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A large group of people enters the Rutledge Historical Society to see the new and much anticipated 1950s murder exhibit. After viewing the display, the group exits the building leaving two people behind. A few minutes later, one of the two is shot dead in front of the exhibit and the other one rushes out the back door and escapes. Was the perpetrator one of the group or was it the old woman’s daughter who has only a very weak (and stinky) alibi? Or could it have been someone else?

In the fourth book of the Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters series, the fates of three people who've never met converge in profound and unexpected ways.

"I can kill, and you can't catch me...." These were the last words the Carnations Killer said to FBI Special Agent Aidan O'Reilly 10 years ago before he went into hiding. He has tortured and murdered 50 women since then and has managed to elude capture. Now, he's returned once again, and his new hunting ground is Augusta, Georgia. As each second ticks by, tensions rise, and O'Reilly finds himself in a race against time before the killer slips away again.

When a dead man that she knows falls out of Lorry Lockharte’s new car right in front of the sheriff, it doesn’t look good. Still, being hauled into the sheriff’s station isn’t what Lorry had expected. After a lawyer comes out of nowhere to get her released, Lorry struggles to prove her innocence and find the real killer.

Jill Anthony spent her youth in the ski town of Sparkle, Colorado, but more than a decade has passed since she left. Then a devastating tragedy, coupled with the worst kind of betrayal, makes her want to run away, but the only place she knows to go is home: Sparkle. Lisa Carlucci looks in the mirror one morning and realizes that she no longer wants to treat her body like a Holiday Inn. She’s going to hold out for love. The only problem is, love might come in the form of her ski-bum best friend, who lives next door with his ski-bum friends in a trailer known as "The Kennel".

Die Ehe von Profisportler Gavin steckt in der Krise. Genau genommen ist sie sogar vorbei, wenn es nach seiner Frau Thea geht. Und das darf nicht sein. Thea ist die Liebe seines Lebens! Und er versteht, verdammt noch mal, nicht, was überhaupt passiert ist. Eigentlich müsste SIE sich bei IHM entschuldigen! Gavin ist ratlos und verzweifelt - bis einer seiner Freunde ihn mit zu einem Treffen nimmt. Einem Treffen des Secret Book Club. Hier lesen und diskutieren Männer heimlich Liebesromane, um ihre Frauen besser zu verstehen. Gavin hält das für Schwachsinn.

Positive Affirmations for Divorce has been penned as a solution for people who are experiencing troubles in difficult divorce situations, or who are unable to move on from their last relationship. These affirmations serve the purpose of being a source of salvation and to help people realize that it’s just a bad day, not a bad life and better things are about to enter your life, since this is not how it ends and there’s a lot of happiness and positivity that awaits you.

Once again, the Sophia Island Shrimp Festival is over. Thousands attended to eat shrimp, shop, and watch the pirates come ashore as usual, but this year’s temperatures were warmer than ever. Everyone is happy that the busy hot weekend is over, and everyone came through unscathed. Or so it seems. Jewel and Craig Mantelle also made it through their kids and families’ first visit to their new island home.

This is a tale of dryads, from a time long before human history began. Lara, a young dryad, once had three hearts (as with all her kind). To recover them and bring them to life, she must set out on an unknown journey. Fearing the god of the land, who reportedly devours hearts, and inexplicably drawn to the lamia (who, tales say, revive hearts by an ominous method called guttings), she leaves her home, embarking on the heart-finding quest.

The Weight of Abuse offers a gentle, compassionate, and nonjudgmental approach to helping sexual abuse survivors (and our supporters) to release fear and feel safe in our bodies, so we can finally have the body we want and deserve.

Filled with big ambition, Willard courts and weds Rhodessa Rose in the shadows of Cahas Mountain. But his greed takes him into dangerous company and he runs his 'shine and evades the law. Left alone by her philandering husband, gutsy Rhodessa Roses battles a tuberculosis edpidemic and her desire for the local sheriff against the shattering backdrop of World War II and its aftermath. Will Rhodess Rose rise to the challenge and deny her heart's desire, or will she give into the lust tham tempts her and the curse of moonshine's empty promises?

We're four bestselling novelists and friends whose common love of reading, writing, and independent bookstores bound us together. Now we want to share and celebrate stories—of the books we’ve written, the ones we’re reading now, and the art of writing—with each other and the guest authors we invite to join us. If you love books and are curious about the writing world, you’re in the right place.

An author avoiding Christmas with his family. A widow baker planning a Christmas pageant. A clash between neighbors that might spark romance. Forced to rent out her childhood home next door to make ends meet, Holly Ewing finds herself battling the aggravating new renter.

The son of Atreus Kostas, the Greek tycoon, has been taken. Without a clue as to where he could be, Atreus and Carla must suspect everyone. But there are two names that top the list: Dios' mother, Serene; and Carla's deranged ex-boyfriend, Brian. Of course, as a billionaire in a foreign country, Atreus has to be careful about whom he trusts. Absolutely anyone could be the culprit. But when he receives a phone call from the kidnapper, all of his questions are answered.

Carla believes the time has come for her to leave Greece. But while she may feel it's for the best, Atreus does not agree. Dios needs her. So does Atreus. Unfortunately, Atreus is not the only one who wants Carla. Brian, the boyfriend she left behind when she came to work for Atreus, has been looking for her. And he's finally hunted her down.

Sara Randolph is head chef in a bar frequented by the San Francisco Strikers hockey team. With her history of having her heart broken by athletes, she really should be avoiding them. They're her Kryptonite, and left winger Colin O'Sullivan is at the top of the No Touch List, in spite of his delicious flirtations. Colin "Sully" O'Sullivan is tired of being second best. His home team took the Stanley Cup the year after he was traded to San Francisco. He's been on the top line on the Strikers for a few years and now his spot is in question. 

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! New from the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling authors of The Confidence Code for Girls! The best way to understand confidence is to see it in action. That’s why bestselling authors Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, and JillEllyn...

Follow an errand boy through colonial Boston as he spreads word of rebellion. It's December 16, 1773, and Boston is about to explode! King George has decided to tax the colonists' tea. The Patriots have had enough. Ethan, the printer's errand boy, is running through town to deliver a message...

All Jolene Carter has ever wanted is a bakery of her own. There's only one problem. Her father, Robert Carter, is a world-renowned art thief and she's, well, sort of his protégé. But he's promised her this next job in New York will be their last, and she won't let anyone get in the way of her dreams...especially not the distractingly delicious FBI agent hot on her tail.

Keri Shaw discovers a confession letter dated 1909 that was written by a serial killer who was never charged with a single crime. Soon she finds out that all his women are considered to be unresolved missing cases. However, Keri now knows they are all dead.