The truth is that Amber Colbright has waited her entire life for a guy, like Reese Shaw. Fresh out of college and ready to start a new chapter, the couple has big plans for a serious life together. Recently engaged, they are off to a great start with decent jobs and an even better first home. But, the real world isn't so simple. In order to play with the big kids you have to get a little dirty. It's the first life lesson she's learned since the day...

Stephen T. Morrison was an ordinary father who wore sensible shoes every day to a job he couldn't stand. It was no different than his marriage — something he did because it was "the right thing to do." Day in and day out, things were the same. The only highlight to his day was messages from the meaningless fling he called Baby Girl; a woman he'd finally broken vows for just to feel alive. It-and she-didn't matter, really. His wife, Kathy, had checked...

The Cabin Justice is bitter. It began with a simple hope and a need but got crazy quick. For lifelong besties Suzie and Heather, it was obvious there would be a price for sweet justice eventually. Karma is-after all-a subjective thing. And, pain and pleasure can be as tangled as friendship. But, it's not always so complicated. We have all been there. We know that justice can be sweet. So what if, Heather and Suzie wondered, they found a way to turn...

You can't pick your kin or the risky games they play. Every family has its secrets but for Elise Reddick, entangled roots have turned deadly, leaving her torn between twisted memories and cold realities. Estranged from her family of origin after a horrific crime, Elise tries to move on in the tiny town of Red Leaf while under investigation for her ex-boyfriend's murder. There, she forms new relationships and encounters more lies as she slowly unravels...

Spoiled plans were simply not an option for Jonah Dunn.It didn't matter that Emery Swinn, his she-devil boss, thought she could have anything she wanted by simply batting her eyes and making others do her dirty work.Jonah, who had lived enough for three lives, knew exactly what he wanted and wasn't going to let Her Highness stop him.With eyes set on rookie intern Danielle Mosley, Jonah had every intention of doing whatever it took to win her affection....

Martha knows things. For starters, she wants away from the big top. But, it won't be easy. To finally, be free of the circus life, she has to find herself. That will mean facing reality. And Martha, unlike the rest of the oddities, knows the truth. There are actualities that come with working in the circus: 1. You don't apply for no reason. 2. No one is, who they seem. 3. It's impossible to leave unchanged. The carnival's resident bearded lady, is...

Sometimes, the cravings just take over. Jimmie Putnam is an ordinary man by any measure. By day, he works as a law clerk. At night, when he can't fight the cravings, he becomes a collector. He takes great care of his human Things, buying them cherry lipstick and reading to them from his journal. When they've, been on their best behavior, he even takes them out of his freezers... Sometimes, the need is just too deep. Florel Ross has been mostly invisible...

Trigger warning. That's what the front entrance should say. Instead, it lies the same way the outsiders do. Week after week, it cheerfully ushers unsuspecting loved ones and visitors to the registration desk where they'll sign day passes to visit us: the broken girls. The lost. The forgotten. The damaged. The twisted. Every Saturday-Sundays on holidays too-outsiders will visit with no clue what really goes on in the place they've sent us to where...

This life of a circus freak ain't easy. It's especially difficult when you're part of a conjoined twin big top act where disagreements are a daily thing. It's worse when your twin is in love with a killer and you can't convince him to run the other way - even if you are the one with the legs. If you do, he'll kill you anyway. Same can be said for the guy in love who can't get a moment's privacy. All the carnie brothers ever dreamed about was being...

Breaking the rules can be deadly. Following them can be worse. The Ten Golden Rules: They are simple. Do not mistake humble for weak, nor meek for frail. Don't confuse empathy with stupidity, or honesty with foolhardiness. At no time, underestimate the power of gratitude. Always be appreciative and sincere. Forever hold true the virtues of integrity and patience. Never assume. The Ten Rules of Karma: They are certain. Expectations based on pretenses...