The Wishing Tree

The Wishing Tree
Author: RJ Scott
Publisher: Love Lane Books Limited
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2021-12-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1785642758

It takes an impossible Christmas wish for Bailey to find forever love with his brother’s best friend. Turning twenty-five and still a virgin, Bailey has barely dated, let alone acted on the private fantasies featuring his brother’s best friend, newly retired hockey star, Kai. All he wants is for Kai to love him, but after a summer when Kai’s anger drove them apart, love doesn’t seem possible at all. When Kai goes home to Wishing Tree, he knows he owes everyone an apology, not least of all to the man he loves. He’s convinced he can be the man that Bailey deserves, and he needs to show Bailey how much he’s changed. The only problem? Bailey has secrets that he’s scared will drive Kai away, and Kai is running out of time to convince Bailey that falling in love starts with a wish and can end up in forever. The Wishing Tree is a standalone small-town Christmas MM romance with perfect snow, twinkling lights, a first real kiss, a shy virgin with a silken kink, a retired hockey player, and all the Christmas feels.

Winter Wishes and Holiday Kisses: A Limited Edition Hot Holiday Romance Collection

Winter Wishes and Holiday Kisses: A Limited Edition Hot Holiday Romance Collection
Author: Stephanie Morris
Publisher: Carnal Imprint Publishing
Total Pages: 1298
Release: 2024-11-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Anything can happen during the holidays! Get ready to be swept off your feet by the flames of desire in the Winter Wishes and Holiday Kisses anthology. This exclusive anthology celebrates the winter holidays with contemporary romance that will thaw even the coldest of hearts. From snowy landscapes to festive celebrations, these stories capture the essence of the season in all its splendor. From friends-to-lovers, forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, and more, these authors invite you to experience the magic and steaminess of the holidays. Don't miss your chance to experience the ultimate holiday romance. Order your copy today and melt away the winter chill. Including stories by: Stephanie Morris - USA Today bestselling author Megyn Ward - USA Today bestselling author Rose Bak - USA Today bestselling author Sharon Wray - USA Today bestselling author Bella Emy - USA Today bestselling author A.M. Roark - USA Today bestselling author Cindy Redding - USA Today bestselling author Charmaine Louise Shelton Laura Baird Victoria J. Hyla Carla Krae Ella Braeme LizAnne Axtel Britt Jones A. Rivers Audrey Bell Cara Marsi Amanda Zook Euryia Larsen Haley Rhoades Sarah L. Roth Susanna Eastman Ali Rivers Leigh Adams Dawn Baca Tizahmi Anne Lange Anika Lynn Lilly Avalon J. Keely Thrall

The Untold Story

The Untold Story
Author: Genevieve Cogman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2021-12-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1984804804

“Clever, creepy, elaborate world building and snarky, sexy-smart characters!”—N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season In this thrilling historical fantasy, time-traveling Librarian spy Irene will need to delve deep into a tangled web of loyalty and power to keep her friends safe. Irene is trying to learn the truth about Alberich-and the possibility that he's her father. But when the Library orders her to kill him, and then Alberich himself offers to sign a truce, she has to discover why he originally betrayed the Library. With her allies endangered and her strongest loyalties under threat, she'll have to trace his past across multiple worlds and into the depths of mythology and folklore, to find the truth at the heart of the Library, and why the Library was first created.

Flirting with Forty

Flirting with Forty
Author: Jane Porter
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2008-05-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 044653711X

Now a Lifetime movie, Jane Porter's beloved novel follows a divorced single mom who finds an unexpected, forbidden romance with a much younger man while on vacation in Hawaii. He got the second home and the Porsche. She got the kids and a broken heart. Now Jackie, post-divorce and heading toward the big four-oh, is on vacation in sunny and staring down her upcoming birthday-alone. But not for long. She's soon falling for Kai, her gorgeous, much younger surf instructor, and the wild passionate fling they have becomes the biggest surprise of Jackie's life. Back home in Seattle, Jackie has to struggle with single parenthood...and memories of Kai. He hasn't forgotten her. Yet thousands of miles of ocean-not to mention an age difference that feels even wider-separate them. And, of course, her friends disapprove. When a choice must be made, can she, will she risk everything for her chance at happiness?

Fireblood

Fireblood
Author: Elly Blake
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2017-09-12
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0316273279

In this action-packed sequel to the New York Times bestselling Frostblood, Ruby must choose between her fiery homeland and the icy king who loves her. Against all odds, Ruby has defeated the villainous Frost King and melted his powerful throne. But the bloodthirsty Minax that was trapped inside is now haunting her kingdom and everyone she loves. The answers to its demise may lie to the south in Sudesia, the land of the Firebloods, and a country that holds the secrets to Ruby's powers and past.... Despite warnings from her beloved Arcus, Ruby accompanies a roguish Fireblood named Kai to Sudesia, where she must master her control of fire in a series of trials to gain the trust of the suspicious Fireblood queen. Only then can she hope to access the knowledge that could defeat the rampaging Minax--which grows closer every moment. But as sparks fly in her moments alone with Kai, how can Ruby decide whom to trust? The fate of both kingdoms is now in her hands.

Neglected Endings

Neglected Endings
Author: Jeffrey A. Weima
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1994-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567512487

Biblical commentaries generally treat the Pauline letter closings in a cursory manner and are typically at a loss to explain how a particular closing section relates in any meaningful way to the rest of the letter. In this ground-breaking study the author aims to rectify the imbalance that exists in the epistolary analysis of Paul's letters by providing a comprehensive, detailed study of his letter closings. By first surveying the history of epistolary analysis and examining the conventions used in ancient Hellenistic and Semitic letters, the author's examination of the Pauline epistles reveals the closings to be carefully constructed units that relates directly to, or even summarize, the major concerns and themes present in the bodies of their respective letters. Author Abstract: see at left

Whisper to Me

Whisper to Me
Author: Christina Lee
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2014-05-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0698170458

A hot and consuming New Adult romance about a wayward musician and the one girl who keeps him grounded… At college, Rachel has a reputation for being a sarcastic flirt with a thing for star athletes. No one at school knows that she’d had her heart ripped to shreds by her high school sweetheart, who’d driven them both off the side of the road on a borrowed motorcycle, and then abandoned her. No one knows the real Rachel Mattson—except one person… Ever since he helped nurse his sister’s feisty best friend back to health, pierced bass player Kai Nakos has been head over heels in love. But the supposed bad boy can’t risk letting Rachel know the truth—especially now that the two of them are back in their hometown for the summer, together for the first time since the months following that fateful night. Never mind that Rachel’s ex is back, groveling for her forgiveness. Shaken by her ex’s return, Rachel finds herself turning to the one guy she knows she can trust. Kai is willing to hide his feelings for her, just to have Rachel touch him again. After all, this is only a temporary fling. Until it becomes something more. But maybe it had been more all along... “Whisper to Me is a beautiful love story filled with genuine emotion from beginning to end.”—Kim Karr, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Raves for Christina Lee and the Between Breaths series: "Christina Lee is a New Adult wonder."—USA Today bestselling author Alice Clayton “This is one New Adult you don’t want to miss.” —New York Times and USA Today bestselling author A. L. Jackson “Hot, sweet, emotional, page-turner, awesome.”—New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Monica Murphy “Steamy, honest, and full of heart.” —Roni Loren, national bestselling author Mother, wife, reader, dreamer. Christina Lee lives in the Midwest with her husband and son—her two favorite guys. She's addicted to lip gloss and salted caramel everything. She believes in true love and kissing, so writing romance novels has become a dream job. She also owns her own jewelry business, called Tags-n-Stones, where she hand-stamps meaningful words or letters onto silver for her customers. She loves to hear from her readers.

When You Wish Upon a Lantern

When You Wish Upon a Lantern
Author: Gloria Chao
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2023-02-14
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0593464362

Acclaimed author Gloria Chao creates real-world magic in this luminous romance about teens who devote themselves to granting other people's wishes but are too afraid to let themselves have their own hearts' desires—each other. Liya and Kai had been best friends since they were little kids, but all that changed when a humiliating incident sparked The Biggest Misunderstanding of All Time—and they haven’t spoken since. Then Liya discovers her family's wishing lantern store is struggling, and she decides to resume a tradition she had with her beloved late grandmother: secretly fulfilling the wishes people write on the lanterns they send into the sky. It may boost sales and save the store, but she can't do it alone . . . and Kai is the only one who cares enough to help. While working on their covert missions, Liya and Kai rekindle their friendship—and maybe more. But when their feuding families and changing futures threaten to tear them apart again, can they find a way to make their own wishes come true?

Priceless Sweet Wife: Kiss Goodbye

Priceless Sweet Wife: Kiss Goodbye
Author: Xin Yue
Publisher: Funstory
Total Pages: 1105
Release: 2019-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1647676002

In order to save his mother's life, he made a contract with her.She sold herself, through a night of trading,But it didn't save her mother's life, so she accepted it.However, he didn't expect that trouble would have been brought about.He was the president of the entertainment company, but she signed up to be an artist in his company.Fortunately, many years later, they met again, and he no longer knew him.But the child looked so much like him, could he avoid it?