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The Amish Author’s Christmas: a Sweet Romance Novella
What will happen when an undercover author stays in an Amish home to do research for her next novel—but doesn’t tell her new Amish friends she’s writing about them? On the outside, Ivy Everwood seems to have it all—money, fame, and a seemingly successful author career. Truthfully, she’s alone and unhappy, and her career is actually about to fall apart. What Ivy needs is inspiration and a new perspective.After seeing a brochure for Isaiah’s Amish Buggy Rides in Unity, Maine, Ivy knows instantly that’s where she wants to set her next romance novel. Ivy calls to inquire about staying with an Amish family, and she’s stunned when Isaiah Miller invites her to stay with his family. The Millers have no idea Ivy’s agent wants her to write a novel about them. When Ivy shows up at Isaiah’s house, she doesn’t expect his parents and sisters to welcome her, treat her like family, and ask her to spend Christmas with them since she has no family of her own. As she grows closer to the family–especially Isaiah–guilt eats at her. She doesn’t expect to feel at home for the first time in her life…or to fall in love. Will Ivy have the courage to reveal the truth before it gets out on its own? The Amish Author’s Christmas is a new standalone novella with its own happily ever after. ***Also by Ashley Emma:The Covert Police Detectives Unit Series (Amish romantic suspense)The Amish Fairytale SeriesThe Amish Bible Story Seriescoming soon: The Amish Classics Series Read more$0.00$0.99 -
Preparing for a Meditation Retreat: a 10-day Vipassana Meditation Retreat Primer
Meditation retreats have become increasingly popular in recent years. While considerable effort is put forth by the organizers of these retreats, oftentimes meditators have not adequately prepared, nor do they have a plan for how to best benefit from their experiences afterwards. While the teachers often are incredibly experienced, they may not empathize with the specific trials of modern urban life – its chaos and neuroses abound. If you are someone who’s grown up in such a world, learning about the journey through the first ten-day meditation retreat that changed my life can be helpful. This book is the first in a series written to appeal to those interested in the benefits, with full disclosure on my mistakes, what I wish I knew, and an in-depth look at why it was the most life-changing event I’ve been fortunate enough to experience. While this series may be applicable to many forms of meditation retreats, it is catered specifically to Vipassana meditation, as taught by S.N. Goenka. This is the meditation technique said to have been practiced by Gotama the Buddha, liberating him from suffering and allowing him to achieve enlightenment. I spent ten days in the California desert learning the practice of Vipassana – a technique to see things as they really are, not as they appear to be. Read more$0.00$0.99 -
I Temporarily Do
Days before starting a prestigious graduate school program, Emmy finds herself the victim of a scammer who emptied her bank account. But at least she’s better off than Beckett who got jilted at the altar by his fiancee, leaving him ineligible for married student housing. A marriage of convenience can solve both their problems, and surely they can keep it professional, right? Even if there’s only one bedroom. And even if their chemistry makes the platonic newlywed game starts to feel real.$0.00$0.99 -
A Million Little Snowflakes
Oliver Hurst has always been abnormally normal. His grades are horrible, his best friend just left for Utah, and he’s depressed. His overly religious parents don’t help, especially since they control every facet of his life. One stupid sentence said in desperation gets Oliver tossed in an adolescent psych ward, where his depression and fears become even more of a reality. When Oliver meets snide, tough girl Lacey Waters he doesn’t think his life could get any better, that is, until she becomes the ray of sunshine he has desperately needed on his cloudiest of days. Read more$0.00$11.99 -
Monster Manor
Three dangerous, fang-bearing men are waiting for you to find them. On Halloween night, your car breaks down outside a spooky, crumbling manor deep inside the forbidden woods. With your heart in your throat, you risk the hedges of thorns to explore the mysteries of the Monster Manor. Can you traverse the pitfalls of the haunted house to discover the himbo werewolf, the debonair ghost, and the bookish vampire in order to save them? The manor hides a huge secret you must unravel before you can free the men. Do you pick the werewolf, vampire, or ghost, or are you lucky enough to banish the evil lurking at the heart of Monster Manor and win the hearts of all three? This is a romance where you decide what happens, whom you wind up with, and—if you survive the night—to spend it with one, two, or all three hauntedly romantic men. Read more$0.00$0.99 -
The Duke Claims His Fiery Bride: a Steamy Historical Regency Romance Novel
Lady Madeline Thornton longs for freedom. So when her strict parents inform her she is to marry a man she doesn’t love, she decides enough is enough. She will be the one to decide the man she will spend the rest of her life with, even if that means marrying a complete stranger. Dorian Heptinstall, Duke of Holden, needs to find a permanent solution to his dire financial situation. Learning he can claim a bride from the Thorntons, due to an old family agreement, he thinks a hefty dowry can solve all his problems. When Dorian appears to demand satisfaction, he does not expect the fire she ignites in him. Madeline on the other hand can’t miss this opportunity. So they strike a deal: her dowry for her independence. This ought to be nothing more than a marriage of convenience so why can’t they keep away from one another…? *If you like a realistic yet steamy depiction of the Regency and Victorian era, then The Duke Claims his Fiery Bride is the novel for you. Get “The Duke Claims his Fiery Bride” today to discover Maybel’s fantastic story! Read more$0.00$0.99 -
Club Luxe 1: the Private Room
A girl with a thirst for danger. A man who’s used to getting exactly what he wants… Victoria Chase is Chicago’s hottest new reporter, looking to make the scoop of the century. Rumor has it that in the bowels of the city lies a private sex club for the wealthy elite. Willing to do anything for a story, she infiltrates the club, determined to uncover this urban legend. She didn’t expect to run into him: Malcolm Cage. The famous billionaire bad boy is the king of Club Luxe. Every Friday night, he reigns supreme over untold sinful pleasures in his underground kingdom. His one rule? He never participates and only watches–until he sees Victoria. She sets his body and soul on fire, and Malcolm does not plan on letting her go. Can Victoria keep it professional and get her story? Or will her heart betray her under Malcolm’s smoldering gaze? This is book one of a sizzling contemporary erotic romance series by Olivia Noble. Read more$0.00$8.99 -
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Magic Awakens: Special Five-year Anniversary Edition
In nineteenth century Norland, magic is forbidden, punishable by death. But it’s coming for Clara… Clara was born to the nobility at a time when rank and power are often more valuable than the bonds of family. Her parents have plans for her, none that she wants, all involving her arranged marriage to a suitor selected for her, without her input. From her birth, her entire life has been planned out for her, from lessons with her governess in academics—only what a future wife in society needs to know, of course—to etiquette and needlepoint. Every step of her path is meant to end with her walking down an aisle and then popping out heirs, to eventually begin the cycle anew. Her true feelings shared only with one of her sisters, Clara cringes at the thought of her destiny, doing all she can to accept the fate her parents have chosen for her. Only then, for the first time in her life, something unexpected happens. Clara falls gravely ill, and none of the usual methods, including leeching, can save her. With their daughter on the brink of death, when her future alliance is already settled, her desperate father finally calls on a mysterious man whose expertise is in the banned arts. It’s a dangerous move, one that threatens all that her parents have built. Now, an illegitimate wizard is Clara’s only hope of survival. And under his secret care, an unforeseen side effect develops. Magic awakens in Clara, gifting her with a second chance. Her entire life, she has resisted the lure of magic, doing what has been expected of her. Nothing has prepared her to deny the temptation of the only man willing to save her … from herself. * Magic Awakens is the first book in the Witching World, a complete series of six full-length novels and one prequel novella. These books are young adult historical fantasy and are suitable for all ages. Each book ends in a cliffhanger, but the series finale wraps up in an uplifting happily-ever-after. * The suggested reading order for the Witching World series is the following: Magic Awakens The FIve-Petal Knot The Merqueen The Ginger Cat The Scarlet Dragon Spirit of the Spell – prequel novella Mermagic Read more$0.00$4.99 -
Unplanned: a Suspense Thriller
One life begins with a careless mistake . . . another ends in coldblooded murder. After losing his father in a tragic accident, 16-year-old Zachary Miller finds a brief escape from his pain in a one-night stand with Karissa—a perfect stranger. Four months later, she shows up at his door, pregnant with his baby. Zachary promises Karissa that he’ll take responsibility and even allows her to move in, much to his mother’s displeasure, but Karissa is not satisfied. The beyond clingy teenager starts to take control of every aspect of Zachary’s life, driving a wedge between him and the people closest to him. All the while, Zachary remains unaware of how dangerous the soon-to-be-teen mom truly is. But what happens when someone winds up dead? Can Zachary discover the truth about Karissa’s intentions, as well as her dark past, before her obsession drives her to destroy his life entirely? If you’re a fan of drama-fueled suspense, twisted one-sided romance, and dark mysteries, then this is the book for you! Get Unplanned today to experience a twisted tale of teenage infatuation gone too far. This is BOOK ONE in the End of Innocence series. Read more$0.00$9.99 -
Preparations for Sufferings: the Best Work in the Worst Times [updated and Annotated]
We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance. – Romans 5:3 It is as much our interest as it is our duty to be awakened out of our pleasant but most pernicious drowsiness. Troubles will be so much more sinking and intolerable if they take us by surprise. Just as expectation spoils earthly comforts by sucking out much of its sweetness beforehand so that we find less in it when we come to the actual enjoyment, so the expectation of suffering eases much of the dread and terror by accustoming our thoughts beforehand and making preparation for them. If prepared, we do not find suffering so grievous, overwhelming, and intolerable when it does come. It is not the design of this book to frighten anyone with imaginary dangers, much less to sow jealousies or stir up discontentment for the times. But, it is lamentable that the tokens of God’s anger produce in most of us no fruit other than bold censures and loud clamors rather than humiliation for our own sins and the due preparation to take up our own cross and follow Christ in His suffering. The only goal of this book is to provide a better understand of the purpose and function of suffering for the sake of Christ. Should we not be of those who sincerely resolve and prepare to be followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises (Hebrews 6:12) and take them for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience (James 5:10)? About the AuthorJohn Flavel (c.1628-1691) was born into an England wracked by political, social, and religious upheaval. Two civil wars and unstable leadership framed the political landscape. Economic hardships and a resurgence of plague further distressed the nation. The church, too, was in turmoil. Flavel, a pastor of one of the many independent churches persecuted by the government, was forced from his church in Dartmouth. In secret and under stress, he continued preaching, writing, and shepherding his flock. He suffered the death of three of his four wives and at least one child. He continued preaching until his sudden death in 1691. Read more$0.00$16.99 -
Scary Mary
Mary has always been different. She’d like to be normal, but being able to hear ghosts means she’ll never be like everyone else. She starts her junior year of high school hoping to be left alone, but Cyrus Asher is new and doesn’t know or seem to care that she’s a freak. They start hanging out and all is well until she goes over to his house. Cy’s house is haunted, and not by Casper, the friendly ghost. But it’s not the ghost that ruins the evening. That honor belongs to Vicky “The Hickey” Nelson with her borrowed Ouija board and stuck-up friends. They make Mary so angry that she uses the ghost to scare everybody, including Cy. He throws her out and Mary thinks she’s lost whatever chance she had with him. But there’s still the ghost to deal with. He’s nasty, mean, and possibly homicidal. She has to get rid of the ghost or Cy and his family could be hurt. Or worse. Read more$0.00$0.99 -
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The Avid Angler: a Hot Dog Detective Mystery Case #1
Detective MacFarland was kicked off the Denver police force… …because of what he did at the mistrial of the man who murdered his wife. After losing his wife, his job, and his partner, beautiful Detective Cynthia Pierson… MacFarland hit the bottle and even lost himself. But now he’s crawling back out of that hole of anger and depression. After a couple of years on the streets, MacFarland is back on his feet, operating a small hot dog cart. He doesn’t make much money, gives a lot of his product to his former homeless friends, and studies language CDs in his spare time. He’s put his detective days behind him, and he’s happy that way. But then MarFarland is approached by a high-priced lawyer to help prove a woman innocent. A fishing buff has been found murdered and the wife is the prime suspect. MacFarland is not a detective anymore. It’s not his problem if an innocent woman goes to prison and a killer roams free. That’s not MacFarland’s job any more. Not even if it means working with Cynthia again. He’s just a hot dog vendor. If you enjoy seeing the down-and-out underdog get back on his feet to find justice, you’ll love this book and love the whole The Hot Dog Detective series. Get this book now, and start reading! This is a cozy mystery with amateur sleuth. Each book stands alone, but the slow-burn romance between Mac and Cyn, and Mac’s friendship with his wise but humorous homeless vet friend, Rufus, will keep you coming back for characters who have each other’s backs. This is a 70,000 words novel. About Mathiya Adams: Hello from Denver, Colorado! I am the author of The Hot Dog Detective series. As a consultant and corporate trainer, I’ve traveled and lived in California, Texas, New Jersey, India, the Philippines, Mexico, and Scotland, and too many other places to name. After having circled the globe numerous times, I’ve settled down in the Denver. Just as Denver is the gateway to the Rockies, I intend that The Hot Dog Detective stories will take place all over the Front Range and throughout Colorado. Read more$0.00$0.99 -
Good Deeds Gone Wrong
Be inspired by Good Deeds Gone Wrong, the #1 Best Seller featured on Good Morning San Diego! Grab your checklist, recruit your friends, and join Stephen as he embarks on his favorite week of the year. When “no good deed goes unpunished,” you’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, you’ll root for Stephen’s success! And you’ll wonder, can he brush it off and carry on? Grab a copy today to find out! Read more$0.00$11.95 -
Tidelands
England 1648. A dangerous time for a woman to be different . . . Midsummer’s Eve, 1648, and England is in the grip of civil war between renegade King and rebellious Parliament. The struggle reaches every corner of the kingdom, even to the remote Tidelands – the marshy landscape of the south coast. Alinor, a descendant of wise women, crushed by poverty and superstition, waits in the graveyard under the full moon for a ghost who will declare her free from her abusive husband. Instead she meets James, a young man on the run, and shows him the secret ways across the treacherous marsh, not knowing that she is leading disaster into the heart of her life. Suspected of possessing dark secrets in superstitious times, Alinor’s ambition and determination mark her out from her neighbours. This is the time of witch-mania, and Alinor, a woman without a husband, skilled with herbs, suddenly enriched, arouses envy in her rivals and fear among the villagers, who are ready to take lethal action into their own hands. Praise for Philippa Gregory: ‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times ‘Philippa Gregory is truly the mistress of the historical novel. It would be hard to make history more entertaining, lively or engaging’ Sunday Express ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer . . . All of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times ‘Immaculate research, pacy narratives and a stubborn insistence that history is not only about men . . . a powerful reminder of how precarious the lives of the Tudor women could be’ Daily Mail ‘Superb … A searing portrait of a woman that resonates across the ages’ People ‘This is Gregory par excellence. A promising start to a family saga about ordinary people’ Kirkus Reviews ‘A welcome topical pivot from gifted Gregory, the first entry in her promising Fairmile series sets the stage for a multigenerational, multivolume saga about the rise of a family from rags to riches’ Booklist ‘Dynamic … History buffs and Gregory’s fans alike will be anticipating the next installment’ Publishers Weekly ‘Richly detailed and brimming with secrets’ Shelf Awareness Read more -
Stay the Night Book 1
Building an empire comes first. Or it did until I met her. My family’s billion-dollar hotel chain has been my life for as long as I can remember. Travel. Women. Wealth. That’s all I know, until fate grabs me by the throat and decides to not let up. She’s a beach body, a beautiful, curvy California girl who hasn’t found the right person to give into yet. I would have felt the same, but something about her has me pacing the floor at night. And my father sent me out to her hotel specifically. The sly dog knowing that she’s exactly the woman I need in my future. But it’s not that easy. It never is. Not until our love produces a little one. Then everything changes. Especially me. Now I want more than just one night. I want forever. This is Book 1 in a 3 book series. You will have to read books 2 and 3 to complete the story. Read more$0.00$16.99
