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  A destination wedding in Italy’s Lake Como brings three best friends back together to face the secrets of the past in A WEDDING IN LAKE COMO (Berkley) in this romantic novel from  New York Times  bestselling author Jennifer Probst. Best friends Ava, Madison, and Chelsea made a pact to reunite for each other’s weddings when their careers sent them in different directions. But after one of them makes a choice that tears the group apart, an upcoming wedding might be their last chance to heal old wounds. Ava is about to marry the man she loves in a lavish ceremony on the shores of Lake Como, but she’s haunted by the mistakes she’s made. Madison’s made a name for herself as an influencer in the fashion world but is threatened by a scandal impacting everything she holds dear. And Chelsea has the perfect family she always craved, but her professional dreams have fallen by the wayside. As they return to Italy’s gorgeous coast, the three women revisit their life-changing first t...

  As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that her ex-girlfriend stole. But she can’t get them back without help and everyone around her has bigger problems to deal with. So when her (stolen) crew rescues a selkie from captivity, it’s the perfect solution to her problem. Lizzie needs a guide to achieve her goals and the selkie needs someone to help her get her skin back.    Maeve didn’t choose to give up her skin—it was stolen from her. Now she’s in an uneasy partnership with a dangerous woman who seems more apt to kill than to share a kind word. It’s terrifying…and a bit alluring. Even though she knows it will end in heartbreak, Maeve can’t help being drawn to Lizzie and her all-too-pleasurable vampire bite.  Unfortunately, the danger to Maeve’s heart is the least of her worries. Lizzie’s enemies don’t take kindly to people who steal from them and finding her family heirlooms...

  When two cross-country cases collide, Bree Taggert and Mercy Kilpatrick join forces to catch a serial killer in an addictive novel of suspense by bestselling authors Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot. During a vicious heat wave, a county maintenance worker stumbles upon two suspicious suitcases abandoned by the side of the road. Sheriff Bree Taggert responds to find two bodies stuffed inside the luggage. The press demands action. The community is on edge. Suddenly, Bree is at the center of a media firestorm. In Oregon, a senator’s daughter goes missing. FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick agrees to keep the politically sensitive case on the down-low. When she finds a link between the disappearance and a double homicide three thousand miles away, Mercy takes the next plane out—and lands right in the middle of Bree’s double homicide investigation. To save the missing girl, Bree and Mercy must work together to stop a killer who’s playing deadly games with the press and stirring up publ...

  Do you enjoy reading true crime stories? Perhaps you enjoy regularly listening to crime podcasts. Debut author, Nicola Solvinic has written THE HUNTER'S DAUGHTER (Berkley/PenguinRandomHouse), which reads like a story you may have heard on the news. Anna Koray is a good decorated cop, but she has a secret - a secret she's kept her whole life. She is the daughter of a notorious serial killer. At ten-years old, she was put in the witness protection program to hide her from her father's legacy and her memories were locked away by her psychiatrist in a controversial hypnosis therapy. Now she's getting older and the suppressed memories slowly begin showing up in her psyche. When she kills a man in the line of duty, she is shot and hospitalized with plenty of time to think back. At the same time, a serial killer picks up where her father left off and starts copying him.  Anna starts remembering the gruesome crimes and having blackouts. Who is copying her father? Is he alive?...

The highly awaited 4th book in Penelope Douglas, "Devil's Night" series. A hint for readers: Penelope suggests reading the first three suspense-romance for it to make sense. What happens when it's five against one and nowhere to run? EMORY They call it Blackchurch. A secluded mansion in a remote, undisclosed location where the wealthy and powerful send their misbehaving sons to cool off away from prying eyes. Will Grayson has always been an animal, though. Reckless, wild, and someone who was never bound by a single rule other than to do exactly what he wanted. There was no way his grandfather was going risk him humiliating the family again. Not that the last time was entirely his fault. He might’ve enjoyed backing me into corners in high school when no one was looking, so they wouldn’t catch on that Mr. Popular actually wanted a piece of that quiet, little nerd he loved to torture so much, but… He could also be warm. And fierce in keeping me safe. The truth is… He has...

  Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel situated on Georgia’s picturesque coast—a place where traditions run deep and scandals run deeper…. A place where Traci Eddings was too poor to visit, but good enough to work for. One fateful summer, she did just that, and married the boss’s son.  Recently widowed, she’s now inherited the St. Cecelia, and is determined to bring it back to its former glory, regardless of the staffing issues and budget cuts that plague it. Enlisting a motley crew of staff—including her estranged best friend’s daughter—Traci has one season to turn it all around. But information about a long-buried drowning, and the tragic death of one of their own, threatens to destroy everything Traci has worked for…. MARY KAY ANDREWS   is the  New York Times   bestselling author of 30 novels (including   The Homewreckers ;   The Santa Suit; The Newcomer; Hello, Summer ;   Sunset Beach;   The High Tide Club; The Weekenders ;  ...

  Cecilia Lapthorne always vowed she’d never go back to Dune Cottage. So no one is more surprised than Cecilia to find herself escaping her own seventieth birthday party to return to the remote but beautiful cottage on Cape Cod—a place filled with memories. Some are good—especially memories of the early days with her husband, volatile artist Cameron, before his fame eclipsed their marriage. But then there are the memories she has revealed to no one. Especially not her daughter, Kristen, who hero-worshipped her father. For aspiring artist Lily, Dune Cottage has been a refuge, albeit an illicit one. After dropping out of medical school, she’s cleaning houses on the Cape to get by, guilt-ridden for disappointing her parents. Unoccupied for years, the cottage seemed the perfect place to hide away and lick her wounds—until Cecilia unexpectedly arrives. Despite an awkward beginning, Lily accepts Cecilia’s invitation to stay on as her guest, and a flicker of kinship ignites. Then Cecilia’...