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This novel takes readers into a watery world of a creature designed by nature to kill, and into the terror it brings from the silent darkness of the deep.

In the isolated villages in the north of Scotland, the villagers rely on the services of the chimney sweep, Pete Ray, and his old-fashioned brushes. Pete is always able to find work in the Scottish highlands--until the day that Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices blood dripping onto the floor of a villager's fireplace and a dead body stuffed inside the chimney. The entire town of Lochdubh is certain Pete is the culprit, but Hamish doesn't believe that the affable chimney sweep is capable of committing murder.

An ISIS-style beheading of a journalist, carried out by a New York City group pledging fealty to that rogue state, becomes more than just another case for NYPD Captain Nikki Heat when the killers announce their next target: her husband, magazine writer Jameson Rook.

Jake Titus is too rich, too handsome, too arrogant: a trifecta that once lured Char Lynn into the best night, and worst morning after, of her life. Now they've been thrown together in a wedding party. It's awkward--until Jake starts acting like the man she had always hoped he could be.

Magic is BAD. At least, that's what Clay, who has seen one magic show too many, thinks. But when the words from his journal appear mysteriously on his school wall, he never imagines that magic might be to blame. And when the same graffiti lands him at Earth Ranch, a camp for "troubled" kids, magic is the last thing he expects to find there.

Livy notices him the moment he walks into the coffee shop. He's heart-stoppingly stunning. When he walks out, she thinks she'll never see him again. Then she finds the note he left on his napkin … signed M. All he wants is one night to worship her. No feelings, no commitment, nothing but pleasure. The fascination is so powerful, Livy can't deny him--or herself.

It's been years since Kacey's seen her friend Jake, but the minute Jake mentions his ill grandmother, Kacey is ready to do anything--even if that means pretending they're engaged. But there's one thing Kacey wasn't counting on: Jake's older brother.

When fourteen-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity, and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare.

Raised in the Midwest, Jersey Cameron knows all about tornadoes--or so she thinks. When her town is devastated by a twister, Jersey survives but loses her mother, her sister, and her home. Sent to live with her only surviving relatives, she discovers a new definition of family.

Nina Sheridan needs a timeout vacation, some distance to rethink her engagement. Flying halfway around the world from England to Colorado should do the trick. But when she finds a gorgeous man at her rental cabin, Nina's cold, lonely adventure suddenly heats up.