AUSTIN STONE (1904-1979) was a well known crime novelist and BBC playwright during the years 1936 and 1955. Most of his books and plays were based on historically True Crime events and were published in several languages for overseas readers.Prior to "Missing, Murder Suspected", his last published book was "In the Shadow", a novel based on the 'Camden Town Murder of 1907, published in 1953. This famous murder has since been possibly linked to 'Jack the Ripper" by the famous America...

Raising my cousin’s three kids wasn’t in my five-year plan.Actually, it wasn’t in any plan.One minute I’m a single labor and delivery nurse living a quiet life and the next, I’m navigating guardianship hearings, meltdowns, and homework I’m pretty sure requires a math degree.Enter Hayes Carlisle.My best friend’s older brother.Chicago Colts newest catcher.And the man I once kissed and immediately prete...

I’m the coach’s daughter. Falling for one of my father's players was never the plan.Especially not Decker Davis.Chicago Colts third baseman.Dependable. Steady. The guy everyone trusts.And the man who’s spent years keeping his distance—especially from me.We have history. The kind that ten years and a thousand miles can’t touch.So, this time, I promised myself I'd be smarter.No getting attached. No blurred line...

I woke up in Vegas with hazy memories of the night before and the hottest hockey player alive wrapped around me.Some people come to the city of sin for gambling and partying—I did one better and left as Mrs. Travis Bennett.My annoyingly handsome and charming neighbor has been asking me out for weeks. After nearly costing me my gymnastics career, I've tried to stay far away from the hot, cocky hockey player.And now I'm legally bound to him.Wh...

I came to Kentbury to recover.A heart attack has a way of forcing you to slow down, even if you’re not ready.My family insisted I take a break from my relentless life in Boston, dragging me to this small town where the only thing on my to-do list is co-chairing the Pumpkin Festival.Simple, right?Then I meet Meadow—an artist with fiery red hair and a smile that feels like sunlight after a long storm. She’s juggling a gallery opening, family obligations, and t...

I agree to teach my curvy tomboy best friend how to lose her V-card.The rules are simple: keep it strictly business. Don't fall for her…But Lily Winslow doesn't do simple.With curves that set my blood on fire and a mouth too smart for her own good, she's asking me to teach her how to drive a man wild.I'm an NHL goalie—built to dominate, control, and win.Coaching Lily to kiss, to touch, to unlock her own damn fire is pure torture....

A comprehensive guide to the continuously evolving world of securitizationThe Second Edition of The Securitization Markets Handbook is a valuable resource for both experienced money managers trying to put a securitization strategy into place as well as newcomers looking to acquire a broad and strong foundation in this discipline. This edition takes a close look at the pre- and post-crash mortgage market and the mortgage-backed securities based on ...

In this long-awaited handbook, noted experts Charles Stone and Anne Zissu provide an enlightening overview of how securitization works and explain how future cash flows from various asset classes—from credit card receipts to mortgage payments—can be packaged into bond-like products and sold to investors.Once a marginal source of funds, securitization is now an essential corporate funding technique widely adopted by financial and industrial companies throughout the world to finance ...

Growing up, Jude McCallister was the bane of my existence.My best friend. Fiercest ally. The most annoying boy in the world. At 18, the boy I loved to hate became the man I couldn't live without. We were young. Madly in love. Invincible. Strong enough to weather any storm. Cocky enough to believe that no amount of time or distance could destroy us.When Jude finally returned home from overseas, it should have been cause for celebration. But the man I'd falle...

I'm an imposter. Proof? No one in the small town of Benton Falls knows me—at least not really.They only see the side that I show them. The polished and professional side. The side that has it all together. And that's how I wanted it to stay…but unfortunately, all it took was one misplaced cigarette, a mishap with a tree, and the off-limits fire chief saving me from said tree to burn the whole facade to the ground.I've experienced a lot of embarrassing thing...

Torn between love and war, his heart wears the scars of a past his soul can't forgive.SEAL operator Mikey Johnson has seen his fair share of horror. The one thing that keeps him going during his deployments is the comfort of knowing who is waiting for him at home. That is, until he returns one day to a betrayal that cuts him deeper than the rest. And love gives way to anger and mistrust. When his team ships out on their next tour, he finds that they've been assigne...

What do you get when you cross a curvy seamstress with three hot hockey players? A pucking disaster.My escape plan seemed foolproof—retreat to my brother's empty apartment after catching my ex with another man. But I stumble into an unexpected complication: his hockey player roommates... and I'm stark naked.Despite my mortifying entrance, and against my better judgment, they're willing to let me stay but with a few rules:No funny business....