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A 30-something painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist. When he discovers a strange painting in the attic, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances. To close it, he must complete a journey that involves a ringing bell, a two-foot-high physical manifestation of an Idea, a dapper businessman who lives across the valley, a precocious 13-year-old girl, a Nazi assassination attempt during World War II in Vienna, a pit in the woods behind the artist’s home and an underworld haunted by Double Metaphors.

For years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved.

Guy Hogan and his wife planned to share their dream home in Colorado but cancer his took her from him. The mountains became his refuge and each day he hoped the next cast of his flyrod will chase away his loneliness. Then he finds a man’s body in his favorite trout stream. Learning why the man died becomes a quest to fill his emptiness. Hogan befriends a young woman as empty as he. Their path leads to a ring of poachers killing elk for their antlers, a break neck car chase across the twist and turns of the highest paved road in the United States, and the fury of a mountain flash flood.

Hartford Cove was supposed to be a safe haven. Instead, Rowe discovered a family legacy steeped in magic and wolf shifters. The hallucinations she grew up with weren’t tricks of her broken mind. Her toaster is fully functional–thank you very much–and the real world is more wonderful and horrifying than she ever imagined. Too bad, in Rowe’s life, all good things come to an end. A single act of violence sends Tris and her fleeing, afraid for their lives. But one door closing allows another door to open, and while in hiding, long-held feelings ignite, giving Rowe a second chance at happiness.

Morgan Rose has always been the girl with the plan. Color-coded calendars, backup plans for her backup plans, and a wedding business that’s her entire world. Only one woman ever managed to derail Morgan’s organized life and shatter her heart in the process. But Morgan doesn’t think about Frankie Lee anymore.

Ally is desperate for a change of scenery. So, hoping to rebuild her life, she heads to an isolated retreat outside of a small town. But things move on their own, screams echo from the basement, and Ally sees a shadowy figure out of the corner of her eye. Is the retreat haunted? And if it is, what does the ghost want with Ally?

Shane and Wendy Frame are desperate for a change of scenery. So, hoping to rebuild their lives, they dive headfirst into renovating an abandoned Inn, isolated outside of a small town. But as they restore the old Inn to its former glory, old secrets threaten to tear it back down and take Shane and Wendy along with it.

Grace Underwood has been hiding a dark secret about the night her parents died. Only her tyrannical Uncle Bellamy knows the truth, and he’s been using it against her ever since. He’s been treating her like dirt for a decade, forcing her to work tirelessly on his ranch, but once he crosses the line too many times, Grace finally risks everything to walk away.

Do you think it’s possible to rewrite history? Colleen Johnston believes it is. Founded on Irish teenager Colleen Johnston's interactions in 1955 with a Confederate soldier's statue in a Texas public park, this historical fiction novel ties directly into the continuing heated struggle to remove such pervasive monuments across the USA, and especially in the old Confederate States.

Rose's life takes an unexpected turn when she wakes up to find herself in the arms of a cowboy who claims she's his, but what will happen when her memory starts to come back and she realizes that he's been lying to her? Miles has always been the guy who looks out for everyone in Rock Springs, Texas. As a state trooper and part-time cowboy, he's the epitome of a small town hero. But when he finds Rose unconscious on the side of the road, he becomes something more: her knight in shining armor.

A decade into the Depression, Millicent Green is a 25-year-old "old maid" living with her marriage-obsessed mother and domineering older brother in the stiflingly small Jewish community of New Bern, North Carolina. Smart and prickly, she’s struggling to find her place in the world following the loss of her beloved younger brother, and with him, her dreams for the future. One humid August day, Millie is sent to run an errand and discovers a young woman unconscious on the ground. This mystery woman, mute and without identification, will upend Millie’s life.

When Ingram is forced by overwhelming poverty and spiritual exhaustion to walk away from his home, he leaves behind a neglectful childhood on a dirt farm on a dead-end road. With no family, no resources, and no practical understanding of the world, Ingram’s only compass is the daily fight to survive and the narrow dream of one day owning a truck.

Texas Ranger Tom Bell is simply tracking a fugitive killer in 1931 when he rides into Kilgore, a hastily erected shanty town crawling with rough and desperate men―oil drillers who've come by the thousands in search of work. The sheriff of the boomtown is overwhelmed and offers no help, nor are any of the roughnecks inclined to assist the young Ranger in his search for the wanted man.

في مدينة الجُبيل بالسعودية، تنطلق أحداث هذه الرواية الاجتماعية للروائي السعودي «يحيى خان». تعتمد الرواية على التشويق والغموض وإثارة التساؤلات لديك مع مزج بعض...

I’ve never sought a savior, especially not a billionaire. But when a charming, single dad returns to my small town, memories stir of our shared past and our future feels increasingly intertwined. As the town's new Doctor, Hudson Hamilton is hard to ignore. Not only is he now in charge of my moms medical needs, but he is also best friends with my boss.

The Big Island Saga continues . . .Emma's life is in an uproar as her niece faces a decision that will change their lives forever. She's got Juniper's back, no matter what . . . but as things between Jun and her dad go from bad to worse, Emma begins to wonder if the fragile peace between her and her brother can survive this growing rift in their family. Next door, Tara deals with a fresh twist of fate that throws her family life into chaos.

Vi följer den vackra torpardottern Emilie i norska Trøndelag på 1880-talet, ett samhälle med stora klyftor mellan rika och fattiga. Fru Aas har kallat in både Emilie och hennes mor. Samtidigt tas en länsman in för att medla i Jacobs och Halvors tvist, vilket får Karen att överväga att berätta sanningen.

A worldwide conspiracy dismantles civilization one city at a time. What could you do about it? Who would you leave behind? Even if you were the mayor… Cory Beringer returns in a new confrontation that leaves Fairbanks struggling, suffering, and unable to get back on its feet. Trials, tribulations, conflict, a newly hostile media, and wishful thinkers stand in Cory’s way. He never wanted to be mayor, but since he was, he would do the best job he could. The people had put their trust in him.

After receiving a frantic call from his friend Alvin about a dead body with a bag of money out in the swamps, Joe heads up the bayou in his Jon boat to try and figure things out. The further he digs, the stranger things become. With more bodies showing with gruesome markings and injuries, rumors begin to spread of everything from a rogue Swamp Booger, the Rougarou, a Satanic Cult, or possibly the workings of a decades-old serial killer known as The Pale Skinned Man.

You're a thrill seeker who loves an adrenaline rush. You're offered the chance to ride a roller coaster. The highest one in the world. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, after hours, no queuing, no restrictions. But then the roller coaster stops. 200 meters above ground. You realize no one is around. No one can hear your scream. You're stranded. There is no help coming. How will you escape?