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Under the Mango Tree
Meredith Bond
Lakshmi is a good 18th century Indian girl who should not be avoiding her chores and enjoying a mango while hidden amongst the high branches of the mango tree in her mother’s garden. She truly should not be seen by a man who is not a member of her family—an Englishman, no less. And she absolutely should not even contemplate speaking with this man. But Lakshmi has never been one to follow the rules. This time, though, it could ruin—or make—the rest of her life.
Meredith Bond
Lakshmi is a good 18th century Indian girl who should not be avoiding her chores and enjoying a mango while hidden amongst the high branches of the mango tree in her mother’s garden. She truly should not be seen by a man who is not a member of her family—an Englishman, no less. And she absolutely should not even contemplate speaking with this man. But Lakshmi has never been one to follow the rules. This time, though, it could ruin—or make—the rest of her life.
~~~~~
Calcutta, India 1785
The tart
juice from the not–quite ripe mango dripped down Lakshmi’s arm. This was her favorite
way to eat a mango—up in the mango tree, perched on a branch, the fruit just
plucked. She’d torn the skin open with her teeth, peeling it back to reveal the
succulent golden–orange fruit.
Of course,
her mother preferred her to eat the fruit after it had fully ripened. She
should sit properly like a young lady in a pretty silk sari, daintily picking
up the pieces with just the tips of her fingers. If her mother even caught her
wearing this ratty old cotton sari she would be soundly scolded. If she were
found up in the tree, she might just feel the end of a switch against her
backside.
It was a
risk worth taking, she thought. She licked up her arm to catch every drop of
the delicious juice.
“What a
lovely garden!” The voice nearly startled Lakshmi into falling from the tree.
She caught herself, grabbing hold of the trunk.
“Thank
you. It makes my mother proud.” The heavily accented English of her twin
brother drifted up to her. “Do you have a garden?”
“There is
one here at the house where I’m staying, although I haven’t had much of a
chance to spend time in it,” the man said. His English was impeccable, but
Lakshmi had never heard his voice before. Who was he?
“And, of
course,” he continued, “at my estate in England there is an extensive garden.
My mother also loves gardens. In the summer time hers is filled with roses and
all sorts of pretty flowers, most of which I’m afraid I cannot even begin to
name.”
An
Englishman? Lakshmi grasped the tree trunk even harder, trying to peer through
the leaves.
“I do not
know the names of many of the flowers here either,” her brother laughed. “But
they are pretty.”
She
carefully placed the mango seed in the joint of the branch above her so that
she would have both of her hands free, then shifted as quietly as possible. Who
was this her brother was speaking with? She’d never even known that her brother
knew any Englishmen.
“Where do
you stay? Your estate?” her brother asked.
“It’s in
Berkshire,” the man answered. “It’s about three hours’ ride from London.”
“Ah,” her brother said, as if he knew exactly
where Berkshire was. Lakshmi nearly laughed at what a liar he was. She had
studied the map of England and so knew that Berkshire lay to the west of
London—but her brother had fudged his way through that geography lesson.
Rolf’s Quest
Aubrey Wynne
Baron
Rolf Arbrec, the royal wizard for King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, is
burdened with a centuries-old quest to break the spell cast on his descendant,
Merlin. To lift the enchantment, he must find true love without the use of
magic or deceit, something that has eluded the men generations before him.
Finding
genuine love is no easy task, even for a wizard, and time is running out not
only to complete his Quest, but to give future generations a chance at
happiness. When Melissa steps from his dreams and into his arms, he realizes
his need for her love runs deeper than just a way to free Merlin.
Lady
Melissa Garrick travels to London to meet her betrothed. Along the way, she
encounters a man who haunts her dreams and makes her reconsider her destiny.
Torn between loyalty to her family and her intense attraction to Rolf, she
struggles to remain an obedient daughter. Though she desires him, will she defy
her family and turn her back on her betrothed? Or will time run out and Rolf be
doomed to a life of discontent and bitterness like his ancestors before him?
~~~~~
Fall
Into Darkness
Valerie Twombly
Eli lives by his own rules and bows to no one, even when summoned before the Tribunal Seven. They deem the hunter has lost his humanity and sentence the angel to earth with one mission: find some compassion or be condemned to hell.
Valerie Twombly
Eli lives by his own rules and bows to no one, even when summoned before the Tribunal Seven. They deem the hunter has lost his humanity and sentence the angel to earth with one mission: find some compassion or be condemned to hell.
Ashley considers herself a freak.
With one glance into a person’s eyes, she foresees their death. When an attack
brings a handsome stranger to her rescue, she can’t help but be drawn to his
steel-blue gaze.
Fate will bring them together but
desire could bond them for eternity.
~~~~~
Roses are Wrong,
Violets Taboo
Kris Calvert
On the night before
Valentine’s Day, floral and greenhouse owner, Alexander Chase Tabeau should be
preparing for the biggest day of his family’s business. Instead he’s drowning
his sorrows at the Voodoo bar after burying the only real parent he’s ever
known – his grandfather, Pops. The rugged and handsome man promised Pops he
would get his life together, leaving behind a string of undesirable women and
focusing on what was most important – family.
Rose Westwood has
always known what she wanted and planned her life down to the tiniest detail.
She’s packed up her belongings and is ready to take a new and challenging
position with her company as their first female vice president. Not wanting to
be alone on her last night in Tampa, she stumbles into what she never planned
on – the best night of her life.
With nothing to lose
and everything to gain, Rose and Chase spend one night confessing their hopes
for the future and their failures of the past. After opening their hearts to
one another, the morning after sheds new light on their destiny. Can one night
together change them both forever?
~~~~~
Alphabetical Disorder
Katie
Stephens
Everyone in Mason’s Circus understands and respects the powers of the resident gypsies—the Romani tribe—and most steer clear of any involvement. But when Susie gets caught in a web of prophecy and magic that brings danger to the troupe, her non-Rom interpretation turns out to be flawed. She pushes aside the man of her dreams to date alphabetically, in the hopes of saving her circus family.
Sam has had his eye on Susie since she
joined the company. He’s puzzled by her actions, but not blind to the way she
responds to him. A patient man by nature, he battles his need to claim her
immediately or allow her game to continue. When disaster strikes, they join
forces with their Romani friends to stop the curse before it destroys the
circus.
~~~~~
Love's Not Viral
Nessie Strange
Twenty-four-year-old
bartender Aster Sanderson’s life is turned upside down when drunken Hollywood
actor Bradley Stone snaps a picture of her...and tweets to his 12.8 million
followers that she's his fiancee. As the internet blows up with the news and
gossip flies out of control, she’s left feeling helpless. This has to be a
misunderstanding, right? But when the actor in question shows up on her
doorstep, it's clear he's unhinged and she soon becomes a prisoner in her own
home (literally).
Her savior? Bradley’s
handsome—and seemingly normal—older brother, James, who quickly stirs up
feelings she never expected. Can they disarm the ticking time-bomb that Bradley
Stone has become before any more damage is done? And is their mutual attraction
the result of these unusual circumstances...or could it become something more?
~~~~~
Taking the Plunge
Kishan Paul
Since graduating high
school, Eve Cambridge has dropped ten dress sizes, became an RN, and dumped her
jerk of a boyfriend – all on her own. So when her high school crush shows up in
her life, she does what any normal self-reliant woman would do -- pepper spray
him.
Since inheriting the
family plumbing business, Peter Russo has tried to make the best of a career he
never planned for. He’s made his share of mistakes, but he's worked hard to
learn from them. Now that he's run into Eve, he's not so sure he isn't making
another one. After all, she did almost blind him.
When logic and
emotion don’t agree, which path should they follow?
~~~~~
The Trouble With
Never
Isabella Harper
Summer McKenzie is
starting fresh. With her soon to be
ex-husband in another state, she’s ready to start over in her small Texas
town. That is, until she runs into the
one person that has never gone too far from her memories, or her heart.
Since graduating
college, Caleb Davis has planted roots in the form of a thriving BBQ
business. He’s got everything he’s ever
wanted, except the one woman that he could never have. It’s clear she’s had a painful past, but he
wants nothing more than to create a promising future.
Will she let love
heal old wounds, or will she let her fears push him away?
~~~~~
Keep Calm and Eat
Chocolate
Michaela Miles
Eleanor Carrara is
angry. At the world, at the people who had her committed to the institution,
and at the people holding her captive in it. When the sexy, but calm and stoic
Chris becomes a fellow resident of the facility, things begin to change. He
taunts her, challenges her, and even makes her cry. But her anger dissolves as
she realises he’s the one person who may be able to break through the armour
built around her heart.
Christopher Tailor
feels nothing. Haunted by the memories of his awful past, he is
institutionalised, and utterly alone in the world. Meeting Elle changes
everything. She’s conceited, rude, and completely unaware that in some ways
she’s just as broken as he is. But something about her gets under his skin. He
takes a chance and shares his secret with her.
Excerpt 2 from Keep Calm and Eat
Chocolate:
“I’ll hurt you if you don’t fuck
off.”
“Now,
now. That’s no way to treat a friend,” he said.
I
jumped off the bed and glared up at the towering annoyance poking his head
around my doorjamb. “A friend? What makes you think I would ever consider you a
friend?”
“I
see it worked then,” he said, and nodded towards several scrunched up tissues
on the floor.
I
pulled my arms across my body and sniffed. “What are you talking about?”
“You’ve
been crying.”
“Have
not.”
His
lips did something that resembled a smile. “Suit yourself. But if you ever get
sick of all that bullshit in your head and can trust that I’m not out to get
you like you think everyone else is, then you know where I am.” Then he just
walked away.
He
was really starting to piss me off. What sort of person keeps dropping
emotional bombs and skipping out before they explode?
Meredith
Bond
Meredith Bond is an award-winning
author of a series of traditionally published Regency romances and
indie-published historical paranormal romances. Known for her characters “who
slip readily into one’s heart”, Meredith’s romance novels include her new Medieval
Fantasy series, the Children of Avalon, her Regency-set paranormal romances in
the Storm series and traditional Regencies (without magic) in The Merry Men
Quartet originally published with Kensington Publishers, of which three have
been re-released and the last one will be coming out early in 2015. Meredith
also teaches writing and publishing at her local community college. If you want
a taste of her class in book form, Chapter One is available at your favorite
e-retailer.
Aubrey Wynne
Aubrey Wynne’s first love is
historical romance. Her current story, Rolf’s Quest, is set in the chivalrous
12th century court of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitane. Though she is an avid
reader of historical fiction, her own works usually involve some level of
fantasy.
Aubrey resides in the Midwest
with her husband, dogs, horses, mule and barn cats. She is an elementary
teacher by trade, champion of children and animals by conscience, and author by
night. Obsessions include history, travel, trail riding and all things
Christmas. She is a proud member of the Coffee Talk Writers. Her debut story,
Merry Christmas, Henry, was published in November 2013 by Melange Books, LLC
and received Best Short Romance in the Editors and Predators Reader’s Choice of
2013. Her humorous shorts, Pete’s Mighty Purty Privies (Goodreads Top 100 Laugh
Out Loud List) and To Cast A Cliché are published with AlfieFiction.com
Hook up with Aubrey
Email: aubreywynneauthor@gmail.com
As a child, Valerie
would often get into trouble for peeking at her mother’s favorite TV show, Dark
Shadows. She can still hear her mother saying “It will give you nightmares.”
She was right of course, but that did not stop Valerie from watching. As an
adult, her love of the fanged creatures never waned. She would watch any
vampire movie she could find.
Being a true
romantic, Valerie was thrilled when she discovered the genre of paranormal
romance. Her first read was one of Lara Adrian’s, Midnight Breed Series and
from there she was hooked.
Today, Valerie has
decided to take her darker, sensual side and put it to paper. When she is not
busy creating a world full of steamy, hot men and strong, seductive women, she
juggles her time between a full-time job, hubby and her two German shepherd
dogs, in Northern IL.
Valerie is a member
of Romance Writers of America and Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Romance
Writers.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Valerie-Twombly/e/B00BOXA8ZE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1388158167&sr=8-1
Kris Calvert is a former
copywriter and PR mercenary who after some coaxing, began writing romance
novels. She loves alliteration, pearls and post-it notes. She's married to the
man of her dreams and lives in Lexington, Kentucky. She's Momma to two kids,
now in college - one at the University of Kentucky, and one at New York
University -Tisch. She is also responsible for one very needy dog. When she's
not writing, she's baking cupcakes.
Katie
Stephens
If you discovered a sealed box
with “Katie’s memories” scribbled on the side, you’d find a lifetime of
partially completed stories, plays and musicals. A retired music teacher and
curriculum writer, Katie Stephens has opened that box and switched her need to
create from music to literature. She writes both non-fiction and fiction, where
she happily experiments with all genres.
When her muse takes a break,
Katie is a staff reader for freeze frame fiction and a grant writer for the
Empire & Great Jones Creative Arts Foundation. Although her grown children
are scattered east and west across the country, she lives solidly in
mid-America with three kitties and a husband who keeps asking when she’s really
going to retire.
Twitter @standardishue
Nessie
Strange
Nessie is a Massachusetts native
and mother of two who has dabbled in everything from abstract painting to
freelance sports reporting. She also loves a good story, whether it’s reading
or writing one. Living Dead Girl and Reaper Madness, the first two novels in
her urban fantasy Living Dead World series, were published by Etopia press in
2014.
From daring
escapes by tough women to chivalrous men swooping in to save the day, the
creativity switch to Kishan Paul’s brain is always in the ‘on’ position. If
daydreaming stories were a college course, Kish would graduate with honors.
Mother of
two beautiful children, she has been married to her best friend for over 16
years. With the help of supportive family and friends, she balances her family,
a thriving counseling practice, and writing without sinking into insanity.
Isabella
Harper
Isabella Harper has been putting
her imagination to good use since she was a child. Throughout school, she would
get caught reading or creating a story of her own instead of doing whatever it
was that she was supposed to.
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Michaela
Miles
Michaela Miles writes. By day she
is a mild-mannered copywriter and web designer, but by night she is consumed by
the characters in her head and writes to set them free.
In her spare time, she is primary
carer and chief wrangler for a husband and three children, the big boss at her
web design company and photography studio, and is completing a Bachelor of
English Literature.
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