Short Family

Omnibus is an engrossing ride through Jo’s wacky world. There are articles and stories on ski jumps, drumming, music and dogs; even Mary Poppins gets a mention. There’s a friend lost, then found, then slowly lost again as his mind begins to crumble – thank goodness we shared some laughs in days gone by. There’s even a set of Antlers and my favourite aeroplane, the S71 Blackbird at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England. And then there’s the odd ride on a bus! No ordinary journey this. Many years ago, following some dire health issues, Jo and wife Jan discarded their long-term ...

The Harden Brothers' Stories begins... A Bride for Bear-Tired of living in his oldest brother’s shadow, Barrett Harden, Bear to family and friends, accepts his inheritance from his parents and decides to strike out on his own. Unfortunately, he must agree to the terms of his inheritance. He needs to find a business to purchase or start his own in the town of Silver Springs, Colorado. Then, Bear only has three months to find a wife after he purchases the mercantile. If he fails in either venture, he must return to the ranch and work off the money he spent. His younger brother urges Bear to...

When a snowstorm pummels the western half of the country, three couples find once off-limits love just in time for Christmas. An unforgettable holiday anthology from best-selling authors Jennifer Ryan, Maisey Yates, and Lia Riley.

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happens to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

“Will he need a condom?” Asked Richard. “I’m on birth control honey,” spoke Karen with rolling eyes as she watched Chris undress, “I think there’s no need to worry about babies being made in this house. This is all about teaching our boy about safe sex and we both know that abstinence stuff doesn’t work.” It's another hot summer day at home for a young man and his new MILF living at home. It may be a nice day but the pair plan on staying indoors to hump in bed all day long. The man of the house is home though. What will happen when his wife asks for his blessing to bang a ...

Sevastiano Cantarelli can barely believe Amy Taylor is real. After the lifetime of betrayal he’s experienced, her surprising sweetness is the ultimate threat to his cynical worldview! Unwrapping her innocence was a gift he couldn’t forget...but one he knows it wouldn’t be fair to repeat. Their encounter left Amy exhilarated - and wanted for the first time. She knows that walking away from the commanding Italian is the safest way to keep her heart intact. Yet it’s the one thing she can’t do...because she’s pregnant with Sevastiano’s twins!

The Vitale Crime Collection is a mafia romance series that focuses on powerful men and the women that bring them to their knees. Featuring arranged marriages, runaway brides, and bounty hunters that fall for their target. This collection features the short romance reads: Married To The Boss, Falling For The Enemy, and Hunting Down The Bride. This year, don’t hesitate to fall for a bad boy. Happily ever after guaranteed! ♥

After graduating from college, Skylar Hobbs couldn’t find a job. When a friend suggested writing erotic stories for cash, she jumped at the chance. Using past experiences and fantasies to come up with stories. Even using her own former stepbrother for inspiration. When Holden Baxter moved back to town he was looking for way to be with his ex-stepsister, Skylar. Too bad Skylar doesn’t want to have anything to do with him. Looking for something, anything to connect with her, he is shocked when he finds Skylar's stories on her laptop. With this new knowledge in hand, Holden decides to make...

In the mystery of Christmas, we find its majesty. The mystery of how God became flesh, why he chose to come, and how he must love his people. Such mysteries can never be solved, just as love can never be diagrammed. Christmas is best pondered, not with logic, but with imagination.

From the author of My Documents and Chilean Poet, a wise, humorous, and captivating literary exploration of the delights and absurdities of childhood, fatherhood, and family life.

It’s a Whisker Wonderland! A steamy mountain man holiday novella with a HEA epilogue! What began as a genealogy research trip for Miami attorney Snow Wyatt becomes so much more when she arrives in Alaska and encounters a living, breathing mountain man. And why do the townspeople say he's a real-life Santa Claus? When she finds herself stuck in his mountain cabin with him, their forced proximity heats things up and makes her wonder what her priorities in life truly are. Can Snow stop herself from falling for a man so very different from herself? And more importantly, does she really want ...

An exquisite new collection from a Pulitzer Prize-winning master of the short story, the culmination of a five-decade career: work that takes us beneath the placid surface of suburban life into the elusive strangeness of the everyday.

Whose arms would you want to hold you in a love's farewell? Foxx O'Connell is dying. As the thorn in the side of Quinn Thomas, O’Connell’s final request will deliver his ultimate revenge … to die in the arms of Davina Stuart Thomas, Quinn’s beloved wife. Will he get the chance to get the better of Quinn? Will Davina choose Foxx over Quinn? Will she do the right thing? Created by multiple award-winning and bestselling author Deborah Armstrong of Forever Love, Love’s Promises, Love’s Games, and Love’s Challenges, a reading delight has been delivered that brings devoted readers ...

That summer - more than 10 years ago, while they were still in high school - Noelle McDowell and Thomas Sutton fell secretly in love. Secretly because their mothers had been locked in a bitter feud for decades. But despite the animosity between Sarah McDowell and Mary Sutton, Noelle planned to elope with Thom. Until he jilted her.

A long-married couple is forced to confront their friend's painful past when a church revival comes to a nearby town ... A woman in an arranged marriage struggles to connect with the son she hid from her husband for years ... A well-meaning sister unwittingly reunites an abuser with his victims. Through an indelible array of lives, Yoon Choi explores where first and second generations either clash or find common ground,

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his acclaimed novel about North Korea, The Orphan Master’s Son, Adam Johnson is one of America’s most provocative and powerful authors. Critics have compared him to Kurt Vonnegut, David Mitchell, and George Saunders, but Johnson’s new book will only further his reputation as one of our most original writers. Subtly surreal, darkly comic, both hilarious and heartbreaking, Fortune Smiles is a major collection of stories that gives voice to the perspectives we don’t often hear, while offering something rare in fiction: a new way of looking at the world.

Live and work together, or lose everything that matters…The ultimatum tilts Dru Hampton’s contented life in Chandlerville, Georgia, on its ear. The man that Vivian, her cantankerous boss and benefactor, wants Dru to partner with -live- with - is Brad Douglas, who’s let Dru down every way a man can. Sheriff’s deputy Brad has come a long way since his rebellious youth. He’s back home to care for Vivian, his ill grandmother. He’s stayed out of her way all these years to make up for the hurt he once caused.

As a graduation present for her daughter, Tammy, Samantha Moon and the gang head down to South America for the vacation of all vacations. Next stop: Peru and the Nazca Lines The massive hieroglyphs carved into the soil of the Nazca desert in Peru have perplexed archaeologists for decades; after all, the glyphs can only be truly appreciated from high above. When Sam and her magical crew arrive in the desert for a sightseeing trip, they have every intention of exploring the famous animal figures etched into the sand. But when a little bit of magic is used by Tammy, the spell sets off a ...

Drea hoped to only see her tiny tourist town in her rear view mirror, but now she’s back to take over the family store. Grandpa insisted and no one says no to Grandpa. When a newcomer arrives in town, Drea is immediately smitten. She knows her old high school friend has a crush on her, but she only has eyes for the mysterious stranger. Just one problem – he’s a bit too mysterious.

A battered woman is the last thing Oliver Chapman expected to see when he was scouting on the range. He knew he had no choice but to take her home to his ranch to allow her to heal. But getting close to Willow is proving more difficult than the horses that run wild on the prairie.