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Ellie
Cooper loved celebrating the Christmas holidays until a tragedy
changed it all. Now Christmas is the worse holiday ever for her.
After years of being alone, her aunt pressures Ellie to give love a
second chance by opening up her heart. To ease the pressure from her
aunt, Ellie tells her that she has found true love and is engaged to
be married. Her aunt surprises her with news of an upcoming Christmas
visit. With only a few weeks to execute her plan, Ellie must find a
way to cover her trail of lies.
Tucker
Adelson, a handsome, eligible bachelor is a successful executive.
When he unexpectedly becomes the guardian of two children, one by
one, the women in his little black book walk away from his ready made
family, leaving Tucker to fend for himself as a single parent.
When
Tucker and Ellie's paths cross will they be able to help each other?
Or will their past drive a wedge between them?
The
House Husband is a tender love story about the possibility of giving
love a chance.
Shelia
E. Bell is an award-winning, national bestselling author with
over 20 titles to her credit in the genres of faith based fiction,
women’s fiction, young adult fiction and nonfiction. Her books
have garnered numerous awards and accolades, including Black
Expressions Top 10 and Top 25, Black Christian News Network (BCNN Top
10, 25, 50 Christian fiction), Dallas Morning News Bestsellers List,
USA Today Favorable Review, 2017 Christian Literary Readers' Choice
Award, 2015 Rosa Parks Award, 2014 Christian Literary Award, AAMBC
Nate Holmes Honorary Award, Kindle Award, OOSA Book of the Year, and
many more. Shelia is a literacy advocate, freelance book editor,
and former publisher who is passionate about helping, encouraging and
promoting others to ‘live their dreams now.’
This
is book #3 of the Bound Series, parts of #1 (Bound to You) are
incorporated into the story.
In
the quiet town of Lovenshire, nestled in the deep forest is the
almighty Cheshire Pack and among their members we meet Vanessa
Vanderbilt, a spitfire who lives everyday like it's her last and for
a single girl fated to a mate, it's only a matter of time before he
comes for her. Outfitted with an out of control wolf with an
unfiltered mouth and a hot tempered witch, they protect her while
trying to live carefree. If it were her choice she'd party forever but
she's starting to feel the undeniable pull towards everlasting love
and her trysts weren't satisfying anymore. She could blame her love
sick best friend for rubbing off on her but her fate was sealed by
the Moon Goddess long ago. Until the tie comes, it's going to be
stiletto heels, endless drinks, loud music, and wild times! Her mate
better be ready to tame the wild girl within!
In
the second installment of the Bound Series, we meet Kayari and Kamden
Miller, twins of Alpha Kayden and Luna/Violet Legacy Princess Kamari
Lee-Miller. Once Kayd & Kam retire from their roles as Alpha &
Luna of the Cheshire pack it's the kids turn and with that dad drops
the bombshell...they will share the Alpha role. But how do twins SHARE
the Alpha title? How do they choose their Beta or Betas? What if one
finds their mate before the other? All those questions to answer and
still protect the pack and themselves, oh and don't forget about
LOVE. It's quite the adventure to be a Miller heir.
Kamari
Lee was just a small hometown artist with an obsession with drawing
wolves... She doesn't know why she is obsessed but she is, she feels
a love and attachment she just can't describe. Her studio is popular
among the residents but she refuses to sell any pertaining to her
muse until one day a man walks in...
Kayden
Miller is the Alpha leader of the Cheshire pack, he finds solace in
drawing his mate, or features of her. He hasn't found her but he
draws what he sees in his dreams and fantasies.
When
he runs out of supplies in the middle of an intense session,
frustrated, he decides to go into town to get them himself. It's when
he finds her shop, he sees her painstakingly painting her white wolf,
but wait...
This
sparks a story for the ages because NOTHING about her is normal.
S.
Courtney is new to the published writing community but has been a
lifelong writer and began creatively writing in junior high. She is
the author of the werewolf romance series, The Bound Series.
I
Love You Very Muchly: The Story of the Brave Little Girl
Nika
Children's Adventure Series Book 1
by
Rick Marino
Genre:
Children's Book
I
Love You Very Muchly is a true story about Nika, a Shih-Tzu puppy who
was abandoned in a crate with no one to take care of her. Her new
mommy and daddy found her and decided to adopt her. They did not know
how it would work out because they had two large golden retrievers,
but they wanted to try anyway. This the heartwarming story of a
beautiful, fun, sweet, (and sometimes bossy) puppy who needed the
love of her parents and the skills of the surgeons to save her life
I
Miss You Very Muchly, City of the Cats: Nika's Trek to Find Big
Brother
Nika
Children's Adventure Series Book 2
Every
year, some of our pets wander away from home, some never to return.
Sometimes you get lucky (like our family) and they come home. Why do
they ever leave, where do they go? They must have a reason to leave
their safe surroundings of good food, fresh water, companionship, and
the like.
This
is the story of Nika, her desire to find her big brother, and the
heroic measures that were taken by both humans and her new found
animal friends to save her from certain doom.
Rick
Marino and his wife, Teresa have been raising rescue dogs and cats
for decades. They share their time between their home in Ohio and New
Jersey. Nika inspired Rick with her personality and braveness to
write the two books about her, her bother Marco and her sister
Penelope Purr.
In
a freshly lawless New England in the dead of winter…
A
bloodied and barefoot 17-year-old, grieving the loss of her father,
trudges around a smoldering pileup on the road out of town. She’s
endeavoring the 120 mile trek to her only living family member
through blizzard conditions…
A
once kind-hearted lumberjack splits a teenager’s nose in half with
the rim of a metal gas can. Since the day his family was slaughtered
before his eyes, he’s been consumed with an undying fury that can
only be quelled through acts of violence…
A
two-time college-dropout, trying to do good, howls in agony as her
face is slashed with a razor-blade. The crackhead who did the deed is
taking back her five-year-old child who the drop-out was trying to
protect after finding him abandoned in a dumpster…
Anyone
wishing to live must harden and adapt to the new rules of a world
post-fall of polite. This dangerous new world will make you into a
survivor… or a corpse.
Sam Kench is a
23-year-old writer and independent filmmaker. His screenplays and
short films have been awarded by festivals and competitions around
the world. Click here to check out work
on BrickwallPictures.com
In 2014 he was named
one of the top defenders of free speech by the National
Coalition Against Censorship.
He grew up in New
England and spent years exploring many of the locations that found
their way into the novel. He now resides in Los Angeles. ‘The
Fall of Polite’ is his debut novel.
Malcolm
Kincaid is a self-made man. He is also a ruthless businessman and
opportunist. He knows what it takes to build and maintain a business
empire, but how far will he be prepared to go to achieve his goals —
and what will he sacrifice along the way?
Unaware
of his true parentage, their son, Lachlan—after first studying for
a law degree—advances through the ranks as their company grows into
a mammoth corporation, while Rachel does her best to mitigate
Malcolm's increasing influence on him. This task becomes more
difficult when Malcolm appoints Lachlan as manager of a new
mine.
Lachlan
soon has his own set of challenges: A fractious and sometimes
domineering wife with a drug dependency, a child of his own, and a
conscience that often leads him into direct conflict with his
Machiavellian ‘uncle’.
Over
the years, Malcolm Kincaid uses, abuses, and dominates associates and
family alike, crushing all opposition in his pursuit of wealth and
power.
When
he allows the pollution of an Aboriginal settlement’s water supply,
however, he faces justice of a kind he could never imagine.
GOLD!
is a tale of greed, betrayal, family conflict, rape, and murder. It
is also, however, a story of love and loyalty — and of how one
man’s pride and prejudice can lead to terrible retribution.
Thomas
Greenbank writes gritty Australian fiction. GOLD!, his debut novel,
was a 2020 Page Turner Awards finalist. Greenbank's writing draws
deeply on his diverse background and life experience. From a pro
musician to factory worker; business owner to crossword compiler,
oversize escort driver, ceramic artist and more, including 25 years
as a full-time disability carer, there's not much he hasn't
experienced. This diversity shows in his writing, as does his
penchant for accuracy in research. Now semi-retired, Thomas lives in
South Australia, with his wife -- #1 fan and biggest critic -- Linda.
When he's not writing you'll probably find them walking on a nearby
beach.
Shy,
introverted Dr. Cate Kensie never imagined that she would inherit a
beautiful, and oddly quirky, castle nestled in the picturesque
Scottish Highlands. Truthfully, she was sure that she didn’t have
any family left after her parents died in a car accident several
years before, but then she had gotten the phone call, and her entire
world had turned upside down.
That
was when she discovered that she had family in Scotland, and her
distant family member, Gertrude MacKenzie, had passed away, leaving
her Dunhaven Castle and a golden timepiece with the mysterious phone
call: ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR TIME.
Soon
after she leaves the only life she’s ever known in the US with her
four-legged best friend, the adorable Riley, she quickly finds that
owning this castle is not the fairytale she expected. Mysterious
events occur that leave Cate wondering if her new home is haunted or
if she’s losing her mind.
Will
Cate be able to unravel the mysteries of Dunhaven Castle before it’s
too late? Or will the secrets be too much for Cate to handle?
Find
out if Cate can uncover the secrets her new home holds in The
Secret of Dunhaven Castle!
If
you could go back in time and clear your family’s name, would you?
Dr.
Cate Kensie, now known as Lady Catherine Kensie, the mistress of
Dunhaven Castle, still can’t believe her life. Somehow, moved to
Scotland, inherited a castle that’s more than meets the eye, and is
the proud--and sometimes reluctant-- owner of an amazing family
heirloom. But there’s a secret Cate must protect about her new
life, a secret that no one but Jack Reid, the estate manager, knows
of.
As
Cate learns more about her new home, she discovers that in 1856 there
was a murder at Dunhaven and non-other than her own ancestor,
Randolph MacKenzie, was accused and convicted of the crime. However,
the more she learns about the murder at Dunhaven, the more confusing
things become. All of the evidence is there, but the answers still
don’t add up.
Will
Cate have the courage to dive into a centuries-old murder to clear
her family’s name? Or will she find out the hard way that sometimes
it’s best to leave the past in the past where it can’t hurt you?
Find
out in the nail-biting second installment of the Cate
Kensie Mysteries series, Murder
at Dunhaven Castle!
As
her eyes scanned the newspaper article from 1925, she is shocked to
read about the theft of two priceless necklaces from her family’s
home. When Cate recognizes one of the stolen necklaces from when she
traveled back in time to the year 1856 to solve a murder mystery,
Cate knows there’s only one thing left for her to do. Despite the
hectic holiday season approaching, complete with two grand holiday
events, Cate must travel to 1925 and unravel the mystery surrounding
the jewelry theft.
However,
things take an unexpected turn when she arrives. As Cate discovers
more unanswered questions, she starts to wonder if there’s a piece
to the puzzle she has yet to uncover.
While
Cate and estate manager, Jack, try to unravel the puzzle in the past,
another mystery brews in the present for Cate. Strange and eerie
nightmares centered around a bookcase in Dunhaven Castle’s library
disrupt Cate’s sleep, rattling her mind even during her waking
hours. She wonders if these are connected to the jewelry theft or if
something darker lurks in Dunhaven’s halls.
Can
Cate solve the mysterious theft of her family’s jewelry? Will the
bookcase hold the secrets to the past? If it does, will Cate be able
to decipher the clues on its shelves? Or is there something more
sinister at work in Dunhaven Castle?
Find
out if Cate has what it takes to solve the newest mysteries at
Dunhaven Castle in Holiday
Heist at Dunhaven Castle,
book three of the riveting cozy mystery series Cate
Kensie Mysteries.
Nellie
H. Steele lives in the South Hills of Pittsburgh with her family and
her many fur-babies. When she isn't writing, she enjoys teaching
Statistics at a local university or watching her dogs and cats play
in the yard.
Nellie
is the author of the Cate Kensie Mystery Series, a cozy mystery
series following the adventures of Dr. Catherine Kensie, a history
professor turned Scottish Countess, and her beloved dog, Riley, as
they navigate their new lives in their quirky Scottish highlands
castle, solving mysteries along the way! She is the creator of the
Shadow Slayers series, a suspenseful series with a supernatural
twist! Follow the Shadow Slayers through time as they fight to banish
darkness from the world. Nellie also writes an adventure series,
Maggie Edwards Adventures. Follow Maggie Edwards as she travels the
world solving mysteries and finding unique treasures!
