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Taking Shots: An Assassins Novel (Assassins #1)
by Toni AleoIn Toni Aleo's exhilarating Loveswept debut, the first in a series featuring the hockey hunks of the Nashville Assassins, a reformed bad boy helps a charming, willful woman face off against the demons of her past. No matter how hard she tries, Elleanor Fisher never thinks she's good enough, from her job to her weight to her love life. After enduring years of abuse at the hands of an ex-boyfriend, Elli has been drifting through life in a daze. Until, that is, she meets Shea Adler on a promotional shoot for the NHL's Nashville Assassins. Before Elli knows what's happening, the gorgeous Shea breaks the ice and shatters her world. A brilliant athlete inside the rink, Shea Adler is tired of the life he's living outside of it: the women, the money, the drinking. But everything changes when he meets Elli. After laying eyes on this feisty, witty, beautiful woman, he feels like he's just taken the hardest hit of his life. No matter how skeptical she is, Shea knows they are meant to be together--if only he can convince Elli to put her insecurities aside before she misses out on a shot at love.Praise for Toni Aleo's Nashville Assassins romances "Aleo melts the ice and hits it into the net with her Assassins series."--Award-winning author Jami Davenport "Taking Shots is really the whole package. You get romance, humor, steamy sex, drama, and then it all wraps up with a great conclusion. I am amazed that this is Toni's first book. She has come out in a huge way. I can't wait to read more from her. Don't hesitate for a moment to grab this book."--Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews "A little steamy, a little heartbreaking, and a whole lot of fanning yourself are in order this time around readers. Are your cheeks feeling a little pink yet? Get used to the feeling."--Dreaming in the Pages, on Trying to Score "Empty Net is an honest, heartwarming, endearing story. . . . Toni Aleo doesn't just write a story. She gives you the ability to experience the journey of her characters right along with them. Her stories are enveloped with passion, emotion, humor, love; and let me tell you, that girl knows how to write a sex scene that just makes you sweat!"--Guilty Pleasures Book Review "Sexy and riveting . . . the perfect combination of love and lust."--USA Today bestselling author Heidi McLaughlin, on Blue Lines Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from these Loveswept titles: Trying to Score and Empty Net.
Taking Stock
by A. L. LesterIt's 1972. Fifteen years earlier, teenage Laurie Henshaw came to live at Webber's Farm with his elderly uncle and settled in to the farming life. Now thirty-two, Laurie has a stroke in the middle of working on the farm. As he recovers, he has to come to terms with the fact that some of his new limitations are permanent and he's never going to be as active as he used to be. Will he be able to accept the helping hands his friends extend to him?With twenty successful years in the city behind him, Phil McManus is hiding in the country after his boyfriend set him up to take the fall for an insider trading deal at his London stockbroking firm. There's not enough evidence to prosecute anyone, but not enough to clear him, either. He can't bear the idea of continuing his old stagnating life in the city or going back to his job now everyone knows he's gay.Thrown together in a small country village, can Phil and Laurie forge a new life that suits the two of them and the makeshift family who gathers round them? Or are they too tied up in their own shortcomings to recognise what they have?
Taking the Boss to Bed: Bane The Rancher's Secret Son Taking The Boss To Bed
by Joss WoodOne kiss from the boss is all it takes! When producer Ryan Jackson kisses a beautiful stranger to save her from a lecherous investor, he doesn't know she's his newest employee...or that she's also his best friend's little sister all grown up. Now the only way to save his business deal is a scorching, hands-on, make-believe affair with the one woman who is absolutely off-limits. So why is he thinking more about seducing Jaci Brookes-Lyon than toeing the corporate line? When sexual ruse becomes reality, can faking it save his business and lead to love?
Taking the Heat
by Victoria DahlPassion this hot can't be faked... All revved up for bright lights and steamy nights, writer Veronica Chandler chased her dreams to New York City. When she hit a dead end, reality sent her back home to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Saving her pride and her new gig-writing a relationship advice column!-requires some faking. No one can know the truth about her big-city flop or her nonexistent sex life. But the town's irresistibly rugged librarian is determined to figure her out...and give her hands-on lessons in every wicked thing she wants to know. Gabe MacKenzie's heart might be in Wyoming, but secretly his future's tied up in his family's Manhattan legacy. Getting down and dirty with Veronica is supposed to give him a few memorable nights-not complicate his plans. But the thing about heat this scorching is there's just no going back...and it might be too hot for either of them to take.
Taking the Heat: A No Strings Attached Contemporary Romance
by Victoria DahlA fan-favorite from USA TODAY bestselling author Victoria Dahl, originally published in 2015. Passion this hot can't be faked… All revved up for bright lights and steamy nights, writer Veronica Chandler chased her dreams to New York City. When she hit a dead end, reality sent her back home to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Saving her pride and her new gig—writing a relationship advice column!—requires some faking. No one can know the truth about her big-city flop or her nonexistent sex life. But the town's irresistibly rugged librarian is determined to figure her out…and give her hands-on lessons in every wicked thing she wants to know. Gabe MacKenzie's heart might be in Wyoming, but secretly his future's tied up in his family's Manhattan legacy. Getting down and dirty with Veronica is supposed to give him a few memorable nights—not complicate his plans. But the thing about heat this scorching is there's just no going back…and it might be too hot for either of them to take.
Taking the Heat
by Sylvia DayFrom Sylvia Day, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Crossfire novels, comes Taking the Heat, a novella of the Shadow Stalkers--where men in uniform are trained to enforce the rules. Out of uniform, those rules are made to be broken.He had three days to fix everything. Three days to remind her of how good they were together. She was a captive audience...Layla Creed and Deputy US Marshal Brian Simmons have a history that is as hot and heartbreaking as it is unforgettable. Now their paths have crossed once again. This time things are twice as hot. Layla--a protected witness--has been persuaded to come out of hiding and testify in a sensational murder trial. But as far as Brian's concerned, there's an even more pressing problem. Once Layla testifies she'll get sucked back into the Witness Protection Program. A new identity, a new location, a new occupation--and a new inspector to check up on her. In other words, out of his life forever. There is one more option--take Layla and go on the run. Rekindling what they once had should be easy. But a stranger in their shadow has plans of his own, forcing Brian and Layla to risk everything in the name of love. Includes a preview of On Fire, another novella in the Shadow Stalkers series. Taking the Heat previously appeared in Men Out of Uniform.
Taking the Heat
by Brenda NovakThe small town of Florence, Arizona, is known for one thing-its prison. Gabrielle Hadley is in Florence for personal reasons, though; she's seeking the mother who abandoned her more than two decades ago. In order to support herself and her two-year-old daughter, Gabrielle is working as a prison guard-just about the only job available in this bleak desert town.Randall Tucker is a prisoner at Florence, convicted of murdering his wife. He has one goal: to survive until he can prove his innocence-and reclaim his seven-year-old son, Landon, now living in foster care.In the prison's atmosphere of tension and corruption, Gabrielle discovers that Randall Tucker is far from the murderer he's said to be.When he escapes during a prison transfer, she follows him into the unforgiving desert. To protect her job, her own integrity-or him? But the guard becomes the prisoner's captive...and more. It's a relationship that's not supposed to exist, and yet it might save them both.
Taking the Heat
by Brenda Novak“Fast-paced drama…vividly realistic descriptions… Readers will be quickly drawn in to this well-written, multifaceted story that is an engrossing, compelling read.”—Library JournalThe small town of Florence, Arizona, is known for one thing—its prison. Gabrielle Hadley is in Florence for personal reasons, though; she’s seeking the mother who abandoned her more than two decades ago. In order to support herself and her two-year-old daughter, Gabrielle is working as a prison guard—just about the only job available in this bleak desert town.Randall Tucker is a prisoner at Florence, convicted of murdering his wife. He has one goal: to survive until he can prove his innocence—and reclaim his seven-year-old son, Landon, now living in foster care.In the prison’s atmosphere of tension and corruption, Gabrielle discovers that Randall Tucker is far from the murderer he’s said to be. When he escapes during a prison transfer, she follows him into the unforgiving desert. To protect her job, her own integrity—or him? But the guard becomes the prisoner’s captive…and more. It’s a relationship that’s not supposed to exist, and yet it might save them both.Originally published in 2003
Taking the Lead
by Sarah MonkTheodora is an artist with bright blue eyes and long chaotic hair which is supposed to be brown but gets attacked with colour as frequently as the canvasses she produces. Jonas is half Swedish, tall, with a halo of golden hair and jade green eyes and has channelled his mix of practicality and creativity into his own woodworking business. They are meant for each other. If only they knew each other. Their paths are tantalisingly close at times, but it will take something dramatic in both their lives to lead them in the right direction...
Taking the Lead
by Sarah MonkTheodora is an artist with bright blue eyes and long chaotic hair which is supposed to be brown but gets attacked with colour as frequently as the canvasses she produces. Jonas is half Swedish, tall, with a halo of golden hair and jade green eyes and has channelled his mix of practicality and creativity into his own woodworking business. They are meant for each other. If only they knew each other. Their paths are tantalisingly close at times, but it will take something dramatic in both their lives to lead them in the right direction...
Taking the Long Way Home (Bravo Family Ties #23)
by Christine RimmerHe&’s determined to crack the hard shell around her heart. She&’s just as determined to enforce it. And a pregnancy challenges both! Anything can happen in the latest from New York Times bestselling author Christine Rimmer! Could one night with the rancher Lead to a lifetime of love? Piper Wallace&’s unexpected one-night fling with the sexy, much-younger rancher Jason Bravo is unforgettable—and not just because of their mind-blowing chemistry! The widowed librarian is now pregnant with his child. Jason agrees to keep the relationship between himself and the woman he's secretly loved for years as strictly a co-parenting one. Still, when Piper locates her biological father through an online DNA site and plans a road trip to meet him, Jason insists on tagging along. Their connection burns hotter than ever. But can he convince Piper that unlike the unreliable men in her past, he&’s playing for keeps? From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. Bravo Family Ties Book 1: Fifty Ways To Say I'm PregnantBook 2: Marrying MollyBook 3: Lori's Little SecretBook 4: Bravo UnwrappedBook 5: The Bravo Family WayBook 6: Married in HasteBook 7: From Here to PaternityBook 8: A Bravo Christmas ReunionBook 9: Valentine's Secret ChildBook 10: Having Tanner Bravo's BabyBook 11: The Stranger and Tessa JonesBook 12: The Bravo BachelorBook 13: A Bravo's HonorBook 14: Valentine BrideBook 15: A Bride for Jericho BravoBook 16: Expecting the Boss's BabyBook 17: Donovan's ChildBook 18: Marriage, Bravo Style!Book 19: A Bravo HomecomingBook 20: The Return of Bowie BravoBook 21: Hometown ReunionBook 22: Taking the Long Way HomeBook 23: Her Best Friend's Wedding
Taking the Reins
by Carolyn McsparrenIf he never had to be responsible for anything ever again...it would be too soon for him Jake Thompson never realized how many decisions he used to make in a day until he lost the nerve to make any and was forced to leave the army. But he's starting to believe this horse therapy program they've put him in might actually help to get past the nightmare of indecision he's faced since losing his troop. And it's all because of instructor Charlotte Nicholson. As if the recently widowed single mom in charge of the rehab farm doesn't have enough on her plate without Jake adding his problems to hers. But being with Charlie makes him think beyond his pain to the future. If seems as if he's being offered a second chance at happiness...and all he needs to do is make the decision to take it. Something far easier said than done.and was forced to leave the army. But he's starting to believe this horse therapy program they've put him in might actually help to get past the nightmare of indecision he's faced since losing his troop. And it's all because of instructor Charlotte Nicholson. As if the recently widowed single mom in charge of the rehab farm doesn't have enough on her plate without Jake adding his problems to hers. But being with Charlie makes him think beyond his pain to the future. If seems as if he's being offered a second chance at happiness...and all he needs to do is make the decision to take it. Something far easier said than done.
Taking the Reins
by Kat MurrayPeyton Muldoon needs a man bad. No, not that way. What she needs is a trainer for her struggling stud ranch. And only a true life horse whisperer will do, a man with the right touch and real know how. Redford Callahan's on a hot streak. Not in the sack. But with the ranch owners who hire him to gentle their animals without breaking their spirit. He can pick and choose his next gig, so he'll be damned if he's going to waste his time on a mismanaged operation like the M-Star. Not until Peyton sashays into his motel room one night to make him a deal he can't refuse. Now Red's days as a loner are numbered and he's starting to wonder if there's one spitfire he won't be able to tame. . . Sassy and sexy. . . a welcome new voice! --USA Today bestselling author Donna Kauffman
Taking the Reins
by Lorie O'Clare Kat MurrayPeyton Muldoon needs a man bad.No, not that way. What she needs is a trainer for her struggling stud ranch. And only a true life horse whisperer will do, a man with the right touch and real know how. Redford Callahan's on a hot streak.Not in the sack. But with the ranch owners who hire him to gentle their animals without breaking their spirit. He can pick and choose his next gig, so he'll be damned if he's going to waste his time on a mismanaged operation like the M-Star. Not until Peyton sashays into his motel room one night to make him a deal he can't refuse. Now Red's days as a loner are numbered and he's starting to wonder if there's one spitfire he won't be able to tame. . ."Sassy and sexy. . .a welcome new voice!" --USA Today bestselling author Donna Kauffman
Taking You Home
by Cooper DavisThe man on his arm isn’t nearly as scary as the man in the mirror. Hunter Willis’s “Guy Town” passport was stamped and in as good working order as his Harley. Like a good Midwestern jock, he’d ride that manly machine to his construction job every day, even throw back a few beers with the boys. Hockey and baseball filled out his single-dude weekends. Then, summer heat worked its magic, and he fell in love with his best friend, sexy stockbroker Maxwell Daniels. The Harley is still in the garage, but the man is definitely—and lustily—out of the closet. As in tearing the door off its hinges. Now that Hunter’s in love, he’s in all the way. Even proposed—and Max has accepted. But before their dream wedding in Vermont next spring, they must face the greatest danger to their perfect love. Meeting the family. It’s not just enduring the Daniels clan’s magnifying glass. It’s facing the deep, dark fears and secrets that are suddenly brought into sharp focus. Forcing them to decide if theirs is only a summer fling…or a love that can flourish even in the chill of winter. Warning: This novel contains one hero’s deep love for a bread machine, wedding day jitters, erotic cross-dressing—and absolutely zero bridezillas. It’s not just enduring the Daniels clan’s magnifying glass. It’s facing the deep, dark fears and secrets that are suddenly brought into sharp focus. Forcing them to decide if theirs is only a summer fling…or a love that can flourish even in the chill of winter. Warning: This novel contains one hero’s deep love for a bread machine, wedding day jitters, erotic cross-dressing—and absolutely zero bridezillas.
Takoda and Horse (The Good Fight)
by Andrew GreyA Book in the Good Fight SeriesEver wonder how Horse got his name?
Tal y como lo soñé (El club de las Tulipanes #Volumen 2)
by Marion S. LeeBea lleva toda una vida buscando un hombre que cumpla con los «estándares Crespo»: alto, rubio, ojos azules, simpático y... highlander. La segunda entrega de la serie «El club de las Tulipanes» creada por Marion S. Lee y Lucía de Vicente, ¡no te puedes perder la historia de Bea! Es Carnaval en Cádiz y para la fiesta de inauguración del Hotel-Palacio Los Tulipanes, Beatriz Crespo y sus socias han preparado una fiesta de disfraces en la que han puesto todo su esfuerzo e ilusión. En el momento más álgido de la noche, Cameron Brodie, el simpático dueño de un pub escocés local, aparece para solicitar un presupuesto para celebrar allí el congreso anual de la Asociación Escocesa de Cazadores de Mitos Antiguos. Ante tal encargo, que las afianzaría en el marco hostelero de la cuidad, Beatriz trata de diseñar un programa atractivo para los posibles huéspedes. Y para ello, necesitará la ayuda de Cam, que ejercerá de intermediario con la asociación escocesa. Lo que Bea no espera es que, mientras dedica todo su esfuerzo en conseguir que el evento de la asociación de cazadores de mitos se realice en el hotel, el emisario se vuelva todavía más interesante que la tarea que tiene entre manos. Al fin y al cabo, el guapo escocés con alma de gaditano reúne todas esas cualidades que desde siempre ha considerado importantes en un hombre. Lo que al inicio no era más que una relación comercial pronto se convierte en otra que ninguno de los dos espera, pero contra lo que no se les ocurre luchar. Beatriz está cansada de ser desgraciada en el amor y a Cam no parece importarle ser el highlander con el que ella siempre soñó. Ana Álvarez ha dicho sobre la serie...«Presentar esta serie escrita por dos magníficas autoras que, además, son muy queridas para mí, me genera una especial ilusión. Ellas han unido sus esfuerzos y sus estupendas plumas para deleitarnos con unas novelas cercanas y entretenidas, cuyas tramas se desarrollan en Cádiz, una ciudad preciosa y que conozco bien. Por lo tanto, puedo afirmar que la labor de documentación que han llevado a cabo es exhaustiva y minuciosa, como todo lo que suelen realizar. No tengo dudas de que las cuatro novelas que constituyen la serie "El club de las Tulipanes" harán las delicias de los lectores por su calidad literaria y la originalidad de sus argumentos, así como estoy segura de que los carismáticos personajes que en ellas aparecen os enamorarán. ¡Disfrutadlas!»Ana Álvarez
Talamh
by Lisa AidanUn rey preocupado por el futuro, una hija capaz y aguerrida, un hombre valiente y dispuesto a todo por alcanzar la paz. ¿Están sus caminos destinados a encontrarse? En las convulsas tierras del norte, las tribus han alcanzado un equilibrio; a pesar de que algunos todavía guerrean entre sí, Mordrain ha conseguido que su reino sea un lugar de paz. El problema del rey es que se ha hecho mayor y, aunque ha tenido muchos vástagos con la que fue su esposa, Eara, tan solo le queda una sucesora, Cailin, que hace dos años alcanzó la edad adulta. Una promesa a su fallecida reina le ha impedido casarla hasta la fecha, pero los reinos allende de sus fronteras son brutales y despiadados, por lo que, tras la muerte de otra de sus hijas más mayores, es necesario que una nueva alianza se forje para proteger a su gente. Aunque eso vaya en contra de los deseos de su heredera. Lean el Bárbaro, dirigente de su tribu, en plena zona de continuas guerras y saqueos, admira a un reino del que únicamente ha oído hablar y que no solo se mantiene al margen de las escaramuzas, sino que es neutral y, en muchas ocasiones, mediador de conflictos entre otros reinos, y admira al rey Mordrain por conseguir semejante hazaña. Por ese motivo, cuando se entera de que este ha hecho un llamamiento a los distintos líderes, acude también. Pero no solo desea conocerlo: debe saber si los rumores de que busca una alianza mediante el matrimonio con su hija son ciertos y, si es así, disuadirlo. Lean cree que las mujeres recién llegadas a la adultez no deberían convertirse todavía en esposas y mucho menos de guerreros y saqueadores sangrientos. Sin embargo, cuando la vida y la muerte conviven, solo queda una salida: La Alianza.
Tale of Birle
by Cynthia VoigtThere are some who say that the Lady Fortune has a wheel, and all men are fixed upon it. The wheel turns, and the men rise, or fall, with the turning of the wheel. Birle has agreed to be wed to the huntsman Muir as an escape from the drudgery of life at her father's inn -- but the moment she looks into the bellflower blue eyes of the man she comes upon stealing one of her father's boats, Birle knows she cannot marry Muir. Even after she discovers the mysterious stranger is Orien, a Lord and as unreachable to an innkeeper's daughter as a star, Birle is determined to travel with him as far as he will allow. Their travels take Birle to a world far from home, a world where Lords may become slaves, where Princes rule by fear, and where Fortune's Wheel turns more swiftly and dangerously than Birle could have imagined. Newberry Medalist Cynthia Voigt's second novel of the Kingdom, set two generations later than Jackaroo, is a memorable combination of thrilling adventure and heart-stopping romance.
Tale of Gwyn
by Cynthia Voigt"False, they were all of them false, the stories; as false as the stories of fairies dancing in moonlight glades on Midsummer Night." But they served a purpose. In a distant time and far-off kingdom, life is hard. People don't have enough to eat, and winter is upon them. There's little that offers hope, and many turn to the legends of Jackaroo -- the masked outlaw hero who rides at night giving aid to the helpless and coin to the destitute -- for solace. But Gwyn, the Innkeeper's daughter -- sensitive, industrious, and independent -- is too practical to believe such tales. But when a snowstorm forces her and a young Lordling to seek refuge in an abandoned house, Gwyn wonders if perhaps she has been too cynical. Hidden away in an old forgotten cupboard, Gwyn discovers a package -- a cloak, a mask, a sword....Jackaroo? Could the stories be true? It takes a shock and a devastating betrayal for Gwyn to begin to understand what -- and who -- Jackaroo really is. And she comes to know what part she will play in discovering the truth, such as it may be, behind the legends.
A Tale of Nine
by Kassandra LeaThe weather is crappy, the fire is crackling, dinner is cooking, and Makai is nervous.He's having dinner with his boyfriend Nolan, and there's something extra special about this date. He planned it all perfectly in his mind and rehearsed exactly what he wants to say. But now, when the moment has presented itself, Makai struggles to find the words.Maybe the gift he has waiting will say it all.
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 1
by Mercedes Lackey"She’ll keep you up long past your bedtime." — #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King "The prolific Lackey (the Valdemar series) draws on the darker, Brothers Grimm side of fairy lore for her enchanting tale." — Publisher’s Weekly Rediscover the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, where if you can’t carry out your legendary role, life is no fairy tale… Now in a three-volume box set! A TANGLED WEB Kidnapping Persephone should have been an easy task. But in the Five Hundred Kingdoms, nothing’s ever simple—and the wrong blonde goddess is stolen by mistake, leaving Prince Leopold without his new bride. At least until he braves the realm of the dead to get her back… THE FAIRY GODMOTHER Elena Klovis was supposed to be her kingdom’s Cinderella—until fate left her with a completely inappropriate prince! So she set out to make a new life for herself. But breaking with "The Tradition" is no easy matter—until she gets a little help from her own fairy godmother, who promptly offers Elena a most unexpected job… ONE GOOD KNIGHT When a dragon storms the castle, what should a (virgin) princess do? Practical-minded Princess Andromeda turns to her studies to find an answer, but cannot. The Traditional solution is to soothe the marauding dragon with a virgin sacrifice—but Andromeda herself is picked! To buck Tradition, it will take the strongest of wills, knowledge, quick wits and a refusal to give up, no matter what happens along the way…
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 1
by Mercedes LackeyNEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mercedes Lackey enters a world with fractured fairytales that lead to Happily Ever Afters-with some unique twists and turns along the way!<P><P> THE FAIRY GODMOTHER<P> When Elena realizes she's never going to find her prince, she decides to break with "The Tradition"-a mystical power that encourages everyone in The Five Hundred Kingdoms to find their storybook role-and head off on her own. Because even with a little help from a Fairy Godmother, the road to a Happily Ever After isn't smooth....<P> ONE GOOD KNIGHT<P> Facing down dragons isn't the Traditional job for a princess, but when Princess Andromeda is chosen for the virgin sacrifice, she isn't going to go meekly. Teaming up with Sir George, her Champion, leads to a few more surprises, and suddenly she's seeing the dragon in a whole new light....
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 2
by Mercedes LackeyRediscover the world of fractured fairytales in NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mercedes Lackey’s sparkling Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms. There are Happily Ever Afters—with some twists and turns along the way! FORTUNE’S FOOL Though she’s the seventh daughter of the Sea King, Ekaterina is better at being the family spy than a pampered princess. Her latest assignment matches her up with Sasha, the seventh son of a neighboring Kingdom. Known as a Fool, he’s equally able to slip under the radar. But when Ekaterina is kidnapped by a possessive Jinn, she’s got to get a little bit of help from fortune, a fool and a paper bird before taking down her captor! THE SNOW QUEEN She has a heart of ice and isn’t afraid to let everyone know it. But Aleksia, Queen of the Northern Lights, isn’t evil. At least, not before an imposter starts using her name and powers for selfish ends. Teaming up with a mother searching for her son, and a girl searching for her lover, Aleksia will do whatever she has to in order to reclaim her good name…
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 2
by Mercedes LackeyNEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mercedes Lackey continues to sparkle in a world with fractured fairytales. There are Happily Ever Afters—with some twists and turns along the way!<P><P> FORTUNE'S FOOL:<P> Though she's the seventh daughter of the Sea King, Ekaterina is better at being the family spy than a pampered princess. Her latest assignment matches her up with Sasha, the seventh son of a neighboring Kingdom. Known as a Fool, he's equally able to slip under the radar. But when Ekaterina is kidnapped by a possessive Jinn, she's got to get a little bit of help from fortune, a fool and a paper bird before taking down her captor!<P> THE SNOW QUEEN:<P> She has a heart of ice and isn't afraid to let everyone know it. But Aleksia, Queen of the Northern Lights, isn't evil. At least, not before an imposter starts using her name and powers for selfish ends. Teaming up with a mother searching for her son, and a girl searching for her lover, Aleksia will do whatever she has to in order to reclaim her good name….<P>