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Helen Binney projected a powerful image as the former governor's wife, and she's not about to let a little thing like illness force into doing anything less now. While her pushy nieces think she's at death's door, her handsome lawyer friend thinks she's a hot magnet for trouble...and her new gal-pals think she's a brilliant amateur detective! When those new gals give her an interesting project, Helen can't refuse proving her usefulness to the nay-sayers in her life.

Zoe, wife and mother of two, has her life all planned out, right down to the decadent chocolate mousse cake she’s making for dinner. Sure, marriage to her husband Carl has its ups and downs, but Zoe’s determined to make it work. Then, in a shocking turn of events, Zoe finds herself once again single with two children. Seeking solace for her wounded heart, Zoe goes home to her family’s ranch in Nashville, Tennessee.

Initialed thousands of years ago, developed throughout the entire history of human civilization, with its origins from the higher divine teaching, original profound medicine, and long history of mind-body-spirit practice, Mind-Body Medicine and Healthology (MBM) is one of the most rapidly advancing and widely used effective healthcare approaches today. It is also one of the most mystifying fields. This book demystifies this profound science and gives you the tools to maximize its wide spectrum of applications.

Country music superstar Cash Romeo is at the pinnacle of his career. In what should be the best time of his life, he feels disillusioned with his success and lonely. To make matters worse, someone is sabotaging his tour. One singer is severely injured and the other is dead, leaving Cash reeling. A happenstance meeting with a saucy blonde might give Cash the solution he needs to fill the slot on his tour, but will she be the next target?

For as long as he can remember, Mason has wanted to pursue his dream of being a musician. He’s been chomping at the bit to jump into the industry for years, but his daddy has been holding him back, claiming that Mason still has some growing up to do. As far as Mason is concerned, he’s plenty grown, and just as talented and driven as his older brother Cash. Mason knows that he has what it takes to soar. He only needs his shot. Just when his life takes the turn he always wanted, love and life open up a new path of possibilities that could be even better than he imagined.

The Romeo Family Romance series continues with Lexi Romeo’s story. This one is a crossover with the popular O'Brien Family Romance series. One country music singer desperate to make it big. Twenty contestants vying for the affection of one bachelor. No one actually falls in love on a TV reality show...do they? It's not easy being a cousin to the illustrious Romeos and having to walk in their shadows. However, Lexi Romeo is holding her own. She's determined to make it as a singer and songwriter.

Sometimes you have to forget all that you know...to learn how to love again. The player in the family, Jaxson goes through girlfriends faster than a hot knife through butter. A near fatal accident with a familiar face might be the very thing to give this cowboy a fresh take on love and loyalty. Jaxson locked his heart a long time ago and has no intention of opening it back up for anyone. Sure, he was heartbroken once when his ex-girlfriend Lemon betrayed him, but that was a lifetime ago. He has long since moved on. Then, why is he seeing Lemon? Was it her at the rodeo?

Ramsey doesn’t make a move without planning several steps ahead. He prides himself on being level-headed and methodical, which is why his strong attraction to country music star Hartley Raines makes no sense. As if Hartley’s caustic attitude toward Ramsey isn’t bad enough, she’s his brother Cash’s ex-girlfriend. That makes her completely off-limits.

Tara Peabody jumps into the fray. She’s a fighter, a survivor, and will not tolerate the humiliation and disrespect Stella Gale has dragged her through. Does she have what it takes to exact the revenge that so many others have sought, and still seek? Mick’s quest for revenge becomes ever more complicated by both his love for Annie and the long-held secret she reveals to him. Pete Strate is the wild card that puts into motion what Margaret Appleman believes could culminate in her dream of finally “bagging a very big bird”. Stella heads out to find Annie and bring her back home.

After the death of a patient, Daniel becomes rattled with confusion, denial, and a fading sense of self. In the wake of this tragedy, he finds Beenie. Despite their undeniable attraction to one another, each remains focused on the search for the answer - an answer to the problem that burdens them both. After days of sharing intense glances and enticing body language, Beenie would give anything to speak to this man who now haunts her dreams. Daniel can't deny Beenie's beauty and becomes consumed by it. Someone he initially thought to be a distraction from his search has now become his object of desire.

In her post prison life, Stella Gale, a tough, charismatic, and paradoxical ex-madam from Georgia, has become a renowned Rare Breed dog breeder (Dogue de Bordeaux). In her world, people not only keep secrets from each other, but also from themselves. Bobby Kansas, Stella’s husband, has no memory of the first ten years of his life and he doesn’t know why - Stella does, but she’s not telling.

A stand-alone Christmas romance with a whole lot of heart and the perfect dash of suspense! A woman searching for healing, a man desperate for a second chance, and the web of deceit that could destroy them both. Recently divorced with a young son, Noelle Staley needs a win in her life. She goes back to her hometown of Franklin, Tennessee to live with her aunt, Birdie Romeo. Starting over isn’t easy. All Noelle wants is a quiet Christmas so she can get her bearings and heal from the trauma of her failed marriage.

Internist Julia Fairchild, MD and her sister Carly embark on the perfect vacation that combines their love of dance and travel. They sign up for a dance tour in several cities along the Rhine River, but find themselves tap-dancing their way through an international mystery. A dancer is kidnapped. A security guard is murdered. Suspected of involvement when her face appears in security footage, Julia uses her doctor-detective skills to clear her name.

Lucas Romeo has no time for love. He’s been down that road before, and it didn’t end well. When his sister Lexi fixes him up on a blind date with her friend Magnolia, things take a disastrous turn. Lucas has no intention of ever going out with Magnolia again - not if she were the last woman on earth. Forget that she’s stunningly beautiful. She’s also spoiled and entitled, the kind of woman who wouldn’t last a day on a ranch. Then, Magnolia makes Lucas a deal he can’t refuse …

In The Next Time I Go to Heaven I Will Not Be Back, author Willie Agnes Chennault’s spirit stepped out of her physical body, and she was made anew in the likeness of Jesus. She talks about how she defeated death and how she was healed in the grave. She details a chilling experience of how she went down into the earth and how she found herself walking through a tunnel of light.

As the former governor's wife, Helen Binney is used to being in charge. So when illness and two pushy nieces force her to take on a visiting nurse, Helen uses every trick in the book to slip away from the annoying woman. Only someone must have disliked the nurse even more than Helen, because the woman's dead body shows up the next day in Helen's yard! Now it's up to Helen to prove that not only is she perfectly capable of taking care of herself, she's also perfectly capable of solving one cold-blooded murder.

Knox and Birdie Romeo have had their share of heartaches, and yet they’ve managed to weather the storm. They’ve raised a good, productive family and are looking forward to the time when they will have more grandchildren. Despite past indiscretions that broke apart their marriage, they’re in a good place now - they’re best friends. Do they dare reach for anything more? Things are about to get tricky when Birdie’s former boyfriend moves back to town and tries to win her back.

Cultured, graceful, feisty Shelby Collins is the epitome of a Southern lady. She tries to prove her competence by looking after her siblings while her mother is away caring for an ailing relative. Shelby’s secure world is turned upside down when her father, in a drunken rage, tries to rape her. Fearing others will learn of his treachery, he kidnaps her, takes her to a reform school, and abandons her. In utter despair, Shelby is sure that her life is over—but sometimes blessings come in the most unexpected ways.

After 20 years as a political wife, the now-divorced Helen Binney should be able to organize a small event for the local library without breaking a sweat. But she didn't plan on the guest speaker, a controversial celebrity poker player, literally drawing a hand of death. Whose buttons did he push a little too hard? Was it really, as the police believe, the niece of Helen's handsome lawyer/friend, Tate?

Helen Binney is frustrated with the challenges of her lupus and is desperate to hit something - anything! So what better place to go than a martial arts studio owned by a friend? Only her frustrations remain when she finds herself in a minor car accident, a female martial arts competitor mocks her physical limitations, and the studio owner won't let her engage in any satisfyingly high-impact exercise. But when the rude competitor is found dead in the locker room, Helen is distracted from her personal problems. She learns that the woman owned a bed & breakfast, and wasn't very good at making friends. Murder suspects abound....