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When Phoebe and her disabled husband, Martyn, move into a new house in a quiet village, they plan to lead a quiet existence, to keep themselves to themselves. It’s safer that way. But their new neighbour Anna is bored of spending her days alone. She seeks friendship with Phoebe – even though she knows there is something strange about the new couple. What is Phoebe hiding and why are she and her husband so reclusive?

Nadia is an abstract thinker coming to terms with the harsh realities around her. She is a bookworm, a prankster, a wanderer, and a note-taker. She sees people gambling with life and soul for little apparent gain and wonders what she can do to make a difference. Progressively, her life is pulled apart by her family’s migration to Ukraine, a dubious courtship, the Chernobyl disaster, police surveillance, and an Afghan war. As Nadia comes of age, she finds that the bonds of family and friendship create an inseparable fate: to rescue one another or to drown.

It’s been a year since the body of FBI agent Emma Griffin's ex-boyfriend was found on the beach. His death remains as mysterious as ever, the truth has yet to be revealed. Emma still cannot escape the feeling of guilt, regret, and grief that follows her daily. Until a girls night with her best friend brought an unexpected surprise: a week-long-all-expense paid vacation to an exclusive island resort. Being in paradise should be the perfect way to clear her mind. But, when a body turns up and girls start to go missing, disturbing secrets about the resort are coming to the surface.

When the body of Lola Evans is found in a local park on a cold winter's morning, Detective Alex King and her new recruit Chloe Lane are called in to lead the hunt for the killer. Chilling and totally compelling with an utterly surprising twist, The Girls in the Water is perfect for fans of Robert Bryndza, Sarah Hilary, and Patricia Gibney.

Amber is happy. She loves her husband, David, and their dog, Sadie; she even loves her job as a junior editor on a local newspaper. But when the body of a young woman is found in a stretch of river near her home, Amber’s world begins to implode. The headaches that she has been struggling with seem to intensify, and Amber begins to doubt her husband. Why doesn’t he want to probe deeper into the story, and why does she seem to have such a shaky hold on her own thoughts and memories?

Kidnapped from her home in Cairo, Egypt, Laila is placed on an auction block in Constantinople and sold to work as a handmaid to a wealthy man and his daughter. Unhappy as a maid and leery of the lustful advances of her owner, Laila dreams of returning to her home. Laila is sold to a Turkish harem where she catches the eye of the handsome yet arrogant palace heir, Kudar al Numan. As Laila fights to deny her feelings for Kudar, their relationship is threatened by the jealousy of another woman. To keep the couple apart, Laila’s nemesis hatches a plan to force her to make a choice…return ...

London, 1850: A young Charles Lenox struggles to make a name for himself as a detective...without a single case. Scotland Yard refuses to take him seriously and his friends deride him for attempting a profession at all. But when an anonymous writer sends a letter to the paper claiming to have committed the perfect crime - and promising to kill again - Lenox is convinced that this is his chance to prove himself. The writer's first victim is a young woman whose body is found in a naval trunk, caught up in the rushes of a small islets in the middle of the Thames.

Thirteen-year-old Simon Renier has no idea when he boards the M.S. Orion with his cousin Forsyth Phair that their journey to Venezuela will be a dangerous one. His original plan―to return a family heirloom, a portrait of Simon Bolivar, to its rightful place―is sidetracked when cousin Forsyth...

“A perfectly paced and tautly plotted thriller…and an incredibly accomplished debut” (Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water), about a beloved high schooler found murdered in her sleepy Colorado suburb and the secret lives of three...

Six bestselling novels by J.R. Rain (plus one bonus novel), including: MOON DANCE - Vampire for Hire #1 Six years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now the world at large thinks Sam has developed a rare skin disease, a disease which forces her to quit her day job and stay out of the light of the sun. Now working the night shift as a private investigator, Sam is hired by Kingsley ...

Narrator Kathleen McInerney will have listeners believing in miracles.” —AudioFile on The Santa Suit From Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Santa Suit, comes a novella celebrating love and the warm, glittering charm of the holiday season. "Nobody...

When Roberto sneaks off to see a movie in his Italian village, he has no idea that life as he knows it is over. German soldiers raid the theater, round up the boys in the audience, and pack them onto a train. After a terrifying journey, Roberto and his best friend Samuele find themselves in a...

The only game he’s playing this Christmas is getting her out of those stockings... EVE: Hiding in Promise Ridge after my broken engagement, I stumble into the local bar's Stocking Pull tradition—tiny stockings filled with dares. First night? Kiss a stranger under the mistletoe. That stranger? The impossibly sexy bar owner with bedroom eyes and a talent for making me forget why I swore off men. Each night brings a new stocking, a new dare, and new ways Deacon makes me melt faster than snow on the tavern’s roof. Who knew Christmas could be this hot? DEACON: When the gorgeous newcomer ...

How many pumpkin patches does it take to fall in love? SAM: I've planned a hundred perfect weddings, but this Halloween event for reality TV royalty might kill me. The Evergreen Inn is gorgeous, the bride is a nightmare, and the inn's new head chef? He's arrogant, temperamental, and refuses to follow my timeline. When the locals convince him to drag me to every pumpkin patch and haunted house in town, I want to hate it. I want to hate him. But August Ramsey has a way of making me forget my schedules. And when he looks at me like I'm more delicious than his food... I'm in trouble. GUS: ...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A moment on the subway platform changes two women’s lives forever—a debut thriller that will take your breath away. A total stranger on the subway platform whispers, “Take my baby.” She places her child in your arms. She says your name. Then she jumps… In a split...

"Haunting ... teems with raw emotion, and McCullough deftly captures the experience of learning to behave in a male-driven society and then breaking outside of it."—The New Yorker "I will be haunted and empowered by Artemisia Gentileschi's story for the rest of my life."—Amanda Lovelace...

Vacationing in paradise where the sun is hot and the men are hotter. Swimming at the beach, partying with people from all over the world and enjoying the kind of experience Sarah has not had in college yet. What happens when your summer fling turns out to have just as much of a romantic heart as you do? How is it possible that such a hottie has such a sweet, tender side? When Sarah and Mark meet, sparks fly. But can they make this holiday romance last? Tall, Dark & Hers is a light, fast-paced steamy romance where a swoon-worthy hero meets his shy, innocent, yet eager lover, corrupts her in ...

"It's a meditative act," they said. But it's far from meditative for Alexandra Heminsley when yet another wave slams into her face. It's survival. When she laced up her shoes in Running Like a Girl, all she had to do to become a runner was to get out there and run. But swimming is something else entirely. The water is all-consuming, confusing her every move, sabotaging every breath. Determined, Alexandra will learn to adapt, find new strengths, and learn to work with the water.

"How do I keep my family safe, when I don’t know why we’re in danger?" When Felicity Wheeler gets the call that her sister has drowned near the old boardwalk in their hometown, she realizes that she is the only person able to take care of her two nieces. Returning home, Felicity discovers that the town she once left is still haunted by the memories of her past: former friends, heartbreaks and secrets. Secrets that might reveal whether Holly's death was an accident or not. Felicity knows that Holly wouldn't just have let the water take her.

A Gun. A Girl. A Revolution. When an assassin's bullet strikes a legend, will raw courage be enough to save the dream? Kerala, 1980. A brazen assassination attempt leaves a revered revolutionary—freedom fighter, celebrated writer, and moral compass of a generation—at death’s door. On the streets, student leaders form a human barricade, defying the police and bringing the home minister’s convoy to a halt. At the heart of the uprising are three inseparable friends: a charismatic youth leader, his fiercely loyal best friend, and a fearless young woman in a scarlet hijab whose tactical ...