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Charlotte and Thomas Pitt: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
by Anne PerryIn this short story, the New York Times–bestselling author delves into the private lives and personal histories of her &“extremely congenial characters&” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). It is 1912, and Peter Naylor calls at the home of Lady Vespasia Cumming-Gould, longtime friend of Thomas Pitt and his wife, Charlotte. Clouds are gathering in Europe, and the prime minister is considering Thomas to head up the country&’s intelligence services—the king is not as enthusiastic about the idea. Thus it is Naylor&’s responsibility to investigate the investigator—not only his career as a renowned police detective, but his humble family origins, his relationship with his wellborn wife, his likes, dislikes, strengths, and weaknesses. And the highly observant and mischievously candid Lady Vespasia is the ideal woman to ask . . . &“Pitt&’s compassion and Charlotte&’s cleverness make them compatible sleuths.&” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Charlotte's Story: A Bliss House Novel (Bliss House)
by Laura BenedictStep back into Bliss House, the yellow-brick Virginia mansion with a disreputable, dangerous past, that even the sheen of 1950's domesticity cannot hide... The fall of 1957 in southern Virginia was a seemingly idyllic, even prosperous time. A young housewife, Charlotte Bliss, lives with her husband, Hasbrouck Preston “Press” Bliss, and their two young children, Eva Grace and Michael, in the gorgeous Bliss family home. On the surface, theirs seems a calm, picturesque life, but soon tragedy befalls them: four tragic deaths, with apparently simple explanations. But nothing is simple if Bliss House is involved. How far will Charlotte go to discover the truth? And how far will she get without knowing who her real enemy is? Though Bliss House may promise to give its inhabitants what they want, it never gives them exactly what they expect.
Charmed
by Leona KarrSTIRRING UP THE PAST...After her sister was attacked and left for dead, Ashley Davis traveled to the remote Greystone Island in search of answers. But identifying her sister's assailant while on the imposing and mysterious Langdon estate seemed impossible-especially when she sensed a sinister force lurking in the shadows.COULD GET HER KILLEDNow the only way to uncover the truth-and stay alive-was to join forces with Brad Taylor, the island's mysterious police officer. But forging this unlikely union with the one man who made her pulse race seemed even more frightening than the long-buried secrets of the past that were about to resurface....
Charmed (Orca Soundings)
by Carrie MacIzzy's mother works far away and leaves Izzy at home, alone with Rob the Slob. Angry at her mother and trying to deal with school, friends and the attentions of charismatic Cody Dillon, Izzy finds her life swirling out of control. Coerced into putting out to help Cody, Izzy finds she is one in a long line of girls ensnared in prostitution, with no way to escape. Believing that her mother will come for her, Izzy manages to fight back and, when the chance appears, make a run for it.
Charmed Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery (A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery #18)
by Carolyn HainesUSA Today bestselling author Carolyn Haines will once again delight readers with Charmed Bones, the next sparkling Sarah Booth Delaney mystery.Zinnia, Mississippi is rife with quirky characters, but the arrival of three sister witches—and their intention to open a Wiccan boarding school—sets the small town on its ear. And bodies begin to accumulate as a result. Faith, Hope, and Charity Harrington are sexy and smart. They’re setting up their boarding school in an old dairy—a piece of property with tremendous development potential. And they’re standing in the way of “progress,” according to some in the town.When young Corey Fontana goes missing, Delaney Detective Agency is hired to find the youth—who’s well known as a local hooligan. His mother, Kitten Fontana, who is married to the kind of land development, believes the witches have abducted her son and makes no bones about it. She’s willing to pay hard cash to find her son, especially if she can implicate the witches in his disappearance.When Sarah Booth Delaney and her partner, Tinkie Richmond, find Corey, unharmed, it is only the beginning of a series of events that include midnight dances under a full moon, love potions, and murder. Are the sister witches criminals… or victims? Do they truly have magical powers, as they claim? Sarah Booth and Tinkie must find the answer before more people are harmed.
Charmed Circle
by Carol SmithPrepare to be gripped by unrelenting suspense. Prepare to be touched by a tidal force of emotion. This is the story of seven strangers, each escaping reality, who meet by chance in a tropical paradise that holds more promise and more peril than any one of them could have imagined. JOANNA: From the gloom of a London doctors' practice, she takes a spontaneous holiday to a Caribbean world of scorching sun, silver sand, and a tantalizingly beckoning blue sea. "The world is full of hypochondriacs," warns her boyfriend, urging her to keep quiet about her job. But Jo is not the only one concealing the truth. Among the enchanting and diverse bunch of characters she meets, it turns out one is playing a deadly game of charade. LOWELL, an American lawyer, and VINCENT, an art dealer from Amsterdam, share a close and long-standing relationship while mainraining separate lives and private worlds that scarcely overlap. CORA LOUISE and FONTAINE: Mother-anddaughter socialites from Charleston, South Carolina, they travel the world together, keeping up appearances, dreading the exposure of their own murky secret. JESSICA: A music festival organizer from England, she mourns a lost love she dares not discuss and risks rebuff when she confesses things. By mutual consent, the vacation becomes an annual event as close friendships develop, and the group starts to meet on each other's home ground. Yet the Caribbean sunshine has its darker side. Someone is on the trail of a killer and several will die before that trail comes to an end...
Charmed Wolf (Wolves Of Whiskey Hollow Ser. #1)
by Lia DavisPower is her greatest weakness, but love could be her salvation. Dana Hutson is about to make one of the toughest decisions of her life: walking away from her twin and her Pack. But the anger of her late mate’s betrayal burns deep, and her guilt threatens to push her over the edge. Combined with the magic she was born with intensifying to a lethal level, she has no choice but to leave Whiskey Hollow in search of her inner peace. But what she finds could be more than she bargained for.Cooper Reed will do anything to keep his sister and adopted daughter safe from the demented rogue Alpha of the Bloodrose Creek Pack. That includes killing anyone who threatens his family and going on the run. He is willing to do whatever it takes. He isn’t prepared to find his mate in the midst of the chaos.When even more secrets and dangers come to light, Dana and Cooper must band together to stop the rogue and his minions before all is lost. But will their bond be enough to harness the power needed to defeat such a foe?
Charmed and Dangerous
by Kelsey RobertsWANTEDHe hadn't needed some dossier to remember FBI agent J. J. Barnes. Killer looks. Killer body. Killer instincts. She could take care of herself.Officially, U.S. Marshal Cody Landry led a detail to ensure J.J. lived to deliver testimony against the Russian mob that had tried to assassinate her once already. Unofficially, he was to lure the assassins into the open...using J.J. as bait. Cody hated the idea. Because more primal than his urge to protect this woman was his desire to possess her. But an affair, with secrets still between them, would be wrong.Even deadly.
Charmed and Dangerous: Charmed And Dangerous/mission: Irresistible
by Lori WildeThe second sexy, contemporary romantic comedy from the author of "License to Thrill." When Maddie Cooper's thrill-seeking twin sister disappears, Maddie charges furiously into FBI agent David Marshall's art-and-forgery investigation and later falls into his arms. Original.
Charmed by the Wolf
by Kristal HollisThe Wolfan's Redemption... Wolf pack sentinel Tristan Durrance firmly believes happily and mated don't go together. Until Penelope Buchanan arrives at Walker's Run Resort. Nel's undeniably gorgeous...and human. Tristan should steer clear of her. But she awakens an indescribable longing in him; one he can't resist. Nel's ready to explore new things, and Tristan is one of them. But despite the visceral attraction between them, Nel senses he's keeping some powerful secrets. Tristan will do anything to protect Nel. But he also knows the beast within him won't stay hidden forever.
Charmed to Death: An Ophelia and Abby Mystery (The Ophelia & Abby Mysteries #3)
by Shirley DamsgaardAn Iowa librarian and her grandmother use their paranormal gifts to stop a serial killer in this mystery by the author of Witch Way to Murder. Ophelia Jensen’s good witch granny Abigail revels in her paranormal powers. But Ophelia never asked for her bothersome psychic abilities—especially since they proved worthless when the thirty-something librarian’s best friend Brian was murdered by a still-unknown assailant.Now, five years later, another friend is gone, killed in almost identical fashion. Even dear old Abby isn’t safe, distracted as she is by her fight to prevent a massive, mega-polluting pig-farming operation from invading their small Iowa town. And Ophelia can’t count on her snarling, scoffing nemesis, police detective Henry Comacho, to get the job done, so she’ll have to take matters into her own hands. Because a common thread to the crimes—and a possible next victim—is suddenly becoming troublingly apparent . . . and it’s Ophelia Jensen herself!Praise for Charmed to Death“This is a very special mystery in an enchanting series, as Ophelia and Abby perform magic in the traditional Bell, Book and Candle methodology.” —Harriet Klausner
Charmed: The Donovan Legacy (Donovan Legacy #3)
by Nora RobertsAVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIMEAnastasia Donovan has a very special gift - but it comes with a great burden. She's an empath - a healer - but her power has a dangerous side. She has spent years hiding away, trying to protect herself and her magic at all costs. When widower Boone Sawyer moves in next door Ana finds it hard to ignore the instant, powerful connection that passes between them. Perhaps the time has come to open up to love at last? But when a sudden and shocking accident puts a child's future at stake, Ana knows she cannot deny her powers - even thought it could cost her Boone's love, and even risk her life...Charmed can be read as a mesmerising standalone novel. It is also the third book in The Donovan Legacy, which features cousins Morgana, Sebastian, Anastasia and Liam. The series begins with Captivated and Entranced and is completed with Enchanted - all now available as eBooks for the first time.Includes a preview of Enchanted
Charms and Chocolate Chips
by Bailey CatesA HALF-BAKED HEX Between brewing magically spiced treats at Honeybee Bakery and volunteering with a local conservation group, Katie Lightfoot barely has time to see her firefighter boyfriend, Declan McCarthy, much less delve further into her destiny as a witch. But avoiding her fate wont be as easy as whipping up a new recipe--especially when Katie finds herself once again mixed up in murder. When a fellow volunteer for the conservation group is found dead, Katies mystical senses tell her that theres more to the death than meets the eye. Her suspicions are confirmed when members of her coven are targeted next. Katie will have to embrace her powers quickly. . . or she may find herself chewed up and spit out by some serious black magic.
Charmée de vous rencontrer: Une Petite Enquête des Sorcières de Westwick (Les Petites Enquêtes Surnaturelles des Sorcières de Westwick #1)
by Colleen Cross Elise DelahayeMÉFIEZ-VOUS DE VOS RÊVES… Une Petite Enquête Surnaturelle Des Sorcières de Westwick Les millionnaires morts, ce n’est pas terrible pour le business ! Voilà la complainte qu’adresse la Tante Pearl à Cen quand un cadavre est découvert dans le petit hôtel familial de Westwick Corners. Et pourtant, pour Cen, ce ne sont pas ses oignons. Elle vit une vie ordinaire à l’écart de sa famille surnaturelle pour une bonne raison. Elle a réussi à trouver un fiancé et un job tout à fait ordinaires sans user de magie, et aucun meurtre local inopportun n’est de taille à changer cette existence si confortable. Même si la ville toute entière accuse maintenant la Tante Pearl d’avoir assassiné son hôte. Même si son fiancé se comporte étrangement et dit voir des fantômes. Même si le nouveau shérif sexy de la ville, Tyler Gates, la traite comme la plus ensorcelante de toutes les sorcières… Si vous aimez les petits romans policiers infusés avec de bonnes doses d’humour et de surnaturel, vous adorerez celui-ci et ses sorcières ! Les livres de cette série sont des œuvres à part et peuvent être lus dans n’importe quel ordre.
Charon's Landing
by Jack DubrulTerrorists are trying to blow up the Alaskan oil pipe line and Mercer must stop them.
Charon's Net
by Rachel Christina Hopkinson Gemma Herrero VirtoThe corpses of several teenage girls are turning up, abandoned and brutally mutilated, in isolated locations around the Spanish province of Biscay, in the Basque Country. There are no leads on the killer; nobody knows anything about the mysterious assailant, and the only thing that the victims have in common with each other is that they are all lonely young girls. The investigation brings the young medical examiner Natalia Egaña, along with the murder detective Carlos Vega, to discover that the killer contacts their victims via the Internet. Using the pseudonym of ‘Charon’, the murderer gradually closes in on them, finding out their most intimate secrets, and winning their love, until finally arranging a lethal date.
Charred: An Ellie Macintosh Thriller (Detective Ellie MacIntosh #2)
by Kate WattersonIt's the hottest summer on record. The streets are shimmering, walking outside is like walking into a furnace, and yet, someone is still setting fires. Milwaukee homicide detective Ellie MacIntosh is called to an arson scene and finds bewildered home owners, an unidentified corpse, and cryptic clues. Is it a random killing? The ritualistic nature of the crime points to no, and Ellie fears that the already-oppressive summer is just starting to heat up. Ellie doesn't like her obnoxious new partner, Jason Santiago—and he doesn't like her. Yet when she becomes convinced that their investigation is tied to a cold case, Jason finds himself grudgingly starting to agree. It might be hot as hell outside, but the details of the brutal homicide chill him to the bone….At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Chart Throb
by Ben EltonChart Throb.The ultimate pop quest. Ninety five thousand hopefuls. Three judges. Just one winner. And that's Calvin Simms, the genius behind the show. Calvin always wins because Calvin writes the rules. But this year, as he sits smugly in judgement upon the mingers, clingers and blingers whom he has pre-selected in his carefully scripted 'search' for a star, he has no idea that the rules are changing. The 'real' is about to be put back into 'reality' television and Calvin and his fellow judges (the nation's favourite mum and the other bloke) are about to become ex-factors themselves.Ben Elton, author of Popcorn and Dead Famous returns to blistering comic satire with a savagely hilarious deconstruction of the world of modern television talent shows.Chart Throb. One winner. A whole bunch of losers.
Chase
by Linwood BarclayThe Incredible Journey meets Gordon Korman's On the Run in this exciting middle-grade thriller. Chipper is a very special dog. He's part of a multi-million dollar experiment at a secret organization known only as The Institute. The Institute has been experimenting with dogs, melding them with state-of-the-art computer technology. But there's a problem with Chipper. His natural dog instincts often overrule his computer side. No matter what he's doing, if he sees a squirrel or a mouse, he'll drop everything to chase it. So The Institute has decided it's time to pull the plug on Chipper. Chipper manages a daring escape with a destination in mind, but a team from the Institute, led by the cold-hearted Daggert, is hot on his heels. Twelve-year-old Jeff Conroy lives with his aunt and helps run her business, a lakeside cabin-rental operation that caters to fishermen. Jeff desperately misses his parents, who were killed in a plane crash a year earlier. But at least he's made one friend: Emily, whose ex-cop father owns a similar business down the lake. And Emily, a computer whiz, has the coolest fort ever: a trackless, abandoned train station in the middle of the forest. After eluding his would-be captors, Chipper boards a bus and ends up in the country, only to be hit by a truck that Jeff is driving (underage). Jeff takes Chipper to the train station to nurse him back to health, and it's here that he and Emily discover a computer port in Chipper's collar, and once Emily hooks her laptop to it, she and Jeff discovers that Chipper's arrival is not random. He has been looking for Jeff -- and now so is Daggert ...
Chase (Fearless #28)
by Francine PascalGaia Moore, the fearless wonder, is used to being considered a freak of nature. Now her father's gone again, and it's up to Gaia to find him. It's not until Gaia seeks the assistance of the most unlikely ally that things start to get really strange.
Chase (Hot Rides #3)
by Sidney BristolThe Classic Rides crew takes on top secret at top speed—and chases the same thrills between the sheets . . . For Gabriel, the FBI is just a painful memory. His new team of motorheads may work for the Feds undercover, but they’re nothing like the backstabbers and bureaucrats he left behind. Hunting drug dealers and smugglers in Miami gets him the adrenaline rush he wants and the justice he needs. All that’s missing is the seal on the badge—and Nikki, his sexy ex-partner. Until she shows up at his garage, wearing short shorts and a look that spells trouble. Nikki has never forgotten the heartbreak Gabriel left her with last time. Even if she can’t have him, she still has to work with him. There’s a homegrown terrorist recruiting military vets to a cult of fear and deception, and they all have roots in Miami. It will take Gabriel and all the Classic Rides crew to stop a catastrophe. But in close quarters with sparks flying, it’s only a matter of time before the old flame ignites . . .
Chase Harlem
by Elise Burke BrownFor fans of Terri Parlato's All the Dark Places and Kate Alice Marshall's What Lies in the Woods, a suspenseful mystery set in the heart of New Orleans, where an ex-FBI agent confronts crime, chaos, and dark secrets.In the colorful chaos of New Orleans, Chase Harlem has three essentials for happiness: her trusted red Converse, a reliable taser, and a good sense of humor to survive it all. All she wants is a simple life – morning jogs in cemeteries, jazz that soothes the soul, and enough quirky cases to pay the bills without summoning her FBI past. But when a priest waltzes into her office with a divine mandate to crack a grisly double homicide involving an LSU football star and his actress girlfriend, Chase's plans for peace get thrown out like last week's gumbo, especially when the priest's estranged son lands square in the NOPD's crosshairs. With her best friend, a "maybe" boyfriend, and a teenage neighbor who's too curious for her own good, Chase dives headfirst into a case that reminds her why she took up drinking in the first place. From jazz joints to voodoo shops, Chase Harlem's escapades through the Big Easy are a mix of mayhem and mirth as she juggles clues, cocktails, and the occasional alligator. Can she crack the case before it cracks her, or will she end up as the city's next ghost tour attraction? In this puzzle through the Crescent City, author Elise Burke Brown serves up a gumbo of mystery, mischief, and a side of sass that'll leave readers thinking of the story long after the final page turns.
Chase Wilde Comes Home: A Wyoming Wilde Novel (Wyoming Wilde #1)
by Jennifer RyanNew York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan begins a brand-new series with a western set romance between a former soldier and the mother of his child. Perfect for fans of Diana Palmer, Linda Lael Miller, and BJ Daniels.They’re tough, tender, and sometimes tormented; they’re the Wildes of Wyoming, three brothers whose family ties are as strong as their wills.Chase Wilde never expected to fall in love, especially with Shelby Payne. Years before, one passionate night had drawn these two lost souls together. Then Chase left on deployment with the Army, while Shelby raised their baby alone. Now he’s back, a wounded warrior determined to turn his life around. Shelby knows what it’s like to lose everything, including her own family. So she offers him a bargain: if he can prove himself to be the man he says he is, she will let him into their daughter’s life...and maybe even into hers.Chase knows it will take a lot to prove to Shelby that there’s more between them than the single night they spent together. She’s everything he’s ever wanted, including the voice of reason he needs to reconcile his past and be the man he wants to be for them both. But just as their lives come together, she’s torn away from him by a dangerous person from her past, and saving her means saving himself . . . because he can’t live without her.
Chase the Darkness
by J. D. TylerThe author of Wolf's Fall returns with her "hot and to die for"* Alpha Pack--a top-secret band of Navy SEALs with Psy powers and shifter prowess whose dangerous missions sometimes require a more intimate call to duty...Believed dead by his Pack mates, Micah Chase, a wolf shifter and Dreamwalker, was held captive for months, subject to tortures that left him physically scarred and emotionally unsettled.Now under the care of the Alpha Pack's doctors, he's been prescribed an experimental healing drug, but he still can't shake the nightmares. Even more damning is that Micah's problems pose a danger to his team, and if he doesn't get himself under control, they'll all suffer a terrible fate.There is a key to his salvation. Jacee is a beautiful coyote shifter, and though her kind is hated, she's falling in love with a man whose very future is in her hands. Together they'll face his personal demons as well as a deadly enemy--and for both of them desire has never come with such risk.*Dark Faerie Tales
Chase the Lightning
by Linda Winstead JonesRunning to her cousin's Colorado homestead in the hopes of finding romance, Renata Parkhurst is amazed when she immediately meets wounded rancher Jake Wolfe, a determined man who is reputed to be a cold-blooded murderer.