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2024
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Nicole Oruwari has the perfect life: a handsome husband, a palatial house in the heart of Lagos and a glamorous group of friends. She left London and a troubled family past behind to become part of a community of expat wives. But when Nicole disappears without a trace after a boat trip, the cracks in her so-called perfect life start to show. As the investigation turns up nothing but dead ends, her aunt Claudine flies to Nigeria to take matters into...
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BJ Owens can't calm the anger she still feels toward Ransom. After all, he used her years before to prove a friend was trading secrets to the enemy. But when a child trafficker goes after a family member, she must accept Ransom's help to keep the girl safe. Ronald "Ransom" McNeely is after a demon – the man responsible for the murder of his sixteen-year-old granddaughter. When he discovers the next possible victim will be a relative of BJ Owens,...
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With a hurricane menacing in the gulf, reporter Kate Bennett and Detective Peter Johnson find themselves caught in a life-or-death struggle against an escaped prisoner hell-bent on revenge. Tommy Gage murdered his parents on Kate's first day at the Galveston Gazette. Her reporting on the crime thwarted the teen's escape, giving Peter a chance to arrest him. When he breaks out of jail on the eve of his trial, they're convinced he has bigger plans than...
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"It's everything you want from a thriller-and then some. Hugely enjoyable." -Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author
They say the camera never lies. But on this show, you can't trust anything you see.
Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they've signed up for.
Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won't just be eliminated - they'll be exposed...
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Discover a Tale of Faith, Courage, and Redemption in "All Things Together," a Christian Romantic Suspense from Rebecca Hartt
-Present Day, Virginia Beach, Virginia and Savannah, Georgia-
In this last installment of the Acts of Valor Series, Emma Stuart's world is turned upside down when her three beloved sons are abducted right before her eyes. With the police more focused on framing Emma than on finding her boys, she turns to the one man she's...
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Warning: Language and sexual content. 16+)Sophie has enough problems in her life without Spencer turning her blood to fire, without his eyes freezing and burning her, without his hatred of her. Since his migration into the house next to hers, Sophia Valdez isn't sure whether she wants to toss him under a bus or kiss that smirking mouth of his. But even as the temperature rises around them, leaping flames of passion, want and desire,everything either...
7) Doves
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My lifelong captivation with doves, emblems of peace and purity, inspires this tale. Like the sky, which can shift from serene to stormy without warning, we often overlook moments of tranquillity, failing to savour them. In the same way, a pristine white sheet is destined to be sullied, a dove's life is finite, as is the peace it represents.
In a world where time crumbles and facades are the norm, Joshua Jones is thrust into a web of deception that...
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To follow the job of her dreams, Phoebe takes the dramatic step of leaving her marriage to fly to Canberra, full of hope and excitement. She soon learns that the path she has chosen is not for the faint-hearted. Almost immediately, her ideals are shattered, and she realises that, to survive, she must emulate the treachery of those around her to keep her job and to save face with those back home who had little confidence that she could or should have...
9) Baal
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Walter, a retired school teacher, is troubled by a recurring dream involving a bloody satanic ritual. He is invited to a museum featuring a collection of ancient artworks. Strange occurrences at the museum send he and his friends looking for a rational explanation. Their search leads them to India, where they are forced to partake in the very ritual he had dreamed about.
Father Grayson becomes involved in the effort to exorcise the evil that...
10) In A Small Town
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Even in a small town, secrets can't hide forever...The shotgun blast catches Detective Matthew Longo bysurprise. His world unravels into a nightmare that seemingly won't end.Murder, rapes, pedophiles, the small town of Hutchville, N.Y. ischanging. It is up to him to make a difference.While partner Donny Mello is in Italy attending a family funeral for someone"connected," a beautiful F.B.I. agent waits to question Donny about hisfamily business. What...
11) Defection
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Jake and Jane O'Shea, a young married couple fresh out of college, end up teaching at the same local high school in Jake's hometown. As a high-ranking black belt, Jake is asked by his Grandmaster, Hye Bak, to help one of Bak's Korean colleagues with a trip across the globe to Russia. After Jake insists that Jane accompany him on the trip, they meet with none other than the president of the Russian Federation, who instructs Jake to help with some...
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Nick Polchak must stop a terrorist from causing a global ecological nightmare. Two beautiful women from Nick's past are competing for his heart. He's not sure which impending disaster makes him more nervous. When forensic entomologist Nick Polchak is called to the scene of a murder on a small organic farm in North Carolina, he is astonished to find that, the victim's estranged wife is an old friend, a woman he once worked with a woman he once had...
13) My Last Lie
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From the author of The Darkest Summer. "Compelling, engaging, dark and bloody twisted-this psychological thriller will give you an adrenaline rush!" -CrimeBookJunkie
New beginnings. Old secrets . . .
Theo and Pilar. The perfect couple. Successful, beautiful and very much in love.
Until a year ago-and the tragedy that nearly tore them apart.
When their baby died, a part of them died with him. Now they're trying to rebuild themselves,...
14) To Feel Again
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Reclusive widow Jenny Hamilton lives close to nature, far from the nearest town, raising cattle, writing and weaving until she pulls a near-drowned man from the creek and cares for him while he heals. Engineer Tom Driscoll hopes to bring Jenny out of her shell, but this victim of an abusive marriage refuses to trust any man.Someone from is sending anonymous threats to Jenny and she thinks they have to do with her late husband. Should she expect the...
15) The Beachcombers
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from USA Today Bestselling Author Stephanie QueenEx-special ops legend Dane Blaise takes on a new partner for a kidnapping case, gorgeous Scotland Yard detective Shana George. Mistake? Maybe.Dane is a protector, the kind of man who would have been a knight in shining armor in the days of castles and kings.He's also a risk-taker, the kind of man who would have been a swashbuckler in the days of pirates.Seemingly invincible, he leads the life of a...
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This suburbanite is about to meet a dashing spy...
Isabel "Stan" Stanley is stuck in a rut in the DC suburbs. As a wannabe romance writer, she hopes a sexy muse falls into her lap. But she never expected a handsome spy to dive through her sunroof...
Pursued by a hail of bullets, international CIA Agent Kelvin Kapone didn't have plans to make friend. But when his latest mission puts him in the bewildering burbs, the charming Stan is a surprisingly...
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Four lost souls on a collision course with either disaster or redemption. A random community of Faces in the Fire.Meet Kurt, a truck-driver-turned-sculptor with no memory of his past. Corinne, an e-mail spammer whose lymphoma isn't responding to treatment. Grace, a tattoo artist with an invented existence and a taste for heroin. And Stan, a reluctant hit man haunted by his terrifying gift for killing.They don't know each other, at least not yet. But...
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"Absence of Intent" is a romantic drama of a young Boston family forced to grapple with many of life's challenging circumstances including their careers, friendships, politics, affairs, mishaps, and birth of a child. There are complicating factors that produce much anxiety, tension and remorse. The family shows the willpower and tenacity to overcome their difficulties, but there is a persistent struggle for redemption and escape from haunting memories.This...
19) Bellum Sanctum
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Parallel discoveries of a God-like power inflame a thousand-year-old hatred. Radical science and religious fervour combine in a new form of terror…
When former eco-warrior Dr Daniel Bayford discovers something extraordinary in the hills of Southern France, he and meteorologist Dr Kara Williams become the unwitting targets of a powerful secret guild and the world's most-wanted terrorist group.
Bizarre events, betrayal, and stubborn curiosity propel...
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The fate of a continent rests on one devastating battle-and the daring of the special forces soldiers on its front lines.
The Eighth Army, gathering its strength in the Nile delta, was preparing for a major assault against the combined forces of Rommel's Afrika Korps.
One of the places the Korps occupied was the little port of Qaba, two hundred miles to the west of Cairo. British Lieutenant-Colonel George Hockold saw great potential in...
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