A killer stalks the city, taking aim at women whose success he covets. One by one, he picks them off his list. Working his way toward those who threaten him the most. The Big Shot. The Survivor. And The Deceiver. But every step of the way, he finds himself thwarted by the men determined to protect them. Their Daddies. As he watches, his need to destroy them grows stronger. And nothing, not even prison, will be enough to stop him from finally taking his revenge. Publisher's Note: This story contains all three full-length novels from the Charm City Daddies series, as well as the extended epilogue for Daddy's Mercy.
The love of Edie’s life has returned to Lost River. And she didn’t come alone… Ten years ago, the woman Edie loved walked out of her life forever. Or so she thought. But now Jesse Walker is back in Lost River, turning Edie’s life upside down once again. And the sparks between them are as bright and hot as ever. All it would take is one look, one touch to set that old flame ablaze again. Even the unexpected appearance of Jesse’s Daddy-slash-fiancé isn’t enough to put out the fire between them. If anything, Grant’s presence only fuels the desire threatening to burn Edie alive. And as reckless as it may be, Edie can’t resist the flames…
The best man I’ve ever known told me he loved me—and I rejected him. It’s been months since that night, when he showed me what it was to kneel at the feet of a man capable of incredible tenderness and delicious agony in the same breath. Months since he opened his heart to me. And months since I crushed it without hesitation. I thought I was doing the right thing for everyone. Especially the band we’ve sacrificed everything for. Because Elias “Ice” Turner isn’t just my bandmate, my closest confidant, and my every wildest fantasy come to life. He’s my ex’s best friend. Being with Ice would ruin everything. Our lives. Our Band. Me. And I’m not even sure I care anymore. Go ahead. Ruin me, Daddy.
The princess of Lost River has a secret—and he’s done being kept in the dark. For months, Rex Carrington has bided his time, waiting not-so-patiently for the day he can stop sneaking around like a teenager on prom night just for a few stolen nights with gorgeous, curvy Ginny Morgan. But his Little princess is nothing if not stubborn, and Rex is done waiting. He doesn’t care how far he has to go or what he has to do…he’s finally going to get what he wants. And what he wants, is her.
Special Agent Laci Duvall, AFOSI, expects her life to be like her favorite beverage. Sweet and strong. So, what happens when someone throws a lemon in her sweet tea? She finds who did it and gets even. But fate drops a twisted tea bag when lead investigator and Charm City Heartthrob, Baltimore City Police Detective Antonio Desio walks into the room. He’s the one Laci abandoned to marry the dead man before them, and he bypasses tea for fine Italian wine. This case has the markings of a guzzling sweet tea straight-from-the-pitcher kind of day, and Laci and Desio learn they have to work together to solve it. She’ll deal with her feelings for Desio later.
When a single dad meets the former rock-star crush of his youth, everything they thought they knew about happiness and love is thrown into chaos in this hopeful, heartwarming romantic comedy. “Bound to charm readers from page one . . . You’ll root for everyone in this sweet love story.”—Elissa Sussman, bestselling author of Funny You Should Ask Billy Perkins is happy. And why wouldn’t he be? He loves his job as an independent music teacher and his apartment in Baltimore above a record shop called Charm City Rocks. Most of all, he loves his brainy teenage son, Caleb. Margot Hammer, on the other hand, is far from happy. The former drummer of the once-famous band Burnt Flowers, she’s now a rock-and-roll recluse living alone in New York City. When a new music documentary puts Margot back in the spotlight, she realizes how much she misses her old band and the music that gave her life meaning. Billy has always had a crush on Margot. But she’s a legitimate rock star—or, at least, she was—so he never thought he’d meet her. Until Caleb, worried that his easygoing dad might actually be lonely, cooks up a scheme to get Margot to perform at Charm City Rocks. It’s the longest of long shots, but Margot’s label has made it clear that any publicity is an opportunity she can’t afford to miss. When their paths collide, Billy realizes that he maybe wasn’t as happy as he thought—and Margot learns that sometimes the sweetest music is a duet.
The darkness is rising and one man stands against it: the exorcist mage Simon Alliant. But in Baltimore, he finally meets his match...a part-mortal divinity with the power to whisper away demons. Simon Alliant is an exorcist who battles demons, whether he wants to or not. Sometimes it's not so bad...he gets to play with magic, after all. But for Simon, magic represents a demon of another kind. He's addicted to magic and it takes more than a handful of charms to keep that particular demon at bay. Chiara is part Light, part Dark, and stubbornly mortal. The woman has a way with words: she literally talks demons into abandoning their human hosts. Simon thinks that's not the only trick she has up her sleeve-and that's pretty high praise coming from a mage like him. As intriguing as that may be, Simon has too many reasons to distrust her...one of them being his more-or-less partner, an angelic Watcher. Amidst all the celestial warnings of the rising dark comes a new prophesy that makes him wonder: is Chiara a threat to him and all of mankind? Or will she be his salvation?
In order to obtain the bone marrow needed to save his brother, his uncle had given Mu Qianyu to Dongfeng Imperial Family's Young Master to play with. She was a tool for the cold and domineering man to wantonly make fun of her. She told herself not to fall in love with an unwitting monarch, but to slowly walk into the trap that he had set himself, little by little, to no avail. Who was the one who lost their mind first? Her brother's scheme, her father's hatred, and her lover's use had driven her crazy. After despair left and he returned, would he be able to stop the incomparably dazzling her? Luckily, there were two steamed buns that would help him!
On the night of the coming of age ceremony, she was framed by her loved ones and became pregnant accidentally. Four years later, she came back from the fire, messing up the wedding of her former fiancé and sister, stirring up the storm of revenge. Unexpectedly, a noble and domineering man confined her to his arms. "Vengeance, I'll take revenge for you. You only need to be at ease to be my woman." Following that, a little jade doll ran over and hugged her tightly ...
Set amid the charm of Bryson City, North Carolina, in the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains, Lin Stepp's DADDY'S GIRL is a warm-hearted, small town story proving you can go home again - and that it's never too late to leave behind painful memories of the past.
