The Other Side of Fear (Cotton Creek)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Stone, Ciana

Thrillers & Suspense

Original Syn

The Boy in the Barn

Their childhood was dominated by pain and fear. They escaped the darkness at first chance, but darkness is a beast that doesn't let go easily, and now it's found them. It will be a battle that will threaten their lives and souls. The time to fight is almost at hand and this time, they can't run.\nFear. That's the first word that came to mind when she thought of her childhood.She ran away from home to escape an abusive father, and to protect her unborn child, leaving everything behind except for memories of the boy in the barn and childhood dreams that could never come true.\nTwenty years passed and she is now a woman. A woman who learned to put the past and her dark secrets behind her, to stand on her own and build a life for her and her son.\nBut the past and those dark secrets have returned and she's about to discover if she has the strength to face the horrors of the past. Once again, it's flight or fight and this time, she'd won't run.\n﻿It's a fight to the death and one she is not at all sure she can

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Originalsyn

Small Secrets\n" Mama Marion says I wouldn't have the sight if God didn't intend for me to do good with it. I just wish God didn't feel I needed to see this." Emmy age 16\nHer visions started when she was a child. Between a childhood where abuse was the norm and visions of death, her life has been far from normal.\nIt's been a decade since her vision led police to another victim of the Low Country Killer, long enough that Emmy has convinced herself that the secrets of the past should be forgotten, or at least kept locked away. Letting them out into the open can only cause pain and they've all had enough of that. So, she convinces herself that that horrible chapter in the life of her family is over, and the monsters who once walked Holly Isle are gone forever.\nThen out of the blue, on the anniversary of her husband's death, she has another vision of a young woman's body in the marsh. If that wasn't troubling enough, Nash, the boy she loved her entire life, the one who left and broke her heart, is back.\nAre the two events connected? Emmy won't accept that, no matter who tries to connect the events. She knows Nash isn't capable of that kind of barbarism. However, there are others who are, and she fears those monsters may have decided it is time to bring their dark hungers back to Holly Isle.

Small Secrets (Pyschics & Serial Killers)

SMALL SECRETS: a psychic suspense novel " Mama Marion says I wouldn't have the sight if God didn't intend for me to do good with it. I just wish God didn't feel I needed to see this." Emmy age 16 Her visions started when she was a child. Between a childhood where abuse was the norm and visions of death, her life has been far from normal. It's been a decade since her vision led police to another victim of the Low Country Killer, long enough that Emmy has convinced herself that the secrets of the past should be forgotten, or at least kept locked away. Letting them out into the open can only cause pain and they've all had enough of that. So, she convinces herself that that horrible chapter in the life of her family is over, and the monsters who once walked Holly Isle are gone forever. Then out of the blue, on the anniversary of her husband's death, she has another vision of a young woman's body in the marsh. If that wasn't troubling enough, Nash, the boy she loved her entire life, the one who left and broke her heart, is back. Are the two events connected? Emmy won't accept that, no matter who tries to connect the events. She knows Nash isn't capable of that kind of barbarism. However, there are others who are and she fears those monsters may have decided it is time to bring their dark hungers back to Holly Isle.

Small Secrets

Some things are stronger than metal and stone, like loyalty and love. Which makes the loss of either, a blow that strikes clear through to the heart.Loss has hit the Walker family hard, with the death of the family patriarch, and having the fiance of his grand-daughter accused of murdering him. If that wasn't enough, someone is determined to hurt both Heritage and Kal Burton, so it seems their fates are linked in more than Kal's love for Cici Walker. There's a mystery to be solved and a lot of people determined to solve it, including the man who holds the reins of Heritage, Russell Walker. He'll do whatever it takes to keep his family and their legacy safe, but it's getting damned hard to know who he can trust. Right now, there's only one person. Naomie Taylor. The woman who stirs his blood and makes him wish he was twenty years younger.

The Fire You Hold (Cotton Creek)

Independently published

Attorney Caroline Ellis wants a decent orgasm or twenty. Sex has been mediocre since she and Jordan Fox split and he owes her for breaking his word and her heart. Businessman Jordan Fox wants to win back the woman he loves. He regrets not going through with that ménage in college, but the idea of letting another man touch him made him run. It was the biggest mistake of his life and long past time to make it right. Secretly bisexual attorney Seth Foster has his fist wrapped around a recurrent fantasy that Jordan, his boss and best friend, is not completely hetero. Never in those wildest dreams did he imagine they could come true. Jordan's determination to get Caroline back could fulfill each of their fantasies and more.

Unbridled (Hot in the Saddle)

Erotica

Elloras Cave Pub Inc

Wyatt Nashoba is a warrior, a man without fear. At least that's the picture he presents to the members of his Navy SEAL team. He's a stone-cold killer with a reputation as a woman magnet, and needing no one. But appearances can be deceiving. Wyatt is a man torn by love and betrayal. His only need, his one weakness is Chance-a woman from his past he can never have, can never trust. She ripped his heart out with her betrayal and he has vowed never to look upon her again.Chance never expected to hear from Wyatt. Especially not in the middle of the night, sounding afraid and unsure. The call serves to bring feelings she'd never escaped back to the surface. She's been his as long as she can remember and no matter how much he shuns her, she has to find him. Help him.Wyatt will be forced to see her and face the old feelings that have haunted him for years, because something inside him, an entity of violence and lust, is fighting for control of his mind. And his only chance of survival depends on the love of Wyatt's Chance.Note: Story contains some scenes of graphic violence and rape.

Wyatt's Chance

Trouble in Cowboy Boots Stranded in Mesa Blanco, Texas, with no money and no prospects, Emily Lathrop hires on as the cook at the Lazy Aces Ranch. Two problems—she can’t cook, and owner Wyatt Cavanaugh is so hot she nearly burns herself just standing near him. Trying to keep her hormones under control is a problem when Wyatt seduces her into his bed and teaches her the real meaning of erotic love. Now proper Emily finds herself shockingly addicted to the BDSM games he likes to play, her body craving the bondage and domination that pushes her thermostat past the point of combustion even though she suspects it’s all going to come crashing down any moment with a big, painful thud. Trouble in a Stetson Lola Lamont leaves Vegas with two pals, never imagining they’d break down in small-town Texas. So what’s a former showgirl to do when she runs smack dab into the hottest sheriff south of the Mason Dixon line? Why, jump his bones, of course! Sam Campbell takes one look at the Vegas Bombshell and knows damn good and well she belongs in his bed. She probably has the words gold digger tattooed to her ass but he’s ready to take what the sexy blonde has to offer. Vowing to protect his heart, Sam rocks her world. Too bad she’s rocking his right back. Sam is more than ready to handle some sass, spunk and sex, but is he willing to gamble on love? Trouble in Chaps Roxie may have broken down in Middle-of-Nowhere, Texas, but she darn sure doesn’t plan on staying any longer than it takes to get the land yacht she arrived in up and running. But you know what they say about the best-laid plans. Cliff was a complication she hadn’t counted on. The man looks like walking sex and he’s determined that before Roxie hightails it out of town, she’ll share his bed. So he offers her a job at his bar, Chaps, to keep her close—and adds a sexy bet on top of it. If she wins, he finances her escape from Nowheresville. If he wins, she stays for six months, keeping bar by day and keeping him warm at night. It’s a wager she can’t resist—and one she can’t lose.

Sequins, Saddles and Spurs

Holt, Desiree

Carlysle, Regina

Romance

Ellora's Cave Publishing, Inc.

"A page turner! I couldn't put it down. Ciana has a way of weaving a tale that leaves you spellbound. Sweet, Funny, and a Splash of Danger! Definitely a story you can get lost in."  ~Candid Book Reviews  A man hiding from his past and a woman running from hers.Two people from different worlds who know one another only from what they have shared with one another in Facebook messages. They've never heard the other's voice, or seen a photo.  Analise Becke writes romance with western heroes, men she has dreamed up by combining the looks of her favorite western actor with the qualities she discovers in the Texas rancher, Riley Morgan. She's cooked up more than a few fantasies about Riley over the last year, but knows them for what they are -- fantasies of a lonely woman whose marriage is falling apart.Riley looks forward to the online chats more than he is willing to admit but has never considered asking what she looks like. She's just an online friend. Yeah, they have a connection, but certainly not enough to even consider that a face-to-face meeting will spark anything other than a solidification of their friendship.  Riley Morgan and Analise Becke are in for a big surprise - actually a series of surprises. Their lives are about to be turned upside down as passion and danger come to Cotton Creek, Texas.And they say nothing ever happens in Cotton Creek.

Southern Comfort (Cotton Creek)

United States

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Justice Weathers has his hands full with the ranch and his twin boys. A widower whose love life is pretty much non-existent and maybe that’s for a reason. His family doesn’t seem to have much luck with happily-ever-after. Sex? That's something an ex-rodeo bad boy can handle. Love 'em and leave'em. He’s not looking for love. Heck he runs from it. He might have a bit of running to do. Someone’s on her way to Cotton Creek and when she gets there she’s gonna stir up a whole lot of feelings he’s spent the last three years trying to forget. Yeah, that bit about nothing ever happening in Cotton Creek? So wrong.

Finding Justice (Cotton Creek)

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Stone, Ciana. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Stone, Ciana