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Author and unwitting time traveler, Amelia Murray, finds herself stumbling back in time to 1755 in Colonial Virginia. The colonies are on the cusp of the French and Indian War, and General Braddock and his troops are sent from England to defeat the French invaders. Preventing the war, saving lives, and putting her nose into the middle of war plans is the least of her concerns. She needs to survive the streets of Alexandria with Bouchard, her former captor, on the loose, find her betrothed, Captain Spencer, and try not to get killed in battle.

Author Amelia Murray and her family travels to Edinburgh, Scotland, before their move to Washington DC. While picking up an overpriced cloak, she is chased into Lady Stair's Close where she steps through a door and is thrust back to the late 17th Century. Amelia, believing she is somehow stuck in the middle of a renaissance fair, visits Edinburgh Castle, helps thwart a kidnapping, and finds herself in a pub mingling with pirates.

Terrorism expert Shana Adams has hidden her telepathic talents for her own safety. The Federation would throw her in jail, or worse, condemn her to death. She's ignored her talents for so long, she is stunned when they come rushing back to life revealing not only her boss Marcus Carlyle's attraction to her, but the plot to kill him.

Jessica Walker is on the run from her ex-boyfriend. Again. A youthful flirtation with a police officer led to a year of mental and physical torment. For seven months, she lived free of his abuse, and then he found her, and things went dark very fast. The only possible hiding place is with her sister's dear friend Diego Aguilar. But Diego isn't a regular guy. He's a world-famous heavy metal guitarist. A beautifully talented man who has been Jess' rock and roll fantasy for years. But after her past with her ex, the last place she wants to be is around any man. Even Diego.

What is Meredith Wells to think when her erstwhile friend, Tristan Wolfe, son of a Russian shipping tycoon, fails to reappear for five full years after a childhood of island summers spent together? Until his yacht capsizes her skiff, she assumed he had forgotten her.

All-American boy meets broken girl...It will never work. How could it? Alex is Chicago royalty. Harley considers herself Las Vegas trash. While he’s been handed everything his entire life, she scrapes to make ends meet. Still, the chemistry between them is undeniable. Both long to break free from the stereotypes of their upbringing and embrace each moment together. Yet, neither are ready to share all of who they are. Their secrets. Their fears. Their bitter realities. Does their budding relationship stand a chance under a blanket of secrecy? Or will owning their truth set them free?

With her leg finally back at full strength and her emotional life taking on a whole new shape, Rachel Cooper feels fit to handle the confluence of four major events: the end of another school year, the beginning of a new relationship, the stress of helping to plan a wedding, and Coach's insistence that Rachel overcome a mental block and master the flying teep kick.

Summer's over, and Rachel Cooper is back! Limping staunchly into the fray, she's determined to develop flexibility in more than just her stiff ankle. With Lynn and Ann at her side, she tackles the challenges of the new school year with her own unique blend of panicked bravado. With new students, new classes, and - could it be? - the possibility of new love in her life, she's already got plenty to keep her flailing. But there's more.

June's got a pretty easy job as the personal assistant to her twin brother, star of the number one nature show on TV. Then he's accused of murder. Which sucks. Networks tend to fire first and ask questions later. And June doesn't want to lose her cushy assistant job. Or, you know, see her twin end up in jail. When she stumbles onto a clue, she's forced to turn to the only person who can prove her brother's innocence: her arch nemesis. Just one problem. Somebody wants him dead.

Rachel Cooper has life under control: good job, good friends, and good plans for the future. All of that collapses one early morning when she falls and breaks her ankle. Now she must face the horrors of preparing for an upcoming move and handling her 10th year of teaching while clomping around on crutches. Worse, somewhere in the shadows, the Memento Killer lurks — a serial murderer who stalks women with four anonymous gifts before moving in for the kill. When unexpected presents begin arriving on Rachel’s doorstep, she fears that she'll soon be crutching for her life.

I’m adjusting to my life as Oracle with new friends, a pet monster, and a smoking hot god at my side. Things are looking up and I’m learning the ropes. Mostly. The lights go out every time I access my oracular gift. Since the time of Pythia in Delphi, the Oracle’s worth and her life depended upon how she delivered the news to gods and kings. With Dione locked up, I can’t exactly ask her how to do it—not that I would trust her after what she did to my ancestors.

Maggie Brown is sensible, responsible, and worried. Her irresponsible sister has run off with a revolutionary, their feckless mother swears she’s dying, and Maggie has no choice but to brave the forests of San Pablo to reunite her family. To do so, she needs Ben Frazer, a rough and tumble soldier of fortune who seems a little too interested in Maggie and has a tendency to head in the wrong direction. Throw in a counter-revolutionary named El Gallo Loco and life isn’t nearly as sensible as she thought it was.

For over ten years, author Sherwette has been researching, practicing, and deliberately learning one of her favorite subjects, Consumer Behavior and Psychology. In this book, she shares the best methodologies she has found and worked with—just for you! If you truly want to craft a product or service your customers will be raving about, then this book will help you gain a better understanding of your customers and create products that will be so spot-on that once they know about them, they will scream, “Here, take my money!”

She’s found her “Happily Ever After” – but will she get a happy ending? Melanie Cobb has met her Prince Charming. Christopher is everything she'd ever dreamed she'd find in a husband: kind, loyal, devout, and wealthy. I mean, have you SEEN her ring?? But as the wedding night approaches, anxiety builds for Melanie around the wedding night. She knows that Christopher is the love of her life, but they've never taken their passion beyond a few chaste kisses. When she asks her bridesmaids for advice, they come up dry:

She’s got the house, she’s got the girl…but Natalie is putting it all on the line to reunite her family for Christmas Dinner. Between the renovations and the menu, she’s up to her ears in preparations. Then a festive fight with an animatronic Santa puts her on the bench, and it’s up to her girlfriend Bonnie to save the day. But Bonnie’s already got her hands full managing Natalie’s expectations. Now she’s expected to prepare a feast of fancy recipes and deep fry a turkey to save Christmas?

She is Tenley Shay, the voice behind TJ ON PAR, a podcast for Practical Adult Relationships, who spends her days touting her disapproval of love and the practicality of remaining a single-bell for life.

When I, as my Love Guru persona, publish an article about spending a week at a couple’s retreat at my favorite Hawaiian resort, she’s quick to pass on her cynicism. So, I’m calling her bluff and inviting her on an all-expense paid trip to the Kamana Wanalaya Resort for a little R&R before the holidays.

Rock star Topher Duvall’s number one love is his daughter Sabrina, even more than his passion for music. To keep her safe from her evil grandparents, he will do anything. Even marry the quiet woman who is her legal guardian. Melissa Edwards loves her charge Sabrina like a daughter. But the man who fathered this beautifully complicated child is a complete mystery.

When Catherine Jacobs's parents died while she was in high school, her brother's best friend Dallas Miller was there to help pick up the pieces. Several years and her looming college graduation later, Cat's motorcycle-riding knight in tattoos is about to ride off into the sunset to start his own life. Now she only has six days to convince him to fulfill her secret fantasy of having him for her first before he's gone forever.

Working retail can be a mundane life filled with angry, crazy customers and never-ending whining from employees, but two things keep me coming back every day: the fact that my paycheck pays for the passion I get to work on at home, and the attractive mysterious guy who is becoming a regular in our store.

Amelia Spencer, reluctant time traveler, has two goals: settle down with Henry, and get a cat. Hunted by Casper, Amelia and Henry tumble back in time to late 1755. Surviving Braddock’s March was easier than being hunted by a former so-called friend. A drought has devastated crops throughout the colony. Attacks on frontier homesteads are on the rise. And Lord and Lady Spencer have a little problem with safekeeping their stash of Blackbeard’s treasure.