Tragic Love

Grief-stricken widow Ella Marlowe never imagined a Christmas ornament would hurl her over two centuries into the past. Now, in the powderkeg of pre-revolutionary Charleston, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to James Hawthorne, a ruggedly handsome blacksmith with secrets of his own. As Ella navigates this dangerous new world, she discovers a passion she thought long dead, and a purpose she never knew she needed. But Ella's presence in the past comes at a price. A dark curse threatens to tear her from James, while the drums of war echo ever louder. With time itself as her enemy, Ella must...

Poor Man Always Dreams a Better Tomorrow...but Is the Life Worth the Cost? The oldest daughter who failed to weigh the cost of pleasing her much-loved father… The oldest son burdened with his father's expectations… The story of ego, pride, anger, revenge, guilt… With the powerful and raw memoir, The Guilt is Alive, author Hemalatha Gnanasekar gives an unconventional and unique examination of her life in an impoverished Indian family and explores her family's fateful decision to send the oldest son to Jamaica to work. Strap yourself in for a gripping, suspenseful, and bittersweet ...

Janet Evanovich described SOUND OF BLOOD: "A great read with a shocking ending." TRAGEDY STALKS A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LOOKING INTO A SUSPICIOUS DEATH WHEN HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE WOMAN RESPONSIBLE. Bodies pile up from coast to coast as Jake Scarne uncovers a web of murder and fraud. ***“IF YOU LIKE THRILLING ACTION, CRACKLING DIALOGUE AND A TRAGIC LOVE STORY YOU WON’T SOON FORGET, THEN SOUND OF BLOOD, THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE JAKE SCARNE SERIES, IS JUST A CLICK AWAY!” (John Crudele, New York Post); “A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN JUST ABOUT ...

He just got out of prison. She’s the last woman he should fall for. And the man he’s about to rob… is her father. A jaw-dropping, messy, hood love story from Jade Jones, author of the bestselling Cameron series. After four years behind bars, Lowdown is finally free—but freedom doesn’t look the way he imagined. His ex moved on with his own brother. One of his baby mamas is still bringing chaos into his life. And the son he barely knows wants nothing to do with him. With nothing left waiting for him, Lowdown does what he knows best—he returns to the streets. Fast money. Dangerous ...

From the Author of The First Ring and Codename: Copernicus Paradox comes the next exciting thriller... No Cure for Darkness From the busy streets of New York City to a quiet village in the Southern Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania, No Cure for Darkness is a gripping and twisting mystery of a family’s search for help. Mark and Jenn Roberts met and fell in love at NYU, built successful careers, and then started a family, living the dream in Manhattan. Now an illness threatens the family, and Jenn’s career, as a loving husband must look to a mysterious clinic in a remote village in ...

Step into the moors with a fresh perspective in "Wuthering Heights: Adapted for Modern Readers." This edition invites you to experience Emily Brontë's timeless tale with contemporary typography and a streamlined format. Lightly clarified language makes the classic narrative accessible without losing its original tone and intensity. Discover Heathcliff and Catherine's turbulent world through a lens that resonates with today's readers, ensuring the haunting beauty of the story is both engaging and comprehensible. Set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, "Wuthering Heights" explores ...

An inn keeper becomes involved in a game of espionage after picking up a mysterious hitchhiker. After surviving a nightmare of a date, Maxine Croft didn’t think her evening could get any worse…until she nearly hits a stranger on a dark back road. This unprecedented meeting would turn Max’s world upside down as she’s thrust into a world of murder, corruption, and deception within her own backyard. As she gets in deeper with an elite, special task force, Max inadvertently puts her sisters’ lives in danger. Will Max and her sisters become just more “collateral damage” to ...

How do you find your husband the perfect wife… when he already has you? Harley and Jason appear to have it all — a passionate marriage, four kids, and a love that’s stood the test of time. But when Harley receives devastating news, she begins a secret mission to secure her family’s future, even if it means giving Jason permission to love again. Enter Tiffany — bold, beautiful, and determined to make Jason hers. As Harley watches the cracks form in the world she built, she realizes she’s not just fighting an illness, but fighting for her family’s soul. What begins as a ...

Plus One – A Fake Dating, Opposites-Attract Romance 💖 One night. One deal. One unexpected love story. 💖 Gerald Harrison doesn’t do relationships. As a sharp, no-nonsense businessman, his focus is on securing a major investment—and to impress his potential partners, he needs a polished, sophisticated date by his side. Asia Gates is bold, confident, and completely uninterested in playing the role of anyone’s arm candy. But when her sister’s injury leaves an unexpected job opening for a pretend girlfriend, Asia steps in, thinking it’s just easy money and one awkward evening. ...

A Tale of Passion, Poetry, and Rebellion in 10th-Century Persia In the grand palace of Balkh, where power is absolute and tradition unyielding, Rabia bint Ka‘b—a noblewoman of striking intellect and beauty—dares to dream beyond the gilded cage of her birth. A gifted poetess, she weaves verses of love and longing, secretly pouring her heart onto parchment. But when her heart finds its true muse in Baktash, a captured Turkish warrior, their love becomes a crime punishable by death. Baktash, once a slave in the palace, rises to power as a commander, his unwavering spirit earning the ...

Only love can redeem the pain Three generations of brave and beautiful women inhabit the twisted world of Dark Hole in My Soul. The women share their genes, their pain, and a predilection for selecting the wrong men. The deepest secrets of their hearts are revealed as an emotional and searching journey follows Caitlin, Kathleen, and Serena from a rundown Brooklyn brownstone to the tumultuous streets of Hell’s Kitchen, and ultimately to a grand bay front Miami Beach mansion. The image is picture perfect, but the reality is shattered— and even a rich and famous star remains targeted by ...

On a dusty, sweltering night, Noor Khan, a beautiful, headstrong Afghan refugee, comes face-to-face with Charlie Matthews, a brash, young American aid worker. To Noor's fury, Charlie breaks every cultural norm and pursues her. She wants nothing to do with him: her sole aim in life is to earn an overseas scholarship so she can escape the miseries of the refugee camps. However when Noor's brother threatens to marry her off, she is forced to seek refuge in Charlie's home, of all places, and suddenly everything Noor believes in is put into question. Set in the mystical and seething city of ...

In the small coastal town of Clearwater, Aston Carter is looking for a fresh start. After moving here with his mother, he’s struggling to find his place, haunted by the loss of his father and unsure of where he fits in the world. Everything changes when he meets Eli Taylor—an introverted young man who is wrestling with his own inner battles, torn between crushing family expectations and the pull of his heart. Aston and Eli’s connection is undeniable, but it’s complicated by secrets, fears, and the pressures that threaten to tear them apart at every turn. As they navigate friendship,...

They were never meant to meet—let alone fall in love—on a voyage that would change the world forever. Henry is a young Irish-American carpenter traveling third class aboard the RMS Titanic, returning to New York with his closest friend, Madeleine. Oliver is a first-class steward - polished, disciplined, and bound by rules that leave no room for the life he wants, or the man he is. Separated by rigid class lines and constant risk, their worlds were never meant to cross. Yet in hidden corridors and borrowed hours, Henry and Oliver discover something neither expected: a connection that ...

We're not free to give into this. She's 19, and I'm 38. And I'm her boyfriend's father. Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house.

Two hearts. One voyage. A love destined to rise above the waves. April 1912. The RMS Titanic sets sail on her maiden voyage—a floating palace promising new beginnings. Among her passengers: James Whitely, a privileged young man from New York’s elite, bound for a future already chosen for him. In the shadows of third class walks Aidan Doyle, an Irish immigrant with dreams of freedom and a better life across the Atlantic. Their worlds should never have collided. But fate doesn’t follow the rules of class or custom. When a chance encounter brings James and Aidan together, sparks ignite...

This annotated edition of Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles includes: • An original critical afterword, "A Pure Woman" • On the seduction-or-rape question the novel never resolves • Hardy's pessimism: Schopenhauer and an indifferent universe • A biographical essay on Thomas Hardy and a note on the text A volume in CLASSICS OF WORLD LITERATURE from Erato Press. A poor country girl is sent to claim kinship with a rich family, and comes home carrying a child. From that ruin, Thomas Hardy built the most controversial novel of the Victorian age — and gave it a subtitle that scandalized...

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition. In Romeo...

Two broken hearts find love and healing in each other in this sexy contemporary romance spin-off from the New York Times bestselling author of the Rock Chick and Dream Man series. Evan "Evie" Gardiner has spent her whole life being the responsible one in her family, but enough is enough. It's...

When Choppa’s jealousy boils over, Julz finds herself in the middle of the cold, dark woods, staring down at a grave he has dug for her. With a loaded gun in his hand, he threatens to kill her, himself, or them both. If Julz is able to escape this frightening nightmare, will she realize that continuing to love her psychotic boyfriend might cost her her life?