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The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly murderer, however, it is up to Cecily Sinclair to restore order before Scotland Yard steps in and shuts down her infamous seaside hotel.

Investigating a disappearance in Eilean Donan Castle, Oxford police detective James Murray is transported through time to 1310…and trapped in a dark room. James is grateful when angelic blonde Catrìona Mackenzie hears his calls for help. When the laird is poisoned, they join forces to catch a killer. Catrìona is destined for the nunnery. And James needs to return to the twenty-first century. But he can't leave his medieval angel unprotected.

With 18 days until her tribunal and Water Rite, Elenor must find a way to save her doena and keep her throne. The threat of war looms larger and only an alliance through marriage has the potential to save it. But who to trust when all her closest allies have secrets of their own?

In 1483, Edward and Richard of York—Edward, by law, already King of England—were placed, for their protection before Edward's coronation, in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard. Within months the boys disappeared without a trace, and for the next five hundred years the despised Richard III was suspected of their heartless murders.

In To the Tower Born, Robin Maxwell ingeniously imagines what might have happened to the missing princes.

On trial for the murder of the King, Elenor and Gabriel must become allies if they want to survive. His magic is spiraling out of control, awakening a mystery hidden in the very walls of the palace. She has one month to pass her Water Rite and find a way out of the marriage her parents set up.

I never let anyone into my life, much less my heart. Teaching college students keeps me busy, and the occasional anonymous shag satisfies my urges. But then, a bonnie Scots lass walks into my world, and everything changes. I shouldn't be with Catriona MacTaggart. She awakens something in me that needs to stay buried. I should keep away, but I can't do it. Seducing her is a mistake. Living with her might be the worst disaster of all. The moment I saw Alex Thorne, I knew I wanted to be with him. No other man has ever made me feel so alive and so confused at the same time.

Finally breaking free from an awful marriage, Jenny had all but given up on love...until fate literally dropped her into the arms of her former law school crush. What started as a casual lunch grew into the second chance at romance Jenny never dreamed possible. The two weeks that followed her unexpected encounter with Stan were nothing short of a blissfully happy fairytale. After being silenced and controlled in her previous marriage, Jenny was finally feeling more like herself again, and free to dream of a beautiful future with the man she’d been in love with for so long.

Ever since she was a kid, trauma nurse Lydia Clay has been making the same wish every time she sees a shooting star: Save the people who aren’t supposed to die yet. As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, she sees a very special shooting star, a fireball. Such a special star deserves a special wish. An impossible wish. Lydia wishes that somehow, the attacks of 9/11 could have been stopped and all those people saved. The next morning, Lydia wakes up in the Brooklyn apartment she called home during nursing school. The date is September 10th, 2001.

The chosen one is dead. Magic is going haywire. Time is running out. When the King of Lirin murders Elenor's brother during a failed coup attempt, she must choose between turning a blind eye to her people's suffering or joining the rebellion and helping bring down the tyrant king. There's only one problem - the king is her father. Helped along the way by a grouchy old doctor, a boisterous group of nobles, and a well-meaning assassin, Elenor is forced to dance between duty and defiance as she tries to save her kingdom.

Hatter is training to resume his destined position as a Guardian of Albeon, a powerful being sworn to the protection of the worlds – a role he has already played in his enigmatic past lives. While trying to unravel the mysteries of his cataclysmic past, his ominous future, and of time itself, Hatter must also face Hemish, the leader of the Karwers – a being of pure evil, intent upon consuming galaxies. Hatter is the only one who can save Earth and Albeon from joint annihilation.

Most nights, Kea has inexplicable, terrifying dreams of being a magical creature called Hatter, who is part dwarf, part dragon, and part elf in the form of a human. Hatter is hunted through Albeon, an enchanted world with an alternative timeline, by an evil witch and a bloodthirsty tribe, the Karwers.

Robert Beaufort, the duke of Scuffold, has returned to the castle of his forefathers. To be seen with him means the ruin of any woman’s reputation. When Miss Minerva Honeyfield stumbles upon the duke in an enchanted glade deep in the forest, it is too late to heed her aunt’s warnings.

As Georgina's life faces a disastrous implosion, her best friend, Sandy, invites her to a healing center deep in the Peruvian Amazon where she naively enters into the mysterious world of ayahuasca - a potent visionary plant medicine also known as the "vine of the soul". Magical journeys and other-worldly adventures submerge her into the shadow world where she discovers her demons and uncovers the lie she has been living.

A little girl has a dream in which she meets the Fairy of the Night and Still. She embarks on a whimsical adventure and travels to the mythical land of Orient-R, where everything is topsy turvy and exotic birds fly hurly burly. Will she return home safely after an encounter with a mischievous raven? Fairy of the Night and Still is a poetic story that will delight all ages. Sweet dreams...

This is book three in this series. Dominic and Chloe have some storms they try to brave through. Are either one of them ready for marriage? Or should they just stay friends long enough for Dominic to get his green card?

This is part two. Chloe and Dominic are happily fake married. But sparks fly as their chemistry grows hotter on a trip to Italy so Chloe can meet her new husband's parents.

Dominick Cassano is a dark, strong, charming, playful, smart...and oh, so beautiful Italian. He has broad shoulders, bulging arms, a sculpted chest, and a chiseled set of six pack abs. But is that enough to get a woman to marry him for a green card? Obviously not! His potential wife turned into a runaway bride at their wedding. His older brother, Leo, is desperately trying to keep him in the United States. And that’s when Chloe Zeller jumps right in to help save Dominic from being deported.

When Julia finds out her father is dying, she is devastated. He tells her his biggest regret is not getting the chance to dance with her at her wedding reception. So what does Julia do? She creates the perfect wedding reception. But there's one problem. Julia doesn't have a groom. Nonetheless, she plans a small wedding reception for close friends and family so her father will get his last dying wish. But when the press hears about the heartwarming story, Julia creates a media buzz.

When Rose gets tangled up in a mess, Dylan rescues her when Tommy can't go through with their plans to help Rose get her inheritance. Rose digs herself deeper and finds her life in chaos. Can she get her life back together?

Marj has big decisions to make about her life. Should she put everything on hold for a relationship that's not real? As she continues with the charade, she starts to develop feelings for Brandon. But does he feel the same way? Or does he just need a bride so he can get his hands on his big, fat inheritance?