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We often meet our destiny on the road we take to avoid it. When Eve Gardner was seventeen, she bought a bus ticket to California. The life her parents planned for her was nothing like the life she wanted. She wanted to be as far away from her parents as a road could take her. In less than a month, she had a new name, “Eva,” a new husband, and even a new country. Álvaro Castillo, the accountant for a dangerous drug cartel, had his own reasons for being on that bus. He was on the run, having just killed the man who threatened to expose him as an undercover DEA.

She has no alibi, plenty of motive, and there's DNA evidence linking her to the crime. In Jill Rice's romantic suspense, tenured psychology professor and best-selling author Caroline 'Cal' Cassidy becomes the prime suspect in the brutal murder of her ex-husband, Paul. Assigned to the case is Detective Daniel 'Danny' Chan. His suspicion of Cal is unwavering; he interrogates her, and the more she talks, the more he’s convinced she’s the killer.

After receiving a mysterious letter from a local celebrity, Charlotte Bardot (an investigate author) gets a strange feeling that she can't seem to kick. The sender is a former teacher who gained notoriety after he was left for dead on the side of the highway. Now with one person in prison for that crime and another who can't leave her house, Charlotte realizes that there is something deeper going on.

Living with type one diabetes, navigating teaching, and managing her fractured family history isn’t easy—especially with her mother vanishing five years ago. But Mae’s world turns upside down when her house is broken into, forcing her to seek refuge with her best friend, Pierce. As they face the mystery of who is targeting Mae, their friendship ignites into a temporary romance without the risk of deeper feelings. As Mae and Pierce delve into her past, the lines between friendship and love blur. Mae must navigate a path filled with danger, self-discovery, and heart-wrenching choices.

As Christmas approaches in Raven’s Point, festivities are overshadowed by another shocking murder. When Maybelle delivers a unique set of glass Christmas baubles to a local spa, she stumbles upon the crime scene—along with Peter, the town’s ever-dedicated detective. Despite lingering awkwardness from their recent kiss, Maybelle can't resist getting involved in solving the case.

Their tiny island in the middle of the Pacific had been home for almost four months. But when Liam and Cora are rescued by two Australian sailors who just happened to pass by, they’re thrown headfirst into a new set of challenges. The lives they once knew have blown apart in the whirlwind of their return as relentless media coverage, a vindictive ex-girlfriend, and a demanding filming schedule all test the strong bond they’d worked so hard to grow.

It’s January 1947, and Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, well-known acting couple, invite six theater people–writers, actors, spouses–to Ten Chimneys, their rural Wisconsin estate, to work on a play. But once there, a blizzard strands them far from town without telephone service, though heat and electricity are still working.

Rejoining the private eye business after taking a step back to be a mother, Jane Monterrey finds herself thrust into a complicated mix of cases. Timothy Dawson, suspected of having affair, is arrested by the FBI during her stakeout. Suspicion brews as the wife gets angry about Jane’s results. While sorting that out, a case involving a beer recipe comes to the door. Soon Jane is following a scavenger hunt of clues with a reporter tagging along, avoiding a shady lawyer intent upon finding the same brew. Add to the mix a missing goat, and Jane definitely has a full plate.

Maybelle was hoping for a quiet weekend and maybe a little romance. She and Peter are finally dating, and to her surprise, she’s enjoying it more than she imagined. But when a body turns up at an estate sale, their budding relationship is thrown straight into another investigation. Peter wants to keep their case from clouding their personal lives, but as the leads run cold and their theories begin to clash, the tension between them grows. With a prime suspect Peter is convinced is guilty—and Maybelle not so sure—the line between detective work and dating becomes harder to navigate.

Tucson, Arizona is a place for runaways. Everyone you meet here came from somewhere else and has a story about what they left behind. Blood & Water tells these stories in five alternating first-person narratives: a young mother named Ally, the deliberately childless Tim and Sara, single dad David with a college-bound daughter and David's little sister, Delilah, who shows up on his doorstep with a secret. This novel is about family, in its various manifestations: the one you're born into, the one you choose and the one you create.

Vivienne Taylor is a food blogger with opinions, and zero business sticking her nose into a homicide. But when someone drops dead during a tasting—and Viv ends up a little too close to the poisoned amuse-bouche—she’s suddenly more invested than scribe. And when the detective assigned to the case has a badge, a jawline, and a deeply inconvenient habit of making her pulse race? Things get complicated fast. With a blog to run, a killer on the loose, and exactly zero skills, Viv starts her own investigation. (Okay, fine—she accidentally starts it.

For Sadie Barnes, fear is second nature. Elevators, snakes, parking garages, airplanes, dating, and crowds with more than three people are just a few of the things she avoids at all costs. But when the marketing agency she started with her best friend is on the line, Sadie is willing to do anything to keep their business alive. Even if it means being contractually obligated to do a tandem skydive with Tripp James. Tripp is the CEO of Take the Leap, a company specializing in booking extreme adventures.

Starting college in Chicago is a far cry from her home in Phoenix, but it's exactly what Hailey needs. With her best friend in tow, Hailey embarks on a new adventure into the unknown, but her life is turned upside down when she meets attractive and enigmatic Ryan on her first day. Finding romance on her first day of school should be a sign of good luck, but soon Hailey finds that Ryan might not be all he appears.

Indie Clizby’s speech disorder controls her mouth around attractive men. She can’t help but mention a man’s hotness levels, her family drama, and how long it’s been since she was last kissed. She avoids the opposite sex by researching day and night, wanting nothing more than to discover a cure for cancer—she made a promise long ago that she would.

Malia Kahale is ready to start her career as a professional volleyball player. She knew her team, the Thunderbirds, would have to share the arena with the Manticores hockey team, but she didn’t expect their outright hostility over it. Especially not from their captain—Alex Dionis. To defuse tensions, the two are asked to give an interview together, hoping to boost ticket sales and temporarily put aside their rivalry for the sake of their teams. Malia plans to ignore the grumpy hockey captain and focus on the upcoming season opener… that is until their interview goes viral.

When Richard Jackson goes missing in the small town of Raven’s Point, the entire community is baffled. Helen Wright discovers his body in a freezer, revealing that Richard didn’t disappear—he was murdered. Maybelle, having been reprimanded before for interfering with police investigations, vows to conduct her sleuthing in secret this time.

Getting lost is where our story begins. Not only did we get lost and spin off the road, we were also stalked by a moose, and our pet skunk, Cooper, darted out, ready to tackle said moose into oblivion. Fate, however, had different plans in the form of a flannel wearing knight named Arlo. I get the feeling this big, grumpy bear is all soft edges on the inside.

Macy is flying back home to Colorado from college to be the Maid of Honor for her sister's Christmas Wedding. It is not until she arrives to the chalet her parents rented for the wedding party that she learns HE will be there. Jordan, the guy she is trying to avoid, is not just the grooms best man—he is also the guy who Macy saved the life of many years ago.

Hockey runs in my blood. My father coached and played, my mother coached, and all my brothers play. So landing a social media manager job with The Wolfmont Vikings is a dream come true. But like any fairytale will tell you, there’s always something…or in my case, somebody trying to get in the way. And my problem’s name is Lucas Sarkozy. “The bad boy of the league”. He has his sights set on me and is ready to take me down. But one steamy time in the locker room…and things have changed. Can we score a goal? Or will this end in the penalty box?

Nikki Malone’s life is on track. She can balance school, sports, and a thriving social life without breaking a sweat. What she can’t do is keep her heart rate from skyrocketing when Brad Matthews starts sitting next to her in class.