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As elite profiler Jessie Hunt delves into a series of bizarre marital homicides, she uncovers a shadowy world where affluent couples engage in a perilous game of "life swaps." In this twisted society, the rich trade spouses, homes, and even children for thrills—but someone's deadly agenda is rewriting the rules.

She's smart, gorgeous, and mysterious. For business executive Nathan Carver, a man with everything, Jessica Bolton is the first woman he can't simply charm, buy, or seduce. And even before Jessica gets a taste of his luxurious lifestyle and irresistible moves, she's determined to eliminate the competition and become this handsome bachelor's one and only. But Jessica's deceptive allure is just the beginning.

It’s been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since moved on, starting a family with her new husband, Bob Miller, and changing careers. Her life is back to being exactly how she always wanted … or is it?

She wakes from a coma to a husband she’s told she loves. So why does her entire life feel like a lie? Six weeks after a horrific accident, Megan opens her eyes in a deserted hospital wing with no memory of her past — only the man who claims to be her husband. Eli is patient. Charming. Perfect. Too perfect. He shows photos, documents, messages proving their life together. He says they’re building a dream house by the river. That they wanted a fresh start. But she has no friends or family to corroborate his story. Is he her husband at all, or a husband with secrets? Every nurse avoids ...

When a string of newly-married couples are found murdered in high-end suburbs, Jessie is called in to find the connection between them. Her investigation brings her into the world of exclusive weddings, and a sprawling list of potential suspects.

If you want the perfect life, you have to get your hands dirty. Or bloody …. Morency is the nicest suburb in Calgary. It’s just the way Lauren Cobb likes it—elegant, orderly, and above all, quiet. It’s been that way ever since Eric Wilcox, her sister’s psycho boyfriend, disappeared ten years ago. But the cops have found a bloody hammer buried in a nearby park, wrapped in Eric’s old t-shirt. It’s now a murder investigation, and Heather, Lauren’s passionate, impulsive younger sister, is the prime suspect. The more the police dig, the more secrets are dragged into the light. ...

Fans of private investigator mysteries, psychological suspense, and dark family drama will love He Was Not Himself. A worried father hires private investigator Zachary Goldman to check out his daughter’s new boyfriend. Aaron Barrows seems perfect. Too perfect. He says all the right things, shares all the right interests, and swept Leila off her feet at exactly the right moment. But the more Zachary digs, the less Aaron’s story holds together. What should have been a routine background check turns into a tense private investigator mystery filled with deception, dangerous secrets, and ...

Elizabeth travels with her aunt and uncle, the Gardiners, to Derbyshire. Reassured that the family is away from home, she agrees to visit Pemberley, but encounters Mr. Darcy. He is elated to have a second chance with her, as he has reason to hope that her feelings for him have changed. But an unkind fate intervenes when Jane’s letters, containing the news of Lydia’s elopement, arrive when Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley are visiting. Unable to contain her despair, Elizabeth tells her visitors of Lydia’s misstep. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley leave at once, and so are unaware of the arrival of a...

From the bestselling author of HER and The Social Affair comes a dark, intoxicating psychological thriller where seduction is a game, deception is a skill, and love might just be the deadliest illusion of all. Dexter meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith. They're the perfect match. But neither is who they claim to be... Kate Anderson knows time is running out. She's done waiting for the perfect life to fall into place, so she's creating it herself—one carefully calculated step at a time. Now, ten pounds thinner, armed with a new name, and a plan, she's this close to living the life she's imagined. And...

From the bestselling author of The Social Affair comes a twisted, unrelenting psychological thriller set in a utopian society where beauty is currency, perfection is power, and secrets are a death sentence. Statistically speaking, fifty percent of marriages end in divorce. What are the odds for murder? Widower Tom Anderson is a savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Problem is, one is a lonely number. Thankfully, he solved for X by finding the perfect woman. It wasn't easy. Tom is very specific. He has to be. Having checked 'find trophy wife' off his list, life was moving along ...

Shadows of Deception Laurel Glen Series Book Four When her husband unexpectedly dies, Charlotte Jordan's privileged life comes crashing down. Their always-healthy investments and savings accounts inexplicably have zero balances. Loans against the family farm—for hundreds of thousands of dollars—have appeared. Amid such financial disaster, Charlotte is forced to admit the obvious, gut-wrenching truth—her thirty-year marriage has been a sham. But Charlotte is no quitter. She struggles to keep her farm by changing a hobby—training and boarding horses—into a business. Just as she ...

From the bestselling author of HER and Water Under the Bridge comes a razor-sharp psychological thriller about obsession, deception, and the terrifying ease of watching—and being watched. A flawless couple walks into the coffee shop where Izzy Lewis works. They're perfect—effortless, enviable, everything she's ever wanted. So, she does what she always does: she stalks them on social media. Just like that—with the tap of a screen—she's inside their world. Their glamorous life, their intimate moments, their secrets. But this time, watching isn't enough. This time, she'll do whatever ...

He dominates her in the shadows. She controls him in the boardroom. Only one of them knows the truth… and neither is safe. At twenty-four, Ethan Cross is a rising star at NexTech, a ruthless analyst with a sculpted body, a secret taste for control, and a mask he wears both in and out of the boardroom. But when he crosses paths at an exclusive Manhattan domination club with a woman he recognizes, Victoria Hale, the icy, untouchable CFO of the very company he works for, he seizes the opportunity to dominate her… without ever revealing who he is. Bound, breathless, and masked beneath ...

They were finding some answers…there was no more running in circles and they had a safe place that wasn’t on anyone’s radar…but there were still a few guys who seemed to want her dead. Simon Sullivan might not be who Ava always believed him to be, but along with his brother, he’d spent his life trying to protect her. That wasn’t going to change especially now when everything they’d planned for, hoping against hope it would never be needed, was playing out exactly as they’d feared. But he’s not alone. Harper Riley isn’t about to let anything happen to Ava. He’s already ...

In the tradition of Gone Girl and Behind Closed Doors comes a gripping, twisting, furiously clever read that demands your attention, and keeps you guessing until the very end. For fans of the anti-heroine and stories told in unorthodox ways, Water Under The Bridge delivers us the perfect dark and provocative villain. Water Under The Bridge (Book One) As a woman who feels her clock ticking every single moment of the day, former bad girl Kate Anderson is desperate to reinvent herself. So when she sees a handsome stranger walking toward her, she feels it in her bones, there's no time like the ...

For fans of the anti-heroine and stories told in unorthodox ways, The Social Affair delivers us the perfect dark and provocative villain. The only question—who is it? The Social Affair: Book One A timeless, perfect couple waltzes into the small coffee shop where Izzy Lewis works. Instantly enamored, she does what she always does in situations like these: she searches them out on social media. Just like that—with the tap of a screen — she's given a front row seat to the Dunns' picturesque life. This time, she's certain she's found what she's been searching for. This time, she'll go to ...

""Fans of romantic suspense won't be able to put this book down until the final page is turned.""-Publishers Weekly on The Deception When missing turns to murdered, one woman's search for answers will take her to a place she never wanted to go... After searching for her sister for two long years...

Wall Street Journal best-selling author L.T. Ryan's Jack Noble series travels back to the beginning in this suspenseful thriller as Noble and Bear are tossed into the CIA-sponsored program that allows them to live as ghosts with no rules other than to get the job done by any means. After completing training, they are sent overseas to recover an operative being held and tortured by terrorists in Aleppo, Syria. Saving the woman is not without risks, as the young team learns firsthand.

Less than a year after the horrific Masonville High shooting, Owen is determined to uncover why the Creepers have converged on his land and the school—a necessary step in his mission to drive evil forces out of his town. A supernatural visitor tests Owen’s ability to discern between truth and lies as the community is rocked by abductions and disappearances. While the town comes together to find those who are missing, Owen must fight to discover what is real and what is part of a strategy to distract him from his true purpose.

I’ve been through hell to get to this place. To wear the perfect white dress and stand beside Royce Hale, the liar I tried desperately not to fall in love with and failed. Or maybe I’m still trapped in hell because the devil is here, too. He lurks at my side, plotting terrible ways to make me his. It’s win at all costs in this family, and I know now just how far the Hales will go to get what they want. But you can’t survive in a house full of lies without learning the art of deception, and once I become a Hale, I’ll show them exactly what I’ve mastered.