In New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan’s Cold as Ice, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid must get into the head of a psychopath to save her family, and herself

Two years ago, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid put psychopath Elise Hansen Hunt in juvenile detention for her role in an organized crime syndicate. Now eighteen, Elise has been released with a clean slate, and plans to take her revenge by making Lucy’s life hell. The plot begins with Lucy’s husband Sean Rogan, who has been arrested for a murder he most certainly did not commit.

Lucy is determined to prove Sean’s innocence, but is warned off the case by her boss. As she calls in reinforcements, she learns that Sean’s brother Kane is missing in Mexico, her partner Nate Dunning has been arrested for possession of cocaine, and her friend Brad Donnelly has been kidnapped outside DEA headquarters. Lucy realizes that Elise doesn’t have the resources or patience to execute such a devious plan. Did Elise’s father orchestrate everything from prison? Or is there someone even more calculating seeking revenge on Lucy by hurting the people she loves?

One thing is certain: if Lucy doesn’t find the answers fast, Sean will die.

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Where did the Zenomorphs come from?

Tigers, wolves, gorillas, and bears. Four planets at each other’s throats. But they have too much in common for it to be a fluke. Just mentioning the possibility that they descended from the same place gets one labeled as a Heretic.

When Sankar comes into possession of a religious text that hints at where they came from, he seizes the opportunity and makes it his mission to find the Truth.

But he needs help from all the races. With a stolen warship and a ragtag band, Sankar sets out to answer the question that is illegal to ask.

Zenophobia. Where fear of the other races started a religion and perpetuated a war.

It’s time for the worlds to embrace the future by learning their past. But the governments aren’t keen on upsetting the status quo and do everything in their power to stop Sankar and his team.

Island of Dr. Moreau meets Indiana Jones, in space, with cutting edge technology…

From two award winning science fiction authors, an archaeological space adventure that you’ll want to read today.

Authors’ note: We went with Zenophobia with a “z” vice xenophobia because the version with the “x” was too rooted in bad stuff that happens on Earth. This is a story set in space.

A story about losing your way and finding your life. Book 1 of 3.

Elizabeth Lara built a perfect life as San Francisco’s top divorce attorney, but when she loses her great-aunt Mags, the woman who raised her, she boards a plane and leaves it all behind.

The Irish shores welcome her as she learns a shocking truth, kept secret for thirty-five years. Devastated and now alone in the world, Beth tries to find peace in a beautiful cottage by Lough Rhiannon, but peace isn’t what fate had in mind. Almost as soon as she arrives, Beth’s solitary retreat into the magic wilds of Ireland is interrupted by Connor Bannon. A man with light brown hair, ice blue eyes and a secret of his own. He’s gorgeous, grieving, and completely unexpected.
 

With the help of Mags’ letters, the colorful townspeople of Dingle, and Connor, Elizabeth might just find a way back to the girl she lost long ago and become the woman she always wanted to be.

A Note From Jules:
Be forewarned you might not want to start this book late at night—several readers have reported “gobbling it up” and going on to the next book immediately. This book is literary women’s fiction, it is not a traditional romance, per se.

“If you enjoy Nora Roberts, you’ll like Juliet Gauvin. The Irish Cottage is a fresh take on women’s literary fiction, sometimes light and scrumptious and other times quite profound in its observations on life, love and loss.” -Amazon Review

“A book that conveys the true feelings of Ireland when you visit…it’s a bit of a romance, history, travel, and mystery neatly tied into a book well worth reading.” -Amazon Review

“I started this book and couldn't put it down. It brought me to Ireland and I never wanted to leave.” -Amazon Review

The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth is an international women’s literary fiction romance novel with three books in the novel series. Other themes include: romance literary fiction, women’s sagas, love stories, and second chances at life.

In her short story collection, Even Greater Mistakes, Charlie Jane Anders upends genre cliches and revitalizes classic tropes with heartfelt and pants-wettingly funny social commentary.

The woman who can see all possible futures is dating the man who can see the one and only foreordained future.

A wildly popular slapstick filmmaker is drawn, against his better judgment, into working with a fascist militia, against a background of social collapse.

Two friends must embark on an Epic Quest To Capture The Weapon That Threatens The Galaxy, or else they’ll never achieve their dream of opening a restaurant.

The stories in this collection, by their very outrageousness, achieve a heightened realism unlike any other. Anders once again proves she is one of the strongest voices in modern science fiction, the writer called by Andrew Sean Greer, “this generation’s Le Guin.”

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Inspired by Picasso’s great masterpiece Guernica, New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards returns with a riveting story of love, intrigue, deception and bravery in the face of war…

On an April day in 1937, the sky opens and fire rains down upon the small Spanish town of Guernica. Seventeen-year-old Sibi and her family are caught up in the horror. Griff, an American military attaché, pulls Sibi from the wreckage, and it’s only the first time he saves her life in a span of hours. When Germany claims no involvement in the attack, insisting the Spanish Republic was responsible, Griff guides Sibi to lie to Nazi officials. If she or her sisters reveal that they saw planes bearing swastikas, the gestapo will silence them—by any means necessary.  

As war begins to rage across Europe, Sibi joins the underground resistance, secretly exchanging information with Griff. But as the scope of Germany’s ambitions becomes clear, maintaining the facade of a Nazi sympathizer becomes ever more difficult. And as Sibi is drawn deeper into a web of secrets, she must find a way to outwit an enemy that threatens to decimate her family once and for all.  

Masterfully rendered and vividly capturing one of the most notorious episodes in history, The Girl from Guernica is an unforgettable testament to the bonds of family and the courage of women in wartime.

Viscount Pottinger lost his fortune. Miss Tara Shaw could lose her reputation. Could they gain a future together?

Viscount James Pottinger wants to return to his estate and hide away. Yes, he has lost a great deal of his fortune but the circumstances were deeply embarrassing. Only on the encouragement of his friends does he return, hoping beyond hope that he can recover some of his wealth but keep what occurred a secret.

Miss Tara Shaw knows what she saw that night but cannot tell a single soul for fear of losing her reputation. Having lost a personal item on that fateful night, she must risk it all to find it – only to bump directly into Lord Pottinger.
Forced together, will either one of them tell the other the truth?

Will Lord Pottinger recover his fortune or will his shame keep him silent – both about that evening and his growing feelings for Miss Shaw?

This is the fourth book in the Lost Fortunes Found Love series. Get your copy today!

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The alternate history first contact adventure Axiom's End is an extraordinary debut from Hugo finalist and video essayist Lindsay Ellis.

Truth is a human right.

It’s fall 2007. A well-timed leak has revealed that the US government might have engaged in first contact. Cora Sabino is doing everything she can to avoid the whole mess, since the force driving the controversy is her whistleblower father. Even though Cora hasn’t spoken to him in years, his celebrity has caught the attention of the press, the Internet, the paparazzi, and the government—and with him in hiding, that attention is on her. She neither knows nor cares whether her father’s leaks are a hoax, and wants nothing to do with him—until she learns just how deeply entrenched her family is in the cover-up, and that an extraterrestrial presence has been on Earth for decades.

Realizing the extent to which both she and the public have been lied to, she sets out to gather as much information as she can, and finds that the best way for her to uncover the truth is not as a whistleblower, but as an intermediary. The alien presence has been completely uncommunicative until she convinces one of them that she can act as their interpreter, becoming the first and only human vessel of communication. Their otherworldly connection will change everything she thought she knew about being human—and could unleash a force more sinister than she ever imagined.

Flour, butter ... Murder! Recently divorced baker Jenny King sifts through a pound of clues and red herrings to catch the killer in this bestselling cozy mystery series thousands love.

5 stars - 'Great storyline. Second time I've read this series and I still loved it.'

When forty four year old Jenny King moved to a remote island for a second chance at life, she didn't know it would involve murder. She's working at the Boardwalk Cafe, baking sweet treats to forget the bitter pill that is her life. Then a stranger's body washes up on the beach and her aunt is arrested. Compelled by circumstances, Jenny goes sleuthing to prove her aunt's innocence.

But who said solving a murder was going to be easy?

Jenny follows a baffling trail of twists and turns as she battles with a disapproving sheriff. Flanked by her newly minted friends, the Magnolias, she digs her feet in and marches ahead, evaluating suspects while serving cakes and muffins with a smile. It's only a matter of time before this amateur sleuth solves the puzzle.

If you like cozy murder mysteries with friendly small towns, beach settings, yummy food and a dash of romance, you will love the Pelican Cove cozy mystery series.

This boxed set collection contains four full mysteries with recipes.

Titles - Strawberries and Strangers, Cupcakes and Celebrities, Berries and Birthdays, Sprinkles and Skeletons.

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Why do wizards always want you to go into the dungeon first? Dave and his friends are having a bad day. Not only are they having to come to terms with the fact they’re in a weird (and very un-Spartan) magical world, but if no one hires them soon, then it won’t be long before they have to embark on a short and boring career in death by starvation. But when a wizard, an elf, and a dwarf finally agree to hire the Spartans for a spot of monster-infested-dungeon-clearing, it soon becomes evident that the Spartans are going to have to deal with things much more magical and annoying than even they had anticipated. Funny and fast paced, strange and fantastical, join the Hard Blokes as they find out why the hell anyone would go to the trouble of keeping an ancient and mysterious relic in a dungeon, anyway…

I’m on a mission.

My paths cross with the dark and dangerous Dante Luca.

And here I am, his captive.

For the past six months, I’ve spent every waking minute looking for my lost sister, Camilla.

I’ll stop at nothing to find her, my own freedom wouldn’t make me think twice.

My recklessness incites a devastating turn of events that collides my world with Dante Luca.

The rumored vigilante hero.

My best friend’s brother-in-law.

The closer I get to him, the more we’re forced to face each other—our obsessions.

His eyes are an intoxicating blue, and he is all hardened muscle.

He is my enemy, but he is also my best ally.

He is my torment, and my pleasure.

…and I’m beginning to surrender.

Corrupted Obsession is the fourth interconnecting standalone in the Mafia Kings: Corrupted series. No other books should be read prior to this. It’s a Captive Enemies to Lovers Dark Mafia Romance complete with HEA and no cliffhangers. This book contains steamy scenes for mature readers only.

'Riveting, twisty, page-turning stuff' Guardian
'The page turner you've been looking for. Sly, witty and gripping . . . I devoured it' Naomi Alderman
'An utter joy . . . wonderfully skilled' Sarah Perry
'Beguiling, brilliantly creepy, and an utterly compelling read' Claire Fuller
'Tender, creepy and gripping' Sunday Times

When the eight-year-old daughter of an Oxford College Master vanishes in the middle of the night, police turn to the Scottish nanny, Dee, for answers.

As Dee looks back over her time in the Master's Lodging - an eerie and ancient house - a picture of a high achieving but dysfunctional family emerges: Nick, the fiercely intelligent and powerful father; his beautiful Danish wife Mariah, pregnant with their child; and the lost little girl, Felicity, almost mute, seeing ghosts, grieving her dead mother.

But is Dee telling the whole story? Is her growing friendship with the eccentric house historian, Linklater, any cause for concern? And most of all, why is Felicity silent?

Roaming Oxford's secret passages and hidden graveyards, Magpie Lane explores the true meaning of family - and what it is to be denied one.

A Book of the Year pick for BBC Radio 4 Open Book, the Guardian, the Telegraph and Good Housekeeping

'Absolutely breathtaking. This book blew me away - words can't describe how good it is!' NetGalley review


The clock is ticking.

When Amanda Reeves, a beautiful young student, is kidnapped on the streets of Los Angeles, LAPD Detective Ray Collins knows that every second counts. Because the kidnapping is clearly the latest work of the serial killer known as the "Night Shade Killer," who has terrified the city for the past twelve years.

Each year, the killer kidnaps a victim to torture and eventually kill them after a thoroughly planned ritual. Each time, there are exactly nine days between the abduction and the victim's death. The murderer has never been caught.
And this time, too, all traces lead nowhere. Until Ray, whose reputation as a loner makes him more enemies than friends at the LAPD, investigates on his own and makes an incredible discovery. A discovery that brings back his insomnia as much as the flashbacks from his past.

It soon becomes clear that this case is not only the biggest case of Ray's career, but also the most personal... can he catch the killer before another victim loses their life?

Don't miss this utterly gripping crime thriller with twists and turns you won't see coming. The perfect read for fans of Michael Conelly, Lisa Regan and A.J. Rivers!


What readers are saying about No Way Out:

'A story like no other. I read this in one sitting because I just could not put it down!' NetGalley review

'Just WOW! A total rollercoaster of emotions. I was shocked by every twist and all the secrets!' NetGalley review

'Highly addictive from start to finish - a bloody good read you should not miss!' NetGalley review

'I was hooked from page one - my heart was pounding like crazy!' NetGalley review

' Don't miss this book - the suspense just keeps mounting ending with a stunning conclusion you don't see coming!' NetGalley review

'Absolutely breathtaking. This book blew me away - words can't describe how good it is!' NetGalley review


The clock is ticking.

When Amanda Reeves, a beautiful young student, is kidnapped on the streets of Los Angeles, LAPD Detective Ray Collins knows that every second counts. Because the kidnapping is clearly the latest work of the serial killer known as the "Night Shade Killer," who has terrified the city for the past twelve years.

Each year, the killer kidnaps a victim to torture and eventually kill them after a thoroughly planned ritual. Each time, there are exactly nine days between the abduction and the victim's death. The murderer has never been caught.
And this time, too, all traces lead nowhere. Until Ray, whose reputation as a loner makes him more enemies than friends at the LAPD, investigates on his own and makes an incredible discovery. A discovery that brings back his insomnia as much as the flashbacks from his past.

It soon becomes clear that this case is not only the biggest case of Ray's career, but also the most personal... can he catch the killer before another victim loses their life?

Don't miss this utterly gripping crime thriller with twists and turns you won't see coming. The perfect read for fans of Michael Conelly, Lisa Regan and A.J. Rivers!


What readers are saying about No Way Out:

'A story like no other. I read this in one sitting because I just could not put it down!' NetGalley review

'Just WOW! A total rollercoaster of emotions. I was shocked by every twist and all the secrets!' NetGalley review

'Highly addictive from start to finish - a bloody good read you should not miss!' NetGalley review

'I was hooked from page one - my heart was pounding like crazy!' NetGalley review

' Don't miss this book - the suspense just keeps mounting ending with a stunning conclusion you don't see coming!' NetGalley review

Set your children up for future success by cultivating a growth mindset to help them achieve their goals.

Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m Possible.’ Audrey Hepburn.

Is traditional learning enough on its own for children to succeed in an ever changing world? A growth mindset for kids helps broaden their ability to learn new things. The Growth Mindset Workbook is a fun and engaging workbook that’s packed with awesome activities, creative exercises, and a 7-day growth mindset journal to help your child train their growing brain, and develop problem-solving skills through practice and repetition.

In this growth mindset book by DaddiLife Books, the writers and dads at the award-winning platform have worked with early years teachers to ensure kids aged 6-12 know how to nurture an awesome "can-do" attitude and celebrate mistakes as a path to success.

The Growth Mindset Workbook includes:

• 60 creative activities - that get kids to understand how their brains work, to dream big, and transforms problem-solving into engaging exercises.
• A 7 Day Growth Mindset Journal - that both boys and girls can use to put their learnings into real world action.
• Child focussed - with success stories and concepts so that school children aged 6-12 will gain the positivity that benefits them throughout their personal and professional lives ahead, way beyond school. This book has exercises that not only develops growth mindset through writing, but also through drawing and coloring.

Your children will gain:

• Fun (and rewarding) work that also reassures them that perfection isn’t always possible, and mistakes and stumbles are opportunities to change and grow for the better.
• Lots of everyday examples and simple exercises. This growth mindset for kids book is a great way to teach them that they can take on just about anything with effort and encouragement.
• Their own pathway to overcome of their own challenges and work on their goals - it's like having a growth mindset coach.

Parents and Carers will benefit from:

• Learning how to encourage a growth mindset with their children, in everyday circumstances.
• Working with your child in specially designed activities that show why flexibility and adaptability are key, that “not yet” can mean “someday” and much, much more!
• A different form of connection and communication with your child, built around the power of mindset specifically.

The Growth Mindset Workbook is your essential tool for setting developing brains free of one-dimensional thinking and expanding their endless possibilities.

If you’re ready for your child to have an enchanting journey in education through creative exercises and actionable advice for building faith in themselves, then click the ‘Buy Now button and start expanding their minds now.

“Ride with me."

Three simple words. A seemingly perfect solution after my car breaks down.

So why am I so nervous about this? Sure, I’ve harbored the biggest crush on him for over a decade. But one road trip isn’t going to clue him in on that well-kept secret.

I can’t put my finger on what’s making this ride feel like a big deal. That is, until he pulls me close and revs the hard rumbling engine of his bike.

Okay, things are definitely different.

And the ride hasn’t even begun yet.

Previously published as Riding Curves (c) 2012 with revisions throughout, newly added content, and an extended ending.

An Idaho farmer who earns a second chance at life finds that the past has a hard time letting him go. A young girl navigates funeral-goers, family, and the unusual circumstances of her grandmother’s death in Pennsylvania. A risk-averse young man must make a bold move after stumbling into a nightmarish government biohazard. An aging alcoholic vigilante is asked to find common ground with a teenager in a secret witness protection program.

These and six more short stories continue and intersect with 50 States, the debut anthology that surprised readers with 50 thought-provoking stories across different genres. Together, these new stories stand on their own and expand upon a growing body of work that takes place across the American landscape.

Ten Threads is a brisk 125-page companion to Richard R. Becker’s award-winning debut, 50 States. It is presented as a Kindle exclusive, a glimpse into his next anthology and future novel.

Take one blonde, curvy, smart-mouthed celebrity chef. Mix with one tall, dark, dirty-talking blue-jeans cowboy. Sprinkle with a pinch of matchmaking grandma. Let simmer and serve with a steaming hot HEA.

Celebrity chef Summer Snowberry returns to Snowberry Springs to save the floundering Yummy Cowboy Diner. Secretly, she's determined to redeem herself from a humiliating setback in the big city by giving The Yummy Cowboy a complete makeover. If it succeeds, she'll be able to pay off her debts and make a fresh start in San Francisco. She's not only going to help revive the dying small town, but even better, she'll take on the diner's cocky, handsome owner, prove him wrong, and make his place the hottest eatery around.

Should be easy for a professional like Summer but from the very start, she's butting heads with her bull-headed nemesis. Even worse, she struggles to resist the sparks flying between them from each clash of wills.

Brock Michaels grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Snowberry Springs. He's spent years working his butt off for his very own restaurant. He can't pass up the chance of a lifetime when his elderly business partner offers to turn over her share of The Yummy Cowboy Diner to him... if he agrees to work with her annoying but gorgeous granddaughter Summer for three months to revamp his operation.

Brock grits his teeth and tells himself that he can control his attraction to Summer's lush curves and foil her high-falutin' ideas for his homestyle diner. He's determined to come out on top when the ninety days are up. And he sure as heck isn't losing his heart to the woman who's declared that she's heading back to San Francisco soon. Right?

Yummy Cowboy is a standalone slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance with a guaranteed HEA. It's the first book in a new series about Snowberry Springs, a small Montana town on the brink of a great reawakening.

In times of reflection, have you ever considered what could, would, or should happen in a particular event or situation in your life? Those could, would, and should moments demonstrate possibilities that shaped your life in a dynamic and meaningful way.

The third volume of Thinking Loud, Thinking Clearly, CrumsOnTheTable shares 40 rich, thought-provoking, and heartwarming short stories. The stories are supported by Biblical scripture to highlight how fruitful life can be when we lean into God, put our faith in action, and strengthen our relationship with the Creator as we explore the possibilities He presents and the paths we take."

Each story will keep your engaged, intrigued, and considering how to live your best life now with God at the helm as you confront daily living with a spirit of winning. Walk with CrumsOnTheTable on this journey to be uplifted and inspired by this delightful page-turner.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL

On the brink of World War II, with the Nazis tightening their grip on Berlin, a mother’s act of courage and love offers her daughter a chance of survival.


“[A] hymn to the power of resistance, perseverance, and enduring love in dark times…gravely beautiful…Hoffman the storyteller continues to dazzle.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

At the time when the world changed, Hanni Kohn knows she must send her twelve-year-old daughter away to save her from the Nazi regime. Her desperation leads her to Ettie, the daughter of a rabbi whose years spent eavesdropping on her father enables her to create a mystical Jewish creature, a rare and unusual golem, who is sworn to protect Hanni’s daughter, Lea. Once Ava is brought to life, she and Lea and Ettie become eternally entwined, their paths fated to cross, their fortunes linked.

What does it mean to lose your mother? How much can one person sacrifice for love? In a world where evil can be found at every turn, we meet remarkable characters that take us on a stunning journey of loss and resistance, the fantastical and the mortal, in a place where all roads lead past the Angel of Death and love is never-ending.