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After the hottest night of her life, Calla faced the ultimate decision. Should she commit to the one man who secretly loved her all along, or keep her options open and indulge in her summer fantasy again and again?

As Jarrett and Marissa rekindle the flames of love and lust that once bound them together, an enemy from his past and a trusted mentor from his present vie their time in the dark and threaten to destroy everyone he holds dear.

Their chance encounter resulted in a steamy affair, but will his former gang and a parole officer tear them apart?

Elsinore Cosgrove turns the husband she never wanted into the man of her dreams.

The last thing wealthy playboy Noel expected when he met charming violet-eyed mystery novelist Casey was to fall in love with her. Shame his mother is harbouring a secret that could end this relationship before it starts.

Laney’s having the worst day of her life and its not been a banner day for Tyler either. And now they’re stuck with each other until the relentless snowstorm ends. Can they survive without killing each other…or falling in love?

Do you have a story in you? Do you know how to write it or how to tell it? Creating Stories has the answers. Hank Quense, the author of more than twenty books, tells you how to do it.

This collection will take you through a poet’s life in the city she has most loved. Written in an accessible style, her poems offer her reflections on this one-of-a-kind Texas town—from its local cemeteries, junkyard, Chopin Festival, to its desert flora and fauna, complete with local artwork.

Travel along with the poet through New England, Mexico, Miami, Hawaii, Venezuela, Paraguay, New Mexico, and Texas as her poems take you on an emotional journey through her special moments and to those places that have most influenced her. Plus experience the artwork of local artist Erika Martinez.

South India, 1870s. When fifteen-year-old Hemit breaks family tradition by learning the mysterious soother's gentler ways of training elephants, he unleashes his own mystical powers--powers his parents have tried to conceal, and which are capable of destroying his entire family.

What would you do for love? A disastrous marriage. An overbearing mother. Her dream of being an architect stolen by her twin. It was all too much to bear, so ten years ago, Bridget Fletcher packed up her son and her broken heart and traded Sydney for the coastal paradise of White Rocks to build a li

“Two weeks ago, I didn't even know that Niger was a country… now I am deep in its south with Doctors Without Borders, responsible for saving people's lives.” In this story of humanitarian emergency medical work as a physician with Médecins Sans Frontières in Africa, Cassandra Arnold uses spare prose and haunting images to share the heartbreak and the humor, the challenges and the celebrations of volunteer work overseas. From February 2009 to October 2013, Dr Cassandra Arnold spent twenty months in the field as a volunteer with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. In that time, she accepted 8 posts in 5 different countries: Niger, Haiti, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Iraq. This is Niger, where it all began. Part journal, part photo album, part poem... deeply personal and deeply confronting... If you have ever wondered what this work is really like, read this book and you will know. "Follow me now into the sands of the Sahel." Profits from the sale of this book will be donated to Doctors Without Borders Canada.

Vanessa Fordella should have grown up in luxury and ease with a father that doted on her and loved her. Instead her mother stole her away and forced her into...

Evan Lawston had lived his entire life, all twelve years of it, under the shadow of the Dark Knight. The Dark Knight had reigned with a dangerous reputation of fear and respect. A parent with a reputation like that was great, what every twelve year old boy should dream of. But you have to be careful what you wish for, because sometimes your wishes come true, just not as you had hoped.

She should have grown up in a life of luxury and ease-instead, she was thrust into one of danger and deception... Forced by her scheming mother to pretend that she was a boy, Vanessa Fordella becomes Van, the Dark Knight, in twelfth-century England. But when her now-dying mother demands that she leave behind her charade and marry, Van embarks on the most difficult journey of her life. And if her new husband ever finds out the truth... After years of war, all he wants is peace and the simple life... Peter Lawston, Lord Grayweist, hopes for a shy and controllable wife to run his castle and bear his children. What arrives, instead, is a hell cat, who doesn't know the first thing about being docile or obedient. There's something familiar about his unconventional wife, but Peter can't put his finger on it. As Van struggles to let go of the knight she has been and become the wife she is expected to be, events unfold that threaten to destroy everything she holds dear, including her very life.

Alex Hollister was always one step ahead of the rumor mongers. As the reclusive A.H., she was a successful horse breeder, an unbeatable jockey, and a savvy businessman. As the fair Alexis, she was a demure and proper lady. Her life was exactly how she wanted it, and her plans were finally ready to be enacted. Everything was running smoothly until her temper landed her in a marriage with a man who didn't want her, a man who could ruin everything she had worked so hard to achieve. Marcus Clifton wanted nothing more than to outlive the falsehoods that had ruined his family's reputation. He had worked hard to get back into the good graces of the elite and had even arranged a marriage that would make the past rumors disappear altogether. He thought he finally had everything that was important to him. Then his cozy and disciplined life came to a crashing halt when an act of uncontrolled temper ended in a marriage with a woman who could destroy it all.

From an abusive home in the Minneapolis projects, Joy was labeled "unadoptable" - doomed to the foster care system. But luck or something else landed Joy in a middle-class family that was willing to survive the system with her. In her memoir, Joy shares her early nightmares and the frustrations of living as 'Property of the State' while celebrating the Wrights, her foster family.

As a djinn River Pomeroy should have been healed after he nearly died at the hands of his kidnappers but something still wasn’t right. A sense of doom he can’t escape and a meeting with a hooded man confirms his worst fear, he’s enthralled by a wish his sister Tempe exchanged for a new genie bottle. That decision could have devastating consequences for his family and the rest of the Paramortals. A violet-eyed sword-toting warrior walks into the supernatural tavern where River takes refuge. In her presence he feels a temporary lifting of his despair but it doesn’t last. She declares her mission—to kill a dragonhunter and accuses River of being in league with her target. She’s partly correct. “Taking the villain’s head” would have worked for River earlier, effectively severing their bond and eliminating the threat to his family but that was before he knew the identity of the being who owned his soul—his long-lost brother who planned to use River to destroy their family. With the kidnapping of Tempe and the dragon sheriff, River and the fae warrior join forces and suddenly the Paramortal family dynamic is rampant with conflicts and secrets. What is with the attraction he feels to this fae and what is the mysterious connection that goes back to the beginning of the Paramortals’ pact? Can they forgive the atrocities of the past to defeat their common enemy or will ancient family secrets tear the Paramortals apart forever?

Teri is on the run for her life when she unexpectedly finds herself offered haven... and a job... at a truck stop on the windswept plains of Wyoming. There she meets Mike, the young trucker who appoints himself her protector. But will her new life and her new-found love for Mike be enough when events take an unexpected turn? And can even Mike keep her safe from the past that threatens to reclaim her?

FOREWORD for The Keeper's Secret Anthology Whether it’s history itself getting lost in the stone silence of a lighthouse or the time flow of medieval armor clashing from the grave into the now of your mind, this year’s honor roll of top stories from Tell-Tale Publishing will put you up in your chair and set your pulse racing. But that’s what you want . . . isn’t it? There will be thoughtful dilemmas to keep you pondering, moral choices and choices for the oldest of reasons –love--and above all the test of love versus fate. Nowhere will fate be more exquisitely tangled than in the tale of a young woman trapped between the terror of sexual abuse and the unknowns in the magical world of a Jinn. And just as you think you’ve felt it all from the rescues and would-be rescues each twisted with karma, steel yourself for one more. Because the perfect ending might be a perfect day whose ironies will jolt you as you stare into the psychological mirror. So find that chair and open this book. You won’t be putting it down for a while. Thomas Sullivan USA Today best-selling author of CASE WHITE

FOREWORD for Secret Santa Anthology Oh, the Horror! The Horror! I've been a fan since my older sister used to wake me up so I could sneak down to watch Creature Feature when I was in elementary school! Funny, I never could seem to get back to sleep . . . While my main writing focus is the paranormal, my passion for the darker side of the scary spectrum was resurrected while working on Indie horror film, In The Woods, helping with the screenplay, writing a novelization, AND having a guest role as "Bar Extra"! That endeavor put Dean Koontz, Stephen King and Justin Cronin into my "Must Read" rotation and convinced me to watch (through my fingers) movies such as Cabin in the Woods, The Others, and Woman in Black. Tell-Tale Publishing has an eye for the macabre and for authors who know how to wield a Poe-worthy pen. I've enjoyed being one of the judges in their yearly Halloween talent search (two of the winners are in this edition!). I'm always thrilled to be thrilled by something new in the genre, and this collection fits the bill. Quick, blood-curdling reads to curl up with on a dark night, taken a deadly sip at a time, like a fine, hoarded vintage to savor and appreciate when the nights grow cold and the wind howls. That was the wind . . . wasn't it? Cheers! Happy reading, and don't forget to leave the nightlight on! Nancy Gideon, award-winning, bestselling author of the "Touched by Midnight" vampire series and the "By Moonlight" and "House of Terriot" shapeshifter series

The best anthology yet! Dare to journey through the bloody mind of a madwoman, or escape, if you can, from an underground military compound, where secret experiments may land you on the menu. Perhaps you’d like to see what the witches in Salem are doing this Halloween, or what really happened to Hansel and Gretel. Scared of clowns, vampires or puppets? Sit down and curl up with this unique collection of horror stories. You’ll sleep with the lights on for weeks. Contains: "Hans & Greta" by Elizabeth Alsobrooks

Offered an enormous sum by an anonymous benefactor for the acquisition of an ancient ceremonial relic, a sum that would keep the antiquities shop in Cairo her father left her afloat while she continued her own archaeological pursuits, Lady Isabella Valentine was distracted rather than tempted, then suspicious, when the dashing young Bedouin slipped in just before closing and promised her a deal she couldn’t refuse--for the very same relic. Despite his sensual appeal, she did refuse him, sending him away. Prince Mukhtar, son of Sheikh Abdul Kummel al-Rahman, leader of the Hassana, is on a sacred Illuminati mission for Queen Isis to retrieve something stolen from one of her temples over a thousand years ago. This mortal disbeliever though an enchanting English rose, however beautiful she might be, is clearly in the power of the Usurper and must be persuaded to help him, one way or another. But neither of them know of the evil power they are up against, or what hidden dangers await them in the tomb of the high priest.