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The Curious Tale of Gabrielle: Ya Time Travel Fantasy
What if you woke up in someone else’s life? All Gabrielle wanted was to sell the last remaining piece of her father so she could pay the bills. But When her mom moves them to the small town of Envisage, Gabrielle finds herself drawn to a hidden antique shop and its mysterious owner. A strange gift sends Gabrielle back in time, placing her in the middle of an epic battle between good and evil, where she’s unraveling histories darkest secrets. But when demons appear, can Gabrielle fight to keep her dream adventure, or will her life become a living nightmare?$0.00$12.00 -
Who Stole My Life? : a Gripping Psychological Thriller
A fast-paced, absolutely gripping page-turner for those who like psychological thrillers – such as those by Mark Edwards, Rachel Abbott, K.L. Slater, William Rose – but who are now looking for something fresh and new, with a thrilling twist. [Please note: this book was originally published in two parts of a popular series called ‘London 2012 What If?’ This free book contains that whole series, now rebranded with a fresh new look!] The story: When James Quinn arrives at work one morning, he finds that his entire office building, all his work colleagues and the company where he worked for many years… do not exist. When the phone in his pocket rings, he answers it, and he’s instructed to take a taxi to a strange meeting in the centre of the city. Confused, scared, and feeling very alone, he agrees, and so starts a mind-bending journey into a different world that compels James to act out everything that’s expected of him by those who demand it. But where is his wife? And who has his daughters? Who are the people now living in his house and occupying his home? And who is the man pretending to be his father, now alive, but who James buried several years before? Is this real? Has James gone mad? …Or is something even stranger happening? For James Quinn, every day becomes an adventure into a new world, a world which until now was only in his dreams. But which is now real. How can he make it stop, and find his family? Who has stolen his life? And why? PLEASE NOTE: This book is written in a fresh and exciting style which makes it easy to read, and which, for some reason now being investigated, makes the book easy to read by those who have dyslexia. If you know someone or have a family member who has dyslexia, after you have read and enjoyed the story, you may wish to recommend it to them too! It may be the first book they have ever read and you will have gifted that pleasure to them!$0.00$0.99 -
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The Desperate Love of a Lord: a Free Novella
From Kindle bestselling Historical romance author, Jane Lark, comes a brand new FREE novella to accompany her breathtakingly beautiful Regency series.“Pure, unadulterated romance.” Best Chick Lit.comDon’t miss the other novels in the series,The Illicit Love of a CourtesanThe Passionate Love of a RakeThe Scandalous Love of a DukeThe Lost Love of a Soldier Fiercely independent, Lady Violet Rimes, the merry widow, has played the ton, dangling men from leashes like a pack of adoring hounds, always the one in control. Never has a man toyed with her. An idle, attractive, rake, Lord Geoffrey Sparks has had little to do other than enjoy life. He has let Violet play her games for months without complaint: he likes her company – and admittedly her bed. But in recent months things have changed between them. He likes her for who she is and not simply the notorious widow. He thought his feelings were returned, but now she has suddenly vanished without a word… Heartbreaker or heartbroken? A couple of monthsago she’d complained about his friend being a heartbreaker, but now Violet isbreaking his heart… -
The Fox
Dramatic in all the right ways, The Fox by new author Arlene Radasky does for bog bodies and Druids what no author in time has ever done; she celebrates ancient history, endless romance and undying love. Brilliant and utterly breathtaking, Radasky’s is a powerful new voice in romance, fantasy, and historical fiction. Bravo! The Romans’ path of destruction jeopardizes a Caledonian clan unless they are able to strike a bargain with the Gods, which ultimately means a human sacrifice. Jahna is a member of this first century tribe. She has the power to merge minds, which she chooses to do with a twenty-first century woman, Aine MacRae and her contemporary, a young man Lovern, to whom she was hand-fasted in her time and of whom she shared a child, in order to save her people. In the name of the gods, Lovern was killed. Druids place his body in the sacred Black Lake, but through a visit from his ghost, Jahna sends their child away thus securing their bloodline. In the midst of madness, Jahna lives just long enough to reveal to Aine, her grief. Two thousand years later, in the year 2005, Aine is hoping to reestablish her career as an archaeologist and assists in the excavation in the Highlands of Scotland of a first century Caledonian chieftain’s tomb with fellow archaeologist, Marc Hunt. As the fates align, Jahna, guides Aine to one bronze bowl, then another, and when she is led by a ghost, Aine uncovers a two thousand year old man encased in a bog. As the circle goes unbroken, a heart’s chains are loosened and it is understood that Aine and Marc are able to rediscover their past love.$0.00$18.99 -
Gastien: the Cost of the Dream: a Caddy Rowland Historical Family Saga/drama
Gastien has dreams far bigger than a mere peasant has a right to. When he flees the farm for Paris, the late nineteenth century bohemian era is in full swing. Color has always called to him, beseeching him to capture it on canvas and show people a new way of seeing things. His father belittled his dream of being an artist and tried to beat him into giving it up. The dream wouldn’t die, but Gastien would have had he not left. He also yearns to become a great lover. After the years of anguish he has endured at the hand of his father, it would be heaven to feel pleasure instead of pain. However, the city of Paris has a ruthless agenda. Unless a man has money and connections, Paris unfeelingly crushes dreams and destroys souls. With neither of the required assets, Gastien faces living in alleys, digging in trash bins for food, and sleeping where a man is often killed for his threadbare blanket. Left with only his dreams, Gastien stubbornly pushes on. He vows that absolutely nothing will stop him, not yet realizing what keeping that vow might mean. Sometimes the “impossible” is possible – but the cost can be extremely high. This historical fiction novel is book 1 of a 5 book drama/family saga for adults (The Gastien Series). As such, it contains adult themes and graphic scenes. Each book can stand on its own, but is most compelling read in order. Historic people, places, events and things mentioned: Impressionism, bohemia, Acdémie Julian, bourgeois, Crémerie Restaurant Polidor, absinthe, hashish, L’Estaque, Le Procope, Montmartre, Notre Dame de Paris, artist, gentry, peasant$0.00$14.99 -
Eve’s Diary
Mark Twain’s comic short story is now available as an ebook, including an extended excerpt from Twain’s End by Lynn Cullen, a fictionalized imagining of the personal life of America’s most iconic writer, Mark Twain, and his close relationship with his personal secretary.$0.00$4.49 -
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The Executions
From an award-winning author and Choctaw storyteller comes a riveting tale set in turn-of-the-century Indian Territory.Who would show up for their own execution?It’s 1892, Indian Territory. A war is brewing in the Choctaw Nation as two political parties fight out issues of old and new ways. Caught in the middle is eighteen-year-old Ruth Ann Teller, a Choctaw who doesn’t want to see her family killed.In a small but booming pre-statehood town, her mixed blood family owns a controversial newspaper, the Choctaw Tribune. Ruth Ann wants to help spread the word about critical issues but there is danger for a female reporter on all fronts—socially, politically, even physically.But what is truly worth dying for? This quest leads Ruth Ann and her brother Matthew, the stubborn editor of the fledgling Choctaw Tribune, to old Choctaw ways at the farm of a condemned murderer. It also brings them to head on clashes with leading townsmen who want their reports silenced no matter what.More killings are ahead. Who will survive to know the truth? Will truth survive?The Executions is a story of friendship, faith, and family in a gritty western setting with characters that fight for truth against all odds. About the Choctaw Tribune Series1. The Executions2. Traitors3. Shaft of Truth4. Sovereign Justice (Coming August 2021)The Choctaw Tribune series follows the journey of a fictional Choctaw family as they encounter the real events and history in Indian Territory before Oklahoma became a state. A historical fiction series with a Western flare, these Native stories explore racial, political, spiritual, and social issues in the old Choctaw Nation—and beyond.“Among the many pleasures of Sarah Elisabeth’s writing are her attention to character, language, and period detail. In The Executions, a story grounded in history and the complexities of pre-statehood Oklahoma, she brings to life, with great heart, the compelling mix of cultures, faith, and political intrigue in the old Choctaw Nation. An intriguing read.”—Rilla Askew, author of The Mercy Seat$0.00$0.99 -
Gift of Gold: Miramonde Series Stories
It is 1455. Enter the dangerous, dazzling Renaissance-era world of the Pyrenees mountains. Kings and nobles, powerful merchants, wealthy monasteries…all are fighting for control of the valuable merino wool trade. Meanwhile, the men and women of the high country struggle to maintain their freedom, defend their villages from wolves and bears, and survive the ruthless blizzards of the wilderness. In these three tales inspired by the Miramonde Series, you’ll meet: CARLO: An Aragónese boy is born into great wealth and power. What if he doesn’t want it? BEATRICE: A young nun takes the helm of an ancient Pyrenees mountain abbey—but can she revive it before winter strikes? ELENA: A healer and midwife invites a friend to help her gather plants in a remote mountain meadow. Ambushed by hunters from a baron’s castle, she makes a terrifying choice in order to keep her friend alive… The Miramonde Series stories will transport you to a forgotten world, five hundred years in the past. Inhabited by beloved characters from Amy Maroney’s Amazon bestselling book The Girl from Oto (book 1, the Miramonde Series), these tales are packed with history, intrigue, and adventure. Download the Miramonde Series Story Collection today! Praise for The Girl from Oto: “I loved the lush descriptions and the hard-nosed female characters who find a way to get what they want in a man’s world. An exquisite novel.” –Martha Conway, winner of the North American Book Award for Thieving Forest “An absorbing debut novel. I couldn’t put it down.” –Deborah Swift, author of The Gilded Lily “From the opening sentence, I was utterly enchanted. Maroney has painted a dazzling portrait of two very different times in history — the 15th Century and modern day. It was as if I was peering through a looking glass — a magical portal through time. The Girl from Oto is not only luxuriantly detailed, but the story itself is addictive to the extreme. It has enough heroes and villains to keep the reader engaged throughout. The pages practically turned themselves.” — Book of the Month Winner, Myths, Legends, Books, and Coffee Pots blog “A powerful story and an intriguing mystery. A Red Ribbon winner and highly recommended.” —The Wishing Shelf Book Awards, U.K.$0.00$2.99 -
Turning Point: a Prequel to a Light in the Window
German Jewess Margarete doesn’t want to die… …but to survive she has to become the one person she hates most in this world. Destined for deportation to a labor camp, she has nowhere to hide. When a bomb hits her building, she emerges from the rubble unscathed. But there’s only one way to stay alive. She needs to switch identities with a dead Nazi girl. Will Margarete betray everything she ever believed in to survive?$0.00$0.99 -
The Secret Heart
She’s a fortune-hunter. He’s nobody’s prey. Adam, Earl of Bexley, lives to work. His only relief is the sordid savagery of bare-knuckle boxing. Not women, and definitely not a disreputable, scheming woman who dances in secret with such passion… Caro Small is desperate to escape her selfish family. Her only chance is a good marriage, and she intends to marry Adam—whether he likes it or not. But the more she schemes to entrap him, the more she risks trapping her own heart. Adam won’t be caught by a fortune-hunter’s ambitious schemes. But the vulnerable, passionate woman underneath the plots might just bring him to his knees.$0.00$9.99 -
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The Witch Sisters
In the magical fens wood, Adair meets a pair of sister witches who turn out to be more—much more—than he bargained for in this short story, a prequel to the third and final book in the acclaimed Taker Trilogy, THE DESCENT. Intended for mature readers$0.00$0.99 -
Katie: Book One: The Cattleman’s Daughters
Katrion (Katie) James, the oldest daughter of the Broken J ranch has always been the serious, responsible one. Can she finally let go and answer the call of her heart, or will her mother’s dying words forever bind her to a life without a love of her own? Strong, independent and dedicated to her family Katie believes that life is all about responsibility. Working alongside her father to see that the ranch is successful she has all but forgotten she is a woman. Wilson Robertson, is down on his luck and tired of dusting the trails. Pushing thirty he longs for a piece of land of his own; a home. But when he meets the Cattleman’s daughter his dreams could be lost for ever. Can two people determined to live up to their responsibilities learn that there is more to caring and loving than simply doing the right thing? Find out in this sweet historical western romance.$0.00$8.99 -
Caribbee
“This action-crammed, historically factual novel . . . is a rousing read, ably researched by Hoover” Publishers Weekly Barbados and Jamaica 1648. The lush and deadly Caribbean paradise, domain of rebels and slaveholders, of bawds and buccaneers. Colonists fight a wishful war for freedom against England. CARIBBEE is the untold story of the first American revolution, as English colonists pen a Declaration of Defiance (“liberty” or “death”) against Parliament and fight a full-scale war for freedom against an English fleet — with cannon, militia, many lives lost — over a century before 1776. The powerful story line, based on actual events, also puts the reader in the midst of the first major English slave auction in the Americas, and the first slave revolt. We see how plantation slavery was introduced into the English colonies, setting a cruel model for North America a few decades later, and we experience what it was like to be a West African ripped from a rich culture and forced to slave in the fields of the New World. We also see the unleashed greed of the early Puritans, who burned unruly slaves alive, a far different truth from that presented in sanitized history books. Finally, we witness how slavery contributed to the failure of the first American revolution, as well as to the destruction of England’s hope for a vast New World empire. We also are present at the birth of the buccaneers, one-time cattle hunters who banded together to revenge a bloody Spanish attack on their home, and soon became the most feared marauders in the New World. The story is mythic in scope, with the main participants being classic American archetypes — a retelling of the great American quest for freedom and honor. The major characters are based on real individuals, men and women who came West to the New World to seek fortune and personal dignity. Reviews “This action-crammed, historically factual novel . . . is a rousing read about the bad old marauding days, ably reserarched by Hoover” Publishers Weekly “Meticulous . . . compelling.” Kirkus Reviews “It should establish Thomas Hoover in the front rank of writers of historical fiction.” —MALCOLM BOSSE author of THE WARLORD Tags: Slavery, slaves, Caribbean, sugar, buccaneers, pirates, Barbados, Jamaica, Spanish Gold, Spanish Empire, Port Royal, Barbados$0.00$0.99 -
The Garden on Sunset: A Novel of Golden-Era Hollywood (Hollywood’s Garden of Allah Novels Book 1)
Have you ever wanted to climb into a time machine and visit Hollywood during its heyday? Right before talking pictures slug Tinsel Town in the jaw, a luminous silent screen star converts her private estate into the Garden of Allah Hotel. The lush grounds soon become a haven for Hollywood hopefuls to meet, drink, and revel through the night. But the real story of the Garden of Allah begins with its three kids on the brink of something big. But the real story of the Garden of Allah begins with its first few residents, three kids on the brink of something big. Marcus Adler flees Pennsylvania for Hollywood with his mouth shut and his eyes open, and begins to write the lines all those starlets will say out loud. Can a smart, sensitive guy find his own voice in a town that’s just learning to talk? Kathryn Massey couldn’t care less about being a movie star. When she takes off with her typewriter, determined to become a newspaper reporter, she finds that breaking into the boys’ club is tougher than breaking free of her bossy mother. To make it in this town, she’ll need some serious moxie. Gwendolyn Brick is a Southern beauty who’s come a long way to try her luck on the big screen. She’s hoping the same succulent lips the guys want to kiss will land her more than a bit part on a casting couch. Nobody gets a free pass in Hollywood, but a room at the Garden on Sunset can get your foot in the door. The Garden on Sunset is the first in Martin Turnbull’s series of historical novels set during Hollywood’s golden age. Hollywood’s Garden of Allah novels: Book 1 – “The Garden on Sunset” Book 2 – “The Trouble with Scarlett” Book 3 – “Citizen Hollywood” Book 4 – “Searchlights and Shadows” Martin Turnbull’s Garden of Allah novels have been optioned for the screen by film & television producer, Tabrez Noorani. INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR Your Garden of Allah novels are rich in the history and lore of classic era Hollywood. What was your original inspiration? I came across an online article about the Garden of Allah Hotel, which opened on Sunset Boulevard in 1927, just before “The Jazz Singer” ushered in the talkies, and closed in 1959, the year that “Ben Hur” announced the last hurrah of the studio system. The Garden’s residents witnessed the unfolding evolution of Hollywood and actively participated in it. How has writing these novels changed your view of this golden age that we perceive as the greatest era of film production? L.A. was a much less densely populated city. Consequently, all movie industry workers were far more likely to know each other. People moved from MGM to Paramount to Twentieth Century-Fox to RKO to Warner Bros. Two or three degrees of separation were usually enough! Why did you not go the safe route and change the names of the major players to suit your story? The whole point of recounting the history of Hollywood through the eyes of the Garden’s residents was because so many celebrities lived there. Harpo Marx and Sergei Rachmaninoff were neighbors, F. Scott Fitzgerald played charades with Dorothy Parker, Errol Flynn got drunk, Ginger Rogers was always looking for a tennis partner, and Bogart courted Bacall. I figured: Why tell it if I’m going to change the names? Do you think stories set in old Hollywood are becoming more popular because of Turner Classic Movies? Yes! TCM has produced a whole new audience for them. Consequently there is a greater interest in the time and place from which these movies sprung.$0.00$14.95
