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Apache Moon (2013)
The front page reported the Gold Scandal of ‘69, which Stowe had read about in detail before, but the El Sombrero had no other printed matter, so he perused the amazing story again. In an audacious, scurrilous plot, two New York financiers named Jay Gould and Jim Fisk had ...
Texas Hold 'Em
She felt his hooded gaze follow her every move, and when they accidently touched at lunch, his hand lingered on hers way too long. A brush of their bodies as they’d passed in the hall finally made her accept that no matter how hard she tried, she wasn’t going to succeed in looking the other way. ...
Fonseca's Fury (2014)
This was paradise. Lying on Ipanema Beach as the fading rays of the sun baked her skin and body in delicious heat. There was a low hum of conversation from nearby, the beautiful sing-song cadence of Portuguese, people were laughing, sighing, talking. The surf of the sea was crashing against the s...
Rock Star: The Deal (Book 3 of a Bad Boy Romance)
Duke was standing over him with a gun. No doubt, he’d hit him with it. “Was that necessary? Hitting him?” “You both are going to make us filthy rich.” “You can’t leave them together,” the woman said. “...
Shoveling Smoke
“Aren’t we going to bail him out?” Wick asked. “Let him rot,” Stroud replied. “Let Primrose do what he likes with him.” The old man turned to me. “Mr. Parker, give me my car keys.” “We can’t just leave him, Gill,” Wick said. “He’s our client. He’s a prick from hell, but he’s our client.” The two ...
The Fourth Circle
I am Rama. Are you a spirit? No. Then how is it that I do not see you or hear you, and yet I speak with you? I am in your head. Why would you be in my head? To help you, among other things. Do I need help? Yes. You are as helpless as a newborn babe. But I am an old man.......
Seductive Wager
Edward and Peter waited with him, but Martin had closed himself up in the library with another bottle of brandy, and Brett hoped he would stay there. As Feathers had so succinctly put it, “You shouldn’t have to speak to a cheater, but you can’t ignore the damned fellow when you’re his guest.” “I ...
Frontier Highlander Vow of Love (American Wilderness Series Romance Book 4)
Today was no exception. He recognized that he was responsible for a good many of them being here, so he averted his eyes and avoided looking directly at others as he walked. His mouth tight and frame of mind grim, most people would avoid him anyway. As he brooded over what brought him to this poi...
21 Pounds in 21 Days
She’s also a triathlete, competing around the country in high-endurance competitions emphasizing running, biking, and swimming. Before the season begins, she prepares herself by going on a week-long juice fast. Juicing, she says, gives her lots of energy and makes her body quick and limber. She d...
Desert Stars
Her eyes widened, and she hesitated only a moment before coming inside. “Are you going to leave now?” she asked. “I’m afraid so.” “But—but where are you going?” Mira smiled to hide—or perhaps deny—her growing anxiety. “Far away,” she said, putting a hand on her sister’s shoulder. “Do you remember...
Murder at the Big T Lodge: A Liz Lucas Cozy Mystery
She saw a few cattle, but mainly the land next to the road on her drive consisted of miles and miles of dry grazing land broken only by an occasional fence constructed to keep the cattle from wandering onto another rancher’s land. She saw a few stands of trees that looked like they’d been deliber...
The Mudskipper Cup
He felt frightened and miserable. There wasn’t a single person visible on the main wharf or on the vessels berthed there. No small craft were moving anywhere on the inlet as far as he could see. By this time the current had carried him as far down the channel as the end of...
Parachutes and Kisses
The summer of a dormouse. -BYRON Letters & Journals The great thing about the dead, they make space. —John UPDIKE Rabbit Is Rich Patch grief with proverbs. -MIGUEL DE CERVANTES WHEN did their present troubles begin? Have you ever noticed that the contemporary antihero or antiheroine alway...
Torpedo Run (1967)
She was 77 feet long, 20 feet wide, and drew 4 feet of water. When her temperamental engines were right and her bottom was clean she could go 60 miles an hour, which, for a boat, is very fast. In the narrow waters around Bayonne, New Jersey, where she was built, she looked pretty big. On the vast...
Aftershock
Mai and Pete had just left the flight deck to suit up when the comms sounded. Mark was sitting at the main control panel and looked up as Tom’s face appeared on the screen in front of him. ‘Tom. What’s happenin’?’ ‘I don’t want to worry anyone unduly, but we have a problem.’ Mark stared at him, s...