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Professor Delaney attacked by man with inhuman fighting abilities after archaeologist friend found dead, fragile humans kneeling begging for favor from monster of legend who stalks the night
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The Belial Stone (The Belial Series Book 1)
R.D. Brady
FREE
Alternative History Thriller
A relic from the past. A foe beyond human limits. And a danger older than history itself. An innocent discovery on a Montana ranch sets off a series of events that could very well change the world, if it doesnât end it first. Professor Delaney McPhearsonâs life is turned upside down when her best friend, archaeologist Drew Masters, is found dead. Before she can process that heartbreaking loss, she is viciously attacked in her home by a man with inhuman fighting abilities. đFormer Navy SEAL and head of security for a global think tank, Jake Rogan, drops everything when he hears his brother has gone missing. There seem to be no clues, no information about his whereaboutsâheâs just vanished. But Jake wonât rest until he finds him. As Laney and Jake join forces, they learn that the fates of their loved ones are intertwined and that the danger stalking them revolves around an eccentric archaeologistâs controversial work on Göbekli Tepe and the search for an ancient source of power. đ±
Why Iâm including this: Professor Delaney McPhearsonâs best friend archaeologist Drew Masters is found dead, then sheâs viciously attacked by a man with inhuman fighting abilities. Former Navy SEAL Jake Roganâs brother has vanished without clues. As Laney and Jake join forces, they learn their loved onesâ fates are intertwined and the danger revolves around controversial work on Göbekli Tepe and an ancient source of power.
Monsterâs Bride (Dark Horsemenâs Brides Book 1)
Stasia Black
FREE
Fairy Tale Fantasy
I am the first Horseman of the Apocalypse. Once, my brothers and I brought the world to its knees. Now they are deadâor worse. And I am alone. Until she appears. A fragile human, kneeling at my feet. Begging for my favor. I could devour her. I am the monster of legendâthe thing that stalks the night. But I donât want her blood. I have endured centuries of loneliness. I will endure no longer. She will be mine. Forever. đ€Stasia Black delivers fairy tale fantasy where first Horsemen of the Apocalypse who brought the world to its knees now stand alone after brothers died or worse until fragile humans kneel at feet begging for favor. The monster of legend who stalks the night has endured centuries of loneliness and will endure no longerâshe will be his forever. đ±
Why Iâm including this: The first Horseman of the Apocalypse once brought the world to its knees with his brothers. Now they are dead or worse and he is alone. Until she appearsâa fragile human kneeling at his feet begging for his favor. The monster of legend who stalks the night has endured centuries of loneliness. He will endure no longer. She will be his forever.
Wicked Games (Steele Security Series Book 1)
A.D. Justice
FREE
Military Romance
Noah hadnât been the same since the day Brianna died. As a Delta Force operative turned private security entrepreneur, he prided himself on his ability to make any situation work to his advantage. But this was one hurdle he couldnât clear. Then he caught an intruder in his house, only to learn his long-dead love was still alive. Betrayal and loyalty warred inside him. Treachery and danger threatened them. But when she revealed the entire story, he knew he had a second chance with the only woman heâd ever lovedâand he wouldnât lose her again. đBut the danger wasnât over. More than distance kept them apart for three years. Can they survive the wicked games when an unknown enemy holds all the cards? A.D. Justice delivers military romance where Delta Force operatives turned private security entrepreneurs catch intruders discovering long-dead loves still alive creating betrayal and loyalty wars. đ±
Why Iâm including this: Delta Force operative turned private security entrepreneur Noah hadnât been the same since Brianna died. Then he caught an intruder in his house only to learn his long-dead love was still alive. Betrayal and loyalty warred inside him as treachery and danger threatened them. When she revealed the entire story, he knew he had a second chanceâand he wouldnât lose her again. But an unknown enemy holds all the cards.
Murder Al Dente (Southern Pasta Shop Book 1)
Jennifer L. Hart
FREE
Amateur Sleuth Mysteries
Pretty please with spaghetti on top? Andy Buckland has always dreamed of being a chef. But after a live studio audience is stricken with food poisoning during her debut cooking show, she finds herself blacklisted in the culinary community. The only job open to her is working in her familyâs southern pasta shop, and, to make matters worse, her first assignment is serving baked ziti to her former lover and his spoiled bride-to-be at their engagement party! đBut a broken heart and a bruised ego are the least of Andyâs troubles when she discovers a dead body at the party with the words âwelcome homeâ written in flour next to it. Is it a warning? A threat? Or a frame-up job? Andy is determined to find out. With the help of her over-the-top Italian family, Andy will prove that she has what it takes to not only cook the best dish in town but also catch a killer, too! đ±
Why Iâm including this: Andy Bucklandâs debut cooking show audience gets food poisoning, blacklisting her from the culinary community. Working in her familyâs southern pasta shop, her first assignment is serving baked ziti to her former lover and his spoiled bride-to-be at their engagement party. When she discovers a dead body with âwelcome homeâ written in flour next to it, Andyâs determined to catch a killer with her over-the-top Italian familyâs help.
A Lack of Motive (David Brunelle Book 8)
Stephen Penner
FREE
Legal Thriller
The defendant has everything any person could want: fame, riches, a mansion on the shores of Lake Washington. So why would he murder some nameless drifter in a parking garage under the booming downtown of Seattleâs most affluent suburb? His lawyers argue he wouldnât, and therefore he didnât. But the admittedly grainy surveillance video seems to say otherwise. âïžHomicide D.A. David Brunelle encounters new friends, old flames, and a relentless defense attorney as he tries to hold a killer responsible. But how can he convince the jury the killer committed the crime when he has to admit thereâs a complete lack of motive? Stephen Penner delivers legal thriller where defendants with fame, riches, and Lake Washington mansions murder nameless drifters creating grainy surveillance videos saying otherwise despite lawyers arguing wouldnât and didnât. đ±
Why Iâm including this: The defendant has everything: fame, riches, a mansion on Lake Washington. So why would he murder some nameless drifter in a parking garage under Seattleâs most affluent suburb? His lawyers argue he wouldnât, and therefore he didnât. But the grainy surveillance video seems to say otherwise. Homicide D.A. David Brunelle must convince the jury despite admitting thereâs a complete lack of motive.
My Highland Warrior (Warriors of the Highlands Book 1)
Miriam Minger
FREE
Scottish Highlanders Historical Romance
Fearsome Scots laird Gabriel MacLachlan must take a bride, but not just any bride. Magdalene, his overlordâs younger sister, is known to be as bonny as any Highland lass but as mad as a loon. Mad Maggie, they call herâand Gabriel has no choice. Not if he wants to put food in his clansmenâs bellies, clothes on their backs, and repair the crumbling castle he calls home. A fat dowry in exchange for a madwoman, whose life will be in danger from the MacLachlan family curse the instant she becomes his wife. đŽó §ó ąó łó Łó Žó żA generations-old curse, an honorable chieftain, a clever beautyâitâs the perfect recipe for a spirited Highland Romance. Miriam Minger delivers Scottish Highlanders historical romance where fearsome lairds must take brides exchanging fat dowries for madwomen whose lives will be in danger from family curses the instant they become wives. đ
Why Iâm including this: Fearsome Scots laird Gabriel MacLachlan must take a brideâMagdalene, his overlordâs younger sister, known as Mad Maggie. Gabriel has no choice if he wants to put food in his clansmenâs bellies and repair his crumbling castle. A fat dowry in exchange for a madwoman whose life will be in danger from the MacLachlan family curse the instant she becomes his wife. A generations-old curse, an honorable chieftain, a clever beauty.
Three Days Earlier
Lynn Walker
FREE
Psychological Thriller
Rachel Sharpe sees things. Dreadful things. When she locks eyes with someone, it hits her like a jolt of electricityâan ominous sense of impending doom for that person. She doesnât always know what tragedy will strike them, only that it will be terrible. To survive, Rachel avoids eye contact at all costs and keeps relationships limited to a few âsafeâ peopleâand her tracking dog, Ruby. She thought Aaron, a man she couldnât resist, might be safe too, until she actually sees the tumor behind his eyes. Three months later, he is dead from brain cancer. đ±Now Rachel is panicked. What if she didnât sense Aaronâs cancerâwhat if she caused it? Then comes her most chilling vision yet: the busser at a local restaurant is stalking women. Three weeks later, a woman last seen outside that same restaurant disappears. Lynn Walker delivers psychological thriller where locking eyes with someone hits like electricity creating ominous impending doom senses until seeing tumors behind eyes means three months later death from brain cancer creating panic about causing it. đ
Why Iâm including this: Rachel Sharpe sees thingsâdreadful things. When she locks eyes with someone, it hits her like a jolt of electricity, an ominous sense of impending doom. She thought Aaron might be safe until she saw the tumor behind his eyes. Three months later, he died from brain cancer. Now Rachel is panicked: What if she didnât sense Aaronâs cancerâwhat if she caused it? Then comes her most chilling vision yet: the busser at a local restaurant is stalking women.
Betrayal at the Old Hall (The Secrets of Hartwell Book 1)
H L Marsay
FREE
British Murder Mystery
Welcome to Hartwellâa picturesque English village full of cobbled streets, pretty cottages, and dark secrets. Lady Lucy Hanley is struggling to preserve crumbling Hartwell Hall for her son as rumours circulate about her husbandâs disappearance. Her best friend, Rachel Foxton feels trapped and lonely. Sheâs lived in Hartwell all her life and is exhausted after teaching during the pandemic, grieving her beloved father, and battling heartache. đŽó §ó ąó „ó źó §ó żDr. Meera Kumar is a new arrival. Sheâs always been the good girl, but now she needs to escape her marriage and make a fresh start for herself and her young son. And former London detective Jo Ormond has been transferred to Hartwell in disgrace. A quiet Yorkshire village where everyone knows your business is the last place she wants to be. H L Marsay delivers British murder mystery where picturesque English villages with cobbled streets and pretty cottages hide dark secrets as Lady Lucy struggles preserving crumbling halls while rumours circulate about husbandsâ disappearances. đ±
Why Iâm including this: Welcome to Hartwellâa picturesque English village full of cobbled streets, pretty cottages, and dark secrets. Lady Lucy Hanley struggles to preserve crumbling Hartwell Hall as rumours circulate about her husbandâs disappearance. Her best friend Rachel feels trapped after teaching during the pandemic and grieving her father. Dr. Meera Kumar needs to escape her marriage. Former London detective Jo Ormond has been transferred to Hartwell in disgrace.
Ides of March: Time Patrol
Bob Mayer
FREE
Time Travel Science Fiction
44 BC: Caesar heads to the Senate for his date with death, despite the warning about the Ides. But some have another idea for his fate. 1783 AD: George Washington gives his historic speech in order to prevent a mutiny among his officers. But someone would prefer he didnât. 1917 AD: The Last Czar, Nicholas II, abdicates and he and his family are supposed to be taken prisoner, but the Tsarina has other plans. â°480 BC: A massive Persian Army is invading Greece with King Leonidas and 300 Spartans standing in its way. More than the future of Western Civilization is at stake. 493 AD: The First King of Italy, Odoacer, is assassinated by Theodoric. But what if the sword goes the other way? 1493 AD: Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after discovering the New World, but heâs bringing back more than just word of his discoveryâsomething that could wipe out mankind. đ±
Why Iâm including this: 44 BC: Caesar heads to the Senate for his date with death despite warnings about the Ides, but some have another idea for his fate. 1783: George Washington gives his historic speech to prevent mutiny, but someone prefers he didnât. 480 BC: King Leonidas and 300 Spartans face a massive Persian Army with more than Western Civilization at stake. 1493: Columbus returns from the New World bringing something that could wipe out mankind.
On the Mend
Tina Gallagher
FREE
Contemporary Romance
Dan: Back in college, I loved two thingsâSabrina Kelly and baseball. Baseball worked out great. Sabrina, not so much. I know I broke her heart, but Iâm not that guy anymore. Now, with an injury benching me, sheâs back in my life as my physical therapist. Iâve got one shot to fix what I broke and win her back. Game on. âŸSabrina: Why does my promotion depend on Dan McMullen, of all people? Iâve been working my butt off for years and now all I have to do is get the star center fielder game ready and itâs mine. Yes, our relationship happened ten years ago, but Iâll never forget how he broke my heart. He was my first love after all. But Iâm older now, wiser. I wonât let anything stand in the way of earning that promotion. Not even a sexy player who thinks weâre going to kiss and make up. đ
Why Iâm including this: Dan loved two things in college: Sabrina Kelly and baseball. Baseball worked out great. Sabrina, not so much. Now with an injury benching him, sheâs back in his life as his physical therapist. Heâs got one shot to fix what he broke and win her back. Sabrinaâs promotion depends on getting the star center fielder game readyâthe same man who broke her heart ten years ago. He was her first love, but she wonât let anything stand in the way of her promotion.
Huntress Born (Wolf Legacy Book 1)
Aimee Easterling
FREE
Folklore & Fantasy
A missing brother. A werewolf bound by family. An impossible choice. Emberâs large werewolf family has always been both her anchor and her support. But when a missing half-brother draws the twenty-something away from home for the very first time, bonds to her family are tested at every turn. The milk-chocolate eyes of an off-limits human are the first threat to her pack commitment. Meanwhile, the local alpha is less interested in dark dangers facing human women and more intent upon eliminating his guestâs ability to leave his territory ever again. đșCan Ember protect innocents and track down her elusive sibling before the not-so-charming alpha cut off all ties to her home pack? Aimee Easterling delivers folklore and fantasy where large werewolf families serve as anchors and support until missing half-brothers draw twenty-somethings away from home for very first time testing family bonds at every turn as milk-chocolate eyes of off-limits humans threaten pack commitments. đ±
Why Iâm including this: Emberâs large werewolf family has always been both her anchor and her support. But when a missing half-brother draws her away from home for the very first time, bonds to her family are tested at every turn. The milk-chocolate eyes of an off-limits human are the first threat to her pack commitment. Meanwhile, the local alpha is more intent upon eliminating his guestâs ability to leave his territory ever again than protecting human women from dark dangers.
The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories
Author: Christopher Booker
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Comparative Literature
This remarkable and monumental book finally provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a handful of basic stories in the world. Using a wealth of examples from ancient myths and folk tales through Shakespeare and great literature to modern movies and TV soap operas, Christopher Booker reveals seven archetypal themes that recur throughout every kind of storytelling across human history. From Cinderella to Star Wars, from Oedipus to detective novels, these fundamental patterns emerge again and again. đ
But identifying the seven plots is merely the prelude to a far deeper investigation into how and why humans are psychologically programmed to imagine stories in these specific ways. Booker explores how these narrative patterns relate to the deepest structures of human psychology and consciousness. Drawing on vast examples from Proust to detective stories, from the Marquis de Sade to E.T., he demonstrates that storytelling isnât arbitrary but reflects universal patterns in how we process experience and meaning. đ§
The analysis extends beyond pattern recognition to examine the extraordinary changes in storytelling over the past 200 years and why so many modern narratives have âlost the plotâ by losing touch with their underlying archetypal purpose. Booker argues that contemporary stories often feel unsatisfying because theyâve abandoned the psychological completeness that traditional narratives provided. This disconnection from archetypal storytelling patterns reflects broader cultural shifts in how we understand ourselves and our place in the world. đ
Booker tackles the evolutionary question of why humans developed the need to tell stories in the first place, positioning narrative as a uniquely revealing mirror to mankindâs psychological development over five millennia. His sweeping analysis traces how storytelling has evolved alongside human consciousness itself, serving as both cultural memory and psychological processing mechanism. The book demonstrates that understanding these seven basic plots illuminates not just literature but the fundamental architecture of human imagination. đ
What makes this essential: A monumental literary analysis revealing the seven archetypal story patterns underlying all human narrative from ancient myths to modern cinema, exploring why evolution programmed us to imagine stories this way and how storytelling reflects our psychological development across 5,000 years. đ
Spies Donât Fall for Their Neighbor (Romancing the Spy)
Author: Meg Easton
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Romantic Comedy
It started with a water leak and spiraled into spy-level chaosâthough in her defense, she wasnât trying to spy on Owen. She was just curious about the handsome, tool-belt-wearing guy with the easy smile and perfectly scruffy face who moved into the townhome next door. But when a water line breaks and the wall between her kitchen and Owenâs gets demolished, suddenly sheâs experiencing next-door-neighboring at an alarmingly close range that makes maintaining professional distance nearly impossible. đ§
By day, she sits behind a computer screen helping intelligence operatives navigate dangerous missions with calm precision and analytical expertise. Her nights should be equally controlled and predictable, but between Owenâs historical theater restoration project, his investor whom sheâs convinced is shady, and her unfortunate inability to act cool around Owen, things are getting complicated fast. Her spy skills apparently donât translate to handling attraction to the charming contractor next door. đ»
Romance definitely isnât part of her mission briefingâsheâs trained to keep people at a distance for their safety and hers. But Owen keeps making her wonder if maybe, just maybe, she could be both seen and safe at the same time. His genuine warmth and the way he looks at her like sheâs fascinating rather than strange challenges every protective wall sheâs built around her double life. The proximity forced by home repairs means she canât avoid him even if she wanted to. đ
As their connection deepens despite her best efforts at maintaining boundaries, she finds herself falling for her neighbor in ways that complicate both her professional obligations and personal safety protocols. The question becomes whether she can trust Owen with the truth about her work, or if letting someone past her defenses will endanger them both. Sometimes the most dangerous mission is allowing yourself to be vulnerable with someone who might actually understand. đ
What makes this essential: A charming romantic comedy about an intelligence operative whose carefully controlled life gets hilariously disrupted when a broken water line forces spy-level proximity with her handsome contractor neighbor, making her wonder if being seen and safe can coexist. đ
Maid for Advertising
Author: Susie Tate
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Enemies to Lovers Romance
Working as a maid on a luxury yacht certainly isnât Urviâs idea of a dream job, but she needs money fast as a Royal Academy music student whoâs been cut off by her family for choosing her passion over medicine. She needs every penny of the exorbitant fee the powerful advertising executive Jack Bailey is willing to pay, even if it means swallowing her pride. So what if she thought Jack was asking her out during all those late-night chats at the bar where she works? So what if she felt a genuine connection between them? đ„ïž
Jack and his mega yacht are clearly more out of her league than she realized, and the cold shoulder heâs giving her now makes that abundantly clear. A bit of banter with a barmaid obviously meant nothing to him, reducing her to just another employee on his floating palace. Urvi canât afford pride if she wants to survive financially, and with the way her diabetes control has been lately, survival is becoming her number one priority rather than a metaphor. đ
The enemies-to-lovers dynamic simmers beneath the surface as Urvi navigates the humiliation of working for someone she thought saw her as an equal. Every interaction with Jack becomes charged with unspoken tensionâthe memory of their easy conversations at the bar clashing with his current professional distance. Sheâs forced to serve someone who once made her laugh, who seemed genuinely interested in her dreams, who now treats her like sheâs invisible. đ”
But proximity on a luxury yacht means they canât avoid each other no matter how much emotional distance Jack tries to maintain. As Urvi demonstrates her intelligence, resilience, and refusal to be diminished by her circumstances, the walls between employer and employee begin to crack. Her medical condition adds urgency and vulnerability to a situation already complicated by class differences, wounded pride, and an attraction neither can fully suppress despite the power imbalance between them. â
What makes this essential: An enemies-to-lovers romance about a Royal Academy music student forced to work as a maid on the luxury yacht of the advertising executive she thought was interested in her, discovering that pride and survival rarely coexist when diabetes complications make every decision life-or-death. đ
Elatsoe
Author: Darcie Little Badger
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Fantasy & Supernatural Mystery
ElatsoeâEllie for shortâlives in an alternate contemporary America shaped by the ancestral magics and knowledge of its Indigenous and immigrant groups, where the supernatural coexists with the everyday. She possesses a rare gift inherited through her Lipan Apache bloodline: the ability to raise the spirits of dead animals, most importantly her beloved ghost dog Kirby who remains her constant companion even after death. When her cherished cousin dies in what appears to be a car crash, his ghost tells her a chilling truth: he was murdered. đ
All signs point to an accident that officials are ready to close, but Ellie knows better than to ignore her cousinâs ghostly testimony. Who killed him and how did he die? With the help of her supportive family, her best friend Jay who grounds her in reality, and guidance from the memory of her great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother Elatsoe, she must track down the killer and unravel the sinister mystery of this creepy town and its dark past that locals would rather keep buried. đ
The investigation pulls Ellie deeper into a web of secrets protected by powerful forces who benefit from keeping the truth hidden. The townâs picture-perfect facade conceals something rotten at its core, and the nefarious townsfolk along with a mysterious Doctor will stop at nothing to prevent her from uncovering what really happened. Her unique ability to communicate with animal spirits becomes both her greatest asset and a target painted on her back. đ»
The novel weaves Indigenous magic systems and cultural traditions into a contemporary mystery framework, creating a richly textured world where ancestral knowledge provides both power and responsibility. Ellieâs determination to seek justice for her cousin drives her forward even when facing threats that would make most teenagers flee. Her connection to her heritage through the ghost-raising ability passed down through generations becomes the key to solving a murder that powerful people want forgotten. đ
What makes this essential: A supernatural mystery set in an alternate America where a Lipan Apache teen with the power to raise animal spiritsâincluding her ghost dog Kirbyâmust unmask her cousinâs murderer in a town concealing dark secrets that powerful forces will kill to protect. âĄ
North of the Sunlit River: A Novel
Author: Jessica Bryant Klagmann
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Magical Realism
Eila Jacobsen is adrift, reeling from her fatherâs recent death while still suffering from the earlier loss of her best friendâtwo devastating blows that have left her unmoored and searching for purpose. When invited to join a research trip to a remote part of Alaska to investigate the dwindling caribou population, she seizes the chance to refocus her life and perhaps find meaning in scientific work that matters. The frozen wilderness seems like the perfect place to bury herself in data and escape her grief. đŠ
But as Eila immerses herself in research, she stumbles across something remarkable concealed in the pages of her fatherâs journalâa discovery with life-changing possibilities that he apparently abandoned for reasons she canât fathom. The find raises more questions than answers: Why would her father walk away from research of this magnitude? What was he protecting or hiding? Unable to ignore its potential, Eila ventures deeper into the Alaskan tundra in search of both healing and answers to mysteries her father took to his grave. âïž
Sheâs not the only one in need of a new beginning, and sheâs not the only one looking for what her father found. Pursued across the vast landscape by others whoâve learned of the discovery and haunted by the secrets her father kept, Eila presses forward into increasingly remote territory. The research trip transforms into something far more personal as she unearths the regrets of those closest to herâunderstanding for the first time the burdens her father carried and the choices that shaped his life. đïž
Through her journey into the Alaskan wilderness, Eila discovers that healing isnât about escaping grief but confronting it, and that her fatherâs legacy includes not just his scientific work but the joy and forgiveness that bind families together even after death. The magical realism elements weave through the narrative as the harsh beauty of Alaska becomes a character itself, reflecting Eilaâs internal landscape as she transforms from someone fleeing pain into someone embracing connection, purpose, and the possibility of new beginnings. đ
What makes this essential: A magical realism journey through remote Alaska where a grieving researcher discovers her fatherâs abandoned breakthrough in his journal, launching a pursuit across the tundra that unearths family secrets and reveals that healing comes from confronting loss rather than escaping it. đ
Mine To Have (Southern Weddings Book 1)
Author: Natasha Madison
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Small Town, Second Chance Romance
Harlow promised him she would be there for the best day of his lifeânever thinking she wouldnât be the one standing next to him at the altar. But here she is, attending the wedding of the love of her life to another woman, smiling through the pain while pushing back tears that desperately want to fall. This is his day, and sheâs determined to fulfill her promise no matter how much itâs breaking her heart. She loves him enough to watch him marry someone else. đ
Travis believed it was supposed to be the best day of his life, but from the moment he woke up, everything started falling spectacularly apart. The kitchen caught fire during breakfast preparations. The flowers delivered are clearly from a funeral rather than a wedding. His bride-to-be just had a severe allergic reaction and left by ambulance. And thenâoh, and thenâhis ex-girlfriend Harlow walks into the church looking exactly like everything heâs been trying to convince himself he doesnât still want. đ„
They say you have to see the signs when theyâre right in front of you, but Travis has been willfully ignoring them for months. The universe is practically screaming at him through kitchen fires and funeral flowers and ambulances, but it takes seeing Harlowâbeautiful, heartbroken Harlow who came anywayâfor him to finally understand what his subconscious has known all along. Some people arenât meant to be let go, and some mistakes need to be corrected before itâs too late. đ
The wedding-day disaster becomes a catalyst for Travis to confront what heâs always known but was too afraid to act on: Harlow was always the one, and marrying anyone else would be the biggest mistake of his life. The chaos of the crumbling wedding creates space for truth, second chances, and the realization that sometimes the universe sends unmistakable signs that youâre making a colossal error. Maybe Harlow was always just his to have, if only heâs brave enough to claim her. đ
What makes this essential: A second-chance Southern romance where everything goes catastrophically wrong on a groomâs wedding dayâfrom kitchen fires to funeral flowers to his bride leaving by ambulanceâforcing him to finally see that his ex-girlfriend who showed up anyway was always the one he should be marrying. đ
Night Owl: A Trasker Thriller
Author: Andrew Mayne
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Conspiracy Thrillers
After three decades in counterintelligence, Brad Trasker is retired, disillusioned, and dealing with a tragic loss thatâs left him questioning everything he once believed about his career. Spy games are firmly behind himâor so he thinksâuntil he attends the launch of a next-generation aircraft for innovative aerospace CEO Kylie Connor. When the project explodes on the tarmac nearly killing Kylie in the process, Trasker finds himself pulled back into the line of fire and the deadly world heâd sworn to leave behind. âïž
The mystery of the sabotage quickly deepens into something far more sinister than a simple case of industrial espionage. All of Kylieâs data has been wiped from the server with professional precision. One of her key engineers has vanished without a trace. A seed investor died in whatâs being called an accident but looks increasingly suspicious. And a cold-blooded murder raises the stakes even higher, making it clear someone is orchestrating a complex conspiracy with lethal consequences for anyone who gets too close. đŁ
To discover whoâs pulling the strings behind this dangerous conspiracy, Trasker needs to find the motive driving it allâcorporate espionage, personal revenge, or something he canât yet see but suspects is even worse. Targeted by assassins who clearly know his background and capabilities, he finds himself overmatched when he realizes he canât trust anyone, including Kylie herself whose technology may be at the center of something far larger than aircraft innovation. đŻ
Too long out of a game he no longer understands, Trasker must adapt his old-school counterintelligence skills to a new landscape of threats or die trying. The novel explores how a veteran spy navigates a world thatâs evolved beyond his experience, where trust is weaponized, technology changes everything, and the conspiracy heâs unraveling threatens not just lives but potentially national security. His journey back into the shadows becomes a desperate race against enemies who are always three steps ahead. đ”ïž
What makes this essential: A pulse-pounding conspiracy thriller about a retired counterintelligence officer dragged back into lethal spy games when an aerospace CEOâs aircraft explodes, launching him into a web of sabotage, murder, and deception where he canât trust anyoneâincluding his client. đ„
The Letter
Author: Kathryn Hughes
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Historical World War II Fiction
Tina Craig longs to escape her violent husband, working all the hours God sends to save up enough money to leave him while also volunteering in a charity shop to avoid her unhappy home. The charity work provides both financial hope and emotional refuge from a marriage thatâs become dangerous. Whilst going through the pockets of a second-hand suit donated to the shop, she comes across an old letterâthe envelope firmly sealed and unfranked, as if it never reached its intended destination. đ
Tina opens the letter and reads it, a decision that will alter the course of her life forever in ways she cannot possibly anticipate. The words on that aged paper create a connection across time that transcends her immediate circumstances, offering hope and perspective she desperately needs. What begins as simple curiosity about a decades-old mystery becomes something far more profound as she realizes this letter holds significance not just for its original sender and recipient, but for her own future. đ
On September 4, 1939, as Britain stands on the brink of war, Billy Stirling knows he has been a fool but hopes he can put things right. He sits down to write the letter he believes will change his future, pouring his heart onto paper in hopes of redemption and second chances. The letter does change his futureâin more ways than he can ever imagineâthough not in the way he expected when he sealed that envelope with trembling hands. âïž
The dual timeline narrative weaves together Tinaâs contemporary struggle to escape domestic violence with Billyâs wartime story of love, regret, and the desperation to make amends before itâs too late. The unsealed letter becomes a bridge between their lives, demonstrating how acts of courage and hope can echo across generations. As Tina uncovers Billyâs story, she finds inspiration and strength to write her own future, proving that sometimes the past provides exactly the guidance we need to change our present. đ
What makes this essential: A dual-timeline WWII novel where a woman trapped in a violent marriage discovers an unsealed 1939 letter in a charity shop that connects her to Billy Stirlingâs wartime story of regret and redemption, inspiring her own escape and second chance at life. đ
Baker (Bastian Brothers #1)
Author: V.L. Locey
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Western & Frontier Romance
For as long as he can recall, Baker Bastian has been the backbone of Bastian Acres Ranch, carrying a heavy load trying to keep his family legacy from being swallowed by corporate farming. Heâs battled a fondness for the bottle, survived a messy divorce, and managed a grandmother set on becoming the next Annie Oakley if she could just get a gun that shoots straight. Itâs not been an easy road, and now with his worthless philandering fatherâs death, the deed to the ranch is to be split four ways with three half-brothers he never wanted to know better. đ€
As the ranch is tossed into chaos, Baker is driven to open the gates to strangersânot just his brothers and their traveling companions but actual paying guests. In order to turn a buck and keep Bastian Acres afloat, the once proud owner of prime cattle is reduced to calling his farming legacy a guest ranch, swallowing his pride one painful gulp at a time. Itâs humiliating, necessary, and about to change his life in unexpected ways. đ
The first client to show up is Hanley Welsh, a world-renowned wildlife photographer with a rugged presence that catches Baker completely off guard. Baker should be too busy juggling ranch chaos, family drama, and financial survival to notice how Hanleyâs eyes crinkle with his easy smile, or how well his jeans fit, or the patient way he handles both cameras and difficult situations. But notice he does, and the attraction becomes impossible to ignore despite everything else falling apart around him. đž
Bakerâs lonely existence threatens to end with the arrival of a man who carries the song of the indigo bunting in his heartâsomeone who sees beauty in the Oklahoma landscape Bakerâs taken for granted and possibility where Baker sees only struggle. The question becomes whether Baker can let someone in when his entire life has been about holding the ranch together alone, and whether a photographer who roams the world chasing wildlife will find a reason to stay with a rancher whose roots go impossibly deep. đ
What makes this essential: A Western romance about an Oklahoma rancher battling to save his family legacy from corporate farming who finds unexpected love when a world-renowned wildlife photographer arrives as his first guest ranch client, offering both financial salvation and emotional redemption. đŸ
In His Wake
Author: Chad Zunker
NEW RELEASE
Crime Thrillers
The death of reporter Dean Dawsonâs estranged father in a boating accident leaves Dean and his brothers with complicated emotionsâafter all, the man abandoned his family and lived a life of inexplicable lies and broken promises that poisoned their childhoods. Four months after that fatal night cruise, theyâre trying to move forward when their father becomes a greater mystery than they ever imagined. What should have been closure becomes the opening of something far more dangerous. đ€
When a presidential candidate is assassinated in Austin, Dean receives an unexpected contact from April North, his former girlfriend who now works as an associate at the powerhouse law firm where Deanâs father was employed. Sheâs stumbled upon a shocker while handling her bossâs phoneâa cryptic text she wasnât supposed to see that not only implicates the firm in the political assassination but also suggests something impossible: that Deanâs father may still be very much alive. đ±
As Dean and his brothers are pulled into a dark conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power, he and April find themselves on the run as the next targets of a mysterious assassin. Theyâre one kill shot away from discovering the truth about a father whose death may have been elaborately faked, and whose secrets are worth murdering to protect. The investigation forces Dean to question everything he thought he knew about his family history and his fatherâs supposed death. đŻ
Racing against time and professional killers, Dean must unravel why his father would fake his death, what role he played in a presidential assassination, and whether the man who abandoned them years ago is trying to protect them now or using them as pawns in a conspiracy that threatens to destroy everything. The novel explores themes of family betrayal, dangerous legacies, and whether blood ties create obligations even when theyâre built on lies and abandonment. đ
What makes this essential: A gripping crime thriller where a reporter investigating a presidential assassination discovers his dead father may actually be alive and involved in the conspiracy, launching him and his ex-girlfriend into a deadly chase where family secrets prove more dangerous than assassins. đ„
The Shop on Hidden Lane
Author: Jayne Ann Krentz
NEW RELEASE
Romantic Suspense
The Harper and Wells families have regarded each other with deep suspicion for four generations, their mutual distrust legendary in certain circles. The Harpers have been known to offer their psychic talents for less-than-legal purposes, while the powerful Wells clan has a reputation for playing both sides of the street in ways that make them equally dangerous. But for all the years of history and animosity between them, there exists a mysterious pact binding the two families togetherâthey share responsibility for protecting a long-buried and very dangerous secret. đź
Sophy Harper and Luke Wells are shocked to learn that her aunt and his uncle have been conducting a secret affairâand now theyâre both missing without a trace. Not only that, but the last evidence of them is at the scene of a murder soaked in negative paranormal energy that suggests something far darker than a simple disappearance. Clearly, someone is willing to kill to obtain the secret their families have been charged with protecting for generations, and that someone now has their relatives. đ
Despite their mutual distrust, which as far as Sophy is concerned extends to Lukeâs hellhound of a dog that seems to dislike her on principle, they both know the terms of the ancient pact must be honored. Their investigation uncovers a psychic trail leading to a bizarre desert art colony where nothing is as it seems and danger lurks beneath the surface of creative eccentricity. Every step deeper into the mystery reveals new layers of deception and escalating threats. đïž
Sophy and Luke must navigate not just external enemies but their own family legacies of suspicion and secrecy while trying to rescue their relatives and protect the dangerous secret thatâs been targeted. The romantic tension builds as theyâre forced to trust each other despite generations of reasons not to, discovering that sometimes the person youâre supposed to mistrust most is exactly who you need when darkness closes in. Their psychic abilities become both weapon and vulnerability as they face an enemy willing to destroy everything to claim what the Harper and Wells families have hidden. âĄ
What makes this essential: A romantic suspense thriller where psychic Sophy Harper and Luke Wells must overcome four generations of family distrust to rescue their missing relatives from a bizarre desert art colony, protect an ancient dangerous secret, and survive enemies willing to murder for what theyâre guarding. đ
The Retirees
Author: Leah Orr
NEW RELEASE
Ghost Suspense
Welcome to The Oceanâs Edgeâan idyllic yet eccentric retirement community where retirement has never felt so deadly. Disco is dead, thereâs a serial killer on the loose terrorizing residents who thought theyâd left danger behind decades ago, the coffin dodgers are solving cold cases with more success than the actual police, and only the neighborhood cat knows where all the proverbial bodies are buried. This isnât your typical golden years destination. đïž
When sharp-tongued sugar heiress Diana is ousted from the empire she helped build, she retreats to this posh 55+ paradise expecting peace, mai tais, and maybe even a pool boy. Instead, she finds a ragtag group of retirees with an unsettling knack for solving cold casesâand a disturbing talent for attracting new ones. She quickly finds herself entangled with this quirky yet capable team of senior sleuths: psychic tarot-reading twin duo, a retired detective with decades of experience, a conspiracy-minded tech guru who navigates the dark web, and a nurse who might just talk to animals. đź
Among tarot cards, a talking cat with attitude, and dark web dives that would make young hackers jealous, this misfit crew uncovers far more than bingo night secrets. Because in a place this sunny with such picture-perfect landscaping, the shadows run deep and someone at The Oceanâs Edge has blood on their hands. The investigation reveals that paradise has a dark underbelly where past crimes and present dangers intersect in deadly ways. đ±
Diana must adapt from corporate boardrooms to amateur sleuthing while her new friends deploy their eccentric skills to catch a killer hiding among the retirement community. The novel blends cozy mystery charm with genuine suspense as these seniors prove that age brings wisdom, experience, and the kind of fearlessness that comes from having less to lose. Between shuffleboard games and early bird specials, theyâre hunting a murderer who underestimated what happens when retirees refuse to go gentle into that good night. đ
What makes this essential: A witty ghost suspense novel where ousted sugar heiress Diana joins a team of eccentric senior sleuthsâincluding psychic twins, a conspiracy theorist, and a possibly animal-talking nurseâto catch a serial killer in their retirement paradise with help from a mysterious cat. đ