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Josh finds himself homeless at 18, but he has a plan. He’ll head north on the bus to New England and spend October there for his mother’s sake. She always talked about going to see the fall leaves someday. And when the leaves are done and the harsh winter comes, Josh plans to find a place to curl up and let go. It will be a relief to finally stop fighting. Mark spent his life trying to live up to the tough swagger of his older brothers until he pushed himself so far against his nature that he cracked.

Sheriff Lance Beaufort is not going to let trouble into his town, no sir. Tucked away in the California mountains, Mad Creek has secrets to keep, like the fact that half the town consists of "quickened" - dogs who have gained the ability to become human. Descended on both sides from Border Collies, Lance is as alert a guardian as they come

While trying to solve the secrets of her own personal life, FBI Agent Blake Wilder and her team are forced into action by Kathryn Hedlund, a woman who is the opposite of Blake in nearly every way. Blake is appalled by the woman but has no choice except to help find her daughter, who has gone missing. Blake believes the spoiled rich girl is off on her own volition. But as the team starts digging into the disappearance, they start to uncover clues that suggest Hedlund’s daughter did not leave on her own. The team begins to realize that something far more sinister is occurring.

From marriage, infidelity, and the mayhem of motherhood to scandal, tragedy, and illness - three women seek peace and comfort in Nantucket as they cope with life's challenges. Three women - burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues - tumble onto the Nantucket airport tarmac one hot June day. Vicki is trying to sort through the news that she has a serious illness. Her sister, Brenda, has just left her job after being caught in an affair with a student. And their friend Melanie, after seven failed in vitro attempts, is pregnant at last.

Every nosy neighbor, gossipy friend, and meddling relative is just one good mystery away from becoming a detective. From behind locked doors or out in broad daylight, driven by chance or curiosity, amateur sleuths get in over their heads in these six hair-raising, hilarious stories.

After a series of tragedies turned her world upside down, FBI Agent Spenser Song felt like a woman adrift in a sea of chaos. Her brush with death and the tragic murder of her husband left her questioning everything in her life. And when it became clear that Bureau politics will trump justice, Spenser realized she needed a fresh start.

Ex-army ranger Jim Morgan leads a team of elite mercenaries, but 18 years ago in Paris, he was part of a black ops unit whose mission was to hunt down a rogue operative. In order to trap the criminal, Jim seduced Noelle, the man's daughter - a ruthless act that cost him the love of his life and turned her into a mortal enemy. Now he can't trust her, but he still desires her.

Authors Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key build on the popularity of their 2022 Webby Award-winning podcast and delve deeper into the world of sketch, helped along with new essays created expressly for the book by comedy greats.

Between her waitressing job, volunteer work, and college classes, there are never enough hours in Maggie Reilly’s day. Especially not for a relationship. Luckily, she’s got the perfect arrangement: a lover she meets three or four times a year. But when she shows up at the hotel expecting to hop into bed with one man, she accidentally ends up with another - Ben Barrett, Hollywood’s most notorious bad boy.

Special Agent Rae Johnson grew up on football fields alongside her father, a national-championship-winning coach. Which is exactly why, fresh out of Quantico, she’s sent down to Compson, Mississippi, to investigate the illicit money flowing into a bustling football program in the heart of the Delta. But two days into the assignment things take a dire turn when UCM’s star quarterback is flung from the roof of a college bar, lands on a bag of money, and dies.

Brilliant and ambitious, the high-powered team behind the Pure Talent Agency manages the best creatives in the business. In this sizzling new series, they gamble big on every wild-card, industry-outsider client - and on delicious, unexpected, crazy-irresistible passion.

When a SEAL goes after your heart, don’t put up a fight. They don’t like to lose. One minute, broody SEAL Becker is responding "hell no" to a pesky reporter’s interview request. The next, he’s trapped in an elevator and calming Jane’s confined-space panic attack - with a kiss. Once he caves in to the fierce, unexpected need, there’s no turning back.

18-year-old Peter has gone to help his great-aunt prepare her house for sale, so she can move to a retirement home. These plans ruined his summer, so he had no intention of working quickly. One day, while walking in the woods, he hears someone being spanked and investigates. He discovers a woman with a grown man over her lap, spanking him with a hairbrush. Intrigued, Peter begins hanging out more often and witnesses the woman treating other men and women the same way. His arousal gets the best of him, and he uses these opportunities to pleasure himself. A practice that ends when he gets ...

Everyone knows NOT to discuss how to raise children. The Men of the North have been living in exile for centuries, raising their boys without the influence of women. Now an experiment will bring girls and boys together in a new school with children and teachers from each side of the border. But how can two teachers work together when they don't agree on anything? Sparks fly in this clash of cultures when Archer Rex objects to Kya Rae's meditation "shit" that will surely turn his boys into wusses. He wants the kids to learn how to hunt and fight instead. Contains mature themes.

With summer on the way, Rory is looking forward to relaxing at the beach between her latest set of magical exams. A mysterious beast appearing from the sea and terrifying everyone was not part of her plan. Rory's cousin Cass, who responds to anything involving magical beasts by instantly making friends with it, is the first to take an interest. But this beastie seems to have no intention of playing nice, and between her cousin's antics and Aunt Candace's unending hunt for a good story, Rory has her hands full trying to stop her relatives from running headlong into danger.

A family secret catapults Rory into a magical library - and a new life she never knew she wanted. Bookshop assistant Aurora "Rory" Hawthorn thinks reality will never be as interesting as fiction. Content to spend her time escaping into a good book to escape her micromanaging boss, the very last thing she expects is to be cornered by a group of terrifying strangers hunting down a journal that belonged to her late father.

I've watched Belle grow up over these past 10 years. She is as pure and sweet as her art, and even though I can never have her, the thought of her alone and scared in the woods makes me want to kill someone. I'm going to save her life, even if it costs me my own!

Learn about discovering and recovering the discipline of fasting. Learn how this discipline commands the anointing.

Blair Wilkes faces her toughest challenge yet: meeting her boyfriend Nathan's family. That means being on her best 'normal' behavior — no weirdness, no magic, and definitely no unexpected appearances from her unpredictable cat, Sky. Blair's life is never that simple. A student's mysterious death by drowning casts a shadow over the town's annual summer broom flight contest. Now she's having to defend a group of elves from a murder accusation, fend off werewolves, and pass her next witch exam.

After the loss of her family, FBI agent Blake Wilder felt like an empty vessel. But no matter the obstacles she faced, the one thing that always gave her strength was her desire for finding the truth and seeking justice. Consumed by the flame of destruction, one that seems determined to suck all the happiness out of her life, Blake set her sights on a new case—a case involving the sudden and bizarre disappearance of Valerie Osweiler, a high-profile attorney who disappeared mysteriously on her way to the airport.