The power of the Union army brings the South to its knees in surrender, but not until a year of intense pain and violence creates a chasm that may be impossible for the country to bridge. Carrie struggles to hold on to hope as the world caves in around her, hanging on to the promise she’s been given. She also finally gets to reveal the secret she has held so close. Moses is gravely wounded in battle. Aunt Abby faces danger as she gets more deeply involved with women’s rights, and spends time in Washington, D.C. Robert’s plantation takes a severe loss, but is saved from burning by an unlikely source. Rose continues to thrive in the Contraband Camp and finally has a dream come true.

Naval Intelligence Commander Jade Lafrey retrieves a dying agent’s last report from the wreckage of his ship, and stumbles into a conspiracy that may destroy any chance for peace between the Terran Hegemony and the alien Gara’nesh Suzerainty. The garbled message implies that someone is developing the ultimate weapon—but who? Together with her super-geek aide and an Information Officer she’s not sure can be trusted, Jade must negotiate both the treacherous political starscape and the stirrings of her heart in order to avert catastrophe. **About the Author The author of multiple short stories and novels, Andrew M. Seddon writes historical fiction, science fiction, and horror. "Wreaths of Empire" is his eighth book-length work of fiction, following "The DeathCats of Asa'ican and Other Tales of a Space-Vet", and "Ring of Time." He lives in Montana and Florida, and when not writing can be found running marathons, training his German Shepherd Rex, and hiking with his wife Olivia. 

This companion to Castle In the Mist features a mysterious carnival, an ominous psychic, and a wind that whisks Tess and Max away from their vacation in Devon, England. Which fantastical world will they find this time?A year after discovering the wonderous castle in the mist, Tess and Max are back in England for another summer with their Aunt Evie—this time in a rented house in the seaside town of Devon. And while Evie is delighted to explore the antique shops, Tess and Max are much more excited about the traveling carnival that's come to town. There are rides, games, animals, acrobats, and a hall of mirrors. There is even a psychic, with a beautiful wagon all her own.In a visit to the psychic's wagon, while Tess is being hypnotized, the wagon starts to move. Before Tess can shake herself out of the hypnosis, before Max can do anything, they're traveling—along with the rest of the carnival—too quickly for the two of them to jump out. But...

The second in Sharon Lathan's Darcy Saga ( Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy ) fails on two levels. Readers new to Darcy and Elizabeth will be bored reading page after page about two paragons—he is a gracious and expert billiards player, she is an excellent manager of the household—while they go about their life, with the occasional dustup with Lady Catherine, all while awaiting the birth of their first child. Meanwhile, Austen lovers may well be insulted to read un-Austenesque conversations, scenes and goings-on. Either way, the brilliance of Austen is notably absent. Too often the day-in-the-life focus seems small, as do the couple's PG-13–level lusty thoughts and behaviors. Yes, it's romantic that in a break of Regency tradition they sleep in the same bed and make love often, but it's a lot of nothing after their 15th bout, as is suffering through Darcy hiding his erections from a jovial, knowing father-in-law-to-be. Austen's characters deserve far better than this.

She's the only one he wants...and the one he can never have. Ella Clark has been in love with Alex Grayson forever. She’s tired of being invisible—or worse, being treated like his kid sister. If she can just get him to drop his iron-fisted control for two seconds, she’ll prove she knows exactly how to blow his mind. Alex has been fighting his attraction to Ella since her should-have-been-innocent sweet sixteen kiss burned down his world. He's damaged, and there's no way he'll ever drag her into his screwed up life. Until she offers him something he's always craved—steamy, no-strings sex inside his exclusive BDSM club. Where she'll be safe from the darkness that haunts him. Except there's nothing safe about being with Ella, and the more she gives, the harder it is to let her go. If he stays, he risks everything, but how can he walk away from the only woman he's ever needed?

They say revenge is sweet… Lissa Stuart is thrilled to get a job researching for an upcoming movie in Scotland—supposedly the land of her ancestors. When she brags about possibly being related to Bonnie Prince Charlie, she captures the attention of an angry, embittered warrior. Revenge is all that Gareth thought about for the last 270 years. According to a witch helping him and the other warriors stuck at Culloden Moor, it’s not his turn to come back to life--but that doesn’t matter to him in the least! When he gets a shot at a flesh and blood existence, if only for a few days, he seizes it! If he has his way, this time the last word will not come from the living, but from the dead.

First in a new series from a national bestselling author whose ?novels [are] like those of Nicholas Sparks and Richard Paul Evans.?(Bryan-College Station Eagle) For Rebecca Macklin, an ordinary summer brings about an extraordinary change of heart when she discovers that her aging father has been wandering the Dallas streets alone, and his wife, Hanna Beth, has landed in a nursing home. Now Rebecca must put aside old resentments and return to her childhood home. In this moving story of separation and forgiveness, two women will unravel the betrayals of the past and discover the true meaning of family.

They are coming. At the edge of the Solar System, beyond the Heliosphere, a massive warship comes out of Faster Than Light Transit. It is the Ancient Enemy spoken of in myths and legends. Do we deserve a Second Chance? Mike Turcotte, the Special Forces officer who led the fight against the Airlia, which ruled our planet from the shadows for over 10 millennia, has returned to Area 51. Earth has freed itself from the shackles of alien domination, but at high cost while winning World War III. He has learned what he believes is the truth about human origins. A truth so devastating he insists it cannot be made public. But the thing no one on Earth knows is that in winning the war they’ve initiated the seeds of their own doom. Something worse than World War III. Something worse than the Airlia. Something that means the end of all life in the Solar System. But there is one who might have a solution; except she’s not human.

The Middlefield Family novels are now available a an e-book collection! Treasuring Emma Emma always put the needs of others ahead of her own. When will it be her turn to be treasured? Faithful to Laura Laura's Amish faith requires her to forgive, but she can only think of revenge. Letters to Katie Everything changed between them the first time he called her Katie.

In this charming late Victorian romantic suspense novel, Emily, a young and beautiful widow, regrets her husband's African hunting expedition death less than is proper. The late Philip, Viscount Ashton, had a passion for classical antiquity, and Emily, in an attempt to get to know her husband postmortem, uses her newfound independence in London to study it. In the process, she forms a friendship with Cecile du Lac, a Parisian of a certain age, and realizes that there was more to Philip than she realized—including his genuine passion and love for her. The charming Colin Hargreaves may have been involved with Philip in art forgeries, and Andrew Palmer proposes to Emily and then offers evidence that Philip is still alive. By this time, Emily and Cecile are a well-practiced team of amateur sleuths: Phillip's secrets begin to emerge, and travel to Greece provides the possibilities of a new life. Alexander makes Emily light but sympathetic, and conveys period flavor without being ponderous. Her knowledge of the ethical dilemmas posed by Victorian etiquette is considerable; sexual chemistry in particular is handled with exquisite delicacy. The archeological background will lure readers who like to dig for their clues.

The Christmas child Nurse Anna Clemence didn't tell her new employers at the Winton medical office about her pregnancy, or how her baby was conceived. She really needed the job. She didn't tell handsome Dr. Ben Cole, either, but in his efforts to get close to her, he discovered all her secrets. He then set about drawing Anna into his life, assuring her that he would also love the baby she was carrying. Only, Anna convinced herself that Ben would eventually come to resent bringing up a child that was biologically neither his nor hers....