If something is plausible, it's reasonable or believable. Giving a deceptive impression of truth and reliability at such an early age is certain to cause you to believe what isn’t real. Aquilla Chavez was raised by a loving father and a brother who may have loved her a little too much. Aquilla was spoiled and adored, bringing cheer when disaster threatened a family. She was exposed to a life of crime, all while lovingly being sheltered and protected from it. Will she ever reclaim the one man who she believes to be the love of her life? She didn’t want to be where she was forced to be. She wanted nothing to do with the person she was involuntary turned into. Aquilla had one goal - one goal that would save her from the catastrophic life she was suddenly thrown into. She had to find him. She had to try, or was this the plausibility of a life she was meant to have? Was the life she was torn from the disastrous life? Could this be where she was meant to be? How would she ever know? What if he found her? What if she never saw him again? What if.... she didn’t want to? If you are into lovey dovey, sappy romance, you should probably move on. This book contains explicit sex, drugs, and adult language. Not your typical every day romance.

He's the bad boy everyone's always warned her about. She's the good girl he's drawn to like a moth to a flame. What could possibly go wrong... Strait-laced librarian Phoebe is a hopeless romantic at heart. She secretly devours historical romance novels, longing for her own alpha hero in real life. Snort. She's batting zero on that front. After getting tipsy one night, she may or may not have done some drunk dumpster diving—hey, it wasn't that bad, well, okay, she pleads the fifth—to be rescued by a strong, dynamic, hot-off-the charts guy. Yeah, like she has a chance with him. Funny how his preposterous idea may be the answer to her prayers... Bad boy, wealthy businessman Tag never met a rule or assumption he didn't want to break. And he loves a challenge. When sexy Phoebe tumbles into his world, he's a little...

True love and holiday cheer combine for an unforgettable romance in this second Happily Ever After novel featuring a North Carolina bookstore from the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Ones.All he wants for Christmas... The second Joaquin Solis saw Savannah Wilson, he knew she was destined to be his wife. Unfortunately, Savannah's sights are set on a happily-ever-after of another kind: skewering the boss who got her fired. Until then, she won't act on the scorching sexual chemistry that is brewing between them, leaving Joaquin scrambling to find a way to capture her heart. When the opportunity arises to use his ranch to boost Savannah's publicity career, Joaquin doesn't hesitate to invite her into his world at Shadow Pines and woo her with all of his Christmas loving mojo. It's a gamble since the holidays aren't really Savannah's thing and helping her might also mean losing her as she plans to shake the dust off of their...

Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, by Anton Chekhov, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics (1899), as well as several lesser-known works, no less masterful in their composition. David Plante is a Professor of Writing at Columbia University. He is the author of many novels, including The Ghost of Henry James, The Family (nominated for the National Book Award), and The Woods. He has been a contributor to The New Yorker, Esquire, and Vogue, and a reviewer and features writer for the New York Times Book Review. The cook's wedding -- The witch -- A dead body -- Easter Eve -- On the road -- The dependents -- Grisha -- The kiss -- Typhus -- The pipe -- The princess -- Neighbours -- The grasshopper -- In exile -- Ward No. 6 -- Rothschild's fiddle -- The student -- The darling -- A doctor's visit -- Gooseberries -- The Lady with the dog -- In the ravine -- The bishop.

A Viking to bed, not to wed! Medana Elsadottir, known as the Sea Scourge, never planned to become a pirate, but there’s no denying her talent. Her female-only tribe has an island hideaway, food aplenty, goods to trade…everything except the means to breed. That’s where the strapping Norsemen tied up in her ship’s hold comes in handy. Eight godly specimen—and Thork Tykirrson is the most virile of them all. Once their, eh, work is done, they’ll be free to leave. Medana had naught to due with this gods-awful plan, but she wouldn’t mind reaping the benefits. Wed or bed…this Viking has plans of his own. Renowned as the wildest Viking of his time, Thork was returning home to regain his father’s favor. Mayhap even (shudder) marry. His brazen—and very beautiful—kidnapper has likely done him a favor in preventing such an irksome fate. That doesn’t mean he’ll let her off easy. No one takes anything from a Viking that he’s not willing to give…not even a violet-eyed vixen who sets off the wildest fantasies.

He took her on the run and asked her to trust him with everything. But danger has its upside when you’re alone with an escort… Agent Jonathon Vale has been dealt some lousy assignments in his time, but slogging through the frozen woods to retrieve some research scientist definitely seems like it’s right up there with one of the worst. Veronica has two PhDs and a next-to-nothing sex life, so her best friend arranges a male escort as Veronica’s birthday present. When the hunky disgruntled agent shows up, guess who she thinks he is? A hot make-out session and some confused conversation later, Jonathon manages to make his purpose clear, thanks to a little help from some unannounced gunmen. Whatever Penthouse Forum situation Jonathon’s walked into, his only interest is getting Veronica to safety. Sort of. It’s hard to forget rolling around on her bed. With her deep fear of flying, the last thing Veronica wants is to be whisked away in her unknown escort’s helicopter…because she isn’t sure where her heart will land.

Death is a grim reality in the Philippine countryside. For Buck Stardust, it's even worse when he tries to bury the body.Duel at Strolling Ponds is the second installment in The Tales of Katsume Shogoro, masterless samurai, and last surviving member of his family. Shogoro’s quest is to restore his clan’s lost honor, and undo the shame that burdens his soul.Picking up where A Ronin’s Honor left off, Shogoro receives a reply from his nemesis, Matsuo Kaname, regarding his challenge to a warrior’s duel. A date and time is set for the fateful meeting. The location is the Strolling Ponds Garden.Elsewhere, an army of unknown size and intent marches towards Shinano Province.

The last guy to call Maggie a buckle bunny didn't make his eight seconds."Hutchins' Maggie is an irresistible train wreck—you can't help but turn the page to see what trouble she'll get herself into next." Robert Dugoni, #1 Amazon Bestselling Author of My Sister's GraveEvery cowboy at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo is hot for rising music star Maggie Killian. But Maggie is laser focused on her songs, her next show, and her future. She's not going to be any cowboy's buckle bunny.Down-and-out bull rider Hank Sibley needs big money fast, so he strikes a deal with the devil to lose in Cheyenne for cash. When Hank reneges to get Maggie to go out with him, the only thing standing between him and deadly payback is a pissed-off, buckle-wearing Maggie.Buckle Bunny is the USA Today best-selling prequel novella to the trilogy featuring sharp-tongued protagonist Maggie Killian from the addictive What Doesn't Kill You romantic mystery series. If...

The eighth hotly anticipated book in the Elemental Assassin series by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep: it’s Gin Blanco\'s party—and you’ll cry if she wants you to. Red is definitely my color. Good thing, because in my line of work, I end up wearing it a lot. Most people shy away from blood, but for an assassin like me— Gin Blanco, aka the Spider—it’s just part of the job. Still, it would be nice to get a night off, especially when I’m attending the biggest gala event of the summer at Briartop, Ashland’s fanciest art museum. But it’s just not meant to be. For this exhibition of my late nemesis’s priceless possessions is not only the place to be seen, but the place to be robbed and taken hostage at gunpoint as well. No sooner did I get my champagne than a bunch of the unluckiest thieves ever burst into the museum and started looting the place. Unlucky why? Because I brought along a couple of knives in addition to my killer dress. Add these to my Ice and Stone magic, and nothing makes me happier than showing the bad guys why red really is my color.

These fierce rivals propose a merger between their companies...and in the sheets. It's Kianna Alexander's latest 404 Sound novel. She's his biggest rival in the music industry...and his steamiest temptation!Atlanta record executive Pierce Hamilton needs a bold move to prove he's ready to take over his family's legendary studio. The biggest gamble? Revisiting a merger with rival studio 404 Sound. That means wooing CEO Nia Woodson, who's never shown signs of being woo-able.Melting Nia's frosty exterior soon leads to a different kind of merger — a sizzling-between-the-sheets kind! Strictly casual, of course. Two busy music moguls have no time for a relationship. But can their deepening bond, and Pierce's business plan, survive a bombshell revelation that could destroy Nia's family?Mills & Boon Desire — Luxury, scandal, desire — welcome to the lives of the elite.

Life doesn't always take you where you think you should go...it takes you where you need to be. Harry Lawe got a divorce, quit her job and rewrote her life. She left her emotionally distant father's law firm and opened her own pottery studio. Harry's Pottery. She's become a part of the downtown Erie, PA community and things are going fine until the day she finds a dead body in her kiln—a partially cremated dead body in her kiln. She's looking for who-dunnit in order to save her business. She finds an unexpected sidekick in her attorney, Micah McCain. Like her role model, Quincy Mac, Harry's determined to find out who the murderer is. Fans of Jacobs' bestselling Maid in LA series will love her new cozy mystery series, Harry's Pottery Mysteries.