Patricia Santomasso
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"You'll get lost in the pages of this lush, entertaining story." —Ellen Marie Wiseman, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Willowbrook
Perfect for readers of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Kate Morton, this sophisticated, atmospheric debut spins a bewitching web of ruthless ambition, family secrets, and the consequences of forbidden love, as an ambitious American actress snags the starring role in a...
Perfect for readers of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Kate Morton, this sophisticated, atmospheric debut spins a bewitching web of ruthless ambition, family secrets, and the consequences of forbidden love, as an ambitious American actress snags the starring role in a...
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Dogged determination and DNA leads Detective Lindsey Wade and her team to the truth behind a thirty-two-year old cold case.
In 1986, a young girl in Tacoma, Washington, Jennifer Bastian, went out for a bike ride in a local park and never came home. Later her body was found, mutilated and lifeless, but the case went cold, and Jennifer's killer was free.
The senseless killing of an innocent girl
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Are your words and your body telling the same story? Discover the impact that nonverbal behavior has on communication
Much of a message's meaning comes through what's not being said. To master the art of clear communication, you need to be able to read others' body language and remain mindful of the messages your own gestures, movements, and facial expressions are sending. Body Language For Dummies shows you how to interpret nonverbal cues at work...
4) Unseen, The
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Elwyn is remarkably unremarkable, and she prefers it that way. Perhaps it is a talent owed to the training of the notorious syndicate that reared her, or it may be a gift from her invisible friend-a clever and capricious creature who, unlike most invisible friends, has only grown more real with time. Either way, Elwyn's unremarkability is about to fail her. Upon absconding to the tiny town of Amblewick in search of a quiet, uneventful life, she catches...
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They thought the worst was over-but they were wrong.
When Police Chief Cassidy Chambers arrives at a grisly crime scene, she's shocked at where the evidence leads. Then the threats start coming. Threats against her. Threats that could upend her life.
As more clues are uncovered, a sinister plot is revealed, and Cassidy fears the little girl in her care may be tangled in a deadly scheme. Cassidy and her husband, Ty, will do anything to protect the...
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Mystery. Magic. Witch school. Students are dying to get in.
My whole world changed when I started the new school year. We moved to a new place, I started the new grade, but everything about this small town feels a little… off. Including my aunt. We've been together forever, just the two of us against the world. But this is where she and Mom grew up. Family secrets are thick in the air.
Luckily, there's Spade.
Wait. Is lucky the right word?
The cocky-boy...
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A call for help draws Police Chief Cassidy Chambers deep into a wooded, isolated area on Lantern Beach. What she finds shakes her to the core-a friend is bleeding out, and his last words before dying are: They know.
Figuring out who killed her friend and what his final words meant becomes Cassidy's mission. Have members of the notorious gang that placed a bounty on her head discovered her new life? Or is someone else trying to teach her a twisted...
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Two days after arriving in Iceland for a promotional trip, Instagram influencer Alabama Wood goes missing. With no leads, the Icelandic police start their investigation by focusing on the two influencers seemingly closest to Alabama on the trip: Celeste Reed, Alabama's best friend of ten years, and Hollie Goodwin, fitness guru and Alabama's unwilling idol. Celeste and Alabama have grown apart recently because Celeste has been too distracted by her...
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Hunted by a killer...
with a K-9 standing guard.
After witnessing several murders, Natalie Pearson narrowly dodges death but knows the killer is still out there-searching for her. And even her sister's remote cabin in the Smoky Mountains can't keep her safe. After fleeing into the woods, she runs into former detective Andrew Moore and his K-9. Trusting Andrew is Natalie's only chance for survival, but together they must outwit a relentless villain...before...
10) Face
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Life is competitive; all the best babies are designed now.
Schuyler and Madeline Burroughs have the perfect Face-rich and powerful enough to assure their dominance in society.
But in SchAddie's household, cracks are beginning to appear. Schuyler is bored and taking risks. Maddie is becoming brittle, her happiness ever more fleeting. And their menial is fighting the most bizarre compulsions.
In Face, skin color is an aesthetic choice designed by...
11) Extra Normal
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It's hard to fight the supernatural when you're naturally "un-super." This chilling middle grade is perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark...even if they don't have any special powers.
Charlie Greer is nothing special—at least not compared to her adopted siblings. Her younger sister is a ghost. Her brother Mateo is a werewolf. Gideon is the product of seriously sketchy experiments that...
Charlie Greer is nothing special—at least not compared to her adopted siblings. Her younger sister is a ghost. Her brother Mateo is a werewolf. Gideon is the product of seriously sketchy experiments that...
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"When Fern Douglas sees the news about Astrid Sullivan, a thirty-four-year-old missing woman from Maine, she is positive that she knows her. Fern's husband is sure it's because of Astrid's famous kidnapping - and equally famous return - twenty years ago, but Fern has no memory of that, even though it happened an hour outside her New Hampshire hometown, where she's returning for the week to help her father pack for a move. And when Astrid appears in...
13) Aria of Betrayal
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Cora gave up everything to stay alive. Her relationship, her home, and her actual life.
She didn't even get a t-shirt to go with her ethically murky career path and the two foster kids who crash landed in her life.
Parenting the powerful comes with growing pains no one could prepare Cora for.
Andrew has run back to the cult she helped him and Andrea escape from. Andrea is sure that Andrew has gone back to prove his usefulness and take down the...
14) Growing Fangs
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Cora has found herself in a pickle. Namely, she's dying.
No one can change the hand that fate deals, yet Cora is offered a choice when she reaches the limits of what medicine can do to keep her alive.
Will she defy fate and agree to an attempt to transform her into a vampire?
The odds of success aren't good. Not to mention that vampires have earned a nasty reputation.
To prevent their history of hunting humans, torture, and mad science experiments...
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Cora survived the process that turned her into a vampire. She's not sure yet if that qualifies as a good thing.
Survival was only the beginning. Adjusting to her new reality comes with a new set of extenuating circumstances that Cora must navigate with caution. First step: avoid going into the "family business" and becoming an assassin.
A soulless killer's life is not for her, despite how it looks on the surface. Revenge is a different story . ....
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Each house has a history. Each person has a secret. Each turn of events leads to danger.
Come back to me.
Cole Dalton's wife, Caroline, had the words etched onto a pendant for him. Each time he deployed overseas as a military bomb tech, she stitched the pendant into his uniform. Cole returned safely from the battlefield . . . only to bury his wife after a tragic car accident.
Cole moves into their beachside cottage to both heal and find closure after...
17) Desperate Search
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Love Inspired brings readers a thrilling collection of Inspirational K-9 suspense stories to meet reader demand for this top-selling romance theme.
“Following the Trail” by Lynette Eason. Lacey Jefferson's search for her missing sister quickly turns into a murder investigation-thrusting Lacey and her search-and-rescue K-9, Scarlett, into a killer's sights. Now teaming up with her ex-boyfriend, Sheriff Creed Payne, is the only way to discover the...
18) Uncanny Vows
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Following the events of the high-stakes and propulsive Uncanny Times, Rosemary and Aaron Harker, along with their supernatural hound Botherton, have been given a new assignment to investigate…but the Harkers believe it's a set-up, and there's something far more ancient and deadly instead.
Rosemary and Aaron Harker have been effectively, unofficially sidelined. There is no way to be certain, but they suspect their superiors know that their report...
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Peril at Christmas awaits…in these gripping Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit novellas
A Christmas skiing retreat turns treacherous when Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit officer Veronica Eastwood's sister is kidnapped-and only rival officer Parker Walsh can help her in Katy Lee's Yuletide Ransom. And in Sharee Stover's explosive Holiday Rescue Countdown, K-9 officers Dylan Jeong and Brandie Weller must race against the clock when they face a Christmas...
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Tracking Stolen Treasures
A criminal conspiracy. A kidnapped suspect. Can a K-9 team uncover the truth?
To expose a vicious jewel-theft ring, undercover FBI agent Alena Sanchez pursues a prime suspect at a mountain resort. Only the woman vanishes-forcing Alena to team up with search and rescue officer Hank Miller and his K-9 to save her. But with the criminals setting lethal traps, Alena and Hank are running out of time to catch the culprits...