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When Sariah Simmons accepts a week-long babysitting position for the affluent Rodwell family, she sees it as the perfect opportunity. But behind the pristine walls of their suburban home, she discovers disturbing signs that something isn't right. Caroline Rodwell, a traveling nurse, keeps everything under strict control. Her husband Richard maintains their picture-perfect image. But basements hold secrets, and perfect families often hide the darkest truths.

When high school senior Charlotte agrees to babysit the Wilbanks twins, she plans to put the six-year-olds to bed early and spend a quiet night studying: the SATs are tomorrow, and checking the Native American/Alaskan Native box on all the forms won't help if she chokes on test day. But tomorrow is also Halloween, and the twins are eager to show off their costumes.

Claudia's life imploded ten years ago when she was convicted of the murder of her child. Now she has done the unthinkable and confessed to manslaughter in order to be granted parole - her only hope of finding out what really happened to Tilly. Sara is married to Joe, Claudia's ex-husband, and they have a young child together. She finally has everything she ever wanted, but Claudia's release threatens the perfect life she has created.

Ali and Christopher Tolfrey's one-year-old daughter, Eden, is abducted whilst in the care of Ali’s best-friend. Snatched in broad daylight from Bushy Park on a trip to the swings, Eden disappears without a trace. Brooke Simmons regains consciousness, dazed from a blow to the head, to find Eden, her best friend's child, missing. Someone has taken Eden, and Brooke knows who. But it's a secret she can't share with Ali or the police without revealing the web of deceit she's spun.

Mark and Melissa Cain are thrilled to have found Jade, a babysitter who is brilliant with their young children. Having seen her own house burn to the ground, Jade needs them as much as they need her. Moving Jade into the family home can only be a good thing, can’t it? As Mark works long hours as a police officer and Melissa struggles with running a business, the family become ever more reliant on their babysitter, who is only too happy to help. And as Melissa begins to slip into depression, it’s Jade who is left picking up the pieces. But Mark soon notices things aren’t quite as they seem. Things at home feel wrong, and as Mark begins to investigate their seemingly perfect sitter, what he discovers shocks him to his core. He’s met Jade before. And now he suspects he might know what she wants.

In the waning days of the turbulent 1970s, in the wake of unsolved killings that have shocked Detroit, the lives of several residents are drawn together, with tragic consequences. There is Hannah, wife of a prominent local businessman, who has begun an affair with a darkly charismatic stranger whose identity remains elusive; Mikey, a canny street hustler who finds himself on an unexpected mission to rectify injustice and the serial killer known as Babysitter, an enigmatic and terrifying figure at the periphery of elite Detroit. 

The forbidden rush of a hot young babysitter alone with a dominant older man ignites raw, dripping cravings that demand to be satisfied—hard and without mercy. Tired of tame stories that tease but never deliver the filthy, explicit sex you crave? Sick of searching for sex stories erotica that actually delivers the intensity, dominance, and release you want?

Two grown women discuss The Baby-sitters Club series, one book at a time, with the seriousness it deserves and the humor that you need. In each episode, Brooke Suchomel and Kaykay Brady explore both the text and subtext of Ann M. Martin's work and what it says about growing up female in America in the 1980s and 1990s -- and how these messages affect us today.

Who knew her secret? And what happened that night? 'Twisty plotting, compelling characterisation and an ending I didn’t see coming at all’ Harriet Tyce ‘Fast-moving. Addictive. And all too possible’ Jane Corry ‘I loved it, those twists!’ B A Paris On the hottest day of the year...

Random House presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of One Little Mistake by Emma Curtis, read by Penelope Rawlins. 'A compelling page-turner which kept me reading well into the night.This book will make any woman look at her best friend with more than a touch of suspicion . . .'...

Four complete stories enhanced by Miranda Richardson's award-winning reading and really horrid music and effects: Horrid Henry encounters the babysitter from hell, traumatizes his parents on a car journey, goes trick or treating at Hallowe'en, and sabotages his school project. Four stories, as...

From one of America’s most renowned storytellers—the bestselling author of Blonde—comes a novel about love and deceit, and lust and redemption, against a backdrop of shocking murders in the affluent suburbs of Detroit. "Hannah’s unreliable, elliptical narrative is seductive and...

Amber needs money for college, but all the jobs she’s applied for have turned her down. Her mother’s best friend has the perfect solution: a semi-permanent babysitter position. The only catch? Her mother’s best friend’s husband, Alexander, is the one conducting the interview, and he’s strict, serious, and...sexy. And more than a little mysterious.

Michael has known Lisa since he was a kid. But when the sexy MILF divorces her husband and moves back home, he has one last chance to make his teenage dreams come true. Michael's all grown up, and it's time to prove it to is horny MILF babysitter!

Deryn didn’t realize what she was getting into when she agreed to watch little Iris for three days. When Iris’ grandfather, Red, escapes from death row and comes to Etawah looking for the child, Deryn will have to confront her own dark past to find the strength to keep them both alive.

After his only child dies due to an incompetent babysitter, Patton Moore establishes Camp Care. Seven sitters attend the prestigious camp. His graduates are highly sought after, and candidates will do anything for a spot at Camp Care. But this time, they’ll wish they hadn’t!

Meet 19-year old Jasmine Sinclair, a recent college dropout and wild child, who is having to adjust to a dysfunctional home life. Her stepbrother, Mikey Jones, has just sold his very successful online business and takes Jasmine and his girlfriend out for a night of celebration. The evening spirals out of control and the events after that becomes filled with decadence, debauchery and an act that is too taboo to overlook. What will happen when Jasmine takes things too far? Will she be able to overcome adversity?

Josie considered her next door neighbors Zelda and Mark the parents that she didn't have. She confided all of her deepest secrets in them. Apparently as she finds out, they weren't as forthcoming with their sharing until her 18th birthday. Josie decides to ditch her own party to help out her neighbors and they end up giving her the best present ever, she will never look at them the same!

On Stoneybrook Reunion, three 40-somethings time-travel to their childhoods to revisit stories about a fictional Connecticut town's best babysitters. Join us as we discuss, dissect, and wax rhapsodic about The Baby-Sitters Club series and its cultural—and personal—impact.

Growing up is hard enough when you have time to do it, but young babysitter Mandy is about to have to grow up quickly to keep up with Mr. Brand, the father of the child she babysits. In these 3 stories, Mandy loses her virginity, gets tag teamed by a couple of older men, and brings her best friend along for a little growing up herself!