A KILLER IN AMISH COUNTRY Down a deserted hospital corridor, nurse Abby Miller witnesses a patient's shocking murder. When the masked killer spots her, she's overpowered--and left for dead. Handsome doctor Blake Jamison vows to keep her safe while investigating the mysterious patient's death. But when he and Abby uncover a connection between the murder and the long-held secret of his adoption and possible Amish birth, the killer begins targeting them both. Amish-born Abby slowly learns to trust Blake with her life. But it may be too late to protect her heart from the high-society doctor who is sure to leave her behind. Views: 30
A rip-roaring funny magical adventure with dragons! Simon and Cat are stuck in the modern world, determined to find their way to the kingdom - but it soon becomes more dangerous than they could have imagined. Meanwhile, in the kingdom, the Druid is keeping secrets from Dora and Jem. Should they try and follow him to the mysterious Empire of Akkad, where there might be dragons . . . ? Join the fearless foursome once more as they cross worlds in a race to track down the next piece of amber. ABOUT THE AUTHORC. J. Busby was brought up on boats and in caravans in the southeast of England and north Wales. She read avidly as a child, and moved frequently from place to place. After studying Social Anthropology at Cambridge, she lived in a fishing village in South India while doing research for her PhD. Her first children's story, THE THING, was shortlisted for the Nickelodeon Jr National Write a Bedtime Story prize, and recorded for Fun Radio in March 2007. Her other... Views: 30
New York Times Bestseller Cara Black's fashionable Parisian P.I. Aimée Leduc has a new look for her 14th adventure: Five months pregnant.June, 1998: Paris's sticky summer heat is even more oppressive than usual as rowdy French football fans riot in anticipation of the World Cup. Private Investigator Aimée Leduc has been trying to slow down her hectic lifestyle--she's five months' pregnant and has the baby's wellbeing to think about now. But then disaster strikes close to home. A serial rapist has been terrorizing Paris's Pigalle neighborhood, following teenage girls home and attacking them in their own houses. It is sad and frightening but has nothing to do with Aimée--until Zazie, the 13-year-old daughter of the proprietor of Aimée's favorite café, disappears. The police aren't mobilizing quickly enough, and when Zazie's desperate parents approach Aimée for help, she knows she couldn't say no even if she wanted... Views: 30
Alex Hanas couldn't believe that after so many years as a widower, his father was getting remarried. To make matters worse, the American gold digger had a kid—a daughter named Elynn. After months of avoiding it, Alex goes to brunch with every intention of giving his father's new family the deep freeze. But he can't pull it off with Elynn's anxious green-grey eyes locked on him.That was the day his life changed.Four years later, Alex is as close to Elynn as a stepbrother can be. But that's not enough for him. He wants more...and he's done waiting. Views: 30
Discover New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Anne Marsh's sexy SEALs series! For former Navy SEAL Kade Jordan, coming home is a miracle. Captured by insurgents in Khost, Afghanistan, he survived months of captivity when his SEAL team believed him dead. Now he's back in Strong, California - ready to rejoin the local smoke jumping team and rejoin the living. Falling hard for a team member's pregnant widow isn't part of the plan. Abbie Donegan isn't ready to move on. After a fast-moving fire kills her husband, she's left alone and with a baby on the way. She doesn't need another husband and dating a firefighter would be crazy, but her rough-around-the-edges SEAL has a way of getting under her skin... and into her bed. Her life. And her heart. All of the books in When SEALs Come Home are standalone books: Burns So Bad (Book 1) Smoking Hot (Book 2) Sweet Burn (Book 3) Yours for Christmas (Book 3.5) Heated (Book 4) One Hot SEAL (Book 5) Her Firefighter SEAL (Book 6) Views: 30
When Valerie Inkerman’s roommate Jerry gets her a waitressing gig at cushy Hamptons party, she has no idea that murder is on the menu. But when one of the guests is found dead and Jerry is accused of being the killer, Val knows she needs to utilise all her skills as a private investigator to clear his name.Trying to track down the victim’s possible enemies and find new leads, Val faces distractions in the form of old acquaintances and a hot dinner date. But as Val’s leads all turn into dead ends, the killer seems to stay step ahead of her all the time.Val knows she’s close to finding out the truth, but will she be able to put the pieces of the puzzle together before time runs out for Jerry or the killer strikes again? Views: 30
Guilt can eat away at you, but love can cut like a knife... Wanting his best friend's girlfriend is a cliché Billy knows well – it's the tightrope he's walked for years.But now Jason and Lindy have broken up and Billy can't help but be there for the girl he's loved from afar for so long. She's hurting. Fighting to find a road to the future, Lindy's heart hurts. She's trying to escape the truth, but Billy keeps making her face it – and it's ugly. How can she keep living when it feels like everything around her is made of glass and shatters at any moment? Her one constant is Billy. Only, rebound isn't his style and when Lindy starts to see him in a different light, he just can't trust her. He's no one's second best Views: 30
Romance/Suspense/Thriller. 90299 words long. First published in RP, 2007 Views: 30
Carmela Bertrand knows that Halloween in New Orleans means a week of rabble-rousing, costumed craziness—and she can't wait to get the party started. But when a local antiques dealer turns up dead, Carmela suddenly finds herself in a real-life danse macabre...An evening's work deciding on the class schedule for her scrapbooking shop has put Carmela in the mood to kick up her heels. But after some strange noises draw her into Oddities, the neighboring antiques shop, Carmela's night is abruptly put on hold when a bloody body falls out of a curio cabinet—and into her arms.While shop owner Marcus Joubert was known for being an eccentric with a penchant for eclectic merchandise, Carmela never thought he was the kind of man who could inspire the passion required to kill. But when Marcus's assistant—and fiancée—Mavis reveals that a priceless death mask was also stolen, it becomes clear that murder wasn't the culprit's sole... Views: 30
Fantastic detectives come in many forms, from dogs to elves to eggs. (Yes, eggs.) And fantastic detective stories come in all mystery subgenres, from cozy to hard-boiled. (Remember. Eggs.) All of these forms and subgenres combine to create one of the most delightful additions to the Fiction River anthology series. With stories featuring New York Times bestseller Kevin J. Anderson’s popular zombie detective Dan Shamble and USA Today bestseller Dean Wesley Smith’s most beloved character, Poker Boy, Fantastic Detectives provides Fiction River’s most creative volume yet! “Fiction River: Fantastic Detectives is a great choice for anyone who loves it when genres are swirled together. It’s nominally more heavily influenced by mystery conventions and tropes, but the science fiction and fantasy elements in it are almost as strong.” —Long and Short Reviews on Fiction River: Fantastic Detectives “Fiction River: Fantastic Detectives is a great read if you like to blend mystery with your fantasy. Check it out.” —Keith West, Amazing Stories Fiction River is an original anthology series. Initially, based on the anthology series of old—Universe, Orbit, Pulphouse—Fiction River rapidly evolved into its own entity. Fiction River publishes stories in many genres from all kinds of writers, with New York Times bestselling authors published alongside some of the best new voices in fiction. Fiction River also goes where no anthology series has gone before, with regular audio editions, produced in-house, and ebook and trade paperback volumes that never go out of print. And Fiction River is available in English worldwide.** Views: 30
And then, this afternoon,' Uncle Fred said to me, 'you and I'll go after the fox.'Tom, a town boy, is horrified when his parents tell him he has to stay on Aunt Millie's farm while they are away. He finds country life every bit as strange and uncomfortable as he feared. But soon, he discovers a rare black fox with green eyes, living with her cubs in the forest. Suddenly, the aummer is full of excitement. That is, until Uncle Freddecides to go after the fox - will Tom save her and her family in time? Views: 30
When Mack Cash’s mysterious one-night stand shows up at the dude ranch where
he works, he is stunned. And just as he suspected during their night together, Beth
Richards is no buckle bunny, despite the getup she was wearing. Instead, she’s just the
kind of woman he’s looking for—sexy, sure, but also down-home and whip-smart. Mack’s
obvious attraction is just the boost Beth was looking for after a hurtful divorce. She
loves the way he looks at her—and sees her. Except for one thing. He wants a family, and
Beth can only disappoint him. She’s already failed at love once and she can’t go through
it again. That’s why she has to let Mack go…. Views: 30
