Just north of Detroit in a 1960’s neighborhood, a group of kids, Ted, Natalie, Mitch, Greg, and Jim make a promise never to reveal how they write their secret messages. As they grow up, they remain friends throughout their lives. They stand up for each other’s weddings and attend the birthday parties of each other’s children. However, on the fiftieth anniversary of having met on Matthew Street, their childhood promise, results in them being recruited by the CIA for a deadly mission which w...

"When I was a child, my mother hid everything sweet and delicious in the large soup pot she kept on top of the tallest cabinet in the kitchen. Thus, my sister and I, at the tender ages of perhaps five and eight, learned to be mountain climbers. Only recently did I consider that maybe Mom was hiding the cookies from herself as well as us."Women Under Scrutiny is an honest, intimate examination of the relationships we have with our bodies, hair, and faces, how we’ve been treated by t...

How far would you go to keep a promise?There were just some things that Reed Bradford never thought that he would do, and falling in love with his best friend’s sister was one of them in this romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author R.L Mathewson.He never should have made that promise.He’d barely survived Joey Lawson the first time around, but now, his best friend’s little sister, his one-time neighbor, and the woman t...

Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Award FinalistPowerful forces on each side of the law have Rick Cahill in the crosshairsNightmares of the man he killed two years ago still chase Rick Cahill through his sleep. The memory of his murdered wife haunts him during waking hours. His private investigative work, secretly photographing adulterers, paid for his new house but stains his soul.When an old nemesis asks for his help to free a man from prison, a man he thin...

"Kendra C. Highley is at the top of my list for insta-buy, must-read, and I-need-that-book-now authors!" —Moriah Chavis, A Leisure MomentOutfielder Tristan Murrell has a problem. As the number two slugger for the Suttonville Sentinels, his team is counting on him to make their very first run at the state championship. But he has a secret—his swing has totally deserted him. Lately, he can’t hit anything. He needs to fix the issue and fast…but how?

52 Pickup is a rip-roaring thriller from master of crime fiction Elmore Leonard, the New York Times bestselling author of Raylan, Get Shorty, Killshot, and other novels of suspense.Detroit businessman Harry Mitchell has had only one affair in his twenty-two years of happy matrimony. Unfortunately, someone caught his indiscretion on film and now wants Harry to fork over one hundred grand to keep his infidelity a secret. And if Harry doesn...

A desperate outlaw, a captive in chains, and a collision course between two different worlds...When the man known as the Outlaw Wolf kidnaps Randall Degarre, the son of a general, in a daring night raid, he gets far more than he bargained for. Alan Gyard is a freedom fighter, battling the king's corrupt forces as they raze villages and displace peasants in his homeland. His brother is held in prison by the king, and the blue-eyed warrior is determined to trade Randall for ...

Former model Brent Phillips now works the other side of the camera. He makes his money on senior portraits but wants to create an art exhibition. His only problems are lack of a central image and a three-week deadline.Enter Brent's friends, who resolve to discover the perfect model for his project. They find him in Tristan Greer, a college student who left home after coming out and is trying to make ends meet.Though initially reluctant, Tristan agrees to work with Brent to ...

From debut author Van Hoang comes Girl Giant and the Monkey King, a tale packed with magic, adventure, and middle-school woes—perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Roshani Chokshi.Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she’s strong. Like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it’s making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school.In a desperate bid to get rid of her super strength, Thom makes a deal with the Monkey King, a pow...

Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña’sThe Hunted, the sequel to The Living, is a high-energy, action-packed survival story.“De la Peña has created a rare thing: a plot-driven YA with characters worthy of a John Green novel.” —Entertainment Weekly on The Living, A-For those left living, it’s kill or be killed. When Shy pulled himself from the wreckage of the Paradise Cruise luxury liner, h...

This book is a clean cozy mystery short story that does not contain any foul language, sexual situations, witches, or paranormal events.On Friday night Leah's next door neighbor suddenly shows up on her doorstep in a druken rage accusing Leah of hitting his mailbox with her car. He tells her that he doesn't want her back on his property again or he'll call the cops.The following day Leah and her friend Officer Tillman were at the local town square Farmers M...

Kyle Ferine is left with no choice but to continue his mission. Commandeering a second ANZAR machine, Ferine leads his team of hardened soldiers in pursuit of the ANZAR terrorists through the layers of the Multiverse in which they have fled. As the two groups come into contact and are forced to rely on each other for survival, Ferine has to decide whether he will place the ANZAR scientists under arrest or act as their protectors as they struggle to find the missing professors, search for a...