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Against the turbulent backdrop of the 1930s, Douglas Tulloch navigates the treacherous terrains of India's Northwest Frontier and the early tremors of World War II in France. Thrust in the middle of tribal rebellions, covert missions and old-school rivalries, Tulloch grapples with the true essence of leadership. The repercussions of his decisions will follow him from the alleys of Brussels to the shores of Dunkirk.

After 40 years of marriage, Olivia Glass thought she could handle the unexpected death of her husband. But when Ben’s will reveals a life-altering secret, she suffers a blow no widow should ever experience. Olivia learns that she gave birth to a baby who later died in the nursery. Instead of telling his wife what happened, Ben switched the child with another. And as if that’s not enough, Ben’s will doesn’t reveal which of their five sons is truly not hers.

Barengaria, Thane, and Yardena live with an abusive stepfather in the basement of a shabby house on the coast of Maine. After they discover the addresses of relatives in a cache of rotting Christmas presents, they begin writing to them secretly. But it seems like escaping from the prison their stepfather has constructed for them will not be easy, and anyone who even attempts to help them faces grave danger. With their stepfather's presence looming over them like a deadly shadow, can they find their way to freedom...and at what cost?

Why? Is a story set in a web of despair, sex, unreachable emotion, and love. One man's crippling injuries, caused by an unprovoked, vicious attack, ruins the lives of everyone around him. This includes Terry Meadows, a 19-year-old boy who falls in love with the main character's daughter Laura, 27 years before the opening of the story. The twisted, interconnecting matrix in which Francis, Laura's father, lives, destroys and distorts his daughter's image of life beyond repair. It is a sad tragedy with an unexpected ending.

Arriving at work to find she’s lost more than five and a half days of her life, Briony has no recollection of where she’s been, or what has happened. Has she been ill or had a breakdown - or could she have been drugged and abducted? Doubting her own sanity, Briony is fearful of what lies beyond the surface, yet driven to discover the truth. Going through her scarce memories, she realizes that something terrible might have happened to her during the time she has no recollection of.

In the third book in Kenna McKinnon's Annie Hansen Mysteries, Annie and her partner, Mark Snow, investigate the murder of Mark's aunt Clarise after she's found dead in the lobby of their apartment building.

Herb Lawson has just finished a tour in Vietnam. Returning to Hell's Kitchen in New York City, he finds work as an apprentice jeweler and bets heavily with a feared loan shark. Soon after, Herb is contacted by his former Sgt. Matthew Rainwood, who recruits Lawson to become a mercenary in Africa to protect ranchers during the Zimbabwe war of independence. With the help of a fixer, who provides them with arms and intelligence, Lawson and Rainwood help a family of five British expatriates while attempting to adjust to life after and during wartime.

When the first hate letter arrives in the aftermath of her patient Bonnie’s death, obstetrician Dana Cavanagh reads it with shaking hands before placing it next to the small news article from the court’s verdict: Not guilty. Hate mail continues to trickle in, but one stands out from the others: A cryptic message with a tiny marble stone, its origins in Kos, Greece, the birthplace of Hippocrates. Dana had once proudly sworn his oath, "I will give not deadly medicine". Accompanied by her sister Madeleine, Dana follows the mystery of the letter to Kos.

In 1960's Brooklyn, NY, troubled teen Billy Delaney's life takes a drastic turn. After Billy and his high school friends get arrested during an attempted armed robbery, their lives are torn asunder. Billy struggles with unresolved issues of guilt over his friends' misfortunes. Obsessed to help them get back on track, he continues to seek "the break" that can redeem their lives. But the easy money along the criminal path is enticing, and soon Billy finds himself consumed by the moral struggle between good and evil.

Life can be sweet when you’re a supermodel icon. Sean Foster's life is like a fairytale. Leaving his North Dakota home, he travels the world with his wife and young daughter, on an adventure funded by his reality star mentor. It’s almost enough to make a guy forget about the chronic lung condition he has lived with since childhood. Cystic fibrosis has hung over his head like a dark cloud, and now, other dark omens have joined the party. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel, but it will take love, compassion and faith in family to find it.

Ahnia hat eine brenzlige Vergangenheit. Sie kratzt unter der Oberfläche; sie wartet darauf, auszubrechen. Sie ist am Boden. Pleite und dringend wieder an die Spitze gelangen wollend, tut sie sich mit Mac zusammen: Ein Mann, den sie kaum kennt. Er ist absolut unerreichbar und sehr bald begeben sich die beiden in Gefahr. Wird ihre gefährliche Entscheidung ein Erfolg sein oder wird sie sich in den Klauen unvergebender Gewalt wiederfinden, die von einer Kindheitssünde hervorgebracht wurde?

Was geschah in den letzten 133 Stunden mit Briony? Briony kann sich nicht erinnern, wo sie war oder was geschah. War sie krank oder hatte sie einen Nervenzusammenbruch - oder hat sie jemand betäubt und entführt? Briony zweifelt an ihrem Verstand und hat Angst, weitere Nachforschungen anzustellen, will aber unbedingt die Wahrheit herausfinden. Als sie ihre lückenhafte Erinnerung durchgeht, stellt sie fest, dass ihr wohl etwas Schreckliches zugestoßen ist.

Imagine this: you’re 60 years old, divorced, broke. You’ve squandered away being the husband and father you should’ve been to your wife and children in your quest for status among your architect peers. Don't worry: that’s all about to change. Unfortunate encounters with large trucks on the highway have a way of altering your plans, like jettisoning you back into the past to wake up next to a woman you dated in college. You’re also about to realize she hasn’t aged a day - and neither have you. Thirty years stripped away, just like that.

Después de que su madre y su hermana mueren en un incendio de un remolque, Luke Smith recurre al robo para recaudar dinero y proteger a su pueblo de la opresión. En el mundo de los viajeros gitanos y los bandidos del inframundo, el peligro nunca está lejos. Cuando un robo sale mal, Luke es arrastrado a una red de mentiras y engaños que revela una verdad sorprendente.

Luego de George cae enfermo, comienza a tener a sueños. Sus recuerdos suprimidos salen a la superficie, permitiéndole ver fantasmas, y un instinto profundamente enterrado emerge. George descubre que puede matar a estos monstruos y curar a sus víctimas. La capacidad de salvar vidas es algo que no puede ignorar, pero pronto se convierte en una obsesión y comienza a corroer su cordura.

When sisters Markie and Kam get tangled with the wrong people at the wrong time, long-buried family secrets begin to emerge. As a serial killer targets people close to them, danger is inches closer and closer to home, and twisted desires become a reality. The deeper they dig, the darker the secrets they find. But who is the cold, calculated murderer?

Young Lucy has been kidnapped - trapped in a place she can barely understand by an obsessed man. Her captor has created a twisted home that only he can navigate, for reasons only he can fathom. What follows will test her body, mind, and soul. Lucy is about to witness horrors that no one should ever experience. There are many secrets behind the curtain, and Lucy will discover them all.

Since Maylee was abducted from her high school the very month of graduation, her aunt Autumn has never lost hope in finding her. It’s been three years. Autumn has finally reached inside herself and found the courage to track down an old lead. She travels across the country to find more clues about Maylee's disappearance. But will she be able to pry Maylee’s case back open, and what will she uncover in the process of searching for Maylee?

For years, Clair has wanted to end her life. To her, death seems like a rational solution to her problems. Clair is convinced there are no rainbows in the sky and certain the greener grass does not exist on the other side. With many suicide attempts and as many failures, Clair feels she is once again at the end of the rope. And this time, it is shorter than ever before. Many have suffered the loss of a loved one, friend, or acquaintance to suicide, often without warning. All too often, drugs, alcohol, and sexual abuse play a vital role. This story is about all three.