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Nothing about my return to Echoes Cove was what I expected, but I wasn’t prepared for the darkness that’s threatening to devour us all.A stalker, patient and cunning, hunting in the shadows.Powerful forces determined to control my every move and bend me to their will.And them.Lincoln, Maverick, Finley, and Easton. I’m not sure how I’ll survive them without losing myself, or my heart, along the way. And when the secrets circling us begin to break the surface ...

A Samaritan State Revisited brings together a refreshing group of emerging and leading scholars to reflect on the history of Canada's overseas development aid. Addressing the broad ideological and institutional origins of Canada's official development assistance in the 1950s and specific themes in its evolution and professionalization after 1960, this collection is the first to explore Canada's history with foreign aid with this level of interrogative detail.Extending from...

Octavia Royal, the nation's princess.More like, Octavia Royal, my life is a big hot mess.My father’s death has me back in my hometown, and nothing is as I remember.Echoes Cove Prep is a place where dreams go to die. Where everyone wants to be a mean girl, no matter what they sacrifice, and the three boys who were once my saviors run the place. Only now they’re my worst nightmare.There’s something sinister writhing beneath the surface of Echoes Cove. Tangled ...

New town, new job, new neighbor...new crush.I’ve got a serious problem, and it goes by the name of Ted Jones. Even his name is nerdy! Combine that with his glasses, lean runner’s frame, crazy smarts, and superhero addiction, and he’s got my lady engine revving hard.What can I say? I’ve got a thing for hot nerds.But our shy glances and awkward exchanges in the elevator aren’t going to cut it. This nerd is mine; he just doesn’t know it yet.

The worst part about betrayal, is it never comes from your enemies.I should have known better, I should have seen the signs, but now all I'm left with is heartache and disappointment.They may think they've got the better of me, but I won't go down without a fight. Especially when it comes to the ones I love.Even if I have to protect them from themselves.Wading into the depths of darkness, nothing can prepare me for the secrets that bind us.The truth ...

“They say nice guys always finish last. I say the only place that should apply is in the bedroom—it’s just good manners, after all.” – Brett MacKinnon, nice guy and frequent resident of the friend zoneLIV: There are really only three things I need in life: sex, baseball, and winning. My hot boyfriend and season tickets take care of the first two, while I always do my best to cover the last. So developing an unexpected crush on a new friend...

Beyond Series #2If you're a fan of "The Ghost Whisperer," this series is for you!It's 1974 in Evanston, Wyoming. Cece Adams, a popular cheerleader loves her bad boy next door,Erik Laughlin, a local rocker. They've had their share of ups and downs, but things have turnedaround for them. They have their dreams after all. And Cece has some news for Erik.But Erik never gets the news because Cece never arrives at his Valentine's Day gig.There's been ...

They say evil can take many forms . . .I learned that first hand at the age of seventeen. My mother's third husband was the preacher . . . a man of the cloth who had a secret agenda within our small Southern community.My name is Sunny Gardner. And Layton, Alabama is my home, or least it had been until the preacher came into our lives. A minister who preached the Word, but lived a lie. But the folks in this town had closed their eyes and ears to the truth once they fell unde...

What do you do when you know your world is about to shatter around you? Do you run toward the change or try to hold on to the broken pieces so that everything doesn’t fall apart?I knew it was coming. We’d had time to ready ourselves, but nothing could have prepared us for the fall out. No one warned me our enemies would make me the pawn in their game. No one saw just how broken I would become.Now it’s up to me to pick up the broken pieces and wield them against the ones who...

This holiday installment in the "Naughty Nuggets" novella series is sure to be a favorite. Andrea Smith (writing as Laurel Landon, because hey, it's just that naughty) presents a Christmas Santa who is trying to make everyone's wishes come true!If a Big Mart Santa could grant your Christmas wish, what would it be?Would it be NAUGHTY or NICE?Meet Nick. A seasonal Big Mart Santa who brings very special stocking stuffers to those most in need. He's almost magical with ...

Mark Beckett is the most annoying, patronizing, arrogant jerk on the face of the earth. So, naturally, I can’t get the damn man out of my head.Fiona:Like the old saying goes, I’m a jill of all trades but a master of none. What I lack in skill, however, I make up for in enthusiasm—something certain people (ahem) find irritating. But I have my reasons for living my life the way I do, for diving into one project after another and tryi...

This is a duet.Book 1, Broken PromiseWhat was I thinking that cold, snowy night as I traveled over the steep mountain pass in Chester, WV?I certainly wasn't prepared for what was about to happen. For twenty-seven years I've flitted throughlife without a care or worry.All that was about to change.But this isn't my story. It's hers. I'm simply the one that needs to tell it, you see, because of my gift.My name is Parrish Locke.I can...