Baby Thrillers

The last thing the people in the small town of Frost Peak want is the kind of “progress” that Mickey Grimes and his real estate conglomerate is pushing. So, when he's found murdered out on the frozen tundra, the list of suspects seems endless. That is, until the sheriff learns that Frankie's cousin Kaia threatened to kill the developer after he injured her sled dog with his car. And when it's determined that Grimes himself was run over by a vehicle, Kaia finds herself in big trouble.

Everything I thought I knew about my life is a lie. My mother revealed a terrible, dangerous secret in her last letter to me. But with her death, any chance of knowing the truth has disappeared. I’ll have to do whatever it takes to find out for myself.

From beloved author Marie Ferrarella comes another Cavanaugh Justice Book, and this time a baby's in jeopardy... The only things Ashley St. James has ever allowed herself to love are her dogs. A child of the foster-care system, she never even knew her own birthday. When a dog in distress leads her to a brutally butchered woman whose baby was stolen, Ashley has a purpose - so she teams up with cop Shane Cavanaugh.

In Los Angeles making a documentary about upscale daycares, Maggie MacGowen visits MacArthur Park to get complementary footage of the pubescent prostitutes that populate its dark corners. There she meets Pisces, a fourteen year-old hooker with manners that don't match her profession. As they bond over a plate of pastrami, Maggie talks her into spending the night in a shelter. But Pisces comes with baggage: A nine year-old hoodlum named Sly.

After 10 years, I'm back home, and my grumpy billionaire ex is asking for a second chance. Returning to Napa Valley was meant to heal my broken heart after being gone for a decade. Gabriel Donovan, the grumpy silver fox billionaire who vanished without a word, shows up with an investment offer and a blazing confidence that stirs old feelings. He was my parents' trusted financial advisor, 20 years older, and the love of my life. Years apart haven't dimmed our spark, but trust is a delicate wine that has lost its sweetness. I tried to hate him; to forget him, but looking into his eyes and ...

Als die vierjährige Amanda entführt wird, beginnen Patrick Kenzie und Angela Gennaro ihre Suche in den einschlägigen Kreisen, was selbst die hartgesottenen Ermittler an ihre Grenzen bringt. Bis sich herausstellt, dass sie von gänzlich unerwarteter Seite auf eine falsche Fährte gelockt wurden und jemand wissentlich mit ihrem Leben gespielt hat. Kenzie und Gennaro müssen sich entscheiden: für Recht und Gesetz oder für ihre Menschlichkeit.

It is supposed to be a dream. James and I have been trying for years. But now it is starting to feel like a nightmare. Doctors don't ask questions, or care about how you're feeling. They just tell you what to do. They never listen. Mam and James don't understand either. James thinks I'm being anxious and Mam says it'll pass. It always does. That's what she did when Dad died. I've never felt more alone. Or scared. Then I joined an online group for mothers. A sisterhood, really. They might be on a screen, but sometimes it feels like they know me better than James.

All Lock Gilkenney wants is a family. But he'll have to cross the line to get one. Lock is a dedicated investigator at Child Protective Services. An anonymous report of neglect comes in. He responds and finds the kids in good health. Lock concludes the report was a ruse, possibly part of a scheme to make Natalie Mannheim, the kids' mother, look bad in an upcoming divorce trial. Natalie needs Lock's expertise to help her win custody - and a multimillion-dollar divorce settlement.

When a crotchety old veterinarian is killed, prime suspects Lucy and her new friend Millie become embroiled in a puzzling murder investigation.

From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Bella Love-Wins comes an emotionally dark mafia crime family romance serial. My name is Antonio DeLucci. They call me The Trigger. I’m the most trusted made man in the Romano crime family. I’m at the peak of my career with the mob, and in their good graces, but I’m not their blood. All this time, I thought there was an upside to that fact. It meant one day, I could have her. Natalia. The boss’s only daughter and sole heir of the Romano empire. I protected her since she was a kid. I craved her since the day she turned eighteen...

Gil Vine is the quick-thinking, compassionate chief security officer at the fashionable Plaza Royale Hotel. While investigating a routine disturbance complaint in the Tower apartments, Gil finds himself enmeshed in a deadly struggle for control of a fabulous fortune in oil. As always in the Gil Vine mysteries, life behind the scenes of a large hotel is painted for the listener in fascinating detail. Vine is at his best in this installment of the series as the hotel detective does his best to protect the Plaza Royale's reputation and also stop the series of murders.

One particularly stormy night, Roe wakes to hear her daughter crying and Virginia is nowhere to be found. Roe's brother Philip helps her search the house and they happen upon a body outside...but it isn't Virginia's. Now, not only does she have a newborn to care for, Roe also has to contend with a new puzzle - who is this mystery woman dead in their backyard, and what happened to Virginia?

The last thing Anna needs is a baby. Abandoned, adopted and living hand to mouth, she never dreamt of having a real family. But when she meets her birth mother, everything changes—because the same day, she learns she's going to be a mother too. Marlene is eccentric, generous with her considerable fortune and overjoyed to become a grandmother. Anna's living the dream. But is it her dream, or someone else's? Now she will have to decide what she's willing to sacrifice for a real family—her future, her freedom, even her unborn child.

Now a USA Today Bestseller! “I've wanted this all my life,” he said. “I want you.” Carter Between running a company and a recent attempt on his life, billionaire Carter Williamson doesn't need any more stress. So when a trio of orphan children breaks into the Colorado ranch he's hiding out in, his first instinct is to just let the police handle it. That was before their spunky social worker Mia showed up. Mia Mia Amesworth has worked hard to make sure that the Smith kids aren't separated from each other, but she can only do so much. With her own body unable to produce children, the ...

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Giorgia Cantini ha quasi quarant’anni, è single ed è un’investigatrice privata. È una donna complessa, contraddittoria; passa le notti ad ascoltare jazz in diversi locali di Bologna, le piace bere, ma soprattutto è tormentata dal dubbio di aver sprecato la propria vita. Sa che è dura vivere senza rimuovere, cioè accettare l’assenza di chi si ama. Questa volta l’indagine che deve seguire la costringe a scavare nel suo passato. Sarà una scatola da scarpe piena di lettere a cambiare la sua esistenza.

It's 1996. Detective Sergeant Tom Thorne is a haunted man. Haunted by the moment he ignored his instinct about a suspect, by the horrific crime that followed and by the memories that come day and night, in sunshine and shadow. So when seven-year-old Kieron Coyne goes missing while playing in the woods with his best friend, Thorne vows he will not make the same mistake again. Cannot. The solitary witness. The strange neighbour. The friendly teacher. All are in Thorne's sights. This case will be the making of him...or the breaking.

A double murder and an attempted kidnapping of a baby in a national park have Officer Danica Hayes and her K-9 partner on high alert. She'll have to protect Luke Stark and his nine-month-old son while tracking the person who murdered his sister. Danica and Luke face a battle for their lives to keep from becoming the next victims.

When her nails were dry enough, Abby put the spinning tower and manicure accessories away and then returned to the living room where a mid-afternoon talk show was playing. She sat down, nudging the mute button, so if Randall watched the playback of her he would see the program unfolding in the background. As far as she knew, the room wasn't bugged. Not yet, anyhow. Sometimes all the noise became too much for her to bear. She liked to go into her own head. It was the last safe place. But acts like pausing a show to daydream made Randall nervous.

Being an experienced true crime reporter, leaving a case unsolved doesn't sit right with Lucy. So, with the help of her loyal canine companion Ollie, she sets off to unmask the killer - a task made more difficult by the victim’s large family and the immense fortune one of them is set to inherit.