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Tiffany and Mike DuPree purchase a historical mansion. Tiffany is enchanted by its Victorian architecture and immense rooms filled with hidden nooks and crannies and by the mysterious fragrance of jasmine. Is it only in her mind or is there magic in these four walls that will enhance their years together and breathe more life into their marriage? Mike is a good husband, but in the 20 years since they wed, she’s not sure if his love is as strong as hers.

From the author of mysteries such as Killing Silence and Her Highness' First Murder comes a new women's fiction novel, a compelling tale of friendship, love, loss, and the life-changing power of helping others. Spanning the decades from the 1960s to the present, the story focuses on Cathy Charbonneau, a rural Michigan girl, and Elvera Tharp, the child of wealthy parents from Chicago. They meet on Michigan’s Mackinac Island and over four summers become close friends.

Best friends Jay and Poppy are exploring while on holiday in Tuckenhay. When Jay mysteriously disappears, Poppy goes in search of him, but what she finds is far more than she bargained for: the land of Nutash has been awaiting her arrival. Can she save its inhabitants from the perils of Vasclaurus, the evil dragonix? Challenges of friendship, love, and betrayal must be faced as she battles to save her life and the lives of those dear to her.

A Journey into the Heart of God is one woman's journey out of the prisons of fear and doubt and into her Savior's loving arms, where she learns to communicate with God and what her unique ministry is in this broken world. She shares her story with you in hopes that you will discover your unique reason for being.

A chance encounter convinces Vesta that she can find the way to reincarnate in her next life as herself to preserve the power and wealth she has worked so hard to create. But a tarot reading turns her world upside down, sending her on a desperate journey to prevent a tragedy. While a vicious enemy hiding in plain sight is determined to stop her from discovering the life-changing truth about herself and the world.

We all want to look good and for teenage girls, this is particularly important. The right size, the right hair, perfect legs, and beautiful skin are just a small fraction of what a teenage girl wants. The reality, of course, is that there is no such thing as a perfect body. Each one of us has something (or several things) that aren’t quite right, but it’s when we allow these small issues to become big one that the problems can start.

Oboist Sara Baron agrees to cat-sit for a childhood friend, but instead of being greeted by a meowing fluff ball, she walks into a ransacked house and stumbles over her friend’s dead body. Frantic, she runs next door and enlists the help of a mysterious stranger who knows more than he admits.

We became so dependent on it, so taken by it, that it became ingrained in us like the oxygen we breathe. Technology. The basis of our jobs, our entertainment, our communication, our entire way of life.... Gone. It’s the buzzing in my head that disturbs me the most.

Black Wolf may have traveled west to ransom the heir of Lost Vegas, but he quickly discovers his destiny lies in a different direction. All roads and all paths lead to the cursed city and the war brewing around it - including his. Except, this destiny he must face alone. His beloved spirit wolf returns to the spirit realm, leaving the skinwalker with the sacred duty of helping her six magical pups find the people they are destined to guide before he, too, dies.

Sixteen-year-old Jeilin leaves the ordinary behind when she's inducted into the king's service as a horseback riding messenger. She expects a life of adventure and freedom, but those hopes are shattered after being captured by a foreign army. Given the choice between death and conversion, she swears service to the enemy even though, in her heart, she remains loyal to her kingdom. Full of turmoil and sacrifice, The Messenger is a powerful tale of survival, bravery, and loyalty.

"What is the lost treasure which you seek"? Nick Hollister's luck usually ran only one way-bad. At 32, his life was a disappointment, nothing but a series of dead-end jobs, poor decisions, and broken relationships. One especially bad day, Nick manages to lose his job, his girlfriend, and even gets beaten up. While on a road trip to get away from it all, he discovers a book hidden within the frame of a cheap painting he bought from Hank Harper, the dwarf-sized and eccentric owner of an unusual antique shop.

I’m Dr. Kallie Collins, a veterinarian who can communicate with animals. No, it’s not as crazy as it sounds. Yes, it has landed me smack dab in the middle of a murder investigation. It all starts with a bone. A dog digs up the bone. A detective wants the bone. The dog wants to keep the bone. That’s where I come in.

Inside the mind of his protagonist - a nurse - first-time novelist Steve Schroeder challenges the listener to ponder this: What would I think and feel if I was separated from the people I love in the very last days of planet Earth? In passages reminiscent of Albert Camus’ existential musings, this unnamed everywoman at last makes peace with the life she’s led.

Eliana Steelhaugh’s life and the lives of her friends depend on secrecy. By day she plays servant to her stepmother. By night Ella is forced to use her unusual talents and body modifications in a "secret identity" - a thief known as Cinder. Much of her time is spent at St. Drogo, a sanctuary for modifieds, to atone for her mother having poisoned the Thames. She has little time for dreams, let alone love.

Private contractor Matti Baker’s personal quest is to keep America safe. With unwavering loyalty, she was trained to assist government and outside agencies in identifying, locating, and eliminating individuals and nations that pose as threats to the United States. Baker navigates through assignments that on the surface appear to have no connection.

War is looming - but the visions Arthur has of the future show him a worse fate is possible. Arthur must act fast, if he is to save his city, his sister, and his friends.

Shy, introverted Dr. Cate Kensie never imagined that she would inherit a beautiful, and oddly quirky, castle nestled in the picturesque Scottish Highlands. Truthfully, she was sure that she didn’t have any family left after her parents died in a car accident several years before, but then, she had gotten the phone call, and her entire world had turned upside down.

The year is 2288. A virus creeps through DownCity. Swift. Deadly. The disease is bred through a growing gang of vampire monsters - Infectids who nosh on human hosts both to feed and spread their viral control over the city. Trace Alden was a cop until he lost his beloved Gloria to the Infectids. Drinking to borderline insanity, his only salvation was to become a Hunter - neither bounty hunter, nor cop, but a licensed killer.

After years of hiding in plain sight, the alien race known as the Taus are finally ready to get off this planet. But before they do, they need one thing first. Carl. No one could have imagined the true intentions of the Facebook event “Storm Area 51” or the dire consequences that would befall all those that came seeking answers beyond the gates.

In a time when a pandemic is threatening the entire population, Risa and her family apply for coveted acceptance into a new Safe City - a place designed to keep the virus out and to preserve a select few of the population. But getting accepted into the city may not be worth it - especially when she is sedated for secure transport and wakes up, unable to find her family. Meeting a few new friends and an intriguing soldier named Camsen Luck may help, but none of them can convince her that self-preservation is more important than finding her family; or that trying to escape is suicide.