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THE LONG DEAD (Detective John Blizzard Book 1) (affiliate link)
Meet Detective Chief Inspector John Blizzard — burly and blunt. He takes no nonsense from crooks or his superiors.
The bestselling British detective series starts here — in a windswept Northern city where the past is never truly dead. The books have over 7000 five-star reviews.
On the edge of Hafton — a cold, rainy city shadowed by its industrial past — construction workers uncover a burial site beneath an old farm. Fifteen bodies lie beneath the frostbitten soil: German POWs from World War II. But one body doesn’t belong.
Modern clothes. A bullet in the skull. And a very recent death.
DCI John Blizzard is called in to investigate. The dead man was a known thug with dangerous connections — but what was he doing at the site of a disused prisoner-of-war camp, and why has someone gone to such lengths to hide him?
As Blizzard digs deeper, he uncovers a trail of secrets stretching back to the dying days of the war — and a conspiracy that someone is willing to kill for. With pressure from above and the past closing in, Blizzard must race to uncover the truth before more bodies fall.
Echoes of the Past (Cornish Secrets Book 1) (affiliate link)
A love that never dies . . .
1886. Alys Trelawney arrives at Pencradoc in Cornwall where she meets the alluring Jago Pencradoc.
Little does she know that their encounter will have repercussions that will ripple through the generations . . .
Present day. Tasked with her first big job for the London art dealers she works for, Merryn Burton arrives at beautiful Pencradoc, an eighteenth-century stately home nestled on the edge of Bodmin Moor.
Introduced to the Pencradoc brothers, the inheritors of the estate, Merryn feels inexplicably drawn to one of them, tall and dark-haired Kit.
It soon becomes clear that the house has a secret only Merryn can uncover, and it has something to do with the portrait of a long-forgotten duchess in a hidden room . . .
The Gate: Shadow Warriors (affiliate link)
What if the Japanese had succeeded in its atomic weapon program in World War II? And one of the results of that program now lies at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge? By the New York Times bestselling author and Special Operations Veteran.
Two storylines, one present, one past, come together in this thriller. A deadly weapon, built by the Japanese during World War II, has been hidden and forgotten about at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge. Lake, a covert operative for the US is now on a race with time against rogue militia terrorists to find and destroy this weapon before the terrorists in order to prevent a nuclear disaster of epic proportions.
In Manchuria in 1945 a German U-Boat delivers the dying Reich’s processed uranium. As Russian forces close in on the infamous Unit 731 Concentration Camp, the Japanese load one of the two bombs they’ve developed on a submarine bound for the United States. They detonate the other to destroy all evidence.
Hooked By Love: Pattern of Piney Book One (affiliate link)
Determined to provide a wonderful life for her daughter, single mom, Reesa Tate, makes a gutsy move to a cabin in the forests of Piney, Arkansas. Not only is it a short distance away from her estranged parents, but it’s overseen by an odd man that she can’t quite figure out.
Theodore Whitley grew up in Piney. After his dreams of playing college ball were shattered, he found himself sliding into a comfortable life in his hometown. A comfortable and quiet life, at least, until Reesa Tate shows up. Something about the woman gets under his skin, and Theo finds the more he gets to know her, the more he doesn’t mind.
Can Reesa and her daughter find happiness in Piney?
And can Theo open his heart to new possibilities?
The Marriage Agreement (The Agreement Series) (affiliate link)
In desperate need of a solution, I’m about to lose everything—my education, my future—if I’m deported before finishing school. Osei, bless his heart, is willing to marry me, but his wandering eye would only bring more trouble than we need.
Enter Luke, my best friend’s brother, with a shocking proposal: a marriage agreement. A simple arrangement that could save us both.
He needs to escape the forced marriage his father’s pushing on him, and I need to stay in the country to finish school.
It’s a deal that works for both of us.
But neither of us expected that living together, pretending to be husband and wife, would blur the lines between what’s real and what’s just part of our agreement.
I didn’t plan on falling in love with Luke, but sometimes the heart doesn’t care about the plan.
Blood Enchantment: Fated Mate Novels (affiliate link)
💔 Julia’s Darkest Hour:
Trapped in the Singer bunker as her people fall prey to evil forces, Julia faces unimaginable threats. As the demon’s spore takes root, her very essence teeters on the edge of corruption. With danger closing in and allies succumbing to darkness, Julia must summon every ounce of her resilience to survive.
✨ A Battle for Survival:
New threats emerge, old alliances are tested, and Julia’s struggle becomes more desperate than ever. Can she and her friends escape the clutches of their enemies? Or will the rising tide of evil extinguish the last hope for freedom?
🖤 A Journey of Hope and Redemption:
Join Julia and her allies as they navigate a world of magic, mystery, and supernatural intrigue. In this spellbinding installment, secrets unravel, loyalties are forged, and redemption becomes the ultimate goal in the face of overwhelming darkness.
Becoming Queen Victoria: The Tragic Death of Princess Charlotte and the Unexpected Rise of Britain’s Greatest Monarch (affiliate link)
In 1819, a girl was born to the fourth son of King George III. No one could have expected such an unassuming, overprotected girl to be an effective ruler—yet Queen Victoria would become one of the most powerful monarchs in history.
Writing with novelistic flair and historical precision, Kate Williams reveals a vibrant woman in the prime of her life, while chronicling the byzantine machinations that continued even after the crown was placed on her head. Upon hearing that she had inherited the throne, eighteen-year-old Victoria banished her overambitious mother from the room, a simple yet resolute move that would set the tone for her reign. The queen clashed constantly not only with her mother and her mother’s adviser, the Irish adventurer John Conroy, but with her ministers and even her beloved Prince Albert—all of whom attempted to seize control from her.
In the Shadow of the Banyan: A Novel (affiliate link)
For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital. Soon the family’s world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus.
Over the next four years, as she endures the deaths of family members, starvation, and brutal forced labor, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of childhood—the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father. In a climate of systematic violence where memory is sickness and justification for execution, Raami fights for her improbable survival. Displaying the author’s extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyan is testament to the transcendent power of narrative and a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience.
Who Is Mary? (Stepping Stones) (affiliate link)
With her copper red hair and inquisitive personality, Mary is an anomaly in her Amish community in western New York. She tries to join in the fun with the other youth as they gather for hymn singings and games, but she finds it all rather dull. None of the young men are interested in her and she’s even less interested in them. With each passing year, she feels more and more out of place and stifled by life as a misfit in a rural Amish community.
When her aunt comes for a visit and suggests she return to Lancaster with her to help manage her bakery, Mary sees her opportunity for the change she’s desperately craving. But her parents forbid her to go, her father convinced that leaving the family for the busy life of Lancaster will lead her down a path of destruction. Mary is deeply distressed, wanting to honor her parents’ wishes and also knowing she can’t stay trapped in their isolated community forever. At twenty-one, she’s old enough to decide for herself, and yet it’s painful to be at odds with her father. Will she go, despite her father’s dire warnings? If she stays, will she just continue to disappoint her parents, asking too many questions and never finding a man to marry?
Dead Sweet (affiliate link)
A murder is just the beginning…
When Óttar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It isn’t until young police officer Sigurdís finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging.
As Óttar’s shady business dealings become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when Sigurdís finds a US phone number in the safe, along with papers showing regular money transfers to an American account.
Following the trail to Minnesota, trauma rooted in Sigurdís’s own childhood threatens to resurface and the investigation strikes chillingly close to home…
Silver Angel (affiliate link)
Abducted and sold into slavery, Chantelle Burke has been brought to the palace of the mighty Pasha. Vowing never to bow to this ruthless master’s will, the young Englishwoman weakens within the silken splendor of his chambers, and after on glance into his piercing emerald eyes.
The stunningly handsome Pasha is a powerful, muscular figure yet he caresses the lovely addition to his harem with a fond tenderness that only succeeds in driving her wild. But beneath his exotic eastern garb, the cryptic Pasha shrouds his true identity — one that he finds difficult to conceal when he wants so much to surrender his hearty and soul to the irresistible Chantelle.
Truxton Whiskey: A Route 66 Mystery (affiliate link)
For Sara and her dog, Rocko, life in her country town on Route 66 is easy-going. The year is 1970 in the Arizona high desert and Kingman comfortably rolls along, just the way Sara likes it. She has plenty of time to pursue her artistic passion… until Rocko’s discovery changes everything.
Tangled up with a corpse, an alcoholic, and a runaway buffalo, Sara begins to wonder if there is a secret conspiracy to keep her from painting. Without her dog, Rocko, stepping in, her amateur sleuthing would leave a Native American mother to face the tribal police alone.
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