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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.


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Supernatural sparks fly
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He ghosted her ten years ago. Now she’s stuck with him for Christmas.


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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

Defensive Wounds by Lisa Black

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That Darkness, May 2016
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Close to the Bone, October 2014
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Takeover, August 2008
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DEFENSIVE WOUNDS
By: Lisa Black

A serial killer operating at a defense attorney convention.

Theresa MacLean #4
William Morrow
October 2011
On Sale: September 27, 2011
Featuring: Theresa MacLean
352 pages
ISBN: 006198941X
EAN: 9780061989414
Kindle: B005LBYOD2
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Defensive Wounds begins with a murder at a defense attorney convention in the beautiful Ritz-Carlton hotel located in Cleveland’s most recognizable landmark, the Terminal Tower, with its 700 foot high observation deck. Theresa’s daughter Rachael is out of college for the summer and working there at the front desk, in fact she’s the first to alert Theresa to the homicide. This little coincidence begins to complicate Theresa’s life as she realizes that her daughter is falling for a handsome boy who also works there—and finds out that this boy once stood trial for a brutal crime. In fact, the first victim had been his attorney. But the attorney also had a host of enemies, many of whom are also attending this convention. So Theresa has the walls closing in from every direction—she is trying to work under the scrutiny of people who will use everything she says or does against her in the court of law, if possible. Her crime scene is a hotel, littered with the microscopic debris of past guests that may or may not be relevant to the murder. Her daughter might be falling under the sway of a very dangerous man. And the killer shows no signs of stopping or even slowing down.

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