A world changed forever by warKids exploited for their gifts of mind and strengthCan the gifted keep the ones they love safe?Or is there more at stake than they know?

Gifted (The Gifted Trilogy)

Teen & Young Adult

DeGioia, JoMarie

Literature & Fiction

Bailey Park Publishing

The girl afraid of taking chances. The guy always looking for his next thrill. Staying on the ground or soaring through the air... Falling in love is the biggest risk of all. Jake Chapman loses himself in extreme sports to fill the emptiness in his life. But when he meets CPA Claire Callahan at Cypress Corners, he wants to spend his visit proving to her that living in the moment is worth the risk. Claire cares for her ailing father, a compulsive gambler who repeatedly risked all they had in the quest for a new high. When she falls for Jake, beloved uncle to her close friends' little boy, she throws her own caution to the wind for once in her life. But his risk-taking soon shows her he's as addicted to the rush as her father is, and she won't put her heart in danger. Can Jake be the man Claire needs to keep her heart safe? Or will his thirst for adventure keep him from taking the biggest risk of all?

Taming Jake: Cypress Corners Book 2

Romance

Contemporary

A Braunach who jumps to the future to save his uncle A Pixie who will do anything to heal her sister Will he find a way to save them both? Or will he have to choose between his family’s gold and his heart’s treasure? Luke MacDonald, a charming Braunach from nineteenth century Ireland, uses his uncle’s enchanted amber to time jump to the future. His family’s gold was stolen and he must recover it to save his uncle’s failing mind. Brianna Wellbrook, a Cornish Pixie, has no choice but to use the gold her ancestor stole two centuries earlier. Her little sister is very ill, and no magic will heal her. She was warned that someone will come to retrieve it but she never expected such a strong and handsome Braunach. A dark presence followed Luke on his jump, and he wants the gold. Will Luke find a way to save the treasure and their loved ones before all is lost?

Luke's Gold: Braunachs of the Dell Book 1

Time Travel

A gentleman who laughs his way through life A lady who longs for a family of her own Undeniable attraction…a big misconception And a love that’s the greatest treasure of all Baron Philip Wilton, heir to the Earl of Bridgewater, enjoys a carefree life without responsiblities. When he stumbles across a gorgeous young woman in need of rescue at a country inn, he can’t help but come to her aid. He demands her passion in return, however. Something the girl refuses him. Lady Margaret, Maggie, Penworth lost her mother and the only home she’s ever known. Mishaps and poor planning while traveling to her uncle’s estate assures her she knows little of the world outside the small cottage she shared with her mother. A handsome gentleman settles her bill and, though she would never reward him with her body, he steals a kiss she cannot forget. When Philip finds Maggie at the Earl of Bridgewater’s estate, he believes fate threw them together. He soon realizes she isn’t the light-skirt he believed, but he still wants her with everything in him. She’s the sweetest, most beautiful woman he’s ever known. He’s determined to marry her, but he discovers a truth about her that could change everything. Can Philip keep a secret that could ultimately break Maggie’s heart? Or will the truth come out and threaten everything they have together?

The Heir's Treasure: Bridgewater Brides Book 1

Historical

A gentleman who solves the most challenging casesA young woman who keeps her own secrets closeWill the threat of danger draw them closer together?Or will he let his painful past keep him from seeing his future?Robert Shelby was beaten, betrayed, and held prisoner for months. Now, a year after his rescue, he loses himself in his work. A gifted private investigator, he takes cases of missing persons and missing goods. He turns a blind eye to smugglers who ply their trade close to his estate in Sussex, leaving the matter to the law. He also seeks to ignore the constable's inquisitive daughter, despite his attraction to her.Diana Ashley keeps watch over her brother as he works with the smugglers on the River Arun. She made a promise to her late mother to see to his safety and her father, the constable, cannot know of her brother's involvement or her concealment of it. She is tired of her duty, and longs to convince her brother to give up the dangerous work. One night Robert finds her on the bluff near his home, but despite his probing questions she won't reveal the true reason for her nightly vigils.There is more than smuggling going on in Sussex, and when her brother is accused of a horrible crime she goes to Robert for help clearing his name. Mutual attraction swiftly turns to passion, and she suspects that her heart is in more danger than she herself had ever been while keeping an eye on her brother. Robert is drawn to her sweetness, beauty, and quick mind, but believes she is better off without a scarred man like him.Can Robert make room in his heart for her?Or will past pain and betrayal drive him deny the love they share?

A Hero and a Rogue: Gentlemen Undercover Book 2