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  • Cardinal Virtues

    by R.G. Roberts

    Commander Alex Coleman is no hero. Just ask him.

    It’s 2037 and Alex is one more disobeyed order away from kissing his naval career goodbye.

    He used to be high speed, the kind of officer on the fast track to submarine command. Then he threw it all away trying to save a few civilian lives from his glory hungry commanding officer. No pain no gain, right? Alex isn’t sorry he did the right thing but being everyone’s favorite scapegoat isn&rsq... more

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    The Woman at la Gare de l'Est

    by Theasa Tuohy

    Three women and a child are caught up in an international sting when the 4-year-old refuses to let her nanny pack her Bugs Bunny suitcase for a weekend trip from Paris to Prague.

     

  • Catching the Nightjar

    by Chloë Walford
    Every Bird Loves to Hear Himself Sing... To her aunt and cousins, Ophélie Davenport is as wise as she is inaccessible. Behind her gaze she hides a harrowing past, one she must confront when her uncle and guardian inherits Baudières—the ghostly estate from which Ophélie was banished as a child. The year is 1881, and the Belle Epoque is arriving to sweep away the remnants of France’s old world order. But the glitzy, gated community to which Ophélie returns is unrecognisable in its own way; t... more

  • Double Twist (A Mia Murphy Mystery)

    by Stephanie Rowe
    In this new mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Rowe, the irreverent, underappreciated, and alarmingly talented Mia Murphy risks it all to do the right thing…even if it means doing the wrong thing. A high-octane, feel-good romp starring women you'll wish were your best friends, an inconveniently attractive cop, a posse of gray-haired quilters with a fondness for margaritas, and an eccentric town with more secrets than Mia's con artist mom. "An enjoyable and susp... more

  • The Secret Resort Of Nostalgia

    by Sahlan Diver
    Mike Denning thinks he's secured a perfect job. Step by step the perfect job becomes his worst nightmare. Twenty-two year old graduate, Mike Denning, takes employment in an experimental town on a remote island off the coast of Ireland. Fascinating location, excellent wages, food and accommodation all paid for, fine seaside summer weather, and a gorgeous young lady boss who happens to be unattached. If only the place weren't so strange. As Mike begins to investigate, he realises he too is bei... more

  • For The Love Of Alison

    by Sahlan Diver
    Journalist, David Buckley, walks into a murder scene. Only one problem — the murderer doesn't exist, so now Buckley's the chief suspect, and he's on the run. Can he prove his innocence – and his sanity? David Buckley’s obsession with fellow student, Alison Tindell, led to hospitalisation for mental illness. Thirty years on, Buckley, now a successful journalist, receives a phone call from Alison, inviting him to visit. That same evening a murder occurs; Buckley is accused, and Alison, his only... more

  • Old Wounds: A Nick Shelby Case and Other Crime Stories

    by Tom Batt
    Old Wounds: A Nick Shelby Case and Other Crime Stories is a collection of 15 short crime stories from dark detective noir to domestic murder, crossing time periods as far back as the Victorian era and into the near future. Some with a twist of horror, science fiction or the supernatural. Each story revolves around intriguing characters with twists and turns and on occasion a sting in the tail. In the title story, private investigator Nick Shelby is struggling to move on from the abrupt and un... more

  • The Midwife's In Town

    by Kate Jessica Raphael
    The future is now. Roe v. Wade is history. Abortion is becoming illegal state by state, with the South leading the way. Virginia is the latest domino to fall. Mollie O’Shay, a retired nurse-midwife from California, packs her bags for Richmond to work in an underground abortion clinic. She starts seeing clients an hour after she steps off the plane. Soon she meets Toni, an alluring, possibly gun-toting anthropology professor. But Mollie isn’t quite who she appears to be, and secrets from her past... more

  • Blue Haven

    by Lisa King
    Welcome to Blue Haven, the world's most lucrative condo corporation, so exclusive that only five lucky residents live in this lush, tropical paradise, housed in a top-secret location. Among them is twenty-five-year-old Aloe Malone, an introvert and former waitress who traded bussing tables for lengthy sleep-ins, ocean dips, Michelin-star restaurants, spectacular sunsets, and unlikely new friends-all thanks to a spurious lottery win. Life's good. Damn good. That is, until Aloe discovers a jou... more
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    The Orientation of Dylan Woodger: A Central New York Crime Story

    by Chiuba Obele
    Dylan Woodger is a college student who is captured and tortured by the mafia. After amnesia obscures the last three years of his life, Dylan learns that he has stolen three million dollars from a ruthless mafia boss. When, how, and why – he doesn’t remember. But someone betrayed him and gave him a drug that erased his memory. He was then given over to be tortured. Determined to recover his memory, Dylan begins delving into the events of the past. But as each new piece of the puzzle falls into pl... more

  • If She Wakes

    by Erik Therme

    My name is Tess Parker.

    Two days ago, I was in a car accident with my sister-in-law, Torrie. Before she slipped into a coma, she asked my husband and me to care for her four-month-old son, Levi.

    Yesterday, a woman claiming to be Torrie’s estranged sister knocked on our door. But Torrie has no siblings . . . or so she said. She and my brother were only together a short time before he left, and Torrie has clearly been keeping secrets.

    Today, another of Torrie’s &ld... more

  • Jenny Black

    by Travis Myers and Natasha Myers Marsiguerra
    A polar vortex grabs New York City by the throat, and leaves it almost motionless with its deep freeze. In its wake, a young woman's body is discovered near the East River, frozen solid. With no ID, no Missing Persons report matching her description, and no clues except for a wooden drink token in her jacket pocket, Detective Tommy Keane must find the answers. Did she commit suicide? Was this a homicide? Or was it possibly just a horrific accident? Detective Keane, as always, is determined to ... more

  • The Camellia Manifest

    by Brittany Severn
    Sisters Echo and Ava know about loss, but now they are about to lose everything… Grieving the loss of their grandmother, Echo and Ava only have each other now. On the day of her funeral, catastrophe strikes as natural disasters begin to rip the Earth apart. The world is coming to an end, but there may be hope. Teaming up with some unlikely allies, including an apocalypse obsessed radio host, the sisters seek safety. With the world in chaos, it won’t be an easy journey and they are in for a he... more

  • Edge of Insanity

    by B.J. Woster
    Maria Bartonelli was the witness that the family couldn't kill so they locked her away where they thought the FBI could never find her. Decades later, there are those who are interested in Maria's fate, as well as the mysteries surrounding the place in which she lived; but those who get too close find themselves pushed to the edge of insanity.

  • Killing Faith

    by B.J. Woster
    Detective Inspector Melissa Lloyd of the Leeds police wanted nothing more than to prove her worth by solving a high-profile murder which took place on British soil; however, she never thought she'd be heading to a foreign country with a priest in tow to face off with a hyper-suspicious mafia boss who uses acid as a means of silencing people who get in his way. Now, with no back up from the Aussie police, Melissa and Father Fildew find themselves on the run with nowhere to hide.

  • Desires of a Deceiver

    by Barbara Woster
    Alana is a young woman, unblessed in physical attributes. When her cousin, Iliamna, comes to live with her family, it sparks within Alana a deep-seated hatred and a burning desire to rid herself of a woman far more beautiful. The result of Alana's actions causes Iliamna to face more trials in her young life than she's faced before.

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