After escaping an abusive marriage, Mandy returns to the small town where she grew up. Her confidence and her trust in people has been crushed. She is longing to find a place where she can feel safe and accepted for the woman she has become. When she meets Buddy Turner, Mandy misunderstands his blunt words. Can Mandy ever trust Buddy and find love and the special place where she can belong?Authored by: Charlotte Abel, Kelly D. Cooper, Shannon Dermott, Laura A.H. Elliott, Alyssa Rose Ivy, Amy M. Jones, Airicka PhoenixSome of the industries best selling 'new adult' paranormal romance authors have come together to bring you a collection of short stories inspired by their most popular novels. Get alternate point-of-views from your hottest book boyfriends. Learn about the early days of the relationships that you've grown to love. And find out how some of the early challenges faced by your favorite characters have shaped the novels you can't get enough of.

After saving the life of David Allen, famous NFL quarterback, Joan's life turned upside down. Because of a past tragic event, she is so terrified people will learn her secret shame that she shuns all publicity. Now drawn into his world, she battles her fear and the passion and desire that is growing between them. Will she protect her secret or surrender to the love she feels when he holds her.After saving the life of David Allen, famous NFL quarterback, Joan's life turned upside down. Because of a past tragic event, she is so terrified people will learn her secret shame that she shuns all publicity. Now drawn into his world, she battles her fear and the passion and desire that is growing between them. Will she protect her secret or surrender to the love she feels when he holds her. Will the pain and regrets of the past prevent her from love and happiness today and destroy her chance of a lifetime with the man of her dreams?

After Anne has car trouble, a chance encounter with an undercover policeman and a crime boss totally changes the course of her life. One brief encounter binds these three people from different lifestyles and backgrounds together into a strange 'family' group. Their relationships evolve and grow closer after they meet under mysterious circumstances. Do the lips tell lies or are their words true?Meddlers In Time- The Cockatoo River IncidentThis is part two of the 35th century tales, where Wayne’s team has been sent on a covert mission by the League of Travelers, their 52nd century allies. The mission:Bring two mighty empires to a state of total war.This book covers the period during which Jenny DeVries inserted under very deep cover into the empire, tasked with gaining acceptance in the elite Imperial War Academy. This tale runs concurrently with Wayne Jamieson’s privateering activities, many of which are arranged to support Jenny’s mission.Several of the other characters from the first Meddlers in Time book play a role in the tale and there are several interludes into 21st century New Zealand, where the agent provocateurs take the occasional time out from their missions.Space battles, slavers, desperate rescues and plenty for the fan of military science fiction here.Wayne Watson’s milieu of the 35th century Empire of Man further unfolds.