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Lucky by Alice Sebold

E normously visceral, emotionally gripping, and imbued with the belief that justice is possible even after the most horrific of crimes, Alice Sebold’s compelling memoir of her rape at the age of eighteen is a story that takes hold of you and won’t let go.

Sebold fulfills a promise that she made to herself in the very tunnel where she was raped: someday she would write a book about her experience. With Lucky she delivers on that promise with mordant wit and an eye for life’s absurdities, as she describes what she was like both as a young girl before the rape and how that rape changed but did not sink the woman she later became.

It is Alice’s indomitable spirit that we come to know in these pages. The same young woman who sets her sights on becoming an Ethel Merman-style diva one day (despite her braces, bad complexion, and extra weight) encounters what is still thought of today as the crime from which no woman can ever really recover. In an account that is at once heartrending and hilarious, we see Alice’s spirit prevail as she struggles to have a normal college experience in the aftermath of this harrowing, life-changing event.

No less gripping is the almost unbelievable role that coincidence plays in the unfolding of Sebold’s narrative. Her case, placed in the inactive file, is miraculously opened again six months later when she sees her rapist on the street. This begins the long road to what dominates these pages: the struggle for triumph and understanding — in the courtroom and outside in the world.

Lucky is, quite simply, a real-life thriller. In its literary style and narrative tension we never lose sight of why this life story is worth reading. At the end we are left standing in the wake of devastating violence, and, like the writer, we have come to know what it means to survive.

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GODDESS OF THE MOON (A Diana Racine Psychic Suspense) by Polly Iyer

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers, Suspense

P sychic Diana Racine and her boyfriend, Lieutenant Ernie Lucier of the New Orleans Police Department, are drawn into a baby kidnapping case. Clues lead first to a hospital worker, then to Brother Osiris, the head of a homeless shelter, and finally to some of the richest men in the state. A combination of mysticism, mythology, and the black arts lures Diana and Ernie even deeper into a plot that puts both their lives in danger.

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Absolute Truth by Bill Larkin

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Crime

N ewly transferred to the Harbor Patrol in Newport Beach, Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Andy “Schmitty” Schmidt responds to a deadly boat explosion that turns out to have links to Schmitty’s past. Already under investigation for wrongdoing by his department, Schmitty is now being confronted by a hard line detective with a lot of questions.

As Schmitty races to stay one step ahead, he learns that the victim had invented a new lie detector. The traditional polygraph was invented in the 1920s and although it’s evolved, scientists, courts, and critics know it isn’t perfect. A clever liar can convince anybody and any machine – until now. This new lie detector can’t be beat. But it threatens a new future, and a lot of people will do anything to get their hands on this technology.

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Earthwalker (The Seduction of Decklan Holmes) by Lexa Roi Clarke

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Angels, Demons & Devils, Werewolves & Shifters, Paranormal & Urban

A mazon Bestseller!
#4 in Contemporary Fantasy
#8 in Supernatural Romance

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At one time, Decklan Holmes may have considered herself well and fully inoculated against the intrigue of abnormal mysteries. She was a prominent detective with the Caplan City Police Department, the child of a suicide victim, and the survivor of one of the most notorious catastrophes in Caplan history. Yet, in the wake of another horrifying accident, Decklan encounters an all-too-familiar man who forces her to confront a forgotten past and reexamine everything she has come to believe concerning myth, legend, and the nature of reality. Now, caught in a mystery of the supernatural variety, the feisty detective is quickly learning to question everything… but, as it turns out, “everything” might not quite cover it.

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Falling in love with an angel is like falling in love with a supernova. It’s as cosmic as it is unrealistic. You can be physically shaken by its splendor, or so wholly debased by your own sense of awe that you weep to think it’s anything but a dream. You can tell yourself that simply being aware of it means something profound, something real. You can rationalize it all you want. But in the end, you’re bound to learn that this celestial body can never love you back. Not the way you need it to.

So yes, Decklan knew that falling in love with an angel was absurd. Maybe even a little insane.

But falling in love with a demon? That was something else entirely.
 

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The Great Leap Forward by Armand Burke

Genre(s): Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Satire, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue

N o. 1 Satire on Amazon (Top 100 Free Books in Kindle Store – April 10 –11, 2013).

If you enjoy Kurt Vonnegut, Catch-22, Chuck Palahniuk, the Illuminatus trilogy or the Fu Manchu novels of Sax Rohmer, you might enjoy THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD – a post-modern comic fantasy that defies categorization.

The year is 1978. China is an isolated empire of conspiracy, deception and delusion.

From Radio Beijing comes the astonishing announcement: China will unilaterally disarm. Is this a Great Leap Forward for mankind–or a plot to take over the world?

Into this surreal landscape steps Number Five, a master spy of undisclosed nationality. What he finds in China is so shocking, so strange, so far beyond the usual categories of fact or fiction, that the story of his mission must be passed off as fantasy for the next thirty-five years. It’s as if Kafka, Borges and Wittgenstein, after binging on Fu Manchu novels and the Illuminatus trilogy, had decided to write a spy novel, with a little help from Lewis Carroll.

Die-hard fans of thrillers and spy novels beware: Don’t buy this book unless you’re prepared to suspend your expectations in favor of a story that’s funny, literary, and trans-genre’d!

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The Chicken and The Quail by Nissar Ahmed A. Naik

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction

A dead man stands up,
and boards a flight to Singapore from Mumbai.
Has he faked his death to escape financial troubles?
Have the doctors who certified him dead been his accomplices?
Or, has an imposter boarded the plane using his passport?
Eventually when the police unravel the mystery, it is so mind boggling that it sends tremors around the world.

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The Eden Plague: Book 1 (Plague Wars) by David VanDyke

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Alien Invasion, Military

O N SALE for a limited time, pick it up today before it’s back to its normal $3.98 price. Military science fiction apocalyptic / alien invasion. BOOK 1 OF THE SERIES.

Rule #1: Try not to shoot your future wife. When special operations veteran Daniel Markis finds armed invaders in his home and it all goes sideways, he soon finds himself on the run from the shadowy Company and in possession of a biological breakthrough that might throw human society into chaos. Out of options, Daniel turns to his brothers in arms to fight back and get the answers he needs. Soon he takes possession of a secret that threatens the stability of the world, as he leads a conspiracy to change everything.

​This thriller leads readers into the exciting and engrossing Plague Wars combat speculative fiction series.

The Eden Plague is a speculative technothriller in the tradition of Michael Crichton, Dean Koontz, with shades of David Drake, Jerry Pournelle, S. M. Stirling, Vaughn Heppner and B.V. Larson. Second Edition.

Also from David VanDyke:

The Plague Wars Series:
- The Eden Plague
- The Demon Plagues
- The Reaper Plague
- The Orion Plague
- Comes the Destroyer (Plague Wars #5, forthcoming Summer 2013)

Stellar Conquest Series:
- Planetary Assault (contains First Conquest: Stellar Conquest Book 1, forthcoming May 2013)
- Desolator: Stellar Conquest Book 2 (June 2013)

PG-13 for language, violence and adult situations (non-explicit)

See more from this author at davidvandykeauthor.com

This book is free of DRM (Digital Rights Management). Keywords: alien, virus, phage, special operations, humor, scientist, microbiologist, medical, action, gun, Virginia, nuclear, radiation, disease, bestseller, bargain

The River Valley Collection Boxed Set by Tess Thompson

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense

* *Two ebooks at the special price of $2.99 for a limited time only!**

In the first two novels of The River Valley Collection, bestselling author Tess Thompson (formerly known as Tess Hardwick) assembles a colorful cast of endearing small-town characters and takes you on two journeys that will make you believe in the possibilities of life and renew your faith in love, friendship and the power of community – even in the face of unimaginable grief.

A surprising mix of romance, humor, friendship, intrigue and gourmet food – The River Valley Collection entertains while reminding you of life’s greatest gifts.

RIVERSONG – Top 100 Kindle Bestseller April/May 2012
When Lee Tucker’s husband commits suicide, he leaves her pregnant and one million dollars in debt to a loan shark. Out of options, she escapes to her deceased mother’s dilapidated house located in a small Oregon town that, like her, is financially ruined, heartbroken and in desperate need of a fresh start. Lee’s resilience leads to a plan for a destination restaurant named Riversong, to new chances for passion and love, and to danger from her dead husband’s debt as her business blooms. Lee Tucker is the kind of woman you find yourself rooting for long after the last page is read.

RIVERBEND – New release May 2013
“Tag. I found you.”

Just as Annie Bell’s reputation as one of the best chefs in the Pacific Northwest grows to new heights, she receives a threatening phone call from her abusive ex-boyfriend. Marco is out on parole and hungry for revenge, blaming her for his ten-year imprisonment. Fearing for her life and that of her young son, Annie reluctantly accepts help from Drake Webber, a cold and wealthy recluse hiding a dark history of his own. Supported by the gang of misfits from their restaurant Riversong, Annie forges ahead despite her growing terror that Marco will appear at any moment and make good on his threats.

Also includes an exclusive preview of RIVERSTAR, the third book in The River Valley Collection, available August 2013!

KEEP NO SECRETS by Julie Compton

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Legal, Suspense

A fter the ultimate betrayal, which is more important: trust or forgiveness?

In KEEP NO SECRETS, the controversial follow-up to Compton’s debut legal thriller TELL NO LIES, a district attorney struggles to redeem himself after a one-night stand damaged his marriage and professional reputation.

After surviving the private and public fallout from a one-night stand four years before, St. Louis DA Jack Hilliard wants nothing more than to be trusted again by his wife, Claire, and to earn back the respect of the community he serves. Since the day Claire accepted him back into the family, he’s vowed to be true to these goals, and so far he’s succeeded.

But all of Jack’s efforts begin to crumble when the woman involved in his earlier downfall, Jenny Dodson, returns to town claiming threats on her life and asking for his help, and resurrecting for Jack long-buried emotions and questions of her guilt for the murder of a client. Just when he thinks the pressure can’t get any worse, his son’s girlfriend, Celeste, accuses him of sexual assault, and he suddenly finds himself on the wrong end of a criminal case, battling for his freedom.

Can Jack trust his freedom to the legal system on which he built his career? Or will the ghost of his one-night stand four years before come back to haunt him, causing him to be convicted on the mistakes of his past?

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Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers

H alf her family have been murdered in their beds. Her father is the prime suspect. And things are about to get a whole lot worse…

Graphic designer Dervla Johns wakes one morning to the news that her father, Warren, is missing and her stepmother and step-siblings were found dead in their beds. While the police hunt for Warren, Dervla searches for answers. Could her father really be a killer? Refusing to be warned off by police threats, or intimidated by the reporter who appears to be following her, she delves into her family’s past.

But as she uncovers one shocking secret after another, Dervla’s world is rocked further by another murder – and she finds herself desperately trying to untangle a web of illicit love and betrayal. Soon, Dervla must face her greatest fear… or suffer the same deadly fate as her stepmother.

BITTER NOTHINGS is a thrilling page-turner that fans of Erica Spindler and Karin Slaughter will love.

“If you like mystery fiction with a psychological flair, Vicki Tyley will deliver. She understands that fiction is about real people, and that real people have their dangerous flaws.” -Scott Nicholson, Bestselling author of Liquid Fear

Fusion by Maria Savva

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Literary Collections, General, Short Stories, Anthologies, Single Author, Genre Fiction

C rime, passion, ghosts, obsession, hope, faith, and new beginnings-you will find all these things, and more, within these pages. A mixed collection of short fiction, by the prolific writer, Maria Savva, who has been praised for her story telling abilities by fellow authors as well as her fans. Sit back, relax, and begin your journey with a story of deep love, and follow through to read insightful tales reflecting our world today, but at the same time taking you away to a world of fantasy. Thought provoking and eventful stories written to entertain and inspire. Maria Savva’s latest collection is sure to please, with haunting and psychological tales, blended with romantic and humourous ones. A diverse assortment, brought together by ‘fusion’.

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Cars and Stars: Diary of a Beverly Hills Parking Valet by Bruce Luchsinger

Genre(s): Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Business & Professional, Comedy

W elcome to the world famous Beverly Garden Hotel — A dazzling Beverly Hills oasis where Hollywood royalty mixes with actual royalty, millionaires take a backseat to billionaires, and the net worth of the cars in its parking lot could comfortably finance a small nation.

There are ten things that will get a parking valet at the Beverly Garden fired on the spot. Over the last 14 hours, Luke Brookington has done five of them.

Ripped from the pages of Luke’s diary, CARS AND STARS: DIARY OF A BEVERLY HILLS PARKING VALET tells a fun and lively tale that spans ten years — from Luke’s first day on the job in 2000 to Oscar Weekend 2010 and the proverbial shift from hell — where one shaky decision leads to many shaky decisions over the course of a wild night fueled by sex, drugs, and large hamburgers.

It’s the story of a man trapped in paradise — of transcendental love found and lost — and of Luke’s golden opportunity to change all of that — if he’ll simply reach for the magic.

CARS AND STARS is a humorous novel set in the celebrity-laden land of sun, fun, mansions, and money. And like books such as HEADS IN BEDS and WAITER RANT, the spot-on insights into the world of high-end service come from a true industry insider. A seventeen-year veteran of 5 Star hotels in Beverly Hills and Bel Air, Bruce Luchsinger parked roughly a quarter of a million cars — many with price tags well north of six figures — before putting pen to paper.

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Unintended Consequences by Marti Green

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Legal, Suspense

“ Unintended Consequences is an engrossing, well conceived legal thriller. Most enjoyable.”
- Scott Turow, NY Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent & Innocent

“This one will grab you by the neck from the very first page!”
– Steve Hamilton, Edgar Award-winning author of Die A Sranger
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How much would a father sacrifice for his child?

Nineteen years ago, Indiana police found the body of a young girl, burned beyond recognition and buried in the woods. They arrested George Calhoun for murdering his daughter, and his wife testified against him at the trial. The jury convicted him. Now his appeals have been exhausted, and his execution is just a few weeks away.

George said he didn’t do it. That the body isn’t his little Angelina. But that’s all he’s ever said – no other defense, no other explanation.
Dani Trumball, an attorney for the Help Innocent Prisoners Project, wants to believe him. After all, there was no forensic evidence that the body in the woods was George’s daughter. But if the girl isn’t Angelina, then who is it? And what happened to the Calhouns’ missing daughter?
For nineteen years, George Calhoun has stayed silent. But that’s about to change, and the story he tells Dani–if it’s true–changes everything.

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“This one will grab you by the neck from the very first page.”
– Steve Hamilton, Edgar Award winning author of Die A Stranger

“Unintended Consequences is a gripping legal thriller. A page-turning, compassionate, and thought-provoking debut.”
– Sharon Potts, author of The Devil’s Madonna

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ICONSCIOUSNESS: Messages from 100 Icons by Giselle Koy

Genre(s): Self-Help, Personal Transformation, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Personal Growth & Inspiration

M arilyn Monroe. Leonardo DaVinci. Rumi. Mother Teresa. Bob Marley. Dozens more. Over the course of five months, Giselle Koy’s spiritual path took an unexpected turn. She began to receive extraordinary messages from Ascended Masters, Galactic Beings, the Holy Brothers and the Spiritual Hierarchy. Other times she was visited by iconic celebrities and notable historical figures who have transitioned. She has also communicated with the higher selves of some iconic figures living today. Although Koy cannot always control who comes to her, she is delightfully surprised by who and what comes to share wisdom, secrets and illuminating thoughts. Koy now chooses to share these messages with you in her latest book, ICONSCIOUSNESS: Messages from 100 Icons– a collection of special transmissions shared in the spirit of hope, clarity, support, love and truth.

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The 7 Most Powerful Prayers That Will Change Your Life Forever by Adam Houge

Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Christian Living, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Devotionals, Inspirational
I n so many ways God is always reaching for us. Through circumstances in life, through hardships and through joys. God is an intimate and loving Person, Who is always looking for a way to draw nearer to us.

But if we don’t reach back, we will never experience the depths of a fulfilling relationship with Him. Nothing in Heaven or on Earth can change our lives for the better, greater than a personal relationship with God.

In this book you will discover the 7 greatest prayers that will grow your relationship with the Lord. Being both a study and a prayer devotional “The 7 Most Powerful Prayers That Will Change Your Life Forever” will teach you the seven most important keys to a life changing, heartfelt relationship with God.

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S’wanee: A Paranoid Thriller by Don Winston

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Teens

A spellbinding campus. A new family of friends. A semester of death. High school senior Cody’s prayers are answered when he’s recruited on scholarship to the college of his dreams: a stunning and prestigious school tucked high in the Tennessee hills.But the dream turns living nightmare when his classmates start to die off mysteriously. Is it Cody’s imagination, or are his friends’ tragic deaths a sinister legacy handed down through the generations? And is he next on the roll call?A coming-of-age, paranoid thriller in the vein of Ira Levin, “S’wanee” weaves psychological suspense with dark humor in its brutal descent to a shocking climax.

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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale

I n June of 1860 three-year-old Saville Kent was found at the bottom of an outdoor privy with his throat slit. The crime horrified all England and led to a national obsession with detection, ironically destroying, in the process, the career of perhaps the greatest detective in the land.
At the time, the detective was a relatively new invention; there were only eight detectives in all of England and rarely were they called out of London, but this crime was so shocking, as Kate Summerscale relates in her scintillating new book, that Scotland Yard sent its best man to investigate, Inspector Jonathan Whicher.
Whicher quickly believed the unbelievable-that someone within the family was responsible for the murder of young Saville Kent. Without sufficient evidence or a confession, though, his case was circumstantial and he returned to London a broken man. Though he would be vindicated five years later, the real legacy of Jonathan Whicher lives on in fiction: the tough, quirky, knowing, and all-seeing detective that we know and love today…from the cryptic Sgt. Cuff in Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone to Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade.

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher is a provocative work of nonfiction that reads like a Victorian thriller, and in it Kate Summerscale has fashioned a brilliant, multilayered narrative that is as cleverly constructed as it is beautifully written.

Reviews

“Told and interwoven with admirable skill and definition.”
—BookPage (BookPage )

“A bang-up sleuthing adventure.”
—Kirkus Reviews
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“Mesmerizing. . . . Readers will delight in following every lurid twist and turn in his investigation.”
—Publishers Weekly [starred review] (Publishers Weekly )

“Transforms listeners into armchair detectives. . . . Essential for crime and mystery collections.”
—Library Journal [starred review] (Library Journal )

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The Treason of Mary Louvestre by My Haley

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Family Saga, Historical, United States, African American, Historical Fiction

F rom the widow and collaborator of Alex Haley, award-winning author of Roots, comes a new American epic from the Civil War. The Treason of Mary Louvestre is based on the true story of a seamstress slave from the Confederate town of Norfolk, Virginia. When her owner gets involved with modifications to the ironclad CSS Virginia, Mary copies the plans and sets out to commit treason against the South. Facing certain death as a spy if caught, she treks two hundred miles during the bitter winter of 1862 to reach the office of Union Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, where she hands over the plans. Mary’s act of bravery is ably told by Haley, using a rich narrative and characters drawn from that pinnacle era of American history. First there was Roots, now there is The Treason of Mary Louvestre.

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Gravity (Mageri Series: Book 4) by Dannika Dark

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Paranormal & Urban

A MAZON BESTSELLING SERIES
Urban Fantasy Romance
Book 4

When a choice is made, it will forever alter the course of our destiny. It cannot be undone, for fate is a river changing direction and carving away the bed of our hearts like everlasting fractures.

A turbulent past has left Silver a broken woman, but she is learning to trust again through Logan Cross, a Chitah who has convinced her that a dangerous man can change. Their bond will be put to the ultimate test when an old nemesis reappears and flips her world upside down. Will Logan be able to tame the animal within, or will he succumb to his impulsive nature?

The ongoing investigation into Breed experiments unveils a shocking secret about Silver’s past. Standing at a fork in the road, Silver is forced to make a decision. Each comes with a consequence, and there is no turning back.

Gravity contains romance, passion, twists, and nail-biting drama.

MAGERI SERIES:
Book 1 – Sterling (Mageri Series: Book 1)
Book 2 – Twist (Mageri Series: Book 2)
Book 3 – Impulse (Mageri Series: Book 3)
Book 4 – Gravity (Mageri Series: Book 4)
Book 5 – Late 2013

OTHER BOOKS:
Closer – A Novella

A DEAD RED HEART (The Lalla Bains Series) by RP Dahlke

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Humor, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths

W hen a lovesick, homeless veteran litters her vintage red caddy with paper snowflakes, Lalla Bains, Aero Ag pilot figures it’s time for a showdown. Unfortunately, someone else has the same idea leaving Lalla with a dying man at her feet, and only his strange last words, “The more there is, the less you see,” as a clue to his killer.
Compounding her life her tightwad, widowed father becomes a born-again ladies man, a disreputable competitor tries to push her out of business, and last but not least, her antennae twitches that the sultry redhead in Modesto’s police department may be vying for Sheriff Caleb Stone’s affections.
It soon becomes crystal clear that the police are totally off base on this murder investigation and someone else is going to have to suit up to solve this case. Someone who is just exasperating, pushy, and tenacious enough to get the job done–and that person will be none other than:Ms. Lalla Bains.

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Your Brain on Food:How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings by Gary Wenk

Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Diseases & Physical Ailments, Nervous System, Mental Health, Psychology & Counseling, Medical Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience, Medical Psychology, General, Neuropsychology, Science & Math, Behavioral Sciences

W hy is eating chocolate so pleasurable? Can the function of just one small group of chemicals really determine whether you are happy or sad? Does marijuana help to improve your memory in old age? Is it really best to drink coffee if you want to wake up and be alert? Why is a drug like PCP potentially lethal? Why does drinking alcohol make you drowsy? Do cigarettes help to relieve anxiety? What should you consume if you are having trouble staying in your chair and focusing enough to get your work done? Why do treatments for the common cold make us drowsy? Can eating less food preserve your brain? What are the possible side effects of pills that claim to make your smarter? Why is it so hard to stop smoking? Why did witches once believe that they could fly?
In this book, Gary Wenk demonstrates how, as a result of their effects on certain neurotransmitters concerned with behavior, everything we put into our bodies has very direct consequences for how we think, feel, and act. The chapters introduce each of the main neurotransmitters involved with behavior, discuss its role in the brain, present some background on how it is generally turned on and off, and explain ways to influence it through what we consume.

Birds of a Lesser Paradise: Stories by Megan Mayhew Bergman

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Literary, Short Stories, Single Author, United States, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction

E xploring the way our choices and relationships are shaped by the menace and beauty of the natural world, Megan Mayhew Bergman’s powerful and heartwarming collection captures the surprising moments when the pull of our biology becomes evident, when love or fear collides with good sense, or when our attachment to an animal or wild place can’t be denied. In “Housewifely Arts,” a single mother and her son drive hours to track down an African gray parrot that can mimic her deceased mother’s voice. A population-control activist faces the conflict between her loyalty to the environment and her maternal desire in “Yesterday’s Whales.” And in the title story, a lonely naturalist allows an attractive stranger to lead her and her aging father on a hunt for an elusive woodpecker. As intelligent as they are moving, the stories in Birds of a Lesser Paradise are alive with emotion, wit, and insight into the impressive power that nature has over all of us. This extraordinary collection introduces a young writer of remarkable talent.

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Choking on a Camel by Michal Ann McArthur

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Literary, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction

“ A moving, dynamic debut.” –Kirkus Reviews

Alex Ferguson

Compulsive skeptic. Devout believer. At odds with the group-think at her fundamentalist university. Preached at and taken advantage of. Agonizing over the recent death of her brother. Hurting for the larger world she lives in. Wrestling with the God she wants to love but maybe hates and definitely doesn’t understand.

“An intriguing, multifaceted portrayal of Alex’s spiritual journey.”–Kirkus Reviews

New release. Literary novel. Religious fiction.

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Dralin (Dralin Trilogy) by John H. Carroll

Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Literature & Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy & Magic, Sword & Sorcery

T here are many cities in the world of Ryallon that know the touch of despair and evil, but none like Dralin. Towers of wizards rise high into the air, shrouded in the mists of magical smog. Poor sleep in the alleyways, becoming deformed by pollution. Life is short for many.

Throughout all of it, the cunning and dangerous members of the City Guard do their best to keep evil and crime from destroying the citizens of Dralin. Trained to fight in streets that make no sense, they keep wickedness from taking over completely.

A young woman fleeing her past makes Dralin her destination. A young Guardsman with his own dark history hopes to make a difference in a city that is without hope. Are sorrow and despair their only destiny, or can love redeem them? Two young girls raised in this city learn life’s hard lessons early. Will they be defeated by its evil?

Underneath the city lie hidden dangers even more terrible than those that lurk in its dark streets. Ancient ruins of civilizations past still hold onto the memories of how grand they once were, while menacing creatures hope for a tasty meal to venture into their domain.

The Dralin Trilogy is a swords-and-sorcery fantasy series following the lives of a few unusual individuals as they desperately try to survive in the sinister city of Dralin.

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Composing Amelia: A Novel by Alison Strobel

Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Religion & Spirituality, Contemporary Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction

C an a brand-new marriage withstand the weight of generations-old baggage?

Newlyweds Amelia and Marcus Sheffield are recent college grads, trying to stay afloat in LA while searching for their dream jobs. Marcus hopes to become a mega-church pastor. Amelia has an esteemed music degree, and longs to play piano professionally. The Sheffields are clearly city people.

But when a small town church offers Marcus a job, the couple’s dedication to their dreams and each other is tested. After a risky compromise is made, Amelia falls into a dark emotional place, where she finds skeletons she’d fought hard to deny. In desperation, she calls out to God. But why can’t she find Him? While Amelia struggles, Marcus learns news that nearly crushes him. He must lean on his faith to withstand the pressure… or risk losing his wife forever.

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Past Imperfect (Crime, legal thriller (mystery, legal)) by John Matthews

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Legal, Crime

P roduct Description

Two boys.

One Murder.

Sometimes justice takes more than a lifetime.

A car accident in California, a deadly assault in Provence, and two boys 30 years apart are left battling for their lives.

Dominic Fornier is the detective who finds himself at the heart of the investigation. A simple provincial case that becomes one of the largest and most important in French criminal history.

Fornier’s only hope is to prove the link between the two boys thirty years apart. A compulsive journey through forensic, medical and psychiatric evidence between France, the USA and London; a breathless paper chase of clues from a young boy’s psyche… and a desperate race against time with a killer who will stop at nothing.

Reviews:

The Times
‘Matthews maintains the suspense… an engrossing odyssey into the seamy side of a world that is so near, yet sometimes seems so far. Compulsive reading.’

Time Out
‘Impressive… strong characterization and a relentless race against time to avert the worst carry the reader along the thick pages of this psychological and legal thriller with a difference.’

Prima
‘Intriguing thriller (with a) …dogged and sexy French detective. Treat yourself.’

Cork Examiner
‘One of the most compelling novels I’ve read… an ambitious and big novel which will keep you enthralled to its last page.’

Yorkshire Post
‘A classy, well-written and unusual thriller.’

Dublin Evening Herald
‘Matthews delivers one of the best debut thrillers in years, brave, ambitious and remorselessly entertaining. Past Imperfect is a stormer.’

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The Last Track: A Mike Brody Novel by Sam Hilliard

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Hard-Boiled, Thrillers, Suspense

I magine if being late meant a child disappeared forever. That is the fear that drives Mike Brody: the man you want, when the one you love is missing. Mike is more than just a master tracker. An ex-Special Forces operative, Smoke jumper, and now extreme adventure tour guide, he also possesses a unique ability to tap into the memory and emotional state of those he pursues. In The Last Track, a police detective recruits Mike to help find an asthmatic boy lost in the dense woods surrounding a dude ranch in Montana. An unwitting murder witness, the boy burrows ever deeper into the rugged terrain, fearful of being found. As Mike and a local officer search for the boy, the killer follows them. While the investigation expands, his ex-wife, a well-connected journalist, uses her contacts to unravel the truth behind the murder. Her discoveries threaten to snare them all in a treacherous conspiracy . . .

Mike Brody: The man you want, when the one you love is missing.
Some say his gift is supernatural, others consider it a curse. To Mike Brody, it’s a penance. Take Robert B. Parker’s Spenser, mix in a healthy dose of The Mentalist, then roll him up in an adrenaline junkie with psychic abilities.

“A good mix of mystery and adventure, The Last Track will appeal to any thriller reader. A good yarn, not to be missed . . . highly entertaining and extremely difficult to put down.”
~John A. Dunay, Police Lieutenant (Ret. ‘06)
~Police Advisor to Department of Justice, Dinwanyah and Kurdistan, Iraq ‘08

“The Last Track, by Sam Hilliard, is full of mystery and suspense to intrigue the mind. The story captures the thrill of the chase and the fear of the unknown. What kept my interest was the struggle for that we desire most in the form of love, success, money, and complete control. This book will keep your reading lamp on in the wee hours of the night!” ~Spc Amanda Daigle, Jan-Dec 09, Kirkuk, Iraq.
~Purple Heart, Feb 09

“The Last Track is one of the best thrillers our book club has ever read. Chock full of unexpected twists and turns, this well-crafted mystery kept us guessing up until the very last page. A natural storyteller, Hilliard knows how to build suspense and create compelling characters. We can’t wait to go on another adventure with Mike Brody!” ~Revolution Reading Club

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The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club by Duncan Whitehead

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Thrillers

S omething is not quite right in the leafy Savannah neighborhood of Gordonston.

As the friends and fellow members of her afternoon cocktail club gather to mourn the death and lament the life of their neighbor, Thelma Miller, not all is what it seems.

When old friends vie for the attention of widower, alderman and mayoral candidate Elliott, jealousies surface and friendships are strained. An old woman with a dark secret and an infamous uncle plots her revenge for a perceived wrong done over thirty years before, a once successful children’s writer with his own secret is haunted by memories of the past and aspiring model Kelly Hudd has just won the trip of a lifetime.

Soon secrets are revealed and an intertwined web of deceits and lies surfaces in the middle class neighborhood where a killer lurks, but is anyone really who they seem to be? A mysterious old man in South America, a young Italian count parading the streets of Paris and a charitable and kindhearted nephew recently arrived from India add to the remarkable assortment of characters in this story of intrigue, deceit and revenge. What is the secret a recently retired accountant is trying to hide and just why did former showgirl and attractive sixty two year old widow Carla Zipp really have plastic surgery?

As the plot thickens and the Georgia temperature rises we discover who is destined for an early-unmarked grave in the wooded park that centers the tree-lined avenues of Gordonston.

A mysterious organization with links to organized crime, a handsome fire fighter who can do no wrong, and a trio of widows with deep hidden agendas compound a story of simplistic complexity. As twists and turns lead the reader to a conclusion that they will not see coming and a sucker punch ending that will leave readers breathless, the Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club’s top priority remains the need to chastise the culprit who refuses to ‘scoop’ after his dog walking sessions in their treasured park.

Sink or Swim by Stacy Juba

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense

L imited time sale. Regular $2.99. A #1 Kindle Bestseller in the Women Sleuths Category and Romantic Suspense and a fun beach read endorsed by contestants from Survivor, Big Brother, and The Amazing Race. Ambitious personal trainer Cassidy Novak has gained fame for starring on Sink or Swim, a hit reality show. Not only does she lose and have to walk the plank, but after the game show ends, the terror begins. Upon returning home, Cassidy discovers she has attracted a stalker masterminding his own twisted game. She struggles to focus on her health club job and celebrity endorsement opportunities, but her stalker has other plans. As her former competitors get knocked off one-by-one, Cassidy refuses to play by the stalker’s bizarre rules. She’s also being shadowed by hunky photographer Zach Gallagher, who has been assigned to capture her personal moments for a spread in the local newspaper. She wants to trust Zach, but fears he may not be what he seems. When the stalker forces a showdown, Cassidy must once again walk the plank…this time for her life.

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Quiet River (psychological thriller) by Natasha A. Salnikova

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers

P sychological thriller (94 000 words)Quiet River is a small town and people are friendly. But evil lives in quiet water.Lisa and Matt Collins spend a weekend in the town of Quiet River, Washington, where their son Evan meets a woman who says he looks like her son. She gives him cookies. The hotel clerk, an older woman, also gives him cookies, explaining to his mother that they came from the hotel’s kitchen. Lisa ignores the clerk’s strange behavior and forgets about her. The family goes back home to Seattle where Matt returns to his job as a magazine editor and Lisa finds out she is pregnant for the second time. Soon Matt’s personal assistant dies in a car accident and he hires a new one: Kristine. One day Kristine presents Matt and Lisa with tickets to a ballet performance and that night their quiet lives change forever when they get involved in a violent store robbery and Lisa loses her unborn child.
Lisa and Matt think it is their worst nightmare, but how little did they know. They have to return to Quiet River to learn what the darkest dark is and what face it can wear.
Be aware the book has violent scenes and strong language.

Good, Cheap and Healthy: 130 Family Meals We All Love and are Easy on the Budget (Healthy Cookbook Series) by Vesela Tabakova

Genre(s): Cookbooks Food & Wine, Meals, Soups & Stews, Special Diet, Healthy, Heart Healthy

1 30 Family Meals We All Love and are Easy on the Budget

Cooking on a budget doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice flavor or nutrition. Cooking on a budget is a skill that you can learn over time. Yes, it may take a little more time and planning but in the end it turns out the more you focus on purchasing local, unprocessed food and preparing meals at home, the healthier and tastier your meals will be, and the more money you’ll save.

In my family we are no strangers to stretching the dollar, living in an ex-Communist country that is still one of the poorest within the EU. We are always living paycheck to paycheck, so we find the cheapest ways possible to cook meals that will feed our family of five. Our favourite recipes are strongly influenced by traditional cuisine and contain a lot of simple, hearty foods. When I think about it, every meal in my house is a comfort food and is also cooked with the budget in mind.
In my new cookbook I am offering you some great tips on cooking on a budget as well as 130 recipes for savoury soups and stews, satisfying salads, hearty casseroles and delicious desserts. In the end of the book you will find a few nourishing skin masks you can prepare at home, because after saving all this money on food we deserve a little pampering, don’t we?

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The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Humor, Teens, Romance

E veryone knows how all those fairy tales go. The princess gets beautiful, nabs her prince, falls instantly in love, lives happily ever after and leaves her evil stepsisters in the dust.

But what happens when you’re the ugly stepsister and your obnoxiously perfect–read pretty, smart, and, worst of all, sickeningly nice–stepsister is dating the charming, tall, devastatingly handsome guy you’ve had a thing for since you were nine years old?

Quirky, artistic and snarky Mattie Lowe does not lead a charmed life. Her mother is constantly belittling her on Skype. Mercedes, the school mean girl, has made it her personal mission to torment Mattie. But worst of all? Her stepsister Ella is the most beautiful, popular girl in school and is dating Mattie’s secret longtime crush, Jake Kingston.

Tired of being left out and done with waiting for her own stupid fairy godmother to show up, Mattie decides to change her life. She’ll start by running for senior class president against wildly popular Jake.

Ella can keep her Prince Annoying. Mattie’s going to rule the school.

And no one, not even a cute and suddenly flirty Jake, is going to stop her.

“The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back” is a sweet, clean, contemporary young adult romance.

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The Maze – The Lost Labyrinth (Suspense Thriller) by Jason Brannon

Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Mystery, Religious Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction, Fantasy, Suspense

A near death experience transports Jamie Burroughs into The Maze, a realm built by angels and demons and filled with traps and riddles for those haunted by their mistakes.

For Jamie, The Maze becomes a terrifying journey through a world of darkness where his soul and the lives of those he loves hangs in the balance. With his family in danger and his soul in peril, Jamie is forced to reevaluate the kind of man he truly is as he struggles to escape The Maze before it’s too late.

Praise for The Maze

“Jason Brannon shows us a place of reckoning and judgments, of creatures that wait to ensnare us. The Maze is a novel of damnation and deliverance, of corridors fortified with death and spirituality. I found a bit of myself in The Maze.” ~ Steven Lloyd, author of The Wooden Box

“From his style, you’d think Jason Brannon was the dark double of Ray Bradbury. He cares more about character and realism than most writers I’ve read and his plots flow like well-orchestrated music. Indeed, Brannon’s writing has a classical feel, reminiscent of the best traditional work in the genre, even when he’s going for gut-wrenching terror and torture in-extremis.” ~ Michael Arnzen, International Horror Guild Award winning author of Grave Markings (Dell Abyss)

“Warning! The Maze may get inside your head — and stay there.” ~ Harry Shannon, author of Night of the Beast

“Brannon’s work reminds me of the glory days of The Twilight Zone, when it was in black and white and carried bylines like Beaumont and Matheson. Often surreal, sometimes disturbing and sometimes enlightening, there’s real substance in his tales that few of his contemporaries can match.” ~ Mike Oliveri, Bram Stoker Award Winning Author of Deadliest of the Species

“It is a rare treat to find a modern writer whose work is truly a mirror of the darkest corners of the world we all share. Every one of his haunting stories is infused with clear ideas and startling notions submerged in a straightforward and engaging prose. His visions linger with you long after the book has been closed.” ~ Stephen Susco, Screenwriter (The Grudge, The Grudge 2, Pulse, Red)

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Born Lucky, The JD Chronicles by Christine Dougherty

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers

A t three days old, JD was blown clear of the explosion that killed his mysterious parents and set him on a path of uneasy discovery. A reluctant psychic, JD chooses to live in the safe world of a mental institution, unable to control the things he ‘sees’…sometimes with unwelcome, and even dangerous, consequences.

Join JD as he tries to help find a young couple who go missing in the forbidding Pine Barrens of South Jersey.

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The Helpers: Volume I (Deadly Discovery) by Suzanna E. Nelson

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Political, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue

E ditors Choice Award Winner – American journalist, Jenny Osborne, will not let fear stop her from getting a story. She is determined to report on the war between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the rebels that is causing political and social turbulence within the country. But after she and her photojournalist, John Spencer, arrive in Kinshasa, they soon discover that things are not as they seem.

Monsieur Lance Lemmand, a veteran French Intelligence Officer in DRC, suspects the hand of The Helpers in the current political unrest. He enlists his protégé, the brilliant and handsome Pierre-Jean Philippe, to help him investigate.

When Kai, a local schoolgirl, who is hiding a deep, dark secret, decides to take action, she seeks out Jenny for help. Kai gives Jenny damaging information that could bring down The Helpers. But can Jenny survive long enough to fulfill her duty to Kai and fight her feelings for Pierre, while trying to achieve her ultimate goal?

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Cold Open, A Sam North Mystery by Greg Clarkin

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery

“ COLD OPEN is red hot when it comes to action. A terrific book with plenty of inventive twists and turns. And who could write it better than this? A real reporter, Greg Clarkin sums up the electricity and crackle of a newsroom with a deadly twist. COLD OPEN is great entertainment.” -Kitty Pilgrim, former CNN correspondent and author of The Stolen Chalice and The Explorer’s Code

“Check out COLD OPEN…a thrilling mystery.” -Ali Velshi, CNN anchor

When the nation’s number one cable news anchor, turns up floating in the East River, the cops label it a suicide. But his gorgeous widow is convinced he was killed and carries a secret that proves it.

Now she has Sam North believing it. The story-hungry TV reporter starts nosing around and discovers what Jack Steele found out the hard way…asking questions can get you disturbing answers, maybe even killed.

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Flying Soup by Bobby Adair

Genre(s): Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Satire, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Political

F lying Soup is the whacked-out story of how a simple video recording turned into an accidental empire, all courtesy of a flying can of tomato soup. When bicyclist and computer nerd Christian Trist and his fellow techno-geek roomies decide they’ve had enough of the rudeness that cyclists and others encounter on the road, Christian’s near-miss with a can of soup flung from a car window starts the colorful and creative trio of friends off on a mission of revenge – and profit. As their dot.com venture, Flying Soup, takes off to record popularity, they find themselves embattled by religious zealots, extremist politicians, gun-toting good ‘ole boys and more, with surprising and often hilarious results.

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The Wednesday Sisters: A Novel by Meg Waite Clayton

B ONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Meg Waite Clayton’s The Wednesday Daughters.

Friendship, loyalty, and love lie at the heart of Meg Waite Clayton’s beautifully written, poignant, and sweeping novel of five women who, over the course of four decades, come to redefine what it means to be family.

For thirty-five years, Frankie, Linda, Kath, Brett, and Ally have met every Wednesday at the park near their homes in Palo Alto, California. Defined when they first meet by what their husbands do, the young homemakers and mothers are far removed from the Summer of Love that has enveloped most of the Bay Area in 1967. These “Wednesday Sisters” seem to have little in common: Frankie is a timid transplant from Chicago, brutally blunt Linda is a remarkable athlete, Kath is a Kentucky debutante, quiet Ally has a secret, and quirky, ultra-intelligent Brett wears little white gloves with her miniskirts. But they are bonded by a shared love of both literature–Fitzgerald, Eliot, Austen, du Maurier, Plath, and Dickens–and the Miss America Pageant, which they watch together every year.

As the years roll on and their children grow, the quintet forms a writers circle to express their hopes and dreams through poems, stories, and, eventually, books. Along the way, they experience history in the making: Vietnam, the race for the moon, and a women’s movement that challenges everything they have ever thought about themselves, while at the same time supporting one another through changes in their personal lives brought on by infidelity, longing, illness, failure, and success.

Humorous and moving, The Wednesday Sisters is a literary feast for book lovers that earns a place among those popular works that honor the joyful, mysterious, unbreakable bonds between friends.

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Deployed (Called to Serve) by Mel Odom

Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, United States, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Christian Fiction

L ance Corporal Bekah Shaw joined the United States Marine reserves to help support herself and her son when her ex-husband, Billy Roy, decided they were no longer his responsibility. But when her team is activated and sent to Somalia on a peacekeeping mission, Bekah struggles with being separated from her son and vows to return safely.

Once a successful Somalian businessman, Rageh Daud has lost everything. Determined to seek revenge on the terrorists who killed his wife and son, he teams up with a group of thieves, killers, and others displaced by war. Despite his better judgment, Daud becomes the protector of a young orphaned boy–who becomes a pawn between the warring factions.

To defeat the terrorists and bring peace to the region, Bekah and her team must convince Daud that they are on the same side.

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Embrace of the Enemy (Winds of Betrayal) by Jerri Hines

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Historical, Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense

I t’s a dangerous game you set to play, Miss Corbett. One that can have far worse than deadly consequences!

In the midst of the struggle of America’s bid for independence, Hannah Corbett makes a fateful decision, descending into a world of deceit. Spurred by revenge, she heads to New York, setting in motion a dangerous game for which there is no return. Searching desperately for the man who betrayed her family, she faces the cold and brutal reality of the life of a spy. Caught in a web of lies, living with betrayal, she is trapped. She has nowhere to turn except to a man it would be treasonous to love, setting duty and desire at war. Her heart is ripped apart when she must choose between the man who risks his career and life to protect her and the only thing that has remained constant in her life…her belief in her cause.

THE CRY FOR FREEDOM, BOOK ONE Winds of Betrayal Series

A rousing family saga for the fight for America’s independence. Follow Hannah and Jonathan Corbett path to Freedom!

The winds of change brews over the colonies. Tension against the crown is mounting daily. In Williamsburg, the rebellion burns strong in the hearts of two siblings, Jonathan and Hannah Corbett. Spirited and headstrong, Hannah finds herself thrust in the middle of a conspiracy when her father receives a strange package from Philadelphia. Jonathan, a physician for the Continental Army, is torn between duty and family. With war looming on the horizon, the siblings soon discover there is a high price to be paid for the cry for freedom.

KISS OF DECEIT, Book Three, Winds of Betrayal Series
Previously Published as Ruse of Love

The tides of war have shifted. When all eyes turn south, Doctor Jonathan Corbett finds himself once more thrust into the war’s turmoil. On assignment from General Washington, the dashing doctor discovers his mission has taken him straight into a conflict where the British are not the only ones to be feared.

Rebekah Morse has no time to contemplate the exploding war around her. Caught up as a pawn in a deadly conspiracy, she finds her only hope lies with her old friend, but things have changed since they last saw each other.

Yet destiny has not intervened in their lives without cause. Rebekah’s strength, courage, and breathtaking sensuality set within Jonathan a desire he swore never to feel again. When Rebekah’s life is threatened, Jonathan is determined to save the stubborn woman whether she wants to be saved or not. Now Jonathan and Rebekah must face the perilous threat together–only to discover a passion they never imagined…

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The Exile’s Violin (Tethys Chronicles) by R.S. Hunter

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic

W hy hire mercenaries to kill an innocent family just to obtain one little key? That question haunts Jacquie Renairre for six years as she hunts down the people responsible for murdering her parents.

Not even accepting an assignment to investigate a conspiracy that aims to start a war can keep her from searching for the key. Armed with her father’s guns and socialite Clay Baneport, she continues her quest for answers abroad.

With the world edging closer to disaster, Jacquie is running out of time to figure out how the war, the key, and ancient legend are intertwined. The fate of the world hinges on her ability to unravel both mysteries before it’s too late.

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Death at Penrose Hill by Rebecca Moisio

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Historical, Romance, Historical Romance, Mystery & Suspense

I n 1924 England, young and single are the calling card to matchmakers and would-be cupids. Which is the case with Rebecca Highsmith, and her matchmaking aunt; a woman who believes her “spinster” niece is destined for quick marriage as soon as she finds the right man. After being dragged to a coastal party and expected to find her one true love, what Rebecca and the other guests really find is a corpse.

What was originally a bid for love at first sight becomes a twisted game of killer hide-and-seek, as Rebecca races to discover the identity of the murderer before they strike again. Nothing will ever be the same at the Mansion on Penrose Hill!

Noted as Rebecca Moisio’s debut novel, “Death at Penrose Hill” promises thrilling twists and a climactic ending that will keep readers riveted. Every page is packed with action and chaos, making this a shoe-in for the title of best new thriller in 2013.

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Continuance by Marta Tandori

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Family Saga, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense

W hen seven-year-old Ethan du Maurier, only son and heir of New York City real estate tycoon, Alexander du Maurier, disappears during school recess, the FBI quickly determines that his disappearance was an abduction. Within hours of a special news bulletin airing nationwide, the FBI’s hotline is inundated with anonymous tips relating to sightings of a little boy matching Ethan’s description outside a historic Savannah building, now a newly-renovated eatery. The FBI quickly assembles a task force and searches the premises but instead of finding little Ethan, they stumble upon the century-old remains of what appears to be a murdered man hidden in a pirate’s tunnel under the historic building.

With her restaurant on temporary lockdown pending the FBI’s forensic investigation, owner Annie Eastwood researches the history of the building she inherited, hoping it will shed some light on the identity of the murdered man, but what she uncovers are bits and pieces of a horrible scandal that nearly destroyed the du Maurier family over a century ago. With hopes for Ethan’s safe return dwindling by the hour, Annie finds an unlikely lead in an old classified ad from a Boston newspaper which connects the events of the past to the present-day abduction of Ethan du Maurier–and to the identity of his abductor. Determined to rescue little Ethan before time runs out, Annie quickly realizes that the boy’s abductor will stop at nothing–even murder–in order to exact his revenge.

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Chasing Amanda (Mystery/Suspense) by Melissa Foster

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Drama, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Arts & Photography, Theater

W INNER: Readers’ Favorite Award & Global Ebook Award

FINALIST: TWO Additional Readers’ Favorite Categories

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“Secrets make this tale outstanding.” Hagerstown Magazine
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“Great mix of suspense, paranormal, and character.” –NYT Bestselling Author, Joni Rodgers
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“…compelling, character-driven mystery with a paranormal edge.” –Honest Indie Book Reviews
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“To say that this novel is sheer, literary brilliance is an understatement. This book will not let you down, nor will you be able to put it down.” -eNovel Reviews
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An emotional read that tests the strength of one’s own ability to deal with a parent’s worst nightmare.
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Nine years ago, Molly Tanner witnessed a young girl’s abduction in the busy city of Philadelphia, shifting her occasional clairvoyance into overdrive. Two days later, the girl’s body was found, and Molly’s life fell apart. Consumed by guilt for not acting upon her visions, and on the brink of losing her family, Molly escaped the torturous reminders in the city, fleeing to the safety of the close-knit rural community of Boyds, Maryland.

Molly’s life is back on track, her son has begun college, and she and her husband have finally rekindled their relationship. Their fresh start is shattered when a seven-year-old girl disappears from a local park near Molly’s home. Unable to turn her back on another child and troubled by memories of the past, Molly sets out to find her, jeopardizing the marriage she’d fought so hard to hold together. While unearthing clues and struggling to decipher her visions, Molly discovers another side of Boyds, where the residents–and the land itself–hold potentially lethal secrets, and exposes another side of her husband, one that threatens to tear them apart.
“CHASING AMANDA will resonate with readers of Lisa Scottoline, Lisa Gardner, Tess Gerritson, and Kristen Hannah. It will tug on your heart and send you sailing through the pages.”

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COME BACK TO ME
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Beware the Jabberwock (Post Cold War Thrillers) by Chester D. Campbell

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense

A s the Cold War sputters to a close and the Soviet Union disintegrates, rogue elements on both sides of the Iron Curtain join in a deadly plot to maintain their hold on power. Months later, international telephone intercepts trigger a CIA investigation into the nebulous codeword “Jabberwock.” Cameron Quinn, a veteran clandestine officer with a drinking problem, draws the task of tracking it down. After his superiors doubt Jabberwock’s importance, Quinn turns for help to a former FBI buddy, Burke Hill, whose tarnished career ended years earlier. For Hill, it becomes a quest to prove his own worth after an accident forces him to continue the investigation alone, without CIA sanction. With the help of Quinn’s daughter Lori, a former CIA operative, he discovers a multinational team of killers rehearsing on an island off the Florida coast. As official and unofficial forces work to stop them, Burke and Lori realize they hold the only hope of stopping a plot to assassinate the American and Russian presidents.

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Death Ain’t But A Word: A Supernatural Hot Mess by Zander Marks

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary, Horror, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal & Urban

J ust because Wilkin’s a crackhead doesn’t mean the shadows aren’t real.

They’re real. And they’ve been haunting him since he was seven years old. Mostly he ignores them.

But when the ghost of his best friend from childhood shows up at the local motel, Wilkin can’t ignore the call of friendship. And when his friend’s killer buys the motel so he can destroy the remains, Wilkin can’t ignore that, either.

Wilkin steals his friend’s skull before the killer can destroy it and is plunged into a hot mess of a supernatural thrill ride.

A death-race pursuit of a child’s skull. A spirit-whispering trucker hauling plush toys to Kansas. Five demonic farm-kids in a housing project. A Dodge City marshal who executes wayward ghosts. A nasty yellow jersey that takes the joy out of living. And a graveyard full of snitches.

It’s enough to make you want to hit the crackpipe. All leading to a climax where staying alive is the least of Wilkin’s worries.

Because when most of the people around you are spirits anyway, DEATH AIN’T BUT A WORD.

Reviews:

“Marks delivers a sixth-sense thriller with a twist…an intriguing tale with an unlikely protagonist, and he may have also created a new urban-fantasy subgenre…Marks’ prose provides a sense of hope and humanity in bleak situations. He also delivers a thought-provoking story, with a high level of creativity and flair…just the right amount of intensity throughout. An imaginative, offbeat urban-fantasy…” — Kirkus Reviews

“Death Ain’t But A Word is a fast-paced, thrilling book that is both hilarious and heartwarming…an off-the-wall book that is impossible to put down and impossible not to love.” — San Francisco Book Review (5 of 5 stars)

“An enticing blend of the paranormal and urban fiction. Highly recommended.” — Midwest Book Review

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Good Ghost Gone Bad by Janiera Eldridge

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Ghosts, Occult

B rianna Moreno was an average 22-year-old women who loved shopping, hanging out with her friends and making more career plans….until the night she was brutally and unexpectedly murdered.

Now she finds herself trapped in the ghost world while residing on earth. The problem is, her killer can see all of his ghostly victims and enjoys taunting them as much as he does killing them.Brianna soon finds out that her killer has horrible new plans concerning her family.

Brianna meets up with a few of her killer’s past victims to hatch a plan so terrifying, the entire town will never be the same again.

Brianna is a good ghost gone bad; the good girl side is gone forever!

*This book is not a YA read. It’s an 18+ only novella that features sex, strong language and strong violence.

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The Joker by Elena Bruck

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Medical, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers

T he Joker is a dramatic and chilling story of surviving the Avian Flu in today’s New York City. Eva, a doctor, and Greg, an aspiring musician, weather the realities of young adulthood: reconciling the dreams and responsibilities of love, work and parenthood-until a deadly pandemic of Avian Flu puts their humanity to test. Two psychiatrists, a musician, a healer, a crazy nanny and a little boy struggle for survival in a dark, hungry city full of death. Their choices are shaped by horror, love and fate.

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Deep Into the Game: S.W. Tanpepper’s GAMELAND (Episode 1) (Volume 1) (S. W. Tanpepper’s GAMELAND) by Saul Tanpepper

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, High Tech, Dystopian, Hard Science Fiction

I t’s a game people are dying to play. Literally.

They were created to be soldiers. They were used as common laborers.Now the Undead are Players in a live-action computer game.

Welcome to GAMELAND. Set in the middle of Long Island’s forbidden wasteland, it’s where the rich and privileged play out there violent fantasies, pitting cybernetically-controlled zombies against one another for money, power, and entertainment. Most people buy their way into The Game. Others get in by dying.

Jessica Daniels and her gang are going to hack their way in.

In a world drowning in contradictions, Jessie Daniels is just trying to make sense of it all. Her long-dead father is universally reviled for having invented Reanimation technology, yet the very monsters he helped create have become entrenched in a society increasingly dependent upon them. For security. For work. And now, for entertainment. As Jessica — a computer gamer and hacker — approaches her eighteenth birthday, all she wants is to escape her family’s dark past.

She’s about to crash headlong into it.

EPISODE 1: Deep Into The Game
A reckless, end-of-summer plan leads Jessie and her friends onto Long Island hoping simply to catch an unlikely glimpse of the infected victims of a decades-old outbreak. But if they think breaking in was easy, they’ll soon discover that getting back out is a killer. Someone — or something — doesn’t want them to leave. Not alive, anyway.

Five hackers. One game. Ten thousand Undead.

Deep Into the Game is the first book in the hi-tech dystopian thriller GAMELAND. Structured along the lines of television’s The Walking Dead and Law and Order, the nearly 400,000-word series consists of eight individual episodes, first published monthly between May and December 2012. All are available digitally in single and multi-episode packages, as well as in an omnibus edition. Also available in print.

Not recommended for readers under age 15.

Want more GAMELAND?
For insight into the world of GAMELAND, including how it all started, check out the short story Golgotha, available individually in digital format as well as in the short story collection Shorting the Undead and Other Horrors, by the same author (print and digital).

Also check back for the companion book, The Infected Files: GAMELAND hacked, which will include timelines, a glossary of terms, character dossiers, essays, articles and more. Expected publication date: 1 April 2013.

To receive advance notice of new releases, special (and exclusive) pricing events and giveaways, signings and appearances, subscribe to the newsletter, Tanpepper Tidings: tinyletter.com/SWTanpepper (copy and paste into your browser’s address bar, or visit the author’s webpage at tanpepperwrites.com).

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How To Stick To A Diet: The Ultimate Guide To “Hacking” Your Brain For Unstoppable Motivation And Lifelong Diet Success by Derek Doepker

Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Addiction & Recovery, Drug Dependency, Alternative Medicine, Healing, Self-Help, Eating Disorders, Disorders & Diseases, Diabetes, Mental Health, Personal Health, Men’s Health, Recovery

H as modern psychology uncovered powerful but simple mind “hacks” that allow you to literally rewire your brain for unstoppable motivation?

In “How To Stick To A Diet”, you’ll discover what the most recent psychological research has uncovered can be done to unlock the motivation you need to reach your health, fitness and weight loss goals – regardless of willpower.

You’re about to discover…

* Why losing weight through dieting can backfire causing a person to end up more overweight down the road, and what is essential if you want to keep fat off FOREVER.

* The truth about why “diets don’t work” is both true AND false! (The truth may surprise you!)

* How 4 core emotional wants (that dictate your behavior) can make it impossible to stick to a diet unless you start to use them the right way.

* How changing one word you say can flip a switch in your brain to generate willpower on demand.

* 3 “mind hacks” that instantly changing your feelings towards any foods! With these tricks in your tool belt, you’ll know exactly how to stop any food addiction.

* Why it’s almost impossible for you to fail when you take the one simple approach most people don’t even try!

* Why diet tips for enhancing weight loss motivation without first explaining this *one* thing are almost useless.

* How you can still eat all of your favorite treats without them screwing up your diet, weight loss efforts, or health and still stay slim.

* Hands down the best, quickest, and safest way to lose weight while preventing metabolic shutdown ever invented!

* How to instantly shut down the body’s stress response so you’ll never have to worry about being too stressed out which can kill dieting motivation.

* The real reason you crave sugar and snacks, and how a couple inexpensive items from your local grocery store will stop addicting sweet and salty food cravings dead in their tracks. (Never give into binge eating again when you know this!)

* Why following typical advice on “goal setting” may actually make it nearly impossible to sustain your results, and what recent research has shown you must do when setting goals for long-term success.

* What research has shown can actually alter your genetics, and what you must do to make sure your genes aren’t keeping you unhealthy and out of shape.

* Why people feel so stressed out about dieting, and how you can free yourself of feeling overwhelmed when approaching diet. TIP: Discover this secret and apply it to other things, and your happiness will skyrocket in all areas of your life!

* A little known tip to get organic quality food at wholesale prices so you can eat the healthiest foods without breaking your budget.

* How you can make days worth of healthy food in only 5 minutes of prep time. When you know this strategy, “not having time” will never stop your diet success.

* Where to find the best deals on supplements, protein shakes, and health foods online so you can avoid wasting hundreds to thousands of dollars.

* And much more!

Dieting can mean giving up your favorite foods, spending hours in the kitchen preparing meals, not enjoying meals with friends, struggling to stop food cravings, and paying a fortune on costly health foods. Factor in the stress of trying to change your dietary habits, and it’s no wonder having to muster up the motivation to stay on a diet can feel downright impossible.

But if sticking to a diet was impossible, then how can a person that ate fast food every single night, drank sugary soft drinks all day, and hated healthy foods transform into someone that has eaten a healthy diet everyday for 9 years straight?

The answer may have something to do with a few little known secrets about human psychology that allow you to completely transform the wiring in your brain. You don’t need more diet books telling you what you already know. You need valuable insights into how to take total control of your mind, body, and life – permanently.

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Stock Trading Riches: The Simple, But Powerful Formula That Transforms Your Stock Picks Into Money Pumps by Praveen Puri

Genre(s): Business & Investing, Investing, Introduction
P raveen Puri, a trading and financial veteran, developed a passion for simplicity, minimalism, and Eastern philosophy. He created a pure Zen trading system that does not use any news reports, indicators, or charts to distract from Now. Instead, it uses a simple calculation to surf in flow with the market.

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Done With Being Fat by T.C. Hale

Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Diets & Weight Loss, Weight Loss, Nutrition, Diets, Weight Maintenance

D ONE WITH BEING FAT is brought to you by touring comedian turned natural
health expert, T.C. Hale (aka Tony Hale). Not only will Tony have you
laughing out loud while he reveals the secrets behind weight loss and
how the human body functions, you will also learn how to look at your
own body chemistry to understand the underlying cause of YOUR weight
issues. Since the reasons for weight gain vary from person to person,
once you understand what is going on with your chemistry, this book will
help you understand what foods, supplements, or lifestyle changes could
eliminate your need to continue buying bigger pants.

This book is the straightforward version of the laugh out loud,
KICK YOUR FAT IN THE NUTS. Both versions explain the science behind
menstrual cramps. The version you choose to read is just a matter of
taste.

Here’s what some of Tony’s celebrity clients have to say:

“Working
with Tony is like jumping into the arms of your favorite aunt. Except
it’s not. At all. I mean, his methods work. But it’s not like that at
all.”
– Jane Lynch – Glee

“I
confess to being a full-blown ‘gymophobe.’ (I still have flashbacks of
my mean fourth-grade gym teacher!) Tony actually makes the gym
panic-attack free.”
– Tom Kenny – Voice of Spongebob

“Wait.
You mean the short skinny trainer dude with the neon sneakers who
writes books about women’s menstrual cramps? Did he ever get a single
menstrual cramp? I don’t think so. The guy who helps fat people get
skinnier? Was he ever fat ? I don’t think so. And what’s with th whole
fake I don’t talk thing? Is it turrets? If he did talk, would it be a
string of expletives even I would be offended by? I guess he has a
sense of humor. That’s something good.”
– Betty Thomas – Director – 28 Days, The Brady Bunch Movie, etc.

“You can argue with Tony, or you can do what he says and buy smaller jeans.”
– Kari Wahlgren – Voice of Tigres – Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

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The Soulmate Experience: A Practical Guide to Creating Extraordinary Relationships by Joe Dunn

Genre(s): Self-Help, Personal Transformation, Relationships, Love & Romance, Health Fitness & Dieting, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Personal Growth & Inspiration

2 012 International Book Awards Gold Medal Winner in the “Relationships” category
2012 Living Now Awards Silver Medal Winner in the “Relationships/Marriage” category

Create the Love of Your Life–Keep the Life in Your Love

Single, in a relationship, or married: people of all walks of life and all ages are finding this new book on enlightened relationships inspiring, accessible, and truly transformational. This revolutionary guide will help you create and sustain a relationship that is intimately connected on all levels–emotional, intellectual, sexual, and spiritual–and a continual source of love, inspiration, and joy.

In Part 1, chapters like “Loving Your Body,” “Reducing Your Baggage,” and “Raising Your Soulmate Potential” will help you release anything that might be preventing you from experiencing a deeply connected relationship. As you read, you will quickly begin to feel more loving and compassionate toward yourself, more connected to those around you, and more confident about and creating your own soulmate experience.

In Part 2, chapters such as “Creating a Context,” “Turning Expectations into Invitations,” “Transforming the Energy of Jealousy,” “Exploring the Edges,” and “Connecting on a Soul Level” will give you everything you need to approach even the most challenging aspects of relationships in ways that will actually deepen your experience of love and intimacy. You will discover the secrets to keeping the love, passion, and connection in your relationship fully alive–every single day. And you will learn how to lovingly guide each other to release limiting beliefs, heal the past, rise above perceived limitations, and unlock the potential in every area of your lives.

Whether you’re on a quest for your soulmate, looking for deeper connection in the relationship you have right now, or just want to experience much more love in your life, the ground-breaking ideas in this book–and the many stories of real people putting them into practice–will fill you with love, inspiration, and possibility. Because The Soulmate Experience isn’t just a book. It’s a great way of living life.

About the Authors
Mali Apple and Joe Dunn host the very popular community “The Soulmate Experience” on Facebook. They have dedicated their relationship to discovering how to create magical relationships and keep the magic in any relationship alive. Their greatest joy is inspiring others to bring more of the soulmate experience into all their relationships.

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The Beholder, a Maddie Richards Mystery by David Bishop

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Maddie Richards is an efficient and resourceful detective with a secret wish that she could handle her messy personal life as well as she handles her work life. As a homicide sergeant for the Phoenix, Arizona Police Department, she has one of the highest solve rates in America. Her success leads her chief of police to assign her a serial killer case. Some sicko the press calls the Beholder is killing beautiful women. Her chief describes the case as “a career maker or breaker, get me?”
She has an ex-husband she still cares for, but who was bad for her and her ten-year-old son. Her widowed mother who lives with her is both a blessing and a trial. And, oh yes, her ex-husband has married an extremely wealthy and politically connected woman who cannot give birth. So, Maddie’s ex is filing a motion to obtain permanent custody of their son, citing the risks attendant to Maddie’s police work endanger the boy.
If that were not enough, the brother-in-law of the chief of police is using his position as an administrative assistant to sexually harass Maddie. She could file a formal complaint, but the good-old-boys network in the department is watching how she handles the situation.
Further complicating Maddie’s life is two love interests: Gary Packard, a hunk who recently moved in across the street, and Lincoln Rogers, a confirmed bachelor, who lives thousands of miles away and works for the FBI.
As the case develops Maddie learns that the victims all wore the same bra size. She must decide if this is merely a coincidence or a criterion the killer uses when selecting his victims. She also finds that each of the victims is somehow connected to the Phoenix police department. This realization isolates her further as she must pursue the killer without disclosing this theory to her department because, if her suspicion is correct, the Beholder would learn she is closing in.
As the story races toward its climax, Maddie is betrayed by those closest to her, and she begins to believe her own name may be on the killer’s list.

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