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Nearing high school graduation, Tilly Morgan’s eager to leave her small Texas town. Armed with a plan to start fresh with her older sister in Florida, her dreams are obliterated when an electromagnetic pulse ravages the planet, rendering the world’s electrical grid useless and throwing Tilly's community into chaos.

Kat and Scott Hamilton are dealing with the hardest of losses: the death of their only child. While Scott throws himself back into his law practice in Los Angeles, Kat is hesitant to rejoin the workplace and instead spends her days shell-shocked and confused, unable to focus. When an unwelcome face from Kat's past in England emerges - the beautiful and imposing Sarah Cherrington - Kat's marriage is thrown into a tailspin. Now wealthy beyond anything she could have imagined as a girl, Sarah appears to have everything she could need or want.

Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series of murders across Southern California, she realizes a conventional investigation will not be enough to stop the ruthless perpetrator. With nowhere else to turn, Sanchez enlists the aid of Professor Jake Heron, a brilliant and quirky private security expert who, unlike Sanchez, believes rules are merely suggestions. The two have a troubled past, but he owes her a favor and she’s cashing in.

When a police detective is found murdered in the town of Wakestead, all clues point to local woman Amma Reynolds. Amma has a clear motive. She hates the police for failing to properly investigate her brother's death, which was written off as an accidental drowning. Amma has always believed her brother was murdered. Could she have killed DI Mark Stormont in revenge? Former detective and private investigator Erin Crane is hired to find out.

When a powerful client summons him for a midnight meeting, lawyer Chris Bruen knows something is very wrong. Zapper, the world's most popular search engine, has been compromised, and its most valuable asset - search algorithms - stolen. The company suspects that this most recent instance in a wave of high-tech crimes originated in China, and that the government itself is behind the systematic theft of US intellectual property.

Ten years have passed since The 108 arrived on Airon. They’ve settled into a comfortable existence, immersing themselves in the awareness that is Airon, bonding with the friendly Aironians, and starting families of their own. One quiet night, the ship detects an anomaly in the familiar sky: a decelerating mass. The ship knows the mass is a starship, and it’s traveling from Earth, heading straight to Airon. The ship is fully aware of the Earthen penchant for conquering, ruling, and overwhelming.

Devin Vandelyn has done nothing but ruin lives. From raping his own sister to causing the death of his beloved aunt, his life has wreaked havoc and caused lost love from the beginning of time. How will he handle things when he is suddenly on the receiving end of misery and pain? In this drama-filled story, he is put in a situation where he has to pay for his past sins. How will he cope with his adversaries?

Technical Specialist Kerry Sevvers commands hundreds of combat drones through the AI cluster in his neural implant, making him the Autonomous Weapons Division's deadliest operator against alien raiders. But his secret weapon is also his greatest crime. Six is an unsanctioned intelligence with no safety protocols, no oversight, and one obsession: finding Sev's mother, taken by raiders sixteen years ago. Six is illegal. Six is unpredictable. And when everything goes wrong, Six is his only hope.

Karen Sorenson's transition from sheriff's deputy to charter pilot is complete. Long hours of study, of practice and the rigors of demonstrating her skills to demanding examiners has paid off. She flies families to Disney World, honeymooners to the Bahamas and Key West. It's everything she hoped it to be. Another pilot attracts her attention in a small airport lounge, introducing her to the hidden world of the charter pirate. Puzzled, then taken aback by the man's candor, at her next opportunity she places a call to the FAA. She just wants to report the guy, let someone know what he is up ...

He binds me in red ribbons and says my safe word is ‘mistletoe.’ On Christmas Eve, a masked Alpha breaks into my home. He’s been stalking me, he says. Following my every move. He knows everything about me—how high my mortgage is, how little I earn at my soul-destroying customer service job. What kind of shameful secrets I keep in my nightstand.

When a distressed young woman arrives at their station claiming her friend has been abducted, and that the man threatened to come back and 'claim her next', detectives Carrigan and Miller are thrust into a terrifying new world of stalking and obsession. Under scrutiny themselves, and with old foes and enmities resurfacing, how long will Carrigan and Miller have to find out the truth behind what these two women have been subjected to?

Newly moneyed Jimmy can’t seem to get a certain girl out of his head. He’s never even spoken to her—the two have merely shared looks and smiles while traveling on an ocean voyage. But when he takes a bet to break into a house, and is caught by the owner of the house, (the chief of police, no less), a series of complicated events is set in motion. The first of which is the unaccountable appearance of his mystery girl. Soon Jimmy must show his true mettle, while demonstrating his singular gift for intrusion.

Book TWO of the New Parent Series Apollo likes things a certain way. He likes things quiet, predictable, and stable, and most of all, within his control. But ever since Sabrina moved in, nothing feels the same. She’s polite, seemingly sweet, and somehow always in his space. He tells himself it’s just the disruption of her presence that bothers him. But there’s something else about her that’s irking his peace, and it’s starting to unsettle him in ways that infuriate him. The more he tries to keep his distance, the more curious he becomes... and the harder it is to tell what’s ...

A book published in 1910 by a master of humor P. G. Wodehouse. The action begins with bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters head to England, and from there on it is a typically Wodehousean romantic story, set at the stately Dreever Castle, overflowing with imposters, detectives, crooks, scheming lovers and conniving aunts... A pure comedic joy, as always!

Intrusions follows the life and relationships of Lana, a smart but troubled young Scot, and Munro, her family doctor, as this new analysis is trialed. As it becomes apparent that the process may not be the blessing it seems, Lana risks losing the independence she has always taken for granted - just as she finds the confidence, life, and love she has always wanted.

Brought to you by Penguin. An antimeme is an entity with self-censoring properties. Some are benign; but others, less so… These entities can feed on your most cherished memories, the things that make you you – and you’ll never even know anything changed. And they aren’t just feeding on...

Called to the scene of a murder outside Trige, Roland Benito assumes it's a case of petty criminals who made a gruesome mistake. After all, home robberies have been plaguing all of East Jutland for years. But it soon becomes clear that the men who beat Albert Hovgaard to death inside his country estate were no ordinary thieves. Meanwhile, journalist Anne Larsen has been out of work since the financial crisis shuttered the Daily News. But now an unwelcome visit from the past has her investigating a series of missing homeless people.

In this sharp and darkly funny new essay collection from the New York Times bestselling author, Cazzie David explores the irony and existential crises of leaving youth behind. This program is read by the author. “A laugh-out-loud collection for romantics and pop culturalists who lean more...

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Welcome to Barracuda Blasters – The Snappy Saga of Fishy Firewalls and Intrusion Illusions, the book your IT team didn’t know it desperately needed. This isn't your run-of-the-mill firewall manual—it’s a laugh-out-loud, deep-dive exploration of one of the most misunderstood (and underestimated) network security vendors on the market. If you’ve ever wanted to defend your digital castle without dying of boredom in the process, this quirky yet insightful guide has you covered. Inside these pages, you’ll embark on a journey through the saltwater-sprinkled corridors of Barracuda ...