A noir crime fictions story that takes place in Los Angeles, California in the year 1969. An L.A. Private Eye, John Angelo is hired to protect a widowed and wealthy former B movie actress who fears that her life is danger. What begins as a job as bodyguard soon spins out of control.

Bea's life is turned upside down when a man is left for dead outside her agency office in this gripping mystery. Bea Abbot overhears three men plotting a murder outside her garage, only to discover the intended victim – a young man who appears to be a rough sleeper – has been left there to die in freezing weather. Somewhat reluctantly, she gives him sanctuary but finds him unwilling to disclose his name or talk about his ordeal. Who is determined to kill the stranger, and why? As he begins to reveal his identity and the events that led to his being left for dead, Bea concludes that he's the target of a conspiracy to murder. The man's would-be killers aren't ready to give up yet. Can Bea uncover the truth before they strike again?

As a young orphaned girl, Florie fell in love with Jocelin.As a poor squire, Jocelin fell in love with Florie.But fate has kept them apart.Ten years later, Florie has become a lady, and Jocelin has been made a knight for his services in King Edward's army. But they are not together; Florie is about to be married to a stranger chosen by her adoptive uncle. When two men claim to be the groom she married by proxy, her life is turned upside down.Will Florie have the courage to accept her feelings for the mysterious usurper, and betray the memory of the man she has never stopped loving? Will Jocelin's new identity allow him to win the heart of the woman he never managed to forget?The first book in Virginie Marconato's 'The Blood Brothers Trilogy', TWICE SEDUCED BY THE ROGUE is a medieval romance that will appeal to readers who enjoy lively dialogue and sexual chemistry between a dashing hero and a spirited heroine.

In the cutthroat world of crossword solvers, Jenna Hart will have to decipher some puzzling clues to catch a killer . . . The annual crossword puzzle contest has drawn contestants from near and far to Crystal Cove, and Jenna watches in amazement as puzzle-themed books fly off the shelves at the Cookbook Nook. Her aunt Vera is putting up a sizable cash prize, and no one is more surprised than Jenna to discover there's bad blood between Vera and the prominent puzzle constructor who's acting as master of ceremonies. And when the puzzle guru has his throat slit while he's out hiking, the police instantly peg Aunt Vera as the culprit. Jenna can't stand by and watch her aunt take the fall. It's been clear since the victim arrived that he had contentious relationships with a number of the contestants—even going so far as to steal puzzles from some of them and claim them as his own—and Jenna's certain one of them is the...

"Stylish and raw...seizes the reader's sympathy and does not let go." —Anne Enright, Booker Prize–winning author of The Gathering For readers of Margaret Atwood and Hilary Mantel, an immersive literary debut inspired by historical events—a deadly witch hunt in 17th-century England—that claimed many innocent lives.East Anglia, 1645. Martha Hallybread, a midwife, healer, and servant, has lived peacefully for more than four decades in her beloved seaside village of Cleftwater. Having lost her voice as a child, Martha has not spoken a word in years. One autumn morning, a sinister newcomer appears in town. The witchfinder, Silas Makepeace, has been blazing a trail of destruction along the coast, and now has Cleftwater in his sights. His arrival strikes fear into the heart of the community. Within a day, local women are being captured and detained, and...