Once Burnt, Twice Shy

Once Burnt, Twice Shy
Author: Karly Lane
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2021-11-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1761063154

From the best-selling Karly Lane comes a pitch-perfect story of rural tragedy, old flames reawakened and the meaning of home. A tribute to the Rural Fire Service and the work they selflessly do. 'There is plenty here to adore…Karly has the wonderful ability to balance the intense landscape and memorable characters with an alluring plotline… engaging the reader with suspense and love. 4.5/5 stars ' - HappyValley BooksRead '…an enduring story of the courage and resilience shown by so many.' - Mic Loves Books 'A story of faith, courage, strength and future prospects,..a sizzling summer read.' - Mrs B's Book Reviews Recently divorced mother-of-two Samantha Murphy agrees to house-sit for her parents for a few weeks-but when the house involves several hundred acres of farming and livestock, it's a little more involved than the usual job. Sam left the family farm years ago for a more exciting, glamorous life on the Sunshine Coast, but now that her kids have grown up and moved out, she's at a crossroads. Jack Cameron was in love with Sam when they were teenagers, and she broke his heart when she left town at eighteen. Their lives moved along similar paths-both marrying, having families and getting divorced-but in very different locations. Now that Sam is back, they begin to realise that there are unresolved feelings between them. As catastrophic fires roar destructively through the local farming community, Sam has no choice but to evacuate her parents' farm. But worse is still to come: Jack is reported missing and Sam is forced to prepare for the worst news. A heartwarming story of second chances, of loss and rebuilding, and of finally coming home.

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Author: C. C. Wood
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2014-03-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781496116710

I used to think that my life was boring. I resigned myself to the rut I was stuck in. Then my entire existence was turned upside down. In the last six months, I've learned things that would get me committed to an asylum if I repeated them. First, I was kidnapped by vampires. Yes, vampires. Sounds crazy, right? My best friend, Donna, became one of the fanged after that little adventure and hooked up with a hot, Scottish vampire named Conner. They're even planning a wedding. Secondly, I learned not all vampires are evil. In fact, some of them are downright sexy. Alexander Dimitriades has it all. He's tall, dark, and handsome and manages to give me tingles in all the right place and also make me laugh. Unfortunately, to be with him, I would have to give up my humanity and I like being human. Then, there's the fact that the whole drinking blood thing gives me the heebie jeebies. To make matters worse, there are plans in motion to change the place vampires hold in the human world. And I'm caught in the middle, between the vampire I'm falling in love with and a group that wants to create a vampire dictatorship, with humans as slaves. Now, all I want is my calm, normal life back. As my friend, Ricki, likes to say, "Be careful what you wish for because it might come and bite you on the ass." I hate it when she's right. *This work contains BDSM elements/themes, spanking, bondage, anal play, and a bossy, persistent Greek vampire.

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Author: Jennifer Rardin
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2007-10-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316022756

I'm Jaz Parks. My boss is Vayl, born in Romania in 1744. Died there too, at the hand of his vampire wife, Liliana. But that's ancient history. For the moment Vayl works for the C.I.A. doing what he does best -- assassination. And I help. You could say I'm an Assistant Assassin. But then I'd have to kick your ass. Our current assignment seemed easy. Get close to a Miami plastic surgeon named Assan, a charmer with ties to terrorism that run deeper than a buried body. Find out what he's meeting with that can help him and his comrades bring America to her knees. And then close his beady little eyes forever. Why is it that nothing's ever as easy as it seems?

Twice Shy

Twice Shy
Author: Sarah Hogle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 059308554X

Can you find real love when you've always got your head in the clouds? Maybell Parish has always been a dreamer and a hopeless romantic. But living in her own world has long been preferable to dealing with the disappointments of real life. So when Maybell inherits a charming house in the Smokies from her Great-Aunt Violet, she seizes the opportunity to make a fresh start. Yet when she arrives, it seems her troubles have only just begun. Not only is the house falling apart around her, but she isn't the only inheritor: she has to share everything with Wesley Koehler, the groundskeeper who's as grouchy as he is gorgeous--and it turns out he has a very different vision for the property's future. Convincing the taciturn Wesley to stop avoiding her and compromise is a task more formidable than the other dying wishes Great-Aunt Violet left behind. But when Maybell uncovers something unexpectedly sweet beneath Wesley's scowls, and as the two slowly begin to let their guard down, they might learn that sometimes the smallest steps outside one's comfort zone can lead to the greatest rewards.

Once Burned

Once Burned
Author: Susan Vaughan
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2024-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509257276

Once burned… Twice shy… And into the fire ATF agent Jake Wescott goes undercover in his Maine hometown to find the connection to smuggling. But he can’t resist digging into the fire that killed his girlfriend. Lani Cameron has no memory of the fire that killed her twin sister and scarred her. She couldn't save her twin but maybe she can dispel the guilt and nightmares by finding the truth. Seeing Jake again revives attraction she kept hidden, but does he want Lani or her twin? When the arsonist tries to kill her, Jake becomes her reluctant protector. Their shared past and the search bind them together, and intimacy ignites passion. As they uncover secrets, they face danger more explosive than they feared.

The Big Book of Hair Metal

The Big Book of Hair Metal
Author: Martin Popoff
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2014-08-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0760345465

"An oral history and timeline of the popular 1980s heavy metal subgenre, including its prehistory and decline, profusely illustrated with relevant photographs and memorabilia"--

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Author: Tiana Dorsey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2020-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

When Almeria Jones gets an invite to her high school reunion, she can only think of one person: Sam Sparrow. The golden eyed boy who showed her true love and shattered her heart beyond repair. She isn’t even sure that she can face him again, but she has to give it a try. As soon as they lay eyes on each other, sparks fly all over again and the past hurt is quickly forgotten…but is Sam all that he appears to be, or does he have secrets that are about to catch up with both of them? Standalone Romance Short Story With No Cliffhanger! --- SEARCH TERMS: Pregnancy romance books, bwwm novels, baby romance, pregnancy romance, African American romance, interracial romance, contemporary women's fiction, workplace romance, black woman white man books, office romance, multicultural romance, mixed race relationship, Wolf shifter romance, werewolf romance, werewolf shifter romance, paranormal wolf shifter romance, wolf romance, Alpha wolf romance, alpha male romance, bad boy romance, paranormal shifter romance, Alpha male romance, Shifter romance, Shapeshifter romance, paranormal romance, insta love romance, new adult romance, quick reads, paranormal romance with sex, short reads

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Author: Poketa L. Moore
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2022-11-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1669854124

Outspoken and sassy, Ka’Leeta Bryant always wanted the best things in life, by any means necessary. With her young daughter, Nia, in tow she lives a champagne life on a beer budget in sunny, Miami Beach. When she runs across a handsome, millionaire named Jimmy, she thinks that she’s finally met her golden ticket to life. That’s until she discovers Jimmy’s grotesque, secret ways, and abusive temper. After making a deal with the devil, she reluctantly leaves her Florida lifestyle in full survival mode. Ka’Leeta returns to her hometown in South Carolina, harboring more than a few secrets. Although life took a turn for the better, drama still met with Ka”Leeta . When her past comes back to haunt her, karma goes into full effect with Nia in mind. Ka’Leeta is then forced to go on a mission to save Nia from an underworld of lies and dysfunction.

The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs

The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs
Author: Martin H. Manser
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2007
Genre: Proverbs, English
ISBN: 0816066736

Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.