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Bestselling author Michele Bardsley cooks up stories about hearth and home, love and loss, truth and hope in her anthology: A Mother Scorned and Other Stories. The collection includes the dark suspense story, A Mother Scorned, which won the Grand Prize in the 72nd Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition as well as the EPPIE-winning novella, Midnight Intentions. Go on ... take a bite of gourmet fiction!
HOLIDAY BITES A Vampire Paranormal Romance Collection By NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Michele Bardsley CHRISTMAS FOR EVE It’s Christmas Eve, and Eve is ready to give her boyfriend her heart along with her presents. And Steven has a surprise for her, too… you see, he’s not exactly mortal. Or alive. CANDY FOR VALENTINE After a painful divorce, Val doesn’t believe in love or happily-ever-after. And she sure as hell doesn’t believe in vampires. Michael gave up trying to find a woman who can handle his true identity and his particular appetites. But then he finds Valentine gift-wrapped in his hotel room… TREATS FOR TRIXIE At the Halloween weekend party hosted by famous author Steven Jones, Marcus spies the lovely Trixie and decides to seduce her. However, Trixie is not easily swayed by charm or good looks or even paranormal glamour. Will falling for a vampire be a treat ... or a trick?
Heart of Magic A Fantasy Romance Collection WIZARD'S MATE Handsome and desperate wizard True Karn becomes human during the "wizard's moon"--the only two nights of the month he can look for his mate. The rest of the time, he must live in his monstrous, cursed form. When he rescues a pretty lady from the lascivious attention of two guardsmen, he realizes that she's the woman who will break his curse. Plain and reliable Alissa Rogers works in a house of ill repute--as an accountant. When she gains the attention of Mreben's most infamous wizard, she's both flattered and unnerved. But while the wizard seeks her favor, a female rival seeks Alissa's destruction. To save a wizard and his mate, it will take the greatest magic possible--the spark of true love. WIZARD'S HEART Young and handsome wizard Honor Karn gave his heart to the wrong woman—and paid a terrible price. Now, he is a forgotten statue in the dark lands of the Barrens, only allowed to take human form once a month during the wizard's moon. In the hundredth year of his curse, Honor must find a courageous woman who will fight for him and for love or he will die. But it turns out his true mate is worlds away... Plain and dutiful Melanie Trident is grateful to have a job, food, shelter, and a caring sister, the only family she has left. She doesn't trust easily, and dating ... well, she'd rather skip the heartache. Besides, she'd madly in love with her book boyfriend, the gorgeous doomed wizard of Mreben. Then she finds herself falling into a magical dream, no, make that crazed delusion. Because she finds herself in the arms of Honor Karn. He tells her she's the real heroine of his story, the one who can save him. Now, Melanie has to decide if she wants to risk everything--including her sanity--to bring love to a wizard's heart. FROST AND FLAKE Bonus Short Story! If you like snowy nights, hot guys, and sexy times... When Lilly Tremont wrecks her car in an Oklahoma snowstorm, two gorgeous "rescuers" show her unexpected ways to stay warm. She thinks she's dreaming, but is she?
Welcome to Wine & Romance Reads, sexy romance reads from wicked werewolves to billionaire bad boys. Pair with your favorite wine (or cocktail or tea or coffee or blood of your enemies) for maximum enjoyment. The second collection in Wine & Romance Reads is Contemporary & Cabernet. Cabernet Sauvignon is rich and dense. It’s a wine to be savored and shared with yummy romance heroes. Here’s a toast to delicious dark wines, handsome heroes, and romance reads. I hope you enjoy Contemporary & Cabernet. Wine & Romance Reads CollectionsAvailable in Kindle UnlimitedShifters & ShirazContemporary & CabernetMagic & MalbecRisque & RieslingPlanets & Pinot
GOING WILD Wolves on the Prowl Complet Paranormal Romance Collection By New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Michele Bardsley A WILD RIDE This threesome’s hot night of paranormal passion will give a loner werewolf the acceptance he’s always craved … and an unexpected gift that will bind him to his new lovers. WILD THREESOME Leo and Chris are werewolf lovers looking for the female mate who will breed with them and keep their warrior lines going. They never expect their prophesied wife is a human—and an assassin. BLOOD WILD Should Cav Dixon abandon his mission and save vampire Adrianna LeBelle … or unleash the deadly secret that will kill them both? WILD DARKNESS Roni must decide if she has the courage to submit to a new Master, one who promises to chase away her shadows, and give her more than she could ever imagine.
I always picked the devils I knew. Smiling demons reflecting my childhood traumas like a broken mirror. The ugly words. The violent threats. The destruction of walls, doors, cabinetry, me. Ignore. Deny. Remember the good days. Until there are no more good days. So, I escaped. I'm out of tears. But not words. Those I will always have. And so will you.