A young couple has just been assaultedthe young man murdered, and his girlfriend raped, severely beaten and left for dead An unscrupulous town chief cop, with ties to the murder and assault, attempts to cover it upalong with the mayor, chief judge and town newspaper publisher. Why? What is their connection to this crime? The deep secret they share? The price theyll pay if the crime is solved? But an indignant, determined cop and a civil rights minister are determined to uncover what happenedat all costs. Good crossesand battleswith evil in this story of greed, deception and betrayal.

It is 1894, and the news of a Transylvanian nobleman’s death at the hands of a certain Professor Van Helsing is the talk of London. Unsatisfied at the acquittal of the professor, Mycroft Holmes asks Sherlock to investigate what truly led to the deaths of Lucy Westenra and the mysterious aristocrat. The newspapers are full of inconsistencies and wild supernatural theories, and as Holmes digs deeper, he suspects that those hailed as heroes are not what they seem. The clues point to an innocent man framed and murdered for crimes he did not commit, and Holmes and Watson find themselves targeted at every turn, as what began as a quest to clear one man’s name reveals a conspiracy that draws them to the mountains of Transylvania and the infamous Castle Dracula.

A New York Times extended list bestseller in hardcover-the sensational sixth book in the national bestselling Pink Carnation series. Whisked away to nineteenth-century India, Penelope Deveraux plunges into the court intrigues of the Nizam of Hyderabad, where no one is quite what they seem. New to this strange and exotic country- where a dangerous spy called the Marigold leaves venomous cobras as his calling card-she can trust only one man: Captain Alex Reid. With danger looming from local warlords, treacherous court officials, and French spies, Alex and Penelope may be all that stand in the way of a plot designed to rock the very foundations of the British Empire... Watch a Video

Taro is at a crossroads: He has vanquished Lord Oda for good, but with no land and no title, he has no hope of marrying Hana, the daughter of a daimyo. So when Taro receives news of a murderous dragon and the large reward for killing it, he and his friends find themselves on a dangerous quest to slay the beast. Their mission has the potential to save the people of Japan - but failure will result in the deaths of thousands. And dragons are not the only monsters they will encounter: The dead, led by the odious Kenji Kira, have begun to rise, and they have Taro in their sights. In this heart-stopping conclusion to the Blood Ninja trilogy, the future of all feudal Japan is in danger, and everything Taro holds dear will be threatened. But it is the betrayal of flesh and blood - his own flesh and blood - that may be his ultimate undoing.

Her Cheating Heart "Mommy...won't be with us anymore." That's what attorney Kevin C. Bryant, 45, told his two young sons in the spring of 2003. At the time, blonde, pretty, 26-year-old Tabatha Bryant was alive and well in an upscale suburb of Rochester, New York. But that was about to change--because Bryant knew his wife was cheating--and he intended to end the affair by ending her life. On June 14, 2003, he called 911 to report Tabatha slain by an unknown intruder who'd shot her in the eye with a .22 and repeatedly stabbed her in the neck and upper body. His Evil Plan A drug bust led to Cassidy Green's confession that she'd driven the getaway car. She fingered boyfriend Cyril Winebrenner as the killer. He and Kevin Bryant were buddies who'd regularly gone on cocaine-fueled sex binges with hookers. Astoundingly, Winebrenner was also Tabatha's half-brother--but Bryant's $5,000 had convinced him that money is thicker than blood. In a trial that shook "Country Club Row," prosecutors would present evidence and testimonies that revealed ever more sordid details, leading to final justice for the lawyer who tried to get away with murder...

Betrayal in Blood In the dangerous underworld of Chicago's Cosa Nostra, loyalty is everything—but for Giovanni, the ruthless mafia boss, betrayal is closer than he ever imagined. Raised in a world of violence and power, Giovanni inherited his father's empire along with its dark secrets. He is cold, calculating, and unstoppable—until a woman threatens to unravel his carefully controlled life. Kiara was born to be the perfect mafia princess: obedient, dedicated, and destined to marry the feared Giovanni. But behind her innocent facade lies a fierce determination. Despite the terrifying age gap and his possessive nature, she believes she can turn their arranged marriage into something more than a cold transaction. However, her hopes are shattered when Giovanni abandons her just before the wedding, leaving her future—and her heart—in ruins. But in a world where power is everything, one betrayal changes everything. To protect herself from the violent fallout within the mafia, Kiara is forced to marry the man who once rejected her. Now, she's determined to make Giovanni fight for her—and for their future. Can she melt his heart of ice, or will their pasts destroy any chance at love? Betrayal in Blood is a gripping mafia romance full of dangerous secrets, steamy passion, and high-stakes drama. Fans of dark romance, arranged marriage, and forbidden love stories won't be able to put this book down. Will Giovanni protect what's his, or will the mafia world tear them apart?