If You Were My Man

Nathalyia Fontaine has been the sole proprietor of the restaurant Fontaine since her husband died four years ago. She hasn't dated anyone in all those years, choosing not to open her heart again, or risk revealing her dark past. That is, until she meets Rafael Dunlap. Rafael is a hostage negotiator with his own set of problems. Though he loves women, he vows he'll never marry because his job is just too unpredictable. He can't imagine leaving a widow and children behind. But his thinking and game plan of loving and leaving changes when he meets Nathalyia. Though she tries to resist him, Rafael sweeps her into a whirlwind romance. When the unexpected happens, and Nathalyia is forced to keep it a secret, she ends things with Rafael before he can break her heart. But when Rafael is in harms way, will Nathalyia resolve to tell him the truth before it's too late? Or will past demons keep them apart forever?

Mark James decides to take his wife, Tamala James, out for a good time at Club Sparks owned by his childhood friend Mich Hensen. But that night turned into a disaster when a man from the past, Kenny Lowe, shows up. Kenny kills one man and gets Mark arrested for his crime. Tamala and Mich go hunting for Kenny after not trusting the police but soon find out that its easier said than done.

All Kea ever wanted was for someone to truly love her. She thought she'd found the man of her dreams in Jaquon, but sitting home waiting for him every night, she realizes she's found a man whose infidelity knows no boundaries. Derrick is caught between the two most important women in his life—his mother, Shirley, and his girlfriend, Zacariah. Shirley can't understand why her son gave the high-maintenance Zacariah a second chance after her first affair. Derrick finally sees his mother's point of view when he catches Zacariah cheating once again. When Derrick breaks up with Zacariah, he rushes to Jaquon's house for support from his best friend. Kea is there alone, and before they know it, their mutual pity party turns into some intense passion. Knowing their first time should have been the last, the two of them can't help but start a smoking hot affair. Zacariah's not having it, though. When she discovers the two of them in bed together, she's determined to get revenge against the woman she believes stole Derrick from her. Zacariah plans to crash a party at Derrick's house, but she's armed with more than just the news of the affair. The bombshell truth that she's prepared to reveal about Derrick and Kea could be more than any of them is prepared to handle. Urban Books newcomer Tresser Henderson delivers over-the-top, scandalous drama that is sure to entertain.

In her witty, southern-fried suspense novels, Sarah Shankman delivers nonstop action with a hilarious bite. Now she sends her acclaimed, irreverent heroine -- New Orleans writer Samantha Adams -- to a southwestern New Age hot spot, to unearth a secret past that was supposed to be six feet under. My dearest Sugar. I must see you. It's urgent. I need your help. The letter that arrived from Sam's mother was postmarked Santa Fe, penned in her mother's handwriting, and disclosed details only Johanna Adams could know. There was just one catch: Johanna Adams had been dead for thirty-four years. The mind-blowing missive could have been an entry from Sam's latest book of bizarre anecdotes, American Weird -- or an elaborate hoax. Either way, it instantly rekindled Sam's impossible wish that her mother hadn't really died in a plane crash when Sam was a child. Fueled by her journalistic instincts -- and a daughter's need for closure -- Sam touches down among Santa Fe's tourists and crystal gazers, jewelry shops and fast-food stands. But only when she summons the courage to knock on the door of Room 409 at the La Fonda Hotel does her surreal, mother-seeking adventure take off with no turning back.

Valentine Daye is a product of the streets. Raised in the projects, she lost her father and her mother young. By fifteen, she was living the life with drug lord Colombo. But when Colombo and his crew are murdered, Richard Washington, one of Colombo's many street runners, swoops in and wastes no time making Valentine his queen. Nine years later, Valentine and Rich are a happy couple who have weathered some "minor" problems. Valentine is well aware that Rich steps out on her. But doesn't every man? He always finds his way home. Or at least he did before Vanessa Knight. Vanessa Knight is a woman who has everything . . . except Richard Washington. An heiress to a multimillion-dollar company, Vanessa is willing to forgive Rich's flawed background. However, she wants him for herself, and tells him that he must decide what's important to him—a flourishing career at clothier Jorge Jacobs, where she can make him a VP, or a life with his street past, Valentine? When Daye meets Knight, each woman plots and schemes to steal Rich's heart. Rich must make a decision. Does he gamble and start a new life with the beautiful and cunning Vanessa, or does he stay with his around-the-way girl Valentine, who has been with him through thick and thin?

This carefully crafted ebook: "21 Greatest Spy Thrillers in One Premium Edition (Mystery & Espionage Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Spy Paramount The Great Impersonation Last Train Out The Double Traitor Havoc The Spymaster Ambrose Lavendale, Diplomat The Vanished Messenger The Dumb Gods Speak The Pawns Court The Box With Broken Seals The Great Prince Shan The Devil's Paw The Bird of Paradise The Zeppelin's Passenger The Kingdom of the Blind The Illustrious Prince The Lost Ambassador Mysterious Mr. Sabin The Betrayal The Colossus of Arcadia E. Phillips Oppenheim, the Prince of Storytellers (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.