When Jenny Longworth offers aid and comfort to David Perry, a long-ago college sweetheart who recently lost his French wife, Sandrine, to cancer, their old passion is revived, creating a gauntlet of social and moral conflicts. Against cautionary counsel, Jenny disrupts her life in Boston and moves to Europe to be at David's side as he attempts to put his world back together. While some of David's friends welcome Jenny, others view her with hostility. Struggling with their own grief, David's children, Marc and Delphine, react to Jenny's presence with confusion and ambivalence, leaving David and Jenny in a quandary as to the future of their relationship. A compelling story of loss, loyalty, and love spanning two continents and four decades, If You Needed Me reminds us that passion is not the sole province of the young and that love is not for the faint of heart. Author Lee Lowry weaves a tale that confronts the challenges of late love and second marriage with honesty and accuracy, and the characters provide a rich, multi-layered examination of the nature of love with all its pain and beauty.

De la Fontaine's 'Contes et Nouvelles' (often misleadingly translated as 'Tales and Novels') are very different from his famous fables, being saucy stories in verse, mainly drawn from Italian sources. They were hugely popular in the seventeenth century for their literary raciness, and quickly translated into several languages, including English. This is a new edition (not a scan) of a complete early translation in two volumes; it includes nine modest black-and-white illustrations.

Although she has never stopped referring to Aces Corral as her home, it has been two years since Diana Crawford has stepped foot on the ranch just outside Calgary, Canada. Her decision to return home was made just as abruptly as her decision to leave, but as Diana's car pulls into the long driveway, she knows it is time once again to build the family ranch into a successful business. Little does she know that waiting for her return is a man determined to change everything.

Coming home is emotional for Diana. She is thrilled to reunite with her elderly next-door neighbors, Len and Dot Mackenzie, who are the closest thing to family she has left. But when she meets their nephew for the first time, his captivating eyes and quiet strength hypnotize her. There is no mistaking the attraction, and it is not long before Barry Daniels lassoes her heart. As Diana works on reconciling her past, she knows she has a lot to learn about running a business and when Diana finds evidence of a betrayal that could destroy everything she has worked for, she is desperate to find a way to expose the scheme.

In this contemporary cowboy romance, a woman on the fringes of finding her own inner strength must expose a web of deceit before she loses everything she has ever loved.

Charlie and Eleanor Thomas made a great team; they were soul mates. Blessed with a special kind of love and caring for each other, they experienced both the ups and downs of married life. Together, through many triumphs and trials, they raised their children, Bit and Stretch.

But when Eleanor dies unexpectedly in her sleep, Charlie is not prepared for the extent of his grief and the prospect of a future without the woman he loved so deeply. His grief and despair send him spiraling down toward an overwhelming depression-until he receives help in finding the healing path from two unexpected sources: his two grandchildren, Teddy and Sarah; and his wife.

"Bittersweet" follows the Thomas family and the rich tapestry of their lives as they begin to deal with the grief of losing both a wife and a mother. Filled with both bitter and sweet memories, Charlie does what it takes to keep his family together. Eleanor would be pleased.

Carlos is a lover of women. He loves them passionately, intensely, and deeply, and he tries to be sincere and tender. He is sensual and caring, generous in his affection and attention, and prone to fall ardently in love. His sensual adventures, filled with the pursuit of beauty and every possible hedonistic pleasure, take him to three different countries. In each country, he loses his heart on the perpetual quest for the elusive love of his life. He knows that each woman he romances is ready to be loved, and it's up to him to unlock the mystery of her inner heart if he desires access to more. But on his lust-fueled quest, he finds an unexpected surprise in an older woman. Has he finally found the one woman he could love forever in this sophisticated and beautiful woman he meets? Is she the woman of his dreams, his fantasies, his heart's desire? Only time will tell. The heart wants what the heart wants, and Carlos knows just how far he will go to see his most fervent dreams come true.

Petite, poised, private-three words that described Ms. Dabria Abdulla-Smythe quite aptly. Supercilious, sanguine, sexy as hell Three more words that also suited her. You just never knew when you stopped someone on a routine traffic violation what you might actually be in for. This particular hot little number with her air of superiority, flashing toffee-colored eyes, and chocolate brown tresses definitely tweaked his interest. Unshaven, uncommon, unexpected-conceited country bumpkin Well, maybe not quite a country bumpkin per se. If Mr. I'm-All-That-and-a-Bag-of-Chips Highway Patrolman thought he had bested her by forcing her to attend a court appearance, he had no idea who he was dealing with. She knew her craft well, and when it came to defending the accused, she was a barracuda in the courtroom. Newly relocated Legal Aid lawyer Dabria was attempting to flee the shame, regret, and heartache she'd experienced over the past year. A new city, a new job, and a quite retreat in the woods might be just the ticket to soothing her wounded spirit. Burnt out from a two-year undercover operation in the big city, the appeal of a new position in a tranquil northern Saskatchewan detachment was too tempting for Detective Morgan Vaughn to turn down. Two young urban professionals transfer to the country hoping for a more pastoral existence. But small cities can still harbor horrible secrets and hide monsters that practice unbelievable atrocities. When the monsters target Dabria, can she outrun them as well as her nightmares? Can Morgan protect this enigmatic pixie that has captured his heart? And when her own dark secrets are finally revealed, will he be honor bound to turn her in?

Confessions of a Maneater is for anyone who loves to laugh, has yet to realize how amazing they are, or enjoys erotic and sexy stories. Read Samantha's sage and comical words as she recounts her sexual and relationship events for you the way she would to her friends. Conversations like these are usually only discussed in private over coffee and chocolates, but she lets you in on her secrets, her mistakes and her sharp tongue, as each opportunity has presented itself. Her punani opportunities, or "punanitunities," as she calls them. Remind yourself that life is yours. Your choice. Your terms. Your body. Your life. You're a goddess; own it! Be your sexy!

The story begins with a couple and their baby moving to Albuquerque where the husband hopes to be accepted at the university. After they settle, the wife discovers that their marriage is hopelessly challenged because she doesn't want to be married to a lawyer who wins all their arguments. In her suitcase are three nuns who give her well meant, useless advice until she banishes them. "here's my parting gift to you," says her husband handing her an Italian Berretta. By then, they are living in a mountain cabin on seventeen acres.

A bitter divorce becomes the final straw in Andrew Kincaid's already troubled life. With his wife and three children gone and his self-esteem in ruins, the forty-one-year-old former sailor burns all his bridges, quits his New York City job, and outfits a thirty-eight-foot yacht for a daring solo voyage.

Once on his boat, the Picaroon, he spurns the easy route through the Panama Canal, and instead, chooses a hazardous westward rounding of the infamous Cape Horn, then a trans-Pacific passage to Sydney, Australia, via Darwin's Galapagos, and the islands of French Polynesia. Mountainous seas, hidden shoals, and dangerous coral reefs challenge Kincaid's sailing and navigation skills on his 20,000-mile odyssey.

However, a single shore leave in South America changes his life in ways he could never have imagined. There he meets the boisterous and hot-tempered ex-pat Australian, Kate Devonshire, a fugitive running from a dark past; the two begin a sexually charged romance in Rio de Janeiro. Eventually, Kincaid travels deep into the parched barrens of the Queensland outback to the scene of a psychopathic rampage that shocked a nation.

AUTHOR BIO
William Efford was born in Montreal, Quebec. A former recreational yachtsman, he has cruised in the Great Lakes and traveled widely in the United States. He lives with his wife in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, where he writes fiction.

Ring, a young student at a performing arts school in Guangzhou, finds herself falling in love with her beautiful and talented instructor, Crystina. Initially unable to return her feelings, Crystina, who is also married, can allow herself to be Ring's friend, but no more. As she mourns over her forsaken love, Ring becomes victim to a fellow lead dancer's violent jealousy, leaving her torn between guilt over his expulsion from the school and gratitude for her teacher's decision to protect her. Finally realizing her true feelings for Ring, Crystina reveals the passion buried deep within, igniting a torrid love affair that transforms into a bittersweet romance. But with hidden jealousy and wild accusations threatening the young couple, can Ring and Crystina keep themselves - and their past - from destroying what they so desperately sought to create? Heart-wrenching and soulfully written, Flaw of the Ring is an unforgettable journey in the pursuit of forbidden love. Author and artist Angela Lao grew up in Macau where she is currently a design student in Polytechnic Institute. She has successfully published ten books and is working on her next book entitled Tear of the Notes.