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2009 Christy Award winner! Three strangers each encounter the same mysterious storm and awake the next day to find that everyone else has vanished. There's Conner Hayden, a successful but unscrupulous trial lawyer who has forsaken his family for his career; Helen Krause, a middle-aged model struggling to come to grips with her fading beauty; and Mitch Kent, an enterprising young mechanic unable to escape a past... (more)

Love Starts with Elle

by Rachel Hauck

Elle's living the dream-but is it her dream or his? Elle loves life in Beaufort, South Carolina-lazy summer days on the sand bar, coastal bonfires, and dinners with friends sharing a lifetime of memories. And she's found her niche as the owner of a successful art gallery too. Life is good. Then the dynamic pastor of her small town church sweeps her off her feet. She's never known a man like Jeremiah-one who... (more)

No Choice But Seduction: A Mallory Novel

No Choice But Seduction: A Mallory Novel

by Johanna Lindsey

#1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey's "mastery of historical romance" (Entertainment Weekly) takes center stage in her eagerly anticipated new novel of the aristocratic Malory family -- a passionate, witty, and high-spirited tale that provides startling new information about a prominent member of the family. After her mother died, vivacious Katey Tyler fled her dull Connecticut town, hoping... (more)

Mystic Rider: A Mystic Isle Novel

by Patricia Rice

Ian Olympus, skilled fighter and visionary, has left the isle of Aelynn for the Outside World to retrieve a sacred chalice. He finds it in the hands of Chantal Deveau, who plans to buy her family out of prison. But her outrage at his demand that she hand it over is nothing compared to her powerful, sensual response to his presence—and the startling conviction that their lives are irrevocably entwined. And Ian... (more)

Silent Thunder

by Iris Johansen

Number-one bestselling author Iris Johansen teams up with Edgar Award winner Roy Johansen and the result is an explosive, tour-de-force thriller. . . . It was the assignment of a lifetime. . . . Brilliant marine architect Hannah Bryson has been given the job of a lifetime. A U.S. maritime museum has just acquired the decommissioned Soviet submarine Silent Thunder for public exhibition. It’s Hannah’s job to... (more)

Wind River

by Tom Morrisey

You Can't Outrun the Sins of Your Past Desperate to forget what happened to him in Iraq, Tyler Perkins flees to the emptiness of Wyoming. He's here to escape and also to fulfill a long-ago promise by accompanying his 86-year-old friend Soren Andeman on a fly-fishing trip--once more for old time's sake. But their trek to an idyllic trout lake soon becomes something more deeply harrowing--a journey that... (more)

Eternal Pleasure

by Nina Bangs

THE ELEVEN--an alliance of ultimate predators. Primal, lethal, irresistible. THE PROPHECY--an ancient Mayan prediction that the world will end on 12-21-12. THE PREY--where can you hide from pure evil? Kelly Maloy opens her car door to much more than a great looking stranger at the Houston airport. Terror, desire, and a horrible truth climb in with him. She's only supposed to drive Ty Endeka around the city for... (more)

Hannah's Baby (Harlequin American Romance Series)

Hannah's Baby (Harlequin American Romance Series)

by Cathy Gillen Thacker

It's the happiest day of Hannah Callahan's life when she brings her new daughter home to Texas. But what would make the new mother really happy is a daddy to complete their unconventional family. Hannah's friend Joe Daugherty would make a perfect father. Ever since he helped bring her adopted baby back from Taiwan, he's bonded with her in a way Hannah never dreamed possible. But the world-hopping travel... (more)

Bound To Please (Harlequin Blaze)

by Hope Tarr

He's not going to take this treatment lying down. At least, not for long... Fifteenth-century Scotland is a tough place to be a woman in charge. Brianna MacLeod, new laird of her clan, needs a child to establish her position. And the best way to do that is to demand the sexual services of her sworn and very sexy enemy! Ewan Fraser never foresaw being kidnapped, tied up and expected to perform stud service. Yet... (more)

The King's Favorite: A Novel of Nell Gwyn and King Charles II

The King's Favorite: A Novel of Nell Gwyn and King Charles II

by Susan Holloway Scott

The acclaimed author of Duchess and Royal Harlot returns with the unforgettable story of a king’s last love and London’s darling… BR>Nell Gwyn has never been a lady, nor does she pretend to be. Blessed with impudent wit and saucy beauty, she swiftly rises from the poverty of Covent Garden to become a sensation in the theater. Still in her teens, she catches the eye of King Charles II, and trades the stage... (more)

His Son's Teacher (Harlequin Superromance)

His Son's Teacher (Harlequin Superromance)

by Kay Stockham

Nick Tulane ordinarily won't admit weakness in himself or in those he loves. But when he learns his son is about to fail in school, the single father is desperate to find a tutor. And Jennifer Rose is perfect. In fact, Jen might be too perfect. Nick's starting to fall for the attractive teacher, and he can't let that happen. Because opening up to Jen means sharing the secret that has always made him feel like an... (more)

Mission: Motherhood (Homecoming Heroes, Book 1) (Love Inspired #452)

Mission: Motherhood (Homecoming Heroes, Book 1) (Love Inspired #452)

by Marta Perry

Overnight, Caitlyn Villard becomes mother to twin five-year-olds. Her darling nieces are orphaned, their parents fallen soldiers. So Caitlyn trades New York City for Prairie Springs, Texas, the small military town she'd run from at first chance. Loving the girls is easy. Learning how to be a slow-paced soccer mom is not. Which is where handsome army chaplain Steve Windham steps in. Just in time to show Caitlyn... (more)

A Soldier's Homecoming (Silhouette Intimate Moments)

A Soldier's Homecoming (Silhouette Intimate Moments)

by Rachel Lee

He was an embittered soldier with a name well-known in town. A long-lost son with Cheyenne roots, Ethan Parish sought to meet his father for the first time. The community buzzed over this newcomer, suspicious of his identity, but Ethan found the seeds of hope. Falling in love with Connie Halloran was never part of his plan. Somehow, the beautiful deputy and her adorable daughter got under his skin and brought... (more)

Disclosure (Harlequin Historical Series)

Disclosure (Harlequin Historical Series)

by Nancy Holder

Allison Gracelyn's worst nightmare has come true: She's on the run from authorities. She's being set up, and everything the Athenas—and her mother—have always stood for is in jeopardy. Yet clearing her name will mean battling an adversary wielding weapons unlike any she's ever seen. Only the help of her handsome NSA contact, who offers to put his neck—and career—on the line, will be enough to stop her enemy's... (more)

High Country Bride (The McKaslin Clan: Historical Series, Book 2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical #11)

High Country Bride (The McKaslin Clan: Historical Series, Book 2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical #11)

by Jillian Hart

For widow Joanna Nelson, life presented constant hardships. Evicted from her home, she and her two children sought refuge, which led them to rancher Aidan McKaslin's property. The kind but embittered cowboy couldn't turn her away, and their agreement benefited them both. He sheltered her family, while she brought faith and a woman's touch back into his world. When outside forces threatened their blossoming... (more)

Shadows at the Window (Shadows Series #2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #107)

Shadows at the Window (Shadows Series #2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #107)

by Linda Hall

I wasn't always the law abiding, churchgoing young woman I am today. Not too long ago I did shameful things and then ran far away. Not even my beloved fi ance, youth minister Greg Whitten, knows the truth about my past. But now my worst nightmare has come true. Someone has pictures of the old me and is sending them to me, to Greg, to the church. And if I want to live happily ever after if I want to live at... (more)

The Sheriff's Secretary; Armed and Devastating; Nobody's Hero; Worth Fighting For

The Sheriff's Secretary; Armed and Devastating; Nobody's Hero; Worth Fighting For

by Julie Miller

When did plain, mousy personal assistant Brooke Hanford sprout miles of long, smooth, creamy legs? And more important, why did Detective Atticus Kincaid suddenly notice? Their relationship had always been the "good friend" variety. But now Brooke was in his thoughts and under his skin. The fact that she was receiving unwanted male attention in the form of some creep's anonymous psychological terror brought... (more)

Vampire Huntress Legend: Book 11

The Shadows

by L. A. Banks

In the newest Vampire Huntress novel from national bestselling author, L. A. Banks, more than vampires are coming out to play. . . The Dark Realms are taking cover after an angel onslaught from On High. The Anti-Christ has been injured and the fourth Biblical seal has been broken. Yonnie and Val, a strange combination of a daywalker and an angel hybrid, have joined Damali and Carlos’s team. And the two new... (more)

The Iron Hunt

by Marjorie M. Liu

First in a stunning new urban fantasy series from an author who “NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE.” ( BOOKLIST , STARRED REVIEW) Demon hunter Maxine Kiss wears her armor as tattoos, which unwind from her body to take on forms of their own at night. They stand between her and her enemies, just as Maxine stands between humanity and the demons breaking out from behind the prison veils. It is a life lacking in love, reveling... (more)

Seduction Becomes Her

by Shirlee Busbee

Set against the breathtaking cliffs of England's Cornwall Coast during the Regency era, New York Times bestselling author Shirlee Busbee delivers a sumptuous novel of an unexpected fortune, secrets, and the magic of love... Love Hides In The Most Surprising Places As guardian to her two young siblings after her parents' death, Daphne Beaumont struggles to make ends meet. But when Daphne's brother suddenly... (more)

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