Mellow Summers just wanted to go to college and get her film degree. She moved into a furnished apartment with her friend Jackie only to find that it already had a tenant: the ghost of a girl who was murdered a year earlier. Now it is up to Mellow to not only discover who the murderer is, but to prove it as well.With the help of the ghost Rachel, Mellow sets out to solve the year old mystery. ShCrown of Dominion is Adrian L. Juhl’s story of the adventures of the eponymous hero, Prince Kayne, son of King Jim and Queen Shannon. Kayne lives in a world where religion is controlled by powerful Apothecaries, magic and necromancy are rife, and monsters patrol the dark places. Even Kayne himself is secretly a Subjugator with his own set of special powers. His planet is one of a group that previously orbited a star, but which were thrown apart by ‘magic gone wrong.’ In order to qualify as a future king, Kayne needs to go on a quest, so he sets out on the good ship Oleander, accompanied by 180 men-at-arms and his mentor and friend, Jack. He also has the services of an Elemental – a powerful magician able to control the natural environment – and a Ranger – a magical hunter. Soon he is encountering hallucinogenic fog, silver wolves and flying snake gods, all in an environment of volcanoes and giant waves. Of course, his quest involves maps on ancient scrolls, magic crowns, and a sword that miraculously turns into a war hammer. -Reviewed by John A G Smith for Readers' Favorite. 4 Stars.

Another collection of children’s stories and poems from The Indie Collaboration. Once again we take you to far-away lands of magic and moonbeams, wishes and daydreams, cookies and ice creams.I can't wait to go back. Can you?Another collection of children’s stories and poems from The Indie Collaboration. Once again we take you to far-away lands of magic and moonbeams, wishes and daydreams, cookies and ice creams. I can't wait to go back. Can you?*****The Indie Collaboration grew out of a group of like-minded independent authors. Together, we decided to show the world how great works of fiction can be created without the involvement of any large publishing companies; creating a direct channel between ourselves and our readers is of the utmost importance to us. Each author has freely donated their time and work and are committed to the Indie Collaboration's cause of:We offer the best of indie authors in bite size pieces.We hope you enjoy our books.

Sierra has a sprinkle of fun in the ninth delicious book in the Sprinkle Sundays series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries and Donut Dreams series!Sierra is tired of being known as "the sweetest girl in the ice cream shop," but she still wants everybody to like her! Can she spice up her personality (and learn to say no occasionally), and still keep all her friends? Sierra decides to pour her feelings into an original song—and through music, she's able to find her voice.

Witch Jakob isn’t giving up the life he loves to live with a pack of werewolves just because he accidentally mated with the alpha—no matter how badly Erik wants him to do. But when something evil sets its sights on Erik, he steps up to save the man he’s coming to love.

Payal is a girl on the verge—of living a life she's always dreamt of, becoming a rising star in fashion, and...of marriage?!When her parents insist she marry fellow Londoner and serial dater Ayaan Malhotra in order to save their company, Payal has a choice: stick it to her dysfunctional family but put her hard-earned fashion success on hold...or get engaged to save her family's fortune and rescue her own dream-come-true life.Ayaan has always been seen as the reckless spare to his brother, the golden child heir to their parents' company. A little wild, a little broken, and desperate to prove himself, Ayaan agrees to get engaged to Payal—on the condition that he gets 50 percent stake in his parents' company.Neither Payal nor Ayaan anticipate the challenges of keeping their respective agendas behind the engagement to themselves: a meddlesome grandmother, a spurned ex-girlfriend, two families with stakes of their own, a fashion brand on the...

What do you do if you've been a workaholic most of your life and then suddenly, that all-consuming focus is gone: sold overnight for a tidy sum! Great position to be in, right? Yes.... But now what? Spice, a successful entrepreneur from London, finds herself exactly here. How bare and lonely her life now seems. What on earth is she going to do now? The sensible thing: Brace and step into a new direction... but perhaps after a well-deserved break to recover and reassess. And where better to relax and regroup than on a sleepy Greek island with her best friend, Jacko? Wrong! There is nothing sleepy about this island, and my goodness, does she need to brace for what comes next. Warning: Spice gets herself into some deliciously deep water! Disclaimer: No photographers or ex-pats were harmed in the writing of this book. ...

Sloane has worked at Eddie's diner for the last couple of years and loves her job, her boss, and her customers. She can't imagine being any happier than she is . . . except that she'd really like to find that special someone and get married. That just hasn't been in the cards for her, though.Toby is a waiter at the other restaurant in town, but he finds himself intrigued by the smart, sassy diner waitress. When she finds herself in a pickle, he jumps in to give her a hand, and while he's at it, he realizes that he's been missing out on a lot - and she's the right person to help him find it.

Chanterelles garnished with cream and mayhem.Tantalizing...alluring...satisfyingly luscious Women's Fiction—San Francisco Book ReviewCooking a sumptuous meal is an act of love. An act of grace. An art and passion Gina inherits from her grandfather —a French chef felled by a robber's bullet.Raised in a marginal neighborhood, she's keen to taste life in the world where she's been chosen to cook. A scintillating world of wealth and privilege, great food, new challenges and fascinating friends.But beneath this new world, unexpected danger lurks. Gina's passion for cooking is all she has to help her navigate it.Amidst her culinary adventures, she befriends the pastry chef, worldly loyal Marcia. She falls in love in different ways with two very different men. Leon, a playboy, is rich, charming, and carefree but honest, complicated, and devoted to his legacy. Serious and idealistic Brent is a lawyer turned brooding detective. Haunted...

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That's the way the cookie crumbles! Yum! Our magic mirror has dropped me and my brother, Jonah, into the story of Hansel and Gretel. If we're lucky, we may even get to taste the cake-house... But we didn't count on accidentally getting trapped. The real Hansel and Gretel are on the run, and Jonah and I have taken their place. And the witch is making a kid casserole for dinner... Now we have to:- Avoid being eaten - Pretend our dog is a cat- Learn to make kale smoothies- Befriend a talking duck Or we may never make it back to our home sweet home!

When Cici Willow, a pastor's daughter, falls in love with Jimmy Grayson, she feels she must give up a lifelong desire for excitement and adventure. Feeling guilty over her selfishness, she jumps at the chance to do what she thought would be a good deed, but instead she runs straight into danger. When Jimmy sees Cici standing on the deck of a tour boat with the villain, he can't believe his eyes. And as the steamer Eastland sinks into the murky Chicago River, will God answer Cici's prayer to give her a second chance at life and love?

The girls of Peace, Love, and Cupcakes might be sugar and spice and everything nice, but the same can't be said for Meredith, whose favorite hobby is picking on Lexi. So when the PLC gets a cupcake order from the New England Shooting Starz—the beauty pageant Meredith is competing in—the girls have a genius idea; enter Lexi into the competition so she can show Meredith once and for all that she's no better than anyone else. Problem is, PLC has to make Lexi a pageant queen—and 1,000 cupcakes—all in a matter of weeks!Have the girls of Peace, Love, and Cupcakes bitten off more than they can chew?

Crissy Atwood is on the mend after a disastrous break up with her fiancé two years ago. It doesn't help that Valentine's Day is right around the corner and she works at a coffee shop, baking sweet treats for couples and trying desperately to ignore the loneliness in the pit of her stomach. When a gorgeous firefighter walks into her life, Crissy soon finds herself falling headfirst into a romance, whether she's ready or not.

My name is Mellow Summers, and I am 26 years old. I was never one to believe in ghosts, but all that changed the day I decided to attend a university up in Vermont. I don’t know why I wanted to go to Vermont, considering that I hate the cold. I guess I just wanted to get away from my parents for a while, who had made it their mission in life to tell me how to live. Anyway, like I said, I never believed in ghosts. That is, not until I met Rachel. And my life has never been the same since.

Sugar and spice and everything nice...that's what you'll find in this smoking hot collection of kinky lesbian stories! Discover what can happen when the chemistry between two sexy women ignites...and they explore their playful sides!Spanking, bondage, blindfolds - it's all here in this wildly entertaining - and titillating - collection! Find yourself on your knees serving dinner and sexual delights to a loving Mistress. Or maybe you're dressed in your power suit and heels, waiting for your eager secretary to bring you your morning éclair. Delve into a community of women who claim their desires proudly and unabashedly mixed romance and kinky eroticism into their everyday lives. These juicy characters replace the mundane with sugar and spice, and will show you one hundred and one new ways to transform pain into delicious pleasure.Contributors:Elizabeth ThorneLouisa BacioJ.V. AltharasDorla MoorehouseV.C.Xan WestScarlet PageMaggie MortonAngel ProppsGiselle RenardThomma Finland

A fabulous story by Jean Ure, a must for any girl's collection! At Parkfield High no one would have thought nerdy Ruth and super-cool Shayanne would be friends -- but maybe there's more to Shayanne than meets the eye. Ruth is not enjoying her new school. Things were fine at her junior school, but here at Parkfield High, if you're not in a gang you're no one. Even her old mates don't want to know her any more and the bullies are making her life a misery. Enter Shayanne, the new girl. Shayanne is cool, collected and doesn't give a stuff about any silly gangs. Ruth is astonished and delighted when Shay pals up with her. The bullies leave her alone and it's great to have a special friend again. But is the supercool Shay as together as she thinks, and why has she been excluded from two other schools?

An absorbing tale of the strength and heartbreak of family ties - Winter, 1940. Anna MacRae is only five years old when her mother dies in childbirth and she is left with twin baby sisters. Anna is a gifted child, with a warm personality to match, but not so her sisters – and as, through the years, their pranks turn to stealing, bullying and worse, Anna must learn to cope with them if she is ever to find happiness of her own.

From the author of Spice, another sweet and sexy story about the women of the Sugar & Spice CaféUninhibited passion is all she needs to turn her life around…Siobhan “Sugar” Malloy, co-owner of Sugar and Spice Café and part-time burlesque dancer, believes that love is for the young and foolish—and at thirty-five years old, she is neither.But a new business venture with the sexy twenty-something owner of Crimson Bay Couriers is quickly changing her mind. Charlie O’Halloran is beyond charming—and his flirtatious manner is an unexpected breath of fresh air for Siobhan. Soon an explosively steamy affair begins, and Siobhan discovers that she loves making up for lost time.When Charlie comes clean and admits he wants a relationship, Siobhan is struck with memories of the troubled past she is desperate to forget. But when her estranged daughter makes a surprise appearance, Siobhan must choose between the family she left behind and the new life—and new love—she’s always wanted…

Emma puts her big sister skills?and her bravery?to the test when her brother has to stay in the hospital.Emma?s younger brother Jake has been getting sore throats for quite a while. When her parents take him to the doctor, their suspicions are confirmed: Jake needs to get his tonsils out. The Cupcake Club rallies around Jake, and even bakes him a special batch of cupcakes to make him feel better. Emma feels bad for him, but wants to stay as far away from hospitals as possible?she?s a bit squeamish and gets woozy at the sight of blood. But Jake throws a fit?the day of his operation and says he only wants ?Emmy? to stay with him. Emma?s mom tells her?she doesn?t have to stay, but Emma realizes Jake isn?t faking; he?s really scared. Can Emma get over her own fears in order to help her little brother?