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Dot Fletcher’s happiness turned to horror when she was abandoned at the altar, humiliated in front of the cream of London Society. One year later, when the woman she was scorned for shows up at her front door, heavily pregnant and just as scorned, the two join forces to destroy the man who betrayed them both. They’ll have to go up against the most formidable barrister in London to do it.

Luella Winthrop doesn't know whom she can trust. Her heart is divided, and difficult truths wait for her at every turn. With even her magic beyond her reach, isolation could not have come at a worse time. Her goal is as simple as it is difficult: Escape those who wish her harm, and save her true friends. With magical doorways sealed, scarce resources, and a city trying to hunt her, she will have to dig deep within herself to discover the strength to overcome mortal and otherworldly foes alike.

Amaranth has never known a life outside of the walls of her mother’s quaint cottage. With its magnificent gardens, the cottage has served as a wonderland of adventure and contentment her entire life. Without a care or concern for the outside world, Amaranth lives in peaceful ignorance—until the day that she meets William. Even though she was raised to believe that boys are evil and untrustworthy, Amaranth cannot help but fall for the kind and gentle William. It is only when their dalliance is uncovered that Amaranth begins to realize the true darkness within the cottage.

War is looming - but the visions Arthur has of the future show him a worse fate is possible. Arthur must act fast, if he is to save his city, his sister, and his friends.

All of London is abuzz about the newest scandal: Poison Pen Letters. These letters, written anonymously, are plaguing the upper classes and include highly personal and damning information that could ruin numerous reputations. And guess who happens to be investigating them? The highly irritable Inspector Grant Stirling. Just as ornery and difficult as he’s always been, it seems I can’t stop crossing paths with the cantankerous man. When my closest friend, Lady Caroline Ashmore, receives her own detestable letter with allegations that are too lewd for respectable eyes, I decide to get involved.

When Astra takes herself and her witchy sisters to the coast for a much-needed break, she expects nothing more than a relaxing holiday. But when their cousin Amelia washes up on the beach dead, she knows there's more to the story than the police are letting on.

2019…in Spain, at a remote mountain retreat center, Tyra Alström is facing her 65th birthday alone. It wasn’t always like this. In 1976, Alstrom, the band formed by her brother, and fronted by Tyra, had just recorded their first album and were about to embark on a European tour. After years of the pub, club, and college circuit, they were finally on the verge of success. And as one of the few "out" singers in 1970s rock, Tyra had never been short of admirers. But away from the spotlight, Tyra’s life was spiraling out of control.

An urgent call from Stacie Maroni’s friend, Meredith, interrupts the sleuth’s New Year's Eve plans for a romantic evening. Instead, she and Detective Michael O'Hare rush to the country club only to find it is too late to help their friend. Not quite how they wanted to bring in the New Year. A fully booked event for the annual bash translates into an overabundance of suspects and a variety of motives.

Our new life in Scotland isn’t perfect, but somehow, being surrounded by the bewitching Highlands has kept the memory of our parents alive. But amongst the looming mountains, lush greenery, and murky lochs, there are hidden mysteries. Mysteries that may hold the key to both our past — and our future. And I’m more determined than ever to get to the bottom of the feud between the Duncan and Blackwood clans. But although things may seem oddly quiet, nothing stays that way when magic is involved.

Jesse is excited to be taking Midnight Renegade to his first horseshow. She just knows that he will make them all proud. But then she meets his owner, and they immediately do not like one another. Jesse’s hopes about her horse’s future seem to be dashed right away. When Midnight Renegade’s owner tells Jesse that she cannot ride him or show him anymore, Jesse is crushed.

A Daughter's Retribution is set to post-World War III. Aida Baxter, the lead character in the story, must overthrow an entire town that is lead by her father. It is a story of her vengeance, overcoming obstacles, and finding trust and a new beginning. She must take on tasks many won’t. She has to be fearless and fierce. This story is packed with action and heroism.

Evolution Device is an entertaining mix of backstage drama and spiritual fantasy, imagining a quintessential 1970s rock 'n' roll success story from the not-quite-real perspective of an artistic muse who makes the music possible. Taking off from a fictionalized amalgam of Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, and Heart, mixed with a bit of Janis Joplin and a dash of the Jefferson Airplane, Lif Strand introduces an unusual (but refreshingly original) angle of Native American mythology into the more familiar behind-the-music elements.

At the request of an old college chum, former CIA operative and private investigator Mari Ellwyn investigates the blackmailing of a CEO amid a high-profile IPO deal and a motivated witness determined to expose him for corruption and fraud. Mari’s new partner, Derek Abernathy, tries to help uncover the truth behind the accidental death of two farm workers in the Central Valley, only to discover that they weren’t accidental, and they’re connected to a seamy underworld of illegal drug manufacturing and toxic chemical dumping....

Elizabeth is happy to be back in Black Bridge, a quaint English town where the mornings are cold, and the tea is hot. It seems she’s not the only one that finds it the idyllic place to be as the surrounding fields are suddenly overrun with travelers—something that several locals are unhappy about. Now that Elizabeth is working full time for The Herald, the town’s newspaper, it’s her job to cover the story, and she soon realizes that there is more going on than meets the eye.

A sizzling tale of shattered dreams and thriving in the face of challenges. Losing her artisan café hurt Paloma Schlemmer more than breaking up with any boyfriend ever did. To rebuild her life and set new goals, she accepts a temporary job at her friend's catering business on Martha's Vineyard.

Isabeau Steelhaugh is unlike any other young lady of 1871 London—by day she is an aristocrat, by night a lab experiment. After escaping her insane mother at CinderElla's ball, Isabeau’s wolflike traits remain a secret until her sister is kidnapped. Now, Isabeau will stop at nothing to get her back. Even trust a secretive enemy. Commissioner Basil Traverson meticulously follows the Dangerous Mutant Directive: remove any mutant dangerous to society. When Isabeau is arrested, Basil offers a deal: He will help find Aurelia…if she will act as bait to lure her mother out of hiding.

meet Nathaniel Sandiford, DUKE OF SHERBORNE. As a scholar at Eton College, he brings a sense of entitlement and a supercilious confidence to all he does, not least his swordsmanship. But then he attends a fencing class at Angelo’s School of Arms and get soundly thrashed by a 12 year old lad called Jack. He vows to improve his skills with a view to a re-match one day, which he intends to win. What he doesn’t know is that Jack is really Jacinta, daughter of a tutor at Angelo’s, where she assists by sparring with the younger boys.

Three sisters raised in Michigan follow completely different pathways. The oldest, Nettie, threw away every advantage she had when she was still in her teens, and her mystified parents and siblings watched in horror as she spent years in squalor and degradation. Middle sister Ruth fell in love with a wealthy man and now has a life beyond all the dreams she spun in the cramped, upstairs bedroom of their parents’ old farmhouse.

Twenty-five-year-old Lady Millicent Smythe has come a long way since her elder brother, as her then-guardian, tried to marry her off. It was a deal he’d made when she was but 17 with his friend Sir Montague Morton MP, in return for funds. Her escape all those years ago was not a little to do with Lord Charles Lombard, a chivalrous 20-year-old army officer who found her stranded on the road and carried her to safety.

After years of hiding in plain sight, the alien race known as the Taus are finally ready to get off this planet. But before they do, they need one thing first. Carl. No one could have imagined the true intentions of the Facebook event “Storm Area 51” or the dire consequences that would befall all those that came seeking answers beyond the gates.