Are you ready for Kate and Walker? A high-stakes suspense and sizzling, red-hot romance. This is two weeks of craziness you won’t want to miss. Kate Sikes is fed up with attracting the wrong guys. But when Detective Walker Pruett steps in to protect her from dangerous suitors, things take an unexpected turn. In "One Night," a blind date turns deadly, sending Kate running for her life. Detective Walker becomes her protector, and the chemistry between them sizzles. Walker is drawn to Kate's irresistible charm and will do whatever it takes to keep her safe. "Edge of Night" finds Kate pining for Walker after their passionate encounter. When he reenters her life to investigate a robbery, she struggles to resist his charms once again. Kate knows he can't commit, but Walker's presence keeps tempting her heart. In "Last Night," Walker proposes to Kate, solidifying their bond. Yet, an intruder from Walker's past threatens their happiness. Secrets unravel, doubts emerge, and a mysterious pregnancy claim tests their relationship. As tensions rise and Kate contemplates leaving, Walker fights to mend the shattered trust between them. Their emotional journey is a rollercoaster of twists, proving that love can conquer even the darkest doubts. dating, romance, love story, mystery, killer, murder mystery, thriller, suspense, romantic suspense, psychological thriller, Lorhainne Eckhart, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author, best seller, hard boiled, detective story, crime, police procedural, alpha male cop, dark romance, crime fiction

The heroic true story of one of the Eastern seaboard's first woman lighthouse keepers, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist. Living in the isolated Robbins Reef Lighthouse, overlooking turn-of-the-century New York Harbor, Kate Walker spent her life minding the light, keeping passing ships from running aground on the dangerous shoals. Originally the assistant to her lighthouse keeper husband John Walker, after his death Kate convinced the Lighthouse Board that she was able to manage the hard work on her own. For more than three decades, Kate lived a solitary life, often totally isolated from the mainland by rough seas and dangerous storms. Tending to the lamps and ringing the heavy warning bell, she helped ships avert disaster-- and saved many sailors from the cold, choppy waters when disaster struck. Elizabeth Spires describes the joys and hardships of a life at sea, detailing pivotal moments in Walker's life to show her indomitable spirit, and celebrates the determination that drove Kate to keep her home and her livelihood. Paired with Emily Arnold McCully's atmospheric, vivid watercolor-and-ink illustrations of lonely lighthouses, sun-dappled afternoons, and wrathful storms, this gripping picture book brings turn of the century New York to life. Additional material in the back of the book includes a biographical note about Kate Walker, historical photographs of Kate and her home at Robbins Reef Lighthouse, reproductions of an historical map of New York Harbor, and a list of sources for more information. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year A CCBC Choice

The Wild Hunt is stirring - and the dragons are finally waking from their long sleep... Cat Barahal was the only survivor of the flood that took her parents. Raised by her extended family, she and her cousin, Bee, are unaware of the dangers that threaten them both. Though they are in beginning of the Industrial Age, magic - and the power of the Cold Mages - still hold sway. Now, betrayed by her family and forced to marry a powerful Cold Mage, Cat will be drawn into a labyrinth of politics. There she will learn the full ruthlessness of the rule of the Cold Mages. What do the Cold Mages want from her? And who will help Cat in her struggle against them?

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Lighthouses were built on the Hudson River in New York between 1826 to 1921 to help guide freight and passenger traffic. One of the most famous was the iconic Statue of Liberty. This fascinating history with photos will bring the time of traffic along the river alive. Set against the backdrop of purple mountains, lush hillsides, and tidal wetlands, the lighthouses of the Hudson River were built between 1826 and 1921 to improve navigational safety on a river teeming with freight and passenger traffic. Unlike the towering beacons of the seacoasts, these river lighthouses were architecturally diverse, ranging from short conical towers to elaborate Victorian houses. Operated by men and women who at times risked and lost their lives in service of safe navigation, these beacons have overseen more than a century of extraordinary technological and social change. Of the dozens of historic lighthouses and beacons that once dotted the Hudson River, just eight remain, including the iconic Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor's great monument to freedom and immigration, which served as an official lighthouse between 1886 and 1902. Hudson River Lighthouses invites readers to explore these unique icons and their fascinating stories.

Marina thought her dreams had come true when her husband placed a wedding band on her finger. But their marriage was not the fairytale Marina had hoped for, and eventually she walked away with her heart broken. Two years on, Pietro D'Inzeo no longer haunts Marina's dreams. She knows the time has come to move on, and even a summons to join him in Sicily won't deter her. However, with his wife standing before him, about to sign on the dotted line of their divorce papers, Pietro wonders why he ever let her go?

Four stories about love, family and friends.