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When Claire Fitzpatrick returned to Rose Hill after working in Hollywood for 20 years, she never dreamed she had come home to stay. Three months later, she is working at the Bee Hive Hair Salon, sleeping in her childhood bedroom, and wondering what to do with the rest of her life. When one of her customers is murdered, Claire is determined to find out who did it and why.

In 2009, Barbara Morello-O'Donnell, a successful architectural rendering artist, contracted the deadly H1N1 flu virus. In a coma, in total renal failure and needing a heart transplant, it was not expected she would survive. To complicate matters, she threw a major stroke, which in the unlikely event of survival would have meant that Barbara would be a blind vegetable. Isolated in a coma that trapped her in the cocoon of her own consciousness, Barbara experiences a different world, where every external sensation is transformed into a part of her own struggle for survival.

When the bloody trail of a drug-dealing turf war leads back to Rose Hill, the subsequent investigation is hampered by an ambitious county investigator and a ruthless FBI agent. Police Chief Scott Gordon must decide if upholding the law is worth sacrificing the very people he has sworn to protect. Maggie Fitzpatrick awaits the return of her first love, a man who disappeared mysteriously seven years before. Although not the person she thought she knew, he may still have the power to overwhelm her senses and tempt her to abandon everything she holds dear.

Police Chief Scott Gordon offered Margie Estep a deal: If she quit her job at the post office and helped her invalid mother move into a nursing home, he would not arrest her for mail-tampering and embezzling. This deal may have saved her mother, but it left Margie desperate for money and revenge. After mailing several malicious letters, Margie has disappeared, and it's up to Scott to find out if one of her blackmail victims made that disappearance permanent.

Nestled at the foot of Pine Mountain, Rose Hill has one traffic light, one patrol car, and one cold-blooded killer. When rich and rotten Theo Eldridge is found bludgeoned to death in the local veterinary clinic, Rose Hill police chief Scott Gordon is forced to work with ambitious county investigator Sarah Albright. Unfortunately Sarah seems more interested in seducing Scott than in solving the crime. Scott's crazy about Maggie Fitzpatrick, but she's still grieving over the mysterious disappearance of the love of her life.

When a heartthrob lounge singer gets passed over for a big promotion, who does he call for help? Raven McShane, the most unconventional detective in Las Vegas. When Raven isn't working at her gentlemen's club, she's stirring up a hornet's nest of trouble as a private detective, but this time she might be in over her head. When her investigation turns bloody, she enlists outside muscle (who just happen to be drop-dead sexy) to help her navigate Nevada's seamy underside and help her client beat a murder charge.

The well-meaning and meddlesome Mr. and Mrs. Aden want nothing more than to protect their only daughter, Hannah. After her childhood kidnapping in Somalia and a final showdown in Italy against the monster responsible, 19-year-old Hannah just wants back the life stolen from her.

Every moment, every lifetime, every decision - including her choice to erase - has led Maryah to this. Two outcomes are possible: an infinite happy-ever-after with her kindrily or the final severing of her relationship with Nathan. Closer to the enemy than ever before, Maryah unravels the diabolical plan that Dedrick has been manipulating into place for centuries. Revelations, secrets, and lies surface faster than Maryah can process.

When Ellie Cooper married Clayton Munro six years ago, she hoped his daughter Olivia would accept her into her life. But despite all of Ellie's efforts, the 10-year-old has rejected her at every turn. When Olivia is kidnapped while shopping with Ellie, she's beside herself with guilt.. Detective Senior Sergeant Lane Black of the Chatswood State Crime Command is put in charge of the case. A child is missing and time is of the essence.

After her mother-in-law is fatally stabbed, Wren Bancroft is seen fleeing the house with the bloody knife. Is Wren really the killer, or is a dark, scandalous family secret to blame?

Maryah erased all memory of her past lives, but she couldn't erase her soul mate Nathan, or his undying love. Now, Maryah and Nathan have a second chance at a future together, but first Maryah must remember the person she used to be and embrace her supernatural gifts - more than one kindrily member's life depends on it.

A fancy hotel. A weekend getaway. For Sloane Monroe, rest has finally arrived, until the lights go out and her nightmare begins.

From the author of Minimalist Living: Decluttering for Joy, Health, and Creativity comes this succinct guide to cooking in an easier, more joyful way. Coauthored by two foodies married to each other, Simple Kitchen goes quickly and will appeal to anyone who feels overwhelmed by all the recipe books out there and all the kitchen gadgets we are told are "indispensable". This mini book will especially aid those who find themselves in sudden need of dazzling cooking skills because they want to impress a date or the love of their life.

Alpha Billionaire, Book 3 is the final book in the Alpha Billionaire novella serial. Are you ready to find out all of Grant and Tyler's secrets?

Divorced mom Libby Grace works as an elementary school teacher and has no social life to speak of. The most she has to worry about is finding a way to fix a leaky faucet without a budget for a plumber. The next thing Libby knows she's standing at the foot of her son's bed without her body!

After a tragic accident she can’t quite remember, forty-something-year-old beloved Hollywood actress Annette Taylor finds herself bound to a wheelchair with several injuries. Living in Crawford Manor, the Gothic Hollywood mansion from the film that made her famous, has become too much for her to handle alone, so she must rely on her estranged child star sister, Sophia, to help take care of her. Shortly after a serial killer targeting actresses emerges, the sisters agree to be filmed in the house together for renowned producer and director Frank Baxter’s new documentary about their life.

Twenty years ago, an unspeakable tragedy rocked Rose Yates's small, affluent hometown...and only Rose and her family know the truth about what happened. Haunted by guilt, Rose escaped into a new life. Now she seems to have it all: a marriage, a son, a career. And then her husband is found dead. As far as Detective Colin Pearson is concerned, Rose is guilty. Her marriage wasn't as happy as she'd led everyone to believe, and worse, she's connected to a 20-year-old cold case.

High-school teacher Lauren, 36, seems to have it all. Lauren's wedding is just a few weeks away when one of her students goes missing, and when his body is found a few days later, she suddenly becomes a person of interest. Her fiancé, David, is a former minor-league pitcher turned stockbroker who is excited to settle down with Lauren. But when the missing student is found dead and the media turns its attention even more closely on Lauren, David is surprised to discover that Lauren hadn't told him everything about her past.

Claire Fitzpatrick returns to Rose Hill to visit family, take a much-needed rest, and decide what to do with the rest of her life. After a travel day from hell, she arrives home in the middle of the night and almost runs over a corpse. When the dead man turns out to be someone she knows all too well, Claire becomes the prime suspect in his murder. Police Chief Scott Gordon dreads working with ruthless County Sheriff’s Investigator Sarah Albright. Determined not to let Sarah incriminate an old friend, Scott finds himself bending the law in order to get to the truth.

Christmas has come to Fern Valley, and the town's decked out with enough glitter and sparkle for a month's worth of celebrations, each more over-the-top than the previous one. The idyllic setting, filled with laughter, carols, and sweet treats, is shattered, along with some of the decorations, when the current wife and the ex-wife of a big-cat showman have a knock-down, drag-out fight in the center of town. Jules Keene, owner of the Fern Valley Glamping Resort, tries to keep peace among her guests and with the town council, but it turns into a catastrophe when Tabbi Morris winds up dead.