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She never expected his heartfelt promises to be broken. Blake’s heartfelt words that he would never hurt Addison were just that: words. She didn’t believe she’d ever have to go through that again. But is Blake right? Is it different this time? Can he prove that what they have is worth it and, when he makes another promise, can Addison trust him?

This collection includes Promise Kept, Promise Made, Promise Forever, and Christmas in Harland Creek.

When the Pied Piper returns to Hamelin, he takes more than the town's gold—he takes their children. As a consequences of a broken promise, they must unravel the Piper’s dark secrets before it’s too late. The Piper's Promise is a chilling short story that retells the classic legend with a haunting twist.

Struggling to get new clients for her interior decorating business, trying to keep her bossy older brother Sloan from interfering in her personal life, and attempting to keep her friends in the dark is starting to wear on her. Not to mention whenever she looks at Mitch Wood, her stomach turns to butterflies. But her brother’s best friend won’t ever feel the same way about her.

This is the final box set in the Amish Bonnet Sisters series.

Secrets of Bliss Valley Books 1-3 has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

Written by multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominee Jay Lake, "Promises" was first published in the 2008 anthology Paper Cities. Over his long career, Jay Lake has published 10 novels and more than 300 stories. He was honored with the 2004 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

This terse and startling novel is the story of a struggle for possession and of its devastating consequences. Three women seek to secure the affections of one man, while he, in turn, tries to satisfy them all. But in the middle of this contest of wills stands his unwitting and vulnerable young daughter. The conclusion of The Other House makes it one of the most disturbing and memorable of Henry James' depictions of the uncontrollable passions that lie beneath the polished veneer of civilized life.

From sultry international jungles to the rugged terrain of the American Southwest, join the larger-than-life, scorching-hot alpha heroes of the Bureau of American Defense, Black Ops, Inc., and the US Navy SEALs for all the pulse-pounding, heart-racing, toe-curling excitement. They're cool under pressure, steamy under the sheets, and when the enemy strikes, there's not a lethal mission these gorgeous men can't handle.

Mia Russo spent 10 years working undercover, entrenched in the dregs of society, before handing in her shield. Opening her own pawnshop is a piece of cake in comparison. All she needs is the bad attitude she developed on the streets and the shotgun under her counter to keep law and order. Until the day Zeke McBride walks into her shop. Zeke knows Mia has every right not to trust him. He was the one who chose the next op instead of her.

When four friends decide to take dating into their own hands and set each other up on dates or just try to push one another in the right direction, things turn dangerous. As the Brady brothers find themselves stuck in the middle of these plans—either by choice, happenstance, or accident—they have to get over their issues and secrets to either fall in line or run away as fast as humanly possible.

The daughter of a U.S. Marshal, Daisy Bennett has spent her entire life watching her mother worry about a husband who might never come home. She knew that was not the life she wanted for herself, so when her childhood sweetheart finally proposed, she made him promise he’d never stand behind a lawman’s badge.

A mysterious robbery, a dead co-ed, and deadly consequences a ta women's hospital are all on the historical menu. Annie and Nate Dawson, joined by family and friends from the O’Farrell Street boardinghouse, investigate crimes in Books 5-7 of the romantic and suspenseful Victorian San Francisco Mystery series. This boxed set includes Pilfered Promises, Scholarly Pursuits, and Lethal Remedies.

'Butch Minds the Baby' & 'Breach of Promise' from The Damon Runyon Theatre Hour. Damon Runyon is acknowledged as one of the great writers to come out of 20th-century America. Runyon's short stories are almost always told in the first person by a narrator who is never named and whose role is unclear; he knows many gangsters and has no job that can be gleaned from his musings, nor does he admit to any criminal involvement; he’s a bystander, an observer, an average street-corner Joe.

أثارت هذه المجموعة القصصية الكثير من الجدل فور إصدارها الأمر الذي لم يمنعها من الحصول على جائزة دبي الثقافية وجائزة دار جان للنشر الألمانية.

Ten years ago, I was on my way to becoming a man. She was still a girl. I was on vacation when my whole world shifted. She was oblivious to her effect on me. Butterfly. That’s what I named her because she’s beautiful and delicate, her wings ready to open so she can fly. Then I can capture her and make her mine. But she’s proving to be tough, and it’s hard for me to be gentle. I’m not accustomed to dealing with female disobedience. But I have my ways to get what I want.

Henrietta and her daughter, Mary Grace, are sold and taken to Charleston, South Carolina, to be auctioned. Separated from her husband, Henrietta now faces an uncertain future and the possibility of becoming estranged from her child. Luckily, fortune shifts in her favor when Olivia Hendricks—the wife of a wealthy planter—purchases her as a nursemaid for their unborn infant. During her years at Livingston Plantation, Henrietta finds sanctuary and safety in the big house, eventually becoming a caregiver to both Mrs. Hendricks and her child.

After bumping into Falls Village’s Hollywood celebrity (literally), Olivia’s life gets way more interesting. Once Matthew finds a woman who doesn’t care about his money, he looks at life differently. But can a small-town girl be the one to change the playboy ways of a Hollywood actor for good? Or will Olivia be left in the middle again, this time stuck between a broken heart and the future she craves?

This story follows Carter, a young boy whose life has been changed by a childhood story as he embarks on a journey into adulthood. A journey of friendships and relationships, both platonic and passionate love, and betrayal. This story will bring back old memories like never before. A story that will take you on a nostalgic rollercoaster ride through the time when you were approaching adulthood.

Chase Russell has done a lot of growing up since he was thrown two hundred years into the past to the Yellowstone wilderness. No longer the reckless delinquent he used to be, he has made many life-altering decisions. Providing for his new family has become his number one priority. Faced with the unthinkable, he'll do whatever it takes to save the ones he loves, even if it means crossing the boundaries of time.