Welcome to Whispering Pines, Wisconsin. A place for those who don’t belong. Sixteen years after a family feud drove her from the cozy Northwoods village of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin, former detective Jayne O'Shea returns to prepare her grandparents' lake house for sale. Once there, not only does she find that the house has been trashed, her dog discovers a dead body in the backyard. Jayne intends to stay out of it, but when it becomes obvious the sheriff isn't interested in investigating the death, Jayne can't stop herself. Her list of suspects grows faster than the plants in the commons' pentacle garden. Could it be the local Wiccan green witch with her stash of deadly plants? The shopkeeper who slips into trances and foretells death? The visitor determined to practice black magic? What Jayne knows for sure is that the closer she gets to solving this crime, the more the sheriff wants her to back off. And when a local fortune teller provides a crucial clue, Jayne knows it's up to her to solve this murder.

Who or what are the Extraordinary Five? For fans of "Heroes" and "The X-Files," delve into the mysteries of Family Secrets with books 1-4. This first collection contains Enemy Mind by Maggie Shayne, Pyramid of Lies by Anne Marie Winston, The Player by Evelyn Vaughn and The Bluewater Affair by Cindy Gerard.

Some questions are better left unasked. Like whose blood is on the knife upstairs. Kenzi Brannon’s life was turned completely upside down when she moved into her family’s abandoned home to raise her niece. Problems compound when her aging mother starts to remember things. And clues the police find regarding the knife don’t match anything Kenzi knows about her family. Things go from bad to worse when she and her niece discover something horrifying in their house. But not even that compares to the strange ways her mom is acting. Can they get to the bottom of it all, or will their house—a local legend that goes bump in the night—and the family secrets destroy them all?

A 2021 Kirkus Reviews' Best Indie Book of the Year Leora, a juvenile court judge, wife, mother, and daughter, is caught in the routine of work, taking care of her family and aging parents. But she’s also a second-generation Holocaust survivor. It’s an identity she didn’t understand was hers until she accidentally discovered a secret file of handwritten notes addressed to her father. A further discovery of a seemingly random WWII postcard in a thrift store sets her on a collision course with the past in this lyrical memoir about secrets hidden within secrets, both present-day and buried deep within wartime Europe.

Peter and Leslie's families have had beach houses near each other for years, so it seemed only natural when their friendship turned to romance. Their perfect summer romance is shattered when Leslie finds her mother's diary and discovers that her mother and Peter's father are having an affair and want to get married. Suddenly the two teens find themselves stepbrother and sister, and must learn to cope with their new lives and old friendship.

Caterina Lucchese and Lucien Genovese have been best friends for years. They did everything together, and never kept secrets from one another. Well, not Caterina. However, Lucien is keeping a big one from her. He's had been secretly in love with her since he was thirteen. Now that he's older, his feelings seemed to be spiraling out of control. He doesn't want any man around her feeling protective over her. Every time he's around her, he seems to be losing control of himself. How much longer until he gives in to his beast and let's the devil take the wheel?When her father, Giovanni Lucchese, alerts him of the threats on his best friend, he has to become someone he doesn't want to be. He never wanted to be initiated into the family as his father called it, but has no choice in the matter. The only thing he wants is to protect 'The Princess' and make her his, but there's one thing in the way.The so-called arranged marriage Giovanni has planned for his daughter.The only thing he can do is makes sure he takes the one thing her future husband will never have... her innocence.Caterina is the most stubborn and outspoken girl he's ever known. Will he ever admit his feelings to her and if so, how will she react?