Chosen when a child, Lady Joselyn is trained to be a ruthless killer. She is destined to be the English king's assassin and protector. Only he and the guild master are supposed to know. It's a life and death secret that must be kept. For an assassin survival is precarious. Life is something you simply cannot take for granted because the next day is never granted. Despite her privileged upbringing, Joselyn quickly learned how to survive on her own and to never trust a soul while following the Guild without question. Upon her return to England, a murderous plot against King Cassiush is discovered. Joselyn is shocked when she finds out who the fiend is. She's even more shocked when the King proposes marriage, a lot. An assassin has never married her king before. The last one who fell in love had her tongue ripped out and was burned alive. Letting her emotions cloud her judgment, Joselynfalls for Cassius and agrees to the marriage, jeopardizing not only his life but her own. Disobeying the Guild means death. Now she must figure out how to keep them both alive and not piles of smoldering ash.

"I want my very own castle; I want tons of servants and men throwing themselves at my feet. I want to be pampered and rich. I want my own bloody fairy tale!" Unfortunately even wishes never went smoothly for Sarah. Instead of getting her happily ever after Sarah was unceremoniously dumped into a world that was both completely alien and chock full of intrigue and peril as well. She got the castle and servants all right but she also got plenty more that wasn't listed in the programme. Now all she could do was bide her time and pray for a way out of the mess before it was too late. Iain McLaughlin swore he'd never marry an Englishwoman. Infamous as the Black Wolf of the Highlands the gruff warrior was used to having everything his own way. But circumstances had a way of changing in the blink of an eye. Even a great laird isn't immune to the dictates of fate. So now he had no choice but to ride forth and claim his prize, whether he wants it or not however is another matter entirely.

Aria Jenson had been excited to be returning to Art Haven, a summer art camp she'd been attending since her previous summer. Being an artist is something she's always wanted and had unwavering faith in her talent until Scott Grayson, the new camper, made her think otherwise. Scott rubbed Aria the wrong way from the moment they met and she tried to avoid him at all cost, but fate had something else in store for them, something neither of them expected to happen at Art Haven.

Seventeen year old Kierra Smith is a loner by choice. Her life fell apart a year and a half ago causing her to be shunned by the girls she used to call her friends and bullied by the entire school. Now in her junior year of high school Kierra has become even more detached than ever as she deals with the rumors and lies that circulate about her and her worse tormentor of all Mark Slade, the boy that ruined her life. And just when she doesn’t think she can stand the torturing any longer a new guy shows up at school. Enters Ethan Reed. Ethan immediately becomes friends with Mark and the rest of his friends and it doesn't take long for Ethan to hear the rumors about Kierra and quickly pass judgement. What will happen when the new guy and the girl who’s labeled as a slut cross paths? Will Ethan become another one of Kierra’s tormentors or will he become her saving grace?

Mia Harper is a 19 year old girl on her summer break from college. She is very shy and self conscious about her body and the way she looks making it impossible for her to interact intimately with the opposite sex. She is also still a virgin in more ways than one when it comes to that subject and her best friend Lauren wants to change that. When Lauren takes Mia to Virginia Beach to spend the summer at her parents villa the both of them cross paths with two handsome strangers. See what happens when one of the two handsome strangers takes a liking to Mia and teaches her things she never expected. Read to find out what happens See what happens to Mia

Ben and Emily have grown up since Made to Shine. He is now a successful lawyer, and she is running her family bakery. But, why aren't they together? They are both carrying a torch for each other. As God opens doors, will they walk through them together? Or will they remain apart, afraid of being hurt again?

[NOTE: This book was written in 2010, a time of long-distance phone cards, weight-loss obsessions, and searching for a man as a solution to life's problems-what a messy time to be alive! In other words, I hope you enjoy this throwback, and while this book does end on a cliffhanger of sorts, the sequel addresses any unanswered questions (which is hopefully fair, given that book 1 is free, ya know?] An awkward family homecoming at Christmas. A humiliating public weigh-in, with two judging parents as the audience. The announcement of a deadline for arranged marriage doom. And that's just the first two chapters. In "Year of the Chick," Romi Narindra must find love before her parents find her a husband. Easy to say, less easy to live through, as this book takes you deep inside "awkward Indian living in the West." To escape her fate, Romi wades through the waters of secret-dating, where self-consciousness is at an all-time high, and experience at an all-time low. It's the sort of thing that would turn almost anyone into a man-crazy freak with romance tunnel-vision, and that's exactly what ends up happening. All the while, a lack of inspiration in her corporate job leads Romi to her love of writing, in what quickly becomes a man-quest play-by-play. From whiskey-breath scum bags to uni-brow creeps and everything in between, Romi and her wingmen come up empty time after time. And that's when she meets a fellow writer. On the Internet. So will it be arranged marriage doom, or an Internet affair that's not as creepy as "To Catch a Predator"? Time will tell in the "year of the chick," a twelve-month quest to find love. Tick-tock. --------------------------------------------- "Year of the Chick" is book one of a series, and book two is available at Amazon! LENGTH: 75,000 words or 285 pages DISCLAIMER: this book contains profanities, blunt accounts of the dating scene, and many awkward family moments. Enjoy!