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Sometimes we can choose what we lose, sometimes it is beyond our control. In Veil Falls, Gia Bennington had definite plans for a future with Mason Beaudrie. But after Mason’s job places Gia in danger—twice—her parents decide on a very different path for her, one that doesn’t include Mason. Gia is whisked away to Europe against her will, where the life she hoped to escape awaits her. There she faces secrets, fairy tales, an arranged marriage, and a deadly enemy intent on destroying her and her family. Her family insists her future is non-negotiable. Still, Gia believes she belongs ...

An untimely death. A grand old home with new owners. A past that won't stay in the past. What really happened at Greenwood's Castle? It's 1990 and the Westminster family has made the leap of faith to live their dreams in a small rural town in a home that will become their retirement plan -- Operating a bed and breakfast. The house, known by outsiders as 'Greenwood's Castle' and by the protective locals as 'the Castle', has everything the Westminsters want -- acreage, a pond, garden, and a rich and full history. It has sat empty for a decade since the elderly owners' stepfather passed away ...

"What" he is has always been the focus of how he is seen. But she sees him for "who" he is. And that wasn't supposed to happen. (formerly published as Portrait of an Unlikely Affair by Em Brooks) It’s 1995 and an adventure of improbable events begins with movie royalty and a classified weapon arriving in Cable Glen on the same day -- Two worlds such as these were never meant to collide. She captivates the public simply by being herself. Avonlea Stone is the sweetheart of film and television, living a fairy tale in the eyes of her fans, the public, and the media. Her life was an open book ...

Every legend begins with the truth. In May 1996, the popular actress Avonlea Stone appeared in the media headlines when her boyfriend was killed in a tragic accident. While the media and public wanted to know everything about the circumstances, the very private celebrity dropped from sight after she was witnessed running out of a press conference in tears. Thomas Ridley is on the brink of change but it’s nowhere he hadn’t been before. His son, Brian Ridley, had challenged him from the very beginning. Now Brian is entangled in a life or death situation, Tom rallies his team to come to ...

It is the ultimate test - Family. Faith. Closure. It was a world he never was meant for, a life he never expected to lead, and yet, Brian Ridley finds himself tossed into the deep end. He is sent off on the most difficult, and unlikely, assignment he has ever faced – To enter and blend into Avonlea Stone’s world. If he hopes to gain closure on General Hector Xarcoff, the man who executed Oscar Company, Brian is going to have to become what he is not -- "Normal." Immersed in the Stone Family, Brian begins to learn what a "normal" existence entails as he encounters a new level of ...

Love can haunt you. Secrets can kill you. And he is about to face both. Marine Corps veteran Mason Beaudrie wants nothing more than a quiet life in his hometown of Veil Falls—even if it means staying stuck in the friend zone with Gia Bennington, the girl he’s loved for years. His life isn’t perfect, but it works: a steady job he doesn’t mind, a girlfriend who can’t stand him, and inner demons he keeps buried beneath the surface. With the help of his close-knit family, Mason manages to get through each day one quiet breath at a time. The Beaudrie family has lived in Veil Falls for ...

****Note to Romance Readers: This is a closed door high stakes romantic suspense novel. **** When Eden Magnuss is confronted with a ghost from her past, her future is suddenly not as clear as she thought. Eden Halifax Magnuss lost her husband in a military helicopter crash while he was deployed overseas. Just before the seventh anniversary of her husband's death, she is chosen for a seemingly easy assignment to 'babysit' a teen prodigy while he receives training with a mysterious mentor known only as "the Alchemist," a solitary figure who is only spoken of in rumors at work. Eden is warned ...

When the past refuses to stay buried, the Ghost Team must face a war older than time itself. Allegheny’s elite Ghost Team thought they had seen every kind of weapon — until they welcomed Mason “Wraith” Beaudrie into their ranks. A former Marine and sheriff’s deputy with a haunted past, Mason carries more than scars; he carries a legacy his family has kept secret from him. When his dying grandfather calls him the Warrior, the title from an old clan legend, Mason begins to uncover secrets that even the Ghost Team can’t explain — and enemies that have been waiting for his return....

No one can stop what is coming, but Oscar Company is ready to try. Eighteen years have passed since Major Brian Ridley found redemption in completing his last mission as a Hell Hound. Since then, he has brought Oscar Company back to life with a new purpose and a new mission. On the home front, Avonlea Stone has thrived in the most important roles of her life as mother and wife, while still taking on small roles at StoneHouse Entertainment. Their middle child, Matthew, was a star quarterback in high school, with a bright future, until a sudden ending of a relationship at sixteen sent Matt's ...

Secrets among friends...What could go wrong? Angelina Sutton and Lt. Ryan Carson are determined to make their long distance relationship work, and to do that, they are keeping it a secret from their friends in Cedar Grove. But they soon realize that the distance isn't their only obstacle to contend with. Chris Enright was at the top of the world until he learned that his fiancée, Mackenzie Evans, was keeping a secret from him. His jealousies and insecurities start him down a path that may be difficult for his friends to follow. Greg Powell, the third of the trio, has a difficult role as ...

Along the way life has a way of happening when we least expect it. Childhood best friends Chris Enright, Greg Powell, and Ryan Carson were always as close as brothers. It's been ten years since high school and the trio find themselves at different points in their life: Chris is months away from getting married, Greg is newly single and enjoying his career, while Ryan has been away for the decade, pursing his career in the Army. When Ryan's father receives a grim diagnosis with cancer and the family sends for their only child to come home, Chris sees it as the perfect opportunity to catch up...

Never draw the attention of a Hell Hound In the aftermath of the attempted hostile takeover of StoneHouse Entertainment, Avonlea Stone is left a victim of her captor’s horrific plans as her public tabloid life is running her mind and her memory. The unthinkable turn of events has erased her private life — including her husband, Brian Ridley, and their family — from her, leaving her no desire to relearn them. Her affections instead have turned to a long-time admirer as she begins to live a life without Brian and their children. With his family rallying to support each other, Brian ...

The past has a way of coming back full circle, causing the world to either fall apart, or fall into place. Nothing makes that more obvious than the Ridley's next set of challenges. The long vilified Colonel Warren Hayes becomes more than just a secondary thought as his journey to create Oscar Company comes to light. Hayes is a man determined to save his future and will do anything it takes to do it, including risking it all with questionable practices. As he is welcomed into the Liberty Creek Law Firm, he is paired with Colonel Thomas Ridley to carry out Project Last Stand, a program that ...

This collection hits it all -- A few hours in the life of a stay at home mom; a 1920s hitman; a ruined romantic weekend; and a young man who is getting to know his parents. Nine stories, writings, and other musings in one collection, written by Em Brooks over the past two and a half decades, are being shard for the first time. This collection also introduces Inspector Angus McGee, who had been born in Scotland but raised in America, as he is back 'home' in Scotland solving a murder in a quiet village. All of these stories could've been something, or perhaps can be more, but they all could ...