Betrayals, forbidden romance, magic, and double-sided spears in a Spanish inspired fantasy!Diego De la Costa has left all of his empathy for a city that once called him a hero in the bottom of a wine cup. His only motivation now as Comandante of the Crown is his duty to a dwindling familia.But he fails when the son of the beautiful Reina Isabella De Real is brutally murdered in front of him by the people he trusted. Now driven by love and vengeance, it now ...

Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie, An Amish MurderSworn to Silence is the first in Linda Castillo's New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series.**A KILLER IS PREYING ON SACRED GROUND....In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and “English” residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. In...

New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo delivers an electrifying thriller in which Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must confront a dark evil to solve the mysterious murders of an entire Amish family.The Plank family moved from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to join the small Amish community of Painters Mill less than a year ago and seemed the model of the Plain Life—until on a cold October night, the entire family of seven was found slaughtered on their farm. Police Chi...

An ode to love and a positive attitude through fun, colorful, and action-packed images that challenge the reader to decipher how many stories unfold.It all begins with a peaceful stroll along the seaside. A love-struck dog has found the love of its life, or so it believes. But that's not the only thing that will happen...Here is an illustrated album representing an ode to love and a positive attitude. It is a narrative and illustrative game that offers us...

This is the story of a girl with anxiety.She doesn't know what is happening to her or why. She feels very bad: she's very scared.What at first will be a real struggle to flee as far as possible from these unpleasant feelings and from this being, who seems to follow her everywhere, will end up becoming the goal of her well-being when she discovers that all she had to do was LISTEN.A beautiful picture book whose charming illustrations will take us on ...

After a windy night, the sun rises. Two fuzzy bundles of red fur wake up in a hidden burrow in a remote forest.But an unexpected visitor calls on the family and, praising the qualities of the two cubs, full of energy and vitality, encourage them, driven by curiosity, to search for food on their own and to explore beyond the safe confines of the valley.Following what they believe to be someone they can trust, they will embark on a dangerous adventure where t...

The New York Times bestselling series hailed as "gripping" (People magazine) and "compelling" (USA Today) returns with Police Chief Kate Burkholder called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a peaceful Amish farm.The Slabaugh family are model Amish farmers, prosperous and hardworking, with four children and a happy extended family. When the parents and an uncle are found dead in their barn, it appears to be a gruesome accident: methane gas asphyxiation ...

An extraordinarily beautiful Amish woman, a dangerous femme fatale, is the central figure in a story that reveals a dark side of Painters Mill and its seemingly perfect Amish worldA rainy night, an Amish father returning home with his three children, a speeding car hurtling toward them out of nowhere.What at first seems like a tragic, but routine car accident suddenly takes on a more sinister cast as evidence emerges that nothing about the crash is accidental. But ...

He is a man sworn to uphold the law. She has been a rebel her entire life.After witnessing his father's murder, Trevor grew up knowing he would become a lawman. From an early age he learned to track, shoot and survive. When he's offered the chance to join the Texas Rangers, he wears the badge with pride.Serena Torres always finds trouble. After the Texans win independence from Mexico, they face an entirely new problem with the Comanche. As an aide to the Texian army, Serena...

Linda Castillo's bestselling series has been called "gripping" [People] and "impossible to put down" [Bookpage] and the "teeth chattering suspense" [USA Today] continues with GONE MISSING—a deeply chilling novel about a rite of passage gone horribly wrong.Rumspringa is the time when Amish teens are allowed to experience life without the rules. It's an exciting time of personal discovery and growth before committing to the church. But when...

A Boston Globe Best Book of 2014Everyone in Painters Mill knows the abandoned Hochstetler farm is haunted. But only a handful of the residents remember the terrible secrets lost in the muted/hushed whispers of time—and now death is stalking them, seemingly from the grave.On a late-night shift, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called to the scene of an apparent suicide—an old man found hanging from the rafters in his dilapidated barn. But evidence...

From Linda Castillo, the New York Times bestselling author of SWORN TO SILENCE and GONE MISSING, comes LONG LOST: a powerful and moving story about a troubled young woman and a decades old mystery set in the world of the Amish.It's autumn in Painters Mill, and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and John Tomasetti are taking a much-needed vacation at a small bed and breakfast an hour outside of town. After closing a difficult case, they're looking forward to s...