Revolution. Secrets. Adventure.America is on the brink of war with England, and Fin Button is about to come undone. She's had it with the dull life of the orphanage, and she's ready to marry Peter and get away from rules, chores, and a life looked after by the ever-watchful Sister Hilde. But an...  more

Revolution. Secrets. Adventure.America is on the brink of war with England, and Fin Button is about to come undone. She's had it with the dull life of the orphanage, and she's ready to marry Peter and get away from rules, chores, and a life looked after by the ever-watchful Sister Hilde. But an unexpected friendship forms between Fin and the fiddle-playing cook, Bartimaeus, which sets her on a course for revolution. With Bart's beloved fiddle and haunting blunderbuss as her only possessions, Fin discovers her first taste of freedom as a sailor aboard the Rattlesnake. She's hiding some dark secrets, but there are bigger problems for the crew: they are on the run from the Royal Navy, and whispers of mutiny are turning the captain into a tyrant. When Fin finally returns home, will she find Peter still waiting, or will she find that she's lost everything she once held dear?

About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have a room in the palace -- and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving...  more

About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have a room in the palace -- and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust--and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison. As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. But this time the outcomes aren't so clear...

A Dangerous Game By Julia Templeton Salvatore Tremayne has lived with a burning hatred toward the father who denied him his birthright...and the brother who received all the glory. Raised in one of London's most infamous brothels, Salvatore and his partner Nicolette have climbed from struggling...  more

A Dangerous Game By Julia Templeton Salvatore Tremayne has lived with a burning hatred toward the father who denied him his birthright...and the brother who received all the glory. Raised in one of London's most infamous brothels, Salvatore and his partner Nicolette have climbed from struggling musicians to London's most sought-after entertainers. But even success can not satisfy the vengeance Salvatore craves toward his dead father and his heir, the Earl of Kedgwick. When an opportunity arises to play at his brother's engagement party, Salvatore puts a plan into motion Nicolette will seduce the earl, and convince him not to marry the Duke of Durham's daughter. Thereby causing further scandal of the Kedgwick name and denying the earl the rich dowry. Nicolette, who has no experience with intimacy, asks Salvatore to teach her how to make love, so that she can properly seduce the earl. Little does Salvatore know that Nicolette has been in love with him for years. All of that changes with one night of passion. Now Salvatore is questioning what is more important to him revenge, or the love of the woman he might lose...to the very man he hates most of all.

Alec Frechette and Kira North shared the ultimate loss -- the death of their child. The pain of that loss drove them apart and left them to face mind-numbing grief alone. Working as a bodyguard for the past seven years, Alec has sought comfort in the arms of some of the wealthiest and most...  more

Alec Frechette and Kira North shared the ultimate loss -- the death of their child. The pain of that loss drove them apart and left them to face mind-numbing grief alone. Working as a bodyguard for the past seven years, Alec has sought comfort in the arms of some of the wealthiest and most beautiful women in Europe. As a nurse, Kira has sought solace in caring for others. However, the healing is incomplete. When at last Alec has his fill of every man's fantasy, he returns home to confront his demons -- to confront Kira's wrath and accusations. And in so doing hopefully put his grief -- and his ghosts -- to rest. But even as Alec and Kira struggle through the layers of anger and resentment, their fragile world is threatened. A serial rapist has been terrorizing Ottawa, and when another young woman is brutally murdered, Alec becomes the prime suspect. Suddenly Kira finds herself fighting to protect the man she has spent seven years hating. Drawn into a web of lies and deceit, she realizes that Alec isn't the only man in her life who isn't at all what she believes him to be.