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Eighteen years ago, Luke O’Connell’s father was there one day, gone the next. His mother sat him and his siblings down and told them their father was gone and that it was just them now, and they wouldn’t be seeing him again. But Luke never believed his father could just walk away from a family he’d said he loved. Now, from his role within a secretive military organization, he uses the intelligence he can access to follow leads on his father, but each is a dead end.

That’s the question everyone in the O’Connell family has asked since their lives were turned upside down by a murder charge. With their father now back from the dead, the O’Connells are coming to grips with the idea that justice isn’t equal. But despite the pending arrival of a new grandchild, and the fact that the family is settling into a new identity, trouble seems to always be one step away.

Big brother Owen O’Connell was only 16 when his father mysteriously disappeared, forcing him to become a father figure to his five younger siblings. If you were to ask them, they’d say Owen is the perfect older brother with the perfect life: He’s single, a plumber, working his own hours in a close-knit community. Owen, though, knows that appearances are often deceiving.

Thirty-five years ago, Raymond O’Connell didn’t exist, at least not until the moment Iris walked into his life. His very existence had been a secret, a carefully cultivated lie, except for the fact that he loved Iris and the six children he’d never planned on having. He’d become careless, living a life that belonged to someone else. Becoming Raymond O’Connell had made him forget who he really was, and when he fell in love with a fantasy he knew he couldn’t have, he put his family in danger. Ultimately, he found himself covering up a murder to protect the woman he loved.

Alison Sweetgrass-O’Connell believes she’s forever a misfit and will never fit in. After struggling to recover from a teenage crush that dealt her a crippling blow, Alison watches from the sidelines in the small town of Livingston, Montana, which hasn’t been friendly to her. Silently, she believes everyone’s seemingly perfect lives have a dark side. And soon her beliefs prove true. Alison meets attractive young med student Bennett Warren, new to Livingston. Suddenly, Bennett is showing up everywhere she is.

Raymond O’Connell was the love of Iris’s life - from the day she met him, to the day a year later when she married him, to the tragic night before she never saw him again. Some would say they had the perfect all-American life. Now, 18 years later, questions arise about the night her husband disappeared, leaving a bloody knife and a letter addressed to her, in which he said goodbye and told her not to look for him, with not even a second thought for her and their six children.

One morning, Marcus O’Connell is confronted by his deputy, Harold Waters, about an accusation that he’s hidden evidence of a crime. Harold knows something is going on in the O’Connell family. Even his partner, Suzanne, is acting strangely. Harold has made it clear that he doesn’t do secrets, but Marcus isn’t too inclined to share the details of the O’Connells’ secret, even with Suzanne’s urging.

Jinx is a record-collecting, middle-aged minimalist whose dreams of becoming a detective are waylaid by love and laziness. But when he inherits his late aunt’s rundown motel, The Neon Owl, his passion for investigative work reignites while he searches for answers as to who keeps shitting in the bushes. His findings lead to a full-blown murder mystery where he and newfound friend, Roddy, the elderly, one-legged handyman, set out to find the killer.

A newly-released prisoner who wants her daughter back. An adopted little girl suddenly in jeopardy. Will the battle over her fate be more costly than anyone can imagine? She gave her daughter up. Now she wants her back. What do you do when a woman shows up on your doorstep, suddenly wanting her daughter back? Never in a million years did Marcus and Charlotte O’Connell expect to be faced with this kind of dilemma, but when Reine Colbert is released from prison, she shows up at their house, demanding they return her daughter, Eva.

Six months ago, Brady’s true love, Cassie Arnold, walked into his hometown and his life. Everything was perfect, including their plans for their upcoming wedding - but one night, when he came home, Cassie was gone.

The O’Connells of Livingston, Montana, are not your typical family. Follow them on their journey to the dark and dangerous side of love in a series of romantic thrillers you won’t want to miss. Raised by a single mother after their father’s mysterious disappearance 18 years ago, the six grown siblings live in a small town with all kinds of hidden secrets, lies, and deception.

Owen O’Connell wants only one thing: to put a ring on the finger of his longtime girlfriend, Tessa Brooks. But when her past fears become an obstacle between them, Owen may not get the new beginning and the happily ever after he truly wants. Meanwhile, Suzanne O’Connell finds herself in a yearlong slump, being the live-in girlfriend of Deputy Harold Waters. Jobless and searching for something to give her life meaning, she finds herself on the wrong side of the law when she stands up for the rights of a stranger who is targeted by the community.

Dan McCrory has written a novel that is sparse and raw. It is the story of Charlie Wise, asshole. He has cheated on his wife for years, forsaken his friends past and present, and left behind a trail of broken hearts and broken people. When he announces a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease as a death sentence, nobody cares. In his search for salvation, he travels to Thailand and Morocco and finally comes home to make amends and finish his great American novel. His apology tour takes him into the heart of Texas and into a half-forgotten past that may just transform him.

History books often portray the Vikings as ruthless souls who took no prisoners. However, that’s only a part of their story. This book goes beyond the dragon ships - beyond the beards and monstrous frames. It’s time to set the record straight - and have some fun en route!

Following the Treaty of Versailles, the German people were suffering on every level. Under the command of a fiery ex-painter, the national socialists had gained control, and only two decades after the war meant to end all wars, Europe once again was primed and ready to explode. All of this may sound familiar, but sadly the complexities of WWII are lost on most of us today. Having shaped the societies we live in, WWII is undoubtedly worth a closer look, so let’s explore. The subject, wildly volatile, will never feel like work....

This is the story of how Henry Halfmoon got caught up in a supernatural mess, how the prophecy of the Demon Star was fulfilled and how the gods chose a normal boy to carry out divine wrath. An uninspired college student, Henry is being followed by something unseen; a malevolent force that knows who he truly is. With the help of his favorite college professor, his best friend, and an angel of death, Henry peeks behind the vale and sees the world as it really is: A feeding ground for demonic entities, preparing the way for an ancient prophesied evil.

Before St. Augustine earns his position as bishop, he and his teenage son must save the good name of the early Christian Church and rescue an altar boy from the clutches of a soul-capturing daemon. To do so, one of the two must travel to an unknown spiritual realm called the Neither, which lies between Purgatory and Hell, risking their eternal soul in the process. This Masters Reimagined tale is written as if Gothic painter Michael Pacher painted his St. Augustine Confounds the Devil masterpiece specifically for the story.

The brown dog was being tested for megaesophagus with aspiration pneumonia, a surefire canine killer, and the veterinarian was sure of his diagnosis. He deadpanned that this condition would spell the end for Sonny, a one-and-a-half-year-old Labrador-hound mix rescued from the Greater Birmingham Humane Society in Alabama. But Sonny had other plans.

"The Power Outage": An eerie story about a lone homeowner who meets the new neighbors on a stormy night when the power on their street goes out, but the neighbors are not what he expects. "Tonight We Hunt the Beast, Lads": Against his better thinking, a medieval monk rides along with a frenzied mob to hunt a dangerous mythical beast. "A Settled Matter": A dark humor take of a would-be normal man who decides to hire a hit man to murder his wife.

Boone is working as a lone telegraph operator in the sleepy town of Infierno, New Mexico when mysterious love letters start to arrive at his telegraph office. Unable to find the recipient, Boone keeps the telegrams, wondering who the sender might be. While he is trying to solve this riddle, a rowdy gang of outlaws shows up in town with a beautiful woman who appears to be their captive. Entranced by the beauty and moved by her plight, Boone decides he must find someway to help. In this action-packed western romance, Boone learns that love isn't always easy to decode.