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“Why run from a haunted house when you can stay and ignore the ghosts? Just when you thought you'd seen everything a haunted house novel could do, The September House comes along and delivers an eerie, darkly funny, and emotionally grounded book about the ghosts that haunt houses and marriages...

Cassy's a backpacking student travelling around New Zealand - until the day she accepts a lift in a van full of smiling strangers; her life is changed forever. She's soon entangled in Gethsemane, a community led by Justin Calvin, a visionary leader with a violent past. As Cassy falls under Gethsemane's spell, a new identity is built for her. But when her father's illness reunites her with her family, she's forced to confront the hidden darkness of her world.

On a Friday afternoon before Labor Day, Americans are getting ready for the holiday weekend, completely unaware of a long-planned terrorist plot about to be launched against the country. Kyle Tait is settling in for his flight home to Montana when a single nuclear bomb is detonated 300 miles above the heart of America.

Brett had been in love with Charlie from the first day she laid eyes on him in college. When Charlie is brutally murdered, Brett is devastated. But, if she is honest with herself, their marriage had been hanging by a thread for quite some time - especially after Charlie had an affair. The recent reappearance in their lives of his unstable younger brother, Eli, further strained their relationship until Brett, ever steadfast in her devotion to Charlie, began to question her own commitment in the days leading up to his death.

By July 1, 1942, the United States has been fighting in the Pacific for nearly seven months. The Japanese advance halted west of Australia at the island of Timor, and from Timor the Japanese stage bombing raids on Darwin. In the north, the Japanese hold the former Australian possessions of New Ireland and New Britain, including the town of Rabaul in the north of New Britain. Holding Rabaul gives the Japanese possession of Simpson Harbor, a deep-water port that the Japanese turn into a formidable forward base, swarming with Zeros and antiaircraft weapons. 

September 10th, 2008. The day the Large Hadron Collider powered on at CERN. A retired technician reaches out with a story he was never meant to tell. He was there when the beam fired. For nearly twenty years he has carried something he cannot explain. Small things began to feel wrong. Memories didn’t line up. Photographs showed details people didn’t remember. Entire moments in time seemed to shift. At first the incidents were easy to ignore. But the more cases he shared, the more disturbing the pattern became.

Lost and Found, Book 1: A young woman races a Texas blizzard to save her autistic nephew from a deadly secret others will kill to protect - and the service dog she's trained finds his true purpose, when he disobeys. An aunt searches for her lost nephew - and dooms her sister. A mom gambles a miracle will cure - and not kill - her child. A dog finds his true purpose - when he disobeys.

Animal behaviorist September Day has lost everything - husband murdered, career in ruins, confidence shot - and returns home with her trained Maine Coon cat, Macy, to Texas to recover. She's forced out of hibernation when her nephew Steven and his autism service dog Shadow disappear in a freak blizzard. When her sister trusts a maverick researcher's promise to help Steven, September has 24 hours to rescue them from a devastating medical experiment impacting millions of children, a deadly secret others will kill to protect....

This novel is set in the very center of the time of most difficult combat experienced by a United States Marine Corps rifle company. A second lieutenant, only days from training back in the States, is ordered, under fire, to assume command of a company of cast-off marines, all out in the brutal, bloody jungle because of either the worst of luck or the most minor of offenses or infringement.

A costumed killer. A dog trainer with a knack for catching bad guys. Can she unmask the truth before her loved ones pay the price? September Day has hit her limit. Recovering from the shock of learning her birth parents’ identity, the self-doubting PTSD survivor strives to focus on her fiancé, his children, and upcoming Halloween festivities. But when her best friend’s cat runs off into a pumpkin patch, the thirty-year-old animal behaviorist and her four-pawed companion give chase… only to discover a dead body.

September Day is ready for a new start with her detective boyfriend. Believing she’s finally put her husband’s death behind her, her life upends when his mother sends her a safety deposit box key that could unlock the truth. But before she can examine the cryptic contents, she’s brutally attacked, the files are stolen, and her former in-law is murdered. Determined to uncover the harrowing facts, September and her dog Shadow battle to stay one step ahead of the merciless killer.

The third installment of Shojai's dark, female-driven domestic thriller series featuring pet-centric plots. An animal behaviorist and her service dog race a deadly storm to expose a treacherous secret others will kill to protect. A blackmailer returns to sell a deadly cure. A mother's denial dooms millions of children. And a dog shows true loyalty...when he runs away. With her stalker finally caught, animal behaviorist September Day's PTSD has abated and she's begun to trust again.

September Day can't shake her mounting wedding-planning angst. Too overwhelmed to pick up a dropped-off shelter dog she once trained, she finally leaves the house to check in on a missing vet clinic employee. But when she gets there, she's terrified to find the girl's brother hanging on the edge of death and the poor young woman abducted. Discovering the hound got dumped by the same vicious criminal, September and Shadow race out of town on a dangerous rescue mission.

Lia Corazon pours her heart and soul into her kennel. So when a storm destroys her business, she’d do anything to get back to training dogs… even if it means making a deal with the strict grandparents who want to put an end to her lifelong search for the father she’s never known. Determined to prove she deserves a second chance, she starts training a scrappy young Rottweiler named Karma. After the would-be police pup sniffs out a dead body, Lia teams up with a detective who could hold the missing link to her Hawaiian heritage.

From 1942-1960: Emily lives the first 18 years of her life on her grandfather’s farm with a burden of misfortune and hardship. When the school board forces Grandfather’s hand, Emily is allowed to attend school. She experiences her first real friendship, the thrill and pain of an innocent young love, and a secret she bears alone. Just days after her 18th birthday, her bag is packed, and she’s ready to start a new life. When someone tries to stop her - and ends up dead - Emily escapes the horror and hops a train out west.

A contemporary adult relationship drama. The desires, dreams and fears of six lives collide when a stranger comes to town. Are they willing to face their fears to chase their dreams or will they fall victim to desire? With the best intentions in the world, streetwise, charmer Gabriel plans to lock himself away from temptations and get down to some serious art work in the house by the sea. But when fate sends him to a primitive cottage in the northern woods, he determines to make the most of this far-less-inspiring backwater.

Gabriel är konstnär. Han är också ung, snygg och konstant på språng. Kanske beror det där sista på den starka, men ändå diffusa, längtan han har inom sig. En känsla som är lika överväldigande som den är omöjlig att precisera.

While working in Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom, United States Government employee Jason Hendley learns that his friend and co-worker, Scott Sandoval, was murdered during their trip to Dubai on R&R. Jason tells a fast-paced story as he relives the days of discovering who killed his friend and why. Immerse yourself in Jason’s experiences of working in Baghdad and his discovery of the value of the friendships made in wartime.

Ett försvinnande och ett märkligt fynd gäckar kommissarie Evert Bredberg och hans kollegor. Den 43-årige Peter Nordin har inte hörts av sedan han en morgon åkte till jobbet och hustrun är utom sig av oro. Bara några dagar senare hittas en säck med mänskliga ben i en sjö. Men vem tillhör kvarlevorna? Samtidigt får en Fredrik Andersson märkliga sms från ett okänt nummer. Och när han listar ut hur meddelandena hänger ihop, är det inte långt ifrån att blodet fryser till is... I Everts kärleksliv stormar det ordentligt.

Nachdem die junge Emelie erst vor einem Jahr ihre Heimat hinter sich gelassen hat, um mit ihrer Internetbekanntschaft Mark ein neues Leben zu beginnen, steht sie plötzlich völlig allein da. Von ihren Arbeitskollegen aus dem Café möchte sie sich nicht helfen lassen und meidet sämtliche Gespräche, die mit ihrem Freund zu tun haben. Weil ihr die Situation schwer zu schaffen macht, sie dadurch immer unkonzentrierter wird und zu allem Überfluss ihre Gedanken verrückt zu spielen scheinen, verliert sie ihren Job und landet schon bald auf der schonungslosen Straße.