Short Family

I was pretty happy with my life until the hot shot, all-state baller from my teen years moved back in next door. (I babysat him, yes, but I never changed his diapers. Just wanted to be clear about that.) Guess who’s now the assistant b-ball coach? Logic would say me–especially since I coached my entire first year holding the playbook upside down (it turned out to be an old football playbook from the ‘80s, so it’s not like it mattered which way I held it) but the accurate answer is Trey Haywood, my all-star neighbor.

Karen Neulander, a successful New York political consultant, has always been fiercely protective of her son, Jacob, now six. She's had to be; when Jacob's father, Dave, found out Karen was pregnant and made it clear that fatherhood wasn't in his plans, Karen walked out of the relationship, never telling Dave her intention was to raise their child alone. But now Jake is asking to meet his dad, and with good reason: Karen is dying.

Ocean Ray is a country girl at heart but has no choice but to embrace the city life after losing her father. Moving to New York to live with her auntie was her mother’s best option for herself and her children until her mother passed away from cancer. Now that Ocean has learned the city, she is making new friends. Not being used to befriending people outside of her race, she will soon learn that a person’s color doesn’t determine their values. Even after several traumatizing experiences, Ocean finds herself falling for the one person who will never understand her struggle in life but ...

Dive into this thrilling bundle featuring three erotic stories of younger men exploring the boundaries of passion with their older, more experienced counterparts, harboring secrets no one else can know. Featuring: Dad's Secret Grandpa's Secret My Elder's Secret

Margot's reservoir of romantic feelings for her husband, Drum, is running dry. But while the family is on vacation in Nantucket, Margot finds an opportunity to potentially regain her romantic love for her husband - in the form of Hadley Axelram, his ex-girlfriend. She is counting on jealousy as a relationship defibrillator. But after forcing her surfing-god husband to make plans for a surfing lesson with Hadley and her son, Margot is left to reminisce about the summer she fell in love with Drum, and the unexpected blossoming of their relationship. When she sees Drum and Hadley spending time together, will the spark reignite - and will her marriage be saved?

What happens when everything around you seems perfect - your family, your health, your social status, your overall life - but all of a sudden something threatens to tear it all apart and rob you of what you've always known? This type of thing happens to many people, every day, from all walks of life. Some are able to get over it and go on with their lives. But others are not so fortunate. They find themselves stuck in their own meltdown of loss, hurt, and pain. Such is the situation in Marita L. Kinney's latest novel.

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 ...

She’s running from heartbreak. He’s guarding his heart. Can they risk love before it’s too late? After scandal and humiliation forced Anna Schwartz to leave her Indiana community, she’s determined to rebuild her life as the new schoolteacher in Lancaster County. Focused on her students and desperate to prove she belongs, the last thing she expects is to grow close to widowed father Benjamin Miller and his four struggling children. Benjamin vowed never to open his heart again after losing his wife. But Anna’s gentle patience and quiet strength bring healing to his family—and ...

Three Taboo Stories of Forbidden Sex At Home Pool Side MILF MILF In The Bath My Wood Riding MILFMy New MILF Series Nearly 30,000 words of a married MILF paired with her young new stud able to please without fatigue at home. Find out how a thing called 'skinship' is practiced at home in this fast-paced and action-packed taboo erotica compilation where the only familial bond happening at home is a fluid bonding one. This anthology of forbidden erotica is packed with themes so hot you won't be able to finish reading it in a single session with themes of keeping it secret while outside by the ...

Clendenin Hughes first kissed Dabney Kimball during a Nantucket snowstorm freshman year of high school. Ever since that moment - God, the rush, the chemistry! - Dabney has known that she and Clen are an unsplittable unit - essentially the same person in two different bodies. Of course, with Dabney now at Harvard and Clen at Yale, those bodies are 140 miles apart. A stirring portrait of young love at a crossroads, The Tailgate introduces two irresistible characters and invites us into a world we don't want to leave.

She left to chase her future. Now she's back, faced with old heartbreak and the man she never forgot... After three years in the English world, Anna Detweiler returns to Hickory Valley to care for her ailing mother. Her homecoming brings more than memories. It stirs regret, questions of belonging, and a second chance she never expected. Daniel Wagler remembers the girl who left without a word. Anna remembers writing letters that went unanswered. Now a carpenter with a steady life, his battered heart is still haunted by the woman who returns. And when they work together on the storm-damaged ...

Margaret Atwood has established herself as one of the most visionary and canonical authors in the world. This collection of fifteen extraordinary stories—some of which have appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine—explore the full warp and weft of experience, speaking to our unique times with Atwood’s characteristic insight, wit and intellect.

Get 4 Mysteries, kidnapping, natural disasters, crises of faith and the heart—you’ll find them all in this exciting, heartwarming romance Series Box Set! When adventure calls, the Brides of Bedford answer! Follow them as they head out west to meet the men of their dreams, confront some of their worst fears, take on all the best and worst the Wild West has to offer and help settle America in the process. Montana Mail order Brides Brides of Bedford Series: Collection 2 Books 5 - 8 Book 5: Della’s Doctor Luckily Della has a plan that takes her to the remote town of Chapman’s Forge ...

Witness the intersection of past and present as spirits from bygone eras reach out to guide, warn, or seek resolution in a world that has evolved but retains its connection to the unseen. Our Sacred Journey invites you to embark on a captivating exploration of the unknown, where the spirits of the past and present converge in tales that will leave you spellbound and forever change the way you perceive the paranormal in indigenous cultures. A Gifted Sear: From an early age, Blaine discovered his intuitive abilities, sensing energies and receiving messages from the spirit world. Explore the ...

Novel Collection Two, Books 6- 10 all in one Box Set! by bestseller and Kindle All-Star author Katie Wyatt! Bandits. Natural disasters. Secrets long hidden. Small towns struggling to survive in the face of the winds of change. Brave, independent women heading out west to find true love and forge their own destinies on the frontier of America. With them, they carry the legacies of their past, their faith in God, a strong belief in their own strength, and the knowledge that better days lie ahead if they’re willing to endure the storms of life. Join these courageous frontier brides as they ...

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A grieving widow. A quiet carpenter. Will Gott lead them to a new love? Rachel Bontrager has spent two years mourning the husband she lost too soon. Her days are filled with quiet work and prayer. Now, she's pouring her heart into a memorial quilt honoring Jacob's memory. When she asks talented carpenter Isaiah Yoder to build a special frame for the quilt, she finds comfort in his steady presence. Isaiah is patient and kind, a man whose quiet strength helps ease her sorrow. As they work together, a gentle friendship grows into something neither expected. But is Rachel ready to let go of the...

My boyfriend’s Old Man made me feel like a woman. My boyfriend’s old man has always been a gentleman, but after Brad and I fought on my 18th birthday, his old man put his large masculine hands on my legs to comfort me and I was never the same. That normally wouldn’t be a problem, but now that I’ve felt his delicate touch on my thigh, I long to feel him in and all over my body. I quickly looked away and acted as if nothing happened, but it wasn’t long before his hands had found other parts of my body and once my body reacted, he couldn’t keep his hands off me and I didn’t tell ...

Polly’s fourth-grade daughter has been spending a lot of time with her classmate Sylvie—maybe too much. Sylvie’s clothes are a little…flashy…and her phone (a ten-year-old with a phone!) doesn’t seem to have any parental controls. It seems that Sylvie’s mother, with her vape pens and her too-high heels, may not be making good choices. As Polly tries to exert a positive influence, she discovers just how little anyone can tell about a family from the outside.

He doesn't want to be her donor...nope, he wants to do it the old-fashioned way. Claire Sawyer has always known what she wanted: a family. But as a high-powered attorney in Portland, she can't seem to get what she wants. Her ex is horrible, her life is in shambles, and she can't seem to get pregnant no matter how hard she tries. After she inherits her grandpa's cabin, Claire moves back to her hometown of Fern Hollow in the Oregon mountains. She instantly attracts the attention of Grayson Cooper - the town handyman, and a gorgeous guy that she's convinced is way out of her league. She's ...