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After fleeing London and the scandal that tore my family apart, I’m left broken, confused, and mourning a life I never realized was so fragile. I’m used to being on top. I’m used to being admired, and now I’m desperate for a way back in. I think I’ve found it when I see Ashton Cole - my first crush, my first kiss - at my new school. But Ash isn’t who he used to be. He’s the king. And me…well, I’m not going down without a fight - even with the lies and secrets filling the school halls around us.

There was nothing left to do but walk. Walk miles down the highway, town after town, from one state to the other. After the leaps and bounds our society has achieved, this is what we are reduced to. Walking. Go North, they say. There's hope in the North, where the spiders haven't found us.... Yet.

With the epic Garlucci family cruise adventure behind her, Millie is looking forward to smooth sailing on the Siren of the Seas' upcoming cruise to the ABC islands. Before they set sail, Andy calls the entertainment staff to the stage for an important announcement. The ship’s cruise director has managed to sign a wildly popular musical production for a monthlong gig. When the star of the show arrives and promptly produces a long list of “must-haves”, Millie believes this is just the tip of the iceberg of what could be a disastrous cruise.

On a cold January evening, 14-year-old Jeannie Kynde is told that her beloved mother drowned in the murky waters along Florida's Gulf Coast. Her distraught father turns on Jeannie, no longer the caring father she once knew. Four years later, Jeannie is finally old enough to escape her father's clutches, but he has different plans. He imprisons her at Deadwater Manor, a psychiatric hospital with an unscrupulous past.

This novel takes place inside the real-life nature reserve of Paul Lister, a famous conservationist in the Scottish Highlands. Mixed with this beautiful place is a fascinating journey into the horrible dilemma of mental illness. After the death of Thomas Reid, his widow, Caroline sells the beloved lodge that she and her husband started, and she flees back to Charleston, SC. Malcolm Dargie and his fiancée, Molly, hope to complete their best friends' dream. They finish the remaining work soon after the wedding at their new home, which most villagers in the small town attended.

Sadie Alden is still processing recent events but distracts herself by throwing all her energy into redecorating her house. Is she trying to avoid the truth? Obviously…but this new pastime is taking her in some unusual directions. A dispute on the far side of the main island threatens to become violent, but when Sadie and her guardian arrive, it seems that they are already too late. The warring neighbors both claim to have no knowledge of how a dead body found its way to the base of the cliffs beside their property, but at least one of them is lying.

Magical illnesses require magical cures, and time is running out. It's been months since I left my hometown. I'd never traveled outside its wall before. It seems like only yesterday that my biggest concern was writing my next hit article. Now, I'm running from the police and desperately searching for the only man who may know how to cure me of a magical ailment. I'm not alone, but I can feel the patience and energy of the man by my side diminish day by day. It's hard to persuade him that I'm spending all my time looking for another man so I can be whole for him.

Millie Sanders is living the charmed life on board the mega cruise ship, Siren of the Seas. She loves her job as assistant cruise director. Her fairy tale romance with Captain Armati is moving full steam ahead and she's building friendships that she hopes will last a lifetime. Just when Millie is convinced life couldn’t get any better, she finds herself neck-deep in a murder investigation when her boss, Andy Walker, is accused of murdering one of the ship’s electrical engineers. Will Millie be able to uncover the killer before he or she strikes again?

A domineering coworker, a flirtatious neighbor, and a dead body make for many questions and awkward situations. As an HR specialist and trauma counselor, Stacie Maroni is used to dealing with difficult situations. When her night out is derailed by the discovery of a body outside a local watering hole, she’s not involved. But when the police investigate and close friends are cast as suspects, Stacie will do what it takes to identify the true culprit, even if it creates waves with the men in her life, her father included.The suspect list is slim, and she’s grasping at straws.

When a retired teacher and her bestie join a training class with the goal of walking a breast cancer charity race, they run into a speed bump when a member of the group is murdered in the park. He had no shortage of enemies. Blackmail, harassment, and smuggling top the list of motives. Susan and Valerie both have detective daughters who, for once, request their mothers’ help. Meanwhile, Susan receives a mysterious gift on her doorstep and has no idea what it is or who sent it.

One year after Stella’s boyfriend broke up with her—some might say he dumped her unceremoniously—she’s determined to shake off the painful memories and to move on. And her BFF’s surprise invitation to a weeklong trip to France might be the perfect way to do that. Little does Stella know that fate has other plans....

The long-anticipated epic cruise adventure is finally here! Two worlds collide when Gloria and the Garden Girls meet up with Gloria's cousin, Assistant Cruise Director Millie Sanders, and her crew aboard the passenger cruise ship Siren of the Seas. Almost immediately, suspicions are raised when a group of mysterious passengers board and then head straight to the bridge for a private meeting with the captain. Not long after, Andy Walker, Millie's boss, tells her the ship will have some "temporary" staff boarding for this cruise, something that has never happened before.

Our new life in Scotland isn’t perfect, but somehow, being surrounded by the bewitching Highlands has kept the memory of our parents alive. But amongst the looming mountains, lush greenery, and murky lochs, there are hidden mysteries. Mysteries that may hold the key to both our past — and our future. And I’m more determined than ever to get to the bottom of the feud between the Duncan and Blackwood clans. But although things may seem oddly quiet, nothing stays that way when magic is involved.

Sixteen-year-old Ayanda Draculesti doesn't remember her early life - all she knows is that she was found as a small child, wandering the streets of Venice with an intricate medallion and a mangled left arm. But Ayanda is unique - even though she's alive, she has the powers of a vampire. Ayanda isn't the only young Unnatural in Venice. Their paths and Ayanda's collide when a brutal enemy surfaces that threatens them all: one of the Greater Dead, a vampire that slithers through Venice murdering everyone she encounters.

Sadie Alden has been having a tough week. A huge question mark hangs over her relationship with Miller, and things only seem to be getting worse. As Hallow Haven prepares for the May Day celebrations, Effie and Kate are trying their best to keep Sadie busy. They can only distract her for so long. Sadie quickly learns that the first day of May is significant in the witch calendar, and for some residents, it is important for all the wrong reasons.

Too many men, not enough time. Jody isn’t used to juggling men and has no interest in it. When a coven of warlocks turn up in Harrow Bay, she doesn’t like their leader’s interest in her any more than she likes having them in her town. The mayor is persistent with his attempts to get better acquainted, and she’s clinging to her determination to make Drake believe there’s nothing between them. Willa is struggling to come to terms with her unexpected attraction, and Isabel has more of a love life than she wants when Artie pops the question.

Kathryn Westcott, masquerading as a tutor, accepts a position at the Clayton ancestral home of Mowbray Manor with one objective - to uncover the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of her friend Lady Aramintha Clayton. Suspecting the family knows more than they are prepared to say, Kathryn forms an alliance with both Clayton sons, and a tenuous friendship with their aloof half-brother Benedict. No one is who they pretend to be in this house full of secrets. Someone will do everything within their power to stop Kathryn from revealing the truth. Even if it means murder.

With a fresh wave of passengers soon to board the Siren of the Seas, Assistant Cruise Director Millie Sanders is shocked when she discovers she has a new roommate and fit to be tied when she learns the new roommate is none other than Danielle Kneldon, her former charge and nemesis! Danielle’s first assignment is to ensure the ship's special "VIPs", a family that has won a cruise contest, have a wonderful, fun-filled vacation. Millie discovers her coworker has other plans, which includes searching the small island of Kiriban for a missing family and collecting a hefty reward.

This far into 30, I never expected to still be single and living with my parents, and yet, that's precisely where I’ve found myself. But after their sudden death, my two sisters and I receive one last message from beyond the grave - and our lives change faster than our favorite tea can brew.

Sara Baron’s dream job as a professional symphony musician is threatened by a medical affliction. She returns to her hometown in upstate New York to receive physical therapy and hopefully recover enough to resume her career. While playing duets for the opening of the town’s new community center, lights go out and a gunshot echoes through the reception area. The building contractor, a man with no shortage of enemies, is dead. Her duet partner and childhood friend begs her to help find the killer when her father, Sara’s old chemistry teacher, is at the top of the suspect list.