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A promise kept, a chance encounter, and a future she never saw coming. Cate Cabrera has crafted a flawless life—a successful career as an investment banker, the respect of her peers, and a future she’s meticulously planned. But on New Year’s Eve, as she waits alone at Fitzgerald’s Bar, fulfilling a promise made long ago with her college best friend, an unexpected encounter stirs questions she’s buried for years. When a captivating stranger offers Cate a glimpse of an unimagined life, memories and long-forgotten dreams resurface. With the countdown to midnight ticking away, she finds herself wondering if the life she’s built is truly the one she wants—or just the one she’s settled for. Set in the heart of New York City on the most magical night of the year, The Eleventh-Hour Pact explores the power of promises, the allure of fresh starts, and the courage to ask yourself what you truly desire. Join Cate on a New Year’s Eve that could change everything.
Only an enemy soldier could save her life–and her heart. Highlander Callum MacDonell battled lowland Covenanters at the service of the King. Now charged with hunting an assassin, his journey will lead to a murderer’s passionate Covenanter sister, Mari McEwan. Betrayed and abandoned by the man she loved, Mari faces judgment by a tribunal of her people demanding she name the father of her unborn child, or be exiled from her beloved home and family. As she stands trembling before her community, she knows she must refuse. And yet, if she does so, a cruel fate awaits her.
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In a remote, Scottish castle, love and secrets collide. After five years with her self-absorbed boyfriend, librarian Charlotte Glass surprises them both and breaks up with him. Before parting, he bitterly tells her to have fun on their upcoming romantic vacation—alone. Two days later, Charlotte arrives at a remote cliffside castle in the Highlands of Scotland. Overwhelmed by its breathtaking beauty but desperately jet-lagged, she sinks into her sumptuous bed for a quick power nap. She awakens in the middle of the night and heads for the castle library. There, beside a glowing fireplace, sits a strapping Scotsman with a glint in his gentle gray eyes. Ian MacKay has too much charm for anyone’s good. But he also has scars and secrets. One thing that’s no secret is his interest in Charlotte. At first, it seems harmless. She’ll be gone in a week. But a week is long enough for Ian to know that he’s falling in love—and that the truth will destroy it.
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Peril and passion collide as a young woman fights for land, liberty, and love. An enigmatic stranger appears on Ana Martin’s Galveston doorstep, summoned by her father before his untimely death. When Ana boards a train bound for her uncle’s vast hacienda, Eduardo is there to see her safely to her new home in the stark desert landscape of 1910 Northern Mexico. Eduardo’s passionate ideals set him at odds with the corrupt Mexican government as his writings fuel a revolution and draw Ana closer. But it is Carlos, the daring rodeo rider and freedom fighter, who touches her soul, setting Ana on a journey that will test her strength and forge her destiny. Originally published as Ana Martin.
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The Hope Harbor Lighthouse has drawn two people together, where a chance at love waits—if they’ll take it. Looking for an escape from her busy life, Emily Cooke retreats to a quaint beachfront house to take stock of her life. As she moves into her rental, her new neighbor rumbles into the driveway next door on his vintage motorcycle—and ignores her neighborly wave. Wes Taggert left behind a lucrative career that destroyed his faith in humanity. All he wants now is to be left alone, undisturbed. When news spreads that the historic lighthouse is slated to be demolished, Wes goes to a meeting of locals determined to rescue the crumbling landmark. His new neighbor is there. He can’t seem to ignore her. Sparks fly as they team up to save the historic lighthouse. But when their surprising chemistry ignites deeper emotions, emotional wounds are exposed.
What if you could know the day you’d fall in love — and then call in sick to avoid it? Ella has anguished over her secret crush on the guy in the opposite cubicle. With one calm but deep glance, he can make her shy heart shiver. After pining away for a year, Ella’s heart is so far gone that she sometimes wishes she’d never met him. But when they get stuck in an elevator, all of that changes. Follow Ella and Jack as fate catches them by surprise in this sweet romantic short story.
This volume is a synthesis of current knowledge about the growth, development and functioning of plant canopies.