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Growing up, Bianca St. Ives knew she was different from all her friends. Instead of playing hopscotch or combing her dolls' hair, she studied martial arts with sensei masters and dismantled explosives with special-ops retirees. Her father prepped her well to carry on the family business. Now a striking beauty with fierce skills, the prodigy has surpassed the master.

No one knows what happens up at Midnight Manor. The home of the Voss brothers sits like a sentinel looking down on our small town, remaining a mystery. The four brooding billionaires rarely leave the confines of the iron gates, fueling rumors that have existed for decades. When my father dies, all the security I’ve known is ripped away, forcing me to come face to face with the eldest brother, Asher Voss. His outward beauty is just as I’d heard—it belies a predatory nature, irresistibly drawing me in.

With the situation in Las Vegas handled for the moment, the time has come for Jason and his party to refocus on the West Coast. His goal is simple: secure the region for the surviving people, and thus he finds himself back in his hometown. There, he will face all new threats before being sent on a mission by the goddess Freya—all while dealing with the issues that come from being engaged and trying to plan a wedding.

What if you were drawn into a magical world of elves and monsters, one where you had become an Ultimate Mage? Would you be ready to deal with the evil that dwelt in that world? Would you be prepared to do what you had to do if the vilest monsters of that world were resurrected, ready to lay waste to your friends, your lovers, everything you saved with your magical powers? And, if it came down to war, war against an entire army of fanged, magic-wielding monsters, would you rally the other two realms and put yourself at the vanguard of the defense?

The Ultimatum (Sarah Roberts Book Twenty-Five) When the daughter of a powerful crime boss goes missing, the boss orders a series of deadly interrogations. He calls upon Sarah Roberts with an ultimatum with no clear answers to what happened to his daughter. Either she finds his daughter, or there will be consequences involving her child. Faced with this, Sarah plans a retaliation like nothing she has ever done before. No one threatens her daughter without repercussions. But when those retaliation plans backfire, people close to her get hurt, making her rethink her strategy. Then, the FBI ...

The explosive new thriller featuring MI6 operative Luke Carlton on his most terrifying mission yet. Deep within the Arctic Circle, three scientists from the UK's Arctic Research Station trudge through a blizzard in search of shelter. They see a cabin ahead. It appears abandoned. No lights. No...

Detective Jeremy Fisk tracks a serial sniper who has mastered state-of-the-art airborne technology to hunt his prey in this chilling thriller from the New York Times bestselling author and creator of the Law & Order franchise. When a leaker named Verlyn Merritt releases sensitive documents from...

After the young billionaire, Asher Landseer, asks Jessika for a potentially life-changing favor, she's confused as to what to do. Before they last parted ways, he told her to think about it overnight. Unfortunately, the only thing she can think about is him. Was what they shared in his office just a game to him? Or did she somehow bring out the dominant, aggressive nature in the man in charge of Landseer Enterprises? His passion, his vigor, they intrigue her, and yet there's one thing she knows she can't forget.

November 2032, Joe Benton has just been elected the 48th president of the United States. Only days after winning, Benton learns from his predecessor that previous estimates regarding the effect of global warming on rising sea levels have been grossly underestimated. With the world frighteningly close to catastrophe, Benton must save the United States from environmental devastation.

A follow up to his “breakneck” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) MemoRandom, this gripping new thriller from internationally bestselling author Anders de la Motte takes you deep inside a world of police intelligence filled with secrecy, betrayal, and deadly competition. David Sarac of the...

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Following the assassination of Frank Skinner in broad daylight, Jack Noble disappeared. But every day that passes the chances of clearing his name diminish. The CIA is in full attack mode. They don't want to bring Jack in. They want him dead. A shadow agency is also after not only Noble, but Bear Logan, too. The reason, unknown. The players, unknown. But they're closing fast, and Jack and Bear might just prefer the CIA find them first. Outmanned and outgunned, Jack Noble faces the toughest challenge of his life. And that's just the way he likes it.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The world’s two deadliest spies face off in this thrilling conclusion to the Jason Bourne series. The basis for the Academy Award–winning major motion picture starring Matt Damon! At a small-town carnival, two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram...

Steadfast, Kansas, Population: 3,386 Annie McFay is a waitress with a calling far beyond burgers and fries. jered Manson is a runaway whose dad doesn't support his musical ambition. New ways clash with the old. Annie's newfound faith should make her happy, but her husband sees it as a threat to their marriage. Jered is trying out a new friendship - a dangerous one. And his actions may jeopardize lives besides his own. When Annie and Jered come face-to-face in one desperate moment, their spiritual choices become harsh reality. Threatened with disaster, the entire town of Steadfast must band ...

Suranne is finally finding her rhythm. After forty-seven years of marriage to Frank—a man who curated a miniature world of model trains while she curated the actual world of his laundry and logistics—she is officially retired from domestic service. Her basement is empty of enamel fumes, her schedule is her own, and she has a "Council of Vixens" and a tattooed barista to keep her sharp. She’s a sovereign nation. She’s Katherine Hepburn in Searchlight Red lipstick. And she is absolutely, categorically done with men and their "delicate cycles." Then comes Ben. He’s charming, he’s ...

Rystani star pilot Xander is willing to use unusual methods, no matter how unorthodox, to save the galaxy from a deadly virus. He's already resorted to kidnapping bio-geneticist Alara Calladar in the hopes that her psi-talent of identifying DNA will help find a cure to save both their worlds. But now his sworn enemy has revealed that her biology requires her to periodically regenerate her cells by making love or she'll die. Really die.

THE BOURNE IDENTITY-He is a man with an unknown past and an uncertain future. A man dragged from the sea riddled with bullets, his face altered by plastic surgery-a man bearing the dubious identity of Jason Bourne. Now he is running for his life, the target of professional assassins, at the...

¿Estamos presenciando el fin de la "iglesia paralela"? En marzo de 2026, el reloj de arena del Opus Dei parece haberse quedado sin arena. Tras décadas de una autonomía sin precedentes, la institución más influyente de la Iglesia católica se enfrenta a una "autopsia en tiempo real". Alberto Barrera presenta una investigación punzante y necesaria que documenta el desmoronamiento de un imperio moral, financiero y territorial. ¿Qué sucede cuando el Papa ya no es un aliado, sino un juez implacable? Desde las reformas estructurales iniciadas por el Papa Francisco hasta el ascenso de ...

The year is 1987. The Cold War is thawing. NATO and the Warsaw Pact still face-off across the Inner German Border but there are unmistakable signs that change is inevitable. As world leaders wrestle with a new political reality, sinister forces are set in play which might destabilise the embryonic peace process. Terrorist groups, bent on undermining democracy are bolstered by improbable collaborators and seek out new targets, determined to wreak havoc. As events unfold at breakneck speed across Europe, only a small force of British Phantom fighter jets holding Quick Reaction Alert, stand ...

With the Tyton alliance firmly established, everyone is ready to defend the Obsidian Gate and face down the Taliz Dwellers. Noah will lead the leviathan element of this effort, naturally, but is soon captured and whisked away before the first major battle. Can he resist brainwashing by the most feared interrogator of the Dweller swarm? He’s been through a lot, but never expected an alliance as unlikely as pineapple breakfast pizza.