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Ryan Trussell just wants to fit in. Uprooted in the bleakest time of the year at the very worst time of his life things don't sound promising. Ryan's only friend can't talk but does listen well. A new friend appears and things become less bleak. That friend reveals a possible problem in Ryan's house and what follows is a roller coaster of emotions and antics that will have you checking your own attic for more than pesky flies.

Would you share a bed with your enemy to save Christmas? Down with a bad case of writer's block, Riven has escaped to a mountain cabin for a prolonged writing retreat. The last thing he needs this Christmas is for his family to invade his sanctuary away from LA. What he needs even less is for a family of strangers as large and boisterous as his own to also be stuck in the same house after a double-booking disaster.

Detectives Laura Baxter and Jack Holt are members of the elite: Las Vegas Metro PD, one of the toughest and most respected law enforcement agencies in the United States. In the middle of a city with two million residents and 43 million annual visitors, they’re hunting for a killer. At the heart of a glamorous Las Vegas hotel, in front of hundreds of witnesses and under the lenses of countless video surveillance cameras, a young girl is brutally murdered. The most recorded crime in Vegas is missing one key protagonist, the killer.

Taylor’s new case takes a startlingly personal turn as she realizes the killer knows all about her personal life—and is mirroring his murders to target her. As the crime scenes inch uncomfortably close to him, Taylor must wonder—will she herself be the next victim?

Despite being a rising star in the BAU unit, FBI Special Agent Hailey Rock still lives in the shadow of her older sister, who remained in their small Midwestern town to become a police sheriff and who remains the favorite in their parents’ eyes. Hailey has not thought of her estranged family in ages, but when young women turn up dead in her hometown, the FBI dispatches Hailey to solve the case her sister cannot—and forces her to face demons, including that of her kidnapped sister, that Hailey wished she would never face again.

Left with scraps from several broken relationships, carpenter Avery Greene builds herself a safe and steady life in upstate New York. No love. No loss. No problem. But when she makes a jarring discovery in her grandmother's attic, it cracks her stable life at its vulnerable foundation. In search of a permanent fix, Avery finds herself at the Sea Springs Inn, a bed and breakfast in the Outer Banks - where rip currents roll, sand dunes shift, and her strikingly gorgeous hostess throws her plans completely off course. 

Even when economic times are good, you still face retirement challenges and pitfalls that cause problems. Almost half of Americans run out of money in retirement. How would you feel if you knew you'd never be one of them? What part of your lifestyle are you willing to sacrifice if your investments decline dramatically after you retire? If you’d rather not sacrifice anything, the time is now to shore up your strategy and create a stable future for yourself and your loved ones. The content in this book might save you hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement.

Two brothers in love with the same girl. Two best friends in love with the same guy. A love triangle within a love triangle.

Alice Brown fell in love with Jack the day she moved into her freshman dorm. Problem is, she's been stuck in the friend zone ever since. After another meaningless breakup, she's ready to confess her feelings to Jack. Jack Sullivan has mistaken friendship for love once before and has vowed never to do it again. A varsity sports player, he's determined to enjoy college with no strings attached.

In the remote mountains of Arizona, Native American history is being torn apart by corporate greed and corruption. Nora Abbott is caught in the middle, struggling to keep her small business alive. But when Nora’s womanizing husband is murdered in cold blood, local law enforcement suspect that she killed him. As allies become enemies and friends become suspects, Nora takes it upon herself to find who killed her husband - and why. But in this unforgiving terrain, the price of truth may be too steep.

The message from Carmen Vincent’s mother wasn’t possible. She died in the Mars base disaster two years ago. But when government agents show up at Carmen’s door, she realizes the message is no hoax. Someone is still trying to cover up the disaster and the reason why Earth abandoned its space program.

When Rose, dumped by her long-term boyfriend, moves temporarily into Tyler's apartment, tension spikes. Georgiana wants Rose out of the house. Rose wants Georgiana out of Tyler's life. And Tyler...well, he doesn't really know what he wants.

Devoted mother Cassie Carter is hard working and dedicated to running her small farm in Georgia. She tends to her home and sickly son daily while her truck driver husband is away on long hauls across the country. Her life and values take a sharp turn when a handsome and intelligent construction worker disrupts her daily routine. Her priorities shift and everything she keeps in her comfort zone is threatened.

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When the tarot reader gives Taylor a mysterious clue—a landmark from her childhood—Taylor races to put the pieces together, unearthing long-buried secrets along the way. Her determination to uncover a new lead upsets her family and vexes her partner—but Taylor knows that finding her sister is worth any price. But is everything really as it seems? Or is someone toying with her? 

A new serial killer haunts the city, leaving his victims’ bodies with an eerie signature: a single orchid. Brilliant FBI special agent and BAU specialist Taylor Sage, battling her own demons, tries to ignore the tarot reader’s riddles. But when she has no choice but to explore them, she may just wish she hadn’t. With the FBI, police, and local horticulturalists stumped, it’s up to Taylor to connect the dots. But as Taylor’s marriage crumbles around her and she struggles to connect with her new partner, she’s under more pressure than ever to find this killer.

It takes a survivor to know a madman. When the police need to crawl inside the mind of a monster, they call Caroline. As a child, Caroline was abducted along with her twin sister. Caroline escaped. Her sister didn’t...But there’s something different about her latest case. Something familiar. Teenage girls are being murdered, their organs removed. As the scope of horror widens, Caroline begins to experience blackouts of lost time and disturbing hallucinations that are leading her to one terrible, impossible conclusion.

Jessica is headed over to her new neighbor Martha’s house one evening after casually volunteering to help her get settled in. Both are young nurses and, turns out, survivors of toxic relationships; in fact, they’ve got plenty in common. Plus, a fun and friendly peer is a welcome upgrade to their sleepy, suburban street bordered by woods.

Several generations of one family have lived, loved, and lied at Whimsy Towers, a unique oceanfront house in Chatham, Massachusetts. Strong women who refuse to be suffocated by marriage have found excitement and refuge in this house filled with artists and parties. Love surfaces in unexpected ways. The newest owner, Theresa Alston Crandall, has just inherited the property and leaves her too-predictable husband in Virginia to spend time on the Cape and unravel family secrets and history. She swims, reflects, explores, and watches dramatic cloud formations float high over the ocean.

Taylor, in the midst of the case of her life, must also battle demons from her past: Dark secrets from Taylor’s past are threatening to bubble up—and possibly to end her marriage. Can she hold it together long enough to crack the case? Or might she be the next victim?