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Friend Zone
Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Alice Brown fell in love with Jack the day she moved into her freshman dorm. Problem is, she’s been stuck in the friend zone ever since. After another meaningless breakup, she’s ready to confess her feelings to Jack.
Jack Sullivan has mistaken friendship for love once before and has vowed never to do it again. A varsity sports player, he’s determined to enjoy college with no strings attached.
Peter Wells is Jack’s best wingman. He enjoys his popularity as team captain and when he meets Alice, he’s ready to steal her heart.
When Jack sees Alice and Peter together, jealousy hits him hard. But will he break his vow to never date a friend?
Meet new characters and catch up with old ones in the second book in the Just Friends series.
Friend Zone is part of the Just Friends new adult college romance series. Reading order:
Book 1 - Let’s Be Just Friends
Book 2 - Friend Zone
Book 3 - My Best Friend's Boyfriend
Book 4 - I Don't Want To Be Friends
My Best Friend's Boyfriend
Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
David and Scott Williams are in love with the same girl, again.
Haley has never been happier than in her relationship with Scott. But she can no longer deny bad-boy David has gotten under her skin.
Madison has always been insecure in love. The only satisfying romances in her life come from the classic novels she reads. Book-boyfriends are easy to fall for, but the real world is sadly lacking in swoon-worthy heroes. And just when she’d thought she might’ve found her Mr. Darcy, he fell in love with her best friend…
Two brothers in love with the same girl.
Two best friends in love with the same guy.
A love triangle within a love triangle…
Love and friendship mix in the Just Friends series. Meet new characters and catch up with old ones in My Best Friend’s Boyfriend, the third book in the series.
Reading order:
Book 1 - Let’s Be Just Friends
Book 2 - Friend Zone
Book 3 - My Best Friend’s Boyfriend
Book 4 - I Don't Want To Be Friends
Armed and Fabulous (Lexi Graves Mysteries, 1)
Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
All Lexi wants to do is get through the day at her boring temp job with Green Hand Insurance. That’s until she discovers the vice president, Martin Dean, in a pool of blood and herself at the center of an investigation into insurance fraud.Millions of dollars are missing, the chief suspect is dead and her mysterious, sexy, new boss is not what he seems.All Lexi wants to do is get through the day at her boring temp job with Green Hand Insurance. That’s until she discovers the vice president, Martin Dean, in a pool of blood and herself at the center of an investigation into insurance fraud.Millions of dollars are missing, the chief suspect is dead and her mysterious, sexy, new boss is not what he seems.Recruited by the joint task force working on the case, all Lexi has to do is work out who killed Dean and where the missing millions are. That’s easier said than done when her sister insists upon the baby shower to end all baby showers, her wise-ass cop family just wants to keep her safe, someone keeps leaving her creepy gifts, and all the clues point to a seedy sex club on the wrong side of town.As the bodies start to pile up, Lexi is on a race against time to find the killer and the money, before she’s the next one in the murderer’s sights.Also in the series:Armed and FabulousWho Glares WinsCommand IndecisionShock and AwesomeWeapons of Mass DistractionLaugh or DeathKissing in ActionTrigger SnappyA Few Good Women - - coming soon!
A Sudden Crush
Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Joanna Price is a city girl with the perfect life. She loves her job as a book editor, she just married Liam, high profile bestselling author and the man of her dreams, and she’s headed to the Caribbean to enjoy two weeks of paradise for her luxurious honeymoon.
Connor Duffield is a gruff, grumpy rancher from the Midwest. He is a country boy who has a no-nonsense approach to life, more scars than he’d like to admit, and he hates city girls.
So it’s just a misfortune they have to sit next to each other for a six hour plane ride. Even more so when their flight is caught in the perfect storm and Joanna wakes up stranded on a desert island with Connor, the very man she hoped she would never have to see again.
Why are they alone on this forsaken island? What happened to Joanna’s husband?
When her dream honeymoon turns into a hilarious tropical nightmare, Joanna’s first thought is survival. However, she and Connor will quickly discover just how boring paradise can be. As the days turn to weeks, and then months, this mismatched pair will have to learn how to coexist and how to resist the sparkles of an attraction they weren’t prepared to feel.
When they are finally rescued will Joanna’s marriage be saved as well, or will the life she knew and loved be in ruins?
I Don't Want to Be Friends
Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
David is waiting in a bar for a date who’s not going to show… bitter and alone, will he give up on the girl he loves?
After a summer spent apart Scott and Haley are back together, but something has changed between them… Will their relationship ever feel the same as before?
Madison’s new mantra in life is: stay strong and survive senior year. She’s in love with her best friend’s boyfriend, but Scott only sees her as a friend, and her broken heart can’t take it much longer. She needs to finish college and turn the page on an impossible love story… but can she be stronger than her feelings?
Two brothers in love with the same girl.
Two best friends in love with the same guy.
A love triangle within a love triangle…
Camilla
Part #1 of "Camilla" series by Madeleine L'engle
Literature & Fiction / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Biographies & Memoirs
Fifteen-year-old Camilla Dickinson has led a sheltered life on the Upper East Side with her architect father and stunningly beautiful mother. But this winter the security she has always known has vanished, because her parents’ marriage is coming apart – and Camilla is caught in the middle. She finds a way to escape her troubles when she meets Frank, her best friend’s brother, who is someone she can really talk to about life, death, God, and her dream of becoming an astronomer. When Frank introduces her to the important people in his life, who are so different from anyone she has met before, he opens her eyes to worlds beyond her own, almost as if he were a telescope helping her to see the stars.
This novel, one of the author’s earliest, is the story of a girl who, with the help of her first love, leaves childhood behind and enters adulthood with a newfound sense of self and inner strength.
It's Not You, It's Me
Camilla Sacre-Dallerup
Following on from the success of Reinvent Me, life coach Camilla Sacre-Dallerup turns her attention to self-love and self-care. In this new programme, Camilla will show you how to recognize, pay attention to, and use this new found confidence to love yourself as well as others."Camilla has been an absolute saviour for me. With her guidance I've been able to pull through some tough times and put to use the tools she has given me to make sure I don't regress into old habits" Karen Clifton, Professional Dancer All the challenges we face in our lives present us with an opportunity to learn, evolve and grow as people. Holding on to patterns from the past creates blocks; these can make us feel stuck and unworthy of love and respect. In It's Not You, It's Me, Camilla uses a series of targeted questions followed by exercises, tips and techniques to help the reader explore and release their old patterns and blocks so that they can move forward in their lives. Camilla will...
Mission
Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
Lexi Graves is back...After PI Lexi Graves is approached to investigate an accident which has left the homeowner, Sophie Takahashi, in a coma, she quickly realizes the case isn't quite as clear cut as first appears. For one thing, Sophie's injuries are inconsistent with her supposed accident. Secondly, her husband is suspicious she might not be who she says she is. Who really is the woman in the hospital bed? And why would someone want to hurt her?As Lexi ponders the merits of the case, she's caught up in a bank robbery. The heist crew are clearly professional, yet not a penny is stolen. With the police and FBI sniffing around, the nervous bank manager needs their help. There's only one small problem: he won't tell them what's missing.Tracking down a mystery attacker, confirming an identity, and solving a bank robbery? Just a regular week for Montgomery's most peppy PI!
Trapped
Camilla Lackberg
An incredible new thriller you won't want to put down! A shocking murder...It's a case unlike anything detective Mina Dabiri has seen before. A woman trapped inside a magician's box, with swords pierced through. But this time, it's not a magic trick. It's murder. A case which twists and turns...Knowing she has a terrifying killer on her hands, Mina enlists the help of celebrity mentalist, Vincent Walder. Only he can give her an insight into the secret world of magic and illusions. A ticking clock to stop a serial killer...Mina and Vincent soon discover that the murder victim has the roman numeral III engraved on her leg. The killer is counting down. There are going to be three more murders. And time is running out to stop them.
A Christmas Caroline
Part #2 of "Christmas Romantic Comedy" series by Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Caroline is a cynic career woman living the high life in Manhattan where love and relationships are but a distant memory of the past. But after a freak accident on Christmas Eve, Caroline receives a visit from a cheeky spirit of Christmas Past, Present, Yet to Come, and—most importantly—Christmas That Could Have Been. When she wakes up on Christmas Day suddenly married with three kids and living two doors down from her parents in New Jersey, Caroline has a chance to experience the life she would've had if she'd made a different choice. Will small-town life as a mother and a wife make her rediscover what's really important in life? A modern-day retelling of A Christmas Carol...
The Preacher: A Novel
Camilla Lackberg
In the sequel to The Ice Princess, a series of sadistic murders spanning two generations remains unsolved—and time is running out for the next victim.In the fishing community of Fjallbacka, life is remote, peaceful, and for some, tragically short. Foul play was always suspected in the disappearance twenty years ago of two young campers, but their bodies were never found. But now, a young boy out playing has confirmed the grim truth. Their remains are discovered alongside those of a fresh victim, sending the tiny town into shock. Local detective Patrik Hedstrom, expecting a baby with his girlfriend Erica, can only imagine what it is like to lose a child. When a second young girl goes missing, Hedstrom’s attention focuses on the Hults, a feuding clan of misfits, religious fanatics and criminals. The suspect list is long but time is short—which of this family’s dark secrets will provide the vital clue? Praise for The Ice Princess: “The hottest crime genre of the moment is Nordic noir and Swedish writer Camilla Läckberg (who shares Stieg Larsson’s translator) is one of the reasons. As with all Scandinavian murder mysteries, it’s darker, bleaker, and the plot far more sinister than similar American fare. Larsson fans who give Läckberg’s novel a chance to seduce them will be rewarded."—USA Today “At the start of Läckberg’s haunting U.S. debut, biographer Erica Falck feels compelled to write a novel about why her beautiful friend Alex would kill herself. Läckberg skillfully details how horrific secrets are never completely buried and how silence can kill the soul."—Publishers Weekly, starred review “Camilla Läckberg has written seven blockbuster novels in her native Swedish but, until now, no one has published any of them in the United States. Now Pegasus Books has stepped forward.”—The New York Times “Heart-stopping—a masterclass in Scandinavian crime fiction."—Val McDermidReview“Läckberg weaves a solid thriller that will gratify fans of Liza Marklund, Stieg Larsson, and the team of Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom. This fast-paced tale ensures Läckberg’s place on the A-list of Scandinavian crime writers.” (Booklist )“Läckberg’s many-layered story features plot twists and turns galore.... Patrik and Erica continue to evolve, leading readers to become increasingly involved in their lives. Stieg Larsson fans seeking more Nordic crime fiction may want to try Sweden’s top-selling crime writer. Läckberg is also highly recommended for readers who like mysteries set in foreign countries.” (Library Journal )“Swedish bestseller Läckberg's worthy second thriller set in the coastal town of Fjällbacka (after The Ice Princess) opens with a grim discovery-the naked fresh corpse of Tanja Schmidt, a German tourist, on top of the skeletal remains of two young women, later identified as Mona Thernblad and Siv Lantin.... The troubled Hults, from conniving founder (known as the Preacher) to philandering spouses, show a Ross Macdonaldesque love of twisted family relationships, while Läckberg's colorful, diverse police force, staffed with the competent, the incompetent, and the merely distracted, recalls the humanist touch of Dutch author Janwillem van de Wetering.” (Publishers Weekly ) About the AuthorCamilla Läckberg's novels have all become #1 bestsellers in Sweden. Her thriller The Ice Princess, winner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for Best International Crime Novel, has been published in over twenty-five countries. She lives in Stockholm.
Of Threads and Oceans
Camilla Tracy
An exceptional life leads to extraordinary challenges. Especially with a tiger, dog, and snake. In a world of ancient secrets and mystical powers, Thali, a famed merchant's daughter conceals her true identity. After her brother's sudden death, Thali must stay safe and navigate a new school and unfamiliar faces. As she struggles with whom to trust, strange things start to happen around her, and the animals refuse to be ignored as she's tempted by the draw of her own magic. Every day threatens to expose her secrets as she's torn between embracing her magic and remaining in the shadows. Especially when she meets a mysterious boy who is a match for her in all forms. With her friends, magic, and identity at stake, Thali must confront the truth she has been avoiding. As Thali battles her inner demons and the mysteries of an ancient world unravel around her, will Thali embrace her true self and harness her magic's potential,...
Danger on the Downs
Camilla Blythe
Former Hollywood starlet Cora Clarke may be new to England, but she does know that visiting the seaside is supposed to be a soothing experience. The snowy white cliffs and foamy ocean are indeed idyllic, but when her great aunt's employer insists someone is trying to murder her husband, Cora is whisked off to a house party with her pet bichon. When someone soon turns up dead, Cora discovers Sussex might possess scandals that exceed anything a Hollywood director might conjure for the silver screen.*NB: This book was previously published under the name Bianca Blythe.
After She's Gone: A Novel
Camilla Grebe
Brought together by a brutal murder, a
psychological profiler who’s lost her memory and a teenage boy with a
fiercely guarded secret become unwitting, unlikely partners in this race
to stop a killer—“Nordic noir at its best” (Booklist, starred review). Named the Best Nordic Crime Novel of the Year by the Crime Writers of Scandinavia
Out of the frozen depths of a forest in Ormberg, Sweden, a woman
stumbles onto the road. Her arms are covered with scratches, her feet
are bare, and she has no memory of who she is. Local police identify her
as psychological profiler Hanne Lagerlind-Schön, who, with her partner,
had been helping investigate the cold case of a young woman’s murder.
Hanne begins to recover but cannot recall anything about where her
partner is, or what their investigation had uncovered before her
disappearance. Police have only one lead: a young woman in a sequined
dress who was spotted nearby the night Hanne was found. The
young woman doesn’t come forward because she doesn’t exist: Jake
Birgersson, a local teenager, had been out walking in his mother’s dress
and sister’s makeup, his secret shame and thrill. Terrified of
discovery, Jake hid and watched Hanne get into a car, leaving behind her
diary. Reading Hanne’s notebook, Jake realizes that it contains
the key to a major breakthrough in the case—but turning it in would
mean admitting the truth about who he is. When another murder victim is
found in the woods, Jake realizes that Hanne herself is in danger, and
his only choice is to find and warn her so that together, they can stop
the killer before he strikes again. Advance praise for After She’s Gone
“[A] stellar crime novel . . . Grebe delivers an unflinching,
heart-wrenching message about the plight of refugees in this scorching
thriller.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) **
Praise
“This atmospheric mystery is masterfully constructed. . . . Nordic noir at its best.”—Booklist (starred review)
“[A] stellar crime novel . . . Grebe delivers an unflinching,
heart-wrenching message about the plight of refugees in this scorching
thriller.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)Praise for Camilla Grebe’s The Ice Beneath Her “Impressive . . . a tour de force that lifts its author to the front rank among the increasingly crowded field of Nordic noir.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Exceptional.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Fans of Scandinavian crime fiction, and crime fiction generally, will
enjoy the understated, angsty drama created by Grebe; librarians
desperate for Girl on the Train read-alikes can also turn to this for readers who enjoy an antiheroine.”—Booklist “A page-turner . . . I read it in one sitting! The narrative is fast-paced and the twists superb.”—Cecilia Ekback, bestselling author of Wolf Winter “Slowly and subtly, Camilla Grebe lets The Ice Beneath Her
unfold into a multilayered, psychologically nuanced murder mystery in
which the truth, rather than drawing nearer, keeps slipping further and
further away—until it strikes with full force.”—Arne Dahl, bestselling author of MisteriosoAbout the AuthorCamilla Grebe was born in 1968 in Alvsjo, Sweden. She holds a degree from the Stockholm School of Economics and was a co-founder of the audiobook publisher Storyside. With her sister about Åsa Träff, Grebe has written five celebrated crime novels, the first two of which were nominated for Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year. Grebe is also the co-writer of the popular Moscow Noir trilogy.
Alibi in April
Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
Welcome to Calendar where life is sweet, but death is murder.Vanessa Wright never planned to return home to Calendar. But her relationship ends, her job disappears, and she suddenly inherits a former inn from her great aunt, so she concludes it's finally time for her to return to the sleepy mountain town. Although it was where she grew up, she has no plans to stay there for long. All she must do to get her life back on track is fix up the inn and find a buyer.The Blackberry Inn has lost some of its charm and good looks over the years, going from gorgeous, Victorian-era splendor to being relegated to a dilapidated fixer-upper. It's going to be one helluva a job to restore it to its former glory. Fortunately, Vanessa isn't afraid of a little hard work. She boldly confronts her first night alone in the big, old house with determination and courage, until she finds a dead body on the veranda. The indications are that a man might have broken in. Who could the failed...
All the Blood We Share
Camilla Bruce
A sinister novel based on the real Bloody Benders, a family of serial killers in the old West bound by butchery and obscured by the shadows of American history.The winds shift nervously on the Kansas plain whispering of travelers lost and buried, whispering of witches. Something dark and twisted has taken root at the Bender Inn. At first the townspeople of Cherryvale welcome the rising medium Kate Bender and her family. Kate's messages from the Beyond give their tedious dreams hope and her mother's potions cure their little ills—for a price. No one knows about their other business, the shortcut to a better life. And why shouldn’t their family prosper? They’re careful. It’s only from those who are marked, those who travel alone and can easily disappear, that the Benders demand their pound of flesh. But even a gifted seer like Kate can make a misstep. Now as the secrets festering beneath the soil of the family orchard...
In the Garden of Spite
Camilla Bruce
An audacious novel of feminine rage about one of the most prolific female serial killers in American history—and the men who drove her to it.They whisper about her in Chicago. Men come to her with their hopes, their dreams—their fortunes. But no one sees them leave. No one sees them at all after they come to call on the Widow of La Porte.The good people of Indiana may have their suspicions, but if those fools knew what she'd given up, what was taken from her, how she'd suffered, surely they'd understand. Belle Gunness learned a long time ago that a woman has to make her own way in this world. That's all it is. A bloody means to an end. A glorious enterprise meant to raise her from the bleak, colorless drudgery of her childhood to the life she deserves. After all, vermin always survive.
Who Killed Ruby?
Camilla Way
The gripping new psychological thriller from Camilla Way, author of Watching Edie and The Lies We Told You never know what's going on behind closed doors... If you passed it on the street, you'd see an ordinary London townhouse. You might wonder about the people who live there, assume they're just like you. But inside a family is trapped in a nightmare. In the kitchen, a man lies dead on the blood-soaked floor. Soon the police will come, and they'll want answers. Perhaps they'll believe the family's version of events – that this man is a murderer who deserved to die. But would that be the truth? Perfect for fans of Clare Mackintosh, Cara Hunter and Ruth Ware
Truth or Dare
Camilla Lackberg
A gripping new novella from No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg
This Is Not a Holiday Romance
Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Preorder a BRAND NEW romance from bestseller Camilla IsleyTwo sworn enemies, snowed in over Christmas with chemistry that will melt the ice!Nina Thompson has one Christmas wish: to avoid her brother's obnoxiously handsome best friend, Tristan, like the plague. From the moment he humiliated her as a teenager to their escalating revenge schemes, Nina and Tristan's relationship can only be defined as an all-out prank war! And there is yet to be a winner.But it just so happens the ghost of Christmas present has other ideas. When Tristan unexpectedly crashes her family's Christmas, Nina's dreams of a peaceful holiday vanish faster than Santa up a chimney. Determined to end their rivalry for good, she braces herself for one last prank-filled showdown.But when they find themselves snowed in, with no way of avoiding each other amongst the holiday festivities, they discover their heated exchanges have been masking a different kind of sizzle. Caught...
The Lies We Told
Camilla Way
The highly acclaimed author of Watching Edie returns with a new novel of dark psychological suspense that explores how those closest to us have the most to hide...A daughterBeth has always known there was something strange about her daughter, Hannah. The lack of emotion, the disturbing behavior, the apparent delight in hurting others...Sometimes Beth is scared of her and what she could be capable of.A sonLuke comes from the perfect family, with the perfect parents. But one day, he disappears without a trace, and his girlfriend, Clara, is desperate to discover what has happened to him.A life built on liesAs Clara digs into the past, she realizes that no family is truly perfect, and uncovers a link between Luke's long-lost sister and a strange girl named Hannah. Now Luke's life is in danger because of the lies once told and the secrets once kept. Can Clara find him before it's too late?
The Cuckoo
Camilla Lackberg
Detective Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck are back, in an irresistible Scandi crime thriller for fans of Jo Nesbo and Lars Kepler. A community torn apart As a heavy mist rolls into the Swedish coastal town of Fjällbacka, shocking violence shakes the small community to its core. Rolf Stenklo, a famous photographer, is found murdered in his gallery. Two days later, a brutal tragedy on a private island leaves the prestigious Bauer family devastated. A town full of secrets With his boss acting strangely, Detective Patrik Hedström is left to lead the investigation. Tensions rise threatening cracks in the team of officers at Tanumshede police station and pressure mounts as the press demand answers. A reckoning in blood In pursuit of inspiration for her next true-crime book, Patrik's wife Erica Falck leaves behind their three children and travels to Stockholm to research the unsolved decades-old murder of a figure from Rolf's past. As Erica searches for the truth, she realizes that her...
Women Without Mercy
Camilla Lackberg
A gripping new novella from No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg Three women Ingrid gave up a promising career to support her husband. Then she finds out he's having an affair. Birgitta is skipping her medical appointments. That way no-one will discover the bruises her husband leaves. Viktoria left her life in Russia to marry a man she met online. But her new husband is nothing like she imagined. Three destructive marriages Maybe the only way out is to commit three perfect murders...
The Bitter Taste of Murder
Camilla Trinchieri
The follow-up to Murder in Chianti finds ex-NYPD detective Nico Doyle recruited by Italian authorities to investigate the murder of a prominent wine critic. One year after moving to his late wife’s Tuscan hometown of Gravigna, ex-NYPD detective Nico Doyle has fully settled into Italian country life, helping to serve and test recipes at his in-laws’ restaurant. But the town is shaken by the arrival of wine critic Michele Mantelli in his flashy Jaguar. Mantelli holds his influential culinary magazine and blog over Gravigna’s vintners and restaurateurs. Some of Gravigna's residents are impressed by his reputation, while others are enraged—especially Nico's landlord, whose vineyards Mantelli seems intent of ruining. Needless to say, Mantelli’s lavish, larger-than-life, and often vindictive personality has made him many enemies, and when he is poisoned, the local maresciallo, Perillo, has a...
Breakthrough
Camilla Pang
'A wondrous hymn to the scientific method, and some of its most profound discoveries, and what it can teach us all about how to live better and richer lives' Prof. Lewis Dartnell, author of BEING HUMAN: How our Biology shaped World HistoryA scientist's journey from observation to discovery is anything but straightforward. It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions and joyous realizations. Science helps us to understand ourselves – but what we know about the world around us, what has already been explored and discovered, is only half of science's story.Dr Camilla Pang will look at some of the biggest mysteries facing science today and how some of the best, most cutting-edge scientists can illuminate our own approaches to observation, hypothesis, exploration, troubleshooting and discovery in our own lives. Breakthrough explores the frontier between what we do and don't know about the world: where knowledge meets mystery, complexity...
Inertia
Camilla Grebe
The brand-new psychological suspense novel from the author of After She's Gone, soon to be a major motion picture starring Daisy Ridley.'With The Hideout Camilla Grebe solidifies her position at the very top tier of Scandinavian crime fiction' Anders de la Motte, author of Rites of SpringAfter eighteen-year-old Samuel finds himself in the middle of a drug deal gone wrong, he is forced to leave home in a hurry. Heading south, he finds refuge in a sleepy coastal town, working as a live-in assistant to the son of a wealthy family.When the body of a young man washes up in Stockholm's southern archipelago, investigator Manfred Olsson is called in to work the case. With his two-year-old daughter in a coma, he is reluctant to leave her bedside - but once another body is discovered, his search for the killer intensifies.As Samuel adjusts to life under the radar, he begins to feel safe, even with a gang out for blood and the...
Pied Sniper
Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
When social media queen, Tiffany Rose is shot and kidnapped live on air, the crime grips the nation. Private Investigator Lexi Graves races to her aid but she's too late. The kidnappers are long gone and the only witness is a tiny, frightened dog named Elf. Even worse, Lexi and her best friend, Lily are arrested at the crime scene as prime suspects.Upon being hired to find Tiffany, Lexi knows it's only a matter of time before the kidnappers make their demands and if their demands are not met, the nation's new sweetheart will pay with her life.When she starts to look for clues about the perps who arranged for Tiffany's ordeal, Lexi's suspicions spike. Instead of enjoying the high life, Tiffany is saddled with mounting debt and seriously considering elaborate schemes to make money fast while the wolves circle her. Did she go so far as to borrow from the wrong people? Or were her extreme lengths designed to solve all her problems?All...
I Have Never (A Laugh Out Loud Romantic Comedy)
Part #2 of "First Comes Love" series by Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Twenty-nine-year-old Blair Walker is a girl with a plan, or more a girl with a list. A list of dos and don'ts to live the perfect life, land a dream career, and marry Mr. Right.But when Blair loses her job and gets dumped by her boyfriend all in one day, she starts to wonder if she's had it all wrong. And what better way to find out than experience everything the list forbade?Never LieNever Pick a FightNever Make a SceneNever Make the First MoveNever Make Impulse DecisionsNever Mix Business and Pleasure...With hilarious consequences, Blair will discover some items are trickier to tick off than she'd thought...First Comes Love is a series of interconnected romantic novels. However, each book in the series can be read as a standalone novel.
Loving Camilla (The Dillon Creek Series Book 4)
J. Lynn Bailey
HIM
Calder Atwood picked up the pieces of his family after the tragedy that shook his parents, brothers, and the
town of Dillon Creek. Now, the oldest brother, he’ll stop at nothing to protect the ones he loves.
A real-life cowboy who keeps his cards close to his chest, he uses work as a distraction from the one thing
that’s always been missing, the only woman to share his future with.
It was the first time Calder laid eyes on Camilla Crane years ago, he knew that she was different from most
women, and he couldn’t help but fall in love with her. And when Joe died, Calder made a commitment to
himself and Joe, to watch over Camilla and her son, Malik, even if it meant putting his own life on the line.
Calder is trying like hell not to fall in love with Camilla, and he knows by doing so, he could be risking losing
her and Malik forever.
HER
Camilla Crane is as stubborn as they come. A widow, single mother, quiet, but tough. She fell in love with a
man who died an untimely death, a death she's never been able to fully recover from. Now, years later, Joe's
past comes back to haunt her.
With Calder Atwood helping her with odd jobs on the ranch, and her heart still committed to her dead
husband, somehow Camilla needs to navigate through her feelings for Calder and make sure her only focus
is her son Malik.
But when Camilla starts to receive death threats because of her secrets, she leans into the cowboy more
than she should.
Will Camilla run again, or will she fight to survive?
The Coiled Serpent
Camilla Grudova
'Utterly triumphant... She's a thoroughly sui generis visionary - and, after reading The Coiled Serpent, I'd say one of the most startlingly original writers we've got.' A K Blakemore, GuardianA little girl throws up Gloria-Jean's teeth after an explosion at the custard factory; Pax, Alexander, and Angelo are hypnotically enthralled by a book that promises them enlightenment if they keep their semen inside their bodies; Victoria is sent to a cursed hotel for ailing girls when her period mysteriously stops. In a damp, putrid spa, the exploitative drudgery of work sparks revolt; in a Margate museum, the new Director curates a venomous garden for public consumption.In Grudova's unforgettably surreal style, these stories expose the absurdities behind contemporary ideas ofwork, Britishness and art-making, to conjure a singular, startling strangeness that proves the deft skill of a writerat the top of her game.
The Resting Place
Camilla Sten
Most Anticipated by Bustle * Goodreads * Mystery Tribune"Engrossing, character-rich, powerful. Sten is on a roll."—Publishers Weekly(starred review)Crimson Peak meets The Sanatorium in The Resting Place, a heart-thumping, unforgettable novel of horror and suspense by international sensation Camilla Sten.Deep rooted secrets. A twisted family history.And a house that will never let go.Eleanor lives with prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize a familiar person's face. It causes stress. Acute anxiety. It can make you question what you think you know.When Eleanor walked in on the scene of her capriciously cruel grandmother, Vivianne's, murder, she came face to face with the killer—a maddening expression that means nothing to someone like her. With each passing day, the horror of having come so close to a murderer—and not knowing if they'd be back—overtakes both her...
We Will Devour the Night
Camilla Andrew
What happens when the forces of light and darkness attempt to co-exist in peace? Twenty years after her fateful first voyage north, Laila is preparing for her campaign to become the next impératrice of Soleterea, contending with negative attitudes towards chaos magic and the demons who wield it. In the meantime, Darius has settled into his new position as the rex of Mortos, but his rule has not been without conflict and conspiracy, either. When her mother suggests that Laila distinguish herself politically by lending a hand to the famine-stricken Mortesians, she finds herself once more crossing paths with her old lover and confronting the whirlwind of emotions that twenty years apart have done little to settle. Determined to put her feelings to one side, Laila throws herself headfirst into the viper pit of Mortesian court politics to try to win their favour. However, Darius has an allure of his own—one that is not quite so simple to...
Let's Be Just Friends (A New Adult College Romance)
Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Let's Be Just Friends is a fast paced, captivating novel that will keep you glued to the pages with humor, heartbreak, and romance. It's a story about friendship, love, and the choices we make.Rose Atwood has been in love with her best friend for years, and she’s tired of keeping her feelings under wraps for fear of getting hurt. Being Tyler’s best friend is becoming more difficult with every passing year and every new woman in his life—especially Georgiana Smithson, a snotty, beautiful girl who’s in Law School with them.When Rose, dumped by her long-term boyfriend, moves temporarily into Tyler’s apartment, tension spikes. Georgiana wants Rose out of the house. Rose wants Georgiana out of Tyler’s life. And Tyler … well, he doesn’t really know what he wants.As an unexpected argument brings Rose and Tyler closer than they’ve ever been, they must decide if there’s more to their relationship than being just friends. And they must do it quickly, as Georgiana is determined to do everything in her power to keep Tyler and Rose apart. After all, all is fair in love and war.Will Rose make a leap of faith and trust Tyler with her heart?Will Tyler make the right choice, or will he be too late?***Bonus Scenes Added***
Silver Tears
Camilla Lackberg
THE NEW THRILLER FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GOLDEN CAGEIn this bold, mesmerizing story of seduction, deceit, and female power, a woman’s secret cannot stay buried forever. Faye Adelheim is living a delicious lie. She is wealthy beyond imagination, she is the Chairman of her self-made global cosmetics brand, and her ex-husband, the monster who killed her beloved daughter Julienne, is living out the remainder of his days behind bars. But unbeknownst to journalists, police officers, and investors, and even the lovers she occasionally invites to her bed, Faye has a secret: her daughter is, in fact, alive and well and so is her mother, the woman Faye’s father was sentenced for allegedly killing years ago. Together, three generations of women have survived in hiding from the men who sought to destroy them. But unfortunately for Faye, cages are meant to be opened, pillow talk can lead to...
The Robin and the Kitten
Camilla Louise
Anthologies / Collections
It is a story about robin Ruby and Dimond the kitten who are best friends and the adventures they go on through the seasons. Camilla Louise wrote this story when she was 6 ½ years old. The Robin and the Kitten 2 is currently a work in progress.We hope your child will enjoy reading it as much as our daughter enjoyed writing it!Long before written history, when mankind was still spreading across the globe, one island was home to a race very similar to mankind. The People followed five spirits, one for each tribe: Earth, Metal, Animal, Plant, and Sun. As mankind spread and came to The Isle of Light they threatened to upset the delicate balance The People held most dear. So the High Priest of Airon, god of the sun and chief of the spirits, called together the kings of the five tribes.The Roses of Airon tells the story of how The People come together to work powerful magic to save their realm from invaders, and from dark spirits that threaten to consume them.This is the prequel to the upcoming series The Rose Garden by Casia Schreyer.
Murder in Chianti
Camilla Trinchieri
Set in the heart of Tuscan wine country, Camilla Trinchieri's new mystery introduces Nico Doyle, a former NYPD homicide detective who's just looking for space to grieve when he finds himself pulled into a local muder investigation. Mourning the loss of his wife, Rita, former NYPD homicide detective Nico Doyle moves to her hometown of Gravigna in the wine-soaked region of Chianti. Half-Italian and half-Irish, Nico finds himself able to get by in the region with the help of Rita's relatives, but he still feels alone and out of place. He isn't sure if it's peace he's seeking, but it isn't what he finds. Early one morning, he hears a gunshot near his cabin and walks out to discover a dead body in the woods, flashily dressed in gold tennis shoes. A small white dog at the scene won't leave Nico alone, so he lies to the police and claims to be its owner. Salvatore Perillo, the local maresciallo, enlists Nico's help with the murder case. It turns out more than one person...
The Ice Princess: A Novel
Camilla Läckberg; Steven T. Murray
In this electrifying tale of suspense from an international crime-writing sensation, a grisly death exposes the dark heart of a Scandinavian seaside village. Erica Falck returns to her tiny, remote hometown of Fjällbacka, Sweden, after her parents’ deaths only to encounter another tragedy: the suicide of her childhood best friend, Alex. It’s Erica herself who finds Alex’s body—suspended in a bathtub of frozen water, her wrists slashed. Erica is bewildered: Why would a beautiful woman who had it all take her own life? Teaming up with police detective Patrik Hedström, Erica begins to uncover shocking events from Alex’s childhood. As one horrifying fact after another comes to light, Erica and Patrik’s curiosity gives way to obsession—and their flirtation grows into uncontrollable attraction. But it’s not long before one thing becomes very clear: a deadly secret is at stake, and there’s someone out there who will do anything—even commit murder—to protect it. Fans of Scandinavian greats Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell will devour Camilla Läckberg’s penetrating portrait of human nature at its darkest.From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. At the start of Läckberg's haunting U.S. debut, the first of her seven novels set in the Swedish coastal town of Fjällbacka, biographer Erica Falck returns home to sort through her deceased parents' belongings and work on her next book. But this is not the same hometown she grew up in. Summer tourists are turning the former fishing village into a thriving resort, and Erica's controlling brother-in-law is pressuring her to cash in by selling the family home. The apparent suicide of childhood friend Alexandra Wijkner contributes to Erica's grief. Once inseparable, they drifted apart before Alex's family abruptly moved away, and Erica feels compelled to write a novel about why the beautiful Alex would kill herself. Läckberg skillfully details how horrific secrets are never completely buried and how silence can kill the soul. A parallel between the town's downward spiral and the fate of one of Fjällbacka's wealthiest families adds texture. (June) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From BooklistStarred Review Murray, who has translated the works of both Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson, adds another Scandinavian crime star to his résumé with this subtle rendering of Lackberg’s debut, a number-one best-seller in Sweden and the winner of France’s 2008 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for Best International Crime Novel. Erica, a thirtysomething biographer struggling with her latest book, deals with her grief over her parents’ untimely death and her mixed feelings about returning to her hometown after years in Stockholm. On a whim, she visits her childhood friend Alex only to find her dead in the bathtub. The grieving parents ask Erica to write an article about Alex for a local newsletter, which forces her to try to make sense of her friend’s life and death. As Erica delves deeper into Alex’s past, she begins to work with a local police officer, Patrik, another childhood friend, and together they uncover secrets that some people would greatly prefer were left secret. Set in winter in the coastal town of Fjallbacka, the novel uses the off-season quiet in the small village—many of the houses are empty—to create a chilling atmosphere in which silence drives suspense. This excellent thriller is a must-read for fans of Scandinavian crime literature and will especially appeal to those who enjoy Asa Larsson’s Rebecka Martinsson novels, as Rebecka and Erica are of a similar age and both return to the remote villages of their childhoods. --Jessica Moyer
The Golden Cage
Camilla Lackberg
A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Book of 2020"Läckberg outdoes herself with this delectable tale of revenge... Sexy... exquisite... scorching." —Publishers Weekly, starredAn exhilarating new novel from a global superstar—a sexy, over-the-top psychological thriller that tells the story of the scorned wife of a billionaire and her delicious plot to get her revenge and bring him to his knees.Faye has loved Jack since they were students at business school. Jack, the perpetual golden boy, grew up wealthy, unlike Faye, who has worked hard to bury a dark past. When Jack needs help launching a new company, Faye leaves school to support him, waitressing by day and working as his strategist by night. With the business soaring, Faye and Jack have a baby, and Faye finds herself at home, caring for their daughter, wealthier than she ever imagined, but more and more removed from the...
When The Stars Alight (The Essence of the Equinox Book 1)
Camilla Andrew
A maiden of the stars. A monster from the shadows. A collision that rewrites their worlds.
Princess Laila Rose is a fallen star in human form. A beloved guardian to humanity. Yet in spite of these fantastical origins, she has never much believed in prophecies. That’s why when a demon of apocalyptic legend is presented to her in a block of ice, she feels fascination rather than fright.
Curiosity kindles into mutual desire once he breaks free of his captivity. Far from the rampaging beast of mass destruction everyone expects—he is monstrously handsome, deviously articulate and alluringly mysterious, a prince among his kind. Eager to discover his origins, Laila travels from her idyllic seaside realm into a land of unspeakable horrors, relying on her wits to survive her journey. She arrives aiming to establish peaceful contact with the aid of the besotted prince.
However, it becomes clear that the heartless demon king does not desire peace at all, only war and conquest. When diplomacy fails, Laila turns to the king’s suave and manipulative bastard son in the hopes that she can inspire both him and his trueborn brother to go against their father. But soon it is her heart she must keep from being torn between their centuries-old dangerous rivalry.
This gothic fantasy set in a vibrant gaslamp world is a must-read for fans of Catherynne Valente and Angela Carter. It’s written in lush, lyrical prose full of intricate worldbuilding, courtly intrigue, and magic that seeps through the pages. Beneath its light, romantic and whimsical veneer, you can expect darkness, brutality and passion.
You Let Me In
Camilla Bruce
Cassandra Tipp is dead...or is she?After all, the notorious recluse and eccentric bestselling novelist has always been prone to flights of fancy—everyone in town remembers the shocking events leading up to Cassie's infamous trial (she may have been acquitted, but the insanity defense only stretches so far).Cassandra Tipp has left behind no body—just her massive fortune, and one final manuscript.Then again, there are enough bodies in her past—her husband Tommy Tipp, whose mysterious disembowlment has never been solved, and a few years later, the shocking murder-suicide of her father and brother.Cassandra Tipp will tell you a story—but it will come with a terrible price. What really happened, out there in the woods—and who has Cassie been protecting all along? Read on, if you dare...You Let Me In delivers a stunning tale from debut author Camilla Bruce, combining the sinister domestic...
An Outsider's Guide to Humans
Camilla Pang PhD
An instruction manual for life, love, and relationships by brilliant young scientist whose Aspberger's syndrome allows her—and us—a different way to see ourselves, and to be better at being humanDiagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her. Desperate for a solution, she asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without a blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camilla began to create her own, using the language she understands best: science. That lifelong project eventually resulted in An Outsider's Guide to Humans, an original and incisive exploration of human nature and the strangeness of social norms, written from the outside looking in—which is helpful to even the most neurotypical thinker. Camilla Pang uses a set of scientific principles to examine life's everyday interactions: • how Machine Learning...
When the Stars Alight
Camilla Andrew
A maiden of the stars. A monster from the shadows. A collision that rewrites their worlds. Princess Laila Rose is a fallen star in human form. A beloved guardian to humanity. Yet in spite of these fantastical origins, she has never much believed in prophecies. That's why when a demon of apocalyptic legend is presented to her in a block of ice, she feels fascination rather than fright. Curiosity kindles into mutual desire once he breaks free of his captivity. Far from the rampaging beast of mass destruction everyone expects—he is monstrously handsome, deviously articulate and alluringly mysterious, a prince among his kind. Eager to discover his origins, Laila travels from her idyllic seaside realm into a land of unspeakable horrors, relying on her wits to survive her journey. She arrives aiming to establish peaceful contact with the aid of the besotted prince. However, it becomes clear that the heartless demon king does not desire...
The Relatives
Camilla Gibb
From the renowned author of Sweetness in the Belly (a major motion picture starring Dakota Fanning, premiering at TIFF, September 2019), The Beauty of Humanity Movement and This Is Happy, comes a bold, urgent and richly imagined novel about what it means to be a family in our modern world.Lila is on a long, painful journey toward motherhood. Tess and Emily are reeling after their ugly separation and fighting over ownership of the embryos that were supposed to grow their family together. And thousands of miles away, the unknown man who served as anonymous donor to them all is being held in captivity in Somalia. While his life remains in precarious balance, his genetic material is a source of both creation and conflict.What does it mean to be a family in our rapidly shifting world? What are our responsibilities to each other with increasing options for how to create a family?As these characters grapple with life-altering changes, they will...
Dressed for Murder
Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
A standalone novel with character and location links to all the Calendar Murder Mysteries!A year ago, Meredith Blake was running scared, her life in tatters and her money rapidly hemorrhaging. When she discovers the quaint mountain town of Calendar, she finds everything she needs: freedom, anonymity, and a second chance to build a new life. Here, she can start over by opening a fashion boutique far away from the nightmare her life once was, and begin to heal. That is, until Brad Van den Berg, the man who spooked her into fleeing in the first place, appears on her doorstep with a knife imbedded in his chest.How did Brad track her down? Especially when she was so careful not to leave any traces for him to follow? And who stabbed him? More importantly, why does the killer seem intent on framing Meredith for Brad's murder? Sure, she has plenty of motivation but she's no killer, and she can only wonder how anyone discovered their connection. Local Police Detective, Sam...
Illicit Magic (Book 1, Stella Mayweather Series)
Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
than three hundred years after the most terrifying witch hunts the world has ever known, it's happening again.When an attack by ruthless witch hunters forces twenty-four-year-old Stella from her home in London into the protection of the powerful Witch Council in New York, she has to put her faith in strangers just to stay alive, yet she might not be any safer in their midst...From a USA Today bestselling author:More than three hundred years after the most terrifying witch hunts the world has ever known, it's happening again.When an attack by ruthless witch hunters forces twenty-four-year-old Stella from her home in London into the protection of the powerful Witch Council in New York, she has to put her faith in strangers just to stay alive, yet she might not be any safer in their midst than the danger she escaped.Hidden from the Brotherhood in an extraordinary safe house by the sea where she is sent to learn her craft, Stella finds there is more than one dark secret in her new family: Étoile’s sister is spoken of in fear and sadness; Marc is supposed to be a powerful warlock but is missing his magic; where does the owner of their safe house vanish to every day and why does Evan have the eyes of someone not quite human?One secret is important enough to kill for and it's a secret so powerful it could destroy the fragile threads of Stella's new world.The complete Stella Mayweather series:Illicit MagicUnruly MagicDevious MagicMagic RisingArcane MagicEndless Magic
After She's Gone
Camilla Grebe
Brought together by a brutal murder, a psychological profiler who's lost her memory and a teenage boy with a fiercely guarded secret become unwitting, unlikely partners in this race to stop a killer—from a writer at the "front rank . . . of Nordic noir" (Kirkus Reviews). Named the Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Out of the frozen depths of a forest in Omberg, Sweden, a woman stumbles onto the road. Her arms are covered with scratches, her feet are bare, and she has no memory of who she is. Local police identify her as psychological profiler Hanne Lagerlind-Schoen, who, with her partner, had been helping investigate the cold case of a young woman's murder. Hanne begins to recover but cannot recall anything about where her partner is, or what their investigation had uncovered before her disappearance. Police have only one lead: a young woman in a sequined dress who was spotted nearby the night Hanne was...
Poison Rose Murder
Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
Welcome to Calendar where life is sweet, but death is murder.Ally McKellar loves owning and running her own restaurant, Belle Rose. After working in a busy New York restaurant, managing her own kitchen is like a breath of fresh air. Even better, it's rapidly becoming the local favorite place to go in the quaint, mountain town of Calendar. But if people knew about Ally's recent past, her customers might not be so keen to sample her delicious dishes.When the local newspaper's food critic makes a reservation to try out her new menu, Ally knows she's got to nail every course to ensure good publicity. There's only one problem: the critic dies during the second course and everything points towards food poisoning. Suddenly, Ally's success as an entrepreneur is in jeopardy while her past is hastily dredged up, threatening to destroy the new life she has recently managed to create.With the help of Jack Harper, her handsome sous chef with a questionable past of his...
Ghost Bread
Camilla Grudova
When you believe a better life waits for you beyond death, the perfect place to die is a difficult thing to find.Content warning: this story contains self-harm and disordered eating."Ghost Bread" is one of 27 short horror stories in Nightfire's audio anthology.Come Join Us by the Fire Season 2 is the second installment of Nightfire's audio-only horror anthology, featuring a wide collection of short stories from emerging voices in the horror genre as well as longtime fan favorites. The collection showcases the breadth of talent writing in the horror genre today, with contributions from a wide range of genre luminaries including Laird Barron, Indrapramit Das, Shaun Hamill, Daniel M. Lavery, Matthew Lyons, T. Kingfisher, Seanan McGuire, Nibedita Sen, and Nightfire's own Cassandra Khaw and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Pandora's Box
Camilla Porter
Samantha Morrison is a 10 year veteran of the San Diego police department when her partner, and father of her child, Isaac is killed in a drug deal gone bad. One night, in a seemingly chance encounter, she meets a mysterious woman who captures her attention. As they begin a steamy affair, bits and pieces of Isaac's past begin to surface and leads Sam on a hunt to find the truth. What was he involved with? Why did he really die? And how was this woman that she just met, and was falling for, involved? Will the truth set her free? Or will it get her killed?
Murder in March
Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
Welcome to Calendar where life is sweet, but death is murder.Ava March has a big secret. The ultra-reclusive author behind the sensational Miranda Marchmont romantic novels has decided she doesn't want to write anymore bodice rippers, not when she could be writing daring thrillers instead.When Ava's loudmouth agent, Esther Drummond, comes to town, she is bound and determined to persuade her star author to write a few more glamorous novels rather than the books Ava prefers to write. Naturally, Ava knows she must refuse.The only problem that arises is when Ava's eyes land on Esther's hotshot publisher, Mark Boudreaux, whom she brought along as backup. He's exactly like the kind of hero Ava wishes she could meet in real life. Just as Ava plucks up the courage to turn Esther down, she discovers her agent's dead body. To make matters even worse, Esther has been killed in exactly the same way that Ava described in her rejected manuscript.With Ava as the...
Mayhem in May
Part #5 of "Calendar Mysteries" series by Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
Tess Hernandez knew her promotion to manager of Calendar's Town Museum was in the bag... right up until the moment the board appointed one of their member's spoiled nephew, Lance, the position instead. Despite her shock, Tess is determined to show she's still the best person for the job, after all Lance did steal her ideas! So when Lance is found dead on the opening night of the new exhibition Tess curated, all signs point to Tess as the culprit. After all, she badly wanted him gone. But was she the only one?Worried that she'll be arrested any moment, single mom Tess is determined to bring the real killer to justice and uncover the secrets she fears Lance has taken with him to the grave.
A Live Coal in the Sea
Part #2 of "Camilla" series by Madeleine L'engle
Literature & Fiction / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Biographies & Memoirs
Madeleine L'Engle's first adult novel in four years -- now in paperback! With 23,000 copies sold since May 1996, this "haunting domestic drama" (Publishers Weekly) examines the powers of faith and mercy in one family's confrontation with a legacy of evil.Best known for A Wrinkle in Time -- the children's classic that has sold more than 2 million copies since 1962 -- Madeleine L'Engle is as adept at exploring faith and human experience as she is at spinning fascinating, fantastic tales. Now this masterful storyteller blends her two passions and offers an engrossing new story to delight her devoted audience.
When Dr. Camilla Dickinson's teenage granddaughter confronts her with the disquieting question of whether Camilla is, in fact, her grandmother, long-kept secrets rise to the surface to test the faith, love and loyalty of the Xanthakos family. This skillful, gripping tale shuttles between past and troubled present, providing clues to a multigenerational mystery -- clues that begin to focus on Camilla's son, the deeply troubled TV idol Artaxias, and on Camilla's mother, the irresistibly beautiful and adulterous Rose. Though riveting and psychologically complex, A Live Coal in the Sea is "infused with the warmth of love and mercy" (Booklist), showcasing the keen eye and deep compassion that have made L'Engle one of this century's premier writers on faith and its place in human experience.
A Christmas Date
Part #3 of "First Comes Love" series by Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Love to Hate You
Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Goodbye New York! Hello... Cowboy? If Samantha's Baker's life were as simple as one of the movies she produces, when she – a latte-loving city girl - gets banished to the country and fights with the local hunk cowboy soon afterwards they'd fall in love. But everyone knows the movies aren't real life! (And just FYI, Mr Cowboy, it's not gonna happen!)Travis Hunt knows what it's like to miss the city. He's given up everything to take over the family ranch and become mayor of Emerald Creek. He has responsibilities. But how does he convince a gorgeous, hot-shot executive like Samantha to swap her stilettos for cowboy boots and her Friday night cocktails for country dance competitions? Small town life just can't compete with all the hustle and bustle of New York City. But what if it's not where you are that you call home... What if it's who you find while you're there? An opposites attract, fish-out-of-water rom-com perfect for fans of Sarah...
The Body in Bloomsbury
Camilla Blythe
Strangers aren't supposed to be in women's new apartments, and this stranger is dead. Former Hollywood starlet Cora Clarke is eager to move into a flat in Bloomsbury with her pet bichon Archibald. Unfortunately, when she enters her new bedroom, a man is already there.And he's dead.Someone in Cora's building is a murderer. Can she discover who it is before she becomes the next victim?NB: This book was previously published under the name Bianca Blythe.
You May Kiss the Bridesmaid
Part #6 of "First Comes Love" series by Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Archibald Hill is handsome, single, and he's going to his best friend's wedding ready to make a conquest or two. After all, everyone knows weddings are the perfect setting to get lucky. Summer Knowles used to have a life—friends, family, a sister who'd do anything for her—until she blew it all away with a terrible mistake. Now, attending her twin's wedding as the party's undesirable number one seems like more than she can handle. So, when a tall stranger with smoldering ice-blue eyes offers her a therapy of seven nights of no-strings-attached fun, she might even ignore that he has a beard and accept. Problem is, Summer has never been good at keeping sex and feelings separated...
The Witch In the Well
Camilla Bruce
The Witch in the Well is a dark Norwegian thriller from Camilla Bruce, author of You Let Me In.When two former friends reunite after decades apart, their grudges, flawed ambitions, and shared obsession swirl into an all-too-real echo of a terrible town legend. Centuries ago, beautiful young Ilsbeth Clark was accused of witchcraft after several children disappeared. Her acquittal did nothing to stop her fellow townsfolk from drowning her in the well where the missing children were last seen.When author and social media influencer Elena returns to the summer paradise of her youth to get her family's manor house ready to sell, the last thing she expected was connecting with—and feeling inspired to write about—Ilsbeth's infamous spirit. The very historical figure that her ex-childhood friend, Cathy, has been diligently researching and writing about for years.What begins as a fiercely competitive sense of ownership over Ilsbeth and...
In the Line of Ire (Lexi Graves Mysteries, 13)
Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
When Private Investigator Lexi Graves receives an expensive bag from her new husband, she's delighted... for all of five seconds. That's exactly how long it takes her to realize it's a fake. Then another fake bag turns up, along with an outraged mall manager that is desperate to find the culprit before the mall's impeccable reputation for selling quality goods is tarnished. When the initial investigation takes a murderous turn, Lexi knows she has no time to lose. Going undercover would be easy if Lexi could convince anyone to talk. Then the FBI and Solomon Detective Agency collaborate to track down the culprits, and Lexi is further tasked with exposing the master mind behind the recent flood of fake goods. The counterfeiters, however, are smart enough to cover their tracks and the suspects are all seemingly innocent. Yet, one of them is a murderer... and ready to strike again.
The Love Theorem
Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Are a rocket scientist and one of Hollywood's brightest stars a match made in heaven or is it a catastrophe headed for a crash landing?Lana loves four things: science, her cats, her friends, and her books. She's on her way to earning her professorship when she finds out her long-term boyfriend has been sleeping with her best friend! That discovery has her hiding in the broom closet at a posh hotel.Only, it turns out broom closets are the place to be these days. Christian Slade, America's sexiest man alive (as voted by fans), in a desperate attempt to escape the paparazzi finds himself in a broom closet with one sobbing occupant. Unable to leave a damsel in distress, he offers help, only to realise she has no idea who he is! It's like he's been given a gift. A smart, beautiful woman, who isn't after him for fame and fortune . . .Soon Christian is buying a Tesla to impress his scientist with his eco credentials and taking her on dates where no one will...
Very Special Forces (Lexi Graves Mysteries, 12)
Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
Private Investigator Lexi Graves couldn't be happier. All she has left to do is wrap up a case between a fighting married couple before she can focus solely on adding the finishing touches to her own wedding. That case is a snap to solve but a woman suddenly enters the detective agency with a puzzling request and Lexi decides to take a last-minute look into the matter. After all, the only other critical decision she has to make right now is choosing her bridal gown.Lexi's client claims to have observed strange changes in her friend's behavior but Lexi can't find anything to suggest any serious problem, despite sharing the same hunch that something isn't quite right. The deeper Lexi looks into it, the more concerned she gets, and the more likely it appears that her client's friend could be in serious danger. Proving it, however, seems nearly impossible.Just to complicate things a little further, two men from Lexi's past approach her with a desperate plea for her...
The Road to Murder
Camilla Trinchieri
In the latest installment of the acclaimed Tuscan Mystery series, the sole witness at a crime scene speaks only English, and ex-NYPD detective turned amateur chef Nico Doyle is summoned by the local carabinieri to help.Though it took some time to settle into his new life in Gravigna, Italy, following the death of his wife, former NYPD detective Nico Doyle has figured out a thing or two. The locals have not only welcomed him, but are giving him rave reviews on his cooking, and his budding relationship with Nelli, a local woman, is healing old wounds.When Nico receives a phone call before dawn, he wants to ignore it. A phone call at that time can only mean trouble. Sure enough, it’s Perillo of the local carabinieri. A woman has been found dead in her home, slumped over her piano, and the sole witness speaks only English. Nico reluctantly agrees to help Perillo with the case.Judging by the crime scene, Perillo and Nico determine foul play, and they...
The Lost Village
Camilla Sten
A Most Anticipated Book Goodreads * Publishers Weekly * Crime Reads * Popsugar * BookishAn Indie Next pick!A Library Reads Pick! The Blair Witch Project meets Midsommar in this brilliantly disturbing thriller from Camilla Sten, an electrifying new voice in suspense. Documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, dubbed "The Lost Village," since she was a little girl. In 1959, her grandmother's entire family disappeared in this mysterious tragedy, and ever since, the unanswered questions surrounding the only two people who were left—a woman stoned to death in the town center and an abandoned newborn—have plagued her. She's gathered a small crew of friends in the remote village to make a film about what really happened. But there will be no turning back.
Sweet Love and Country Roads
Part #7 of "First Comes Love" series by Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Falling for the wrong cowboy never felt so good . . .
Samantha Baker is a high-flying movie producer living in New York City. She loves her shoes, drinking cosmopolitans, and wouldn’t trade the comforts of city life for anything in the world. But when her job is put on the line, Samantha has no other choice than to move to the middle of nowhere to straighten out the filming of her latest romantic comedy blockbuster.
Her new country home has no Starbucks, no Pilates, and the one pub in town has never heard of appletinis—only serves beer and whiskey neat. On the plus side, the views are scenic. And not just for the aerial shots, as the local eye-candy provides a welcome distraction.
At least until Samantha discovers a native cowboy, Travis Hunt, is the source of all her troubles...
And the battle begins.
Each has something the other wants, but as Samantha and Travis go head to head, they might discover the endgame has changed. When hate turns to heat, all becomes fair in love and war for these two sworn enemies who’ve been playing a game of hearts.
But will a roll in the hay be enough to make Samantha decide there’s no sex in the city and convert to country living?
Stone of Shadows
Camilla Vavruch
In the slums of Gereon, sixteen-year-old Will struggles to survive and keep food on the table for his siblings. Working each day in the fields, he endures regular torment from privileged bully Tristan Arrington. But when a dragon snatches Will, he discovers a stone that grants him the power of invisibility. Returning to the city, Will uses his new ability and stumbles across a much darker truth about Tristan and his powerful father. Suddenly, the world is no longer black and white. There are people who are much more dangerous than Will ever thought. As a tentative friendship forms amidst a web of secrets, one boy's life hangs in the balance—and just how much of himself is Will willing to risk? This novella contains some darkness and violence, a generous helping of hurt/comfort, and a healthy dose of stupid boys. The book contains an LGBT romance.
Of Flowers and Cyclones
Camilla Tracy
Friends or foes?School has always been a safe place, but it becomes impossible to ignore the animal attacks outside the city. Thali races to figure out what is going on and whether the people involved are trying to help or hurt. She worries for the safety of her friends and family and preserving her life and community as she knows it. Keeping her head down, Thali is being pulled in multiple directions as she searches for what she unleashed on Star Island, struggles to find choice in fate, and tries to deny the powerful forces pushing her to the forefront.Everything is changing as Thali is thrust into the secret court of thieves, gains the attentions of the crown prince, and deals with a strange but skilled new classmate.Will she be able to stop the magical problems and animal attacks before her world is forever changed?
Dead Ringers
Camilla Chafer
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Literature & Fiction
From the bestselling world of the Lexi Graves Mysteries...When obituaries and entertainment reporter, Shayne Winter overhears a passing comment about a vanished woman, her interest is immediately piqued. But in Los Angeles, one more missing person doesn't qualify as a story. After all, she's told, disillusioned young starlets frequently have their Hollywood dreams shattered.When one missing woman becomes two and some more digging reveals several more, Shayne knows she stumbled onto a possible serial killer stalking the city. Connecting the dots that link the missing women, Shayne notices a chilling trend. All the girls resemble her new friend, supermodel-turned-actress Daisy Casta. Suspecting the killer's obsession might mean Daisy is his true target, Shayne's investigation unravels the chilling side to the star-studded city.Shayne hopes she's on her way to getting her next headline... but it might cost her everything.
Children of Paradise
Camilla Grudova
When Holly applies for a job at the Paradise - one of the city's oldest cinemas, squashed into the ground floor of a block of flats - she thinks it will be like any other shift work. She cleans toilets, sweeps popcorn, avoids the belligerent old owner, Iris, and is ignored by her aloof but tight-knit colleagues who seem as much a part of the building as its fraying carpets and endless dirt. Dreadful, lonely weeks pass while she longs for their approval, a silent voyeur. So when she finally gains the trust of this cryptic band of oddballs, Holly transforms from silent drudge to rebellious insider and gradually she too becomes part of the Paradise - unearthing its secrets, learning its history and haunting its corridors after hours with the other ushers. It is no surprise when violence strikes, tempers change and the group, eyes still affixed to the screen, starts to rapidly go awry...
Love Quest
Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
She didn't go to the jungle to meet the man of her dreams. Luckily, Dr Logan Spencer is NOT the man of her dreams!As epic meet-cutes go, travel photographer, Winter Knowles thinks finding a gorgeous naked man outside her Thailand villa is pretty perfect. But then she discovers the naked heartthrob is none other than Dr Logan Spencer, her gruff standoffish (but sexy as hell) jungle expedition leader.Dr Logan is on the mission of a lifetime. There's a lost city of gold to discover and he doesn't need any distractions - especially not the stubborn, sassy beautiful photographer type! His reputation is on the line.These arch rivals get off on the wrong foot. But when the heat rises in the jungle, Winter and Logan are forced together in the face of danger. Is trusting someone with your life the best meet-cute of all? A sassy, enemies-to-lovers rom-com perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Sarah Adams!Please note that...
Let's Be Just Friends
Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
Rose Atwood has been in love with her best friend for years, and she’s tired of keeping her feelings under wraps for fear of getting hurt. Being Tyler’s best friend is becoming more difficult with every passing year and every new woman in his life—especially Georgiana Smithson, a snotty, beautiful girl who’s in Law School with them.
When Rose, dumped by her long-term boyfriend, moves temporarily into Tyler’s apartment, tension spikes. Georgiana wants Rose out of the house. Rose wants Georgiana out of Tyler’s life. And Tyler … well, he doesn’t really know what he wants.
As an unexpected argument brings Rose and Tyler closer than they’ve ever been, they must decide if there’s more to their relationship than being just friends. And they must do it quickly, as Georgiana is determined to do everything in her power to keep Tyler and Rose apart. After all, all is fair in love and war.
Will Rose make a leap of faith and trust Tyler with her heart?
Will Tyler make the right choice, or will he be too late?
*Bonus Scenes Added*
From Thailand with Love
Part #5 of "First Comes Love" series by Camilla Isley
Chick Lit / Romance / New Adult
A NEW STAND-ALONE ROMANCE PACKED WITH ADVENTURE. All Logan has to do is to get the gold and get the girl. Easy, right? Travel photographer Winter Knowles and archeology professor Logan Spencer dislike each other at first sight. Stuck together into the wild, these two unwilling teammates will bicker and banter their way through a laugh-packed treasure hunt. After years of searching, a new mapping technology has given Logan a clue to the location of the legendary Lost City of Gold. A discovery that could make his career. So the last thing he needs on this life-changing expedition is for his team to get distracted by a pair of long legs. When Winter accepted the assignment on a tropical island she didn't sign up for a brooding team leader who'd clearly prefer to run a boys-only club. Never one to back down from a challenge, Winter is ready to show him she's no damsel in distress. But when a treasure like...
The Fallen Kingdom
Camilla Vavruch
A stolen feather. A scorned witch. A cursed dragon. A kingdom about to fall. Crown Princess Moira's Day of Age ball ends abruptly when catastrophe strikes, as one of the floating cliffs of the air country Aurora cracks down the middle, causing death and destruction. Thrust into a role she never wanted as the ruler of Aurora, Moira teams up with Pyrros, Nerida and Wystan to uncover the mystery behind the disaster. As they search for the key to saving Aurora, they find themselves facing a deadly foe that could be the end of them all. Can Moira and her companions save her kingdom, or will their quest prove to be too little, too late? The Fallen Kingdom is the second book in The Elemental Saga and contains tropes like found family, deep friendships, hurt/comfort, and lots of magic and dragons. Pick it up today!





















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