Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Who is Audrey Hoedemaker? It's a question her sister Maureen has heard more times than she can count, and she doesn't know what the short answer would be. Little sister, troubled teen, backpacker, musical theatre coach, con artist, childcare worker. Murderer. A tragic, traumatic childhood casts a long shadow on the Hoedemaker sisters. Maureen has worked hard to move beyond the violence of the past and build a good, honest life for herself. Audrey, however, just can't seem to do the same, careening from one state of chaos to another.

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

My fiancé brought me tea and scrambled eggs in bed that morning, and we snuggled together, talking about buying our rings, and about our perfect wedding next year. Then we headed into town. He held my hand and gazed at the ring I liked best, a smile spreading slowly over his face. Then a glass of bubbly to celebrate. I felt flushed, excited and ready for the rest of my life with the man I loved. We race to get on the train home. It screams to a halt and I run towards its open doors. Made it. I think he’s right behind me — but when I turn around, he’s gone.

Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job.

As Charly struggles to recover from her brain injury, she begins to realize that the events of that fateful night are trapped in the damaged right side of her brain. Now, she must put the jigsaw pieces together to discover the identity of the man who tried to kill her...before he finishes the job he started.

When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs. But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble.

Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams stars in Mary Jane, a poignant and intimate drama following a single mother’s journey caring for her chronically ill young son. Set in New York City, the play unfolds in two parts—Mary Jane's small Queens apartment and a pediatric hospital. With unflinching honesty and unexpected humor, we witness Mary Jane's tireless devotion, her interactions with medical professionals, and her struggle to maintain her sense of self.

I’m here to learn magic. Well, more to discover magic, and hope it’s enough to get me into Dreadmor Academy. The first step was being accepted to Summer Camp. The second – making sure I pass the course. There’s two werewolves on the course, two. One called Skyla… and a strong, confident one called Lujan Blacktail. The quiet confidence he displays is inspiring. I will need his friendship – that confidence – if I am to succeed. The type of magic I learn is dark, maybe even forbidden. Lujan has magic of his own. And perhaps he’s casting a stronger spell on me than I could ever ...

He's the Black Knight of Wall Street. She never forgot her first crush. Can her tender heart remind him he once believed in love? Zach Lowe lives his life without relationships in business and personally. Getting involved doesn’t work well when you’re a corporate raider. . Ellora Duvall, the sweet kid who crushed on him in high school, waltzes into the business world with the same wide-eyed innocence she had in chemistry class. He hadn’t expected her to affect him the way she did, but he’s in control. Long-term relationships are not his thing. She’ll understand. He should, too. As...

Drama - Romance - Comedy - Family Can the Jensen kids make it on their own after their parents’ deaths? Sixteen-year-old Sophie is determined to keep herself and her siblings in their own home. Twenty-six-year-old Ty, the resident handyman and household assistant to the orphaned siblings, lives in the travel trailer behind their garage in a deal arranged with their grandmother who lives 200 miles away. Their semi-independence is under the condition that if things don’t work out, Grandma will force the kids to move in with her. Ty, a family friend and high school dropout, is a necessary ...

A Grumpy Farmer. A Spirited Nurse. A Raging Storm. A storm wreaks havoc on our small town of Oak Glen. Hunter, the dedicated single father and volunteer, battles the elements with determination. When a crucial tip comes my way, I brave the storm to find him. We're thrown together, awaiting the storm's lull. Without warning sparks ignite in unexpected places. Beneath his tough exterior lies a man worth uncovering. His protective instincts stir a warmth in my heart. A feeling I thought I'd lost forever. I vowed to never let a man close enough to hurt me or my daughters again. Now I stand at a...

On the run from her drug-dealing ex, Rosie is forced to return to the one place she swore she'd never go back to - Aspen Falls. But it's a place to lay low until the nightmare blows over. Or is it? When she's pulled over by Officer Blaine Hartford, she comes face to face with her past. Will she have the courage to tell him everything or are her secrets too ugly to share? If Blaine finds out what she's done, he could ruin her. Or could he be the one man to ultimately save her?

The Harrington Opera House stands still, cold and decrepit. Once a vibrant center of Manhattan high society nightlife, the grand old theater has lain in ruin and decay since the fateful day a tragic fire ripped through its insides, taking the lives of many. At the center of this disaster lay a feud between two up and coming actresses. A feud that turned bloody and tragic. Efforts to revitalize the space have all ended in bloody ruin, with tragedies befalling all who try to enter. All until the day psychic medium and exorcist Michael Merlyn came to New York City. Hired by a wealthy ...

A desperate mother. A selfless miner. A greedy scoundrel. Grief has haunted Dorothy Lee ever since losing her husband. Worse still, their young son Michael is a shell of his former self. When her in-laws give the widow an unconscionable ultimatum, she turns to The Matrimonial Times and becomes a mail order bride. Just when she thinks she and Michael have found a new home, they face devastation anew. Seth Brooks proudly runs a successful mine outside Hidden Bluffs, Montana but longs for love and a family of his own. When the lovely Dorothy Lee accepts his offer to travel west after their ...

A deceived woman. A determined man. A runaway liar. Sarah Turner is tired of being the live-in nanny, cook, and housekeeper for her sister's family. She replies to an advertisement in The Matrimonial Times, quickly engaging in correspondence with the dashing Brian Turner, a wealthy miner in Montana. When her sister offers to pay her fare, Sarah leaps at the chance to travel west and start their life together. But when she arrives, her beau is nowhere to be found... Charles Black runs the stagecoach station in Big Falls, Montana. He works hard and does his best for the drivers, passengers, ...

USA TODAY bestselling author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson returns with a witchy mystery that’s sure to cast a spell! In Holiday Hills, murder and magic go hand in hand. When Ronnie Daniels, the new health inspector, arrived in town, everyone breathed a sigh of relief—until her popularity took a nosedive. Business owners petitioned to have her removed after her glowing reports turned out to be fake. But before any action could be taken, Ronnie was found dead, and suspicion immediately fell on good witch Charity Rutherford, the local bakery owner. Though Charity was cleared of the crime, it ...

It’s a magical book club! When this group chooses a book, magic happens. The mystery comes to life, and they find themselves part of the story. To exit the book and get back home, they need to solve the mystery and reach The End. This time, the club chooses a book called The Great Cake Rivalry, because, well … cake! They read the back cover and it’s unanimous. So off they go into another grand adventure into a town aptly named Frosting. Frosting is a rural town in an idyllic setting. The people live quiet lives most of the year. But in the spring, things change. The Annual Cake ...

1883 meets the story of Job in this Western historical epic where the fires of adversity forge the steel of the human spirit. In the second installment of the gripping This Hallowed Ground series, Mac's journey takes an unexpected and perilous turn. Settled on their Georgia land, Mac and Ester eagerly await the arrival of their first child, blissfully unaware that shadows from Mac's past are closing in. The tranquility shatters when a sinister revelation rocks their idyllic life—a townsperson correctly identifies Mac as a wanted Civil War criminal and Union army deserter. With danger at ...

His mail-order bride is his best friend . . . When Jeremiah Wiley advertises for a mail-order bride, all he wants is a lady who can impress his parents. If he succeeds, he’ll secure the loan he needs to buy into the livery stable where he works. But he doesn't expect for the woman who answers his advertisement to be someone he already knows—much less his closest friend. Deirdre Hannan is certain Jeremiah is the man for her. But the only way she can seem to convince him is to marry him. She secretly responds to his advertisement under a name he won’t recognize, but worries he’ll turn...

The town's blacksmith is in need of a bride--but he didn't expect to also become a father. Merrick Benton wants a family of his own, but he can't seem to string two words together around the eligible ladies in town. A mail-order bride is the perfect solution to his problem. Eleanor Stevens and her sister were both widowed when their husbands died in a mine explosion. Desperate for a new beginning, they each answer advertisements from men in Crest Stone, Colorado. Eleanor is certain that a new husband in a faraway place will be exactly what her sister Rebecca and her children need to heal. ...

His shadowed past. Her spirited quest. A sinister conspiracy. Can a woman with a heart full of hope and a man seeking forgiveness find a future together? Laura Cook yearns for a new life, family, and freedom. When her uncle in Montana finds her the perfect husband, she hops on a train with bright dreams. But when she arrives, a handsome stranger offers a chilling warning... is Sean Murphy telling the truth, or hiding an agenda of his own? Sean Murphy, a man burdened by the sins of his past, seeks a fresh start in Ponderosa Ridge. When he learns of a wicked scheme to trap an innocent young ...

An orphaned boy. A lonely sawyer. A determined woman. Fleeing a life of loneliness at a Boston orphanage, Catherine Talbot risks everything to find love as a mail-order bride in Big Timber, Montana. But when she arrives, her handsome groom-to-be, sawmill owner Luke Sutton, is nowhere to be found—and she discovers he's hiding a secret that could shatter her dream of happily ever after. Luke, reeling from tragedy and struggling to care for a newly orphaned boy, is caught off-guard by Catherine's sudden arrival. As harsh words and painful misunderstandings drive the couple apart, they must ...