Kayden/Simon (Bayou Heat Novellas)

Kayden/Simon (Bayou Heat Novellas)

Alexandra Ivy

Romance / Paranormal / Literature & Fiction

Enemy to Love Kayden is obsessed with revenge after his parents disappeared when he was just a cub. Now the gorgeous Hunter has discovered the man responsible for betraying them—Joshua Ford—and it’s time for payback. Beginning with the kidnapping of Joshua’s daughter, Bianca. But last thing he expects is to be confronted with the horrifying realization that Bianca is his mate. Will he put revenge before his chance for eternal happiness? Beauty and the Beast Sexy male model, Simon refuses to give up his exciting life in New York City to return to the slow heat of the Wildlands. For a decade, many pantera have tried to capture the rogue Diplomat and bring him home, but all have failed. Now it’s Tryst’s turn. The hard, brilliant, and gorgeous, Hunter is the ultimate tracker. But can the admitted beast-girl of the Wildlands capture her prey without losing her heart in the process?
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A Mobster's Independence Day Picnic

A Mobster's Independence Day Picnic

Beth Mathison

Humor / Mystery & Thrillers / Literature & Fiction

Everyone's favorite dysfunctional crime family celebrates Independence Day in classic mobster style in the fifth installment of the worldwide, bestselling short story series.Join them at an annual barbeque as they try to stop “hot” fireworks from exploding too early, enjoy non-traditional picnic food, and uncover a strange good-luck charm that could reign death and destruction before the day ends.The discovery of a valuable asset will change their lives forever and uncover their own idea of the American Dream.
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Katerina

Katerina

Aharon Appelfeld

Religion & Spirituality / Literature & Fiction / Jewish Religion

Fleeing an abusive home, Katerina, a teenage peasant in Ukraine in the 1880s, is taken in by a Jewish family and becomes their housekeeper. Feeling the warmth of family life for the first time and incorporating the family's customs and rituals into her own Christian observances, Katerina is traumatized when the parents are murdered in separate pogroms and the children are taken away by relatives. She finds work with other Jewish families, all of whom are subjected to relentless persecution by their neighbors. When the beloved child she had with her Jewish lover is murdered, Katerina kills the murderer and is sent to prison. Released from prison years later, in the chaos following the end of World War II, a now elderly Katerina is devastated to find a world that has been emptied of its Jews and that is not at all sorry to see them gone. Ever the outsider, Katerina realizes that she has survived only to bear witness to the fact that these people had ever existed at...
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The Red Thread

The Red Thread

Ann Hood

Literature & Fiction

The new bestseller from the author of The Knitting Circle: "Is there anyone who can write about the connections between ordinary people as well as Ann Hood does?"—Jodi Picoult"In China there is a belief that people who are destined to be together are connected by an invisible red thread. Who is at the end of your red thread?" After losing her infant daughter in a freak accident, Maya Lange opens The Red Thread, an adoption agency that specializes in placing baby girls from China with American families. Maya finds some comfort in her work, until a group of six couples share their personal stories of their desire for a child. Their painful and courageous journey toward adoption forces her to confront the lost daughter of her past. Brilliantly braiding together the stories of Chinese birth mothers who give up their daughters, Ann Hood writes a moving and beautifully told novel of fate and the red thread that binds these characters' lives. Heartrending and wise,...
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Black Jack Point

Black Jack Point

Jeff Abbott

Mystery & Thrillers / Literature & Fiction

In this spellbinding new thriller, Texas judge Whit Mosley is about to cross the point of no return... They found Whit Mosley's missing friends at Black Jack Point-dead and buried, along with bones and relics from a legendary past. When Whit opens an inquest into the murders, he's plunged into a shadowy world of ruthless treasure hunters, double-crossing tycoons, and money-hungry sharks -- all chasing a long-lost fortune in emeralds and gold. His only ally, police detective Claudia Salazar, is kidnapped at sea and held hostage in a deadly game of betrayal and greed. To survive, both Claudia and Whit must stay one step ahead of their common enemy -- a desperate killer far more dangerous than any pirate of old...ReviewBLACK JACK POINT is an unmatched thrill ride with a surprise around every turn. Jeff Abbott is the master of suspense to watch this year. Texas Monthly Abbott knows what makes people tick and he has an ear for dialogue that sounds like it's made for a cult TV series... his deceptively simple styles seduces readers into a world of murder, greed, and sheer human fallibility. Good Book Guide About the AuthorJeff Abbott is the New York Times-bestselling author of thirteen novels. His books include the Sam Capra thrillers Adrenaline and The Last Minute (winner of an International Thriller Writers Award), as well as the standalone novels Panic, Fear, and Collision. Jeff is a three-time nominee for the Edgar award. He lives in Austin with his family. You can visit his website at www.jeffabbott.com.
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Predators I Have Known

Predators I Have Known

Alan Dean Foster

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Literature & Fiction / Horror

An adrenaline-fueled travel memoir of life in the wild among the planet's most ferocious and fascinating predatorsOver the last forty years, bestselling science-fiction writer Alan Dean Foster has journeyed around the globe to encounter nature's most fearsome creatures. His travels have taken him into the heart of the Amazon rain forest on the trail of deadly tangarana ants, on an elephant ride across the sweeping green plains of central India in search of the elusive Bengal tiger, and into the waters of the Australian coast to come face-to-face with great white sharks.Packed with pulse-pounding adventure and spiked with rapier wit, Predators I Have Known is a thrilling look at life and death in the wild.The New York Times bestselling author of more than one hundred books, Alan Dean Foster is one of the most prominent writers of modern science fiction. Born in New York City in 1946, he studied filmmaking at UCLA, but first found success in 1968 when a horror magazine published one of his short stories. In 1972 he wrote his first novel, The Tar-Aiym Krang, the first in his Pip and Flinx series featuring the Humanx Commonwealth, a universe he has explored in more than twenty-five books. He also created the Spellsinger series, numerous film novelizations, and the story for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. An avid world traveler, he lives with his family in Prescott, Arizona.
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Always in My Dreams

Always in My Dreams

Jo Goodman

Literature & Fiction / Historical Fiction

New York heiress, Mary Schyler "Skye" Dennehy has the heart of an adventurer. No two tomorrows should ever be the same. So, when Skye's railroad mogul father asks her to investigate the progress of a world-changing invention, Skye secures a housekeeping position in the home of the reclusive inventor.Walker Caide, the inventor's hired muscle, instinctively knows something isn't quite right about Skye. He also knows what Skye really want's from life. Hiding his own past, Walker shares his passion.But a shadowy enemy is stalking them both, placing Skye between two dangerous men and a treasure of unimaginable proportions.REVIEWS:"A romance to savor." —Library JournalTHE DENNEHY SISTERS SERIES, in series order:Only My LoveMy Heart's DesireForever in My HeartAlways in My DreamsOnly in My ArmsTHE MARSHALL BROTHERS SERIES in order:Her Defiant HeartHis Heart's RevengeTHE THORNE BROTHERS TRILOGY, in series...
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Lamb

Lamb

Christopher Moore

Literature & Fiction / Humor

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years -- except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer).Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more -- except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdala -- and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.
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