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Judy is nervous about being alone over Christmas with nothing but an eerie sensation to keep her company. Then she discovers a box of old letters hidden in the attic of her rented house, the house that once belonged to Bertha Lloyd. The fifty-year-old letters reveal what life was like for two sisters living in war-torn Britain. The words of Eveline and Bertha help pass the solitary hours. But now Judy is missing, and nobody knows where she is. Or do they? Everybody has a secret, but old secrets can be dangerous to those not meant to know them. They are best left hidden away.

An intriguing tale of one woman's fight for freedom as she tries to save herself from her past. In The Perilous Road to Freedom, the anticipated sequel to The Perilous Road to Her, N.L. Blandford takes us on Olivia Beaumont's harrowing journey to find herself and her freedom.A survivor of William Hammond's human trafficking ring, Olivia Beaumont longs to forget the past five months. Pregnant, and scared of the ties her past will have to her future, Olivia will need more than denial to battle the monsters of her nightmares, and fate. Right outside Olivia's apartment door stands a past she thought was dead and gone. A past believed to have been killed with her own two hands. A past that forces her back into a world of power, greed and manipulation.Will Olivia's stubbornness and determination be enough for her to be able to fight the monsters around her, and those in her head, to retake her freedom?

Dr. Regina McLaren is a welcome addition to the faculty of the fledgling Psychology Department of Diamond Cove University, a small institution in the quaint coastal village of Diamond Cove, Maine. Reggie hopes the beautiful location and small school will help her bury painful memories and excise personal demons.Denny Petit heads up the Diamond Cove police department, having left the department in Chicago, and is running from his own demons.When brutal murders begin to happen, Denny asks Reggie for her professional input. Their hunt for the killer forces them to face their own haunted pasts and their growing attraction for each other. Will they be able to stop the killer before one ofthem meets the same bloody death?

¿An unsolved murder. A teenager in peril. Two cases, lives in turmoil, fates manipulated by officials who wield the power to help . . . or harm.In the dead of night, on the eve of New York City's pandemic lockdown, a well-respected man is murdered, setting off a perplexing tangle of missed clues and political scandal. Former prosecutor Dana Hargrove, now an appellate judge, is determined to expose the media lies and false accusations targeting her friends and former colleagues. A limping criminal justice system fails to solve the murder by 2022 when another heartbreaking case is heard in Dana's court. A state agency has ripped a terminally ill teenager from her home to forcibly impose medical treatment against her will.Hindered by ethics rules, Dana carves a role for herself in these cases only to come up against her own children. Her son Travis, now a rising star in appellate advocacy, takes a legal position in the teen's case at odds with Dana's strongly held beliefs. Her daughter Natalie, a doctoral candidate in cognitive psychology, has a personal reason for meddling in the murder investigation. Will Natalie's curiosity throw her into danger?In a compelling story of families in crisis, Power Blind exposes the lure of power, blinding those in authority and control to the consequences of their actions._______________The sixth standalone Dana Hargrove novel: Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense!"Power Blind has everything a legal mystery should have: characters you care about, ethical conundrums, ripped-from-the-headlines legal issues, a compelling subplot, page-turning excitement, and an author who clearly knows her way around a courtroom... A well-crafted and timely novel." USA Today and WSJ bestselling author Amy M. Reade"Family saga, mystery, and legal tale all rolled into one... The author did a fantastic job drawing me into the story through compelling observations, descriptions, and dialogue... Frankly, there is a lot to like in this one." San Francisco Book Review"An engaging read, with plot twist after plot twist that will keep readers guessing... Cinematic in nature, the novel's complex plot lines will remind readers of some of television's greatest legal dramas." The U.S. Review of Books"Kemanis writes with typical elegance and control, spinning the intricacies of the law into moments of humor and drama, by turns.... With this book, Kemanis has brought Dana into roiling legal battles of the present day, dealing with issues of bodily autonomy and police violence that feel particularly urgent and timely.... An adept and timely courtroom drama." Kirkus Reviews"V.S. Kemanis's engrossing legal novel Power Blind follows a murder in New York City [and] parallel cases [that] raise questions of whether those in power help or hurt society... A compelling procedural novel, its story takes on the criminal justice system and the nature of power." Foreword Clarion Reviews"All novels, whether grounded in reality or complete flights of fancy, need a sure-handed author to guide the reader. As she has demonstrated throughout her Dana Hargrove series, V.S. Kemanis is that author. Her ultra-clear writing style, encyclopedic knowledge of the courts and the criminal justice system, and conscientious plotting are on full display in Power Blind. A smooth as silk read." Kevin Egan, author of Midnight

The Crossings is a story based upon a clandestine group of radical Jesuit priests who help undocumented immigrants to survive in East Los Angeles after crossing into the US.When a tragedy on the Rio Grande unfolds before their eyes, they find themselves the accidental guardians of four orphaned children. The three boys and one girl grow into adults while facing the uncertainty and danger of their world as undocumented immigrants. Their lives are gradually carved out as they each endure tragedy, violence, and the inherent evil that surrounds them. Eventually, three of the four orphans are captured and sent back to Mexico. While trying to survive in Mexico, Roberto, the oldest brother is brutally executed when he refuses to do his part and take a fall in a high-stakes boxing match fixed by the Mexican Zeta-Cartel. The cartel's thirst for revenge spins them off on a maniacal hunt to kill the remaining Elena, and her two children. Now, Mielo, the youngest of the four, must now find a way to help his brother's wife and two young children cross back into the US to escape eminent torture and death. Together, the family takes on the hostile desert and the rugged mountain ranges of northern Mexico. Suffering from the heat and scarce water, they struggle to stay alive and just ahead of the relentless pursuit of the angry cartel gang.

Mare Nostrum (1918) is a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Published at the height of his career as a popular Spanish author, Mare Nostrum was adapted into a 1926 silent film by Irish director Rex Ingram starring his American wife Alice Terry, an icon of early cinema. Believed lost for decades, the film has been recently rediscovered and restored. "All that mankind had ever written or dreamed about the Mediterranean, the doctor had in his library and could repeat to his eager little listener. In Ferragut's estimation the mare nostrum ["Mare Nostrum" (Our Sea), the classic name for the Mediterranean.] was a species of blue beast, powerful and of great intelligence-a sacred animal like the dragons and serpents that certain religions adored, believing them to be the source of life." Raised in a proud Spanish family, Ulysses Ferragut is expected to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a doctor. Enamored with tales of the Mediterranean as told by his seafaring uncle, nicknamed the Triton, Ulysses chooses to become a sailor instead. As a young man, he finds success as the captain and owner of the freighter Mare Nostrum, but obligations to his wife and son force him to abandon his dream. As the horrors of the First World War wreak havoc on Europe, the demand for shipping makes it impossible for Ulysses to resist a return to the sea. While in Italy, however, he finds more than he bargained for in the form of Freya Talberg, a beautiful Austrian who harbors a dangerous secret. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez's Mare Nostrum is a classic of Spanish literature reimagined for modern readers.

Kathryn "Kat" Jensen's new audit consulting job quickly becomes extremely dangerous. Investigating a notorious drug trafficker's bank accounts can lead to life-threatening complications!When Kat Jensen, an out-of-work internal auditor in New York City, joins Melville Consulting, a friend's secretive consulting firm, she unravels the elaborate money-laundering scheme used by a notorious drug lord nicknamed El Rey, or The King. Based on her analysis, the banks freeze his accounts. Furious, El Rey storms their office, threatening to kill her boss. The drug czar gets arrested, but Kat is badly shaken and wants to quit. Except auditing jobs aren't easy to find after she took a year off to go on an unusual bucket-list voyage, and now she is broke. Memories of Kat's brother, who lost the battle against drug addiction, and the much-needed paycheck convince her to try again. But when Kat unexpectedly meets El Rey, her life is in danger, since now he wants revenge.PROJECT ONION features an unexpectedly resilient businesswoman who decides to fight back. This suspense novel blends crime, time travel, and romance with multiple twists and turns.Kat Jensen, an inexperienced female crime investigator, is an unusual heroine has some similarities with the lead in John Grisham's bestselling and offbeat novel CAMINO ISLAND. Kat's diverse team of crime-fighting colleagues at Melville Consulting echoes the popular WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB twenty book series by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.

After leaving her criminal boyfriend, Luna attempts to go back to her old life. But after a hitman is sent to kill her, there's only one man she can turn to.

It's 1993, and Peter has been suffering transphobic abuse all his life, and he's just about had enough.Bumping into Tony at 2am in the middle of Soho dressed as his female alter-ego, Petra, was a disaster. Not only is Tony his supervisor at work, he was a man who detested gay people.After exchanging harsh words, Tony is dead. The investigation is lead by DCI Neider who also hates gay men, especially after finding her husband being fondled by another man.Warned of an impending arrest, Peter goes on the run and a game of cat and mouse ensues. Facing a lifetime in prison if he's caught, he isn't fazed in the slightest. For the first time in his life, Peter finally feels free.

A man wakes up in Mexico with amnesia. He is haunted by a handsome man with a gunshot wound in his head and begins to wonder what terrible things he did in his past.

Sarah Holden is a small town antiques dealer plagued by haunted dreams and gruesome visions. When she recieves a career-defining opportunity to liquidate a multimillion-dollar estate that harbors a chilling secret, she's forced to face her own insecurities as well as the ghosts of her past. But will she be able to complete the job and find the answer to a century old mystery before her time runs out? Once Sarah's ghostly dreams morph into reality, the whispers of the past cannot be silenced.