Synopsis: After witnessing a wrongful conviction as a young girl, Rebecca McCutcheon--the first female court reporter in Montana--is now determined to defend the innocent. During a murder trial, something doesn't sit well with her about the case, but no one except for the handsome new Carnegie librarian will listen to her. Librarian Mark Andrews's father... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: An intrepid young woman. An incredible gift. A terrible price to pay. Emelynn Taylor's gift didn't come wrapped in pretty paper and tied with a bow, nor can it ever be returned. Now, it’s taken over her life. It strikes without warning, strips her of gravity and sends her airborne, unchecked. Haunted by terrifying... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Finding one's place is never easy. What is fifteen-year-old Felix Deltorei supposed to do when he longs for rebellion? In his world, where the dragon Gods reign with barbaric force, such thoughts could cost him his life. The risks have been drilled into Felix and his friends since they were children. The war between... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: The hilarity ensues when the body of an unidentified child is found under the bed during an open house. Alive or dead? Murder or myth? Derald Grake destroys his life the moment he decides to sell the family home. After capturing the American dream, this father of 4 hopes to solve the complex formula... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Illegal guns. Dangerous old-ladies. Now a dead body. Angela’s life is getting more complicated by the minute. A boring life is not in Angela’s future, with her being a black market guns dealer. Tripping over a dead-body is now bringing a lot more attention from law enforcement than she cares to have. If only... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: "Tales of My Baseball Youth; A child of the 60's" is a wonderful compilation of stories about growing up in the socially changing 1960's. While the title suggests a sports book, "Tales" is actually a book about relationships which just happens to have baseball as a common thread. Bob Brill gives credit to his... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Liz Buxbaum has always known that Wes Bennett was not boyfriend material. You would think that her next-door neighbor would be a prince candidate for her romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only proven himself to be a pain in the butt, ever since they were little. Wes was the kid who put a... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a lady in danger must be in need of rescue, but whether she wants to be rescued is up for debate—for fans of Evie Dunmore and Netflix's Bridgerton from the bestselling author of A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem! England, 1867: Miss Poppy Delamare is living a lie. To... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: In this heartwarming Amish romance, a former schoolteacher and a single father discover a second chance at friendship, family, and love—perfect for fans of Laura V. Hilton and Marta Perry. Former Hope’s Haven schoolteacher, Martha Eicher, has always been the responsible one, putting her family first and caring for her widowed father and two... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you get started in writing stories? When I was in second grade, I came across the book “Harriet the Spy” and instantly became obsessed with not just Harriet as a character, but with the world of adolescent sleuthing which sounded so exciting, dangerous, and exhilarating to my eight-year-old self. I started carrying a... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin writing your political thriller, Outfoxed? I began writing the novel about six years ago, but the work began in earnest during the height of the pandemic. During this time, I developed a disciplined writing program, where I write roughly 500 words per day, five days per week. Q: Will there be... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Cairo. December 1917. Following a tip-off from notorious spy Fredrick Fredricks, Fiona Figg and Kitty Lane of British Intelligence find themselves in the hustle and bustle of Egypt. But ancient mummies aren’t the only bodies buried in the tombs of Cairo. When a young French archeologist is found dead in a tomb in the... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: A funeral can evoke sadness on the faces of those that attend it, especially when they reach the cemetery. Looking at those faces, I began to wonder what they were thinking, and possibly what they were hiding.As I scanned the tombstones, I contemplated whether many of the faces behind these stones were wronged during... Continue Reading →
Q: How did you get started writing historical novels? A: That moment when two parts of your life collide (In a good way). I was writing contemporary women’s fiction and amateur sleuth mysteries, and I had been studying for fun, pre-Broadway theatre in the Gilded Age, when I had an opportunity to write a historical... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Meet the girl who’s “Most Likely to Make Everything Worse.” TV writer Ellie Jenkins worked her butt off to put her nerdy, outcast teen years behind her. So there’s a certain delicious irony in that she works for a hit show about popular high school kids when she was So. Not. Cool. And now... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: A #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers a sexy and scandalous Regency romance about an adventurous woman and the mysterious son of a Duke who finds his way into her life—perfect for Bridgerton fans. Eliza Melrose has always cherished her independence. And when she and her family lived in the countryside, it was easy to... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: In this gamble, more than a few poker chips are at stake. When an Army Air Force Major vanishes from his Top Secret job at the Fort Worth airbase in the summer of 1947, down-on-his-luck former Ranger Jefferson Sharp is hired to find him, because the Major owes a sizable gambling debt to a... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Ana Karras is running from her past.Catalina Reyes is running toward hers.Two deadly women—one treacherous mission.A Cuba-America war is at stake.Why does everyone want them both dead?The answer is simple . . . Hemingway. Ana Karras is hiding among the millions in Manhattan, recovering from near-death at the hands of Cuban Intelligence. When she... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: New York, 1904. After two years as a coroner’s physician for the city of New York, Daniel O'Halleran is more frustrated than ever. What’s the point when the authorities consistently brush aside his findings for the sake of expediency? So when his fiancée leaves him standing at the altar on their wedding day, he... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: "The way Nathalie explained how to reframe my thinking around one major obstacle will unlock potentially millions of dollars in revenue."Greg Schinkle; President of Unique Training Development“It’s never going to work. You’re not good enough!” Are you tired of hearing that nagging voice inside your head? And what if you could do something about it?... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: The first English edition of the popular young adult novel Les fantômes de Spiritwood, originally published in French by Éditions de la nouvelle plume, translated by the author One summer night, Ethan and four friends are heading north of Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, for a weekend of camping to watch the northern lights, but their car... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Their hero is a fraud and only he knows it. When the truth comes knocking, can one boy conjure a way to save the day? Young Samual longs to perform magic of his own. And what's worse, he can't seem to convince anyone that their beloved Town Magician is a trickster without an enchanted... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: When a third witch vanishes from Vancouver, the witches of Hollystone Coven spin a charm to catch the killer. But spells ripple with repercussions, and in the ensuing chaos, an innocent seventeen-year-old girl gets caught up in the charm. As obsessed with the killer as the killer is with him, High Priest Estrada vows... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: After living in the countryside for years, Princio returns to his homeland, the tiny yet the prosperous Kingdom of Lucca, upon the orders of his dying grandfather. Living alone in the annexed building next to the palace, Princio is discovered by the kingdom’s chief doll maker, Feletti, who purposely withholds his knowledge of Princio’s... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you get started in writing stories? I was born with the desire to write. I vividly remember when I was about three years old telling my mom I wanted to write books. I couldn't even read but my ambition was to write books! Q: What inspired you to publish your book, The Ghosts... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you get started in writing stories? I can’t remember a time when I didn’t write stories! As a child I was voraciousreader, I feel in love with The Chronicles of Narnia and many other fairy tales. I love to create new worlds and characters out of thin air and becoming really obsessed... Continue Reading →
The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright April 3-28, 2023 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: A haunting legend. An ominous curse. A search for a secret buried deep within the castle walls. In 1870, orphaned Daisy François takes a position as housemaid at a Wisconsin castle to escape the horrors of her past life.... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Summer Shadows collects two novels of desire and danger from “the queen of romantic suspense” (Columbus Dispatch)—#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. The Right Path On a dream vacation in Greece, Morgan James is enjoying the beautiful island paradise of sun, surf, and sand. That dream becomes a nightmare when she emerges from the ocean... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: In 1865, orphaned Daisy Francois takes a position as housemaid at a midwestern Wisconsin castle and finds that the reclusive and eccentric Gothic authoress inside hides more than the harrowing tales in her novels. With women disappearing from the area and a legend that seems to parallel these eerie circumstances, Daisy is thrust into... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: "Incredibly well-researched, thoroughly enjoyable, and singularly original." --SHELLEY SHEPARD GRAY, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author "A beautiful story of love, loss, and the bonds that connect a family to its faith." --SUZANNE WOODS FISHER, bestselling author of A Season on the Wind Ivy Zimmerman is successfully navigating her life as a... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Brianna Kelly was abandoned at Ballymacool House and Boarding School as an infant. She has worked there since she was a wee girl and will likely die there. Despite a sense that she was made for something more, Brianna feels powerless to change her situation, so she consoles herself by exploring the Ballymacool grounds,... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Magic reigns, plots abound, and a new love might not conquer all, in this must-read finale to the epic Gargoyle Queen trilogy by international bestselling author Jennifer Estep. Time is running out for crown princess Gemma Ripley. Despite being a cunning spy and a powerful mind magier, Gemma hasn't been able to track down... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: All Atlantis seeks the Jewel of Dunamis, which legend claims can overcome any enemy. Grayson James, human agent of the ultra-secret Otherworld Bureau of Investigation, has orders to keep it from the wrong hands -- or destroy it. What he doesn't know is that Jewel is a woman, not a stone! But once he... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: For years her explorer father promised Dr. Lauren Westlake she'd accompany him on one of his Egyptian expeditions. But as the empty promises mounted, Lauren determined to earn her own way. Now the assistant curator of Egyptology for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lauren receives two unexpected invitations. The first is her repentant father's... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES• Everyone is talking about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! With shades of Serial and Making a Murderer this is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Dr. Hope Sze launches into her general surgery rotation with Dr. Vrac, the scourge of operating room #3, also known as the death OR. Dr. Vrac screams at the resident doctors suffering under him, the nurses who don't move fast enough, the anesthesiologist, his auto mechanic, and even a garbage can.Patients begin to die... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Commercial burglar Stan Winkelman encounters the ghost of Jane Manchester, wrongly confined for life in a 1940s insane asylum by a powerful family. She wants to know what happened to Harmon, the baby boy that was stolen from her. Aided by Jeannie, his ghost-obsessed autistic daughter, Stan and Jane begin a quest to find... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Critically acclaimed author Vanessa Riley infuses the ballroom settings of Regency England with Jamaican flair her Rogues & Remarkable Women series featuring a secret society of widows battling society to regain their money and a chance at love everlasting. In this sweeping, swoon-worthy final installment, an English spy must follow his neglected wife through... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Throwing Shadows is a collection of 9 creepy stories that have something for everyone. A woman develops an unhealthy obsession with a scarecrow. A boy plays with a Ouija board and receives a terrifying warning of murder. A down-on-his-luck father learns what happens when you die in your sleep. These stories and six more... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Moira Green is perfectly content with her life. She has a rewarding career and plenty of wonderful friends, including the members of her weekly book club. Then everything in her life goes topsy-turvy when the town council plans to demolish the site of her mother’s beloved café to make room for much-needed parking. Moira... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: A submerged car is pulled from the bottom of the lake. The driver has been shot in the back of the head and no other bodies are found. Only the legendary Dragon’s Heart remains inside. When it rises to the surface, greedy collectors from around the world gather. They’ll stop at nothing to gain... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Helen Campbell is the eldest and most practical of three sisters, daughters of hard-working Irish emigrants living in New York City in the 1950s. She does what she can to keep the wild-child middle sister, Carolyn, in line and support the youngest, Peggy, as she pursues her dreams of becoming a doctor. Then Helen... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Once a social worker specializing in kids who were the victims of violent crime, Elle Castillo is now the host of a popular true crime podcast that tackles cold cases of missing children in her hometown of the Twin Cities. After two seasons of successfully solving cases, Elle decides to tackle her white whale—The... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: “Patricia Davids writes with heart, integrity and hope. Her stories both entertain and edify—the perfect combination.” —Kim Vogel Sawyer, award-winning and bestselling author Christmas comes to a small Amish community—and brings new beginnings with it. Karl Graber is too busy struggling with his hardware store and two young daughters to indulge local matchmaker Rose Yoder’s... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Ambitious influencer Georgina Havoc and her designer beau Lance Broussard have been dubbed the the next Chip and Joanna Gaines, but their happily-ever-after falls apart when Lance blindsides her with a "pause." The show must go on, so Georgina takes on the task of renovating a forgotten cottage in the tiny, tight-knit town of... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: A desperate father's search for his runaway daughter has led him to the last place he ever expected to find her: backstage at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. But the murders in this dazzling world of make-believe are no longer mere stagecraft, and the blood is all too real. The hunt for his child has... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Are you tired of being told it's all in your head? And even though you feel awful, doctors are telling you there is nothing wrong with you? You are not alone! For nearly a decade, Reiki Master Francie Soito, saw similar patterns in her clients who struggled to find the source of their problems.... Continue Reading →
Q: Tell us about your latest single, Teenage RockStarr. Besides me singing on the track, it features Fredro Starr, iconic Hip Hop artist and actor from the legendary group Onyx. Additionally, it features Dave Moreno who plays drums for Puddle of Mudd. I’m grateful for being on Triumphant T.M.E. Records. They’re allowing me to express myself... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: It is 1761. Prussia is at war with Russia and Austria. As the Russian army occupies East Prussia, King Frederick the Great and his men fight hard to win back their homeland. In Ludwigshain, a Junker estate in East Prussia, Countess Marion von Adler celebrates an exceptional harvest. But this is soon requisitioned by... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Revenge, Guilt, Redemption & GunsmokeWhen Doubt Is Your Only Friend Ed Earl Burch, a cashiered Dallas murder cop, is a private detective facing the relentless onslaught of age, bad choices, guilt and regret. Smart, tough, profane and reckless, he's a survivor who relies on his own guts and savvy and expects no help or... Continue Reading →
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