From a well-educated two generation of doctors and now pursuing a career toward being the third rising generation along with her older sister. The Lord blessed Alexa tremendously. She had the perfect life, but her perfect life quickly turned into tragedy when her husband Bryan was killed by a drunk driver, leaving her temporarily paralyzed from the waist down. Not wanting to accept that she was bound to a wheelchair, Alexa’s faith and trust in God became a rebellion against God for having the power to save but did not bother to save her husband. Although she can only recall bits and pieces of the accident, she has horrifying nightmares and flashbacks reliving that tragic night. Obstacles continue to harden her heart as she struggles to take her rightful place in the church. Alexa no longer had hope in Lord until He sends a handsome unexpected Christian gentleman named Brendon into her life. Alexa can feel herself slowly start to fall for him. As their friendship grew, so did the love they had for each other. Everything seemed perfect again, but within a month of dating, strange things started to happen. Like once before the nightmares started again, but this time the nightmares became reality when the drunk driver that killed her husband was plotting to kill her. Brendon’s love for Alexa endangers them both when he investigates the unsolved death of her husband and risks his own life to save hers.

The unthinkable has happened. The Beam is down. Chaos reigns. A data anomaly has shown up in the East, something strange in a place where it shouldn’t exist, and something is seeking out a handful of people spread across the globe. Can Gillian Rhea find answers at the abandoned research station at Nickel Basin? Noah West is desperate to regain power and get The Beam back online, but no one dreamed he’d ever go this far. Will he unleash his worst creation upon the remains of the NAU to bring it back under his control, no matter the damage? Is there anyone left that can stop him?

ALEXA – ALESSANDRA Story of Love A Novel by Anita Sumariwalla Alexa is a Swiss student who won a scholarship to study music in Rome, Italy. She meets Munir, an Arab artist. Their love blossoms as they experience the joys of first love. Through deception and manipulation by others they are forcefully separated. They experience the profound sorrow of broken hearts. Alexa’s uncle recognizes her deep despair and invites her to go to England over New Year to meet his friends from Oxford. There, Alexa meets Gordon Charles, the only son of an Earl, a diplomat. The two fall in love and get married. Charles wishes that his wife be called by her real name Alessandra. He gets posted to Washington, DC where they live in an old Tudor house. During one of the diplomatic functions Alessandra meets someone from her past who will affect the rest of her life. She becomes Alexa-Alessandra.

The "USA Today" bestselling author of "Side by Side" introduces FBI agent Alexa Keen, whose specialty is finding victims of abduction before they are killed. As Hurricane Katrina roars toward New Orleans, Alexa enters in a race-against-the-clock hunt for a killer. Original.

"A phenomenal read."--Sharon Sala, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Is it a flesh and blood killer--or restless spirits? According to Sophie the psychic, beautiful Edisto Beach becomes a hotbed of troublemaking spirits every August. But when a visitor dies mysteriously during a beach house party, former big-city detective Callie Morgan and Edisto Beach police chief Mike Seabrook hunt for motives and suspects among the living. With tourists filling the beaches and local business owners anxious to squelch rumors of a murderer on the loose, Callie will need all the help she can get--especially once the killer's attention turns toward her. Edisto Jinx is a phenomenal read from beginning to end. The psychological twists are as intriguing as the vivid imagery of Ms. Clark's writing. From characters with just the right amount of flaws to make them realistic, to the eerie peek into a madman's mind, it is a gem of a story I didn't want to end.--Sharon Sala, author of Cold Hearts, book two of the Secrets and Lies trilogy. August 2015 from Mira Books Edisto Jinx has everything you want in a good island read: sand, food, drinks, people you care about, beautiful sunsets, secrets, murder, and page-turning suspense. C. Hope Clark took me to one of the most unspoiled South Carolina islands and gave me plenty of reasons to want to stay with Callie Morgan and a richly drawn cast of beach-town regulars. Pull up a beach chair, dip your toes in the gentle waves, and enjoy!--Cathy Pickens, author of the Southern Fried mysteries and Charleston Mysteries: Ghostly Haunts in the Holy City C. Hope Clark is the award-winning author of the Carolina Slade Mysteries and now the Edisto Island Mysteries. During her career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, she met and married a federal agent--now a private investigator. Together they plot murder mysteries at their lakeside home in South Carolina. Visit Hope at chopeclark.com.

Could it have been a strange coincidence or a magical matter of fate that allowed the final draft of Driftfeather on the Alaska Seas to be finished during the full solar eclipse of May 2012? For Mara Benson, interspersed among all the losses have been moments of brilliant awareness, yet until now, she has been comfortable—perhaps even secure—drifting in the wake of life's journey. Now, in the third book of the Feather series, Mara Benson will finally reach the ultimate future of her past. You've come to know her well. Destiny will now allow her to know herself. Join her in this modern day mystery as she expands her horizons, makes new liaisons, is tempered by fresh challenges, and emerges from the shadows of darkness into the nurturing warmth of the sun—all in this place named Alaska that they call the last frontier.

No problem's too big for CEO Alexander Bajoran…until a baby is left in his boardroom with a note stating he's the daddy. The mother must be Jessica Taylor, an unforgettable though regrettable one-night stand. Why would she do such a thing? When Jessica returns, desperate and remorseful, there's no way Alex will let her walk away with his son. And after discovering that she's connected to his jewelry empire's biggest rival, the mogul wonders if the pregnancy really was an accident. What will he gamble to keep his heir…and the woman who still has a stranglehold on his heart?

Falling in love is an event, but creating love that lasts a lifetime is a process. Love Notes shows you and your partner how to control this process. How do you manage disappointment? How do you deal with ‘the fickle finger of fate?’ How do you maximize optimism and security? How do you help your partner become the ‘best version of him/her self? David and Claire have been happily married for 55 years. They offer you a framework for building ‘real love’ over many years. They acknowledge their many privileges and opportunities, but focus on the decisions that have enabled love to grow for decades despite the challenges that every coupe faces. Their humor and imagination will inspire you to take charge of your own love life. Whether you are just starting out on your quest or seeking to deepen an existing partnership, the authors have sound advice for you, packaged with entertaining stories, as well as candor and humility. After all, there are no perfect scores on the test of life!

Debra Johnson learned a valuable lesson when her pregnant lover left her for a man: Protect yourself at all costs. She made a list of requirements in a lover and uses it as a shield to protect her heart. At the top of her list is openness and honesty. Alex Reed has to keep the secret of her federal witness protection program or risk her and her sister’s lives. She longs for a meaningful loving relationship but fears exposing a lover to danger. Alex and Debra meet at a lesbian meet up group with intentions of only finding an event companion. Their undeniable attraction keeps getting in the way of that intention as Debra struggles to protect her heart and Alex her life.