Week of October 21, 2019
Sick of living under her dadโs rules, Emerson Bender bolts when sheโs eighteen. On her own for the first time, she heads to the only place her mom ever livedโNew York Cityโdesperate to find the woman who dropped her off on her dadโs doorstep.
Content to spend the rest of his life in Small Town, Pennsylvania, Price Barnes is plucked out of his idyllic life by his estranged father. Missing his mom and stepfather, heโs dropped in New York City to attend college and live an all-expenses paid lifestyle. Cushy, right? But not the life he wanted.
Sheโs looking to fill a hole in her heart, and heโs looking to forget the man who disrupted his life. Together, theyโre both wandering, looking for acceptance and hoping to forget the rejection.
You’ve heard of these groups – the secretive ones that only the crรจme de la crรจme are invited into, the ones outsiders speculate about for centuries – I’m the second in my family invited to attend, but to them, I’m fresh meat. New blood. New money, too.
They think they’ll elbow past me, that I’m here for their amusement, for them to walk all over, they’ll find out soon enough that I’m not.
I may look like one of them, with my designer bags and clothes straight from the Parisian runways, but I’m not. I’m here for answers, to take revenge for blood spilled on their centuries-old Persian rugs.
I transferred here in search for answers about what happened to my older brother, who hightailed out of here, and my friend who seemingly disappeared into thin air. I certainly wasn’t here for the attention of the star hockey player, regardless of how much he willed my eyes his way. I wasn’t here for his scrutiny or his judgment or to read into his mysterious aura. I was here for the society, because only they held the answers I needed. That was, until I found out that in order to get those answers, I needed to go through him. He’s saying if I want in, I have to play by their rules, follow their lead.
It’s a game I’m willing to play.
I may be the second person I know of to be invited into their society, but I’ll be the first to make it out intact.ย Half-Truthsย is a stand-alone novel.
John Grisham delivers a classic legal thrillerโ-with a twist.
In the small Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues. There were no witnesses, no one with a motive. But the police soon came to suspect Quincy Miller, a young black man who was once a client of Russoโs.
Quincy was tried, convicted, and sent to prison for life. For twenty-two years he languished in prison, maintaining his innocence. ย But no one was listening. ย He had no lawyer, no advocate on the outside. In desperation, he writes a letter to Guardian Ministries, a small nonprofit run by Cullen Post, a lawyer who is also an Episcopal minister.
Guardian accepts only a few innocence cases at a time. ย Cullen Post travels the country fighting wrongful convictions and taking on clients forgotten by the system. Withย Quincy Miller, though, he gets far more than he bargained for. Powerful, ruthless people murdered Keith Russo, and they do not want Quincy Miller exonerated.
They killed one lawyer twenty-two years ago, and they will kill another without a second thought.
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters seriesโฆ
Any member of the Krewe of Hunters is accustomed to the strange. And to conversing now and then with the dead.
For Andre Rousseau and Cheyenne Donegal, an encounter with the deceased in a cemetery is certainly nothing new.
But this year, Halloween is taking them across the pondโunofficially.
Their experiences in life havenโt prepared them for whatโs to come.
Cheyenneโs distant cousin and dear friend Emily Donegal has called from London. Murder has come to her neighborhood, with bodies just outside Highgate Cemetery, drained of blood.
The last victim was found at Emilyโs doorstep, and evidence seems to be arising not just against her fiancรฉ, Eric, but against Emily, too. But Emily isnโt just afraid of the lawโmany in the great city are beginning to believe that the historic Vampire of Highgate is making himself known, aided and abetted by adherents. Some are even angry and frightened enough to believe they should take matters into their own hands.
Andre and Cheyenne know theyโre in for serious trouble when they arrive, and they soon come to realize that the trouble might be deadly not just for Emily and Eric, but for themselves as well.
Thereโs help to be found in the beautiful and historic old cemetery.
And as All Hallows Eve looms, theyโll be in a race against time, seeking the truth before the infamous vampire has a chance to strike again.
From theย New York Timesย bestselling author ofย The Unhoneymoonersย and the โdelectable, movingโ (Entertainment Weekly)ย My Favorite Half-Night Standย comes a modern love story about what happens when your first love reenters your life when you least expect itโฆ
Sam Brandis was Tate Jonesโs first: Her first love. Her first everything. Including her first heartbreak.
During a whirlwind two-week vacation abroad, Sam and Tate fell for each other in only the way that first loves do: sharing all of their hopes, dreams, and deepest secrets along the way. Sam was the first, and only, person that Tateโthe long-lost daughter of one of the worldโs biggest film starsโever revealed her identity to. So when it became clear her trust was misplaced, her world shattered for good.
Fourteen years later, Tate, now an up-and-coming actress, only thinks about her first love every once in a blue moon. When she steps onto the set of her first big break, heโs the last person she expects to see. Yet here Sam is, the same charming, confident man she knew, but even more alluring than she remembered. Forced to confront the man who betrayed her, Tate must ask herself if itโs possible to do the wrong thing for the right reasonโฆ and whether โonce in a lifetimeโย canย come around twice.
With Christina Laurenโs signature โbeautifully written and remarkably compellingโ (Sarah J. Maas,ย New York Timesย bestselling author) prose and perfect for fans of Emily Giffin and Jennifer Weiner,ย Twice in a Blue Moonย is an unforgettable and moving novel of young love and second chances.
A man of few words, Ranger Jay Daniels values the calm, quiet solitude of the Great Smoky Mountains. Never quite fitting in with either side of his family, he prefers the company of birds and trees to people.
Yeah, heโd most definitely prefer a birdโany bird, any bird at all, take a vulture for instanceโto the human-tornado hybrid that just blew onto his peaceful stretch of the Appalachian Trail.
The path of true love never has run smooth for Olive Perry. After getting dumped and promptly abandoned in the middle of her multi-month hike, Olive swears off men. Determined to finish the long trek by herself, she doesnโt need a princeโor broody and taciturn rangerโto save her.
Yet, when an early snowstorm threatens the mountains, and Ranger Daniels is charged with getting hikers to safety, that includes hot-tempered Olive Perry. Snowed in and forced to share an abandoned cabin, can Oliveโs heated intensity melt Jayโs cool reserve?
And if so, will this happy trail lead to true love? Or will their time together be just another bump in the road?
Five nights. Two adversaries. Only one bed in their hotel room.
Iโm at the height of my athletic career. Yet my arrogant brother is always trying to recruit me into the family business: a global security company so secretive that I donโt even know its name.
Pass, thanks. I donโt need a summer job.
But the jerk ambushes me with a damsel in distress. That damsel is Alex, the competitive, sassy girl I knew when we were kids. Now sheโs a drop-dead gorgeous woman in deep trouble.
So guess whoโs on a flight to Hawaii?
Itโs going to be a long week in paradise. My job is keeping Alex safe, while her job is torturing me with her tiny bikinis. Or maybe weโre torturing each other. Itโs all snark and flirting until the threat against Alex gets serious. And this jock must become her major league protector.
Moonlighter is a stand-alone novel. No cliffhangers, no prior experience necessary. Expect: a growly hero, a lady boss with no time for his attitude, and a war of wills and hormones. Bonus: a hunk wearing a baby in a sling.
Sheโs always been his safe place to land.
Jensen has shared a special bond with Tuck for as long as she can remember, their friendship a language that never needed words. But as life threw her one curveball after another, that secret language turned to stony silence.
Heโs always been her protector.
Tuck has looked out for Jensen since the day she was born. As his best friendโs little sister, heโs tried to keep her firmly in the friend category. But sheโs always been more.
All it takes is one moment of weakness to send Tuckโs fiercely guarded walls crumbling to the ground. As a new fire burns between them, someone watches. Someone who doesnโt like the new life Jensenโs building for herself.
And theyโll stop at nothing to keep her in the dark.
Fromย USA Todayย bestselling author Marni Mann comesย Before You,ย a new contemporary romance and a devastating examination of the things we find, the things we make, and the things we lose.
It was supposed to be a typical work trip. New York to San Francisco, window seat, exit row. Maybe a mimosa.
Then, seat 14B sat down. When our eyes met, the flight became anything but routine.
I could pinpoint the moments in my life where everything changed forever.
Meeting Jared on that flight was first.
Falling in love with him was second.
Discovering the secrets he kept was third.
Putting my broken self back together and forgetting what I learned would be difficult. Forgiving Jared would be impossible.
He said, before me, nothing mattered. But after him, nothing would ever be the same.
From the #1ย New York Timesย bestselling author ofย Salt to the Seaย andย Between Shades of Grayย comes a gripping, unforgettable portrait of love, silence, and secrets amidst a Spanish dictatorship.
Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into the country under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of a Texas oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother’s birth through the lens of his camera. Photography–and fate–introduce him to Ana, whose family’s interweaving obstacles reveal the lingering grasp of the Spanish Civil War–as well as chilling definitions of fortune and fear. Daniel’s photographs leave him with uncomfortable questions amidst shadows of danger. He is backed into a corner of decisions to protect those he loves. Lives and hearts collide, revealing an incredibly dark side to the sunny Spanish city.
Naomi Winters will be fortyโsoon-ishโand sheโs only been with one man. One night. One time. Long ago. She believes everything happens for a reason, and the universe spoke about Nathan Ryder.
Nathan Ryder isnโt the same man who hightailed his bike out of Green Valley eighteen years ago. As a rule breaker, women are one area he acts a fool. Case in pointโฆthe local librarian. He canโt get a read on her, but sheโs one risk heโs willing to take. Again.
What do an eccentric librarian and a sexy silver biker have in common? More than you think.
The due date on their love might not be expired after all.
WANTED: ROOMMATE. Must be tidy, polite, and absolutely not my brotherโs hot as sin best friend.
I have no idea why I said yes.
Maybe Iโd had one too many wines. Maybe Iโd done it accidentally. Maybe Iโd been sleep-texting.
One thing I know for sure is this: I absolutely do not want Ethan Hawkins in my apartment, up in my business, taking over my space.
Yet heโs here. Moving his stuff into my spare bedroom. Sending a wave of panty-melting, musky man-scent my way every time he walks past me.
Hereโs the thing.
We donโt get alongโat all. We never have, and I donโt think weโre going to start now that weโre under one roof.
Thereโs also that little issue where Iโm kinda, sorta, totally in love with himโฆ
Uh-oh.
Fromย USA Todayย bestselling authorย Sophie Jordan comes a scandalously sensual romanceย in herย belovedย Rogue Files series.
โDeliciously sexy!โโSarah MacLean,ย New York Timesย bestselling authorย
An urgent dilemmaโฆ
To save her impoverished family, Marian Langley will become a mistress. But she will not be justย anyย mistress. Marian intends to become so skilled, so coveted, that she can set her own terms, retaining control over her body and her fate. Only one problem remains: finding a tutorโฆ
A scandalous solutionโฆ
Other men deprive themselves of pleasure for proprietyโs sake. Nathaniel, Duke of Warrington, would much rather beย depraved. He slakes his desires with professionals who ask nothing of him but his coin. Marianโs proposalโthat he train her without taking her virtueโis an intriguing diversion, until their lessons in seduction spin out of control.
And a most unlikely duchessโฆ
When Marian is blackmailed into engagement by a man she despises, Nate impulsively steals her away. Though he never intended to take a wife, he canโt tolerate the idea of Marian forfeiting her freedom to another. But can he bear to give her what she demandsโa real marriage?
Nine and a half years ago, you married a man who wasnโt me. He wasnโt evenย halfย of meโฆ
Nine and a half hours ago, you walked through the doors of my billion-dollar boardroom for a job interview.
Although every person at the table fell for your charm and applauded, I didnโt dare. I couldnโt help but notice your bare ring finger. Couldnโt help but notice that you were even sexier now than you were on the night we first met.
I honestly didnโt want to hire you, but I had no choice. (I was outvoted 16-1, but trust me, you got this job by default.)
When you signed the papers and we shook hands, I didnโt bring up the fact that you didnโt โwait for meโ like you promised to years ago, or that you just moved on with your life like what we had meant nothing. Instead, I insisted that we keep things one-hundred percent professional.
So, for the record: I’ve long forgotten about you and all the times we shared. (This includes the way your body feels under mine, the way your laughter used to make me smile, and the way you used to breathlessly say my name for hours at a time.)
I’m definitely not in denial, this is all one hundred percent true. You’ll never hear me say that you still have an effect on me, that youโre still the best Iโve ever had, or worse, that I never got over you…
London, 1890. Blood and death are Fiona Mahoneyโs trade, and business, as they say, is booming.
Dying is the only thing people do with any regularity, and Fiona makes her indecorous living cleaning up after the corpses are carted away. Her childhood best friend, Mary, was the last known victim of Jack the Ripper. Itโs been two years since Fiona scrubbed Maryโs blood from the floorboards, and London is no longer buzzing about the Ripper, but Fiona hasnโt forgotten.
And she hasnโt stopped searching for Jack.
When sheโs called to a murder in the middle of the night, Fiona finds a victim carved in an eerily similar fashion to those of the Ripper, and only a few doors down from Maryโs old home. The relentless, overbearing, and inconveniently intriguing Inspector Grayson Croft warns her away from the case. She might have listened, if she hadnโt found a clue in the blood. A clue that will lead her down a path from which there is no return.
As a killer cuts a devastating swath through London, a letter written in blood arrives at her door, and it is only then that Fiona realizes just how perilous her endeavor is. For she has drawn the attention of an obsessive evil, and is no longer the hunter, but the prey.
Fiona Mahoney is in the business of blood. But sheโs not the only one.
With intriguing twists, blood-chilling discoveries, and dazzling prose, USAToday Bestselling author Kerrigan Byrne shows that a womanโs work is never done, even when she is sleuthing out a serial killer.
โIโve heard that boys with motorcycles have less-than-noble intentions.โ
โNot a boy,โ Beck said. โAnd you heard right.โ
Luna da Rosa is Americaโs Vegan Best Friend. The self-made billionaire is a flower-crowned hippie whose Instagram feed is as popular as Wild Heart, her vegan makeup company. When sheโs not changing the cosmetics industry, sheโs dazzling her online fans with kombucha recipesโuntil Wild Heart is caught in a scandal, destroying her reputation as a cheerful do-gooder.
Beck Mason is the prodigal son of Miamiโs most notorious biker gang. But Beck left his criminal family to start Lucky Dog, rescuing dogs who need the most helpโฆ except the surly ex-outlaw never realized leading a struggling nonprofit with a ragtag crew would be so damn hard. Theyโre in dire need of cashโand fast.
Luna believes working at Lucky Dog will fix her image problem and get Beck the money he needs. Itโs a win-win, right? Except Beck doesnโt like the sunny, free-spiritedโokay beautifulโbillionaire. He sure as hell doesnโt trust Luna not to use him just to make herself look good.
Sure, Beckโs grumpy, stubborn pride and meat-eating ways irritates Luna. Even though his big-heart-and-big-beard-combo is dangerously sexy. And they really shouldnโt have shared The Kiss to End All Kisses on the back of his motorcycle one nightโฆ
But as the bohemian billionaire and the burly biker give into their electrifying attraction, will their differences keep them apart? Or will they finally learn to trust their wild hearts?
Authorโs Note: Big, grumpy, bearded hero. Happy-go-lucky hippie heroine. Snarky banter. Opposites that donโt so much attract as combust. Motorcycle sex. Steamy Miami nights. Four lady billionaire best friends. All the rescue dogs. Major heart-feels.
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