A. C. Bextor

Cherry Memories alone can ruin you. Fear has a paralyzing effect, and love isn't always enough to keep you safe. Ace was the gateway to a freedom I hadn't known since I was fifteen. He offered his protection from the demons that haunted me, both living and dead. Although I knew I wasn't enough to keep him, this didn't deter my hope that one day he'd love me for who I was, not the broken girl he tried so desperately to save. In the end, the ghosts of my past found me. Their malevolence knew no bounds, and I was forced to succumb to their will of darkness. Each threat named against those I loved made any escape impossible; choosing my life for theirs became my desolate absolution. Inevitably, my own weakness and self-doubt became my undoing. Ace Emotional ties are sometimes severed. Friendships don't always endure their hardships, and love offered isn't always returned. I was in love once. For me, leaving her back in Ohio was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. For her, moving on with her life that included her son and the man she loved was no less than she deserved - unconditional happiness. My reasons to bring Cherry home to California were obvious. I needed help with my family, and she needed help staying clean and convincing her parents she was ready to give her son the life he deserved. It was a perfect plan. However, the best-laid plans often get lost amidst their best intentions. Cherry fell in love with me, and in return, my love for her acted as the catalyst to her destruction. Authors Note: This novel contains material that is not suitable for individuals under the age of 18. Content includes: drug use, explicit language, violence, rape, and other scenarios with content that readers may find offensive. Please use caution when deciding on this book, as every reader has the right to understand the product before purchase. Ace's Redemption is the first standalone novel in the Devil's Despair series. Although the main character of Ace was introduced during the Lights of Peril trilogy, you do not need to read that series in order to follow this one.

Ace's Redemption

How does a person decide if their own life is worth sacrificing to save another? Shame holds onto a past that haunts him. Damaged by the parents that should have taught him unconditional love; they imprisoned him with violence and disregard. Even now, Shame struggles to find both the independence and love he deserves. Knowing the blood that runs through him is stained merely by reputation, Hem seeks acceptance while he searches for ways to redeem himself in the eyes of those that have judged him his entire life. Together the two have committed themselves to one purpose; protecting those they love the most. Mace Cash is Hem's younger sister. Although they share the same mother, Mace's father despises Hem and his position in the family. Sadey Lyons has loved Hem all of her life. Swearing to save herself for him, she's determined to wait for him for as long as it takes; wanting only for him to see her as the woman she has become and not the little girl he's always cherished. When Hem and Shame meet Doc, the President of Lights of Peril Motorcycle Club, their lives take a dramatic turn. Finally escaping from a past that has controlled them, they find themselves living free. But neither of them have known peace for long... This is their story of love, loyalty, and heartbreak.

Lights of Peril

Holding On

I was known as the traitor's daughter. When I was five years old, my father was tortured, branded with the letter 'Z', then beaten and left for dead. The grueling punishment for his crime was a reminder to all others who dared threaten the Russian's reign. I was the young girl left behind. A living piece of the traitorous puzzle the Russian leader tried so diligently to ignore. Until I grew up. No longer could he deny how much my existence had always been intertwined with his. And in order to survive the life I was thrown into, I was forced to learn my place inside of it.Vlad Zalesky was a tyrant to the lost. I hated him. He was a terror of mass destruction. I was afraid of him. He was a tormentor of the weak. But not far beneath the venomous man's outward indifference was something else. Vlad Zalesky carried secrets of unrestrained burden. I wanted to know those secrets. And because of my decisions, someone in our family had to pay.

Empires and Kings

Teresa Gabelman

Nina Levine

Associate Professor of English Nina Levine

Hot Tree Publishing has got together with four amazing New York Times, USA Today and Amazon International best-selling authors to bring to you four incredible romance stories. The talented authors have produced new stories especially for our fertility research charity anthology, Incompatibly Yours. 100% of the profits from the sales of this stunning anthology will be donated to fertility research and support charities and organizations. SUMMER'S BAY by A.C. BEXTOR For years, Ryleigh has ignored her heart's desire and its ache for the man she's always wanted. Since coming home after years of being away, she discovers her love for him hasn't changed. The only problem is she's no longer the girl she once was. BLIND FAITH by TERESA GABELMAN Committing her life to teaching the blind, Julie Daniels doesn't expect cowboy Clay Marshall to turn to her for help. As their worlds collide, Clay and Julie discover they have to rely on blind faith to find their own slice of happiness. KISS, INTERRUPTED by S.R. GREY Shy girl Brooks Happ wants nothing more than for her first kiss to come from someone who's her complete opposite, Confident Sebastian Kain fits the bill. Problem is, the world won't cooperate. Time and time again, Brooks's first kiss is interrupted. A cute, funny romantic comedy sure to make you laugh. HER KIND OF CRAZY by NINA LEVINE Juliette Taylor never saw Tanner Brady coming and as much as she swears he's all kinds of wrong for her and that she wants nothing to do with him, he's out to show her otherwise. Never in a million years did she think a laid-back tattoo artist could be the man for her, but he's determined to show her that she's his kind of crazy.

Incompatibly Yours

Those who think they know me would tell you I'm a caring mother, a loyal friend, and a dutiful wife. They'd say the golden path which led me here is the road every little girl dreams of taking. However, the guise of my happy existence has come to be just that-an illusion. A mask of contentment intended for the world to believe. Not many years into my marriage, I became an abandoned housewife to an adulterous husband. A proud, but sad, mother of two beautiful daughters. My days were spent somewhere lost between empty and alone. Then he came back. Mason Cole offered a second chance to share the life we were supposed to have together. He gave me a glimpse of myself. The woman I'd forgotten long ago. My road to hell was paved with good intentions. But sometimes good intentions get lost amidst a heart's desire. At least mine did. Now I'll tell you why.

Keep Happy

Authors Note: This book contains sexual content, explicit language, child abuse/neglect and other content that readers may find offensive. Not for readers under 18 years of age. Told through Shame's point of view, the final installment of the Lights of Peril MC takes place on the 'implied' wedding day. Shame is plagued with doubts surrounding his love for Mace. He loves her. He's loved her since she was five years old, but feels he doesn't deserve her. This uncertainty is surfacing while struggling to forget the loss of his tragic childhood. "What if the trigger has already been set and I'm going to wake up one day and realize I'm my parent's son in their way of evil? The thought sickens me. I'm no good without Mace. I never have been. She's the one person in my life I would refuse to live without. If I ever treated her and Ryder like my father treated my mother and I, it would make for an easy decision. I would kill myself." Shame's childhood wasn't filled with happiness and love. It was heart wrenching, and abusive. Used by his father and resented by his mother, a young Neil struggles through his days waiting for an escape; a savior. "As he seethes his anger onto me I feel the spit from his words land on my face and in it I smell his whiskey and coke coming down like rain over my blissful day. I'm working for them now. I'm nine and I've just been interviewed and hired for my very first job... running drugs." Once meeting Doc, Lynda, Mace, Hem, and Sadey - his life changes from desolate to hopeful. "At just five years old, she found her way into my heart and loved me in a way I never thought I could be loved. All that was before I ever even knew I needed her. " Throughout the story you learn why Shame has become the person that he is. Intense, raw, powerful, and most of all - protective of those he loves the most. In the end he finds himself surrounded by everything he had ever hoped for. "The storms I waited out were violent and unstable, but once finding them I found the unconditional love that I'd ached for in my search for them. It's in this moment, among the sounds of monitors and babies crying and the feel of Mace in my arms, holding me tight, just as she always had, that I realize - I am finally well and truly home."

Toxic

Three powerful families. Two people lost among them. One secret that threatens to tear apart their legacy. The story of Empires and Kings continues with its next installment inside the Palleshi reign as Liam Dawson fights to save the woman he loves and bring peace between the families once and for all. Wren I've lived a quiet life. After my parents' unexpected death, life as I knew it irrevocably changed. I was no longer an ordinary girl kept safe and surrounded by my family's extraordinary love. I was alone, lost, and afraid. Until I met a man who gave me reason to believe in a future I never thought I could have. Liam Dawson became my friend. I wanted to trust him. He became my solace in a prison I couldn't find my way out of. I wanted to believe he could keep me safe. He became my strength. It was so easy to fall in love with him. Then Liam discovered the truth of who I never knew I was. And I needed him to become my savior.

Saints and Savages

Saint's Justice Motorcycle Club is in chaos. Handling a crew of restless men while running low on cash, James "Elevent" Scott has but little choice left. He's forced to make a deal with the devil. When Elevent accepts the Russian's offer to protect one of their own; he has no idea what's to come. And he's never been taken so off guard. He was paid to protect her. Mia Zanders leads a modest and content life. Church secretary by day, sweetheart to the boy-next-door by night, her monotonous existence may be boring, but it's safe. However, fate finds a way of shaking up everything she thought she knew. Mia soon finds herself inside a rough-and-tumble biker club. The men are vile. The women are catty. Yet, somehow the crew of bold and plenty help her to see what she never could before. The person she was meant to become.

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