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At 17, fiery Juliet Cameron fell passionately in love and married the perfect companion for the adventurous life she wanted to lead. Lord Ross Carlisle is handsome, dashing, and as eager to explore the world as she is. But social constraints and fear of an all-consuming love that threatens to engulf her independent spirit send Juliet fleeing to the distant land where she was raised as a diplomat’s child.

With a secret code in a silk scarf and her dog Max, Pennie Pleat endeavors to find a murderer and a thief. Seamstress Pennie Pleat stumbles upon a mystery when she becomes enamored with strange stitches in an antique silk scarf belonging to Millicent "Milly" Fairfax. The mystery deepens when Pennie finds Milly dead in her home. The scarf’s cryptic code, stitched in dots and dashes, hints at a decades-old art theft and a suspicious death from Milly’s past. With her loyal dog, Max, by her side, Pennie follows a tangled thread of clues through the world of Milly’s former acquaintances: ...

‘The Silk Code had me absolutely hooked… A great storyline full of bravery, trust, love, survival, betrayal and determination.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Based on the true story of ‘Englandspiel’, one woman must race against the clock to uncover a traitor, even if it means...

Emory Thorne’s life is finally looking up. She’s landed her dream job as dance choreographer for a famous boy band and her future seems bright—until her past crashes in. Her abusive ex has escaped from prison and is hunting her down. Emory’s world is once again dominated by constant fear. Enter Cole Drake: a tough-as-nails former SEAL with a smoldering gaze and tortured soul. Assigned to keep Emory safe, their chemistry is electric from the moment they meet. But Cole’s protective instincts clash with Emory’s determination to keep her career dreams alive.

Twenty-five-year-old widow Tatty Crowe is the owner of busy undertaking firm Crowe Funerals. Life and business are good until Tatty notices how many women are dying after illicit abortions and after a terrible tragedy close to home, she vows to expose the culprit. And then there are the dead babies abandoned around the city. Once again Tatty sets out to investigate the crisis and finds herself immersed in the dark and heartless world of baby farming.

Football stadium. The marching band moved like clockwork Americana. Above the seventy thousand fans, a body drifted like a marshmallow under a canopy of silk Hot dogs stopped selling. Cheerleaders froze mid-pyramid. And the brass honked, moaned, and groaned into silence. The halftime show had an unscheduled guest of honor. Constantine Tchoupitoulas Jr., heir to a Delta Imports empire, drifted in. Drifted in dead. Hole in his head. On the fifty-yard line. Fancy ring and all. Detective Max Lomax is summoned He’s seen the pattern before. He carries it on his own skin, a jagged lightning-bolt...

When straitlaced spinster Margaret Andrews tries to stop her headstrong younger sister Amelia from eloping with the wrong man, the last thing she expects is to be caught in a coach accident. Stranded in Scotland with a dangerously handsome Highlander, she must put aside her genteel sensibilities and learn to survive. Cain Sinclair rescues the prim and proper Margaret, but he knows she'll never want a man like him.

A man shrouded in grief…David Hartford, the Earl of Castledon, is tormented by the death of his wife. Though everyone expects him to remarry and beget an heir, he is a man living in shadows, unwilling to break out of his prison of sorrow. A spirited young woman who embraces life… Impulsive Amelia Andrews befriends Lord Castledon and decides that he would make the perfect match for her prim older sister. Though she tries to bring the pair of them together, Amelia cannot help but see the lonely man behind David’s grim exterior.

After being seduced and ruined by her worst enemy, Juliette Andrews has vowed to marry no man - especially not Dr. Paul Fraser, her childhood sweetheart. Content to bury herself in accounts and numbers, she refuses to let the devastatingly handsome Highlander back into her life.

Beyond the walls, we are hunted and imprisoned. If our blood is silk to these monsters, then we are the silkworms, trapped in our gilded cage, crushed beneath their imperial boot, easily replaced. We survive one day at a time, knowing it may be our last.

A Smithsonian Magazine Best History Book of 2024 A Library Journal Selection for Best Nonfiction of 2024 A Next Big Idea Book Club Must-Read for April “Aarathi Prasad’s Silk: A World History is a love song to this protean material. . . . Beautiful [and] fascinating.” —Wall Street Journal...

Ever hear of the "Dark Web"? If so, you may think it sounds rather mysterious, maybe even ominous. If that's what you think, your instincts are right — and the Dark Web now has tens of thousands of websites and many millions of daily users. What are all those people doing on the Dark Web? Well, some people just feel strongly about their privacy and prefer to hang out where they can't be tracked and watched by anyone. Even Facebook has a website on the Dark Web where they don't keep logs on user activity. That's what the Dark Web is all about — PRIVACY! Everyone from activists, ...

Reclusive designer Victoria Andrews hasn't gone outside in five years, though she yearns to escape the prison of her house. She designs sensual lingerie for the most exclusive dressmaker in London, although she has never known a man's touch.

On a fog-swept night on the ledge of the Golden Gate Bridge, a despondent man—about to be indicted for embezzlement and ready to end it all—is stopped by a mysterious woman in a silk scarf and evening gloves. She is Celeste Ainsley, the glamorous wife of a wealthy and powerful financier. Struck by his despair and intrigued by his calm resignation, she persuades him to come home with her instead of jumping. At her palatial Marin estate, the man—Miles Redding is offered a second chance: a bailout from his money troubles by her philanthropist husband who believes in second chances. But ...

Matt Dorning likes his life just the way it is. Escorting provides him with enough money to live in his favorite city New York, and he’s been doing it long enough that he knows the rules: don’t give it away when there’s always someone who'll pay for it; always leave them wanting more; and never, never lose your heart to a client.

Gwyneth This wedding… oh, where do I even start? Between Mum’s endless planning and her obsession with making it the event of the century, I was ready to lose my mind. An arranged marriage—it felt so archaic, like I was being handed a script for a life I wasn’t sure I wanted. But on the wedding night, as I stood there and saw him—My God, why did I even complain? Look at him. Henry Fitzwilliam. He’s perfect. Handsome, kind, and with a smile that could probably end wars. Maybe, just maybe, this wouldn’t be as bad as I thought. Henry The truth? I never wanted this marriage. Not ...

Some secrets are buried in silk. Others are stitched into the seams of global power. When a series of political assassinations rocks Europe, whispers point to a virus engineered not to kill—but to control. Sophia—a brilliant epidemiologist with a shadowy past—is pulled into the hunt for its origin. Her only ally: Mac Donovan, a retired federal agent turned maritime lawyer, whose taste for danger is matched only by his unresolved feelings for her. From the textile mills of northern Italy to the alleys of Wuhan, they follow a silken thread—one that leads to a covert war waged in the ...

He called himself Peregrine, the wanderer, and he came to London for revenge...Like the falcon he named himself for, Peregrine is wild and free, an exotic prince who fascinates 1839 London with his wealth, mystery, and dangerous allure. He emerged from his mysterious Asiatic past to exact retribution for an appalling crime. Nothing and no one can stop him - except perhaps Lady Sara St. James, whose fragile beauty conceals a gentle heart, genuine goodness, and a soul of steel.

They dragged me from the stage and into a mansion built like a tomb. They say I’m legacy—blood inked in a pact older than love, older than mercy. And the man who holds me here? Severo Dantès. The Cartographer. He maps empires. He doesn’t flinch. He watches me like a threat he intends to consume. He says I’m safer locked inside his walls. But safety has never looked so much like sacrifice. Then Nico returns—my brother’s best friend. My almost. He offers escape. But I don’t want out. Not anymore. Because this isn’t a love story. It’s a blood ritual. La Legatura. ...

She’s a soccer mom by day. A scandalous blogger by night. And one steamy secret could blow her whole life wide open. After a messy divorce and years of putting herself last, 39-year-old Amy Callahan is ready for a change—just as soon as she figures out what that means. Between PTA meetings, soccer practices, and trying to keep her wine nights from turning into therapy sessions, Amy feels invisible. Until one impulsive night, she starts a secret blog: Silk Sheets & Sidelines, chronicling her misadventures in dating, desire, and rediscovering her wild side. To her shock, the blog goes ...