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Before He Vanished - The Killing Hour 3

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

A boy disappeared. What took him wants her next. The gripping thriller that will keep you up all night. After the experience with her sister, Rebecca is troubled by the growing sense that she should be using her unique ability to find children who have disappeared. When she learns about a boy who vanished a year ago, she becomes obsessed by his case. Frustrated that police and media have made little effort to find 13-year-old Ethan Pitt or publicize his disappearance, she jumps back in time to discover what really happened. Though she struggles to trace his movements, her motivation increases the more she learns about this bright, resourceful child, forced to grow up fast after his widowed mother lost her job and became injured in a car crash. She soon learns that Ethan may have inadvertently fallen in with some bad influencers and been coerced into doing something illegal....

Last Girl Standing

Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

Tainted water and brainwashed adults…. what’s an awkward 17-year-old to do? Sierra Mendez gathers her friends to stop a powerful entity from replacing the town residents with androids bent on humanity’s demise.

Blood and Veil

Genres: Dystopian, Suspense, Fantasy
Formats: E-Book, Audio
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

A novella for those who love The Handmaid's Tale and Memoirs of a Geisha… Murder, romance, and the discovery of the true nature of her high-powered patron disrupt the life of a sheltered courtesan. Beautiful, cultured Gabrielle lives and works at a house of courtesans. After uncovering evidence that her patron has committed murder, she plots to bring him down by allying herself with a secret society of wives who will use any means to avenge the wrongs against them. "...a gripping, intriguing, interconnected series of events between women and the men that control them... a 'must read'..." -Top Reviewer

Invader

Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

Two women, thousands of miles apart. They hold the key to each other’s survival, but they don’t know it. When a young woman with amnesia washes up on a desert island, a man who she finds deeply attractive comes to her rescue. Thomas calls her “Rose” and tells her their fellow scientists left this research post following the shocking news that aliens are approaching Earth. That night they learn at least one alien has crash-landed on the island, and they are its intended prey. Thousands of miles away, during an earlier time before the aliens were detected, Kailey serves time in prison for a murder that was committed by her toxic boyfriend during a botched robbery. She lives in terror of a corrupt prison guard who is obsessed with her. As Rose explores ways they might escape their alien stalker, she discovers holes in Thomas’s story regarding his identity, and...

Before the Killing - The Killing Hour 1

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

The past doesn’t stay buried. It waits for her to come back. The gripping thriller that will keep you up all night. In the summer of 1973, Cassie returns to her coastal Massachusetts hometown. The next day, the town is shaken by a brutal killing – and someone close to her is accused of the crime. The investigation tears through the community, leaving behind guilt, suspicion, and secrets Cassie can’t forget. Seven years later, Cassie’s life is still defined by that night. An unexpected and inexplicable event gives her a chance to finally uncover the truth. But as she retraces the days leading up to the murder, she begins to realize the story she remembers isn’t the whole one—and that someone has been keeping dangerous watch all along. Now, hunted by a killer who knows more than she does, Cassie must piece together what really happened before the past and...

Before She Was taken - The Killing Hour 2

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

She travels back in time to learn who kidnapped her sister—only to be taken in her place The gripping thriller that will keep you up all night. What happened to Sadie? This question has plagued 25-year-old Rebecca Danser for 19 years. Imagine if at the age of six, you had ditched your four-year-old sister to go play with your friend … and then you never saw her again. In the intervening years, now living in Silicon Valley, Rebecca has made a mess of her life. She hates her job, has no career prospects, and has never had a successful relationship unless you count sex with a relative stranger during her time jumps into the past. But soon she realizes this strange ability she recently gained, allowing her to cast her consciousness back into a younger version of herself, can be used to discover who took Sadie that fateful day. She...

The Killing Hour Books 1-3 - The Killing Hour 1-3

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

The past doesn’t stay buried. It waits for her to come back. The gripping thriller that will keep you up all night. In the summer of 1973, Cassie returns to her coastal Massachusetts hometown. The next day, the town is shaken by a brutal killing – and someone close to her is accused of the crime. The investigation tears through the community, leaving behind guilt, suspicion, and secrets Cassie can’t forget. Seven years later, Cassie’s life is still defined by that night. An unexpected and inexplicable event gives her a chance to finally uncover the truth. But as she retraces the days leading up to the murder, she begins to realize the story she remembers isn’t the whole one—and that someone has been keeping dangerous watch all along. Now, hunted by a killer who knows more than she does, Cassie must piece together what really happened before the past and...

Dreadmarrow - The Thieves of Magic 1

Genres: Adventure, Young Adult (YA), Fantasy
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 16-18, 18+

Can three unlikely companions, each hiding a secret, survive one deadly quest? When Tessa Skye’s father is killed by order of a powerful conjurer, her world is turned upside down. As a locksmith’s apprentice with a magical amulet that lets her transform into a sparrow, Tessa is determined to do the impossible, bring him back. Her only hope lies in stealing the Dreadmarrow, the conjurer’s most prized artifact, said to hold power over life and death. But she won’t make the journey alone. Ash, a quiet boy with unmatched skill in swordplay, is desperate to avenge his twin brother’s mysterious death. Calder, a wandering fortuneteller with a bag full of clever tricks, is searching for the girl he once loved, now vanished into the conjurer’s shadowy world. Together, the three must cross the dangerous Cursed Wood, survive attacks by monstrous boarmen and wraiths, and outwit the deadly forces that guard...

The Thieves of Magic Trilogy - The Thieves of Magic 1-3

Genres: Adventure, Young Adult (YA), Fantasy
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 16-18, 18+

The Thieves of Magic Trilogy includes Dreadmarrow, Gravenwood, and Kingshackle. Three companions. Three secrets. Three quests, each deadlier than the last. In book one, Dreadmarrow, when Tessa Skye’s father is killed by order of a powerful conjurer, her world is turned upside down. As a locksmith’s apprentice with a magical amulet that lets her transform into a sparrow, Tessa is determined to do the impossible, bring him back. Her only hope lies in stealing the Dreadmarrow, the conjurer’s most prized artifact, said to hold power over life and death. But she won’t make the journey alone. Ash, a quiet boy with unmatched skill in swordplay, is desperate to avenge his twin brother’s mysterious death. Calder, a wandering fortuneteller with a bag full of clever tricks, is searching for the girl he once loved, now vanished into the conjurer’s shadowy world. Together, the three must cross the dangerous Cursed Wood, survive...

Kingshackle - The Thieves of Magic 3

Genres: Adventure, Young Adult (YA), Fantasy
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 16-18, 18+

In Book Three of The Thieves of Magic Trilogy… Tessa, Ash, and Calder reunite for the deadliest quest of all. Ash is missing and must be found. Confounding the matter, the Conjurer King Slayert launches an attack against the remaining free cities. When Slayert’s massive army of hulking swordsmen and axe-wielding boarmen marches on Blackgrove, there’s little doubt the city will succumb. Saving the world falls to our three heroes, who reunite to steal the magical artifact that makes Slayert invincible—his own crown, called the Kingshackle. But it’s guarded by a ferocious dragon in addition to the king’s insurmountable magic. To unleash the power within her, Tessa must win the King’s Challenge, the ultimate proof of her intelligence, valor, and heart. But the Challenge tests her in ways she could not have imagined. All three companions face impossible choices in their quest to defeat the vicious tyrant. The failure of...

Gravenwood - The Thieves of Magic 2

Genres: Adventure, Young Adult (YA), Fantasy
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 16-18, 18+

In Book Two of The Thieves of Magic Trilogy… Tessa, Ash, and Calder reunite for the next deadly quest. Desperate to cure her mother of the delusion that she’s a bird, Tessa sets out with Ash and Calder to enlist the help of the Conjurer Lord Queshire. Together, the three must cross rugged mountains beset by soldiers under Ratcher’s command, hostile riders, and heat-sucking wraiths. The situation goes from terrible to devastating when the conjuror imprisons Calder and refuses to help until Tessa and Ash bring him the Gravenwood. When they take to the sea to reach the kingdom ruled by Tessa’s Uncle Mace, where they must steal the magical tablet, pirates attack them. The now-separated companions risk everything to come together against the evil forces working against them. But none may survive the treachery of the rising despots—unless Tessa can conquer her inner doubts and unlock the secret to...