The Dead Peasants File (The Dead Peasants’ Series Book 1)
Dillon McGee is a security guard for the largest retail company in the world. But something is going terribly wrong — he discovers the company is murdering his co-workers. But why? Then it gets worse — Dillon learns he is the next target. He must find a way to escape before he is hunted down.
He teams up with a pastor, Christopher Forrest, who hates Morgan Retail because of what it has done to his family. Morgan puts a barcode on the foreheads of its workers. Christopher wonders if that could be the mark of the beast.
Corporate-owned (dead peasants) life insurance is real. Companies routinely purchase insurance policies on its workers.
Hollyhock Ridge (Rose Hill Mystery Series Book 7)
Since Claire Fitzpatrick came home to Rose Hill in the spring, she’s found two dead bodies, dodged real bullets, and helped solve a couple murders. Four months later, she’s still living in her parents’ house, looking for a job, and trying to solve a mysterious disappearance.
Complicating everything, she’s being pursued by two very different men. Ed Harrison’s kisses curl Claire’s toes and his embrace feels like home, but he’s not exactly available. Although he’s gotten under her skin, charming substitute Police Chief Laurie Purcell’s demons may not be as under control as he swears they are.
Blue Period (Miss Henry Cozy Mysteries Book 5)
Autumn is the perfect time to be in Napa. The grapes are being harvested and one can enjoy the last of the summer sun while sipping wine and taking in an art show. Yes, Napa is perfect. Unless your host ends up murdered out in his own vineyard and the suspects without alibis include friends, loved ones, and a possible rogue NSA agent who wants help from Juliet Henry.
Death By Nail Gun (The Kim Murphy PI Series Book 2)
PI Kim Murphy’s staycation is rudely interrupted by a dead body that refuses to stay put…
Too broke to go on a real vacation, Kim’s plans include napping, sunbathing, and eating lots of junk food while indulging in a few romance books. Her plans certainly do not include anything that has to do with a medical examiner…or so she thought.
Kim never imagined she’d have to put a watch detail on a corpse so it didn’t disappear…
When one of Kim’s besties discovers a body in the back yard, they follow procedure and call the authorities. But by the time police arrive, the cadaver is missing, making both Kim and her friend look like “overreacting, distraught females.”
His to Take (She’s Mine Book 1)
Brooklyn …
Adrian was my first love.
The boy I’d always compared all the others to.
But now he’s a man and he’s holding me captive.
I’d heard the stories for years but I didn’t believe them.
My Adrian couldn’t have done the things they say he did to all the other girls.
But now that I’m with him I see that it’s true.
I know he’s a monster … and I’m terrified of him.
But I’m also terrified of the feelings I still have for him … and what those feelings mean about me.
The Willows
The Willows is a classic horror novella famous for being influential on a number of later writers, in particular horror author H.P. Lovecraft who praised it as the finest supernatural tale in English literature.
Two friends are taking a break from a canoe-trip down the snaking, sinuous Danube River when they discover the corpse of a peasant in the woods. When they return to their canoe the oars are missing. As night sets in, a general creeping sense of unease permeates the wild and rural setting…
The Willows is a classic horror novella famous for being influential on a number of later writers, in particular horror author H.P. Lovecraft who praised it as the finest supernatural tale in English literature.
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The Blade Heir (The Azuleah Trilogy Book 1)
Lucius suffers each night from recurring nightmares of a black dragon called Kraegyn. The frightening dreams signal the return of the dragon tribes that wreaked havoc on the peoples of Azuleah centuries ago. Confused and uncertain of his role in the gathering storm, Lucius joins his elf brother Siegfried on a perilous journey to reforge the Requiem Sword–the blade which once defeated Kraegyn.
Lucius’ quest will take him through the kingdom of elves, dwarves, and faeries. Though he will gain allies on his quest and uncover secrets surrounding his past, can Lucius survive long enough to stop Kraegyn’s ascension?
Gotcha! (Tall, Hot & Texan Book 1)
Macy Tucker was five years old when her beloved grandfather dropped dead in his spaghetti. At twelve, her father left his family in the dust. At twenty-five, her husband gave his secretary a pre-Christmas bonus in bed, and Macy gave him the boot. To put things lightly, men have been undependable.
That’s why dating’s off the menu. Macy is focused on putting herself through law school—which means being the delivery girl for Papa’s Pizza. But cheesier than her job is her pie-eyed brother, who just recently escaped from prison to protect his new girlfriend. And hotter than Texas toast is the investigating detective. Proud, sexy . . . inflexible, he’s a man who would kiss her just to shut her up. But Jake Baldwin’s a protector as much as a dish. And when he gets his man—or his woman—Macy knows it’s for life.
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
In this “energetic” (Kirkus Reviews) re-creation of Anne Boleyn’s tragic life — and death — Robin Maxwell offers a pitch-perfect version of a bawdy and exuberant time filled with lust, betrayal, love, and murder.When the young Queen Elizabeth I is entrusted with Anne Boleyn’s secret diary, she discovers a great deal about the much-maligned mother she never knew. And on learning the truth about her lascivious and despotic father, Henry VIII, she vows never to relinquish control to any man. But this avowal doesn’t prevent Elizabeth from pursuing a torrid love affair with her horsemaster, Robin Dudley — described with near-shocking candor — as too are Anne’s graphic trysts with a very persistent and lustful Henry. Blending a historian’s attention to accuracy with a novelist’s artful rendering, Maxwell weaves compelling descriptions of court life and devastating portraits of actual people into her naughty, page-turning tale.
The Shockwave Rider
In a world drowning in data and information and choking on novelty and innovation, Nickie Haflinger, a most dangerous fugitive who doesn’t even appear to exist, provides a window onto a global society falling apart in all directions, with madness run amok and personal freedom surrendered to computers and bureaucrats. Caught and about to be re-programmed, can he escape once again, defy the government and turn the tide of organizational destruction?
“One of the most important science fiction authors. Brunner held a mirror up to reflect our foibles because he wanted to save us from ourselves.”
–SF Site
Vision In White (Bride Quartet Book 1)
Wedding photographer Mackensie “Mac” Elliot is most at home behind the camera, but her focus is shattered moments before an important wedding rehearsal when she bumps into the bride-to-be’s brother…an encounter that has them both seeing stars.
A stable, safe English teacher, Carter Maguire is definitely not Mac’s type. But a casual fling might be just what she needs to take her mind off bridezillas. Of course, casual flings can turn into something more when you least expect it. And Mac will have to turn to her three best friends—and business partners—to see her way to her own happy ending.
Baby Blessed (That Special Woman!)
Molly Larabee left her husband, Jordan, after a tragedy destroyed her faith in their marriage. She began a new life overseas as a foreign aid volunteer. But now, four years later, her safety is in jeopardy–and Jordan comes to her rescue. She discovers that her feelings for him have never waned, and they share a night of passion that results in pregnancy… Molly wants her husband back. But Jordan is still hurting. Can they rebuild their relationship after all that’s happened?
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