Family Life Thriller

Joe must find a killer before the killer kills again. Earline must save her family before it is too late. Carpenter knows he must get away before the truth is revealed, and Josephina, Jr., has found love but now fears for her boyfriend's life. The Richards are just an average family, but their life is anything but average.

Can a family that has been savagely ripped apart find healing and redemption? Are the mysteries hidden in the human heart destined to reveal themselves? The Rocking Horse, Gloria Zachgo's spellbinding suspense novel, charts the harrowing emotional journey of one family that is torn asunder, then magically drawn together again.

"[Narrator] Saskia Maarleveld portrays the gritty yet vulnerable Shaw...[and she] increases her pace and the intensity of her tone as Shaw puts everything on the line despite the danger." — AudioFile A compelling thriller about a woman who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind her...

Amy learned a lot in her babysitting course - but not what to do if two thugs show up, intent on kidnapping. When Amy agreed to babysit little Kendra Edgerton, she had no idea she was stepping into a kidnapping plot. Armed with misinformation and a weapon, the two men force the girls out of the house and take them to a remote cabin in the woods. There they make videos of the girls and mail them to Kendra’s wealthy parents in an effort to get ransom money.

Tommy Belanger was raised in a dysfunctional family, plagued with abject poverty, incest, alcohol and child abuse. His life was filled with grief, hunger and horror. The family had been moved from one poverty-stricken two-bedroom shack to another. Always hoping for a better tomorrow. Landing in a home the mirror image of the one they had escaped.

Emmitt Wasson’s life wasn’t perfect. But, with a decent job and a loving family, his life was pretty good. That is, until a horrific accident left him and his family spiraling out of control. While Emmitt struggles to put his family back together, his daughter begins to make a series of choices that put her on a dangerous path Emmitt knows all too well. With his daughter’s future hanging in the balance, he faces a battle requiring a strength and a faith he has yet to understand.

When Sara Mason returns to her hometown to start a new life, she learns that a murderer is terrorizing its residents. Despite battling difficult childhood memories, Sara is determined to make peace with her past. But she soon learns that the elusive psychopath is now stalking her. Sara's attempt to rebuild her life is hindered even more by the discovery of skeletal remains on her property. As the investigation focuses on several suspects, Sara discovers critical clues and bravely volunteers to be a decoy for the sheriff's department.

Every other weekend, Hope and Eden - backpacks, Walkmans, and homework in hand - wait for their father to pick them up, as he always does, at a strip-mall bus stop. It's the divorce shuffle; they're used to it. Only this weekend, he's screwed up, forgotten, and their world will irrevocably change when a stranger lures them into his truck with a false story and smile.

Nick hadn't planned on being the prodigal son. But when his father dies and leaves half of Silver Buckle, the Noble family ranch, to Nick's former best friend, he must return home to face those he left behind - and to make sure that the Silver Buckle stays in the Noble family.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE With the emotional complexity of Everything I Never Told You and the psychological suspense of The Girl on the Train, O. Henry Prize winner Jan Ellison delivers a brilliantly paced, beautifully written debut novel about one...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sleepers and The Wolf, hailed as “simply the best” (Steve Berry) and “one of the most intriguing writers around” (Newsweek). . . . A top NYPD detective is pulled out of retirement to take down a notorious drug dealer. But will he...

Charlie is the host of a successful late-night radio call-in show. In their minds, he is perfect: one of life's winners. But he feels he's something of a fake. His easy confidence on-air belies the reality for a man born with a wine-colored birthmark that covers half his face. Love You to Death covers one hour on "The World According to Charlie D." - an hour during which he must both discover the long-time listener who is killing the people who trust him and attempt to come to terms with the man behind the birthmark.

Eine alte Villa im Tessin birgt so manch düsteres Geheimnis. Als Anna nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter erfährt, dass sie ein altes Haus in einem Schweizer Bergdorf von ihr geerbt hat, reist sie dorthin, um es zu verkaufen. Doch sie muss feststellen, dass das Haus eine Bewohnerin hat: Eine alte Dame lebt unter dem Dach aber verlässt nie ihr Zimmer. Erst nach und nach wird Anna klar, dass ihre Mutter ihr etwas verschwiegen hat.

On his drive home from work, Mark hears a familiar voice on the Doctor Lisa radio show—a popular therapist hotline. It’s not just a familiar voice; it’s her voice. His wife Rachel’s voice. The caller, who goes by Mindy from Indy, has a secret. A secret so explosive it’ll destroy her life if it comes out—but she hangs up before revealing it. Later, Rachel denies ever having heard of the Doctor Lisa Show, or Mindy from Indy. But Mark knows his wife, and he knows her voice. And he doesn’t understand why she’s lying to him, or what about.

Ameerah Vincent rose from the unforgiving streets of Brooklyn’s projects to become one of the most powerful real estate moguls in the world. With an empire that caters to the ultra-wealthy, a luxury lifestyle that includes her own private island, and a passionate love affair with the dashing Xavier Coleman, Ameerah has it all.

Alice’s marriage to a wealthy, controlling businessman, Carl, has been troubled for years, and her adult daughters keep their distance. But now, with Carl’s long-term drug addiction spiraling into a crisis, her teenage son is falling in with a bad crowd. And Carl’s business partner is making threats as their company descends into financial disarray.

OPOWIEŚĆ O SILE RODZINNYCH WIĘZÓW, ROZLICZANIU SIĘ Z PRZESZŁOŚCIĄ I ODNAJDYWANIU WŁASNEJ DROGI. Mathilde Cormier po śmierci ojca opuszcza wraz z matką oraz młodszym rodzeństwem Francję i próbuje odnaleźć się w obcej, angielskiej rzeczywistości. Kiedy już jej się zdaje, że najgorsze za nią, dramatyczny obrót spraw zmusza lady Cormier do powrotu do Francji, a sama Mathilde rusza w ślad za matką, by pomóc jej w wyplątaniu się z największego skandalu, o jakim paryska socjeta słyszała od kilku lat.

Aspiring designer Taurus Maxwell learns that her fiancé has been having an affair with her mother on the day of her engagement party. She wonders if she can ever be able to give her heart to someone and have them love her in return. After her home burns down and her dreams of being a designer are crushed by another bad interview, her ex-fiancé's father, Ru Wén, gives her an offer she cannot refuse. With her mother and ex-fiancé trying to fight back into her life will she ever be able to escape them? Is it okay to find love with a man who happens to be your ex-fiance's father?

Six months on from the murders of Kenny Hughes and Harry Whittle, their families are still waiting to hear when the killers will be brought to trial. The end of the COVID-19 lockdown and the re-opening of Crown Courts offers hope, but summer turns to Autumn and Christmas approaches with no end to their ordeal in sight.

Karen has packed up her life and is making the Move. She’s on her way to the idyllic country cottage which her husband has painstakingly renovated for her. But something is awry. The landscape, breathtaking by day, is eerie by night. The longed-for peace and solitude is stifling. And the house, so artfully put together by her husband, has a strange vibe. Now that Karen is cut off from her old friends and family, she can’t help wondering if her husband has plans of his own, and that history might be repeating itself.