Showing results for title "Presence" in Romance

One year ago this Halloween, tragedy destroyed life as Chad Timmons knew it. For a year now, he has suppressed the pain and memories. With the anniversary of the incident, everything begins to surface, deepening Chad's despair. He begins to question his sanity as he starts to see things that couldn't possibly be there. How much of it is real? How much merely figments of his fractured heart and mind?

Haunted by a past she can't escape, Laura Cunningham desires nothing more than to keep her world small and precise - her quiet relationship and growing jewellery business are all she needs to get by. Until the day when Rob Blake walks into her studio and commissions a necklace that will tell his enigmatic wife Cat's life in charms.

Georgia never wanted to be a jet-setter. A plain old country vet was fine for her. But one distress call from her best friend and the next thing she knows she's neck deep in the world of polo's most elite international players - complete with designer dresses, fine champagne, and some of the most gorgeous thoroughbreds she's ever seen. Some of the most gorgeous men, too....

I need to tear my eyes away from Jake Jacobs—immediately. One glance at the hot older lawyer, and I knew I was in trouble. Jake unwrapped me like his little Christmas present, even though I was his new employee who he absolutely shouldn't have claimed... He wasn't the only one that broke the rules at his law firm. Jake's associates, Zachary and Thomas, also made my body tingle in ways that it never had before.

Tom is a gay young artist struggling to find success in New York City. For Tom, a love life seems an impossibility. One day, his hope in romance revives when he encounters Cal - a charming stranger, but...it might be a problem that Cal was killed in the First World War - 100 years ago! Then again, death might be just the beginning - the beginning of romance!

The elves knew they lost the war before they set foot on the battlefield. The real question that remained is how would they survive? No one expected a lowly ditch-digging elf would rise to face the challenge, and that this elf would take on a quest that would test his loyalty and bravery while experiencing what it is like to be a true alpha female hero.

Can a house save the lives of the people who live in it? Can an inscription written in a book over 60 years ago change the fates of people not even born when it was written? Beryl Gray is solid and dependable - her partner, Claire, thinks so, her family thinks so, her colleagues think so. She has a job she likes as a university librarian. Her life seems settled, content - except nothing is as it seems. Aggie Bishop's last girlfriend left her three years ago and she hasn't had a date since. She now takes care of her great-aunt Cory who doesn't want to be taken care of.

Two novellas, previously published individually, now together in one volume. A CHRISTMAS ANGEL Ten-year-old Annie, stuck in a wheelchair since a fall from the barn loft, hopes for a beautiful angel to go atop the Christmas tree, but God's answer to her prayer is completely unexpected. Annie's widower father, Mick, hated to ask his in-laws for help, but he had no other choice. He never imagined they would send his wife's stepsister, Jennifer, to care for his daughter. Nor did he foresee the love she would bring into their home. Did he and Annie dare hope that Jennifer might choose to stay? A...

What else is there for two brothers to inherit but a killer hustle when they come from a long line of hard core hustlers? Jason and Darius Jensen find the answer to this question as they learn to grind hard in the streets at a very young age. By chance, a high-level heroin supplier named George partners up with the brothers and loads of money begin falling into their laps. All seems well until a gruesome murder changes Jason's mind about his future.

With the help of a Christmas spirit, a sunny business exec and her grumpy new co-worker go from enemies to lovers when they're stuck together over the holidays. It's our first Christmas without Mom. But rather than spend it together, my sisters have gone to opposite sides of the country, leaving me alone. That's okay. I'll just skip Christmas and focus on my career. Which is great, because I'm expecting a promotion in my stocking this year. Or maybe not. Instead of giving me the job, my boss asks me to mentor his prodigal son for the role. We instantly clash, which makes throwing the office...

Everyone deserves love right? Even ferrets! Calluna is back for a Christmas bonus featuring all her men, Lars and Reg, and of course Klaus the rashy ferret! Join the gang as they celebrate their first Christmas together as a family. There will be Christmas fun, laughs, steam, and possibly a love adventure for dear little Klaus?

Amanda Kelly spent her entire life trying to control every aspect of it, while striving for perfection. Her obsession with being perfect, along with her feelings of worthlessness, consumed her. The one thing she thought was perfect in her life was the bond she shared with her best friend, Noah. Everything was going according to her life plan until she woke up one day and realized she had fallen in love with him. The one thing she couldn't control was the effect he had on her. Noah had the power to give her 100 lifetimes of happiness.

Lewis loves his holiday job. As the Ghost of Christmas Present, he guides people to improve their lives. Sure, he’s a little lonely at home in Minnesota, but Fezziwig the cat keeps him company. When Lewis is spirited to California one Christmas Eve, he meets Sammy, an ex-lawyer who seems to already have his life in order. Lewis and Sammy share Korean fried chicken and a brief fling, but distance and career obligations appear destined to thwart anything permanent.

Emily Eason wants to distance herself from her parents' opulent lifestyle in Birmingham, Alabama, and enjoy life in the tiny rural village, Raccoon Creek and her fifties-style home. But after gazing into the little snow globe she purchased from Hardwicke's Drugs and Gifts, she finds herself transported to another time—her grandmother's era. Lance Hardwicke is the pharmacist and owner of Hardwicke's Drugs. Four years of pharmacy school didn't allow for much of a social life. Gorgeous Emily Eason, nurse and resident of Raccoon Creek, has captured his attention more than once. The next time ...

Son of a black gangster and an Italian mother with ties to a high profile mobster, the deadly mixture allows Spaz to become the most ruthless gangster in the City of Brotherly Love. What starts off as a plot to move his mother out of the lethal streets of North Philly, turns into a multi-million dollar drug enterprise.

Garland Grove is far removed from sand, surf, and ski lodges. Farmers, small business owners, and Garland Grove Memorial Hospital have served the community for decades. Amy is excited for a holiday homecoming. For Dr. Andrew Bennett, Garland Grove is the place he goes to forget the past. An overbearing father and the crushing disappointment of a failed relationship brought him to town. He’s good at his job and puts it above everything else, including romance. Sparks fly from the moment Amy and Andrew meet, but not the kind ignited by romance.

The Yoder Family Saga follows widow Miriam Yoder and her four unmarried daughters, Megan, Rebecca, Josephine, and Lillian, as they discover God’s plans for them and the hope He provides for a happy tomorrow. Lillian Yoder is the baby of the family and is keen to grow up and find her way in the world. Noah Troyer has been captivated by Lillian since he was a young boy, but becoming an Amish wife is appalling to her. She wants to break free into the wide world just beyond her settlement. Can Noah capture Lillian’s heart before it’s stolen away by the ways of the world? Or, will the ...

Ariel had fallen for the oldest trick in the book and mankind paid the price. Thousands of years ago, Ariel's moment of weakness changed the face of the world. She not only failed mankind; she'd failed God. As a result, her heart turned into an island of ice, encased inside a barrier of steel no one could penetrate. Ariel races to Texas to help heal the land from a devastating drought when she meets a stubborn Texas rancher. The moment their eyes met, Ariel felt that long forgotten feeling in the core of her being. It was as if her heart finally started to beat again.

Presenting the Lady is the second stand-alone regency romance story in The Lady series. Arabella, nearing the time she will be presented and have her first season, is a little zealous and gets into the type of scrapes that could easily cause a scandal. Her brother, the Earl of Sunningdale and her friend, the new Countess, do everything they can to keep her from inadvertently sabotaging her future. Follow the family as they feud, attend balls, hunt, and hatch scheme after scheme to get Arabella safely launched into society.

These men in uniform can be counted on to deliver presents...all night long. In "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by Leslie Kelly: Rafe and Ellie have always had sizzling chemistry and horrible timing. Being stranded together in a blizzard may be Rafe's opportunity to prove that this Christmas, his timing is perfect.