A Dark Lure by Loreth Anne White

A Dark Lure by Loreth Anne White

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Twelve years ago, Sarah Baker was abducted by the Watt Lake Killer and sexually assaulted for months before managing to escape. The killer was caught, but Sarah lost everything: her marriage, her child, and the life she loved.

Struggling with PTSD, Sarah changes her name to Olivia West and finds sanctuary working on Broken Bar Ranch. But as her scars finally begin to heal, a cop involved with her horrific case remains convinced the Watt Lake Killer is still out there. He sets a lure for the murderer, and a fresh body is discovered. Now Olivia must face the impossible—could the butcher be back, this time to finish the job?

As a frigid winter isolates the ranch, only one person can help Olivia: Cole McDonough, a writer, adventurer, and ranch heir who stirs long-dormant feelings in her. But this time, Olivia’s determination to shut out her past may destroy more than her chance at love. It could cost her her life.

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“If you’re thinking about snagging a different, dark romance for the summer, consider A Dark Lure. It has that darker tinge found in 50 Shades but it mixes in thriller and psychological elements.” —BookTrib

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What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman

What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman

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Thirty years ago two sisters disappeared from a shopping mall. Their bodies were never found and those familiar with the case have always been tortured by these questions: How do you kidnap two girls? Who—or what—could have lured the two sisters away from a busy mall on a Saturday afternoon without leaving behind a single clue or witness?

Now a clearly disoriented woman involved in a rush-hour hit-and-run claims to be the younger of the long-gone Bethany sisters. But her involuntary admission and subsequent attempt to stonewall investigators only deepens the mystery. Where has she been? Why has she waited so long to come forward? Could her abductor truly be a beloved Baltimore cop? There isn't a shred of evidence to support her story, and every lead she gives the police seems to be another dead end—a dying, incoherent man, a razed house, a missing grave, and a family that disintegrated long ago, torn apart not only by the crime but by the fissures the tragedy revealed in what appeared to be the perfect household.

In a story that moves back and forth across the decades, there is only one person who dares to be skeptical of a woman who wants to claim the identity of one Bethany sister without revealing the fate of the other. Will he be able to discover the truth?

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Adult/High School–After fleeing a car accident, a middle-aged woman with no ID is questioned by both the police and hospital administration. Refusing to reveal her identity (and proof of health insurance), she instead hints that she is the younger of two sisters, Heather and Sunny Bethany, who disappeared the day before Easter in 1975. This gets everyone's attention. She knows both too much and not enough about the case, leading Baltimore police on wild goose chases to Pennsylvania and Georgia, saying just enough to stay out of jail and keep them interested, albeit suspicious. The narrative threads unravel into the various accounts of that Saturday's events, the aftermath of the disappearance, the investigation, and Heather's own increasingly desperate attempts to evade further disclosure. This novel is a page-turner. Tantalizing revelations are dropped at chapter ends before veering into another part of the narrative, back and forth in time. Characters are well defined and varied, each with a different perspective on the nature of grief. Ultimately, after all of the half-truths and deceptions are played out, unexpected but moving forgiveness wins out.–Jenny Gasset, Orange County Public Library, CA

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Innocence: A Novel by Dean Koontz

Innocence: A Novel by Dean Koontz

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He lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from society, which will destroy him if he is ever seen.

She dwells in seclusion, a fugitive from enemies who will do her harm if she is ever found.

But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives. Something more than chance—and nothing less than destiny—has brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning is fast approaching.

In Innocence, #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz blends mystery, suspense, and acute insight into the human soul in a masterfully told tale that will resonate with readers forever.

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Praise for Innocence

"Laced with fantastical mysticism, it’s an allegory of nonviolence, acceptance and love in the face of adversity. . . . The narrative is intense, with an old-fashioned ominousness and artistically crafted descriptions. . . . An optimistic and unexpected conclusion [mirrors] his theme. Something different this way comes from Mr. Koontz’s imagination. Enjoy."—Kirkus Reviews

"Entrancing . . . as speedy a chase-thriller as any Koontz . . . has ever constructed. Written in Koontz’ late mellifluent and reflective manner . . . [Innocence is] fueled by deep disgust with the world’s evils [and] hope for redemption."—Booklist (starred review)

"[An] imaginative, mystical thriller from bestseller Koontz . . . This is the most satisfying Koontz standalone in a while."—Publishers Weekly

“Masterful storyteller Koontz delivers perhaps his most eerie and unusual tale to date. The timeline in this amazing story is compact, and readers will be swept along as they try to unravel hints and clues as to the true nature of both the protagonists and the unfolding drama. Unpredictably spine-chilling and terrifying, this is a story readers won’t soon forget.”—RT Book Reviews

"Elegant . . . Fans of Koontz’s previous series will be left hoping that Addison and Gwyneth, too, will return."—Library Journal

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S. by J. J. Abrams

S. by J. J. Abrams

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One book. Two readers. A world of mystery, menace, and desire.

A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal a reader entranced by the story and by its mysterious author. She responds with notes of her own, leaving the book for the stranger, and so begins an unlikely conversation that plunges them both into the unknown.

The book: Ship of Theseus, the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer named V.M. Straka, in which a man with no past is shanghaied onto a strange ship with a monstrous crew and launched onto a disorienting and perilous journey.

The writer: Straka, the incendiary and secretive subject of one of the world’s greatest mysteries, a revolutionary about whom the world knows nothing apart from the words he wrote and the rumors that swirl around him.

The readers: Jennifer and Eric, a college senior and a disgraced grad student, both facing crucial decisions about who they are, who they might become, and how much they’re willing to trust another person with their passions, hurts, and fears.

S., conceived by filmmaker J. J. Abrams and written by award-winning novelist Doug Dorst, is the chronicle of two readers finding each other in the margins of a book and enmeshing themselves in a deadly struggle between forces they don’t understand, and it is also Abrams and Dorst’s love letter to the written word.

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Perfect Match by Carol DeVaney

Perfect Match by Carol DeVaney

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Perfect Match by Carol DeVaney Description
Tending wounds over a broken engagement, twenty-seven-year-old Cali Weston, has no inclinations of becoming romantically involved again. She submerges herself into Weston Art Gallery, intent on making it the best in Atlanta.

When Cali's summoned to Crossroads, Tennessee, she breezes into the town she hasn't been back to in fifteen years, to settle her estranged father's affairs. Things begin to happen. She's rescued from an accident by an old school-girl infatuation, Trace Robbins. The home she's just inherited from her father, is broken into three times. Someone is after her. For her safety, she's thrown together with Trace and his seven-year-old son, Dylan. She is not happy.

It's been a year since the death of Trace's wife, Jena. Trace faces raising his son, Dylan, alone. He blames himself for both the accident and Jena's death. Now her memory haunts him. Neither love nor marriage is an option.

As attraction grows between Cali and Trace, Cali fails to keep her heart intact concerning both Trace and Dylan. Sparks fly when Cali realizes Trace's interests are centered not on her, but on two-hundred acres of prime farm land, she'd acquired from her father.

Cali struggles with meeting obligations of the art studio, and coming to grips with why her father hadn't contacted her in fifteen years. Trouble brews when Trace can't let go of his deceased wife's memory and Cali won't play second fiddle to a ghost. Cali can't forgive her father and Trace can't forgive himself. Each reject forgiveness in their lives for different reasons. Can they put aside their stubbornness and commit to each other?

Perfect Match by Carol DeVaney Review
Perfect Match is romantic suspense by Carol DeVaney to be both a charming reunion love story and a disturbing suspense. Both Trace and Cali are damaged. They are haunted by the past. Love has let each of them down in a different way. Add to this that Cali's estranged father hadn't been in touch for years and she still feels that rejection. The key to opening Cali's heart is Trace's young son, Dylan. He is so needy after his mother's death and Cali can't turn her back on him even though she is reluctant to trust Trace again. The romance will warm your heart and the suspense will keep you turning pages. Perfect Match - Carol DeVaney is highly recommend wonderful novel.

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