Books Ten, Eleven, and Twelve of The Sherbrookes of Newport Series. Previously Published Separately. Bundled For Your Convenience. Book Ten: The Billionaire Next Door Curt Sherbrooke has two passions, renovating old homes and writing novels. When he leaves the financial world and the city behind, his plan is simple: indulge both while keeping his true identity as a member of America’s wealthiest family a secret from his neighbors. Soon Taylor Walker, the sexy DEA agent living next door and her niece have him reconsidering his plan. Book Eleven: The Billionaire’s Homecoming When Jennifer Wallace’s scout troop began sending care packages to the troops overseas, she never expected billionaire Brett Sherbrooke to be on the receiving end. For the past two years, though, they’ve stayed in regular contact and grown close. Now that he has relocated back to Massachusetts they are both ready to see if their friendship can turn into more. Book Twelve: The Billionaire’s Heart Three months ago when another relationship came to a disastrous end, billionaire Leah Sherbrooke put her love life on hold. Since then she’s spent her free time with family and friends, especially Gavin Kincaid. However, the more time she spends with Gavin the less she thinks of him as a friend and golfing companion. Instead, she sees him as the man she’s falling for.
Leah owns a decrepit car, a budget that won't stretch, and the moxie to make a decent life. She lives in the present, hiding in plain sight until one sun-drenched day, a past she has outrun imperils her future and threatens all she holds dear. When her boss announces that someone is embezzling company funds, history begins to repeat itself. Detective Leo Garvey has her in his sights as the number-one suspect and more. Leah knows she must be careful, that nothing good could come from his attraction. Leo doesn't see it her way. Convincing Leah the past can only be escaped by embracing something better falls on deaf ears. While Leo works to uncover the truth, Leah determines it will never surface.
This new collection of interconnected essays marches to a provocative premise: what if one way to understand your life was to examine the objects within it? Which objects would you choose? What memories do they hold? And lined up in a row, what stories do they have to tell? In recalling her experience, Dinah's essays each begin with one thing — real or imaginary, lost or found, rare or ordinary, animal, vegetable, mineral, edible. Each object comes with a memory or a story, and so sparks an opportunity for rue or reflection or confession or revelation, having to do with her coming of age as a daughter, mother, actor, and writer: the piano that holds secrets to family history and inheritance; the gifted watches that tell so much more than time; the little black dress that carries all of youth's love and longing; the purple scarf that stands in for her journey from New York to Los Angeles, across stage and screen, to pursue her acting dream. Read together or apart, the essays project the bountiful mosaic of life and love, of moving to Los Angeles and raising a family; of coming to terms with place, relationship, failures, and success; of dealing with up–ended notions about home and family and career and aging, too. Taken together, they add up to a pastiche of an artful and quirky life, lovingly remembered, compellingly told, wrapped up in the ties that bind the passage of time.
THE STORIES: In this curtain raiser, set in 1937, Bertha is a BINDLE STIFF, or hobo. She has come into the theater in search of someone she calls Perfessor (an empty chair in the audience). The Perfessor, a social scientist, hired her for his s
A wife, a mother, a killer. One wrong decision, one terrifying night, leaves student Elizabeth with a stark choice – kill or be killed. And the consequences of that choice will shape her whole life. Now a wife, a mother, and a lawyer, she must find a way to out run her past, protect her family and live with her secret. But is it really possible to live a happy life with such a huge shadow cast by the past? And as it becomes clear that someone else knows her secret and is hunting her down, time is running out for Elizabeth to keep her family safe. In the bestselling tradition of Clare Mackintosh and Jenny Blackhurst, Cynthia Clark has written a heart-stopping story about the choices we make and how far we'd go to protect our families. Even if it means deceiving the people we love most... 'If You Only Knew is a tense, vividly written story that had me captivated right till the very end. Amazing!' Adele O'Neill.
It only took one moment of weakness for Laney Keating's world to fall apart. One stupid gesture for a hopeless crush.. Then the rumors began. Slut, they called her. Queer. Psycho. Mentally ill, messed up, so messed up even her own mother decided she wasn't worth sticking around for. If Laney could erase that whole yeas, she would. College is her chance to start with a clean slate.
Time travel can't be real...can it? There had to be another explanation. Leah's mother had disappeared a year ago, then suddenly reappeared looking forty years younger. She vanished again, but this time, left behind her solar-powered smartphone. Was Leah brave enough to look for clues on it? And where had Mom disappeared to? Again. Then there was the strange call from a Lord James Melbourne who claimed to have vital information. An internet search showed he was both rich and a hottie. He seemed sweet and generous, but could she trust him? If you love sagas, try this one. A spunky time travel mystery sprinkled with romance and intrigue and peppered with sarcasm and irony, a delectable blend to savor, day or night, weekday or holiday.
Prepare to be plunged into the darkest corners of Scotland in these four gritty books; The Angels, The Housewife, The New Friend and The Family Business. The Angels: Amber. As the top performer at Angel Silk gentleman’s club, Amber’s seen it all and been forced to do things she never wanted to do. She’s tired of this life... but can she escape it? Strong queen bee and mother to the girls, Lizzy, has been hiding her own dark secrets – and if they come to light, her life could be destroyed. Jade, the newest dancer at Angel Silk, is innocent, beautiful... and trapped in over her head. The three women must come together to take back their lives from feared gangster, Marcus. Will he let them go – or will finding freedom mean paying the ultimate price? The Housewife: Leah is the perfect mum to ten-year-old Samuel, wife to loving husband Thomas and head of the PTA. But her closet is full of skeletons – and if the truth gets out, her world could be destroyed. Annie is a gangster’s moll who isn’t afraid of getting her hands dirty to play the men at their own game. But what no one knows is the devastating secret haunting her. King of Glasgow gangland, Terry is working his way up from estate to mansion. From drugs to guns, there’s nothing he won’t stop at to grow his dirty money. As their three stories collide, the lives of each will never be the same... The New Friend: Arabella MacQueen had a tough start. Growing up surrounded by drugs and alcohol, getting into trouble as a teen, she’s now in her late-twenties and has turned her life around. Until the fateful night that sees her imprisoned for ten months. She’s hit rock bottom ... but unexpectedly forges a bond with cellmate Roxanne McPhail that lasts beyond the prison walls. Now both women are free, and Arabella is excited about the future with boyfriend Eddie, with Roxanne at her side. But Arabella doesn’t know the truth about her new best friend; about Roxanne’s reputation as the head of Glasgow gangland, about the violence in Roxanne’s past. She doesn’t know that Roxanne has plans for Arabella that might lead her into some very dangerous places... The Family Business: Donnie Black is charming, successful... and utterly terrifying. He rules the Glasgow underworld with an iron fist. Nothing – or no one – will stop him and he’s not afraid to get his hands dirty to grow his fortune. Layla has been married to Donnie for twenty years, enjoying the lavish world he has worked hard to create. But Layla doesn’t know the secrets Donnie keeps – and the truth will send her spiralling. Young, beautiful and innocent Louise Bellshaw is charmed by Donnie and believes she’s found true love. But Louise doesn’t know her dream man has plans that will turn her life into a nightmare – you’ll do anything for the ones you love, won’t you? Completely addictive, gripping gangland thrillers that will have you hooked. Perfect for fans of Martina Cole, Kimberley Chambers and Mandasue Heller. Praise for Alex Kane ‘Dark and gritty... kept me hooked from the first page.’ Casey Kelleher, author of No Fear and Mine ‘Got under my skin. Alex Kane writes one hell of a villain.’ Gemma Rogers, author of Stalker and Reckless ‘A great crime family saga filled with strong female characters... definitely a five star read and I already cannot wait to re-read.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Amazing. Would recommend this author to anyone... So many twists and turns.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Oh my good god, what a blooming gripping fantastic read... Lots of twists and turns that will keep you on tenterhooks throughout.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A must read! Highly deserving of all the stars and completely unputdownable.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Full of tension, this will have you racing through the pages.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
What if the only way you could get out of your marriage was to become the perfect husband? Nick and Maya Wakefield's relationship has been in crisis since Maya left her high-powered legal career to stay home with their now 3-year-old twins. Today she feels invisible, anxious, and under-appreciated, and Nick has checked out of family life. Sex is a distant memory and the love is gone. A workaholic and a consummate flirt, Nick has decided he wants out. But he balks when their old friend, a divorce attorney, shows him that as sole breadwinner, he stands to lose the most. Together, he and his friend hatch a plan: Nick will act like an ideal husband and father in order to ease the pain of leaving and make out better in court. So he encourages Maya to go back to work, spends time with the kids, and even takes her on a vacation without them. But with his cynical ruse comes a surprising change of heart. Nick is astonished to find his actual emotions match his act and now his marriage is truly on the mend. That is, until Maya finds out, and Nick's world falls to pieces. Now his only hope of saving his family is to prove to his wife that he really is the man he was pretending to be. A Better Man is a sharply observant novel of the pitfalls of marriage and success, and how one couple must lose it all before they can hope to find their way back.
An edgy, sexy USA TODAY bestseller about falling for the one person you can’t have. Maise O’Malley just turned eighteen, but she’s felt like a grown-up her entire life. The summer before senior year, she has plans: get into a great film school, convince her mom to go into rehab, and absolutely do not, under any circumstances, screw up her own future. But life has a way of throwing her plans into free-fall. When Maise meets Evan at a carnival one night, their chemistry is immediate, intense, and short-lived. Which is exactly how she likes it: no strings. But afterward, she can’t get Evan out of her head. He’s taught her that a hookup can be something more. It can be an unexpected connection with someone who truly understands her. Someone who sees beyond her bravado to the scared but strong girl inside. That someone turns out to be her new film class teacher, Mr. Evan Wilke. Maise and Evan resolve to keep their hands off each other, but the attraction is too much to bear. Together, they’re real and genuine; apart, they’re just actors playing their parts for everyone else. And their masks are slipping. People start to notice. Rumors fly. When the truth comes to light in a shocking way, they may learn they were just playing parts for each other, too. Smart, sexy, and provocative, Unteachable is about what happens when a love story goes off-script.
