Western stories. Cottonwoods, Utah. 1871. A woman stands accused. A man, sentenced to whipping. Into this travesty of small-town justice rides the one man the town elders fear. His name is Lassiter, a notorious gunman who's come to avenge his sister's death. It doesn't take Lassiter long to see that this once-peaceful Mormon community is controlled by the corrupt Deacon Tull-a powerful elder who's trying to take the woman's land by forcing her to...

Prohibition is a big headache for some . . . and a big payday for others, the fearless entrepreneurs with little respect for the law of the land. With $125,000 worth of Kentucky's finest homemade whiskey in his possession, big, hell-raising Son Martin counts himself among the latter. Son knows having this much illegal hooch makes him a very tasty target, but nobody's going to steal it from him. Ware may be coming to his backyard, but Son's not

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From the bestselling master of the high-voltage international thriller comes a must-read for every fan of vintage Ludlum. A scientist receives an offer he can't refuse--two million dollars for a geoogical survey of Jamaica's dark interior. But when British Intelligence gets wind of his mission, they let him in on a little secret--the last survey team never came back. Alex McAuliff has received an offer he can't refuse: two million dollars for a geological...

Tormented by the slaying of the hooker who turned to him for help just before her death, cop-turned-private eye Matthew Scudder begins an investigation into the woman's past that reveals secrets that could be deadly for him.

Actress Clarissa Lisle has always been famous for her beauty -- and her unscrupulous manipulations. Now her schemes have won her a starring role in a nightmare in which she can trust no one. Private detective Cordelia Gray is invited to the sunlit island of Courcy to protect the actress from veiled threats on her life. But when the curtain goes up on Courcy, nothing is as it seems, and Detective Gray quickly finds that the stage is set for death.

"Shaken by a painful divorce, successful television writer Debra Barry leaves New York for the beautiful countryside of New Hampshire, where she hopes to find peace and solitude to mend her wounded heart. The old house she's bought, though, needs as much repairing as her own shattered emotions. To make it the home she's always wanted, she seeks the help of master carpenter Graham Reid, a compellingly enigmatic man seemingly as hard as granite itself....

Jamie's job often threw her into the company of the most fascinating people-- like Cade Santerre. From the start, he made no secret of the fact that he desired her. And only last night, he'd tenderly made love to her.... But a morning visit from the authorities changed everything. And, angry over Cade's apparent betrayal, Jamie sent him away. But weeks later a question still burned within her-- one that could only be answered by seeking out Cade.

Whether it's the sudden snapping of bonds between lovers or shopping on Oxford Street, Maeve Binchy finds the unexpected truth in experiences so real that every woman will recognize them. Filled with her delicious humor and warmth, the twenty-two stories in London Transports will delight and captivate as they take us to a place that is far away—and yet so familiar...Where having an affair with a married man brings one woman to a turning...

In Night Fire, Arielle Leslie is a sixteen year old forced to wed Pairsley Cochrane,a sadistic old man who abuses her.

Criminal lawyer Marta Richter is in a race to prove one man’s innocence.