Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead
Age of X Series Book #1
In a futuristic world
nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile
after failing in his job as an investigator of religious groups and
supernatural claims. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae
Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United North America
(RUNA). Raised in an aristocratic caste, Mae is now a member of the
military’s most elite and terrifying tier, a soldier with enhanced
reflexes and skills.
When Justin and Mae are assigned to work
together to solve a string of ritualistic murders, they soon realize
that their discoveries have exposed them to terrible danger. As their
investigation races forward, unknown enemies and powers greater than
they can imagine are gathering in the shadows, ready to reclaim the
world in which humans are merely game pieces on their board.
Final Exam by Maggie Barbieri
Murder 101 Mystery Series Book #1
St. Thomas, the college
north of New York City where Alison teaches, has had its share of
scandals involving its students, staff, and Alison herself, so when a
Resident Director goes missing they keep it quiet by tapping Alison as a
replacement. A stay in the dorms is like hard time and she will do
anything to avoid it. Her way out: Find the reluctant resident and drag
him back.
Luckily, she doesn’t have to look further than the drugs he’s
hidden to get her boyfriend, Detective Bobby Crawford, on the case.
The Only Way to Paradise by G.G. Vandagriff
What causes
picture-perfect suburban Oakwood residents, MacKenzie, Roxie, Sara, and
Georgia to desert their therapist fly off to Florence? Answer: A
romantic Italian movie that prompts Roxie to ask: “If Italy is so
healing and therapeoutic what are we doing in Ohio?”
Even Sara,
the most duty-bound of the group, finally joins the pact they dub “The
Crazy Ladies of Oakwood,” and they all find themselves in Florence a
week later. As they feel themselves embraced by the entire province of
Tuscany, each woman falls and becomes entangled in experiences she could
never have foretold. Not only do they find the fascinating Italian men
that Georgia promised, but new sides to themselves and each other.
Against the glittering background of Florence, their dramas play out:
MacKenzie
returns to her student days as an art historian, discarding her
identity as the controlling Oakwood charity patron and society hostess.
Renewing her acquaintance with the David, she vows to let herself be
sculpted rather than trying to sculpt others. MacKenzie finds not only a
new talent, but a new man who appreciates it, just as her husband
decides to re-enter her life.
Roxie, who has always approached
life as a circus, is drawn unwillingly into a passionate romance with a
gorgeous Italian professor, Stefano. Her physical response to Stefano
taps into lost memories, causing her to literally run from him.. Roxie,
normally a colorful Cubana, senses danger in visions and smells that
resurface of a rotting summerhouse behind her Florida home. With his
nurturing and passionate love, Stefano helps her to face the “broken
piece” inside her.
Sara, a Xanax addict, unveils part of her that
no one but her instructors knows. She is an extraordinarily talented
concert violinist. Normally trapped in the demanding life of an ob-gyn
(scripted for her by her Vietnamese immigrant parents), she is
temporarily freed. She performs for others for the first time, and
experiences unprecedented joy. She also falls in love unexpectedly with
a man who is not only a famous Chinese actor, but has a mysterious side
business. Her defense of him gives her the courage to loose the
vice-like hold of her parents and step into her own script.
Georgia,
a grieving widow, processes her life without Ben and without her violin
career that ended early because of arthritis. Looking for a new passion
in life, she finds that satisfaction comes to her in “giving back” to
those around her the lessons and knowledge she has learned through her
succeses and mistakes in La Dolce Vita. Just as her perspective is
changing, she reunites with her first love, Arturo, and must make a
decision about the direction of her future life.
Though ages have
passed since the rebirth called the Renaissance, Florence still
inspires change by breathing out its creative mix of energy, beauty, and
courage. Where Michelangelo “set free” the David by sculpting a block
of marble, each “crazy lady” finds her exterior “Oakwood” self burnished
away by new experiences, revealing a new self. This burnishing is not a
gentle process, but exuberant Italians help them through it with their
all-embracing agape, or unconditional love. Though they do not know it,
each of them hungers for agape’s healing power. They discover in it a
balm that binds them together and puts them on the road to recovery, the
road that is “The Only Way to Paradise.”
Returning Injury by Becky Due
Rebecca’s life just
keeps getting better. With Jack away on business, she’s looking forward
to four days alone to work on her new client's PR campaign to help women
take back their lives. But her past intrudes. Roy, the man who stalked
and assaulted her years before, has been released from prison. Home
alone in her big, beautiful house out in the country, Rebecca has to
learn to take back her own life while facing her fears and regaining her
strength.
But will she be strong enough when she faces the ultimate
test?
Just Shy of Paradise by Carole Thayne Warburton
When Lily's valuable
fishing pole is stolen, her Native American friend Sky is charged with
the crime.
But things are not always as they seem in this intriguing
tale of romance, secrets, and betrayal.
Dead Ends by Sandra Balzo
Main Street Mystery Series Book #2
Fall arrives early in the
High Country of North Carolina, but journalist AnnaLise Griggs is more
concerned about one particular trio of visitors: Benjamin Rosewood, his
wife Tanja, and their daughter, Suzanne, especially as AnnaLise and Ben
have history.
When two sudden and unexpected deaths occur, AnnaLise must
protect herself and the place she loves as she is forced to confront
how far a person might go to get – and keep – what they believe should
be their own.
Reunion by Jeff Bennington
Twenty years after
surviving a school shooting Tanner Khan and his fellow classmates
reluctantly agree to hold a reunion. Although they suffer from
post-traumatic stress disorder, they come back to their hometown and
reunite in the defunct school building. Old flames are rekindled, fears
are ignited, and their lives are about to explode in a whirlwind of
memories, haunted by the spirit of David Ray, the troubled teen who
killed many of the students.
Once they're inside the school,
they discover that a dark entity has joined them. It has come to collect
a debt long overdue and someone has to pay. Will Tanner and his
classmates overcome their fears, putting the pieces of their lives back
together, or will they be consumed by their worst nightmare?
The Summoner by Layton Green
Domonic Grey Series Book #1
A United States
diplomat disappears in front of hundreds of onlookers while attending a
religious ceremony in the bushveld of Zimbabwe.
Dominic Grey,
Diplomatic Security special agent, product of a violent childhood and a
worn passport, is assigned to investigate. Aiding the investigation is
Professor Viktor Radek, religious phenomenologist and expert on cults,
and Nya Mashumba, the local government liaison.
What Grey
uncovers is a terrifying cult older than Western civilization, the harsh
underbelly of a country in despair, a priest seemingly able to perform
impossibilities, and the identity of the newest target.
Himself.