It takes a long time for Amelia to get to go to college, when she finally does go she meets two young women and the 3 become lifelong friends. They must face some dangerous problems and deal with a stalker who makes their lives a misery. Together they must overcome some terrible events that change their lives. Along the way family problems continue to hit Amelia and the girls try to help. Instead of becoming discouraged and bitter they are able to...

"I've been studying her for weeks. I know how she takes her coffee, the color she prefers on her nails, the way her mouth moves when she sleeps. I don't know what she looks like when she's happy. But I will." When Cheryl Steinbeck-Edwards makes the decision to get in a car with a potential contractor, meticulous hitman Jude Riley and his lovely wife Kate, it appears to be the perfect partnership. Turns out, nothing is perfect, and getting in that...

Sophia thought she was rid of her violent ex, but when she learns that Nick has jumped bail, shot a state trooper and is now coming after her, the terror returns. When her attorney offers protection by the firm's handsome detective, Roman, Sophia has no choice but to accompany Roman to a remote cabin where he can help keep her safe. While at the cabin a new love blooms for her and Roman, but secrets are uncovered, and to her horror, Nick discovers...

Once upon a time, there was a man who loved children. He loved them so much he tried to save them from their imperfect parents. Unfortunately, Hector Woollie, didn't work for Child Protective Services...and the children he rescued, he murdered. Once upon a time, Leslie had a happy marriage, a happy son, and a happy life. Now divorced, she is trapped in ongoing battles with her ex-husband, Roger, especially over their newly-adolescent son, Ian. ...

When Annatha Wolcott, a troubled teen with an unplanned pregnancy, is lured to the home of a sympathetic nurse, Wendy Malloy, she awakens to a nightmare from which there is no escape. The childless and desperate nurse has her own agenda for Annatha and the baby. Gestation carries the reader through a roller coaster of emotions as Annatha struggles with carrying an unwanted child and reacts to her predicament with emotional as well as physical rebellion....

Drew Dawson has spent more than half of his life incarcerated, on probation or on parole. He is brutal and calculating. And, he is Charlie Krieger's obvious choice to put a crew together and execute a strong-arm robbery on a St. Louis casino's busiest day of the year. But greed has its consequences and a good plan will always go bad when the co-conspirators have hidden agendas. Runnin' With the Devil is a fast-moving, plot-driven book about the actions...

Desperate to escape an arranged marriage and wed her childhood sweetheart, beautiful but innocent Catherine Parke secretly boards a ship bound for the New World. But the shock of what greets Catherine in Jamestown nearly destroys her. Adherence to strict moral codes rule the colonists' lives, but she soon discovers that beneath their proper facades not all is as it seems. Disappointments and disasters repeatedly test Catherine's strength and courage,...

One's a Sinner, the other a Saint...but can you guess which one? One of them will carve you up the second you turn your back, the other will f**ck with your mind. One has a kind heart, while the other has no soul. One of them meets Baby, thinking he can keep her for himself, but one of them...isn't ready to share. One loves her, while the other loves him...who will win in the end?

Money and power can make good people do very wicked things. There are certainly things in my past I regret doing. My fond hope is the three of you don't fall into this trap and that by working together will have long and happy lives together. All of my love to each of you. Edward Solomon Bainesworth These were the final sage words of advice from the founder of Bainesworth Private Capital to his heirs. His admonition was prophetic as the lust for power...

Throughout the world, people of all races, ethnic groups, ages, and genders disappear without explanation every day. This is a story of their plight, from freedom into slavery and sometimes back to freedom. Across the globe, not only humans but also exotic animals, precious gems, timber, petroleum, natural gas, and other limited natural resources face similar perils and are illegally transported through the same distribution pipelines. In a world...