Graduate student and part-time chef Neil Marshall only wants to go for an early morning run. Instead he witnesses the near-fatal shooting of legendary Houston private eye C.J. McDaniels, and he fears the gunmen can identify them. Before long, Neil finds himself in the eye of a hurricane, his quiet academic life ripped apart as he rides a swath of violence that cuts across a mansion in River Oaks to an eerily silent suburban home, from a secret hospital room to the bed of a fascinating woma...

While congressional candidate Chip Gunn sweet-talks power brokers at his Houston fund-raiser, all hell breaks loose for catering chef Neil Marshall. In the kitchen, Gunn's guard is stabbed, and Neil's assistant is found gripping a bloody knife, swearing she never used it.But when the victim vanishes, Neil and his friends become ensnared in a lethal mystery where innocence offers no protection . . . and where people in glass houses never throw stones, but shoot to kill. . . .

Forget a white Christmas in Houston. Poet, chef and amateur sleuth Neil Marshall sees a blue, blue Yuletide heading straight at him. And as if his holiday funk and the hectic seasonal demands aren't enough, Neil's grandfather, who bears an uncanny resemblance to old St. Nick, decides to make an unexpected visit. Soon, however, Neil learns that Grandpa's normal holiday cheer is closer to holiday fear as the elder Marshall is on the lam from a murder charge back in Colorado. It's up to Neil ...

Thirteen never before seen YA short stories just in time for the holidays!Book 1: Twelve Days to Christmas by L.A. StarkeyBook 2: Christmas Seasoning by DB NielsenBook 3: Merry Chris Witch by CK DawnBook 4: Wrapped in the Past by Chess DesallsBook 5: Butterflies in the Snow by D.E.L. ConnorBook 6: The Darkest Night of the Year by Tim HemlinBook 7: Cold Hearth by Kelly HallBook 8: Code X by W.J. MayBook 9: Good Saint Nick by Lu...

Apocalypse unleashed. Swift and deadly. Merciless.Seven billion people inhabit this planet in blissful ignorance of imminent annihilation. Destruction comes, not from meteors or nuclear holocaust, but from a source no one even knows exists. The architects of doom have long moved among us, hidden in plain sight, waiting for the signal to trigger our extinction.A handful of survivors—traumatised, bewildered—must come to terms with the new reality. And quickly...

A single mom and her teenage daughter move next to a spooky old house, and the small-town sheriff comes to their aid.THE GHOST NEXT DOORWhen destiny takes a hand...You've got to hold on tight.When single mom Elizabeth Jennings gets sent to a new town to revamp its weekly paper, she resists. Her daughter Claire is just fifteen, and has recently started high school. But Elizabeth’s boss insists, so the two pack up and move to...

Book One in the Mages of Martir seriesThirty-five-year-old Darek Takren always did his best to keep up with the demands of the prestigious North Academy, a magical school where only those with the drive to succeed are allowed to learn. Having lived in the school for his whole life, Darek Takren sees North Academy as his home, a sanctuary safe from the troubles that plague the outside world.But when his best friend is injured in an unexpected attack on the s...

Can Love Be Born From Revenge?Self-made billionaire Elah Avakian has amassed power and influence beyond most people's wildest dreams. But all that matters is his lifelong quest for revenge against his hated enemy. After years of planning, Elah is finally ready to get the justice he seeks.Marrying her is the first step.Lottie Trufant knows her father is an honorable man, and she’ll do anything to protect him. Which is how she finds herself married to...

She doesn't belong in this fairy tale land.'Memory' is having a bad day. Torn through a magical portal. Her past unknown, stolen.She has no idea how much worse things will get. The only thing she knows is she has to run.A dragon hunts her.The fairies despise her.The king wants her soul.And a wild man follows her in the shadows…Memory will do anything to get back home, wherever that is, but un...

Dark. Raw. Gritty. Blond.from USA Today bestselling author V. J. ChambersEver since blond detective Ivy Stern got herself kicked off the police force for “sexual conduct unbecoming an officer,” she’s been slumming it as a private investigator. But she’s handling the fact her life is in shambles just fine, thank you very much. She manages to get up to open her office by the crack of noon every day, no matter how hungover she is or whose bed she woke ...

Eighteen-year-old Ria, a fire elemental and privileged student at the University of Magic, thinks nothing can get in the way of her happiness. Even when she falls for Michael, a boy whose element is different from hers, she is determined to make their forbidden romance work.But when she starts experiencing the symptoms of magic disease that could rob her of her element, turn her into a cold-blooded killer, and shatter her life, all of her beliefs are put to the test. The only one w...

After being hit with heartbreaking tragedy, Carrie has thrown herself into a hot, secret relationship with Matt. With Christmas approaching, she realizes she might want even more from her sexy, damaged artist, but the boundaries around their relationship make anything deeper than sex impossible.Matt was the rising star of the art world, but he hasn't painted since a tragic accident two years ago. His passion for Carrie finally inspires him, but first he must convince her that the h...