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Do you know what it's like to win an Olympic gold, then have it stripped away? I do. Gold is every figure skater's life dream. At fifteen, I experience the thrill of wearing the medal for a few minutes until judges accused me of being too young to be eligible. That's when I realized my father's ultimate lie could cost more than my title.

Charlie and Simm, Montreal pub owners with a knack for sleuthing, thought they were taking on a straightforward case when Noah Wolfe hired them to find his missing family fortune. Their search leads them to the idyllic town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, where they quickly realize this is no ordinary investigation. Joined by Noah's sharp-witted sister-in-law, Sarah, they dig into the Wolfe family's past at a grand estate brimming with secrets.

In late-1930s Europe, not everyone is attentive enough to see what the future holds—certain war. In Prague, however, prescient Jaroslav Blaschka is desperate to transport his family’s wealth beyond the reach of the Nazis. In New York, Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt are still confident enough to travel on their annual trek to Paris.

Carlie is not merely traveling. A child trauma survivor as a teen, she steals ten thousand dollars and runs away to Asia. Through Hong Kong, The Philippines, Bali, and Thailand, the Lonely Planet path of hookups, heat, alcohol, and drugs takes on a terrifying reality for the young survivor. Trading sex for protection, Carlie retreats to alcohol and self-starvation. Finally, on the tiny island of oh Phangan, Thailand—home to the infamous Full Moon party—Carlie falls in with an international crew of Tai chi-practicing backpackers.

Comatose and kidnapped by the relentless Sasha, Jake’s friends and family are in a desperate race against time to find him. As word of Jake’s vulnerability spreads, Mechcrafter mercenaries hunt for Jake, lured by the promise of a huge payday.

Nobody at the nursing home takes old Amy Tapin seriously when she brags about her summer frolics with Albert Einstein. Sure, it's well known the great smarty pants used to vacation on these Adirondack lakes. But that was long, long ago. And now Amy is unwell. The poor dear is liable to say anything.

A visit to Krakow intended to test a new relationship turns out to be fraught with danger when two Americans encounter a man pursuing a dark ambition in the waning months of the last millennium. Adam Kasper is a historian delving into the archives of an old museum; traveling with him is Joan Templeton, a journalist.

Liz Tucker's childhood was ruled by the stars. Every morning, her mother read the horoscope page. When the prediction was positive, all was good. But God help them if the planets were out of alignment. Now a successful producer in an LA public relations firm, Liz has escaped those arbitrary forecasts, but her mother's stroke takes her back to her stepfather's beautiful Atlanta house, a place she could never bring herself to call home.

Kira Fontaine comes to Arabia with only one thing in mind—to find a legendary lost river—never realizing her life is about to change forever. When she crawls from the wreckage of her plane, she finds herself stranded in a vast, unforgiving desert. Relying on her Native American ancestral knowledge and skills, and her faith, she searches for a way home.

AJ Docker (Doc) y su perro guardián, Banshee, se mudan a un pequeño pueblo en las montañas en busca de una vida más tranquila. Doc se adapta al entorno idílico con un trabajo gratificante, colegas enriquecedores y un interés romántico que lo lleva a considerar el matrimonio. Su vida nueva parece perfecta... hasta que empieza a descubrir los secretos oscuros del pueblo. Un asesino ronda los bosques y el dinero sucio fluye por todos lados.

Javier Jimenez is on a glide path to college while his brother, Alex, has done a 180 and is heading for trouble. Neither, however, have any idea what's coming their way when George Jones sets in motion his plan for their neighborhood. It's a cataclysmic vision of urban renewal replete with manmade disasters, civil unrest, and a tsunami of ambitious Zoomers.

After a nightmarish day, Anna loses her job and her boyfriend. Eager for a fresh start, she flies to Europe to find a picturesque village where she can write—never planning to return. Though her autism means Anna struggles to connect, she takes a job as an umbrella girl on the MotoGP motorcycle racing circuit to make ends meet. Traveling across Europe with the team, she is soon caught up in the exhilarating world of racing.

Grappling with an unplanned retirement and searching for purpose, former Special Agent Mick Nassau heads to Key West for a long-overdue break and finds himself in the path of a looming hurricane — and unexpected danger. What starts as a simple visit with his best friend, Jack, takes a dark turn when Jack is found critically injured aboard his boat under suspicious circumstances.

Callie Wind, single mom and owner of a quirky Texas amusement park, dreams of a carousel life, but her dead patriarch is determined to keep her on a chaotic thrill ride. He delights in their spectral arguments from beyond the grave. Her estranged daughter Sophie—now a televangelist with a knack for pyramid schemes—wriggles her way back into Callie's life with plans to turn the park into a shrine to her own ego. Caught between the old man's ghostly antics and Sophie's snake oil scams, Callie's life is like snow cone syrup on pony droppings.

Charlie Fightmaster is on the verge of achieving his lifelong dream—playing Major League Baseball. But when his younger sister needs him, he walks away from fame and returns home. There, a reclusive legend teaches him three secrets to finding harmony at the plate... and in life. As Charlie faces heartbreak and guilt, those lessons become his lifeline—not just to baseball, but to becoming the man he was meant to be.

Gabrielle Ruiz, an undocumented migrant farm worker, follows the harvest until she and Luis leave the fields to give their unborn child a better life. But after tragedy strikes, Gabrielle finds herself alone and renounced by her father. Adrift, she meets Dale, a beacon of hope who offers her and her infant daughter, Olivia, a chance at a new beginning. After following him to Maine, they welcome a son. But over the years, Dale's abuse traps Gabrielle and Olivia.

At the 12th Evacuation Hospital Cu Chi, Vietnam, Sarah L. Blum is an operating room nurse during the fighting in the iron triangle in 1967. Mass casualties with severely wounded soldiers show up for Sarah, her fellow nurses, and the surgeons to treat in the midst of mortar attacks, monsoons, and exploding artillery. Her story is intertwined with Johnny, hit by American artillery, and Jim, a baseball pitcher with multiple wounds including to his pitching hand.

If you loved Landscape of a Marriage by Gail Ward Olmsted, you'll absolutely adore Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip. In the fall of 1907, Katharine decides to drive from Newport, Rhode Island to her new home in Jackson, New Hampshire. Despite the concerns of her family and friends that at the age of 77 she lacks the stamina for the nearly 300-mile journey, Katharine sets out alone.

Audrey Tillman and Jim Harrison have been in love with each other for most of their lives. When they finally think they're getting their happily ever after, Jim falls down the stairs and is rushed to the emergency room on their wedding day, leaving Audrey to wonder if she has lost the love of her life for good this time.

Receiving word a legal judgment could revert ownership of a plantation to him and his family if he can find the will, Jo Shelby Ferguson returns to Mexico with Athen, his childhood sweetheart whose father owns the plantation, in search of the will.