When she was a poor country girl in a hand-me-down dress, Rosamund saved the Duke of Swanhaven from the brink of despair…only to fall in love with him. Now a celebrated mannequin for an exclusive London dressmaker, her glamorous life is empty without the man to whom she gave her heart. Can a beastly duke and a beautiful mannequin ever find a fairy-tale ending?
‘ . ‘ . , , .Her life changed the moment she met him. Fleeing from the religious commune that raised her, Clara was forced to leave behind everything and everyone she’d ever known. Completely alone and terrified, she’s close to despair… until she sees Dominic. Able to anticipate every need she has without so much as a word, she easily falls into his arms, feeling safe and letting him hold her close through her first night of freedom.He thought he was too broken to love.When Dominic became the manager of the safe house, he was determined to do anything to help those in need. However, his demons prevent him from letting anyone get too close, earning him the affectionate nickname “Mr. Grumpy.” But when Clara arrives, the dark-haired artist with the contagious laugh makes him feel things he didn’t think he was capable of. Attraction. Passion. All consuming love. And for the first time, he imagines a future where he isn’t alone.As he helps Clara adjust to life in the outside world, she finds herself falling hard for the flannel-wearing grump. She doesn’t know what her future will be, but she knows that there isn’t a thing they can’t accomplish together. She needs a life with him in it.But when Dominic’s painful past is laid bare, unleashing demons he’s been running from for years, he’s torn between everything he ever wanted and the pain he can’t seem to leave behind. Realizing that he can’t have a future for himself if he’s chained to his past, he has no choice but to push Clara away, breaking her heart.However, as Clara reluctantly moves on and Dominic watches her slip away, he realizes he’s made the worst mistake of his life. Yet, what choice did he have? Being with her means facing down his demons once and for all. But a life without her in it? That’s no life at all.PSA: Broken Promises is closed-door with mild swearing (no f-bombs)!
What’s a sane woman to do when your overbearing brothers won’t let you live your life?Easy—point blindly at a map, then pack up your belongings and your cat and leave.It all seemed so much simpler in her head.But now, in Billings, Montana and working as a housekeeper on a cattle ranch, Daisy O’Malley finds her luck has run out. Asa Mitchell, the superstar son of the sweet older man who hired her, has come home from a life of glitz and glam in Hollywood.From the moment she creams him with a cupcake when he startles her in the middle of the night, they butt heads. Grumpy, obstinate, rude, he’s the exact opposite of his father.But it doesn’t take long for Daisy to realize Asa’s stressed and on the verge of a breakdown. When the dangers from his old life invade the quiet and serene Stone Creek Ranch, and her brothers finally find her, they strike a deal to protect each other from the lives they want to leave behind.Will the outside forces win, or will they get much more than they bargained for?
Rabbi Small has left the synagogue, but he’s not done with sleuthing, in this “engaging” mystery from the New York Times–bestselling author (New York Newsday). After three decades of dealing with temple politics and getting involved with more than a handful of murder investigations, Rabbi David Small is ready to retire from his synagogue in the cozy Boston suburb of Barnard’s Crossing. For years, his secret desire has been to permanently take up teaching, but when he finally leaves the synagogue to pursue that dream, life at a university proves more dangerous than he thought. Late at night, a notoriously ambitious college professor dies in a car wreck. The academic had been drinking heavily, but evidence suggests that the crash might not have been an accident. The local police are stumped and enlist the only detective they know whose astute eye and quick mind come from a higher power: Rabbi Small.
This spine-tingling debut novel weaves edge-of-your-seat crime fiction with chilling supernatural suspense.A missing girl. Startling evidence. Destiny in the balance.As Detective Andrew Deans juggles his work commitments and challenging home life, the case of a missing student hits a dead end. But the inquiry takes a menacing turn when Deans receives impossible-to-deny evidence from a psychic.After horrific truths confirm his worst fears, Deans is forced to choose between his training and the compelling dark forces shaping his investigation.With time against him and a cold-blooded killer still at large, Deans works with the medium to build evidence from an unlikely new source – a voice from beyond the grave.But Deans has neglected his responsibilities at home, and he is about to pay with the ultimate sacrifice…Set on the North Devon coast, STORM LOG-0505 is the stunning first book in a series of addictive crime thrillers written by a former CID detective.Perfect for fans of JD Kirk, JM Dalgliesh, David J. Gatward, Peter James, and John Connolly.Praise for STORM LOG-0505″Great characters, believable police procedures, with the added twist of supernatural, and an absolutely chilling predator. Terrifying ending.””I couldn’t put it down. The characters, the scenes, the plot, the accuracy of detail regarding police procedures, just a fantastic read.””I was thinking about the story during the day and couldn’t wait to get home to read the next chapter.””I have never read a police thriller with this kind of plot! It was extremely interesting and gripping!””ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. This book is just pure genius.””Reads like a runaway train!”