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A golden summer, and six talented teenagers are looking forward to the brightest of futures—until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong, leaving three strangers dead. 18-year-old Megan takes the blame for the crime, leaving her friends to get on with their lives. In return, they each agree to a 'favour', payable on her release from prison. Twenty years later Megan is free. It is payback time. And her friends start disappearing, one by one . . .

When we were ten we made a pact. When we were twelve she moved away. Now she’s sixteen and returned home.

The Golds and the Hartes, neighbors for eighteen years, have always been inseparable. So have their children—and it’s no surprise that in high school, Chris and Emily’s friendship blossoms into something more. And then, suddenly, unimaginable tragedy strikes, threatening the bonds that had seemed so indestructible. When midnight calls from the hospital come in, no one is ready for the truth. Emily is dead at seventeen from a gunshot wound to the head. There’s a single unspent bullet in the gun that Chris pilfered from his father’s cabinet—a bullet Chris tells police he intended for himself.

When three little girls—Anna, Bernie, and Elica—make a pact to be blood sisters for life, they believe nothing can come between them. Anna is from an affluent Jewish family, while Bernie and Elica are from poor Austrian families who barely make ends meet. As they get older, their social differences become all too real. With infectious Jew-hate-laden rhetoric from Nazi Germany spreading into Austria, it is only a matter of time before their bond of friendship gets severely tested.

All too often, we hear about the dangers of male friendships in which peer pressure prevails over common sense. But for George Jenkins, Sampson Davis, and Rameck Hunt, strong and supportive male friendship was a powerful antidote to the temptations and pitfalls of street life. It led three boys to make a vow to be there for one another, to encourage one another every step of the way, until they overcame the odds and became doctors.

A UFC champion and a boy with leukemia, in the fight of their lives. Cody Garbrandt dreamed of being a UFC champion. In his darkest moments, when those dreams were dashed, he dug deep with the help of an unlikely friend—five-year-old Maddux Maple, a local hometown fan with leukemia. They made...

"I need a ride," I said to a sexy stranger on a Harley. Three hours later? A six-foot-tall Marilyn Monroe was officiating our Vegas wedding at the Happy Chapel. But it's not love—it's business—a marriage pact made out of desperation so my career doesn't go up in flames. Sure, Flynn Winslow is a hot, broody, mysterious man that women all over the globe would sell their souls to land for real, but I have my eyes on the prize and our marriage arrangement will end in three months with no strings attached. Right?

Linden McGregor is tall, rugged, and gunslinger handsome - a helicopter pilot with a Scottish brogue and charm to spare. He's also one of Stephanie Robson's best friends and has fit into that box for as long as she's known him.

She should say no. Addison Davenport figures that most people likely would. But after having her life plans repeatedly derailed, she's come to wonder if her chance at marriage and kids ended with the death of her college boyfriend. So when business powerhouse Daxton "Dax" Mercier—a man who's suffered a similar loss, a man who's her first in every way—asks her to honor the fallback marriage pact they made years ago, she doesn't reject it out of hand.

When four men from the same quiet suburban street die within a single week — each in seemingly unrelated circumstances — Detective Vince Napier is ready to chalk it up to coincidence. His partner isn't so sure. And the forensic specialist brought in from the city is certain of something else entirely. As the investigation closes in, the four widowed wives find themselves pulled into interrogation rooms, asked to account for their husbands, their marriages, and the week that changed everything. They are women who have known each other for years. Women who look out for one another. Women ...

Ten years ago, Hadleigh Stevens was 18 and this close to saying "I do", when Tripp Galloway interrupted her walk down the aisle. Now that she's recovered from her youthful mistake and Tripp's interference, Hadleigh and her single friends form a marriage pact. She doesn't expect Tripp to meddle with her new plan to find Mr. Right - or to discover that she's more attracted to him than ever! Divorced and eager to reconnect with his cowboy roots, Tripp returns to Bliss County to save his ailing father's ranch. He's not looking for another wife - certainly not his best friend's little sister.

Christmas week can’t get any worse for Jules Jilliland. Dumped by her boyfriend, rear-ended on the freeway, and fired from her job, she finds herself stuck in an elevator with a handsome stranger. When their packages are accidentally swapped, will it end up being a misfortunate accident that suddenly brightens her holidays?

Back in school, Ausra acted like the good girl, with her conservative clothes, and her head always down. Everyone laughed at her, even the four popular brothers. She hated them for it. But high school is over. And when they meet again, a lot of things have changed, including Ausra. The brothers hardly recognize her. Yet, the brothers still love a challenge. And whoever she is, she’s perfect for their game. The rules are simple: Their plaything needs to know what she’s in for, and needs to agree to play.

From Australia's master storyteller comes an endearing and engaging novella about a journey as unexpected, painful, intriguing and character-filled as life itself. A cruise was the promise. To cruise away from their troubles. To cruise towards the place where they first met, on the banks of the Thames. A cruise to dwell in their memories together and plan their next chapter. Paddy and Jenny Davern have had a long and happy marriage together in Sydney. Together they embark on a cruise to London, for the last leisurely journey in each other's company.

In The Pact a gripping Kate Burkholder short mystery from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo, a terrifying disappearance in Amish country reveals the power of friendship. Three days before Thanksgiving, two boys disappear without a trace. Eleven-year-old Aaron Kuhns is Amish. Kevin...

Lily Bradley is a respected psychotherapist married to a distinguished professor. They live in a dream house with their two children in close-knit Story Cove. Lily lives a well-ordered life. Or so it seems. As a therapist, she knows everyone keeps things hidden. Even her. Then sensual and free-spirited Arwen Harper rolls into town in her hand-painted VW van, her sixteen-year-old son riding shotgun. Overnight, Story Cove’s secrets are no longer safe. Because Arwen might know her new neighbors better than they know themselves.

We were friends, she and I. Best friends. It was easy, simple, and comfortable; that was our dynamic. We had a system, an understanding, an unspoken arrangement. We were there for each other through thick and thin. We had an unbreakable bond. Nobody understood our friendship. Because a guy and a girl couldn’t just be best friends without emotions getting involved, right? Without noticing, everything shifted, and I was experiencing all these new feelings....

Giovanni: They call me The Don, a billionaire with a cold-blooded streak. I control Chicago with iron fists. I never needed or wanted a wife or the distraction The more I watch, the more I see she is what I didn’t know I needed If I hadn't taken her and paid her father's debt, one of my uncles would have taken her. Viviana: Over a debt, My father trades my virginity like a prize pig? Now I’m to marry the most feared don in Chicago Yet Giovanni captivates me, his power an unyielding force I'm drawn to. I want to resist, to fight, but his touch disrupts my resolve. Being near him reveals ...

She returned to a small town to help her grandmother. She didn’t expect to find a second chance at home—or love. When Boston pastry chef June Whitaker came back to Sugar Maple Cove to keep her grandmother’s bakery running, she planned to stay only until things were stable. The ovens were unreliable, the business was struggling, and the quiet coastal town felt far removed from the life she’d built. But familiar streets, friendly faces, and the comfort of routine slowly began to soften her guarded heart. Her path kept crossing with Eli Hartwell, a reserved orchard owner whose peaches ...

Moriah Pearson swore she’d never return to small town Candlewick Creek. But when her grandmother falls ill and the town’s beloved Halloween Festival is on the brink of collapse, the big-city event planner has no choice but to come home… and face the one man she’s never been able to get along with. Orion Gable has roots as deep as the pumpkins in his patch. He’s grumpy, grounded, and determined to protect the festival’s traditions - even if it means clashing with Moriah’s color-coded plans at every turn. But as crisp autumn nights bring them closer together, Moriah starts to ...