The most frightening weapon ever invented can be unleashed by a single person. And now, they have chosen her. On the border between Croatia and Bosnia, a killer practices his art on UN Peacekeeping troops, leaving handless bodies displayed on crosses. In a trailer near Fort Bragg, a hitman targets a computer genius who has uncovered information more explosive than he could ever guess. And in an ancient, abandoned castle in Germany, a teenage girl is plunged into living hell—one that will take her into the heart of a murderous Middle Eastern plot.

The only mistake the bad guy’s make, is not taking into account her father is Special Forces. Now only one Special Forces operative can stop two madmen from turning the girl into a devastating biological weapon. In a series of brutal covert operations, Thorpe must battle not only the enemy, but betrayal from his own side to not only stop the weapon, but save the daughter of his best friend.

Fall in love with Clear Creek, where:

The gossip travels faster than WiFi
Everyone’s business is everyone’s business
One meddling matchmaker knows exactly who belongs together
And awkward moments lead to perfect endings
This clean and wholesome series delivers:
✓ Laugh-out-loud moments
✓ Heart-melting kisses
✓ Small-town charm
✓ Close-knit friendships
✓ Happily ever afters

What readers are saying: “The author brings the story to life with her words and keeps you turning the pages to see what happens next.”

“A classic Lisa Renee rom-com full of unexpected moments and witty dialogue that keeps you laughing and wondering what in the world is going to happen next. Great fun from start to finish!”

It has been two years since Felicity Griffith last lived in the cozy seaside town of Hidden Bay – and she has no plans to return anytime soon. When her grandmother, the famous advice columnist “Dear Dolores”, asks for help expanding her business, Felicity has her doubts. After all, with a list of ex-boyfriends longer than a grocery store receipt and unable to pay last month’s rent, Felicity is the last person to give advice. But as the old adage goes: when the going gets tough, run home to grandma!

When a neighbor dies under suspicious circumstances by driving his car into her grandmother’s tree, Felicity stumbles into a murder investigation involving a zany family of suspects. With the aid of thirteen-year-old Simon, who acts and dresses like a 1930s gangster, and while trying to avoid her ex, who is now the chief of police, Felicity must use her quick wit and careful ear to figure out the mystery of who committed the murder. That is unless of course the killer gets to her first!

Everyone has secrets. But only one ends in murder.
When wealthy widower Roger Ackroyd is found dead in his study, the tranquil village of King’s Abbot is thrown into chaos. Just hours before his death, Ackroyd had received a letter revealing the identity of a blackmailer connected to a recent suicide.

Now the letter has vanished. So has the truth.

Enter Hercule Poirot, recently retired to the countryside—until murder brings him out of retirement. With his razor-sharp logic and signature finesse, Poirot investigates a cast of suspicious characters, tangled motives, and hidden lies. But nothing prepares readers for the final twist—a literary shock that changed the mystery genre forever.

The author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Ultralearning explores why it’s so difficult for people to learn new skills, arguing that three factors must be met to make advancement possible, and offering 12 maxims to improve the way we learn.

Life revolves around learning—in school, at our jobs, even in the things we do for fun. Yet learning is often mysterious. Sometimes it comes fairly effortlessly: quickly finding our way around a new neighborhood or picking up the routine at a new job. In other cases, it’s a slog. We may spend hours in the library, yet still not do well on an exam. We may want to switch companies, industries, or even professions, but not feel qualified to make the leap. Decades spent driving a car, typing on a computer, or hitting a tennis ball don’t reliably make us much better at them. Improvement can be fickle, if it comes at all.

The prophet Nehemiah’s cousin can speak numerous languages, keep complex accounts, write on rolls of parchment and tablets of clay, and solve great mysteries. There is only one problem: she’s a woman in a man’s court.

In her early childhood years, Sarah experienced the death of her mother and her father’s subsequent emotional distance, and she came to two conclusions: God does not care about me, and my accomplishments are the measure of my worth.

Catapulted into the center of the Persian court, Sarah is working too many hours, rubbing elbows with royalty, and solving intrigues for the Queen. Ironically, it isn’t failure—but success—that causes Sarah to lose her only source of external validation.

Sarah soon learns that she has something of worth to offer beyond her ability with languages and sums; her very being proves to be a blessing to others, particularly the aristocrat Darius, whom she is given to in marriage.