When Aunt Adeline goes missing, it is up to her niece, Charlotte, to uncover the clues of her deeply hidden family secrets and the town she calls home.

It’s springtime in Provence! Trees are in bloom and critters are abuzz— including a murderer or two. Pastry chef Julie Cavallo is gearing up for the Easter weekend. Life is blissfully tranquil… until she learns of a wrongful conviction. Chiropractor Quentin Vernet was found guilty of fatal malpractice, stripped of his license and imprisoned for a year. And now he has lost all hope of clearing his good name. If only there was a way to help him! Unfortunately, Julie has nothing to go on. Her crew of amateur sleuths deems the case too cold and too sticky. Her gendarme boyfriend warns her...

A Rogue AI Threatens the Future of the Human Race... When interstellar traders arrive at a distant human colony, they encounter an enraged rogue AI named Grendel who has slaughtered the local population. Grendel's anguish over his own mortality in an infinitely complex, unknown, and terrifyingly dangerous universe makes him a threat to humans everywhere. The ensuing human struggle is a tale of duty, courage, and sacrifice. But for their "tame" AI partner, Patrice, this encounter will test the limits of intelligence as a survival trait. The outcome will turn on his capacity to collaborate, ...

If you liked Jack Reacher and Mitch Rapp, then you'll enjoy Morgan Rapier. Daddy’s Little Felons, Rick Bennett’s second novel, introduces former Navy SEAL and computer wizard Morgan Rapier, a one-man force of nature whose retaliation against Russian & Chinese hackers inadvertently starts (and eventually wins) a world-wide cyberwar. His creative attack against an Islamic hacker nearly ignites a holy war. The video of his beating up a child abuser goes viral and becomes the #1 Navy SEAL recruitment vehicle. And his tracking down a serial killer in Utah embarrasses quite a few prominent ...

What Does a Harvest Festival and Zero Pumpkins have to do with a Dead Guy? It's time for the annual Harvest Festival in Goodsprings, Georgia as tourists and vendors pour into the small town. Everyone is excited until a vendor meets his reward....and not in a good way. He wasn't the most pleasant of fellows, but who or what wanted him dead? Does the Otter King have a clue? Tessa, fire witch, stood up Ethan, the new detective in town. But why? Tessa won't divulge much to Sam, and Ada, Ethan's twin, blames Tessa for her brother's somber mood. Black magic has sickened Mara and her mother steps ...

American Commander “Mac” MacTavish and his international team of scientists and engineers are wrapping up an eighteen-month mission at Mars Base. Without warning, all communication with Earth is mysteriously lost. Mac’s egotistical science chief discovers that a massive solar flare has impacted Earth, causing catastrophic damage and most likely political and social upheaval. Unsure if it is safe to return home, Mac decides to wait for the arrival of the Mars 3 spacecraft and the relief crew already en route from Earth. After several weeks with no communication, Mars 3 lands nearby, ...

In the quiet town of Cedarwick, the Midnight Rose isn’t just candy— it’s magic that transforms lives with a single bite. Eliza Sweet, its gifted creator, thought she controlled its power. But when strange changes ripple through the town, she realizes something—or someone—is twisting the magic. With her sharp-eyed cat, Sir Whiskers, by her side, Eliza races to uncover a mystery buried beneath sugar and secrets. Because in Cedarwick, even the sweetest magic can turn deadly. The Midnight Rose Mysteries A cozy tale of enchantment, danger, and the price of one powerful recipe.

Book One of the Psychological Thriller Series — The Weight of Your Shadow You don’t feel like a killer. You feel like clarity. Like precision. Like justice where justice has failed. By day, you’re a quiet, intelligent professional living in New York City. An observer. A programmer. Invisible by design. But at night—when the silence sharpens—you follow a darker rhythm. One kill at a time. No pattern. No signature. Only purpose. When the voice inside you returns, cold and instructive, you know it's time again. This time, the target is a corrupt criminal defense attorney who has made...

When forensic pathologist Lily Markham narrowly escapes a deadly car accident outside her hospital, her life unravels into a web of danger and revelation. The appearance of her long-lost father's body on her autopsy table – murdered and bearing a tattoo from her childhood – ignites a journey through a past she thought buried, leading her to uncover a political conspiracy that threatens her very existence. From the icy landscapes of Iceland to the chaotic streets of New York City, Lily battles personal demons and external threats to protect her daughter, Zoey. Perfect for fans of ...

"Their love reigns still amid sorrow and loss, A girl with a star, a boy and the cross." This is a love story, as you may have gathered by the foregoing sonnet—what’s romance without poetry? You’ll learn hardships plagued our two young lovers beyond belief. Tragedy befell them in so many ways, some too horrific to describe, not here, not now. Though their torment was shocking and profound, their love was so much more, and so this story—their story—demands to be told. A warning: there is grief in the telling, it’s unavoidable given the truth of what happened. But because they ...

A VERY old hacker named BJ meets a computer genius who calls herself Black Madonna and who speaks only in palindromes—sentences that read the same backward as they do forward. Black Madonna has created an A. I. (Artificial Intelligence) entity called Black Dragon, and BJ must protect the enigmatic Jonathan and the nucleus of savant women unleashed by Jonathan's special gift from the diabolical Father Love, who is trying to control Black Madonna and her Black Dragon. Over a six-day period, BJ learns that he's been groomed lo these many years to become…The Destroying Angel. Science ...

During what those who lived through it call “The Golden Age of Advertising,” an aspiring young Mad Man, Brian Durston, finds his uncle, the President and CEO of the ad agency Brian has just joined, dead with a bullet through his brain. The police think it’s suicide, but Brian finds that impossible to believe. More than one person wanted his uncle dead, and perhaps not coincidentally, the agency’s largest account just went into review. As if that wasn’t bad enough, his uncle’s insurance company won’t pay because apparently the policy holder took his own life. Without the money ...

Philip Russell, a US Park Ranger for a small island in the Pacific Northwest, has stumbled across a dead body in the forest. Unsure if the dead woman is a local or someone from the mainland, the new female sheriff has come to Rockfish Island to find out if the community has anything still to fear. Eager to help solve the mystery, both instantly find themselves at odds with each other. Philip, defending the people he's known his whole life, and Sheriff Lane, giving no one the benefit of the doubt...not even Philip.

How did I end up playing the fake fiancé to a woman I just met? Well, it all started with a trip. A guilt trip. My family is wacky. And way too involved in my love life. So, when my sister demands I bring my fiancée to her wedding, there's only one problem . . . she doesn’t exist. Who better to play the role of my future bride than the woman who nearly kicked my bucket? Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Evie is gorgeous, accomplished, and funny. The plan? We’ll learn everything we can about each other, then ‘break things off’ a few weeks after the wedding. Except . . . The line ...

When this club selects a book, magic happens. They become the main characters in the story when the mystery comes to life. This month’s book selection takes them to a charming island community that’s abuzz over a mysterious boat that washed ashore. Rumor has it that it’s the same pirate boat that sunk a year ago in the bay. The one that supposedly sank with treasure aboard. When the club meets the ghosts of the men from the boat, they learn the astonishing secrets of the treasure. These ghosts can’t move on until it is found. Can the motley group find the treasure and free the ...