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Margaret "Peggy" Thomas and her husband, James, lead a simple and peaceful life; she tends to the farm while he works as sheriff in the nearby town of Bleak Knob. Their evenings are spent doing the thing they love most - being together. One afternoon, after picking up fabric at the general store, Margaret watches helplessly as James is gunned down on the sidewalk in front of her. Days of mourning turn into weeks and then years, filled with little more than grief and alcohol.

Ever since running away from home as a teen, Hope Callahan has lived a rough life, often on the other side of the law. When a drug deal goes bad, she’s found in the desert beaten and nearly dead by Ozzie Byrd, a scruffy old guy in an RV. Ozzie has his own criminal past, but through him, Hope is given a chance at a new life. Will she grab this unexpected and unusual opportunity, or run from it, trying to stay alive on her own?

In the murky underbelly of the Spanish criminal world, a brutal battle rages for control of the cocaine trade. Caught in the crossfire is Joseph, a boy who's deaf and haunted by a strange gift - the ability to communicate with the dead. Torn from the only life he's known, Joseph's English mother, sends him on a perilous journey along the Camino de Santiago, to her estranged father, Fish - an ex-squaddie and Chief Warder of the Tower of London, a fortress, like Fish, steeped in history and dark secrets.

With her husband dead and a broken foot, Wendy Haskins will be plunged deep into the ultimate test of survival. Aided by a transgender girl named Gail, they will have to traverse through one nightmare scenario after another in a desperate attempt to reach town before it is too late.

Joy Parker had the perfect childhood. Doted on by her parents, she couldn’t imagine her childhood any differently. As a child and later a young adult, she’s ignored by her much older siblings, made to feel the outsider…until a tragedy occurs, altering her life in ways she couldn’t possibly have imagined. Then suddenly another life-altering event changes the course of her life, and she must make decisions she never dreamed possible. What would you do if you won $341,726,178.10 after taxes? Come along for the ride as we discover what Joy Parker decides to do with it…

University is supposed to be the best time of your life. But Imo’s first week is quickly going from bad to worse. A stalker is watching her flat, following her every move, and Imo suspects that her new roommates are hiding dark secrets. When one of them suddenly disappears, the trauma of Imo’s recent past comes hurtling back to haunt her. And she begins to realise just how little she knows about the people she lives with.

Single-mother bounty hunter Lori Anderson has finally got her family back together, but her newfound happiness is shattered when she’s snatched by the Miami Mob – and they want her dead. Rather than a bullet, they offer her a job: find the Mob’s ‘numbers man’ - Carlton North - who’s in protective custody after being forced to turn federal witness against them. If Lori succeeds, they’ll wipe the slate clean and the price on her head - and those of her family - will be removed. If she fails, they die.

Twenty-one-year-old Natalia Stolfi is saying good-bye to the past-and turning her life upside down with a trip to the land down under. For the next six months, she'll act like a carefree exchange student, not a girl sinking under the weight of painful memories. Everything is going according to plan until she meets a brooding surfer with hypnotic green eyes and the troubling ability to see straight through her act.

"Plot to Kill the Tsar" is a historical fiction novel set in the opulent yet tumultuous world of Russia during the late 19th century. Seamlessly mingling vivid period details with a dramatically paced plot, this compelling journey invites readers into a time of upheaval that echoes with intrigue, danger, passion, and profound personal transformation.From the grand, snowy cityscapes of Moscow to the imposing palaces of St. Petersburg, the evocative settings immerse readers in a time and place brimming with untold stories, secrets, and socio-political unrest. The narrative provides a pitch-...

Lynn Van Swol still regrets the decision she made 30 years ago to place her daughter up for adoption so she could climb the highest mountains of the world. Frankie Rizzoni is the troubled biological granddaughter Lynn has never known. And Beth Mahoney is a minister's wife with terminal cancer and the only one who knows the relationship between the two. She designs a plan upon her deathbed to bring Lynn and Frankie together, but now, narrating from the afterlife, she must helplessly watch as her legacy threatens to unravel.

Her wedding day was perfect… …until the unthinkable happened. What would she do? Taylor had looked forward to this day for her whole life and the worst thing possible happened. He bolted. Trey’s groomsman said there was an emergency, but what sort of crisis was bad enough to leave her at the altar? What was her next move? It was all so confusing. Taylor knew their love was strong. She just couldn’t figure out what happened and before she could wrap her head around the whole mess, two men tried to burn down their bar. What was happening to her world? She planned to find out. Her ...

The loss of a "nuclear" bomb off Puerto Rico during WWII brings strange consequences to a stressed community in Washington State decades later. In the Skagit River Valley, gateway to the pristine Pacific Northwest wilderness, vegetation, birds, and people are inexplicitly dying.

Las preguntas invaden a Madeleine. Luego de perder a sus padres, de verse obligada a migrar de Lima a París, la ocupación nazi la convertirá en adalid de la Resistencia Francesa. No lo sabe, pero en la misma ciudad otro compatriota vive inmerso en tribulaciones similares.

Manche Sünde ist tödlich! In Flensburg ist Jahrmarkt angesagt. Dazu gehören dumpfe Bässe, Neonlichter, Zuckerwatte ... und in diesem Jahr auch eine Leiche. Doch was hat der Tod des 17-jährigen Mädchens mit dem Schiller-Gymnasium, gefälschten Noten und einer brisanten Liebschaft zu tun? Ina Drews und Jörn Appel, die ihren Polizeidienst in Flensburg bald beenden werden, starten sofort mit den Ermittlungen. Hilfe bekommen sie dabei von ihren beiden Nachfolgern, die sich ein paar Tage zu früh dienstbereit melden.

Vicky Turnbull has never regretted giving up her career for family life in the suburbs. And apart from being outstandingly good at paintball, no one would ever know that in a past life she was an undercover spy and has been trained to kill a man with her bare hands. Not even her husband and certainly not the other mums at the school gate. But beneath the school runs and bake sales, Vicky had never quite said goodbye to the past.

Bremen, 1874. Schon als kleines Mädchen träumt Bettina Vosskamp davon, ihrem Elternhaus zu entfliehen. Ihr sehnlichster Wunsch ist es, zu ihrer Großmutter Lene nach Indien zu reisen, die dort eine Teeplantage besitzt. Als Bettina viele Jahre später "Brennys Garden" in Darjeeling erbt, ist sie entschlossen, Lenes Lebenswerk zu bewahren. Doch dort stehen ihr wirtschaftliche Nöte, ein bedrohliches Erdbeben und die Behauptung in einer harten Männerwelt bevor. Aber Bettina lässt sich nicht entmutigen – und setzt alles daran, endlich auch ihr eigenes Glück zu finden.

Kalt, kälter... tot! Ein Sturmtief, das mit Urgewalt über die Lübecker Bucht zieht, hinterlässt reichlich Schnee... und einen toten Sternekoch. Als klar wird, dass der Mann gewaltsam ums Leben gekommen ist, bittet die Lübecker Kripo ihre Flensburger Kollegen Ina Drews und Jörn Appel um Hilfe. Die beiden beginnen sofort mit ihrer Arbeit und können schnell erste Erfolge erzielen. Doch bald wird klar, dass die Verstrickungen viel weiter reichen und der tote Koch erst der Anfang von etwas Großem ist.

Widow Sandra Harriman fights to protect a wildlife sanctuary from poachers, armed gangs, and business rivals. Sandra feels like an ant in one of these traps as she fights to protect the Wildlife Conservation Scheme left in her care for her two step-children. Nothing has equipped her for the role of widow, step-mother, and estate manager. She faces a struggle to deal with armed gangs, poachers, and a murderer on the ranch. But hardest of all is unravelling her dead husband's secrets to find out who she can trust.

My name is Kate. I volunteer at a local charity - young people who have run away from home call me and I pass on messages to their loved ones, no questions asked. I don't get many phone calls, and those I do are usually short and vague, or pranks. But this morning a girl named Sophie called. I'm supposed to contact her parents to let them know their child is safe. The problem is, Sophie isn't safe. And Sophie is my daughter.

Secrets, Scandals, and Billionaires: The Compelling Story of the Boston Billionaire Brothers Indulge in a mesmerizing tale of love and destiny with "Boston Billionaire Brothers." With each page, your heart will skip a beat as you become entranced by the heartwarming love story of Marcie and Johnathan. From the moment their eyes lock at the club, you'll be swept away by the undeniable attraction that crackles between them. Marcie, a strong and independent woman, finds herself irresistibly drawn to the charming yet cocky Johnathan, whose bad-boy demeanor has always been a weakness of hers. ...