Wild by Kim Pritekel – 263 pages
Zac Mitchell returns after six years on the rails to her life in the woods in Maine, only to discover the young girl that occupied her mind and kept her sane has grown up. Abel Cohen, a 19-year-old college student, who remembers when she played at her parents’ summer cabin as a child, finds that perhaps an old childhood ghost isn’t a ghost at all.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/wild-by-kim-pritekel/
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Zero Ward by Kim Pritekel – 237 pages
World War II was a time of fear, confusion and the renewal of a depression-ravaged country. Danielle Felts, daughter of dairy farmers in the heartland, suffered from her own fear and confusion about her own life, and herself. Determined to make something of her life that didn’t require udders, she makes a drastic decision to join the Navy, becoming Daniel Felts.
Kate Adams is an All-American girl living in San Diego affluence with her wealthy parents. All the money in the world couldn’t curb Kate’s desire to learn and become more than her money-hungry mother could ever be. Made to go to a USO dance by her boy-crazy best friend, Carol, Kate has a chance encounter with the most handsome man she’s ever seen. Unable to get him out of her mind, she tracks him down and falls in love with Daniel Felts.
Zero Ward is an epic story which zig zags its way through thirty years of history, love and loss, only to end up in the greatest love story for two generations.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/zero-ward-by-kim-pritekel/
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Mel And Janice Series by D. J. Belt
The Tomb
Mel and Janice (with a bit of help from their friends) discover and open the tomb of Xena and Gabrielle, but with a twist: unanswered questions are popping up all over, robbers attempt desecration of the tomb, a ghost (?) appears, and the God of War (who is really ticked off) is trying to wreak his vengance on them as they attempt to spirit the remains to Athens. After all, who better to figure out what finally happened to X and G than their twentieth-century alter egos, Mel and Jan?
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/the-tomb-by-d-j-belt/
Tears Of A Goddess
In this sequel to The Tomb, Melinda Pappas and Janice Covington are invited to France by their old friends Mack and Sallie, who have discovered a cache of priceless ancient documents, Gabrielle’s previously unknown writings among them. Jan is confounded by the shocking content of the writings, and the mysterious specter which haunts her as she ponders their puzzle. The papers disappear and Jan is arrested for their theft.
As she languishes in a jail cell, Mel summons help from the shadowy depths of the postwar “intelligence” community. A motley collection of characters emerge to attempt Jan’s rescue as Jan unravels the mystery of Gabrielle’s latter days and the identity of the odd specter which visits her.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/the-tears-of-a-goddess-by-d-j-belt/
The Legacy Of Britannia
In this third of a series of Mel/ Jan stories (after The Tomb and The Tears Of A Goddess), Mel and Jan travel to England, where they join their old friend Mack in a frantic search for Sallie, who has disappeared while excavating the subterranean chambers of an ancient castle. They soon find themselves embroiled in a titanic struggle between good and evil as they strive to solve the mystery of Sallie’s disappearance and lay bare the hidden secrets of the ancient fortress – secrets which are astounding even to Janice and Mel, and which further confirm the truth of the Xena Legends to a skeptical world.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/the-legacy-of-brirannia-by-d-j-belt/
A Bad Day In Algiers
In this fourth in a series of Mel and Jan stories (after The Tomb, The Tears Of A Goddess, and The Legacy Of Britannia), Jan Covington and Mel Pappas chase a stolen artifact to Algiers and find themselves pitted against none other than Ares, god of war, in a fight which threatens Jan’s life, her reputation, and her love with Mel.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/a-bad-day-in-algiers-by-d-j-belt/
The Riddle Of Sappho’s End
In this fifth in a series, Jan Covington and Mel Pappas seek out and excavate the legacy of the great poet Sappho, dealing with a jealous bureaucrat, tomb-robbers, a “curse”, and one of the toughest riddles of their careers: just what caused Sappho’s tragic end, and how were Xena and Gabrielle involved?
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/the-riddle-of-sapphos-end-by-d-j-belt/
A Valentine’s Day Story
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The Legend Of Ambrosia
In this seventh in a series, Mel and Jan reunite with their old friend Alais, go after the legend of ambrosia, and find themselves tangled in a web of ancient dangers as Jan discovers the final answer to a heartbreaking question that’s plagued her for years.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/the-legend-of-ambrosia-d-j-belt/
A Mel and Jan Halloween Story
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/a-mel-and-jan-halloween-story-by-d-j-belt/
Curse Of The Rhinegold
In this ninth installment of the Mel and Jan series, our two favorite girls travel to Europe to receive their Nobel Prize and search for the cursed Rhinegold, with unforseen and potentially tragic results.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/curse-of-the-rhinegold-by-d-j-belt/
The Aegean Mystery
While on an idyllic sailing vacation among the Greek islands, Mel and Jan (accompanied by their old friends Mack and Sallie) become involved in a search for stolen artifacts and find their lives in danger as they strive to unravel The Aegean Mystery.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/the-aegean-mystery-by-d-j-belt/
The Treasure of the Amazons
An astounding discovery in an English archaeological dig propels Mel and Jan into danger and adventure as Jan teams with her ancestor, Gabrielle, in a frantic search for The Treasure of the Amazons and Mel’s rescue from a grim fate
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/the-treasure-of-the-amazons-by-d-j-belt/
Anastasia’s Destiny
A desperate secret from Mel’s past thrusts her and Jan into a swirl of intrigue where present and past are blurred, dispossessed Greek gods thrive, and sinister intent abounds.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/anastasias-destiny-by-d-j-belt/
The Slow Dance of Love
This thirteenth story of the series chronicles Mel and Jan’s very eventful first year together, in 1940-41 Greece. No angry gods, no creepy tombs, no irritating salesmen from New Jersey; just a story about two gals falling deeply in love amidst exciting archaeology and the chaos of war.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/the-slow-dance-of-love-by-d-j-belt/
A Conversation with Gabrielle
In a late-night conversation with Gabrielle, Jan learns of her 12th Century ancestor Wynnfrith: outlaw, huntress, smithy’s apprentice, daughter of nobility, and the first to hold the Covington name.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/a-conversation-with-gabrielle-by-d-j-belt/
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Mulligan Series by KG MacGregor
Mulligan – 24 pages
The days are long and lonely for retired schoolteacher Louise Stevens; that is, until she encounters a certain green-eyed golf pro. Too bad they didn’t hit it off.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/mulligan-by-kg-macgregor/
Mulligan II: In The Rough – 21 pages
It’s a sequel! Mulligan II follows Marty & Lou to the North Carolina mountains, where their romantic adventure continues.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/mulligan-ii-in-the-rough-by-kg-macgregor/
Mulligan III: Teacher’s Pet – 24 pages
In this third story in the Mulligan series, Louise confronts her regrets about hiding her true self from those around her for virtually her entire life. While she vows not to make that same mistake with Marty, a former student inspires her to undo the secrecy of her 31 years with Rhonda Markosky.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/mulligan-iii-teachers-pet-by-kg-macgregor/
Mulligan IV: The Cart Path Not Taken – 20 pages
Marty and Louise enjoy a trip to Palm Springs for The Dinah. Watching history unfold on the LPGA tour, Marty can’t help but envy a young golfer with a bright future, and an old friend with a ringside seat.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/mulligan-iv-the-cart-path-not-taken-by-kg-macgregor/
Mulligan V: Best Ball – 20 pages
The fifth installment in the adventures of Marty and Lou, two women in their sixties celebrating their newfound love.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/mulligan-v-best-ball-by-kg-macgregor/
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Malicious Pursuit – 174 pages
Ruth Ferguson wants a chance at a new life for her daughter and herself, and she’s willing to risk everything to get it. Spencer Rollins wants to stay alive long enough to bring her friend’s murderers to justice. When their desperate lives collide on a rainy night, each one’s fate is delivered to the other’s hands. This is a tale of action and intrigue; trust and sacrifice; and above all, friendship and love.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/malicious-pursuit-by-kg-macgregor/
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The House On Sandstone – 212 pages
Twenty-five years ago, Carly Griffin left Leland, Kentucky, sure that it held nothing for her future. Now weary of living overseas on one consulting project after another, she’s glad to have two months back in Leland to relax with her aging parents. What she didn’t count on was running into Justine Hall again, an old friend of hers, who was now divorced and walking a fine line between sanity and hell. But Carly’s biggest surprise was Leland itself.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/the-house-on-sandstone-by-kg-macgregor/
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The Road From Kilimanjaro – 127 pages
For six months, Mary Kate Sasser trained for the ultimate quest of Uhuru Peak, the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro’s glacial crater. The small-town Southerner was ready for everything – except perhaps for fellow climber Kristin Addison, who had another summit in mind.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/the-road-from-kilimanjaro-by-kg-macgregor/
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Shaken Series by KG MacGregor
Shaken – 156 pages
Luxury car dealer Anna Kaklis and family attorney Lily Stuart meet by fate and work together to overcome an extraordinary challenge. Can their courage also help them conquer their fears of love?
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/shaken-by-kg-macgregor/
Stirred – 127 pages
In the sequel to Shaken, Anna Kaklis and Lily Stuart find their new love tested by dramatic changes in their lives.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/stirred-by-kg-macgregor/
Strained – 150pages
In Shaken, they fell in love. In Stirred, that love was tested and reaffirmed. Now in Strained, LA car dealer Anna Kaklis and family attorney Lily Stuart face new questions about family and future. Very low on the angst-meter.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/strained-by-kg-macgregor/
Anna’s Christmas – 9 pages
In this very short holiday vignette, we revisit the characters of the Shaken series. Anna Kaklis has a whole new perspective on Christmas this year, as she takes stock of the impact five-year-old Andy has had on her life with Lily.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/annas-christmas-by-kg-macgregor/
I Told You So – 7 pages
Here’s a chance to look in on Anna & Lily from the Shaken series. Their son Andy is a first grader now, and bursting with excitement at the chance to play Mighty Mite football. Anna thinks it’s a great idea, but Lily’s worried that the undersized boy will get hurt.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/i-told-you-so-by-kg-macgregor/
Blood Of My Blood – 5 pages
In another vignette for the Kaklis family, Anna tackles Andy’s doubts about what it means to be a family.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/blood-of-my-blood-by-kg-macgregor/
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After Montana Series by Wendy Arthur
CJ and Kate can be found at Wendy’s After Montana Site
http://marshallcarson.wordpress.com/
After The Storm
When Special Agent CJ Carson took a long overdue vacation into the Rocky Mountains, she never anticipated finding Kate Marshall, a strong, determined actress… in the middle of a snow storm. Lives thrown together in the strangest of ways, they fell in love. But CJ’s worst nightmare just won’t go away.
After The Honeymoon
Special Agent CJ Carson and Hollywood actress Kate Marshall are back. After their wedding, everyday life takes over once again and they find themselves a little more involved in an FBI case than they’d like to be. And just how far back does it go?
After Vermont
Life goes on for CJ and Kate as they continue on a blissful wedded journey. Work is busy for both actress and FBI agent. They are happy and together, supporting one another on the everyday path of business and pleasure. But life’s path always has a bump or two. Doesn’t it?
Aftermath
CJ and Kate’s lives are busy as they approach the holiday season, each of them hoping for some time off. But as CJ deals with one of the worst cases of her career, Kate proves that she is strong in more ways than one. Learning life’s lessons can be tough as the darkness threatens to take hold of the agent. But can Kate hold it all together?
After So Long
Our dynamic duo are better than ever. Good relationship, good jobs, good friends, good times. Not everyone is so lucky and when a fourteen year long case comes across CJ’s desk, involving someone she loves, the agent decides that a little friendly meddling is in order and enlists her wife to help.
After The Damage Was Done
When another piece of the set collapses at the Olympian Studios, the police begin an investigation and CJ Carson’s life is turned upside down. Will Kate’s resilience and strength help them both make it through one of the worst weeks of their lives? Can CJ deal with her fear and her anger? Will the adoption run smoothly after the damage is done?
After The Last Time
Life is moving along for the newly enlarged Carson family. Adjusting to one another is a learning process for everyone, and so very worth the effort. But when a dangerous convict who was captured by the Specialist Serial Homicide Unit escapes custody, CJ takes some slightly drastic measures to protect her loved ones. Will it be enough?
After A Carson Family Christmas (short-episode)
If you had asked CJ Carson five years ago what her perfect big family Christmas would be like, she would never have been able to imagine an answer. But now, here it is… with a few laughs thrown in!
After They’re Gone
* Please read the warning! *
Work, work, work. There just aren’t enough hours in the day. CJ is trying to keep her head above water and Kate is drowning in all kinds of stress, both of them still trying to cope on their own as the strain takes its toll. Is it time to re-evaluate life? Something’s got to give…
After Jack
As Kate Carson’s third Wedding Anniversary comes around, she is thinking about life, counting her blessings and living in the moment. Jack Bannerman is thinking about drinking, counting his hangovers and living in an alcohol-induced fog. When they both return to work and end up caught in the crossfire, will Jack be a hero or a coward?
After A Day At School (mini-episode)
What happens during a normal evening in the Carson household? Wait… what’s a ‘normal’ evening?
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Hey, Idiot by J. A. Zollicoffer
Hey, Idiot (Poem)
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/hey-idiot-by-j-a-zollicoffer/
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The Gardener by Lace Priest – 45 pages
A woman finds herself attracted to her lady gardener.
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Life Class by Littlespit – 22 pages
A school project turns into a life changing experience. Sometimes life comes and smacks you in the face…in the best of ways.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-fx
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by Littlespit – 65 pages
In part one Darlene and Teri have been neighbors for months. Both Teri and her infant daughter Lucy adore their attractive neighbor. This is the story of how two neighbors become bosom buddys and much much more. In part two, titled, Another Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood Darlene and Teri take the commandment “Love Thy Neighbor” to the extreme. In the third, and final part, A Beautiful Addition To The Neighborhood, Darleen, Teri, and now three year old Lucy, old wounds are re-opened and healing finally begins as a new addition brings family and extended family together in a most unusual way.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-ft
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Second Generation by Littlespit – 41 pages
A romantic tale of love and friendship rediscovered, and all by the grace of the gods and a second generation of an angelic, green-eyed blonde and her blue-eyed lonely dark haired new friend.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-fv
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Chance Encounter by Littlespit – 54 pages
A story about how a chance encounter can ultiimately fulfill every fantasy…and then some.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-fp
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Warriors of the Heart by BadSquirrel – 173 pages
Rachel is an undercover cop working as a stripper to infiltrate a drug ring. She feels alone, isolated and inadequate to the task, but she is driven to succeed despite her fears and uncertainties. Stevie is a successful young woman, but she is an innocent when it comes to the world. She is struggling to keep the love of her family, but she is making her way alone: inventing herself as she goes along. Deception, secrets, intolerance and evil are conspiring against them. Can they fend off the shadows and make a connection? It all starts with a lap dance.
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/warriors-of-the-heart-by-badsquirrel-2/
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One Good Memory by BadSquirrel – 169 pages
Can a chance meeting and sharing of souls become a lifetime of love? Or will the past hobble a heart with fear?
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/one-good-memory-by-badsquirrel/
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Shine by BadSquirrel – 200 pages
Maureen Baird has been listening the the velvet voice of Shine Avery on the radio for years. When they meet, there is a connection for them both. But can they overcome their fears, regrets and an old love to find a future in each other?
https://thestoreelounge.wordpress.com/authors/shine-by-badsquirrel/
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The Uninvited by Deb – 110 pages
This story takes place in 1703 and is about a French Princess who is on her way to an arranged marriage in Spain. It has adventure, romance and a cute little dog that everyone is sure to fall in love with.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-gc
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The Starry Sky by Bibbit – 100 pages
Old friends reunite and face a stalker and personal crises.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-g9
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Why Are You Here? by My Osage – 17 pages
What if Xena and Gabrielle realized their true feelings for each other from the beginning?
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-g4
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Another Amazon Princess by My Osage – 19 pages
Gabrielle is a content, competent Amazon Princess and Xena is every Amazon’s fantasy. Can they can ignore their instant mutual attraction?
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-g2
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The Burning Tree by Karen Malevich – 140 pages
A thriller set in New Zealand.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-go
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With All of My Heart by Catherine Burke – 265 pages
Doctor Holly Graham was going through the motions. Taught to rely on no one but herself, she toiled through medical school and settled into a position at one of Baltimore’s top trauma centers. Tracy Campbell had looks, a career, a loving family and loyal friends. Yet, her love life was lacking. Pursued by many a suitor, she never found what she was looking for until a snowy night on a Maryland highway.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-gu
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America’s Sweetheart by Catherine Burke – 219 pages
Retired Olympian Gwen Lerner lands in Detroit and comes face to face with her former girlfriend. Still questioning the reason they separated, Gwen wants answers and to get a friendship back. Keegan Garry left the Olympic team under a cloud of mystery and intrigue. Since then she has struggle to get her life back on track. Just when she thinks she’s done that, Gwen shows up and derails. Can two women who once loved each other find way to heal their broken hearts and love again?
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-gx
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Courageous Hearts by T. Stratton – 53 pages
Officer Dell Marshall is tormented by terrible memories of the murder of her family and abandonment by her former lover. A lost love forces DR. Sydney Kent to seek a new start far from her past. When fate reunites them, will a nightmare from the past destroy them?
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-gZ
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To Protect Trilogy by T. Stratton
To Protect and Serve by T. Stratton – 79 pages
Tyler Jones is hired by BJ Stanton to protect her from a deranged stalker. Unable to fight the connection she feels, Tyler falls in love with BJ. Will Tyler be able to keep the woman she loves away from a man who is willing to kill to be close to her?
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To Protect My Heart by T. Stratton – 83 pages
Tyler and BJ are back for more adventures. While BJ is away, Tyler tries to save a woman from herself. and her abuser.
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To Protect My Soul by T. Stratton – 49 pages
Part 3 in the Protect trilogy.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-haect Trilogy by T. Stratton
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Breaking The Silence by T. Stratton – 85 pages
A mute girl works on a ranch with her uncle. Can the ranch owner’s daughter help the girl find her voice again?
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-h4
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Torn To Pieces by T. Stratton – 114 pages
A woman is hired to protect her ex partner and their two children from the overbearing grandfather. It’s challenge when the children have no idea that their protector is really their other mother.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-h7
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Raging Horses by T. Stratton – 173 pages
Jordan Martin realizes that she needs more than work to make her life complete. When she gets a letter from one of her late Grandmother’s friends she decided that it’s a perfect time to visit. Hoping to find some peace and quiet Jordan along with her friend Mary travel to see Marge Wilson. That’s not what she finds after she gets there. Between fist fights and fires she falls in love with a small blonde who just happens to own the ranch.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-h1
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The Nearest Distant Shore Series by Little Mac
The Nearest Distant Shore by Little Mac – 187 pages
On the trail of a serial killer, Detective Morgan Sumners meets Kathryn Peterson, the woman who inherited the house next door from her aunt Janice Covington. Sparks fly from the onset, and the tension mounts as Kathryn gets embroiled in Morgans’ case.
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Swimming For Shore by Little Mac – 183 pages
The sequel to The Nearest Distant Shore, has the profiler and her love stalked by the serial killer who they thought was caught.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-gK
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Critical by Fingersmith – 178 pages
Restaurant owner, Claire Connolly, initially believes Jennifer Cartwright collapses on purpose to see how she will cope with the situation. But it soon comes to light that someone is behind it all and is not going to stop until he exacts his revenge on the dark haired food critic. Bring in Fiona Houghton – smart and willing to go the extra mile. It isn’t long before she is on the trail of a man intent on destruction, and he doesn’t care who he destroys along the way. A tale of murder, kidnapping, and devastating obsession. How on earth can something as fragile as blossoming love come from this? Simple. Love is stronger than everything. Isn’t it?
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-eJ
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Dwelling In The Past by Fingersmith – 134 pages
Abbie Jameson needs to escape her life. A writer with no muse, and a marriage with no love. She retreats to Yorkshire in a bid to find her true self. But the ‘self’ she finds is not what she was expecting. Only the dark, enigmatic Kate Thomas can help her discover the truth.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-eL
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Fin de Siècle by Fingersmith – 37 pages
Charly Warde’s life took a plunge the day she found out her parents had died. Everything seemed to stop existing. Working in a dead end job, Charly meets a strange woman – a woman she believes is in her imagination. But is there something more to this woman than meets the eye? Could there be an element of the supernatural surrounding her? Or is Charly losing her mind?
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-eN
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October by Fingersmith
October by Fingersmith – 48 pages
Libby Armitage doesn’t believe in things that go bump in the night. She also doesn’t believe that Jennifer Darby and her have anything in common. But a night vigil at the Falstaff Experience is enough for her to doubt more than her sanity.
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October Part II by Fingersmith – 55 pages
Sequel to October.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-eU
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Miracle by Fingersmith – 246 pages
There are always two sides to every story. Well, actually there are three. Yours, mine, and more importantly, the truth. It all depends on what you want to believe, want to see, and who to trust. After years of not taking responsibility for her actions, Stephanie Stevenson realises she has become the woman she never wanted to be. Quitting her job as a reporter, she moves to Bassenthwaite, Cumbria, in an attempt to start over. Four years later, a beautiful woman moves into the cottage next to hers. Could she be the answer to Stephanie’s prayers? Or will the arrival of her new neighbour dig up the reporter’s past? A past Stephanie believes is best left buried?
Erin Mason is not the average woman-next-door. She, too, holds secrets that are craving to raise their head once again. Could Stephanie be the one to unlock the memories? Or is it the other way around? Two women: one story. Their story.
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Homecoming Series by CN Winters
Homecoming – 60 pages
Xena and Gabrielle travel to the island of Lesbo to help Sappho and the people there track down the killer who’s unleashed a reign of terror there. In the process warrior and bard begin to give in to feelings they’ve been to scared to ever admit before.
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Coming Home – 66 pages
Xena and Gabrielle return from the island of Lesbo – anxious to tell their friends and family about their joining there. Among the different reactions to the news, one in particular, from an unsuspecting source, will suddenly turn their world upside down, threatening the bond they’ve forged together and cruelly denying them the simple comfort of each other.
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Home Sweet Home – 64 pages
This story is set five years after the warrior and bard first join. It is a time they remember with a bittersweet sadness now, at a loss to understand the distance growing between them despite the love still burning in their hearts. Determined to find a solution, however, the two head for the Amazon Nation and into the ancient equivalent of…marriage counseling
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-hZ
No Place Like Home – 63 pages
Part 4 of the Homecoming Series
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-hW
Home at Last – 50 pages
The final installment of the Homecoming Series
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-hU
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Conquering Heroine by CN Winters and Amy – 110 pages
An unusual Conqueror tale. Gabrielle is the conqueror that Xena tries to turn back into her bard. But Gabrielle is not that easily changed. She is a savvy, and at times ruthless ruler that is going to need more than a few heart-felt words, and tender touches to turn her around. It doesn’t help Xena’s efforts that Gabrielle has a wife by the name of Najara, who has formadable fighting skills.
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-hR
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Sweetwater Saga by Mickey Minner
Sweetwater 94 pages
Jesse has been forced to find her own way in life when her parents literally sell the family ranch out from under her. Jennifer has followed her dreams and traveled over a thousand miles to avoid living the life her father had planned for her. When their paths cross in the small frontier town of Sweetwater, Jesse is being framed for rustling cattle and soon finds herself facing a lynch mob. Jennifer feels compelled to come to Jesse’s assistance, a woman she barely knows. Can they uncover the evidence to clear Jesse’s name in time to save not only her life but also the chance to explore the growing feelings they are experiencing for each other?
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-ix
Bannack – 88 pages
In the sequel to Sweetwater, when a friend receives disturbing news, Jesse and Jennifer travel to Bannack to check it out. On the way, they make an unexpected discovery that forces them to reconsider their future. Bannack holds more surprises for the couple and they decide that returning home is the best course of action. But, will they make it back to Sweetwater alive?
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Bozeman – 59 pages
Bozeman continues the story of Jesse and Jennifer started in Sweetwater and continued in Bannack. Jennifer’s father arrives in Sweetwater to take her back east to an arranged marriage. Can Jesse keep her family together? Will Jennifer fight her father only to loose something more important?
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Rolling Thunder – 300 pages
As Jesse and Jennifer return to life in the town of Sweetwater, Montana Territory, they face new adventures when both their adopted daughter, KC, and the town begin to grow. And, has Jennifer’s father returned to the east for good?
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-ip
Fireweed – 120 pages
Jesse and Jennifer are having trouble balancing the responsibilities of Jennifer’s teaching position, running the ranch and the Silver Slipper and finding time for themselves and their children. Will an old friend offer a solution? In Fireweed, the women struggle with their growing family, the growing town of Sweetwater and a danger that neither of them could have ever imagined. Will their love continue to hold them together?
http://wp.me/P3Qr5Y-il
Broken Arrow – 140 pages
Jesse and Jennifer Branson are back in Broken Arrow, the next installment of the The Sweetwater Saga. More changes are coming to the valley they call home. What effect will these changes have on Sweetwater and on Jesse and Jennifer? And how will they cope with another change to their family?
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KC and Grumps: Short Stories in the Sweetwater Saga – 50 pages
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KC and Grump 1
While Jesse is away from the ranch, KC decides to help her grandfather. What could possible go wrong?
KC and Grump 2
KC shows her grandfather that not everything is useless.
KC and Grump 3
KC shows her grandfather that snow can be fun.
KC and Grumps 4
KC lends a helping hand.
KC and Grumps 5
KC picks out a Christmas tree.
KC and Grumps 6
It’s time for a fishing trip.
KC and Grumps 7
It’s time for a lesson in learning.
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The Long Road Home by Kim Pritekel – 86 pages
Sean, a successful bookstore owner, has run from her past her entire life, and now she is going to her father’s funeral, dreading the demons she knows she’ll face. Jenny, an abused housewife for the past ten years is trying to run from her present. Together, maybe, just maybe they can find their future.
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Montana Journey by Amelia Sedley – 110 pages
It’s 1910, and Jesse Tyson is working a man’s job in western Montana for the newly created Forest Service. Jesse isn’t happy when she’s ordered to guide a woman writer from the East to Lost Soldier Butte. Reluctantly she travels to meet Annie Thomas and their horseback journey across Montana begins. They’re not long on the trail before they recognize their growing attraction for each other. Together they face trigger happy cowboys, a murderous trapper and a huge forest fire. In part two a gang of poachers is causing big problems in Mountains to the Sun National Park. Annie and Jesse are assigned the job of stopping them. They quickly discover poachers aren’t their only challenge as they join a pack trip of dudes in the park.
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The Conqueror Series by LJ Maas
Tale One Journey’s End- 195 Pages
This Xena is not the dark ruler from many Conqueror stories. It is rather the
story of that same dark Warrior after she has ruled Greece and the surrounding
lands for twenty years or so. She has come to the point in her life where she is
trying to change, for many reasons…enter slave, Gabrielle. The Lord
Conqueror’s new slave, a submissive and frightened young woman, holds the power
to change Xena, if only she can muster the spirit.
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Tale Two: The Petal of The Rose – 270 Pages
Xena’s son shows up, and with him comes an internal struggle that will challenge
Xena’s willpower. To keep the old conqueror at bay.
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Tale Three: Time’s Fell Hand – 600 Pages
As always, the Conqueror is rather like having a Bengal tiger for a pet. She has
come a long way since meeting Gabrielle, but Xena will never be considered tame,
by any means. She has her ferocious moments just as she has the domesticated
ones. Lying just beneath the surface of this complicated woman lies the Beast,
Ares’ curse upon the one-time Warrior Princess.
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The Queen Series by LJ Maas
To Become A Queen – 85 pages
In this “first time” story, a brutal attack on Gabrielle leaves Xena and Gabrielle to recuperate in the Amazon village, as their hidden dreamscapes threaten to tear Warrior and Bard apart.
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Quest For A Queen – 125 pages
Xena must fend off her past against mortals and Gods to rescue the other half of her soul. At the same time, Gabrielle must complete her own Quest to find out who she is as a woman, a bard, a lover & friend, most importantly, as an Amazon Queen.
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The Heart Of A Queen – 140 pages
Before they are to be joined in front of the eyes of the Amazon Nation, an old flame comes back into Xena’s life. Will an old lover be able to tempt the Warrior to step across the line of fidelity? Gabrielle must deal with this very real threat to her future, while at the same time the young Queen must also find a way to face her own heritage, finally revealed by her mother.
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The Queen Of My Heart – 122 pages
A deadly sickness sweeps through the Amazons until even their Queen is afflicted with the unknown fever. The only thing that can save an entire Nation is the Elixir of Life, a liquid with the ability to heal the ills of any mortal or God. Xena, along with her friends Eponin and Autolycus, embark on a quest for the Elixir, which can restore the Amazons, but the potion is being closely guarded on the island of Delos. Along the way, Xena reminisces to herself about her wife. It is through the Warrior’s eyes that we get to see how she met and traveled with the young woman from Potidaea, the woman that has become the Queen of her Heart.
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Happy Anniversary, Gabrielle – 25 pages
The Summer Solstice is Xena and Gabrielle’s first anniversary and this just happens to be the Warrior’s present to her bard. It also takes care of one of Xena’s biggest desires, to have been Gabrielle’s first lover. So, what would happen if Xena had the ability to go back to that day? You know the infamous one when Perdicus asked Gabrielle to marry him? Would said Warrior finally swallow her pride and tell the bard about her feelings, or will she allow history to repeat itself?
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Happy Anniversary, Xena – 30 pages
This is the Bard’s present to her Warrior. Turnabout is fair play, as they say, and Gabrielle has a surprise for Xena. We’ve seen what can happen within the dreamscape when two people try to relive an event in the past. Things don’t always go as planned. Gabrielle is ecstatic about the gift that Xena gave her. So, what about Xena’s first time? The young Queen begins to wonder what would have happened that summer that Xena turned sixteen, if the bard actually met her wife as that young woman.
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To Walk The Path Of A Queen – 220 pages
Gabrielle and Xena go through a dark period, do they come out of it unscathed?
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The Perfect Gift – 22 pages
Gabrielle’s pregnant and learning to cope with her godly powers with Ares as her mentor. Xena is bored and enlists little Tai to have a little fun at the expense of Ares. And warlords are making everyone miserable. A typical day in Amazonia.
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Resistance by Della Street – 92 pages
Gabrielle, a revolutionary leader, comes face to face with Xena the Conqueror, and the Conqueror finds herself captivated by the spirited young woman.
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Toward the Sunset by Della Street – 53 pages
A school “marm” meets a woman outlaw forced to spend two weeks in town while her horse heals.
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A Simple Twist of Fate by Rosemary – 20 Pages
A long-time slave already, the young woman from Potidaea doesn’t expect her life to be any different as she waits to be purchased by the next warlord but different indeed it starts to be as soon as she becomes the property of the Destroyer of Nations. Gentle despite her toughness and caring despite her cruelty, the warlord starts to win over the slave, enveloping Gabrielle in a
passion so fierce that soon nothing else matters and as one heart surrenders, another is finally conquered.
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Ripples In Time – with cbar
Limburg, The Netherlands, 100 AD. The Roman conqueror occupies a large part of the Lowlands. Even though times are peaceful, underneath the surface opposition brews and occasionally the Romans have to fight a rebel army. In this setting, Mor and Isa meet, when Isa is running for her life. The dark, seclusive Mor saves Isa’s life, not anticipating the impact that will have on her life. She had a mission. Will she be able to carry it out?
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The Reef Series by Lois Kay
The Reef – 300 pages
A story about love long lost, friendship,hate, greed, choices and courage. Sam and Jody have not seen each other for years, torn apart by dramatic events that changed their lifes forever. Accidently they meet again…will they be able to restore what they once had? Or will they have to be satisfied with being ‘just friends’? Who is trying to destroy ‘The Reef’? Can they be stopped? At what cost?
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Murrook Farm – 249 pages
This is a sequel to The Reef. Jody and Sam are married and are enjoying each other,their life and being close to their family and friends. But a sudden turn of events brings danger to them all. Is the love strong enough? What about the friendship? And the nerves…?
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Christmas Special Delivery – 51 pages
Sam and Jody have invited their friends and family to celebrate Christmas with them, at Murrook Farm. But do all the guests that show up have an invitation? Some of them are a little…unexpected. Others are struggling with…things, to be able to…make it at all. But they all have one thing in common: they want to be home for the Holidays, to celebrate a special Christmas together.
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Booyong Mountain – 287 pages
This story is a sequel to The Reef and Murrook Farm. Stevens Inc. has invested in an old, run-down rainforest resort and Sam Stevens has hired conservation biologist Robin Adams to manage the property. But, as Fiona McDonnell soon discovers, Robin Adams is not who she says she is. Is she? And who is the mysterious black clad stranger Fiona saw sneaking around in the forest? And what are Sam and Trishia hiding from the rest of the family?
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The Grand Old Lady – 14 pages
A Valentine’s Day story.
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Vanishing Act – 12 pages
A Halloween story.
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Storm Chaser by Kim Pritekel – 65 pages
Dale meets Sutton, a woman with an unusual ability. For reasons that Dale hasn’t discovered yet, Sutton must follow the storms.
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Banshee’s Honor by sHaYcH – 290 pages
Born a half-elf, Azhani Rhu’len earned the love and trust of the people of Y’Dan, becoming the kingdom’s warleader. Just when all her dreams were about to be fulfilled, treachery stole everything that she loved. Now, landless, loveless and broken near to death, all she clings to is the hope of regaining her honor. Struggling to heal, Azhani discovers that an ancient evil threatens the land she once called home. Will she abandon her quest for honor to save Y’Dan, or will she turn her back on the people who cast her out?
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Licit Cusp by Weebod – 280 pages
This story begins in September 1986. Shona MacLeod, an eighteen year old from a small Island off the west coast of Scotland is leaving home for the first time to study at university. This is the story of her struggle to cope with a domineering father and her attraction to a woman she meets in the city.
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Her Gabrielle by Della Street and Her Gabrielle: A Response
Her Gabrielle by Della Street – 9 pages
Blood was never spilled in the episode “Remember Nothing” so the former slave Gabrielle gets a chance to know the innkeeper Xena.
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Her Gabrielle: A Response by Rebecca Hall – 10 pages
A continuation of Della Street’s “Her Gabrielle”. Xena begins to realize that, despite her best efforts, there is only one way to make Gabrielle’s past life as a slave “go away”.
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One Day The Heavens Opened And Sent Me An Angel by JS Connolly – 45 pages
This is the story of Riley, a security guard, who’s heart aches for the love she has yet to find, and Cass, a new truck driver who may be the answer to her prayers. In part 2 Our Love Is Written On The Wind, there is a Valentine’s Day theme. Cass and Reilly have been together for 2 years now and as Valentine’s Day approaches Riley has a special present for Cass that will change both of their lives. This is the sequel to ‘One Day the Heavens Opened and Sent me an Angel.’
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Full Moon by Kim Pritekel – 50 pages
What happens when a threesome goes wrong, and your partner falls for the invited guest?
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Top 10 For The Week
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R’Place by Minerva – 382 pages
Gabrielle meets Tara, a tall brunette, at a bar. Hotness ensues.
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Linger by Minerva – 150 pages
Two women, one homeless, the other barely making it, are down on their luck and the world in general find each other. As their bond gets stronger, they change each other and restore hope.
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Eye Of The Beholder by Kim Pritekel – 57 pages
Meet Juliet Ross and Megan Oliver – one a beautiful and bitchy former model the other a young, innocent and blind journalist with the task of putting together an article on Juliet.
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Shadows by Ladyhawke
Shadows by Ladyhawke – 20 pages
Lee and Katlin are caught in a situation they never would have dreamed of going near in a million years… But their need to be together ignores the high price and pain it will cause if they are discovered. Together they begin an affair, living in shadows, grabbing and holding on to each precious moment. Two years down the line the emotional cost on both of them is starting to reveal that one of them wants more…
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Inferno by Ladyhawke – 170 pages
The continuing story of Kaitlan and Lee; Their life, their love and their secrets.
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Essence by Ladyhawke
Essence by Ladyhawke – 320 pages
A killer is on the loose. Detective Rhimes and partner are doing everything to catch him.But still the ‘Tooth Fairy’ claims another victim. Getting no where fast on the case, Detective Rhimes Captain wants a psychic to help. Now the problem is to convince the psychic, Miss Newton, a woman with a painful past, to help catch a killer. But what if not only can the psychic see the killer, but the killer can see her.
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Embers by Ladyhawke – 245 pages
This is a sequel to Essence. An arsonist is on the loose…. Within his fires he starts leaving signs to follow. Will, Jenny and Newton return from her self imposed exile to help on the case…. Or will the tragic events from a year ago, keep her running? And can she ever find peace again.
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Daughter of Egypt by Shadowriter – 117 pages
Daryl Bromley is an English orphan on the streets of Cairo, who is forced to steal to survive. After being caught with her hand in the wrong pocket, she is rescued by Ashayt Kemshet, an Egyptian who is more than she seems. Ashayt offers Daryl a proposition – steal something for her, and she’ll never have to go back to the streets. It’s a deal that will not only change Daryl’s life, but her entire perception of reality.
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