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by Jeff Ayers

Therapist Sarah Newcomb can’t get her fiancé to commit to a wedding date. Still, doubts about their relationship take a back seat when one …

by Brian Kenney

Not a mystery, but plenty mystery-ish, this grand mixup of history, romance, time travel, St. George and the Dragon, Edward I, and, of course, …

by Henrietta Thornton

Brace yourself! This is a wild ride, and one that is just as enjoyable even if you’ve never read the late Cussler or Du …

by Willy Williams

“You know what a witch hunt is? It’s when a big lie declaring someone anathema to the prevailing orthodoxy gets a head of steam…,” …

by Dodie Ownes

When Vivienne, an admittedly dowdy and somewhat bitter middle-aged magazine editor, receives a mysterious invitation to a dinner party, she almost throws it away. …

by Henrietta Thornton

The tutor is Isabel, a young woman who’s just started her new job at a rich Florida private school. Readers know that she’s angling …