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Dr. Drake happily finished med school and moved home to Texas accepting a job at the hospital. Life was good until his parents die in a tragic car accident. He meets the love of his life as he is contemplating suicide. Life became good again now that he had a reason to live and love again. That is until she dies suddenly and he loses all grip on reality and making a promise to fix everything and only in his own mind is she still alive. Thats when his sadistic behaviors began to reveal themselves.

Snow OwlAbby Johnson is a young aristocrat who has come of age in Hardin County, Kentucky. Her true nature is rebelling against belonging to the privileged class. As tensions move toward the outbreak of the Civil War, the Johnson family begins to clearly side with the cause to abolish slavery. They are personal friends with Abraham Lincoln who had grown up on a neighboring farm. When Abby discovers a young man, Samuel Johnson, camping on their property, she convinces her father to give him sanctuary. Her affection for the dark-haired Samuel is forbidden because he is comes from poor people of uncertain origins. When the very wealthy John Ramsey comes to court her she is pushed into a betrothal that goes against all her instincts. Her heart wages its own battle which has nothing to do with class, and everything to do with love.

It wasn't called the Bermuda Triangle for nothing! Most people would have enjoyed vacationing in sunny Bermuda after being injured on the job. But for Mariah Conners, the timing couldn't have been worse. She wasn't just an FBI agent, she was a biomedical scientist. And the cancer research she was conducting just might help to save her supervisor's life. But her charismatic partner, Quinn MacAllister, wasn't giving her a choice. She needed a break, and he was going to make sure that she took one. Two glorious weeks of scuba diving, sailing, deep-sea fishing, water skiing, and horseback riding would refresh them both. Then their small charter plane went down in a freak electrical storm, and they found themselves cast adrift in the treacherous Bermuda Triangle with two spoiled teenagers and an elderly retired couple. The remote tropical island that sheltered them was lush and gorgeous--but it also held a deadly secret. And their old enemy, Bryce Spencer, was in hot pursuit! Could Mac and Conners keep their four unlikely companions alive, and escape the mysterious island, before Spencer killed them all?ÿ ~~~~~ÿ Excerptÿ ~~~~~ ?Mac!? Mariah stared in blank horror as the plane?s shattered nose sank beneath the choppy storm-darkened waves, leaving behind only a trail of shimmering bubbles. ?Mac!? Someone was holding her back, pleading with her, clutching her arms in a fierce paralyzing grip. ?Let me go!? she yelled, wrenching free despite the blazing pain in her shoulder. ?He?s my partner!? Saltwater stung her lacerated forehead as she plunged headfirst into the churning waves. She barely even noticed. ?Mac, where are you?? she shouted, awkwardly treading water. ?Mac!? The bubbles were slowly fading away. She had to act now, or it would be too late! She dove, kicking hard, following the plane?s lazy descent. Icy darkness enveloped her. Her lungs began to ache and fiery spots danced before her eyes, yet still she struggled deeper. She couldn?t give up, she just couldn?t! More rising air bubbles suddenly exploded in her face, blinding her. Then her groping fingers brushed against something slippery. Mac?s leather jacket! One last frantic surge of energy moved her weakening legs, propelling her upward again, dragging his heavy weight behind her. She couldn?t give up, she couldn?t? Please, Mac, don?t die! Cold rain suddenly lashed against her upturned face. Sputtering, she sucked in deep breaths of precious air. Lightning flared overhead, painfully bright against her dilated eyes. The iron bands constricting her chest slowly eased as she fought to keep Mac?s sagging head above the waves. ?Over here!? Reuben?s lilting voice cut through the howling wind, and she caught a brief glimpse of his pale face through the churning spray. ?We?re over here! Hurry!? Thunder rumbled in her ears as the heavy waves knocked her back and forth. Frigid water cascaded over her head, and she resurfaced with a strangled cough. Fresh pain lanced through her shoulder as she clumsily splashed toward the heaving orange raft. Her legs were going numb from the bitter cold, and she was so tired?but she had to keep trying! Mac?s life depended on her! Something hard stung her flailing hand. A rope? She wrapped stiffening fingers around it, and felt the waves tug harder in protest as the raft suddenly jolted closer. New energy surged through her aching frame when Reuben?s fingers locked around Mac?s limp arm, and pulled hard. ?Hurry!? she shouted. ?He?s not breathing!? Esther leaned out perilously far to help, and slowly they hauled his long body into the raft. Then it was Conners? turn, and she wanted to sob with relief as the ocean reluctantly loosened its death-grip on her thrashing legs. Mac was sprawled face-down in the sloshing raft. ?Help me roll him over!? she gasped, clutching her throbbing arm with bleeding fingers. Oh God, his lips were blue, and his open eyes were glazed. ?He can?t die, not yet!? Esther braced herself against the rolling waves, and pressed shaking fingers against his cold throat. ?He still has a pulse!? she shouted. ?It?s slow, but he?s still alive!? Both teenagers looked shell-shocked, too dazed to react. Conners ignored them, and focused on her partner?s deathly pale face. ?Come on, Mac, come on!? she chanted, thrusting hard against his inert diaphragm. ?Breathe!? Helpful hands steadied her as she bent to force air down his windpipe. Again. And again! Breathe, thrust? Breathe, thrust? Breathe, thrust? Suddenly his limp body convulsed, and a gush of salty water erupted from his open mouth. Conners tilted his head to one side and let the water drain. ?Breathe, Mac!? she ordered, pushing hard against his ribs one last time. ?Come on, damn it! Breathe!? He jerked again, and this time she heard the sweet rush of air filling his lungs. His chest began to rise and fall in a slow, rhythmic cadence as his taut muscles relaxed. Slowly his eyes flickered open, and he focused on her tear-streaked face. ?Hey!? His pale lips twitched into a faint teasing grin as they formed soundless words. ?You weren?t worried about me, were you?? For one crazy moment, she didn?t know whether to hit him or kiss him. Regulations be damned, this was a moment when she needed to touch him, just to reassure herself that he was still alive! ?Jesus, Mac, I thought I?d lost you! Don?t you ever do that to me again!? Lightning flashed overhead. He tried to push himself up on one elbow, but she laid a restraining hand on his chest. ?Lie still! You need rest!? Another huge wave crashed into the raft, drenching them with icy spray. Reuben wrapped his fingers tighter around the support rope, and leaned close enough to shout in her ear. ?How long will this storm last?? His aging face was drawn with fear. ?The raft is filling up with water fast!? ?Emergency rafts are built to handle a lot of water!? she yelled back. ?Just hang on!? Suddenly the black clouds and shrieking winds vanished. For one ageless, nauseating moment, the entire world seemed to whirl in dizzying spirals. Then a soft, warm rain began to patter down around them. ?Mac!? She bolted upright and stared wildly around. ?What the hell?? ?I don?t know!? It was impossible. Fierce squalls didn?t just appear and then disappear in the blink of an eye. But the violent electrical storm was gone. The gigantic crashing waves were gone. And as they watched in stunned disbelief, the hazy gray clouds overhead simply melted away, and the golden sun began to shine down from a perfectly clear blue sky. The ocean around them was calm, gentle?and empty. The other life raft was nowhere to be seen.

A thrilling new historical romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Wedding When Arabella Barstowe is kidnapped, she believes her life and virtue are forfeit-until she's rescued by the notorious rogue Captain Rose. Bella never expects to see him again. But years later she learns the wicked truth behind her abduction, and she seeks out the only man who can help her take revenge. What she doesn't know is that Captain Rose is just a disguise for the formidable Duke of Ithorne, who is intrigued to hear from the mysterious woman from his past. Their lives are soon entangled by danger and a growing forbidden passion.

It is 1892, and Savannah Baker and her four-year-old son, Little John, live in a cabin deep in the woods of Hart County, Kentucky. Left a widow when her husband was killed while she was carrying their baby, she is finally coming out of her grief and has decided to move into town. When a friend develops a tumor, Savannah goes to the next county in search of a woman healer named Nell. Nell, and then her son Adam Stone, move to Hart County and soon Savannah has secretly lost her heart to him. Her childhood friend, Aaron Snow, has returned home from the seminary to build a church. Savannah and Aaron become betrothed and she struggles with the reality of what life as a minister's wife might hold. Her head keeps telling her what the right path is, but her heart has a direction of its own.

Where did I first perform that dance? How many routines did I learn last month? Finally, Cloggers! A journal designed especially for you! This book contains two types of journal pages: 1. Clogging Routines: Take notes as you learn new dances. Review these pages later to see the progress you've made! 2. Clogging Performances: Assess each show to keep getting better! You get enough pages in this book to write about one hundred routines and one hundred performances. Time to add this book and a good pen to your clogging bag! P.S. Don't forget clogging shoes and a roll of duct tape!

This book is the witness to the faith that has been passed to me from the women who came before me...my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. Here you will read of the 'signs and wonders' and miracles that have blessed me on my journey as a Christian, and a spiritual seeker. The path has not been easy. The suffering, and the blessings, have been extraordinary. "Spiritual wholeness transcends all that keeps us cut off from God. Enlightenment is about standing in witness to our total being, as if an inner light suddenly illuminates every corner and dark cavern within us, so that we can claim it and make peace with it. Once you begin doing that, the darkness in others and in the world, cannot penetrate to the inner sanctum of who you are. No one can split me off any longer from my own true self. And it is this self that is, in its very essence, made of what God is...and that is Love."

A Novel of Old Kentucky

Seven years after the Civil War has ended, Sarah Green lives alone on the family farm in Laurel County, Kentucky with her family, Tollie, who makes life miserable for her with his drinking and violent tendencies. She flees for her life to Lexington. Her brothers come to retrieve her holding out the promise of a better life if she returns. They become friends with the black families on Hawk Mountain and Sarah has soon claimed a life truer to her nature. And then a mountain man named Ian McFarland rescues her in a snowstorm. Her life becomes filled with a new promise that she never could have imagined before.