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Nicola was never a hero... until she had to be. She was an everyday single mother, Heathen witch, and herbalist. And she felt the scars of her prior quests deep in her soul and her psyche.While on vacation with her best friend, Joseph, hiking along the Appalachian Trail, Nicola learns of a "miraculous" escape from prison. All signs point to a Runespell that releases all forms of entrapment, and the convict is spotted on the Trail. With a deadly creature waiting to be freed and Ragnarok once more on the line, the race is on. But Nicola is hindered by PTSD, and Joseph doesn't seem to understand the sacrifices she might have to make, including their friendship… and their very lives.

"This book will touch the veins of your heart." -Bengie Molina, World Series Champion and author of New York Times Bestseller MolinaIn the mid-1990s, a band of baseball-loving boys from the small town of Chester, Illinois, on the banks of the Mississippi River, pursue their dreams of state and national championships. Their fathers, guards in the local penitentiary that houses some of the worst criminals in US history, are their coaches. One dream comes true-the other doesn't.This is the story of the dreams and of the town that made them possible. Filled with unforgettable anecdotes from perhaps the last (nearly) innocent age in America, The Sons of Chester recalls a childhood that in some sense is the twentieth century's version of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.

"Heartwarming, poignant… a joy to read." -Writer's DigestClaire Chastain reflects on her journey of childhood innocence and discovery in small-town Texas in the 1950s. She and best friend Libby share a lifetime of challenges and friendship although Claire is pampered and sheltered in contrast to street-savvy Libby. Claire is blindsided by her mother's devastating illness and ensuing conflicts with her beloved father. Her world of family traditional values crumbles and her lifelong dreams shatter.For the first time, she must make her own way and her own forever decisions. Libby has lived a life of poverty before being adopted by a ranch family and hides behind her tough outer shell to cover her deep emotional scars and broken spirit. She copes with continuing conflict (guilt, isolation and abandonment) after giving up her family for one with comfort and security but no emotional connection. Personal growth and redemption triumph in a heart-warming story of the power of love and forgiveness.

"…an entertaining, tense ride into a world of lavish criminals and intrigue." -IndieReaderTwo detectives' steamy past complicates their hunt for a psychotic killer and puts them in an assassin's deadly sights.Would you trust a former lover who'd betrayed you? Detectives Cole Trane and Mollie Simmons have no other choice. They're after a ruthless killer tied to the Russian mafia who leaves behind a bloody trail of victims - from a world-famous movie star to a squad of Royal Canadian Mounties - as he races for the border. Their only hope is to have each other's back like they once had each other's heart.

Fourteen-year-old Brynn McAwber discovers a terrible truth about herself and her family and must undergo a perilous quest to another world, to save a friend and redeem her soul.Unusual things have been happening to Brynn McAwber. A strange little man keeps showing up at her door. She's being watched by a mysterious woman with a sword strapped to her back. And her body keeps…disappearing.When Brynn discovers the terrible truth about herself and her family, she embarks on a perilous quest, which takes her far from Indiana, far from the world she knows, into the Land of Annwfyn, home of brownies and bwbachods, xanas and zephyrs, goblins and gods.This is the story of a girl who finds out she's supposed to be the villain, but decides to be the hero anyway.

"… a well-crafted, enjoyable and intriguing mystery that, for better or worse, is a little heavy on the protagonist's breast-level view of the world." -IndieReaderIt's easy to be a nobody when you've got nothing to lose, but with his life and potential redemption on the line, can Monk be a somebody people will remember?A dead man's money is just waiting to be had. A band of fools and a nobody named Monk Buttman unwittingly find themselves caught in a web of murder and revenge between two unseen factions using them as bait. After a good day ends in murder, Monk is tasked with finding the killer. Why him? He's a nobody! Stuck between powerful forces he can neither control or understand, Monk must survive both the fools and those pulling the strings while also dealing with the affections of two very different women, the troubled Agnes and the disaffected Judith, not to mention the irritation of his erstwhile partner, Mr. Jones. A beating forces Monk to question his own motives and to confront the past that led him to hide in LA. With love and life on the line, Monk must use his wits and guile for all of them to survive.

"A promising start to an epic, mythical adventure, with great characters and solid world building." –Rosemary's Books BrisbaneAlaezdar thought he had found a perfect home in a small farming community of Valewood. Here he hoped he could bury his past and hide from his mercenary guild that has a death price on his head. His hopes are shattered when an evil sorceress, a wizard, and his goblin-like bloodthirsty followers raid the village and kidnap a teenage girl and take her deep into the goblin tribes forest for a sacrifice. During the raid, the villagers see Alaezdar’s skills with his magic sword, Bloodseeker.In desperation to save the girl, the villagers convince Alaezdar to attempt a rescue so dangerous that they will all most likely die. Before the ordeal is over, he will also learn much more about his role in an ancient elven prophecy where he is the catalyst to the realm’s destruction, and where his death is imminent if he is to turn the prophecy around.

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"Vance has masterfully captured an exciting moment in English history, filled with dark political intrigue and radiantly salacious liaisons." -Michael Hartnett, author of The Blue RatThe King's Favorite is a mystery thriller set during one of the most spirited, scandalous, and memorable periods in English history-the Restoration-when the son of an executed king brought monarchy back to England after the repressive years of the Commonwealth. Following the coronation of Charles II came a reopening of the theaters, with the first women performing on the English public stage. What follows is a devastating London plague and fire, a monarch who openly indulged his sexual proclivities, a series of plots against the crown, and the first true collection of female celebrities-as actresses, mistresses, and even orange girls.

"A fast-paced, heart-wrenching story, both fascinating and horrific." -Margriet Ruurs, award-winning author, Emma's EggsAs the Lotus Blooms is the fast-moving sequel to Logan's first novel, Finding Lien. The story follows Lien, traumatized from her ordeal as a victim of child trafficking in a Cambodian brothel, on her journey of recovery.Despite her recurring bouts of PTSD, this courageous young woman signs on with an NGO, to work with a team to prevent trafficking and rescue victims. It is a dangerous mission for all, especially Lien, whose wounds are deep and emotional stability in question.

"...weaves vivid descriptions of the Revolutionary War era." -IndieReaderLily Van Der Houghton, a newly licensed physician, is lost and unsettled on which way her life is leading her when she goes hiking to the Jacks River Falls. Lily stumbles through a hole in time and finds herself in 1763. She is not on the trail to the falls anymore but is in Indian Territory in the aftermath of the French and Indian War. To her surprise, Lily learns she has a key role in an ancient Cherokee prophecy. The tribal elders prayed for the right woman to come from Beyond to be Red Moon Woman and the right woman for Marcus McCarron. Lily Van Der Houghton, fresh from the new millennium, is the right woman for the job.

Found in Paris, an old, long neglected book that purports to be the journal of one Henry Howard turns Michael Devon's world upside down.Within its tattered pages, Michael finds a rich tableau of mid-sixteenth century life, experienced with all of the wonder and sense of adventure of a teen-aged boy at the brink of manhood. A story of improbable love, loyalty, friendship and courage emerges, set in the tumultuous events of the France of Catherine de Medici and Nostradamus.Woven within this narrative is the story of an emerging poetic sensibility, coupled with an uncanny ability to bring to life a richly imaginative world. Howard provides a subtle sprinkling of linguistic tropes that suggests, in its early stages, the rich language of Shakespeare.The Fall of a Sparrow is a book about language, the beauty of its texture, the force of its eloquence, and the music of its cadences.

"…an interesting [thriller] series about a broken and damaged man named Zander." -N'West Iowa ReviewAfter his risky mission in Key West Florida, Zander needed a break. He didn't want to go back to Frisco, Colorado and join his bar business partner Fats. That wouldn't clear his head from his experience with Sara Jane. He needed to be alone and explore the south on his own.Split second decisions made him turn off highway 41 and spend time in Everglade City. There he found a woman who looked just like his favorite movie star, Natalie Wood. He was in love or as she called it, lust.Zander had no idea that his last encounter with Sara Jane would cause her to become pregnant, and it seemed no one was about to tell him either.

Escaping to Italy was the easy part. Figuring out how to stay forever is where the adventure begins...When disheartened American Jacoby Pines arrives in Italy on vacation, he has no idea that a family photograph from the previous century would start a search for ancestry through the streets of Florence and the hills of Tuscany. Jacoby's quest includes encounters with a septuagenarian ex-pat, an elusive heiress in hiding, a charming Australian museum guide, a Pearl Jam-crazed artisan shoemaker, malevolent hunters, a needy border collie and one very large wild boar. Along the way there are magnificent, wine-soaked meals at every turn and immersion in the sensory splendor and la dolce vita of Il Bel Paese. At the end of the novel, on the morning of Jacoby's dreaded return to America, a chance of remaining in Italy arrives in stunning news from abroad. But is it too late?

"An infectious, salacious and highly entertaining erotic horror novel set in the deep south." -Best ThrillersKatarina The Killer picks up where Trent St. Germain's debut novel The Incubus and The Others leaves off. Vampire Flannery Lanehart finds herself face-to-face with her old foe and Maker, Katarina Castille. While fending off a murderous Katarina, Flannery is strong-armed into providing her Creator room and board at Ten Points, the 198-year-old former plantation the Lanehart family calls home in north Louisiana.Further challenges come in the way of Dr. Remy Van Buren, who arrives searching for answers about the disappearance of his identical twin brother from the estate; the return of the demonic Conrad-in a new form-to wreak havoc and revenge on the lives of Laneharts; and, a dark secret in the nearby woods that will shake Ten Points to its foundations.