Billie and the Russian Beast

Billie and the Russian Beast
Author: Theodora Taylor
Publisher: Theodora Taylor
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2020-08-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1942167431

Cheslav Rustanov doesn't play to win. He plays to conquer. I'm a boring accountant who knows better than to make deals with the devil. But when Cheslav Rustanov demands five no-holds-barred days with my body in exchange for my brother’s debt, that's exactly what I do. “You are stubborn,” he notes. “This will be fun.” “Maybe for you,” I answer. “For both of us,” he says. Then he steps closer. Way, way, too close. “This is my promise.” Hmm, it looks like I'm in more trouble than I bargained for. Can I make it through these five days without losing my pride...or my heart? This Ruthless Fairytale is perfect for those who enjoy irresistible hockey players, good girls with a previously untapped wild side, and polar opposites who turn out to be perfect matches.

Ruthless Fairytales - The Complete Contemporary Romance Box Set

Ruthless Fairytales - The Complete Contemporary Romance Box Set
Author: Theodora Taylor
Publisher: Theodora Taylor
Total Pages: 788
Release: 2021-01-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1942167458

Discover why so many readers fell in love with these Ruthless Fairytales. This boxed set includes all three Amazon Top 100 bestselling Ruthless Fairytales, CYNDA AND THE CITY DOCTOR, BILLIE AND THE RUSSIAN BEAST, and GOLDIE AND THE THREE BEARS. It also features, REINA AND THE HEAVY METAL PRINCE, a bonus love-over-50 Ruthless Fairytale that you can only read in full here! Plus, a sneak peek at the upcoming RUTHLESS MOGULS series. READER NOTE: The Ruthless Fairytales series starts off steamy and gets hotter with each read before its sweet finale. So make sure to check out all of the stories in this ultra-modern take on some of your favorite fairytales. CYNDA AND THE CITY DOCTOR: A Small Town Second Chance Medical Romance My extremely bitter ex is now my boss...and my housemate! When my father died and my stepmother cut out, leaving me with twin stepsiblings to raise, I figured that would be the biggest surprise of my life. But then my big city ex showed up in my small Missouri town to take over my father’s practice. What’s the first thing he says to me after three years apart? “You’re fired.” But as it turns out, I’m the only person in our small town with a rental unit available. And without a job, I’m desperate for a renter. So now the extremely bitter ex who fired me is living in my backhouse. Way, way closer than I want him to be. BILLIE AND THE RUSSIAN BEAST: An Enemies to Lovers Hockey Player Sports Romance Cheslav Rustanov doesn't play to win. He plays to conquer. I'm a boring accountant who knows better than to make deals with the devil. But when Cheslav Rustanov demands five no-holds-barred days with my body in exchange for my brother’s debt, that's exactly what I do. Can I make it through these five days without losing my pride...or my heart? GOLDIE AND THE THREE BEARS: A Sizzling Hot Reverse Harem Contemporary Small Town Romance "Give me a glass of ice, cold water PLEASE for this repeat read! People, you will never and I mean NEVER visualize Goldilocks in the same way after reading Theodora Taylor's take. I wish I could give it 10 HOT smexy stars! -Dee, Amazon Review One calls me mija. One calls me baby. One makes me call him... What would you do if you found yourself stuck in the wilderness, with no one to turn to but three large and extremely hot football players? Well, that's my situation. And I'm not sure I can handle these three bears. Can you? REINA AND THE HEAVY METAL PRINCE: A Sweet Mistaken Identity Love-Over-50 Rockstar Romance I'm a down-and-out singer, trying to overcome my past and save up enough money to finally move out of the small town I washed up in twelve years ago. So how shocked am I when my grumpy best friend, Wyatt, asks me to live with him in his cabin and help him write a few songs? Ever since coming back from California, he seems like a completely different guy. He's covered in tattoos, he's got a brand new attitude, and he's looking at me differently. Like he wants to be more than friends. Much more.

A Grave Situation

A Grave Situation
Author: Libby Howard
Publisher: Libby Howarad
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2023-10-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

David Driver isn't the only one buried in his grave. Kay's friend Olive has a family feud on her hands over who should have inherited the only remaining plot in their family section of the cemetery. When a cousin finally gives in and agrees to relocate her son's casket the cemetery staff discover there's an extra body in the plot. Was the mysterious woman murdered by an ex-boyfriend? A family member seeking revenge? Was David's grave just a convenient spot to dispose of a body, or were the two connected in some way? When Olive asks for her help in solving the mystery Kay jumps in to assist, and in her quest to find the killer uncovers some long buried family secrets.

Island Boy Meets Island Girl: Our Life on the Rock

Island Boy Meets Island Girl: Our Life on the Rock
Author: Arnold E. van Beverhoudt, Jr.
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2017-02-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 136578102X

Black & White Edition -- In the 1670s, a Dutch settler named Claudius van Beverhoudt arrived on St. Thomas, Danish West Indies. He married a woman named Elizabeth deWindt and made St. Thomas his home. Arnold van Beverhoudt, Jr. is a direct 8th generation descendant of Claudius and Elizabeth. His paternal grandparents, Ernest and Elisa, were living on St. Thomas in 1917 when the Danish West Indies became the U.S. Virgin Islands. They eventually moved to Venezuela, but Arnold's father remained on St. Thomas, where he became an auto repairman and raised his family. This book presents - in words and photos - Arnold's memories of life growing up and eventually meeting his "Island Girl" Helena on the tiny Caribbean island that its residents affectionately call "the Rock." It's a story that's been over 340 years in the making.

The Grafton A, B, & C Set

The Grafton A, B, & C Set
Author: Sue Grafton
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2010-11-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429989866

READ THE BLOCKBUSTERS THAT STARTED IT ALL! Take it from the top in #1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton's knockout thrillers that introduced detective Kinsey Millhone—and a hot new attitude—to crime fiction... A IS FOR ALIBI A tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has set up a modest detective agency in a quiet corner of Santa Teresa, California. A twice-divorced loner with few personal possessions and fewer personal attachments, she's got a soft spot for underdogs and lost causes. If there's one thing that makes Kinsey Millhone feel alive, it's playing on the edge. When her investigation turns up a second corpse, more suspects, and a new reason to kill, Kinsey discovers that the edge is closer—and sharper—than she imagined. B IS FOR BURGLAR Although business has been slow lately for P.I. Kinsey Millhone, she's reluctant to take on the case of locating Beverly Danziger's sister Elaine Boldt. It's a small matter that Beverly should be able to handle herself. So why is she enlisting Kinsey's services? Beverly claims she needs Elaine's signature on some documents so that she can collect a small inheritance. But the whole affair doesn't sit well with Kinsey. And if there's something she's learned in her line of work, it's to always follow your instincts... Things take a turn for the worse when a stranger vandalizes the home of one of Elaine's neighbors and another neighbor turns up murdered. With her reputation and career on the line, Kinsey risks all to find a missing woman and a killer who's waiting in the shadows to strike again... C IS FOR CORPSE How do you go about solving an attempted murder when the victim has lost a good part of his memory? It's one of Kinsey's toughest cases yet, but she never backs down from a challenge. Twenty-three-year-old Bobby Callahan is lucky to be alive after a car forced his Porsche over a bridge and into a canyon. The crash left Bobby with a clouded memory. But he can't shake the feeling it was no random accident and that he's still in danger... As Kinsey digs deeper into her investigation, she discovers Bobby had a secret worth killing for—and unearthing that secret could send Kinsey to her own early death... "A" Is for Alibi "B" Is for Burglar "C" Is for Corpse "D" Is for Deadbeat "E" Is for Evidence "F" Is for Fugitive "G" Is for Gumshoe "H" Is for Homicide "I" Is for Innocent "J" Is for Judgment "K" Is for Killer "L" is for Lawless "M" Is for Malice "N" Is for Noose "O" Is for Outlaw "P" Is for Peril "Q" Is for Quarry "R" Is for Ricochet "S" Is for Silence "T" Is for Trespass "U" Is for Undertow "V" Is for Vengeance "W" Is for Wasted "X"

A Damaged Girl

A Damaged Girl
Author: Travis Hunter
Publisher: Urban Renaissance
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2023-06-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1645565114

A Damaged Girl tells the stories of a woman struggling to overcome a horrible past and take control of her future. With the help of her brother, they settle all past scores--but will her quest for revenge jeopardize her future? Essence® bestselling author Travis Hunter tells the story of a young woman who takes control of her own destiny after lifelong abuse. Zola Zaire never had a chance to choose her man. Raped at fourteen, her mother threw her out at sixteen, and she was forced to live with a man three times her age. Abuse was all she'd known, and she has gotten comfortable as a bottom dweller--until her son is taken from her. That's when she decides to become the predator instead of the prey.

The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn

The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn
Author: Jim Farrell
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2021-01-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1663213704

“Rebecca, Ruth, Deborah, and me, Rachel: the Joyce girls. No, we are not Jewish, but rather Irish. Our Mom, yes, Sarah—what else?—was the oldest offspring of a stern fundamentalist Presbyterian preacher, our grandfather, Isaiah Cummings.” So opens this wonderful family saga. Narrated by the youngest, Rachel, the writer, this is the story of the four daughters of Irish Catholic Judge Joyce, a very influential man in Brooklyn, set in the middle of the twentieth century. What a problem their father’s Catholicism created in the Cummings household. Rebecca, the corporate attorney, Ruth, the teacher and homemaker, Deborah, the singer, and Rachel, the author. All successful, all beautiful, but all so different. Grow with them, laugh with them, cry with them, love with them as they mature from little girls, to young ladies, to mature women. Experience their joys, their pains, their lives and relationships with all the highs and lows. You will love returning to an idyllic time, a time gone by, but very much alive in our memories.

Here and Now

Here and Now
Author: Kimberla Lawson Roby
Publisher: Lenox Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2020-07-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0965347036

In this powerful classic by New York Times bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby, two sisters as different as night and day must find the light in each other amid their darkest times . . . Brilliant and vibrant, Marcella Jones had the whole world in her hands, until she gave her heart to the wrong man. Tyrone was handsome and charismatic, but he left her destitute, raising two small children alone—and yearning for the kind of life her dead-end job will never provide. Marcella's elder sister, Racquel, lives in a fine home, has a fulfilling career and the love of Kevin, her handsome, successful, supportive husband. Yet her desperate longing for a child is driving her into a deep depression, and away from Kevin. Marcella and Racquel are so hungry for what the other has, they are tearing their lives apart. Only with each other's help can they heal the hurt and celebrate the joy of everything that’s been given to them.

Extraordinary Circumstances

Extraordinary Circumstances
Author: Cynthia Cooper
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2010-06-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470893370

The longer WorldCom Chief Audit Executive Cynthia Cooper stares at the entries in front of her, the more sinister they seem. But the CFO is badgering her to delay her team's audit of the company's books and directing others to block Cooper's efforts. Still, something in the pit of her stomach tells her to keep digging. Cooper takes readers behind the scenes on a riveting, real-time journey as she and her team work at night and behind closed doors to expose the largest fraud in corporate history. Whom can they trust? Could she lose her job? Should she fear for her physical safety? In Extraordinary Circumstances, she recounts for the first time her journey from her close family upbringing in a small Mississippi town, to working motherhood and corporate success, to the pressures of becoming a whistleblower, to being named one of Time's 2002 Persons of the Year. She also provides a rare insider's glimpse into the spectacular rise and fall of WorldCom, a telecom titan, the darling of Wall Street, and a Cinderella story for Mississippi. With remarkable candor, Cooper discusses her struggle to overcome these challenges, and how she has found healing through sharing the lessons learned with the next generation. This book reminds us all that ethical decision-making is not forged at the crossroads of major events but starts in childhood, "decision by decision and brick by brick." At a time when corporate dishonesty is dominating public attention, Extraordinary Circumstances makes it clear that the tone set at the top is critical to fostering an ethical environment in the work-place. Provocative, moving, and intensely personal, Extraordinary Circumstances is a wake-up call to corporate leaders and an intimate glimpse at a scandal that shook the business world.

Johnny Walker's Red

Johnny Walker's Red
Author: Daniel Murphy
Publisher: Dan Murphy
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2010-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0982797605