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It's the golden age of Hollywood. For two Vietnamese dreamers, success means conjuring a magical break in a spellbinding novel about the frightening price of fame by the author of The Monstrous Misses Mai.More like sisters than best friends, Issa Bui and Olivia Nong grew up dreaming of becoming movie stars. But for young Vietnamese women in 1930s Hollywood, the MGM back lot seems unreachable. Undeterred, Issa knows she's meant for great things. The blood of shamans runs through her veins. To find fame in this town, for herself and for Olivia, Issa needs to make connections. For starters, with her dead grandmother Bà Ngoại.Frightening enough in life--Issa's own mother forbade any contact--Bà Ngoại is even more intimidating in death. A formidable presence of smoke, promises, and pacts, Bà Ngoại introduces Issa and Olivia to her friend on the other side: the late Ava Lin Rang, a singularly magnetic Asian star of the silent screen. Ava coaches, encourages, and utilizes her own unique influence to open doors for her determined protégés.As Issa begins drawing on her own untapped powers, every dream is coming true. But in a city of illusions, at what cost?

During a summer in Italy, two best friends discover whether true love is up to destiny or free will in this winning romantic comedy by the international bestselling author of Woke Up Like This. For generations, the fortune-telling women in Lo Zhao-Jensen's family have foreseen The One-the great loves of their lives-before ever meeting them. Except for Lo, who has zero psychic abilities. Just memories of old rom-coms and a lot of poor judgment when it comes to love. Until now. When Lo finally has the vision she's been waiting for, her delighted aunties are convinced she'll meet The One on her backpacking trip in Italy. Vero amore, here she comes. Along for the summer is Lo's best friend and confidant, Teller Owens, her opposite in every way. Upon arrival in Venice, Lo is saved from a runaway trolley by Caleb, a fellow backpacker. It's a meet-cute so swoony, it has to be fate. But with each destination, Lo's complicated feelings for Teller are becoming harder to ignore. From the cobblestone streets of Rome to the rocky cliffs of Amalfi, Lo begins to wonder if fate has other plans.

When dead enemies rise, grave matters of the heart, mind, and body clash in the fantastical fourth Whimbrel House novel by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg.Whimbrel House is changing. Merritt and Hulda are raising a family. Owein has signed a marriage contract with the magically compatible Lady Cora, a heavyweight of British nobility who's an ocean away. And the lovely shape-shifting druid Fallon makes a distractingly fetching friend for Owein. But another change is in the air, and this time it's something wicked.The greatest wizard of the millennium, Silas Hogwood, is back--after five years dead. New body, same foul scent, and driven by madness and revenge. Owein, fearing he isn't strong enough to fend him off, seeks Cora's help and influence in England. Alarms ringing, Queen Victoria dispatches her League of Magicians, including her personal necromancer, to aid in Owein's defense.As magic, both good and evil, converges on Blaugdone Island, Owein realizes how harrowing the forces against them are. Combating them will require some digging--literally--for half-formed secrets of magic Hulda doesn't want him to have. But no promise, lock, or government red tape will keep Owein from doing what's necessary to protect those he loves; one way or another, Silas will only take Whimbrel House over Owein's third dead body.

Propelled on a cross-country chase, devoted parents become desperate fugitives in a heart-racing novel of suspense by the author of Family Money and All He Has Left.Thirteen years ago, Cole and Lisa Shipley were fostering an infant with hopes of adopting her. Overnight everything was turned upside down, when the child's mother bled to death on their front doorstep. Her last words: He's coming here...for her! Save her. Afraid, bewildered, and with a baby in their arms, they fled. The longer they hid, the guiltier they looked.Now in a small Colorado town under assumed identities, they've been seemingly safe. But when a tip exposes them and Cole is framed for another murder, they take it on the run again, barreling across the western US--this time with a confused and resistant teenage girl awakening to a terrifying new reality. In the rearview is the relentless FBI agent who has never given up the hunt. And he's not the only one.Every frightening mile brings a family closer to the truth about that fateful night thirteen years ago. And to a killer who's determined to finish what he started.

A dead man's riddles--and secrets--thrust an FBI codebreaker into a deadly cross-country race for justice in a propulsive thriller by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Cipher.During a recent undercover sting gone bad, hit man Gustavo Toro died in the arms of FBI Special Agent Daniela "Dani" Vega. But Toro had secrets he refused to take to the grave.In the event of his death, Toro left behind a video that promises to expose a mysterious mastermind who has been operating with impunity for decades. But there's a catch. Dani's team must follow Toro's cryptic clues on a cross-country hunt for justice, and piecing together his past is more twisted than Dani could have imagined.But as Dani and her team race to gather the evidence, it's clear this powerful adversary will stop at nothing to keep their secrets--including eliminating those who threaten to reveal them.

A costume designer's past casts a long shadow over her well-constructed lies in this intriguing story about stolen identities, friendship, and betrayal from the author of A Splendid Ruin and A Dangerous Education.Hollywood, 1955. As head costume designer for Lux Pictures, Lena Taylor hears startling confessions from the biggest movie stars. She knows how to keep their secrets--after all, none of their scandals can match her own.Lena was once Elsie Gruner, the daughter of an Ohio dressmaker. Her gift for fashion design helped her win a coveted spot at an art academy in Rome. While in Italy, she became enthralled by the charismatic Julia, who drew her into a shadowy world of jazz clubs, code words, and mysterious deliveries. When one of Julia's intrigues ended in murder, Elsie found herself in the middle of a bewildering sinister international plot. So she ran.After fleeing to LA, Elsie became Lena--but she's never stopped looking over her shoulder. Now, as her engagement to a screenwriter throws her into the spotlight, she's terrified her façade won't hold up. Will she figure out the truth about her past before everything falls apart?

Five young women eager for success rely on the unspeakable to make their dreams come true in a chilling novel about martyrdom, ritual, and obsession by the author of We Ate the Dark.Art student Jo Kozak and her fellow classmates and best friends, Caroline, Finch, Amrita, and Saz, are one another's muses--so close they have their own language and so devoted to the craft that they'll do anything to keep their inspiration alive. Even if it means naively resorting to the occult to unlock their creativity and to curse their esteemed, if notoriously creepy, professor. They soon learn the horrible price to be paid for such a transgressive ritual.In its violent aftermath, things are changing. Jo is feeling unnervingly haunted by something inexplicable. Their paintings, once prodigious and full of life, are growing dark and unhealthy. And their journey together--as women, students, and artists--is starting to crumble.To right the wrong they've done, these five desperate friends will take their obsession a step too far. When that happens, there may be no turning back.

In this mesmerising thriller from the bestselling author of Keep Her Secret, a family's fresh start is just the beginning of their nightmare...Ethan Dove's family has moved to a new home in a safe community, and it's exactly the fresh start they need. Not only is his marriage to Emma hanging by a thread, but his son, Dylan, and twelve-year-old daughter, Rose, deserve to have a happy childhood.After Rose is bullied by the boys across the road, Ethan is relieved when the woman who lives next door steps in. Fiona Smith has come into their lives at just the right moment, and when she offers to look after Rose during the school holidays, Ethan and Emma can't believe their luck.Which is exactly what Fiona wants. Because, far from being the perfect neighbour, Fiona is the last person you should trust with your child. With a vicious plot for revenge, Fiona is happy to train Rose to be her accomplice, especially when she begins to suspect that Rose might not be as innocent as she appears...The Psychopath Next Door is a gripping and twisted psychological suspense thriller set in the terrifying world of Mark Edwards's bestselling The Magpies universe.

"Electrifying and page-turning, John Marrs is not to be missed."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFaddenThree women. Three smouldering secrets. Who will make it out alive?It's 5 November, and a woman awakens to a nightmare. Bound and gagged, she lies trapped in the heart of a towering bonfire. As the smoke thickens, panic sets in - she's moments away from being engulfed in flames. How did it come to this?Rewind eleven months: Margot, a faded TV star, and her long-suffering friend Anna watch as glamorous Liv and her flawless family move into their street. The three women soon fabricate the perfect pretence of friendship, but each harbours her own deadly secret - and newcomer Liv senses something is terribly wrong beneath the polished exteriors.As cracks widen in the veneer of perfection and lies escalate out of control, tension ignites. Bonfire Night is approaching and someone is set to burn...But who will it be?

In a twisty and provocative thriller debut, Elle Owens tells the story of a young mother whose husband vanishes without a trace, and their shared playlist holds the only key to bringing him back.When her husband goes missing, Marissa Creighton fears the worst. Tell me you trust me was the last thing Ethan said to her, and she'd shrugged it off. Now she can't get those words out of her head.Marissa's family has always been her rock. But when they come to help her with two-year-old Logan, their overprotectiveness borders on oppression--occupational hazard of the family's surveillance business, or is it? Seeking comfort in the playlist she and Ethan share, Marissa is shocked to find a new song there: "Trust Me." She's certain it's a message.Using song titles as code, she and Ethan start communicating back and forth. But she still doesn't understand why he left. While his messages point to incriminating documents, her family uncovers evidence of an affair. But their discoveries come with their own baggage, including personal threats, secret bank accounts, and dusty surveillance devices. All the while Marissa wonders whether she'll ever learn the truth--or see her husband again.

USA Today bestselling author Sara Ney sizzles with a quick-witted, sexy romp about an eager entrepreneur and a cocky football star who couldn't be more different--or more into each other.Harlow James is destined to rock the dating world. The creator of Kissmet, the app helping singles find love, she's in New York to secure advertisers. But the sassy, small-town girl can't help meddling in other people's business.When she runs into a muscular stranger at her go-to food truck, Harlow doesn't realize he's Landon "Andy" Burke, the NFL's most-wanted free agent, in town to talk contracts. She just sees a hottie about to get burned by undercooked street food. Though she tries to warn him, he shrugs her off, making a little wager instead.In a messy twist of fate, Andy finds himself in the same hotel as Harlow. When she collects on their bet, they make a mind-blowing--and bed-rocking--connection. But after the weekend, she goes home to Green Bay to her goofy dad and corgi, ready to focus everything on work again. Kissmet, however, has other ideas, when Andy knocks on her door...

Destined to be together, forbidden to love, two lost souls fight evil in an everyday world that belongs to the night. A dark romantasy by a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.Aria Rialta is a girl of two realities. One she was born to. The other she was chosen for. Both are a threat.Every night when Aria falls asleep, she enters the nightmare world of Faydor to fight a war. It's her calling to help destroy the Kruen, who feed sin and chaos to our everyday world of vulnerable humans. It would be a lonely realm in which to do battle if not for Pax, Aria's dangerously irresistible soulmate whose mere touch can kill. It's also a realm that's getting harder to escape.Aria's hallucinations are seeping into her waking world. And the Kruen are coming for her. To help Aria, Pax must do what no one in Faydor has dared to do before--join his soulmate in the light of day. Giving in to their forbidden attraction could be the death of them, but they might not be able to stop themselves as they embark on a cross-country journey to fight the evils hunting them.As their desire grows, so do Aria's untapped powers, and a menacing new force far darker than the Kruen.

She only wants a winter fling with no promises. But rules are there to be broken.Madison: After being jilted in Kentucky, playing for Calverdale Ladies in England was a chance to escape and spend Christmas alone, avoiding my feelings.Which is how I've ended up snowed in at a Welsh pub with a retired rugby player who's hot enough to thaw me out.But when the snow's gone, so am I. I won't let another man in, not even one as gorgeous as Geraint...Geraint: Running the pub, I've had flings with guests, but never one as sexy as Madison.Too bad she's so closed off. For both our sakes, we've agreed to keep our relationship physical. No attachments. No regrets.Which is good, because I promised my dad I'd hold on to the Dragon Inn, no matter what. So I'm fine with no commitments, because I can't ask a woman with a brilliant career in London to give everything up to be with me, in the middle of nowhere. Can I?Playing to Win is the fourth book in the Playing the Field series--addictive romances full of heart and steam, perfect for fans of T L Swan.Revised edition: Previously published as Melting the Mountain Man, this edition of Playing to Win includes editorial revisions.

She's breaking all his rules.LanaThe press say I'm the wild child of women's football, and now a tabloid journalist's blackmailing me. No wonder I needed distraction in the shape of Alex, the men's team's new Scottish goalie.It was a one-night stand: fun and done. I don't do commitment - and he's old enough to be my dad. But there's something different about Alex...AlexLana is like a tornado. Fierce. Devastating. Just passing through. My son, Brodie, is my world, and he needs someone who's sticking around.But Lana's made me feel alive again for the first time in years, and I can't get her out of my head. Is a future with this party girl too much to hope for...?Playing for Keeps is the third book in the Playing the Field series--addictive romances full of heart and steam, perfect for fans of T L Swan.Revised edition: Previously published as Keeping the Single Dad, this edition of Playing for Keeps includes editorial revisions.

For a brilliant detective and an avid mystery reader, truth really is stranger--and deadlier--than fiction in a suspenseful and wickedly entertaining novel about the games killers play.In 1985, Kat McCann was six years old when renowned Austrian detective Alik Lisser solved her mother's murder. And unfortunately proved Kat's father as the culprit.Ten years later Kat is still obsessed with the heroic criminologist. She's also addicted to the bestselling novels inspired by Alik's ingenious deductions--penned by the grande dame of whodunits, who's a bit of a mystery herself. Kat has devoured them all. Even the one based on her father's crime.When Kat and Alik fatefully cross paths again, a friendship evolves, and Alik is delighted to share the secrets of his success with such an eager and clever girl by inviting Kat to solve a murder of her very own. One that challenges everything Kat believes about the detective, an elusive author, and Kat's notorious past.Now, as fact and fiction and truth and deception collide, it's all Kat can do to survive the shocking twist ending to her own life story.

From the creator of the Millennium Wolves series comes the heart-stopping sequel to Cloak of the Vampire, the epic romantasy set in a brutal world of bloodthirsty and power-hungry vampires.Aileen Henderson didn't choose to die. That choice was stolen from her, brutally, at the hands--and lips--of a monster. With a singular kiss, Lord Ragnor Rayne condemned the twenty-one-year-old to an eternity she never wanted. And a future she refuses to accept.Despite the fury now coursing through her veins, Aileen fights the pull of attraction to Ragnor, a need with a will of its own. But now, she's determined to make her way without the vampire lord's help.Carving out her new existence, Aileen finds allies, even family, among the ruthless and competitive vampire leagues. But untold dangers abound, and soon, Aileen encounters new and more evil monsters.When ancient, all-powerful gods dredge up nightmares from her past, Aileen discovers she has an important role to play in this world. And if she can learn to control her powers and her desires, she may find a way to survive both her enemies and Ragnor Rayne.

In a South Florida beach town, a chance meeting unravels a web of secrets in this gripping novel about the consequences of lying to protect the ones we love.Andrew Williams's perfect Delray Beach house has become a pressure cooker. He and his wife, Amy, are struggling to conceive, and it's fracturing their marriage. When a chance encounter reunites him with Kathryn Moretti, the former love of his life, Kathryn confesses that Andrew is already a father--of a son he didn't know existed. Though Kathryn's deception sends him reeling, their secret meetings quickly rekindle old obsessions.Behind Kathryn's manicured facade is a life of constant damage control. She tries desperately to protect her son, Max, from her past mistakes--and his own dangerous impulses. She can't let anyone get too close, especially a local cop to whom she owes a favor. And her home has become a refuge for Emmy, the troubled daughter of an old friend who has her own reasons to distrust Kathryn. With Andrew back in the picture, Kathryn can no longer contain all her lies.As their reunion sends ripples through their lives, Andrew and Kathryn must face their destructive past and figure out if it's worth risking the futures of everyone they love to hold on to what might have been.

"A beautiful and deeply researched novel...If you loved Pachinko, you'll love White Mulberry." --Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author of The Island of Sea WomenInspired by the life of Easton's grandmother, White Mulberry is a rich, deeply moving portrait of a young Korean woman in 1930s Japan who is torn between two worlds and must reclaim her true identity to provide a future for her family.1928, Japan-occupied Korea. Eleven-year-old Miyoung has dreams too big for her tiny farming village near Pyongyang: to become a teacher, to avoid an arranged marriage, to write her own future. When she is offered the chance to live with her older sister in Japan and continue her education, she is elated, even though it means leaving her sick mother--and her very name--behind.In Kyoto, anti-Korean sentiment is rising every day, and Miyoung quickly realizes she must pass as Japanese if she expects to survive. Her Japanese name, Miyoko, helps her find a new calling as a nurse, but as the years go by, she fears that her true self is slipping away. She seeks solace in a Korean church group and, within it, finds something she never expected: a romance with an activist that reignites her sense of purpose and gives her a cherished son.As war looms on a new front and Miyoung feels the constraints of her adopted home tighten, she is faced with a choice that will change her life--and the lives of those she loves--forever.