A serial killer with a terrifying agenda is on the loose, and DI Lorne Simpkins and her dedicated team must use every ounce of their experience and skill to catch him. One wrong move and the body count could skyrocket overnight.

As the sadistic killer taunts Lorne, sending her vile packages designed to unnerve and distract her, she knows she must dig deep to confront his evil. But with the stakes higher than ever, how far will she have to go, and what will it cost her colleagues—and her family?

IMPEDING JUSTICE
A vile criminal with a sinister agenda has the streets of London on high alert. When the call came in, DI Lorne Simpkins felt a chill run through her—she’s spent eight gruelling years tracking this elusive mastermind. The sound of helicopters overhead, the masked gunman finally in sight, gives her hope—but this criminal is more than just a threat. He takes pride in his power, with top officials in his pocket, and delights in mocking Lorne, goading her at every turn, even setting a fatal trap.

Libby Foster is an investigative journalist. When her dead-beat boyfriend steals her latest scoop, she quits her job at the Boston Gazette and moves back home to Black Ridge Cove, Maine. Her day only gets worse when a ghost runs right through her, she witnesses an explosion that may have been caused by her mystical BFFs, and there is one too many bodies in the casket at the memorial for a founding family member of the coastal small town. Nobody seems to know how ‘that guy’ got in there, only that he has been murdered. Can Libby and her friends expose the killer before she becomes the next victim?

Captain Taylor Ray commands a deep space recon crew patrolling the edges of known space, collecting easy paychecks for finding nothing.

For decades, Earth Fleet has sent ships to search for remnants of the Hedalt Empire, our long-defeated alien enemy. They find only abandoned outposts and ghost colonies.

Until now.

One faint signal. One unexpected detour. Captain Ray uncovers a secret that contradicts everything he thought he knew.

The war never ended. It hasn’t even begun…

Would You Kill to Keep a Secret?
Bob Anderson — local banker, city council member, and now murder victim — had the goods on a bunch of people in Plains City, Texas. Everybody wants those files; no one can find them.

Katy Williams was hired to make the Plains City Gazette into a modern newspaper. She’s got enough on her plate with the newspaper, a Texan boyfriend, and Texas in general. She’s understaffed, overworked and just grateful to get the newspaper out every day.

But someone wants Bob Anderson’s files bad enough to kill. He’s killed once, and he’s willing to do it again to keep his sins hidden. Unfortunately for Katy, half the town want those files, for all kinds of reasons. And they think she has them.

Katy can either find the files and publish, or she can end up as the next victim of a very determined murderer.

No Place Like Home by Amy Clipston

Estranged daughter Eva Dienner has been staying with her in-laws since her husband was killed in a fire, but now she wants her son to meet his maternal grandparents. Upon her return, Eva finds that the man her parents always intended for her is living in their daadihaus and running the dairy farm for them for free, despite her suspicions of him taking advantage of her family. Eva knows she should put the past behind her, but is she ready to move into the future?

When Love Returns by Beth Wiseman

Hurricane Harvey forces Sarah Zook to return to the home she fled six years ago when she couldn’t face her stern parents’ reaction to her unplanned pregnancy. Upon her return, Abram King can think of nothing but the pain she caused him—until he meets Sarah’s daughter and realizes that he never really stopped loving Sarah. Sarah and Abram must find a way to face the truth of their past so they can rekindle their first love.

On a freezing Christmas Eve in 1879, a forensic psychic reader is summoned from her Baker Street lodgings to the scene of a questionable death. Alexandrina Victoria Pendlebury (named after her godmother, the current Queen of England) is adamant that the death in question is a magically compromised murder and not a suicide, as the police had assumed, after the shocking revelation contained by the body in question, Alex must put her personal loss aside to uncover the deeper issues at stake, before more bodies turn up.

Turning to some choice allies—the handsome, prescient Lieutenant Brooks, the brilliant, enigmatic Lord Desmond, and her rapscallion cousin James—Alex will have to marshal all of her magical and mental acumen to save Queen and Country from a shadowy threat. Our singular heroine is caught up in this rousing gaslamp adventure of cloaked assassins, meddlesome family, and dark magic.

The astonishing reality of living without our most important resource: money.

Imagine a year living without spending money…

Former businessman Mark Boyle undertook this extraordinary challenge and recounts the amazing adventure it led him on. Going back to basics and following his own strict rules, Mark learned ingenious ways to eliminate his bills and discovered that friendship has no price.

Encountering seasonal foods, solar panels, skill-swapping schemes, caravans, compost toilets, and – the unthinkable – a cash-free Christmas, Boyle puts the fun into frugality and offers some great tips for economical (and environmentally friendly) living. A testament to Mark’s astounding determination, this witty and thought-provoking book will make you reevaluate what is most precious in life.