Lainey Emerson's dysfunctional family makes her the perfect
target for an online predator seeking out vulnerable young
teenage girls -- pretty little things. When she doesn't come
home from school one Friday afternoon, no one seems too
concerned. By the end of the weekend, her mother finally
contacts the Read more...
Thirty boys lost their lives when the building housing the
male inmates at the Baldwin Insane Asylum in Barstow,
California, went up in flames. The rest of the facility is
in such bad shape that the remaining population of 50 men
and women, as well as the criminally insane, must Read more...
Oahu, Hawaii, 1972. After the death of his beautiful
wife, Malia, in a drunken accident he caused, Hank Pualoa
is sentenced to jail for six months. During his
incarceration, his wife's widowed mother cares for his four-
year-old daughter, Leilani, and 18-month-old son, Kekoa Read more...
This outstanding collection of holiday mysteries features
novellas by authors Joanne Fluke, well-known and
beloved for her series of food recipe murder mysteries
starring Hannah Swenson, Leslie Meier, creator of
murder mysteries featuring Lucy Stone and centered on
holidays, and Laura Levine, who Read more...
Cynical L.A. private detective David Spandau is assigned a
job he really isn't interested in taking, that is until he
meets the client, beautiful actress Anna Mayhew. Someone is
stalking Anna and each encounter becomes more sinister and
threatening. Before long, Spandau is not only protecting
the lovely Read more...
Set to claim his birthright as the next Pharaoh of Egypt,
19-year-old Tutankhamun wants to return his powerful empire
to its previous glory before wars and discord spoiled its
true character. But there are those who oppose any change
and will do whatever it takes to bring down Read more...
As the book blurb acclaims, this is a wonderfully diverse
collection of 17 short stories by some of the genre's best-
known and talented mystery writers. I found them to be as
varied and unique as the authors who penned them, ranging
from funny to suspenseful -- and everything in Read more...
As always, the eyes of the Republic are everywhere, but
time is running out for this controlling society. Following
the ceremony to select the new Oracle (GUARDIAN, 10/09),
wraiths and shades have been released and are everywhere.
And it looks like Presidential candidate Maximilian
Blackstone is the perfect choice Read more...
Readers first met Dodge Hanley in SMASH CUT (8/09) as Derek
Mitchell's determined private investigator. As a former
cop, Dodge has never been hesitant about breaking rules and
doing whatever it takes to catch a criminal. But when his
former lover, Caroline King, contacts him after 30 years Read more...
Niall Talbot has vowed to hunt down the rest of the shadow
dragons that were left after the Dragon's Blood Elixir was
destroyed. Even though his twin brother is one of them,
Niall has no choice but to make sure all of the shadow
dragons cease to exist. His Read more...
The fierce high-school football rivalry between two small
Texas towns, Killington and Elmwood, takes on disastrous
proportions when both teams seem headed to the district
championship. The Elmwood Heights Badgers have always taken
the title, but this year the Killington Jackrabbits finally
have a winning team under a new Read more...
This delightful amateur sleuth mystery series is brought to
an appropriate finish with NOT ONE CLUE, the sixth book to
feature L.A. psychologist Christina (Chrissy) McMullen and
Detective Jack Rivera. To the delight of the many fans of
this series, Chrissy and Jack finally consummate their
sensually hot up Read more...
The secluded village of Darkfrith, where the English DrΓ‘kon
reside in isolation from the outside world, is in danger of
exposure and expulsion by a secret group. The tribe has
sent out two members to search for the evil culprits, but
they have not returned.
One of the missing Read more...
As a fifth-generation Texas Ranger, Caitlin Strong knows
exactly what it takes to pursue justice near the border of
Mexico. And she's more determined than ever when it
involves a young Mexican girl fleeing murderous slave-
traders, who think nothing of killing the girls they kidnap
once their Read more...
Honor Carlisle is a Time Weaver, the only one ever born to
the drΓ‘kon (dragons) with the ability to Weave
through time whenever she wished to do so -- and sometimes
when she did not. This has put her young life in peril
among the tribe. Her dangerous Read more...
The second installment in the Arcane Society series'
Dreamlight Trilogy takes us to Victorian England where a
descendant of Nicholas Winters believes he's inherited the
foretold Winters Curse. Besieged with horrible nightmares
and hallucinations, crime lord Griffin Winters must not
only find the Burning Lamp, but a woman who Read more...
As a freelance writer, Jaine Austen's stalled career needs
a boost -- big time! She's ecstatic when her friend and next
door neighbor, Lance, provides her the opportunity to
present a new advertising campaign to Marvin Cooper, The
Mattress King. Lance is a personal friend of Marv's young Read more...
Close to finalizing her divorce, Lake Warren is astounded
when her husband decides to file for full custody of their
two children. This is added stress she does not need while
still trying to cope with the break-up of her marriage. On
the bright side, she's working as Read more...
Just when he's gotten used to a quieter, less hectic
lifestyle, ex-CIA "tourist" (code name for spy) Milo Weaver
is yanked back into the covert underground. Having no
choice in the matter, Milo finds he first must prove his
loyalty to the company. But Milo doesn't know Read more...
Ty Hauck left the world of law enforcement to join the
private sector as a security investigator, and he is happy
with his new life. That is until the brutal murder of an
old friend and her entire family has him looking to avenge
her death. Ty finds there have Read more...