Christmas will never be the same. Betty Paper's Crazy On You series breaks all the rules She'll get everything she wants this Christmas. When Marla sits on Santa's lap and tells him what she wants for Christmas she ends up getting more than her stocking stuffed. Visions of sugar plums might dance in her head, but Santa's driving the sleigh and he knows exactly how naughty she's been. "Left me dripping." ~ Janet, Amazon "Five stars" ~ Jazzie, Goodreads Views: 89
"deliciously page-turning" Friends? No. Enemies? Maybe. Lovers? Never! Ten years ago the hot but cocky Navy SEAL went from ignoring her, to kissing her, to rejecting her.Now, the last thing she wants is his help, even if he is willing and uniquely qualified to give it.And she really doesn't want to want him . . . She was the girl next door. Too young. Too tempting. Too off limits.Ten years later, she's all grown up and all woman.He steered clear of her then. But now?Now is a different story entirely . . . A standalone boy next door/girl next door enemies to lovers romantic comedy featuring a Navy SEAL, a sassy girl who's hated him for a decade, and a really bad reality television show. Views: 89
1895. When the newly dubbed 'Museum Detectives' are asked to investigate deliberate damage to a dinosaur skeleton at the Natural History Museum there is evidence that the fossil-hunting mania of the notorious Bone Wars in America may have reached their shores. But for Daniel Wilson, famed for his involvement in the Jack the Ripper case, and renowned archaeologist Abigail Fenton, events soon take a sinister turn...A museum attendant is found dead in an anteroom by none other than the infamous theatre manager Bram Stoker, who it seems may have had a personal connection with the deceased. Facing pressure both from an overseas business and local celebrity, Wilson and Fenton must rely on their talents and instincts to solve their most puzzling case yet. Views: 89
Pink's Flowers is in the middle of a busy bridal season, and Lacey is struggling to find a replacement for her irreplaceable assistant Ryder Kirkland. In the midst of dealing with quirky, incompetent and occasionally just unpleasant new floral assistants, Lacey finds her focus and time once again taken up by murder. The West Coast Bird Watcher's Society has come to town for some birding frivolity and excursions. When one of the members winds up dead, Lacey and her super nose jump into action. The victim had plenty of enemies and not many friends so theories and accusations take flight. Detective Briggs and Lacey must untangle the clues to find the killer. Book 13 of the Port Danby Cozy Mystery Series More in the series:1. Marigolds and Murder2. Carnations and Chaos3. Mistletoe and Mayhem4. Roses and Revenge5. Tulips and Trouble6. Dahlias and Death7. Peonies and Poison8. Hyacinths... Views: 89
FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid is back in the new e-Novella, A Deeper Fear, from New York Times bestselling author Allison BrennanFBI Agent Lucy Kincaid's husband, Sean Rogan, is in a dark place after being held captive. He won't talk about it with anyone, not even Lucy. She's hoping a conference in Sacramento, which includes family and the unveiling of a highly sought after drone Sean's been working on, will help him heal.But the upcoming drone demonstration – and the fact that Sean didn't come home last night – is the least of the couple's worries. The night before the drone is set to debut to the world, the operator goes missing. Ellen Dupre is Sean's friend. When she's found, barely clinging to life, Sean is determined to find out what happened to her.Ellen Dupre saw something she wasn't supposed to . . . and those behind the attack are willing to risk it all to keep their secrets. Views: 88
ONE OF POPSUGAR'S BEST NEW BOOKS TO DIVE INTO THIS SUMMERONE OF CRIME READS' MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER CRIME BOOKS OF 2020A house with the darkest of secrets. A woman who is the only one who knows.It's another bright, sunny day in Venture, Illinois, the sort of place where dreams come true and families can get a fresh start. Cecelia Holmes deserves it after the home invasion that shattered her previous life. Now everything seems perfect - her high-security SmartHome, her doting husband, her sweet daughter. Until she begins to feel spied on. Her husband doesn't believe her. Her neighbors ignore her. So when she discovers a shocking secret about the prior occupant of their house, she feels that she has no one to turn to. And now Cecelia must face her fears alone... Views: 88
Two old friends reconnect in Dublin for a dramatic, revealing evening of confidences and catching up in this captivating new book from the author of the Booker Prize-winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.Two friends meet for dinner on the north side of Dublin. David has been living for 25 years in England, where he and his wife moved after getting married in order to put some distance between themselves and his family and the ghosts of hers. Joe married, stayed in Dublin, and is now a father with an estranged wife and children. As their evening together begins Joe begins to tell David about an encounter he has had with a woman from their pasts. The woman was a beautiful, elusive acquaintance from their twenties with whom they both were half in love, mostly from afar. Joe has run into her at his children's high school, and his story unfolds from there. Davy listens barely suppressing a rush of emotions—rage, curiosity and repulsion, as the... Views: 88
A missing girl. A dark secret. Dr Claire Roget is drawn into a deadly game to find the truth behind a young girl's disappearance in this chilling mystery. It's been six years since fourteen-year-old Marvel Trustrom went missing - six long years for Marvel's seriously ill father, Tom Trustom, who's desperate to know what happened to his daughter. DS Zed Willard has always believed that Jonah Kobi, a serial killer serving life for the murders of four other girls in the area, is responsible for Marvel's disappearance - but with no evidence or witnesses, and Kobi denying any involvement, forensic psychiatrist Dr Claire Roget is Willard's last hope. Can she persuade Kobi to reveal the truth and finally confess to Marvel's murder? Claire is soon drawn into a battle of wits with a dangerous psychopath, as well as a world of dark secrets. Can she find out what really happened to Marvel and fulfil a father's dying wish before it's too late? Views: 88