Kiss Me, Sheriff!


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Hoping for a fresh start, a pastry moves to a small town and gets a second chance at love with the local sheriff in this heartwarming romance. Willa Holmes has one rule: don’t fall in love! Love brings ties and ties bring pain, and she’s had enough of that. That’s why the pastry chef fled to Thunder Ridge in the first place—to live privately and bake anonymously. But then she makes a big mistake: she kisses the local sheriff. The tall, dark, incredibly sexy sheriff . . . No high-speed chase. That’s Derek Neel’s dating rule . . . till Willa. But the cowboy lawman’s hot pursuit hits a roadblock when he takes in an at-risk boy and Willa bucks like a frightened filly. Why is she so scared of the very things he wants most—love, family, forever? Derek isn’t sure, but he knows this: not even Willa can escape the loving arms of the law!




Kiss Me, Kill Me


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The dark side of love is no fairy tale.... And while we may like to believe that crimes of the heart only victimize those who aren't careful, this page-turning collection of must-read accounts will convince you otherwise. America's #1 true-crime writer, Ann Rule reveals how lovers become predators, how sex and lust can push ordinary people to desperate acts, and how investigators and forensics experts work to unravel the most entangled crimes of passion. Extracting behind-the-scenes details, Rule makes these volatile relationships utterly real, and masterfully re-creates the ill-fated chains of events in such cases as the ex-Marine and martial arts master who seduced vulnerable women and then destroyed their lives...the killer whose calling card was a single bloodred rose...the faithless wife who manipulated and murdered without conscience...the blind date that set the stage for a killer's brutality...and more. In every case, the victim -- young and innocent or older and experienced -- unknowingly trusted a stranger with the sociopathic skill to hide their dark motives, until it was too late to escape a web of deadly lies, fatal promises, and homicidal possession.




Kiss Me Once


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Natalie Wakefield has suffered long enough waiting for Ben Walters. She knows he desires her, so why doesn’t he make his move? Unwilling to wait a moment longer, Natalie goads him into a passionate kiss that bolsters her confidence. However, when the Widow Dansbury arrives in Philadelphia with a daughter she claims is Ben’s, Natalie is convinced her future plans with Ben are over. As luck would have it, Natalie’s charming and devilish gambler ex-husband arrives in Philadelphia just in time. He needs Natalie’s financial help and offers his undivided attention to their reunited love in exchange for a loan to satisfy his gambling debts. He convinces Natalie that the scheme will send Ben Walters on a jealous flight back into her arms. Desperate to regain Ben’s attention at any outrageous cost, Natalie agrees to a plan she feels is her last resort.




Shut Up and Kiss Me


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After photojournalist Shala Winters is hired to attract tourists to a tiny Texas town and her camera is found to hold evidence in a murder, she needs the protection of police chief Sky Gomez, to whom she is unwillingly attracted.




Kiss Me, Judas


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The first installment of the Phineas Poe trilogy. An unwitting police officer fsalls in love with a beautiful but deadly tremptress who steals his kidney and leaves him alone and empty.




The Sheriff's Doorstep Baby


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By day Nate Connor fights crime—by night he fights the haunting memories of his army days. Until his brooding is interrupted by a beauty sleeping on his couch! Michelle Ross wants to sell her late father's house and expel the last reminder of her past. But first she has to persuade sexy tenant Nate to move out…. Then Nate's adorable baby cousin is left on his doorstep. Nate and Michelle might never have known what family is, but this baby needs one—so they'll need to learn fast!




The Sheriff's Sweetheart


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Tara Coulson has been living a life of freedom, never staying in a relationship for too long. But when she meets a handsome stranger with a motorcycle at the county fair, she finds herself on a ride she'll never forget. Sheriff Kieran Harper is determined to prove to Tara that their relationship is worth taking a chance. When Kieran catches Tara kissing another man, their love is thrown into turmoil. Can Tara change her ways and win him back?




Kiss Me, Cowboy


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New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer takes reader to Colorado in two novellas where solitary, silent cowboys find their restless hearts tamed by women of uncommon grace and strength . . . The Rancher’s Wedding When a tough Colorado rancher who’s in the red meets up with a screenwriter-turned-waitress dogged by scandal, they put their talents—and their hearts—together. But will front page news put a damper on the sparks flying between them? Colorado Cowboy Fleeing her mother’s killer, Esther Marist ends up at a rugged stranger’s cabin. A wildlife rehabilitator with a menagerie that includes an elderly wolf, Matthews isn’t the type to turn any creature away. As Esther heals, she realizes how much danger she’s brought to his door—and how far he’ll go to protect her. “You just can't do better than a Diana Palmer story to make your heart lighter and smile brighter.” —Fresh Fiction




The Sheriff


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There are no laws when it comes to love. Kate Quinn arrives in Fortune, California, with little but a deed to a run-down Victorian mansion and a claim to an abandoned gold mine. But a beautiful woman on her own in a town of lonely, lusty miners also brings trouble. Sheriff Travis McLoud has enough to handle in Fortune, where fast fists and faster guns keep the peace, without the stubbornly independent Miss Kate to look after. But when a dapper, sweet-talking stranger shows a suspicious interest in Kate, Travis feels it's his duty to protect her. With her days spent searching for the glimmer of gold, Kate has no interest in the sheriff and his unnecessary warnings. But she can't prevent him from invading her dreams and showing her that a rough-around-the-edges lawman just might have more to offer than a well-heeled gentleman—including a heart of gold.




Holes


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This groundbreaking classic is now available in a special anniversary edition with bonus content. Winner of the Newbery Medal as well as the National Book Award, HOLES is a New York Times bestseller and one of the strongest-selling middle-grade books to ever hit shelves! Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment —and redemption. Special anniversary edition bonus content includes: A New Note From the Author!; "Ten Things You May Not Know About HOLES" by Louis Sachar; and more!