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Julia Ross's nomadic adventures take a sinister turn when what seems like an innocent birdwatching trip to Charleston, South Carolina, becomes entangled with a mysterious film project and a centuries-old treasure hunt. Along with Toby, her rescue dog, and her quirky friends, Dottie and Penelope, Julia finds herself drawn into a web of deception surrounding a man calling himself Dr. Poe, who is looking for Captain Kidd’s buried treasure as described in the classic tale, The Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe. As Julia and her companions dig deeper, they uncover dark secrets. When a body is ...

Two million dollars secured Noah Crawford the most enticing woman he has ever known. Initiating Delaine Talbot into a sensuous world of pleasure took them both to the brink—again and again. But when Noah discovers why the beautiful innocent sold her body to the highest bidder, he’s faced...

This thing me and Jo have, it’s real dangerous. And not just because of who we are.Passion. It’s reckless. Doesn’t care who sees or what it costs. It’s good if you have a little. Just enough to aim and shoot. Hit your goal. But it shouldn’t be spilling all over the place. Damn. I knew the danger. The whole time. She seemed a little lonely, but she seemed decent. Moral. Had her head in the right place. I just can’t remember why I thought that would keep me safe. Why would a woman not have the power to consume me, just because she was decent and moral? Since when did pure oxygen ...

He'd never really be all right again, but it was what he deserved after the war. He was broken; he knew it. Life messed you up, and all that was left to do was the best you can to survive. Yeah, he was messed up, but so was she, worse than he could ever imagine. Any chance that two people so shattered could help each other to heal and learn to love? Especially when one is human - and one is not.

In this harrowing psychological thriller about a missing teenage boy whose mother must expose the secrets within their own family if she wants to find her son—perfect for fans of Reconstructing Amelia. You love your family. They make you feel safe. You trust them. Or do you…? When...

Introducing The Case of the Central Park Mockingbird—the tenth book in the popular Julia Lives in a Van Murder Mystery Series. In The Case of the Central Park Mockingbird, Julia, Dottie, and Penelope head to New York City to assist renowned ornithologist Dr. Alan Bashurt with his latest discovery, a new subspecies of mockingbird found in Northern Mexico. But when Bashurt turns up dead, Julia stumbles on an international diamond smuggling and money laundering ring. Determined to catch the killer, Julia and her friends, Dottie and Penelope, need to outwit the ringleader of the money ...

Mari is a cat living by her claws on the fringes of the Judean desert. Yeshua ben Yosef is a man with healing hands, seeking solitude in the wastes beyond Qumran. Their paths cross when Yeshua drives away a pack of wild dogs and rescues the wounded cat, carrying her in his arms to a wadi where he settles to pray. An unusual friendship grows up between them, deepened by Yeshua's ability to speak with animals, and when he leaves the wilderness, she rides with him, hidden in a sling beneath his robe.

The dog crashed into my life first. His owner came next. He has a dog. I have nothing. Well, except for a maxed-out credit card, a sunburn, and a bed at my grandmother's beach house. Then a seventy-pound puppy bowls me off my bike… …and his owner picks me up off the pavement. Jett Cunningham. Ferryboat captain. Next-door neighbor. Absolutely gorgeous. He needs a dog-sitter. I need a reason to get out of bed. It was supposed to be a summer arrangement. Sunset rides on his boat weren't in the contract. Neither was falling for the man at the wheel. But I've spent my whole life making the "...

He promised he'd come back. It only took nineteen years. Saylor Sharpe runs the diner her great-grandmother built. She knows every regular by name, every booth by heart, and every reason she should have stopped waiting for Charlie Sky a long, long time ago. Then a tour bus pulls up outside Sharpe's Soda Shoppe. And he walks in. Charlie is an international pop star now. Magazine covers. Sold-out stadiums. A mask he's been wearing so long he's forgotten how to take it off. But he's never forgotten her. They share a birthday. They share a history. And on New Year's Eve, when the lighted ...

She doesn't believe in ghosts. He talks to them for a living. Carrie Clarke debunks the paranormal for a podcast. Bennett Lowe chases it for a TV show. They've been rivals for years. Tonight, they're locked in a haunted mansion. Together. Until sunrise. No crew. No cameras. No rules. The house is cold. The history is tragic. And the man she's spent years trying to outsmart? He's funny. He's kind. He's looking at her like she's the thing worth believing in. One night. One mansion. One very thin line between a skeptic and a believer… …and it's about to get crossed. Naughty in the Night is...

Amid the chaos and fear of an apocalyptic virus, a mother fights to protect her daughter from the rotting remains of society. Navigating a frightening new world where survival is paramount and trust is a gamble, infection is only a misstep away. Despite her doubts and imperfections, Amy’s love and resolve are without question. But are they enough? Can she shield her daughter from the violence and savagery and keep them both alive another day? For, at the end of the world, there’s no second chance. With a single bite, necrosis will set in.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Pegramville...Oh no! Bubba's got problems...again! For months, Pegramville and Pegram County have been relatively peaceful. But then there's the "attack" of the Pegramville Murder Mystery Festival, organized by none other than Miz Demetrice herself. Who knew people would make fun of the murders that happened in their own town? To add a spoonful of hot pepper to the mix, the local judge has just announced his run for the gubernatorial seat of Texas.

Love shouldn’t come in threes, so why is this happening to me? They say love is spilled from the veins and onto the skin of lovers. Bleed, bleed, bleed until they set you free. My blood will shed until one wins. They’re destined to destroy one another, and I’m caught in the middle. Will there be anyone left?

Marry her for ninety days and unlock $35 million. What could possibly go wrong? Fake marriage · billionaire lawyer · opposites-attract chaos. Miles Beckett keeps life in check with three strict rules. Win every case, guard his image, and grow his fortune. That last rule unravels when his grandfather’s will adds one catch: marry by thirty-five or lose everything. Sloane Vale, Sugar Hill’s resident trouble-maker, needs her own frozen trust fund to finish Harbor House, a shelter for women who deserve a second chance. The man blocking her access is Miles himself, until he offers a paper-...

"On a Lark": Idiom, meaning to do something on a whim or just for fun.African American savant Lark Chambers is young, beautiful and brilliant, an interpreter formerly trained by the United Nations. Fluent in seven languages, she's at the top of her game at Linguistics, Interpreting, Sign and Translation (LIST), the company that assigns her to Dario DiRossi, a multi-billion dollar textile heir, and currently her devastatingly handsome boss. DiRossi is no threat to her self control, however. As a product of the foster care system, Lark doesn't know the first thing about getting close enough ...

In the vast expanse of space, Jason Alexander Xavis emerges from the shadows of time, a lone traveler adrift in the cosmos. Discovered by the intrepid crew of the Orion's Belt, Jason's presence aboard the colony ship stirs whispers of mystery and intrigue. As the crew extends a welcoming hand, Jason grapples with the enigma of his own existence. He is the sole survivor of a long-forgotten expedition launched from Earth centuries ago, with no memory of what befell his fellow travelers or his own past.

Rutger and Taryn are scraping by in the infamous Port of Deceit, a place where two skilled mercenaries should have no trouble finding work. But an ominous shadow has fallen across the city of Five Fingers, and an ancient evil has come to gorge itself on the agony and suffering that have long been the city’s stock and trade. Rutger and Taryn are dragged into a tangled plot of danger and intrigue as they face a terrifying Cryxian invasion and a vengeful specter from their past.

When Knight Alaric von Mertz loses his family to a ravenous zombie horde, he swears revenge on the necromancer responsible. But a quest for vengeance is no easy matter in a world overrun by the walking dead. Joined by a rogue, a witch hunter, a novice wizard, and a dwarf demolition master, Alaric's journey leads him from fire moats to the zombie-ridden catacombs of the witch hunters to uncover a spell book of insurmountable power. As zombies claw and bite, Alaric fears he will never avenge his family. For in this age of the undead, betrayal and magic lurk around every corner.

When a stranded single mom runs out of options—and gas—in the middle of the night, the last thing she expects is for her knight in shining armor to arrive in a tow truck. One-click this short, sweet, and steamy rescue romance now! Ivy Divorce. Two kids. A dead car on a dark exit ramp at midnight. This is not the life I planned. I don't have anyone to call, until I find Kent Sellers. He's gruff, gorgeous, and somehow the most dependable man I've ever met. I didn't sign up to feel things again. But he keeps showing up, and I'm running out of reasons to say no. Kent I'm a simple man. Fix ...

When Kyjta accidentally brands herself with an alien fluid while plotting revenge, she knows her fate is sealed. As one of the Stained, her skin glistens star-bright, and the creatures sent by the Rhemans to scavenge for bodies will have no trouble finding her. One night, while sheltering during a raid, Kyjta forms an unexpected pact with a Rheman rebel to protect a young girl, Calipsie, who’s fallen into her care. Days later, when Calipsie is taken, Kyjta abandons precaution to go after her.