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Cranky, aging newspaper publisher Anne Canfield is determined to live forever, no matter what. Young, brilliant writer and teacher Indira Anand thinks she wants to die. But the winter morning Anne saves Indira Anand from drowning, everything changes. That evening, Anne stumbles and falls. Diagnosed shortly after her fall with incurable brain cancer and only months to live, she must hurry to save her newspaper, heal her regrets, keep her secrets hidden, and protect her son from the truth before time runs out.Indira, suffering a second incidence of ovarian cancer, wants to invoke her right to die. Thwarted by both the law and her distant husband but desperate to escape the pain she watched her grandmother endure, she wavers, unsure of her decision. Out of options, Indira reaches out to Anne. Even as they make a pact to help each other, Indira realizes Anne won't live long enough to be with her at the end. She must find another way.Meanwhile, Anne's daughter-in-law, Laura, suffering her own loss and resentful of her husband Freddy's flagging attention, discovers Anne's secret. In a move she's sure will hasten Anne's death, Laura locates Anne's old lover, Colin, and goads him to turn up at Anne's home, hoping he'll upset the family she hates. For good measure, in an attempt to cause a rift between mother and son, Laura suggests to Freddy that Colin is his father.Leave is a story about what keeps us wanting to live, what we'll do for redemption, and how love can save us.

Josh Goldberg is a young lawyer from a prestigious Philadelphia law firm. His girlfriend Kiesha is unconscious and in the hospital. She's eight months pregnant and may be giving birth to their baby. He's in Houston and she's in Cincinnati, one-thousand miles away. The worst climate change-induced hurricane of the century separates them and there are no flights for days. He manages to rent an old Lincoln Continental limo from his friend, the limo driver. His travel companions are his alcohol and drug-addicted best friend and his boss who connives to derail his arrangements so she can get to Philadelphia for a business meeting. Also, she has lascivious plans for Josh.Josh is torn between taking a perilous road-trip to be with the woman he loves or riding out the hurricane in his five-star hotel room. Then he finds out the former love of Kiesha's life is her new doctor. Finally, all of his doubts are cast aside and he decides to make the insane drive to be with her. The problem is the odyssey may be a suicide trip.

Thomas Edison didn't invent baseball any more than Abner Doubleday did. But his interest in the game might hold the key to unlocking a surprising secret.The Deadball Era was a time when pitchers threw hundreds of innings, home runs were rare, and the game was played spikes up, a time marked by the consolidation of Major League Baseball, initial moves toward its antitrust exemption, development of the Doubleday myth, and the arrival of The Bambino-all things that would change the game forever.But baseball is always a reflection of the times in which it is played, and the Deadball Era was much more than a frame for the game. It was a time of seismic technological, social, and political change-an era of firsts. Powered flight. Large-scale assembly lines. The Panama Canal. The birth of American Empire. And so much more.And just as baseball had its larger than life personalities-Mathewson, Cobb, Wagner, Ruth-so, too, did the larger world. Roosevelt. Ford. The Wright Brothers. Einstein. But one man of an earlier day stood out well into this new era, perhaps because he literally invented much of it. That man was a diehard baseball fan-Thomas Edison.Fresh from his victory in The Federal Case, young attorney Andy Dennum and his cartographer girlfriend, Keiley Barefoot, use Edison's love of baseball to uncover the secrets hidden in the estate of the inventor's last surviving offspring, "Uncle Frank" Culbertson. You won't believe what they find.

One unremarkable Friday in April, a stream of ordinary people makes its way to Liberty Mall in Anywhere, USA, to shop, work, keep appointments, or catch a movie. A typical day in an average town. American Roulette tells the story of eight of those people. Emma Franz is a store security guard with a secret. Earl Bricker, a retired factory worker, loves his country, his wife, and his good-old-boy network. Roger Elliot, mid-twenties and miserable, has more than a few axes to grind. High school senior Caitlin Browning, having triumphed over personal challenges, hopes for a quiet evening with her boyfriend. Reverend Chris Dietrich has a special surprise for his weekly Bible study group. Leah McCall, TV personality and teacher, drops by the food court to visit with her best friend. Will Humphreys' part-time job at the mall offers him little relief from the relentless bullying that plagues his existence. At 5:17 PM, one of these characters' actions will change the lives of all the others. Later that night, professional crisis consultant Steven Bradley arrives to help the community deal with the aftermath. An eclectic group of authors spent six months collaborating on American Roulette, a blockbuster novel full of tension, dread, and anguish. Each author created one of the eight key characters-complete with a supporting cast-who find themselves sharing a common destiny. Readers have but a single day to get to know each of the protagonists before time and circumstances seal their fate.

People are murdered everywhere. Hannah Stein, however, had been told that Parkerville, a small town in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was an exception, a safe, peaceful place. In 2005 Hannah's idyllic illusion was shattered when her neighbor, a teenage boy named Matthew Baker, killed his family and raped his cousin. Now, fourteen years later, Baker suddenly protests that he is innocent. Could this possibly be true? It is the summer of 2019, and Hannah, a Jewish English professor, is hunting for an unusual topic that will intrigue three apathetic students. Hannah suggests that her students join her and examine an old murder case that has haunted her for years. From their research, her students will glean material for their research papers, and Hannah hopes she will find answers to her nagging questions. But not everyone thinks this investigation is a good idea. Ethan, Hannah's handsome neighbor, wants Hannah to stop meddling with the past and concentrate on him. However, Hannah, a widow in her forties, cannot abandon her probe just to please a man. As the inquiry into the Baker case proceeds, the violence swirling around Hannah and her students escalates, pulling them down dangerous paths. In addition, the Baker investigation resurrects dark childhood memories that cannot be ignored. When Hannah was five years old, she witnessed her mother's murder but was unable to identify the killer. Hannah Stein never dreamed a simple class assignment would both uncover and generate so many murders.

In the second Carlisle Crimes Case, Courting Doubt and Darkness, Homicide Detectives Christopher Snow and Erin McCoy tail a killer who stymies the police with multiple MO's. While McCoy testifies at the trial of sisters who kidnapped her in Dying for Vengeance, Snow and Savage recover a nude body from the Letort Spring. While tracking sparse clues, another killing surfaces that rings alarms: the victims were connected. The chase leads to an active Marcellus gas well. As police tangle with hostile suspects, they are courting doubt and darkness, leaving the comfort of Carlisle to the wilds of the Raccoon Mountain. When eight-month pregnant McCoy joins the case, she discovers her Native American relatives are involved. Then she stumbles into the killer's path! Join them on their journey!

The search for love is never out of season in Confessions of a Farmers Market Romeo. Set in Gettysburg during the 1970s and 1980s, Confessions of a Farmers Market Romeo tells the story of Jim, an unlikely Romeo, as he pursues "complete unfetteredness" in eight binge-worthy episodes spanning two decades. From his ill-fated encounter with first love at fat camp ("Pilot Episode") to his six-hour romance of a gospel singer ("I Never Knew How Much a Man Needed a Woman") to his disastrous season of excess with a sexy animal-rights activist ("Decadent Times Parts 1 & 2"), Confessions of a Farmers Market Romeo will leave you laughing as Jim ponders the cosmic irony of love, farmers markets, and life's most perplexing road trip question: What if the wrong Elvis died?

Holliday follows the infamous 1880s gambler, dentist, and gunslinger, Doc Holliday. From the outset, Doc has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and is told to head to dryer climates and imbibe to prolong his life. He has also heard of a spring located somewhere along the frontier that could cure him-what he believes to be the mythical Fountain of Youth. The novel portrays Holliday as a rock star, a living legend, increasingly hounded by paparazzi, enamored by death, cards, booze, and women. Doc is a mixture of Clint Eastwood and Jim Morrison, and though he is able to help his friend, Wyatt Earp, exact revenge, his condition worsens, traveling from Arizona to Denver, and finally dying in a sanatorium in Colorado with his boots off. A slow and unfitting end for such a bombastic outlaw.

Not all men who abandon their families are scoundrels. A story of love and perseverance set when consumption ravaged America. Anna Patrinos is deserted by her husband. What she doesn't know is he anonymously exiled to a TB sanatorium to protect her and their unborn baby from the deadly disease and the ruinous cost of his care. Anna's battle with ostracism, starvation and assault to keep herself and her child alive interweaves with Charles' fight to survive and return home to his family, which is complicated by his one night of indiscretion. Reunited, Anna and Charles confront what it means to belong and whether love is enough to heal their devastated lives and start anew. Harrowing but ultimately hopeful, The Immigrant's Wife is a compelling story of self-sacrifice, resilience and devotion.

Connor Stark returns in this high-stakes naval thriller in the South China Sea. Connor Stark has foiled China's efforts to change political landscapes twice before.But China won't let him do it again.This time, they've set up an ambush for Stark and his private maritime security company (Highland Maritime Defense) to take the fall for a massacre at a Philippine Navy base on a remote island in the South China Sea.When a nationwide blackout and assassination of the Philippine president occurs, one of the largest terrorist groups in the world take control of the island and take out Highland Maritime.Stark's ally, former Diplomatic Security Agent Damien Golzari, is on the trail of an illicit human trafficking network that leads back to the island Stark is defending. Meanwhile, National Security advisor CJ Sumner is helping the US President manage the international crisis and navigate the destabilization of the Far East.As an international coalition of warships approaches the region, it may come head to head with China's fleet and start World War III.Unless Stark's team can stand in their way.

When the man who had kidnapped and nearly killed Audrey Markum was arrested and bound for trial, she thought the worst was behind her. Then the panic attacks began.Throughout the summer Audrey has pushed back against the fear, enjoying her work as a wedding photographer and the growing relationship she has with Detective "Rod" Rodriguez. As August finds Audrey steeling herself to face her attacker in court, the panic returns in the form of a terror that confronts her whenever she tries to step over the threshold of her own apartment. Already battling anxiety and fear, Audrey is suddenly blindsided by the news that one of her friend Sandy's twin daughters has been kidnapped from her daycare center.With every hour, the chances of recovering the infant Rosey seem to drop.Detective Rodriguez and his partner are heading up the manhunt and find a possible lead when they discover that a daycare worker from the same center has also disappeared. However, when a body washes up on the river's shore, that slim hope plummets.As the trial begins, Audrey is fighting with time itself. She finds herself urging the hours in court to move as quickly as possible while simultaneously wishing she could lengthen the time she has to spend helping the detectives in the search for Rosey.Something tells her she can't have it both ways.

It is 1968 during a decade that has been labelled one of the most turbulent in history. The headlines are bold with many social and political movements happening including the Women's Rights Movement, the Viet Nam War, Freedom Marches, segregation in our schools, and so on. There is a gas shortage, and businesses are shutting down. Our president, John Kennedy, had been assassinated just a few years earlier, and people were still coping with that and wondering if our leaders are safe now.In this novel, author Doris Wilbur, immerses her characters into those true-life events. Samuel and Josie with their two young children must relocate to Washington, D.C. It is an exciting change from their quiet, predictable life in the country. Washington is a vibrant, international city full of possibilities. Both are soon on career paths to a higher standard of living but without realizing it, they are residents in a laboratory for protests, change, danger, violence, and deception.Both Samuel and Josie must learn to work with others that have outspoken beliefs they have never been exposed to. Rules and norms are different, and they must learn how to adapt to survive. Josie uncovers secrets at her work and struggles with an Oath of Silence. The secret affects thousands of lives including those of her own family. Her life is in danger again when protests turn into violence.Samuel and Josie must make tough choices or be pulled deeper into the chaos they do not want. What would you have done?

What might you see if you weren't distracted by the noise?As a child, Audrey Markum's keen eye for detail led to the discovery of a child's body and the identity of his killer. Now an adult, that early skill has led her to open her own wedding photography business. But even struggling entrepreneurs have to pay the bills, so Audrey also works as a photographer for the Pittsburgh police department. The fact that she has a hearing loss does nothing to slow her down. She might even describe it as an asset.When Margot Pelletier, a long-respected member of the city's elite is found dead at the bottom of her home's sweeping staircase, Audrey is called in to photograph the confusing scene. With millions on the line and a set of siblings definitely down on their luck, there are multiple lines of inquiry to pursue and her friend, Detective Rod Rodriguez finds himself tasked with answering the key question. Did she fall or was she pushed? Audrey is eager to help, for personal and professional reasons.However, Audrey's attention is pulled away from the case when she realizes that the child's killer has been released from prison and invaded her quiet neighborhood. Suddenly, Audrey finds herself fighting for her life as he attempts to settle the old score. Suspense and romance team up in this fast-paced novel that will have the reader rooting for Audrey and perhaps, sharpening their own focus while tuning out all the noise!

It is 1989, the height of Japanese economic power, and a young American businessman in Tokyo is facing a prison sentence for a crime he did not commit.

A crow that picks wildflowers and delivers them to show affection, and a fatherless boy who teaches the bird how to fly create a heartwarming story of these two disparate beings going and growing with one another. Their deep and abiding companionship keeps them close, yet they remain free to maintain all their relationships. Each protects the other in awkward situations, but they respect one another to allow the freedom to make individual choices. They confront humorous and dangerous situations with daring spirit learning a bit more of the other's world with each confrontation.CHARLIE CAW is such a likable story one can only believe it is true. It will find a niche in your memory for a long, long time.

The Heiress of Pittsburgh reawakens hope that the precious qualities of past generations can be reimagined to create a dazzling new future. But only if success is boldly redefined.

Bitter Magic, inspired by the true story of Isobel Gowdie and her witchcraft confession, reveals a little-known corner of history-the lives of both pagan and Protestant women in the Scottish Reformation of the 1600s as witch trials and executions threatened their lives, values, and beliefs.The story is told by Isobel herself and also by Margaret Hay, a fictionalized seventeen-year-old noble woman. When Margaret stumbles across Isobel one day, it seems as though Isobel is commanding the dolphins in the ocean to dance. Margaret is enchanted. She becomes interested in Isobel''s magic, in fairies, and in herbal remedies; Isobel freely shares her knowledge. While Margaret worries that being around Isobel could be dangerous, she also respects Isobel''s medical successes and comes to believe that acknowledging the efficacy of herbal remedies or believing in fairies does not challenge her Christianity. But Isobel believes in more than cheery fairies and herbal medicine. She has dark wishes as well, unknown to most people. Isobel seeks vengeance against the local lord who executed her mother for witchcraft. More important, Isobel''s trance experiences (or are they dreams?) lead her to confess to a wide range of sins, including consorting with the devil. Then, during her trial, Isobel names thirteen others, calling them all witches. To her great shock, Margaret hears her own name. Can her tutor, a Christian mystic named Katharine, save them?

"A reporter for a New York daily, Danny receives a deus ex machina for his frazzled life when a bureaucratic snafu sends the wrong coffin from Italy. Soon, he finds himself assigned to Rome to escort the sister of the man who should have been in the coffin. As he accompanies her dance through Italian red tape, he realizes two things - that he is in love with her and that he is far more interested in the story of the Italian whose body had been sent to New York than in that of her deceased brother. The dilemma becomes only more complicated when a third body is found to have been misplaced and when one of the three turns out not to be very dead."--Page 4 of cover.

Heat and tension are mounting in Mancheville. Social media arguments turn into liquor-fueled spats at the bar. George, a sensible bar regular, uncharacteristically finds himself involved, resulting in a bizarre life-threatening situation.