A vicious attack. A dirty secret. And a chance for justice Ex-police officer Sebastian Clifford is quickly finding that life as a private investigator is never quiet. His doors have only been open a few weeks when DCI Whitney Walker approaches him to investigate the brutal attack that left her older brother, Rob, with irreversible brain damage. For nearly twenty-five years Rob had no memory of that night, but lately things are coming back to him, and Whitney's worried that her brother might, once again, be in danger. Clifford knows only too well what it's like be haunted by the past, and so he agrees to help. But the deeper he digs, the more secrets he uncovers, and soon he discovers that Rob's not the only one in danger.

Agent Geena Fox is counting down the days to her retirement. On one bittersweet day six years ago, her team of superheroes defeated Jewel, the world's most evil villain–but Geena's secret lover died in the process. Now her boss has assigned her a rookie partner, Leigh Walker, and that's the last thing Geena needs. She sends the woman off on a wild goose chase searching for a long-lost missing person to get her out of her sight. However, what Leigh finds will turn Agent Fox's world upside down.Meanwhile, over in a retirement home in Illinois, four old women sharing the surname Power are arousing suspicion with their strange behavior. Their nosy nurse is convinced they are not what they seem. Geena and Leigh meet with the mysterious Powers, and realize the women might hold the key to stopping Jewel, once and for all.This cracking adventure with a side of romance is for lovers of tough, jaded, lesbian cops, superheroes and villains, and feisty retirees who...

Never Too Late by Robyn Carr released on Apr 18, 2006 is available now for purchase.

Suncoast Society Series book #60 (Contemporary BDSM, MMMF, HEA) Bob never dreamed he’d have a chance with Tilly once Landry entered her life. Now he’s faced with the chance of forever with not only Tilly, but Cris and Landry, too. He’s never wanted anything more, and will do anything to convince them he means it. Cris always knew Landry was sneaky, but this takes the cake. He enjoys watching the metaphorical chess game between Landry and Tilly. Meanwhile, he’s determined to forge his own bonds with Bob. Tilly knows Landry is an ethical sadist, but still isn’t sure why he’s so okay with adding Bob to their family. She can play the game as well as the sneaky sadist can. As Landry works to convince her this new world order won’t destroy their carefully balanced dynamic, she knows they have to get things right or risk not only their hearts being broken, but their daughter’s, too. Is this really perfection? Or is heartache hiding just out of sight?

A second chance to realise her dreams... A classically trained pianist, Steph works as a recording engineer for a small studio when she's offered the job of a lifetime – travel to the Italian Riviera to help world-famous band, Royalty, record their reunion album after a decades-long hiatus. Steph could definitely do with the distraction. Her boyfriend – who also happens to be her boss – is increasingly unreliable and erratic, and she's awaiting news from her doctor after a recent biopsy. So an all-expenses-paid trip to Italy is the perfect escape.What she doesn't expect is an instant connection with Rob, the son of Royalty's lead singer. With her career – and her heart – at a crossroads, what path will Steph follow?A wonderfully escapist romance for fans of Sue Moorcoft, Rosanna Ley and Erica James.Praise for Never Too Late 'A delightful escape to the Italian Riviera, woven with music,...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a stirring novel about a woman striking out on her own after loss as her adult daughters try to find their own independent paths in life.Kezia Cooper Hobson, recently widowed, arrives in New York from San Francisco.  Determined to make a fresh start, she has just completed the sale of her Pacific Heights home, not to mention her husband’s venture capital firm, and in doing so, is also freed from her responsibility as a board member of the company. Bringing with her only a few personal treasures, she is excited to move into the blank slate of a beautiful midtown penthouse, in the city that she has always loved. It is also where her two adult daughters now live.As Kezia settles into her new apartment, she meets her movie-star next-door neighbor, Sam Stewart, whose terrace borders hers. Just a couple of weeks after she arrives, however, a devastating crisis strikes New York City. Kezia and Sam...

Two jaded hearts, one unexpected romance... Fleur Fisher is determined to start anew and build the family she's always wanted. But, she has already kissed her fair share of frogs and, as her fortieth birthday approaches, it becomes increasingly clear that time is against her. Henry Pierce , has put his work and caring for his great aunt ahead of everything else for as long as he can remember. Content in his bachelor lifestyle, he's not sure he even believes in romantic love anymore. However, despite his contentment, Henry’s meddling great aunt, a member of the Lonely Hearts Book Club , sees potential in the vivacious Fleur and believes she could be the perfect match to counterbalance her nephew's negative outlook on love. But as Fleur's sunny disposition manages to melt Henry's heart, are his devilish good looks and an unexpected act of chivalry enough to make her overlook some previous unbecoming behaviour? Or is it a case of too little, too late for them? Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell, Milly Johnson and Heidi Swain, this delightful opposites attract romance is guaranteed to restore your faith in true love and leave you feeling warm and fuzzy.

A snowbound reunion they never saw coming in this sizzling novella from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, previously published as a serial and in the Forged of Steele Bundle!Headed for divorce, Sienna Bradford pays one last visit to the picturesque vacation cabin she once shared with her husband, Dane Bradford. What she didn't expect was to see him there too, and he looks as good as ever. Dane never stopped loving Sienna and wants answers about what went wrong.When a sudden snowstorm traps them in the cabin, they are finally forced to face one other—and the spark that still sizzles between them! When the snow ends, can Sienna and Dane find the way back to each other or will the problems of their past keep them apart?Read the bingeworthy Forged of Steele series:Book 1: Never Too LateBook 2: Solid SoulBook 3: Night HeatBook 4: Beyond...

In Such a Pretty Fat, Jen Lancaster learned how to come to terms with her body. In My Fair Lazy, she expanded her mind. Now the New York Times bestselling author gives herself—and her generation—a kick in the X, by facing her greatest challenge to date: acting her age. Jen is finally ready to put away childish things (except her Barbie Styling Head, of course) and embrace the investment-making, mortgage-carrying, life-insurance-having adult she’s become. From getting a mammogram to volunteering at a halfway house, she tackles the grown-up activities she’s resisted for years, and with each rite of passage she completes, she’ll uncover a valuable—if probably humiliating—life lesson that will ease her path to full-fledged, if reluctant, adulthood. Amazon.com ReviewJenny Lawson, author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, interviews Jen Lancaster Jenny Lawson: Your latest book is called Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult’s Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; or, Why It’s Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner. The title itself is longer than most chapters in my own book. Did you do this on purpose just to make me feel bad?Jen Lancaster: Yes.Lawson: How many angry ferrets could you fight off if you had too? Lancaster: Trick question--see, I wouldn’t fight them off myself. Instead, I’d engage in a social media war with the angry ferrets and I’d mobilize fans to give them bad Yelp reviews and crash their Facebook pages and flood their email server. Then I’d be all, “Well, bless my buttons, I certainly can’t control the Internet! But who’s angry now, ferrets, huh? WHO’S ANGRY NOW?” (Substitute “angry ferrets” for “Ford dealership who wouldn’t give me a refund on a truck with a rolled-back odometer” and that’s how I spent one week last fall, after being inspired by one really phenomenal blogger’s “display of relevance.”) (Thank you--I got my money back!) Lawson: Same question but with ambivalent ferrets. Lancaster: I would badger said ferrets until they became angry and then refer them to question number two. Lawson: You’ve written more entertaining memoirs than anyone I’ve ever met and yet you still come up with fascinating new stories. Do you intentionally do dangerously dumb-ass stuff in the hopes that it will create new material? Or is it possible that you’re just more fascinating than the average person? If so, how do the rest of us get that life? Lancaster: I don’t like reading the same book in a different package (e.g., “Oh, noes, we maxed our credit card from shopping again!”), which is why I work hard to come up with an entirely new angle in each memoir. Also, when I engage in yearlong self-improvement projects, what I’ve learned tends to stick and I don’t make the same mistakes twice. Basically, I’ve no choice but to attempt dangerously dumb-ass stuff to create new material. Soon I’ll be wrestling gators to produce new stories, and then we’ll see how fascinating I am when I have a hook for a hand. Less so, probably. Lawson: Which toe is your favorite and why? Lancaster: That’s like asking me which of my children or my pets is my favorite! So the answer is whichever toe is my pit bull, Maisy. (Probably the pinky because it’s pugnacious and unyielding, exactly like Maisy.) Lawson: What’s one thing you are most proud of writing? Lancaster: I’m always the most proud of whatever I write next. My passion is coming up with entirely new material. For example, right now I’m working on a magical realism novel that involves mean girls, Whitesnake, and holes in the time/space continuum. (I’m so not kidding about this. Here I Go Again comes out next year.) It’s my favorite thing I’ve ever written…until I start the next manuscript. Lawson: Your life, home, and family and pets are fascinating and amazing. Why am I never invited over for Christmas? Lancaster: Consider yourself invited. I hope you like holiday cheer because ever since we moved to the suburbs, the nihilist I married has morphed into Clark W. Griswold. He has a plaid vest that he wears without a hint of irony. It’s a little frightening. Lawson: You come out with great books on such a regular basis. How do you do it? Why do you do it? (“Cash for drugs” is an acceptable answer here.) Lancaster: Have you ever reported to eight bosses? (True story.) Have you fetched coffee for some asshole with a community college degree who thinks her time’s best spent instructing you on proper stapling techniques? (Also true.) Have you ever spent three hours in a pre-meeting meeting where you have to discuss everything that’s going to happen in the actual meeting, which is then followed by the postmortem meeting, where you compare and contrast the results of the pre-meeting meeting and the meeting meeting? (Sadly true again.) Have you ever had a conversation where, at the end of the day, you’ve got to break through the clutter to architect an apples-to-apples, client-centered core competency that’s cross-platformed, bleeding edge, and scalable, yet that will help streamline your go-to market strategy without sacrificing synergy or diversity for the win-win? (FML-worthy true.) That is why I do it. Lawson: You’re a blogger and an author. Which is harder and why? Lancaster: In discussing bloggers in your book, you say, “They know that you’re broken, and most of them are, too, so they just nod and make you go take Xanax and go to bed.” The thing is? I don’t consider myself broken. I consider myself arrogant and narcissistic and self-righteous and I not-so-secretly believe I’m smarter than the average bear…which is likely why I’m never invited to eat unicorn cake at blogging conventions. So I guess being an author is easier. (I do like Xanax, though, if that helps.) Lawson: Who inspires your writing? Lancaster: I read everything--blogs, books, magazines, newspapers, zines, ebooks, bulletin boards, etc. No matter the medium, I’m most inspired by two things--a defined voice and a solid story. If you can include both these traits in your work, then I’m a fan, whether you’re a New York Times bestseller, a self-publisher, or a LiveJournaler. Good writing is inspiring. Period. Lawson: What’s the one line you won’t cross in your writing? Lancaster: You’re never going to see the ladybits v-word in my books. Ever. Lawson: Have you ever written anything you later regretted? Lancaster: Not really, no. Sometimes I’ll pen things in the heat of the moment, but publishing entails so many rounds of edits that by the time the book’s ready to print, I’ve tweaked the material enough that I’m comfortable with all that’s included. Lawson: On one of your book covers it says you learned Lucky Charms are not for dinner. On another it says you learned that Froot Loops are not for dinner. What exactly do you have against cereal? And will these books all have different covers, like when Reader’s Digest does four different covers so you have to collect them all? Also, is it too late for me to do that with my book too, because that’s pretty damn brilliant. Lancaster: Hey, I love artificially sweetened and colored cereal. My lower GI tract is another story. You can only spend so many nights crying over your ring of fire before you learn that you can’t eat like a college student anymore. As for the title change, one of those reflects what I planned to use before I saw my cover and the other came after. I was not about to put out a book where it said Lucky Charms and it showed Froot Loops. I’m still hearing from people about how the socks on Pretty in Plaid are argyle. Also? If you were to do collector covers, I’d totally buy them all. Actually, I really love this--each one could be a different one of your taxidermied pets. YOU are the brilliant one. Get on that shit.Lawson: What’s the one question I should have asked you?Lancaster: Tastes great or less filling?Lawson: Insert that question here.Lancaster: Neither. I prefer Chardonnay.Review“Jen Lancaster is in a master class when it comes to infusing books with wit and charm.”(Sarah Pekkanen )"Jen Lancaster has the kind of scathing wit that makes you wish she was your best friend but thankful she's not your new neighbor." (New York Times Bestselling Author Carrie Ryan )"She's like that friend who always says what you're thinking—just 1,000 times funnier." (People )"She's absolutely hilarious." (Chicago Sun-Times )

A beloved waitress. A sensitive widower. Can an old flame be reignited after thirty years? Gina Malone has been a waitress at Love Isle’s favorite diner for more than half her life. She’s watched many romances blossom over the food that she’s served and she’s played matchmaker to more than a few of her favorite people on the island. She doesn’t mind too much that time has passed her by when it comes to love…at least that’s what she tells her friends. Frank Evans had moved on from Love Isle a long time ago. He’d built a life for himself and his family that had been a good life, even if it had taken him years to truly get over his first love. But fate had thrown him a curve ball and he can’t seem to stop himself from making the trip back to the island—back to the memories of his youth and the woman he could never quite erase from his thoughts. When Frank first sets eyes on Gina again, his heart knows instantly what it wants, but can he convince her to trust him again after all these years? Never Too Late is the fourth standalone book in the Love Isle sweet romance series. If you like romantic happily ever afters, charming characters with heart and beautiful island settings, then you'll love Lillianna Blake's sentimental story of love.

In Regency England, a pretty young widow loses her estate—to the man who blames her for his broken heart . . . Maude Bellamy is devastated when the intervention of her strict father prevents her from eloping with her true love, Luke Hexham. But it is not long before she is married off to Luke's well-to-do cousin—a good match in her father's eyes, but an abhorrent one to Maude. Eight years later, her husband is dead and Maude, Lady Hexham, is appalled to find his entire estate belongs to Luke—with no provision for either herself or her young daughter. Luke has never forgotten Maude's apparent treachery, and now he has a chance at revenge. But as much as he still carries the scars of that betrayal, he cannot ignore the stirring feelings within his heart. And soon, both Maude and Luke realize that perhaps it is never too late for true love. But even as they finally come together, there are those who will do...

Decades ago, a shotgun wedding locked Edith into a life with a husband she's not sure she ever loved. At sixty-five, she feels like a ghost in her own life, wondering where all this came from: the scornful husband, the mercenary brood of grandchildren, her well-meaning but controlling daughter-in-law. Then one Christmas morning Edith wakes to find her husband dead, and the role she played for so long crumbling. Gray-haired, but by no means done with life, Edith has a chance to discover the woman she could have been.Soon questions arise about her husband's death, and papers discovered in his pockets send Edith unraveling secrets of the man she thought she knew. Edith's son Brian is the focus of her life, but he may not be as perfect as she thought. Revelations that he might be cheating shock her. As Edith investigates the mysteries of her family, she may just find who she truly is.

For all their obvious differences, medical resident Kate Spencer and recently freed-though-wrongly-imprisoned Hunter Bradshaw had one big thing in common: both of them had holes in their past they were sure could never be fixed. So when Kate, nee Charlotte McKinnon, announced her plan to take a road trip to try to find clues to her real identity, ex-cop Hunter offered to go along for the ride. For protection, of course... But there's where their trip took an unexpected turn. For Kate, who'd loved Hunter from afar for years, found no answers, only more questions. And Hunter, with Kate by his side, saw that even though yesterday might be murky, today was dawning clear and bright....

What happens when a single night of unexpected passion with a stranger leaves you wanting more?Twenty years later, Dr. Jamie Hammond thinks she's put that night far behind her. She's a successful chiropractor and is about to celebrate a ten-year anniversary with her partner. But instead of reaping the benefits of responsibility and hard work, she finds herself fighting to save her business and relationship as doubt, betrayal, and disappointment tear at the fabric of her life.Carla Grant is looking for a new challenge after settling her daughter at college. She never imagines that applying for an office manager position will change her life.As Jamie and Carla work to save Jamie's business, they will have to examine everything they thought they knew about love, responsibility, and family. Can two women dare to believe that it's never too late for happily ever after?

Katerina Bauer's goals were etched in stone...teach at the university and take care of her widowed father. The first crack came when her supervisor strongly suggested she leave her home in Germany to spend six months at a California college. The second crack comes when handsome vineyard owner Alessandro Marino and his perfect horse send her tumbling into the trunk of a rental car and a totally unexpected romance. Adventurous Alex Marino thought his course in life was clearly charted. Heir apparent to the Marino Family Vineyard, his future is threatened when younger brother Tony and new wife Wendy return home with a baby to assume their places in the business. When athletically-challenged Kat appears and captures Alex's heart, he learns it's never too late to pursue your dreams. Their lives are a continent and an ocean apart. Kat and Alex's hearts may be joined...but what about their futures?

Lemonade or port? That this delicious dilemma is of such importance in Angela Thirkell's NEVER TOO LATE - it is the subject of a spirited exchange among the guests when Lord Stoke convenes a luncheon at Rising Castle - is just one indication of how right things are with the world in this installment of the author's beloved Barsetshire chronicles.The foment of the 1940's - the terrors of the war and the immediate political and economical stresses of its aftermath - have passed, a new Queen has settled down upon her throne, and the inhabitants of Thirkell's fictional stretch of the countryside are content to concentrate on the conversation of their community.A whirl of teas and tete-a-tetes, social calls and dinner parties, cricket games and chance meetings provide the narrative energy for the progress of friendship and gossip that Thirkell always charts, and devoted readers of her earlier books will be delighted to discover that the more things change, the more they stay the same.**

“You can't just turn off love, Zella.”I'm going home with my head held in shame. I let the anger get the best of me, watched my heart get shattered in two, and had the audacity to ignore my mistake. Love is pain. It can be beautiful, sure, but beauty always fades. I should've known better. How am I supposed to tell my sister, Beth, that all of her hard work was for nothing? That my scholarships are gone, that the money she's been sending me is gone? I've given myself no choice. I have to go home. I have to face Noah. I have to look in the mirror and face the one person that scares me the most: myself. “Humans were made to love.. It's the only thing our species is really good at.”

Fire. It had ripped Seffie from her family and stolen her dearest friend. Will she allow it to destroy her one chance at happiness?

In the shelter of this town...Mark Heber accepts a mysterious scholarship to a prominent college in Shelter Valley, Arizona. Being a mature student is a big change from his hardscrabble life in the mountains of West Virginia, one that could transform his whole future.For attorney Adrianna Keller, Shelter Valley is the scene of a childhood tragedy and she returns for one reason only--her loyalty to college president Will Parsons. Somebody's blackmailing him. Adrianna agrees to investigate discreetly, posing as a student named Adele Kennedy."Adele" and newcomer Mark become neighbors and develop a friendship that quickly becomes something more. In fact, Adrianna begins to envision a life with him. But maybe it's too late. Because her secret--and the shocking discovery she makes--could destroy Mark's future. And her own....

A collection of additional stories published by popular demand and featuring many of the characters of “The Sunset Gang,” the lively and intrepid residents of the Sunset Village retirement community in Florida. Anyone who is aging, meaning all of us, will revel in these stories full of joy, love, sex, and energy that give a deeper meaning to the aging process.