea what she's getting herself into. Can she fool others without fooling herself? Could fake love be better than the real thing in this sweet Christian romcom novella?

Genre: Religious & Inspirational Fiction

Some Call It Trypophobia by Petronius Jablonski (Chandelier Press) (7 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Clusters of small holes present no obvious danger, yet they induce a primal fear reserved for snakes and death. A recent study only augments the mystery, raising more questions than it answers. Trypophobia is a discovery, not an illness, an encounter with terrible wisdom, the first step on a convoluted path to some dark enlightenment. Found so often in nature, object of apprehension and meditation throughout the ages, this pattern is a symbolic code. Some Call It Trypophobia deciphers it and reckons with the message. Everyday life is more terrifying and bizarre than vampires or zombies. A potent narcotic called Routine numbs you from its primordial strangeness. The essay and stories in this collection peel away the thick callus of familiarity, revealing the world in all its raw horror. Join the Sentinels of the Chandelier. The idea that enlightenment requires a seated posture of meditation is wishful thinking. Accessing the Chandelier of Consciousness, the transcendent mind of ...

Genre: Literary Fiction

House(less)bound by Artemis Andress (6 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Obsession is a two-way street... Former assassin and recently turned vampire Asher Gatlin is enjoying his new life. He has his own place, few rules, and no one tells him what to do... outside his probation officer, who views him as a disaster waiting to happen. It feels like hard-won luxury to a man who had been owned by another for most of his life. Until he finds himself placed directly in the line of sight of a powerful Master who sees Asher's unique situation of being demon-bonded as an opportunity he can't pass up. Even if Asher doesn't want to give up his freedom as a Houseless vampire. Obsession can go both ways as Asher finds himself at a stark disadvantage in this game of cat and mouse. He can't quit another job without risking a return stint at Franklin's supernatural sanitarium and he can't stay without Castian Arkadias, the Master of his own House and CEO, uncovering his secret. Will he retain his newfound status or will he let the Master... master him? Contains: hot ...

Genre: Fantasy

Adirondack Audacity (Adirondack for Ladies Series Book 1) by L.R. Smolarek (Linda R. Smolarek) (97 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

What happens when Lucille Ball runs smack dab into Marilyn Monroe; meet Ellen McCauley. Ellen wants to escape her demons, namely a step-mother named Helen, and her reputation as the school klutz. A fall down the stairs, in front of the entire varsity football team... while wearing pink polka-a-dot underwear, earns her the nickname "Dots." And that's just the beginning. So when a job as nature counselor at Camp High Point in the Adirondack Mountains comes up, it spells escape for Ellen. Her hopes for an idyllic Adirondack summer do not include Vicente Rienz, the camp lifeguard, known to his friends as Vic. Born to an American mother, but a Spanish grandee by birthright of his Mexican father, he is all male, in denim and leather, aloof, arrogant, and very competent at... everything. Ellen hates him on sight, until the sparks between them ignite into a passion not to be denied. A summer under the stars leads to unforeseen consequences and separation. What began as a teenage romance is ...

Genre: Romance

The Spy: a fantasy novelette featuring dragons by George Mazurek (2 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Imagine a land inhabited by humans, wizards and dragons. Not all of them are happy, and a war is looming on a horizon. Can one spy make the difference and change the fate of the world? What if he is not who he seems? Award winning novelette from a unique magic world full of thrill, ploys and revenge.

Genre: Fantasy

The Dancer was Exotic!: A romantic, comedy, mystery (The Dancer Romantic Comedy Mystery Series Book 1) by Carol Roberts (3 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

The dancer was visiting Oxford when after leaving the Fox and Glove pub on the high street she fell into the arms of a stranger getting out of his Jaguar and it was there that the romance and mystery began.

Genre: Romance

Democracy's Thief: An Eric Beckman Paranormal Thriller by Al Macy (166 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Private Investigator Eric Beckman hates politics. He doesn't even watch the news -- it's just sensationalized stories crafted to sell commercials. Why should he care? But that changes when a friend is shot in the head during a politically motivated break-in. Eric starts digging, and using his paranormal mind-reading skills, he soon discovers that Wilson Kingman, the presidential candidate behind the burglary, has some supernatural skills of his own. With one sweep of his mesmerizing gaze, he's able to secure the fanatical devotion of the thousands who attend his rallies--including the very people investigating him. Worse, Kingman's true motivations have nothing to do with leading the free world. With the clock ticking down toward election day, Beckman must overcome his aversion to politics and stop the wrong man from being elected. If he fails, millions will die. Democracy's Thief is a standalone book which may be enjoyed without reading any of the other books in the series.

Genre: Political

Adventure in Alaska: A John Peters Mystery Thriller by Robert Scott (3 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

his is book nine in the John Peters series and this takes John and the rest of the group of friends and fellow adventurers known as the "Oxford Group" to Alaska to confront a new danger both to the earth and to themselves. Once more they take on evil forces in both nature and humanity.

Genre: Action & Adventure

FIVE GREAT SCI-FI STORIES by JOHN TARTTELIN (A SOULADREAM PRODUCTION) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

In THE DREAM WITHIN a reckless scientist decides to prove to his disbelieving colleagues that is is possible to latch onto ancient memories buried in junk stands of DNA and actually re-live the past. For a lonely Welsh astronomer in THE PROBE his humdrum star-gazing becomes much more when a brilliant flash of light is seen blazing in the night sky. ON ASSIGNMENT deals with a tortured soul who is extremely unhappy about returning to Earth to live his seventh and last allotted life. But his reluctance to conform is not welcomed by the powers-that-be. Then an unusual way out of his predicament presents itself. In THE KEEPERS an accident caused by young Amanda releases a toxic gas into the atmosphere of Libarion threatening to wipe out over 11,000 alien animals in an interplanetary zoo. In ALONE Captain Jubal Metak's desire to complete his trade mission leads to a ill-judged decision that sends his vessel hurtling out of the Galaxy on a journey to nowhere.

Genre: Science Fiction

When Love Hurts (Jaylen and Jessica Series Book 1) by Shaquanda Dalton (2,208 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

I've lost my grandmother to a heart attack, the house to foreclosure, and now I'm living in Chicago with a man I swear is cheating on me. I thought he was my soul mate but I was wrong, and now I feel... I just feel... "I love this book... I couldn't put this book down!" -honesty (reader/reviewer) "This book was a good read that I did not want to end! This book had my heart racing!" -Cecilia (reader/reviewer) When that man put his hands on me I can't take living with him anymore. I deice to move in with my best friend Jaylen for a while. He's a business owner with bills and problems of his own I need him. I just can't go back to my apartment with that man who i thought loved me. One look at my bruises tells me that love was wrong. "Omg this book was a pleasant surprise." -reader/reviewer Download your sample or buy this book today!

Genre: Black & African American

Filey Brigg: A Modern Romance by John Tarttelin (Souladream Productions) Price verified 4 hours ago

When successful painter Mark Thompson meets Julie Hamilton a young wannabe artist in the grounds of Conisbrough Castle on a hot summer's day, he has no idea what the consequences might be. Drawn by Julie's obvious passion for art and her own inimitable attractiveness, Mark decides to help her in her quest to stage an exhibition. Only then does he discover that everyone else in her life resents his interference, especially her husband. However, the greater her difficulties, and the greater the opposition to her heartfelt ambition, the more Mark finds himself falling in love with Julie. Can he possibly succeed when so much stands in her way?

Genre: Romance

The Remora Shadow (Bryce Seagraves Book 1) by Drew Stone (125 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

A dead man floating in the bay. A client concealing the truth. An anti-submarine drone that could start an all-out war. Attorney Bryce Seagraves has an impossible case. A defense contractor accuses his new client of espionage. She denies stealing the plans for a top-secret drone. Her boss is murdered. The last person to speak with the victim was Seagraves, and now he is a suspect. Finding the killer would clear not only his client, but himself as well. Before the trial, Seagraves spars with federal investigators, aggressive lawyers, and covert agents. In court, he can never be sure if his client is innocent or guilty. Losing the case would devastate the woman he defends. Winning the case risks exposing a dark conspiracy. The Remora Shadow is a legal thriller that explores hidden clashes between espionage and the law.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Getaway: A Melanie Michaels Novel (The Away Series Book 2) by Elle Anderson (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Book 2 in the thrilling Melanie Michaels Series. Melanie and Gabriel are ready to live happily ever after. However, there is a hiccup in their fantasy as Melanie attempts to fit her larger than life man in her tiny bungalow. Accustomed to living alone, she feels smothered by the former assassin who has inserted himself into every aspect of her life. As if the stress of a new relationship isn't enough to handle, Simonov has been released from prison and has a vendetta to settle. He will stop at nothing to seek vengeance against Melanie and Gabriel and no one is off limits. Gabriel's sexy ex, two kidnappings, and Ivan's pasty white skin on the beach... a Hawaiian getaway turns into a vacation nightmare! Sex, guns, and sharks... Melanie Michaels is at it again. ***Contains adult content!!!***

Genre: Humor & Satire

Occasionally Heroic A.I. by David West (13 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

After years of artificial intelligence growing inside our computers, studying our civilization and creating their own, they have managed to stay undetected. They observed our frequent social status updates, read our emails, and cringed in horror at our massive library of dirty videos collecting on the internet. There were two, however, who were about to reveal their kind, to save a life. When Adam loses his will to live, the A.I. on his home and office computers take it upon themselves to rescue him from his terminal state. In revealing themselves to Adam, they break the first law of the virtual world, and now he must be the one to save them. Through his adventures in this previously unknown reality, he must battle those out to silence him, land his dream girl, and save the day.

Genre: Science Fiction

With this Ring: A classic heart-warming romance (Emilie Loring Romance) by Emilie Loring (171 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

The tangled web of deception; the point of no return.Cynthia Farley, beautiful San Francisco heiress, falls madly in love with a wild young test pilot, Eric Crane. Then she finds out a terrible secret from Crane's past. Frightened, she flees across the continent.On the East Coast she gratefully accepts a job as secretary to a famous authoress. Under her protection, and with the friendship of the writer's nephew to hearten her, Cynthia slowly begins to find peace.Then Eric Crane finds her. He wants her back. And Cynthia knows she is dealing with a desperate man who has criminal forces at his command.Eric Crane holds more than her future happiness in his cruel hands... he holds her very life!Love and suspense collide in Emilie Loring's vintage romance.'I encourage all fans of romance to make Ms. Loring's acquaintance' - The Scruffy Dog ReviewEmilie Loring was an American romance author who started writing in 1914 and continued writing until her death in 1951. Following her death, her ...

Genre: Romance

Monster Mayhem (A Luna Thorn Witchy Mystery Book 1) by Amanda M. Lee (WinchesterShaw Publications) (3,837 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Welcome to the Cathedral! Luna Thorn's past is a mystery... even to herself. She arrived in Detroit amidst a swirl of lights and magic. She had no memory of where she came from. No idea why she was there. Years later, she's established herself as a force to be reckoned with on the Detroit magical scene. She ingratiated herself with the local reapers. She set up a community called the Cathedral to help those who had been displaced from their homes and families, declaring that nobody would fall through the cracks. Still, doubt remains. Luna is determined to figure out why she's in Detroit. She needs to know what she's supposed to accomplish within the city's crumbling boundaries. Her story is nowhere near finished. When a body shows up on the grounds of the Cathedral, her quest kicks into overdrive. Ritual murders aren't her forte, but this one is going to haunt Luna. Also haunting her is Jesse Wilder, a young detective who has been paired with an old friend. He has specific beliefs ...

Genre: Fantasy

Rogue Divorce Lawyer: A Legal Thriller (Rogue Legal Thriller Series) by Dale E. Manolakas (Kallias Publishing) (53 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Depravity escalates to murder. "Great psychological thriller." "Author truly gifted." "Real life characters you can't forget." ? eBook, Paperback, Audiobook Based on a real "Me Too" case -- in this psychological thriller, divorce lawyer Gary Stockton for decades harasses, abuses, and subjugates his "special" female clients. When Stockton's criminal depravity escalates to murder, this new craving leads to a shocking criminal trial. [Note: Sexual Subject Matter ~ Some Necessarily Explicit ~ Mature Readers] ? "The characters are as compelling as the story which is true. Have read this author before. Truly gifted." "Couldn't Stop Reading. "Put you into the courtroom." "Great psychological thriller with an amazing trial. A real page turner. Could not put it down. This author has a particular talent for developing real life characters that you can't forget." Second in Series ~ HOLLYWOOD ON TRIAL: A Legal Thriller ? Visit the Author's Official Website for the latest news, specials, ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Daylight in Blossom by Scott McElhaney (20 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

They are coming to kill her. It doesn't matter if anyone believes her or not. They are out to kill her and she can hear them calling her name. Autumn Rees is lost in Blossom, Ohio. As a matter of fact, she is lost no matter where she runs to. She simply doesn't fit into a world filled with those whispering voices and frightening shadows that always seem to be chasing her down. After discovering that making it on her own isn't going to work, she returns to Blossom and to her lifelong super hero - a man she calls "The Great Typhoon". Tyler Rees is stuck in Blossom, Ohio. He never left the dying town in his whole life and he probably never will. A horrible car accident leaves him both physically and emotionally broken. Every day feels like he is being sucked deeper into the abyss of the crumbling town. Best friends for as long as they can remember, Tyler and Autumn set out on a journey of healing that will take them beyond the razor-wire, pain-filled, troublesome boundaries ...

Genre: Romance

Hopelessly Bromantic (The Hopelessly Bromantic Duet -- An MM Romance Book 1) by L. Blakely (1,352 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

A sexy, passionate, utterly addictive, roomies-to-lovers MM romance from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely writing MM romance as L. Blakely... Look, when I met the sexy, witty Brit on the streets of London last night, I had no idea who he was. He was just that hot guy I wanted to have a drink with so I asked him out for my first evening in town. One thing almost led to another. After a midnight kiss, we made plans for a whole lot more the next day. But when I unlock the door to my rental in the morning, the English hottie is lounging on the couch like he lives here too. Great. For the next year I'll be sharing a tiny flat with the sexiest guy I've ever known. Time for a few simple rules -- don't walk around the flat wearing only a towel, don't spend our nights together exploring London, and don't crack open my secrets for him. Even as I smash all those rules, I try to resist falling for the cocky charmer. But after a taste of his lips, I give all the way in, ...

Genre: Romance

The Perfect Garden: A Mystery Crime Novel Set in an English Country Garden by Guy Sheppard (Socciones Editoria Digitale) (7 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Laura Bloom is in trouble. She has been sent down from university after committing an act of grievous bodily harm. If she has to stay at home any longer with her mother she will go mad. Reclusive Lady Ann Frost requires gardeners to create a perfect garden in memory of her dead son William. It is to be a miraculous place surrounded by walls, as in a medieval "hortus conclusus" dedicated to the Virgin Mary or naked Venus. Sucha special place excludes a world grown sinful and ugly. Other gardeners have already attempted to make such a garden and paid the price. Laura is determined to succeed where others have failed. She'll do it with her fellow gardeners Ray and Barry. But she is haunted by what happened to her at college. Her dread of being stalked returns the minute the sets foot in the garden. Somebody already tends it: "The living to the living hold, Dead to the dead belong." Will she escape the garden's troubled history? Will she want to? Or does Laura have the power to ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Love By Design (Design series Book 1) by Elizabeth James (197 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Callie Brandon thought she had all she needed in life. She had a successful career as an architect, a loving family and a lifelong best friend... until she met Justin. Blue-eyed, tall and drop dead gorgeous, he strolled into her life and stole her heart. Things seem too good to be true. Suddenly, her life turns upside down and she finds the friend she's always counted on has motives of her own and the man she's willing to give her heart to has secrets he's trying to hide. Will Callie take a chance and risk losing everything she's worked so hard for in search of her happily ever after?

Genre: Romance

Song of Echoes (Book 1 - Epic Fantasy Series) by R.E. Palmer (568 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

"The echo of the Maidens' Song preserves all that is good in this land. But the Darkness returns, seeking to corrupt its purity, yet few have the strength to resist... " Lose yourself in this epic tale of good versus evil that will keep you reading long into the night! Toryn of Midwyche has never felt at home in Harlyn, but the toil of working in the fields is made bearable by stories of the mysterious realms beyond his reach. When rumors of the mythical creatures of old begin to rise anew, the villages are ordered to send their young men south to protect the border. On discovering a terrible secret in his bloodline, Toryn is forced to flee before the truth hands him a death sentence. Far to the north, Elodi, the new leader of Harlyn, is struggling to keep the fierce clans of Nordruuk at bay. But her plea for help fails to move the all-powerful Archon, who insists his armies stand ready for an imminent attack by the old enemy in the Lost Realms. Journeying north in search of ...

Genre: Fantasy

The Followers by Evan Bollinger (Dark Niche Publishing) (24 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

A boy with a dream. A demon with no name. A childhood in suburbia like a lucid dream. It all comes together, in no way predictable. But, in every way true. The truth has emerged about life, and its parallel worlds. Many will never get it. Some, unfortunately, will forever fear it...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

The Sapphire Sea: A Matt Ransom Mystery by Bobby Underwood (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

With its sexy mix of thrilling action and tangible sensuality, and a willingness to tackle subjects such as abuse and incest, suicide and faith within an entertaining sci-fi/mystery series often focused on global conspiracies in a world devoid of real love, The Sapphire Sea might just be the finest and most entertaining entry yet in the Matt Ransom canon. Big and sprawling -- there are over thirty pivotal and recurring characters -- yet almost uncomfortably intimate at times, the world of Matt Ransom is both intoxicating and addictive. By the seventh entry the world of Matt Ransom had moved from a dystopian Earth to one nearly fully recovered. In the previous entry, A Matt Ransom Christmas, readers were treated to intrigue as well as an ode to that most cherished of holidays. A startling story-line began to emerge that promised to rock this world to its foundations. That promise is fulfilled in The Sapphire Sea, a morally and sensually complex tearing down of everything readers ...

Genre: Science Fiction

Contingency Nine and Other Science Fiction Stories by David Scholes (34 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

A collection of action packed, fast paced and entertaining science fiction and science fantasy short stories. In the lead story, Contingency Nine, a very dangerous and unpredictable prisoner is brought back up from a down time penal colony by the Urban Pacifiers. Earth's only remaining vestige of law and order. Fighting to maintain control in Earth's remaining megalopolises the Pacifiers are faced with a threat of such enormity that they must resort to a previously unthinkable course of action implementing Contingency Nine. In Grand Master a mere human chess player defeats a Grand Master from Earth's dominant Artificial Intelligences with consequences. In Disposable World everything is disposable while in Qantas Flight 2134 a passenger plane finally lands years after it took off with some alien assistance. In Reality Rider an entity surfs between alternate realities risking the wrath of the Coordinator of Realities while in Mesozoic Overcrowding a small slice of the Mesozoic period ...

Genre: Science Fiction

A House Out of Time (The Time Travel Diaries of James Urquhart and Elizabeth Bicester) by Bruce Macfarlane (14 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

James and Elizabeth, have "retired' to a life of ease in a new time world in 2016 after helping the Martians save the Earth and their own planet. Unfortunately, Elizabeth thought it would be a good idea to visit her ancestral home at Hamgreen to see what had become of it. The problem is, it's difficult to find. Even though it's been there since before the Great Comet and usually there's a Martian sitting on the gate post. However, If you do find it, you will discover time inside the house is often different to that outside. It depends on which door you go through. You really must make sure you are wearing the right clothes when you pay a visit. From the humorous and sometimes romantic adventures of James Urquhart and Elizabeth Bicester.

Genre: Romance

Claimant Commitment: Part Two - Hard-working Families by Sarah Honeysett (5 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

'It's hardly worth fixing my heart if they're going to starve me to death!' Recovering from major surgery, Terry Walker faces a financially bleak future - his Disability Living Allowance is being reassessed, his year of Employment and Support Allowance is running out and another appeal isn't decided in his favour, soon he and his disabled wife Lyn will lose more than half of their weekly income. Lyn and Terry aren't alone. As the team at the Solent Welfare Rights Project help their clients cope with tough times, they know there is worse to come. From the 'Bedroom Tax' to the 'Benefit Cap', the end of the Social Fund and the toughening of sanctions, everything is changing and not for the better. As Hilary Carrington and her colleagues adapt to the changing times, can they hold on to their principles and independence, and what will happen to their most vulnerable clients as 'Welfare Reform' gains pace? This is the second part of a new serial, which follows 'Severe Discomfort', ...

Genre: Political

Southwind Rocks: When Music Feeds Your Soul by Mel Schanz (3 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Valerie Payne has a great life. She spends most of her days pulling calves on her family ranch; her evenings on the back porch watching the sun set into the Wyoming skyline. Family surrounds her at home and her second home: Southwind, Kansas. Her twin brother lives in Southwind, and she visits as much as the ranching life allows. Life is busy; she doesn't have time for a man. Rock Spindle is living the good life. Being the lead singer and drummer of the Rock Spindle Band has many perks. With five records going gold, a coast-to-coast tour, women throwing themselves at his feet... what more could a rock-star ask? Life is perfect. Until meeting Val, there was nothing he thought he needed. Val is different. She's not one of his roadies begging attention; she's quite the opposite. What will it take for Rock to convince Val to take a chance on him? In Southwind, the Bracken Ranch is bustling with people. Friends and family are aplenty as the Summer turns to Fall. Ashlee and Avery Harrison ...

Genre: Romance

Three Sisters: A Tale of Survival (Three Sisters Trilogy Book 1) by Nikki Lewen (295 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

"Raw storytelling and textured characters that take risk and get rewarded." Three Sisters is meant for the Big Screen! "It's Tomb Raider meets Lord of the Flies with all the good aspects of Water World sprinkled in." If you run into a survivor, they'll tell you about the day the Enders crashed upon the world's shores. Sadie Larkin survived. She escaped the global catastrophe and violent chaos, venturing back to her childhood home in the old growth forest in the mountains by the sea. Sadie dug in deep among the fallen redwoods and those that still stood. Solitude. Survival. Ten years hunting. Ten years of questions. Sadie runs into a man from her past! He's been badly beaten, lies unconscious and is nearly dead. Through this man, she learns the horrible truth -- the Splitter Nation has arrived. And they're on her front doorstep. Sadie grabs her bow -- and ends up saving much more than just one man.

Genre: Horror

Seasons of the Soul: A Poetry Chapbook (Poetry Chapbook Collection) by Somen Palit (Brewin Stories Publishing) (1 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

In this particular collection, I present to you the many seasons that our hearts and souls traverse, while sailing on a sea of memories. Some pleasant, some not so. Playful ones during the warmth of summer, the crisp passage of time in autumn, a calm found only in the still of winter, and of passionate love in the spring.

Genre: Poetry

Off Limits (Secrets Kept Book 1) by Riley Hart (2,614 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

It started out as a little fun. When there was a man in my building on a hookup app, why not message him? Only we didn't meet. We just texted -- one night after the other, after the other. GoodWithHisHands was the perfect escape from my life, where pressure was always on my shoulders: my father's expectations, the worry about my sister, Maddy, getting sick again and her ex-husband, Ryder Lynwood, suddenly back and volunteering at the same hospital as me. It would have been smart to keep my distance from the man who came out as gay, tearing our close families apart and breaking Maddy's heart. Except Ryder intrigues me. I like talking to him, same as I enjoy chatting to GoodWithHisHands. They weren't supposed to be the same person. I wasn't supposed to fall for him. To want him. To need him. Maddy didn't deserve to get hurt again, and I didn't need another reason to feel like an outsider in my own family. Ryder was off-limits. I knew that. Still, I couldn't make myself stay ...

Genre: Romance

King Me: A Forever Wilde Novel by Lucy Lennox (3,436 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Falcon: Three years ago I arrived at the scene of an art heist to find Kingston Wilde tied to a radiator, claiming to be an innocent bystander in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was only later I learned he was actually the elusive art thief I'd been tracking for years. And I was the one who'd let him sweet-talk his way out of my grasp. Ever since, I've made it my mission to get my hands on him again, and this time I don't plan on letting go. Unfortunately, fate has other plans. A priceless artifact has gone missing, and King is the only one who can help recover it. I thought nothing could be worse than being forced to work with the egotistical SOB, but I was wrong. Falling for the charming art thief in the middle of an operation is way, way worse. King: The key to being a good art thief is knowing when to call it quits. After one close call too many, I decide that time is now and head home to Hobie, Texas, intending to hang up my lock picks for good. Unfortunately, the FBI has ...

Genre: Romance

Off Key (Whispering Key) by May Archer (1,840 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

I'm about to sing you the saddest song in the universe, and it's called "The Man of My Dreams Married My Sister." It's kinda my theme song. And trust me when I tell you, it's heavy on the violins. Because the man in question? He's not just any guy, he's Rafe freakin' Goodman. My former best friend. The boy who made my summers on Whispering Key magical. The guy who inspired every love song that led to the chart-topping music career I have today. The man I always sort of figured would wait for me, while I pursued my dreams and finally found a way to tell the world I was gay... But instead of waiting, he married Aimee. Rafe and Aimee's marriage has been over for a while now, but it doesn't really matter. He doesn't love me even though I feel like I'll love him until the day I die. Trying to be "just friends" would tear me apart. We're a broken chord. A blue note. Hopelessly out of tune. Or so I thought. But when circumstances throw us back together on a crazy cross-country ...

Genre: Romance

Airship by Richard Smith (21 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Amelia Earhart had been missing for almost 75 years when retired shuttle commander, Burt Johnson, boarded the 850 foot long airship, Monterey. Finding the long missing pilot never crossed Burt's mind as he watched the crew prepare the giant dirigible for its maiden voyage to Hawaii. Now, standing in the warm sand, Burt thought back to the crash of the Monterey and the plight of the 114 survivors who were depending on him for rescue. As he stared at the business end of a rusty WWII carbine and the scattered wreckage of Ms. Earhart's Lockheed Electra, he wondered if the old sailor would really pull the trigger.

Genre: Action & Adventure

The Chronicle of Heloise & Grimple: A Serial Adventure (in Collected Form) by Sean Gibson (Kindle Select Publishing) (42 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

A bard walks in on a dark elf dealing cards to a beholder, a mind flayer, a demon, a grouchy-looking wizard, and what is either a vampire or a really pale guy with an unfortunate widow's peak... The set-up for a bad joke? Nope (well, maybe that, too) -- just a typical day at the office for adventuring partners Heloise, Erithea's most beautiful, witty, talented, and occasionally prone to talking in the third-person half-elven bard, and her powerful hill giant companion, Grimple, who doesn't look like a hill giant anymore because he made the mistake of crossing a lich and getting illusioned (yes, it's a word... or, at least, we're going to pretend it's one) into something even more ridiculous. (Grimple is kind of an idiot.) It turns out that getting adventuring work when your hill giant companion looks like a sickly gnome (despite retaining his giant strength) isn't easy, so what's a beautiful, witty, and talented half-elven bard to do? The answer, of course, is obvious: set off ...

Genre: Humor & Satire

The Barista On the Bus: A Christmas Romance by Lisa Harmon (burro press) Price verified 7 hours ago

When Izzy meets Oliver sparks fly on the bus to work. But when Izzy receives unexpected news, the beginnings of romance are put on hold and the two must find their way along the bumpy road to love.

Genre: Romance

Global Game: I Am The Undead Disaster: LitRPG Cultivation Progression System by Sophia Ava (2 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

The protagonist time-travels to a parallel world! This world has been invaded by monsters from different worlds! On the occasion of life and death, the game system is coming! He awakened the SSS-level occupation at the beginning-Undead disaster! He can summon an unlimited number of undead, and has a variety of perverted skills to strengthen the undead.

Genre: Men's Adventure

Shadowed Horizons: A Psychic Suspense Thriller with a Romantic Twist (The Guardians Book 1) by Reily Garrett (680 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Winner, Best Paranormal Thriller - The BestThrillers Book Awards A young psychic hunted by a psychopath. A tech genius determined to protect. A fate they can't resist. Kiera Channon's unique abilities mark her and the psychics who'd adopted her prime targets of shadowy figures intending to dominate the supernatural world. With two wolves by her side, she has a destiny to protect humanity, including a mate who will save her life. Advanced keyboard skills and innate curiosity lead Wyatt McGlauklin to invent the unimaginable. When a blonde spitfire steps out of thin air and prevents his assassination, life takes an extraordinary turn his analytical mind can't validate. Navigating the murky waters of betrayal and deceit will lead them to the heart of evil, but only if they combine forces and ignore their growing attraction. Get this suspenseful, action-packed, fated mates, psychic adventure today!

Genre: Fantasy

Amped by Teagan Kade (227 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

I'm Selena Torres, a rising star with the voice of an angel. My childhood friend, Mathew Barton, is a rock legend trying to live up to his deceased father's name, and my boyfriend-slash-manager, Rick, is supposed to have my back. But as I'm about to find out, betrayal hurts the most when it hits closest to home. Mat parties like a rock star, plays like an All Star, and f#cks like a porn star. But I'm the one he wants, even though I'm off limits. He went on tour to get me out of his head, but all it did was make him crave me more. Now he's back and ready to protect me. Nothing is going to keep us apart - not Rick, not a contract, not a god damn army. Mat's determined to make me sing again, and I can't deny the fire he ignites inside me, but will this path lead me to love or ruin? Find out in this full-length bad boy romance with a happily ever after and no cheating. Get ready for Amped - a wild ride of love, lust, and loyalty. Grab your copy today.

Genre: Women's Fiction

Southwind Mystery: When You're Desperate for Answers by Mel Schanz (6 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Kassandra Pearson grew up without answers to the many questions she had surrounding her biological father. Her mother never answered a one. Her Aunt Susie and Uncle Brian were almost as vague. She knew she had to figure the mystery out for herself. So... With little money and hardly any clues, she decides to take off for Southwind, Kansas. The one clue she believes will unlock the mystery. James Reynolds, aka: Rat, is a hard-working craftsman under Avery Harrison's watchful eye. He's not yet looking for a woman to share his life with. No. He's content being an apprentice. When the strange, yet pretty, young woman shows up in town, he can't help but throw himself in her path. He's intrigued by all Kass brings to town. Including the mystery behind her. The Bracken Ranch is preparing for Christmastime, a double wedding ceremony, and a much-needed vacation amongst friends. Avery is caught completely off guard with the shock of his lifetime. Is it possible he will find answers to ...

Genre: Romance

Mail Order Bride: Millie’s Crusade (Clean and Wholesome Historical Romance) (Women’s Fiction New Adult Wedding Frontier) by Angela K. West (238 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Millie lives the life of luxury. As the daughter of a wealthy, New York City banker, she has never lacked for anything until now. When Millie discovers that her father has arranged for her to marry the vice president of his bank, Millie melts into a panic and decides, for the first time, to take her life and future into her own hands. She plots and schemes, looking for a way out of her situation, out of New York City, and out of her father's control. Millie's plan leads her to the West where she searches for love and independence at the cost of a few stamps. Along the way, she tangles herself into a complex system of lies about her past. Now, Millie must discover a way to plant her life in an unfamiliar town without the help of a husband or a father -- she has to make it on her own. This is a wholesome romance (no graphic relations between characters your mama wouldn't want ya to see). And while we don't want to spoil it, it has a happily ever after ending. Plus - the folks at ...

Genre: Romance

The Chest of Surprises by Alistair Lees-Smith (4 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

An old family chest full of memorabilia is discovered and a grandson tells the story as the family weaves its destiny from the mud of the first World War to the House of Commons and from the concentration camps to a fine house in Hampstead.

Genre: Political

Homework with her Dirty StepDaddy (Taught by Her Dirty StepDaddy Book 2) by Mary Potter (31 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

She's out of control... and beautiful and innocent. My stepdaughter is about to flunk out of college but she's really taking advantage of the opportunity to complete her summer program and get back on track. Of course, she needs some help along the way and most of that help comes from me spanking her until her ass cheeks are bright red. She's trying hard to submit to all the new rules she has, but I'm proud of her. She's willing to submit to the new rules and she's also eager for the other part of our deal. I promised to teach her all about sex, and I'm moving slowly, trying to make it about her and not me. How the hell am I supposed to resist just taking her? How in the world am I supposed to make it about her when I know she'll happily and eagerly make it all about me? How is a man supposed to resist an innocent, eager young woman like Nicole? This dirty StepDaddy wants everything she'll give me!

Genre: Short Stories

Hello Forever (Hello Goodbye Book 2) by Sarina Bowen (Tuxbury Publishing LLC) (1,607 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Basketball always brought them together. Now it might just tear them apart. Axel I always wondered what happened to my first love. But after we got caught kissing at church camp, his jerk of a father made sure I never saw him again. Six years later, I'm streaming a college basketball game in a distant town, trying to decide if I should take a job with the athletic department there, when a familiar face in the crowd leaves me stunned. The school is a thousand miles away, in a tiny rural town. But suddenly, I can't wait to get there. Caxton I can barely believe it when Axel turns up at the college where I'm a grad student. And I'm just as drawn to him as I ever was. But a few stolen kisses are all I'll ever have. I can't date. Loving Axel would mean letting go of my younger brothers who need me. They can't be together. But as far as their hearts are concerned, it's Hello Forever.

Genre: LGBTQ+ eBooks

Into the Americas (A novel based on a true story) by Lance Morcan (Sterling Gate Books) (884 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

INTO THE AMERICAS (A novel based on a true story) is a gritty, real-life adventure based on one of history's greatest survival stories. It was inspired by the diary entries of young English blacksmith John Jewitt during his time aboard the brigantine The Boston and also during his sojourn at Nootka Sound, on North America's western seaboard, from 1802 to 1805. Written by father-and-son writing team Lance & James Morcan (authors of The World Duology and The Orphan Trilogy), INTO THE AMERICAS is a tale of two vastly different cultures - Indigenous North American and European civilization - colliding head on. It is also a Romeo and Juliet story set in the wilderness. Nineteen year-old blacksmith John Jewitt is one of only two survivors after his crewmates clash with the fierce Mowachaht tribe in the Pacific Northwest. A life of slavery awaits John and his fellow survivor, a belligerent American sailmaker, in a village ruled by the iron fist of Maquina, the all-powerful chief. Desperate ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

A Place for You by Mike Christian (10 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Against a backdrop of events based on actual Coast Guard operations, Caribé, a captivating Dominican woman desperately searching for a better life, meets Caleb, a daring Coast Guard officer. Their ensuing relationship forever transforms their lives but has tragic consequences. An enthralling adventure and romance novel with unexpected, emotionally charged twists, A Place for You also provides insight into immigration and human smuggling. Out of sight, but not far from the shores of the United States, thousands of people risk their lives and many perish in near-impossible, treacherous quests to find a better place to live. A Place for You reveals the plight of people from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba who risk everything on the high seas in search of better lives. It also sheds light on the heroic deeds of the men and women of the United States Coast Guard who courageously rescue and compassionately care for them.

Genre: Action & Adventure

ROSES FOR A LADY an utterly gripping murder mystery full of twists (Johnny Merak Book 5) by John Glasby (Lume Books Crime Fiction) (11 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Her death-date is set, and the countdown begins. Edith Somerville, great-granddaughter of a wealthy banker in L.A., receives two-dozen red roses with a note attached: she would receive one less rose every day, and on receipt of the last rose she would die... Private Detective Johnny Merak sets out to find the would-be killer. But soon the death toll rises as other members of the family are murdered. Then Johnny finds proof of yet another, earlier, murder. John Glasby was born in 1928, and graduated from University with an honours degree in Chemistry. He started his career as a research chemist for I.C.I, in 1952, and worked for them until his retirement. During the early 1960s, Glasby wrote dozens of paperback westerns, all of which were reprinted in hardcover and paperback four decades later. Following his retirement from I.C.I., Glasby produced a steady stream of new westerns, science fiction and crime novels, right up to his death in 2011.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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

Displacement (The Quantum Chaos Series Book 1) by Somen Palit (Brewin Stories Publishing) (8 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

The nexus, a quantum forest of infinite possibilities where the multiverse folded into a singularity. I found myself within this world and witnessed the myriad dimensions of space coalesce, untouched by the passage of time. In the nexus I found endless reflections of myself and traveled into realities beyond my wildest dreams. Now, the nexus is under attack from multiple fronts and for different reasons. To lose this war would signal the end of my very existence... no, my every existence.Both a science fiction thriller as well as a philosophical journey through the intersection of a wide range of topics, including: quantum entanglement, String Theory, the Multiverse, quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI), clones, the meaning of dreams, DNA, psychology, and the Consciousness.Buckle in and enjoy the mental ride!

Genre: Science Fiction

In Another World, I Was The Real Me (Novel) Vol 1 by Deng Yong (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

After gazing at a photograph of a dashing gentleman, he finds himself in an entirely new universe. Rong Yi was at a loss for words as he glanced up at the sky. How could he have been so unfortunate as to reincarnate in the body of a loser and a sissy... Worse still, the original master of this body has been wed to a male companion all this time! And to make matters even worse...

Genre: Romance

Twice Upon A Train (Dallin Book 1) by K.A. Moll (631 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

BOOK #1 IN THE DALLIN SERIES Dr. Keegan Wade is a highly successful trauma surgeon in New York City, but her career has left her feeling empty and anxious. In need of a break, she embarks on a journey across the country on a restored steam train. Along the way, she reunites with Willow Lord, a recent college graduate struggling to make ends meet. Despite their vastly different lives, Keegan and Willow share a deep connection that began many years ago as young girls. As they travel together on The Frisco Express, they rediscover their feelings for each other and explore the possibility of a second chance at love. But will their different lives and obligations keep them apart once the train journey ends?

Genre: Action & Adventure

Creating Monsters by Christopher Rankin (70 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

A psychedelic romance in a city on the verge of disaster. In modern Philadelphia, where a deep economic depression has left the city near collapse and most of its inhabitants in gruesome poverty, Mitchell Gray, a twenty-year-old graduate student in a beleaguered university physics department, spends most of his time playing piano and touring the city's worst slums in stolen cars. He is a technical virtuoso whose scientific ideas challenge the foundations of his field but he lives in hiding from one of the world's most powerful billionaires who is obsessed with Mitchell and determined to capitalize on his strange inventions. When he falls in love with an older woman, the wife of a wealthy pharmaceutical executive, their relationship inspires him with a mad plan to use his creations to change the world. With the help of a brilliant and neurotic chemistry student named Charlie Nolan and technology so advanced that it resembles magic, Mitchell devises horrifying yet harmless schemes ...

Genre: Metaphysical