Boys Adventure

My best friend's little sister and the woman who haunts my dreams are one and the same. Always off-limits. Until now. As a member of the Steel Reapers MC and an ex-Marine, duty defines me.. My best friend, Smokey, saved my life in the Marines and now he's calling in that debt. His little sister is a bridesmaid at a Mafia wedding and needs a bodyguard. My mission: pose as her date and keep everyone's hands off her. Including my own. But he doesn't know I've always wanted Danielle. And now she's a woman with curves more dangerous than anything I saw in combat, It’s only a matter of time ...

Friends Become Strangers, and Strangers Become Friends... When Ricky Kidd first hears about the curse of the Jewel of Madagascar, he is pretty sure he doesn’t believe in it. But almost immediately, strange things start happening. First he knocks over a statue that crushes part of Mrs. McEwan’s antique jewelry collection. Ricky is convinced his life is over—paying off the debt will take years! As if that weren’t bad enough, all of his friends seem to be deliberately avoiding him. And then there is Mrs. McEwan’s mysterious nephew—Ricky is sure he is not who he seems. Can the curse...

What’s worse than learning you have a new sidekick? Finding out it’s a know-it-all woman—and she’s banging-hot. When cattle turn up missing, Wyoming lawman Aiden Roshannon is on the scene. There’s a reason Aiden’s the best at what he does—he only goes by the book. Sure, it’s taking some time to track down the criminals who are stealing and outright butchering the good ranchers’ animals, but he’ll serve them justice in the end. Amaryllis Long has been a Texas Ranger for five years and her experience trumps anything this newbie operation in Wyoming has seen. She’s locked...

She’s on the run from trouble, but she can’t escape a beast like me. I’m the man you want on your side when sh*t hits the fan. Ex-Marine, MC, I live for my family and I’ll die for my family. But when trouble hits my own home, it threatens to take me away from the MC just when they need me the most. I need help for this battle. And I know exactly the good girl that I want. Luna’s got secrets and a past to go along with her brains and her fearless attitude. Not to mention a body I’m aching to take for a ride. But she’s my total opposite. Hell, she works for the damn library. ...

She's stranded. On a mountain. On Valentine's Day. He's the only one who can find her. As usual, the minute Zayden Moon sets foot in his small hometown, trouble comes knocking. Bad memories, a funeral and a failing ranch are just a few of the things he’s facing. Now the townspeople are looking to him to go up the mountain and rescue a woman stranded in a snowstorm. All he can say is she better be worth it. Esme believes a mountain getaway with her boyfriend will mean wedding bells in her future. Instead, she’s abandoned and left to make her own way down the jagged terrain. When a sexy ...

When a mysterious envelope arrives for Jake Ransom, he and his older sister, Kady, are plunged into a gripping chain of events. An artifact found by their parents - on the expedition from which they never returned - leads Jake and Kady to a strange world inhabited by a peculiar mix of long-lost civilizations, a world that may hold the key to their parents' disappearance.

Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick presents a gripping yet poignant novel about a 12-year-old boy and his dog who become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina. Zane Dupree is a charismatic 12-year-old boy of mixed race visiting a relative in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hits. Unexpectedly separated from all family, Zane and his dog experience the terror of Katrina's wind, rain, and horrific flooding.

You don’t know what you’ve got until you leave it behind. The Great Escape, the third book in The Adventures of Lucky and Mr. Pickle series, closes out the first of three trilogies. Mr. Pickle has a scary experience at the vet, making him angry at Papa and Lucky. Shadow reminds him that they aren’t his real family. He’s adopted, and his real family is somewhere else. Shadow is shocked that her words prompt Mr. Pickle to run away and find them, kicking off a series of thrilling events. Once Lucky learns what’s happened, he sets off alone to track down his little brother before he ...

One of the wealthiest Russian oligarchs, Alex Volkov is as ruthless as he is magnetic. He always gets what he wants, and what he wants is me, in his bed. He’s the kind of trouble every woman should run from. The bullet his bodyguard took for him proves that. I should stay far away, but for one night, I give in to temptation. Before I know it, he’s pulling me deeper into his world of excess and violence, invading not only my life but my heart. How much trust can I place in a man so dangerous? How much do I dare risk for his love?

War has finally come. But it's not a war between good and evil or light and dark - it's a war between Sanctuaries. For too long, the Irish Sanctuary has teetered on the brink of world-ending disaster, and the other Sanctuaries around the world have had enough. Allies turn to enemies, friends turn to foes, and Skulduggery and Valkyrie must team up with the rest of the Dead Men if they're going to have any chance at all of maintaining the balance of power and getting to the root of a vast conspiracy that has been years in the making.

Cursed by a witch's spell, Elite Hunter Exia finds herself trapped in the Seventh Circle of Hell—the realm of Wrath. Sold as a fighter to the enigmatic Prince Mardoc, she's thrust into a world of eternal flames and deadly combat. But the heat of battle pales compared to the scorching tension between her and her new master. Prince Mardoc can't escape the pull he feels toward his newest acquisition. Yet the shadows of his past—and a Hunter's betrayal that nearly destroyed him—fuel his hatred for her kind. Despite his burning distrust, his lips seek hers in the darkness, and his touch ...

What if the stars weren’t out of reach—but waiting? In a future not far from ours, the world has grown quiet. The sky, once full of wonder, has dimmed. But one boy, Milo, still dreams—and that dream comes with a destination: Mars. With only a worn notebook, a missing friend, and a question bigger than the galaxy, Milo sets off on an unforgettable journey through forgotten archives, mysterious spaceports, loyal friendships, and one long-lost journal written by the first dreamer to ever step foot on the red planet. Ticket to Mars is a breathtaking children’s adventure filled with ...

Rule #7 - Do not throw coins into the fountain at Umbra Park. The devil’s in the details, and he plans to explore every hot inch of hers… ~*~ Sweet and innocent good girl Desi Miller always aims to please. Even when her sister constantly ditches her to flirt with jerkface guys, her mom and dad ask her to take on extra shifts at the family burger grill, and last but not least… Well, she’s now babysitter for the day to a precocious four-year-old little angel, which should be the least of her problems. Spoilers: It’s not. When the little girl accidentally tosses a coin into the ...

Ace knew what he wanted. Did he wait too long? If Claire has anything to say about it, yes he absolutely did. Mia uprooted her entire life. She changed everything about it to make herself happy. She's not willing to take on anything extra while she gets her life together. Little does she know, that the reason she had every opportunity, is because Ace needed to be around her. Will they get through Ace's scheming and lying? Can huge losses and shocking discoveries keep them apart? For Ace, it's Mia, but for Mia, is it Ace?

Aria Mitchell's world erupts in a blaze of carnal desire when she meets Liam Blackwood, a man whose touch sets her body on fire. His smoldering green eyes promise pleasures beyond her wildest dreams, luring her into a realm of primal passion she never knew existed. As Liam's powerful hands explore every curve of her body, Aria discovers a hunger she can't control. But Liam harbors a savage secret - he's a skinwalker, a man who can shift into a majestic wolf. Their forbidden trysts in moonlit forests awaken Aria's most primal urges, each encounter more intoxicating than the last. She finds ...

1721. The slave trade ravages the West Coast of Africa. With his world turned upside down, and disillusioned with family and society, Dan Leake, now 16, gets together a disparate group of ex-pirates and runaway slaves. With this motley crew, Dan steals a ship and they flee from Jamaica. They sail to the coast of Africa where they plan to disrupt the African slave trade and get rich at the same time. Pursued by the navies of the powerful slaving nations, and hunted by vengeful pirates, Dan and his followers are forced from the Atlantic. Rounding the stormy Cape of Good Hope, they sail into ...

This little book is full of short, playful stories about many different animals and their adventures. Each story has a positive message, and features situations that will be familiar to children, too. We really can learn so much from animals!

Once upon a time, a long time ago, these stories were told by my father to my brother and myself. His imagination seemed limitless, but as I grew older, I realized that he dipped into the deep well of his own life experiences when he was younger to develop his stories. Our father’s stories never frightened us. They were adventures of two brothers in remote lands. We were always the heroes. I feel privileged to append my thoughts and few literary gifts to my father’s stories. I pray that this story is the first of many. This is a story of adventure, compromise, and love. Love and respect...

Dear Diary Boy is an intensely personal, heartwarming, and heartbreaking chronicle of one mother and child's experience in a prestigious private Tokyo school. It's a tale that will resonate with all parents as we try to answer the age-old questions of how best to educate our children and what, truly, is in their best interests versus what is in our own.

In an unnamed Third World country, in the not-so-distant future, three “dumpsite boys” make a living picking through the mountains of garbage on the outskirts of a large city. One unlucky-lucky day, Raphael finds something very special and very mysterious. So mysterious that he decides to keep it, even when the city police offer a handsome reward for its return. That decision brings with it terrifying consequences.