Author: Jean C. Joachim
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN: 1945360321
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
What would you do if the hottest new female country music singer, asked you to come up to her place? Nat Owen, formerly nobody from nowhere, now World Series MVP, followed his instincts. The star first baseman fell under the spell of the singer the minute she batted her eyelashes at him. What about Nicki? Were they only friends, or about to become more? The female pro softball catcher and the first baseman had chemistry. Just as Nat made his move on Nicki, Lucy strutted into his life, offering stardom, glitter, and a lifestyle he could only dream about. What’s a man to do? With his head in one place and his heart in another, Nat bounced from one to the other, trying to make up his mind. When an offer he couldn’t refuse was dangled in front of him, he went for it. Little did he know, he had a lot more to lose than his heart.
Nat Owen, First Base
Author: Jean C. Joachim
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN: 1945360321
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
What would you do if the hottest new female country music singer, asked you to come up to her place? Nat Owen, formerly nobody from nowhere, now World Series MVP, followed his instincts. The star first baseman fell under the spell of the singer the minute she batted her eyelashes at him. What about Nicki? Were they only friends, or about to become more? The female pro softball catcher and the first baseman had chemistry. Just as Nat made his move on Nicki, Lucy strutted into his life, offering stardom, glitter, and a lifestyle he could only dream about. What’s a man to do? With his head in one place and his heart in another, Nat bounced from one to the other, trying to make up his mind. When an offer he couldn’t refuse was dangled in front of him, he went for it. Little did he know, he had a lot more to lose than his heart.
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN: 1945360321
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
What would you do if the hottest new female country music singer, asked you to come up to her place? Nat Owen, formerly nobody from nowhere, now World Series MVP, followed his instincts. The star first baseman fell under the spell of the singer the minute she batted her eyelashes at him. What about Nicki? Were they only friends, or about to become more? The female pro softball catcher and the first baseman had chemistry. Just as Nat made his move on Nicki, Lucy strutted into his life, offering stardom, glitter, and a lifestyle he could only dream about. What’s a man to do? With his head in one place and his heart in another, Nat bounced from one to the other, trying to make up his mind. When an offer he couldn’t refuse was dangled in front of him, he went for it. Little did he know, he had a lot more to lose than his heart.
Unforgettable
Author: Jean C. Joachim
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN: 1950244547
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Trained to identify disease --vanquish it, cure it, Cary Metcalf, a small-town doctor, travels to New York City to volunteer at Empire Hospital during the pandemic. Not knowing what to expect, he’s horrified by room after room of dying coronavirus victims he can’t save. Working 12-hour shifts alongside the dangerous, highly-contagious disease challenges his energy, vigilance, and dedication. Sarah Linden, a teacher isolated from her students, cut off from friends by divorce, is overwhelmed by the threat of the disease. On her own, she struggles with loneliness, fear, and depression. Bunking in with his aunt, across the hall from Sarah, Cary faces homelessness when his aunt gets sick. Not knowing where to turn, he accepts Sarah’s offer of her spare room. Fighting to keep an even keel emotionally and grappling with work challenges – Cary and Sarah find understanding, and solace in their blossoming friendship. Will unforgettable times create unforgettable bonds?
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN: 1950244547
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Trained to identify disease --vanquish it, cure it, Cary Metcalf, a small-town doctor, travels to New York City to volunteer at Empire Hospital during the pandemic. Not knowing what to expect, he’s horrified by room after room of dying coronavirus victims he can’t save. Working 12-hour shifts alongside the dangerous, highly-contagious disease challenges his energy, vigilance, and dedication. Sarah Linden, a teacher isolated from her students, cut off from friends by divorce, is overwhelmed by the threat of the disease. On her own, she struggles with loneliness, fear, and depression. Bunking in with his aunt, across the hall from Sarah, Cary faces homelessness when his aunt gets sick. Not knowing where to turn, he accepts Sarah’s offer of her spare room. Fighting to keep an even keel emotionally and grappling with work challenges – Cary and Sarah find understanding, and solace in their blossoming friendship. Will unforgettable times create unforgettable bonds?
Sweet Love Remembered
Author: Jean C. Joachim
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN: 1626227926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
This is a short story. Blown apart by a heart-rending tragedy, Matt and Perri Jessup went their separate ways; he to Afghanistan and she to New York City. With loss, acrimony and heartbreak coming between them, was there any reason to stay together? Would a chance meeting five years later bring back old recriminations and accusations? Could they build a bridge between them or was the gulf to wide to cross?
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN: 1626227926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
This is a short story. Blown apart by a heart-rending tragedy, Matt and Perri Jessup went their separate ways; he to Afghanistan and she to New York City. With loss, acrimony and heartbreak coming between them, was there any reason to stay together? Would a chance meeting five years later bring back old recriminations and accusations? Could they build a bridge between them or was the gulf to wide to cross?
The Final Slapshot
Author: Jean C. Joachim
Publisher: Moonlight Books
ISBN: 1732760357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Harry “Deke” Edwards is a Hartford Husky defenseman known to be tricky, fast, and unbreakable. An amazing defensive lunge in a playoff game ends in a life-threatening injury. But Harry’d bounce back. He always did, didn’t he? Kitty, his wife, runs a successful art gallery in Washington, D.C. Over the last three years, the couple agreed to live in different cities and be together whenever they can. Harry swears they make it work. Unwilling to face the truth about the damage he suffered, Harry hides his secret. Hoping for a Christmas miracle, but confronted with the inevitable, he makes a decision that breaks his heart. Is this the end of the road for him with the Huskies and Kitty, too? Previously published in the Hockey Holiday Anthology
Publisher: Moonlight Books
ISBN: 1732760357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Harry “Deke” Edwards is a Hartford Husky defenseman known to be tricky, fast, and unbreakable. An amazing defensive lunge in a playoff game ends in a life-threatening injury. But Harry’d bounce back. He always did, didn’t he? Kitty, his wife, runs a successful art gallery in Washington, D.C. Over the last three years, the couple agreed to live in different cities and be together whenever they can. Harry swears they make it work. Unwilling to face the truth about the damage he suffered, Harry hides his secret. Hoping for a Christmas miracle, but confronted with the inevitable, he makes a decision that breaks his heart. Is this the end of the road for him with the Huskies and Kitty, too? Previously published in the Hockey Holiday Anthology
Rescue My Heart
Author: Jean C. Joachim
Publisher: Moonlight Books
ISBN: 1626228132
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
While walking her pug in Central Park, Rory Sampson is run down by a bike. She presses charges against arrogant biker, Dr. Hack Roberts, veterinarian. He plans revenge, only to find himself attracted to the sharp-tongued, soft-hearted writer, who rescues pugs. Will attraction beat antagonism, or will they end up back where they started, losing out on love?
Publisher: Moonlight Books
ISBN: 1626228132
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
While walking her pug in Central Park, Rory Sampson is run down by a bike. She presses charges against arrogant biker, Dr. Hack Roberts, veterinarian. He plans revenge, only to find himself attracted to the sharp-tongued, soft-hearted writer, who rescues pugs. Will attraction beat antagonism, or will they end up back where they started, losing out on love?
Just One Kiss
Author: Jean C. Joachim
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN: 1950244172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Ex-baseball star and single dad, Rusty Reisse thinks he has it all, until his son’s fancy private school gives him an ultimatum. Rusty puts his broadcasting career on hold to spend the summer in a rented cottage in the country with his boy, Tommy. His plans for a great bonding vacation are blown apart when Meg Gunderson shows up with her son, claiming the house is hers. Forced to share the space, Rusty is hell bent on getting her out while Meg schemes to send Rusty packing. Admitting only to himself she’s a better mother than he is a father, Rusty isn’t taking any condescending pointers from this snarky schoolteacher. So what if she’s hot? But there’s something about Meg that draws his son. Could this smart-mouthed babe be the mother Tommy needs? Over Rusty’s dead body.
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN: 1950244172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Ex-baseball star and single dad, Rusty Reisse thinks he has it all, until his son’s fancy private school gives him an ultimatum. Rusty puts his broadcasting career on hold to spend the summer in a rented cottage in the country with his boy, Tommy. His plans for a great bonding vacation are blown apart when Meg Gunderson shows up with her son, claiming the house is hers. Forced to share the space, Rusty is hell bent on getting her out while Meg schemes to send Rusty packing. Admitting only to himself she’s a better mother than he is a father, Rusty isn’t taking any condescending pointers from this snarky schoolteacher. So what if she’s hot? But there’s something about Meg that draws his son. Could this smart-mouthed babe be the mother Tommy needs? Over Rusty’s dead body.
Lovers & Liars
Author: Jean C. Joachim
Publisher: Moonlight Books
ISBN: 1626228108
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Alone in the world, Erica Wheeler needs a job or face eviction. The aspiring actress harbored a lifelong dream of movie stardom. She knows she has the talent, all she needs is a chance. Her roommate, Amy, plots revenge on her former boss, sexy, bad-boy producer, Gunther Quill, for firing her. Together she and Erica bend the truth like a pretzel to get her a job working for Quill. He surprises her. Is he the same meanie Amy described or is he simply a smart, ambitious man on his way to the top? One thing Gunther Quill hates is a liar. Tough, seductive and brilliant, he prides himself on being truthful. With his sharp, new assistant, Erica Wheeler, he’ll soon be the most powerful producer of musicals in Hollywood and on Broadway. Not even a broken heart can get in his way, can it?
Publisher: Moonlight Books
ISBN: 1626228108
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Alone in the world, Erica Wheeler needs a job or face eviction. The aspiring actress harbored a lifelong dream of movie stardom. She knows she has the talent, all she needs is a chance. Her roommate, Amy, plots revenge on her former boss, sexy, bad-boy producer, Gunther Quill, for firing her. Together she and Erica bend the truth like a pretzel to get her a job working for Quill. He surprises her. Is he the same meanie Amy described or is he simply a smart, ambitious man on his way to the top? One thing Gunther Quill hates is a liar. Tough, seductive and brilliant, he prides himself on being truthful. With his sharp, new assistant, Erica Wheeler, he’ll soon be the most powerful producer of musicals in Hollywood and on Broadway. Not even a broken heart can get in his way, can it?
Will Grant, Center Field
Author: Jean C. Joachim
Publisher: Moonlight Books
ISBN: 1945360879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
After years of playing in the minors, Will Grant is called up to the majors as the new starting centerfielder for the N.Y. Nighthawks. He worked hard to achieve his dream. Moving on from his occasional girlfriend, Will’s not looking for a commitment. His fresh start in the big city is all about baseball and getting established with the team. But when smokin’ hot Jackie Rice shows up with her six-year-old, Mickey, at Nighthawks’ day camp, all bets are off. Mickey idolizes Will. Soon Grant’s spending plenty of off-the-field time with the boy and his mother. It’s all fun and games, until a mind-blowing secret revealed throws Will a curveball he didn’t see coming. Sometimes reaching for a homer ends by striking out. Can the centerfielder handle the life-changing challenges he faces?
Publisher: Moonlight Books
ISBN: 1945360879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
After years of playing in the minors, Will Grant is called up to the majors as the new starting centerfielder for the N.Y. Nighthawks. He worked hard to achieve his dream. Moving on from his occasional girlfriend, Will’s not looking for a commitment. His fresh start in the big city is all about baseball and getting established with the team. But when smokin’ hot Jackie Rice shows up with her six-year-old, Mickey, at Nighthawks’ day camp, all bets are off. Mickey idolizes Will. Soon Grant’s spending plenty of off-the-field time with the boy and his mother. It’s all fun and games, until a mind-blowing secret revealed throws Will a curveball he didn’t see coming. Sometimes reaching for a homer ends by striking out. Can the centerfielder handle the life-changing challenges he faces?
Seducing His Heart
Author: Jean C. Joachim
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN: 1626228167
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Inside a fashionable apartment house on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, sparks fly when tenant, Bess Cooper, as delectable as the desserts she whips up on her TV baking show, bumps into her gorgeous new neighbor Whit Bass. A well-known broadcast journalist, he’s locked in a hot and heavy embrace with a sophisticated model, like those who accessorize his every outfit, and boudoir. Just as sweet and luscious as her famous apple pie, Bess has a handsome cop boyfriend, her Friday night sleepover, who claims undercover police business prevents him from crawling under her covers more often -- and a constant companion, her pug, Dumpling. Whit, aka Mr. No Commit, is a smooth-talking womanizer. Bess is the kind of Happily Ever After girl you make the mother of your children. Yet, against their will, they’re drawn together as powerfully as the poles of a magnet. Will she have the fortitude to survive a shattered heart – again? Is Whit chasing a dream of success half a world away -- or running scared? Desperate, Bess turns to her Monday Night Dinner Club – her four faithful friends, all pug-owners. Combining high level corporate hi-jinks and the stunning climax of a top secret, headline-blasting crime, this torrid tale will take your breath away!
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN: 1626228167
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Inside a fashionable apartment house on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, sparks fly when tenant, Bess Cooper, as delectable as the desserts she whips up on her TV baking show, bumps into her gorgeous new neighbor Whit Bass. A well-known broadcast journalist, he’s locked in a hot and heavy embrace with a sophisticated model, like those who accessorize his every outfit, and boudoir. Just as sweet and luscious as her famous apple pie, Bess has a handsome cop boyfriend, her Friday night sleepover, who claims undercover police business prevents him from crawling under her covers more often -- and a constant companion, her pug, Dumpling. Whit, aka Mr. No Commit, is a smooth-talking womanizer. Bess is the kind of Happily Ever After girl you make the mother of your children. Yet, against their will, they’re drawn together as powerfully as the poles of a magnet. Will she have the fortitude to survive a shattered heart – again? Is Whit chasing a dream of success half a world away -- or running scared? Desperate, Bess turns to her Monday Night Dinner Club – her four faithful friends, all pug-owners. Combining high level corporate hi-jinks and the stunning climax of a top secret, headline-blasting crime, this torrid tale will take your breath away!
To Love or Not to Love
Author: Jean C. Joachim
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
At 28, beautiful Miranda Bradford had given up on men ( since they seemed to have given up on her!) She’d put her life on hold to support her sick mother and sister in college. Which meant: she wasn’t available for “overnight dates,” walked dogs to feed her family, and had little time to pursue what she loved most: playwriting…. When real estate tycoon Penn Roberts was knocked down in Central Park by one of her dogs, he realized it was Miranda who was the knockout with her voluptuous figure, teal blue eyes, peaches-and-cream complexion, and long hair dark as midnight. Their attraction was instantaneous: like a flash fi re setting them each aflame – unexpected and undeniable. And neither of them would ever be the same…. Was it fate they met – or fatal? Would Penn, aka Mr. Hottie, prove to be Mira’s best friend and most sizzling lover or the architect of her greatest betrayal? Compassionate like his late mother – or ruthless like his father? Woo her beyond her wildest dreams or wound her savagely? Heart-broken and confused, she turns to her girlfriends (and their pugs!) at The Manhattan Dinner Club…. Churning with emotion, burning with passion, deep-rooted conflicts, long-buried family secrets, and dazzling plot twists, TO LOVE OR NOT TO LOVE will take your breath away.
Publisher: Jean Joachim
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
At 28, beautiful Miranda Bradford had given up on men ( since they seemed to have given up on her!) She’d put her life on hold to support her sick mother and sister in college. Which meant: she wasn’t available for “overnight dates,” walked dogs to feed her family, and had little time to pursue what she loved most: playwriting…. When real estate tycoon Penn Roberts was knocked down in Central Park by one of her dogs, he realized it was Miranda who was the knockout with her voluptuous figure, teal blue eyes, peaches-and-cream complexion, and long hair dark as midnight. Their attraction was instantaneous: like a flash fi re setting them each aflame – unexpected and undeniable. And neither of them would ever be the same…. Was it fate they met – or fatal? Would Penn, aka Mr. Hottie, prove to be Mira’s best friend and most sizzling lover or the architect of her greatest betrayal? Compassionate like his late mother – or ruthless like his father? Woo her beyond her wildest dreams or wound her savagely? Heart-broken and confused, she turns to her girlfriends (and their pugs!) at The Manhattan Dinner Club…. Churning with emotion, burning with passion, deep-rooted conflicts, long-buried family secrets, and dazzling plot twists, TO LOVE OR NOT TO LOVE will take your breath away.