Six years ago, Jasper Des Moines traded in the only life he knew.In order to keep a promise and a secret, he walked from the only man he'd ever loved. Now, he has a career in need of constant defending, a best friend who knows nothing about his past, and a husband he should love. He has the life he believes he deserves.Until one day, the unfinished business he left behind catches up with him, and he's faced with the one man he'd never been able to resist or...

One promise. One summer to see it through. One explosive love fueled by mutual obsession.The day Clint sees his son, Joey, off to basic training, the young man he's devoted his life to extracts one promise from him: spend the summer doing something selfish for a change. The request seems harmless enough until Joey puts his best friend, Raven, in charge of seeing it through.Raven would do anything for the people who took him in as a teen, and, when it comes ...

"The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings." -PlatoDay one of senior year at Denwin High was not supposed to end with my thoughts consumed by the new AP Philosophy teacher. I'd impatiently waited three years to take the course, but from the moment he strode in with his sad eyes that mirrored my own, I was intrigued by only him.Dr. Sebastian Wicked.Intrigue turned into obsession, and common interests set the stage for a tentative frie...

At the age of twenty-five, Leland Meadows has his whole life mapped out in front of him, with four rules to live by.No new friends.No dreams or aspirations.No repeat hookups.And definitely no committed relationships.Leland's looking for safety, not heartbreak and disappointment. Then, one day, he receives an offer he can't turn down. Rent is due, and the catering company his best friend's sister works for is suddenly one server short...

The only thing Noon Waters is sure of is his undying love for his wife.When a devastating accident ripped both her and a good deal of his memories away from him, he's left to navigate a new life weighed down by grief, anger, and confusion.After stumbling upon an old receipt dated one day prior to the tragic event, Noon's curiosity leads him to Haley Cove, a place he can't remember but is somehow certain holds the key to regaining his forgotten years.

While visiting Paris in 1908, upper class Lord Burnstead loses his butler playing poker. Egbert and Effie Floud bring Ruggles back to Red Gap, Washington. Effie wants to take advantage of Ruggles' upper class background to influence Egbert's hick lifestyle. However, Egbert is more interested in partying and he takes Ruggles to the local 'beer bust'. When word gets out that "Colonel Ruggles is staying with his close friends" in the local paper, the butler becomes a town celebrity. After bef...

Une nouvelle aventure de Splat et de son meilleur ami, Harry !J'apprends à lire avec Splat ! Une histoire pleine d'humour, à lire tout seul de la première à la dernière page.Harry Souris est le meilleur des meilleurs copains du monde. Pour lui prouver son affection et célébrer leur amitié, Splat décide de lui organiser une fête surprise !Mais ce n'est pas facile de mentir à son ami...Version adaptée pour la lecture autonome d...

Reporter Harry Sinclair is suspicious of money and especially of those who have a lot of it. Assigned a story in the exclusive neighbourhood of Wychwood Sinclair expects to be bored and wishes he was home instead of working on a dark autumn night. He gets over his boredom pretty quickly once he discovers the body of lawyer, Edward Weston. The police rule his death a suicide, but Sinclair is not so sure. When the lawyer's neighbour Patricia Highcross goes missing Sinclair wants to know if s...

Reporter Harry Sinclair is on assignment in the fishing village of Port Talbot where a land slide has killed several people. He expects to quickly finish his story then spend a few days relaxing at a beach front cottage. He's looking forward to peace and quiet, but as luck would have it Sinclair finds himself up to his neck in trouble.Undetrtow book cover As he questions locals on the background of the property where the land slide occurred he discovers that Tony Corso, the successful owne...

The newspaper business is not what it used to be and reporter Harry Sinclair dreams of getting out - until a bomb turns up in the city's train station and makes life interesting again. The body of a young Muslim teen is discovered in a playground. The police believe there is a connection to the bomb, but Sinclair is doubtful. A contact inside the police force tells the reporter that a white couple may be responsible for the failed bomb attack. When no arrests are made he becomes su...

The people of Mill Grove have money in their pockets again, thanks to the shale gas boom and the fracking technology that makes it all possible. Nobody here wants trouble for Nimbus Energy, the saviour of their town.When a gas well explodes reporter Harry Sinclair comes to Mill Gove to investigate and soon suspects the explosion was no accident. There are rumours that the ground water has been contaminated, and he suspects that Nimbus Energy is at fault, but can he prove it?

For reporter Harry Sinclair small towns spell trouble. This time, in Eden Springs for a funeral, things would prove no different. The widow, a woman who hated his guts for the better part of twenty years, asks Sinclair for help in finding her husband's killer. He'd prefer to remember the bad old times and get out of town, but instead he listens to her story.The widow tells Sinclair that she'd seen her husband with a filmmaker called Laura Wells who was asking a lot of questions abo...