Meet Jackson McKay... There's only one thing you need to know about me. I'm a cold hearted bastard that will never love you the way you deserve. And I'm sorry to say, bastard beats nice guy, every time. I never lie. Never deceive. I lay out exactly what will happen. My only promise is that I'm a one-night stand. That this is will be our first and last time together. Then I stand back and let them walk. But they never do. Because they all want to believe they will be the one to change me. And, Gwen Johnson, the woman that will be his demise... There's only one thing you need to know about me. What I want, I get. End of story. I didn't come to own one of the best restaurants in the city of Chicago before the age of thirty by taking no for an answer. And what I want is for this cold hearted bastard, and culinary genius, to work for me. I don't care how difficult he is. I'm going to figure out what makes him tick, what he needs most, and then I'm going to go in for the kill. The way I see it, you either own it, or it owns you...

Professor Kate Hanson and the Unsolved Crime Unit unearth some shocking findings when they re-examine a 10-year-old murder case. For the past ten years, David Lockman has been serving a life sentence for the murder of Della Harrington. Now an appeal judge has decreed the forensic evidence unsatisfactory and the original verdict unsafe. Tasked with re-examining the case, forensic psychologist Kate Hanson and her colleagues unearth serious flaws in the original police investigation. But if Lockman didn’t kill Della Harrington, who did? As they question those involved, it becomes clear that not everyone is telling the whole truth. But have the detectives been working from the wrong assumption from the outset? In following her hunch, Kate makes a professional decision which undermines her colleagues, and threatens her very future with the Unsolved Crime Unit.

This inspirational book is the documented life of Nick Chandler, a man Determined to Change from the only life he knew, the street life; with goons, guns, drugs and money, to a new life as a role model to people struggling to survive child abuse, drug addictions, poverty and emotional pain and suffering. Born in Copeland Florida in 1961, Nicky Chandler lived a life that many people wouldn't have survived. The ninth of twelve children, his early childhood was one of poverty and abuse. Growing up in the sixties and seventies in the rough and rugged projects, he quickly became as ruthless as the hustlers, dope dealers and thugs who were his early idols. By the age of seventeen the Florida State Prison System would become more familiar to him than his family home. Surviving seven prison stays spanning twenty-two years, when realeased in January 2007, he was determined to end his self-destructive behavior that kept returning him to prison. With little to no resources or money he began a journey of self-discovery and healing leading him to confront the demons of his past and the uncertainty of his future. Determined to Change represents the life of a man, who against all odds, has survived, struggled and was victorious to find a new path for his life. Determined to Change reads like a fiction book, however, this true story gruesomely details Nicks life from early childhood to present day. This inspiring story gives readers hope for themselves or others who are also Determined to Change.

PRAISE FOR BIRTHDAY PRESENCE "These are tales of intensity and indignation, of passion and pathos, of angst and anger, of grappling and grief. They're also tales of both humor and heart-though each of these elements skews, at times, rather dark. Most of all, these are tales of wounded spirits yearning for redemption, reconciliation, release... or just a reason to live. Cox characters step right up, grab us by the lapels, yank us toward them and, Willy-Loman-like demand to be known," Paul McComas Author of Unplugged and Planet of the Dates, from his foreword

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Go the F*** to Sleep, “a rollicking, frenetic and hilarious jaunt” (San Francisco Chronicle) and an Amazon Best Book of the Month Raised in the shadow of two graffiti legends from New York’s “golden era” of subway bombing, Dondi Vance is less than thrilled to learn his father, Billy Rage, is back after sixteen years on the lam. But the transit cop who ruined Billy’s life and shattered his crew is running for mayor—and must be brought down. Welcome to the Great American Graffiti Novel.

"This set has it all - heat, chemistry, excitement! Second chances, friends to lovers, fake relationship themes! Enjoy!!!"--Jen, Amazon Reviewer He Has Trouble: A Bad Boy Second Chance Romance He Has It All: A Friends to Lovers Second Chance Romance He Has Game: A Fake Fiancee Bad Boy romance What Readers Are Saying About This Series: "delivered some powerful emotional punches" "The characters in this one pulled me in and I'm anxious to read the other books in this series" "Stephanie Queen will pull your heart in from the start" "well-written story that hits all your emotions and has some steamy intimacy" "A heartwarming story of love and loss and finding love again right where you left it! Great story with wonderful characters." "My heart was captured immediately ...I cannot wait to read more of this series!" The Boston Brawlers Series is a New Adult hockey romance series set in the world of an NHL team. If you love delicious bad boys, second chance or fake fiancee romance with all the feels and angst right up to the satisfying happy ending, you'll love this set of stories! (Contains sex and language for mature audiences.)

Dante As a prominent Chicago lawyer, I spend my days defending my clients whether they’re guilty or not. Let’s be honest, most of them are guilty as hell. I don’t care. I’ve made billions doing it, all so that I could bide my time and take my rightful place at the head of my father’s empire. It’s time to take back what rightfully belongs to me. The streets will run red from the blood of my enemies. Mia I’ve spent my life catering to the whims of the bastard who calls himself my father. As a child, he controlled me through physical violence and fear. When he wanted nothing more to do with me, he shipped me off to boarding school. Now, I’m back in Chicago and I’ve hatched a plan to leave this life behind. But my plan goes horribly wrong, because somehow, I’ve traded one prison for another. CW/TW Graphic sexual descriptions, elements of BDSM, mention of an eating disorder, blood, general and domestic violence, and torture.