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In the eyes of Nadine, a polygamist and serial bride, nudging her husbands into heaven is a testament to love. Even Nancy Neptune, a notorious shock jock, is gobsmacked by Nadine's so-called “Celestial Send-Offs.” Things go to hell in a hurry when Nadine offs the wrong guy and is charged with assisted suicide. Meanwhile, Blue McKenna has problems of her own. A power outage has leveled Blue's medical marijuana dispensary. Scottie Sphincter, lead singer of a band called The Rectal Surgeons, is fingered as a suspect.

Once renowned for her villainous performance as Lady Macbeth, Ms. Josephine "Jo" Rose is an eccentric recluse aging alone in a decaying Victorian. As a favor for her best friend, Haley Fields visits with Ms. Rose. Haley is a librarian and writer, and Ms. Rose wants her to write What Ever Happened to Helga the Hag?, a play that will return her to theatrical fame.

After months on the run, sneaking onto a luxury cruise liner wouldn’t be easy, but she’d done worse things to survive. The ship is owned by Roslyn Travel Co, the sole proprietor of a mysterious vacation destination exclusively for the filthy rich.

Mystery usually follows murder, but when Baby Cakes Sloan bites the bullet, everybody in Rochester already knows whodunit. Beautiful Babs had been Marcus Andrelli’s lawyer—until she got iced on the crime king's yacht. Of course, all fingers of guilt point to Andrelli. But Jesse James smells something fishy. And she’s casting for the truth, even if she has to drag the bottom of Lake Ontario to get it. Nobody knows Andrelli better than Jess. Mafia don, certainly. Killer of the woman he loved, no.

As with many of Ostrovsky's plays, the target of the author's satire is the merchant class and the inevitable corruption associated with mercantile endeavors. In Ostrovsky's bitterly realistic world, all personal encounters end in transactions, some humourous and some tragic.

Climate change wiped out planet Earth in 2054. However, the richest and most powerful one percent of society did not hesitate to escape to a space station. But what would that new society become if classism and fascism were what prevailed among them at the time our world died?

Boomtown San Diego, in 1888, erupts in murder. Retired marshal and hero of the O.K. Corral Wyatt Earp is involved. What's really going on? Award-winning, best-selling mystery author James Musgrave takes issues from the present and turns them into ingenious puzzles for listeners to solve. In the 19th century, the same human foibles existed, but the problems happened at a much slower pace.

Emily Fredrickson is left devastated after her husband, Matthew, is arrested for doing meth at their daughter's third birthday party. Her small town of Hibbing turns on her quickly as rumors circulate and the accusations and judgment get her fired from the job she loves. Greenrock Road is a story of heartbreak, hidden family secrets, and a mother's quest to make peace with the decisions of her past.

Destiny Lawson cannot believe her luck. On a run in the middle of the woods her freshman year of collage, she meets the man of her dreams, Bryan Fredrickson. He is sweet, handsome, and everything she dreamed of. Their relationship continues to strengthen and then one day he takes her back to the bridge where they met and asks for her hand in marriage.

Nora and Travis are quickly forced back on the hunt for their primary target as the stability of the military continues to disintegrate, giving rise to a daunting force that threatens to change everything about the American way of life.

Nora and Travis' honeymoon does not go as planned. Don't miss the exciting second book in the Agent Nora Wexler Mysteries Wedding Trilogy and the fifth book overall in the series.

There's nothing like finding love in a vacation getaway! Four sweet, clean romances! The Sand Escape Resort Series box set features four books: The Billionaire Cook, The Billionaire Geek, The Billionaire Partner, and The Billionaire Tour Guide. Listen to these funny, heartwarming clean billionaire romances today!

Julia Rigby didn't expect her boyfriend to break up with her. I mean, don't you sense those type of things coming? I mean, life was good. She was thriving at her job. She just won a trip to an exclusive resort. And...her relationship that she thought was going strong...wasn't.... But Julia didn't have time to think about that loser who crushed her heart. She had a vacation prize to claim! And she was determined to make the most out of this now solo trip! Dean Lockwood was set to take over his family's billion-dollar business. No biggie.

She had a job that she was really good at. She was a travel agent extraordinaire - an expert at planning other people's adventures. She had a loving family. She had a nice apartment. Everything is nice and great. Okay. The truth is Molly wasn't living passionately, and she knew it! She wanted to travel and discover the world...but, she shouldn't do that. Because that was irresponsible.

The scariest kind of serial killer - one you don't know exists. Martin Barlow was Clare Carlson's first newspaper editor, a beloved mentor who inspired her career as a journalist. But, since retiring from his newspaper job, he had become a kind of pathetic figure. When Martin Barlow is killed on the street one night during an apparent mugging attempt gone bad, it seems like he was just an old man whose time had come. As she digs deeper and deeper into his secret files, she uncovers shocking evidence of a serial killer worse than Son of Sam, Ted Bundy, or any of the others.

The serial killer obsessed with Deputy Chief Jess Harris has finally been cornered but the body count is still rising. Chief of Police Dan Burnett is on administrative leave, his life is falling apart. Deputy Chief Harold Black has assumed the post of Birmingham's top cop, a dream of his for more than a decade. Private Detective Buddy Corlew is poised face to face with serial killer Eric Spears and Jess Harris has just learned that everything she thought she knew about where she came from is a lie. There's only one way to end this - someone has to die....

The body count is rising. The serial killer obsessed with Birmingham's Deputy Chief Jess Harris is getting closer, and he knows Jess's secret. Can she protect the child she carries and the people she loves from Eric Spears and his followers? The body farm discovered in a small Alabama town has many buried secrets. Is the truth about Jess's past too buried there?

Legend claims, deep within the rainforest of South America a mysterious tribe exists. Origin of their mystic happenings is an unusual spring and waterfall. It’s claimed once entered works like a portal to the other side, offering peace and verification of passed loved ones - who still live! Seen only by a chosen few, their specific whereabouts has remained unexplainably undetected. Some claim they’re fictitious, but others will die for their cause and existence. And some claim they are devout - while others call them murderers.

For years, Calise Rowe has been able to sense unusual energy from people, making her believe she is different. Pulled into an ancient war raging for centuries between demon hunters and seers, she's about to find out she's right. Her search for the truth leads her to Lucas Rojas, a seer of angels and demons who walk the earth shrouded from normal human eyes. He's hidden his gift for years and refuses to endanger Calise by sharing it with her. In the sultry Costa Rican jungles, their worlds collide. As their passion and desire ignite, so does the ancient war between demons and seers.

Jen and Shirley Ann had been best friends in Palm Springs, CA for more than 31 years. Jen later purchased a home in Colorado so she could be near her ailing mother Pauline. Once Jen moved, Shirley Ann made frequent weekend trips to visit and go hiking. During one of those weekends, Pauline suddenly died. Her insurance policy didn't cover the transportation for returning her body to Palm Springs for cremation. So, guess who was charged with that grisly chore? The spooky journey would not only test their friendship, but it would be an adventure they would always remember!