the laurels of sandy creek

Lorelei Confer lives on a peninsula in the mid west coast of Florida with her high school sweetheart, now husband, and AJ, her longhaired Chihuahua. In the fourth grade, she wrote her first story—something about getting a shot at the doctors—that was produced by the teacher for parents and students in an assembly. When she was older, she spilled her guts in a journal every night and wrote long newsy love letters to Viet Nam. She is a multi published author of romantic suspense with two series: The Deadly series and the Saddle Creek series. She also has written numerous novellas and short stories. She loves to hear from her readers so if you want to stay “in the know” visit her website, sign up for her newsletters and contact her. www.loreleiconfer.com Rosie’s Diner sits in the shadows of the Grand Teton Mountain range, in the small town center of Saddle Creek, Wyoming. It’s where horse rancher Chase Montgomery first lays eyes on a new waitress’s bruised and swollen face, and beautiful green eyes; his first instinct is to kiss the bruises away. Lauren McCray flees Michigan and heads west to escape another beating from her ex-boyfriend, Clint Jackson. When she sees him looking inside her car outside the diner where she works, she runs again. This time, jumping into the bed of a nearby pickup truck hauling a horse trailer. Chase’s life is enriched when he pulls back the tarp in the bed of his pick-up and finds the green-eyed beauty from the diner. Lauren is running from something or someone, and Chase is compelled to protect her, but can he? Will he be in time?

His plans to escape are foiled when he is blackmailed into finding a new alpha capable of controlling the largest pack in New England before the Amazons cull it. Josh has no clue how he is going to accomplish this task, let alone stay out of the sights of his power-hungry cousin, Bryce, who is convinced he is the pack's next alpha.<br><br>Josh befriends Andrea, an erratic Amazon trainee, who talks to the ghost of her dead mother and has her own agenda when it comes to the wolf pack. When he is rescued by Gavin, a handsome park ranger driven to live in the furthest reaches of civilization, Josh feels a pull toward him that is more than just physical attraction. The three develop a bond that is stronger than friendship and tested at every turn.<br><br>With the help of his new family, Josh must find the strength within him to save the Silverbane pack and defeat the evil that threatens to turn them into killers. Only then can he finally be free.

<p>Eleanor Bella Starr.</p><p>She is Black and You magazine&#x27;s lead writer. After being threatened by her boss who thinks he&#x27;s God&#x27;s gift to women, to either get something interesting enough to wow him or take a tumble in his sheets, she hightails it to Orlando, Lake Creek.</p><p>Lake Creek. Home of the internet&#x27;s strangest stories.</p><p>WARNING: STAY OUT! SAVE YOURSELF!</p><p>How do you keep a writer away from that? Moreso, one as curious as Eleanor...</p><p>The mystery begins from the get go and just when she has had enough, she is pulled in deeper.</p><p>Who will live? Who will die? </p><p>Eleanor wants nothing more that to live and save as many people as she can... But will they let her?</p><p>Read to find out.</p>

Fourteen years ago, on the banks of Craving’s Creek, Ryde swore to his best friend Alistair he’d never be alone in the world. Though Alistair was destined for the priesthood, there was something beyond holy about the first kiss they shared.<br><br>But a fun camping trip went horribly wrong when Alistair was involved in a horrific incident.<br><br>Now, at age thirty-one, Ryde’s life is a mess of alcohol and the painful imprint of his last look into Alistair’s desperate eyes. Since the evil they encountered on that shore, his first love has been lost to him ... until he learns a friend’s wedding is to be officiated by a priest named Father Alistair Genet.<br><br>Amid the rush of emotions, one thought crystallizes: Ryde’s love for Alistair has never died. It’s stronger than ever. But can it win over the repressed memories slowly tearing Alistair’s mind apart?

Three action-packed paranormal novels by author Robbie Cox. ALPHA RISING: He’s sent to Bull Creek to replace the alpha and protect the community from those who wish to destroy it. PANTHER HUNTED: She moved to Bull Creek to escape an arranged marriage, but he refuses to let her go. BEAR NECESSITIES: He ran away to Bull Creek because of a death that wasn’t his fault, but another child needs his protection. Paranormal tropes included: Shifters Vampires Special forces Witches Reluctant heroes Dive into The Bull Creek Chronicles with fast-paced alpha men and women who don’t quit as they protect the people of Bull Creek those who would see their safe haven destroyed. Each of these action-packed novels has a happily-ever-after and no cliffhangers! Bull Creek Chronicles is created by Robbie Cox, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

In order to keep her six-year-old daughter out of the hands of a dark government agency run by Dominic Black, Darcy Kincaid and Bella are on the run. With no one else to turn to and exhausted from running, Darcy and Bella make their way to Montana where their last option awaits. Keith Taylor is the Police Chief in called Stockard Creek – a town that harbors its’ own secrets with a populace made up of werewolves, shifters and vampires, all wishing to be left alone. But Keith can’t keep Stockard Creek under a veil of secrecy for long, especially when Darcy and her daughter show up with a rogue wolf on their tail. A disgraced Alpha who worked hard to leave his past behind, Keith must adjust to his new reality. And keep the woman he loves, and her daughter, safe. Hunted by the Rogue: Stockard Creek is created by Delmar Jake, and eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

A newly patched member shouldn’t want the daughter of the MC President, but I’ve never made decisions based on what I should or shouldn’t do. I make them on what I want, and nothing more. I want her, even if it's considered forbidden. Red Creek Renegades is created by Laramie Briscoe, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Anyone in the world could have been Zare’s mark mate, but somehow destiny chooses Chetan, who is her twin sister’s boyfriend. Her sister is named Kiara. Zare is beside herself in her position with Chetan. Everything about him drives her crazy, as a mark mate should. He was like her own personal drug, the wolf inside getting high on his scent. She carved him, and yet she couldn't be with him. Ajay fills that spot in Zare’s heart; they grow close and even fell in love. How does Chetan react to seeing his mark mate with the Alpha? Will the pack fall apart? If this wasn’t a crazy love triangle enough, Kiara finds her true mark mate, leaving Chetan available. Just when Zare and Ajay are unstoppable, a curveball is thrown their way. Who will she choose?

Many obstacles will arise for Zare: friendships, placement, loyalty, and sacrifices. Many creatures make their presence known in the forest, putting the wolf’s pack dominance in question. Will Zare Stand with the wolves or vampires? Or will a more powerful creature be able to overtake the forest?

Sandy is once again thrust into the center of E.O.W. Prep Inc.'s plot After surviving the first recorded zombie outbreak, her team, or what's left of them, have been relocated and reassigned. But when Sandy learns that her colleague was patient zero and that her plan was executed like a script, the coincidence borders on the edge of conspiracy. What are the capsules that everyone around her seems to be wearing? Who is the strange custodian following her? But between press conferences and a planned attack by a group of whistleblowers, Sandy may just be too busy to make sense of any of it. Could this be what E.O.W. Prep is hoping for? SANDY VERSUS FALSE ALARM is the second full short story in the ongoing series SANDY VERSUS ZOMBIE.