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The Continentals: That Shape Am I

by Darryl Hughes

1889. Barely a year after the mysterious Jack the Ripper's murderous rampage and equally mysterious disappearance the city of Mansfordshire, England is shaken by a series of brutal "mangling" murders that plunge the city into an abyss of fear. Investigating the case, Continental Operatives Jeffrey Tiffen Smythe and his partner the gender bending adventuress lady Fiona Fiziwigg uncover the threads that bind the murderer, his victims, the highest echelons of society, it's lowest dregs, and ev... more

Monarch: A Romantic Spy Thriller

by M.D. Argyle

Nick’s life as a CIA spy should be fulfilling, but it has only given him unhappiness—a wife who committed suicide, and two daughters who resent everything he has become. Now, stuck in the Amazon on the last mission of his career, he must track down Matheus Ferreira, a drug lord and terrorist the U.S. has tried to bring down for years. If he succeeds, he’ll have the chance to start his life over again. Just when Nick is on the brink of catching Ferreira, he’s framed for a murder that turns his wo... more

Streets of Glass

by Michelle D. Argyle

Two sisters. One drug syndicate. An epic battle to the top. Eighteen year-old Starry is destined to take over her father’s powerful drug syndicate. But when she finds out he has kept her only sister a secret from her, she can’t trust him anymore. Furious, Starry vows to find Emma, even though she knows her defiance could lead to losing the position she’s worked so hard to inherit.

But Emma isn’t quite the sister Starry hoped for. She’s a straight-laced good... more

Murder, She Wrote: Manuscript for Murder

by Jewel Hart

Jessica Fletcher investigates a mysterious manuscript with deadly consequences in the latest entry in this USA Today bestselling series… Jessica Fletcher has had plenty to worry about over her storied career, both as a bestselling novelist and amateur sleuth. But she never had any reason to worry about her longtime publisher, Lane Barfield, who also happens to be a trusted friend. When mounting evidence of financial malfeasance leads to an FBI investigation of Lane, Jessica can’t believe what... more

Wish You Were Here

by Elle Welch

For sixteen year old Ryleigh Bennett, summer has always meant going away to a different sleep away camp and experiencing new things. She's excited to go to New Mexico where she expects to go hiking, swimming, and maybe even sleep outside under the stars. But as soon as she arrives on a small isolated island, it's obvious this is no ordinary camp. Suddenly, she is held captive with a group of other teenagers and they need to work together to escape. Ryleigh must push herself to new limits in the ... more

BENICE

by METIN KARAYAKA

A middle grade bedtime story book for the whole family. Written and illustrated in the tradition of classics like The Alchemist, Treasure Island, and Peter Pan.

While adventures teach boys and girls importance of family and friendship in their lives, adults will love the good lessons about not making the wrong decisions when life offers challenges.

A Treasure Island for the modern era, recommend... more

The Mystery on the Bayou

by Carole Marsh

One Big Gator. A Bunch of Silver Coins. Four Best Friends. One Spooky Ghost. And a Boat on the Bayou.

On a trip to Louisiana, Avery learns that a frightening, legendary creature of the bayou is threatening her friend’s family. To complicate matters, she discovers an old map mysteriously tucked into her book bag. She suspects that it’s the treasure map of a famous pirate, but who put it in her book bag and why?

The young mystery solvers pursue clues around the... more

Xmas Elf: Secret Agent

by Aaron Frale

As one of Santa’s Elite Fixers, Jing spends most of his time waterboarding greedy toy manufacturers or responding to terrorists holding Rudolph for ransom. While not on the job, he relaxes in the North Pole, a paradise where he could forget all the killing and bloodshed and curl up to some Christmas music and hot cocoa. Until a rogue group of elves betrays Santa and threatens what should have been a pleasant Christmas. Every time a bell rings, an elf gets his Glock.

A Broken Reality

by Rob Kaufman

A KIDNAPPING GONE WRONG. A PSYCHOPATHIC CRIMINAL. A VICTIM WITHOUT A MEMORY.
Ten-year-old, Danny Madsen, has been missing for four days when Jesse Carlton begins his own search for his godson on a frigid, snowy night. Driving along a deserted rural road, Jesse hits a stretch of black ice at the same time Danny appears from the thicket. From that moment, life changes for everyone.

When Jesse regains consciousness, he has no recollection of how he and his car w... more

The Unknown Element

by Ahlia Demas

A small group of 30-something that shares in this big house which they just moved into a few months prior. They befriend a homeless guy they keep bumping into. After the group discusses it one night what they could do for the old man - solution, invite him into the home. He or/and what he presents is the 'unknown Element

Beholden

by Misha O'Hara-Manley

She awoke in this forest months ago. She does not know who she is. She does not where she is. She does not know why she is there. The only thing she knows for certain is that she cannot leave. There are embers of the past in every inch of the abandoned house. Embers that promise to set ablaze the eager kindling of her memory. So many times she’s come close, yet at the crucial moment the spark dies and she is once more left in darkness. She is here for a reason. She will uncover it. In a... more

Black Water

by Whitney Skoreyko

About a year has passed since Hannah lost her twin brother. Unable to cope with the loss of her best friend, she buries herself in her work at the hospital. When her friends drag her out for her birthday, it seems like she might finally be ready to put her life back on track. And then she meets the man with the green eyes . . . She is warned about him, but she cannot stay away. Strange events start occurring, causing the truth about her brother’s accident to unravel. Something isn’t right ab... more

Finding Annevra

by Josephine C. Lieder

A stolen artifact. A past rife with secrets.

The truth will be uncovered, but at what cost?

Years of ridicule have taught Lucy Divine to stay quiet about the supernatural ability she was born with. When her parents send her to stay with her older sister, Adele, during summer vacation, the last thing she is expecting is for her life to become any more complicated by mysterious phenomena, but she's about to discover just how convoluted it can ge... more

AntiAmerica

by T.K. Falco

AntiAmerica stands at the center of the largest US anarchist uprising in 100 years. When hacktivist group AntiAmerica hacks the nation's largest banks, the financial industry is left teetering on the brink of collapse. Hacker and teen runaway Alanna Blake is forcefully recruited by the government to track down the only link to AntiAmerica, her missing ex-boyfriend Javier. She relies on every bit of her social engineering cunning to navigate a conspiracy of lies and deceit, which imperils bot... more

Brothers of the Light

by Richard F Dee

Southern Colorado. High country summer. Undersheriff, Arturo Montoya, and range rider, Charlie Howe, seek justice for a young Chicano woman and her daughter - mauled mutilated and slain. It is hard to fathom how the woman, Rebecca, a teacher, well known and loved, could have been involved in dealing drugs. Yet that is what early evidence indicates.

Complications: Rebecca's father, Rodrigo, an old time rancher complete with Castilian code of honor learns all he needs to know about th... more

No Deadlier Destiny

by Jeanette A. Fratto

A convicted felon escapes while being transported to prison. Bent on revenge, he sets his sights on Linda Davenport, the probation officer who prepared his sentencing report. As his threats escalate, she is forced to go into hiding. When she thinks she's safe, another threat surfaces. This time she tells no one and takes matters into her own hands, risking all she holds dear, including her life.

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