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Dirty pictures, secret wars and human beasts. Detective Maier is back to investigate the politics of murder.When award-winning German conflict photographer Martin Ritter disappears in a boating accident in Thailand, the nation mourns the loss of a cultural icon. A few weeks later, Detective Maier's agency in Hamburg gets a call from Ritter's wife. Her husband has been seen alive on the streets of Bangkok.Traveling to Thailand, all Maier finds is trouble and a photograph. But as soon as Maier puts his hands on the Monsoon Ghost Image, the detective turns from hunter to hunted. The CIA, a doctor with a penchant for violence and a mysterious woman known as the Wicked Witch Of The East all want to get their fingers on Ritter's most important piece of work.From the concrete canyons of the Thai capital to the savage jungles and hedonist party islands of southern Thailand, Maier and his sidekick Mikhail race against formidable foes to discover some of the darkest truths of our time - and save their lives.

Elisa Monroe's controlling husband Alex declares it's time for them to buy a house and start a family, but Elisa doesn't want either. He manipulates her into buying the house anyway, and she realizes that the only way to have a life that belongs to her is to leave him. But how?Marshalling support from her colleagues, her therapist and domestic violence workers, Elisa begins the slow process of breaking free. But Alex is not willing to let her go, and he escalates from bullying to outright abuse, revealing that he is a much more dangerous creature than she could ever have imagined.Will Elisa escape with her life? Or will what lies beneath the second skin finally devour her alive?Trigger warning: This paranormal suspense novel contains scenes of reproductive rape and domestic violence. Reader discretion is advised.

Middle-aged widow Gwen Lindstrom is the owner of Ranchers' Café, a restaurant in Dubois, Wyoming. When sorting through old business records belonging to her late husband, she finds something that stands out: a statement for a valuable pension that she had no idea even existed.After meeting with the private investigator Richard Stuckley, Gwen hires him to look into the disappeared pension money. Soon, they both find themselves in mortal danger.With now-defunct companies and Gabe's coworkers seemingly involved in the case, can Gwen and Richard get to the bottom of it - and come out unscathed?

A spell gone wrong. A teenage girl fighting for survival. The fate of a world hangs in the balance.A splintered portal spell strands sixteen-year-old Mira in a magical realm where she is befriended by a sprite assassin and attacked by goblins. Mira must learn how to survive a world callously ruled by the Sidhe and with a revolution of the downtrodden races of the land looming over her head.Mira gets entangled in a fight that will eventually decide the fate of the realm. Along the way, she discovers that she can make a difference. Eventually, Mira must decide whether the plight of this world she finds herself in is as important as getting home.

Antoinette is in danger.After Red O'Neal delivers a beating to his half-brother Daniel for courting his sister Antoinette, she is sent to a convent until agreeing to marry an older, wealthier man.But after Antoinette manages to send a letter to her betrothed Lorenz MacDonald about the danger, he rescues her. Soon after, a neighboring ranch is attacked by Comanche raiders, and Antoinette and her mother-in-law are caught in a fight for life and death.Can their family survive the dangers of the violent Western frontier?

How much can be forgiven?After the Mendoza family unexpectedly loses their youngest son, Michael, they each face a different adversity. From spiritual struggles and disillusionment to family rivalries and quirky social interactions, each family member deals with the aftermath of Michael's death differently.Jose Luis is the black sheep of the family, while Lucia is their religious, fanatical matriarch. Finally, there's the detached and nascent Daniel, and a host of extended family members and friends.Will they be able to overcome the loss and move forward in their lives?

Two aliens are living their lives in 1860's Texas.One is filled with rage against the world; the other drawn to return to his homeworld and reclaim his land. Before they learn to navigate a spaceship between the stars, they need to find trust in each other and stay alive in a hostile, dangerous land torn by civil war.But after two strong-minded Earth women alter their plans, they must make hard choices about their future.Is revenge more important than love?

Practicing law in a large partnership, Sydney Jones was primed for making partner. Then her life turned upside down after a disagreement with her boss at Birdman & Birdman.Leaving the office, she was swiftly kidnapped and taken to her assailants' hideaway, beaten, and raped. With no memory of whom she was put her at a disadvantage with her captors. Through gritted teeth, she promised a day of repercussions for their actions while mentally visualizing her revenge.Warned by her assailants to keep her mouth shut or else, she was delivered to her home. Not recognizing her former living quarters, she was careful in exploring her options for regaining her memory.Piecing together the reasons for her kidnapping brought her into contact with people, some she could trust and others risky. The problem was the amnesia prevented her from recognizing the difference.Tapped for crime once nudged her toward caution for something afoul was going on at Birdman & Birdman. She prepared for a fight. With a vision of fury she made a chilling decision - never to be a victim again.