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Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan’s mission is to bring closure to the families whose loved ones have vanished. She knows their anguish - her own beloved daughter, Bonnie, was taken from her when Bonnie was just seven years old. It is only recently that this mystery was resolved and Eve could begin her journey to peace. Now Jim Doane wants the same kind of answers that Eve always longed for. His 25-year-old son may or may not be dead, and he has only burned skull fragments as possible evidence. But he cannot go to the police for answers without risking his own secrets and exposing his dark past, so instead he chooses a bold step to find the truth....

From the best-selling author of Beaches comes a new novel about a central fact of adult life - the perils and passions of parenting in the 90s. Rick is famous movie director on the brink of his 50th birthday. Despite his wealth and his many conquests, he's floundering until he decides to adopt a baby.

When aspiring actress Lucy Younger arrives on Hazel Island to film her first movie, she thinks she’s finally caught her big break. What could be better than spending her summer on a beautiful island while catching the attention of her mega-famous costar? Enter Carter Roberts: baseball player, playboy, and the most obnoxious, arrogant, and sexy man Lucy has ever had the misfortune to meet. Soon, Carter offers her a role she can’t turn down: play his fake girlfriend and make her costar wild with jealousy.

The Antique Key Mysteries – Book 1 by Iris Calder Some doors are meant to stay locked. Others demand to be opened. When Clara Bennett inherits her grandmother’s seaside antique shop, she hopes for a fresh start after the heartbreak of widowhood. But Windward Cove is no ordinary town—and the antiques are no ordinary treasures. While cleaning the shop, Clara discovers a hidden brass key tucked inside a jewelry box. The initials carved into its surface—M.H.—lead her to a decades-old mystery: the unsolved disappearance of Margaret Hale, a young woman last seen in the very shop Clara ...

Here is New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen’s classic novel of unforgettable romance and unrelenting suspense–a ravishing thriller of a woman with a secret irresistibly drawn into the glittering world of a famous man whose past may be murder…. Taking the stage that evening...

Wie wir Manipulation erkennen und Menschen ehrlich für uns gewinnen. Shitmoves sind manipulative Techniken, die im Gespräch anstelle von sachlichen Argumenten zum Einsatz kommen, mit einem einzigen Zweck: gewinnen um jeden Preis. Und seien wir mal ehrlich: Wir alle haben schon mal den einen oder anderen Shitmove eingesetzt, sind Opfer oder Zeugen davon geworden. In der Beziehung, im Job, in Talkshows, im Supermarkt. Und wem das stinkt, für den ist dieses Buch goldrichtig. Fast alle Probleme der Welt entstehen durch Kommunikation und lassen sich durch Kommunikation lösen.

When desperation leads to a marriage of convenience, love becomes the ultimate complication. When a life-changing medication becomes available, I’m ready to do anything to ensure my brother can have it. Including selling my V-Card to the highest bidder at The Club. My boss overhears my conversation with the club owner and proposes a marriage of convenience: organize his home, host dinners for VIP clients and provide marital duties in exchange for a lifetime of the best paid medical care for my brother. Gabriel Cross doesn’t want messy complications like love or children in his life. And...

A shame-smashing, sex-positive, no-holds-barred guide to understanding our desires and relationships―both our gifts and challenges―through astrology Astrology offers a potent portal to self-inquiry, including into our erotic landscapes, desires, and relationships. In Sex and Your Stars...

A remote cabin. An ex-military mountain man and the woman he’ll protect at any cost. Susanna Hiding from my controlling ex in the mountains seemed like a good idea. But when a freak storm hits, I find myself stranded and alone, until a ruggedly handsome mountain man comes to my rescue. Damon Wilkes is grumpy, bearded, tattooed and much older than me. He lives alone in his cozy log cabin, chopping wood all day. The scars on his body and the lethal way he moves tell me he’s dangerous. I definitely shouldn’t fall for the ex-military giant. But every time he looks at me with his heated ...

Amy Sedaris meets Woody Allen in an uproarious memoir of self discovery. In her critically acclaimed memoir Dork Whore, Iris Bahr finally lost her virginity in the summer between high school and Brown University. In this book, she’s ready for love a year later - but not much wiser. Through all of her uproarious capers, she tries to reconcile her craving for mindblowing sex with her desire for a meaningful relationship - all in an attempt to become an adult. Sort of.

Everyone is thinking about Julius King. For comfortable, long-married Hilda and Rupert, he is a mystery. For Morgan, Hilda’s tormented sister, he is an obsession. For Morgan’s abandoned husband, Tallis, he is the source of ruin. For Simon and Axel, deeply in love, he stirs up jealousy and unease. What is Julius thinking about? He’s thinking about Hilda, Rupert, Morgan, Tallis, Simon and Axel, and they will not all survive his malevolent attention.

Megan Flannigan wants only two things in life: to run her bakery The Rise and Shine and to avoid the handsome and insufferable officer Caleb Thornton. Caleb has made her life difficult ever since he arrested her over a decade ago, and her one wish is that he leaves her alone - while they both continue to deny the attraction that sparks between them every time they meet.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A young woman finds herself caught in a maze of secrets and stalked by a merciless killer in this breakneck Eve Duncan novel from renowned author Iris Johansen. “Top-notch . . . a unique supernatural twist on the classic thriller.”—Booklist “Don’t kill her...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killer Dreams comes a terrifying new thriller that will leave you guessing–and gasping–till the final nerve-racking page. The suspense begins with a phone call and leads forensic sculptor Eve Duncan to the trail of a killer even killers fear...

So, you need glasses? Well, step on in and take a seat at our dispensing table. Lets chat about all the questions you may have while discussing issues you never knew existed. We peel back the curtain on everything from your prescription, to lenses, to glasses and more every Friday. Don't forget your coffee! We're your Opticians, Iris and Lucia; we're unhinged and we're doing this all for the love of glasses.

I thought I’d hit rock bottom when my dad died. I was wrong. I never dreamed my mom would choose drugs and alcohol over me. I was wrong about that too. I thought teachers were there to instruct, to guide, to counsel. Wrong doesn’t begin to describe what nearly happened that last day of my Junior year. Lesson learned; trust is for suckers and actions speak louder than words. New plan. Keep up my grades, earn a scholarship, tuck into as tight a ball as possible and roll on out of this town and this life. But this boy, this Casanova transplant with a funny accent, who’s way too charming ...

Der Mann, in den ich mich verliebt hatte, und mit dem ich sogar verlobt war, war ein Betrüger, und als er durch einen dummen Zufall erwischt wurde, kam plötzlich sein Wahnsinn zum Vorschein. Mein Leben bestand nur noch aus Schikanen und es wurde immer unerträglicher. Je mehr ich nachforschte, desto mehr Scheußlichkeiten deckte ich auf.

Catherine Ling was abandoned on the streets of Hong Kong at age four. Schooled in the art of survival, she traded in the only commodity she had: information. As a teenager, she came under the tutelage of a mysterious man known only as Hu Chang - a skilled assassin and master poisoner. As a young woman, she was recruited by the CIA and now she is known as one of their most effective operatives. Having lived life in the shadows, Catherine is aware of the wobbly moral compass of her existence....

At 17, Lizzie Thornton left her hometown of Fair Haven to pursue her musical dreams — and to run from Trent Younger, the boy who broke her heart. Now a successful singer, Lizzie returns to Fair Haven nine years later. When she runs into Trent at her brother’s wedding, she discovers he’s no longer the shy boy she left behind. He’s a sexy, confident man who knows what he wants — and what he wants is her.

While mapping the ancient underwater metropolis of Marinth, marine architect Hannah Bryson makes a shocking discovery: She may have finally uncovered the truth about the once-glorious city’s mysterious demise. Marinth’s sudden disappearance has confounded scientists for years, but now, with the revelation of a key artifact, Hannah realizes that the long-buried city’s explosive secret could have dire consequences for the modern-day world.