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Bente cannot escape her Nazi past. This remarkable tale follows her to America where she finds love defies the boundaries of time and tradition. If you like the power of love, and time travel set in one of the worlds most horrifying periods, you'll love Kindred Blood.

The only thing worse than a used car salesman showing up on your doorstep is finding one dead. After a scandalous divorce, Elise returns from the big city to her southern home town only to trip over the body of the town playboy. He leaves behind a heap of trouble that includes missing money, missing ...

Each person has a distinct trait that's either held in reserve or pursued without inhibitions. For reasons that vary, the latter may seem an egotistic act. However, not for Jein. Taking a path other than the one she believes is right is like betraying her own soul. This book features a young girl wh ...

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Jacob Gusky wakes up hoping Santa has arrived. And he has... but not for Jacob, one of two Jewish boys living at the Boys’ Home of Manhattan. When a friend gifts him a tin whistle, Jacob learns the power of giving, the joy in receiving, and hear ...

He's the monster I prayed I would never meet. Except he turns out to be the stranger who took my virginity And now, the father of my baby. The hard-core tattoos are a new addition to his sun-kissed skin. But the scorching cobalt-blue gaze, and that dirty-talking mouth? Very much the same. His ...

When Texas meets Tennessee, the end result spells T.R.O.U.B.L.E Two guitars. One crazy night in a honky tonk in Georgia. In Story Two of The Fortune Series, we find country musician Dallas Fortune in a tight spot. Guitar God Billie Joe McAllister has betrayed her once again. As if by magic, her BFF ...

Alina's husband John de Mowbray takes control of the Lordship of Gower in 1320, in an attempt to secure her inheritance. But her father had sold it to the king's favourite, and the king takes it back. The Marcher Barons side with de Mowbray and rebel against the king. But although it eventually lead ...

Believe in witches, for sometimes you need magic to ward off the evil in darkness. It was my junior year at Hawthorne University when Mira dealt me a reversed Lovers card. That meant trouble in paradise. I thought nothing of it until Alondra introduced me to a new witch from outside our coven—Eno ...

Ex-navy SEAL Hunter McCabe has two missions: Stop a deadly embezzlement scam and win over Petra Bailey, his target’s niece. Breathtaking action and scorching chemistry combine in this addicting romance from a USA Today best-selling author! Read by dual narrators.

The return of the world's first Artificially Intelligent Private Investigator, Raymond 3000. Sentenced with other Andro-Americans to a concentration camp for alleged crimes against the state, Raymond is temporarily freed to help find who is behind a series of terrorist bombings targeting the city.

The Tales of Ryca will introduce you to two brave sisters who are in serious trouble. One must face an enemy out to destroy her entire family. The other will confront a villain who plans to alter her world beyond recognition.

Hidden: When a young girl, injured and alone, faces a f ...

Detrick, a German boy, was born with every quality that the Nazi's considered superior, this would ensure his future as a leader of Adolph Hitler’s coveted Aryan race. But on his 7th birthday, an unexpected event changed the course of his destiny forever. As the Nazis rose to power, Detrick wa ...

If you like smart women sleuths, murder and deception, you’ll love the Sister Sleuths latest case! A day at the rodeo ends up in murder, and sister sleuths Lea and Maddy find themselves defending more than one suspect. The weapon is a pistol belonging to Maddy’s close friend, Scott Miller, who ...

In Sheila Kell’s passionate novels of heat, desire, and suspense, prepare to meet the hot-bodied men of Hamilton Investigation & Security (HIS) as they do whatever it takes to protect the women who have stolen their hearts. HIS CHANCE – Devon Hamilton What happens when one hot night in Vegas irr ...

A murdered art teacher, a piano bar, and danger for Sheridan Hendley, amateur sleuth. Sheridan Hendley, amateur sleuth, wants nothing more than a return to routine following their family vacation. The last thing she needs is to find herself involved in another murder investigation. But that's precis ...

They both have claim to the same land. How will they figure out who gets it without killing each other first? Alexandra I won’t sit by anymore and let my good deeds go punished. Especially while some jerk’s bad behavior is rewarded. Sometimes one man’s karma is another person’s responsibilit ...

A mother’s tragic diagnosis. A daughter’s life on hold. An ending and a new beginning ... Cassandra McDowall’s mother has been forgetful for a while, but she never anticipated rapid-onset Alzheimer’s to come out of nowhere and shake their world to its very core. As Cassie puts her already-lackluster ...

A long-buried secret that was never meant to be uncovered could suddenly put a target on both Detective Mark Friessen and Billy Jo McCabe. “No matter how much you think you want to know about something, sometimes the truth is worse.” Catlou Twenty-five years ago, Billy Jo was born to a meth ad ...

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I’m not the Gwyneth Paltrow kind of writer. To read this book, you will not have to eradicate all traces of intelligence from that potato of a head, just to try to digest a bunch of new age woo-woo b*llocks. Nope - the sh*t I will share in the following pages really f*cking works, and you don’t need ...

A brutal new Ice Age covers the Earth…

When an experiment to reverse climate change goes disastrously wrong, Jarred and his daughter Hope are forced to head south in search of warmth. This man-made eternal winter shows no signs of stopping, and with temperatures continuing to plummet, fea ...

Love blossoms in the small town of Sommerville in these heartwarming holiday tales, filled with fun and forever possibilities. The Great Fruitcake Bake-off: When a five-time baking champion teams up with her new neighbor for The Great Fruitcake Bake-off, they discover baking a prize-winning entry is ...

Stephen Bell wants to be forgiven for reading his daughter’s diary. But he’s compelled to dredge every secret as her world changes. This is the story of how Sarah’s perfect existence is shattered when everything trusted is stolen from her. Dad’s quit his job. Mum’s got pregnant and gone mental. But ...

Resthaven Cottage is managed by the ever-helpful Jillian Osborne and her husband, Peter. It’s a charming getaway where unexpected changes and mysteries unfold. Jillian’s unconventional problem-solving methods lead to transformations for the guests and uncover secrets. With the help of her loyal Labr ...

When Kasey (K.K.) Blakely closes the biggest merger of her life, she never expected to fall in love with her business partner, Joshua Crawford. He’s brilliant, sexy and totally enamored with her. It’s a lethal combination for a sheltered heart. She knows mixing business with pleasure can ...

I'm Lexi Carmichael, geek extraordinaire. I spend my days stopping computer hackers at the National Security Agency. My nights? Those I spend avoiding my mother and eating cereal for dinner. Even though I work for a top-s ...

Lauren: a Short Story is the story behind Treasure of Saint-Lazare and the Eddie Grant thriller series. Eddie made his name as a US Special Forces commander in the First Gulf War, then following in his family’s footsteps as a businessman in Paris, where he was born and lived until he left for colleg ...

Creative inspiration is everywhere!

We can find inspiration in our daily lives, in our past, and in experiencing another’s art. If we choose to make art, we must first make a place for it in our lives. By setting up a time and protecting the space where art happens, we silence the critic ...

Katherine Middleton leads a charmed life in her million dollar Georgetown Brownstone. The daughter of a world-renown anthropologist, she is happily married and employed by the Smithsonian when her world comes crashing down after the discovery of her husband’s secret life. An impulsive decision to hi ...

Lark has a secret. She can see the vampires hiding among us for what they really are: sharp-toothed, blood-sucking demons. If her secret ever gets out, she'll likely find herself on the menu and be left bloodless in some back alley before she can say Namaste. Yoga is the only thing that helps her fi ...

THE COURTSHIP OF MEDICINE PAINT and two other Native American Short Stories Will Elk Woman Win the Heart of Medicine Paint? 1810 Montana (known as Indian Country at this time in history) Medicine Paint—of the Blackfeet Tribe—has known Elk Woman since the day she was born. As young adults, he is both ...

Murder. Corruption. Romance. Movie stars. A modern day TV shoot ‘em up? No. It’s 1926 Old Hollywood, and a film producer is gunned down in cold blood. In comes Rosie, a pretty bit-player, who, in spite of her stage-mother’s expectations, just longs to be happy. Silent screen idols Clara Bow, Gloria ...

She made excuses to stay away. He'll give her a reason to remain. Piper Deacon had a spotless flying record while serving in the Army until a careless mishap from her flight partner had her questioning her own skills and responsibility. Foolish pride kept her away from home for too long; the one ...

She’s building a future. He’s chasing the truth. Can two wounded hearts open a window to trust? General contractor Jess Winters had to work twice as hard to make it to the top of her male-dominated field. So her sterling reputation can’t handle any mistakes in front of the guys—which means absolu ...

In this collection of short stories, author Kathryn Lane often fulfills the promise of mysteries of the heart while also surprising you with mysteries of life. Some of the stories are fun and humorous while others are ghost stories, romance gone wrong, or a world where fantasy and reality are fused. ...

After ten months of nursing a broken heart, Viola Evans is ready to move on—she just needs to let go once and for all. Determined not to let misery win, she resolves that she won’t let anything get in the way of celebrating her favorite time of year: the holiday season. While participating in a Chri ...

Welcome to the thrilling Magical Beasts YA fantasy series. If you love fantasy thrillers with nonstop action, powerful heroines, quirky tough heroes, and a ton of magical beasts, you will love The Guardians.

Eric "Mac" Mackenzie lives life on autopilot, a struggling mechanic haunted by a troubled past. Then he meets Zoe Lawrence, a jaded young genius used to men running from her brilliance. Their worlds collide in a passion-filled one-night stand, and both are determined to end their involvement there. ...

Fear made her run - A second chance at love made her stay After receiving life-changing news, Kyla Nolan ran away from her life as a top model in New York and left her fiancé, Luke Bradford, behind. Now, almost two years later, Kyla has a rebuilt her life as the successful owner of Tea & ...

All ideas have consequences. Have you longed for a place where every fantasy is catered to and fulfilled? Then welcome to paradise! Ismeta is an exclusive playground but only for those who can afford it. Ismeta was built by desperate people from all over the world looking for work. Looking for a way ...

Welcome to Beyond, where the gravestones have no birth dates, and the residents are dying… A new series from the author of the popular Promise McNeal Mysteries…

Looking For Ona introduces Paula Vega, whose plan for surviving Atlanta’s brutal summer is to complete ...

Life in London as a butcher girl was hard enough, but when my best friend Denny went missing it became miserable. Stumbling into the Worshipful Company of the Ancient Order while searching for him was like a breath of fresh air. Especially because sexy, sophisticated Aimery promised to help me. But ...

How had she gone so astray? Six months ago she had been a slightly lonely but perfectly respectable young woman; now, mired in scandal, illicitly involved with a married man, she was three sheets to the wind at the wheel of her car, driving away from a criminal with whom she had spent the night drin ...

Avery Parks loves her job in the Admissions department. She really does. It's nice and calm and...far too predictable.

Just like her personal life.

She has big dreams—how would she ever realize them if she stays in her current rut? She needs to take a big, bold, daring move to sha ...

A hard-driving police detective, Ray Slaverson, is perplexed by two murdered lawyers plus a snake-bit activist found dead in a swamp—all within 24-hours in a Florida Gulf Coast city. In the middle of the mess, Ray’s fiancée, Kate Garcia, knows far more than she should, but she has plenty of reasons ...

The haunt is on…

It’s Halloween and Mia and the gang are leaving the Bella for a rare opportunity— an overnight stay in a haunted Irish castle!

But what was supposed to be a fun holiday with Edie and Kevin turns scary fast when the granddaughter of the castle’s most tragic g ...

This book is a WINNER of the Kindle Book Award 2014 Two boys meet on a voyage that transforms their lives. Madu, a young African, is captured by the English slave-trader, Sir John Hawkins. Tom Oakley is a young sailor in charge of the slaves. At first the two boys boys hate each other. But as ...

How far would you go to protect your family? A peculiar metamorphosis has taken shape since the final days. And the planet is in the throes of healing. Fulvio McTullan leads his family and a band of misfits to form a new settlement, far from Tallas and it’s nefarious Elites. Their journey takes t ...

She’s a traumatized survivor. He’s a closed-off veteran. Can two lost souls find safe harbor together? Hold Me Forever is the captivating first book in the Hartley Brothers romantic suspense series. If you like brave women, softhearted hunks, and the healing power of destiny, then you’ll adore Aless ...

Assaulted, left for dead, and amnesic, the woman who thinks her name is Alex, may be the only surviving victim of a killer who’s targeting prostitutes. Every new victim makes it more crucial for Alex to remember what happened to her if Denver Homicide Detective Blake and his partner are to solve the ...

The last of their kind, each born with a unique set of gifts, the Taken are a dying people. They were whisked away to Earth as children, hidden for their own protection and raised as humans. Now adults, they are the only hope for a world consumed by war and terror. Hunted both by those who seek to p ...

In the quaint, twinkling town of Christmas Hills, Destiny Mellowes is just about finished with wrapping the last present of the day. When a charming stranger named Carson walks into the modest gift shop owned by her parents and asks for directions to the nearby resort, Destiny has no idea her hol ...

The Gift Saga concludes with the next generation coming into the forefront of the story during their tumultuous years between adolescence and adulthood.

Evvie has lived through more tragedy than a young girl should ever endure, having lost both her father and a most beloved gr ...

Science fiction author Nicole Collins is thrilled when she learns her first book will be made into a movie by Celestial Productions – until she finds out who owns the company: Malcolm Bryant, her ex-husband. Nicole still loves him, but she fears Malcolm is the same man who crumbles in the face of ad ...

This luxury leatherbound special edition of Mistborn comes from Dragonsteel Books. It includes a bound-in, satin-ribbon bookmark, gilded pages, two color foiling on the cover, as well as exclusive artwork and a 2-page map. 

If you've never read Mistborn, it's an epic fantasy novel origina ...

A museum in Mudflat is a last straw in the battle to avoid attention and it brings out the worst in the residents. Claire knows the dangers of swords and guns and black magic, but is there really such a thing as death by digital? First published October 2016, this novel is the eighth of the Mudflat ...

A disappearing body. Hidden magical talents. An adorable mind-reading dog. And small-town secrets . . . Addie James’s life imploded when she discovered her fiancé cheating and got downsized from her biotech job. So, she left Silicon Valley for the haven of her Aunt Kate’s tea and apothecary shop in ...

Sworn to protect the secrets of their race, marshals are trained to police Weeia hiding among humans. After completing her advanced marshal training, Danni is blown away by her new plum assignment to Paris. But, all is not well in the City of Lights; the offices are a shambles, her boss is apathetic ...

The fantastical adventure of a young blind girl who is propelled on a perilous journey to find her realm's missing king. ***************************** "It's one thing to hear monsters bump in the night. It's quite another to never be able to light a lamp and chase them away." Essie Brightsday has ne ...

Everyone wants to make money off of insurance. In In$ured to the Hilt (75,360 words) this includes a greedy claimant, an ambitious administrative assistant, a desperate insurance agent, and a man obsessed with maintaining his reputation. In the end, they are all “insured to the hilt,” some more lite ...

The town's single dad firefighter is my dad's best friend... and he’s the forbidden flame in my heart and dreams.   I had to leave my conservative hometown to forge my own path and live on my terms.   So, I take a teaching job where my dad lives to reconcile while he recovers from a heart attac ...

As passion flairs in the jungle's torrid heat, a murderer lurks. And, in a battle of wits that puts lives on the edge, can anyone be trusted? Leading a scientific excursion into the Borneo rain forest is a dream for entomologist, Savannah Cole. But when her guide turns up headless, it becomes a n ...

If the creek don’t rise . . . Erin Hennings might be stuck shopping in the petite section for the rest of her life, but what she lacks in stature, she more than makes up for in spunk. Her rough edges and sharp barbs have always kept people at a comfortable distance, but an eighty-pound puppy, a myst ...

THREE Romantic Suspense BESTSELLING And AWARD-WINNNING Books • In Sheila Kell’s passionate novels of heat, desire, and suspense, prepare to meet the hot-bodied men of Hamilton Investigation & Security (HIS) as they do whatever it takes to protect the women who have stolen their hearts. Box Set inclu ...

IN THIS SECOND BOOK of the series, Glory Bishop has finally broken free of her mother's oppressive grasp and is offered a new life by a seemingly altruistic Chicago socialite, but there may be more than good intentions at play. Against the advice of trusted friends and family, Glory chooses the p ...

I thought Dax was the typical gorgeous, arrogant billionaire until I stumbled upon him playing the piano. I don’t know why he is so angry all the time and such a bully that I literally start shaking in fear when I see him. I’m working on the wait staff at the family estate and have been told to keep ...

Everyone has a fear. Fear of spiders? Arachnophobia. Fear of small spaces? Claustrophobia. And of course, the fear of being tickled by feathers: pteronophobia. Sophie Smart fears drowning. No, her fear isn’t some made up malarkey like exposedflabophobia (acute paranoia when wearing a swimsuit and ba ...

Forty sweet, stirring genuine stories, each a gem revealing moments of grace

From Beijing to Bogota, from the waves of the sea to the waves of the heart, the 40 inspirational stories in this book present moments that carve into us new realizations, shaping the building blocks of who we ar ...

If Lexi Balefire’s matchmaking skills seem like magic, it’s for a good reason—witchiness has always run in the family. Without access to her full powers, Lexi can’t help wondering if she’ll ever control the Balefire legacy—or end up a wicked witch like her mother and grandmother before her. When a f ...

Haunted Echoes A Mystic Dark Tale Forbidden Love in the Depths of Darkness Danika Klein shouldn’t exist, but that isn’t her fault. When a mistake leads to her abduction, a cursed human escapes her kidnappers to be rescued by a man who’s more ghostly warrior than his appearance first seems. ...

A celestial warrior, a Crown Prince, a decades-old betrayal—and a battle to save the kingdom from its own darkest secret. Sent to help Prince Sebastian save his kingdom, I was unprepared for the magnetic pull of his intense gaze… And the electric heat that surged through my body at his sl ...

Falling in love with the boss is never a good idea My boss works on the other side of the world, and that works just fine for me. When he barks out his instructions, I sit through the video call and nod, with the occasional smile to acknowledge how happy I am to be his dedicated New Zealand personal ...

What makes a villain?
Elisabet Babineaux never saw herself as a villain. She was the protagonist of her life, just as we all are. Born a Princess, her whole life was planned and laid out before her. She knew where her life was headed and what was expected. That all changed the night she met Jua ...

Detective Oliver Tucker’s dead—murdered—and back as an earth-bound spirit to help his wife, Professor Angela Tucker, crack the most important case of his life—his own. But this is not a ghost story; it’s a murder case.

Tuck knows why he is back among the living but not one of them—Detecti ...

Years spent hiding from his past. Today it finds him. A gripping psychological novel for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. Renowned British barrister, Lawrence Juste, is a man with a past so cleverly stitched together he thought it could never come unravelled - until now. T ...

INTRIGUE, ROMANCE AND THE LOVE OF GOD – AUTHOR OF THE SISTERS OF ROSEFIELD, EMMA EASTER, INTRODUCES A NEW SET OF FLAWED AND LOVEABLE CHARACTERS IN THE DESTINY SERIES. Twenty-five-year-old Rachel, nearing the end of her pregnancy, makes an urgent dash to flee her polygamist husband Mike Caldwell and ...

Born cursed with a second, shadow soul, Quen is a misfit among her people. Animals sense her curse and avoid her, an untenable trait in her nomadic herding culture. Unfit for binding with a clan, Quen's only hope for an honorable life is to study at a magic school.

As Quen awaits an envoy ...

For Sara Shepard, it’s time to break out of the neat, tidy—and confining—box her life has become. With her long marriage at a disastrous end, Sara seeks solace and a new direction on historic Nantucket. Dear friends offer the perfect solution: a low rent beach cottage in exchange f ...

In an action-packed tale of secrets and lies in small town America, Chet Walker is a man forced to make decisions that will affect his future and the life of the woman he loves. Witness to a car crash and in receipt of a cryptic message from a dying man, traveling musician, Chet Walker, reaches the ...

When a heartless gold-digger steals her life, can a good dog save the human she loves? Mom lives for her puppies and her human, Jones. Doting on them fills her heart until the pups leave home. Bereft without them, Mom and Jones find strength in each other. But his callous daughter sends Jones away a ...

ACTION PACKED space battles against a corrupt government and a malevolent alien presence. Jamie Hawkins was living on an obscure planet in the twenty third-century when on one fateful night--his life changed forever. His heroic effort to save the lives of women and children, caught in the cross-fire ...

When Maggie Ryan, a retired schoolteacher, is murdered, and over thirty dogs are discovered living in her home, the Cedar Bay Animal Shelter is stretched beyond its meager resources. What to do with the dogs and finding t ...

A desperate woman on the run… An overwhelmed sheriff who needs a wife… A tragedy that threatens their fragile relationship… Amy Gordon is a swindler escaping from a deal gone bad and the former partner who blames her. Determined to stay out of trouble and out of his clutches, she takes the first tra ...

Twelve princesses. One wounded soldier. A mystery that must be solved. Once upon a time… Princess Bianca is sent with her sisters to the summer palace, a place no maiden has ever returned from. While her sisters seem perfectly happy, she has only one desire: escape. Vasco, a wounded soldier ...

A haunted Hollywood mansion. A legendary producer with secrets. Can a determined journalist uncover the truth? Veronica Valentine has always been drawn to the shadows where secrets lurk. As a savvy journalist with a legacy tied to Hollywood’s elite, she’s determined to resurrect her career. But w ...

For Ion Frost, justice is cold as ice…

Former Special Forces Operative Ion Frost has one job left before he vanishes off the grid: deliver his dead comrades dog tags to his nephew, Lincoln, in Clear Rock, Wyoming. It should have been a quick, easy stop.

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In bustling, affluent ancient Rome during the reign of Emperor Claudius, status matters—yet some dare to ignore it. And some dare to defy social conventions. Inspired by Jesus’s radical views, unconventional Livia Aemilia cares little about stuffy Roman dignity. She’d rather help others and solve ...

Vanessa Storm thought her first week on the job as an FBI Special Agent in beautiful Hawaii would be about settling in. But she’s immediately sent to Hana on Maui's rain-soaked shore to find a kidnapped woman. Throw in arson, strident environmentalists bent on stirring up strife between local rights ...

The last thing the man who has it all needs is to become the custodian of a ten-year-old girl. But Brad Wilde has, and he doesn't know how to handle this new role. Because his plans never included revealing his secret. The prom queen has fallen off her throne and returns to Candlewood Falls with her ...

Each of the four Tarot Queens in this empowering year-long system represent an archetypal part of our personalities as well as our experience of being human. Detailed explanations of each archetype, and workbook-style exercises and practical tips are provided for aligning with and balancing the ener ...

"What do you get when you mix gorgons, an incubus, and the Calamity Queen? Trouble, and lots of it. Catering to the magical is a tough gig on a good day, but when Bailey's sexiest enemy's ex-wife angles for revenge, she's tossed into the deep end. Warning: This novel contains excessive humor, action ...

Ireland, 1798. Tomboy Dosey Latimer hates playing prim and proper. Despite her reluctant engagement, her true passion lies with her grandfather's plans to excavate an ancient site on the estate. When they stumble upon an enigmatic stone box hidden in a sacred cave, Dosey’s curiosity gets the best of ...

Cowboy Who’s going to love me now? This is the question I ponder on a daily basis. Sitting in the hospital watching as the doctors take more of my bicep away. I see the way she looks at me not as damaged, but as a man. I promise to help her find her brother, but I didn’t expect how close he was ...

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Lynne Gentry comes a small-town family saga filled with humor, heart, and hope. When tragedy strikes Leona Harper, the shocked pastor's wife is forced to summon her estranged children home. But parenting young adults in a nosy, small southern town proves more diffic ...

The Duke of Northumberland is a lonely and morose man. He tries to engross himself in the management of his coal mines, where he is famed amongst his employees for his sense of justice and fairness.

He tries to engross himself in the management of his coal mines, where he is famed amongst ...

The hint of smoke. The flash of flames. When the wildfires burn through our towns, THEY step up to the fireline and risk their lives. Help us honor their bravery and sacrifice in this charity romance anthology. All proceeds benefit Grassroots Wildland Firefighters organization. Fall in love with the ...

Chanoch’s family live in fear of the people dwelling in the land between the rivers – those who hunt them, seeking vengeance for old wounds. But when the time comes for Chanoch to find a wife, Yahweh's call leads him directly into the heart of enemy territory.

There he meets a woman whose ...

The hilarious first book in a brand new cozy witch mystery

Famous songwriter, Maeve O’Dare, left the drama of Hollywood -- and a broken heart – behind, eager for a fresh start in the small town of Wisteria Pines. As if by magic, she makes a new friend of the local town gossip, ...

Victorian Prostitute. Billionaire Bad Boy. Philip, Duke of Solemn was in love with the kingdom’s prostitute. He was determined to keep her even if it meant abdicating his place in the ruling line. Juliet was forced into prostitution to support her ailing parents. Her first customer was the duke hims ...