Three reasons I’m getting in a car with a stranger by Josie Woodmere:My piece of crap car is on fire on the side of the highway.The guy in the truck doesn’t look like a murderer… in fact, he’s hot.Even if he tries something, I’m confident I could take him.Hottie in the truck, Brinn McRae turns out to be straight-laced and so not my type. Plus, I’m not looking for romance. I have to find a job and my estranged brother.The universe mus...

Fifteen-year-old Hanna Berkenski journeys from her family's tiny apartment in the Warsaw Ghetto through an awful night spent in a cattle-car with her mother and sister to the welcoming orchestra at Auschwitz where she was to be a violinist for three years.As the train arrives at Auschwitz, flowers, sunshine and music feel like warm welcomes to her. She's been told she'll be spending the next few weeks in a "work camp" until her family can be reunited and relocated. Even the snowfla...

Violet:What's worse than being accidentally stuck in a conscious state during a month-long trip in a stasis pod aboard your abductors' spaceship? Ending up in a cage room with nine other captives—bizarre and dangerous aliens who are not looking at you in ways that suggest your best interests. And why are you feeling a strange connection with that furry, amber-eyed, and charmingly naïve guard outside your cage?Bahbi:Standing in the cage room, I don't know which creatur...

Chances are, you or someone you know is affected by a tongue-tie.Common, yet little understood, tongue-ties can lead to a myriad of problems, including difficulty when nursing, speaking or eating. In the most crucial and formative parts of children's lives, tongue-ties have a significant effect on their well-being. Many parents and professionals alike want to know what can be done, and how best to treat these patients and families.And now, there are a...

Hayden Matthews isn’t looking for love—she’s trying to get as far from it as possible. She's already wasted eight years in a failed marriage and is ready for a good life. A peaceful life. One where she can raise her daughter to be strong, independent, and happy. But to make that happen, she must fix her own life first.Cam Vorelli has loved Hayden since he was in grade school. Always in the friend-zone, he stood on the sidelines, his heart breaking, as she said I do to the wrong man...

An extraordinary, life-changing journey across continents and timeOne night in 1980, through a series of improbable events, a fine, old, Italian violin came into the lives of Tom and Cheri Lyon Kelley. Naturally, they were curious to learn its story: Where was it made? When? By whom? And how did it make its way from the Old World to the New?Their quest for answers led them to people and places they never could have anticipated, from some of the loveliest vi...

Rejected from prim, proper, polite society, wild-child ElizabethAnn and her hot-rod-driving Grandma find a dystopian world to take them in, but can they uncover its hidden truths before it's too late? With a nod to Lewis Carroll, this novel pairs curious children and talking animals with dark romance and an ancient land of techno-magical wonders. It is a tale of self-discovery amidst fantastical worlds, where each new encounter magnifies a looming threat.

A spell to infuriate the goddess of the dead...In the world of "The Wishing Blade," everyone is born with two strings of magic. One strand is life, and the other is death. Very few can manipulate them.Among the Cantingen Islanders, children are tested for this ability during their first rites of magic, a ceremony which determines what magic they have and their future as a mage. But when Edyli's little sister, Akymi, dies in an accident before those rites can occur, Edyli do...

Young couple Ellis and Casey's Christmas is set to be a lean one. Struggling financially, they're only able to manage the most basic needs for their holiday celebration. They can't afford luxuries like a turkey. Or decorations. Or presents. Between the recent death of Casey's beloved momma, and Ellis' estrangement from his family, all they have is each other.When Ellis finds the saddest looking Christmas tree south of the Mason-Dixon line thrown outside his workplace and brings it ...

Sometimes even the most carefully conceived burglary can take an unexpected turn. Florence Palmer has her eye on concert violinist Aaron Levy's priceless violin. Unfortunately, she finds it's already been stolen. Her surprise doubles when the virtuoso she'd planned to burgle offers to hire her to help him steal it back. But they're not the only ones looking for the missing violin. When Flo inadvertently becomes the prime suspect in a case of murder, she and Aaron need to clear her name. Wi...

Brielle and Tawni have played cello side by side in orchestras since they were nine years old.Brielle has always played second chair to Tawni’s first, and she's been happy with that arrangement. When Tawni is injured, Brielle suddenly finds herself principal cellist. Not only does that mean she'll be thrust into the spotlight, but it also means she is now leader of the cello section. Brielle is terrified. Is she good enough? Will the other musicians accept her? Wha...

It was only meant to be casual.Rachel Hunt knows exactly what she wants from Nick Carrero. Chemistry, fun, and absolutely no strings attached.Nick is confident, infuriating, dangerously attractive, and more than happy to play by those rules. Neither of them is looking for love, commitment, or anything resembling a future together.At least, that was the plan.But somewhere between stolen moments, undeniable chemistry, and a connection neither ...