Who said coming home is easy? Liz Beacon has life all planned out--prioritized, color-coded and cross-referenced. She long ago traded in the geeky high school nickname, teenage pounds and dysfunctional family for a fab career, killer abs and a man every woman would envy. Okay, so her sex life is non-existent and her almost-fiancé is technically a coworker. Life, if not perfect, is still on track. But then, Liz is called home to Sugar Falls, NH, to prepare her childhood home for sale. She’s spent ten years denying her insecurities and hokey lawn-ornament roots. There’s nothing she’d rather do less than face all she happily left behind, including her embarrassingly one-sided high school crush. Carter McIntyre has sailed through life on his winsome smile… and by the skin of his teeth. A college drop-out with ADHD, he’s learned it’s safer to play the carefree charmer than step up and take over his uncle’s landscaping business. But then his class valedictorian returns to Sugar Falls and hires him for some home improvements. Now Carter’s wondering if it’s too late--to grow up, take a chance and win over the only girl who ever believed in him… **Mild sexual content; Mild language; No violence**

If only life had a refresh button...Kate Mitchell never planned to be a 31 year-old widowed single mom, but when her soon-to-be-EX husband up and dies, her dreams of finishing college and starting over are thrown in the air like a game of 52 pick-up. When she's given a leave of absence from work and told to "quit or recommit," Kate retreats to idyllic Sugar Falls, New Hampshire, to figure out whether she can discover her passion and pay the bills. Cue the fresh air, summer sunshine and one sexy local contractor.Tall, dark, and handy...Volunteer fireman and all-around hunky guy in a toolbelt, Jim Pearson has sworn off complicated women with messy baggage. They cling to his nice-guy stability and skills with a power saw just long enough to straighten out their lives and move on... but then he meets the cute single mom staying at Grams' lake house for the summer.While a sizzling attraction draws them together, Jim's distrust of complicated women and Kate's incredibly complicated life threaten to pull them apart. But forces beyond their control--match-making grandmothers, the lazy backdrop of summer, and their own reckoning with the past--conspire to make them risk it all... and bet on love.

"You never forget your first love!" If only they’d been dealt an easier hand… Grace McIntyre never planned to lose her virginity in a seedy motel to the hottie with the eagle tattoo, but she knew Jeff Dayton was The One--until a heart-wrenching goodbye proved he wasn’t. But staying behind in small town Sugar Falls, New Hampshire, doesn’t mean Grace hasn’t moved on. She’s a business owner and member of the Civic Pride committee--a responsible adult no longer given to impulsively showing all her cards. Jeff Dayton left Sugar Falls determined to make something of his life. But after three tours of duty, this Army veteran no longer dreams of faraway places. He’s a small town cop now, keeping the lid on his past and his eccentric family so his sister can win a seat in the state senate. Jeff’s tattoos are covered, his rock-n-roll father is under wraps, and everything is aces… Except his feelings for the free-spirited Grace are anything but contained. Grace and Jeff have managed to dance around their rocky past since Jeff returned to town. But when they’re thrown together to plan the Harvest Festival, their attraction sparks to life, igniting both old passions and burning regrets. It’s time to let go of the past and search for the strength to begin anew. Because half the fun of the game of love is winning… and the other half is deciding to play. *** Mild sexual content; Mild language; No violence ***

Hannah All my life, I've only wanted one thing: someone to love me and someone who will let me love them in return. This seems like a simple request, but I was born to parents who wished I had died of childhood leukemia, instead of my younger sister, and who have ignored me no matter how much I've tried to please them. I'm starved for affection, addicted to the feeling when someone cares about me, which has led to a love life filled with either boys I've scared off, or men all too eager to take advantage of me. I thought I would never find a man who could feed my craving for constant attention-and then I met Leo. He fills the void inside of me, haunts my dreams, and does things to me in bed that are so good, they're probably illegal. I can only pray I don't scare him off once he figures out just how needy I really am. Leo There are very few people in this world I've ever been able to form an emotional attachment to, but the moment I saw Hannah, I knew she was mine. We were bound together by fate, our paths crossing first as children, then as adults, each time marking me. She doesn't know it but I've been watching her for a year now, studying her, stacking the deck so when I do make my move, there's no way she'll ever escape me. But my world is a harsh, cruel place, and the cartel I work for demands absolute loyalty and trust...a loyalty Hannah has yet to earn in the dangerous eyes of my employers. There is only one way to ensure Hannah's absolute devotion, and I hope that she doesn't hate me forever when she finds out that not only have I brainwashed her into loving me, but that I don't feel an ounce of guilt about doing it. She's mine, only mine, and I'm keeping her forever.

Get into the minds of the greatest gamblers of all time. Read in-depth interviews with eight masters of the games. Learn how they think, how they play, and what made them successful. The interview subjects include: Billy Walters (sports betting), Chip Reese (poker), Doyle Brunson (poker), Mike Svobodny (backgammon), Stan Tomchin (backgammon and sports betting), Cathy Hulbert (blackjack and poker), Alan Woods (blackjack and horse racing), and Tommy Hyland (blackjack).

A guide to maximizing memory explores the mechanics of memory, visualization and mnemomic techniques, beneficial nutritional supplements, and lifestyle changes that will boost the brain's supply of oxygen

Play "Courtesan" series for FREE in "TO KILL A COURTESAN" interactive GAME on Storyloom! __ From the “Erin Brockovich” storyteller and USA Today Best author Pamela DuMond -- featured on “ABC 20/20.” "If Sierra Simone and Skye Warren had a book baby it would be PLAYER." USA TODAY Best Samanthe Beck -- 21st Century Courtesan Set: Books 1 – 2 ‘I'm a 21st Century Courtesan. I’m down to my last four clients: 1 wants to play me, 1 wants to buy me. 1 wants to marry me. 1 wants to murder me. Will I get out in time?’ -- THE PLAYER #1 Beautiful, broken billionaires pay ungodly sums to be with me because I’m EMPATHIC: I feel their emotions in my body. I figure out what broke them and help them heal. When Dylan McAlister, the handsome, charming heir to the Lighthouse Cathedral fortune hires me, my empathic ability returns with a fury. I feel the emotions that torment him. His shame roots in my belly. His fear stabs me in my back. It’s overwhelming but I can't abandon him -- I'm falling in love with him. Can I help Dylan heal? Or will I break him beyond repair -- just like the first boy I fell in love with? THE MOVIE STAR #2 Gorgeous movie star Jake Keller’s on track to win an Oscar. But Jake’s shutting down, going off grid. I'm traveling to Hollywood to try and help discover what -- or who -- broke Jake. But dirty little secrets prefer to stay buried -- especially the ones in my own back yard... PRAISE ★★★★★ “…original, suspenseful, mysterious, sexy, and dramatic…a captivating read….” Angela – GR ★★★★★ “… it was all so sublime. There was love and drama as well as a darkness that will thrill you…” Sarah – GR ★★★★★ “secrets, guilt, hidden agendas, and Hollywood politics, all coming into play… a crisis back home, an on-going ‘stalker’ issue… this story really takes off!!!” Angela Hayes ★★★★★ “This book grabbed me from the first page and didn’t let go until the last page…” Ashleigh – GR ★★★★★ “I actually finished this book in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down.” Michelle Austin ★★★★★ “I am ADDICTED! If I could give this book more than five stars I would.” Liz Vrchota ★★★★★ “I FLOVED this book. … It moves quietly along packing punch after punch, from beginning to end I was entranced... Maura ★★★★★ “…breath-taking, beautiful, and brilliant. A must-read…” USA TODAY bestselling author Maggie Marr ★★★★★ “… it was all so sublime. There was love and drama as well as a darkness that will thrill you…” Sarah – GR 21st Century "ADDICTING" books are NOT stand alones. Read in this order: THE PLAYER #1 * THE MOVIE STAR #2 * THE BELOVED * THE HUSBAND * THE DEVOTED FAN. 21st CENTURY COURTESAN is a sexy, dark, addictive series filled with love, lust, family loyalty, deceit, revenge, and all the sweet little things in life worth killing for... 1-Click the 21st Century Set for the first two "all so sublime" reads in this amazing journey!

During the course of 30 days in early 2009, Richard Roeper risked more than a quarter million dollars on practically every method of gambling in America. This title both celebrates and details the pitfalls and lures through Roeper's stories about his lifelong affair with gambling.

Agreeing not to pursue a relationship after one date, unlikely lovers Min Dobbs and Cal Morrisey are thrown together again in the wake of such factors as a jealous ex-boyfriend, a determined psychologist, and a bizarrely intelligent cat.

Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir, Volume 2, the second entry of the hard-hitting anthology series, is a crime-fiction cocktail that will again knock readers into a literary stupor. Contributors push hard against the boundaries of crime fiction, driving their work into places short crime fiction doesn’t often go, into a world where the mean streets seem gentrified by comparison and happy endings are the exception rather than the rule. And they do all this in contemporary settings, bringing noir into the 21st century. Like any good cocktail, Mickey Finn is a heady mix of ingredients that packs a punch, and when you’ve finished reading every story, you’ll know that you’ve been “slipped a Mickey.” The nineteen contributors, including some of today’s most respected short-story writers and new writers making their mark on the genre, include: Trey R. Barker, John Bosworth, Michael Bracken, Scott Bradfield, S.M. Fedor, Nils Gilbertson, J.D. Graves, James A. Hearn, Janice Law, Hugh Lessig, Gabe Morran, Rick Ollerman, Josh Pachter, Robert Petyo, Stephen D. Rogers, Albert Tucher, Joseph S. Walker, Sam Wiebe, and Stacy Woodson.