Joey and Denny have been best friends since kindergarten, and after working together for several years as policemen in Chicago, they are practically family: Joey helps out with Denny's wife and kids; Denny keeps Joey away from the bottle. But when a domestic disturbance call takes a turn for the worse, their friendship is put on the line. The result is a difficult journey into a moral gray area where trust and loyalty struggle for survival against a sobering backdrop of pimps, prostitutes,...

In this domestic thriller, a terrifying home invasion unravels everything a young woman thinks she knows about her perfect home and marriage.Lisa Taylor has friends, family and a job she loved back in Cleveland. But when her husband Jeff lands the promotion of a lifetime, she gives it all up to go him. Their whirlwind move to Miami feels like an adventure, their idyllic new neighborhood the perfect place to start a family. But their dreams are shattered when a stran...

Can a California transplant survive Montana’s deep snows? New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Melody Anne breaks the ice between a sexy fireman and a brand-new teacher in this steamy holiday tale—originally published in the sizzling anthology Baby, It’s Cold Outside—which launched her popular Unexpected Heroes series.Natalie Duncan is thrilled to get her first teaching job, but southern California didn’t prepare her for winter...

T. E. Woods delivers a fast-paced thriller—the first in an electrifying new series—peopled with sharp, intriguing characters and more twists and turns than a corkscrew.Never a doubt. Never a mistake. Always for justice. Never for revenge. She’s the person you hire when you need something fixed—permanently. With a strict set of criteria, she evaluates every request and chooses only a few. No more than one job per country, per year. She will only step in if ...

A friendly rescue dog saves a couple from heartbreak as they navigate troubling times in this novel by the bestselling author of An Unexpected Grace.Earnest. It’s the perfect name for a sweet, eager-to-please yellow Labrador retriever. Anna and her boyfriend Jeff fall for him the minute they see those guileless eyes gazing up from behind his gate at Seattle’s Best Friends Shelter. In no time at all, they’re a pack of three, with Earnest happily romping in ...

Beaten at the hands of peers he knows judgment. The domino effect of one person's crime going unpunished never heals.He's no saint.Mitchell "Trapper" Gates fears nothing. He begs for death and relishes life on the edge.He's also not afraid to call himself a sinner.Trapper knows what it is to be violated and what it feels like to deliver a death blow. He knows love and he knows pain.Howev...

"Remember the movie 'Fatal Attraction'? And the movie 'Basic Instinct'? And the movie 'Play Misty for Me'? Toss all three of those in a blender, hit frappe and stand back. What comes out would be Gary Taylor's new book—'Luggage By Kroger'"—author Randall Radic."A true crime memoir reminiscent of 'Basic Instinct.'"—Reader Views online."A riveting true story that reads like a high-octane crime thriller."—Midwest Book Review."This award-winning true crime gem is highly...

As a newly minted Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., Anna Curtis has already developed thick skin to deal with the brutality she encounters with her daily stack of domestic violence cases. Yet when Laprea Johnson walks into Anna’s life**—battered by her boyfriend on the morning after Valentine’s Day—**there’s something about this particular case that Anna can’t quite shake, something that reminds the prosecutor of her own troubled past.At...

Life on Victoria Square is a companion series to the Victoria Square Mysteries by Lorraine BartlettSPOILER ALERT: These stories take place after the 4th novel, Dead, Bath and Beyond.CARVING OUT A PATH: Iris Drake is an odd duck. She knows everyone at Artisans Alley arts-and-crafts arcade, but nobody knows her. When she walks into Gilda’s Gourmet Basket on Victoria Square, she’s a stranger there, too—but not for lon...

**Winner of the 2020 Dashiell Hammett Award for Literary Excellence in Crime WritingAcclaimed author and "remarkably gifted storyteller" (The Charlotte Observer) David Joy returns with a fierce and tender tale of a father, an addict, a lawman, and the explosive events that come to unite them.**When his addict son gets in deep with his dealer, it takes everything Raymond Mathis has to bail him out of trouble one last time. Frustrated by the slow pace and limitations...

Former federal prosecutor and critically acclaimed author Allison Leotta’s spellbinding thriller follows prosecutor Anna Curtis as she heads home to Michigan to defend her sister in a case that will bring her to her knees.How far would you go to save your sister?Anna Curtis is back in her hometown just outside of Detroit. Newly single after calling off her wedding, Anna isn’t home to lick her wounds. She’s returned to support her sister, Jody, who has been ...

A clothes designer tries to coordinate her out-of-control life, in a novel from the New York Times–bestselling author that's "juicy good fun" ( Newsday).All of Karen Kahn's dreams seem to be coming true. She's been honored with the fashion industry's most coveted award, her marriage is thriving, and some very impressive money is being dangled in front of her in a proposed buyout. The only thing missing is what she craves most—a baby. When she rece...