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Lacy Taylor didn't exactly have a fairytale childhood. After being abandoned by both her parents and raised by her grandfather, she learned to take care of herself at a young age. Fiercely independent, Lacy finds herself back in Trouble, Wyoming working to pay the mortgage on the home her grandfather left her. Though she isn't pleased to be back in the town that triggers memories from her complicated past, Lacy decides to make the best of her situation until she learns her father has been released from jail and she’s not able to make the payments on the house in time. What's a girl to do?

Chase McDermott hadn't thought about Lacy Taylor in years. When he last knew her, she was nothing more than a lanky teenager who was glued to his dorky younger brother’s side. Years later, she’s standing in front of him—grown up and he must admit hot--asking for a waitress position at his restaurant. Even though she doesn’t have previous experience, he offers her a shot and right away her sexy confidence and strong convictions begin to spark something unexpected in him. But when money starts to go missing, the pressure is on Chase to figure out which employee has the greatest motive.

While Chase and Lacy’s attraction continues to escalate, her personal problems are on the rise when her half-sister comes into her life forcing her to deal with the mother that let her down. Lacy and Chase’s relationship culminates in a windfall that neither of them ever fathomed and challenges Lacy to learn what it means to trust someone. Chase will have to push aside his stubborn, unemotional side if there’s any chance they can reconcile their steamy affair into a real future. Can they get past all the roadblocks or will they fall prey to their own troubles?

Mordecai’s simple life as the son of a blacksmith is transformed by the discovery of his magical birthright. As he journeys to understand the power within him he is drawn into a dangerous plot to destroy the Duke of Lancaster and undermine the Kingdom of Lothion. Love and treachery combine to embroil him in events he was never prepared to face. What he uncovers will change his understanding of the past, and alter the future of those around him.

Strange things happen in the Alaska bush. The native Alaskans say that a white man, too long alone out there will go mad. Gus O'Neill suspects it may have happened to him. His two best friends, Hard Case Calis the old Alaska State Trooper, and Haywood Jennings the flying veterinarian think so too. Gus spends a summer on Moose Jaw Creek where he builds a cabin, finds a ravaged red-haired beauty he comes to love, and murders the man who had sexually molested her. When Haywood flies in to join Gus for a moose hunt he finds his friend alone and raving. There is no evidence that Gus' redhead or the dead man he claims to have killed ever existed.
Gus is baffled by the disappearance of his woman and the body of his victim, but he agrees to join Haywood on a moose hunt. While getting in position to drive a large bull toward Haywood, Gus is attacked by a giant grizzly that has been stalking him. He manages to kill the bear but is badly mauled in the process. Haywood finds Gus and the dead bear, and flies his injured friend back to Fairbanks for treatment. The following day Haywood returns to Gus' cabin with Hard Case to deal with the dead bear. During the flight they discuss Gus' condition and his weird tale about the woman he had found and the man he'd killed. They agree Gus must have gone a little crazy while out there alone. Things become complicated when, back in the woods near Gus' cabin, they find no bear carcass. Haywood insists he had seen and touched its dead body just yesterday. The two friends return to Fairbanks as mystified as Gus. When Hard Case unearths an unsolved case file that dates back more than forty years, it becomes clear that Gus may not have imagined the woman or the murder after all. Strange things happen in the Alaska bush.

"Page-turner!" (Brenda Novak, USA Today Best-selling Author)

"Jo Robertson has done it again with her second romantic thriller" (Award-winning Author Loucinda McGary)


A clandestine government organization called Invictus "recruits" outstanding athletes for secret projects. But their top agent Jackson Holt has special, almost preternatural, qualities not even the Organization can explain.

Olivia Gant, professor of Ancient Studies at a private college in California, was once Jack's childhood sweetheart. But when he deserted her, he left her alone to combat her stepfather's drunken attentions and her mother's careless neglect.

Nearly twenty years later, their paths cross in a mission to fight a bizarre religious serial killer whose methods include crucifixion and burial alive. Olivia and Jack battle for happiness against years of secrecy and distance as they use Olivia's expertise in Latin and Jack's special gifts to track a brutal killer.

Can Olivia forgive Jack for his long-ago betrayal? Can Jack allow Olivia to witness the terrible Change that makes him such an effective killing machine?

Winner of the Writer's Voice Award.

Single mom, MAGGIE HOLMES, is a by-the-book Calgary cop, until her seven-year-old asthmatic son, Davie, is kidnapped. Frantically grasping at any hope, she turns to STAFFORD WEBB, a psychic who retrieves information through his sense of touch.

Stafford is reluctant. Unbeknownst to Maggie, he helped with the Tommy Hutchinson kidnapping case six months earlier, but didn’t get to the child in time. Haunted by images of the boy, Stafford retreats inward and focuses on his other private obsession: finding the killer, James Ryan Morley—the man who also murdered Stafford’s older sister when she was sixteen.

But the desperation in Maggie’s eyes is too great for Stafford to ignore. Following his visions, they set off on a journey through the rugged terrain of the Northwest Territories—and along the jagged line between faith and reason.

61,000-word Romantic Suspense. Adult language, some violence, sexual situations.

EXCERPT

Maggie leaned against the door. A film of tears bathed her eyes. Her upper lip trembled. She looked beaten. Defeated. A broken shadow of the woman he'd met on the police station's steps. Stafford tried to keep his own emotions buried. But he was scared. For her welfare. Grief made people do crazy things.
Within seconds, any sign of weakness disappeared. Beaten, the woman may have been, but she sure as hell wasn't broken. She pulled herself together and pushed away from the door.

"Look, I don't have anywhere to turn. My baby is gone. And I will do anything and everything I can to find him. I'm not a person who prays, but I've been praying every minute. I don't believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, or the Bogeyman, but if I thought one of them could help me, I'd be tracking them down and hauling them off to the crime scene too. You're all I've got.

"Please," she said, her steady voice defying the tears in her eyes. "I'm begging you. Help me."

Something inside Stafford's chest twisted. Memories of the Hutchinson boy slammed into him. Memories of his sister, years before. Memories he'd blocked out of his waking hours – ones that came to him now only in dreams. Dreams that had him praying for morning.

He had a purpose. One he'd spent his adult life pursuing. He couldn't afford distractions. But neither could he deny this mother the hope she needed.
He cupped his hands behind his back to hide their unsteadiness. "Where are you parked?"

PRAISE FOR "A STRANGER'S TOUCH"

"In A Stranger's Touch, Roxy Boroughs takes the reader on a desperate hunt from Calgary, Alberta to the northern fringes of civilization—so far north that wild bison are a commonplace hazard on the highway. Maggie Holmes is searingly believable as a police officer forced into the position of victim when her seven-year-old son is abducted from his schoolyard. Stafford Webb is intriguing and sympathetic as a former FBI agent willing to use his secret talents to help Maggie locate her son—even if it means great pain and sacrifice to himself. Boroughs' plot seamlessly weaves basic police work and paranormal input into a fast-paced story of suspense and redemption."
– C. J. Carmichael, multi-published Harlequin author.

"Roxy Boroughs' spine-tingling stories will keep you turning the pages and checking under the bed long into the night."
– Lecia Cornwall, author of "Secrets of A Proper Countess", an RT Reviewers Choice nominee.

"Roxy Boroughs' A Stranger's Touch grabbed me by the throat from the opening page. Calgary cop Maggie Holmes' son goes missing and the only man who can help her find him is psychic Stafford Webb, but Webb has his own demons to battle. Time is running out for Maggie's son. Will she find him before his kidnapper takes him to their final destination? Or will she lose her heart to a man haunted by the ghosts of his past? Full of rich characters, unexpected twists and outstanding story-telling, A Stranger's Touch will enthral you!"
– Julie Rowe, author of "IceBound."

Authors note: This ebook includes phone texting. Formatting prevented us from using a different font and so there has been some confusion, because while the texts are bold, some readers confuse it with dialogue. I have gotten a few complaints about misspelling, but the syle of the book tries to make use of the abreviations of texting to be 'hip'. The book was edited completely for grammar and typos. I apologize for any confusion.

One man's true story of the trials and tribulations he encountered while working at the evil empire of the retail world known affectionately as 'Wally-world'. The author thought he was merely applying for a job that he hoped would eventually lead to financial security in the form of salaried management. He didn't know that he had willing joined the ranks of an evil empire bent on ruling the world with the slogan—"Save money to live better." The author did not survive the experience...

This novel is dedicated to all the unsung, under appreciated—strapped for cash because the company keeps cutting your hours and using bad performance reviews to deny you the raises you deserve—associates who come in every day and make Wally-world what is. I know who you are or were and I appreciate all your hard work.

Why did the author write this and why should you read it? Good question. I'm not Bill Gates or any other highly famous and certainly much more successful businessman. I didn't exactly write it to get even with those who so maliciously persecuted me out the door of a career I loved. You could look at it as if it's some kind of soul healing exercise from a person who can't afford a good psychologist. It is all of that—but it's something much more too. By writing all of this down I found the strength and courage to climb back in the ring for another round—like that admirable American icon—Rocky.

This is one person standing up for all the associates at Wally-world who work so hard without much recognition or reward. It's for every person who dared to invest their heart and soul into their work because they believed it defines them as a person. And finally, it's for anyone who has ever found themselves in the same position as me.

If that doesn't interest you, well...It is kind of humorous...
Call it a warning to those who foolishly invest their heart and soul in place devoid of anything that resembles moral principles...

Delightful and funny first book in a series of young childrens books that suggest good ways to behave and why! Using safari animals, children can enjoy the pictures and words and learn at the same time about good behavior. This time, Gerry the Giraffe realises it is an act of greatness to share rather than to be greedy. A great help for parents!

A multi-award-winning classic - now in paperback. For over a hundred years, Lewis Carroll's classic story of logic and lunacy has delighted young and old alike. More abundantly illustrated than previous editions, this award-winning interpretation is full of warmth and humour. The whole approach is contemporary and accessible: Alice herself is a child of today - casually dressed, personable, spirited. In Helen Oxenbury's hands, the topsy-turvy world of Wonderland is a wondrous place indeed! One of the most talked about children's books of 1999, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award.

To some men honor is just a word…. Jeannette Boucher, a young French beauty from a family left penniless by the revolution, must marry against her will to save them all from ruin. But almost immediately after the vows are spoken, she learns that her old English husband is impotent—and in his desire for an heir, he plans to compromise her in the worst way. Determined to escape such a fate, she stows away on one of His Majesty’s frigates. But a woman alone is in constant danger. To Lieutenant Treynor, honor means everything…. Born a bastard to a wayward marquise, Lieutenant Crawford Treynor was given to a poor farmer to raise and was maltreated until he ran away to join the Royal Navy. Treynor is determined to prove he’s as good as any other man and rise to captain his own frigate. But once he finds Jeannette aboard The Tempest he must decide whether to return her to the man he knows would abuse her—or risk everything, even his life, to keep her safe.