Maren Lofton, a late twenties sometime professional golfer is a strong, petite, amiable, and intelligent young lady with a butterscotch complexion and dark eyes, courtesy of her Philippine mom. She has recently gone through a traumatic episode, which included the death of someone who had been intent on changing her life. It would have been difficult enough for her to deal with this while having her fiancé at her side, but thirtyish Jon Fitch is often gone. As a geologist, his company, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has had him investigating sites all over the world for minerals of which they are in need, sometimes at the most inopportune times! Jon Fitch, while trying to comfort his fiancé, wishes he could spend more time with his thirteen-year-old son Ken, who lives with his Mom, Candace McGraw, on the Caribbean Island of San Roussel. Jon and his son are close, as close as you can be living a thousand miles apart. Ken seems happy in this Island paradise and sails regularly with his Mom and her boyfriend James Robinson. Knowing that a marriage between them could be in the offing, Jon's concern is that the relationship with his son may drift away. That may not be the only problem this teen faces. This is the fifth book in the Maren Lofton series. The Maren Lofton Series: Book One: Junkanoo Left behind on an island when her cruise ship sails without her, Maren Lofton must fend for herself in just a bikini and her beach cover-up. She's a smart girl, having just gotten her master's degree, but this is the challenge of a lifetime. Book Two: DreamTyme Maren has taken off from the Caribbean Island of San Roussel where she had located in a Jet. The only other passenger is thirtyish Jon Fitch, her new lover. She has a new life planned for them in the Whitsunday Islands in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Their adventure and passion abound for months until she learns that someone might be after her money. Large sums of money, especially when gotten in a less than conventional way, have a tendency to attract trouble. Book Three: A Little Rain Might Fall Maren Lofton and John Fitch have been live-in lovers for almost two years. Being in Australia was exciting at first, but both feel homesick now, and long to go back home to the U.S. That is going to be a bit tricky. They have had overcome difficult situations before, but life is going to get much more complicated. Candace McGraw is a lithe, ginger-haired, blue-eyed, twenty-six-year-old dancer who has already had a world of experience in her short life. Her relationship with Maren's boyfriend will reveal the surprise of a lifetime. Book Four: Gold Passion Maren and Jon have established themselves in Columbus, Ohio. As a geologist for a large corporation, there are times when he is gone. Maren Works as a golf pro, having earned her LPGA card. Their life seems relatively simple, until she finds someone wants what she has, and Jon is not there to help. Candace McGraw is living on the Caribbean island of San Roussel, a thousand miles from Columbus. She has what both Maren and her fiancé Jon Fitch would like to have. Life is never easy, especially with trouble is around every corner.

Warren Sparks is the owner of the local mill providing employment to most of the residents of the quiet forestry Town of Lakedge. When he suddenly dies, the search for his heirs unveils a load of issues for the employees and the town. Greed is at the heart of the conflict that could spell the end for Lakedge. Once again, Joshua Stuart, the town manager, has to devote all his energy and ingeniousness to save the town. But he is caught in the middle of a scandal. With suspicion of foul play hanging over him, his way of life, even his family is in jeopardy. Having survived many disasters before, will Josh and Lakedge finally perish to the demon of greed? The Harness of the Riviera is the third book in the Lakedge Disaster Series following The Return of the Spanish Lady and The Curse of El Nio.

“The dangerous, addictive passion that singes the main characters is all-encompassing..." RT Book Reviews A vampire duke. An immortal slayer. A dangerous obsession that could destroy them both… Ancient vampire Alexius lost his heart millennia ago when the only woman he’s ever wanted was torn from his arms. He swore never to love again, and decadent pleasure is his only mistress. Bored with the Regency ballrooms and debutantes who are his for the taking, he searches for amusement in the back alleys of London. Bewitched by a mysterious temptress he abducts her, but instead of fleeting satisfaction she haunts his nights and stirs the embers of his long-frozen heart. Morana exists only to obliterate every vampire on earth. She has no time for mindless pleasure until the night she meets the dominant duke. Unaware of his true nature, it isn’t long before she strips away his arrogant façade and discovers the man beneath her captor. Her defenses crumble, but as she falls, her lifeblood ebbs. While Death waits in the shadows to claim his ultimate prize, Alexius and Morana race against time to save her soul. But as the web of lies surrounding them begins to unravel, how can they outwit a destiny which threatens to tear them apart forever? Keywords: enemies to lovers, vampires, revenge, second chance romance, beauty and the beast

Nature or nurture? Get a peek inside the twisted mind of serial killer Lucas Mellmann as he goes on a wild, random killing spree during the summer of '19. Abused as a child, he bears the physical and mental scars of those dark early years. As the killing begins, witness the devastation those senseless murders leave behind, and ride along with the detective hot on the trail of this remorseless killer.

Evelyn Rogers calls the romances of Martha Hix "sexy." "Explosive. Extraordinary. Pure ambrosia," raves Rendezvous. Now, the acclaimed author of River Magic brings you a love story set on a Mississippi riverboat--a story that will captivate and bewitch you--a story to winyour heart... Burke O'Brien's orders to his crew were explicit: No females, young or old, were to board his Mississippi riverboat on his thirtieth birthday. Long ago, the brawny captain of the Yankee Princess had been cursed to meet his bride on that date, and he would do anything to break thehex. Then, just as the clock was about to chime midnight on that fatefulday, a golden-haired enchantress stole her way onto O'Brien's vessel--and into his heart... Susan Seymour spent most of her life under the thumb of her tyrannical father. Now, she had a chance to escape his cruelty forever. Fleeing a carnival with a young child in tow, the beautiful snake charmer sought refuge on a New Orleans-bound vessel. How could she know that Burke O'Brien's own mysterious past was irrevocably bound to hers--his very fate in her hands? Without her, he faced certain ruin. Without him, Susan could lose not only her chance for a new life, but the love the sensual captain was awakening in her heart....

Fae. Vampires. Mages. Demons. A Federal Paranormal Unit. Savagery and Skills will hook you! Seneca Savage is a bad ass with skills. Not the kind of skills that one puts on a formal resume. She’s the daughter of a mage and a fae, and now she’s an orphan and a former street kid. She’s had the kind of life nightmares are made of. When she turned eighteen, things changed. Running into a vampire has a way of changing one’s life. Too bad the vampire didn’t realize she was part fae and that her blood was toxic to him. Toxic in the most lethal of ways. Except, the encounter changed her. Now she freelances, selling her skills and her savagery to the paranormal government or any other individual who can afford her fee. She’ll spy, steal, and even kill. She has only one rule. She won’t kill humans. That’s the rule. She maneuvers between assignments and skirts death, while at the same time tries to look out for the little human sidekick that she’d like to shake on most days. Warning: Unputdownable action-packed fantasy, with fae, vampires, mages, demons, and a Federal Paranormal Unit

A tale of flawed individuals who find love together, in a destined marriage, unravels the deepest desires and the downtrodden fears of inane human instinct, which, when set afloat, broaches apocalyptic circumstances. Set amidst the heart-wrenching, emotional saga of misplaced endearment, Wretched Affections! pulls at your heartstrings with the palpably solemn and melancholic narration that traces the love story of Arnav Raizada and his undesirable wife, Khushi Arnav Raizada, who, by stroke of fate, find themselves bound to each other in holy matrimony.