Fighting powerful magical forces that threaten to upend her world, LeeAnn is alone and overwhelmed, and she’s running out of time to save the ones she loves. LeeAnn’s life is taking a nasty turn. There are forces at work which are determined to expose the magic community to humans. One of LA’s closest allies hovers on the edge of death. Grandmama Celeste has disappeared and, for the first time since LA’s known her, isn’t responding to pleas for help. To make things worse, LA’s best friend, Deg, is attacked by Wraiths, and the healers aren’t sure they can cure him. LA soon finds herself on a journey to Underworld…traveling to Hades in search of a rare flower that’s closely guarded by Wraiths. The journey is long―fraught with danger―and LA must trust someone who hasn’t always been trustworthy for its success. But her challenges haven’t yet begun. Her world continues to burn. Will LA be able to dispel the stigma of her own mistakes? Or will her friends pay the ultimate price as she gives herself over to the evil swirling around them all?
This year, for Christmas, LA’s definitely feeling more jammed up than joyful. When someone infects human Santa Claus stand-ins with magic they can’t control, Christmas suddenly becomes more menacing than merry. The last thing LA needs is to deal with a disaster that might bring the whole human population to their doorstep with pitchforks and torches. She’s woefully behind on her gift shopping. Her Aunt Trudy is keeping secrets. And a certain, bossy police detective is definitely not what he seems. LA and Deg must work their way through a suspect list that includes some pretty heavy hitters in the magical and mythological realms, and find the proverbial strand of tinsel on the tree that leads to the troublemaker. It’s starting to look a lot like crisis, and a pair of rosy cheeks and a jolly giggle might not be enough to keep the Peace on Earth this year.
DEATH BY DUMPLING Juli Mason hired Bertie the Bag Lady, living in the alley behind Snips and Snails, out of desperation. It was a smooth move. Who knew Bertie would clean up so well? … Or that she was in actual fact, a Sous Chef with serious skills in the kitchen?When the Hat River in Veil Falls coughs up a wrecked Cadillac Sedan beneath the Fae Road Bridge and Bertie Faints at the news...Juli smells a mystery... There's something strange going on in Veil Falls. It's up to Juli Mason to solve the case...or the results could just be murder. LOCKED, LOADED, AND BAKED? What happens when Teenage Hijinks turn into Murder? When the latest in a slew of Dumpster fires at the local campground turn up a finger and a ring, Jack Lovelace smells a corpse...and a job for his girlfriend Juli...Part-time Detective...Full-time Soup Witch at Snips and Snails Cafe... Is there a Serial Killer Loose in Veil Falls? Will they find the culprit before a new grave is dug for the next victim? But first, she'll need to get cooking. If she's to survive what's coming, she'll need a new kind of Hero. And she has just the right recipe to conjure one up… RIBOLLITA ROBBERY The Gloves are off, or is it hats? in Veil Falls Someone has an axe to grind with Jerry Watson, who has the popular vote in town, and is favored to win by a landslide come election time. There's the rash of mean graffiti all over town, smearing Jerry's reputation and making him look like a poor second candidate to the standing police chief, Larry Jokerbridge. If Juli doesn't want to visit her favorite sheriff in prison and have 'The Joker" around for another four years, she'll have to get busy, find the real killer, and clear Jerry's name.
814 pages of gritty, East End Noir. The Towers - Book One Oppression. Despair. Rebellion What pushes a teenager from the toughest sink estate in East London to join The Met? The Towers is the first book in the East End Noir Series by Natalie Hames and introduces the young DS Matthew Connolly. Set against the dismal backdrop of 90's social housing, The Towers will plunge you into the fight for survival in a community ruled by gangs. Connolly soon discovers even the pure of heart can unwittingly slide into the world of organised crime when a loved one hits crisis point. Will he stay beneath the gang's radar, or fight fire with fire, alone? Lovers of crime fiction and noir will find The Towers will satisfy their hunger for a fast-paced, hard hitting story with unexpected twists and turns. Absorb yourself into a terrifying world where gangs and corruption rule. Dancers - Book Two [Novella] Terror. Violence. Rage. The past will always find you. Dancers is a novella and sequel to the first book - The Towers. The young Matthew Connolly faces a new challenge which will test his reserve and character to its limit. Faced with intercepting a vicious neo Nazi gang, it's down to the fledgling officer to save his estranged brother from violent reprisals. For readers who enjoy reading about police corruption, gangs and vigilante justice, this novella will have you totally addicted. District Line - Book Three Dashed hopes. Paranoia. Revenge. When you can't trust your friends, who can you trust? District Line is the third book in the East End Noir Series by Natalie Hames. When an innocent man meets with a horrifying death and a serial killer is at large, DS Connolly fights against the clock as he tries to unearth the link. Find the motive, find the killer - but will he manage it before more bodies hit the morgue? Lovers of crime fiction and tough British detectives who bend the rules will find District Line a compelling read. Finders Keepers - Book Four Greed. Treachery. Ruthless betrayal. How much does it cost to turn love to hate? Finders Keepers is the fourth book in the East End Noir Series by Natalie Hames and follows the British detective, DS Connolly. If you're looking for a violent, psychological read with characters you'll simply love to hate then Finders Keepers will make you gasp out loud. East End gangsters, Romanian underworld and Triads are set to clash. All that stands between them is a bag full of money and a woman with a heart as cold as ice. Finders Keepers will immerse you into a story of fate, violence and greed, keeping you turning every page with nail-biting tension. Reader Reviews "Cracking read easy to follow full of action couldn't put it down..." "Absolutely brilliant lots of twists and turns." "From the very first page onward I was hooked and could not drag myself away..." "A great plot with some unexpected outcomes. Hard to put down well worth a read" "Another cracking read from Natalie Hames" Download the full boxed set today and lose yourself in a world of corruption where the only difference between the sides, is a uniform.
Love fast paced, steamy contemporary romance novels with alpha males and strong female characters? Dive into these police investigation books, including medical romance, biracial love, legal and courtroom drama books. The collection includes Books 4-6 of USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor’s hugely popular Sydney Legal Series. The boxed set contains: Lies and Deception Ordinary Evil The Ties That Bind
The Great War is finally over, but the Rutherfords' lives will never be the same. In the Devonshire countryside, the family is reunited at last. Heartbroken over past mistakes, Amanda seeks forgiveness in the bosom of her family and in her growing faith. As the Rutherfords look to the future, a discovery at Heathersleigh Hall leads them on an exciting new journey.
From US Today Bestselling Author BJ Harvey comes Books 4 - 7 of the Bliss romantic comedy series in one set. This volume features Permanent Bliss, Finding Bliss, Building Bliss (formerly Game Player,) and Secret Bliss (formerly Game Maker.) Volume 1 featuring Books 1 - 3 is also now available.
Action science fiction, mystery, and espionage combine in books 4 and 5 of the Quadrail series from this Hugo Award–winning author. The alien Chahwyn created the Spiders to keep their intragalactic transportation system, the Quadrail, safe and running smoothly. And ex-government agent Frank Compton is there to protect its integrity. So far, Compton and his beautiful half-human, half-Chahwyn partner, Bayta, have had their hands full keeping the Quadrail open and preventing the evil Modhri from using it to spread their mind-controlling infection. But new threats are always popping up . . . The Domino Pattern: While the Quadrail is en route to the farthest edge of the galaxy, someone is poisoning passengers. Meanwhile, Compton and Bayta must prevent the system from derailing, and unless they can unmask a sinister conspiracy, the ordered universe will fall into chaos. Judgment at Proteus: The Shonkla-raa are invincible fighters dedicated to the destruction of the Quadrail. They were once thought to be extinct, but no longer. Now Compton and Bayta must join forces with their most feared enemy, the Modhri, if they hope to protect all species along the Quadrail from annihilation.
"Kienzle's are the best books ever written about a cleric and among the best of everything in the past quarter century." —Otto Penzler, in Mystery Magazine "There are few authors whose books a reader anticipates from the moment he finished the last effort. . . . Add William Kienzle to the list." —Dallas Times Herald "Father Koesler is on the case, thank God." —Baltimore Sun In the fourth Father Koesler thriller, William X. Kienzle proved his versatility. Assault with Intent combines raucous humor with the same clever plotting and strong characterization that are his trademark. Murphy's Law seems to be the only force preventing four arcane conspirators from accomplishing their murderous plans to assassinate priests teaching in Detroit's seminaries. Incredibly, each of their attacks is thwarted by strange coincidence and ineptitude until they finally succeed—or do they? Father Robert Koesler, the crime-solving hero of Kienzle's mysteries, is drawn into the case first as a concerned friend of the intended victims and then as a target himself. Inspector Walter Koznicki returns to investigate for the Detroit police department and reporters Joe Cox and Pat Lennon continue their romance amid the rivalry of their two newspapers, the Detroit News and Free Press. Who is responsible for this series of assaults? A disgruntled seminary student who has gone too far? The dangerously fanatical leader of a secretive arch-conservative Catholic society? Another priest? There are far too few clues and too many possibilities. And when a zany crew of movie-makers arrives from Hollywood to film the story before the crime itself is solved, Assault with Intent becomes a three-ring circus of mystery and slapstick.
