Adriana Bardolino’s spicy memoir finds her out of her element, and missing her happy place. This new world is nothing like the magical tropical island of Maui she left behind. There, her life was filled with love, beauty, art, and romance. Everything goes topsy-turvy when a dear friend’s promise dissolves into the humid Miami air. When her new life in Florida turns out to be less than expected, she misses her island home. Life events send her through dark clouds and tumbling tides. Gauguin (Art) keeps Adriana stable through most storms, but eventually even Gauguin deserts her. She floats through the universe without a spacesuit, searching for creativity to return. She visits new lands in hopes of a renewed spark. Adult life forces her to grow up, to learn to forgive herself and others for past mistakes, but there are deep emotional losses along the way. Will Adriana find Gauguin?

The tale of a broken heart's awakening to hope. A moving, richly told story set in a small fishing village in coastal North Carolina, Patricia Hickman's novel portrays a witty, recently widowed herione who must learn to let go of the past--and discover God's surprising, renewing provision for her future.

These vivid and compelling tales, many set in Africa and Asia, are about immigrants and others facing change and dislocation. The science is never pedantic; indeed the language of biology and natural history is used to great lyrical effect. The stories are accomplished and seasoned, remarkably so given that this is the author’s first book. Murray is adept at holding together a complex narrative and creating characters who reach out emotionally to the reader upon first meeting. Global in scope, classical in form, evocative of place, and deeply emotional, this collection marks the beginning of what promises to be an illustrious career.

Elizabeth Pryce-Reed. An angel. A virgin. My first love. She was my life until she betrayed me ten years ago. So I built an empire and came after her, intent on vengeance. Instead of giving me the nasty fight I expected, she gazed at me with tragedy in her eyes...then made an unexpected, gut-wrenching move that left me reeling...and vanished. Elizabeth might've cut me out of her life, but I haven't cut her out of mine. Nothing's over until I say it's over. Note: The epic conclusion to Elizabeth Pryce-Reed & Dominic King's romance, which started in The Billionaire's Claim: Obsession. "Nadia Lee keeps the stakes high and the sex hot as Dominic and Elizabeth work for their beautiful happily ever after!" - Selena Laurence, USA Today Bestselling Author

"Tropical Storm" took the lesbian reading world by storm when it was first written. This volume is the exciting, revised "author's cut" edition. (Adult Fiction)

In this first collection from Henry Coakley, discover 44 lyric poems written in homage to the theme of love. Some poems are written in couplets or stanzas; others are written in prose style. Coakley incorporates rhythm and imagery with a range of content, but it all comes back to love as can be seen in the poem "Cana: " Cana be the one? Cana enjoy you smiling and laughing as we're having fun? Cana hold you? Cana console you? Cana love you? Cana woo you to the point that the L word has more meaning? Cana feel your touch that I crave so much? Cana see you daily as the highlight, like needed sunlight in my day? Cana be the one to listen to your heart on a part of each day as it syncs to mine?

Dominic Elizabeth Pryce-Reed. An angel. A virgin. My first love. I fell for her hard and fast ten years ago...and paid the price on a night of shattering betrayal. So I built a billion-dollar empire out of vengeance... And now I'm coming for her. Elizabeth Dominic King. A maverick. A self-made billionaire. My soul mate. Ten years ago, he shredded my heart, even as he vowed he'd take what matters most to me. I know he's coming, and I welcome it. I need closure for what happened that night. But the more time I spend with him, the more I wonder... Can I ever move on...' Note: This is the first book in The Billionaire's Claim duet.