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Class would be different this semester. Clara was going to be sure of that. Her new life at Crossedlake made her feel happier and more at home than anywhere else, regardless of the tragedies that had happened. Although she felt strange after her encounter with the god of another realm, she still felt confident and ready for anything. Her confidence was knocked down a peg when she was thrust into the path of death on her first day of school, barely surviving thanks to a strange creature she promptly forgot about when she returned to the real world. Choosing necromancy as your specialization ...

On June 9, 2007, the murder of Koruna Prasad Mukherjee, a renowned editor known for his provocative column “Knock, Mock, and Shock,” sends shockwaves through Kolkata’s high society. Prasad is found dead in a grotesque scene where women’s underwear is used as part of the murder. His body is found with an expression of terror, and his pants are unzipped with his genitalia exposed, suggesting a final mocking defiance. But the case is immediately marked as classified by the chief minister, aiming to suppress the scandalous details. Motilal Mistry, the chief inspector of the detective ...

Penny is invited by Alex Adamas, her secret crush, to a glamorous evening at the Vienna State Opera. But she quickly discovers that there are no romantic motives behind this rendezvous. Alex is on the trail of a poisoner at the opera house, and soon Penny is up to her ears in a new case. One that's going to challenge her in every way…

You know that eccentric great-aunt no one wants to sit beside at family functions? Or that neighbor who’s just a little too strange to get to know? Or the pushy woman at the thrift store? Maybe you know Gertrude. She’s rude. She’s frightfully frugal. And she’s fearless. Here are the first three Gertrude, Gumshoe novellas, collected for you in one place. She’ll find a body in a house of balls. She’ll tick off the local police. She’ll go undercover at her local thrift store. And she might even manage to get herself kidnapped while yardsaling. All in the name of justice.

Samantha Moon hadn't always been a vampire. Once, she had been a wife and mother, happily married to her soul mate and raising two adorable kids. Once, she had been a federal agent investigating a world teeming with sophisticated scams, drugs, human trafficking, and violence. That is, until she caught the eye of something evil....

Award-winning author Michael Pickford brings us a delightful new series about a teen lawyer with Holmes-like powers of observation. Samuel Hickson moved from Chicago to Tennessee to attend college. He sought a new roommate because he couldn’t bear to live another week with a bunch of rowdy party animals. Samuel’s neighbor introduced him to a strange young man named Zeblon Jack. Zeblon was a child prodigy who by the age of eighteen had completed law school and passed the bar. He was also a loose cannon with no qualms about breaking the law to bring out the truth. On their first meeting, ...

After a crushing defeat in a martial arts tournament, Melissa Weller finds herself aimless and desperate for escape. She embarks on a cross-country road trip with her beloved talking dog, Magic, determined to reunite him with his former family. However, their journey takes a sinister turn at Branford Manor—Magic’s old home. What begins as a hopeful reunion quickly descends into a nightmare as Melissa uncovers the manor's chilling secrets: it stands abandoned and haunted. After narrowly escaping with her life, Melissa is struck by a mysterious, powerful curse, and now she is relentlessly...

Early in the next century, planetary alignment and the increasing ice mass combine to cause a shift in the Earth's poles and civilization is shattered. Travis Christian has miraculously survived nature's initial onslaught. As he faces the elements of a changed world and the baser ambitions of his fellow man, he navigates a battered sailboat toward safe harbor. Along the way, he gathers a remarkable crew of castaways. As one world ends, another begins, and they embark on the adventure of a lifetime.

Ginger had seen enough violence in her life to know she didn't want to fight. After her father beat her mother for the last time, Ginger sought refuge in the gym, never dreaming that one day it would be her salvation. Chaos always had a soft spot for the petite brunette. Even from an early age, he acted as her protector. Chaos has never failed Ginger before, and he will be damned if he does this time. Fate steps in and throws them a curve they never expected. Ginger has no option, its fight or die. Will Chaos be able to save her from the fight for her life?

INSTA-LOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE! I’ve killed many without asking the Goddess for forgiveness. But today I fold my blood-stained hands and look towards the heavens. Will you forgive me? I ask the Goddess. Will you save me? Will you . . . love me? And then she steps from the shadows . . . With one word on her wet lips . . . Yes, she says in the darkness. Yes, I will forgive you. Yes, I will save you. Yes, I will . . . love you. If you've read my other novella series, you know how wild my stuff can get. It's not for everyone, but maybe it's for you ;) Drama ...

Few know the city of Los Angeles the way number one best-selling author and acclaimed suspense master Jonathan Kellerman does. His thrilling novels of psychological drama and criminal detection make the capital of dreams a living, breathing character in all its glamour and infamy. That storied history of fame, seduction, scandal, and murder looms large in Mystery, as Alex Delaware finds himself drawn into a twisting, shadowy whodunit that’s pure LA noir - and vintage Kellerman.

Myer lives on a NZ mountain farm with her border collie, chickens, sheep and her faithful horse, Mustard. She hunts and forages, and barely leaves the mountain, only venturing into town to stock up on provisions once or twice a month.

When Mary's husband Brent returns from a month-long wellness retreat, he seems like a totally different person. Before he went away, Brent was anxious, depressed, and in danger of losing his job. Now, he’s decisive, optimistic, and full of energy. He also has big plans to start his own business… big plans which require a lot of capital.

Winner of 2023 Firebird Book Awards Honorable Recognition. Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Turtle Creek" by Ruben Elustondo, by Guda LM 06 Jan 2021. Ruben Elustondo writes a thrilling and highly engaging novel that hooks the reader right from the introduction. The pages come to life through the vivid descriptions of the various sites and scenes in the book. For instance, it is easy to visualize and experience the tension of the hearings, the emotional nature of the murder, and even perceive the challenging nature of the interrogations. The author also seamlessly ...

Deputy Sheriff Nick Rogers found out small-town life meant adjusting to two things - gossips and Laney Cavanaugh. And neither was much help in solving a bridal shower murder. Some days it appeared like everyone in Whitehorse had a secret - including their new lawman. And falling for Laney wasn’t a good way to maintain a low profile. Nick might have been new to Whitehorse, but he wasn’t above getting his hands dirty.

Based on a True Story. Imposter Nurse is riveting story of a woman named Angie. After moving with her family and getting settled into a quiet, little New England town, Angie feels the desire to go back to work. Her search concludes at the Main Street Nursing Home where she gets hired to work the evening shift. She soon meets fellow nurse Lorraine, and, right from the start, everything she encounters with this caretaker just doesn't seem right. Before long, Angie is at odds with Lorraine and from there the story takes on several twists and surprises. This is the second book from author ...

Ten strangers, recruited by an edgy new reality show and marooned on an abandoned island overrun by wildlife. One dies in a horrible accident. Nine realize they are all past survivors, alive only because they've beaten incredible odds once before. One by one, their hidden secrets are revealed. Eight discover they are trapped. Caught in a game so deadly that the most terrifying experiences of their lives were only its qualifying round, they must now face the greatest danger on the island... each other.

"Chris Franklin's writing leaves you clenching your fists and balling your toes until the end. Mick Hunter is the Australian anti-hero we've been waiting for since Jack Reacher appeared on the scene" - The Bulletin "I haven't read a book so quickly in years, I could not put this down until I found out what happened. This has to be coming to a streaming service very soon if a production company hasn't already read this!!!" - The Saturday Times A missing soldier. A link to the past. A deadly secret. Mick Hunter’s life is simple: backbreaking days working construction in North Queensland and...

INSTA-LOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . My first mistake was to ride into a rival gang’s territory. My second mistake was to get involved with their business. My third mistake was to take her with me. But the moment I feel her soft curves press against my hard body, I decide this isn’t a mistake. She’s mine. All mine. Every curvy inch of her. No matter what I have to do to keep her . . . More drama, madness, and over-the-top steam. Twists, turns, and chaos. Sweetness with a touch of darkness. No cheating. No cliffhangers. Over-the-top wildness with a happy ending. This is insta-love, ...

The Duchy of Hunter's Run has moved to the Gaia galaxy. But without its Duke. Twenty five billion people have appeared in the Gaia system unexpectedly, and only one person knows how or why. Yet preparations for fifteen billion exist, but only one person remembers the work being done. The one who knows, and the one who remembers, are the same, but Jane is not human. So good is she at hiding being an Artificial Intelligence, no-one knows except her fellow AI's. To her falls the responsibility for guiding Humanity as they come to terms with not knowing where they are. The how and why seem ...