Everyone who's been cryonically frozen and revived again has had a memory wipe. But maybe it's better to let the past go, and live a new life...The earth's air being too dangerous to survive in, people have been forced to live in an underground facility. But it's not as bad as it seems. With plenty of resources, life underground is somewhat normal.Cryonically frozen people have been stored in the same building, being brought to life whenever the project is successful. Vivian is one of them. When she wakes up, she's introduced to a different life in this new future. But the thing is, she can't really remember anything from her past life....

Waking up locked inside a container is something Vivian was not expecting. She knows she died before she could complete her previous mission, but why was she put inside the container?Waking up locked inside a container is something Vivian was not expecting. She knows she died before she could complete her previous mission, but why was she put inside the container?However, once she frees herself, she learns that people are not only living underground, but in an isolated town outside, where the air was pronounced to be toxic. But this town has been around for years, so who are these people? Once Vivian gets involved with them, she can't pull herself out. Someone from her past is right around the corner.

In 1973, a stubborn, self-confident English teenager is caught kissing another boy and forced to see a psychiatrist.Growing up gay in 1970s London isn’t exactly a picnic, but thirteen-year-old Joshua Monahan thought he could handle it well enough—until he was caught kissing a boy from his catechism class. Despite the support of his loving and open-minded father, Joshua is forced to see a psychiatrist to “fix” his supposed shortcomings, but he has no intention of playing along or sacrificing any part of his identity to a cold, ignorant man behind a desk.

Jodie is a perfectly happy average teenage vampire. Well she was perfectly happy until everything wemt wrongDumped on Homecoming night, Amanda Larson assumes that her life is over. That is until Jake Edwards, her next-door neighbor and long time crush, has come to the rescue. Although he is visiting from college, Amanda can't help but hope that their night will lead into something bigger. Jake, on the other hand, knows that despite his attraction to little Mandy, he can't commit, not while he's away at college. Still, Amanda will never forget the kiss she shares with the boy next door.This is a prequel short story for a contemporary romance novel, Time Changes Everything.

Jodie is a perfectly happy average teenage vampire. Well she was perfectly happy until everything wemt wrongStephen is an analyst for the CIA. He discovers a plot by the President of the United States, whose aspirations would take him to a higher world leadership position at the detriment of America. The President's agenda involves the leader of a Middle Eastern country, a financier for the President's agenda, a U.N. professor, and a terrorist leader. Can the President be arrested for treason? Can Stephen stop the President's Agenda?

After a marshmallow mix–up, Jodie, Freddi, and Samantha find themselves back in 1805 on an adventure with the famous Lewis and Clark explorers! Along the way, they meet Sacagawea, a seventeen–year–old Shoshone girl, and learn the ropes of wilderness travel. The girls must retrieve The Book from a wild bear, but in order to do so, they have to travel along with Lewis and Clark and face the dangers that come with discovering America. Find out more at www.timewarptrio.com Ages: 6 –11

"Jodie Slaughter is must-buy author, and Bet on It is a perfect example of what makes her writing delicious. Aja and Walker's story is hot, sweet, and utterly unique, with a rock-solid emotional core." - Talia Hibbert, New York Times bestselling author of Act Your Age, Eve BrownThe first time Aja Owens encounters the man of her dreams, she's having a panic attack in the frozen foods section of the Piggly Wiggly. The second time, he's being introduced to her as her favorite bingo buddy's semi-estranged grandson. From there, all it takes is one game for her to realize that he's definitely going to be a problem. And if there's anything she already has a surplus of, it's problems.In Walker Abbott's mind, there are only two worthwhile things in Greenbelt, South Carolina. The peach cobbler at his old favorite diner and his ailing grandmother. Dragging himself back after more than a decade away, he's counting down the days until Gram heals and he...

She might not be the criminal he thinks she is...When his neighbor—and suspect—Macey Price is attacked and nearly kidnapped, army operative Trey Blackburn comes to her rescue. But this new development throws a wrench in his undercover assignment to surveil and befriend Macey. Is she a traitor selling government secrets...or is she being framed? The rules no longer apply, because in one night his mission changes—from proving her guilt to saving her life.From Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

Ethan Page had it all: a respectable job, loving friends, and a beautiful apartment - the envy of all his friends. He was madly in love with his wife, Jodie - until he discovered the price she demanded for engineering his perfect life.

The easiest way to murder someone is to make sure they don't exist... Someone has erased profiler Gabe Buchanan's identity...and now they're trying to kill him. And although Chief Warrant Officer Hannah Austin betrayed him in the past when she was undercover investigating his friend, now she's his only hope to stay alive and restore his name. With the clock ticking down, can they track down the killer who wants to silence him permanently?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

THE STUNNING AND DEVASTATING BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK ABOUT LOVE, HOPE, SACRIFICE AND THE TIES THAT FOREVER BIND US'Absolutely loved it. I thought about it as I went to bed, as I was washing up' GIOVANNA FLETCHER'Like if One Day had been written by Sally Rooney' 5***** READER REVIEW'An astounding debut about sibling grief, religion and sliding doors love' PANDORA SYKES'I have a feeling that this will be one of my favourite books of 2021! I could not put it down, it's so, so good' 5***** READER REVIEW_______Nick and Anna work the same summer job at their local cinema. Anna is mysterious, beautiful, and from a very different world to Nick.She's grown up preparing for the end of days, in a tightly-controlled existence where Christmas, getting drunk and sex before marriage are all off-limits.So when Nick comes into her life, Anna falls passionately in love. Their shared world burns with poetry and...

Drawn out of hiding...and marked for deathWhen someone attacks her at her shop, Jenna Clark knows her secret identity has been compromised. The killer she's been hiding from has found her...or has he? Police officer Wyatt Stephens vows to protect her, but he doesn't trust that she's telling him the whole truth. Is the killer after Jenna, or has he mistaken her for her dead twin?

A debut YA murder mystery set in 1887 Paris, in which 16-year-old reporter Nathalie Baudin must use her supernatural visions to help track down a serial killer targeting the young women of Paris.Paris, 1887. 16-year-old Nathalie Baudin writes the daily morgue column for Le Petit Journal. Her job is to summarize each day's new arrivals, a task she finds both fascinating and routine. That is, until the day she has a vision of the newest cadaver, a young woman, being murdered—from the perspective of the murderer himself.When the body of another woman is retrieved from the Seine days later, Nathalie realizes there is a serial killer haunting the streets of Paris, and her strange new ability may make her the only one who can discover the killer's identity. Her search for answers sends her down a long, twisty road involving her mentally ill aunt, a brilliant but deluded scientist, and eventually into the Parisian Catacombs. Will Nathalie figure out...

The Greatest Showman meets The Night Circus for children, The Spectaculars is the enchanting new middle-grade adventure series that combines magic, theatre and danger with a large pinch of starstuff... When three figures turn up at eleven-year-old Harper's window in a flying canoe, informing her that she is due to start her apprenticeship, Harper discovers she is a Spectacular - a magical performer, gifted special powers from the stars.Within the walls of the Wondria, the Spectaculars' starstuff-powered theatre, this group of magical travelling performers tour their wondrous acts. Suddenly, Harper finds herself in a world of starlight, music and friendship. That is, until a sinister creature from a children's nursery rhyme plunges the Wondria into great danger...And as Harper and her new best friend Trick unravel a mystery that will take them deep into the stars, Harper discovers she will do anything to save her extraordinary new home.

Jodie is a perfectly happy average teenage vampire. Well she was perfectly happy until everything wemt wrong"To End All Others" is a short compilation of stories about World War I and the terrible struggles of humanity within that horrific war. It opens with "Another Dream," a poem which mirrors a work by Siegfried Sassoon, the decorated British veteran and conscientious objector of the war. The poem reflects the lasting, harrowing effects of the Great War on the men who sacrificed their boyhood for their nation; while the battles end, the war lives on for untold years in the minds of its veterans. Next, a father strives to make the world see reason as Europe descends into the abyss of war. The man mourns as a patriotic son embraces the nationalistic craze and eagerly joins the army. Throughout the following years, his thoughts and aching heart are shown through poignant letters to his wife. Yet, "An Era Recalled, a Sorrow Relived" displays that peace is not always fulfilling and seldom brings relief. Finally, "The Mandate" reveals a tale about the knights of the air, the Great War's pioneers of aviation. The French hero Georges Guynemer struggles to reconcile his humanity with his duty amid the furious skies over France. All told, "To End All Others" provides a fitting tribute to the millions of men whose lives were ended amid the mire of the trenches, the expanses of the air, and the flowing depths of the oceans. Perhaps, in some small way, it will ensure that we never forget their sacrifices.

Trapped and alone on the salt marshes, Jodie is troubled by a haunting presence in this eerily atmospheric ghost story from multi-award-winning author Hilary McKay.Jodie never wanted to come on the residential trip to the field centre. A loner at school, she's forced into a dormitory with other girls from her class who don't understand her and talk about her behind her back. Even though they're not trying to be mean, Jodie feels excluded and miserable, and eventually escapes out onto the salt marshes in search of a little dog she can hear barking in the distance. But the salt marshes are dangerous and Jodie gets trapped by the incoming tide. Stuck in the sucking mud, will anyone even notice that she's gone? And where is the little dog that keeps barking so mournfully ...?

Sarah Campbell's never bid in her high school's charity auction to win a date with one of the school's hottest guys. And she's certainly not going to start now—when she's still hurting over a bad breakup. The absolute last thing she'd ever do is bid on Mr. Ego himself, Chance DuPont.Chance just wanted to help out a worthy cause, not get roped into not one but six dates with someone who seemingly can't stand him. But when Sarah's friends bid on him on her behalf, that's exactly where he ends up. Now a local blog is covering the story by following them on all their dates, too? Seems like everyone loves a good love story—except the two living it.Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains one fender-bender meet-cute, two well-meaning best friends, and endless steamy moments. It may inspire you to plan your own six dates with someone special!Each book in the Girlfriend Request series is STANDALONE:* The Girlfriend...

Jelina has finally left Jodie and Mel alone. Or has she? Will Jodie and Mel have to fight agian?Talluah has been born a vampire and Jodie finds something that she never knew about herself...Nicolas, a once successful author, now struggles to make a comeback. His agent pays him and unexpected visit, and triggers a series of things that start to go terribly wrong. A past as grave as Nicolas' is best left undisturbed.

Secrets could turn deadlyif an officer and his K-9 don't uncover them. Following an anonymous tip, K-9 Trooper Will Stryker's drug-trafficking investigation has a new suspect—Jasmine Jefferson, an Alaskan bush pilot he's convinced is hiding something. But when someone tries to kill them, Jasmine confesses she's in witness protection. Now Will and his K-9 partner, Scout, must work with Jasmine to figure out if the attacks are related to his case...or if someone's out for revenge.From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.Alaska K-9 Unit Book 1: Alaskan Rescue by Terri ReedBook 2: Wilderness Defender by Maggie K. BlackBook 3: Undercover Mission by Sharon DunnBook 4: Tracking Stolen Secrets by Laura ScottBook 5: Deadly Cargo by Jodie BaileyBook 6: Arctic Witness by Heather WoodhavenBook 7: Yukon Justice by Dana...

Off the grid...And on the runAfter years of looking over her shoulder in witness protection, Amy Brady's been found by the dangerous criminals who want her dead. With her handler killed and WitSec hacked, US marshal Sam Maldonado must break all the rules to save Amy. But without backup as her would-be killer closes in, can he keep Amy alive long enough to reunite with her twin?

Inspired by her transgender son, activist Jodie Patterson explores identity, gender, race, and authenticity to tell the story of a family's history and transformation. As an African American growing up in the 1970s on Manhattan's Upper West Side during a time when neighborhoods defined people, Jodie Patterson learned early on to engage with her community for strength and comfort. But then in 2009, this mother of five had her world turned upside down. Realizing her definition of community wasn't wide enough for her own child's needs, Jodie forced the world wide open. In The Bold World, we witness a mother, reshaping her attitudes and beliefs, as well as those of her community, to meet the needs of her transgender son, Penelope—along with her own and those of everyone in her family who absolutely, unequivocally refused to conform. Jodie's relentless drive to change the world reminds us of our own individual strength and tenacity, of our very...

Seventeen-year-old Nathalie Baudin, ever-curious reporter at the Paris morgue, is no stranger to death—even discounting the supernatural visions that give her disturbing glimpses into the minds of killers. Paris, 1889.When the Exposition Universelle opens in Paris, Nathalie welcomes a much-needed break from the heartache of her friend's murder. The fair is full of sensational innovations, cultural displays, and marvelous inventions from around the world.But someone is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the guillotine with a gruesome display of their own: beheaded victims in some of the Exposition's most popular exhibits.Haunted by the past and burdened with new secrets, Nathalie struggles to use her wits and her gift. Yet she and her friends must stop the killer before the macabre display features one of them...At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

With her feathery new wings, Daisy finally feels like a true fairy. Now she must learn how to fly. When Aunt Acacia arrives to teach her, Daisy can't wait to get started. But the lessons seem to take forever. Will Daisy's impatience lead to disaster? WILDERNESS FAIRIESA tiny world of magic in the Australian bush

The first time we met, James Dumont knocked me off my feet. He's sexy and smart, the classic good guy.... Exactly what I want, and everything I've ever dreamed of. The most perfect guy at Somerset High School. He even makes sixth-period Geography interesting. Everyone says high school is tough. Fighting my attraction to James? That's the hardest part, because this guy, my perfect match, the one who makes my heart overrule my head... He's my teacher. What if the greatest lesson you could learn in school couldn't be found in a book?

This holiday season, three military men of honor must do everything they can to save Christmas

DEAD RINGER Undercover Texas Ranger Colter Blackthorn's convinced Danielle Segovia is really a wanted criminal—until she's nearly kidnapped right in front of him. Now Colter must keep her out of the clutches of the notorious drug cartel leader whose traitor sister is a dead ringer for Danielle. The drug czar wants the drugs he thinks the pretty shop owner stole from him. And with the younger brother Danielle is raising dragged into the crosshairs, Colt has to find a way to protect them both. But a showdown at Christmas—with Danielle as bait—may be the only way to make sure they all survive the holidays.

Has the Queen’s reign reached its end? The Queen is back at it again only this time she is running a school with students who fear her and it is secluded from the world in an old castle in Scotland. She takes a young woman lover but casts her aside when a century old lover reappears. When a young group of witches and warlocks show up,she must decide how they will be handled The Queen’s former lovers unite to destroy her. Find out more in this action-packed story of spells, all things paranormal, and twists and turns.

Erotica/Romance. 27739 words long. First published in 2006

When it comes to sex, Bella Massey wants a man who’ll get down on his knees and beg. And although she’s got the hots for firefighter Marcus Aiello, she can’t believe an alpha male like him could have a submissive bone in his body. Marcus isn’t looking for a relationship, but Bella is not like any woman he’s ever met. When he discovers what the sexy librarian is really looking for in a man, he’s even more intrigued. But giving up control is difficult for Marcus—no matter how much he desires it. Despite their intense attraction, Marcus and Bella’s budding relationship is at an impasse. Until a weekend at a unique B&B offering all manner of naughty nightly activities teaches them both just how good it can feel to lose control...

One shot fired deep in the pine forests of her youth was all it took to change Hattie's life forever. At the age of fourteen, Hattie learns that her mother, Addie, is dead, and her father, Hubbard, stands accused of Addie's murder, along with countless other shocking betrayals. Overnight, Hattie becomes mother to her three siblings while still very much a child herself. The life she had dreamt of now seems impossible to achieve. How will Hattie break away from the father who prevents her from living the life she desperately wants? Will her heart ever be able to heal in the height of The Great Depression?From the AuthorMy Granny, the real Hattie Andress Riley, inspired this story.  In 1993, she told me the story of her parents, her mother's death, and her father's troubled life. Granny passed away in 1996, leaving a hole in my life that will never be filled.  In 2011, after struggling for years to find my own something special separate from my husband's very successful Army career, I decided to do something with the story Granny told me.  She was an avid reader, so a novel featuring a fourteen-year-old version of her seemed a fitting tribute. Through writing The Woods at Barlow Bend, I discovered so much about Granny.  I learned she was much more than the old woman in socks and sandals who spoiled me rotten.  She was a tough broad with an unbreakable moral fiber.  I learned why she made the choices she made in her life.   Mostly, I learned that "something special of my own" could be as simple as a loving husband and children and strength of character.  I learned just how beautiful she really was.About the AuthorJodie Cain Smith spent her childhood exploring the shores of Mobile Bay with her three siblings.  As a teen in Mobile, AL, Jodie's grandmother told her the gripping story of an adolescence spent in 1930's rural Alabama, the rumors surrounding her parents, and the murder trial that would alter her life. The tale took root in Jodie's memory until at last it became The Woods at Barlow Bend, her debut novel to be released November 19, 2014 by Deer Hawk Publications.While attending the University of South Alabama, where Jodie earned a BFA in Theatre Arts, she met her husband Jay.  They began their life on the Army road in 2001 and have not stopped moving since. As an Army Wife, she has lived in six different states from the extreme heat of Texas to the blizzards of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where she earned a MAE in School Counseling at Northern Michigan University.  When she is not living in the fictional worlds she creates via her laptop, Jodie can be found onstage and in the studio working as an actress and teaching artist.Jodie Cain Smith's short stories, feature articles, and columns have appeared in The Petigru Review, Chicken Soup for the Military Spouse's Soul, The Savannah Morning News, and the Fort Hood Sentinel.

KILLER STORY When army journalist Casey Jordan's attacked, she's convinced it's a random mugging—until a killer comes after the military team she's interviewing. But who's the real target: Casey or her ex—staff sergeant Travis Heath? Despite an attraction that still lingers, Travis pushed Casey away months ago, convinced military life leaves no room for attachments. But when the attacks grow increasingly personal, Travis begins to question his chosen path. As the targets of a killer's vendetta, though, it could be too late to make up for lost time...because he and Casey may not have a future to share.

Book three of Bondage & Breakfast A year ago, Detective Delia Robinson and Fire Marshal Colin Butler got up close and personal while working a case. But their sizzling relationship didn’t last. Now there’s a serial arsonist on the loose, and it’s up to Delia and Colin to bring him down—if they can resist their attraction long enough to concentrate on the investigation. Delia quickly sees the connection between the crime scenes: elements of BDSM. Though she denies it, Colin is stunned by the realization that his former lover is aroused by the idea of bondage play. And suddenly he can’t stop fantasizing about being the one to bind her… Unsure how Colin would react, Delia never revealed her desire to be dominated in the bedroom. But she’ll finally have the chance to find out when they go deep undercover—as a married couple at a B&B offering classes in domination and submission....

Taryn McKenna believes she’s easy to forget. After being abandoned by her parents and left behind when her high school sweetheart joined the army, she vowed to never love again, and threw herself into her love for the outdoors, and the pursuit of a college degree – something no one else in her family had ever accomplished. Her goal, as a young teacher in the hills of North Carolina, is to leave a legacy in the lives of the middle schoolers she teaches. But when her grandmother Jemma, the only other person who ever held Taryn close, has a heart attack that reveals a fatal medical condition, she corrals her outdoor-loving granddaughter into sitting down with her to work on a final project together, an Irish chain quilt that tells the story of her history and the love Jemma knows is out there for Taryn if she can only find value in herself and believe that though others have left her behind, God never will.

LETHAL REUNION Meghan McGuire's ready to put her military career behind her and start her dream job helping troubled children—until a man from her past reappears. Tate Walker is supposed to be dead. But now he's standing on her doorstep, telling her she's in danger. Tate never thought he'd see Meghan again...and certainly not as the target of the hacker he's trying to bust. With both of their lives in danger, they have to work together to hunt down the criminal. But when Tate learns about the past Meghan's been hiding, he's not sure if she's still the woman he once loved. Or if he can he trust her with his survival—and his heart.

From the national bestselling author of PLAIN TRUTH comes an acclaimed, richly atmospheric novel about a teacher undone by a disturbing modern-day witch hunt. Tall, blonde and handsome, Jack McBride was once a beloved teacher and football coach at a girl's school, until a student's crush sparked a powder-keg of accusation and robbed him of his career and reputation. Now after a devastatingly public ordeal that left him with an eight-month jail sentence and no job, Jack resolves to pick up the pieces of his life; taking a job washing dishes at Addie Peabody's diner, and slowly forming a relationship with her. But just when it seems like his life is back on track, Jack finds himself the object of fresh accusations of rape brought on by a coven of bewitching teenage girls from Salem Falls, and history repeats itself as Jack's hidden past catches up with him. In a sleepy hamlet haunted by enduring love and wicked deceit, Picoult masterfully leads readers toward a truly shocking finale.

Highly anticipated 3rd book in the series! Keeping her true nature carefully hidden, ice-cold assassin, Lady Sarah, reluctantly agrees to play the dragon's game of cat and mouse, all the while searching for a way to protect her home valley. During the dangerous game, she grows ever desperate for Nick, the mate her Sídhí blood picked as her soul mate, a mate that hates her. Time is running out.

Nothing fills Jodie Cunningham's spirit like sharing contemporary Christian music and scriptural insights on her morning drive radio show at KWJD. But lately, she's overwhelmed and depleted by family circumstances that have led her from Dallas to Angel Falls, Texas and Heart's Haven apartment complex. Kevin Mitchell is the groundskeeper at Heart's Haven—a place famous for angelic intercession and loving connections. His uncle owns the facility, but he's ailing. Kevin eagerly chips in, and as he prepares the grounds for a spring wedding, he meets Jodie. They begin to work together to make Heart's Haven sparkle. But just as Kevin succeeds at coaxing Jodie's heart to bloom, tragedy strikes in a double dose that tests both their strength of faith and the love they've found.

A trip to Vegas for her best friend’s bachelorette party is the perfect break from her high stress job, and it serves to be lucky for Jodie, when handsome millionaire Dorian Cole asks her to roll dice for him at the craps table. Always lucky with dice, Jodie wins him two-hundred-thousand dollars. Grateful, Dorian offers to tip her, but Jodie refuses, ready to go off with her friends to a night on the town. And that’s when Jodie gets a real life indecent proposal—an invitation to be the billionaire’s “date” for the weekend. Looking into the man’s darkly seductive eyes—how could she possibly say no?

A fairy isn't born with wings. She has to earn them. When Queen Jasmine sends Daisy on the Fairy Quest it will take all her wit and magic to succeed. But what if succeeding means letting someone else down? Will Daisy make the right decision? Wilderness Fairies A tiny world of magic in the Australian bush

After a marshmallow mix-up, Jodie, Freddi, and Samantha find themselves back in 1805 on an adventure with the famous Lewis and Clark explorers! Along the way, they meet Sacagawea, a seventeen-year-old Shoshone girl, and learn the ropes of wilderness travel. The girls must retrieve The Book from a wild bear, but in order to do so, they have to travel along with Lewis and Clark and face the dangers that come with discovering America.

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate — a life and a role that she has never challenged...until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister — and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life, even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less? Should you follow your own heart, or let others lead you? Once again, in My Sister's Keeper , Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity. The Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year (nominee) Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award (nominee)

On a trek through a remote forest two teenagers suffer injury, leaving them frightened as darkness falls. The owner of a cabin nearby, Frank, hears their screams and offers help and a place to stay. While the young boy recovers slowly, the lovely Leslie is introduced to her first sex by Frank. The sex is complemented with recollections from Brian and Leslie of homosexual and lesbian experiences

Erotica/Romance. 22875 words long. First published in 2006

A young woman awakes to find out that not only is she an important Countess, but she is also the very first—or 'Ancient One' as she is called by her subjects. Her memories of being a vampire or of anyone else are gone, so she must relearn everything—ranging from spells to flying—from those around her, but can they be trusted? She rediscovers her main objective as the old Countess was to purify the vampire race and wishes to continue with that work. The 'Others', powerful and evil vampires, attempt to use her memory loss to their advantage. They had been trying to entice her to their side for centuries. Struggling to remember her past, battling the 'Others', and coping with her new life, keep the Countess busy throughout this spellbinding and thrilling novel. Will she succeed in her goals, or will the 'Others' win her over to their side this time around?

Across the meandering river, In a forest tall and green, Live the magical Wilderness Fairies And their wise Fairy Queen... Daisy's sister, Maggie, has been invited by the Fairy Queen to perform in the annual Songbird Festival to compete for a 'momentous prize'. But the performance is only days away and Maggie is all a flutter about how she can possibly be ready in time. Daisy decides to help by writing Maggie a strict schedule and making sure she keeps to it. All goes well until Daisy's further good intentions lead to a wardrobe disaster for Maggie, saved only by their Aunt Acacia, a master seamstress. But then when an overzealous mother of a competitor threatens to sabotage Maggie's duet with Melody the Magpie, Daisy has the chance to save the day and redeem herself.

What’s on your wish list? After indulging in twelve naughty nights in Mexico, a woman experiences an erotic epiphany. An adventurous elf has her eye on one very sexy Santa. A married couple hopes to find a very special marine under the mistletoe. And a holiday mitzvah leads a woman to submit to a man in uniform on Christmas Day. No matter your fantasies, this collection of four shorts will add spice and sizzle to cold winter nights. Edited by Angela James, this anthology includes: Five Golden Rings by Jeffe Kennedy Naughty Nicks by Christine d’Abo Ménage on 34th Street by Elise Logan and Emily Ryan-Davis Matzoh and Mistletoe by Jodie Griffin

A SOLDIER'S SECRET Kristin James's morning run turns deadly when she's attacked by a stranger who's after something her deceased soldier brother stole overseas. Her neighbor Sergeant Lucas Murphy steps in to help her and won't let her brush the attack under the rug. He'll do everything he can to keep Kristin alive, but he can't tell her that he's under orders to investigate her link to her brother's misdeeds. Kristin has no idea what the bad guy is after and doesn't want to believe that her brother wasn't on the straight and narrow. But as evidence against him piles up, can they catch the criminals without becoming the next casualties?

In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five.... In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it. In nineteen minutes, you can get revenge. Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens -- until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. For them, the lines between truth and fiction, right and wrong, insider and outsider have been obscured forever. Josie Cormier, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case, could be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened in front of her own eyes. And as the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show, destroying the closest of friendships and families. Nineteen Minutes is New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult's most raw, honest, and important novel yet. Told with the straightforward style for which she has become known, it asks simple questions that have no easy answers: Can your own child become a mystery to you? What does it mean to be different in our society? Is it ever okay for a victim to strike back? And who -- if anyone -- has the right to judge someone else?

UNDER ATTACK When her life is on the line, Ashley Colson is rescued by the last person she ever expected to see again. Military officer Ethan Kincaid might have disappointed her once in the past, but now he's the only person who can keep her safe. They're under the gun to decode top secret files that can save the life of a friend who is in enemy hands. But the killers will pull out all the stops to get their hands on the files...and Ashley. With time running out, can they put aside their past and find the answers that could give them a future?

Across the meandering river, In a forest tall and green, Live the magical Wilderness Fairies And their wise Fairy Queen... Daisy is spending a week at the Fairy Queen's Tea-Tree House to watch and learn. Her biggest hope is that she may also discover her Calling – a fairy's special destiny. When an emergency interrupts her teaching, Daisy feels a strange thrill to overhear that humans are the cause. Certain that they may have something to do with her Calling, Daisy secretly reads a forbidden book to find out more about the mysterious human world. But when she follows her mischievous new friend Cricket over the River Sea to the human houses to have a peek, she discovers far more than she bargained for...

When widow Talia Wasserman applies for a job with the local police department, she's shocked to discover she'll be working for Lieutenant Eve Poe, an officer she'd met — and been attracted to — during a long-ago citizen's police academy workshop. Fifteen years later, the spark is still there, and no one's currently in Talia's life or in her bed. But there's just one teeny, tiny problem. Eve is her boss, so she's completely off-limits.Eve feels a sizzling connection with Talia from the very first, but Talia works for her, and that's just a bad idea. Besides, Eve needs to focus on the person sending disturbing emails to her office, and not on the woman who quickly makes herself invaluable to the department. It's too bad her heart doesn't agree with her.Then Eve is badly injured in the line of duty, and Talia's worst fears are realized. She may lose her chance at happiness with the woman she's come to love, and she can't survive that kind of loss twice in a...

By February of 1991 when Amicus Sinkey is assigned to correspond with Nada, who lives in Rijeka in the Republic of Croatia, Yugoslavia, her life has already begun to unravel. The only bright spot in her life is her favorite cousin, Emily. Ami’s life further unravels when Emily is hit by a car and dies. Ami doesn’t respond to Nada’s letters at first, but when she does, she learns having a friend so far away comforts her.Through her own letters, Nada shares insights into life in a country at war, including nights spent awake fearing that her home will be broken into and that she will be killed. Ami, while dealing with her own depression, tries to comprehend what it would be like to live in the middle of a real war. Things start to look up for Ami as she develops a romantic relationship with a new boy in class, Andy, and she renews her friendship with Krissa. Meanwhile, the war in Yugoslavia deepens.By the beginning of 1992, although Nada begins to...

Every December twenty-fifth, Rebeccah Rickman volunteers through her synagogue so that others can celebrate Christmas. Her usual mitzvah, or good deed, is assisting police officer Jeremy Kohler. But this year is different: this year, Becca is free to act on the attraction that has long simmered between her and the sexy cop. Jeremy couldn’t have asked for a better gift than discovering the woman he’s fantasized about for five long years is single. But when he learns about the violence that broke up Becca’s marriage, he’s hesitant to pursue her. He fears his desires will scare her away—but can’t deny his own need for control in the bedroom. Or his longing to instruct her in the fine art of submission... Becca is shocked to learn that Jeremy is a sexual dominant. And despite her past, she’s also aroused. But before she can explore what that means, she’s going to have to put her trust in Jeremy—and her own fledgling desires.

Back in print by popular demand, national bestselling author Jodi Picoult's acclaimed debut novel treats fans old and new to a beautiful, poignant story of family, friendship and love. Jodi Picoult's powerful novel portrays an emotionaly charged marriage that changes course in one explosive moment. For years, Jane Jones has lived in the shadow of her husband, renowned San Diego oceanographer Oliver Jones. But during an escalating argument, Janes turns to him with an alarming volatility. In anger and fear, Jane leaves with her teenage daughter, Rebecca, for a cross-country odyssey. Charted by letters from her borther Joley, they are guided to his Massachusetts apple farm, where surprising self-discoveries await. Now Oliver, an expert at tracking humpback whales across vast oceans, will search for his wife across a continent, and find a new way to see the world, his family, and himself: through her eyes.

A shocking murder shatters the picturesque calm of Pennsylvania's Amish country, and tests the heart and soul of the lawyer who steps in to defend the young woman at the centre of the storm... The discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster County to its core. But the police investigation leads to a more shocking disclosure: circumstantial evidence suggests that eighteen year old Katie Fisher, an unmarried Amish woman believed to be the newborn's mother, took the child's life. When Ellie Hathaway, a disillusioned big-city attorney comes to Paradise, Pennsylvania to defend Katie, two cutures collide, and, for the first time in her high-profile career, Ellie faces a system of justice very different from her own. Delving deep inside the world of those who live 'plain', Ellie must find a way to reach Katie on her terms. And as she unravels a tangled murder case, Ellie also looks deep within, to confront her own fears and desires when a man from her past re-enters her life.

Bondage & Breakfast was a safe place for couples to explore BDSM—until an arsonist almost destroyed it. While the inn is closed for repairs, owner Gabe McConnell allows injured firefighter Olivia Watterson to stay and recover as a favor to a mutual friend. His attraction to her is unexpected and intense—but there’s no way she’s strong enough for the type of play he demands from a sub. When she arrives at the inn, Liv is shocked—and intrigued. Her unanticipated obsession with the sexy, skilled Dom makes her all the more impatient with her slow recuperation. Even more frustrating is the way Gabe handles her like fragile glass, and she’s determined to prove she’s anything but by pushing her body to the limit. Holding back should be easy for Gabe, but the more Liv challenges his limits, the more he craves her, body, mind and heart...

Samantha Evans knows she’d never get an invite to rush the Society. But after years of relentless bullying at the hands of the Society’s queen bee, Jessica, she’s ready to take down Jessica and the Society one peg at a time. All it’ll take is a bit of computer hacking, a few fake invitations, some eager rushees…and Sam will get her revenge. Let the games begin.

Anne Aly, Liz Byrski, Sarah Drummond, Mehreen Faruqi, Goldie Goldbloom, Krissy Kneen, Jeanine Leane, Brigid Lowry and Pat Torres are among fifteen voices recounting what it is like to be a woman on the other side of 40. These are stories of identity and survival, and a celebration of getting older and wiser, and becoming more certain of who you are and where you want to be.

SECRET DADDY Jodie Gahagen was content being a single mom to her twin baby boys. But her ordered life was shattered by a stalker whose threats sent her packing home - with her bags and more than a couple of secrets. She'd told the town her 'husband' couldn't make it, that things were fine whenever she overreacted. Except there was no avoiding Ray Kostner - the one man she wanted desperately to forget, the only man she couldn't deny. He read her instinctively, knew she was hiding the truth...and that she still loved him. But Ray never guessed he was a father. Now the stalker didn't have a chance.

Join Damon and Miss J for the third installment of the Lessons in Lust series. With their hot ménage over, Damon has a treat in store for Miss J. Wanting to surprise her with a gift that is sure to heighten her pleasure, Damon is determined to make Miss J scream like she never has before. It all starts with a special treat for his sinful teacher.

A killer knows his biggest secret...And is one step aheadSomeone's targeting the families of soldiers in Sergeant Jason Barnes's elite military unit, and Jason's determined his secret ex-wife won't become a victim. But with his heart still wounded, he refuses to risk falling for firefighter Erin Taylor again. As he puts his life on the line to guard her, though, he can't keep his distance if he wants her to survive.

UNDER SURVEILLANCE Staff sergeant Jessica Dylan confronts a female soldier in the act of stealing her laptop—and almost pays with her life. But a blue-eyed mystery man rushes to her aid just in time, and Jessica learns the handsome army staff sergeant has been investigating her. Sean Turner believes a ring of cyberterrorists who've been attacking military bases are now specifically targeting Jessica. And he's determined to figure out why they are tracking her every move. As the threats against Jessica escalate and attempts are made on her life, Sean vows to stop the hackers. Yet the heart-scarred soldier is set on keeping an emotional distance...especially when they discover what the terrorists are really after.