Showing results for "A Twist of Fate" in Literature & Fiction

Jae-young has just left everything she’s ever known, not that it was much. Her thankless job, her infested apartment, her abusive boyfriend—who happens to be dead on the kitchen floor. Murder was never the way she envisioned leaving, but it was desperate times. Now, escaping her transgressions on a train to the bustling city of Seoul, Jae-young is just hoping to become invisible—safe. On the train she meets a chatty mother with her infant son who seem to be running from a similarly harsh life with her unfaithful husband, hoping to find refuge with the in-laws she’s never met.

Romy and Thea, two beautiful baby girls, their futures sealed with the flip of a coin. One will enter a life of privilege, surrounded by only the best money can buy. The other will fight for survival in an orphanage, against an evil regime that seeks only to exploit her. Throughout the years their paths will cross, neither knowing who the other one is, their lives overflowing with secrets, blackmail and murder.

What's a ghost girl gotta do to catch a break around here? All I want is some peace and quiet and some time to get to know the men I once loved. Maybe throw in some mind-blowing sex while we're at it. What? It's been a hundred years, and this ghost girl has needs. Don't judge. My guys are on edge and being a tad bit overprotective, so when I'm presented with the opportunity to finally get some answers, what's a ghost girl to do?

At twenty-nine years old, single, living in a very small country town, and working in the same job she'd had since she left school, some would say Bel Buckley's life was mediocre at best. But life had sort of panned out that way. She'd always planned to leave - she just hadn't gotten around to it.

Everyone claims her name is Annabelle. The year is 1814 and she's married to Captain Keldon Buchanan, a man who despises her. The more she learns about her life, the more she realizes why she's chosen to forget it. She's a liar and an adulteress. She doesn't understand why she wanted to destroy her marriage when her heart tells her she belongs with Keldon. Keldon harbors his own secrets.

Two years ago I humiliated myself by declaring my love to an older man who clearly didn’t share my feelings. And that’s fine. One day Zach will come around. Everything’s going exactly as planned until my dads send Zach to check on me just as I’m dealing with an ex who doesn’t understand the meaning of the word no. I need to get him off my back before he finds out I’m not heading to Wyoming for summer break like everyone thinks. I’m going to Glacier National Park to learn how to rappel from helicopters...

Madison loves the little family she’s created in Chicago and is excited as their family begins to grow. Once again, Madison feels drawn back to small-town Missouri when her friends need her help. Madison and Hamilton’s dreams are finally coming true only to feel that Athens holds the key to their happiness. Hamilton’s career is still on the upswing, winning the World Series, and finding his soulmate in Madison. His heart is full with Liberty, and he can’t wait to continue building their family. As the season begins, tragedy strikes and threatens his life in the Major Leagues.

A haunted mother will do whatever it takes to find her abducted daughter. A Torchbearer embarks on a quest that forces her to confront her true nature. A brilliant tactician seeks to forge an unbeatable team to achieve his dreams. A disillusioned cleric, touched by divinity and swayed by chaos, runs from his past. A exuberant Halfling teen faces the twisted power that lurks within her. A world weary traveler seeks to reunite his scattered family. A fearless Orc warrior desperate to prove herself in a world that means to break her.Thrown together by the weave of fate, these rag tag heroes ...

Daisy doesn’t believe love is ever-lasting, so it’s ironic as hell that she parlayed a business degree into a wedding planning business. More ironic still is her latest job bringing her back into contact with the man who’d taught her that love can’t last.

Bob Dylan’s music drifts out of Tom Patterson’s computer speakers, at once ethereal and down to Earth. As he listens, Tom’s mind drifts back to the 1960s and Dianne, the girl who left him for California. Tom could have—should have—gone with her, but he chose his new job in Ohio. And that was that. He never heard from her again.

Mika and Leah Cross tempted the gods with their love. Mika, a female priest, and Leah, a powerful witch, strive for balance in a world gone mad when their two different worlds collide. When the emissaries of evil kidnap Mika and their children, Leah is their only hope for survival. The former wicked queen reverts to her evil ways in order to save her children and the only woman she has ever loved. Will the gods forgive her trespasses done in the name of love?

When a postcard meant for Kenzie winds up in Ty's mailbox, Ty's faced with a decision. Should he tell her that her fiancé is breaking up with her and let it ruin her favorite holiday, or should he do what he's wanted to do since he met her - make a move and hope that he can win her over before she discovers there won't be a wedding after all?

I’m Cora Fletcher, a twenty-something book-loving public relations executive, living with my overly Zen best friend and my attention-loving cat. I’m newly single and focusing on my exciting career, so I feel like I’m in a good place. I’ve even been invited on an all-expenses-paid Hawaiian vacation! The only catch? It’s a family reunion . . . and my family can be a lot to handle. My mom has filled the itinerary with endless activities, and she’s even invited my ex-boyfriend in a misguided attempt to get us back together.

One widow, one killer - who will die first? Gutsy, grieving Anna is determined to find who murdered her husband. Hampered by agonizing loneliness, her obsessive-compulsive mother, and her over-controlling father, she defies convention, and the law, to investigate on her own. When she runs up against Lee Adams, a handsome police detective who’s determined to save Anna from herself, she has to step up her rogue search for the killer, before time and dwindling leads run out.

How much physical and mental pain can a sixteen-year-old girl stand? Jeanette Connor is about to find out. It's Chicago, 1955, and she is on the brink of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: a contract with the New York City Ballet. However, since she’s a minor, her mother must co-sign and she has different ideas. Jeanette's dream is smashed and instead she soon finds herself in a high-class brothel, being offered up as a little-girl-virgin type.

I'm Francesca "Fran" Riley, a yoga-loving massage therapist, and lately, I've been feeling unsettled in both my career and my never-changing single status. It's frustrating to see my loved ones find the happiness I so desperately want. So, I decide to put my future in the hands of the universe.

Between the back-to-back weddings of her best friends, her busy career, and family obligations, Ava Olson is overwhelmed. And her love life is adding to the pressure. She realizes that something has to give. All of this turmoil can only mean one thing: Changes are coming...big changes. Then in walks Jay. All it takes is one glance for Ava to feel an instant connection with him. Who cares that he's related to her archnemesis? Maybe the universe really is in charge. And maybe it's telling her to take a chance regardless of the ripple effect it may cause in her life.

This bundle includes books 4-6 in the Hex Files series, a fast-paced paranormal mystery series with a kickass heroine, hilarious sidekicks, and an immersive world that will pull you in faster than you can say pizza: Wicked Moon Rising, Wicked All The Way, and Wicked Twist of Fate.

Born into poverty by parents who once ruled over Kilmore, Kathleen McGillpatrick never longed for an affluent life just a peaceful one. Death and destruction follow her as her older brother, Bailey, leads Irish rebels to depose Earl Isaac Turner and reclaim his birthright as heir of Kilmore. Kathleen's chance encounter with Earl Turner gives Bailey an idea. Since the English Earl is so smitten by Kathleen, she should seduce him and reclaim the estate through marriage.

Is New York really a concrete jungle dreams are made of? You thought you knew New York; well think again. Crime and narcotics run rampant across the streets of Manhattan as we discover what really happens in just a single day in New York. Prepare to be astonished at the lengths people will go to to have a bite out of the Big Apple. A story not to be missed.