Maybe asking my burly golden retriever contractor to be my fake fiancé was a bad idea. But as the saying goes, desperate times and all that.Listen, getting married again sounds about as fun as a shopping spree in a dumpster, so dating is definitely off the table. I've resisted Oakley's tempting presence, knowing it can only lead to trouble, and I don't need any more of that. Despite the obvious attraction, we've managed to keep a platonic and professional distance....

SHE’D ALMOST DIED AT AN EVIL MAN’S HANDS.—SHE STILL HAS THE SCARS.Trauma just brings out the wounds over and over again.Ever since ER Nurse Jillian Beck had been nearly killed, she’s lived with her own fury. Her own fears.Her new boss at the hospital reminds her each and every day of just what hurt the world can bring with his caustic attitude and devil-dark eyes that burn right through her. It’s almost like he can ...

Helping him explore his attraction to men was supposed to be no-strings fun, not turn me into a whipped puppy dog, but here we are.The college twink scene is wearing on me. Sure, it works out for a no-commitment guy like myself, but the constant drama and nameless rotation of pretty boys in and out of my bed isn't as exciting as it once was. Maybe watching one of my best friends find love is poking at me too.That's what was on my mind when someone new walke...

FRIENDS SHOULDN’T BECOME LOVERS.He knows he’s not good for her.Governor of Texas Marcus Deane has been drawn to Ariella Avery since the moment they’d almost been killed by the same man. He just can’t stop thinking about her. Marc lives in the limelight. Sweetly shy Ariella is still healing from the trauma of nearly dying. The last thing she needs is the world watching every move she makes. He knows that. It’s best if he just keeps ...

The bestselling Western author continues his bold saga of the American frontier, where one man fights for the very survival of the town called Fury.It’s hard country, but the pioneers of Fury (Pop. 112) are banding together to make it a home. With barren lands, blinding dust storms, drought, hostile Apaches, and violent bands of cutthroat outlaws against them, death is never far away. It’s enough to make Jason Fury, whose father the town was named after, ride out f...

**MURDER. SECRETS. A KILLER STILL WATCHING HER...—WHO CAN SHE TRUST TO PROTECT HER NOW?**Brynna Beck has plans for her future. The Finley Creek Texas State Police is just a stepping stone for her. Nothing is going to sway her from her path—and she's stubborn enough to go after what she wants. When Brynna discovers new information on a ten-year-old murder case she gains the wrong sort of attention. Then it’s a race to safety with the only man she can trust to get he...

'We don't live alone ... We are responsible for each other'A policeman interrupts a rich family's dinner to question them about the suicide of a young working-class girl. As their guilty secrets are gradually revealed over the course of the evening, 'An Inspector Calls', J. B. Priestley's most famous play, shows us the terrible consequences of poverty and inequality. The other powerful plays in this collection - 'Time and the Conways', 'I Have Been Here Before' and 'The Linden Tree...

SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THE PROTECTOR.—THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE.Former homicide detective Melody Beck has always taken care of her younger sisters. But lately…that was the one area in which she’d failed. Her younger sister has just barely escaped a band of vicious killers. And the threat wasn’t over yet. Melody is still searching for answers.All signs now point to the richest man in Texas being the mastermind behind the attacks. That billio...

Seth Lorcan thrived on undercover work and he was good at it. But his latest assignment brought him dangerously close to the edge—and made him a target, from both the bad guys and the good. And if he didn't act fast, all the information he'd risked his life to obtain would be gone, just as quick as the memory card could be destroyed.What he needed was a ride out of there...even if he had to take it. Carjacking—carborrowing—was his only option.But Seth got more than he barga...

The brand new instalment in Fenella J. Miller's bestselling Goodwill House series.July 1940With Hitler’s bombs getting closer, WAAF Diane Forsyth is determined to face the oncoming danger and do her duty to support the brave RAF pilots who risk their lives as they take to the skies.And there’s one pilot in particular Di hopes remains safe - Squadron Leader Freddie Hanover. But with a romance between them growing, Di and Freddie know their duty mus...

REUNITINGDan Reynolds spent every spare minute he could searching for his three missing daughters, taken from him by his malicious ex-wife years ago. When not searching for his girls, he excelled at his role as second-in-command of the CCU. He loved his team, loved them like family. And when it became necessary to risk his own life to protect one of those teammate he gladly did it, nearly dying in the process.His first day back on the job he's nearly knocked to the ground b...

I want a commitment like I want a rash, so why can't I get the bossy twink with pretty lips and plenty of snark out of my head?Anyone who spends time with me knows two things.One: If I want something, I get it, which is how I end up back in my old college haunts, buying a dilapidated bar with my five best friends and staring down the barrel of an unknown future.Two: The idea of settling down makes my skin crawl, and that's how I made it to forty wit...