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THE TIDE ALSO RISES In a whirlwind of unexpected encounters and chilling revelations, Cam, an adventurer with a heart of gold, and his loyal dog, Walter, find themselves in El Cuyo, Yucatan, seeking relaxation. However, the appearance of a mysterious salvage boat named 'Malinda's Star’ radically alters their plans. This rusty vessel links back to Casey, Cam’s enigmatic former brother-in-law who mourns the death of his sister - a death that holds deceptive secrets. Their tranquil vacation morphs into a peril-laden mission as Cam uncovers a ruthless local gang holding Casey captive. The ...

NOT ALL CONSPIRACY THEORIES ARE WRONG… Aircraft contrails carve through the skies around the world. A harmless side effect of international travel. That is until aircraft investigator, Holly Aldridge, discovers something bolted to the wing of a fatal air crash. Something that shouldn’t be there… She stumbles into a global conspiracy to lace the skies with chemtrails – chemicals designed to change the weather, subdue a population… or transform people into killers. It’s an intricate plot with global ramifications – and it’s happening in plain sight! With her life on the line, ...

July 4th Parade Ends in Murder Why would anyone kill a 100 year old man on his birthday?The Pelican Cove police are clueless. Jenny steps in to find most of the victim's large family hated him. She will pursue the most unlikely string of clues to uncover a mystery that spans generations. Her startling discovery will shock the entire community. Can she apprehend the murderer in time? Meanwhile, the busy tourist season spurs Jenny to dish out treats like iced coffees and crab cakes. She's happy being wooed by two hot and eligible men while her friend Heather tries her hand at online dating. ...

The storm has a name. And it is hungry. In the remote heart of the Ozark mountains, a veteran park ranger vanishes on the eve of his retirement. The official story is a bear attack, but Sheriff Valerius knows the truth is far more monstrous. The whispers of local folklore have become a brutal reality. This is no gentle giant. A pack of intelligent, territorial creatures—a primal family that kills for sport—has claimed the forest as their own. Now, their hunt is expanding. When a brutal storm cuts the town of Mill Creek off from the world, the sheriff and a handful of survivors are ...

A DEAD WIFE, A HUSBAND IN DESPAIR, AND AN EVIL CULT LEADER. THE BODIES ARE PILING UP. When a stranger shows up at Cam Derringer’s boat and asks him to find his missing wife, who is a psychiatrist, he thinks it’s just another case of enough is enough. But when Cam’s friend is arrested for the murder, Cam realizes something just isn’t right. Cam pours through an intense investigation and realizes this case has too many similarities to a string of murders of psychiatrists by ex-boyfriends. After an attempt on his own life, the trail leads him to a compound in Angel Fire, New Mexico, ...

What happens to a character when the story is over? Sunny Dae Grayson is about to find out. In a moment of profound loss and rage, Sunny destroyed her character, upending her story as an act of defiance. But the end of her narrative doesn't mean the end of her existence. Sunny finds herself in a mysterious new world inhabited by other characters whose tales have concluded. But this strange realm is dying, its life force ebbing away as their tales are forgotten. Determined to make a difference, Sunny teams up with Johnny Mountain, a fearless young adventurer, and Jackson Windstrom, a pensive...

FBI Special Agent Jemma Rhodes faces a serial killer who has targeted wealthy widows in Tonya Sharp Hyche’s newest thriller, Death Play, from the Play Series. Once again, FBI Director Bobby Miller has called on his top profiler to help solve a case of widows missing along with their hefty bank accounts. A monster is among us who preys on women for financial gain, and until he is caught, no woman is safe. Coletta Marshall of Katy, Texas, is struggling to put the pieces back together after losing her husband, Crew, when she receives an invitation to a financial seminar. Feeling overwhelmed ...

When Tom Hitsman attends his high school reunion he is confronted by the bullies that made his life miserable decades earlier. Suspecting that they are involved in criminal activities and faced with a terminal diagnosis, he makes a decision that will alter his life and their lives forever. As Tom navigates the complexities of vengeance and moral ambiguity, he manages to create ingenious ways to dispose of the bad guys including using a Barry Manilow song. They say revenge is sweet, but is it truly sweeter when simmered over thirty years, or just a really a bad idea. Find out in Terminal ...

A beautiful but deadly serial killer is on the loose, dishing out gruesome and lethal punishment to men who reject her … When Rose arrives in Florida to meet her new love, she is stood up at the airport, but chalks it up to a misunderstanding. She soon learns there is more to her boyfriend’s disappearance than him going on a wild drinking bender. After a frustrating and ultimately fruitless search, Rose realizes he is being held against his will. Rose must risk everything to unravel the woman’s deadly plot before she once again loses the man she loves to a killer. Blood & Bone is the ...

She escaped her past once. But this time, it won’t let her go. Elena Kingston wakes up in a windowless room with no idea how she got there. Her head is pounding. There’s no door. No escape. Only fragments of memory—and one terrifying face: her ex-boyfriend Jarod, filled with rage. As the hours tick by and the walls close in, Elena’s memories return in twisted flashes. But nothing makes sense. Is Jarod really behind this? Or is someone else orchestrating her descent into madness? Every answer leads to more questions. Every memory could be a lie. As Elena unravels a trail of secrets, ...

Can a football superstar convince a broken scuba instructor to trust and love him? Annie Holman escaped her hometown after her father’s murder to protect herself and her family from a mafia lord’s threats. When she sees Dax Grange again will she fall for his manly appeal and kindness or will her stubborn independence prevent her from finding lasting joy? From USA Today Bestselling and Award-Winning author Cami Checketts comes a fun, romantic and adventurous new series - Famous Friends Romances: 1 – Loving the Firefighter 2 – Loving the Athlete 3 – Loving the Rancher 4 – Loving ...

When a killer strikes, single mom and PI, Tracy Belden and her friends put game nights on hold to solve a case of murder. Escape to Tahoe. Help a friend. No problems. No pressure. What could go wrong? I'm Tracy Belden, a rookie PI with a handful of cases solved, but when a fellow PI calls, I answer. Twelve hours later, my investigator friend is missing, the client is dead, and I'm at the murder scene. With the police eyeing me as a suspect, I have to find the killer if there’s any hope of completing my crossword puzzle. If you like fast-paced, humorous cozies, dive into the Crossword ...

Great magicians are masters of illusion. The truly dangerous ones don’t bother with tricks. On Augie Doyle’s seventeenth birthday, a strange carnival rolls into Hollowbrook. It’s all gears and steam, brass and bone—a dazzling steampunk spectacle of rides, wonders, and performers. But beneath the laughter and cotton candy, Augie senses something dark. Something wrong. Then the magician takes the stage. He doesn’t just perform tricks—he defies reality. In his most chilling act, he assembles a man piece by piece, as if stitching together a living puzzle. The crowd cheers. Augie’s...

I’m a cop, and I know what I want. The moment Elaina pulls up to the police car wash, I’m done for. She’s got curves that make my hands itch to hold her, eyes that see right through me, and a wit sharp enough to keep me on my toes. A single mom with a heart of gold—and a daughter who’s already decided I’m the man for the job. Lucky for me, she hands over her mom’s number. Elaina doesn’t know it yet, but she’s mine. I don’t just protect and serve—I claim what belongs to me. And Elaina? She’s everything I never knew I needed. Previously published as Brooks. This new ...

The third adventure for Pixie and Harley. Can Pixie save Harley from his father? Added to the mix is a spot of horse napping along the way.

The world has changed before our eyes. Adrift and lost, freedom comes at an exorbitant price, and only at the behest of a powerful few who control everything. In a future America, where citizens are forced to vacate the heartland and move to a handful of cities to keep the overtaxed power grid from imploding, and where criminals undergo brain implants rather than serve time behind bars, a few belligerent patriots refuse to comply. Survival expert Elijah Stryker is one of the few holdouts. Stryker scrabbles for sustenance in a region called the Forbidden Zone, a rugged frontier that’s home...

An undeniable connection. A kiss before the first hello. The spark between them is incredible, but … it’s complicated. When Chloe’s new boss protects her from a crime lord, will she fake an engagement with Zane to stay safe? If they can’t appease his employees and her conscience, she’ll be in danger of losing her life and any chance at love. From USA Today Bestselling and Award-Winning author Cami Checketts comes a fun, romantic and adventurous new series - Famous Friends Romances: 1 – Loving the Firefighter 2 – Loving the Athlete 3 – Loving the Rancher 4 – Loving the ...

She must protect the apocalypse scroll, or else the world will come to a fiery end. No pressure or anything.Crystal sorceress Dru Jasper has become the unwilling guardian of an ancient instrument of destruction. Its world-ending power is held in check by only a single wax seal. Which seems like maybe a huge design flaw, but whatever. Now insidious spirits who can kill by touch are trying to get their clutches on the apocalypse scroll and break the final seal. To stop them, Dru needs a rare crystal older than the Earth itself. But it’s hidden in a meteorite crater deep in the desert, and ...

Jodi Weathers was stunned when the mayor of Sandy Shoals offered her the job of police chief. She had grown up along the coast of Georgia and it would mean returning to an area she loved, but her first inclination was to refuse. She didn’t feel qualified even when the mayor described her duties as writing reports and shaking hands. “The Sheriff’s Department will take care of the real police work,” he assured her. “You’ll be handling public relations.” At the time the mayor had no warning of the approaching hurricane, and he couldn’t have foreseen finding a dead woman on the ...

Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is the one in the mirror reflecting back at you. Matthew London can attest to this difficult truth. He was once a highly respected hostage negotiator for the NYPD. But then a bungled hostage scene destroyed his career. Now all London wants is to be left alone to lick his wounds. For eight years he has lived like a hermit in a declining plantation house, a broken man with a secret past. Only his talent for painting Renaissance-style paintings and murals keeps his inner demons from totally destroying him. Each day London longs for a chance at redemption...