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At one time, Lake Erie was the home of a thriving fishing industry, but the sad fortunes of the lake have limited the industry, forcing those who live near it to adapt. A drowning, a tragedy witnessed by Penelope Beau and her four-year-old daughter, Maddy, brings back memories of Pen’s childhood: the death of her father, Rod, in a boating accident, which may or may not have been an accident, and the subsequent disappearance of her brother, Keaton, who fled town after an act of arson.

My name is Tamsin Vale and my life is radically different from a few months ago. I’m a college freshman who didn’t finish high school. I’ve inherited more money than I could ever spend after nineteen years of never having much of anything. I’m the last fairy… And no one knows what happened to the rest of them. That doesn’t even cover half of it. I’m having hot sex with a dragon prince that I have some weird energy thing with. Then there’s my sexy professor who I can’t seem to stop crossing lines with when I know it’s stupid. My best friend—who has turned out to be from...

In this “blisteringly suspenseful tale that will keep you up at night” (Wendy Webb, author of Daughters of the Lake), a woman returns to the old family home after her sister mysteriously drowns in its swimming ​pool…but she’s not the pool’s only victim. Be careful what you wish for...

Bubble Bubble… Who will help me? I can’t get up. I am scared. Going down for the first time. Bubble Bubble… Who will help me? Get to the top. Arms and legs flailing. Going down for the second time. Bubble Bubble… Who will help me? It’s not my fault. They didn’t teach me. Going down for the last time…

Christian Thydell's dream has come true. His debut novel, The Mermaid, has been published to rave reviews. So why is he as distant and unhappy as ever? When crime writer Erica Falck, who helped Christian discover and develop his talents, learns he has been receiving anonymous threats, she investigates not just the messages but also the young author's mysterious past. Then one of Christian's closet friends, Magnus, goes missing.

While taking a bath one evening, sixty-two-year-old Anna Bryant suffers a fatal stroke. But soon realizes that isn't the end of her life after finding herself in a stranger's bathroom moments later. Inhabiting a stranger's body. Through divine intervention, Anna has been given a second chance at life after a woman nearly half her age succumbs to a self-inflicted death. Anna is now expected to live the life Celeste Jeffers, a recent widow, has since abandoned. Although her new existence doesn't come with anything other than some vague muscle-memory and a few personal preferences, as Celeste,...

Every seven years, a boy disappears from Camp Waukeelo. Joey Proctor can't swim, but that doesn't stop camp counselor Alex Mason from leaving him out on a raft in the middle of the lake in a fit of rage. Alex only meant to scare the kid, teach him a lesson. He didn't mean to forget about him. But now Joey is gone, and his body is never found. More than 20 years later, Alex is a success. No one knows what happened that summer at camp. At least, no one should know. But it looks like Joey Proctor may be back to take his revenge.

I died when I was 8 years old. I drowned... If my father hadn't pulled me out of the water I would have stayed that way. I saw the most beautiful light coming through the water. A light so bright and full of love it made me forget about death. I was pulled back from the brink and years went by. I forgot about the light. Things changed, I got older. People I loved saw their own light. And I eventually saw the light again. This is the story of my light. The Light Through the Water

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