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Protecting Whats His
Part #1 of "Line of Duty" series by Tessa Bailey
Romance / Contemporary / Chick Lit
She’s running from the law, and the law wants her bad. The opportunity was just too damn delicious for Ginger Peet to pass up. The purse full of money she finds—$50,000 to be exact—could give her and her teen sister the new start they need. So she grabs the cash, her gothy sibling, and their life-sized statue of Dolly Parton, and blows outta Nashville in a cloud of dust. Chicago, here we come... Turns out, Chicago has some pretty hot cops. Hot, intense, naughty-lookin’ cops like Derek Tyler, who looks like he could eat a girl up and leave her begging for more. And more. Tempting as he is, getting involved with the sexy homicide lieutenant next door poses a teensy problem for a gal who’s on the lam. But one thing is certain—Derek’s onto her, and he wants more than just a taste. And as far as he’s concerned, possession is nine-tenths of the law.
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Sweet Oblivion (Sweet Series #1)
Bailey Ardisone
Fantasy / Romance / Young Adult
Nariella has nothing good in her life, except for her best friend Rydan. When strange phenomena start becoming an every day part of her life because of a mysterious boy, Nari becomes intertwined in a dangerous, secret world that she never could've imagined. Naminé has responsibilities. Duties. But when that suddenly involves carrying out the biggest betrayal against the King, will she succeed?Nariella has a hard life. Hated and beaten by her foster father, she finds solace in the one person who has always been there for her—Rydan, her overprotective best friend. His sheltering only gets worse once Nari collides—literally—with Mycah. A boy being chased by two kinds of evil; a boy who Nari is convinced is either the devil or an angel. But she was wrong. He's something completely different.Then there's Naminé. A servant who lives in fear for her family, for herself, and for the dying kingdom she lives in. But there is hope, and she's the only one who can bring that hope home to save them all. Naminé will risk everything to make that happen, even if it means betraying her king.People always want the truth until they have it. To be let in on secrets until they get burned by them. Nari is no different. But once she's kidnapped, tortured, and ultimately becomes intertwined in a secret world she never could've imagined existed, she knows there's no going back to blissful ignorance. And maybe she doesn't want to.If darkness is the absence of light, what results from the absence of truth? Nothing but Oblivion.This is book one in a series-Sweet Oblivion (Sweet Series #1)Sweet Escape (Sweet Series #2)Sweet Requiem (Sweet Series #3)Sweet Redemption (Sweet Series #4)
Bailey's Story: A Dog's Purpose Novel
Part #1.50 of "A Dogs Purpose" series by W. Bruce Cameron
Literature & Fiction / Humor
From W. Bruce Cameron, the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel A Dog's Purpose, which is now a major motion picture!
Bailey's Story is a heartwarming illustrated novel adapted for young readers from the beloved and New York Times bestselling A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron.
Every dog has work to do. Every dog has a purpose.
When Bailey meets eight-year-old Ethan, he quickly figures out his purpose: to play with the boy, to explore the Farm during summers with the boy, and to tidy the boy's dishes by licking them clean (only when Mom isn't watching). But Bailey soon learns that life isn't always so simple--that sometimes bad things happen--and that there can be no greater purpose than to protect the boy he loves.
Bailey's Story is a moving tale about a dog and his boy for young animal lovers by W. Bruce Cameron, bestselling author of the acclaimed novel A Dog's Purpose. Adorable black-and-white illustrations by Richard Cowdrey bring Bailey and his world to life. A discussion and activity guide at the end of the book will help promote family and classroom discussions about Bailey's Story and the insights it provides about humankind's best friends.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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The Maestro & Other Stories (three free flash fictions)
Morgen Bailey
Short Stories / Mystery & Thrillers / Literature & Fiction
In December 2015, I started a free monthly competition challenging my blog visitors to provide me with prompts for me to choose my favourite and write their story in around 500 words. The three pieces published here are the winning prompts from the Jan / Feb 2016 competition, as well as those that came second and third. The prompts submitted can be found at the end of each story.In December 2015, I started a free monthly competition challenging my blog visitors to provide me with prompts for me to choose my favourite and write their story in around 500 words. The three pieces published here are the winning prompts from the Jan / Feb 2016 competition, as well as those that came second and third. The prompts submitted can be found at the end of each story.In the first - the title - story, 'The Maestro', we meet Amontillado-swigging Joe 'The Bricklayer' Marsh who has been seeking revenge for the past ten years.The second, 'Jungfrau', is another revenge story and features Zurich-born Birgitta who, unlike Joe, has nothing to lose.Finally, 'Is it me?', introduces us to job-seeking Dubliner, Arthur, who turns his back on sales for a more interesting career.
Believing Bailey
Linda Kage
Romance
All Bailey Prescott wants is to wrangle a certain cowboy on campus. She spends most weekends searching the party crowds for him. One night, at a lame frat house, she finds herself trapped in a bathroom and ends up the sole witness to a crime...or not a crime?
Bailey’s one small voyeuristic moment has gigantic implications.
Now she’s forced to make a choice: forget what she saw and move on, or expose herself in order to save a man from spending years behind bars. Whatever her decision, her testimony is the key to everything. It may even open the door to her happily ever after. That is, if anyone actually believes her.
She just wanted to find her cowboy…how did she get mixed up in a mess like this?
The Parcel
Morgen Bailey
Short Stories / Mystery & Thrillers / Literature & Fiction
‘The Parcel’ is a collaborative novella written by the attendees of the 2015 winter-term ‘Creative Writing – Intermediate’ ten-week class hosted by co-contributor Morgen Bailey. The authors wrote their chapters while knowing only the size, weight and destination address of the parcel, together with the chapters’ starting and ending locations – chosen by the authors themselves.‘The Parcel’ is a collaborative novella written by the attendees of the 2015 winter-term ‘Creative Writing – Intermediate’ ten-week class hosted by co-contributor Morgen Bailey.The authors wrote their chapters while knowing only the size, weight and destination address of the parcel, together with the chapters’ starting and ending locations – chosen by the authors themselves (some of whom have other books available here on Smashwords). They chose their own characters – the lead of which entitle each chapter – and plot.Morgen then collated the stories and made minor edits to turn each chapter into a cohesive novella before designing the cover and upload the finished package between weeks nine and ten of the course so all the contributing attendees left the course as published authors!We all hope that you enjoy reading this novella and that it feels seamless to you. We would love to know what you think and would also be very grateful if you left a review as an encouragement for others to read the novella.Thank you again for downloading this eBook – your support is much appreciated.
Grave Ties
James Bailey
Lost, thirsty and sunburnt, Frank sees a petrol station in the distance, gleaming like an oasis. All Frank wishes to do is resupply and head back where he came from so he can find his brother and give him the proper death he deserves rather than leaving him a mindless creature roaming the countryside for new victims.What really makes one human, is it a fact of birth, the right of passage that is growing up, is it societies' influence on young impressionable minds, or is it something else? Is Humanity and all that goes with it in fact programmed into our DNA?These are questions that have plagued Shiva all her life. For most people, for Normal people, these are questions with easy answers, after all they were born human, raised human, and have always been 'Human'. But Shiva is not 'Normal', she might not in fact be 'Human'. She is or perhaps was a Weapon, she was created as a weapon, trained to be a weapon, and she sees the world as a weapon. But all that changes one day when she meets a girl and for the very first time, she feels something that defies all logic and all reason. Can a weapon fall in love, or this something reserved only for those who are humans?But there are those in her world who have never doubted these answers, to them she is a powerful tool created for a war not yet fought, and they cannot allow that tool to slip from their grasp. So from the shadows they strike at the very thing that threatens to take that weapon from their grasp, that person who might be the key to unlocking the heart within the weapon.
Mademoiselle at Arms
Elizabeth Bailey
Romance / Historical Fiction / Mystery & Thrillers
Set in the late Georgian era, Elizabeth Bailey’s traditional historical romance features an unconventional heroine with a rebellious spirit who runs headlong into adventure.[Contains FREE BOOK offer]Threatened with a pistol by the young lady discovered in a deserted mansion, Major Gerald Alderley is instantly intrigued. Who is the beautiful intruder? And why does she disguise herself as a nun? What circumstance has thrust her into an enterprise both foolhardy and dangerous? The girl’s French accent places her with the émigrés from across the channel, except that Mademoiselle insists she is English.Set on unravelling the mystery, Gerald begins a relentless pursuit, hunting down every possible clue - much to the indignation of Mademoiselle. When her life proves to be in danger from the villainous émigré Valade, Gerald has his work cut out. For Mademoiselle Melusine, engaged in a desperate battle to prove her true identity, believes she is well able to take care of herself and is determined not to be rescued.
The Fourth Cart
Stephen R P Bailey
Horror / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Short Stories
When a series of murders appears to relate to bad-boy Nick Price's former life in Bangkok, Detective Chief Inspector Jack Magee is faced with the unenviable task of extracting information from an antagonistic, former adversary. As Magee's investigation gathers momentum, he is drawn deep into a dark world of intrigue, betrayal and conspiracy.Imagine you and your mates did something bad in your youth. Like committing a crime so appalling that you can't speak of it for fear of losing everything you hold dear; your wife, children, reputation. So you bottle it up, hope to god no one talks. But then imagine, twenty years on, those youthful misdemeanours have earned you a place on a brutal killer's deathlist. Would you confess to the police, point the finger of suspicion, rat on your mates? Or would you keep schtum?It's an uncompromising dilemma, as Nick Price and DCI Jack Magee are about to discover.
Wishful Thinking
James Bailey
Jack is convinced that vampires are real, determined to find one and convince him to transform him into an immortal. Unfortunately Jack might not be ready for the world he is trying to enter.A Short Story-Bill Tompkins is a retired high school science teacher turned novelist and indie author. Frustrated at the lack of sales for his AWESOME book, he turns to extreme measures.Nar Schmidt is Bill's 15 year-old neighbor, former student and computer prodigy whose favorite pastime is roaming around in the elaborate computer systems of large corporations.Bill enlists the teenager in a wild scheme to exact revenge on unfaithful readers- forcing them to buy his book at the point of a gun.
Night Caller
James Bailey
Gary appears to be a normal man, bit of a night owl but friendly with his neighbours. Gary, however is a vampire who spends his evenings trawling the city for just the right person to feed on. Returning to his apartment in the city to watch some television before retiring for the day. A new neighbour has moved in next door however, who intrudes into Gary's life a little more‘Artan’s Night’ is the first in a series of short stories serving as prelude to the novel ELADRIA. Artan is a young man with a secret. He has the ability to read people’s minds and hear their thoughts. Struggling to survive in a war-torn, poverty stricken town, he’s been using his newfound power to cheat in casinos; a game that soon backfires when he gets caught. But the worst is still to come. In the middle of the night, the town comes under seige by marauding Ha’shon warriors. Artan is forcibly taken from his home and led on a journey that will change his life - and the fate of his world - forever.
Dead in Bed By Bailey Simms, Part 1
Adrian Birch
Thriller / Horror / Science Fiction
You've never, ever read a book like this.Now available in one complete edition, the critically acclaimed "Dead in Bed By Bailey Simms" is both a page-turning mystery about a disease that makes anyone infected hopelessly crave sexual contact and a meta-novel about a teen author whose publishing success may come at terrifyingly dangerous priceYou've never, ever read a book like this.When a sexually-transmitted plague breaks out in Ashley Young's small town, leaving its victims with a bizarrely amplified libido, everything about her life changes. DEAD IN BED is partly a suspense thriller with a strikingly original story, partly a page-turning mystery about a disease that makes people hopelessly crave sexual contact, and partly a neo-western adventure in the American heartland. For anyone who can handle a smart, controversial female protagonist who's willing to do anything - no matter how difficult or morally questionable - in order to survive, the series pulls readers in like an unshakeable addiction.. . . Bailey Simms, teen author of DEAD IN BED, is stuck at home with a rare medical condition. Writing is her only escape, so she's determined to keep her salacious series hidden from her strict father. Soon an older boy starts to secretly help her, and Bailey finds new opportunities for freedom she's never had. But as DEAD IN BED grows in popularity, and Bailey's fans start to clamor for the sequel, she learns that being a successful author may come with a terrifyingly dangerous price.
Spirits and Sourdough
Bailey Cates
Mystery & Thrillers
Baker Katie Lightfoot needs a sprinkle of magic to solve a haunting mystery in the newest book in this New York Times bestselling series. Hedgewitch Katie Lightfoot works at the Honeybee Bakery in Savannah, and she's always up for investigating her adopted home's rich supernatural history. That's why she's taking a ghost tour for the very first time. But when the psychic tour guide tells Katie that she's being followed by the ghost of a recently murdered woman, Katie realizes she met the victim earlier that day, just before she died. She knows she must bring the killer to justice. And this murder isn't the only mystery Katie needs to solve. Her new husband, Declan McCarthy, is missing the guardian spirit who always watched over him, and she's concerned that Deck's life could be at risk if they can't find him. Under pressure from the living and the dead, Katie will have to use all of her magical skills to start an investigation from scratch...
Dragon Dreams and Fairy Wings
Bailey Bradford
Romance / Gay & Lesbian
When one fairy with a faulty memory meets a snarky dragon, the supernatural world will never be the same.Griff was born a Love fairy, but he never quite fitted in. He didn't want to be part of a harem...at least he didn't think so. What with his wings gone and his memory damaged, he can't be certain of what he felt in the past. All he does know is he wants his wings back. Without them, he's grounded.Blaze is a dragon shifter who tends to stick his foot in his mouth—and some other parts in other places—when he really shouldn't. His brother's the king, and his sister-in-law is scary. Blaze's last screw-up got him grounded, unable to shift into his dragon form. His punishment seems harsh to him, but there's no escaping it. When the Love fairies come to the castle to work on forming an alliance, Blaze has about had it with guarding the horny beings, and he's disappointed that they don't stay small and cute. Swatting at something buzzing him, he almost starts an...
The Light We See
J. Lynn Bailey
From Carpinteria, California, we left.
In Arizona, we barely spoke.
In New Mexico, I gave him a promise that I knew I couldn’t keep.
In Texas, we slept under the stars.
In Oklahoma, he told me a story I wouldn’t soon forget.
In Louisiana, he gave my soul a voice.
Between Arkansas and Mississippi, we took full advantage of an opportunity.
In Tennessee, I studied his face.
In Kentucky, he introduced me to his parents.
In Ohio, he found my heart.
In West Virginia, we drank whiskey and told ourselves that truths are better left untold.
In Maryland, we felt the weight of the night.
In Pennsylvania, his wife called.
And in New York, I asked myself one question:
Would he be able to let me go when it was time?
Hyperfocus
Chris Bailey
A practical guide to managing your attention—the most powerful resource you have to get stuff done, become more creative, and live a meaningful lifeOur attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today. Many of us recognize that our brains are unable to multitask but feel compelled to do so anyway, as we easily become uncomfortable and try to cram as much into every moment of our lives as we can. Hyperfocus provides profound insights into how we can best manage our attention in a distressed world. The most recent neuroscientific research on attention reveals that our brain has two powerful modes that can be unlocked when we use our attention well: a focused mode (hyperfocus), which is the foundation for being highly productive, and a creative mode (scatterfocus), which enables us to connect ideas in novel ways. Hyperfocus helps readers unlock each of the two mental modes so they can concentrate more deeply, think more clearly, and work and...
A Shield of Fate and Ruin
Nicole Bailey
When the world is at war.No one is safe.Not even the gods. Apollo would hide with Hyacinth and hold him until the sun burned out.But that is not their destiny. When Ares arrives announcing a turn of the tides and war thundering towards Niria, Apollo and Hyacinth take on a journey to save everyone from Zeus' wrath.But when things don't go as planned, they might destroy themselves instead. In this third installment of the Apollo Ascending series, romance, fate, adventure, and tragedy intermingle into an exhilarating story of loyalty and sacrifice.
Quilty as Charged
Maggie Bailey
Lydia Barnes has to thread the needle in order to discover the killer locked in with her amidst a sewing retreat in this second installment of the series, perfect for fans of Amanda Flower and Molly MacRae.Lydia Barnes has made the picturesque town of Peridot, Georgia her home. But as the new owner of the Measure Twice fabric store, all financial burdens fall on her. In an effort to unspool herself from this tangle of thread and boost the store’s income, she invites her regular customers to a sewing retreat at her friend Fran’s Cherry Log mountain home. In between sewing lessons and quick lunches, a severe winter storm approaches. When Fran’s body is discovered murder is the only explanation, and the remaining six attendants are all suspects. Trapped, with the power and phone lines out, Lydia is restless to unmask Fran’s murderer. With the help of Auden, the cabin’s caretaker, Lydia must unravel the hidden lives of people she...
Snow Foal--the perfect Christmas book for children
Susanna Bailey
'I absolutely love Snow Foal - it's so truthful, tender and touching. A book to read in a day and remember for a lifetime.' - Dame Jacqueline WilsonA beautiful and heart-wrenching middle grade debut full of love, healing, friendship and hope. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Cathy Cassidy, Pax and Gill Lewis. When eleven-year-old Addie goes to stay with a foster-care family on a remote Exmoor farm in the midst of a very cold winter, she is full of hurt, anger and a deep mistrust of everyone around her. Until one day, when she rescues a tiny wild foal from the moorland snow and Addie discovers that perhaps she's not so alone after all. And as adventure and unexpected friendship blossom, Addie is determined that both of them will know what is to be home again soon . . . ' A mesmerising new voice' - Joanna Nadin 'A tender, lyrical tale for a cold winter's night that will lift the spirits and warm the heart'...
Infiltration
James Bailey
John is a prospector on the moon of Callisto. While on a surveying trip he finds a derelict ship at the bottom of a valley. Checking out the wreck he realises that this vessel has no business being anywhere near the moon. As he explores the interior the real reason for the crash becomes clear.Pick-me-up, a young adult problem novel, tells a heroic story of Katelyn fighting back against the dysfunctions of her family and her friends. While she tries to live in the right, Katelyn falls into her own problems when she hooks up with a boy full of trouble and his own addictions. This rural-Iowa teenager keeps making decisions that would lead her to the same fate of her two high school dropout sisters. Katelyn fails classes, skips school, and at one point ends up with reserved seating in the Principal's office. Katelyn’s friends back away as she begins to live up to the troubled legacy left by her family. Home life proves no better. Katelyn’s dad disappears and ends up in jail, again. The fragile relationship she has with her mother nearly breaks as Katelyn is dumped with the responsibility of caring for all her older sister’s abandoned children. Katelyn gets her own pick-me-up in the form of a charming older boy with a criminal history. Her friends and scene change as she follows him back into his bad habits. Just as she keeps faith in her family, she keeps giving Tim another chance. Only after she suffers because of her misguided love does she start to take care of herself. She's able to salvage her dignity and rebound to break the dropout streak in her family.
The Tale of Jolly Robin
Arthur Scott Bailey
Children's
NESTLINGS Of course, there was a time, once, when Jolly Robin was just a nestling himself. With two brothers and one sister—all of them, like him, much spotted with black—he lived in a house in one of Farmer Green’s apple trees. The house was made of grass and leaves, plastered on the inside with mud, and lined with softer, finer grass, which his mother had chosen with the greatest care. But Jolly never paid much attention to his first home. What interested him more than anything else was food. From dawn till dark, he was always cheeping for something to eat. And since the other children were just as hungry as he was, those four growing babies kept their parents busy finding food for them. It was then that Jolly Robin learned to like angleworms. And though he ate greedily of insects and bugs, as well as wild berries, he liked angleworms best. Jolly and his sister and his brothers could always tell when their father or their mother brought home some dainty, because the moment the parent lighted upon the limb where the nest was built they could feel their home sink slightly, from the added weight upon the branch. Then the youngsters would set up a loud squalling, with a great craning of necks and stretching of orange-colored mouths. Sometimes, when the dainty was specially big, Mr. or Mrs. Robin would say, “Cuck! cuck!” That meant “Open wide!” But they seldom found it necessary to give that order. Somehow, Jolly Robin managed to eat more than the rest of the nestlings. And so he grew faster than the others. He soon learned a few tricks, too. For instance, if Mrs. Robin happened to be sitting on the nest, to keep her family warm, when Mr. Robin returned with a lunch for the children, Jolly had a trick that he played on his mother, in case she didn’t move off the nest fast enough to suit him. He would whisper to the rest of the children. And then they would jostle their fond parent, lifting her up above them, and sometimes almost upsetting her, so that she had hard work to keep from falling off the nest. Mrs. Robin did not like that trick very well. But she knew that Jolly would not annoy her with it long. Indeed, he was only eleven days old when he left his birthplace and went out into the wide world. You see, the young folk grew so fast that they soon more than filled the house. So there was nothing their parents could do but persuade them to leave home and learn to fly. One day, therefore, Mr. Robin did not bring his children’s food to the edge of the nest and drop it into their mouths. Instead, he stood on the limb a little distance away from them and showed them a plump angleworm. The sight of that dainty was more than Jolly Robin could resist. He scrambled boldly out of the nest; and tottering up to his father on his wobbling legs, he snatched the tempting morsel out of his proud parent’s bill. Jolly never went back to the nest after that. The next day Mrs. Robin coaxed the other children from home in the same fashion. And though it may seem a heartless act, it was really the best thing that could have happened to Jolly and his sister and his brothers....
The Last Man
James Bailey
The universe is dying, slowly each star is petering out until everything goes dark. The last civilisation has entrusted it's future to one ship searching for a planet that can still support life. Elim is the sole remaining pilot and is running out of resources to bring his people back to existence until a glimmer of hope appears in the distance.The macho barbarian Typhan-Knee was hit by a gender-swap spell. Tiffany's search for answers have brought her, the princess Peonie, and the baby dragon Denver, to the World's Edge. While taking a moment to relax Peonie has a theory of Tiffany's past before the white spell was cast... Exiern: November 2013 collects 8 color pages, including a two-page splash, posted during November 2013. Contains Mature Themes.Written byThomas KnappIllustrated byShipeng LeeEdited byScott T. HickenCreated byDrowemos
Overnight Inheritance
Rachel Bailey
She's suddenly inherited billions—and a captivating business rival! Catch the thrilling conclusion to USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Bailey's Marriages and Mergers series!Australian born-and-bred teacher Mae Dunstan just inherited billions. Now she's in the United States to claim what's hers. CEO Sebastian Newport wants to buy her out of the company that started a feud between their families. But Mae isn't ready to trust the charismatic single father. His solution? Spend one week together.All bets are off when sparks in the boardroom lead to passion in the bedroom. Amid divided loyalties, open questions and a legacy about to come full circle, Mae's affair with Sebastian could jeopardize more than the bottom line...Harlequin Desire transports you to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.You'll be swept away by this bold,...
Wyvern Ways and Elven Magic
Bailey Bradford
Romance / Gay & Lesbian
FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LGBTQ+ ROMANCE BAILEY BRADFORDBook two in the Fire & Flutter seriesTake one magic-sensitive wyvern shifter, one horny royal-adjacent elf...and stand well back.Brick's a wyvern shifter, but not wily or skilled in diplomacy like wyvern shifters should be. Instead, he's big and brawny and slower than the rest of his family—the ruling family. Worse, he doesn't fare well around magic, so being in the elf kingdom for the royal wedding celebrations is one big nosebleed. Literally.Jagger's an elf. A royal-adjacent one, whose family have been chancellors and councilors to the king for centuries. It must have skipped a generation, however, as Jagger's more interested in drinking and seducing his way through the kingdom. Well, everyone wants to know if it's true what they say about elves, right? Spoiler—it is.When Brick discovers he's being handed over as part of the wyvern-elf alliance treaty, he fumes...
Whirlwind
Bailey Bradford
Romance / Gay & Lesbian
Dying sucks, but the afterlife is one hot place to be. Stefan wasn't physically perfect in life, and his search for someone to love him resulted in his murder. Now he's been dead for years, and he's lonelier than he ever was when he was alive. His physical problems might have vanished when his body ceased to live, but his spirit has to deal with the memories of the past. Jordan and Gideon are friends who share eager guys when they can find them, but being in a war zone hasn't allowed for that to happen often. One roadside stop puts an end to their lives. Jordan and Gideon are at a loss to understand what happens to them, why they stay behind when others go up into the light. Searching for answers, they head to Jordan's hometown—McKinton, Texas—but a hell of a lot of things have changed in the decade and a half since Jordan left. Namely, the arrival of one wicked, joyful spirit named Stefan.
Faye and the Heart of Fire
Nicole Bailey
It only takes a spark of unrest to ignite an inferno of treachery. Faye thought the worst was behind her when the war ended. But leading a race of wary dragons comes with unforeseen challenges. She believes she has everything under control until an attack shatters that illusion, leaving her with an injury and the knowledge that a traitor is concealed among those closest to her.Needing a personal guard she can trust, she turns to Alec. Alec is all too happy to swap his lackluster days teaching music for a more thrilling opportunity. But what seems like a simple task escalates when he enters the searing flames of the dragon culture and attempts to uncover the traitor. Faye's magic is building up, threatening to erupt and enemies are closing in. Can Faye control her powers? Can Alec work with allies to prevent another attack? Or will the traitor destroy Faye's reign? Author Nicole Bailey masterfully...
A Name Like Karma
Part #1 of "The Secret Gods Series" series by G. Bailey
Contemporary / Fiction / Romance
Adam's Ladder
Michael Bailey
The future of humankind as an ever-changing organism is a subject of much debate. Where is our evolutionary path leading? Will the next rung take the form of mental transcendence, will it set humankind on a course toward divinity, or will this uncertain path involve a dark and terrible reversion? Co-editors Michael Bailey and Darren Speegle present eighteen tales of dark science fiction that explore the course of evolution, written by some of the best literary minds in the fields of science fiction and horror.
The Beach Kingdom Bundle
Tessa Bailey
Romance / Contemporary / Chick Lit
Over the course of one hot summer, three lifeguard brothers meet the loves of their lives in the warmth of the Long Beach sun. But a happily ever after worth fighting for never comes easy. The Beach Kingdom Bundle includes three full length books that were originally released separately. Mouth to Mouth Ex-convict Rory Prince knows he should stay away from fresh-faced college student, Olive Cunningham. If only she would stop almost getting herself killed...and if only he could resist saving the adorable book nerd over and over again. Heat Stroke Jamie Prince has nothing in common with Marcus "Diesel" O'Shaughnessy and he's done dealing with confused straight guys. But the deeper their unlikely friendship grows, the less confused Marcus becomes. In time to convince Rory he's for real? Sink or Swim Andrew Prince has been in love...
Wings of Fate
Part #4 of "Protected by Dragons" series by G. Bailey
Contemporary / Fiction / Romance
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A Handle at One End, a Spout at the Other (three flash fictions)
Morgen Bailey
Short Stories / Mystery & Thrillers / Literature & Fiction
In December 2015, I started a free monthly competition challenging my blog visitors to provide me with prompts for me to choose my favourite and write their story in around 500 words. The three pieces published here are the winning prompts from the Dec 2015 / Jan 2016 competition, as well as those that came second and third. The prompts submitted can be found at the end of each story.In December 2015, I started a free monthly competition challenging my blog visitors to provide me with prompts for me to choose my favourite and write their story in around 500 words. The three pieces published here are the winning prompts submitted from 16th December to 15th January, as well as those that came second and third in that month. The prompts supplied can be found at the end of each story.The winning story, 'A Handle at One End, a Spout at the Other' features Danny and Penny, and is about two friends, a grandmother's will, a silver teapot and an abandoned shopping trolley stuck in the sand, one wheel running for its life but destined to never go anywhere other than the scrapyard if Mickey O’Flanagan got hold of it.The second-placed story, 'Don't Cry, Don't Cry', is of a couple, Mara and Jaime, skiing late in the season but making a pitstop of a Café Allongé and petit pain au chocolate, their encounter with a French family, and Mara trying to keep her composure.'Sweeping the Coast', the third-placed story, features Hugh, a disillusioned deutanope (he suffered with red-green colourblindness) whose escape to the coast doesn't go according to plan... not that he had one.
Bailey
Linda Carlblom
GET A CLUE WITH THE CAMP CLUB GIRLS! Join Bailey and the Camp Club Girls as they embark on a series of clue-filled adventures and crack the case in this entertaining and action-packed 4-in-1 mystery collection. What's the meaning of the mysterious messages beneath shaggy sheep coats at the Curly Q ranch? The Camp Club Girls are determined to uncover the clues as they investigate a strange string of events. Will the girls discover the whereabouts of eccentric millionaire Marshall Gonzalez?Why are wild elk running amok in Estes Park? During a stay at the historic Stanley Hotel, Bailey and Kate encounter out-of-control stampedes that put the townsfolk and tourists in danger. Will the Camp Club Girls uncover the reason behind the unusual elk behavior before someone gets hurt?Are the rumors surrounding a valuable turquoise mine true? When Bailey and Elizabeth travel to a Native American village in New...
The Story of a Bad Boy
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Classics / Fiction / Historical
A semi-autobiographical novel, set in New Hampshire, from a significant literary figure of the mid 19th centuryA semi-autobiographical novel, set in New Hampshire, from a significant literary figure of the mid 19th century
A Gnomish Invention
James Bailey
Trouble has come again to the town of Stolten as an elf maiden collapses inside Durban's Inn, the last member of her party that had gotten lost in a blizzard. Durban goes out into the storm to rescue her friends with the unwanted help of his gnomish friend Foggle. However, once again Foggle shows his worth in the strangest of ways.
George Müller
Faith Coxe Bailey
It began with George Müller—rebellious, absorbed in the world and its pleasures.It became George Müller—miraculously transformed by the power of Christ, daring to dream a dream and to trust God to bring it to pass.In jail by age sixteen, few people would have believed that George Müller would become a great hero of the faith. He and his wife cared for over 10,000 orphans. Discover the incredible true story of the man of faith whose missionary work was built on prayer and who still inspires us today. Taking his biographical details and putting them in an exciting novel form, this short book will stir your heart, move you to greater faith, and lead you to worship the God who answers prayer.
Operation Bailey Babies
Piper Rayne
Romance / Contemporary / Humor and Comedy
PRESS RELEASE: Don't drink the Lake Starlight water! Bailey babies are busy growing in their mommies tummies and the Baileys are having a triple baby shower to celebrate. If you want in on the pool on who pops first and when contact me. ;)
Window Shopping
Tessa Bailey
Romance / Contemporary / Chick Lit
USA TODAY BESTSELLERA sizzling, standalone, feel-good holiday romance from Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer!Two weeks before Christmas and all through Manhattan,shop windows are decorated in red and green satin.Stella's standing alone outside a famous department store,when a charming man asks her opinion on the décor.It's a tragedy in tinsel, she says, unable to lie.Then he asks for a better idea, with a twinkle in his eye.She didn't know he owned the place, when he put her on the spot,And now she's working for that man, trying to ignore that he's hot.But as a down-on-her-luck girl with a difficult past,Stella knows how to make a good opportunity last.So she gives it her all, working without stopping.Trying to resist temptation, because she's just window shopping.
Seams Deadly
Maggie Bailey
When sewist Lydia Barnes finds a dead body soon after moving to a new town, she will need more than shear luck to find the killer, in this novel perfect for fans of Molly MacRae and Anna Gerard.Lydia Barnes is excited for a fresh start when she moves to the quaint mountain town of Peridot, Georgia. Her friend, Fran, offers her a job at the Measure Twice fabric store and even sets her up on a date with the handsome Brandon Ivey, who also happens to be Lydia’s new next-door neighbor. Finally, things are looking up. But after a disaster first date that ends with a fist bump instead of a kiss, Lydia doesn’t think her night can get any worse. She’s soon proven wrong when she later stumbles upon Brandon’s dead body.Considered the prime suspect by the police, Lydia calls on her friends to help her hunt for the truth and prove her innocence. But when another body is soon found inside the Measure Twice store, Lydia knows that the killer must be close...
The Almanack
Martine Bailey
The philosophy of time, destiny and the stars pervade this intricate historical mystery in which a young woman determines to avenge her mother's death. 1752, Midsummer. Following a desperate summons from her mother, Tabitha Hart departs London for her home village of Netherlea – only to discover that her mother has drowned. Determined to discover the truth about the Widow Hart's death, Tabitha consults her almanack and uncovers a series of cryptic notes describing her mother's terror of someone she names only as 'D'. Teaming up with young writer Nat Starling, Tabitha begins a race against time to unmask 'D' before more deaths follow. But as the summer draws to a close and the snow sets in, cutting off Netherlea from the outside world, Tabitha and Nat are forced to face the darkest hours of their lives. With the year predicted to meet a 'violent, bloody end'' will Tabitha survive long enough to bring her mother's killer to justice?
The Lost Heir
Rachel Bailey
A lost heir to a massive fortune and the woman hired to find him. A one-night stand that follows them to the States. All in Rachel Bailey's latest novel!After months of searching, she's finally succeeded in finding her employer's lost heir. He also happens to be the man she just slept with. Twice. Freya Wilson had one wild, glorious night that she barely remembers with Aussie bartender Heath Dunstan. The morning after, she discovers that he's genuinely sexy and charismatic...and the lost heir to an enormous fortune, the very man she was hired to find. A new family. A massive fortune. Heath's life is suddenly complicated and cutthroat. His port in the storm is a woman who needs nothing from him. Though what makes Freya so deliciously enticing is also why she may walk away and leave him to the wolves. From Harlequin Desire: Passionate and provocative stories featuring rich, powerful heroes and scandalous family sagas.
Whisperings
C. K. Bailey
Jessie Winston believes that as a therapist she should be able to heal her own emotional wounds. After all, she's saved countless others from their nightmares. But she can't seem to overcome her own haunting past—especially at night. Now Elliott, her boss, is forcing her to seek help. Dr. Ryan Blake wouldn't even consider working as a therapist again if he didn't owe Elliott his life. Perhaps he can help Jessie work through her torments, even though she seems to dislike him. However, as Ryan is drawn back into the world of healing, whisperings from his own past emerge, and he must face the role he played in the loss of his wife and unborn son. As Jessie and Ryan share a journey of mystery, forgiveness, humor, and love, a truth greater than either could imagine is about to be discovered.
Stolen By The Fae King (Mated To The Fae King Book 1)
Part #1 of "Mated To The Fae King" series by Bailey Dark
“She’s beautiful. But she doesn’t care for me. If anything, she hates me. I watch her as she fidgets under my gaze, biting her plump lips. Those lips. I can’t decide if I should nibble on them or simply yell at her for frustrating me so thoroughly.”Almost a thousand years have passed since King Altair of the Fae kingdom Alnembra was cursed by Maaz, a Bloodbane witch. A beast by day and a Fae man by night, Altair is desperate to find the Key. Now, the curse has almost run its course, but not before he discovers the existence of a woman who could break the curse and save him and his people.Verity Chastain lives a normal life in New York City. On her wedding day, a beast swoops down from the sky to carry her into a world of fantasy and magic. Disbelieving and stubborn, Verity struggles to accept her new reality.She and Altair go head to head in this fantasy-fueled romance. Can she find a way to break his curse? Or will he die as the physical manifestation of his sadistic personality; a beast?
Artifacts
Bailey Bradford
Romance / Gay & Lesbian
FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LGBTQ+ ROMANCE BAILEY BRADFORD Book one in the Intrinsic Values seriesAldric Beamer thought working in an antique shop would be safe and boring. He never expected to find his life—or his heart—in danger...Being the low man on the totem pole is nothing new for Aldric Beamer. The youngest of three siblings, he was always the afterthought in his family, but Aldric's trying hard not to let the little confidence he has sink any lower.Aldric loves the job he manages to land at Intrinsic Value, so much so that he often works off the clock—or maybe he just doesn't want to go home to his empty apartment. Just as he's slowly learning to trust his boss and co-workers, he's attacked outside the store, and all the security he thought he had vanishes with the force of a blow to the head.San Antonio cop Darrell Williams takes one look at the beautiful, bruised man he finds in a dingy alley behind an antique...
Dyre
Rachel E. Bailey
In a modern world where Packs of werewolves exist side by side with a none-the-wiser humanity, what if one person stood between a lasting peace among the werewolf Packs and all-out civil war? A young female werewolf called Des is bound by a blood oath with the guarding of this person, the aging leader of all the Packs: the Dyre. But when the Dyre is murdered on Des's watch, she's sworn to protect the new Dyre, a young woman named Ruby. Des must deal with her emerging feelings for her stubborn new charge while they both try to uncover who's behind the continuing murders of powerful werewolves. It's stable employment—nice work, if you can get it...at least until the silver bullets start to fly.
Vampire Captive
Part #3 of "The Alpha Brothers" series by G. Bailey
Contemporary / Fiction / Romance
The Golfer's Carol
Robert Bailey
An inspirational and heartwarming novel for lovers of Mitch Albom and Andy Andrews, blending elements of It's a Wonderful Life and Field of Dreams into a moving story all its own.Four rounds. Four heroes. Four life-changing lessons.On the morning of his 40th birthday, Randy Clark believes the only way he can help his family is to end it all. Standing on the Tennessee River Bridge in Decatur, Alabama with his dreams of a pro golf career long gone, his marriage struggling, and facing financial ruin, Randy sees no other alternative to help his wife and daughter but to jump, which he plans to do in the next twenty-four hours.But his plans are put on hold when the ghost of his best friend—who did live out the fantasy of playing the PGA tour—reveals to Randy that he will be given a wonderful gift: Four rounds of golf with his four heroes, the champions he's looked up to his whole life, each with a life-changing lesson to impart.For...