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I come home to find him passed out on the floor...LexiAlmost three years after losing my husband Jim to ALS I've started to emerge from the fog of widowhood thanks in large part to my sexy roommate-and former high school crush-Tom Hammett. When he offered me a suite in his spacious home he got me out of my parents' basement where I'd lived with Jim during his illness and since his death. But now Tom is experiencing a health crisis and I'm not sure I have it in me to go down that road again even if I suspect I might be falling in love with him. I have to decide if I can risk losing my fragile heart to another man with a potentially life-threatening health condition.TomMy heart attack is the worst possible thing that could've happened especially since Lexi was the one to find me in distress. She's come so far in the nine months we've lived together and I've felt us inching toward something deeper lately. After losing my dad to a widow-maker heart attack when I was a teenager I hate that I'm inflicting similar trauma on Lexi and my sisters. I'm determined to do everything in my power to return to full health so I can be the partner Lexi needs and deserves. Little does she know that I too had a massive crush on her in high school but she was too young for me then. Now she's perfect for me and I want to be perfect for her too.Come along as Lexi's Wild Widow chapter two story with Tom unfolds along with updates on some of our other favorite characters. We'll also meet two new widows in need of the special love and support only the Wild Widows can provide.

Der dritte Band aus der Reihe Wilde Witwen mit der aufwühlenden Geschichte von Wynters und Adrians neuer LiebeSeit ich als Nanny auf den kleinen Xavier aufpasse, hat mein Leben nach dem viel zu frühen Krebstod meines Mannes endlich wieder einen Sinn. Umso schrecklicher finde ich es, dass ich es fast vermasselt hätte, daher strenge ich mich jetzt besonders an und schenke Xavier meine ungeteilte Aufmerksamkeit - zumindest bis sein Daddy den Raum betritt, denn Adrian ist einfach unwiderstehlich. Die Situation wird nicht besser, als ich ihn aus Versehen beim Sex beobachte. Jetzt kann ich nur noch daran denken, wie es wäre, selbst so mit ihm zusammen zu sein.Doch er ist mein Chef und ein guter Freund. Eine Affäre zwischen uns könnte verheerende Folgen haben, und das nicht nur für uns. Außerdem habe ich eigentlich genug damit zu tun, mein Leben als junge Witwe zu meistern. Die Komplikationen, die eine Beziehung mit Adrian garantiert mit sich bringen würde, kann ich da wirklich nicht gebrauchen. Wenn ich ihn nur nicht nackt gesehen hätte ....

Im Leben der Familie von Präsident Nick Cappuano und Lieutenant Sam Holland will einfach keine Ruhe einkehren: Nicks Mutter ist verhaftet worden, er muss die nächste Krise seiner Amtszeit meistern und die Berichterstattung schlägt in der Presse immer höhere Wellen. Unterdessen wird Sam an den Tatort eines schrecklichen Verbrechens gerufen, bei dem eine ganze Familie ausgelöscht wurde, und im Weißen Haus müsste sie sich eigentlich um ihre von einem Infekt außer Gefecht gesetzten Kinder kümmern. Da ist es wahrlich kein Wunder, dass es selbst Sam einmal zu viel wird. Doch wie immer zeigt sich: Sie kann sich auf ihr Team verlassen, zu Hause wie bei der Arbeit. Dank der tatkräftigen Unterstützung durch Freunde, Kollegen und Familie umschiffen Nick und Sam alle Klippen und finden in all dem Trubel sogar ein wenig dringend benötigte Zeit für sich ...

They're beloved members of the Gansett Island family... But they've never had their own book until now! Dan Torrington and Kara Ballard take center stage for the first time ever in this prequel novel. Revisit their story from when they first appeared in FALLING FOR LOVE through HURRICANE AFTER DARK, with many new scenes, characters and backstories as we prepare to follow Dan and Kara to Bar Harbor, Maine, to deal with the most intense Ballard family drama yet. This is an 87,000-word preview ahead of the upcoming DOWNEAST story, which will pick up right where Dan and Kara's story left off in HURRICANE AFTER DARK.

Lei ha rinunciato a ciò che lui ama di più. Una relazione non potrebbe mai funzionare tra loro. O forse sì? NatalieDopo essermi scontrata con il destino, scopro che può essere un'arma a doppio taglio se include la più grande stella del cinema al mondo. La sua celebrità è una minaccia che non avrei mai immaginato per la nuova vita che mi sono costruita. Ma, quando il mio incubo peggiore diventa realtà, Flynn non lascia mai il mio fianco. FlynnNon riesco a credere che sia successo e voglio la testa della persona che l'ha tradita. Farò tutto ciò che è in mio potere per proteggerla, ma è tutta colpa mia. Dopo aver giurato di difenderla, quando si calmeranno le acque, spero che non mi odierà per il casino che ho combinato.L'amore appena sbocciato tra Flynn e Natalie sopravvivrà allo sguardo incessante dei media? Da Hollywood a Las Vegas, la travolgente storia tra Flynn e Natalie ha tutto: amore, passione, notti di fuoco, paparazzi instancabili e un omicidio che potrebbe sancire la loro fine. Flynn è un eroe sboccato che mette in gioco tutto per la donna che ama, soddisfa ogni suo desiderio e farebbe di tutto pur di proteggere ciò che è suo...

Wrenched apart by tragedy, they're brought back together by love.Carly Holbrook and Brian Westbury are weeks away from their high school graduation, and their future seems bright with promise. Everything changes one spring night when their six closest friends, including Brian's younger brother, are killed in a fiery car accident that Carly and Brian witness.The trauma leaves Carly unable to speak, and Brian is forced to make unimaginable decisions about a future that once seemed so certain. With Carly incapable of going forward with their plans, Brian leaves home and Carly for good. Fifteen years later, disturbing new clues indicate the accident that wrecked so many lives wasn't an accident at all, bringing Brian home to face a past-and a love-he's never forgotten.Content warning: A storyline involving sexual assault may be disturbing to some readers.

When you have their jobs, there's no such thing as a peaceful vacation... Sam and Nick are ready to get out of DC-and the White House-for a much-needed vacation to celebrate their second anniversary. Due to ongoing political pressures, they decide to scuttle their plans for a return to Bora Bora to stay closer to home at their favorite oceanfront house at Dewey Beach in Delaware. But before they can make their escape, Sam is summoned back to work to deal with yet another crisis in the ongoing investigation into former Lieutenant Stahl. Just when they think they've seen the full scope of his depravity, there is more. Sam leaves Gonzo, Freddie and the rest of the squad in charge of a new investigation of a murdered college student while Gigi and Cameron deal with the Internal Affairs Board and plot their strategy to respond to a lawsuit from the Patrick family. Meanwhile, Nick's mother is working on a plea deal with an unexpected new advocate who wants her to reconcile with her estranged son. As always for the first couple, nothing ever goes according to plan, but the chance to spend a week mostly alone is just what they needed until their children, family and friends join them for the final weekend at the beach. It's March in Dewey, and Sam and Nick are snuggling in front of the fire as they prepare to begin their third year of marriage.

She's his nanny and his close friend. He shouldn't be thinking about her that way... AdrianIn the year since I lost my wife in childbirth, I've been all about survival as I adapt to life as a single dad to our son. That's especially true after my mother-in-law also died suddenly. Life has been way more than I can handle, but somehow I'm getting by, thanks mostly to the Wild Widows, a group of fellow travelers who make me feel less alone with my grief. They encourage me to hire fellow Wild Widow Wynter as my nanny, and that's been working out great, until two things happen-she and my son go missing, and when they're found safe, I realize my feelings for her are anything but platonic. WynterI cannot be feeling this way about my employer. He's entrusted me to take care of the most important person in his life, and I nearly screwed that up epically. After the big scare we had, I should be giving Xavier my undivided attention, which I do until his daddy is in the room. All I see is him. Then I catch Adrian having sex, and now all I can think about what it would be like to be with him that way. He's my boss, my close friend and we share many mutual friends. A mess between us would be devastating, and not just to us, so I need to avoid that at all costs. I've got enough on my plate managing my grief for my late husband. I don't need the complication that could come with Adrian. If only I hadn't seen him naked...

She has everything she ever wanted-except the man she can't live without.Ten years ago, their relationship was a scandal. Now it's forever. Kate Harrington goes after the man she left behind when she set out to chase her dream of music superstardom. Now she has everything she ever wanted, except for the one thing she can't live without. What will Reid say when she shows up unannounced in St. Kitts, looking to reclaim their lost love? And what will Jack, Kate's father, say when he hears she's gone back to her first love, a man Jack once considered a friend? And what do you think will happen when Jill Harrington, Kate's sister, attorney and manager, faces off with Ashton Matthews, Reid's son, the same man who made life miserable for Kate many years ago? The sparks will fly when the Harrington, Matthews and O'Malley families gather in Nashville for a Christmas none of them will ever forget!

Sometimes rock bottom is the best place to rebuild.In a drunken stupor, Brandon O'Malley frightens his brother Aidan's girlfriend, enraging his brother and the rest of his family. Aidan offers Brandon the choice of rehab or jail, and Brandon reluctantly enters treatment. While in rehab, he confronts the lifetime of secrets and resentments that fueled his spiral into alcoholism, and these revelations have a major effect on his entire family. When he returns home expecting to resume his supervisory role in the family's construction business, Brandon learns his father has retired and put his younger brother, Colin, in charge. Brandon is unhappy to be given the job of renovating an apartment building where he loses his heart to an adorable five-year-old tenant named "Mike." After he falls hard for Michaela, Brandon becomes involved with her mother Daphne, who is running from a past that will later test his sobriety and his mettle as a man.

Her life was torn down to the foundation. Rebuilding will take one small miracle at a time."Marking Time" continues the story begun in "Treading Water" as Clare Harrington begins a new life. She's considered a miracle, but everything that's happened since she recovered from a three-year coma has been something less than miraculous. Now left to grapple with the aftermath of a selfless decision, she is home from the hospital and trying to figure out what the next chapter in her miraculous recovery has in store for her. Meanwhile, her eighteen-year-old daughter Kate, a talented singer and songwriter, sets out to pursue her musical dreams in Nashville. Her parents have agreed to allow Kate to spend a year there, but they couldn't have anticipated Kate falling in love with a much older man. Her newly divorced parents are forced back together to confront their wayward daughter. Spanning from Newport, Rhode Island, to Nashville, Tennessee, to Stowe, Vermont, "Marking Time" is the story of new beginnings and new loves.

When you're living one step at a time, the next one could change your life...forever.Love is the last thing on Jack Harrington's mind when he sets out to meet Andi Walsh's flight. Recently back to work after spending more than a year tending to his comatose wife, Jack is focused on getting through each day and caring for his three daughters. However, the moment he sets eyes on Andrea Walsh, the interior designer who has come to decorate the hotel his company is building in Newport, Rhode Island, Jack begins to wonder if Andi might be his second chance. After a disastrous marriage, Andi, single mom to a hearing-impaired son, isn't exactly looking for love, either, but that's what she finds with Jack. The two embark on a long-distance relationship fraught with challenges as they balance the needs of their children and dueling careers while Jack continues to care for his wife, Clare. Just when Jack thinks his life is once again settled, he is confronted with a new challenge that tests him in ways he never could've imagined, leaving him to wonder if "happily ever after" is in the cards for him.

Denial: refusing to admit the truth or reality of something unpleasant... His mother has been arrested, his government is under new threat, the relentless media is driving him mad, and denial becomes the word of the day for President Nick Cappuano. Meanwhile, his wife, DC Metro Police Lt. Sam Holland Cappuano has caught a big new case with suspects everywhere she looks. Watch for her partner, Detective Freddie Cruz, to take center stage in this investigation when a variety of personal situations keep Sam off the job. With the countdown on to their second anniversary, the first couple is keeping their heads down and their eyes on the prize of a week away from the capital city. But with threats circling all around them, will they be able to make it happen? The fifth First Family book picks up right where State of Shock left off, with Sam and her family continuing to absorb the loss of a beloved family member as she and her team work to clean up the mess former Lt. Stahl has left behind.

La mia feroce cagnolina ha appena morso la più grande stella del cinema al mondo... e lui mi ha chiesto di uscire.NatalieL'ultima cosa che cerco al mondo è un uomo. Voglio solo portare a spasso la mia cagnolina e vivere la mia vita ma, quando Fluff scappa e morde l'uomo più famoso sulla terra, capisco che la mia giornata non andrà affatto secondo i piani. Dopo quello che ho passato, non sopporto gli uomini convinti che le donne debbano loro qualcosa, soprattutto uno che potrebbe avere tutte quelle che vuole.FlynnResto immediatamente ammaliato e voglio conoscere il suo nome e tutto ciò che c'è da sapere sulla stupenda e giovane proprietaria del cane che mi ha morso. Non mi importa se dovrei lavorare né del mio amico che vorrebbe uccidermi per il ritardo nella produzione. Voglio lei ma, quando le corro dietro, capisco che ci vorrà molto di più del mio nome e della mia faccia famosa per superare i muri che si è costruita intorno al cuore.Riuscirà l'amore appena sbocciato tra Flynn e Natalie a sopravvivere all'attenzione incessante dei media? Da Hollywood a Las Vegas, la travolgente storia d'amore tra i due ha tutto: romanticismo, passione, notti bollenti, paparazzi instancabili e un omicidio che potrebbe segnare la loro fine. Flynn è un eroe sboccato che mette in gioco tutto se stesso per la donna che ama, che soddisfa ogni desiderio e farebbe qualsiasi cosa pur di proteggere ciò che gli appartiene... ATTENZIONE! Per conoscere la storia bollente tra Flynn e Natalie, dovete leggere d'un fiato Virtuous, Valorous e Victorious. La serie prosegue poi con cinque romanzi autoconclusivi (libri 4-8) sulle avventure dei soci in affari di Flynn della Quantum Production Company.

She helped to bring me back to life. Now I want to return the favor. MiloWhen I open my eyes, I have no idea where I am or who I'm with. The woman beside my bed is lovely, with dark hair and eyes and a warm smile that makes me feel safe. I learn I've survived a major surgery that might've killed me after being shot in the neck, and Gianna is my nurse. She soon becomes the center of my universe as I recover. All I want is to get out of the hospital so I can really get to know her, but my recovery is slow and full of frustrating setbacks. The minute I get out of here, I'm taking her on the best date of her life. GiannaHe's the nicest man I've ever met, but I've learned to be wary of nice men. They tend to talk a big game, but when it comes down to it, they're all the same. The longer Milo is under my care, however, the more I like him-and his big, overly involved family. Since my parents died and left me to finish raising my two younger brothers, family has been in short supply in my life. The Giordinos are right out of a TV show, and I find myself as interested in them as I am in Milo, despite my reservations. He's promised me the best date of my life. We'll see if he can deliver.

Der nächste Band aus der Reihe Wilde Witwen bringt eine bewegende Story über Trauer und Verlust - und die Kraft einer neuen LiebeIrisZweieinhalb Jahre ist es her, dass mein Mann Mike bei einem Flugzeugabsturz umgekommen ist und ich plötzlich als alleinerziehende Mutter von drei kleinen Kindern dastand. Aber jetzt lasse ich allmählich die lähmende Trauer hinter mir - das verdanke ich zu großen Teilen meinen großartigen Freundinnen und Freunden aus der wunderbaren Selbsthilfegruppe Wilde Witwen. Jedenfalls werfe ich nun einen kritischen Blick auf den Rest meines Lebens, um zu entscheiden, wie es weitergehen soll und was ich wirklich will.Und während ich nach einer Antwort auf diese Fragen suche, lande ich irgendwann immer bei Gage, der ebenfalls bei der Gruppe ist. Allerdings hab ich nicht die geringste Ahnung, ob er mein Interesse erwidert. Doch ich bin fest entschlossen, das bei dem Wochenende am Strand, das die Wilden Witwen geplant haben, herauszufinden, egal, was ich dafür tun muss.

This is the one you've been waiting for... Max Abbott takes center stage in the Butler, Vermont Series finale when the timeline jumps forward five years and finds Max staring down his ten-year high school reunion, with no desire whatsoever to attend. Under pressure from his family to go, he ends up glad to be there when he connects with the only person from high school he wanted to see--his ex-girlfriend, Lexi, who's been "missing" the last ten years. When Max finds out where Lexi has been--and why--and realizes all the old familiar feelings are still there, he'll have to decide if he can risk taking a chance on an uncertain situation with her or if he'd rather continue to be alone with his son, Caden. Find out where all the Abbotts and Colemans are and what Fred and Dexter are up to five years later as this beloved series comes to an exciting and heartfelt conclusion.

Dr. Ted Duffy has finally met a woman who makes him ache with desire. Too bad she's his best friend's girlfriend.Dr. Ted Duffy has finally met a woman who makes him ache with desire. Too bad she's dating his best friend of twenty years. This simple premise has momentous consequences for Ted in The Fall, a story that explores the bonds of friendship, the expectations of family, and the power of love to unite and divide. Ted is a third-generation pediatric oncologist in Boston. He is thirty-seven years old, married to his work, and considers his patients to be his kids. He and his friends spend summer weekends in Newport, Rhode Island, which is the only break Ted allows himself from the grind of his job. After a devastating loss at work, he leaves for Newport where he meets his friend's new girlfriend, Caroline. Over that first weekend, Ted and Caroline fall in love. When they later act on their feelings, shock and disbelief ricochet through his tight-knit group of friends and family. A highly respected doctor, a beloved son and grandson, a loyal friend, Ted is stunned by his sudden free-fall from grace.

This story picks up right where State of the Union left off with another wild ride for the First Couple as they navigate work, family, and an all new and extra baffling murder mystery that has Sam pushing the boundaries to get answers before a killer can strike again. Meanwhile, Nick contends with the aftermath of his landmark State of the Union address as a person from his past threatens to undo all the progress he's made since assuming the presidency.

Grief brought them together. Will it also tear them apart? Eighteen months after suddenly losing the love of my life, I'm coming out of the fog of early grief and taking a hard look at the rest of my life. With three young children to care for on my own while also managing their grief, I haven't had a lot of time to ponder what's next for me. When I think about what I really want, I keep coming back to one thing. Or I should say one person--someone who understands what I've been through because he's been there too, only his losses were far worse than mine. I find myself thinking about him all the time, but is he ready for the things I want? I have no idea, but I'm determined to find out.

President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country's new president. He's dealing with a wide array of complex issues and is counting down to the televised speech before a joint session of Congress. While he tries to strike the right tone to assure the American people that their new president is hard at work on their behalf, his wife, Metro Police Lt. Sam Holland is faced with one of the most confounding cases of her career and juggling some complex issues at home with the couple's children. Add to that some vexing security concerns, and the first couple are on edge as they wonder whether they'll pass this first big test for the fledgling Cappuano administration. As always, when things get too hot to handle in the rest of their lives, Sam and Nick turn to each other for solace as their bond grows deeper by the day in this latest installment in the First Family Series!