Beyond the Veil of Lies

Beyond the Veil of Lies

Theresa Stone

Theresa Stone

In the gritty underbelly of a sprawling metropolis, where corruption and deceit lurk in the shadows, Detective Sarah Collins embarks on a harrowing journey to uncover the truth. "Beyond the Veil of Lies: The Hunt for Justice" is a gripping crime thriller that plunges readers into a world of mystery, suspense, and high-stakes investigation.As the story unfolds, Sarah finds herself thrust into a dangerous web of backroom deals, powerful criminals, and a secret syndicate that holds the city in its grip. With each step closer to the truth, Sarah and her team must navigate treacherous paths, facing threats from all sides, and unraveling the intricate threads of deception that permeate the city.Haunted by the disappearance of her colleague, Mr. Anderson, Sarah's relentless pursuit of justice leads her to the enigmatic figure known only as "The Mastermind." With cunning and precision, The Mastermind manipulates events, orchestrating criminal operations that threaten to...
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Treading Water

Treading Water

Alex Winters

Alex Winters

When cocky swim coach Reed meets his new client, closeted actor Tucker, what should have been a walk-in-the-park coaching job becomes a minefield of temptation. They get two weeks alone together, but can they keep their romance alive in the real world? 
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There Are No Rules for This

There Are No Rules for This

JJ Elliott

JJ Elliott

People like Feeney Simms don't commit suicide. Beautiful, charismatic, mother of two, wife to a handsome, successful husband, beloved by her friends—this is not the typical picture of a tortured soul. But one summer night, Feeney drives to the beach and swallows a handful of pills. No note, no explanation, nothing. Like that, she's gone.Faced with this loss, Ali, Max, and Liddy, Feeney's closest friends, are left reeling, grappling with the devastating cocktail of grief, guilt, and anger that's left in the wake of a suicide. In a desperate attempt to avoid further loss, the three women make the unorthodox (and very Feeney-like) decision to hold their own funerals while they are still alive—and the experience changes each of them in ways they couldn't have imagined.
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Graysen Foxx and the Curse of the Illuminerdy

Graysen Foxx and the Curse of the Illuminerdy

J. Scott Savage

J. Scott Savage

Join Graysen Foxx on his most dangerous adventure yet! Fifth-grade treasure hunter Graysen Foxx is no stranger to the mysteries hidden in Ordinary Elementary—the bat-filled tunnels, the secret passageways, the underground chambers, and the sticky spiderwebs—and he's on the hunt for a creepy, old painting that will guarantee his victory in the school's Halloween contest. But finding and claiming the painting is only the beginning of a wild adventure filled with puzzles that will put Graysen's treasure-hunting skills to the test. When the fedora-wearing, sticky hand-wielding Graysen finds a mysterious symbol on the back of a dusty spelling bee medal, news of the discovery spreads like creamy peanut butter, and a disguised student quickly steals the medal. But who would want the medal, and why? Is it Graysen's nemesis, Raven? The Second-Grade Spy Network? Or the Doodler, the sixth-grade boss who blames a lost spelling bee for ruining his life?...
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Murder at Capri Cottage

Murder at Capri Cottage

Kathryn Danko

Kathryn Danko

Police Chief Delaney Becker took an oath to serve and protect; only in her world it's usually serving pasta and protecting the town mascot, a chicken named Bella, from getting stepped on by camera toting tourists. There is virtually no crime in tiny Celestino Village, and Becker is more than a little bored.Until, that is, Becker's estranged sister returns to the Eastern Shore of Maryland with a book about a gruesome murder. Alyssa is looking for forgiveness for the Stupid Thing she did in high school, and Death by Dagger, the novel she found, is her tool to get back in Becker's good graces.Convinced the novel is based on a real murder, Becker gathers a group of wannabe detectives (including a former mobster, a retired ship captain, and a forensic scientist who keeps a sugar glider in her bra) to investigate and solve the cold case, identifying the killer as one of their own.
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Carly's Heart

Carly's Heart

Katie O'Connor

Katie O'Connor

A single mom with a tragic past, a tongue-tied cowboy, and one last chance to find love. Happily married, Carly Johnston noticed that her best friend's brother was attractive and that's as far as it went. When her husband fell into drinking, her heart was broken. When he refused to stop or get help, her life fell apart. Add an unexpected pregnancy to the mix and her life became a total disaster. Luckily her best friend and her family were there to offer support and help her get on with her life.Now, six years later, she's a single mother and ready to date. Too bad the man she'd slowly been falling for is oblivious to her attraction. It's like he doesn't know she exists. She's hoping his sister's wedding is her chance to pop onto his radar. When she's kicked out of the wedding party her hopes are dashed. How is she ever going to convince him that she's eager to get to know him better?Birch Brighton fell for Carly the moment he set eyes on her. She was, in all...
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The Letter Reader

The Letter Reader

Jan Casey

Jan Casey

She read their secrets during the war. Now she cannot forget them...1941. London. Keen to do her bit in the war, Connie Allinson joins the WRNS and is posted as a letter censor. Her task: to read and alter correspondence to ensure no sensitive information crosses enemy lines. At first, she is not sure she's up to it, but is soon drawn in by the letters she reads, and their secrets...1967. Doncaster. Bored of her domestic life, Connie desperately wants a job, but her controlling husband Arthur won't hear of it. Looking for an escape, and plagued by memories of letters she read during the war, she makes a bid for freedom and starts secretly tracking down their authors. Will uncovering their past give Connie the key to her present? And will she be able to find them all before Arthur discovers what she is keeping from him?A page-turning and evocative historical timeslip, for fans of Mandy Robothom and Melanie Hudson.
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Star Bringer

Star Bringer

Tracy Wolff

Romance / Young Adult

Firefly meets The Breakfast Club in this snarky, new adult romance.The sun is dying...and it's happening way too damn fast.With the clock ticking, the Nine Planets' only hope of survival rests on a fancy space station and the alien artifact it's carrying. Which is why it really sucks when some jackass doesn't want the universe saved and blows that station up—while you're still on it.So if your only choices are flaming death or stealing a flying hunk of space junk—you pick that busted-ass spaceship. Even if it leaves seven strangers with deadly secrets trapped together: a princess, a prisoner, a con artist, a warrior, a priestess, a mercenary, and an asshole in charge of us all.Now every faction in the galaxy is hunting this ship—from the Sisterhood to the Corporation, and the rebellion's joining in on the fun, too. We just need to stop drinking, fighting, and screwing long enough to evade them all and save the...
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