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Detective Casey Duncan has noticed fewer and fewer residents coming in to the hidden town of Rockton, and no extensions being granted. Her boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, presumes it’s the natural flux of things, but Casey’s not so sure. It seems like something bigger is happening in the small town they call home.

The train grinds to a halt somewhere in the Indian Nations, and the bandits get onboard. They take everything on the train worth stealing and gun down a guard to make their escape - just another notch on the belt for Ben Trout and Zack Larsen, two of the most savage killers in the west. US Deputy Marshal Ed Pine follows them to Muskogee. There the trail runs cold, and Ed Pine diappears. To save his friend, Deputy Will Tanner rides for Muskogee, where justice extends only as far as the range of a Colt .45. 

#1 New York Times Bestseller What would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared? In Mitch Albom’s profound new novel of hope and faith, a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea. He claims to be “the Lord.” And he says he can only save them if...

The car accident was Hannah Price's fault a few seconds of inattention that changed Gabe Holbrook's life forever, destroying everything he'd been or ever wanted to be. He was a man who'd had it all. Intelligent, handsome, talented, rich, he'd been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Now...

Photographer Isla Wilson is thrilled she's landed her dream job, but the clients who hired her are getting stranger by the day. It sounded so perfect—a month's assignment at the lush Scottish Highlands property of architect Alban McGregor, and his wife, Jessica. But in the woods, there's a playhouse with a chilling history. Two years ago, the McGregors' daughter Elodie was abducted and then died in that playhouse. The townspeople insist her abductor had to be a stranger in their town. Alban refuses to knock the playhouse down, even keeping a picture of it on his wall.

He says FAMILY IS FOREVER. She’s starting to believe it’s a threat. Rachel is a newly-divorced mother just trying to get away from her abusive ex-husband, Owen, and survive another shift at the small-town DMV. Then the power dies and a blizzard traps her with a stranger named Gabriel. One by one, strange clues surface—stolen keys, eerie messages, a child’s bracelet left like bait. Rachel gets a voicemail from her 8-year-old daughter: HE’S HERE. Gabriel vows to help… but why does he know so much about Owen, and why does trusting him feel like stepping into another trap? As the ...

Six-year-old Olivia Hathaway tiptoes down the center aisle of Maybelle's Market, stopping once to glance over her shoulder and make sure her mother isn't watching. But Mrs. Hathaway is too preoccupied to notice her daughter has slipped away. Minutes later, a frantic Mrs. Hathaway runs up and down the aisles, desperately searching for her missing daughter. But Olivia is already gone. Will PI Sloane Monroe find her before it's too late?

“Spellbinding. Another outstanding novel by Kimberly Belle, masterfully written to lure you in and never let go.” — Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife When Charlotte married the wealthy widower Paul, it caused a ripple of gossip in their small lakeside town...

The train grinds to a halt somewhere in the Indian Nations, and the bandits get onboard. They take everything on the train worth stealing and gun down a guard to make their escape — just another notch on the belt for Ben Trout and Zack Larsen, two of the most savage killers in the west. US Deputy Marshal Ed Pine follows them to Muskogee. There the trail runs cold, and Ed Pine disappears.

Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality—not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own. A New York...

A perfect holiday gift. Shari Lapena’s new thriller, AN UNWANTED GUEST, is available now! “Smart and suspenseful. . . you'll never see the ending coming.” --PureWow In this neighborhood, danger lies close to home. A domestic thriller packed full of secrets, and a twisty story that never...

Evangeline Marks didn’t come home for love—she came home for Christmas. But when her car stalls in the blizzard, she’s rescued by Adrian Creed, the man who’s been following her for years. Adrian doesn’t bother denying it. He’s been watching her. Protecting her. Waiting for her. And now that the snow has locked them in his cabin, he’s done hiding what he wants. She should be afraid. But the heat in his eyes has her begging to be his.

Stranger in Town includes 15 short stories of humanity, frailty, displacement, and kindness, including ones like: A little boy befriends a mystical Chinese woman; a dying man reflects on his final days while at Carnegie Hall; a woman is mistakenly invited to a stranger’s wedding; a Turkish couple experiences apartment living in New York; a conflicted doctor falls in love with an out-of-town-visitor; a young man has an airport encounter with a prisoner in transit.

Named a BEST BOOK by People Magazine, Boston Globe, BookBub, PopSugar, CrimeReads and more. “Brilliant…. A well-crafted psychological thriller.” —The New York Times Book Review When former journalist Rain Winter was twelve years old, she narrowly escaped an abduction while walking to a...

When a traveling show of impressionist art comes to Nags Head, North Carolina, librarian Lucy and the staff at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library are inspired to create an educational display about art history. Their launch of the display is a huge success, but the morning after, they discover that a reproduction of a famous painting has gone missing. No one knows why anyone would bother stealing it: the picture is of no value—the real, priceless painting is under lock and key at the art show itself.

My car died on a mountain road in a snowstorm. Three firefighters pulled me out of the cold. I never left. I wasn’t headed anywhere in particular. I was just driving—away from a husband who controlled every breath I took, with my four-year-old daughter asleep in the back seat and everything we own in the trunk. Then the engine died. No signal. Temperature dropping. And headlights cut through the snow. Roane—the captain who gave us his office to sleep in and didn’t ask a single question I wasn’t ready to answer. Jude—the lieutenant whose warmth made me feel safe for the first ...

Lila and Sam think they know everything there is to know about love. But as heat flares between them, they're about to discover what the perfect kind of love truly means. Lila lives for swoon-worthy romance. When she matches with Sam on a dating app over their shared favorite novel, sparks fly...even after she learns Sam's favorite book is a thriller with the same title, not the love story she adores. Sam is reserved, cautious, and scarred by past heartbreak. Yet, Lila awakens feelings he'd buried long ago. Their chemistry is undeniable, their tension electric. But one steamy date night, ...

Jude Gray has worked hard to bring a steady equilibrium to life on Malvern Farm and things are going well. The only fly in the ointment is the foul addition of a new face in the village: staunch townie and chauvinistic sleaze, Des Smith. Jude has nothing but sympathy for his caring, patient wife, Loretta, who has become a regular visitor to the farm for a cup of tea and a chat. But things take a turn for the worse when a hit and run outside The Lamb brings death once again to the village. Is it an accident or is something more sinister afoot?

First in a series of Detective Maggie Monroe Mysteries. When Maggie Monroe graduates from UNLV with a degree in Criminal Justice, little does she realize that as she lands the job of Sheriff in her hometown of tiny Barrier, Nevada, she will be charged with the task of unraveling the brutal murder of a beloved priest. The local brothel’s financial kickbacks, a Catholic church cover up, secret tunnels, and the discovery of pure evil test the new Sheriff while she works to discover the truth in a local community blinded by support for this popular priest. She works with a handsome outsider ...

Queen of Suspense and #1 New York Times bestselling writer Mary Higgins Clark brilliantly weaves the mystery of twin telepathy into a mother’s search for a kidnapped child, presumed dead in this “riveting…suspense thriller [that] is certain to send terror into the heart of any parent”...