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Most Ardently An Austen-Inspired Christmas Collection Genre: Historical Romance With Stories by: Sheena Austin, Margo Bond Collins, Debra-Ann Kummoung, Sophie Bellabone, Deborah E Pearson, Charlene Johnson, Susan Burdorf, Claire O’Dare, Ivy Hearne

“This is quite the season indeed for friendly meetings. At Christmas every body invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather. I was snowed up at a friend’s house once for a week. Nothing could be pleasanter.” ~Emma Join New York Times, USA Today, and International bestselling authors as they share stories inspired by Jane Austen to fill your Yuletide with love and joy. From a Regency holiday in Austen’s own home to modern stories with a supernatural twist, Most Ardently brings you the best of Austen-inspired holiday fiction, including a haunted modern-day Northanger academy dorm, a vampiric surprise at a holiday ball, a contemporary dating-app-savvy Emma with a brand-new Knightley, a surprise cast of zombies, and a demon set loose in Jane Austen’s world. Mincemeat pies, Christmas puddings, Boxing Day and Twelfth Night will never be the same again! So light a Yule log, hang a kissing bough of evergreen and mistletoe, and settle in for a long winter’s read as you reconnect with your favorite Austen characters and settings in all-new new stories. Scroll up and one-click to preorder this holiday collection now for the special preorder price of only 99c! “On one side was a table occupied by some chattering girls, cutting up silk and gold paper; and on the other were trestles and trays, bending under the weight of brawn and cold pies, where riotous boys were holding high revel; the whole completed by a roaring Christmas fire, which seemed determined to be heard in spite of the noise of the others.” ~Persuasion **Pre-order for only .99cents!!**Add to GoodreadsAmazon * Books2Read

Sheena Austin is the author of Returning to Mr. Darcy, Alexandria, Journey of the Heart, and Disillusionments of the Heart. A lover of all romance, fantasy, cat whisperer, and Kermit obsessed, the author currently lives in Virginia with her boyfriend and two cats. She is a Special Education teacher and aspires to win the lottery one day and to have a lifetime of pizza and cheez-its so she would no longer have to cook or do the dishes ever again. Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestselling author Margo Bond Collins is a former college English professor who, tired of explaining the difference between “hanged” and “hung,” turned to writing romance novels instead. (Sometimes her heroines kill monsters, too.) She also writes under the alter ego of Ivy Hearne. Website * Facebook * Facebook * Twitter Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

Debra-Ann Kummoung I fell in love with Pride & Prejudice when I read it in high school. Something about that time – the courtly manners of society, the clothing, and so many other things. Don’t get me a wrong, I’m a modern girl and wouldn’t last a day without my modern conveniences, but I can still fantasize about that time period. My husband is my inspiration for Mr. Darcy & Colonel Fitzwilliam (when the good colonel appears in one of my books). My husband has the manners of Darcy but has been a military man like the colonel – so I got both in one man. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

Sophie, whether with Kernstock or Bellabone pen name, is from the land of thousands of lakes, home of Santa Claus, and technology giant Nokia, also known as Finland. At age 24 she was bitten by the publishing bug in her native tongue. The bug bit so fiercly that she made her mission to publish all her future stories to wider audience just year after. That she did, and now at 25 her first book written in English is in preorder. Born and rased with finnish sisu, and beaten in shape with sauna birch leaf brooms, Sophie writes Fantasy and Horror. No genre will be safe from her vigilant and witty writing style though. She will be providing all kinds of stories from short and sweet to long and gritty. None with romantic sub plot though. She focuses on platonic friendships, epic battles beyond tonsil fencing, and the endless ideas leading to world beyond imagination. In short, her muse is obiviously in drugs and needs intervention. Soon she’ll also add Sci- Fi/Dystopian into her fresh list of books and invites in new pen name to the Sophiesphere circle of things. Website * Facebook * Instagram * Pinterest * Amazon * Goodreads

Deborah E. Pearson found her love of Jane Austen’s work when she was 15 by watching the 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Andrew Davies, Over the following years she not only read Miss Austen’s books multiple times but also read several fan fiction books, which led her to begin writing her own Jane Austen Fan Fiction in 2010 as she wished to have a Darcy that fitted the way she saw him. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Amazon * Goodreads

Charelne Johnson is a Waynesburg, Pennsylvania native. She went to Waynesburg High School and graduated Cum Laude from Waynesburg College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts. Currently lives in Sacramento, California where she spent the last 33 years working at Northrop Grumman. Books have always been her passion. She started reading at an early age and progressed to full-length books by age nine. The first supernatural book series she read was Dark Shadows, and it sparked her interest in all things paranormal, with a spicy touch of romance mixed in for good measure. She also started writing poetry in grade school and continues to do so today. Being an avid reader, the consummate daydreamer and an incurable romantic with a Cinderella complex, she started creating her own characters and story lines because she realized she had her own stories to tell. She is married to John, who believes she can do anything. She has a son, Ty; a daughter, Danika; and four beautiful grandchildren, Aries, Victoria, Maya, and Tobias. Besides reading and writing, she also enjoys photography, travel, music, and great movies. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

Susan Burdorf is an avid reader, photographer and lover of all things sparkly. Writing is a passion that is only quenched when THE END is written on the last page of a manuscript. Nothing says home to her, though, like the presence of her family. Susan encourages you to correspond with her and is available for public appearances at schools and conferences. Facebook * Twitter * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

A librarian and researcher by day, Claire O’Dare writes Regency and contemporary romances at night. Facebook * Twitter * Amazon * Goodreads

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The Puppet Master by Ronald S. Barak Genre: Thriller, Suspense

What would YOU do if they took everything you had, your family, your home, your business, your dignity, even—perhaps—your sanity? S. Barak’s latest, The Puppet Master, prequel to The Amendment Killer, and the second in the Brooks/Lotello Thriller Series, is a gripping story of a political system gone awry—and those who feel compelled to fix it. “ Have you ever killed anyone? I have. I’ll do it again. If I need to.” Three prominent political leaders in Washington, D.C., murdered in as many days. Not a plausible story premise? What about the real world villain who recently mailed a series of pipe bombs to a number of prominent political figures? Ripped from the headlines? Barak gives new meaning to the word “timely.” The Puppet Master isn’t ripped from the headlines; written first, it forecast the headlines that followed! The Puppet Master begins with a bang. Literally. Three of them. Not a page wasted. Capitol Hill panics. Who will be next? Others whisper that our political leaders are only getting what they deserve. Anxious to see who will be next. And why. Crafty D.C. homicide detective Frank Lotello is tasked to find the killer. Cliff Norman, a local businessman with ample motive, is arrested. Politicians breathe a sigh of relief. However, when Lotello discovers a disturbing White House connection, he suspects Norman may not be what he appears to be. Things may not be what they appear to be. Norman’s trial commences in the courtroom of savvy D.C. trial court judge Cyrus Brooks. An angry nation rallies behind Norman. The jury debates whether Norman’s actions may be legally justified by a rampant abuse of political trust, and threatens to unravel the very fabric of our dysfunctional government. In an unprecedented and questionable manner that may destroy their respective careers, Lotello quietly approaches Brooks and they form a secret alliance to uncover the truth in this classic whodunnit mystery. Before it’s too late. Blurring fiction and reality, The Puppet Master will have you dangling from the first page to the very last. “One of the year’s best thrillers!” –Best Thriller Magazine “First The Amendment Killer, now The Puppet Master, whenever Barak brings it, the result is always the same, tense, timely and terrific!” –Lee Child, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of the Jack Reacher novels Add to Goodreads Amazon * Apple * B&N * Kobo

Described by his readers as a cross between Agatha Christie, Lee Child, and John Lescroart, bestselling author Ron Barak keeps his readers flipping the pages into the wee hours of the night. While he mostly lets his characters tell his stories, he does manage to get his licks in too. Barak derives great satisfaction in knowing that his books not only entertain but also stimulate others to think about how things might be, how people can actually resolve real-world problems. In particular, Barak tackles the country’s dysfunctional government representatives–not just back-seat driving criticism for the sake of being a back-seat driver, but truly framing practical remedies to the political abuse and corruption adversely affecting too many people’s lives today. Barak’s extensive legal background and insight allow him to cleverly cross-pollinate his fiction and today’s sad state of political reality. Ron and his wife, Barbie, and the four-legged members of their family reside in Pacific Palisades, California. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

PROLOGUE
Undated
There are 117 sitting trial court judges in Washington, DC. Judge Cyrus Brooks always thought
of himself as among the best of them. Lately, however, he was beginning to wonder.
It used to be if you were unhappy about something, you’d write to your congressman. If he
ignored you, then you wouldn’t vote for him the next time around. You’d vote for the other guy.
Maybe, you’d even campaign for the other guy.
But what if the problem you’re unhappy about is your congressman? What if you think he isn’t
doing his job? What if you think he’s on the take, corrupt? And what if the other guy is just as
bad? Then what?
Brooks knew you couldn’t just go out and shoot someone because you’re unhappy. Let alone
shoot a bunch of other people. People you don’t even know.
Or could you?
More and more, there are those today who seem quite willing to do precisely that, to kill
complete strangers just . . . because.
That was the crux of what had been troubling Brooks of late. What if one of those killers was
arrested, and ended up in his courtroom? Could he assure both the people of Washington, DC
and the accused alike a fair and proper trial? Could he remain impartial, and objective?
Brooks wondered if all his recent doubts meant it was time for him to step down, to retire. Pass
the baton to someone else.
But he waited too long.

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Violet Souls The Evoxian Legacies #1 by Abbey MacMunn Genre: Fantasy Romance

While searching for clues to her past, single mother Bree Mills discovers a subculture of aliens with supernatural abilities living on Earth. And she’s one of them. Finding herself hurled into a world of possibilities, it’s made more alluring by Quinn Taylor, the 324-year-old, violet-eyed Evoxian from her childhood dreams. Quinn knows his destiny is entwined with Bree’s. He’s fraught with frustration and desire, but before he can confess his love, he must wait for her to sense the Akui, a mysterious force tied with ancient Evoxian law. At a Cotswolds country manor, passions awaken and ignite a love more magical than the once-Utopian planet, Evox. Then Fate delivers a cruel and heart-breaking blow when Bree is kidnapped by a malicious alien who wants her and her power. Will Quinn still love Bree when she’s faced with protecting her half-human daughter… whatever the cost? **On sale for only 99 cents!!** Add to Goodreads Amazon * Apple * B&N * Kobo * Smashwords

Abbey MacMunn writes paranormal and fantasy romance. She lives in Hampshire, UK, with her husband and their four children. When she’s not writing, she likes to watch films and TV shows – anything from rom-coms to superheroes to science fiction movies. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Pinterest * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

Bree perched on the edge of the sofa. “Did you hear about the attack at the local shop?”
“Yeah, it’s all over Facebook,” her sister replied.
“I was there.”
“Shit. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. Someone saved me.” Her cheeks warmed. “It turns out he has the same pendant as me, and
similar, violet-coloured eyes.”
“He?” Jane raised an eyebrow. Ruby red lips twitched in a smile. “Brianna Mills! The original Miss
I’m-off-guys-forever, actually likes someone. I never thought I’d see the day.”
“No, I don’t…well, maybe I do, but that’s not it.”
They laughed, and Jane made immature wolf whistle sounds.
“Okay, okay.” She let Jane have her fun before continuing. “Jane, I need to tell you something.”
“Yes, something huge, you said that already. Spill.”
“It’s amazing…or weird, depending on your views.” She bit her lip. What if Jane freaked out?
“Get it off your chest, sis.”
“You know how I’ve always been a bit different to other people?” She took a breath, then blurted out
the words as she exhaled. “It’s because I’m not from this planet.”
“What?”
“You heard.”
“Are you mad?”
“No, I’m not mad.” She fidgeted on the sofa’s edge. “All I know is that it’s the most extraordinary
feeling, Jane. I finally have a sense of who I am.”
Jane folded her arms. Her mouth opened to say something and then clamped shut again, repeatedly,
like a goldfish. Bree imagined the expression on Jane’s face was something similar to how she must have
looked when Quinn had told her. Except Jane didn’t have the ruggedly handsome Quinn Taylor gazing
back at her with those intense, soul-piercing eyes of his. Alluring amethyst eyes.
“What do you think, Jane? Weird or amazing?”
Please be okay with this.
Jane took a few moments to answer. “Weird…but in a good way, I think.” She rubbed her temple as
though trying to make sense of it all. “Bloody hell, I feel like I’m in a science fiction movie or
something.”
“Yeah, that’s what I thought. But it is amazing, isn’t it?”
“If you think so, Bree.”
The hesitation in her sister’s voice didn’t go unnoticed. “I do, Jane, more than anything.” Bree flung

her arms around her sister and squeezed tight.
Jane returned the hug, much to her relief. “Ooh, I’m hugging an alien. Now that is weird!”

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Shifting Auras The Universe Chronicles Book 1 by Claire Davon Genre: Paranormal Romance

Maya Wingfield was raised to trust no one—least of all the dueling U.S. and Russian paranormal agencies, Universe and Night Stars, who’d love to harness her mind-reading gift. She thought Richmond a safe place to escape their influence and hide from a rising psychic malevolence that drove her out of San Diego. But when she gets yet another call to retrieve her drunken roommate, her mind shows her an amber-eyed Universe operative with an impenetrable net around his deepest secret—and a voice that sends shock waves of awareness down her nerve endings. Maya’s curves and aquamarine eyes aren’t the only things that jolt Ian Sanderson’s mental shields, bringing sexual tension thrumming back to life. It’s a power his Universe-trained mind knows he shouldn’t trust. And a vulnerability that makes his telekinetic power burn in his palms to protect her. But to Universe, she is just one of too many unanswered questions. A target for Whisper, a shadowy new group of paranormals with powers beyond anything Universe has ever seen. Once before, Ian failed to protect a sensitive from a brain-scrambling attack. He will not fail again . . . even if it means using his talent—or his body—to stop a bullet. Goodreads * Amazon

Tracking Shadows The Universe Chronicles Book 2

Since the day Jiana Falco was forced to join the paranormal agency Night Stars, she’s been planning her escape. She uses her bodyguard’s split-second of distraction to vanish into the shadows, and burns the last bridge by saving Quillan Hardis. But now, locked in Quillan’s muscular arms, pinned by his calculating amber gaze, his invisibility talent shielding them both, she’s in even deeper trouble. If that’s possible. Quillan didn’t get to Universe Corps’ highest echelons by being a fool. The rare shadow manipulator in his grip is too easy a prize to be anything but a setup. A pretty lure he should send back to Night Stars. Instead, he holds on—and in changing her fate, he seals his own. Under a secret order to unlock her untapped power—by any means necessary—Quillan takes Jiana on the run with only a precog’s vague direction, and a spark of desire that blooms into something warm and genuine. But her fear of being clawed back into Night Stars’ control could drive Jiana so deep into the shadows nothing will get her out. Not even the light of Quillan’s love. But her fear of Night Stars could drives Jiana so deep into the shadows nothing can lead her out. Not even the light of Quillan’s love. Goodreads * Amazon

Claire can’t remember a time when writing wasn’t part of her life. Growing up, she used to write stories with her friends. As a teenager she started out reading fantasy and science fiction, but her diet quickly changed to romance and happily-ever-after’s. A native of Massachusetts and cold weather, she left all that behind to move to the sun and fun of California, but has always lived no more than twenty miles from the ocean. In college she studied acting with a minor in creative writing. In hindsight she should have flipped course studies. Before she was published, she sold books on eBay and discovered some of her favorite authors by sampling the goods, which was the perfect solution. Claire has many book-irons in the fire, most notably her urban fantasy series, The Elementals’ Challenge series, but writes contemporary and shifter romances as well as. While she’s not a movie mogul or actor, she does work in the film industry with her office firmly situated in the 90210 district of Hollywood. Prone to break out into song, she is quick on feet and just as quick with snappy dialogue. In addition to writing she does animal rescue, reads, and goes to movies. She loves to hear from fans, so feel free to drop her a line. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

The press of hundreds of minds beat against her
skull. She could hear the mass of humanity and their
petty grievances and lives flowing over her. Maya
started humming a song she’d learned that kept the
noise at bay. “The Keeper did a hunting go, and under
his cloak he carried a bow,” she hummed.
There were boulders in the water and a few people
hopping across them to get to the island. Life
continued, even if it felt like her insides had been
ripped out.
“So many people,” she said, her voice hoarse.
“You wanted this,” Ian said. His words were mild,
but his aura flared into jagged spikes for a moment.
Maya flushed at the non-verbal evidence of a taut
anger he was trying to suppress.
“You don’t have to babysit me.”
“Yes, I do.”
She shook her head, her hair flying around it.
“No, you don’t. If you don’t want to do it, tell that
big guy Zared to pitch in. But Quillan said you’re
supposed to watch me and take me around. If you don’t

want to do that say so. I can figure it out on my
own.”
He raked a hand through his hair, sending it
standing on end.
“Bollocks. You’re right, Maya. I’m being a
bounder.”
Her scrutiny took in the suspension bridge and
the small island. A sign read ‘Belle Isle.’ She had
seen the island in the tourist brochures and had
mentioned to Bobbie that it would be fun to go. Her
friend had agreed half-heartedly. At the time Maya
figured Bobbie would be too hung over for rock
climbing. But as it turned out Bobbie didn’t expect to
be in her company for long.
“Accepted. I guess we’re both on edge. I didn’t
expect so many people. I thought it would be quieter.”
All around them were tourists in shorts and T-shirts,
taking selfies and video on their phones.
“You can see many of Richmond’s attractions from
here,” Ian said, his tone taking on the cadence of a
tour guide. “The Hollywood Cemetery, the Tredagar Iron
Works, and of course the Richmond skyline.
Fascinating, eh?” His voice was taut, matching the
tightness of his body.

Water rushed down rapids created by the large
rocks. Herons as well as ducks paddled in the river.
The trill of songbirds in the trees would have lifted
her spirits on a normal day. Beyond were green bluffs
and dots of tombstones. Hollywood Cemetery, she read.
Appropriate.
There were people bobbing in the water and more
athletic types on the nearby dirt trails. Maya hadn’t
studied the trail system all that closely. Bobbie was
not much of a hiker. Unlike Ian. This fit, healthy man
might be up for some . . . exercise.
Near the spray of the river were people with
picnic baskets and blankets secured down by heavy
rocks. She pointed a finger to one of the families.
“That looks like fun,” she said, and applauded
herself that her voice sounded normal.
“We can go across on the footbridge,” he said,
holding out his hand. “It’s a lovely spot in the
middle of the city.”
It would have been nice if Ian were one of those
huge rocks—an anchor to ground to. But she couldn’t
trust herself, or him.
“Okay,” she said.

The sun continued to rise. Tourists as well as
locals snaked across the bridge to the nearby island.
Water poured through and around the rocks, drowning
out casual conversation.
“You should see your face, Maya. You’ve got
nothing but frown lines and black pupils.” Ian
hesitated and then put an arm around her. She sank
into him, making a low sound between a sob and a howl.
There was Ian, this strange, impossible British guy
she had no idea existed until night before last. She
wanted—and didn’t want—to know more.
When she moved back, Ian was watching her, his
amber eyes clouded. His aura was streaked with dark
red, his face stamped with desire, and his mind
projecting the need to lick her all over and then
start again.
He touched her cheeks, gently holding her face.
The muscles of his back moved as he ran his hands down
her forehead and over her jaw. His eyes held banked
fire. She wanted to arch into his warm palms and give
her lips to him.
She tilted her head up. He settled on a closed
mouth kiss, moving from one side of her lips to the
other, slow and gentle, as if she were fine china. The

touch of his hands on her body sent an electric pulse
shooting from the spot he touched straight to her
core. Heat flooded her.

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Sweet Retaliation Mob Tracker Series Book 1 by Mimi Barbour Genre: Romantic Suspense

A virgin librarian with hot-chick potential, the conflicts in her story won’t let you put the book down. Be prepared for an all-nighter… She watches the mob kill her twin and is too frozen with fear to stop them. How can she live with that cowardice eating away at her self-respect? Revenge claws at her sheltered existence until she can’t breathe. Though she’s naïve, she isn’t stupid. When she finds a stash of loot in her brother’s gym locker, she has the means. Now all she needs is the guts to make every one of those low-life gang members pay. People might think detectives are hard-assed cops with no home life, but Trace McGuire has a dying mom he loves fiercely. Already stressed over his personal problems, he takes a bullet for a virgin beauty hiding while mobsters shoot her brother. This chick draws out every protective instinct he thought had disintegrated over years on the job and he becomes invested – in her hot body, her plans for retaliation and her fighting spirit. Helpless, he watches her enter the seedy underworld that’ll eat her alive. Then he sees her fight. And wonders if they’ll survive her. **Only 99 cents!!**Goodreads * Amazon

Sweet Justice Mob Tracker Series Book 2

Cassidy Santino is closing in on the mobsters who murdered her brother and there’s no way she’s giving up her quest for revenge. She’s working at a seedy bar where the gang members hang out so she can dig up information that might lead to finding his killers. When jealous hookers and sleazy barmaids try forcing her to leave, she fights back. For the love of an old rascal who owns the neighborhood gym, she helps train his protégé in the boxing ring. For her sanity, she clings to her relationship with the one man who makes life worth living.. Detective Trace McGuire loses his mother, the person who’s meant everything to him until Cassidy Santino explodes into his life. This chick’s got him so tied up that he’s willing to shirk responsibilities in his job and cut her slack for interfering in his investigation. But, when Cassidy keeps putting herself in danger from the lunatic who owns the bar where she works. That’s where he draws the line. He’s determined to protect her, even if she fights him every damn inch of the way. And man… can this girl fight! Goodreads * Amazon

Sweet Resolution Mob Tracker Series Book 3

Cass is determined to find the female who was there the night the gang murdered her brother. If the missing woman turns out to be the killer, then she has to pay. Walking the nightly tightrope at the bar where she’s employed, staying out of the clutches of the she-devil boss who wants her, and dealing with the L.A. scumbag who’s taken a dislike to her, the battles are constant. One thing she can’t bear to lose – the affections of the detective whose patience with her stubbornness is fragile. When he’s taken hostage, life goes into an even deeper spiral of conflicts and tension. Detective Trace McGuire can’t bear to watch the love of his life being sucked into the darkness and dysfunction of the Lipstick Club where she bartends. He wants her free of the nightmare and goes to great lengths to make it happen. But when they take him prisoner, how can he help her? How can he help himself? Goodreads * Amazon

Sweet Endings Mob Tracker Series Book 4

The challenges that Cassi faces in this last book are enormous. Trace has been kidnapped, and every passing day destroys her hope that he’s alive. The US Featherweight Champion seeks revenge in a rematch that Cassi refuses to even talk about. But she worries how her rejection will affect Arlene and Rusty. The female witness of her brother’s murder is still at large. Always in the back of Cassi’s mind is the craving to learn the truth and finally get her revenge. The Vegas mob she works for is entangled in a gang war, and patrons of the Lipstick Club become even more dysfunctional. She’s forced to hide from the crazy-assed, she-devil gang boss who wants her and is closing in. All Cassi yearns for is that Trace will soon come back to her – alive. Trace faces his imprisonment with an intense determination to break free – but how? His cell is impregnable. Every waking moment, he’s filled with the need to get back to Cassi. Though the girl fights like a hellion, she’s as soft-hearted as an angel, and he can’t stand the thought that he might die before ever seeing her again. Visualizing her world of turmoil and danger, he won’t give up. How can he? She needs him… Goodreads * Amazon

Sweet Faith Mob Tracker Series Book 5

Hooker turned nanny, Faith Whitely, known to her johns as Sunshine, has struggled to be a decent person all her life. And her options were never the same as the good girls in town. Growing up with a sick mother and limited resources, she does the best she can until a man she loves dies in a violent, intolerable situation where she blames herself. Then her world crumbles into drugs and self-hate. She’s saved by the sound of a baby’s cry, an unmanageable child who she bonds with and then needs as much as she wants his daddy. Any luck Steven Corella has with the women in his life has been all bad. Sensitive, a man who works in a job unsuited to his inner nature, he manages to fool the world. When he finds he’s to become a daddy, the tough-guy personality he’s been portraying all along turns real. He hardens his heart and hides behind thick walls of protection he’s carefully erected. And then Sunshine enters his world, and nothing makes sense anymore. Goodreads * Amazon

Sweet Leni Mob Tracker Series Book 6

Leni Santino’s happy life turns upside down from five words uttered carelessly, “Sergio Mandalas killed your cousin.” Stunned speechless, her heart closes and the hard facade she’d warn in the past returns. Everything she loves becomes meaningless. While her wonderful Mani, the man who gave up his future for her, died senselessly, how can she carry on, knowing his killer walks free? When her long-lost mother, a woman she’d never met, appears to warn her that a blackmailer has found out the family secret, everything spins unbearably out of control. Detective Mike Kowalski loves the spirited boxing chick in every way a man can idolize his woman. But he feels her slipping away. With the help of their friends, he tries to keep her safe. In the end, the choices were hers to make. All he could do was stand by and watch… And be ready to pick up the pieces. Goodreads * Amazon

Mimi is an incredibly busy NYT and USA Today award-winning, best-selling author who has seven series to her credit. The Vicarage Bench Series – Spirit/Time -Travel tales that have a surprising twist / The Angels with Attitude Series – Angels Love Romance / The Elvis Series – Make an Elvis song a book / Vegas Series – 6 books full of romantic suspense, humor and gritty conflicts / and… the fast-paced, edgy, humorous, romantic suspense, Undercover FBI Series /The Holiday Heatwarmer Series – puppies become cupids. And the latest, explosive Mob Tracker Series – six books full of conflicts and characters you’ll hate to leave. Mimi lives on the East coast of Vancouver Island with her husband and writes her various romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye. She’s been known to say: “If I can steal a booklover’s attention away from their every-day grind, absorb them into a fantasy love story, and make them care about the ending, then I’ve done my job.” **1st place prize of the 2015 – Chanticleer Reviews – Clue Awards. Special Agent Francesca **A TOUCH OF PASSION, has just become the 2016 WINNER of The Romance Reviews Readers’ Choice Awards. Website * Newsletter * Facebook * Twitter * Pinterest * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

Chapter One
What the hell was she doing following her brother, especially at night? Cassidy
Santino didn’t do darkness. Not in the slums of a city like Las Vegas when, molasses
thick, it threatened and terrified.
Gagging, sweating, she’d reached the end of her backbone. Thoughts of giving up
and retreating gobbled up the small amount of bravery still hanging on by a thread, making
her hesitate. Then worry for her twin, Raoul, kicked in.
Biting her lip, she eased forward so she could see around the rickety fence into the
semi-lit alley behind a big warehouse. A group of men milled about in a circle. Two of
them were head-to-head in a heated discussion. Adrenalin kicked in when she saw her
brother step out of the circle.
Raoul’s shoulders were hunched in the same way he’d hold himself when their
father had intimidated him as a boy. She watched him flinch and start to turn away. Then
the man he’d been arguing with let out a bellow, backhanded him across the face and
shoved hard. Before she could get her bewildered brain to accept the incident, Raoul went
down and the other men crowded in and began kicking him.
No! Stop!
Her mind screamed the words, but her voice didn’t connect. It froze. When she
opened her mouth fear struck her mute. Though she tried to release her rage, to force
sound past the blockage in her throat, not even a peep escaped. She’d never felt so useless
in all her sad, ineffectual years. Forcing her limbs to move, she fell forward onto her knees
but couldn’t get her leg muscles to function.
Infuriating seconds ticked by as she watched the men work her brother over like he
was a soccer ball, rather than a human being.
God! Please…
Movement, shuffling, a voice called out from another direction. “Police. Stop what

you’re doing and back away. Get your hands up. Do it now!”
Thank you, Lord! Confidence arrived with the authorities, and Cassi felt a flood of
energy. Springing to her feet, she started forward. Before she went two steps, one of the
assailants stepped over to Raoul, extended his arm and a gunshot changed the rest of her
life. She heard her twin grunt and saw his body jerk.
“No!”
Fear vanished under her instinctive urgency to get to Raoul. She ran. To help him,
save him, give up her life for him. He was all she had in the world, the only one who
mattered.
Blinded by grief, unaware of the loud gunplay going on around her, she fell to her
knees next to his lifeless form. Before she had a chance to understand the danger, a man
dashed out, swept her to the side and covered her with his own body.
“Keep down.” Rough, his hands hurting, he pushed her head under his chest while
she wiggled to get back to Raoul. “Stop it. You’ll get us both killed.” His voice, hard and
angry drew her attention. She shook away from his hand and looked at him, trying to
explain that the injured man was her brother and he needed help. When their eyes met, the
bit of light from the building’s illumination revealed his face.
Deep blue eyes, encircled with a dark outer ring of pure determination, penetrated
for an instant, an order clear and visible that only a man in command could produce.
Compelled to obey, but overridden by her need to get to Raoul, she kept pushing at him,
until she felt him jerk and heard his grunt of pain.
One of those monsters had shot her rescuer. Disbelief overwhelmed and in seconds
the relentless fear returned. Imprisoned and helpless, the horror of the moment clawed at
her sanity. Surrendering to its magnetic lure, darkness claimed her, and she knew no more.

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