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The Monterey Peninsula is rocked when a killer begins to leave roadside crosses beside local highways -- not in memoriam, but as announcements of his intention to kill. And to kill in particularly horrific and efficient ways: using the personal details about the victims that they've carelessly posted in blogs and on social networking websites. The case lands on the desk of Kathryn Dance, the California Bureau of... (more)

Vanilla Ride

by Joe R. Lansdale

"There's no bullshit in a Joe Lansdale book. There's everything a good story needs, and nothing it doesn't. Joe pulls up the truck, says, 'Get in the back, we're going for a ride.'You know it might get a little scary and it might get a little crazy, but you get in, because you know in the end, it's going to be a fun ride."--Christopher Moore, New York Times Bestselling Author of A Dirty Job and Fool In... (more)

Hired: The Italian's Bride

by Donna Alward

Mariella Ross has built a new life for herself at the Fiori Cascade hotel, and she isn't going to allow the new owner's devil-may-care attitude to disrupt her hard work! Even if Luca Fiori's laid-back charm and infectious smile are giving her butterflies…. Luca's showing Mari a side of life she's almost forgotten. Overcoming her dark past won't be easy, but with Luca by her side, Mari's beginning to feel that... (more)

Knight in Blue Jeans (Silhouette Romantic Suspense)

Knight in Blue Jeans (Silhouette Romantic Suspense)

by Evelyn Vaughn

When he quit a powerful secret society, Smith Donnell lost his fortune—and walked away from love. Beautiful heiress Arden Leigh deserved a man who could give her everything. Not a high-society outcast with nothing to his name and a bull's-eye on his back. But when Arden's curiosity made her the society's new target, Smith had to protect her—and win back her trust. Convincing Arden to let him back into her life... (more)

The Chief Ranger (Harlequin American Romance Series)

The Chief Ranger (Harlequin American Romance Series)

by Rebecca Winters

The last of his line, Vance Rossiter lives by a powerful code of honor. That's why the Yosemite chief ranger is troubled by a tragedy that happened on his watch—one he should have prevented. The arrival of Rachel Darrow only adds salt to the wound. Until Vance meets her orphaned nephew… Six-year-old Nicky thinks Vance is some kind of hero. Rachel sees only the man who was in charge when her brother perished on... (more)

The Cowboy's Second Chance (Silhouette Special Edition)

The Cowboy's Second Chance (Silhouette Special Edition)

by Christyne Butler

Landon Cartwright was a hero in Maggie Stevens's eyes. The roving cowboy showed up just in time to rescue the Crescent Moon owner from the men trying to steal her land. But the longer the sexy-as-sin loner stayed—working her ranch and bonding with her daughter—the more Maggie knew she was setting herself up for heartbreak…. Haunted by tragedy, Landon Cartwright came to Destiny looking for a job. He didn't expect... (more)

A Holiday Romance (Harlequin Superromance)

A Holiday Romance (Harlequin Superromance)

by Carrie Alexander

A summer holiday in the desert—what had she been thinking? Extreme heat? Scorpions? Senior citizens? Check. This home-swap vacation had seemed like such a great idea at the time…. Huh. Yet Alice Potter might actually get the romantic adventure she's only ever dreamed about, as resort manager Kyle Jarreau sends her adrenaline into overdrive. Sadly, the resort frowns on socializing with guests, and Kyle has always... (more)

The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play • Illustrations from... (more)

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

In the world of the near future, who will control women's bodies? Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births,... (more)

In Death: Book 27

Born in Death

by J. D. Robb

Eve Dallas has a grisly double homicide to solve when two young lovers-both employees of the same prestigious accounting firm-are brutally killed on the same night. It doesn't leave Eve a lot of leftover time to put together a baby shower for her buddy Mavis, but that's supposedly what friends are for. Now Mavis needs another favor. Tandy Willowby, one of the moms-to-be in Mavis's birthing class, didn't show... (more)

Tower and Hive: Book 5

The Tower and the Hive

by Anne McCaffrey

The long-awaited final volume in the New York Times bestselling Rowan saga. For generations, the descendents of the powerful telepath known as the Rowan have used their various Talents to help mankind--some are powerful telepaths, others can teleport through space, others are empathic healers. The clan has grown powerful. They have led Earth to ally itself with the alien Mrdini, and together the two races... (more)

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Matthew Sweet.Walter Hartright's mysterious midnight encounter with the woman in white draws him into a vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue.

In Death: Book 31

Strangers in Death

by J. D. Robb

The new novel in the #1 New York Times -bestselling series. Technology may be different in 2060 New York, yet the city is still a place of many cultures and great divides. But as ever, some murders receive more attention than others-especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman, found in his Park Avenue apartment, tied to the bed-and strangled- with cords of black velvet. It doesn't... (more)

In Death: Book 33

Salvation in Death

by J. D. Robb

Ancient church rituals meet cutting- edge crime solving in the latest novel in the #1 New York Times –bestselling series that’s “ Law & Order: SVU —in the future” ( Entertainment Weekly ) . In the year 2060, sophisticated investigative tools can help catch a killer. But there are some questions even the most advanced technologies cannot answer. Ridley Pearson has praised J. D. Robb’s suspense as “taut”... (more)

Tribute

by Nora Roberts

Roberts sets her underwhelming latest in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, where former child star Cilla McGowan rehabs her famous grandmother's long-neglected farm. Cilla's movie-star grandmother, the Marilyn Monroe–like Janet Hardy, who died mysteriously on the farm at age 39, haunts Cilla as she transforms the former hideaway of the rich and famous into habitable living space and tries to resolve whether Janet... (more)

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Roadside Crosses

by Jeffery Deaver

Vanilla Ride

by Joe R. Lansdale

Hired: The Italian's Bride

by Donna Alward

Knight in Blue Jeans (Silhouette Romantic Suspense)

by Evelyn Vaughn

The Chief Ranger (Harlequin American Romance Series)

by Rebecca Winters

The Cowboy's Second Chance (Silhouette Special Edition)

by Christyne Butler

A Holiday Romance (Harlequin Superromance)

by Carrie Alexander

The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

Born in Death

by J. D. Robb

The Tower and the Hive

by Anne McCaffrey

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

Strangers in Death

by J. D. Robb

Salvation in Death

by J. D. Robb

Tribute

by Nora Roberts