Stolen Love Before After

This is a fictional story of a young US Navy sailor who is stationed in Hawaii at the submarine base in Pearl Harbor, during the late activities of the Korean War. The main character's name is Alvin Knight, who is only eighteen—tall, good-looking, and has black hair. While on watch duty at the base theater, Alvin meets the beautiful but much older wife of a commander of a destroyer serving off Korea. Her name is Loraine, a beautiful redhead with emerald-green eyes. As Loraine enters the theater with her very young son, she passes very close to Alvin and looks directly into his eyes and smiles a provocative smile that says “I would like to know you better” and enters the theater. Poor Alvin falls immediately in love with this ravishing woman, and within weeks, Loraine lures him into an affair and offers Alvin what he could not refuse—her ravishing body on many occasions. Alvin realizes this affair could send him to Leavenworth, Kansas, prison for enlisted men who defile the wives of officers when and if they are found out and charges are made by the officer. Luckily, Alvin calls the affair off but does not end his sordid ways. This period in his life is the “before” that you see in his life. His life changes to a beautiful love story after he meets Marilyn. Marilyn is a beautiful Marilyn Monroe lookalike who comes into Alvin's life and creates a heaven-on-earth love story that is beautiful to read as you experience the changes that Marilyn's love brings into his life after he completes his service and returns home to begin a business career, which reaches the height of success as he eventually becomes president of a large insurance company and takes it to a multibillion-dollar corporation through his leadership. The story of him, Marilyn, and their family is the “after” in their wonderful life. Alvin is a builder whose tactics in creating value in business relations and morale building in the companies associates and clients and his family are a must-read that will be inspiring to anyone who reads this book. I know that you will not be disappointed. The reader may like to read the author's first romantic and action novel, cowritten with Marvin R. Query, titled “Reap the Wild Seeds.”

A companion to Making Bombs for Hitler and The War Below, this novel follows a Ukrainian girl who was kidnapped as a child to be raised by a Nazi family. Nadia is haunted by World War II. Her memories of the war are messy, coming back to her in pieces and flashes she can't control. Though her adoptive mother says they are safe now, Nadia's flashbacks keep coming.Sometimes she remembers running, hunger, and isolation. But other times she remembers living with a German family, and attending big rallies where she was praised for her light hair and blue eyes. The puzzle pieces don't quite fit together, and Nadia is scared by what might be true. Could she have been raised by Nazis? Were they her real family? What part did she play in the war?What Nadia finally discovers about her own history will shock her. But only when she understands the past can she truly face her future.Inspired by startling true events, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch delivers a gripping and poignant story of one girl's determination to uncover her truth.

This is the first complete English translation of an important work of Tamil poetics. Composed in southern India around the eighth century CE, this is a commentary structured around 60 verses of uncertain origin on the poetry of love. The commentary also includes hundreds of illustrative poemsdrawn from various Tamil literary periods ranging from the very earliest through the eighth century.

An heir to a viscount. A woman of modest means. Can passion ignite a love that society denies? After his father left him in dire straits, Nicholas Villines has recovered the family fortunes and re-entered society. Everybody agrees that Nicholas and the beautiful, rich Amelia would make a perfect match. If that’s the case, why does Amelia’s cousin Elizabeth seem to always catch the eye of the viscount’s heir? Elizabeth hopes to make a modest marriage with her modest means. As she rekindles a friendship with Nicholas Villines, she questions her future ambitions. Meanwhile, a mysterious and cunning individual by the name of The Mayfair Thief has become the talk of the town after stealing a fortune in jewels. And Elizabeth may just have guessed the man’s identity. . . . Nicholas can’t stop thinking about Elizabeth and the beautiful woman she’s become. Can he accept his feelings for her before she marries his best friend? Stolen Love is a Victorian romance novel with a hint of mystery. If you like compelling historical romance, comedy-of-manners plotting, and understated humor, then you’ll love Carolyn Jewel’s exceptionally-written tale of love. Buy Stolen Love today to learn if love can steal a victory from society.

When Angela Foster returns home and becomes the new veterinarian in town, her long brown hair and blue eyes do not go unnoticed, especially by her new neighbor. Colton Myers has attracted the attention of women all over Paris, Texas, but right now he's focused on getting his ranch together. A late night call to his stables to deliver a filly starts Angela and Colton feuding yet this first encounter ignites a passion neither wants nor can deny. Things spin out of control when Colton is accused of being a horse thief. The situation is compounded when Colton admits to a crime. When Angela is used as a pawn to control Colton, he is put in a position that will control her fate. Her problem: Her past has resurfaced, so which is more dangerous for Angela, the past or Colton? His problem: Accused of being a horse thief is minor, in comparison to Colton's real crime. When the dust finally settles the real horse thief is revealed. Can these two settle their differences and let love win?

Something is not right with Nadia Cara. While spending a year in Florence, Italy, she's become a thief. She has secrets. And when she tries to speak, the words seem far away. Nadia finds herself trapped by her own obsessions and following the trail of an elusive Italian boy whom only she has seen. Can Nadia be rescued or will she simply lose herself altogether? Set against the backdrop of a glimmering city, One Thing Stolen is an exploration of obsession, art, and a rare neurological disorder. It is a celebration of language, beauty, imagination, and the salvation of love.

“When he robbed the casino, he left with more than money. He took me and stole a night of my life.” A DARK ROMANCE Once upon a time, a thief stole me in the middle of the night. He took what he wanted, gave me an illusion, and ripped it all away to claim his ultimate trophy. My heart may be physically weak, but fighting to live made me stronger. I won’t perish as easily as that. I’m turning the tables on him. After all, I learned from the best. I’m robbing him of what he stole from me. Note: Stolen Love is Book 3 of the Beauty in the Stolen trilogy and concludes Cas and Ian's story. Stolen Lust (Book 1) and Stolen Life (Book 2) must be read first. This dark romance trilogy is part of the Diamond Magnate collection. You don't have to read the other books to follow the story. The Diamond Magnate collection in order: Standalone Novels (Dark Arranged Marriage & Mistaken Identity Romance) Beauty in Deception Beauty in the Broken Diamonds are Forever Trilogy (Dark Mafia / Kidnapping Romance) Diamonds in the Dust (Book 1) Diamonds in the Rough (Book 2) Diamonds are Forever (Book 3) Beauty in the Stolen Trilogy (Dark Heist Romance) Stolen Lust (Book 1) Stolen Life (Book 2) Stolen Love (Book 3) Beauty in Imperfection Duology (Dark Arranged Marriage Romance) Imperfect Intentions (Book 1) Imperfect Affections (Book 2)

A stunning debut novel with an intriguing literary hook: written in part as a letter from a victim to her abductor. Sensitive, sharp, captivating!Gemma, 16, is on layover at Bangkok Airport, en route with her parents to a vacation in Vietnam. She steps away for just a second, to get a cup of coffee. Ty--rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar--pays for Gemma's drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. The unknowing object of a long obsession, Gemma has been kidnapped by her stalker and brought to the desolate Australian Outback. STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.