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It was a long, hard-fought battle for Judge Kristen Catherine Bryant to be appointed by the President of the United States to a judgeship on the DC Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. She endured Congressional interrogations, press and news media interviews, speaking engagements, and grips and grins with intestinal fortitude and no little amount of patience and guile. That was all now behind her. She had a month to decompress before she had to move from Chicago, Illinois, to Washington, DC, to assume her new post.

As Deena and Gary Sharpe celebrate their anniversary, things are not all wine and roses. Gary is restless at his job while Deena just wishes she still had one. To make matters worse, one of Gary’s clients, a local vineyard owner, commits suicide. However, the victim’s sister thinks he was murdered, and her suspicions lead Deena and Gary to team up to unearth the truth. Can Deena impress the local newspaper editor enough to get her old job back? Will Gary quit his firm and risk everything he’s worked for on a new business venture? The stakes are high in Sharpe Note.

Happily ever after seemed a guarantee for Vanessa and Daniel. Then, the photos dropped into Vanessa’s lap, sent from an unwelcomed part of her past. Everything changed in an instant. With their world turned upside down and their lives subject to investigation, how will they restore the passion that brought them together? Listen to find out more.

When an auction of family treasures leads to murder, amateur sleuth Deena Sharpe sets out to catch the culprit. A missing coin collection could be the key to the puzzle. While Deena babysits the thrift shop for her friend who is out on maternity leave, strange things start happening. Her sister-in-law Estelle thinks they are messages from beyond the grave that point to the killer. Can they separate truth from fiction before someone else gets hurt?

Avery Nolan worried for her friend, Agent Graham Braddock, when he chose to stay behind in the Frostfell, but she never expected to see him show up at her door, asking for her help. As she feared, scientists have found a way into the Greensward. Avery and Duncan agree to accompany Braddock back to the land they swore never to visit again so they can stop a war that will tear apart both worlds. However, Avery’s father, Alberon, discovers his daughter’s involvement and has plans of his own.

Marly's been doing the best with what life's dealt her. Losing her husband a decade ago and raising two kids on her own made her self-reliant and unapologetic. When she's pushed to the limit after losing her job, what's a girl to do? Audition for a spot on a DIY show, naturally.

For months, Peyton and her partner, Marco, have been searching for the serial killer known only as the Janitor, but every investigation ends in defeat. He moves like the wind, striking and disappearing without a trace, leaving no evidence behind. Peyton, herself, fell victim to his attack. Now she struggles to focus on her job when her every moment is filled with nightmares of him. Forced to deny her trauma in order to stop him, Peyton fears this case is destined to end a hail of bullets and blood. She's just not sure whose.

Life has become increasingly complicated for San Francisco Inspector Peyton Brooks. With a past murder suspect living in the spare bedroom, an abusive receptionist bunking on the couch, an ex-boyfriend about to marry another woman, and her own mother in a relationship with a bigot, Peyton doesn't think her life can get much more difficult. Until her partner of eight years is suspected of murder.

When Peyton and Marco are pulled off the most significant case of their careers, they struggle to find their equilibrium. Marco's growing distance brings out Peyton's worst insecurities, and while everyone around her seems to be moving forward in their lives, she feels stuck. Assigned to investigate the murder of a reality star's boyfriend, Peyton questions whether her absolute dedication to her job is worth it.

I've been framed for murder. The evidence is damnable. To catch a vampire draining the life out of someone on camera.... When the killer looked back, my face was staring right into the monitors. Not even the Voodoo Queen can defend me. I'm on the run.

I faked my way long enough by keeping my mouth shut, painting a fake smile on my face, and focusing hard on my job. I quit going out to find that random piece of ass. Not one of them would stand up to her, anyway. She hates me, loathes me even. Little does Vivian Shepard know I’ve got more tricks up my sleeve than she will ever begin to imagine to get her to change her mind, to get my chance. I’m not giving up. I want her, and by God, I’ll fight as dirty as I can get to have her. No matter what!

Evelyn Harbinger sees nothing wrong with a one-night stand. At 149 years old, Eve may look like she bakes oatmeal cookies in the afternoon and dozes in her rocking chair in the evening, but once the gray hair and wrinkles are traded for jet-black tresses and porcelain skin, she can still turn heads as the beautiful girl she once was. Can't fault a girl for having a little fun, can you?

Professor Dena Montgomery might be young, only 19, but she is a mathematical Olympiad with a genius-level IQ, earning a PhD for her at 16. Yet, her large family calls her The Absentminded Professor, with good reason. Dena can recite the calculus for the Pythagorean theorem as if it is her home address, but can’t, for her life, remember what is on her grocery list or whether she eats three meals on any given day.

I know what it’s like to have your heart split down the middle. One-half chases her. The other half chases after the lies, deceit, and betrayal. It’s a burning ball of hell. Seconds, minutes, hours, and years all spent endured the depth of my own burning inferno. All of it runs together while life passes me by. Thirteen years ago, the woman I was in love with left me standing at the altar. Hurt. Broken. Humiliated. Some say 13 is a lucky number. Me? I curse the number. Now she’s back. Reminding me. Torturing me.

Clove Calloway thought she ended her nightmare life when she stabbed herself. When the darkness took over, she thought she'd find peace. Seeing her husband die by the hands of his traitorous brother, Trent, destroyed her. Little did she know, her dreadful life without Turner is just the beginning. She awakens from one nightmare right into another, confined in a house with the Master Manipulator of them all. Now, she's fighting for her life instead of trying to end it.

Spies, soldiers, thieves, and aliens. All caught in a power play between corporations and governments to control the future of our world. A future where humanity isn't the only player, and the lines aren't as clear as you think. Welcome to Enemy Lines. In a near future, something has arrived. In the asteroid belt, a secret outpost of humanity must withstand a test they are not prepared for... or all humanity will burn.

This collection of true-life stories and musings has developed over the years, finally to be gathered into one volume. Comprised of insights about life, pets, and raising children, this volume of short anecdotes provides a view into the human experiences we all share. While many of the stories are amusing, some touch on loss and fear, and the challenge of being a parent in the modern world.

Rue Cyprus and her Golden Retriever puppy, Kasey, embark on a summer break full of adventure and fun, but when Rue’s parents take her on vacation, they meet Mrs. MacIntyre and her dog, who live at the beach full-time.

Bradley Ellington Taylor, affectionately known as Duke among family and close friends, fiercely resisted the encroachment of middle age. In remarkable health, he maintained his fitness through activities like cycling on his ten-speed racer and participating in pro/am basketball with a group of attorney comrades who humorously called themselves The Sharks.

Anna has an extraordinary life surrounded by a loving husband and two sons. Or so everyone thinks. What is buried in her heart is the shame of a secret that changed the course of her life. Lost at sea, she struggles to forget and remember all that has led her up to this fateful event.