Frank Carlson Library

She'd need to pull some strings Puppeteer Nikki Richardson has spent most of her life living on the boardwalk. It's her home, her family, her life and where her heart was shattered seven years ago. Now the colorful paint is faded, and Nikki is desperate to save the unique and eclectic community. Unfortunately, the boardwalk's fate rests in the hands of her ex-lover. A long time ago, Grey Blakemore found refuge and happiness on the boardwalk and Nikki's...

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator. New York Times Bestseller Carla Cassidy writes another stunning story of romance and adrenaline-fueled suspense in The Coltons of Shadow Creek... A scandalous baby revelation and the most dangerous Colton yet is on the loose…What could possibly happen? When criminal mastermind Livia Colton escapes from prison, her son, Texas Ranger Knox Colton, is suspended...

A BABY ON HIS DOORSTEP After the initial shock wore off, confirmed bachelor Riley Kincaid loved his role of instant daddy. If only he could forget the strange circumstances that had united him and his mystery baby.... A WOMAN IN HIS LIFE When Riley met Caralie Tracey, he knew she'd make a role-model mother-and a wonderful wife. But then Caralie related a few strange circumstances of her own: A mysterious fire, a suspicious death, and a prior...

"I'D APOLOGIZE FOR KISSING YOU, BUT I'M NOT ALL THAT SORRY. "Dancer Melanie Brooks had escaped small-town Oklahoma, giving up the country for Broadway's bright lights. Yet after her mother's funeral called her back, her own health issues forced her to stay. Now her tenant, too-hot-for-his-own-good Adam Benson, is giving her a reason to dance again. But has a killer set his sights on her, too? Adam knows a little something about fresh starts. As for...

The moment she drew her gun on him, Officer Breanna James knew that Adam Spence would be trouble. His touch thrilled her, his kisses floored her! But Breanna didn't trust her judgment when it came to men. And the cop in her couldn't help but wonder why Adam was here in Cherokee Corners-in the abandoned cottage next door…After discovering her father unconscious and her mother missing, Homicide Detective Savannah Tall feather teamed up with the one...

CASE #OK0773: RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT OF A SINGLE MOTHER'S SANITY Investigating Officer: Breanna James Suspect: Adam Spencer, officer's next-door neighbor Background: From the moment she'd drawn her gun on him, Breanna knew he would be trouble. His touch thrilled her, his kisses floored her. And his tea-party manners had little Maggie dreaming of daddies. But Breanna knew better than to trust her own judgment when it came to men. And as a cop, she couldn't...

The tension between Montebello and Tamir was escalating when Firstborn Son Kyle Ramsey embarked on a special operation to patrol the skies between the two feuding territories. His mission? Ward off acts of terrorism-and stake a claim on his woman and child. Three months ago he had shared a stolen night of passion with a mysterious beauty, which had stirred Kyle's heart, fulfilled his every fantasy-and left Joanna Morgan pregnant with his baby! Trouble...

It was the perfect plan. Melanie Watters wanted a baby badly, so she proposed marriage to the most confirmed bachelor in town--her best friend, Bailey Jenkins. In return for getting Melanie pregnant, frustrated pageant-judge Bailey could escape the clutches of the town's tiara-hungry single women. Surely their friendship could survive this marriage of convenience unscathed? They had agreed to divorce after Melanie became pregnant, but playing house...

For Christmas, she wanted her family back For single mom Theresa Mathews, the Christmas holidays were extra special because of her son. And because in him she still held part of Sullivan-the man she'd once loved. But now their child was missing. Like a whirlwind, Sullivan swept back into Theresa's life, stirring her feelings and bringing more questions. While his strong arms offered comfort, his smoky eyes promised fulfillment of the desire...

When Lana Ramirez came to him with an offer of marriage, Chance Reilly knew it was too good to be true. He needed a wife to claim his rightful inheritance, but what did the sweetly sensual private-duty nurse want from the marriage bed? Little did the rugged rancher guess, the Colton housekeeper's eldest daughter had been hopelessly in love with him forever…and she wanted a baby-his baby. Their torrid nights would no doubt leave her pregnant in Prosperino,...