Kieran Rourke has one job at Bellhollow College: get close to Tobias Kestrel, break him, and go home to a debt-free life. He was chosen for it because he's a scholarship kid nobody watches and because he's good at being needed. Tobias Kestrel has one problem: a dying father, a family that wants a different heir, and a roommate who's obviously a liar. He lets Kieran stay close anyway, because a liar you know about is better than a traitor you don't. Blackmail becomes partnership. Partnershi...

In this gripping novel of small-town scandal and sizzling passion, New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts tells the story of a renowned artistwhoconfronts a mystery from her past—and finds that her family secrets have not been laid to rest.Famed sculptor Clare Kimball has commanded the attention of the New York art world, but troubling memories from childhood have drawn her home to Maryland, to the town where she grew up and where her father died s...

Three young adults grapple with the usual thirty-something problems -- boredom, authenticity, an omnipotent online oligarchy -- in David Shafer's darkly comic debut novel.The Committee, an international cabal of industrialists and media barons, is on the verge of privatizing all information. Dear Diary, an idealistic online Underground, stands in the way of that takeover, using radical politics, classic spycraft, and technology that makes Big Data look like dial-up...

Winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award A war is raging in Afghanistan as a coalition of Western forces tries to oust the Taliban by bombing the country. Parvana's father has died, and her mother, sister and brother have gone to a faraway wedding, not knowing what has happened to the father. Parvana doesn't know where they are. She just knows she has to find them. She sets out alone, masquerading as a boy, her journey becoming more perilous as the bombs begin to fall. Making her wa...

" Firefly proves once again that . . . British espionage fiction is the best in the world, and Porter is part of the reason why." ―Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFrom the refugee camps of Greece to the mountains of Macedonia, a thirteen-year-old boy is making his way to Germany and to safety. Codenamed "Firefly," he holds vital intelligence: unparalleled insight into a vicious ISIS terror cell, and details of their plans. But the t...

Zeb Carter takes out terrorists. He has never freed them.There’s always a first time, however.The Taliban want Mir Roushan Pasha, a deadly terrorist, to be released before they will progress peace talks. They are willing to walk away and resume their killing if their demand isn’t met.The Afghan govt, backed by the US and its allies, is willing to consider such a risky move. The region needs peace and stability after decades of war.There’s jus...

Battle-scarred but indefatigable PI, Cliff Hardy has lost all his dough to an unscrupulous financial advisor. He's got to follow the money trail deep into Sydney's underbelly into the territory of big money and bent deals to get himself back in the black.'The godfather of Australian crime fiction.''When beautiful young women kiss you on the cheek you know you're over the hill, but I didn't really feel like that. As Wesley said, I still had the moves.'

Marcus and his sister are counting down the days until their father comes home from Afghanistan. When the big day arrives, the family is overcome by happiness and relief that he is safe, but as the days pass Marcus begins to feel that there is something different about his father. Barely sleeping, obsessed with news from Afghanistan, and overly aggressive, his dad refuses to seek counselling. Marcus knows post-traumatic stress disorder affects many soldiers, and he needs to get his dad som...

Mystery, Mayhem, and…Chickens?When a valuable diamond necklace is stolen, former American cop and classic movie buff, Maggie Doyle’s, peaceful vacation on a remote Irish island comes to an abrupt halt.An island lawyer hires Maggie to find the necklace before its owner realizes it’s missing. With a ticking clock and ten fractious hens to look after, Maggie and her UFO-enthusiast friend go in search of the thief before they strike again.

I'm Barbara Gold. Age: 70. Height: 5'5". Eyes: blue. Hair: gray. Weight: none of your business. Specialties: Undercover surveillance, small arms, chemical weapons, Middle Eastern and Latin American politics. Current status: Retired widow and grandmother.Ex-CIA agent Barbara Gold witnesses a woman being struck down by a car in broad daylight. It was no hit-and-run but plain, cold-blooded murder.After some sleuthing, Barbara discovers the strangest f...

Alexandria runs. She hides. She evades. The last ten years of her life have been spent trying to survive. The best strategy was to travel alone. People were liabilities and never worth the trouble. When her sister tracks her down and longs for a relationship, Alexandria knows it won’t end well. Especially when danger and death lurk around every corner.Charger won’t let up. The men who shot up his car and almost killed him have to pay for what they’ve done. The more he learns the mo...

A quiet country roadA desperate searchA missing manA promiseAt an isolated farmhouse, Edie Doyle stumbles upon a gravely injured man. Suddenly she’s neck deep in trouble—again.When the man begs for help, she can’t refuse, but how can she keep her promise when he disappears before she even learns his name?The police don’t believe her, the surly farmer doesn’t want her help, and the only witness isn’t talking. Can she find the mis...