Given the trainwreck my life has become, I\u2019ve earned my cynical attitude. I\u2019m trapped in a dead-end job at the Bear Butte County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u2014a position I took out of desperation after the brutal murder of my Lakota half-brother. Three years have passed, his case is cold, and my coping mechanisms\u2014tequila, cigarettes and dubious men\u2014no longer serve as excuses for my grief; they define who I am.<\/p>\n Welcome to my world\u2014Julie Collins, harbinger of doom and a sucker for lost causes.<\/p>\n So when the body of a sixteen-year-old white girl surfaces and the death details are alarmingly similar to my brother\u2019s murder, Kevin Wells\u2014my best pal and local PI\u2014admits he\u2019d been hired to find the missing kid before she turned up dead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A difficult year filled with loss and heartache leaves Allison Scott withdrawn and emotionally disconnected. When she is finally ready to move forward with her life, she embarks on a getaway vacation to Miami, determined to find healing from the painful memories in her past.<\/p>\n Damien Wales also has a tragic past that has left him a cold and distant person. However, the moment he sees Allison, he\u2019s inexplicably drawn to her, and he is a man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.<\/p>\n A sunset stroll brings the two together. Allison feels an undeniable attraction to Damien, but she\u2019s hesitant to get close to anyone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tom is a high-tech genius leading a successful software start-up. An unforeseen financial crisis nearly spells doom for his company. When an unexpected $6 million contract is offered, he and Judy, the shrewd CEO, jump on it. As things turned out, that might not have been such a good idea.<\/p>\n A series of unexplained events forces Tom to deal with deception, death, love, and loyalty. Sharon, Tom\u2019s wife, disappears. His company is at stake. His country stands on the brink of war. With his family and business in ruins, he is drawn into the shadowy realm of espionage and conspiracy, where ambiguity is the only rule, and where he can trust no one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Twisted Sister is a mind-bending tale of love, cruelty, friendship, and revenge. The story opens with Holly and Blythe \u2013 two African American twenty-somethings that are on the way to the top of a prestigious financial management firm. While Blythe is \u201clucky in love,\u201d Holly is a self-imposed single that is focused on solidifying her career, not on finding Mr. Right. To make matters worse, a failed engagement that still haunts Holly cripples her every time she tries to make a new relationship work.<\/p>\n That all seems destined to change, though, when Blythe discloses that a new associate named Trent has developed feelings for Holly. Not only is Trent seemingly successful, kind-hearted, and financially secure, he is also every woman\u2019s dream \u2013 athletically built with chiseled and handsome features.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Can a house keep secrets?<\/p>\n 1840\u2019s \u2013 When Lord Edward Armstrong builds the house for his bride, Anna, the family is at the climax of its power. But its world is threatened when no heir is born. Anna could restore their fortunes, but it would mean the ultimate betrayal. Then the Great Famine grips the country.<\/p>\n 1910s \u2013 Clara finds life as lady of the manor is not what she expected when she married Pierce Armstrong. As the First World War rages, she finds solace in artist Johnny Seymour\u2019s decadent circle. Then the War of Independence erupts and Clara is caught between two men, deceit and revenge.<\/p>\n Present Day \u2013 When Kate Fallon sees the house it is love at first sight. She and her tycoon husband Tony buy it and hire the last Armstrong owner, architect Nico, to oversee its restoration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Four seductive standalone romances to whet your appetite.<\/p>\n One taste\u2026is all it takes to fall in love.<\/i><\/p>\n Insatiable \u2013 When longtime best friends become lovers, anything can happen. A wild madcap romance through New York City, a quickie in the rain on a hotel balcony\u2026even tragedy.<\/p>\n Suspended \u2013 He’s the stepbrother she never knew. Forced proximity turns strangers into oh so much more. Traveling together cross-country to settle a will has never been so hot…or so complicated.<\/p>\n Virgin Territory \u2013 After a convenience store robbery, a clerk and her womanizing crush discover that co-writing a spicy story might not only be a profitable partnership\u2026it might lead to life imitating art.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I hate his guts and now we\u2019re engaged! How did this happen?<\/p>\n Christina… \u201cOkay, yeah… I know revenge isn\u2019t right but come on, it’s the dirty rat from high school and he doesn’t even recognize me! I don\u2019t care if he\u2019s billionaire rich or that he\u2019s even so super sexy. He\u2019s going down because I\u2019ve got the perfect plan to get even. What can go wrong?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n Bill\u2026 \u201cMan, she\u2019s smoking hot and so adorable! There\u2019s just something about her that attracts me like gravity. Okay, yeah\u2026 maybe I shouldn\u2019t be blackmailing her into pretending to be my fianc\u00e9e to fool my stubborn, moneybags father but she\u2019s perfect! And my plan is perfect too! What can go wrong?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Journey to the Middle East and Mediterranean with alluring recipes from Sabrina Ghayour, dubbed \u201cthe golden girl of Persian Cookery\u201d by The Observer, <\/i>in the highly anticipated follow-up to her bestselling debut cookbook, Persiana<\/i>.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n Sirocco highlights the use of simple pantry staples and striking flavor combinations to transform everyday dishes. From eye-catching salads to indulgent sweets, each of Ghayour\u2019s recipes is a vibrant addition to the modern home cook\u2019s table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Introducing FBI profiler Karen Vail, who crosses paths with a Virginia serial killer in the first in the bestselling series.<\/p>\n Special Agent Karen Vail \u201cis a knockout, tough and brilliant\u201d (Tess Gerritsen). As lead profiler for the FBI, Vail is spearheading the task force investigation into a serial killer known as \u201cDead Eyes,\u201d who\u2019s been terrorizing Fairfax County, Virginia.<\/p>\n What separates this psychopath from the others is a peculiar savagery, and an intimate knowledge of the FBI\u2019s detailed strategy of pursuit. What separates Vail from her peers is a life that has made her hard and uncompromising. Recently divorced from an abusive husband, and in the throes of an ugly custody battle, she\u2019s also helpless against her mother\u2019s struggle with Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n From the best-selling author of \u201cThe Road To Key West\u201d comes another rollicking, hilarious Caribbean adventure that will have you ripping at the pages and laughing out loud! One woman holds the key to England’s most glorious empire in this intimate retelling of the launch of the Tudor dynasty<\/em><\/p>\n A magnificent portrait of Elizabeth of York, set against the dramatic background of fifteenth century England. Elizabeth, the only living descendant of Edward IV, has the most valuable possession in all of England-a legitimate claim to the crown. Two princes battle to win Britain’s most rightful heiress for a bride and her kingdom for his own. On one side is her uncle Richard,the last Plantagenet King, whom she fears is the murderer of her two brothers,the would-be kings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Quick-witted Tanner Malone has bombed the Test, an all-important exam that establishes how much he owes for his corporate-funded education. With his future plans crushed under a mountain of debt, Tanner enlists in the navy of his home star system of Archangel. But he hasn\u2019t factored in the bullying shipmates, the civil war brewing on the border, or the space pirates.<\/p>\n As Tanner begins basic training, the government ramps up its forces to confront the vicious raiders wreaking havoc throughout human space. Led by the complex and charismatic Captain Casey, the outlaws never let their egalitarian and democratic ideals get in the way of a little murder or mayhem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Gemma Summers is unlucky in love. Captain Mitchell \u201cAres\u201d Williams is a Space Marine and the hero of the Battle for Liberty, whose Shot Heard \u2018Round the Universe saved the planet from a nearly unstoppable war machine. He\u2019s handsome, charismatic, and the perfect poster boy to help the military drive enlistment. Pulled from the war and thrown into the spotlight, he\u2019s as efficient at charming the media as he was at shooting down enemy starfighters.<\/p>\n After an assassination attempt leaves Mitchell critically wounded, he begins to suffer from strange hallucinations that carry a chilling and oddly familiar warning:<\/p>\n They are coming. Find the Goliath or humankind will be destroyed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Once a century, for only six days, the bay around a small Washington island glows like a water-bound aurora. Dr. Rachel Bell, a scientist studying the 100-Year Miracle and the tiny sea creatures that create it, knows a secret about the phenomenon that inspired the region\u2019s myths and folklore: the rare green water may contain a power that could save Rachel’s own life (and change the world). 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<\/a><\/p>\nSirocco: Fabulous Flavors from the Middle East<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n\u201cBack On The Road To Key West\u201d reintroduces the somewhat reluctant adventurers Kansas Stamps and Will Bell, casting them into one bizarre situation after another while capturing the true flavor and feel of Key West and the Caribbean in the early 1980s.
\nAn ancient map and a lost pirate treasure, a larcenous Bahamian scoundrel and his gang of cutthroats, a wild and crazy journey into South America in search of a magical antediluvian device, and encounters with outlandish villains and zany friends will keep you locked to your seat and giggling maniacally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Tudor Rose<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nShe\u2019s known it since third grade, when her first crush blew a spitball into her hair, and a decade-long string of bad dates, boring sex, and abysmal morning-afters has done nothing to improve her prospects.
\nBut when a random radio call-in contest lands her courtside tickets to the hottest playoff game of the season, Gemma\u2019s luck may finally be on the upswing \u2014 even if it doesn\u2019t exactly seem<\/i> like it when the dreaded jumbotron kiss-cam lands on her and her date, who\u2019s too busy ignoring her to notice\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nStarship Eternal (War Eternal Book 1)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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