Annie has always had high hopes for her future. But the reality of her life just isn’t measuring up. She loves her fiancé, Greg–doesn’t she? She’s going to get her degree and open her own business–won’t she? Then, a strange old woman shows up outside her house, and she seems to know a lot about Annie. An awful lot. Annie could tell the old woman to get lost. Yet there’s something about her Annie just can’t shake. And what she learns could change her life forever–but is it the life she envisioned?

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job.

Despite the center's no PDA rule, an instant attraction simmers between an expert search and rescue instructor and a broody firefighter during summer training. Axel Hammerstone returns from overseas with a Purple Heart. As tribute to his battle buddies who never made it home, he's determined to devote the rest of his career to search and rescue operations. Kristi Kimiko is living her dream as an expert search and rescue instructor at the Texas Hotline Training Center. Unfortunately, it leaves her little time for dating. When the hunky Axel half-limps and half-swaggers into her renowned dog ...

A K9-certified EMT, the new girl in town he instantly falls for, and the blind date disaster that finally makes her notice him — just not the way he hopes. Knight Harlan is the heartthrob of Heart Lake — the guy every single lady in town wants to date (and most of them have). Everyone, that is, except his best friend’s sister, who makes it painfully clear she wants nothing to do with him. Holly Burke allows her sister to talk her into moving to Texas for one reason only — a fresh start. And that doesn’t include getting involved with yet another playboy. Despite Knight’s hometown...

Join the readers who are raving about the Texas Hotline Center by diving into these four books of intrigue and sweet romance!From former military heroes to law enforcement heroes to medical heroes, these Texas cowboy first responders and their K-9 partners will keep you turning the pages through their bravery and heart-racing action to rescue the innocent when disaster strikes. Book #5: The Secret Crush Rescue A K9-certified EMT, the new girl in town he instantly falls for, and the blind date disaster that finally makes her notice him — just not the way he hopes. Book #6: The Bachelorette...

When a mistaken identity leads to an accidental attraction... Whoever said two wrongs can't make a right must not have been in love! Anxious to put a recent bad break-up behind him, Police Detective Noah Zeller jumps at the chance to sharpen his search and rescue skills at the world-class Texas Hotline Training Center. The only downside is that the missing heiress case he’s currently working will have to go on the back burner for a few weeks. Or so he thought. Until a sassy-mouthed maid provides a clue that busts his case wide open. Farrah Carmichael is ecstatic to land a coveted ...

A cowboy private investigator who doesn’t want to spend another Christmas alone. A single mom in a pack of trouble, trying to lie low for the holidays. The snowstorm that blows in a few sizzling possibilities. Following a chance encounter, East Whitlock hasn’t been able to get a certain sassy redhead out of his mind. Though the feisty single mom insists she can take care of herself and her small son, he can’t stand the thought of anyone so sweet and lovely being alone for Christmas — in a friend’s warehouse, no less. Every instinct in him is shouting that she’s in trouble, and ...

Binge through this third and final installment of the complete Texas Hotline Series in these books of intrigue and sweet romance!From former military heroes to law enforcement heroes to medical heroes, these Texas cowboy first responders and their K-9 partners will keep you turning the pages through their bravery and heart-racing action to rescue the innocent when disaster strikes. Book #9: The Blind Date Rescue When a tropical storm serves up a second chance at love for a once-burnt-twice-shy kind of guy... Book #10: The Maid by Mistake Rescue When a mistaken identity leads to an ...

An off-duty firefighter’s feelings for his fake date spark into something more during a rescue operation in this sweet romance with pulse-pounding suspense! Ransom Keller can’t stand the thought of attending his twenty-year high school reunion as a single guy. Folks tend to expect a little more action in the romance department from a former star linebacker. But a decade in the Special Forces followed by a career in fire rescue operations hasn’t left much time for dating. So he does the unthinkable and hires an actress to pose as his bride for the weekend. Serena Chandler is supposed ...

A Marine trying to right an old wrong, a celebrity actress struggling to prove herself in the world of search and rescue operations, and the amber alert that forces them to put everything on the line — including their hearts. Hunt Ryker's search for a missing Marine comrade lands him in a temporary instructor position at the elite Texas Hotline Training Center. On day one, he meets Dallas Hill, who's tired of not being taken seriously as the lead dog handler at her local search and rescue unit. A former celebrity actress, she impresses him with her all-in attitude toward her new career, ...

Small town. Big secrets. Deadly lies. Welcome to MacKenzie Cove, a small beach town full of big secrets…and deadly lies. Join the tight-knit first responders of the MacKenzie clan as they dodge killers and unravel mysteries: finding love and renewed faith along the way. A series of clean, inspirational action adventure romances, each guaranteed to lift your heart. Rising Storm: Homecomings can be deadly. When retired Delta Force operative Rollo MacKenzie returns home to become chief of police in tiny MacKenzie Cove, he has lots of expectations...none of them good. What he doesn't expect ...

Police officer Isabelle St. John loves her crazy, loud law-enforcement family. And she knows they'll be there for her when things get tough. Like when her partner is murdered and she barely escapes with her own life. Determined to discover exactly what happened, Izzy's investigation sends her headfirst into a criminal organization, possibly with cops on the payroll - including someone from her own family. With her dead partner's handsome homicide detective brother Ryan shadowing her every move, Izzy's head is spinning.