For me, family has always meant showing up-especially for my younger sister, Phoenix, a bright, reckless young woman drawn into the dangerous orbit of the Smythe brothers. What begins as a toxic romance soon becomes something far darker: drugs, abuse, white-supremacist violence, and a secret Phoenix may not live long enough to reveal.Then comes the 2:00 a.m. phone call. Phoenix says the brothers killed a man. Days later, she is nearly killed in a car crash with no brake marks. What...

Love Inspired Suspense brings you three full-length stories in one collection! Enjoy action-packed stories in the Alaska K-9 Unit series featuring K-9 crime-stoppers solving thrilling mysteries that will keep you on the edge of your seat!This box set includes:ALASKAN RESCUEby New York Times bestselling author Terri ReedSent to find a wedding party that disappeared during a hike, Alaska State Trooper Hunter McCord disco...

An unsolved crime. A K-9 team on the case. Unexpected danger is closing in fast…When someone tries to run dog trainer Micah Landon off the road, Officer Lucy Lopez and her K-9 partner, Piper, show up just in time to make a rescue. Someone wants Micah dead – but why? Is this connected to Lucy’s weapon-smuggling case, in which she’s investigating Micah’s younger half-brother? Or was Micah attacked because he started looking into the cold case murder of his stepmother? As threats agai...

Serial killers, kidnap plots and arson attacks – three pulse-racing K-9 romantic suspense stories where danger and desire collideCrime Scene Secrets by Maggie K. BlackA wedding becomes a crime scene…now a K-9 team seeks a serial killerAfter shots are fired at a rehearsal dinner, FBI agent Kyle West arrives just in time to chase the gunman away. But attacks persist. Could this be the Rocky Mountain Killer – or a deadly copycat? Now Kyle and ...

Can an officer and his K-9 partner catch a criminal with a deadly plan?Emergency dispatcher Darcy Lane is abducted and left for dead in a burning house by a vengeful copycat of an arsonist she helped identify years ago. K-9 officer Lucas Harper, the man who once broke her heart, rescues her just in time. Staying one step ahead of a culprit proves nearly impossible, but Lucas will risk everything to keep Darcy safe. With the clock ticking, can they identify who’s terrorising her…bef...

An unlikely spinster… To heal the Duke!A Spinster Sisterhood story: Reclusive Duke William Baxter must find a suitable bride to secure his sister’s future. Except which woman would possibly agree, when he’s rumoured to be a broken, fire-scarred monster? So, bound by duty, he invites three eligible women to his home for a country party…Eccentric Lady Olive is considered too odd by Society for any invitations. Curious, she accepts a...

**“When the Stammer Came to Stay is a book about stammering, but it is also a book about love, kindness and sensitivity. It is one of those rare books that leaves a warm feeling, and for some it might just go a little further and leave a better understanding of stammering, and an idea of how to achieve a positive outlook in life.” – STAMMA British Stammering AssociationFrom Maggie O'Farrell, the best-selling and award-winning author of Hamnet – now a Baft...

Poison? Paranoia?: this 2008 novel of love and fear is more relevant than everA girl faints in the Toronto subway. Her friends are taken to the hospital with unexplained rashes; they complain about a funny smell in the subway. Swarms of police arrive, and then the hazmat team. Panic ripples through the city, and words like poisoning and terrorism become airborne. Soon, people are collapsing all over the city in subways and streetcars and malls.Alex was witn...

After his wife, famous artist Sophie Mancini, allegedly commits suicide in Savannah, wealthy financial advisor Robert Calloway makes a fresh start on St James Island. To honor Sophie, Bob creates the Island Art Gallery. He lives above the shop with his niece, her ten-year-old daughter, and Sophie's cairn terrier.He is certain the cops got his wife's means of death wrong. When he left her in the studio that fateful evening to paint overnight, her door locked behind him. She wouldn't...

Become the best board member you can be—and build a high-performing board around you.Boards have become increasingly vital in this era of transformation, and you feel called to serve as a director. But high performance in the boardroom is a unique challenge—building and leading a governing board are skills you must develop.The Harvard Business Review Board Member's Handbook is a practical, comprehensive guide to effective governance. Drawing on viv...

"A serene, exquisite ode to togetherness—and a gentle gateway to haiku for young readers." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)From the critically acclaimed team behind Love in the Library comes a picture book written in haiku, offering a window into the serene and relaxing world of the snow monkeys of Nagano, Japan.At the Jigokudani monkey park in Nagano, nihonzaru—Japanese macaques—have a unique way of de-stressing from life...

Boards have become increasingly vital in an era of uncertainty, transformation, and investor activism—and you feel the calling to serve. You're ready to share your expertise and judgment with the executive team, work with the rest of the board, and lead your organization to sustained success. But the skills and approaches that you exercised so well in your career may not be the most effective ones now. High performance in the boardroom is a different challenge—and serving, building, and le...