An epic tale of love and rivalry from the Sunday Times bestselling author and multi-million copy seller Susan Sallis, perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy and Rosamunde Pilcher. READERS ARE LOVING SWEETER THAN WINE! "This is a good read with vivid characters and locations." - 5 STARS "I'm looking forward to more stories by this author. Hopefully there will be more about these characters in the future." - 5 STARS ******************************************* Two families. Two young lovers. Their loyalties divided; their hearts torn in two. 1850, Barbados. A quarrel between two rival families on a sugar plantation sets off years of resentment and rivalry between the Rudolphs and the Martinez. 1927, Bristol. Jack Martinez dances with Maude Rudolph at the Michaelmas Ball. A spark is kindled, a passion grows. Can the two young lovers bring their families together or will age-old enmities be too deep-rooted...?

A phantom lover might be just what Marie needs. After a year and a half of widowhood, she’s ready to move on with her life. She’s also looking for ways to increase the profits of her struggling bed-and-breakfast. Gordon MacBain, the lusty ghost of a Revolutionary War smuggler turned gentleman landowner, atones for his youthful transgressions by lavishing erotic pleasure on women who sleep in the room he haunts. But his interlude of passion with Marie surpasses all others, leaving them both yearning for more… One problem — Gordon is trapped with his wife’s ghost in the room where she killed him.

An immortal English earl… Sebastian has watched Christy from afar for months, entranced by her delicate beauty and angered by her brute of a husband. A battered wife… When she almost dies at the hands of her soon-to-be ex-husband, Christy’s life is forever changed by the man who makes her immortal. The man who has haunted her dreams for months now. A matter of trust… Christy learns fast how to handle her new existence. She also learns to trust the man who changed her, even when he brings another man—a sexy werecougar—into her bedroom. There are reasons for what he proposes, and she has to learn to trust her new instincts, her new strength, and her new man. When evil comes to call, she also needs to learn how to confront her greatest fears and trust in the new, supernatural love that has come into her life. If she dares to believe in the power of their bond, they just might survive the coming danger. If that’s what Fate has in store… Note: This novel contains some very naughty threesome scenes with the werecougar, Matt Redstone, of the famous Redstone Clan. Rawr. (You can find out all about the five Redstone brothers in their series, Redstone Clan, which includes the titles: Grif, Red, Magnus, Bobcat and Matt. They take place after the events in this book and are a good place to go after reading this.) Enjoy!

"With just one tiny exception, J Gifford is an ordinary, decent, small-town kind of guy. He pays his bills on time. He waters his lawn. He treats his neighbors and the folks with whom he does business with kindness and respect. He's good to children and small animals. The tiny exception? He's a vampire. Born in 1920, and "brought over" shortly after D-Day in a little French village, 90-year-old Gifford still looks and feels 24. He has friends, a place in the community, a thriving business, and a big orange tabby cat named Fiddlestring. He knows where all the good restaurants are. He's very tidy about that "tiny exception" and has never killed anybody. All he lacks in his life is the beautiful girl who made him what he is today -- and then mysteriously vanished."--Page 4 of cover.

In the third book of Heather Heyford’s series, set in Oregon’s wine country, a returning war hero and his “friend with benefits” discover that some vintages only improve with time . . . Uncorking the Truth When the town of Clarkston, Oregon, welcomes Captain Sam Owens home from the service, Sophia “Red” McDonald is first in line. The sassy psychotherapist has known Sam since they were kids, and the grown-up Sam is darned near irresistible. With his abs of steel and those gorgeous hazel eyes, he could have any woman he wanted. Naturally, Red is thrilled when he takes her hand . . . She’s a modern woman, happy to canoodle with the sexy soldier, no strings attached—until her heart changes the rules. Suddenly, after months of casual hookups, Red finds she wants more. She longs to possess Sam body and soul. But his warrior's heart was wounded long before he joined the service. As a therapist, Red has ways of making him talk. Only if Sam opens up and spills his secrets can they finally have everything their hearts desire . . .

1977/8. Informed by an Italian diplomat that English Wine producers are using foreign grapes, Nick Storey investigates, but within weeks, one of the English Wine producer's equipment is blown up and his vines ploughed over. The possibility that this is retaliation for a refusal to cooperate with a local mafia in Calabria leads to information about imports through Avonmouth. When an examination of a similar type of import leads to the discovery of $1m in cash, it becomes apparent that the claim about English Wine is purely a pretext for something much bigger, which leads to Rosemary being abducted and a shootout with MOSSAD agents on Avonmouth dock in the middle of the night. "Kisses sweeter than wine" is the twelfth book in a series of detective stores set in HM Customs & Excise, by Richard Hernaman Allen, a former Commissioner.

Declan called off his wedding after acknowledging he liked both women and men—well, one man in particular. His friend and partner, Noah. Caught up in guilt after breaking his fiancé’s heart and almost ruining his relationship and partnership with Noah, Declan’s been so preoccupied with living the life he’s expected to lead, he’s ignored his heart...and other organs. Noah has waited long enough for Declan to accept they were meant to be together. He’s taken the situation into his own hands and dragged Declan to the Hunter Valley. And he’s invited Violet to join them at a luxury vineyard hotel under the guise of a working weekend to introduce her Declan. Convincing the man he loves and the beguiling woman with honey-gold hair to consider his proposal is going to be tough, but Noah is ready to take them both on and make sure they all come out on top...at least once. Each story in the Days of Wine and Roses Series is standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series Order: Novella #1: Summer Wine Book #2: Red Red Wine Book #3: Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

This original commentary foregrounds at every turn the poetic genius of the Song of Songs, one of the most elusive texts of the Hebrew Bible. J. Cheryl Exum locates that genius in the way the Song not only tells but shows its readers that love is strong as death, thereby immortalizing love, as well as in the way the poet explores the nature of love by a mature sensitivity to how being in love is different for the woman and the man. Many long-standing conundrums in the interpretation of the book are offered persuasive solutions in Exum's verse by verse exegesis. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

Kisses Sweeter Than Wine is an honest and absorbing memoir from a man who has emerged as one of Wales's major cultural figures. Boyd Clack is a man of many talents: a writer, actor, singer, musician, enthusiast, and with this first book picks apart a challenging upbringing in Tonyrefail, his wanderings to Australia, Amsterdam and London, and his experimentation as a young man with drink and drugs and love. This is Boyd's story, told with candour and perception and skill that will absorb anyone interested in what it was to be young and Welsh - and are now older and maybe a little wiser.

The young man steps on the cinders and flies around the track. He’s unaware that one has to learn how to fall before he can fly. And when he tumbles, anger enters his life and his journey begins. It’s all about speed. The Kid is fast, so very, very fast. And anger is his motivation. She says that love is the answer. Coaches and friends agree, and help him to fulfill his enormous talent. But love becomes secondary to the anger that takes control of his spirit both on and off the track. And hate is its inseparable companion. The runner is all alone. And in his time of despair only love stays by his side for support. The question is. Can love defeat anger, hate, despair, intolerable pain and The Other. Maybe. For he is the one who is born to run.