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Hidden by conleyswifey
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In a desperate attempt to secure a roof over her younger sister's head, nineteen year old Allie Winthrop takes a job that no one else seemed too eager to apply for. The job is a maid position for a well to do family who had made a fortune in both the ranching and railroad industries. Her bosses, Mr. and Mrs. Treadwell, aren't exactly the friendliest of people. Pure snobs truly is what they are, but Allie is used to being looked down on by the wealthy. All she cares about is that the jobs pays well and offers room and board to not only her but her sister, Amelia. The Treadwell's had even agreed to allow Amelia to get schooling from the woman they employed to teach their own children. Life with the Treadwell's is better than the life that Allie and Amelia had known before and Allie feels content and secure until Amelia starts speaking of a man in the attic. Spurred by her sisters stories and by the Treadwell's startling reactions to her questions about the attic, Allie decides to take a look for herself. What she discovers there will change her life forever.
Wicked Beauty (Brazen Bluestockings #3) by EmilyMorgans
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When Alice is ruined, she decides to make the man responsible pay... An actual blurb coming soon(ish)
A Christmas Silence by RobThier
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Many people know the classic tale "A Christmas Carol", where the evil skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by ghosts that manage to turn him into a kind and generous person. But what if the boss of all ghosts had targeted a different miser? One who was just a little more stubborn...? A little parody of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", starring Mr Rikkard Ambrose from Robert Thier's "Storm and Silence" series.
Loves Second Chance by conleyswifey
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Emily and Parker were childhood sweethearts but one terrible accident tears them apart. Six years later Emily returns to their small town, she's on the run from her abusive husband with her young infant son and the instant Parker sees her he knows that his feelings for her have not changed in all these years and he will do anything to keep her safe and claim her and the boy as his own.
The Captain's Entertainer ✓ (Zolan Book 4) by Ancientt
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This is best read after Zolan Book 3 (The King) *** I'm the descendant of Queen Dee and King Vadnar. My family and I have lived our whole lives on an isolated island. After years of staring at the horizon, I decide to leave. My curiosity leads me to a military camp, where I'm forced to enlist as an Entertainer. I try to lay low. But with The Captain's dark, hungry gaze following me, trouble is bound to find me.
Small Town Love by conleyswifey
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*** All places and people in this story are fictional. Any similarities or parallels to real people, places or events is purely coincidence! Enjoy reading :) *** Vince Griffin is all work and no play.Running his company takes every spare second of his life and that is the way he prefers it. He has no urge for a wife, children, or a family. That all changes when he arrives in Grant County Kentucky to do development research and meets Grace, a tired woman caring for her handicapped daughter and aging grandmother. They, and the other hardworking people in this tiny town, teach Vince that there are things other than work and that sometimes, love comes first.
The McEllis Boys by conleyswifey
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This story is now available on amazon, barnes and noble and smashwords! Print and ebook formats available! Kentucky 1875 Cavanaugh, Jamison, Ian and Andrew are four brothers torn apart by life and by tragedy and drawn back together because of the same. Granting a wish to their dying mother, Mary, a healer called in to help their ailing mother, sends the brothers on a journey. A journey to heal, to grow, to forgive and to love. A journey that will take the gun toting, horseback riding, tough as nails brothers to a place very different from the home they know. Kentucky 2011 Nicole lives a lonely, simple life. A life void of excitement. She'd been burned enough times in her life to know that tragedy was normal and everyone eventually hurt you. Her quiet life is ripped to pieces the day she discovers four cowboys in her empty house claiming to be from 1875. Can she help the brothers learn what they were sent to learn and find a way back home? Or are they truly there to teach her a lesson in trust and love? Read this story of healing, love, hope, pain , loss, friendship and family to find out!
Country Love by conleyswifey
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Retired country singer and ex-marine Bradley Thompson never thought he'd give up his 'go where i want' lifestyle for any woman. But then he meets Isabelle Warren and her daughter Sara one dark summer night and realizes he was wrong. But Isabelle is running from something and scared to let herself trust him. Can he convince her he's not like the rest and make her take a chance on him or will her fears keep them apart?
Tempting | My Brother's Best Friend [18+] by lost-blueberries
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After an unexpected ceiling collapse sends her apartment into chaos, Madelaine Grayson ends up living with her brother - and dangerously close to his tattooed, way-too-charming roommate. He's off-limits... but resisting him might be impossible. *** When Madelaine Grayson's bathroom ceiling caves in, it's not just drywall that crumbles. It's her entire world. Forced to move in with her brother, she finds herself swept up in the chaos of his new protective attitude - especially when it comes to his tattooed roommate, Noah Laurier. Noah is the epitome of perfection: sweet, hot, and embedded into every thought Madelaine has. But he's forbidden, and the closer she gets, the harder he is to resist. Well... what her brother doesn't know can't hurt him, right? *** "Matt's sister, I presume?" He walks towards the couch and my eyes widen. He's tall. I thought I was tall but this man could tower me, and when he reaches a hand towards me, there's an intricate clock tattooed on the back of his hand and his fingers have bones tattooed over them. This man is not human. He's tall and angular and dripping with sex appeal. This man is hot. Capital H, capital O, capital T. I don't think I've ever seen a human being so attractive. All I can think about as I force myself to keep my eyes on the screen is the feel of his jaw beneath my hand, and it takes everything in me not to look back at him.
Moon Cursed (Book 2 in The Star and Her Moon Series) by heater0387
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[COMPLETE] Much has changed for Meribella and Raff since their worlds collided. Meribella has abandoned her search for Kai's skin, content to live on land as long as the cocky, Orion pack Alpha is by her side. And while the curse that plagues his kind still exists, Raff now knows that loving the selkie princess is worth every risk. But the Fates are not always kind, and with war looming on the horizon, the peace they fought so hard to achieve is threatened by old and new foes alike. Their best chance at survival lies in staying close to one another, but when nightmares dressed as abandoned dreams separate the moon and stars, can they make their way back to each other before it's too late?