No one is quite who he or she seems. Hush Hush is the
story of Melisandre - rich, beautiful, possibly insane - who has to live
with the knowledge of a devastating event in her past. She has not seen
her two daughters, now aged fifteen and seventeen, in the ten years
since the notorious family tragedy. And her husband has moved on,
married now to his personal trainer, and seemingly happy.As
Melisandre returns to Baltimore from South Africa, however, there are
suddenly more mysterious deaths. And quite what did happen all that time
ago has never been clear - what role had each of the members of this
unhappy family played? And is anyone telling the truth? Tess
Monaghan, now the mother of a young girl herself, makes a return as the
investigator who gets snared in the case. A hugely powerful and emotive
novel about parents and children - about destructive parents who think
they love their children and good parents whose children are the centre
of their lives - it is also a superbly plotted mystery novel, one which
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A devastating nor’easter, a dead hotel guest, and the arrival of an ex-lover squash Richard and Morgana’s hopes for a romantic, impromptu get-away at a Vermont inn. Instead, the couple goes on a journey of misadventures involving murder, intrigue, and close encounters of a ghostly kind. Who is better than Richard MacKenzie to solve the mysteries behind the goings-on at the old Whyte Post Inn? After all, wasn’t Richard Fated to the Purpose? Views: 24
"A superior piece of storytelling..." –Charles Champlin, Los Angeles Times Book ReviewSlow Squeeze is the second in the critically acclaimed Iris Thorne mystery series by Los Angeles Times bestseller Dianne Emley, now available for the first time as an e-book. Includes bonus material: Chapter One of Fast Friends, the third Iris Thorne Mystery.Iris Thorne survived the purge following McKinney Alitzer's chain of scandals. The murders, money-laundering, and million-dollar embezzlement were front-page dirt—and rumor has it that Iris knows where the bucks are buried. Now she's the firm's highest-paid and most senior investment counselor. But happiness is a rare commodity in Iris's private life—she and her LAPD lover are approaching a dead end.Enter, on purple three-inch heels, the hottest prospect in town. Barbie Stringfellow's a ripe, buxom, and very rich Atlanta widow ready to invest. She's brash, tacky, and smart; like Iris, she's a self-made woman. Despite the alarm bells ringing... Views: 23
"Flowers can't tell lies. If you keep the sun off of them, dry up their waterbeds, and throw in weeds to choke 'em out, ain't no way or reason for them to bloom. If a rose is in full bloom when you know it's only been kept in darkness, and the ground it's planted in is cracked and cold, don't stop to smell that rose. There's a trap somewhere in those tempting, dark red petals. There's deceit. Maybe even death. Run from that flowerbed. You don't want to get buried in that soil."It's a few weeks before her fortieth birthday, and Sienna finally has the life she's dreamed of: a husband who loves her, a private practice that's flourishing, and an extended family that has finally put its skeletons to rest. However, when a homeless woman named Sweet Violet comes under Sienna's care with nothing on her but broken memories and a pocket watch stopped at 5:11, Sienna knows the peaceful life she's been enjoying will come to a screeching halt. Despite her best attempts not to... Views: 23
He’s more than the man she sees. He’s a killer… Scott Reid wakes up in someone else’s house, thinking he belongs there. He believes Cora—the girl he took on a date last night—wanted him to stay. But when he walks downstairs, Cora doesn’t seem to agree. Terrified, she struggles to break free of the ties binding her wrists, shivering on the cold basement floor. Scott is tired of feeling used by women. He fits on a pair of gloves. It’s time to stop being used… Scott Reid is handsome and charming—Renae’s idea of the perfect guy… A young, urban professional at an accounting firm, Renae becomes infatuated with Scott. Her love life leaves much to be desired, but winning over Scott would certainly spice things up. There’s something mysterious about him. Something alluring. Except he seems more interested in her best friend, Sophie. Who is the man behind the mask? When Renae and Scott are sent on a business trip together, she’s determined to win him over. Infatuation turns to passion, and Scott proves to be the thrill she was hoping for. But when they return home, Renae stops hearing from Sophie. And when the police knock on her door, a more sinister motive to her friend’s disappearance is brought to light. Is Scott Reid a charming coworker from accounting? Or a serial killer stalking his next victim?** Views: 23
She has his hand, but not his heart…
Amanda Hamilton’s fortune means she’s not short of marriage offers, despite her unfashionable figure! But there’s only one man she wants for her husband, the dashing Lieutenant Peter Phipps, who is in dire financial straits. Amanda knows Phipps doesn’t love her, but when he proposes, she accepts—unable to resist the chance to live her dreams.
Their burgeoning relationship surprises everyone, especially Phipps, who discovers that his sweet, sensible fiancée is also brave and passionate. Suddenly, the role of dutiful husband looks a lot more attractive! Views: 23
The complete, critically acclaimed mystery serial following reporter Erin Solomon in her quest to learn the truth about an alleged cult suicide with a haunting connection to her own past. Views: 23
Sometimes death is only the beginning…
Desperate to get to her sister in New York, Parrish Sorrows has no idea just how important she and her friends are to the survival of two very different worlds. Their abilities have been dormant for so long, the five teens have no memory of who they once were or why they were put here in the first place. All they can think about is making it through another night.
But with each life that is taken by the virus, the Dark One's power grows. With each zombie that awakens as her servant, the ancient necromancer comes a little closer to escaping her prison of ice. Will the guardians survive long enough to remember their purpose? Or will the Dark One succeed in killing them before their true gifts emerge?
Sorrow's Gift is Book 2 of the Eternal Sorrows Trilogy.
Reading Order:
Death’s Awakening
Sorrow’s Gift
Fate’s Surrender (Coming 2016)
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