Monthly Archives: August 2017

“Plot twists aplenty raise the stakes.” —People Magazine A BATTLE FOR JUSTICE PITS PARTNER AGAINST PARTNER… Mary DiNunzio wants to represent her old friend Simon Pensiera, a sales rep who was wrongly fired by his company, but her partner Bennie Rosato represents the parent company. When she confronts Mary, explaining this is a conflict of interest, an epic battle of wills and legal strategy between the two ensues—ripping the law firm apart, forcing everyone to take sides and turning friend against friend. SOMETIMES LOYALTY CAN BE ...

The Running Game – L.E. Fitzpatrick

August 31, 2017

Science Fiction

Rachel’s father called it the running game. Count the exits, calculate the routes, and always be ready to run. On the surface, Rachel is just an ordinary doctor, but she has a secret. Rachel is a Reacher, wanted by the government and the criminal underworld for her psionic powers. Charlie and his brother John have a reputation for doing the impossible. But after losing his family, Charlie is a broken mess and John is barely keeping him afloat. In desperation, they take a job from ...

A Moment of Horror – H. Berkeley Rourke

August 31, 2017

Thriller

Basic, Nevada. In a flash of anger, Lenore Swensen kills her grandmother. Filled with revulsion by her actions, she chooses to try and get away with the murder. After eluding the eye of the authorities and driven by her guilt, Lenore is forced to make some very difficult choices. In the meantime, Will Jamieson of the Basic Police Department is on the case. A bulldog of a man, he hates these kinds of cases and sinks his teeth into the investigation. With both the Basic ...

Are You Sleeping – Kathleen Barber

August 30, 2017

Mystery

Serial meets Ruth Ware’s In A Dark, Dark Wood in this inventive and twisty psychological thriller about a mega-hit podcast that reopens a murder case—and threatens to unravel the carefully constructed life of the victim’s daughter. The only thing more dangerous than a lie…is the truth. Josie Buhrman has spent the last ten years trying to escape her family’s reputation and with good reason. After her father’s murder thirteen years prior, her mother ran away to join a cult and her twin sister Lanie, once Josie’s closest friend ...

Stalking the Dark (Hunting the Dark Lord Book 3) – Ann Jacobs

August 30, 2017

Paranormal

Following a brutal battle that left the sadistic vampire Louis Reynard severely wounded and sent him into hiding, the strikingly beautiful vampire queen Alina and the rest of the d’Argent clan are in New Orleans to celebrate the wedding of one of their own. With Reynard temporarily out of the picture, Alina is free to relax and indulge her deeply passionate nature. Sam Quill, the bride’s human father, has been widowed and alone for many years and finds himself irresistibly drawn to Alina. While he ...

Flowers At Midnight – Nick Sweet

August 30, 2017

Thriller

Leader of the opposition, Sir Alex Bolton, is being blackmailed. After dancer Bella takes pictures of him with a spy camera, people in high places plan to make sure that nothing prevents Sir Alex from becoming Britain’s next prime minister. While Bella is shacked up with her new lover Martin, her bank robber ex-boyfriend Joey shows up at their doorstep after getting an early release from prison. A stash of 3 million pounds is hidden somewhere, and the fellow bank robbers he ratted on are ...

The Boy on the Bridge – M. R. Carey

August 29, 2017

Science Fiction

From the author of USA Today bestseller The Girl With All the Gifts, a terrifying new novel set in the same post-apocalyptic world. Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived.

The Tweedie Passion – Helen Susan Swift

August 29, 2017

Romance

In the late 16th century, Scotland is divided by war. Jeannie Tweedie of Lethan Valley is betrothed to Robert Ferguson; a man who others do not believe is worthy of her. When Jeannie is kidnapped by the mysterious Yorling, both Jeannie and Robert are forced to decide where their future lies… and with whom. Through adventures in iconic places of the Scottish Borderlands, Jeannie is torn between two men. But who is her chosen one, and will she discover her Tweedie Passion?

Ava and the Goblin Prince – David Littlewood

August 29, 2017

Fantasy

Princess Aavantar was the perfect princess. Princesses are supposed to be good and beautiful, but she had even more goodness and was even more beautiful and sweet natured than any other princess who had lived until then. As heir to the Kingdom of Universaria, all she needed to do was to marry a handsome prince and live happily ever after. But one day, in a chance meeting with the famous Professor Maldonis, Ava learns of a terrible secret that will send her on a dangerous ...

Unraveling Oliver – Liz Nugent

August 28, 2017

Drama

In this “compelling, clever, and dark” (Heat magazine) thriller, a man’s shocking act of savagery stuns a local community—and the revelations that follow will keep you gripped until the very last page. This work of psychological suspense, a #1 bestseller in Ireland, is perfect for fans of Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Ware. “I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her.” So begins Liz Nugent’s astonishing debut novel—a chilling, elegantly crafted, and psychologically astute exploration of the nature of evil. Oliver Ryan, handsome, ...

7 Years Later Series – Just GONE – Renata W Müller

August 28, 2017

Romance

It was without doubt that Lana Bell was the cleverest, sexiest, most inspiring and seductive girl Hayden Ravensdale had ever met. The attractive law student had burst into his life, blown his mind and changed everything. He was head over heels in love with her. He could not have foreseen the disaster awaiting him just around the corner. So when all of a sudden Lana disappears without a trace, Hayden’s whole world crumbles to pieces. Had it all been a lie? Had she only been ...

Rush – Megan Matthews

August 28, 2017

Romance

San Francisco is heating up for Aspen Adams this summer. With grad school under my belt I’m ready to start the next chapter of my life. San Francisco is a brand new city. I have an amazing apartment, a new job, family, and friends to keep me occupied. Life in the city will be easy. Keep my head down, don’t break any of the ridiculous rules in my lease agreement, get my best friend through her nasty relationship drama, and stick to my five year ...

The Unravelling of Thomas Malone – Elly Grant

August 28, 2017

Mystery

Angela Murphy has just started as a detective on the mean streets of Glasgow, when the mutilated corpse of a young prostitute is discovered in a squalid apartment. Called to investigate the grisly murder, Angela is both shocked and surprised. To her boss, Frank Martin, there’s something horribly familiar about the scene. He has seen it before. With limited resources and lacking experience, Angela is desperate to prove herself. But is it really the work of a copycat killer, and will Angela’s enthusiasm and determination ...

Voices from Chernobyl – Svetlana Alexievich

August 27, 2017

History

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. A journalist by trade, who now suffers from an immune deficiency developed while researching this book, presents personal accounts of what happened to the people of Belarus after the nuclear reactor accident in 1986, and the fear, anger, and uncertainty that they still live with. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 was awarded to Svetlana Alexievich “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time.”