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Jesamine (Jez) Jacobs is making waves and calling her own shots in the singer-songwriter circuit across the southwest of England. What she doesn't need is a snarky rock band owning the crowds she plays for. She has her own fans, and there's no way theirs will accept her. But when Ash Knightley, head of the country's leading artist management company, selects her to open this headlining band's next tour, she'll have to share a stage and play nice with the band members—the pack who sidelined her career three years earlier.

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After losing her research job in the city, Anna Attar heads home to Serenity Falls with nothing but a suitcase and a plan: lay low, help her sister for a few months, and get back on her feet. But plans rarely hold up in a town like Serenity Falls. Her grandmother's memory is fading fast. Her sister, Emilia, is convinced their mother's death wasn't natural. And Anna finds herself returning to the family perfume tradition she tried to leave behind.

A high-stakes treasure hunt…A twisted trail of murder…A secret one woman may die to discover… Number one New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen last electrified readers with Dead Aim and No One to Trust. Now she offers a new pulse-pounding thriller that takes suspense writing to...

He's sworn to protect her, but can he guard his own heart? Ella I thought I had my life figured out—work hard, take care of my sister, and keep my head down. But when my ex started harassing me, I felt trapped and afraid. That is, until August Ford, the town's brooding, sexy-as-sin, most eligible bachelor stepped in with an offer I couldn't refuse: marry him, and he'll keep me safe. With his chiseled jaw, piercing gray eyes, and a body that looks like it was carved from marble, August is the man of every woman's dreams—including mine. But at twenty years my senior, I always thought he ...

Eve Duncan is the most sought-after artist in the field of forensic sculpting. Dedicated to her work ever since her daughter Bonnie was taken and killed at the age of seven, Eve feels a sense of duty to those whose lives were lost and whose bones are now in her hands.

Gender equality is a moral and a business imperative. But unconscious bias holds us back, and de-biasing people’s minds has proven to be difficult and expensive. Diversity training programs have had limited success, and individual effort alone often invites backlash. Behavioral design offers a new solution. By de-biasing organizations instead of individuals, we can make smart changes that have big impacts.

When old friends Henry and Cato reunite after years apart, they quickly become embroiled in the drama of each other’s lives. Henry, who has just returned to England as the sole heir to his recently deceased brother’s estate, quickly begins to uncover secrets buried long ago. Meanwhile, Cato, a Catholic priest, has fallen in love with the criminal Beautiful Joe, and struggles to reform him despite the thief’s continual efforts to rob him.

ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024 "An evocative, touching, and--in multiple senses--moving portrait of Zambian life and politics at a moment of great transformation. And in the tradition of Zambian storytelling, it shows us, it teaches us, how ordinary people like Grace, in extraordinary...

When Anna and David adopt twelve-year-old Mia, it feels like their family is finally complete. She's polite, intelligent, and eager to please—everything they'd hoped for. But when Mia's behavior toward Anna turns cold and unsettling while remaining perfect for David, cracks begin to show. Small accidents around the house, strange conversations, and moments that don't add up leave Anna questioning her own sanity. As the tension builds, she realizes that bringing Mia into their home wasn't just a mistake—it might destroy their family forever.

America’s high divorce rate is well known, but little attention has been paid to the flip side: couples who creatively (sometimes clandestinely) manage to build marriages that last longer than we ever thought possible. What’s the secret? To find out, best-selling journalist Iris Krasnow interviewed more than 200 wives whose marriages have survived for 15-70 years.

All aboard for murder, mocha, and mayhem. The Coffee Express promises scenic views, artisan brews, and a relaxing day away from my barista gig with my best friends. Blink, my one-eyed, telepathic cat (who communicates exclusively in sarcasm) is along for the ride too. What could possibly go wrong? Everything, apparently. When Bradford Sterling, a snobby celebrity coffee critic, drops dead mid-sip, the train goes into lockdown. Awesome. We have a killer on board. Bored and curious, we dive into sleuth mode armed with caffeine and zero qualifications. Blink silently judges our every move and ...

From the blockbuster bestselling author of the Eve Duncan novels comes a new, stand alone thriller about a woman with a photographic memory who has lived her life in the Witness Protection Program. What she once saw put her entire family in jeopardy and now, years later, her cover is blown. She’s on the run, and the lives of those she holds dear hang in the balance. As only Iris Johansen can do, you won’t see the twists coming.

Devon Chastain has always been angry. He burns with it, is consumed by it, lashing out at friend and foe alike, and secures his reputation as a difficult noble son for all to see. Now that his family has betrayed the crown, Devon is a mess of emotion he can’t control, and he finds himself discovered by none other than Sebastien d’Hiver, the mad duke who, rumor says, once killed his entire family and sold his soul to a demon.

Executives and professionals speak different languages, as disparate as Swahili and Greek. Agendas, vocabularies, and cultural conditioning destroy meaningful communication between them. This book exposes selling myths and profit-killing gaps between illusion and reality.

The fragments Awa Bryant trapped just after she learned she was a long-awaited Dreamweaver are terrifyingly close to breaking free—so close that even in the waking world she can hear their efforts to crack their giant glass prison.

A fake marriage between a curvy singing sensation and a grumpy bodyguard turns into something neither of them saw coming… For as long as I can remember, all I’ve ever wanted is to escape my controlling father and live away from the public’s prying eyes. I have good reason to mistrust all men but something about my ruggedly sexy, older bodyguard’s steady eyes and the way he protects me makes me believe he’s my way out. I know that marrying Rory O’Connor is a means to achieve my dream. Besides, there’s no way an experienced man like him would be interested in a shy curvy virgin ...

Romeo I built my life to be quiet. A cabin in the mountains. A security team I trust. No complications. Then a woman sprains her ankle on my land and her little girl makes friends with my dog. I carry Sienna home because it's the right thing to do. I invite them to stay because her daughter’s eyes light up and I can't say no. By the time the weekend is over, my cabin feels like it was always waiting for both of them. I know I should let them go. I'm not built for the kind of love Sienna and Bree deserve. But I'm already in too deep to pretend otherwise. Single Mom And The Mountain Man is ...

After losing her husband, Sarah is doing everything she can to hold herself—and her young son Theo—together. When Elena appears, calm, capable, and eager to help, she seems like the answer to Sarah's prayers. Theo adores her, and for the first time in months, Sarah feels like she can finally breathe. But soon, little things start to feel… off. Lullabies Sarah has never sung filling the house. Documents moved. Unfamiliar items appearing in Theo's room. And the way Elena looks at her son—as if he belongs to her.

Hätten Florentine und Hannes den beiden jungen Reisenden auch dann ihre Tür geöffnet, wenn sie geahnt hätten, welche Rolle der Besuch aus der DDR im Leben der Banater Familie noch spielen wird? Hätte Samuel seinem besten Freund Oz auch dann rückhaltlos beigestanden, wenn er das Ausmaß seiner Entscheidung überblickt hätte? In Die Unschärfe der Welt verbinden sich die Lebenswege von sieben Personen, sieben Wahlverwandten, die sich trotz Schicksalsschlägen und räumlichen Distanzen unaufhörlich aufeinander zubewegen.