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Nita, Sharlene, and Billy Joe, all about to turn 80, are tired of waiting their turn for a funeral dinner. They each have a bucket list and are determined to tick off at least a few of the items before they go. So what’s left but to hit the road? They enlist two drivers—Billy Joe’s great-grandson, Ford, who has just gotten out of the Air Force, and Sharlene’s great niece, Joelle, a schoolteacher who has the summer free.

What do steeplechase, playing cards, and daggers have in common? They all play vital roles in the intricately woven plot of Sneaky Pie and her human cohort Rita Mae Brown in this delightful mystery. While Mary "Harry" Haristeen and her cat Mrs. Murphy attend the annual steeplechase at Montpelier, Mrs. Murphy discovers something amiss. During the celebration following the race, one of the jockeys is found dead in the barn, a dagger through his heart and the queen of clubs impaled by the dagger.

Those who survived Halálház never imagined going back. But this isn’t Halálház, this is Věrhăza, and nothing can prepare any of them for this. With General Markos in control of the new prison, torture and cruelty is taken to a whole new level. But what Brexley is forced to do will not only change her, but the course of the future.

Someone is drugging the fairest of them all and hurting them in the dark corners of the forests around Port Mackenzie - shrouding the town in mystery and darkness. But nothing is as it seems. In the dark corners of the small town there is also a light, a cure to what ails the sick. But everything comes at a cost, a price that must be paid. Aimee James discovers that cost the moment she dies. She discovers there are worse things than dying. She finds herself cursed.

Shadow Daughter tackles a subject we rarely discuss as a culture: Family estrangements, especially those between parents and adult children. Estrangements - between parents and children, siblings, multiple generations - are surprisingly common, and even families that aren't officially estranged often have some experience of deep conflicts. Estrangement is an issue that touches most people, one way or another, one that's still shrouded in secrecy, stigma, and shame.

New York Times best-selling authors Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown continue their beloved Mrs. Murphy series in Whisker of Evil. Mystery fans cannot get enough of these cozy whodunits featuring the case-cracking duo of intrepid postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her brilliant, sleuthing cat, Mrs. Murphy.

Maceo Dillinger is the second eldest son of the Dillinger clan. Being a part of his family organization means Maceo is no stranger to danger, but he as a secret that might just cost him his life. He’s taken on an unapproved caseload and has brought his girlfriend Sharina Gladden along for the ride. His already dangerous world turns treacherous when Maceo finds himself as a target. The time for keeping secrets is over as escalating threats become increasingly deadly. Maceo is forced to come clean and rely on his family to ensure both his and Sharina’s survival.

For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Nadia, as payment to enter the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal - kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia’s freedom. But Karina has deadly aspirations of her own. Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated; her court threatens mutiny; and Solstasia looms like a knife over her neck. Grief-stricken, Karina decides to resurrect her mother through ancient magic.

Unsure of the future but ready for risks, Libby O’Dell trades big-city life for whatever the back roads hold. In this case it’s the small community of Sawmill, Texas, where Libby’s taken a temporary job putting an antique store in order. Her new boss, Benny Taylor, a handsome charmer with a three-legged dog named Elvis, isn’t a bad change of scenery, either. Across the street Benny’s surrogate grandmothers—the widows Minilee and Opal—are ready with homemade corn bread, sweet tea, and an invitation for Libby to join their book club.

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New York Times best-selling author Sandra Brown's latest romantic thriller is set against the lively and decadent backdrop of New Orleans - where, to avenge the acquittal of his partner's murderer, a policeman kidnaps the defense lawyer's wife.

Heartfelt reunions with friends... Desperate plans to gain advantage... Opportunities that cannot be ignored... Discovery of family once thought lost... The time has come for Captain Scott to fight for that which was taken...the very freedom of the world he was sworn to protect.

The first book in this awesome series! Come follow in the adventure and mystery as Missy Porter, a young woman, tags along on her father’s trip to Stockholm, Sweden. His company North & North try to uncover a plot against the royal family, whose ruby necklace has been stolen. When she arrives at the palace, she’s not only welcomed by her cousin Jack, who is helping out on the case, but by a sarcastic King. The King asks for her help, leading her into tight situations and comical performances. Before she knows it, she’s tangled up in the case to find the stolen necklace, endangering ...

Stephen Masters and his team are together again for another exciting mission for the ultra-secret spy organization, The Council headquartered in Washington, D.C. The adventure has the team in constant action from Southern Mexico Nicaragua, Uruguay, Costa Rica and Panama. The dangerous mission involves the actions of the U.S. Government during the civil war in Nicaragua and the overthrow of the Noriega regime in Panama. It is a fast-paced story full of surprises and intense conflict between the team and enemy forces. The Iran Contra Affair further complicates their mission making the team ...

The Caribbean is the setting for this latest Stephen Masters thriller. The action carries Stephen Masters and Joyce Hurtado from the soft sands of the island of Barbados to the island of Curacao and then to Venezuela and ending in exotic Cuba. As in all of the Stephen Masters spy thrillers it is a complex plot filled with dangerous adventure mixed with humor involving the characters everyone has come to love and enjoy reading about. The story begins with what appears to be a simple assignment. Stephen is in Barbados for a trade conference carrying out his duties as the Secretary of Labor ...

Stephen Masters is finally on a long overdue vacation. He is with three friends working on his favorite research topic: the healing ministry of Christ. This visit to Israel is supposed to be about the powerful healing properties of frankincense and myrrh-the gifts of the Magi. To trace the roots of these herbs and oils and the route of the Magi and how they arrived in time to greet the new born Messiah. But, it is not to be, as a secret sect protecting the mystery of these gifts of the Magi try to stop Masters and his friends. In his flight to escape death from them he is told by the ultra-...

"Irish Ides" takes place in the backdrop of the political unrest witnessed primarily in Northern Ireland during the mid-1980's. The various political/religious groups fight for their ideals to become the dominate force in the country. This unrest spills over into Stephen Masters' mission. In the middle of the mission to Northern Ireland there is a political assassination of a major figure in the country. These forces combine with the influence of organized crime to try and stop Masters' team from discovering too much information for the ultra-secret group he works for-The Council ...

Set in the mid-1980's in Cuba. Labor Secretary for the State of Pennsylvania, Stephen Masters, while on a flight to Miami,FL to deliver an address at a conference is alerted the plane has been hijacked and is now headed to Cuba. Another passenger on the flight is Cuban diplomat Joyce Hurtado. It becomes evident early in the hijacking process that both Masters and Hurtado will be prize objects for the revolutionary group to use for achieving their ambitious objectives. Masters to trade for a revolutionary leader imprisoned in the US for gun smuggling to Cuban revolutionary groups-Hutrado for...

Stephen Masters and his team are called upon by their "bosses" in the ultra secret Council organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. to help the Portuguese government stop a sinister plot to keep the country from signing an agreement to join the European Central Banking Community. This signing is a prelude to full membership in the European Economic Community now known as The European Union. Portugal is only a few years away from its past rule by a Dictator and just gaining poise as a democracy and need the help of Masters and his Team from the Council. A coalition of former Nazis, ...

The monumental events of World War II provide the backdrop for this gripping story of courage, sacrifice, betrayal, and love in a Nazi-occupied Belgium village, when a Belgian woman shelters a wounded American pilot in a secret attic hideaway, while the Germans demand that he be turned over to them. Into the Rising Dawn is crowded with a rich variety of characters and a riveting, fast-paced plot, which fills this mesmerizing story with the deep and rich human emotions of ordinary people. who are caught up in the strife and violence of war.