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The quiet scandal surrounding her parents' deaths has always haunted Beryl Tavistock. Now she's asking dangerous questions, and the answers are proving that the past does not die easily. Pulled into a world of espionage, Beryl quickly discovers that she needs help, and suave former CIA agent Richard Wolf is her only hope. But in a world where trust is a double-edged sword, friends can become enemies, and enemies can be killers.

Kiran's sister Amira reveals she is dating someone named Faisal and Kiran is floored when the two families meet. Face to face with her ex-boyfriend Deen, Amira is dating Kiran's ex-boyfriend's brother. After discovering hints of Faisal's shady past, Kiran will stop at nothing to find answers. Deen just wants his brother to be happy, and he'll do whatever it takes to stop Kiran.

Cousins Mark and Talia live on opposite coasts, have almost nothing in common, and haven't seen each other since childhood. But after a family funeral, they get stuck together, cleaning out the family cottage for sale.

A summer isn't enough time to get over a true love. Denise just can't shake the feelings she developed for soon-to-be-married Lena. Should she go for what she wants or leave well enough alone?

Underwater archaeologist Sam McGowan is asked to help salvage a sunken Confederate blockade while working with notable authority Gordon Chandler. However, he finds Gordon's daughter Rachel in charge.

Lacey Jefferson's search for her missing sister quickly turns into a murder investigation, thrusting Lacey and her search-and-rescue K-9, Scarlett, into a killer's sights.

It's spring break in the Outer Banks, and the islands are swarming with rich tourists. The last thing JJ and John B want to do is spend their week watching Kooks in action, so they plan a fishing getaway to the notoriously dangerous Frying Pan Shoals. Soon after they set sail, the friends run into the captivating Savannah, who hitches a ride aboard the HMS Pogue when the weather worsens and her boyfriend leaves her stranded. As a violent storm sets in, the three realize the only place to safely ride out the squall is a creepy, abandoned hotel on the shoals' lighthouse platform.

A pinball arcade is all that Adam's dad left him, and he's determined to protect it from a takeover by a tech mogul. When Adam meets the mogul's daughter in the arcade, might these two begin to see things in a new light?

The Don't Ask, Don't Tell law may have been repealed, but what if there are some members of the US armed forces who still have reasons to keep their sexuality a secret? Here are four such stories.

With her two best friends, Margaret Beck decides to start knitting socks for the boys at the front. When Margaret slips a note into her first pair of socks, she forms a connection that will forever change her life.