My life is in a tail-spin and I’m about ready to crash. I’ve cut Matt Connover out of my life… well, at least out of my bedroom… but I still have to deal with him at work. I have Lorraine intent on raining hell and destruction down upon me, which at least provides a nice diversion from my miserable feelings over Matt. About the only good thing that has happened to me lately? Cal Carson asked me out… and I accepted. Matt’s not going to like that. Not one little bit. But that’s not my problem now, is it?

Ronnie Nelson likes to be chased.Jaxon Cook loves a challenge.Ronnie wants a man who pulls out all the stops.Jax doesn't stop until he gets what he wants.Seems like a match made in heaven. Until an unexpected development—of the 'call me Professor Cook' variety—makes their attraction a lot more forbidden.Now, committing a work violation has become a forgone conclusion and the chase just became a lot more complicated. Lucky for Ronnie, Jax loves breaking the rules.Lucky for Jax, Ronnie does too.

Noah Hart is a very sexy power forward for a pro-basketball team. He is successful on the court but unlucky in love. The one woman he craves the most is off limits. Noah has always chased his dreams no matter the cost with positve results. Now he is forced with a decision that could destroy his professional career and end a lasting friendship. Can Noah ever find the family he truly desires? Or will he choose friendship over everlasting love?

Most Anticipated, Too: The Great 2016 Nonfiction Book PreviewThe MillionsSallie Tisdale is the author of seven books on such varied subjects as medical technology, her pioneer ancestors and Buddhist women teachers. Her many essays have appeared in Harper's, Conjunctions, The New Yorker, Antioch Review, Threepenny Review and many other journals. This first collection of work spans thirty years, and includes an introduction and brief epilogues to each essay. Tisdale's questing curiosity pursues subjects from the biology of flies to the experience of working in an abortion clinic, why it is so difficult to play sports with men, and whether it's possible for writers to tell the truth. She restlessly returns to themes of the body, the family, and how we try to explain ourselves to each other. She is unwilling to settle for easy answers, and finds the ambiguity and wonder underneath ordinary events. The collection includes a recent...

A powerful account of how one family, grieving for the loss of their daughter, is hounded then haunted by gross media intrusion.When teenager Cassie Mallion goes missing one hot summer's day in the Lake District her family find themselves in the midst of a media feeding frenzy. Years later as the extent of illegal media activity emerges they must face fresh grief.This ebook short also includes an extended extract from Cath Staincliffe's acclaimed novel, The Kindest Thing.Cover photograph: Valentino Sani/Trevillion

CIA officer Nicholas Lowe had a brilliant future, until a failed operation in El Salvador nearly ruined his career. Ten years later, with the murders of CIA officer Tyler Broadman and his fiancee, the alluring Helena Hernandez, Nicholas returns to the field and assumes control of a CIA covert operation to maintain a U.S. military presence in Panama post-1999. To complete the operation, Nicholas immerses himself in the shady world of drug trafficking, money laundering, and political corruption, but the murder of Tyler's fiancee takes center stage. Who murdered Helena Hernandez? To answer that question, Nicholas unravels the greatest mystery of all--himself.About the AuthorAnthony C. Patton is the author of Unfaithfully Yours, La Ciguapa, Treaty Violation, The World as Story, and several screenplays. He is a graduate of Augsburg College and Thunderbird - School of Global Management. He lives with his wife and three children.

MOLLYI’m not the sort of girl who goes gaga for a pro baller with a banging body. As the daughter of Martin O’Neil, head coach for the Vipers, I’ve been around these guys my whole life. It’s no big deal to me.Yet I find myself swooning over sexy tight end Eric Wenzel. And who could blame me? As the youngest, hottest player in the starting lineup, his star is on the rise. And did I mention that his sex appeal is off the charts?When I run into Eric at a club one night, he has no idea who I am. Talk about the opportunity of a lifetime…One night. One hot, steamy night with the guy I’ve been crushing on for years.What could possibly go wrong?ERICMolly O’Neil? As far as I know, the coach’s kid is a tortured emo type, a rebel without a cause who grew up in the lap of luxury. This Margaret chick, on the other hand, is a cool, sophisticated scholar with a stunning body and a beautiful face. Margaret and I have one incredible night together, and I can’t stop thinking about her, even knowing that I’ll probably never see her again.But as it turns out, I do see her again.And I learn that Margaret the sexpot is actually Molly O’Neil, the coach’s daughter. And just when I’m freaking out about that, I find out she’s pregnant. With my kid.What have I gotten myself into?

Hope Fall's greatest detective is stuck in parking enforcement because at 98 pounds, 5 foot nothing, she will never be able to pass the department's physical exam. But with the aid of her dog, and her writer's group, Chloe may just be able to solve Hope Fall's first homicide and impress the new chief of police.