Was it really an iceberg that sunk the Titanic? Or is that just what they want you to think? On Sunday 15 April 1912, the 'unsinkable' RMS Titanic sinks on her maiden voyage to New York. But the truth is quickly suppressed.On board she carries three men scheming to create a new military alliance between the USA and Germany. Their goal – war with Great Britain and the destruction of the British Empire. Alex Tremayne and his American colleague Maria Weston are sent by British Intelligence to stop the spies, and with them the greatest war in history.On a voyage bristling with intrigue, Alex and Maria have one aim: to stop the conspirators from reaching America – at any cost...From Sunday Times bestseller James Becker, The Titanic Secret is perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler and James Rollins. Views: 575
She's sweet and wholesome. And hiding something. He's back home, resurrecting old ghosts. One of them is going to get hurt. Molly arrives in Sutter's Hollow out of gas and out of options. The rundown ranch seems like a perfect place to hide. Except the man who owns it seems just as dangerous as what's chasing her.Cord's mantra growing up? Get out of Sutter's Hollow. Now he's back in town, but only long enough to get rid of his grandma's ball and chain—the ranch. He doesn't need a complication like Molly, who reminds him of an injured baby bird. He's no protector. So why can't he tell her to get lost?"Lacy's books are just so darn cozy and wholesome, without being cloying." WendyTheSuperLibrarian book blog Views: 575
A delicious and all new reimagining of Lauren Blakely's original fake fiancé romance! I don't mean to just blurt it out. "Why, yes I'm engaged!" But once I say it to a potential client, there's only one logical thing to do — cast the role of my fake fiancé. Easy enough. As a casting director, my job is to find the most talented players for every part, so I choose dreamy, edgy, sexy, sarcastic Reeve.And I sign him up for one week in the role of mine. It's not as if I'll fall for him in five nights even if we get a little cozy one night at theater. It's not as if I'll want more even after a scorching afternoon in the stacks of the New York Public Library. I can't let myself fall because on Friday at midnight the curtain drops on our fake romance . . . Author's Note: The Pretending Plot is a reimagining of the 2013 story Pretending He's Mine (no longer available for sale). The story has been rewritten in first person, with... Views: 575
"Packed to the gills with fun." —Kirkus Reviews Stranger Things meets The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl in this lightly spooky debut about Maggie, an aspiring young naturalist, and her YouTuber best friend, Nate, who use their smarts and science to solve the mystery behind a mutant fungus that's threatening the town.Ever since Magnolia Stone's scientist dad left Shady Pines to find a new job, Maggie's been stuck in her gramma's mobile home with her grumpy older brother, Ezra. Now she's on a mission to put her family back together by winning the Vitaccino Junior Naturalist Merit Award. When Maggie and her best friend, Nate, a wannabe YouTube star and alien conspiracy theorist, scout out a rare bioluminescent fungus, Maggie is certain she's a shoo-in to win. But after animals around town start sprouting unusual growths and Ezra develops a bluish glow and hacking cough, Maggie wonders what they've really stumbled... Views: 575
The final book by the noted novelist, short story writer, and teacher John L'Heureux: the story of an affable stranger whose appeals for money gradually upend the lives of an academic's familyAfter a decades-long career as a critically acclaimed writer (including several novels with Viking and Penguin in the late '80s and early '90s) John L'Heureux had a late flowering in his career. In the year before his death in April of 2019, The New Yorker published three of his stories, and a collection of his short stories will be published by A Public Space in December 2019. His final novel, The Beggar's Pawn, is the story of a family whose chance meeting with a stranger while dog walking slowly becomes an ominous invasion of their domestic lives. David and Maggie Holliss are an ordinary married couple about to ease into a comfortable, well-earned retirement while tending to three middle-aged children with whom they share an edgy relationship of love and... Views: 575
Her only chance at safety is her single dad, mountain man, best friend... Luna When my house is broken into, I turn to the one person I know I can trust. My best friend Ford. I know he will find out who did this, and all the mountain men of Mustang Mountain will help. I didn't expect him to move me in with him or that living with him and his daughter would feel more like home than my empty cabin. I'm beginning to understand the hype around single dads when the unexpected happens and turns our whole friendship upside down. Ford I have been in love with Luna since we were teenagers, but we have only ever been friends. That said I'd do anything to protect her, from anyone, including myself. With the mayor's wife plotting another one of her schemes to bring new people to town, who knows who could be behind this break in but I plan to find out. I rally the other mountain men and what I find is enough to stop us all in our tracks... ... Views: 575
The conclusion to the insanely popular Betrothed Series by critically acclaimed author Penelope Sky. Hades has done everything for the woman he loves. Now it's time for Sofia to do the same for him. I never broke the curse...I just changed it. Now I'm forced into a partnership with Maddox, and since I can't kill him, I have to tolerate him every day. So Sofia leaves me. I've sacrificed everything for her, but it's never enough. My love for her doesn't change despite the betrayal. The torture continues. What am I gonna do?I have one option. I said no the first time, but I'm not sure I can say no again... Views: 575
Priced out of their home town, Molly Wilson and her two children, Lauren and Ellis, have to leave all they know.Will a small rundown shop in the middle of a quiet countryside village offer the fresh start they need?When Molly opens up Bramble Patch Craft Shop she is desperate to immerse herself into village life. Will the friends she makes by hosting regular Knit and Natter meetups be all she finds in Paton-On-the-Water or will there be love too? Views: 575
