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Discover the first three books in #1 bestselling author James Patterson's #1 bestselling series. Along Came a Spider introduced Alex Cross, a homicide detective with a PhD in psychology. A murderous serial kidnapper determined to commit the crime of the century becomes every parent's bad dream -- and Cross's nightmare. In Kiss the Girls, Cross faces two clever pattern killers who are collaborating, cooperating, competing -- and they're working coast to coast. In Jack & Jill, a rhymed crime-scene not signed "Jack and Jill" puts Cross on notice that no citizen in the nation's capital -- from schoolchildren to those who walk the corridors of power -- will be safe until he can decode the scheme wrought by a pair of fiendish assassins. |
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She didn’t notice the corn stalks shiver a few feet to her right. By the time she looked up, the man towered above her. In a single movement he wrapped one thick hand around her waist, the other he clamped over her mouth, muffling her screams. Detective Clara Jefferies has spent years running from her childhood in Alber, Utah. But when she hears that her baby sister Delilah has disappeared, she knows that the peaceful community will be shattered, her family vulnerable, and that that she must face up to her past and go home. Clara returns to find that her mother, Ardeth, has isolated her family by moving to the edge of town, in the shadow of the mountains. Ardeth refuses to talk to the police and won’t let Clara through the front door, believing she and her sister-wives can protect their own. But Clara knows better than anyone that her mother isn’t always capable of protecting her children. When Clara finds out that two more girls have disappeared , all last seen around the cornfields near her family’s home, she realizes it’s not just Delilah who’s in danger. And then she gets a call that a body has been found… Clara will have to dig deep into the town’s secrets if she’s going to find Delilah. But that will mean confronting the reason she left. And as she gets closer to Delilah, she might be putting her more at risk… Gripping and spine-chilling, readers will love Detective Clara Jefferies, reading The Fallen Girls deep into the night. Fans of Kendra Elliot, Lisa Regan and Melinda Leigh won’t stop turning the pages of this unforgettable new series from bestselling and award-winning author Kathryn Casey. What readers are saying about The Fallen Girls : “ WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW!... Kathryn Casey has written an amazing book… I cannot wait to pick up where this novel left off! You will not be able to put this book down - fabulous! ” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars “I could not put it down! I rarely give a book 5 stars and can't put it down but this one deserves it!... I read it in three days only because my iPad was running out of battery so I couldn't read it sooner. This was the first book I have ever read by Kathryn Casey and I can't wait to read more! ” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “ I absolutely LOVED this book … The book jumps right into the story and catches your attention from page one and holds it throughout.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “I loved this book!!... It’s absolutely brilliant… A compulsive read. ” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “I was absorbed in the story from page one until the explosive and exciting ending … Intense and heart-pounding… I’m excited to read more in this series, and I want more! ” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “ I was sucked in from page one and couldn’t put it down … I am very much looking forward to the next book in the series!... A cracking read.” Bonnie’s Book Talk, 5 stars “Wow… Kept me interested from page one. I didn't want the book to finish. Brilliant mystery… Can’t wait to read more by this author.” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars “An addictive read , entirely enthralled with the book within the first twenty pages … Looking most forward to the next book in the series!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “The start of a new series and I can't wait to read more … This book kept me reading late into the night I HAD TO KNOW THE TRUTH. Full of tension and suspense .” Goodreads reviewer “ First I’ve read by this author and it will not be the last. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from beginning to end. It had a great storyline that kept you guessing until the end. Could not put this one down.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “An amazing start to a new series… Suspenseful from beginning to end… full of twists and turns … I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys mysteries and thrillers. I cannot wait to see what comes next in this series .” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars |
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WHAT SHE DOESN’T KNOW . . . The victims are all found face-down in the murky waters of the creek that runs through Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee. They are naked, except for the black satin ribbon tied around their necks. And each murdered woman shares a single characteristic . . . they are all redheads . . .   JUST MIGHT . . . Socialite Reve Sorrell has come to Cherokee Pointe seeking answers about her family history and her shocking connection to wrong-side-of-the-tracks Jazzy Talbot. With their stunning good looks and shining red hair, the two are mirror images of each other—twins abandoned at birth and raised in very different worlds. And whoever left them for dead on a cold night thirty years ago isn’t about to let them uncover the truth now . . .   KILL HER As a serial killer leaves another chilling calling card in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, Reve turns to Sheriff Jacob Butler to help her unravel the potentially deadly secrets of her past. But someone will do anything to stop her . . . someone who won’t make the same mistake twice . . . someone more cunning than she knows . . . and closer than she ever could imagine . . .   “A powerful story that kept me up very late—with all the lights on. With a villain you won’t soon forget and nail-biting suspense, AS GOOD AS DEAD is about as good as it gets.” —Kay Hooper |
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“A stunner—It reminds me of Tom Clancy at his finest.” —James Rollins,  New York Times  bestselling author on  Retribution   The greatest thriller authors alive have praised Anderson Harp’s books as riveting, authentic thrillers. Now read for yourself: a prescient novel of interference  with American lives as Russia targets the CDC…   Marine recon veteran and small-town prosecutor Will Parker became a bush pilot for two reasons: a love of flying, and Dr. Karen Stewart. Years ago in Somalia, Will saved the dedicated CDC researcher’s life. Now he may have to do it again, under even more challenging conditions.   Two Marines have died under suspicious circumstances, and Will is the only person who can get to the truth. Even if it means an off-the-books mission that will take him thousands of miles away to remote Russia. Both of the dead had in common a fellow student at the Maryland Cyber Security Center. He’s missing, but his trail leads Will to a small village outside Moscow known for worldwide hacking—and ultimately to an American financial institution with a shady multi-trillion-dollar secret to which the Marines and their classmate held the key. That key compelled certain executives to unleash killers to ensure its concealment . . .   Because of her importance to Will, Dr. Karen Stewart is once again a target. The enemy knows if they get to her, they get to him. Now, with her research taking her into the far-flung Yukon, Parker’s arctic-combat training and skills as a bush pilot will be his only hope of saving her, not to mention himself . . .   "The scariest story is the true story. Here's the real intelligence operation. Harp knows his stuff" —Brad Meltzer on Retribution “Tense and authentic—reading this book is like living a real life mission.” — Lee Child on  Retribution “Outstanding thriller with vivid characters, breakneck pacing, and suspense enough for even the most demanding reader. Harp writes with complete authenticity and a tremendous depth of military knowledge. A fantastic read—don’t miss it!” —Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling author on  Retribution   “Harp brings his considerable military expertise to a global plot that’s exciting, timely, and believable . . .  —David Morrell,  New York Times  bestselling author on  Retribution.   “Retribution  is a stunner: a blow to the gut and shot of adrenaline. Here is a novel written with authentic authority and bears shocking relevance to the dangers of today. It reminds me of Tom Clancy at his finest.” — James Rollins,  New York Times  bestselling author of  Bloodline   |
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La liberté financière dès 45 ans, c’est le but que tout jeune adulte doit viser, soutient le vulgarisateur économique le plus en vue du Québec. Mais attention, «liberté financière» ne signifie pas être riche… Ça veut juste dire: l’être assez pour se payer une vie plus facile et, surtout, plus riche de sens. Une vie où on n’est pas à la merci des factures mensuelles qu’on aime tant s’imposer! Pour atteindre cet objectif ambitieux, tu ne peux pas faire les choses comme tout le monde. Il te faut un plan. Tu dois préciser tes choix d’avenir. Appliquer avec discipline trois règles incontournables qui t’aideront à accumuler le plus rapidement possible un capital substantiel. Et profiter des nombreuses curiosités de l’impôt. Dans ce livre destiné aux jeunes mais où chacun trouvera matière à améliorer son sort, Pierre-Yves McSween, sur le ton mordant qu’on lui connaît, nous incite à choisir notre camp : ceux qui rameront pendant des décennies pour rattraper le passé ou ceux qui n’auront plus à se soucier de leur futur. Encore une fois, il met les rênes de notre destin entre nos mains. |
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Set amid the promise and challenge of the first Canadian colonies, Aimie K. Runyan’s vividly rendered novel provides a fascinating portrait of the women who would become the founding mothers of New France.   In 1677, an invisible wall separates settlers in New France from their Huron neighbors. Yet whether in the fledgling city of Quebec or within one of the native tribes, every woman’s fate depends on the man she chooses—or is obligated—to marry.   Although Claudine Deschamps and Gabrielle Giroux both live within the settlement, their prospects are very different. French-born Claudine has followed her older sister across the Atlantic hoping to attract a wealthy husband through her beauty and connections. Gabrielle, orphan daughter of the town drunkard, is forced into a loveless union by a cruel law that requires her to marry by her sixteenth birthday. And Manon Lefebvre, born in the Huron village and later adopted by settlers, has faced the prejudices of both societies and is convinced she can no longer be accepted in either. Drawn into unexpected friendship through their loves, losses, and dreams of home and family, all three women will have to call on their bravery and resilience to succeed in this new world…   Praise for Promised to the Crown “A gripping 17th c. sleigh ride through the joys and sorrows of the brave and resilient women who colonized Quebec. Runyan has crafted a fine, character-driven study of a landscape rarely chartered in Historical Fiction. Brava!”--Juliet Grey, author of the acclaimed Marie Antoinette trilogy |
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The first time Cassio met his fiancée, she called him ‘Sir’.  After losing his wife, Cassio is left to take care of two small children while trying to establish his rule over Philadelphia. Now he needs a mother for his children, and someone who can warm his bed at night.   But in a traditional world as his, choosing your wife is duty not pleasure. Rules have to be followed. Traditions heeded.  That’s how he ends up with a woman—a girl barely of age. She might not be what he and his children need, but she’s wicked lovely and a sweet temptation he can’t resist.  Giulia always knew she’d marry a man her father chose for her. Only she never expected to be given to someone much older. Suddenly she’s supposed to be a mother to two small children when she hasn’t even held a baby in her life. Giulia quickly realizes that Cassio isn’t interested in a relationship on equal footing. Her mother always warned her that men of power like Cassio don’t tolerate insolence; yet, tired of being treated as a nanny and clueless child-bride, Giulia decides to fight for her vision of a happy family.  |
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Fans of the historical romances of Sabrina Jeffries, Loretta Chase, and Jo Beverly will enjoy this sexy, award-winning romance by New York Times bestselling author Candice Hern.     John Grayston, seventh Viscount Rochdale, has never refused a wager, especially one that involves enticing a beautiful woman into his bed. He’s willing to stake his most prized possession that there’s not a single woman in all England immune to his charms.  But when the object of the wager is the prim and proper Grace Marlowe, he has to turn on the full force of his seductive charm.   Grace’s stalwart virtue is put to the test when the infamous rake shows an unexpected interest in her.  Outraged, flattered, and reluctantly attracted, she soon finds herself falling under the spell of the man behind the scandalous reputation.  Rochdale, in turn, is delighted to discover a fiery passion beneath the widow’s prudish façade.  But when hearts and lives become tangled in the gamble, the truth of his seduction could ruin everything.   "Exquisitely sensual, brilliantly plotted, and laced with wicked wit, this latest addition to Hern's "Merry Widows" series sparkles with rare fire as its sheltered heroine comes into her own in the arms of a charming rascal and learns just how rewarding it is to be 'bad'." – Library Journal   "Richly nuanced characters, wickedly subtle wit, and elegantly sensual style." -- BookList "Perfect! Absolutely, positively, without a doubt, LADY BE BAD is an utterly perfect read!" – Romance Reader at Heart |
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National Recipient of the Gourmand Award for Best Vegetarian Cookbook. Over fifty full-meal, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free recipes from nutritionist Allison Day. From the creator of the award-winning food blog Yummy Beet, turn familiar and traditional tastes into healthy, one-bowl meals. Healthful, plentiful, and simple kitchen creations feel at home in a bowl. Whether a meal is enjoyed as a weekday breakfast for one or part of a leisurely dinner with friends, whole foods come to life when presented within the walls of this steadfast kitchen vessel. For Allison Day, the nutritionist and food blogger behind Yummy Beet, meal-sized bowl recipes showcase her love of this cozy serving dish, staying true to her philosophy of eating with visually alluring, seasonal, and delicious food you can feel good about. Along with more than fifty full-meal, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free recipes (not to mention the dozens of mini recipes-within-recipes), these pages contain an innovative, easy-to-follow “Whole Bowls Formula” to build your own creations for quick, everyday lunches and dinners. Recipes include: • Curried falafel and kale salad bowls • Black bean bowls with butternut squash, black rice, and chimichurri • Oat risotto bowls with soft-boiled eggs, avocado, and hazelnut dukkah • Sunny citrus bowls with orange pomegranate salsa and lemon cream • Carrot cake bowls with a cream cheese dollop and candied carrots • Southern Cheddar Grits with Tomatoes, Kale, and Black Beans • Almost Noodle Salad with Radishes and Basil • Chili con Veggie with Cornbread • Mediterranean Pasta with Arugula, Peas, Yellow Tomatoes, and Feta • Greek Mushroom Stifado with Horseradish Mashed Potatoes • Tuscan Bean Stew • Baked Polenta with Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms, and Marinara Using real, fresh ingredients, Allison offers straightforward and approachable creations that can be made ahead of time, whipped up quickly on a weeknight, or invented off-the-cuff with her Bowl Formula Guide. With vibrant and exciting photography shot by Allison herself, you’ll be eager to cook and eat her fun, foolproof, and inventive whole bowls. |
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Caroline Jane (CJ) Ellison has a gift for analysis. When a Wall Street deal goes bad, the choice between prison or the Interstellar Brides Program is a no-brainer. She'll go. She'll leave Earth, her past, and her mistakes behind. The decision is logical, not emotional. Until she wakes up on another world with a huge Atlan Warlord, her matched mate, refusing to claim her. Warlord Rezzer is contaminated. Weak. The Hive captured him and stole his soul, his very beast. A mate is out of the question when he can't become what he was born to be, a beast, her mate, her protector. Forced into the Brides Program testing against his will, Rezzer has no intention of claiming the beautiful, sassy female who arrives on the Colony. The Hive stole his beast, but not his honor. He vows to give her to another, a worthy male, a beast who is whole -- one not hunted by the Hive as part of a dangerous new experiment to win the war. CJ takes one look at the wounded warrior before her and knows she will never be able to let him walk away. He's hers now, her perfect match. And if that means she has to seduce the beast or face off with the Hive to save him...that's exactly what she's going to do. She lived her life following the rules. With everything on the line, it's time to break them. |
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Art gallery owner Erin Cameron has a problem. Not only has she lost her way after the death of her parents, she lost a bit of herself as well. Her only solace, is the constant, loving care of her housekeeper, Mrs. Hardy and the beloved family art gallery that she inherited from her father. In order to side-step the limelight and still get her work done, Erin creates an alter-ego named “Penny Boucher” as her assistant. Each day, the beautiful, violet-eyed brunette transforms herself into a brown-eyed, blonde and heads off to work. Her disguise works so well, that her own staff prefers having Penny around rather than Erin.  But a double life has a way of creating double trouble. Especially when a tall, dark, and gorgeous art collector named Tristan Forsyth arrives from Scotland, determined to buy Cameron Gallery. At first, Erin uses “Penny” as a way for her to “avoid” the billionaire and his all-knowing, sexy, green eyes. Until Erin realizes, that not only does she not want to avoid Tristan, she can’t stop thinking about him. When a valuable painting is stolen, and Erin becomes the prime suspect, can she turn to the handsome, Scottish billionaire for help? And more importantly, can she tell him the truth about her double life? |
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Books 4-6 in the Psychic Visions Series Some skills are inherited, inherent or imparted by a means that isn't always understood. Those same gifts can also feel more like a curse when they give the bearer no choice and no control over them. Stefan Kronos is an artist with psychic gifts who acts as a law enforcement consultant. He heads a community of psychics, seeking out others like him in order to assist these misunderstood souls toward a better understanding of their unique talents as welling as dealing with the fundamental complications and consequences, and finally in further developing them. Whether accepted as a curse or a true gift, this community protects and helps one another and aids those on the outside in need of their special abilities. Book 4: Garden of Sorrow After spend a brutal year trying to cope after the loss of her sister, Alexis Gordon knows she needs to get on with her life. Only, instead of the normal work day she'd anticipated as the means to begin her journey back to the land of the living, reality as she knows it disappears… Kevin Sutherland is a detective and a psychic. Recognizing Alexis's gift and aware she has no idea what's happening to her, he calls his friend and frequent case consultant, Stefan Kronos, an artist with psychic gifts. Stefan leads a community of psychics able to help Alexis understand and develop her unique skills. Alexis has unwittingly become involved in a case unlike anything Kevin has ever seen before. The killer seems to have a personal vendetta against Alexis herself. He intends to eliminate her before she uses her psychic gift to discover not only his identity but the garden of sorrow he's buried his long-dead victims. Only Alexis can stop this madman who fully intends to survive…even after death. Book 5: Knock Knock… Revenge has no best-by date. On the contrary, it's ideally served cold… Wealthy and beautiful Shay Lassiter runs a prestigious foundation that she built with her considerable connections and resources. Both amounted to less than nothing the day her fiancé tried to murder her.  Who to trust? Shay guards her heart…while using her knack for reading people's intentions, whether they're good or evil, to guide her through the dark, unfathomable maze that's become her normal life. Inexplicably, foundation clients start dying. Shay turns to the new man she's been seeing – computer specialist and ex-cop Roman Chandler – needing his protection. Roman has been giving her mixed signals in order to keep a secret that involves Shay and could easily ruin the fragile relationship he wants to build with her. Damningly, he can’t tell her the truth, so he somehow has to convince her to trust him instead. Whoever's behind the troubles plaguing Shay's world is about to turn his need for revenge on the source of his rage. When vengeance comes knocking, the results are sure to be deadly… Book 6: Rare Find Injured people in need of aid call out to friends and family or even strangers for help. Who can animals turn to who would not only hear them but understand their cry for help? Such a creature would truly be a rare find. Determined to bury her aching heart in service of her animals at Exotic Landscape, Tabitha is caught unaware when she's yanked out of her cozy little retreat by the appeal of someone needing rescue. Responding to that call gets her more trouble than she bargained for. Understanding secrets isn't difficult for someone with quite a few of his own, but Detective Ronin Chandler learns that the mysteries of the universe can take on a whole new level of meaning. With the woman he loves in jeopardy, Ronin struggles to comprehend what's happening, what Tabitha needs, and how to even help her…before he loses her, maybe forever. Danger escalates at every turn. Determining who to trust – and who not to – becomes as much of a challenge as figuring out who wants them dead. |
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Annie Fitch, a former police detective, struggles to make ends meet as a private investigator in the sleepy town of Leesburg, Virginia. On partial disability because of gunshot injuries, she's relegated to doing surveillance gigs and background checks. But things are looking up, since her on-again, off-again relationship is back on and might stay that way. When Annie is hired by Laura Carlton to follow her husband to get evidence of cheating, Annie is certain the case won't take long. Nick Carlton grew up with money and privilege and has a sex addiction dating back to his high school days. But things go sideways when Annie finds her target dead in an alley just a few blocks from her own home. Working with her former partner, Gunnar Jansson, Annie digs deeper into Carlton's background, slowly excavating his past to reveal the multiple suspects and motives. The list includes his many lunch-hour-tryst partners, a local shop owner, and his business partner, among others. Layer by layer, Annie uncovers a truth that runs much deeper than anyone expected. |
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Acclaimed travel writer Rick Antonson ( Full Moon Over Noah’s Ark ) tackles his most challenging adventure yet: a formidable trail through the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea.   Rick Antonson has traveled to parts of the world that are not simply exotic but sometimes damned near inaccessible. He has climbed to the summit of Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey, traveling beyond to Iraq and Iran and Armenia. He has undertaken an improbable overland journey to the ancient city of Timbuktu, an enlightening look into efforts to preserve the city’s priceless manuscripts. Now he has traversed the notorious Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea, a country some call “the last wild place on earth.” The trail is a narrow, 60-mile footpath featuring rough jungle, 6,000 feet in elevation change, and punishing weather extremes. In a country unfairly locked in Western misperceptions, the track is inhospitable terrain yet home to hospitable indigenous peoples, who live among the rusting reminders of the Japanese, Australian, and American armies that clashed in some of the deadliest protracted combat of World War II. In Walking With Ghosts in Papua New Guinea , Antonson shares a journey of physical and mental endurance in his inimitable way, in the company of a mixed band of resolute adventurers, blending fascinating historical context with the tribulations of unexpected discoveries in faraway lands.   |
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There were three men in my mind. One in the past, two in the present. How was a girl supposed to think like that? Lainie never expected to be admitted to the prestigious Time Travel Academy. She never expected to study runes, ancient languages and meet real life Vikings. And she certainly didn't expect to fall for her teacher... and a Viking... and a mysterious archivist. When a forbidden jump in time goes wrong, Lainie will have to draw on everything she's learned to make her way back into the present - and into the arms of her men. A full-length steamy reverse harem full of action, intrigue and hot Vikings, set in both past and present. Includes resources to learn basic runes and Old Norse! Previously published as Norsemen Academy. |
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4 complete novels from 4 different series in 1 volume. ~~~ Four men, each with one quest~to make the lady he adores his own A knight forbidden to touch the lady he craves… A newly minted heir who’ll hire the woman he loves to find him a wife… A butler who must discover if his charming mistress did away with her husband… A scandalous duke and notorious sculptor who desires an elusive American widow to become his model…his lover…his mate…  Each man will fight every foe, defeat all odds to make the woman he adores his! At Her Service, Book 1, Knights of Passion The one man Elise Dumond has always craved is the one man she should not have in her bed-or in her heart.   Elise Dumond has always done her duty to her aging husband. But when the lovely Countess learns her dying spouse has paid a bounty to her childhood friend to father a child with her, Elise trembles at the prospect of being possessed by the famous knight who is now a legendary lover.  Simon de la Poer is determined to claim Elise in all the imaginative ways he has yearned for these past ten years. As he teaches her the joys of exotic pleasure, she revels in their passion. Their rekindled love burns fast and bright, inciting their enemies to try to tear them apart with lies-and murder.  Note: This novel by Cerise DeLand was previously published under the same title. Lady Varney’s Risqué Business, Book 1, Regency Romps When a proper lady of the ton takes on a new client in her risqué matchmaking business, she discovers that he has one decadent demand. Spend the night with him! Lady Kitty Varney runs a discreet matchmaking business to support herself and pay her late husband's debts. When Justin Belmont appears in her parlor, Kitty's latest client is the very man she was forbidden to marry years ago. Kitty wonders if she can find Justin a woman worthy of him…and if she can bear to match him to another. Then Justin lists his own criteria for a wife and Kitty is among the few candidates suitable. Worse, he demands each candidate spend one night of bliss with him! Lady Varney's risqué business might be her saving grace—but it may well become her undoing. Her Beguiling Butler, Book 1, Delightful Doings in Dudley Crescent The lovely widow at No. 10 Dudley Crescent hopes to lead a merry life without any husband to replace the elderly one she recently buried. Yet Lady Ranford finds herself in a pickle. Her new butler, Finnley, is not only the most obstinate man she’s ever met, but also an enigma. She’s never been lured to naughtiness with a man. Heaven knows, she certainly shouldn’t fantasize about the tall, dark, scowling creature who runs her household like his finely tuned pocket watch. But she can’t help herself. She needs to taste him—or dismiss him. Finnley, poor fellow, has a few risqué dreams of his own about how he’d like to handle the delectable widow. Alone in his rooms, he tries to deny how her humor riddles his mind and how her beauty steals his breath away. None of his solutions are proper. All of his desires are quite… dear me …scandalous. But what’s a butler to do when the very life of his beloved employer is at stake? And he cannot control his need to protect her and… ahem …bed her! Daring Widow, Book 2, Those Notorious Americans Marianne Roland is a widow who has left behind her past including memories of an intemperate husband and the hardships of the American civil war. Now she enjoys the comforts her wealthy Uncle Killian bestows on all his family. As she watches others fall in love, she decides to find an amusing lover for herself but only for one enchanting night. Andre Claude Marceau, Duc de Remy and Prince d’Aumale, finds Marianne’s joie de vivre enchanting—and her plan for a temporary affair with him impossible. He offers her one night in his arms, and to his delight, she craves another. But he needs more from her than a few hours of bliss. So when he shows her how to fill her days with passions that complement those they enjoy together at night, Marianne must choose. Will she insist on a passing fancy? Or will she abandon the terrors of her past to embrace a brighter future beside a man who offers her a grand love affair with life? |
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a thrilling and addictive new novel--a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth --set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages "Just as transporting as [ The Pillars of the Earth ] . . . A most welcome addition to the Kingsbridge series." -- The Washington Post It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home he's ever known is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and as she begins to realize that everyone around her is engaged in a constant, brutal battle for power, it becomes clear that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power. Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins. |
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          Medical technology meets rural values of simplicity, home health remedies, and unwavering faith in divine providence when a country-boy-turned-country-doctor returns to his roots. House Calls and Hitching Posts is a sometimes humorous and often intimate account of Dr. Elton Lehman's 36 years practicing medicine among the Amish of Wayne, Holmes, and surrounding counties in Ohio, for which he was named Country Doctor of the Year.           Now you can witness house calls and private moments between doctors and patients. Joe brings his dismembered fingers to the office in a coffee can filled with kerosene. Katie delivers a boy for the doctor's first home-birth. And three-year-old Davy rallies to overcome a life-threatening illness at birth only to be crushed under a tractor wheel. Hoover captures in sometimes local vernacular the joys and dilemmas of a family practitioner among a rural and predominantly-Amish community. Includes two galleries of photographs from Dr. Lehman's distinguished career. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. |
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A main selection of the Military Book Club and a selection of the History Book Club   With his parting words, “I shall return,” General Douglas MacArthur sealed the fate of the last American forces on Bataan. Yet one young Army Captain named Russell Volckmann refused to surrender. He disappeared into the jungles of north Luzon where he raised a Filipino army of more than 22,000 men. For the next three years he led a guerrilla war against the Japanese, killing more than 50,000 enemy soldiers. At the same time he established radio contact with MacArthur’s headquarters in Australia and directed Allied forces to key enemy positions. When General Yamashita finally surrendered, he made his initial overtures not to MacArthur, but to Volckmann.   This book establishes how Volckmann’s leadership was critical to the outcome of the war in the Philippines. His ability to synthesize the realities and potential of guerrilla warfare led to a campaign that rendered Yamashita’s forces incapable of repelling the Allied invasion. Had it not been for Volckmann, the Americans would have gone in “blind” during their counter-invasion, reducing their efforts to a trial-and-error campaign that would undoubtedly have cost more lives, materiel, and potentially stalled the pace of the entire Pacific War.   Second, this book establishes Volckmann as the progenitor of modern counterinsurgency doctrine and the true “Father” of Army Special Forces—a title that history has erroneously awarded to Colonel Aaron Bank of the European Theater of Operations. In 1950, Volckmann wrote two army field manuals: Operations Against Guerrilla Forces and Organization and Conduct of Guerrilla Warfare , though today few realize he was their author. Together, they became the US Army’s first handbooks outlining the precepts for both special warfare and counter-guerrilla operations. Taking his argument directly to the army chief of staff, Volckmann outlined the concept for Army Special Forces. At a time when US military doctrine was conventional in outlook, he marketed the ideas of guerrilla warfare as a critical force multiplier for any future conflict, ultimately securing the establishment of the Army’s first special operations unit—the 10th Special Forces Group.   Volckmann himself remains a shadowy figure in modern military history, his name absent from every major biography on MacArthur, and in much of the Army Special Forces literature. Yet as modest, even secretive, as Volckmann was during his career, it is difficult to imagine a man whose heroic initiative had more impact on World War II. This long overdue book not only chronicles the dramatic military exploits of Russell Volckmann, but analyzes how his leadership paved the way for modern special warfare doctrine.   Mike Guardia, currently an officer in the US 1st Armored Division is also author of Shadow Commander , about the career of Donald Blackburn, and an upcoming biography of Hal Moore. |
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this unforgettable historical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the “epic and heart-wrenching World War II tale” (Alyson Noel, #1 New York Times bestselling author) The Winemaker’s Wife . Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books one morning when her eyes lock on a photograph in a magazine lying open nearby. She freezes; it’s an image of a book she hasn’t seen in sixty-five years—a book she recognizes as The Book of Lost Names . The accompanying article discusses the looting of libraries by the Nazis across Europe during World War II—an experience Eva remembers well—and the search to reunite people with the texts taken from them so long ago. The book in the photograph, an eighteenth-century religious text thought to have been taken from France in the waning days of the war, is one of the most fascinating cases. Now housed in Berlin’s Zentral- und Landesbibliothek library, it appears to contain some sort of code, but researchers don’t know where it came from—or what the code means. Only Eva holds the answer—but will she have the strength to revisit old memories and help reunite those lost during the war? As a graduate student in 1942, Eva was forced to flee Paris after the arrest of her father, a Polish Jew. Finding refuge in a small mountain town in the Free Zone, she begins forging identity documents for Jewish children fleeing to neutral Switzerland. But erasing people comes with a price, and along with a mysterious, handsome forger named Rémy, Eva decides she must find a way to preserve the real names of the children who are too young to remember who they really are. The records they keep in The Book of Lost Names will become even more vital when the resistance cell they work for is betrayed and Rémy disappears. An engaging and evocative novel reminiscent of The Lost Girls of Paris and The Alice Network , The Book of Lost Names is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of bravery and love in the face of evil. |
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Follow your yellow brick road ....       Alice Dorothy Matthews is on the road to paradise! She’s sold her house in London, got rid of her nasty ex and arranged her move to Portugal where friendship and romance awaits. All that’s left to do is find a place to call home.   But Alice’s dreams are called into question when complications with friends, work and new relationships make her Portuguese paradise feel far too much like reality.   Will Alice’s dream of a new home in the sun come true? |
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The face of the woman in the photograph was tilted upwards, as if enjoying the sunshine just for a moment, even as the wreckage of the bombed-out street lay behind her… 1944, Cornwall: Blinded by love, Vivienne Hamilton eloped to Paris with a Nazi prisoner-of-war, never to be seen again. A disgrace to her family, her name would not be mentioned by any of her relatives for over 75 years. Present day, London: When Sophie discovers a photograph of her great aunt Vivi from World War Two, it throws her into a world of confusion. Because, as she learns about this secret relative, she quickly realises that the photograph doesn’t fit with her family’s story. It shows Vivi leaving an address associated with a spy network in London – a place she had no reason to be – and it is dated right before she disappeared. Meanwhile Sophie’s own life feels as blasted and bombed as the blitzed city in the photograph she’s looking at. Her beautiful daughter – as full of joy and wild energy as Vivi had apparently once been – is gone; and Sophie’s heart has been left broken into pieces. Retreating to the family home in rural Cornwall to seek solace from her pain and the feelings of guilt that she could have done more to protect her daughter, Sophie finds herself becoming obsessed with Vivi’s life. But nothing can prepare Sophie for what she is about to uncover – the story of a woman who risked everything for the person she loved the most; and a secret family history that could be the key to Sophie’s own future. A powerful, haunting and unforgettable read about love, heartbreak and betrayal set in Second World War Britain and France. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale , Beneath a Scarlet Sky and My Name is Eva. Readers love When We Were Brave : ‘ Wow! Just wow! This book kept me on the edge of my seat right from the get-go !... [An] amazing story.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘Fantastic… Historical fiction at its best. Characters that you fall in love with, a story you will hate to end .’ NetGalley Reviewer   ‘ Totally captivating … About the bravery of the silent heroes of WWII, the secret agents who intercepted codes… A wonderful, compelling story that will grip you to the very end, it will break your heart but it will also leave you with a sense of gratitude for these selfless individuals. I can't stop thinking about this story .’ Krafti Reader , 5 stars ‘I [am] hooked on this FANTASTIC author. When We Were Brave is another OUTSTANDING piece of fantastic writing … I have nothing but total admiration.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars   ‘ Mesmerising and captivated me with every turn of the page… Absolutely heart-breaking… Filled with sadness, love, courage and sacrifice – I couldn’t put this book down.’ Stardust Book Reviews , 5 stars   ‘ A heartbreaking tale of war, love, loss, betrayal and courage .’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘ Oh my goodness I loved this book!!! … A beautifully woven time-slip novel… This story and its characters will stay with me .’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘ I LOVED THIS BOOK! … Vivi is a fierce heroine and represents the bravery that everyone had to have during the war… I recommend this book to everyone that loves historical fiction .’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars ‘A truly heartbreaking and inspirational read. I was gripped from page one and literally flew through the pages .’ Jaynie’s Book Reviews , 5 stars ‘ After reading When We Were Brave [Suzanne Kelman] is officially added to my autobuy author list … For a book to bring tears to my eyes it has to be amazing... I highly recommend this one to anyone who loves WWII fiction and even those that normally do not … You will not be disappointed.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars |
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I was supposed to kill her. Now she's having my baby. Taking her was dangerous, but keeping her... That wasn't in the plan. My job was to kill her. But I couldn't. That went against everything I was trained to do. But Ivy's full curves and sweet lips turned me from stone cold to rock hard. I promised her protection and safety, I promised her forever. Except the man who's chasing us isn't willing to let her go. He thought killing my father would change my mind. He was dead wrong. I took her virginity, that meant she was mine. I'm going to get my revenge, and I'm going to keep hold of the woman I love. And when she tells me her secret, that she's carrying our child... I know things are about to get dirty. |
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COVID-19 is speeding up history, but how? What is the shape of the world to come? Lenin once said, "There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen." This is one of those times when history has sped up. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps readers to understand the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to unfold. Written in the form of ten "lessons," covering topics from natural and biological risks to the rise of "digital life" to an emerging bipolar world order, Zakaria helps readers to begin thinking beyond the immediate effects of COVID-19. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World speaks to past, present, and future, and, while urgent and timely, is sure to become an enduring reflection on life in the early twenty-first century. |
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“The perfect escapist summer read… I completely devoured this book in just one sitting… I adored this book from start to finish. It has been the perfect escape.”  Book Love , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nothing beats falling in love under the sun, with the sand beneath your feet. This gorgeous, feel-good, and heartwarming summer escape from the bestselling author of  The Summer House  is perfect for fans of Mary Alice Monroe, Susan Mallery and Nancy Thayer. For  Sydney Flynn , her treasured family home, Starlight Cottage, is her sanctuary. The house on the white sands of Firefly Beach, surrounded by glittering turquoise waters, is the perfect place for her fresh start. That’s until her knees almost buckle at the sight of  Nate Henderson . As teenagers, Sydney and Nate whispered sweet nothings and promised “forever” to each other. Sydney thought they were perfect. She never imagined that her childhood sweetheart was going to end things out of the blue and with no explanation, ruthlessly driving away from her and never looking back. She has spent the last decade piecing herself back together, and trying to figure out exactly what went wrong. And now the man who ripped apart her heart is back. The down-to-earth son of a fisherman she used to know, forever in beach t-shirts and flip flops, is well and truly gone – in his place is a successful songwriter in a swanky designer suit who’s totally out of place in the small town she calls home. All of a sudden, Nate wants to make it up to Sydney, yet how can she find it in her heart to forgive him? But when a new development threatens her beloved Starlight Cottage, Sydney needs all the help she can get, and her plan of avoiding Nate is suddenly impossible. Can they overcome their past to save Firefly Beach and the house that holds so many memories for them? Or will the town they adore, and the love they had for one another, be lost forever? Readers are falling in love with  The House on Firefly Beach : “ Wow!!! I couldn’t have enjoyed it more! Such a page-turner  for me and  I couldn’t put it down… Great job, Jenny!!!  Can’t wait to read more from you!” Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Amazing …  I blew through the pages … No spoilers but  there was laughter and tears  with the characters which is how I judge a book . If the character sheds a tear and I do then it is a WIN! ... I  loved this book  and  can't recommend it enough  for your beach bag or picnic bag for the park. It is  the perfect summer read! ” Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ WOW! ...  Wonderful … I was  hooked to the story from the start. I fell in love … Firefly Beach is  amazing .”  Simona’s Corner of Dreams , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ I LOVED this book!  I  couldn’t put it down  and  read the entire thing in one day (laundry? What laundry?)! ...  Perfect! "  Orthodox Mom , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Just when you think this series can’t get any better, Jenny Hale proves you wrong . I  absolutely loved  this book. It  immediately pulls you in to the sand and the surf . This is  such a page-turner, I couldn’t put it down … The  romance is as warm and toasty as the summer sun . I feel as if Sydney and Nate are close personal friends that I would want to hang out at the beach with. I highly recommend this book and all books by this author,  I promise you will be hooked .” NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Awesome!!! ... I  absolutely loved this book .” Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Loved this book!  I felt like  I was actually on the beach! ”  Reading Through the Looking Glass , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Perfect …  I loved every minute of it! ” Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
