The sins of the grandfather determine the destiny of Corvette Nightfire! Experience in "Nightfire!" the heart-rending fates of Día and Luna, the Tarahumara Indians of Chihuahua who were Corvette's grandparents! Written in the fast-paced style of The Z Redemption novels, this romantic thriller sends you tumbling into the lives of the unusual Mexican ancestors in the murky web of Corvette's history.Nightfire! is the short story prequel to the novel, Corvette Nightfire, the second book of The Z Redemption Trilogy. This 9,000 word short story presents the mystery of Día and Luna, the Tarahumara natives who were Corvette's grandparents. Growing up in the rugged mountains and cliffs of the Copper Canyon in northern Mexico, Día and Luna married while teenagers. They were proud members of the people who were famous world-wide for their ability to run for days in the mountains and steep canyons of their homeland. When Día became seduced by the Mexican drug-cartel men who invaded the mountains to grow poppy and marijuana, he pulled Luna with him into a life of enslavement to crime. For decades, the drug cartels had forced many of the young Indian men and women to run their marijuana through the desert and across the border into the United States. As the cartels moved in, they took the lands from the natives, who retreated deeper into the precipitous canyon for safety.Written in the fast-paced style of the novels of The Z Redemption trilogy, "Nightfire!" is a stand-alone short story that also enriches details in the second volume of the series (Corvette Nightfire). Día's plan to escape the drug cartel gets complicated by the birth of his son, Rogelio, in Texas in 1963. Moving and suspenseful, the story describes Día's desperate plot to escape with Luna. What happened as a consequence ended up impacting the life of a future grandson he had never contemplated. It also altered the course of two nations!

In the seventies a metal shop just south of Los Angeles received an order for one stainless steel coffin with a glass lid, but that wasn't the unusual part.Those unfamiliar with the metal fabrication industry may find this bizarre little period piece too fanciful to be believed but those who are familiar will know that it's business as usual. The craziness you are about to read actually happened to a business acquaintance of the author—even to the fish oil.Now including a newspaper clipping with a follow-up to the continuing story.

Clay Summers has a reputation for being a jerk. He was one of the youngest teenagers to be signed to Team Loco, a professional motocross racing team, and he knows it’s because of his dedication to the sport. Clay doesn’t have time for friends, family, or girlfriends. Autographs and publicity stunts annoy him to no end. All he wants to do is ride his dirt bike. Avery Dunn just graduated high school and she has no idea what to do next. Tired of living in her small town, she dreams of traveling the world and getting paid to do it. So when the perfect internship with Team Loco comes around, she’ll do whatever it takes to keep her spot on the team so she can travel the country as they go to races each week. Team Loco is determined to have a family friendly image, and Avery’s number one job is to make Clay become a team player with their fans. If she doesn’t get him to sign autographs, takes pictures, and smile more, she’ll be out of a job. She’s spent enough time with Clay to know there’s a little softness underneath his intimidating exterior, and before she knows it, she’s starting to fall for him. Little does Avery know, Clay might be falling for her, too.

Rejected and pushed away.My life was forever changed when Violet Bottaro stepped through the front door. I fell hard, enraptured with her mere existence, but she wasn't mine. Not only was she betrothed to my brother, she willingly chose him over me.Heartbroken and alone.I was sent to Chicago to take care of business. I'm to make this city bow down to the Vendetti name. With a shattered heart and a demeanor cold as ice, I'll make the streets quake with my presence. My prey can run and hide all they want, in the end I always come to collect.Imagine my surprise when I find a hidden treasure. A woman that no one knows exists, yet has the power to change the game. I'll steal her away, hide her until the time is right and use her to complete my mission.Only the Capo has other plans, and I have no choice but to give in and offer my hand. The Empire owns me, but now it will own her as well.

Belsnickel and his reindeer Eikthyrnir never expected to be waylaid while checking off the Naughty and Nice List. When they stumble upon an group of forest folk immersed in their midwinter's festival, the duo realize they're quite a long way from home, but that doesn't stop the pair from crashing the party and continuing their responsibilities.Belsnickel is The Seeker and has just one job to do all year long – check off the Wish-Granter's Naughty and Nice List. He never expects his reindeer to get them lost. Stuck wandering unfamiliar woods, he begins to panic about finishing the job on time. Elder Alba is the wisest of the forest folk. She tries to lead them with a kind hand, but some of the children have gotten unruly in recent years and she's at a loss as to how to turn them around. Everyone is engrossed in the midwinter's Keeper of the Cauldron Festival when The Seeker's unexpected arrival changes the lives of some naughty little children.

"There is more than one way to be strong, Julia. You know one of them, I can teach you the other." Julia Sharp has always been a strong woman. Her strength is what helped her through the days when her fledgling company struggled through the grip of a global recession. Since that time her business has grown tremendously, aided in part by the investment firm, Sandstone Ventures. For once in her life, she feels like she has everything she could ever want, but fate has other plans for her. In the span of one day, everything that Julia has worked for crumbles in front of her. With no other options, she turns to the wealthy and enigmatic partner of Sandstone Ventures, Mark Stone, for help. What Mark Stone asks of her will delve into her darkest fantasies and test the very limits of her strength. Excerpt: “No, but I have a plan. It’s going to take almost all thirty days, and it’s risky for me, but I think I might be able to find something you can use to file. However, I’m going to need your help and I’m going to need you to trust me.” “I must trust you, I’m here aren’t I?” “I mean you need to trust me with more than a passing glance. You need to trust me body and soul, to give your whole self to me and rely on me to do what’s right.” “Here we go again with a lecture on what I need. Can you please stop being my life coach and just help me save my job?” I’m shocked by this turn of events, and this talk about my body makes me edgy and wet all at the same time. “I have a proposal for you. Are you ready to listen with an open mind, or should I wait a few more days while the clock ticks down on Lynx?” His face is passive, calm, waiting. I consider throwing another casual snide comment at him, to drive a barb into him, to spur him to drop his cool exterior just for a second. I want see the real Mark again, the human one, the one that can feel pain. The Mark that had been in the office. The caged animal just underneath the surface that had grabbed my hips, bent me over and used me like an object. That Mark had been frightening, but even more terrifying is how much I want to see that part of him again. Stop it. This isn’t just about me, or my company. Dad is counting on me. So is Janice. And the rest of my employees. Time is not on my side and tossing cruelty at Mark won’t bring me any closer to getting Lynx back. “I’m ready,” I say with my head down like a school child in the principal’s office. How does he keep doing that to me? “Here’s my proposal: I think I have a way to get you the proof you need to file a rejoinder. I can’t tell you what it is, or how I’m going to get it. But I’ll need your trust, your cooperation, and a source inside the magazine you can go to who won’t reveal you. You need to be very close to your former employees. I will give you my expertise, time, investment, and strategy to make this plan work. In short, I will give you your job back and the humility necessary to run it.” “And what do you expect in return?” “You will give me your body, your will, your trust and your obedience for the next thirty days. You will do what I say without question, and you will submit to my instructions, my desires and my discipline.”

Casey Daniels has a past forged in Hell. Despite the friends, the endless supply of women, and the muscle car he spent years restoring, it still eats away at him. Grace Paterson is in Sydney as a temporary bassist for Jamieson, the band Casey handles security for. She’s also infuriating, off-limits, and completely irresistible. A deal is struck, and despite their intense and powerful connection, both think it will be easy to walk away. But life can be more ruthless than either of them ever imagined. Not only does Grace have a secret she’s desperate to keep, Casey has questions from his past that he’s willing to do anything to get answers for. It’s not until someone wants one of them dead that Casey realises his love for Grace is the one thing he could never walk away from. In a story of revenge, betrayal, secrets, and love, Casey will need to reconcile his past with his present, before the future he never knew he wanted is snatched away.

Jayson Cook is reaping the rewards of a flourishing law practice in Boston. However, his comfortable life is turned upside down after he agrees to represent Brian Stone, a white supremacist charged with planting a bomb that destroyed an inner city church, killing a twelve-year-old black girl.Jayson Cook is reaping the rewards of a flourishing law practice in Boston. However, his comfortable life is turned upside down after he agrees to represent Brian Stone, a white supremacist charged with planting a bomb that destroyed an inner city church, killing a twelve-year-old black girl.Jayson believes an ethical lawyer provides his client with a vigorous defense no matter the crime, and Brian Stone is no exception. His efforts to free Stone garner strong opposition not only from a highly successful prosecutor and the local black community, but even from his own wife. Adding to his problems, a young, seductive woman from his past returns to capitalize on an error in judgment he made years before; an error that if made public, could cost him his license to practice law and his family.

christmas is almost here, but ella is sad. daddy has taken mummy to hospital. Grandma and Grandpa come to look after her and take her to visit to santa. she asks him to help and is sure that he will do something to bring mummy home in time. but by bed time on christmas eve mummy is still in the hospital. has santa let her down?christmas is almost here, but ella is sad. daddy has taken mummy to hospital. Grandma and Grandpa come to look after her and take her to visit to santa. she asks him to help and is sure that he will do something to bring mummy home in time. but by bed time on christmas eve mummy is still in the hospital. has santa let her down?on christmas morning she finds much more than presents waiting for her.