Author: Melinda G. McCall
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1647425182
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Have you ever driven home from work wearing nothing but a pair of rubber boots? For Dr. Melinda McCall, a large animal veterinarian in rural Virginia, this is living the dream. Caring for cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, llamas, and the occasional alpaca, unusual mishaps and mind-blowing adventures abound. Getting caught driving home naked after a tough day at work is just another day at the office for Dr. Melinda. Ride along in the vet truck as this fearless vet confronts every obstacle that crosses her path while building a thriving veterinary practice with an all-female foundation. She prevails through a fractured skull, back surgery, rare zoonotic diseases, and other extreme challenges. With stubbornness and grit, she surpasses the expectations of adversaries, including her own father, to become the owner of a successful veterinary business and mother of an inquisitive, spirited young daughter. Offering a firsthand glimpse into the fascinating world of veterinary medicine, Driving Home Naked is a smart, riveting, and heartfelt memoir that will captivate animal lovers and inspire people to follow their dreams on any scale. Buckle up for a wild ride.
Driving Home Naked
Author: Melinda G. McCall
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1647425182
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Have you ever driven home from work wearing nothing but a pair of rubber boots? For Dr. Melinda McCall, a large animal veterinarian in rural Virginia, this is living the dream. Caring for cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, llamas, and the occasional alpaca, unusual mishaps and mind-blowing adventures abound. Getting caught driving home naked after a tough day at work is just another day at the office for Dr. Melinda. Ride along in the vet truck as this fearless vet confronts every obstacle that crosses her path while building a thriving veterinary practice with an all-female foundation. She prevails through a fractured skull, back surgery, rare zoonotic diseases, and other extreme challenges. With stubbornness and grit, she surpasses the expectations of adversaries, including her own father, to become the owner of a successful veterinary business and mother of an inquisitive, spirited young daughter. Offering a firsthand glimpse into the fascinating world of veterinary medicine, Driving Home Naked is a smart, riveting, and heartfelt memoir that will captivate animal lovers and inspire people to follow their dreams on any scale. Buckle up for a wild ride.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1647425182
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Have you ever driven home from work wearing nothing but a pair of rubber boots? For Dr. Melinda McCall, a large animal veterinarian in rural Virginia, this is living the dream. Caring for cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, llamas, and the occasional alpaca, unusual mishaps and mind-blowing adventures abound. Getting caught driving home naked after a tough day at work is just another day at the office for Dr. Melinda. Ride along in the vet truck as this fearless vet confronts every obstacle that crosses her path while building a thriving veterinary practice with an all-female foundation. She prevails through a fractured skull, back surgery, rare zoonotic diseases, and other extreme challenges. With stubbornness and grit, she surpasses the expectations of adversaries, including her own father, to become the owner of a successful veterinary business and mother of an inquisitive, spirited young daughter. Offering a firsthand glimpse into the fascinating world of veterinary medicine, Driving Home Naked is a smart, riveting, and heartfelt memoir that will captivate animal lovers and inspire people to follow their dreams on any scale. Buckle up for a wild ride.
While You're Here, Doc
Author: Bradford B Brown
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1684751624
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Whether he was trying to geld a spooked stallion in a blizzard or found himself in the middle of an all-out fracas involving a monkey's abscessed tooth and a shotgun, he took it in stride, with great affection for both his four-legged patients and his two-legged clients.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1684751624
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Whether he was trying to geld a spooked stallion in a blizzard or found himself in the middle of an all-out fracas involving a monkey's abscessed tooth and a shotgun, he took it in stride, with great affection for both his four-legged patients and his two-legged clients.
Driving Home
Author: Jonathan Raban
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307906884
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Spanning two decades, this frank, witty, and provocative volume—part essay collection, part diary—charts a course through the Pacific Northwest, American history, and current events as witnessed by “one of our most gifted observers” (Newsday). For more than thirty years, Jonathan Raban has written with infectious fascination about people and places in transition or on the margins, about journeys undertaken and destinations never quite reached, and, as an Englishman transplanted in Seattle, about what it means to feel rooted in America. Stops en route include a Missoula bar, a Tea Party convention in Nashville hosted by Sarah Palin, the Mississippi in full flood, a trip to Hawaii with his daughter, a steelhead river in the Cascades, and the hidden corners of his adopted hometown, Seattle. He deftly explores public and personal spaces, poetry and politics, geography and catastrophe, art and economy, and the shifts in various arenas that define our society. Whether the topic is Robert Lowell or Barack Obama, or how various painters, explorers, and homesteaders have engaged with our mythical and actual landscape, he has an outsider’s eye for the absurd, and his tone is intimate, never nostalgic, and always fresh. Driving Home is irresistibly insightful about America’s character, contradictions, and idiosyncrasies.
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307906884
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Spanning two decades, this frank, witty, and provocative volume—part essay collection, part diary—charts a course through the Pacific Northwest, American history, and current events as witnessed by “one of our most gifted observers” (Newsday). For more than thirty years, Jonathan Raban has written with infectious fascination about people and places in transition or on the margins, about journeys undertaken and destinations never quite reached, and, as an Englishman transplanted in Seattle, about what it means to feel rooted in America. Stops en route include a Missoula bar, a Tea Party convention in Nashville hosted by Sarah Palin, the Mississippi in full flood, a trip to Hawaii with his daughter, a steelhead river in the Cascades, and the hidden corners of his adopted hometown, Seattle. He deftly explores public and personal spaces, poetry and politics, geography and catastrophe, art and economy, and the shifts in various arenas that define our society. Whether the topic is Robert Lowell or Barack Obama, or how various painters, explorers, and homesteaders have engaged with our mythical and actual landscape, he has an outsider’s eye for the absurd, and his tone is intimate, never nostalgic, and always fresh. Driving Home is irresistibly insightful about America’s character, contradictions, and idiosyncrasies.
Katima
Author: Jeff M. Maritz
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN: 1482831546
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
After moving from one slum living condition to another and attending nineteen different schools as a youngster, author Jeff M. Maritz received a gift from the heavens. At age seventeen, he was ordered to report for duty in the African Armys armored division on January 7, 1974. It provided an opportunity to escape a hellish childhood and family situation and an opportunity to experience his majestic Africa. In Katima, he offers a first-person look inside army life in South Africa, examining the challenges and rewards of life in the military there. After Maritz completed basic training, he became a Panzer-vehicle gunner. In the mid-seventies, the central part of Africa was in turmoil, and Angola was close to civil war. He was called up two times to serve in the South African forces, protecting the grand African folk of Southwest Africa, now known as Namibia. Sharing experiences that changed his life forever, including a close encounter with death, Maritz describes the magical moments throughout his journey in Katima Malilu, Caprivi Strip, Angola, and beyond.
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN: 1482831546
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
After moving from one slum living condition to another and attending nineteen different schools as a youngster, author Jeff M. Maritz received a gift from the heavens. At age seventeen, he was ordered to report for duty in the African Armys armored division on January 7, 1974. It provided an opportunity to escape a hellish childhood and family situation and an opportunity to experience his majestic Africa. In Katima, he offers a first-person look inside army life in South Africa, examining the challenges and rewards of life in the military there. After Maritz completed basic training, he became a Panzer-vehicle gunner. In the mid-seventies, the central part of Africa was in turmoil, and Angola was close to civil war. He was called up two times to serve in the South African forces, protecting the grand African folk of Southwest Africa, now known as Namibia. Sharing experiences that changed his life forever, including a close encounter with death, Maritz describes the magical moments throughout his journey in Katima Malilu, Caprivi Strip, Angola, and beyond.
Driving Home for Christmas
Author: Lexy Timms
Publisher: Dark Shadow Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
USA Today Bestselling Author, Lexy Timms, shares a holiday romance that’ll warm the heart and having you wishing on love—or beating it with a stick! Colin Murphy Is the CEO of Murphy Inc and is a workaholic. Christmas, or any holiday in face, doesn't mean much to him. When his business trip travel plans get interrupted by a freak snowstorm, he’s forced to find a way home by other means. Abigail Thompson can’t wait for this year to be over. After losing her job, her boyfriend and apartment, she’s ready to go home for a much-needed break and to regroup. But when her plane is grounded because of a snow storm, she has to find another way. She makes her way to the car rentals only to find the last car has just been given to a tall dark sexy man. Definitely not Santa, his name is Colin Murphy. When Colin finds out they’re head in the same direction, he offers her a lift. It’s nearly Christmas afterall. What should be an easy 8-hour drive turns into 2 days of mishaps and mayhem. She knows every Christmas song off by heart, even though she can’t carry a turn. She’s happy, he’s a real Christmas Grinch. Will this unplanned fiasco be the start of something magical? Billionaire Holiday Romance Series Driving Home for Christmas The Valentine Getaway A Holiday Romance series because every holiday is special… Search Terms: bad boy obsession, bbw, new, billionaire romance, billionaire romance, happily ever after, hot and steamy, hot romance, bad boy, Alpha Bad Boy, Alpha male romance, billionaire, fake girlfriend, drugs, women's fiction, overcoming, coming of age, true love, billionaire romanc, melody anne billionaire bachelors series, free kindle romance, romance billionaire series, contemporary romance and sex, billionaire obsession, true l, famous actor, hot doctors, romance, new adult, contemporary romance, love and life, cancer, fiction, big beautiful women, big beautiful woman, fake boss, pepper winters, romantic comedy, action romance, suspense, sw, fiction, fake, sexy hero, sweet romance, hot steamy, love, Managing the Bosses, billionaire obsession
Publisher: Dark Shadow Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
USA Today Bestselling Author, Lexy Timms, shares a holiday romance that’ll warm the heart and having you wishing on love—or beating it with a stick! Colin Murphy Is the CEO of Murphy Inc and is a workaholic. Christmas, or any holiday in face, doesn't mean much to him. When his business trip travel plans get interrupted by a freak snowstorm, he’s forced to find a way home by other means. Abigail Thompson can’t wait for this year to be over. After losing her job, her boyfriend and apartment, she’s ready to go home for a much-needed break and to regroup. But when her plane is grounded because of a snow storm, she has to find another way. She makes her way to the car rentals only to find the last car has just been given to a tall dark sexy man. Definitely not Santa, his name is Colin Murphy. When Colin finds out they’re head in the same direction, he offers her a lift. It’s nearly Christmas afterall. What should be an easy 8-hour drive turns into 2 days of mishaps and mayhem. She knows every Christmas song off by heart, even though she can’t carry a turn. She’s happy, he’s a real Christmas Grinch. Will this unplanned fiasco be the start of something magical? Billionaire Holiday Romance Series Driving Home for Christmas The Valentine Getaway A Holiday Romance series because every holiday is special… Search Terms: bad boy obsession, bbw, new, billionaire romance, billionaire romance, happily ever after, hot and steamy, hot romance, bad boy, Alpha Bad Boy, Alpha male romance, billionaire, fake girlfriend, drugs, women's fiction, overcoming, coming of age, true love, billionaire romanc, melody anne billionaire bachelors series, free kindle romance, romance billionaire series, contemporary romance and sex, billionaire obsession, true l, famous actor, hot doctors, romance, new adult, contemporary romance, love and life, cancer, fiction, big beautiful women, big beautiful woman, fake boss, pepper winters, romantic comedy, action romance, suspense, sw, fiction, fake, sexy hero, sweet romance, hot steamy, love, Managing the Bosses, billionaire obsession
Driving Home for Christmas
Author: Joanna Bolouri
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1529421470
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
THREE CHRISTMASES. TWO BROKEN HEARTS. ONE HELL OF A JOURNEY. 'Festive, feel-good and funny, a proper Christmas cracker of a read' LAURA KEMP Driving home marks the start of the holidays for Kate and Ed, who have made this journey every Christmas of their ten-year long relationship. Normally the seasonal hits blare from the car stereo, and they are guaranteed to be wearing ridiculous jumpers in anticipation, but this year a frosty silence fills the car... A massive argument leads to the immediate collapse of their relationship. But the show must go on, so they decide to brave their families together one last time. With three Christmases to celebrate, an old flame waiting under the mistletoe and a shed load of expectation around their future together, this most wonderful time of year is anything but. There will be turkey, tiffs and tantrums galore, but it's sure to be a Christmas they'll never forget. 'Warm, witty and deeply moving . . . a real festive treat' CLODAGH MURPHY A hilarious and heartfelt seasonal romance from the author of All I Want for Christmas. Perfect for fans of Sophie Cousens and Lucy Vine. ************************************* HEAR WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 'Had me laughing out loud . . . entertaining, full of heart and hope' 5* Reader Review 'Such a beautiful book' 5* Reader Review 'I loved everything about this book' 5* Reader Review 'I gobbled up this book in one sitting . . . funny and heartfelt' 5* Reader Review
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1529421470
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
THREE CHRISTMASES. TWO BROKEN HEARTS. ONE HELL OF A JOURNEY. 'Festive, feel-good and funny, a proper Christmas cracker of a read' LAURA KEMP Driving home marks the start of the holidays for Kate and Ed, who have made this journey every Christmas of their ten-year long relationship. Normally the seasonal hits blare from the car stereo, and they are guaranteed to be wearing ridiculous jumpers in anticipation, but this year a frosty silence fills the car... A massive argument leads to the immediate collapse of their relationship. But the show must go on, so they decide to brave their families together one last time. With three Christmases to celebrate, an old flame waiting under the mistletoe and a shed load of expectation around their future together, this most wonderful time of year is anything but. There will be turkey, tiffs and tantrums galore, but it's sure to be a Christmas they'll never forget. 'Warm, witty and deeply moving . . . a real festive treat' CLODAGH MURPHY A hilarious and heartfelt seasonal romance from the author of All I Want for Christmas. Perfect for fans of Sophie Cousens and Lucy Vine. ************************************* HEAR WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 'Had me laughing out loud . . . entertaining, full of heart and hope' 5* Reader Review 'Such a beautiful book' 5* Reader Review 'I loved everything about this book' 5* Reader Review 'I gobbled up this book in one sitting . . . funny and heartfelt' 5* Reader Review
Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow
Author: Dr. Jan Pol
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698158334
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The star of The Incredible Dr. Pol shares his amusing, and often poignant, tales from his four decades as a vet in rural Michigan. Dr. Jan Pol is not your typical veterinarian. Born and raised the Netherlands on a dairy farm, he is the star of Nat Geo Wild’s hit show The Incredible Dr. Pol and has been treating animals in rural Michigan since the 1970s. Dr. Pol’s more than 20,000 patients have ranged from white mice to 2600-pound horses and everything in between. From the time he was twelve years old and helped deliver a litter of piglets on his family’s farm to the incredible moments captured on his hit TV show, Dr. Pol has amassed a wealth of stories of what it’s like caring for this menagerie of animals. He shares his own story of growing up surrounded by animals, training to be a vet in the Netherlands, and moving to Michigan to open his first practice in a pre fab house. He has established himself as an empathetic yet no-nonsense vet who isn’t afraid to make the difficult decisions in order to do what’s best for his patients—and their hard-working owners. A sick pet can bring heartache, but a sick cow or horse could threaten the very livelihood of a farmer whose modest profits are dependent on healthy livestock. Reminiscent of the classic books of James Herriot, Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow is a charming, fascinating, and funny memoir that will delight animal lovers everywhere.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698158334
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The star of The Incredible Dr. Pol shares his amusing, and often poignant, tales from his four decades as a vet in rural Michigan. Dr. Jan Pol is not your typical veterinarian. Born and raised the Netherlands on a dairy farm, he is the star of Nat Geo Wild’s hit show The Incredible Dr. Pol and has been treating animals in rural Michigan since the 1970s. Dr. Pol’s more than 20,000 patients have ranged from white mice to 2600-pound horses and everything in between. From the time he was twelve years old and helped deliver a litter of piglets on his family’s farm to the incredible moments captured on his hit TV show, Dr. Pol has amassed a wealth of stories of what it’s like caring for this menagerie of animals. He shares his own story of growing up surrounded by animals, training to be a vet in the Netherlands, and moving to Michigan to open his first practice in a pre fab house. He has established himself as an empathetic yet no-nonsense vet who isn’t afraid to make the difficult decisions in order to do what’s best for his patients—and their hard-working owners. A sick pet can bring heartache, but a sick cow or horse could threaten the very livelihood of a farmer whose modest profits are dependent on healthy livestock. Reminiscent of the classic books of James Herriot, Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow is a charming, fascinating, and funny memoir that will delight animal lovers everywhere.
Shifters of Black Forest Ridge Quinn: A Fated Mates Shifter Romance
Author: Sedona Venez
Publisher: Sedona Venez
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
If she doesn’t accept our mating bond, I will go feral like every unmated male in Black Forest Ridge. I’ve spent years looking for my fated mate once I got out of the military. Every Alpha needs their Mate. I never expected to find her in the Ridge looking for a job as the chef at my mother’s B&B. When she finds out she’s a shifter too, her entire world flips upside down. Whatever it takes to show her that fate (and a mating spell) brought us together, I’ll do it, even if that means waiting until it’s too late. Protecting my mate is my primary objective. It won’t be long until she sees our community of witches and shifters as the acceptance and family she’s always needed. She's a match for me in both body and mind – a true alpha female. I will do everything to be worthy of her. Keywords: paranormal romance, fantasy romance, urban fantasy, shifter romance, bear shifters, steamy romance, shifters, alpha heroes, alpha shifters, myth, mythology, love story, werewolf, werewolf romance, action-adventure, vampire, witch, demon, devil, psychic, shapeshifter, alpha, vampires, vampire series, shapeshifter werewolf romance, fantasy, lycan, mate bond, vampire, vampire romance, immortal, vampire slayer, fae, T.S. Joyce, Terry Bolryder, Harmony Raines, Zoe Chant, Regine Abel, Roxie Ray, Lee Savino, Renee Rose, Milly Taiden, Laurel K. Hamilton, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan, Gena Showalter, K.F. Breene, Shannon Mayer, Ruby Dixon, JR Ward, J.R. Ward, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Vampire Diaries, Twilight, Crave, Tracy Wolff, The Vampire Diaries, Bella Forrest, A Shade of Vampire, Harry Potter, witch, wizard, fated mates
Publisher: Sedona Venez
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
If she doesn’t accept our mating bond, I will go feral like every unmated male in Black Forest Ridge. I’ve spent years looking for my fated mate once I got out of the military. Every Alpha needs their Mate. I never expected to find her in the Ridge looking for a job as the chef at my mother’s B&B. When she finds out she’s a shifter too, her entire world flips upside down. Whatever it takes to show her that fate (and a mating spell) brought us together, I’ll do it, even if that means waiting until it’s too late. Protecting my mate is my primary objective. It won’t be long until she sees our community of witches and shifters as the acceptance and family she’s always needed. She's a match for me in both body and mind – a true alpha female. I will do everything to be worthy of her. Keywords: paranormal romance, fantasy romance, urban fantasy, shifter romance, bear shifters, steamy romance, shifters, alpha heroes, alpha shifters, myth, mythology, love story, werewolf, werewolf romance, action-adventure, vampire, witch, demon, devil, psychic, shapeshifter, alpha, vampires, vampire series, shapeshifter werewolf romance, fantasy, lycan, mate bond, vampire, vampire romance, immortal, vampire slayer, fae, T.S. Joyce, Terry Bolryder, Harmony Raines, Zoe Chant, Regine Abel, Roxie Ray, Lee Savino, Renee Rose, Milly Taiden, Laurel K. Hamilton, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan, Gena Showalter, K.F. Breene, Shannon Mayer, Ruby Dixon, JR Ward, J.R. Ward, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Vampire Diaries, Twilight, Crave, Tracy Wolff, The Vampire Diaries, Bella Forrest, A Shade of Vampire, Harry Potter, witch, wizard, fated mates
Fall With Me
Author: Julie Particka
Publisher: Entangled: Embrace
ISBN: 1622665546
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A new adult novel from Entangled's Embrace imprint... Love is patient. Revenge is sweet. In the game of love... Dumped by her college boyfriend for her best friend, the last thing Jenna Brandt needs to deal with is working beside her backstabbing-BFF's hotter-than-hot brother. But when he offers her a chance to get some revenge on her ex, she can hardly say no--even if spending more time with Sutton puts her heart in jeopardy all over again. Someone's going to get hurt... Sutton Bell has had a thing for Jenna since they were in high school, but after one screwed-up night, she didn't want anything to do with him. Now, with just the summer before he leaves to begin his new career, Sutton's determined to convince Jenna he's not the player he used to be. But saving his sister from making an awful mistake may mean losing Jenna for good.
Publisher: Entangled: Embrace
ISBN: 1622665546
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A new adult novel from Entangled's Embrace imprint... Love is patient. Revenge is sweet. In the game of love... Dumped by her college boyfriend for her best friend, the last thing Jenna Brandt needs to deal with is working beside her backstabbing-BFF's hotter-than-hot brother. But when he offers her a chance to get some revenge on her ex, she can hardly say no--even if spending more time with Sutton puts her heart in jeopardy all over again. Someone's going to get hurt... Sutton Bell has had a thing for Jenna since they were in high school, but after one screwed-up night, she didn't want anything to do with him. Now, with just the summer before he leaves to begin his new career, Sutton's determined to convince Jenna he's not the player he used to be. But saving his sister from making an awful mistake may mean losing Jenna for good.
Return To Me
Author: Shannon McKenna
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758263201
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The Midnight Man It's been years since bad boy Simon Riley hopped a freight train out of town and Ellen Kent's given up wondering what happened to him. Running a successful bed and breakfast in Oregon doesn't leave her a lot of time for fantasizing about midnight kisses and secret passion. . .until an unexpected visitor knocks on her door. Simon is back. She had no idea that he was a famous photojournalist, working in war zones around the world. But the man is everything she wants in a lover--and more. . . The Midnight Hour Dogged by trouble, Simon swore he'd never return to this backwater town, even to see El Kent. But he had to investigate his uncle's sudden death--and El's lush beauty still tempts him beyond belief. He knows he can satisfy her most hidden desire--and he's hungry for the sensual tenderness that only she can give. The last thing Simon would ever do is hurt El, but someone is forcing his hand. Someone who will stop at nothing to keep the past dead and buried--even if means silencing the woman Simon loves. . .
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758263201
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The Midnight Man It's been years since bad boy Simon Riley hopped a freight train out of town and Ellen Kent's given up wondering what happened to him. Running a successful bed and breakfast in Oregon doesn't leave her a lot of time for fantasizing about midnight kisses and secret passion. . .until an unexpected visitor knocks on her door. Simon is back. She had no idea that he was a famous photojournalist, working in war zones around the world. But the man is everything she wants in a lover--and more. . . The Midnight Hour Dogged by trouble, Simon swore he'd never return to this backwater town, even to see El Kent. But he had to investigate his uncle's sudden death--and El's lush beauty still tempts him beyond belief. He knows he can satisfy her most hidden desire--and he's hungry for the sensual tenderness that only she can give. The last thing Simon would ever do is hurt El, but someone is forcing his hand. Someone who will stop at nothing to keep the past dead and buried--even if means silencing the woman Simon loves. . .