Jack had been in an accident his injuries kept him up at night, he would often sit in his conservatory looking out over his garden, one night he had visitors that took him by surprise . Never in his wildest dreams would he had ever thought what he was seeing was real. At first he thought it might have been his painkillers so he reduced them, then it came the day that he had to show his wife, to make sure that it was not his imagination. Sure enough what he was seeing night after night was ...

In the last two decades, there has been a major increase in the actual numbers of women diagnosed with breast cancer (from 65000 new cases 20 years ago in the United States to 183000 in 1993). Concomitant with this has been a shift toward making the diagnosis earlier and toward diagnosing an earlier stage ofthe disease (more than 70% of diagnoses were of advanced-stage disease two decades ago, whereas more than 70% of diagnoses are now earlier-stage disease in 1992). These changes are clea...

Winner of the 2010 Edgar Award for Best NovelHeralded by the Washington Post as a "a magnificent creation, Huck Finn channeled through Lord of the Flies", John Hart's The Last Child is his most significant work to date, an intricate, powerful story of loss, hope, and courage in the face of evil.Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom ...

An NPR Best Book of the YearThe author of the wildly popular The Kind Worth Killing returns with an electrifying and downright Hitchcockian psychological thriller—as tantalizing as the cinema classics Rear Window and Wait Until Dark—involving a young woman caught in a vise of voyeurism, betrayal, manipulation, and murder.The danger isn’t all in your head . . .Growing up, Kate Priddy was always a b...

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!Gentle giants or giant monsters? That's the question Jack and Annie have about gorillas when the Magic Tree House sweeps them to the mountains of Africa. There they meet a group of amazing and sometimes frightening mountain gorillas. Annie knows how to play with the creatures right away. But Jack is left out. Will the gorillas be able to teach him some spec...

This is a true story of a young pregnant woman who fell into the wrong hands of a man who promised to take her home and then later promised to love her and care for her and her children. Before she knew it, it was too late! She found herself in a position of being damned and scared to hell she would die along with her children once they were born. The tormented abuse over time left her feeling there was no way out, no hope, no help and no better future to look forward to. She would not giv...

Whoever thought small-town retirement could be this dangerous?Retired dentist Paul Osborne hasn't fly-fished since his wife died. He hasn't had a woman tell him what to do since then either. But in the company of Lewellyn Ferris, he's relearning both. And when he and his lady instructor find a well-dressed body floating in the moonlight, Paul adds "deputy" to his list of experiences...Whether the death is accidental—or accidentally on purpose—Lewellyn is determined...

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHTTess Lucas had carefully planned every detail of her life, determined to create the happiness she’d craved since childhood. But a broken engagement led to a one-night stand with her best friend-and a baby!Wealthy playboy Craig Richmond never planned to be a husband or a father-until Tess told him she was pregnant. He knew marriage was the best way to guarantee their baby had a real family-and to finally realize his long-hidden ...

Larkville hero comes home!Returning Special Forces soldier Nate Calhoun is struggling to adjust to small-town life. It's a relief to get back to the bunkhouse with only his memories and a bottle of bourbon for company.Only Sarah Anderson can see straight through Nate's surly exterior to his pain. As childhood sweethearts they were inseparable-until he left, shattering her heart.But hanging out like they used to-racing horses and shooting the breeze on the r...

Carolyn and Dan were inseparable childhood friends. Dan had always assumed that they would marry and live together on Carolyn's family farm, but Carolyn left for college in Chicago and never came back. Now, 15 years later, she comes home for a family event and the fireworks between Carolyn and Dan spark. Their love is rediscovered among the hay fields.

A young widower needs a nanny, but a hot manny would be even better. Brent is a loving but irresponsible father to two young children. He needs Nate in his life, but how will Nate, a first time nanny, fit into his unconventional household? Little Georgie is a handful. Her big brother, Ricky, has some issues too. But Nate is ready to take on the challenge and let all three of them steal his heart.

The Shadow Club starts simply enough: the kids who are tired of being second-best get together and, for the first time, talk about how they feel. But soon the members decide to play practical jokes on the first-place winners they envy, and things begin to spin dangerously out of control."This is a provocative novel . . . The plot is ingeniously simple and the course of events compelling. Brisk enough to snag a popular audience, but forceful in impact, it will leave readers thinking...