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A Forever Kind of Love
by Ks AndersonMix a strong-minded painting contractor with a once-burned, divorced fire inspector searching for a determined arsonist and ... what do you get? Instant combustion and lots of sexy, incendiary heat! The pages ignite with passion in KS Anderson's latest romance, A Forever Kind of Love.After her mother left to "find herself," eight-year-old Andrea Morgan had no choice but to step into the role of mother to her two younger brothers. Twenty years later, when a sexy-voiced fire inspector calls to say her mother is in the hospital, a victim of suspected arson, Dre's first reaction is "Ask me if I give a damn!" But after flying halfway across the country, Dre finally confronts her mother--a foul-mouthed, beautiful woman with the morals of an alley cat--and ends up embroiled in a dangerous arson investigation with Aidan Kelly, a man she finds irritating, aggravating, and so smokin' hot he's damned near irresistible. Like a moth to a flame, Dre is drawn to Aidan and wants him in her bed. But marriage and kids--forget it! Burned by a failed marriage, Aidan wants more than just a night in Dre's arms. He wants it all--or nothing. As their hunger for each other ignites, and the arsonist strikes again and again, Dre and Aidan end up fighting for their lives--and one last chance at a forever kind of love.Content Notes: Spicy
A Forgotten Murder (A Medlar Mystery #3)
by Jude DeverauxAn English manor home, an unsolved mystery, too many suspects to count… It’s the perfect holiday for romance novelist Sara Medlar.After solving two murder cases in their hometown of Lachlan, Florida, Sara Medlar, her niece Kate and their friend Jack need a change of scenery. Sara arranges for them to visit an old friend of hers in England. Upon arrival at Oxley Manor, a centuries-old estate that has been converted to a luxury hotel, Kate and Jack quickly realize that Sara is up to something. They learn that Sara has also invited a number of others to join them at Oxley.When everyone assembles, Sara lets them know why they are there. Decades earlier, two people ran off together from Oxley and haven’t been heard from since—and Sara wants to solve the case. As the people who were there the night the two went missing, the guests find themselves cast in a live mystery-theater event.In reenacting the events of that night, it becomes clear that everyone has something to hide and no one is safe, especially when the discovery of a body makes it clear that at least one of the people who disappeared was murdered.Sara, Jack and Kate are once again at the heart of a mysterious case that only they are able to solve. But someone is willing to continue to kill to keep the truth about Oxley Manor buried, and none of the guests are safe.New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux has crafted another irresistible case in her bestselling Medlar Mystery series.
A Forgotten Place: A Bess Crawford Mystery (Bess Crawford Mysteries #10)
by Charles ToddThough the Great War has ended, Bess Crawford finds herself caught in deadly circumstances on a remote Welsh headland in this tenth entry from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author.The fighting has ended, the Armistice signed, but the war has left wounds that are still agonizingly raw. Battlefield Nurse Bess Crawford has been assigned to a clinic for amputees, and the Welsh patients worry her. She does her best to help them, but it’s clear that they have nothing to go home to, in a valley where only the fit can work in the coal pits. When they are released, she fears that peace will do what war couldn’t—take their lives.Their officer, Captain Williams, writes to describe their despair, and his own at trying to save his men. Bess feels compelled to look into their situation, but the Army and the clinic can do nothing. Requesting leave, she quietly travels to Wales, and that bleak coal mining village, but she is too late.Captain Williams’ sister tells Bess he has left the valley. Bess is afraid he intends to kill himself. She follows him to an isolated, storm-battered peninsula—a harsh and forgotten place where secrets and death go hand in hand. Deserted by her frightened driver, Bess is stranded among strangers suspicious of outsiders. She quickly discovers these villagers are hiding something, and she’s learned too much to be allowed to leave. What’s more, no one in England knows where she is.Why is there no Constable out here? And who is the mysterious Ellen? Captain Williams and his brother’s widow are her only allies, and Bess must take care not to put them at risk as she tries to find answers. But there is a murderer here who is driven to kill again and again. And the next person in his sights is Simon Brandon, searching for Bess and unaware of his danger. . . .
A Fork Of Paths (A Shade of Vampire #22)
by Bella ForrestThanks to Mona's discovery, the residents of The Shade finally know their enemies' ultimate weakness. But this knowledge will soon be worthless if they lose the race against the black witches. Starting out on what seems like an impossible journey, the Novaks and their closest companions must solve the mystery that is Magnus and hope to not lose themselves in the
A Fortune Most Fatal: A Novel (A Miss Austen Mystery #2)
by Jessica BullIntrepid amateur sleuth Jane Austen returns in this new novel from the author of Miss Austen Investigates When Jane Austen arrives at Rowling House to visit her wealthy brother, Neddy, she hopes that some time away will distract her from her broken heart and the dashing Tom Lefroy’s lacklustre proposal. Little does she know that her sister-in-law Elizabeth has other plans: to help Jane come out to society and find a respectable husband of good status and wealth. Meanwhile, when a mysterious foreign princess is taken in by Mrs. Knight, Neddy’s adoptive mother, Jane and her family fear that Neddy’s inheritance could be at risk, jeopardizing them all. Jane is determined to unmask the beleaguered princess as a con artist and reveal her true identity. But when Jane’s sleuthing leads her to believe that Neddy is involved in an unspeakable crime, she must try to save a traumatized young woman. And she must do it without destroying her wealthy brother, whom all the Austens rely on.
A Fountain Filled With Blood (A Reverend Clare Ferguson Mystery)
by Julia Spencer-FlemingFollows In the Bleak Midwinter. Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson and the local police chief must solve the murders of several gay men, which might be tangled up with a land-development deal.
A Fractured Truth
by Caroline SlateOne moment is all it takes to change the course of a life. An instant in time, and a world is forever altered. For successful young jewelry designer Grace Leshansky, that moment came when she shot and killed her charismatic con-man husband, Paul Boudreau. Grace never denied the act, never spoke about the moments just before, when her finger tightened around the trigger-when Paul ripped her world apart with one more lie. Or was it a truth? Manslaughter: to Grace's ear the slaughter of a man sounded worse than murder. It still does seven years later when she's released from prison--a woman indelibly changed. She returns to New York City, where she finds everything that mattered to her gone. She fiercely misses her father, George, a charming, hapless gambler with a taste for the company of gangsters. But George Leshansky's dead now, killed to prevent his turning FBI witness--or perhaps, perhaps, he is alive. As she searches for a way to live with the past and in the present, Grace confronts more memories than she can bear and a few questions she may no longer be brave enough to ask. Almost immediately, risks begin to surface from every direction: Gabriel McCaii, a reporter bent on exposing Paul's treacherous life in an insider biograph by, threatens to stir up the past; and Michael Pyatt, the beautiful boy who loved and left her at seventeen, is back, possibly with information about her father. Will Grace have the courage to face the answers to her questions, or will her quest for the truth jeopardize her newly won freedom, and the lives of those she holds most dear?
A Fractured Winter: An Addictive Psychological Suspense
by Alison Baillie“A well-plotted, atmospheric story of one woman’s carefully-constructed world falling apart” from the author of Sewing the Shadows Together (Promoting Crime Fiction).From the outside, Olivia seems to lead an idyllic existence with her husband and children. But when she starts receiving notes, she knows her perfect life is under threat. She thought she’d managed to put the past behind her, but someone seems determined to reveal her secret. Meanwhile, girls are vanishing in the area and Olivia fears for her family’s safety.There’s a real reason that Olivia left Scotland all those years ago—and it may have links to the recent disappearances. When someone is out to get you, is there anywhere you can hide?“With many suspicious characters, several red-herrings, and a high ‘creepiness’ factor, this novel will be loved by many. Recommended to readers who enjoy a thriller with damaged characters, a stunning setting, secrets, creepy hotels, and a satisfying resolution.” —Fictionophile“Reading this book was much like being on a scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with several twists and turns along the way.” —gingerbookgeek“The book is well written and all characters are realistic and believable . . . quite an enjoyable, absorbing read.” —Relax and Read Book Reviews
A Fragile Hope
by Cynthia RuchtiJosiah Chamberlain's life's work revolves around repairing otherpeople's marriages. When his own is threatened by his wife's unexplaineddistance, and then threatened further when she's unexpectedly plungedinto an unending fog, Josiah finds his expertise, quick wit and cleverquips are no match for a relationship that is clearly broken. Feelingbetrayed, confused, and ill-equipped for a crisis this crippling, hereexamines everything he knows about the fragility of hope and thestrength of his faith and love. Love seems to have failed him. Willwhat’s left of his faith fail him, too? Or will it be the one thing thatholds him together and sears through the impenetrable wall thatseparates them?
A Fragment of Fear: A Novel
by John BinghamFROM THE INTRODUCTION BY JOHN LE CARRÉ" This novel comprises some of the best work of an extremely gifted and perhaps under-regarded British crime novelist. . . . What gave John Bingham his magic was something we look for in every writer, too often in vain: an absolute command of the internal landscape of his characters, acutely observed by a humane but wonderfully corrosive eye. "On a recuperative trip in Italy after a car accident, reporter and novelist James Compton is witness to the discovery of a murder victim, a woman who had been vacationing at the same hotel. Lucy Dawson seemed like a gentle old lady, and so the motive for her death appeared to be unmeditated assault. But when he returns to England and makes a benign inquiry into her background, Compton receives a note warning him to leave the past alone -- a note clearly written on his own typewriter, though his apartment shows no sign of a break-in. Unable to resist pursuing the unfinished story, Compton's own investigation reveals a sinister side to Lucy Dawson and a cold-blooded conspiracy she may have helped to perpetrate while alive. Suddenly Compton finds a dangerous net closing in around him: threatening phone calls, terrifying invasions of privacy, and no way of proving to the police that anyone is responsible but himself. In the tradition of Agatha Christie and Patricia Highsmith, John Bingham's writing has earned him a place amongst the great suspense writers of the twentieth century. With taut, compelling prose, A Fragment of Fearis a captivating thriller by a master storyteller at the height of his powers.
A Free Agent
by Frederic WakemanAN EXCITING, POWERFUL NOVEL ABOUT A DEDICATED UNDERCOVER MAN FOR WHOM THE COLD WAR IS A RED-HOT, EXPLOSIVE REALITY!From New Guinea to Athens to Africa, this sweeping, powerful novel traces the exciting and always dangerous career of a hero of our time.First as a dive-bomber pilot, then as an undercover agent, Mark Marklay daily risks his life for his country. And he freely accepts the blind obedience demanded of him even when it means blotting out private scruples or leaving his beautiful Greek wife in the middle of their honeymoon.But he is forced to re-evaluate his marriage, his life and the entire Cold War struggle when he is betrayed and captured while on a dangerous mission in Africa—and is confronted with evidence that the informer has been his own wife!“…impressive beyond anything Wakeman has done before. It fulfills an obligation to entertain without bypassing the mind or overlooking chances to kick sacred cows when they stray onto the path.”—The New York Times Book Review
A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January #1)
by Barbara HamblyA lush and haunting novel of a city steeped in decadent pleasures...and of a man, proud and defiant, caught in a web of murder and betrayal.It is 1833. In the midst of Mardi Gras, Benjamin January, a Creole physician and music teacher, is playing piano at the Salle d'Orleans when the evenings festivities are interrupted--by murder.Ravishing Angelique Crozat, a notorious octoroon who travels in the city's finest company, has been strangled to death. With the authorities reluctant to become involved, Ben begins his own inquiry, which will take him through the seamy haunts of riverboatmen and into the huts of voodoo-worshipping slaves.But soon the eyes of suspicion turn toward Ben--for, black as the slave who fathered him, this free man of color is still the perfect scapegoat....From the Paperback edition.
A Free Range Wife: A Henry Peckover Novel (The Inspector Peckover Mysteries #3)
by Michael KenyonThe author of The Man at the Wheel brings back Scotland Yard’s Inspector Peckover in this “valuable addition to the classic British detective” (The New York Times). A femme fatale . . . or a female Jack the Ripper? It’s springtime in France—the season of love in the country of romance. But Scotland Yard Insp. Henry Peckover has murder on his mind. The local police have asked him to make some inquiries about Mrs. Mercy McCluskey, a Frenchman’s lusty American wife. It seems a former boyfriend of this most-liberated lady has turned up dead. Then a second . . . and a third! Before long, Inspector Peckover has uncovered an IRA connection, a gin-swilling gunrunner, a mysterious killer with a very French twist, and another potential corpse—his own . . . “With bits of Peckover’s naughty light verse, a tad of slapstick, and lots of French food: a jaunty, somewhat silly black-comedy.” —Kirkus Reviews Praise for Michael Kenyon Kenyon’s latest offering blends the easy pleasures of a classic cozy with the earthy gallows humor of a modern cop tale.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Peckover and the Bog Man “Line for line, Michael Kenyon’s is the wittiest and freshest of all crime fiction. It’s sharp, sparky, intelligent, and warm. Seek out the Bard of the Yard; you’ll be glad.” —Peter Lovesey, Mystery Writers of America 2018 Grand Master, on Kill the Butler!
A French Affair
by Susan LewisSome secrets are too devastating to be told...When Natalie Moore is killed in a freak accident in France her mother - the very poised and elegant Jessica - knows instinctively there is more to it.However, Natalie's father - the glamorous, high-flying Charlie - is so paralysed by the horror of losing his daughter, that he refuses even to discuss his wife's suspicions.In the end, when their marriage is rocked by yet another terrible shock, Jessica decides to go back to France alone in search of some answers.When she gets to the idyllic vineyard in the heart of Burgundy she soon finds a great deal more than she was expecting in a love that is totally forbidden and a truth that will almost certainly devastate her life.Set during one long hot summer in a sleepy world of wine, food and romance, A French Affair is a deeply sensual and passionate story of love, resistance, loyalty and betrayal.
A French Country Murder: A Novel (The Louis Morgon Thrillers #1)
by Peter SteinerA cross between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and A Year in Provence, this ingenious thriller gets stunning raves from one and all:"A marvel." - Olen Steinhauer • "Riveting." - France Today • "Elements of Agatha Christie and Robert Ludlum." - Bookreporter.com • "'Superbe'." - Jim Fusilli • "Like a good Alan Furst or Graham Greene." - The Washingtonian • "Engaging." - Publishers WeeklyA French Country Murderis a story of political intrigue, corruption and jealousy. It is also a story of love and friendship and, of course, France.When political intrigue drove Louis Morgon from a successful career at the State Department, he moved to a cottage in France, far from Washington and what he called "the sordid world." He took up painting. He grew vegetables and flowers. He ate long, lovely meals on the terrace overlooking fields of sunflowers. He thought that he had found happiness.Then one day Louis's past lands squarely on his doorstep. It does so in the shape of a dead man. His throat has been slit. He wears a cap with "liberte" embroidered on it. Except for the local cop, Jean Renard, the police are strangely uninterested. This seems peculiar to Renard, but not to Louis. He knows who the murderer is. He also knows that he is likely to be the next victim. And there is very little he or Renard or anyone else can do. Each clue they find raises more questions than it answers. Nothing is as it appears.Louis's best hope is to turn the tables on his murderer. Instead of knowledge, he has only his intuition and his intelligence. Instead of power or influence, he has only his own past. Louis finds himself on a lonely and dangerous journey of self-discovery. He thought he was beyond surprises. But every turn of the road reveals new mysteries, and the resolution is a shock.This book was later published as Le Crime.
A Friar's Bloodfeud (Last Templar Mysteries 20): A dark force threatens England…
by Michael JecksCan the evil at work ever be stopped? The compulsive and evocative twentieth novel in the Knights Templar series from Michael Jecks, featuring much-loved characters Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Simon Puttock. Perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom and George R. R. Martin.'Atmospheric and cleverly plotted' - Observer March 1323: in the rural idyll of Iddesleigh, a gang of men break into the home of Bailiff Simon Puttock's servant and attack his family. When word reaches Simon, he and Sir Baldwin de Funshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, hurry to the home, finding it burned to the ground and the bodies from within already buried.Could this be the result of a tragic accident, or is a darker force at work? As Baldwin and Simon attempt to uncover the truth, it quickly becomes clear that a terrible evil lurks in the land, and that the pain and bloodshed are far from over. What readers are saying about A Friar's Bloodfeud: 'A very good book. An interesting story populated with solid and interesting characters... A relaxed and finely paced writing style''Another cracking story from Michael Jecks and a plot that kept me guessing until the near end and even then I wasn't wholly sure... I can't sing Michael's praises enough''[A] very clever and masterful bit of writing'
A Friar's Bloodfeud: A dark force threatens England (Medieval West Country Mystery #20)
by Michael JecksBailiff Simon Puttock's servant, Hugh, has been granted leave to look after his wife, Constance, and to help raise their child. But soon after, she is attacked in their home, raped by a gang of men. Then she watches as her son is murdered and Hugh is struck down, before she too is killed and the house set afire. When Simon and Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, arrive at the grisly scene, the cottage is burned to the ground, the body of the child lying outside. Inside is a woman's torso, badly charred. There are no remains of Hugh, but the fire raged so fiercely that all believe he has perished. But nothing is so simple. Simon vows revenge, and there are dark forces lurking that will cause no end of mayhem and bloodshed. Contains some adult situations.
A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself: A Novel
by William BoyleGoodfellas meets Thelma and Louise when an unlikely trio of women in New York find themselves banding together to escape the clutches of violent figures from their pasts.After Brooklyn mob widow Rena Ruggiero hits her eighty-year-old neighbor Enzio in the head with an ashtray when he makes an unwanted move on her, she embarks on a bizarre adventure. Taking off in Enzio&’s &’62 Impala, she retreats to the Bronx home of her estranged daughter, Adrienne, and her granddaughter, Lucia, only to be turned away by Adrienne at the door. Their neighbor, Lacey &“Wolfie&” Wolfstein, a one-time Golden Age porn star and retired Florida Suncoast grifter, takes Rena in and befriends her. When Lucia discovers that Adrienne is planning to hit the road with her ex-boyfriend Richie, she figures Rena&’s her only way out of a life on the run with a mother she can&’t stand. But Richie has massacred a few members of the Brancaccio crime family for a big payday, and he drags even more trouble into the mix in the form of an unhinged enforcer named Crea. The stage is set for an explosion that will propel Rena, Wolfie, and Lucia down a strange path, each woman running from something and unsure what comes next. A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself is a screwball noir about finding friendship and family where you least expect it, in which William Boyle again draws readers into the familiar—and sometimes frightening—world in the shadows at the edges of New York&’s neighborhoods.
A Friend of Mary Rose
by Elizabeth FenwickMr. Nicholas is upset that his daughter Dorothea is moving him from his own home. But she believes he can't be by himself, as he is old, unsteady on his feet and is blind. But one night when Mr. Nicholas goes to visit his home for the last time, he encounters a terrified young girl who says her name is Mary Rose, and that she is terrified of a "crazy" man who has threatened to hurt her. Can Mr. Nicholas help Mary Rose, and identify who wants to hurt her and beats him when he defends Mary Rose. Or will his overprotective daughter and his doctor friend Mr. Lyn stop him from getting to the bottom of the mystery?
A Friendly Game of Murder (Algonquin Round Table Mystery Series #3)
by J. J. MurphyWhy should Dorothy Parker's friends be the only ones making "enviable names" in "science, art, and parlor games"? Dorothy can play with the best of them--as she sets out to prove at a New Year's Eve party at the Algonquin Hotel. Since the swanky soiree is happening in the penthouse suite of swashbuckling star Douglas Fairbanks, some derring-do is called for. How about a little game of "Murder"? Each partygoer draws a card to be detective, murderer, or victim. But young Broadway starlet Bibi Bibelot trumps them all when her dead body is found in the bathtub. No one knows who the killer is, but one thing is for sure--they won't be making gin in that bathtub. When more partiers are put in peril, it becomes clear the game is indeed on, and it's up to Dorothy, surprise guest Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the members of the Round Table to stay alive--and relatively sober--long enough to find the killer...
A Fright to the Death
by Dawn EastmanFrom the author of Be Careful What You Witch For, here is the newest Family Fortune Mystery, starring former cop Clyde Fortune, who--snowbound with her kooky family in a creepy castle--is climbing the walls and combing the halls, looking for a cold-blooded killer...After their flight to Mexico is cancelled, Clyde and her detective boyfriend, Mac, end up snowed in with their families at a supposedly haunted hotel. Clyde's tarot card reading mother, Rose, is making dire predictions for the weekend, and self-proclaimed pet psychic Aunt Vi is enchanted by the legend of the hotel's ghost--until the power goes out and a body turns up.With a hotel full of stranded suspects, Clyde will have to draw on all her skills--both the police ones she'd rather forget and the psychic ones she'd rather ignore--to solve the bone-chilling mystery before someone else gets iced...
A Front Page Affair
by Radha VatsalNew York City, 1915The Lusitania has just been sunk, and headlines about a shooting at J.P. Morgan's mansion and the Great War are splashed across the front page of every newspaper. Capability "Kitty" Weeks would love nothing more than to report on the news of the day, but she's stuck writing about fashion and society gossip over on the Ladies' Page--until a man is murdered at a high society picnic on her beat.Determined to prove her worth as a journalist, Kitty finds herself plunged into the midst of a wartime conspiracy that threatens to derail the United States' attempt to remain neutral--and to disrupt the privileged life she has always known.Radha Vatsal's A Front Page Affair is the first book in highly anticipated series featuring rising journalism star Kitty Weeks.
A Front Page Affair
by Radha VatsalNew York City, 1915The Lusitania has just been sunk, and headlines about a shooting at J.P. Morgan's mansion and the Great War are splashed across the front page of every newspaper. Capability "Kitty" Weeks would love nothing more than to report on the news of the day, but she's stuck writing about fashion and society gossip over on the Ladies' Page—until a man is murdered at a high society picnic on her beat.Determined to prove her worth as a journalist, Kitty finds herself plunged into the midst of a wartime conspiracy that threatens to derail the United States' attempt to remain neutral—and to disrupt the privileged life she has always known.Radha Vatsal's A Front Page Affair is the first book in highly anticipated series featuring rising journalism star Kitty Weeks.
A Front Page Affair: A Kitty Weeks Mystery (Kitty Weeks Mystery Ser. #0)
by Radha VatsalA female journalist in early–twentieth century NYC uncovers a conspiracy to draw the US into WWI in this historical mystery series debut. New York City, 1915. The Lusitania has just been sunk, and headlines about a shooting at J.P. Morgan&’s mansion and the Great War are splashed across the front page of every newspaper. Capability &“Kitty&” Weeks would love nothing more than to report on the news of the day, but she&’s stuck writing about fashion and society gossip over on the Ladies&’ Page—until a man is murdered at a high society picnic on her beat. Determined to prove her worth as a journalist, Kitty follows the trail wherever it leads. But she soon finds herself plunged into the midst of a wartime conspiracy that threatens to drag the US into the war overseas—and to disrupt the privileged life she has always known.
A Frost of Cares
by Amy Rae DurresonMilitary historian Luke Alcott leaps at the chance to live in the seventeenth-century country mansion of Eelmoor Hall, home of the Royal Military School of Medicine, after being offered a job cataloging the school's archives. Luke believes he chose the perfect place to start a new life and put his broken past behind him. But soon after settling into the old house, he hears strange noises--like footsteps--and he begins to suffer from terrible nightmares. The only person Luke can turn to for help is the taciturn caretaker, Jay, a veteran of the Afghanistan war who carries an old battle wound. Together they try to understand Eelmoor Hall's history and decipher what could be causing the haunting. As the weather grows colder and snow dusts the countryside, a child goes missing. Luke needs to deal with his own demons and learn to trust in love again if he hopes to face down the angry spirit and find the missing girl.