She doesn’t know what to do, and, since James is the President of the United States, she’s got to do something. The stress of his job is killing him, and at night she finds him calling out the name of Kent, his best friend and head bodyguard. This is a charming, sexy, and emotionally satisfying love story that hasn’t gotten nearly the amount of hype it deserves.Ĭarlene Broderick is worried about her husband. So what better excuse than this interminable season of politicking to turn our attention to a book where the President needs a little TLC in the form of his wife and his head of security? Yes, I see that skeptical look on your face as you doubt how a book with that premise can possibly be good, because I had that look on my face until Shira Glassman set me straight. In these divisive times, with election season gearing up here in the United States for approximately the next 438 years, there’s very little that we can all agree on, except for romance novels and how awesome they are. President by Lauren GallagherĬontemporary Erotic Romance published by Samhain on 09 Jun 15
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Then, finally, she returned to Los Angeles, hoping to act again and get past the trauma that had derailed her life. Then there were years away in Ireland, sheltered and protected but with restlessness growing in her soul. First came the discovery of a betrayal that would send someone she’d trusted to prison. Dillon Cooper was shocked to find the bruised and terrified girl huddled in his ranch house kitchen-but when the teenager and his family heard her story they provided refuge and comfort, reuniting her with her loved ones.Ĭate’s ordeal, though, was far from over. It was during one of those games that she disappeared.ĭespite her glamorous background, Cate was a shrewd, scrappy survivor, and she managed to escape her abductors. 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One American publisher after another rejected his manuscript. Like the proverbial prophet, writer Richard Zimler found a warm reception everywhere except in his own country. I wonder which titles are chosen for that now distant year, and I begin to imagine a multitude of picture books over the decades prior. Once sitting around the old oak Planning table on the fifth floor of Russell Hall, Jane, our former library director, quietly shares that every Christmas she and her two grown daughters gift each other a children's book. Mirelle Ortego, Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land You can feel it in the air, even in a new faraway land. Like when jarochas dance! Magic is everywhere. Like when sounds are woven together into beautiful music. Like when strangers turn into friends and houses into homes. Like when simple ingredients turn into delicious meals. Like when people's hands touch the earth and plant seeds that become fruit. |