Not long after surviving the horrors of D-Day, Corporal James Bowden finds himself as part of a small group of soldiers marching through Nazi-occupied France.Supplied with orders that are vague and unspecific and surrounded by men he doesn't know, will James survive society's desire for justice and revenge?

Like any girl who is loved by her family, Abigail Nussbaum loves to chase butterflies, enjoys lying on her back looking for shapes in the clouds, and happily teaches young children to make daisy chains.In the eyes of certain people, however, Abigail has committed a heinous crime. The year is 1940; the place is Poland; Abigail happens to be Jewish.Along with half a million other Jews, Abigail and her family are evicted from their home and forced to live in the bombed out ruins...

Sam is a quiet and lonely boy who had the misfortune to be born a few years before World War II. Finding shelter from German bomber planes is almost a daily part of his life now but he wonders when his luck will run out...

Jealousy, lust, and teenage insecurities are the lifeblood of any large school.Loneliness can strike without warning, spreading through the cramped corridors like an epidemic.Out on the playground, rivalries are formed from the pettiest of incidents.Some people look at Jake in awe, others look at him with hatred.Jake is just an ordinary boy who wants to be liked.Jake wants to know why the girls never seem to notice him.Jake is... well, he's J...

The national exposure of the Lee Acker case put the trial skills of Maggie Reynolds on full display. Now she is intent on pursuing more profitable victories in the courtroom. Leaving behind her work as a criminal defense lawyer, Maggie is hot on the tail of her highest-profile job yet: a personal injury case with the potential for an incredible paycheck. Maggie hopes that a win will give her the recognition that she deserves.But when Blake County native Charlotte Acker is accused o...

Amidst the fallout of a career-threatening scandal, lawyer Maggie Reynolds finds herself serving a six-month suspension. In search of peace, she retreats to a secluded cabin in Georgia, a sanctuary offered by a reclusive friend.Clive Mortlake, the property owner and a man of keen intellect, seeks Maggie's legal expertise in return for her stay. He presents her with a case that's as personal as it is perplexing: the inexplicable disappearance of his son, Art. A senior at Duke Univer...

When a small-town lawyer defends a local murder suspect, they are swept into a deadly international coverup.Lee Acker is horrified by the violent killing of his childhood best friend. And he is equally distraught to discover that he stands wrongly accused of the crime.As a whirlwind of media frenzy and a high-profile investigation descend on Lee's ordinarily quiet Georgia town, he boldly flees to Mexico in a hunt for answers.But Lee barely has time ...

Who knows what dark secrets hide in the southern wiregrass . . .After seven long years in prison, Colt Hudson is finally returning to Blake County, Georgia. But in his hometown, he's treated like just another criminal—with good reason. The scion of a tight-knit southern clan, Colt's family is deeply involved in one of the most dangerous meth operations in Georgia. An organized drug ring that authorities have worked for years to break up.Colt's early release...

A beloved senator. An unspeakable crime. A new face for the prosecution. Welcome to the trial of the century.In the heart of Blake County, an unprecedented legal storm is brewing. A long-time US senator, Bill Collins, is at the epicenter of this maelstrom. A man of power and influence, he now stands indicted, accused of an unthinkable crime—conspiring in the region's most recent unsolved murders.Enter Maggie Reynolds: a top-notch trial lawyer, famous for ha...

Ned's Head is the first in a series of educational children's books about the human body. It presents facts about the human brain in an entertaining, colorful manner. The book consists of 16 verses in limerick form. The verses are written by a neurosurgeon and masterfully illustrated by two seasoned professionals, one of whom who has previously illustrated 12 Curious George books. In addition to the facts presented, there is a glossary at the end of the book which provides both meanings of...

Driving home from a party with his girlfriend and brother, all of them drunk and high on stolen pills, Billy Blackmore accidentally hits someone in the night. In a panic, they all decide to drive off.But the next day Billy wakes to find he has to cover the story for the local paper. It turns out the dead man was Edinburgh's biggest crime lord and, as Billy struggles with what he's done, he is sucked into a nightmare of guilt, retribution and violence.From the author of the ...

A MOTHER FIGHTS TO FIND HER SON. A CHILD BATTLES FOR SURVIVAL.Inspired by the heartrending true events behind Ten Pound Poms, t****his riveting novel is for readers of Lisa Wingate, Martha Hall Kelly, Kathryn Hughes, and Lesley Pearse.'A warm-hearted tale of love, loss and indefatigable human spirit' Kathryn Hughes⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Such a poignant story'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Beautiful...