Bøger udgivet af Spencer Hill Press

By the age of thirteen, Dalton Greer had already experienced abuse unfathomable to most. So bythe time he was finally rescued from the latest of his long string of foster homes, he wastraveling down a dangerous path. Indebted to a known drug lord as a means of protection,he chose the life of the streets thinking that was all his life had to offerâ¦until he met her. Five years later, she's the only bright spot in his very bleak existence. There isn't anything hewon't do to shield her from the evil he's experienced, and he wants nothing more than to protecther from the life he's chosen. The day Spencer Locke found Dalton sitting on her porch, she felt his pain and understood hisrage. They were bonded by both, though he would never understand why. He had been lostwhile she was found, and in that moment, she vowed to help him find his way too.As the years pass by, their initial bond transforms into something deeper. Spencer loves Daltonregardless of his past, and in spite of his choices. When all secrets are unleashed between thetwo, that love becomes binding. One night is all they have before fate makes its own decision. Dalton is forced to choose the pathhe will travel, and Spencer is left not knowing why. A story about the journey from true friendship into the blossoms of first love, the experiences of crucial sacrifice and ultimate betrayal, and the endurance of agonizing heartbreak on the way to finding lasting redemption, two souls find solace... Under the Influence of love.

For years, Cassie Cooper has convincingly played a confident young woman who couldn't care less about what others think of her actions. But in reality, beneath the bold façade lies a frightened, broken little girl who is suffocating under the weight of her secrets. Out of control, Cassie continues whirling down a treacherous path, searching for anything that will numb her pain. But no one will ever know. With her mask securely in place, she keeps that that scared girl hidden, safe from the scrutiny of prying eyes.That is, until she meets Grady Bennett. The martial arts instructor doesn't just look at Cassie; he sees her.And with painstaking patience as their relationship grows, Grady works to help Cassie see herself. Her ferocity. Her strength. Her ability to love and to smile. He pushes her to acknowledge and embrace what she really is...a survivor.As Cassie faces her tortured past, her walls come down. With her vulnerabilities exposed, she loses sight of her new perspective and plummets once again into her void. Sometimes it takes hitting rock bottom to find the necessary strength to land safely.And sometimes, life has to be completely Out of Focus in order to finally see.

Lady Imogen Moore hasn't had an easy time of it since she made her Come Out three Seasons ago. With her betrothed, a powerful duke breaking it off to wed her sister, she's become the tons favorite piece of gossip. Never again wanting to experience the pain of a broken heart, she's resolved to make a match with a polite, respectable gentleman. The last thing she wants is another reckless rogue. Lord Alex Edgerton has a problem. His brother, tired of Alex's carousing has charged him with chaperoning their remaining, unwed sister about ton events. Shopping? No, thank you. Attending the theatre? He'd rather be at Forbidden Pleasures with a scantily clad beauty upon his lap. The task of chaperone becomes even more of a bother when his sister drags along her dearest friend, Lady Imogen to social functions. The last thing he wants in his life is a young, innocent English miss. Except, as Alex and Imogen are thrown together, passions flare and Alex comes to find he not only wants Imogen in his bed, but also in his heart. Yet now he must convince Imogen to risk all, on the heart of a rogue.

Polite Society doesn't take Lady Anne Adamson seriously. However, Anne isn't just another pretty young miss. When she discovers her father betrayed her mother's love and her family descended into poverty, Anne comes up with a plan to marry a respectable, powerful, and honorable gentleman-- a man nothing like her philandering father. Armed with the heart of a duke pendant, fabled to land the wearer a duke's heart, she decides to enlist the aid of the notorious Harry, 6th Earl of Stanhope. A scoundrel with a scandalous past, he is the last gentleman she'd ever wed...however, his reputation marks him the perfect man to school her in the art of seduction so she might ensnare the illustrious Duke of Crawford. Harry, the Earl of Stanhope is a jaded, cynical rogue who lives for his own pleasures. Having been thrown over by the only woman he ever loved so she could wed a duke, he's not at all surprised when Lady Anne approaches him with her scheme to capture another duke's affection. He's come to appreciate that all women are in fact greedy, title-grasping, self-indulgent creatures. And with Anne's history of grating on his every last nerve, she is the last woman he'd ever agree to school in the art of seduction. Only his friendship with the lady's sister compels him to help. What begins as a pretend courtship, born of lessons on seduction, becomes something more, leaving Anne to decide if she can give her heart to a reckless rogue, and Harry must decide if he's willing to again trust in a lady's love.

Tricia: A girl struggling to find her way after her beloved grandma's death.Emerson: A guy who lives his life to fulfill promises, real and hypothetical.Angie: A girl with secrets she can only express through poetry.Brenda: An actress and screenplay writer afraid to confront her past.Brian: A potter who sets aside his life for Tricia, to the detriment of both.Linked and transformed by one phone call, Hello? weaves together these five Wisconsin teens' stories into a compelling narrative of friendship and family, loss and love, heartbreak and healing, serendipity, and ultimately hope.