![]() ![]() Since then, she has gone on to become a prolific author with more than 100 titles over more than a dozen series. ![]() ![]() She made her writing debut with “Marshal of Hel Dorado,” the first of the “Fevered Hearts” series of novels that she first published in 2011. Heather Long is best known for her “Wolves of Willow Bend Paranormal” series of novels. These are the type of character she tries to write about in her novels. Heather believes that most people who love realistic heroes and likable heroines have been friends with people that are just like that. When she is not writing her novels, she can be found spending time with friends and family or wrangling her huge menageries of pets. She has been known to write everything from contemporary military romances to westerns and switches genres often. ![]() Long writes since she cannot imagine living without writing.Her novels are usually people with heroes and heroines who find themselves in a hot tangle of romance. In college, she was a student of business, psychology and journalism and has degrees in all three fields. She loves to describe herself as a student of life, pet owner and mother. The “Untouchable” series is a set of romantic suspense novels by bestselling paranormal romance and romantic suspense author Heather Long. ![]()
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She is bullied at school for her snarky demeanor, and is neglected by her substance-abusing mother. Synopsis Īmy Gumm is a high school student living in Kansas and has a dismal life. The book, which was produced through Full Fathom Five, was released on Apthrough HarperCollins and was preceded by the novella No Place Like Oz. ![]() ![]() Dorothy Must Die is a 2014 young adult book by Danielle Paige and her debut novel. ![]() ![]() Whether you seek to rejuvenate or to pamper yourself, these products will engage and awaken your sensuality. ![]() Bath & Body – Here you will find a sampling of the deeply nourishing bath & body care that we offer at the DG.On Sale – 30% Off All Maia Toll through August 31st.Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers. 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Description Wicked Plants ~ The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities ![]() ![]() ![]() If cocky dragon shifters, steamy scenes, and snarky heroines who refuse to choose anything less than ALL their heart's desires offend.then back away. ![]() or kill the man? What will it do to us all when they finally discover the truth about who I truly am? Can I ignore the pull they have on my heart and kick them off their thrones? These royals are determined to make me fall, and the princes play dirty. All the while, Branick and Lynx fret that I’m a spy, sent to destroy the Royals.īy day, I’m Lucien Finn, the man they despise and the dragon shifter they have to fight alongside. I’m the one stealing Jaik’s heart and kissing Talisyn and antagonizing Arren. Talisyn, with the beautiful cruel mouth and endless bravery.īy night, I’m the servant they flirt with. Lynx and Branick, the twin spymasters with deadly swords. Arren, who kills without mercy and guards his friends fiercely. Jaik, the cold-hearted hero who never smiles and never falters. Every girl in the city dreams of winning the heart of one of the dragon nobles, but they only care about each other. These princely scions of the four ruling families have been training to fight the plague-crazed Scourge since they were toddlers. ![]() The Dragon Royals are not a welcoming bunch. So I’m disguised as a man and sent off to military training. No one wants a girl in the Royal Dragon Guard. They’re always assholes.Īn orphaned servant like me? Everyone assumes on first shift, I’ll turn into a squirrel. ![]() ![]() Challenging myself and growing creatively has always been vitally important to me. Sarah: I’ve written everything from investigative newspaper series to magazine features to short stories to seven solo novels. 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Could you tell us a little bit about your backgrounds and why you decided to work together on a novel? ![]() ![]() When the dust settles, Jack and Keely must face the fact they're not fooling anyone but themselves-or they'll risk losing the real deal. The McKays remind Jack of the humble upbringing he left behind, and cowgirl Keely feels she doesn't measure up to Jack's big-city lifestyle. Their sizzling lust makes it all too easy to go from butting heads to knocking boots-but outside the bedroom they're as mismatched as ever. He'll oversee her project-if she acts the part of his loving fiancée. When the notoriously hot-tempered and hot-bodied Keely begs him for help, he proposes a crazy idea. Jack is this close to securing a career make-or-break project, until he learns his lack of marital status puts him out of contention. That means dealing with buttoned-down, uptight Jack. What she does need is a restoration specialist so she can open her physical therapy clinic-and prove she's left her wild-child days behind. The lone girl in the prolific McKay family, Keely needs another man giving her orders like she needs a hole in her boot. Rough Riders, Book 8 Keely McKay knows Jack-and Jack Donohue is a certified pain in her Wranglers. Pulling off the ultimate con…if they can keep from pulling off their clothes. ![]() ![]() ![]() And fed into this crazy virginity obsession. Really felt like trafficking and her father should be shot, and Stockholm syndrome that she accepts him after his cheating. Obscene lack of lling your daughter's virginity.to a man who has no respect for marriage vows and is cheating with days of his wedding. ![]() She has every intention of working her way into his. Her only chance to survive in a marriage with Luca is to gain his affection and work her way into his heart-even when rumor has it that Luca doesn’t have a heart to begin with.Ī mafia princess known for her beauty given to a monstrous man. ![]() Yet, there’s no escaping the arranged bond, much less a man like Luca. In her world a handsome exterior often hides the monster within a monster who can just as easily kill as kiss you. But Aria knows the bad boy aura isn’t just a game blood and death lurk beneath Luca’s striking gray eyes and arrogant smile. He may be one of the most sought-after bachelors in New York, thanks to his good looks, wealth and predator-like charisma. Luca is the future Capo of the New York Famiglia, a man known for his brutality-and for crushing his cousin’s throat with his bare hands.Īria is terrified of marrying a monster like him. What many consider a gift means her doom when she’s forced to marry Luca Vitiello to bring peace between two mafia dynasties. Born into one of the leading mob families in Chicago, Aria Scuderi is a mafia princess known for her beauty. ![]() ![]() The way Bod deals with the school bullies is truly inspired. Other chapters concentrate on what it is like being the outsider when you are growing up. Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Emperor of China and the Thirty-third President of the United States. Ghouls take the name of the dead person that they ate first e.g. ‘The Hounds of God’ is particularly bleak, and very funny. They all have a dark sense of humour, and cover Bod’s life until he is 15 years old. The Chris Riddell edition has full page illustrations before each chapter, giving a hint at what kind of story the reader can expect. ![]() This makes it ideal for dipping into, and for reading at bedtime. Nearly every chapter is a self contained short story about an incident in Bod’s life. ![]() Parents should read that bit and then decide. ![]() The novel is aimed at 8 – 11 year olds, but the gruesome murder descriptions in the first chapter may push the age up. He is raised by ghosts, Mr and Mrs Owens with the help of his guardian, Silas, who is neither alive nor dead. This is the story of Bod (Nobody Owens) who had to live in a graveyard because all his family had been murdered. ![]() |