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Evan Buckley’s wife went to work one day and didn’t come home. He’s never stopped looking for her. Tormented by demons, consumed by his unrelenting quest for the truth, he loses himself in other people's problems.When Linda Clayton's son Daniel disappeared ten years ago, she didn’t think her life could get any worse—until her husband ran away. Makes you thankful you're not Linda Clayton.After Evan’s latest case ends in disaster, he’s at the end of his tether—until fate throws him headlong into Linda Clayton's desperate world and a long-dead investigation that everybody wants to stay that way.But Evan never does what everybody wants, and he vows to find answers for her that he can’t find for himself. As the suspense ratchets up, he’s caught in a desperate fight for his life with a stone-cold killer who will stop at nothing to protect his secrets ...With action-packed twists and turns and a pace that doesn’t let up until the chilling conclusion, Bad to The Bones is a brilliant debut to a gripping new crime series from James Harper.What Amazon readers are saying:★★★★★ "This book is outstanding and possibly one of the best mystery books I have read!"★★★★★ "I recommend it. Soooo good."★★★★★ "Boy oh boy page turner all the way." ★★★★★ "It had a lot of humor for a thriller & I just couldn’t put it down."★★★★★ "Great story and dialogue."★★★★★ "I love the honest grittiness of this new character, his flaws, his heart and his determination."★★★★★ "I wanted it to end to relieve my stress but was disappointed when it did end. I wanted more!!!!!"★★★★★ "This book was a total surprise!!! I expected an easy, fast read but was surprised when this book was so good. I read it in one sitting."★★★★★ "Heartbeat : one to 120 in 6 seconds."★★★★★ "Awesome Story!"

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Harper Lin: the 5th cozy mystery in the popular series set in a charming beach town!It’s almost Thanksgiving, and Fran is baking her family’s famous apple pies for the café. While pie fever spreads through Cape Bay, a world-famous artist holds a special art show in the town’s modest museum in honor of his late mother, who grew up there.Louis Cliffton’s paintings are encrusted with valuable gems and gold. At the opening night, the centerpiece of the show is stolen. When Fran investigates the case, she receives threats, and someone follows her home and vandalizes her café.What kind of thief would do this? A crazy outsider—or someone from her very own town?Includes two recipes! This is Book 5 in The Cape Bay Cafe Mysteries.

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Harper LinAmelia’s cupcake business is more popular than ever, but between running the Pink Cupcake and making catering orders, she is burnt out. As she and Lila look to hire an assistant, they hear a customer has died after slipping off a roof. Could it really be an accident, or was it murder? And could the murderer be someone who has just commissioned Amelia to bake one hundred double-chocolate raspberry cupcakes for the victim’s wake?Find out in the 6th book (30,000 words) in the popular Pink Cupcake mystery series.

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Harper Lin: a dessert mystery series set in a charming beach town! It’s almost Christmastime in Cape Bay, and another murder has everyone in town talking. A despised new drama teacher at the local high school is killed in the school’s parking lot. The police arrest a beloved teacher, Mrs. Crowsdale, but everyone else thinks she is too nice to murder anyone. Mike, however, says they have solid evidence that proves she did it. Sammy is particularly devastated. Mrs. Crowsdale was her favorite teacher and still her hero. Sammy begs Fran to find the real culprit. Fran isn’t so sure. Mike would be angry with her for butting in on another case. And what if more danger befalls her? After all, there are some pretty dangerous people in town…Includes 3 special recipes! This is Book 6 in The Cape Bay Cafe Mysteries.

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Harper Lin: a dessert mystery series set in a charming beach town! It’s almost Thanksgiving, and Fran is baking her family’s famous apple pies for the café. While pie fever spreads through Cape Bay, a world-famous artist holds a special art show in the town’s modest museum in honor of his late mother, who grew up there.Louis Cliffton’s paintings are encrusted with valuable gems and gold. At the opening night, the centerpiece of the show is stolen. When Fran investigates the case, she receives threats, and someone follows her home and vandalizes her café.What kind of thief would do this? A crazy outsider—or someone from her very own town?Includes two recipes! This is Book 5 in The Cape Bay Cafe Mysteries.

On the morning of November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean, an enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaler Essex. As the boat began to sink, her crew of thirty had time only to collect some bread and water before pulling away in three frail open boats. Without charts, alone on the open seas, and thousands of miles from any known land, the sailors began their terrifying journey of survival. Ninety days later, after much suffering and death by starvation, intense heat, and dehydration, only eight men survived to reach land. One of them was Owen Chase, first mate of the ill-fated ship, whose account of the long and perilous journey has become a classic of endurance and human courage. The elements of his tale inspired Herman Melville (who was born the year the Essex sank) to write the classic Moby Dick. A gallant saga of the sea, this riveting narration of life and death, of man against the deep, will enthrall readers.

The Pink Cupcake Truck is here! From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Harper Lin Amelia’s cupcake business is more popular than ever, but between running the Pink Cupcake and making catering orders, she is burnt out. As she and Lila look to hire an assistant, they hear a customer has died after slipping off a roof. Could it really be an accident, or was it murder? And could the murderer be someone who has just commissioned Amelia to bake one hundred double-chocolate raspberry cupcakes for the victim’s wake?The 6th novella (30,000 words) in the popular Pink Cupcakemystery series.

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the number one bestseller Vagabond, this is the third instalment in Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest series. In 1347 the English capture Calais and the war with France is suspended by a truce. But for Thomas of Hookton, the hero of Harlequin and Vagabond, there is no end to the fighting. He is pursuing the grail, the most sacred of Christendom's relics, and is sent to his ancestral homeland, Gascony, to engineer a confrontation with his deadliest enemy, Guy Vexille. Once in the south country Thomas becomes a raider, leading his archers in savage forays that will draw his enemy to his arrows. But then his fortunes change. Thomas becomes the hunted as his campaign is destroyed by the church. With only one companion, a girl condemned to burn as a heretic, Thomas goes to the valley of Astarac where he believes the grail was once hidden and might still be concealed, and there he plays a deadly game of hide and seek with an overwhelming enemy. Then, just as Thomas succeeds in meeting his enemy face to face, fate intervenes as the deadliest plague in the history of mankind erupts into Europe. What had been a landscape of castles, monasteries, vineyards a