Kristi: 458 books

When one loses a spouse, whether young or old, the emotional aftermath can take our breath away. The journey is sometimes a tumultuous one that challenges our fears, friendships, and even our future. While each loss is as unique as one’s own fingerprint, and grief tools aren’t one-size-fits-all,...

Social worker Cassie Allen had always fought her heart-stopping attraction to drop-dead-gorgeous Dr. Brendan O'Connor. After all, best friends didn't feel that way about each other...did they? Then, one shattering night, long-denied passion finally spilled over. Now Cassie was stunned to discover...

When reporter Cora Mayburn is assigned to cover a story about a snake-handling cult in rural Appalachia, she is dismayed, for the world of cruel fundamentalist stricture, repression, glossolalia, and abuse is something she has long since put behind her in favor of a more tolerant urban existence....

Perfect for a short break from reality. Having given up on the dream of a husband but refusing to give up the dream of a baby, Melinda Bane is putting her eggs into the sperm bank basket. When a fire puts her dreams on hold, she turns to her oldest friend Jared to help her through, like he...

You can go home again At eighteen, Savannah Greer has a dream and one shot to make it happen. Choosing big-city success in corporate law means putting her family's farm-and Sam McBriar-in her past. Now, years later, she's on a path toward home. And she has every intention of keeping the visit...

“As long as you are with me, no harm will come to you.” So Sheikh Ben Rassad promised to beauty-in-jeopardy Jamie Morris, who aroused his need to protect. Though he reminded himself she was as innocent as he was jaded, their passion soon ignited. When he discovered she carried his kingdom’s...

Mallory O'Brien wanted a child more than anything. And smart, devastatingly sexy Whit Manning was just the man for the job. Seducing him would be a pleasure...for both of them. But Whit wasn't a forever kind of man. Giving in to the heat she'd always felt between them came at a price Mallory...

Evie Barker needs a break. Between work and caring for her momma- she's burned out. When old flame Grady Duke moves in next door Evie realizes there's more lacking in her life than down time. Neither can escape the wild attraction they feel, but taking a risk might be too much of a gamble for these opposites. Formerly titled: Forever Him

It’s tempting to ignore your heart . . . ** ** Boutique owner Jayne Grandberry may be great at getting customers to treat themselves, but she’s even better at resisting her own desires. For her, love is like a sinfully rich dessert—a fleeting pleasure that will just make her crash in the long...

Playful, penetrating, and often operating by aural law, the poems in That Our Eyes Be Rigged take shape as one word quickly transforms into another via sonic slippages. These fluid transformations simultaneously reveal the worlds within a word and build correspondences between unlikely terms—highlighting...

They married for convenience. Will they stay together for the baby…or for love? Nasira Edwards has come to Royal, Texas, to escape her past and stop her brother from making a terrible mistake. But her own marital mistake has tracked her down. Her husband, shipping magnate Sebastian Edwards,...

She's hiding a secret from this rancher that may change everything… Georgie Romero's daddy had one die-hard rule: do not get involved with Austin Calloway. Yet when she left town six years ago, her fling with the blue-eyed heartbreaker wasn't the only secret she hid. Now the job of a lifetime...

Everything’s bigger in Texas, even surprises! Rodeo superstar Houston Calloway lives to chase championships. But an injury sends him straight to Jill Amherst, aka world’s toughest athletic trainer, then home to the sprawling family estate—with Jill in tow. Of course his brother offered...

SLEEPING WITH A PRINCE? Her assignment was to interview millionaire Mitch Warner, the Maverick Prince of Oklahoma, not to sleep with him! But the confirmed bachelor soon had Tori Barnett entering into a scorching affair that hadn't been part of her agenda. Nor had she counted on the unexpected...