It was just supposed to be a vacation.It’s been over a year since Sara’s husband died. The one thing she doesn’t want is another Christmas at home without him. So, budget be damned, she books a ski trip to the Rockies. A change in scenery, she figures, would do her and her two sons a world of good.After another fight with his on-again off-again girlfriend, Ty hops a flight out of LA. Destination: the mountains. Plan: ski as much as pos...

Lexi did not want to move and nothing is going to make her happy about it. Except maybe that cute guy on the bus.It's 1983 and Lexi has more than gotten over her parent's divorce. Having to move to New Jersey, however, is simply unacceptable. Lexi plans to go back to Brooklyn and stay with her dad, every weekend, whether her mom likes it or not. How else is Lexi going to see her friends? She never imagined she’d change her mind. But then she saw Jack....

This novel explores the devastating impact of coercive control and narcissistic abuse, particularly how predators exploit grieving families. While the Mitchell family's story is fictional, the tactics used by Valerie—love bombing, isolation, gaslighting, triangulation, and DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender)—are real techniques used by manipulative individuals

"The God Head" plunges into a sprawling, dystopian galaxy where life is cheap and fate is determined in the brutal arenas of Mortis. At its heart is Jaeger, a formidable but amnesiac gladiator known only by his fighting moniker. Scarred and perpetually weary, Jaeger exists in a state of primal survival, his memories erased by an unknown trauma, his only identity forged in the merciless crucible of combat. He is a warrior driven by instinct, haunted by a past he cannot reca...

Lauri is already overwhelmed. Who wouldn’t be, with a three‑year‑old, another baby on the way, and a household she’s barely holding together—when she discovers her husband has been cheating. She tells no one, not even her best friend Alex. Admitting the truth would mean admitting her perfect suburban life was never perfect at all.Alex’s marriage isn’t what it seems either, but she’s kept her own secrets buried for years. She and Lauri move through their days side by side—snatching ...

She thought it was just beginning. Then it was over.Ty didn’t want to let Sara go. He didn’t have a choice. Sara didn’t want Ty to go on tour, but she didn’t expect him to dump her. With two sons to take care of, she doesn’t have time to feel sorry for herself or wonder why. Then Ty starts showing up on the internet and she understands exactly what happened.Out on the road, Ty knows should be happier than ever, but he’s not. He’s going...

Oregon lawyer Barbara Holloway has a reputation for taking on the most difficult cases--and winning them. But even she can't begin to anticipate the bizarre twists waiting ahead.The large retainer offered by a client who asks for complete anonymity is not the only thing that intrigues Barbara Holloway. The defendant, Carol Fredricks, is a gifted young pianist charged with killing the manager of a piano bar. But Carol is as much of a mystery as the details of the murder for which sh...

An Appalachian community attempts to survive after the apocalypse in this award-winning classic, "the best novel about cloning written to date" ( Locus ).Before becoming one of today's most intriguing and innovative mystery writers, Kate Wilhelm was a leading writer of science fiction, acclaimed for classics like The Infinity Box and The Clewiston Test.Now one of her most famous novels returns to ...

Chaos has descended on the Valducci family. Gina Valducci’s grandmother, mentor, and founder of the family’s thriving nursery business, has died. Her death sets off a string of seemingly unrelated events, including two horrific murders. Gina’s colleague, Jeff, stands out as an obvious suspect, with plenty of motivation, opportunity, and means. In her most unusual and complex case yet, Barbara Holloway accepts Jeff as her reluctant client. But, to defend him, she must first discover how a s...

Lexi – I never imagined that when I saw Jack, that first day on the bus, we’d end up where we are now. I don’t care what anybody thinks about us, especially not my parents. I know what we have. It’s real and it’s forever.Jack –Lexi believes in me, even if nobody else does. We’re going to do exactly what we planned and no one is going to stop us.Lexi would do anything for Jack, all he has to do is ask. The problem is, now s...

Sara wasn't looking to meet someone when she booked her family's vacation. She just wanted to give her kids, and herself, a decent Christmas. Away from home. Away from the painful memories of what they had before her husband died.Ty hopped a flight out of LA after another fight with his on again, off again girlfriend. All he wanted was a break, then he was more than happy to go back to his routine of working construction during the week and playing with his band on weekends.T...

Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding German paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.