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Jane Moone is hired to identify the witch who cursed a sheep. But her client, Kate Grazier, has already decided who did it - Dorcas Whiting, the hedge witch who happens to be Jane’s father’s sweetheart. Dorcas would never harm an innocent sheep and everyone knows it, but she’s arrested before Jane can credit the accusation. Now she has to persuade the poorest farmers in the district - Dorcas’ patients - to stand before the magistrate in Greenslade Hall and testify on the witch’s behalf.

It’s May Day, a time of joyful song and dance. But Jane Moone is called at sunrise to view a sorrowful sight - Lucy Quirk, strangled in the maypole’s tangled ribbons. Lucy came to Ayreford to re-unite with her long-lost father. The prominent cunning man is delighted to welcome her into his work, as well as his life. But Lucy has her own agenda and soon starts spilling secrets from his confidential patient notebooks. Jane and John Greenslade, local barrister, find plenty of conflict around Lucy’s death.

If being my wife was something galactic women could apply for, they’d happily die for the opportunity. I am a Lyran Metamorph god. I am the god of night. Shockingly, this human female only wants to return to Earth. I fear she will not pass the three challenges to become my wife. I must woo her and inspire her. This human must succeed. If she fails, we both die. Our destinies are intertwined. We must be victorious.

Chelsea just wants to spend more time settling into life on the apple orchard, bonding with Miss May and recovering from heartbreak. But as the Candy Apple Festival nears, a wealthy newcomer brings trouble to Pine Grove. Any notions of relaxation are pushed aside when the snobby big-city millionaire turns up dead and Miss May recruits Chelsea to solve yet another mystery. There’s a cryptic ransom note, a bereaved widow, and a big, mysterious mansion at the center of the investigation.

Julianna Sandoval is living in limbo. Her husband’s plane has vanished over the Atlantic Ocean and although the Coast Guard has suspended the search, she clings to hope that he’ll still be found alive. Three months later, a young woman appears after hours at Julianna’s Ormond Beach restaurant, declaring, “He’s not who you think he is.” Before the stranger can say anything else, a gunshot through the window kills her instantly.

With intelligence and pause-resisting suspense, this is the story of two lives that intersect on the internet: Paul Allison, an airline pilot and single parent of a spirited daughter on the cusp of womanhood, and Patricia O'Neal, a talented and beautiful artist in search of true love. A unique and erotic romance, an unforgettable love story.

Doctor Drusilla James of Imperial House Vo went from being an insignificant human on Earth to one of the most influential women in the Alliance Empire. The goddess of home has granted to her this lofty position in exchange for her everlasting devotion to her and her continuing belief in the Lost People. However, Drusilla veered from the goddess’s path when she accepted Admiral Jei’s tempting offer to reanimate Commander Jane Johnson at the Capital City Hospital, and now she finds herself head-to-head with her adoptive mother for Imperial power.

Cunning woman Jane Moone must defend her apothecary father from a murder charge with the aid of a talking cat, a fairy frog, and a skeptical - but very handsome - barrister.

Naughty to be nice. High class escort, Genieve, gets caught in the act with a politician, and gossip goes wild. Flame-haired and curvy, Genieve is used to attracting attention, but her employer, Luxxor Limited, can't stand the heat. They task her with lying low until the scandal blows over, in the protection of the one man she's never been able to charm: Brody Haynes. Power player Brody fixes politicians' problems, but keeping Genieve out of sight is a challenge. The sexy redhead is smart, and her sense of humor disarms him.

Ellie watched her mother’s execution shortly after she arrived in the Alliance Empire. Now, she is the Ward to her deceased mother’s lover and murderer. This last year has gone by in a flurry of confusion and sadness. But things are changing in the Empire, humans are finding loopholes and essentially making the Empire work for them. Ellie, taken up with this Lost People Renaissance, is no exception. She wants to marry an Outcast, a man whose only crime is that his father is human.

When former fighter pilot Paul Allison is hired by start-up airline AST, he expects to fly with the same professionals as he did in the military. But things are not the same at AST. Some captains are good, others not. One day, he is paired with Captain Donald Kallstadt on a trip with the promise of easy flying and pleasant layovers.

In the literary tradition of Charlotte’s Web, this is the heartwarming story of Emmy Windsong, a precocious gosling born on a farm pond in the shadow of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, experiencing nature at its magical best, exploring timeless themes of love and friendship, life and death, and grieving and healing. For listeners eight and up.

Jade has just opened the first human restaurant in the illustrious Alliance Empire. Everything in her new life is falling into place, everything except her love life. Her true love is a slave and according to the Imperial Laws, they can never marry. However, Jade is not one to give up so easily and she will do anything to have her man, even if that means invoking an ancient alien law that requires three husbands.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to The Virus in America to hear an insightful discourse on the American crisis and a bold plan for recovery.

A contemporary fable that speaks to the heart of the American crisis, told through the “Goose Diary” letters of retired air force fighter pilot Grant Woodford, grieving the death of his daughter in a school shooting while he served in Afghanistan. How the V Is Formed addresses timely critical issues facing America today, while exploring timeless themes of life and death, grief and healing, love and friendship, forgiveness and redemption; offering a powerful message of civility and compassion to a nation reeling from gun violence and divided by partisan politics.

The thinking woman's Fifty Shades, Polarity is the story of Dr. Sara Jane Spencer, MD, an attractive middle-aged woman in search of love and a life partner who shares her interest in alternate sexuality. Erotic and intelligently written, Polarity offers an authoritative exploration of consensual domination and submission between sexual partners. A must-listen for any man who wants to fulfill his woman’s deepest, darkest dreams and a primer for how to become the superior man that every woman desires.

It's time for the Gatekeeper's final stand.... The Lynn siblings might finally be reunited, but now their mother is held captive in Faerie and their family's magic is fading, Ilsa holds the key to saving both realms from total annihilation. With allies in short supply and the Summer Court refusing to believe the threat they face is real, it's up to Ilsa to dig into her family's past to find the truth of the Gatekeeper's curse.

Ilsa Lynn has survived her first few weeks as Gatekeeper between mortal and spirit worlds, but her problems are just beginning. The source of her magic remains as shrouded in mystery as her family's past while the necromancers are keen to recruit her as one of their own. And then, there's River, the tempting faerie-necromancer placed in charge of her training.

After her father was killed at Pearl Harbor, Emily Valkenberg joined the Navy so she could get revenge. When she's denied the opportunity to sail with the fleet, she volunteers for duty as a dragon pilot, where the life expectancy is measured in weeks, not years. Dragon Fleet Five is a YA historical fantasy where Emily takes part in some of the fiercest of the Pacific Campaign, including Midway and Guadalcanal, and encounters a few of the warriors and leaders who changed the course of history.

The war took him away. Is their love strong enough to bring him home? From family tragedy, the war, to undying love, this compelling story spans three generations.