Heading back to Iraq was never in Parker's plans ... But, when his brother is killed in action, he makes the journey to bring his brother back home to his final resting place. When one of the K9 War Dogs disappears at the military airport in transit, and all attempts to locate him fails, Parker agrees to investigate during the few days he's there. Sandy is making the same journey as Parker—both of their brothers were killed in the same incident. Both brothers had been the best of friends, but this is the first time she's met Parker. From that initial moment, she realizes something odd is happening in his world. When they find a K9 dog in a rebel stronghold, she's sucked into a much more dangerous trip than one of compassion and grief. There's a reason why the first investigation didn't turn up anything. ... As Parker rattles cages and shakes up a ring of thieves, the bodies start dropping, one by one.

HATHAWAY HOUSE Lance - 12 Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love. Lance Mayfair sought out Hathaway House at the recommendation of a friend, who told him it was an answer to prayer. Lance knows more about prayers than answers, but, if he can see progress in one particular area of his life and health, it will be worth the effort and the pain. He'll do anything he can to play music again. It's all he has left now that his days as a Navy SEAL are over and, with them, any chance of a happy, productive life. However, the shoulder injury that ended his career pretty much guarantees he'll never play his beloved instruments ever again. Unless Hathaway House and Jessica can work a miracle. Jessica has worked with many patients at Hathaway House, but she connects with Lance in a way she didn't with any of the others. She can see the need inside him—his desire to create again, to heal through music. And...

Carson is pleasantly surprised by the job Levi assigns him, until Carson hears all the details. An elderly friend of Ice's believes someone is out to kill her. But she has no proof, no suspects, no motives. The police think she's imagining things and won't look into the case any further. However, after meeting this lady ... and her granddaughter, Carson has his own suspicions. Eva doesn't want Carson in the house. She doesn't want anyone in the house, if she were honest. As an artist, she loves her space, her freedom, and especially her privacy. This man is a distraction and soon could become so much more—her muse. And that is dangerous on various levels. But, if his presence saves her grandmother, then Eva will do anything to keep her safe even put up with the man that makes her feel things she had never expected.

From Australia's best-loved storyteller comes the final book in the bestselling Matilda Saga This is the story of our nation, told in a single sweeping love story Jed Kelly has finally persuaded her great aunt Nancy to tell the story of her grandparents. The tale that unfolds is one of Australia's greatest romances, that of Clancy of the Overflow, who gave up everything for Rose, the woman he adored, and yet still gained all he'd left and more.But Nancy's story is not the history that Jed expects. More tales lurk behind the folklore that surrounds Clancy - the stories of the women hidden in Australia's long history, who forged a nation and whose voices need to be heard.It is also a story of many kinds of love. Clancy's growing passion for the bush, immortalised in Paterson's poem, which speaks to him in the ripple of the river and the song of the stars, and Nancy's need to pass on her deep understanding of her country. But perhaps...

Uncle Sam's Navy wasn't kind to Owen Powell. After he walked too close to a landmine, he was left with leg and back injuries and a rough road to regaining his health. His career is down the drain; his future is uncertain, and every day is a struggle toward better mental and physical health. The last thing he expects to find is love in the midst of therapy at Hathaway House. Penny Abigail has spent all her adult life trying to prove to her family that she's strong enough after a lifetime of illnesses to live her life on her own terms. Although frail, she's worked hard to get to where she's at today. She has created several charities and hands out large sums of money to deserving organizations, including Hathaway House. Meeting Owen wasn't part of her plan, but she's willing to run with it. The problem is convincing her overprotective family that the broken SEAL is good enough for her and is not just after her money ...

Weston: The K9 Files, Book 8

Daggers in the Dahlias: Lovely Lethal Gardens, Book 4

This is the story of women who fought during WWI, but not as nurses or ambulance drivers. In 1917 sixteen-year-old Jean McLain is working as a post-office assistant in England. But when she wins a national Morse code competition, the British army makes a request Jean cannot refuse – to take a secret position as a signaller in France.If Jean can keep the signals flowing between headquarters and the soldiers at the Front, Britain might possibly win the war.But the British army are determined to hide its desperation – and will go on to burn every document that showed how women and girls were working behind the scenes, in the trenches and even in battles during World War I.Decades later, an old woman tells the story of 'the telegraph girl': the friends she lost, the man who loved her, and the happiness she so surprisingly found again.Based on true events, this story of adventure, courage and unshakable loyalty restores women and...

Riches to rags ... Chaos has never been so supreme ... Now a suspect herself ... No calm in sight ... Being a suspect in the murder of her ex-lawyer is not the fun Doreen thought it would be. And, of course, she's been ordered to stay away from the case, ... but she can't help being interested. So she enlists Mack's brother, Nick—her new lawyer—to help. Mack's first priority is to clear Doreen as a suspect. No one in their right mind would seriously believe she'd done the deed, of course. ... But, the fact is, she had both motive and opportunity, so clearing her of suspicion isn't the walk in the park that Mack would like it to be. Especially not when she insists on sticking her nose into his case, where it doesn't belong. And just when Doreen is certain things can't get any worse, answering her doorbell shows her that this nightmare has just started. Who just walked into her life? None other than her soon-to-be-ex-husband, ......

Damon’s Deal (Terkel’s Team Series, Book #2)

USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate's historical debut will delight readers of Kelly Rimmer's The Things We Cannot Say and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls.During World War II, farmer's daughter Rosalie Wright becomes a pilot assisting the RAF. But will a romantic rivalry send her aerial dreams plummeting to earth?Ever since she was 10 years old, Rosalie Wright's eyes have been on the skies. But at the age of 18, on the verge of earning her pilot's license, the English farmer's daughter watches her dreams of becoming an aviatrix fly away without her. Britain's entry into World War II brings civilian aviation to a standstill. Then, Rosalie's father dies, leaving her, her mother, and her brothers to run the farm.Everything changes when she learns that the Air Transport Authority is recruiting women pilots to ferry warplanes across Britain to RAF bases. Despite her mother's objections, Rosalie cannot resist the call of her...

Vince’s Vixen: Heroes for Hire, Book 19

Possum and Mopoke, with the old Collector Desert Wind as their guide, leave the Valley again to brave the world outside, where it's harsh, dry and so hot you can't go out during the day. This time they're in search of the marshes full of birds. It's only five nights' walk, but across mountains and desert. It's hard and dangerous, and who knows what's out there. Some say there's a city in the sand, like they used to have in the olden days, before the wild years and everything changed...Originally published in 1992, The City of the Sand is the second book in internationally bestselling and much loved author Jackie French's Children of the Valley series, a five-part dystopian series presciently written long before the trend for dystopian children's and young adult fiction emerged – or climate change was a global concern. According to her website, 'Jackie French AM is an Australian author, historian, ecologist and honorary wombat (part time),...

A new cozy mystery series from USA Todaybest-selling author Dale Mayer. Follow gardener and amateur sleuth Doreen Montgomery—and her amusing and mostly lovable cat, dog, and parrot—as they catch murderers and solve crimes in lovely Kelowna, British Columbia.

Due a few days of R&R, Hudson heads to visit his best friend in Vail, Colorado. The first day, an explosion in his hotel sends the city into chaos. He's doing what he can to keep Angel safe, as this was no accident. He's not allowed to join the investigation, but being on the spot and having the training he has are huge benefits. No way will he sit by and do nothing. Especially if Angel is in trouble. Angel has been looking forward to Hudson's visit. They are best friends, and she'd love to spend more time with him. Hell, she'd loved him since forever but didn't want to risk their special friendship by taking the relationship further. Now she regrets it, as the explosion in town is only the tip of the problem—for the terrorist realizes that Hudson caught a glimpse of him. Now the game of cat and mouse is on, with Angel caught in the middle ...