Jack had been in an accident his injuries kept him up at night, he would often sit in his conservatory looking out over his garden, one night he had visitors that took him by surprise . Never in his wildest dreams would he had ever thought what he was seeing was real. At first he thought it might have been his painkillers so he reduced them, then it came the day that he had to show his wife, to make sure that it was not his imagination. Sure enough what he was seeing night after night was ...

In the last two decades, there has been a major increase in the actual numbers of women diagnosed with breast cancer (from 65000 new cases 20 years ago in the United States to 183000 in 1993). Concomitant with this has been a shift toward making the diagnosis earlier and toward diagnosing an earlier stage ofthe disease (more than 70% of diagnoses were of advanced-stage disease two decades ago, whereas more than 70% of diagnoses are now earlier-stage disease in 1992). These changes are clea...

Winner of the 2010 Edgar Award for Best NovelHeralded by the Washington Post as a "a magnificent creation, Huck Finn channeled through Lord of the Flies", John Hart's The Last Child is his most significant work to date, an intricate, powerful story of loss, hope, and courage in the face of evil.Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom ...

An NPR Best Book of the YearThe author of the wildly popular The Kind Worth Killing returns with an electrifying and downright Hitchcockian psychological thriller—as tantalizing as the cinema classics Rear Window and Wait Until Dark—involving a young woman caught in a vise of voyeurism, betrayal, manipulation, and murder.The danger isn’t all in your head . . .Growing up, Kate Priddy was always a b...

The highly praised Top 10 Bestselling romantic suspense series, The Photographer Trilogy, reveals the dirty truths behind humanity that no one wants to face. This unique story is the gripping tale of one woman’s journey to rock bottom and the serial killer who dragged her there.A woman haunted by her past, Kate Jackson was listlessly floating through life until she meets charming lawyer and playboy, Derrick Kane. Just when she thinks she might have found the key to...

(This novella was previously published as Flight 12: A Jonathan Quinn Thriller)Jonathan Quinn and his team thought they were done for the night. The body they’d been hired to make disappear had been dealt with exactly to the required specifications, so, by all rights, they should have been at the airport, catching their flights home.But a last minute call puts a crimp into their plans. Another assignment has come up, one that must be dealt with immediately, and will prove c...

Mickey's Revenge is the fourth book about the Taylor family by crime writer Sandra Prior, following Dangerous, Diamond Geezer & Mickey's War. Set in London's East End gangland underworld. The unthinkable has happened; Mickey ‘Dangerous’ Taylor is dead. The unbeatable, notorious East End gangland boss is gone; cut down in his prime, in the most disrespectful way possible – strangled and stabbed on a filthy toilet floor at his local pub. And as the family gather to bury him, only...

This is a true story of a young pregnant woman who fell into the wrong hands of a man who promised to take her home and then later promised to love her and care for her and her children. Before she knew it, it was too late! She found herself in a position of being damned and scared to hell she would die along with her children once they were born. The tormented abuse over time left her feeling there was no way out, no hope, no help and no better future to look forward to. She would not giv...

Whoever thought small-town retirement could be this dangerous?Retired dentist Paul Osborne hasn't fly-fished since his wife died. He hasn't had a woman tell him what to do since then either. But in the company of Lewellyn Ferris, he's relearning both. And when he and his lady instructor find a well-dressed body floating in the moonlight, Paul adds "deputy" to his list of experiences...Whether the death is accidental—or accidentally on purpose—Lewellyn is determined...

A young widower needs a nanny, but a hot manny would be even better. Brent is a loving but irresponsible father to two young children. He needs Nate in his life, but how will Nate, a first time nanny, fit into his unconventional household? Little Georgie is a handful. Her big brother, Ricky, has some issues too. But Nate is ready to take on the challenge and let all three of them steal his heart.

This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. Annie runs a bed and breakfast. She has lived alone since her husband died five years ago. Now, she wishes for someone to love. One morning Brent, a guest, walks into her life. Her heart skips a beat. Handsome, charming, well dressed - will Brent turn out to be the man of her dreams? Lexile level: HL470L

While home for Christmas with Ted and Edna, his foster parents, college student Austin Greenfield is surprised to meet Seth Barton, the son Edna gave up for adoption at birth. With his adoptive parents now dead, Seth desperately wants to meet his birth mother—who doesn't want to know him. When Austin and Seth begin to fall in love, Austin finds himself torn: will he be forced to choose between his foster parents and his fledgling start at a life with Seth?