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In the days immediately following the Civil War, Yankee soldiers called bummers straggled home, emotionally ravaged, exhausted, and hungry. Forced to steal what they needed along the way from weary families themselves devastated by war, they often left a wake of cruelty and violence. One such bummer impulsively grabs an 18-year-old Tennessee girl who is home alone with her young brother while their parents are gone to replenish needed supplies after the years of deprivation and hardship. The bummer stubbornly holds her for three days as they make their way north.

Keep listening to Nicole and Melany's adventures at the Demigods Academy!

Jennifer is fed up with her role as a servant to her husband and three children. A comfortable lifestyle in Minnesota lake country should be delightful. It is for her family members. For her, it’s become a tenure of never-ending, unpaid domestic labor. So, she impulsively goes on strike. Her run to the Northwoods, toddler son in tow, begins a series of unexpected and life-changing events. Her two-year-old son disappears from the campsite on the second day. She flirts with adultery as the sheriff on the missing boy’s case provides empathy and more.

When a book publisher is murdered in Notting Hill, Cassie doesn't initially think much about it, besides making all the references to the Julia Roberts romcom she possibly can. But when it turns out the victim was killed twice, the case gets a lot more interesting.

The Diamond sisters are off to Aspen with their father for spring break…until he’s called away on an urgent business trip. But why should his house—well, mansion—there go unused? So of course, the sisters go to Aspen without him. And they don’t go there alone. Savannah’s flirtation with international pop star Perry Myles is heating up quickly. And surprisingly, Perry says yes when she invites him to Aspen. But is Perry who she really wants, or has the right guy been in front of her all along? Courtney shouldn’t be shocked when her future stepbrother joins them in Aspen.

Rufyllys Vergana, the usurper, has stolen the throne from his adopted brother, Prince Ilruyn, plunging the empire of Navessea into civil war. The very first casualty of that war: Karthtag-Kal Sandaros, Marilia's father. With the help of Ben Espeleos, Prince of Svartennos, Marilia has sworn to bring the usurper and the rest of her father's killers to justice . . . including her own traitorous brother, Annuweth, now serving as the usurper's right hand. Annuweth has sworn an oath of his own—to protect his wife and their unborn child from the forces who mean to destroy them.

If the Diamond sisters thought summer in Vegas was rough, they need to brace themselves for their first semester at their fancy Vegas prep school. Despite wanting to be happy dating all-around good guy Nick, Savannah can’t get bad boy Damien out of her mind. So when Damien offers to help her on her quest for YouTube stardom, she can’t say no. Especially since her celebrity dreams are so close to coming true. Peyton had fun fooling around with playboy Oliver over the summer. But now that summer is over, the bets are more serious, and the stakes are higher than ever.

When Peyton, Courtney, and Savannah Diamond are sent to live with their long-lost father, their lives go from glum to glamorous overnight. Because their father is the Adrian Diamond. Billionaire owner of the most luxurious hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The sisters are in way over their heads. And they’re forgetting one important rule: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas...but that doesn't matter when you live there.

We've done the impossible and crossed through a portal into the world of dragons - the same place where my mother's been trapped for the past 15 years. With this lavender sky, orange sun, and a freaking planet hanging above us, it's clear that we're no longer on Earth. Our biggest problem is finding our way back...right?

The war with Tyrace is over. It was supposed to be a time of celebration. Of triumph. But for Marilia Sandara, hero of Chrysathamere Pass, the cost was too high. After watching her childhood friends slaughtered before her eyes, all she wants to do is sail back to Svartennos and try to forget the price she had to pay for her victory.

There is only one rule in hell: No one returns from the Rogue Arena. After fighting in the witches’ dark tournament and being condemned to death, Drake manages to flee the castle with Stella - but they are far from freedom. Now, they must return to Earth before it’s too late, and Stella has a plan. Accomplishing it won’t be easy, though. In a journey plagued with dangers and bizarre creatures, Drake and Stella will venture through the darkest side of hell, finding themselves in the heart of the Rogue Arena.

Cassie and Violet's adventures continue in this eighth book of the Cassie Coburn Mysteries! When a body is found in the Thames, will they be able to identify the victim and bring the killer to justice?

The woman lingering in the crowd can’t be Allison...can she? Because Allison was pronounced dead six years ago. Musician Carter Denver knows only one person who’s capable of helping him find answers: Sadie Thompson, his estranged best friend and someone who also knew Allison. He needs to know if he’s losing his mind or if Allison could have survived her car accident. Could Allison really be alive? If so, why is she trying to harm Carter and Sadie? As the two try to find answers, can Sadie keep her feelings for Carter hidden?

Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes through the mail, and plays dominoes with her family in their two-room cabin. She doesn't mind not having electricity or running water - instead, she's got tall trees, fresh streams, and endless sky.

A hidden world, secrets, love, betrayal...and dragons. Reality? Gone...yanked out from under me like a cheap Ikea rug. Here are the doozies I've learned since coming to the Dragon Born Academy: Dragons exist. Also, bondmates. I'm now bound to Ashe Carrick, who's basically Dragonborn Royalty. The downside? He wants nothing to do with me.

Schuyler and Madeleine Burroughs have the perfect Face—rich and powerful enough to assure their dominance in society. But in SchAddie’s household, cracks are beginning to appear. Schuyler is bored and taking risks. Maddie is becoming brittle, her happiness ever more fleeting. And their menial is fighting the most bizarre compulsions.

A call for help draws Police Chief Cassidy Chambers deep into a wooded, isolated area on Lantern Beach. What she finds shakes her to the core - a friend is bleeding out, and his last words before dying are: They know. Figuring out who killed her friend and what his final words meant becomes Cassidy’s mission. Have members of the notorious gang that placed a bounty on her head discovered her new life? Or is someone else trying to teach her a twisted lesson?

When Police Chief Cassidy Chambers arrives at a grisly crime scene, she’s shocked at where the evidence leads. Then the threats start coming. Threats against her. Threats that could upend her life. As more clues are uncovered, a sinister plot is revealed, and Cassidy fears the little girl in her care may be tangled in a deadly scheme.

When a body is displayed publicly in King's Cross Station, the Metropolitan Police quickly finds itself embroiled in a media circus and pulls out all the stops to find the killer - including begging Violet for help. However, what Cassie thinks is going to be a regular old case quickly becomes personal, and she and Violet quickly realize there's a lot more at stake than just catching a murderer.

During a turbulent storm, a child is found on the beach, washed up from the ocean. Making matters worse - the girl can’t speak. Lantern Beach Police Chief Cassidy Chambers can feel the danger lurking around them. As more mysterious incidents happen on the island, Cassidy fears each crime is somehow connected to this child - a child no one has reported missing.