In 1994 Mississippi, Loren believes she knows her family's past until one quiet evening shatters everything she thought was true. What begins as a simple conversation with her grandmother becomes a journey into a hidden history of forbidden love, stolen futures, and a truth buried for decades.As Granny Frances finally shares the story of her romance with Ronald Hagan, a white man she loved in a time when such love could get you killed, Loren realizes the past isn't fin...

Bow Frost may be Cupid, but love has never worked in his favor. As the son of Jack Frost and Mother Nature and cousin to Chris Kringle Bow's powers can spark romance in anyone but himself. No matter how many hearts he helps unite, his own remains untouched.When he's sent to New York City for the holidays, Bow decides it's time to experience love the old-fashioned way without magic. That's when he meets Rachael, the strongvwilled and big-hearted sister of Clara, who once changed Chr...

At sixteen, Lissa Monroe discovered the truth that shattered her entire world she's half vampire, half werewolf, and dangerously powerful. But power means nothing when you don't know how to use it. For three years, Lissa has hidden her abilities, terrified of what might happen if they ever break loose.Now nineteen and desperate for control, everything changes when a mysterious invitation arrives to Eclipse Academy, a school for elite vampires and supernatur...

Bailey Little has always been the dependable one the sister with the steady job, the neat apartment, and zero time for love. But when her little sister Aly announces her engagement and their mother teases that Bailey will "show up solo again," Bailey blurts out a lie she can't take back: she has a boyfriend.Now, with the rehearsal dinner just days away, Bailey scrambles to find a plus one who can play the part and maybe, just maybe, make her heart believe it's rea...

Talia Johnson left her hometown for college, determined to make something of herself and to get far, far away from Liam Parker, the boy who made her teenage years both unforgettable and infuriating. They were childhood frenemies: always competing in school, teasing each other, secretly caring more than they ever admitted.Now, it's Thanksgiving break, and Talia's back home for the first time in years. Her family runs a small bakery that's catering the town's Thanksgiving di...

Chris Kringle Jr. has one secret he's Santa's son. Determined to prove he can make it on his own without the North Pole's magic, he heads to New York City for an internship at a bustling holiday company. But city life isn't as merry as he expected until he meets Clara, a hardworking dreamer who's forgotten what Christmas magic feels like.As sparks fly between them, Chris must decide whether to reveal who he really is or risk losing the one person who's made his heart believe in Chr...

Twelve years ago, Harper Lane left her snowy hometown and her Christmas spirit behind when her beloved mother passed away. Now Harper is back for one reason only: to close the doors of her mother's thriving candy shop and sell the building so she can return to her fast-paced life in New York.But Candy Cane Lane has a way of working its magic.The peppermint-scented streets, twinkling lights, and friendly neighbors stir memories Harper thought she'd buried. And when she runs ...

Sinnlich, leidenschaftlich & verdammt spicy. Zwei Freunde. Ein Club. Zwei Ebenen, ... und eine kleine Schwester, die niemals davon erfahren darf. Alexandra "Lexie" Brooks ist 25 Jahre alt, als sie das Militär verlässt und zu ihrem Halbbruder Reid nach Austin zieht, wo er gemeinsam mit seinem besten Freund einen Club führt. Strikt verbietet er ihr, ihn auch nur zu betreten. Aber Lexie interessiert sich eh wenig für diese Welt, strebt stattdessen eine Führungsposition in ihrer Firma an, wesh...

Weihnachtszeit, die Zeit des Feierns ... Für das Football Team des Evadale Colleges eigentlich das Beste am Winter. Doch dieses Mal sind sie für gemeinnützige Arbeit auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt eingeteilt. Statt Partys heißt es Essen an bedürftige Menschen verteilen, Bratwurst grillen und Zuckerwatte verkaufen. Wie es der Zufall will, landet ausgerechnet Jesse am Stand der prüden Kirchenmaus, die ihn zur Krönung nicht einmal zu erkennen scheint. Eine völlig neue Erfahrung für den Starquarterba...

Eine neue Stadt. Der zweite Club, ... und ein Inhaber, dessen Geduld auf eine harte Probe gestellt wird. Freya Young ist ein aufstrebendes Tattoomodel bei Tag und Sub bei Nacht. Zusammen mit ihrem Ehemann Gabriel besucht sie gern den neuen Club der Stadt, das Never Forget. Ein anfangs harmloses Spiel aus Leidenschaft und Lust beginnt, endet jedoch in Eifersucht und Besitzgier. Die Realität wird nach diesem einen Besuch nie mehr so sein, wie sie einmal war und Freya gerät an einem Scheidewe...

Partys, Mädchen und Football, das sind Bryan Jenkins' Lieblingsbeschäftigungen. Doch dann wird es Winter und die alljährliche Winterbreak Party wird zu einem Erlebnis der ganz anderen Art. Ein blondes Mädchen fordert ihn zu einer Runde Strip-Darts heraus und nach diesem Abend ist nichts mehr wie es scheint. Zu seinem Leidwesen muss er auch noch auf dem Wintermarkt helfen, wo sein bester Freund Jesse letztes Jahr die Liebe fand. Ärger ist doch da vorprogrammiert. Partys, Jungs und sich stet...

This book is an inside look at the real deal of project housing. For those who pass by and wonder, who lives there? What kind a people are they? Why do they stay, and what happened to them? this book will answer the questions that are burning on your tongue. The book paints a positive picture on negative circumstances. With each turn of the page the characters become more real as the residents face life changing events. Violence, love, hope, courage and compassion all live here. The main c...