The continuing disasters of ELLEN MARTIN... It is late August 2008, and on the eve of her impromptu wedding, she is sent out to the Middle East to urgently sign an agreement with the State of Qatar and save her company. But a chance encounter with an old flame derails her completely. War threatens in the region, and she ends up in deep trouble. But who will save her now?It's funny. It's dramatic. It's silly. It's deep. It's cheaper than a very large coffee.

Ellen Martin has a soaring corporate legal career in Chicago’s powerhouse firm Cowley & Tate. She is handpicked, under questionable circumstances, to perform a pro bono case in the sweltering Colombian town of Barrancabermeja.But Barranca is a place where she is not welcome and events soon conspire against her, pushing her into a downward spiral of trouble and desperation. She is kidnapped; arrested; shot at; and chased by the police, the military, a corrupt government, revolutiona...

Trey Thomas and Tori Tanner – TNT – had been best friends since the second day of second grade. Tori was a little chubby and a lot shy at eight years old and found herself constantly being reintroduced to kids she'd been in class with for both kindergarten and first grade. Trey, a new student, was extremely short and skinny and all mouth and white blonde hair so it was no surprise when he wound up the object of a bully attack on his second day. No one was more surprised than Tori when she ...

Jewel has always been able to get the guy she wanted. The starting jock on the football team, the team captain on the basketball team, and the lead swimmer on the swim team. Problem is, she didn't find them the least bit exciting. Was she cold or a she-wolf for guys? Colin thought so, and he'd do anything to bring her down a peg or two. When these two collide on the sandy beach during their mixed up summer vacation, sparks fly, making this a summer neither will forget.

Gil Stone had never heard of Morris Pointe until the morning he received a call from his boss. He was about to get his shot at managing a restaurant in a big time hotel, but it was in Arkansas. Two days later, he arrived in Hot Springs. On his second day of work, he met Lauren Williams, the hotel's manager, and nothing was ever the same again. After their initial attraction, they chose to be friends. They shared a place of employment and knew if they shared anything else, it could lead to ...

My name is Ryen Macek. I’m twenty-eight years old, live in Atlanta, Georgia and live a fairly normal life.Anyway, like most women, I’ve dated and it’s always turned out badly. Most recently that would be Aaron, who decided to trample on my heart in the form of a woman wearing a sheet. Not that I’m bitter, mind you, but, well, I sort of am.I decided I needed a distraction. I needed to get away from this city, the men in this city, and just… live for awhile. Helllooooo, New Y...

College sophomore Tyler Gallagher loves computers, video games, and Thanksgiving Break. He's timed the arrival of his computer components with the holiday vacation from school to blast aliens and enemy soldiers alike on his brand new, high-end gaming machine.When the parts arrive, it soon becomes apparent that they aren't what he ordered from TechTerritory. He plays along, thinking he's the butt of a practical joke, and builds the “quantum computer.” His annoyance turns to shock wh...

This Christmas, chill out and cuddle up with these enchanting holiday stories..."Funny, tender, and occasionally wacky, this trio of short romantic comedies gets the holidays off to a lively start as three heroines find love in unexpected ways. Plumley's lighthearted sense of fun, sassy dialog, and likable characters make for an appealing holiday collection." —Library JournalMistletoe and HollyAccountant Holly Aldridge scrupulously plans everything in her life—until ...

The darling of the ton and women everywhere, Devin Nash, Lord Beauchamp, decides the best way to provide for his penniless, bluestocking ward is to marry her himself. She refuses. Stunned that any woman—but especially a woman with so few matrimonial prospects—could turn him down, he begins a campaign to woo her with valentines and gifts.Unbeknownst to her guardian, who is too used to having his way and surely proposed out of pure laziness, Cecilia Clemmons is determined to make her...

Hillary Holt wants to settle a debt by nursing her beloved aunt's friend, Matilda—a feisty, rich recluse—back to health.But Matilda's quirky, greedy relatives have another fate in mind.As Hillary's efforts with Matilda grow more and more effective, the relatives become more and more dangerous. But not as dangerous as the handsome young doctor threatening to steal Hillary's heart.Previously titled: Warning at Eagle's WatchREVIEWS:"A sweet classic romance wov...

Welcome to Bliss Harbor...where love and laughter are just around the corner.He stole her heart, and she stole his…clothes?When curvy, no-nonsense bakery owner Charlotte Heatley wakes up with regrets over a fun, drunken night with US Army Captain Bradley Ryder, all she wants is to avoid him and deliver a cake to her client’s wedding reception. But when a mixup puts the cake and reception in danger, Charlotte has to act quickly. It's not long before...

The last person police officer Nate Walsh expected to discover stranded in a snowstorm is his brother's ex—and former town rebel—Kelsey Cooper. His complete opposite in every way, Kelsey's the girl he never allowed himself to want. But when she agrees to stay with him until the storm passes, he definitely finds himself wanting the gorgeous, tattooed woman. Too bad Nate's sure his brother is still in love with her…Kelsey had only meant to drive through her tiny hometown, not end up ...