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The Talking Bone
by Rene Denfeld
From the revered bestselling author, a compulsive, page-turning thriller inspired by her real life work exonerating innocents, a novel that asks how far we’ll go in our pursuit of the truth—an emotionally rich, luminously written book about evil and people trying to do good in th...
From the revered bestselling author, a compulsive, page-turning thriller inspired by her real life work exonerating innocents, a novel that asks how far we’ll go in our pursuit of the truth—an emotionally rich, luminously written book about evil and people trying to do good in the world.
Ruby Spencer is known as “the exonerator.” Her job as an investigator is to free innocent men from death row, and she’s good at what she does. What many people don’t know is that she spends her time finding missing women, too. The orphaned daughter of an orphaned mother, Ruby feels a natural affinity for those who have been mistreated by the world at large.
Her newest case takes her to Georgia, and involves a man set to be executed in two weeks. What begins as a routine exoneration unexpectedly sends Ruby down a winding path. Pursuing the truth, she begins to uncover crimes that lead to startling revelations about her own life.
With time running out, will Ruby’s search for answers ultimately lead her to danger?
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The Cider Girls Join the Fight
by May Ellis
A BRAND NEW heartwarming wartime saga of friendship, secrets and resistance from the BESTSELLING author of The Clarks Factory Girls at War! Perfect for fans of Annie Murray, Margaret Dickinson and Katie Flynn!
1941, Somerset: the shadow of war is closing in.
Two years into the c...
A BRAND NEW heartwarming wartime saga of friendship, secrets and resistance from the BESTSELLING author of The Clarks Factory Girls at War! Perfect for fans of Annie Murray, Margaret Dickinson and Katie Flynn!
1941, Somerset: the shadow of war is closing in.
Two years into the conflict, Rose is adjusting to life as a Land Girl, working the Somerset fields alongside Jimmy, the farmer's son whose watchful, protective attention she can neither escape nor ignore. Thankfully, she has found companionship in Daisy, a district nurse, and Elsie, an ATS clerk. New friends thrown together by the necessities of war, they call themselves the Cider Girls.
As the threat of invasion grows, the girls prove their courage to the commanding officer of a secret resistance unit and are drawn into a dangerous world of espionage, coded messages and hidden loyalties.
But there is trouble close to home too. Daisy knows she is in love with her lifelong friend Mattie, but will she speak the truth before it's too late? Elsie's life is shattered by the tragic death of her sister, leaving her with an impossible choice. And Rose finds her work in the resistance increasingly hard to hide.
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Before I Knew I Loved You
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series about a cozy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.In a special seat in a fabled Tokyo cafe, you're offered something irresistible – not just a warm, comfort...
The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series about a cozy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.In a special seat in a fabled Tokyo cafe, you're offered something irresistible – not just a warm, comforting coffee, but the chance to go back in time to revisit the ones you love...In Before I Knew I Loved You, Toshikazu Kawaguchi takes us back to the warm heart of the mysterious Funiculi Funicula Cafe, with another four guests whose luminous stories of love, lost and won again, will reaffirm your belief in its eternal potential. In this book, we meet:
The girl who couldn’t call her mother, and yearns to reconnect with her
The man who waited for a reply from his girlfriend, and never heard from her
The woman anxious to travel ahead to know what her future holds
The student who travels back to meet his father again, who passed away many years before.
Yet the same rules always apply – you must return before the coffee gets cold. And while it does, memories are revisited, people are changed for ever, and the enduring power of love transcends the boundaries of time.The sixth book in the phenomenal, bestselling series, translated from Japanese, Before I Knew I Loved You asks the irresistible question: what would you do if you were offered the chance to go back in time?
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Lawman's Witness
by B.J. Daniels
Can he save her from a killerwhen nobody believes her?Stunned to see a murder being committed right in front of her, Amy Sue Brand is even more shocked when she recognizes the killer. But with the victim vanished and the perp's airtight alibi, no one believes her. Homicide detect...
Can he save her from a killerwhen nobody believes her?Stunned to see a murder being committed right in front of her, Amy Sue Brand is even more shocked when she recognizes the killer. But with the victim vanished and the perp's airtight alibi, no one believes her. Homicide detective Russell Tate thinks Amy could be telling the truth. He vows to keep her alive and bring the culprit to justice. The closer Russell and Amy get to the truth—and to each other—the more Amy risks becoming a multiple murderer’s next victim…From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.
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When I First Met You
by Lori Foster
From New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster comes an all new slow-burn romance about trust, healing, and finding love when you least expect it.When he stepped in to help out a city girl, no one expected a “pretend” rescue would lead to something real.When Glory McCallahan’...
From New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster comes an all new slow-burn romance about trust, healing, and finding love when you least expect it.When he stepped in to help out a city girl, no one expected a “pretend” rescue would lead to something real.When Glory McCallahan’s cousin moved to Hoker, Kentucky, she felt like she’d lost her best friend. Then, Callie fell in love. To help with wedding arrangements, Glory joins her, but after, the plan is to get back to her perfectly ordered life. Glory has always played it safe, keeping her polished smile in place and her heart on lockdown. No way is she going to let the rugged, too-handsome younger brother of her cousin’s new husband mess with her plans. No matter how infuriating, irreverent, and impossible to ignore Kam may be.Kam Norwood sees past Glory’s flawless surface, and when he notices she’s being accosted by a wedding guest, he gallantly steps in. What starts as a pretend rescue turns into a night of unexpected sparks. Kam’s not afraid of Glory’s sharp edges—or her secrets. So when the rejected guest turns out to be Glory’s angry ex and things escalate, Kam’s protective instincts kick in big-time.Turns out, the sizzling attraction may be the one thing that can keep them both safe.
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Wait And See
by Roy Johansen, Iris Johansen
Investigator Kendra Michaels—formerly blind and now with uniquely insightful observational skills in the tradition of Sherlock Holmes—returns in this action-packed novel from the #1 New York Times and Edgar Award-winning writing duo Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. When Kendra Mic...
Investigator Kendra Michaels—formerly blind and now with uniquely insightful observational skills in the tradition of Sherlock Holmes—returns in this action-packed novel from the #1 New York Times and Edgar Award-winning writing duo Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. When Kendra Michaels receives a cryptic message from her sometimes-paramour Adam Lynch, she concludes that he must be in extreme danger—the kind where he can’t trust his FBI and Justice department colleagues to rescue him. Lynch has saved Kendra’s life during past investigations so she’s immediately willing to put everything on the line for him. With her heightened senses, honed in the dark before she regained her eyesight in a cutting-edge surgical procedure, Kendra knows she can do what the federal agents cannot. So along with private investigator Jessie Mercado, Kendra is soon following the first intriguing clue to London. What they find there will lead to a chase with deadly stakes because Lynch is willing to risk it all to protect something he believes is bigger than himself. Something that could change life for everyone on the planet…if only they live long enough to share the truth.
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Twisted Road
by Christine Feehan
There’s no escaping the pull of desire in this novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s Torpedo Ink motorcycle club series.When Czar shut down Lazar “Keys” Alexeev’s undercover mission, that should have been the end of the story. Instead, Keys is back in t...
There’s no escaping the pull of desire in this novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s Torpedo Ink motorcycle club series.When Czar shut down Lazar “Keys” Alexeev’s undercover mission, that should have been the end of the story. Instead, Keys is back in the middle of a nowhere town where a petite redhead with a pouty mouth and a ready smile drives him to distraction. He’s not sure why he’s breaking all of Torpedo Ink’s rules to spend more time around a woman who’s not even his type. He can’t get her out of his head—and now he’s facing the consequences.Lyric Johansen doesn’t like to look anyone in the eyes, but Keys’s gaze is the one thing keeping her from a full-on panic attack. Her instinct to charge into the fray and help the biker fend off a group of vicious thugs has led to the most insane situation she’s ever been in: trapped in a coffin with a man she barely knows, minutes away from a painful death. Survival means staying focused. But when Keys kisses Lyric to snap her out of losing it, he’s the one who ends up falling apart. He’ll need to unleash hell to get them out alive.If only to get another taste….
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Pretty Dead Things
by Kelsey Cox
Secrets emerge as a Texas beauty pageant turns deadly in this rich and addictive novel with a jaw-dropping twist from psychological suspense author Kelsey Cox.2000: Isabelle Whitmore vanishes at Sherman Ranch in Anhalt, Texas, without a trace.2025: The Lone Star Princess Pageant ...
Secrets emerge as a Texas beauty pageant turns deadly in this rich and addictive novel with a jaw-dropping twist from psychological suspense author Kelsey Cox.2000: Isabelle Whitmore vanishes at Sherman Ranch in Anhalt, Texas, without a trace.2025: The Lone Star Princess Pageant is about to begin, but this year it’s offering more than an annual dose of rhinestone heels and plunging necklines. Competition is stiffer than ever —and long standing grudges are about to resurface. Ingrid fled Anhalt in the wake of her sister Isabelle’s disappearance and has now returned, just in time for a construction crew to start digging up Sherman Ranch; the pageant brings up past traumas that Melanie can't forget; Cat, newly sober, starts to feel threatened in ways that bring back old demons; and Sarah Lynn, who comes from a long line of pageant winners, knows that losing is not an option.When old resentments and new confrontations reach their boiling point, temperatures drop to deadly degrees as a record-setting storm brings down the state’s power grid. With everyone trapped under one roof, scores will be settled, and more than one person will end up dead.Beauty dies. Secrets never do.
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The Lost Chateau
by Dinah Jefferies
A secret lies behind every door…
The Dordogne, 1936
Amid tangled gardens and crumbling walls, Chateau Rousseau guards its secrets well.
Pushing open its faded door, Thirza Caruthers arrives to care for her great-aunt. She's made a promise – unaware of what awaits.
As the skies da...
A secret lies behind every door…
The Dordogne, 1936
Amid tangled gardens and crumbling walls, Chateau Rousseau guards its secrets well.
Pushing open its faded door, Thirza Caruthers arrives to care for her great-aunt. She's made a promise – unaware of what awaits.
As the skies darken above Europe, the chateau begins to reveal its secrets: stories of forbidden love, devastating betrayal, and a child who vanished years ago.
But in uncovering the truth, Thirza may lose herself forever.
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One Shattered Crown
by Rebecca Zanetti
Set in a steamy, neon-lit, high-tech world of magic, money, and explosive desire, this sultry, dark fairytale retelling offers a dystopian romantasy twist on Cinderella for fans of Lauren Asher, Harley Laroux, and Emily McIntire.ELLAIt’s the wedding of the year—a lavish union of ...
Set in a steamy, neon-lit, high-tech world of magic, money, and explosive desire, this sultry, dark fairytale retelling offers a dystopian romantasy twist on Cinderella for fans of Lauren Asher, Harley Laroux, and Emily McIntire.ELLAIt’s the wedding of the year—a lavish union of two powerhouses. But I’m only here for vengeance against the woman who stole my position as sole heir to my late father’s company, TimeGem Moments, and shipped me off to boarding school. I’ve only made more enemies since. Tonight is my chance to reclaim control. Tonight, TimeGem’s diamond-powered servers are this girl’s best friend. Unless he ruins everything. Justice Beathach, the groom’s unbearably hot brother, with hands built for war and a mouth that spells destruction. He’s lethal, unyielding, and now has me in his crosshairs . . .JUSTICEElla Rendale almost killed my brother once. Now, at his own wedding, she’s almost done it again. I don’t care if he’s forgiven her or if she’s been wronged. I care about one thing: the locked flash drive she leaves behind, spelling my destruction. She can run, she can hide, but when I find her, she’ll give me what I want. But someone else wants her even more than I do—they want her dead. When our enemies close in, I’m forced to protect her, turning the fire between us into an uncontrollable weapon. Now, she’s not just my quarry—she’s my obsession. And I’ll kill anyone who even thinks of taking her from me . . .
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The Dove and the Rogue
by Harper St. George
American heiress Jenny Dove thought a marriage of convenience would solve all her problems, until her heart decided to rewrite the terms…Jenny Dove has spent her life training to become an opera singer, determined not to repeat her mother’s mistake of sacrificing her career for l...
American heiress Jenny Dove thought a marriage of convenience would solve all her problems, until her heart decided to rewrite the terms…Jenny Dove has spent her life training to become an opera singer, determined not to repeat her mother’s mistake of sacrificing her career for love. But when her younger sister needs her help, Jenny strikes a daring bargain. To save her sister’s future, she’ll marry a titled gentleman long enough to unlock both their inheritances, then return to Paris to live out her dream.Lord David Felding, heir to a dukedom and unapologetic rake, has no interest in finding a wife, until Jenny walks into his life with an audacious marriage proposal. She’ll give him one night in her bed in exchange for the protection of his name. It’s supposed to be a simple transaction—no emotions, no complications. But when their wedding night reveals unexpected passion and a startling connection, walking away is anything but easy.Instead of continuing his roguish life in London, David follows Jenny to Paris—and begins to court his own wife. As their sham marriage deepens into something real, Jenny glimpses the wounded man behind his charm and feels her carefully guarded heart begin to yield. But falling in love means a slow, irresistible unraveling of everything they thought they wanted…and trusting in something neither dared to hope for.
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Temptation
by Cynthia Eden
Desire can be born in darkness.Buried alive. He wakes in darkness to find her on top of him. Preston Byron has been buried alive, but he’s not alone in the dark. Sloane Armstrong is with him. On top of him. Kissing him to hold their panic at bay, promising that they will survive ...
Desire can be born in darkness.Buried alive. He wakes in darkness to find her on top of him. Preston Byron has been buried alive, but he’s not alone in the dark. Sloane Armstrong is with him. On top of him. Kissing him to hold their panic at bay, promising that they will survive the nightmare around them. That help is coming…And they do survive. They are rescued. They return to reality…But she haunts him.Preston isn’t going to let his attacker escape. He plans to hunt the killer who targeted him. A man who made Preston relive a nightmare from his past. But there was an angel in the dark with him, a woman who captivates Preston. Preston isn’t about to let Sloane slip from his life. She saved him, she charmed him, and she made the critical mistake of fascinating him. Now, he will do whatever it takes to unlock all of her secrets.Killers are her specialty. The darker the monster, the more savage the crime…Sloane studies killers. Or, actually, she is currently studying the adult children of serial killers. Her work brought her into billionaire real estate mogul Preston Byron’s life. Fine—she was semi-stalking him. Learning every detail about the gorgeous and sexy Preston that she could. Preston was kidnapped as a teen. Buried alive. Preston believed that he was just another victim of the Last Breath Killer—the only victim to survive—but Sloane has learned the shocking truth…Preston was the serial killer’s biological son. Preston doesn’t know about his serial killer parent. He certainly doesn’t know that his father was trying to push his son into following in his own sick, murderous footsteps.Because the darkness calls…and it tempts…Something unlocked inside of Preston in the darkness. A beast that he’d kept chained for a long time is pressing close to the surface, demanding that he find his abductor, that he eliminate the threat. The only one who can soothe the beast is the same woman who comforted him, who kissed him, in the dark. Sloane is the key to his control…and also the one person who may be able to shatter it into a million pieces. She’s keeping secrets from him, and when the truth comes out, it will upend Preston’s world.Better take a deep breath. It just might be your last.A predator is hunting—a copycat who is enacting the Last Breath Killer’s crimes, and his next target…is Sloane.Author’s Note: Preston wants her before he even sees her face. Desire sinks into his very bones, and she’s his lifeline, his link to sanity when the dark presses in. There is no rule that he will not break for her, no risk that he will not take, and when the danger starts to grow around Sloane, Preston will let his beast off its careful leash, and he will eliminate every threat to her. Because she saved him when he was in the dark. And he will never, ever allow anyone to take her from him.
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Fresh Fiction for August Is HereCowboys, castles, and shifters—this month has it all.
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