This brilliantly written thriller explores the lives—and deaths—of two girls, and what they will do to win justice. Sure to be one of the most talked-about books of the year!Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since the day she died.Her dad is drowning in grief. He's also the only one who has been able to see and hear her since the accident. But now she's got a mystery to solve, a mystery that will hopefully remind her detective father that he is still alive, that there is a life after Beth that is still worth living.Who is Isobel Catching, and why is she able to see Beth, too? What is her connection to the crime Beth's father has been sent to investigate—a gruesome fire at a home for troubled youth that left an unidentifiable body behind? What happened to the people who haven't been seen since the fire?As Beth and her father unravel the mystery, they find a shocking and heartbreaking story lurking beneath the surface of a small... Views: 690
New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson delivers the witty and pulse-pounding conclusion to the Truly Devious series as Stevie Bell solves the mystery that has haunted Ellingham Academy for over 75 years.Ellingham Academy must be cursed. Three people are now dead. One, a victim of either a prank gone wrong or a murder. Another, dead by misadventure. And now, an accident in Burlington has claimed another life. All three in the wrong place at the wrong time. All at the exact moment of Stevie's greatest triumph . . . She knows who Truly Devious is. She's solved it. The greatest case of the century.At least, she thinks she has. With this latest tragedy, it's hard to concentrate on the past. Not only has someone died in town, but David disappeared of his own free will and is up to something. Stevie is sure that somehow—somehow—all these things connect. The three deaths in the present. The deaths in the past. The missing... Views: 690
Stuck in a dead-end job in a dead-end town, Bobbie Drex is even stuck in a dead man's shoes—until a fateful gunshot sends her life bulleting from mundane to insane in no time flat.Apparitions. Weird phone calls. Red eyes following her.If that weren't bizarre enough, a weird, wisecracking stranger washes up on her doorstep. Hell bent on a crazy mission, he sends Bobbie's life plummeting even further off the rails….She'd yearned for a new career. But chasing down monsters? Really?When the tables are turned and something sets its sights on Bobbie, she's forced to compete in a contest from which there's no turning back.The Lunatic's Game has begun…. Views: 690
She’s got a secret: TWINS, and they’re his…But this ain’t the cowboy’s first rodeo…Karla is a would-be entrepreneur, trying to make it work in Oklahoma City. Finding herself in debt after her efforts fail to bear fruit, however, she bounces from one temp job to another until she meets Garrett, the owner of the very company where she just had a car-crash interview.Garrett Green is a billionaire, and modern cowboy; a gorgeous, infuriating collision of designer suit and Stetson, and a single dad to boot. He and Karla hit it off immediately, and unbelievably to her, end up in bed together!Soon after, though, and it seems like his talk of wanting to hire her was all hot air–was Garrett after one thing only? Six weeks later, fruitlessly spent trying to put him out of her mind, Karla realizes she’s pregnant!Karla has never been one to give up easily–so much so that she drives four hours out to the billionaire’s ranch to give him the low-down. Poignant revelations quickly follow, as Karla learns that she is pregnant with not one baby, but two!Can Garrett–part-time cowboy, full-time single dad–right the wrongs, and convince Karla that his heart is in the right place? Will he earn a second chance? Views: 690
A possessive alpha male and curvy woman steamy romanceAlyssa:I scored the dream job for any young photographer- shooting the annual sexy firefighter calendar. The tantalizing job was perfect until he walked in- my bitter childhood enemy, all grown up with a body made for sin. I'd never given myself to a man before, and I wasn't about to give my innocence to Cody.Cody: The moment I laid eyes on her voluptuous curves, I wanted her. The more we talked, the more I wanted to make her mine. Would our rocky past--and my future plans--keep me from sealing the deal?'His Curvy Surprise' is a steamy, safe, short romance that can be read as a standalone. No cliffhangers, no cheating, and a guaranteed HEA between an obsessed, protective alpha male and his plus-size woman. Views: 690
Argenti agent Darren Sumner was born to hunt and terminate rogue werewolves, and his assignment to target Aden Richter should have been like any other. Guilty of seven murders, the werewolf needed to be put down.Unfortunately, Darren's assigned to infiltrate a Halloween party in a leather miniskirt, high heels, and a wig! To make things more difficult, once he comes in contact with Aden, the last thing he wants to do is kill him.Distracted by lust neither can control, they stumble over a conspiracy that involves the darkest magic, betrayal, and murder. A conspiracy that binds Darren and Aden inextricably tighter as the danger moves closer ... Views: 690
Road trip!When Dixon and Yuri head for Taco Town, they're hoping to track down Uncle Fonzo. What they find instead is a fiasco. Is it sabotage? A curse? Or is it just a bunch of badly worded Spellcraft?The small Minnesota berg is a tourist destination featuring a memorable roadside attraction: The Big Taco. It's not actually edible, but there's a flock of birds passing through that never got the memo. One thing's for sure, Fonzo has been there. Not only do plenty of folks recognize his photo, but they paid him to solve certain problems…all of which are now exponentially worse. Dixon wants to chalk it up to a run of bad luck. Yuri knows a con man when he sees one, and while he doesn't relish the thought of destroying Dixon's hero, he wouldn't mind knocking the guy down a few pegs.But there's definitely something screwy about the Spellcraft they uncover. And they'd better figure out how to repair it before the Big Taco is... Views: 690
A bored trophy wife. A cynical movie star. One evening to save an innocent girl from prison. None of them will ever be the same after this Black-Tie Affair. Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies.... The Carita Cove romantic mysteries are fun and heartwarming reads, with no swearing or love scenes, and no gruesome violence to keep you up at night. Collect them all: 1. Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair (short intro story) 2. Maggie and the Inconvenient Corpse 3. Maggie and the Mourning Beads 4. Maggie and the Empty Noose 5. Maggie and the Hidden Homicide 6. Maggie and the Whiskered Witness 7. Maggie and the Serpentine Script 8. Maggie and the Rattled Rake Views: 690
The long-awaited sequel to Wilbur Smith's worldwide bestseller, The Triumph of the Sun.An epic story of love, betrayal, courage and war that brings together two of Wilbur Smith's greatest families in this long-awaited sequel to his worldwide bestseller, The Triumph of the Sun. Cairo, 1888. A beautiful September day. Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancee, Amber Benbrook, stroll hand in hand. The future is theirs for the taking. But when Penrod's jealous former lover, Lady Agatha, plants doubt about his character, Amber leaves him and travels to the wilds of Abyssinia with her twin sister, Saffron, and her adventurer husband, Ryder Courtney. On a mission to establish a silver mine, they make the dangerous journey to the new capital of Addis Ababa, where they are welcomed by Menelik, the King of Kings. But Italy has designs on Abyssinia, and there are rumours of a plan to invade... Back in Cairo, a devastated Penrod seeks... Views: 690