Endeared

The Endearing World of a Maverick, a first-person narrative, is a collection of three true stories. The first story, The ‘Up Train’ – The ‘Down Train’ is about a charming couple from Chennai. The Midsummer Chase is the second story and it’s about the author’s friend and his amiable wife.These two stories confirm the adage, ‘World is common to all; what we get, is what we try for, and that includes a life partner!’ The third story, Her Student’s Teacher is about the author’s affection for a little Assamese girl, who gave him the joy of experiencing his second childhood. The unexpected dénouement makes these stories interesting, endorsing the belief that the nicest place to be is in someone’s thoughts and prayers.Get ready to be carried away by the action and find yourselves identifying with the characters that proclaim every love story is beautiful.

Miss Merribelle Hales spent years imbuing a silver locket with man-attracting charms. On her way to her first London Season, her locket is stolen--along with a kiss--by a highwayman. Her only clue to his identity: a pair of intense eyes. This vexes her. Without her best charm, how will she ever be able to compete on the Marriage Mart? It would be so much easier if she didn't have to compete at all. Lord Alexander Rochester, has worries aplenty. His ailing father's estates are woefully in debt, so he must seek a wealthy wife. His courtship of Miss Hales goes terribly awry with a simple kiss that leads to his slapped face and an accusation of theft. It's a case of mistaken identity. Alexander knows and fears the real culprit. He faces the loss of his father, his estate and Miss Hales--whom he's loved since childhood--at the hands of the Handkiss Highwayman.

Pain is universal. It comes in all shapes and sizes, but sooner or later it comes to us all. Colleen Peters hopes that what she has learned and written about while living with Multiple Sclerosis for more than a decade will reassure, challenge, and encourage those in pain to see that life can be rich in spite of, and at times because of, pain.

Her life had been invaded…again! Emily didn’t trust men. She didn’t trust the police! She only trusted herself. So why did she keep thinking about the handsome, brawny detective? Why did he invade her dreams at night? And why was she allowing him to invade her life? Detective Kurt Anderson spotted the feisty woman and knew. He knew that someone had hurt the beautiful Emily and he knew that she was a survivor. He was fascinated by her strength and beauty, her independence and that vulnerability that she rarely let anyone see. So how did he get beyond her prickly defenses and get to know the real woman? And how could he get her to trust him, when he suspected another man had wounded her deeply? Could his unconventional approach gain her trust? And more importantly, how did he keep her safe from someone who was trying to hurt her again?