Editorial: Spines
Joseph Adams’s life spanned the tumultuous 20th Century, a life impacted at an early age by the brutality of war. Overcoming hardship and loss, he found redemption in a manner he never could have expected.
USA Today Bestselling author May McGoldrick introduces three trilogies of Scottish and Highland romance with this series-starting box set... Opening the door to danger and desire... ANGEL OF SKYE (Macpherson Brothers Trilogy) THE DREAMER (Highland Treasure Trilogy) BORROWED DREAMS (Scottish Dream Trilogy) ANGEL OF SKYE (Macpherson Brothers Trilogy) Winner of the Holt Medallion for Best Historical Romance Fiona does not remember the years before she came to the priory on the Isle of Skye. Only the gentle Prioress knows the truth about the spirited, red-haired lass's true birth. So it is in a simple cowl and peasant's dress that she emerges from the island's mists and faces the famed warrior chief of the Highlands. Alec Macpherson has served King James with his sword. Now he would give his very soul to protect this beautiful girl from the intrigue that swirls around her. But Fiona wants his heart as well, and willingly he gives it...even as the king's opponents are pushing her toward a deadly trap. For hidden in Fiona's memory is the face of her mother's killer and a secret that could topple the throne. And it will take Alec's Highland strengths pitted against a foe's cruel ambitions to prove, through blood and battle, which will reign—an army's might or the powerful passions of two lovers... THE DREAMER (Highland Treasure Trilogy) National Readers' Choice Award Finalist for Best Historical Winner of the Laurel Wreath Award for Best Historical When her late father was branded a traitor to the king, Catherine Percy found sanctuary in Scotland. But a case of mistaken identity put her in a compromising position with the Highland earl sworn to protect her. Marriage to him saved her reputation, but nothing could save her from the stormy passion that bent her innocent body to his will…and shattered his last defense. BORROWED DREAMS (Scottish Dream Trilogy) Winner of Romantic Times Award for Best British-Set Historical Romance Winner of Holt Medallion for Best Historical Romance Driven to undo the evil wrought by her dead husband, Millicent Wentworth must find a way to save her estate and free the innocent people he enslaves. Her only hope is a marriage—in name only—to a notorious Scottish Borderlord, the widowed Earl of Aytoun. Devastated by the tragic accident that killed his wife and left him gravely wounded, Lyon Pennington, fourth Earl of Aytoun, is tormented by the accusations that blame him for the catastrophe. Filled with despair, he lets his mother lure him into a marriage of convenience—for the sake of a good-hearted woman on the verge of financial ruin. Under Millicent's gentle gaze, Lyon begins to regain his strength and his wounded heart begins to heal. And soon Millicent discovers that beneath his unruly beard and grim demeanor, Lyon just may be the most handsome—and caring—man she's ever encountered. For the first time in her life, she realizes that she is alive—alive with a smoldering desire for the one man she'll love forever…Ver libro
Fu Hongxue was a man of contradictions—a cripple with a lame leg and prone to epileptic fits, yet one of the most feared and revered figures in the martial arts world. Armed with a dull, unassuming black saber, he was unmatched in skill, leaving only silence and corpses in his wake whenever his blade was drawn. His fame made him a constant target for challengers eager to test their mettle against a legend. But one fateful day, Fu Hongxue made an uncharacteristic choice: he spared a life he was meant to take. This single act of mercy unraveled a web of conspiracy, setting in motion events that would shake the martial arts world to its core and force Fu Hongxue to confront his own destiny.Ver libro
For some people, time travel is a fantastic daydream, but for Gertie O’Leary, it’s just another magically induced accident. Just when you thought things couldn’t get weirder at the Paranormal Plantation, Gertie decides to jazz the place up with another DIY project. Fuchsia’s a great color, don’t you agree? Sure, it’s great. But after Gertie mixes her favorite color with a heavy dose of untried witchcraft, creating a strange time-warping side effect, she and her paranormal posse land in the court of King Henry VIII. You know what isn’t great? Your friend loses her memory and tries to steal your boyfriend, you can’t figure out how to get back home, and worse, you’re accused of witchcraft! Add in a pair of mischievous Sasquatches, along with a curious dragon and it spells certain doom for Gertie and her friends as they take their magical buffoonery to the sixteenth century!Ver libro
As Jacobs becomes more at ease with his nickname, and starts using his abilities to help others, he finds he is still not done with Mallette’s bunch. Or at least what they used to be known as. Lawrence Wiggins, Mallette’s lawyer, is found dead, leading the imprisoned crime boss to getting a new attorney appointed from New York. Only this one comes with caveats. Roger Alexander is not only Mallette’s new lawyer, but he’s also taking over his organization. But in order to completely take over, he needs Mallette, and the rest of his men, eliminated. He calls for a truce with Jacobs, speaking to him at the cemetery, and offers up the rest of Mallette’s men for him on a silver platter. But something isn’t right. Is Alexander really just serving up the rest of Mallette’s men, or is he luring Jacobs into a trap to try and get rid of The Eliminator once and for all?Ver libro
Demure young beauty Lady Imilda Harsbourne’s stepmother, the Countess of Harsbourne, is determined to have Imilda married off to an eligible – and ‘important’ – bachelor as soon as possible. But after enduring several Society balls as a debutante, Imilda is thoroughly disillusioned and vows never to marry unless it is for love alone.So she is horrified when her stepmother arranges for her to be wed to the Marquis of Melverley, who, although dashingly handsome, is a notorious ‘ladies’ man’. Despite her pleas, her father will not help her and she has no choice but to run away. But to where?Then Imilda has a cunning idea. Since his return from the War, the Marquis has never returned to his family seat, Melverley Park, which stands empty apart from a skeleton staff. And so, clutching a forged a letter of introduction from the Marquis, Imilda arrives to take charge of the estate’s Herb Garden. While exploring The Park’s library, though, she finds to her horror that a gang of cutthroat highwaymen has taken advantage of the Marquis’s prolonged absence to use The Park as their lair. When the Marquis arrives out of the blue, running away to hide in plain sight, Imilda keeps out of sight in The Park’s secret passages – and, overhearing the villains plotting to kill the Marquis, she creeps into his room at night to warn him and help him escape. In the ensuing adventure, in which they enlist the Army to fight off the criminal gang, Imilda realises that she has fallen head over heels in love with the man to whom she is reluctantly engaged.Ver libro
A sexy, funny, stand-alone M/M short Christmas story from author Isobel Starling.Patisserie Chef Christopher Miller works for Big Boy Cupcakes, London’s only gay bakery. His boss had closed the bakery on the 23rd of December, and Chris was looking forward to some well needed time off, and Christmas ALONE. But then his boss calls him with a last minute order—the order of his dreams—to bake for his movie idol, actor Jason Beck.Just as he is about to deliver the order, Chris’s dreams are turned upside down by an explosive, fateful meeting with Fred, an errant Chocolate Labrador. The dog’s owner turns out to be Robin Summers, a one night stand from months before...the man that Chris could not forget..Ver libro
