The sole purpose of this book is to encourage people to persevere through hard times; to give hope to the hurting and help the broken to be blessed, encouraged and renewed. No matter what we face in life, there is always hope and healing through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
The final nail-biting installment in the ten-part, award-winning Hanne Wilhelmsen series—bestselling in Norway and throughout Europe—from Scandinavia’s most celebrated female crime writer, Anne Holt. Police investigator Kjell Bonsaksen is a contented man in most areas of life, but for one mistake he made years ago that has rankled like a stone in his shoe ever since: in 2001, a two-year-old girl was killed by a speeding car while playing in the road in front of her home. The marriage of the toddler’s grief-stricken parents dissolved in the wake of the accident, and not long thereafter, the girl’s mother died under mysterious circumstances. The girl’s father, Jonas, was convicted of his ex-wife’s murder and sentenced to twelve years in prison. But Kjell Bonsaksen knew he was innocent. Now it’s 2016, and Kjell is looking forward to his retirement to the French countryside with his wife. An uncomfortable chance encounter with Jonas at a roadside gas station prompts him to dig out Jonas’s case files for Detective Henrik Holme, the resident cold case prodigy. Henrik doesn’t take long to convince his beloved mentor, Hanne Wilhelmsen, that Jonas was wrongly convicted for his ex-wife’s murder. As their investigation evolves, Hanne and Henrik uncover eerie connections to the recent suicide of a right-wing extremist blogger whose fanatic ideologies seem incompatible with a desire to die. Masterfully plotted, In Dust and Ashes is the outstanding finale to Anne Holt’s award-winning, politically and socially conscious series, confirming Hanne Wilhelmsen as a character who will “get in your head—and stay there” (Entertainment Weekly).
When a Grand Jury indicts Leroy Lewis for the first degree murder of an FBI agent, and a wealthy drug lord promises him the best in legal representation, Leroy gets a rude awakening when he finds his lawyer is not what he expected. Appearing before a hanging judge and an ambitious Federal Prosecutor with a Defense Attorney who is young and unproven, Leroy seems destined to spend the rest of his life in a federal penitentiary
CharliThe dark god of Parker High used to be my childhood friend. But that was before. Before the fire. Before people got hurt. Before I left and came back. Cassian practically drips with danger. He's a shadow made flesh-all beautiful, hard lines and heat. When I left, he was as poor as me. Now his family has enough money to buy the whole town.None of that is enough for him. He still wants me to pay, and humiliating me isn't enough. He wants me to suffer.But if he thinks I'm going to roll over and accept the blame for what happened, he's wrong. I may be scarred. I may be more than a little broken. But all that means is I'm ready for him to bring his worst.CassianIf destruction is an art, then I'm Michelangelo.And Charli's going to be my masterpiece.Her heart is going to be my plaything. Maybe I'll bruise it.Maybe I'll break it.Hell, if she's lucky, I might even take it for myself.
WINNER OF THE ‘FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR’ AT CRT 2021 A deeply touching novel about two young women whose differences, which once united them, will tear them apart forever, during Hitler’s Nazi occupation of Belgium and France. Based on true events. For fans of All The Light We Cannot See and Tattooist of Auschwitz. Belgium, July 1939: Simone Lyon is the daughter of a Belgium national hero, the famous General Joseph Lyon. Her best friend Hava Daniels, is the eldest daughter of a devout Jewish family. Despite growing up in different worlds, they are inseparable. But when, in the spring of 1940, Nazi planes and tanks begin bombing Brussels, their resilience and strength are tested. Hava and Simone find themselves caught in the advancing onslaught and are forced to flee. In an emotionally-charged race for survival, even the most harrowing horrors cannot break their bonds of love and friendship. The two teenage girls, will see their innocence fall, against the ugly backdrop of a war dictating that theirs was a friendship that should never have been.
His cage set me free. All I've ever wanted is freedom. From my parents. From my inevitable future. From him. But when Vincent took me captive, he showed me the truth: what it means to crush every restraint, to crave pain, to surrender to desire. Now, Vincent hates me. After what happened, I don't blame him. He's obsessed with destroying me until I'm nothing but ashes. But then everything changes. A killer is hunting people like me. Vincent gives me a gun and warns me that I must be ready to use it. Who is my greatest danger? A killer, or the man I love? Author's Note: Innocence & Ashes is the second book in The Art of Ruin Duet. The story continues from the first book, finishes with a happily-ever-after, and features dark and uncomfortable themes. If you are easily disturbed, do not read this book.
Sheriff Joanna Brady must solve two perplexing cases that may be tied together in New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance’s thrilling tale of suspense that brings to life Arizona’s Cochise County and the desert Southwest in all its beauty and mystery. An old woman, a hoarder, is dying of emphysema in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. In cleaning out her house, her daughter, Liza Machett, discovers a fortune in hundred dollar bills hidden in the tall stacks of books and magazines that crowd every corner. Tracing the money’s origins will take Liza on a journey that will end in Cochise County, where Sheriff Joanna Brady is embroiled in a personal mystery of her own. A man she considers a family friend is found dead at the bottom of a hole in a limestone cavern near Bisbee. And now there is the mystery of Liza and the money. Are the two disparate cases connected? It’s up to Joanna to find out.
Holly and Heather share their story and help to walk the reader through the painful yet necessary healing process for when life deals us its harshest blows. Dancing on my ashes soothes and empathizes with the broken heart, while sharing the truth of scripture, and the hope that comes from the heart of God.