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She's With Me (With Me Ser. #1)
by Jessica CunsoloA new town, a new love, another chance to stay alive.Arriving in another new town, Amelia Collins vows to fit in and finish her senior year drama free. There can’t be any mistakes. Staying under the radar is what keeps Amelia one step ahead of the man who is trying to find and destroy her.But when she’s befriended by a group of students who make her feel safe and loved, Amelia struggles to maintain her distance, especially when faced with her feelings for Aiden Parker, whose piercing gray eyes and strength weaken her resolve.When Aiden’s ex-girlfriend threatens Amelia in ways that make her easy to find, she has to act quickly. Feeling crushed by her desire for a normal life and not wanting to leave her friends behind, Amelia has an impossible choice to make between survival or the chance at real love.
She's the Sheriff (Home on the Ranch)
by Anne Marie DuquetteHOME ON THE RANCHThe Silver Dollar Ranch, near Tombstone, ArizonaVirgil Bodine. Oldest of the Bodine brothers. One-time sheriff of Tombstone and former bodyguard to the stars. He's come home from California, with his reluctant ten-year-old son in tow.Desiree Hartlan is a big-city D.A. who talked herself out of a job-and is looking for a new one.The position of sheriff-an elected position-is open. Desiree decides to run. So does Virgil, figuring he'll win in a landslide.Next thing he knows, he's calling her sheriff. And boss. And...wife?
Shear Terror (A Sewing Studio Mystery #3)
by Dorothy HowellThe latest novel in a crafting cozy series featuring talented sleuthing seamstress Abbey Chandler, the members of a small-town California sewing studio—and murder. Abbey&’s life in Hideaway Grove is comfortable, and she&’s grateful for her small sewing studio in the back room of her aunt&’s bakery, but she&’s feeling stuck. Her plan to expand her custom tote bag business by selling to a chain of gift shops has hit a snag. Making enough totes to distribute to all the stores requires large-scale production—which requires money Abbey doesn&’t have. To make ends meet, she takes a part-time job at the town&’s bustling Visitor Center . . . Abbey is soon sorting items with her co-workers for the Visitor Center&’s annual Lost and Found Day when unclaimed items are displayed and offered for sale. Thanks to tourism, there&’s enough to fill a huge stockroom. But something is amiss. Eleanor Franklin, devoted to all things Hideaway Grove, hasn&’t shown up for work—and when Abbey discovers her whereabouts, it isn&’t pretty . . . Eleanor is dead inside a clothing bin, dressmaker shears impaled in her chest—shears the sheriff reports are engraved with Abbey&’s name. Under suspicion, Abbey will have to launch her own investigation. But who would want to kill thoughtful Eleanor, a model resident always so full of good advice about how to uphold Hideaway Grove&’s high standards? As it turns out, not everyone appreciated Eleanor&’s advice . . . Now Abbey will have to cut through a tattered trail of greed, theft, and revenge to sew up the case before a killer cramps her style—for good . . .
Shear Trouble
by Elizabeth CraigAs the leaves begin to fall in idyllic Dappled Hills, someone puts too fine a point on a local ladies' man. Fortunately, the detective skills of quilter Beatrice Coleman are a cut above the rest.... The Village Quilters of Dappled Hills, North Carolina, are desperate to finish their quilts before an upcoming show. To help, fellow member Posy has opened the back room of her shop, the Patchwork Cottage, for everyone to use. But the ladies are less than thrilled when Phyllis Stitt and Martha Helmsley--members of their rival quilting guild, the Cut-Ups--ask to join them. Phyllis is hoping to leave the Cut-Ups and join up with the Village Quilters now that Martha's dating her ex-fiancé, Jason Gore. She's not pleased when he visits the shop and even more upset when her new shears disappear. After offering to search for them, Beatrice discovers Jason with the shears buried in his unfaithful heart. Now she must sharpen her sleuthing skills to find a killer before someone else's life is cut short.... INCLUDES QUILTING TIPS!
Shear: A Novel (Parks, Tim Ser.)
by Tim ParksA geologist turns sleuth in this “engrossing and beautifully written suspense novel” set in Greece by the author of the Booker Prize shortlisted Europa (The New York Times). A New York Times Notable Book In the hallucinatory light and heat of a Mediterranean island, London geologist Peter Nicholson arrives to inspect a granite quarry where a worker has died under suspicious circumstances. Hired to write as damning a report as possible, Peter brings his young mistress and pushes his wife and family to the back of his mind. But his blithe plans are disrupted by the arrival of the dead man’s widow, hell-bent on revenge; a fax from his wife announcing her pregnancy; and a threatening dispute with the quarry owners. By the time the home office instructs Peter to drop the case, it is too late. He has already stumbled into a web of blackmail, deception, and murder. Geological shear occurs when intense pressure from multiple angles acts on a rock formation, and in Shear, Tim Parks has created a “positively volcanic . . . smolderingly brilliant” portrait of a man caught between powerful forces (Booklist). “The novel impresses deeply with its tautness, precision of detail, sharp dialogue, vivid characters, apt symbolism.” —The New York Times Book Review
Sheba
by Jack HigginsJack Higgins's most exciting novel of World War II intrigue since his smash bestseller The Eagle Has Landed.The lost Temple of Sheba is not just a biblical legend.A German archaeologist has found it. The Nazis have claimed it.<P><P>And one American explorer has stumbled upon their secret--a plot that could change the course of World War II...The year is 1939. An American archaeologist named Gavin Kane is asked to help a woman search for her missing husband. When Kane follows the man's trail into the ruthless desert of Southern Arabia, he makes two shocking discoveries. One is the legendary Temple of Sheba, an ancient world as fantastic as King Solomon's mines. The other is a band of Nazi soldiers who plan to turn the sacred landmark into Hitler's secret stronghold...
Sheba (Prologue Books)
by Orrie HittSheba - that was her real name - looked innocent as a lamb and twice as cuddly. She happened to be a she-wolf in sheep’s clothing. A saleswoman, that is - who used her retching femininity to move merchandise.She had been taught her trade by an expert - the same virile sales executive who had shattered the lamblike innocence once hers, the innocence now worn like a disguise. Maybe it was exactly this virginal aspect of Sheba which encouraged Fred, the man she loved, to brutally ravish her. Why should the sales people have all the fun?The time came when Sheba tired of delivering the goods. But how could she expect help from the operators making her sell her soul for a commission? Or from Fred, who had forced himself upon her. Maybe it would be better, she figured, just to take what she could get - and like it!
Shed No Tears: A Novel (The Cat Kinsella Novels #3)
by Caz FrearAcclaimed and internationally bestselling crime novelist Caz Frear returns with her third superb novel featuring Cat Kinsella, a cop “on par with Susie Steiner’s and Tana French’s female detectives” (Kirkus Reviews).Four victims. Killer caught. Case closed . . . or is it? Growing up in a London family with ties to organized crime, Detective Constable Cat Kinsella knows the criminal world better than most cops do. As a member of the city’s Metropolitan Police, she’s made efforts to distinguish herself from her relatives. But leading an upstanding life isn’t always easy, and Cat has come close to crossing the line, a fact she keeps well hidden from her superiors.Working their latest case, Cat and her partner Luigi Parnell discover a connection to a notorious criminal: serial killer Christopher Masters, who abducted and killed several women in 2012. Though the cops eventually apprehended him, his final victim, Holly Kemp, was never found and he never confessed to her murder, despite the solid eyewitness testimony against him. Now, six years later, the discovery of Holly’s remains near Cambridge seems to be the definitive proof needed to close the case.Still, a few key items of evidence don’t quite line up. As Cat and Parnell look closer, they find discrepancies that raise troubling questions. But someone will do anything to keep past secrets hidden—and as they inch closer to the truth, they may be putting themselves in jeopardy . . .
Sheep Dog and the Wolf: A Story of Terrorism and Response, and the Sheep Dogs Who Protect
by Carl DouglassSheep Dog and the Wolf: A Story of Terrorism and Response, and the Sheep Dogs Who Protect, tells about Hunter Caulfield--a man who had long since shaken off his extraordinary past--Hunter had been in the nefarious CIA Phoenix program during the 'police action' in Vietnam, and had learned a dangerous skill set. His old buddy, now the assistant DCIA, recruits him to be a Sheep Dog--a man who protects the rest of us, the sheep. The U.S. tries diplomacy, bellicosity, threats, embargoes, and a police approach to terrorist devils-incarnate, but none of them works. The president cannot reasonably launch another Iraq or Afghanistan without more harm coming to America. The American public is growing ever more restive. Senior diplomats, military officers, and the administration need a new approach, a new weapon. Sheep Dog is that weapon--an assassin who is a nearly perfectly crafted hunter and killer; a man who can work alone, and who can be disavowed and denied in a moment by a whim of the president.
Sheer Blue Bliss: A Novel
by Lesley GlaisterA London artist becomes the victim of a stalker in this &“creepy&” novel &“with satisfying fits of the shivers&” from the award-winning author of Easy Peasy (The Sunday Times). In London&’s prestigious National Portrait Gallery, an exhibition of Connie Benson&’s art is set to open. It&’s quite an event considering that the reclusive portraitist hasn&’t left her home on the North Norfolk coast for the past thirty years—not since her lover Patrick Mount disappeared. Mount, an eccentric guru who claimed to have discovered an elixir of bliss, is just as famous—perhaps even more so after his presumed death. Tonight, Connie&’s masterful portrait of him, completed on the night he vanished, will finally be unveiled. But it&’s arousing more than a love of art in Mount&’s most secretive and devoted disciple. Tony, a violent ex-con, never met Mount, but he&’s committed the famous man&’s autobiography to memory. He&’s collected every known photograph of him, and every word ever written by, or about, him. Except for one prized possession that has been forever out of reach: Mount&’s key to bliss. He&’s prepared to trap Connie in his secret world to find it. But Tony is soon to discover the consequences of obsession—because he isn&’t the only one with things to hide. The recipient of the Somerset Maugham Award, Lesley Glaister is &“an author for whom writing and storytelling is an unstoppable passion, as strong as a rush of blood to the head&” (The Independent). &“Crime writing of the highest order.&” —The Sunday Times &“Before Gillian Flynn, there was Lesley Glaister.&” —Harper&’s Bazaar
Sheer Folly (Daisy Dalrymple #18)
by Carola DunnIn March of 1926, Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher and her friend Lucy head off for several days at stately home reputed to have the best grotto in the country. Working on a book of architectural follies they plan to research and photograph it.Leaving her husband and young twins behind, Daisy is expecting a productive weekend at Appsworth Hall, with the only potential difficulty being keeping Lucy from offending the current owner, a manufacturer of plumbing products. Alas, it's not to be quite so simple. At the home, they find themselves faced with a curious assortment of people including the abominable, tactless Lord Rydal, who is rumored to be having an affair with one of the guests while at the same time in ardent and artless pursuit of the hand in marriage of another. When the grotto explodes with Lord Rydal in it, it's not a question of who would do it - as most who've met him would be sorely tempted - but who actually did do it.Praise for the Daisy Dalrymple series:'Cunning... appropriate historical detail and witty dialogue are the finishing touches on this engaging 1920s period piece.' Publishers Weekly'As always, Dunn evokes the life and times of 1920s England while providing a plot that is a cut above the average British cosy. This will delight readers who love country-house mysteries.' Booklist'For fans of Dorothy L. Sayers' novels' Library Journal
Sheer Gall (Attorney Rachel Gold Mysteries #0)
by Michael A. Kahn"A sheer delight! Fast and funny. I couldn't get enough. Fans of Rachel Gold rejoice!" —Tamar Myers, bestselling authorGorgeous and gutsy attorney Rachel Gold is ready for war on behalf of Sally Wade, who arrives in her office bruised and beaten the morning after Neville McBride, her soon-to-be-ex-husband, broke into her house and savagely attacked her.McBride, a prominent and wealthy member of the St. Louis power elite, has retained an attack-dog defense lawyer. Before Rachel can get her lawsuit on file, Sally's corpse is found tied up in her bed, apparently strangled. The clues point to McBride, the prime suspect, and the police soon view the case as essentially closed.But doubts begin to creep into Rachel's mind as she learns more about Sally's personal life. With her rough-and-ready best pal, Benny Goldberg, Rachel works her way through a labyrinth of strip club operators, crooked cops, slimy country club types, double-dealing hookers, and the hog butcher from hell.
Sheik Defense (Desert Justice #4)
by Ryshia KennieHe’s the one she can’t remember, she’s the one he can’t forget…Tossed overboard, Ava Adams had been left for dead, drifting at sea. But security specialist Faisal Al-Nassar was determined to find her. He owed her father a great debt and had never forgotten the connection he and Ava had once shared. Yet after rescuing Ava he discovered she barely remembered him.Amnesia had left Ava uncertain of who had tried to kill her. She did know, however, that Faisal was a man she could trust. The sheik’s embrace was familiar and enticing…and possibly even more dangerous. How could she succumb to feelings for her protector when what she didn’t know could get them both killed?
Sheik's Rescue: Quick-draw Cowboy Alpha Bravo Seal Sheik's Rescue (Desert Justice #2)
by Ryshia KennieAs a sheik, he always got what he wanted-until he met his beautiful and challenging new partner... Zafir Al-Nassar knows everything about Jade Van Everett. He's studied the cases she's worked for his family's company and for the FBI. And it's hard not to notice that she's absolutely gorgeous. Teaming up for a routine security detail, Jade is desperate to prove herself and Zafir can't help but admire her determination. But when their assignment turns deadly, it becomes difficult to stay focused on the job. Because although they were hired to protect a Morrocan royal from a trained assassin, Zafir also has every intention of keeping Jade safe and by his side. Forever. Desert Justice
Sheik's Rule: Drury Locked, Loaded And Sealed Sheik's Rule (Desert Justice #1)
by Ryshia KennieA powerful sheik must risk his heart to save his sister’s life in this international romantic suspense novel.Sheik Emir Al-Nassar would do anything to save his sister from ruthless kidnappers. But when he hired an ace profiler to track them down, he had no idea that K. J.—Kate—Gelinsky would be so disarmingly beautiful. Emir is furious. Finding the kidnappers’ desert hideout is dangerous enough without the distraction of a beautiful woman. But K.J. is unlike any woman he’s ever known. Her fearlessness and incisive mind inspires Emir’s admiration. And her compassion breaches his guarded heart. Still, rescuing his sister is a perilous mission. And allowing desire to cloud his focus could endanger them all.
Sheikh Surrender
by Jacqueline DiamondPLAIN JANE PRINCESS IN PERIL...?It may have been meant as a joke, but Jenny Sanger wasn't laughing. Who would post her photo on the Internet to lure men to her home claiming she sought a lover? For six weeks she was harassed before things took a deadly turn when one unlucky caller with royal relations was shot on Jenny's doorstep!Sheikh Zahad of Alqedar arrived in the small California town to claim the body of his brother. Conducting his own investigation into the tragedy, he zeroed in on the prime suspect: Jenny Sanger. But could the bullet have been meant for her instead? Before long, Zahad believed it was, as he found himself inexorably falling under the spell of sweet Jenny. Which would have resulted in a royal wedding decree-except that the killer wasn't finished quite yet.
Sheine Lende: A Prequel to Elatsoe (An Elatsoe Book #2)
by Darcie Little BadgerBOOKPAGE MOST ANTICIPATED YA OF 2024 Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs, tracking down missing persons even when their families can’t afford to pay. Their own family was displaced from their traditional home years ago following a devastating flood – and the loss of Shane’s father and her grandparents. They don’t think they’ll ever get their home back. Then Shane’s mother and a local boy go missing, after a strange interaction with a fairy ring. Shane, her brother, her friends, and her lone, surviving grandparent – who isn’t to be trusted – set off on the road to find them. But they may not be anywhere in this world – or this place in time. Nevertheless, Shane is going to find them. Darcie Little Badger’s Elatsoe launched her career and in the years since has become a beloved favorite. This prequel to Elatsoe, centered on Ellie’s grandmother, deepens and expands Darcie’s one-of-a-kind world and introduces us to another cast of characters that will wend their way around readers’ hearts. P R A I S E ★ "A classic fantasy adventure and a balm for any soul weary of oppression." —Kirkus (starred) ★ "A wonderful addition to the Elatsoe universe with vital representation, worthy of any YA collection. Highly recommended." —School Library Journal (starred) ★ "Allows readers to absorb each inventive twist, unexpected encounter, jolt of creepy menace, and dreamy illustration." —Booklist (starred) ★ "With elements of Lipan Apache oral history, fantasy, and mysteries, the captivating novel Sheine Lende follows found and inherited family members as they persevere." —Foreword (starred) "Epic." —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books "Gritty, luminous… beguiling." —Shelf-Awareness "Darcie Little Badger is so good at what she does, and I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next." —Locus Magazine
Shelby Holmes es genial
by Elizabeth EulbergShelby puede resolver cualquier caso, aunque sea complicado. Pero cuando conoce a John Watson, Shelby encuentra la respuesta a un misterio que siempre había sido un acertijo para ella: la amistad. De repente, desaparece el perrito que ganó el premio canino en Nueva York, y Holmes y Watson se sumergen en un caso de secuestro de perro que requerirá de trabajo en equipo y mucho talento para resolverlo.
Sheldan Gundry: Ghost Chaser
by Ethel HalsteadSheldan Gundry, a college dropout and down to his last dollar, had just lost his job, been evicted from his one room shanty and had no prospects for employment. He was mulling over his bleak situation when he was approached by Brad Beltran, his aged Aunt Carlie Maxwell's financial manager. Beltran had been offered an assignment to find Sheldan and give him a message: Aunt Carlie was offering Sheldan--her only living relative--an opportunity to become a wealthy young man; but first he had to complete a monumental task for her. Sheldan had never been fond of his aunt Carlie, and in his youth she had held him in even less esteem. Nonetheless, in spite of his misgivings about his aunt's offer, and because Brad Beltran had a gorgeous daughter he wanted to meet, he followed Beltran from Oahu's North shore back to the mainland to check out his aunt's offer. That offer led Sheldan to an astounding encounter with the dark side of his aunt's old mansion, and a life threatening confrontation with an unresolved issue from his past, one that he had not anticipated and definitely wasn't prepared to deal with.
Shelf Discovery: Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading
by Lizzie SkurnickFrom the book's back outer cover: Remember that book you read at that time in your life when everything seemed to be going crazy? The one book that brought the world into focus and helped soothe your raging teenage angst? From Laura Lippmann's Foreword: "Some people are baffled by re-reading. What's the point? There's so much else to read. With these essays, Lizzie Skurnick has answered those questions. It's as if a kindly psychiatrist suddenly appeared with a sheaf of missing brain scans. Do you giggle when someone tells you to 'sit here for the present'? You are channeling RAMONA QUIMBY, who turned those simple words into a daunting challenge. Does the mere mention of a mink-trimmed coat make you secretly swoon, even though you are rabidly anti-fur? You have 'A LITTLE PRINCESS' complex. Do you long to cover your enemies with leeches? You're having a 'LITTLE HOUSE' flashback. So stretch out on Dr. Lizzie's couch and find out why you think it would be kind of cozy to be locked up in an attic with your brother. Or learn to dissect the subtle class consciousness of JUDY BLUME's New Jersey. Ponder the way that LOIS DUNCAN's characters come into unexpected powers, natural and supernatural alike, as they enter adolescence." And most of all, enjoy.
Shell Game
by Carol O'ConnellShe hit the New York Times list with Bone by Bone. Now her repackaged backlist will fly off the shelves. When a legendary magic trick goes horribly awry on national TV, detective Kathleen Mallory knows the gruesome death won't be the last. For misdirection is the heart of all magic-and perfect crimes.
Shell Game
by Richard PowellBill Stuart is vacationing in Florida, collecting shells, when one evening he stumbles upon a beautiful young woman hiding under a fishing pier on a deserted beach. Undaunted by her cock-eyed story, he offers her a lift into town. Valerie agrees if she can drive. When she discovers they are being followed by a gray sedan, Valerie breaks every law to shake them; and just as mysteriously does a quick disappearing act when they arrive at the bus station. The local chief of police isn't interested in tracking his missing person, so Bill heads back to the beach to retrace Valerie's footsteps-which just happed to lead to a cabin that is occupied by the body of a very recently murdered man!
Shell Game
by Richard PowellBill Stuart is vacationing in Florida, collecting shells, when one evening he stumbles upon a beautiful young woman hiding under a fishing pier on a deserted beach. Undaunted by her cock-eyed story, he offers her a lift into town. Valerie agrees if she can drive. When she discovers they are being followed by a gray sedan, Valerie breaks every law to shake them; and just as mysteriously does a quick disappearing act when they arrive at the bus station. The local chief of police isn’t interested in tracking his missing person, so Bill heads back to the beach to retrace Valerie’s footsteps-which just happed to lead to a cabin that is occupied by the body of a very recently murdered man!
Shell Game
by Sarah R. ShaberPROFESSOR SIMON SHAW, encounters his oldest corpse yet: Iwharrie Man, who died fourteen thousand years ago. But Uwharrie Man isn't the murder victim in this case. That victim is his closest friend.
Shell Game (Kathleen Mallory #5)
by Carol O'ConnellGreat characters, great plot, surprise ending--as usual.