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A Stardance Summer: An Eternity Springs Novel (Eternity Springs #4)
by Emily MarchReturn to the beloved small town of Eternity Springs in the newest installment of Emily March’s New York Times bestselling series with A Stardance Summer. <br>Brick Callahan enjoys every minute of chaos at his campground, Stardance Ranch, especially after the Tornado Alleycats arrive for an extended summer stay. The members of the all-female glamorous camping club are primarily seniors—active and adventurous, friendly and fun. But when he discovers Liliana Howe frolicking with the glamping grannies in a late night skinny-dipping session, he fears he's in for a summer of trouble. Because his best friend's kid sister has grown up to be drop-dead gorgeous. <br>Betrayed by those she trusted, Lili decides she's put her career first for too long. She sells her practical sedan, buys a travel trailer, and heads to Eternity Springs for a summer of rest, relaxation, and reassessment as the newest member of the Alleycats. The last person she expects to find running an RV resort is her high school crush. Their undeniable mutual attraction is a reminder that life is full of surprises. But when the past comes calling, will their summer romance stand the test of time?
A Starlet's Secret to a Sensational Afterlife
by Kendall KulperA budding starlet and her handsome-but-moody co-star go from bitter enemies to reluctant partners when they get tangled up in the disappearance of a beautiful young actress in 1930s Hollywood.Eighteen-year-old Henrietta arrives in Los Angeles in 1934 with dreams of trading her boring life for stardom. She&’s determined to make it as an actress, despite her family&’s doubts and rumors of would-be starlets gone missing. And by the skin of her teeth, she pulls it off! A serendipitous job offer arrives and Henrietta finds herself on a whirlwind publicity tour for a major film role—with a vexingly unpleasant actor tapped by the studio to be her fake boyfriend.But fierce Henrietta has more in common with brooding Declan than she realizes. They both have gifts that they are hiding, for fear of being labeled strange: he is immune to injury and she can speak to ghosts. When the co-stars get tangled up in the disappearance of a beautiful young actress, they go from bitter enemies and pretend lovers to reluctant partners—and possibly even friends.Together, they might be the only people in Hollywood who can do something about these poor missing girls. And in doing so . . . they might just fall in love for real.This whip smart, seductive caper by the author of Murder for the Modern Girl has the perfect combination of romance, vengeance, and a hint of the supernatural, set in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Hand to fans of These Violent Delights and My Lady Jane.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Starlight Summer (Welcome to Starlight #6)
by Michelle MajorElla is the last woman Anna would pick for her father, but an unexpected family forms in USA TODAY bestselling author Michelle Major's latest Welcome to Starlight romance. &“Do you know any women not like you? You know, smart and pretty but nice?&” When Anna Johnson asked Ella Samuelson for help in fixing her father up with a new wife, Ella only agreed because she knew the child and her father had been through the wringer. The only woman Josh Johnson wanted was his matchmaker, Ella. But his little girl had to be his first priority. He and Starlight were the only stability Anna had ever had. And the only interest Ella had in Starlight was seeing it in her rearview mirror…From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.Welcome to Starlight Book 1: The Best IntentionsBook 2: The Last Man She ExpectedBook 3: His Last-Chance Christmas FamilyBook 4: His Secret Starlight BabyBook 5: Starlight and the Single DadBook 6: A Starlight Summer
A Steadfast Companion: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance (K-9 Companions #12)
by Myra JohnsonOffering a helping hand… Could give him everything he needs. Fighting his way back from a troubled past, handyman Angus &“Witt&” Wittenbauer needs refuge. When dog sanctuary owner Maddie McNeill needs someone to fix her kennel&’s roof, it seems like the answer to his prayers, especially when he&’s reunited with his long-lost dog, Ranger. His growing friendship with Maddie hints at the promise of something more, but will Witt ever feel deserving of love again? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.K-9 Companions Book 1: Their Unbreakable Bond by Deb KastnerBook 2: Finding Her Way Back by Lisa CarterBook 3: The Veteran's Vow by Jill LynnBook 4: Her Easter Prayer by Lee Tobin McClainBook 5: Earning Her Trust by Brenda MintonBook 6: Guarding His Secret by Jill KemererBook 7: An Unlikely Alliance by Toni ShilohBook 8: The Cowboy's Journey Home by Linda GoodnightBook 9: A Reason to Stay by Deb KastnerBook 10: The Veteran's Holiday Home by Lee Tobin McClainBook 11: An Alaskan Christmas Promise by Belle CalhouneBook 12: A Steadfast Companion by Myra JohnsonBook 13: The Rancher's Sanctuary by Linda GoodnightBook 14: A Friend to Trust by Lee Tobin McClainBook 15: Her Alaskan Companion by Heidi McCahanBook 16: A Companion for Christmas by Lee Tobin McClain
A Steele for Christmas (Forged of Steele #253)
by Brenda JacksonAfter being dumped by her fiancé, Stacy Carlson has no illusions about love. That doesn't stop the Phoenix gift shop owner from harboring hot fantasies about her sexier-than-sin landlord. Major player Eli Steele is a heartbreaker in tailor-made designer duds. But who can resist the sensual seducer who's decking the halls-and her heart-with a passion she's never known?This Steele brother is no pushover. But it's time to transform his playboy image. And once Eli turns up the heat, Stacy starts getting into the holiday spirit. Only now it's Eli's heart that's on the line. Can he turn their strictly business arrangement into a Christmas filled with pleasure...and lasting love?
A Steele for Christmas (Forged of Steele #9)
by Brenda JacksonThings heat up during the holidays for this Steele brother in the fan-favorite novel from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson!After being dumped by her fiancé, Stacy Carlson has no illusions about love. That doesn’t stop the Phoenix gift shop owner from harboring hot fantasies about her sexier-than-sin landlord. Major player Eli Steele is a heartbreaker in tailor-made designer duds. But who can resist the sensual seducer who’s decking the halls—and her heart—with a passion she’s never known?This Steele brother is no pushover. But it’s time to transform his playboy image. And once Eli turns up the heat, Stacy starts getting into the holiday spirit. Only now it’s Eli’s heart that’s on the line. Can he turn their strictly business arrangement into a Christmas filled with pleasure…and lasting love?Originally published in 2011
A Step From Cinnamon Alley
by Patricia BurnsA magical love story- and a richly detailed evocation of a great city.1909, and life is hard for young Poppy Powers. Her dad has disappeared-gone to a season in the North somewhere and failed to return-leaving her mum to earn their keep and Poppy doing chores for Gran. Poppy dreams of being a musician like dad, but Gran would never allow it, and Gran’s rule is absolute in Cinnamon Alley.There is more than a littleof Gran’s stubbornness and determination in Poppy, however and the discovery of her Dad’s saxophone, secret music lessons and the Salvation Army band bring the stirrings of possibility. Waitressing in the drinking clubs during the terrible Great Was, Poppy and her dreams find a direction. It is there she falls in love, tragically and irrevocably, with the American Scott Warrender.Alone and destined to rely on her own talents, Poppy, with few loyal friends and a flair for dance music, forms the Power Girls, the first all-female band. The fight for respect and recognition is doubly hard for women, but this is the heady Roaring Twenties and all the Bright Young Things are desperate to dance. Among them is Roddy Ffitch. Charming, rich, madly in love with Poppy, he introduces her to a dangerous world of endless parties and fast cars. But can he help her forget Scott?From smoky clubs to ocean liners, from North Millwall to New York, though the war, the reckless dancing years and the Wall Street Crash, Poppy is determined to succeed, and to make her own way on her own terms. Only her last ambition remains unfulfilled-to share it all with the man she loves. But, maybe after all, what Poppy craves is just a step from Cinnamon Alley…
A Step Toward Falling
by Cammie McgovernCammie McGovern follows up her breakout young adult debut, Say What You Will, with this powerful and unforgettable novel about learning from your mistakes, and learning to forgive. Told in alternating points of view, A Step Toward Falling is a poignant, hopeful, and altogether stunning work that will appeal to fans of Jennifer Nevin, Robyn Schneider, and Jandy Nelson. Emily has always been the kind of girl who tries to do the right thing -- until one night when she does the worst thing possible. She sees Belinda, a classmate with developmental disabilities, being attacked. Inexplicably, she does nothing at all. Belinda, however, manages to save herself. When their high school finds out what happened, Emily and Lucas, a football player who was also there that night, are required to perform community service at a center for disabled people. Soon, Lucas and Emily begin to feel like maybe they're starting to make a real difference. Like they would be able to do the right thing if they could do that night all over again. But can they do anything that will actually help the one person they hurt the most?
A Step of Faith: A Novel (Walk #4)
by Richard Paul EvansFollowing the New York Times bestseller The Road to Grace, Richard Paul Evans's hero Alan Christoffersen faces a life-changing crisis on his journey to grace.After the death of his beloved wife, after the loss of his advertising business to his once-trusted partner, after bankruptcy forced him from his home, Alan Christoffersen is a broken man. Leaving everything he knows, he sets out on an extraordinary cross-country journey; with only the pack on his back, he is walking from Seattle to Key West--the end of the map. Along the way, Alan begins to heal, meeting people who teach him lessons about love, sacrifice, and forgiveness. But in St. Louis, Alan faces another life-changing crisis, and now the journey is in jeopardy.
A Stepney Girl's Christmas: The Most Heart-warming, Romantic, Unmissable Ww2 Saga Of 2023 (The Stepney Girls #2)
by Jean FullertonA heart-warming and atmospheric Christmas family saga set at the heart of wartime London, about finding hope in the darkest of times. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie GoodwinA sheen of ice had sparkled on the pavement puddles as she made her way home from the shelter. She'd even caught the faint whiff of snow in the air, although this could have been just wishful thinking. After three months of nightly visits from the Luftwaffe, even a blanket of Christmas snow wouldn't turn the bombed and burnt-out streets of Stepney festive. . .
A Still Point In Time
by Marsha BriscoeP.E.A.R.L. Award Finalist, The Midwest Book Review Recommended Read A brooch, a lighthouse, a seashore, a love that transcends time... Single, childless, and forty-three, college English professor Laura Bouvoire is determined to have a baby by in-vitro fertilization, but her plans meet opposition when she falls in love with her thirty year old college student, Dante Giovanni. Even though she becomes pregnant, she is shocked at Dante's opposition to "test-tube babies" which he deems morally repugnant. Yet the two are drawn together by forces neither understands, forces they later learn stem from a past life.Obsessed by dreams of lovers in another century, Laura delves into that past life. There, tormented voices from another age reveal century-old karmic debts... A STILL POINT IN TIME by Marsha Briscoe
A Still Small Voice: A Novel
by John ReedA spellbinding novel of love and war from "a young writer of great promise."-- Paul AusterWritten with a storyteller's grace and a poet's touch, John Reed's powerful first novel is a true adventure of the heart -- at once a passionate love story and a sweeping historical saga set against a vivid backdrop of the Civil War....The year is 1859 as seven-year-old Alma Flynt arrives in the Kentucky town of Cotterpin Creek to begin a new life. There, Alma will have as friends, neighbors, and benefactors the magnificent Cleveland family.With their sprawling mansion and gleaming thoroughbred horses, the Clevelands are a wonder. But from the beginning, one Cleveland draws all of Alma's attention: the youngest son, John Warren.Alma knew they were meant for each other from their first meeting. But everything changes as war descends on Cotterpin Creek, taking John Warren to battle and sweeping his family into the chaos.Against this turbulent backdrop, Alma will come of age. And when the fighting is over, the story of a brave young man riding off to battle becomes a haunting journey of vengeance and redemption. And for Alma, yet another journey begins on the day a tormented young soldier staggers back into her life.From the Trade Paperback edition.
A Stillness of Chimes
by Meg MoseleyWhat if the pain of the past revealed an unknown sacrifice that changes everything? When teacher Laura Gantt comes home to Prospect, Georgia to settle her recently-deceased mother's household, the last thing she expects to encounter is a swirl of rumors about the father she lost to the lake twelve years ago--that he has reportedly been seen around town. Elliott Gantt's body was never found and he was presumed dead. Reeling from the sharp loss of a parent, Laura must now grapple with painful memories surrounding her father's disappearance and the sense of abandonment she experienced after his death. Life-long friend and former beau Sean Halloran wants nothing more than to protect Laura from the far-fetched stories of Elliott's resurrection and to care for her, but he has his own reasons, troubling echoes from his childhood, to put Elliott's disappearance to rest. Working together, Laura and Sean begin to uncover the truth, one mired in the wooded peaks and deep waters of the Blue Ridge Mountains surrounding Prospect. Can they fathom how many secrets the steep hills hold? With surprising facts revealed, will Laura be able to understand the sacrificial choices made that forever changed her life? And can love and a peace with God be rekindled in her heart after so much time has passed?From the Trade Paperback edition.
A Stirring from Salem
by Sheri AndersonThe fallout from Richard Gaines financial debacle spreads deeply into the lives of the citizens from Salem. With John and Marlena's help, Charley believes Richie's unspeakable wrongs have been rectified. But soon she discovers the scandal has far wider implications taking her on a life-changing journey. A profusion of fireworks fills the sky during a jubilant celebration of Chinese New Year, masking a deadly blood bath in a massive drug war stretching from Hong Kong to the spectacular jungles of South Africa. As wounded are brought into Tomali Clinic in the heart of the Timbavarti, Dr. Kayla Brady and her renegade husband Steve 'Patch' Johnson realize that drugs are just the tip of the iceberg. With the help of family and friends in the media and the International Security Alliance from Hong Kong to London they work to uncover the deadly secret that threatens not only the clinic struggling due to financial ruin, but their very lives and their love. New relationships are forged, old loves destroyed, and others emerge from the cataclysmic events stronger than ever.
A Stitch in Time
by Amanda JamesA woman anxious for adventure is swept off her feet in an award-winning time travel romance that’s a “Top Pick” (RT Book Reviews). Sarah Yates is a thirty-something Sheffield history teacher, divorced, disillusioned, and desperate to have more excitement in her life. Making all her dreams come true seems about as likely as climbing Everest in stilettos. Then one night the doorbell rings and the handsome and mysterious John Needler brings more thrills than Sarah could ever have imagined. John needs Sarah to go back in time. As it turns out, she possesses untapped powers as a “stitch”—and she has the ability to guide those in the past to make choices that can change the future. Sarah is whisked from the Blitz to the suffragette movement to Edwardian England to the prairies of the Old American West, trying to make sure that every couple gets their happy endings. The only question is, will she ever be able to find hers? “Hitch a ride and whisk back in time with a heroine readers will relate to, feel sympathy for and then root on till the finish. . . . Readers will be on the edge of their seats . . . in this unique, romantic story.” —RT Book Reviews
A Stitch in Time
by Carol Cox Tracey Victoria Bateman Cathy Marie Hake Vickie McdonoughFour novellas are linked by the family they portray, and the women who sew--each novella named for the stitch its heroine favors. Deborah finds herself arrived in No Man's Land only to find that her fiancée has been killed. Rescued by Lou Stafford, she eventually proves that she is more than just "a prissy Easterner." Parson Trent Blackwell, a circuit rider, enters the picture after adopting two orphan boys who need a mother, which Lou, a Tom boy, finds herself interested in becoming. Rachel Donovan impersonates a boy to journey through No Man's Land, which surprises and outrages Josh, the family "tease", and, finally, Hope, who seems hopeless, plans an Independence Day celebration with Sam, who resents their families' attempts to foist her off on him. The setting, the small community Petunia, is enlivened by such characters as the store owner, who mourns his dead pig, Petunia, the Testaments, who like to carry off the women they "claim," and Grandma Stafford, the matriarch of the family.
A Stitch in Time (2019 Advent Calendar | Homemade for the Holidays #28)
by Asta IdoneaWhen Connor’s friend signs him up for a crochet course, the last thing he expects is to find love. However, at the community center, he meets hunky Finn. There’s only one problem: Finn assumes Connor’s there for the boxing class, and Connor lets him believe it, worried Finn will ditch him if he knows Connor prefers crafting to upper cuts. Can they salvage the situation when the truth comes out?A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2019 Advent Calendar "Homemade for the Holidays."
A Stockingful Of Joy
by Mary Jo Putney Jill Barnett Susan King Justine DareNow readers can enjoy the magical spirit of Christmas with this romantic quartet of stories filled with all the hope and joy of the holiday season.
A Stockingful of Joy
by Hannah HowellJoin award-winning author Hannah Howell as she gives readers a double dose of romance for the holidays with two feisty, flame-haired cousins, a dangerous cross country chase, and two rough and rugged men who find love with the irrepressible, impossible Kenney women….A Heartful Of WishesDeidre Kenney made a deathbed promise to her father—shot in cold blood by two gunmen looking for land deeds he was hired to deliver to Paradise, Montana. Deidre and her cousin Maura vow to finish the dangerous job, each woman taking a different route West. What Deidre didn’t count on was a bodyguard—but that’s what she gets in Patrick Callahan. With his broad shoulders, steady gun, and a crooked grin that’s stirring secret desires—and one very special Christmas wish—Deidre knows the real danger ahead lies in the uncharted territory of her own heart.A Handful Of HeavenMaura Kenney hopes her cousin is having better luck making her way to Paradise. The tiny blue- eyed spitfire is too busy fending off drunken oafs and serious gunmen to have a lot of faith in her own success. But luck is on her side: his name is Mitch Callahan and he takes one look at lovely Maura and knows Christmas has come early. But convincing a prim-and-proper miss that a tough, tender-hearted rancher is the only man for her promises to be about as hard as keeping them both alive to share this very special Christmas together…
A Stolen Heart
by Candace CampLord Thorpe's new business partner is not what he expected. With her billowy black hair and creamy skin, Alexandra Ward is stunningly beautiful, brashly outspoken...and the perfect image of a wealthy woman long thought dead.Straight from America, Alexandra finds London fraught with danger. Her appearance on Thorpe's arm sends shock rippling through society and arouses hushed whispers: is she a schemer in search of a dead woman's fortune, or an innocent caught up in circumstances that she doesn't understand?Someone knows the truth, someone who doesn't want Alexandra to live long enough to learn anything. Only Lord Thorpe can help her now-if he can overcome his own suspicions.
A Stolen Heart (Mills and Boon Ser.)
by Candace CampA tale of danger, suspicion, and desire in Regency England by the New York Times–bestselling “consummate storyteller” (RT Book Reviews).Lord Thorpe’s new business partner is not what he expected. With her billowy black hair and creamy skin, Alexandra Ward is stunningly beautiful, brashly outspoken . . . and the perfect image of a wealthy woman long thought dead.Straight from America, Alexandra finds London fraught with danger. Her appearance on Thorpe’s arm sends shock rippling through society and arouses hushed whispers: is she a schemer in search of a dead woman’s fortune, or an innocent caught up in circumstances that she doesn’t understand?Someone knows the truth, someone who doesn’t want Alexandra to live long enough to learn anything. Only Lord Thorpe can help her now—if he can overcome his own suspicions . . .
A Stolen Kiss with the Midwife: A Stolen Kiss With The Midwife / Awakening His Shy Vet (Mills And Boon Medical Ser.)
by Juliette HylandDare these best friends……risk it all?Midwife Quinn Davis and Dr. Milo Russell have been friends forever. So why is it now that they’re working together things have become…awkward? Quinn can’t get Milo out of her mind—and when they share an explosive kiss, she’s left questioning everything! Free-spirited Quinn never planned on settling down…and Milo has a life plan of his own. Are they ready to think about a new life—together?From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine.
A Stolen Knight's Kiss (Protectors of the Crown #2)
by Melissa OliverAn intense enemies-to-lovers storyCaptured by a knight…Rescued by his kiss!When orphan Eva loses the father figure who&’d protected her on the streets of London, she suspects the Knights Fortitude. But when she steals information from them, she&’s caught by brooding knight Nicholas. Learning he might not be the villain after all, she puts her distrust aside to work with him, yet Eva must stay focused—and not get distracted when they share a stolen kiss! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.Protectors of the CrownBook 1: A Defiant Maiden's KnightBook 2: A Stolen Knight's KissBook 3: Her Unforgettable Knight
A Stolen Season
by Tamara GillArchaeologist Sarah Baxter had a clear directive: travel back to nineteenth century London to retrieve the measuring device she left behind. But her bungled attempt at thievery left an English Earl dead and his brother bent on revenge. Sarah must once again go back in time to find the device and return to her own time before her tragic mistake puts a noose around her neck. Unfortunately, the only way to get close to the device is to befriend the very man who wants her dead.Eric, the new Earl of Earnston, was determined to catch the woman who killed his brother, but she'd disappeared without a trace. Twelve months on and there are still no clues to her whereabouts. As luck would have it, he finds a distraction. A new family have arrived in town and Miss Sarah Baxter is a delightful diversion among the stale debutantes in the ton.Sarah knows it is madness to seduce the man who would want her dead should he know who she was, but the Earl is an alarmingly persistent gentleman. Can Sarah procure the device without her secret being revealed? And what will the Earl do when he finds out the woman he's in love with is not the woman he thought he knew?Sensuality Level: Sensual
A Stone Creek Christmas
by Linda Lael Miller#1 New York Times bestselling author LINDA LAEL MILLER is the First Lady of the West-at Christmas and every other time of the year! Join her for this special new edition of her popular story, A Stone Creek Christmas. Stone Creek veterinarian Olivia O'Ballivan communicates easily with animals, but men are another story. Especially globe-trotting architect-turned-rancher Tanner Quinn. Olivia meets him when she cares for his daughter's pony, and it's not long before she finds herself conspiring with twelve-year-old Sophie to get Tanner into the Christmas spirit. The two of them stage events that include Kris Kringle arriving in a sleigh pulled by seven reindeer...and a donkey. But will a holiday miracle transform Tanner into a rancher-and family man-for all seasons? There's no Christmas like a Western one! And no one knows the West-and romance-better than Linda Lael Miller!