Some Time Around Four-Thirty


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Some Time Around Four-Thirty is not a romance novel. Dont expect a love story hidden within its pages. Instead, its about Wood and Four-Thirty, two people who coexist, oblivious of the empty lives that they lead. Wood is a onetime college professor, who, after the unexpected death of his fiance and their unborn child, walked straight from a classroom and into a bottle. Four-Thirty, his companion, is an aging prostitute at the end of her career. She, overwhelmed by guilt, is haunted by a deformity caused by a childhood accident, the disappearance of her abusive father, and surrendering a baby for adoption when she herself was a child. Through them we meet Dr. Lap, Woods old college roommate and former colleague, who shows up one day on Woods doorstep, hoping to escape his own demons. Oria is Four-Thirtys second child. She is seeking her own niche, but is thrown off track when she comes face to face with one of her mothers johns. And then theres Jordan, an ex-convict who was abandoned at eight by his adoptive mother, searching for his past. Together, Wood, Four-Thirty, and a host of colorful characters, weave a spicy tale of loss and the search for redemption. Their only obstacle is life itself.




Everyone Here Is Lying


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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door “The most addictive book I've read in ages—so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Family Remains “Lapena is a master of manipulation.” —USA Today Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families. William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he’s been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery’s family declares her missing. Suddenly Stanhope doesn’t feel so safe. And William isn’t the only one on his street who’s hiding a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, Avery's neighbors become increasingly unhinged. Who took Avery Wooler? Nothing will prepare you for the truth.




Harlequin Romantic Suspense January 2018 Box Set


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Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! COLTON BABY RESCUE The Coltons of Red Ridge by Marie Ferrarella A murder, a family feud, a missing suspect—and a couple who can’t deny their attraction. Despite having exact opposite life goals, Carson Gage and Serena Colton can’t resist each other. And when a murderer comes after Serena and her baby, Carson is the only one who can save them! IN THE BODYGUARD’s ARMS Bachelor Bodyguards by Lisa Childs Jordan “Manny” Mannes would rather risk his life than his heart anytime. So finding out that his new assignment—Teddie Plummer—is a supermodel puts quite a wrench in his plans to avoid relationships. But as the danger to Teddie ratchets up, so does the desire, and they might not have a chance to prove their love before a stalker takes them both out—forever! POWER PLAY Wingman Security by Beverly Long When Trey Riker’s old college roommate asks him to check on his little sister, Trey agrees, thinking it’s the least he can do for the man who once saved his life. Kelly McGarry says everything is fine and promises to call her brother. When she suddenly goes missing and her apartment has been trashed, Trey has to earn her trust before he can save her life. SECRET BABY, SECOND CHANCE Sons of Stillwater by Jane Godman Beth Wade walked out on Vincente Delaney sixteen months ago. Now he discovers she has been hiding his baby daughter from him. When Beth is in danger after witnessing a murder, Vincente must save the woman he has always loved to claim the family he never knew he wanted.




Lost Girl


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Do you believe in life after death? Is there a heaven? And if so, is there a place called hell? Most people only want to talk about a nice, happy ending to their existence here on earth. But what if we are actually and truly accountable for our actions after we leave this world? Would that scare you? In my opinion, it should. I should know. There was a time that I was wild and crazy and lived life without concern. I lived a life filled with longing, torment, and despair. One day I died and left my body. For three days, I was taken on a horrific and terrifying journey. What I learned I hope to share with others so they, too, can feel sure of their ultimate resting place. There is a life after death. We are all accountable. The very good news is each one of us can make a conscious decision as to where we go when we die. It’s not easy to get there, to that beautiful place called heaven. But it is in reach for those who love God with all their heart and live a godly life.




Highland Games Murder


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At the biannual Highland Games in the small Texas town of Daunder, bagpipe player Nigel Pauley is ruthlessly stabbed with a sgian dubh, a knife pipers wear as part of their costume. Carl Geiger, a fellow piper and Nigel’s sworn enemy, is the prime suspect. After all, he’d been seen arguing with Nigel just hours before he turned up dead. Carl didn’t do it, but convincing the voluptuous deputy sheriff in charge of the investigation is another matter, which is further complicated by the growing attraction between them. In order to prove his innocence, Carl is determined to find out who actually murdered Nigel, and why. But the deeper he digs, the more people he discovers who might have wanted Nigel dead. Nigel’s last-minute act before he died may lead Carl to Nigel’s murderer—or to his own death.




What Waits for You


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A serial killer lurks in people's homes for hours or days before he strikes... The nightmare descends on a Tuesday. An elderly couple's home is transformed into a scene straight out of a horror film, their mutilated bodies the only clue left behind by the killer—and they are only the unlucky first in a series of impossible crimes. Soon dubbed the Eastside Creeper, the murderer stalks Hollywood, camping out undetected in his victims' homes until he's ready to strike. After killing, he vanishes like smoke. Considered an expert in the grotesque, Detective Tully Jarsdel lands this seemingly unsolvable case. Jarsdel, an academic-turned-cop, is intrigued by the Eastside Creeper. The Creeper's methods are vicious, his path untraceable—nothing about this killer makes sense. But as the murders become more gruesome and the clues more inscrutable, widespread panic sets in. And amid the terror and suspicion, Jarsdel's unconventional investigation may be the only thing left between a killer and a city about to descend into chaos. What Waits for You is the hardboiled detective story of a terrified community, the only cop in LA who might be able to put a stop to the hysteria, and a murderer with nothing left to lose.




Unforced Error


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"A modern-day Nick and Nora, the quick-witted Rep and the literature-loving Melissa trade sophisticated quips that may make readers wish they had paid more attention in English class. Good fun."—Booklist Intellectual property attorneys, romance publishers, and librarians—the very last people you'd expect to be mixed up in murder! Add a pinch of authentic Civil War re-enactors and a sparkling tour of Kansas City, and voilà, a classic yet up-to-the-minute crime. Rep and Melissa Pennyworth head west from Indiana to a re-enactment on a Civil War battle in Kansas City, Missouri. Rep is really in quest on a cutting-edge copyright case connected with romance publishing house Jackrabbit Press. He finds a corpse instead....




Fake Plastic World


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Youth, beauty, and the perils of fame combine in Zara Lisbon's Fake Plastic World, the suspenseful sequel to Fake Plastic Girl. How badly do you want to be famous? What—or who—would you sacrifice? These are the questions Justine Childs is forced to reckon with as the main suspect in the murder of It-girl Eva-Kate Kelly. Not long ago, Eva-Kate drew Justine into her orbit before meeting her untimely end in a Venice Beach canal. Prosecutors and the public want to know: Did Justine, now a social media darling in her own right, kill her celebrity best friend? Can anyone be trusted to tell the truth? Justine has always wanted people to know her name—but not all notoriety is created equal.




Saved Folk in the House


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Told in three parts, a Southern family and their friends grapple with the joys and disappointments of life as a direct result of being raised in a home with strong Christian values.




Hunted


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Two bodies and counting… A mob hit man on the loose… Los Marcos County Sheriff Vincent Tate stands for law and order. Always has. Absolutely nothing deters him from this mission. Not even his cheating wife who ran away with one of the bank VPs. More and more, he’s drawn to his old love, sexy-as-sin pharmacist Abby Fields who’s come back to Kenton Valley to run her late father’s drug store. But he’s not free. Inevitably, they are pulled together the same day an intruder breaks into Abby’s home and two bodies are discovered on Vince’s ranch, complicating and threatening everything. With their lives and his job on the line, he’ll do whatever it takes to find the killer and win Abby’s heart for once and for all.