Bold and beautiful Miami PI Lupe Solano takes on a case that began long ago but is just about to end in a murder...In 1958, as Cuba's revolution was underway, two wealthy men made a pact to sell all they had and flee the country from fear of a newly empowered Cuban population. One was able to escape with his fortune intact, while the other ended up dying in prison as an enemy of the state.Now, the dead man's son, Luis Delgado, has arrived in Miami—and he aims to finally claim his family's lost fortune from Miguel de la Torre. After being rebuffed by his father's longtime friend, Luis asks Lupe Solano to investigate.At first, Lupe is unsure of the veracity of Luis Delgado's claims. Yet the more she uncovers, the more she finds herself determined to seek justice for him. The problem is that the de la Torres clan is one of the oldest and most powerful Cubano families in the city. And they are quite willing to remove anyone who threatens to take them down.... Views: 549
Holly wanted nothing to do with the war.It ripped everything dear from her, leaving her wounded.With only one thing left, she searched for a way to begin a new life out of the ashes that fell around her.A heartwarming holiday short story in Kathryn Kaleigh's Southern Belle Civil War historical romance collection. Views: 549
This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by critically acclaimed and bestselling YA authors who are shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home—and to find home.WELCOMEFrom some of the most exciting bestselling and up-and-coming YA authors writing today...journey from Ecuador to New York City and Argentina to Utah...from Australia to Harlem and India to New Jersey...from Fiji, America, Mexico and more... Come On In.With characters who face random traffic stops, TSA detention, customs anxiety, and the daunting and inspiring journey to new lands...who camp with their extended families, dance at weddings, keep diaries, teach ESL...who give up their rooms for displaced family, decide their own answer to the question "where are you from?" and so much more... Come On In illuminates fifteen of the myriad facets of the immigrant experience, from authors who... Views: 549
Luke Dawson and his Navajo Indian sidekick, Honani, both Union soldiers, have ridden home from the Civil War. Each man yearns to return to a normal life but while they rode away to the War, things changed in Sundown Valley. Instead of peace in the valley, they face Dallas Zimmer who's consumed by greed and has a bunch of killers at his disposal. He's even claimed Luke's woman. Faced with murder, corruption and injustice, Luke rides through hostile Apache Country to face Zimmer and his gang in a final showdown. But are the odds too great? Views: 549
Christine Sheridan is the middle sister of the Sheridan clan: lost between her older sister, Susan, a successful criminal lawyer and her whip-smart little sister, Lola. Over twenty years apart, she and her sisters have just learned the secret that their dead mother has kept from them all these years, of their mother's true fate. Now, Christine returns to New York City, to her boyfriend Frank, to a life she once loved. But the prestige's restaurant they own is no more, and Christine is left once again without solid ground. At forty-one, unable to have children, and with nowhere to go—she knows only to return home to the Vineyard and her family. Martha's Vineyard is in full summer bloom. After over twenty years away, Christine falls in love again with the water, with boating, the people, and with carefree days that meander and pop with bright conversations with Lola and Susan and long afternoon swims through crystal waters. Unfortunately, her high... Views: 549
The riveting follow up to Jessica Barry's debut Freefall—a controversial, of-the-moment thriller about two women fighting for their right to live. 322 miles of road. 6 hours. 2 strangers. 1 killer. Too many secrets.Midnight. Cait Monaghan and Rebecca McRae are on a desolate road that slices through the New Mexican desert. They've never met before tonight. Both have secrets to protect. Both of their lives are in danger. When a truck pulls up fast behind them, they assume it's punk teenagers or run-of-the-mill road rage, but it soon becomes clear that whoever is driving the truck is hunting them for sport—and they are out to draw blood. As the miles unspool and the dangers mount, the pasts they've worked so hard to keep buried have come back to haunt them. Someone wants one of them dead. But which one? And given the lives the two women have been leading, that someone could be almost anyone.If Cait and... Views: 549
Under a Wartime Sky is an enthralling historical novel by Liz Trenow, based on real-life events at a top-secret wartime research station. Telling the story of the heroes behind the discovery of radar, it's perfect for readers of Kate Furnivall and Rachel Hore.Bawdsey Manor holds a secret.1936: the threat of war hangs over Europe. Churchill gathers the brightest minds in Britain at a grand house in Suffolk. Bound to complete secrecy, they work together on an invention that could mean victory for the Allies. Among them is Vic, a gifted but shy physicist who, for the first time, feels like he belongs.Local girl Kathleen wants to do more than serving tea and biscuits to 'do her bit'. So when the Bawdsey team begin to recruit women to operate their top secret system, she dedicates herself to this life-or-death work. Kath and Vic form an unlikely friendship as the skies over Britain fill with German bombers. Little does Kath... Views: 549
"Readers looking for a murder mystery strongly centered in regional culture, the lives and focus of two equally powerful investigators, and a puzzle that draws them into far more than a singular investigation will relish this story's superior tension." —Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review Laurel Falls, N.C. 2005 A mysterious death in the North Carolina mountains. Then a second. By the third, the FBI finally gets involved. Trouble is, they're looking in all the wrong places.Abit Bradshaw has a theory, but of course the FBI doesn't take him seriously. When he teams up with musicologist Wallis Harding, bluegrass music becomes more than something to practice and perform. It's key to finding the serial killer. Della Kincaid, a former crime reporter in Washington, D.C., can't seem to escape her past. Now living in the small town of Laurel Falls, she's busy investigating a fraud case that gets darker at every turn. She's about to give... Views: 549
When love is staring you straight in the face... Lord Hugh Radley is handsome, clever, and not short of a penny. He is also at times more than a little vague, often lost in his own world. For the past two years professor's daughter Mary Gray has worked alongside him while he completed his studies at Cambridge University. She has brought him coffee and toast for supper most nights. Somewhere along the way, she also secretly gave him her heart. Christmas 1790 looms large with life changes for both of them. Hugh has completed his degree and has a bright future ahead of him. For Mary, she faces a bleaker Christmas. It will be her first without her beloved father, and she will be alone. A mislaid book sees Hugh returning to the university in time to discover the secret that Mary has been keeping from him. She has been evicted from her long-time home. Hugh is outraged at the treatment Mary has received, but while he is busy being... Views: 548
