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The Gathering Storm

Admiral Irons is sheparding the new Federation along the best he can. The pirates are on the run for the moment, the political situation is starting to jell, the Bek nexus is back in the fold, and the military branches are finally hitting their stride. But, when all seems to be normal, that is when you tend to lower your guard... **
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The Beautiful Thief (The Stolen Hearts #2)

Book 2 in the newest romantic suspense series from award winning author, Mallory Crowe!She was the one that got away. The one time Adam couldn't finish the job. The one time his conscious got the better of him. Now she's back and Adam has two options: Kill her or help her get the revenge she deserves.No matter how convincing her arguments may be or how distracting he finds her, he was raised on one staunch principle that has kept him alive so far. Never trust a pretty face.
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Adding Fuel to the Flames

Two years ago, Day and Ethan were the first of the Dragon & Phoenix to mate in over a hundred years and, according to Angelo, they are fated to bring the paranormals back together. Rhys has spent years seeking his mates by kissing every man he can. Until, one day, he heeds his instincts and refuses to kiss a man who doesn’t take no for an answer, and leaves Rhys bloody and beaten. When Twix asks Day and Ethan to help his cousin in Maddox, they agree to look into who is stalking Rhys. Imagine their surprise when they meet the gorgeous pixie and unexpected feelings emerge. Day and Ethan don't know what's more shocking. Wanting another man, or discovering who the stalker actually is?
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The Solace of Trees

A Bosnian War orphan of Muslim heritage escapes his homeland, finds a new family in New England, and learns to deal with his trauma—and years later falls into the depths of post-9/11 America's extraordinary rendition program. A piercing and resonant debut novel about war and the endurance of the human spirit, and a cautionary tale about the damage that can be inflicted upon war victims when wealthy nations become obsessed with self-protection and retribution. This book contains an author Q&A at the back, and so is ideal for book group adoption and discussion. The Solace of Trees tells the story of Amir, a young boy of secular Muslim heritage who witnesses his family's murder in the Bosnian War. Amir hides in a forest, mute and shocked, among refugees fleeing for their lives. Narrowly escaping death while wandering through rural Bosnia, he finds sanctuary in a UN camp. After a charity relocates him to the United States, the retired professor who fosters Amir...
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Monument Road

Introducing former death-row inmate turned private investigator Franky Dast in the first of an intriguing new crime noir series. Having spent eight years on death row for a crime he didn't commit, Franky Dast now works as an investigator for the Justice Now Initiative, seeking to help others in the same situation. But when he learns that Bill Higby, the detective whose testimony helped convict him, is facing his own murder charge, Franky is torn. Should he help the man he hates more than any other, the man who remains convinced of Franky's guilt to this day? As Franky delves further, he comes to realize that in order to prove Higby's innocence, he must also prove his own. Unless he finds out what happened that fateful night eight years before, the night 15-year-old Duane Bronson and his 13-year-old brother were murdered, Franky will always be under suspicion, and the real killer will remain free. What really happened that dark, wet night on Monument Road? And...
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Discovering the Mammoth

The fascinating saga of solving the mystery of this ancient animal who once roamed the north country—and has captivated our collective imagination ever since.Today, we know that a mammoth is an extinct type of elephant that was covered with long fur and lived in the north country during the ice ages. But how do you figure out what a mammoth is if you have no concept of extinction, ice ages, or fossils? Long after the last mammoth died and was no longer part of the human diet, it still played a role in human life. Cultures around the world interpreted the remains of mammoths through the lens of their own worldview and mythology.When the ancient Greeks saw deposits of giant fossils, they knew they had discovered the battle fields where the gods had vanquished the Titans. When the Chinese discovered buried ivory, they knew they had found dragons' teeth. But as the Age of Reason dawned, monsters and giants gave way to the scientific method. Yet the mystery of...
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The Teddy Bear Club

When single dads Aiden and Devon meet at a support group for gay parents, friendship soon becomes more. But Dev's manipulative mother wants to destroy their new family.
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