About the Book When a teenage boy is accused of murder, one private investigator must find enough evidence to support a “justifiable homicide” defense. Hard Secrets, Soft Heart sheds light on the universal subject of child abuse, a topic is still often taboo, especially in the African American community. But no matter how shattering, if some secrets are kept, there can be even more dire consequences. About the Author R. E. Blythe is now in his fifties, but he has wanted to write a book ever since he was a young man with his dream being to become a professional author. Growing up, he was a computer geek. He left the corporate world to pursue his dream.

Prim and professional But with a forbidden yearningFor governess Viola Yelverton, the only man who’s stirred in her a passionate desire is her rakish employer, Sir Harry Marbeck! Maintaining a cool detachment is easy in the schoolroom—but when one of his wards gets sick, a bedside vigil reveals a warmer side to Harry. With the passion now blazing, has Viola just taken the biggest gamble of her life—one where she could lose her secret love and her livelihood? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. The Yelverton Marriages Book 1: Marrying for Love or Money? Book 2: Unsuitable Bride for a Viscount Book 3: The Governess’s Secret Longing

In 1972, sinister and dark forces invaded my life from a nonphysical realm causing great fear to grip my heart. This experience led me to undertake a detailed search and study over a 35 year period of ancient writings dealing with the spirit realm. During this time, I came to realize that there are two forces that we have to deal with in our lives on a continuous basis - namely the forces of good and evil. I also became aware of the fact that there are two forces called the truth and the false. Discerning the knowledge of the truth involved the construction of what I refer to in the book as the matrix of truth. The matrix can be looked upon as building blocks that a person establishes in their heart as they live out their life. In my quest for the truth, I uncovered The Greatest Secret Ever Hidden. Can you imagine a secret that has been veiled in secrecy for thousands of years being revealed in a flash of insight which is so remarkable as to totally boggle the mind? The question will be whether you have the tenacity and the ability to uncover, understand and live in The Greatest Secret Ever Hidden! Your belief system will be pushed to the wall as you read this book, and for you, it will be a matter of life and death, as you attempt to grapple with the astounding truth revealed in The Greatest Secret Ever Hidden!

From the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth: These three novels are fascinating portraits of women in China. In 1938, Pearl S. Buck became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature for The Good Earth, which had already earned her the Pulitzer Prize. Upon choosing Buck’s novel for her book club in 2004, Oprah Winfrey said: “Reading Pearl Buck’s writing feels like reading poetry to me. I just love the quiet rhythm of the words. They evoke the simple beauty of the characters and the harsh mystery of China’s ancient culture.” The daughter of missionaries, the New York Times–bestselling author would continue to explore many aspect of Chinese culture in her work, and the three novels collected in this volume represent some of her most compassionate and revealing fiction. Pavilion of Women: This “vivid and extremely interesting novel,” set in early twentieth-century China, follows an upper-class wife’s quest for personal freedom (The New Yorker). After Madame Wu turns forty, she encourages her husband to take a young concubine so she can finally begin to discover her own mind—and a new world opens up before her as she reads forbidden books and studies English with a progressive former priest. “Beautifully written . . . A fine, full flavorsome novel.” —Newsweek Peony: A young Chinese bondmaid in nineteenth-century China falls in love with the son of the wealthy Jewish family she works for. As the couple’s traditions collide, their relationship faces opposition from every side. “Peony has the vividness of scene and episode and character and the colorful detail that [Buck’s] readers have come to expect of her novels in China.” —New York Herald Tribune Imperial Woman: In this “richly woven . . . quite absorbing” New York Times bestseller, Buck brings to life the story of Tzu Hsi, the magnetic and fierce-minded woman who rose from concubine to become the working head of the Qing Dynasty and the last empress of China for nearly half a century (The Nation). “Certainly, no fictioneer could imagine a more incredible woman. . . . Pearl Buck has done a remarkable and painstaking job in recreating her.” —Saturday Review

He’s a calculating and cold man. Can he be a good father? Sabine doesn’t know what to do when Gavin, the millionaire she broke up with a few years ago, suddenly appears before her. He’s found out that she secretly had his son three years ago and has been raising him on her own. But when Sabine refuses to let her son be taken away, Gavin asks for her hand in marriage instead! Sabine is hesitant, but she finds her resolve slowly breaking down as she witnesses how he cares for her son…

An intense second chance story Her secret husband… Is back from the dead! When Lady Helena Snowe eloped with Captain William Harborough six years ago, they had one glorious week together before he went to war—only to die in battle. Yet, the man in front of her now is very much alive! The darkness behind Will’s eyes makes Helena wary of letting him back into her life. With Will’s enemies threatening their chance of a fresh start, can their marriage ever be reclaimed? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.