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A lifetime of devotion begins to fracture inside one of the world’s most secretive organizations.
A Billion Years
Biographies & Memoirs
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A lifetime of devotion begins to fracture inside one of the world’s most secretive organizations. In A Billion Years, Mike Rinder recounts his rise through the highest ranks of Scientology after joining as a child and signing the movement’s infamous billion-year contract. As doubts grow and abuses surface behind closed doors, Rinder confronts the cost of loyalty and the perilous path required to finally walk away.
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This explosive memoir from former Scientology executive Mike Rinder reveals the secret inner workings of the powerful organization and his remarkable escape from its highest ranks that is “not only a cautionary tale but also an inspiring story of resilience” (Leah Remini, New York Times bestselling author).
Mike Rinder’s parents began taking him to their local Scientology center when he was five years old. After high school, he signed a billion-year contract and was admitted into Scientology’s elite inner circle, the Sea Organization. Brought to founder L. Ron Hubbard’s yacht and promised training in Hubbard’s most advanced techniques, Rinder was instead put to work swabbing the decks.
Still, Rinder bought into the doctrine that his personal comfort was secondary to the higher purpose of Hubbard’s world-saving mission, swiftly rising through the ranks. In the 1980s, Rinder became Scientology’s international spokesperson and the head of its powerful Office of Special Affairs. He helped negotiate Scientology’s pivotal tax exemption from the IRS and engaged with the organization’s prominent celebrity members, including Tom Cruise, Lisa Marie Presley, and John Travolta.
Yet Rinder couldn’t shake a nagging feeling that something was amiss—Hubbard’s promises remained unfulfilled at his death, and his successor, David Miscavige, was a ruthless and vindictive man who did not hesitate to confine many top Scientologists, Mike among them, to a makeshift prison known as the Hole.
In 2007, at the age of fifty-two, Rinder finally escaped Scientology. Overnight, he became one of the organization’s biggest public enemies. He was followed, hacked, spied on, and tracked. But he refused to be intimidated and today helps people break free of Scientology.
“An intensely personal, cathartic memoir of blind allegiance, betrayal, and liberation” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), A Billion Years reveals the dark, dystopian truth about Scientology as never before.
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Life feels comfortably predictable until new people begin to disrupt everything.
First & Then
Romance · Teen + Young Adult · RomCom
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Life feels comfortably predictable until new people begin to disrupt everything. In First & Then, Devon Tennyson is content with quiet routines, a long-held crush on her best friend, and avoiding thoughts of the future. When an unconventional cousin and an infuriatingly confident football player enter her life, shifting relationships force Devon to reconsider love, family, and who she wants to become.
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Recommended in John Green's Book Giving Guide: A novel of friendships, crushes, and romance that "captures the exhilaration and agony of being a teen" (School Library Journal).
Devon Tennyson wouldn't change a thing. She's happy silently crushing on her best friend and blissfully ignoring the future after high school. But the universe has other plans. It delivers Devon's cousin Foster, an unrepentant social outlier with a surprising talent, and the obnoxiously superior and maddeningly attractive football player, Ezra, right where she doesn't want them—first into her P.E. class, and then into every other aspect of her life . . .
With wit, heart, and humor to spare, First & Then is a contemporary novel about falling in love—with the unexpected boy, with a new brother, and with yourself.
"A fresh, smart, inventive, and altogether impressive debut." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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A centuries-old execution continues to cast a shadow over an English manor.
The Hanging Tree
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery
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A centuries-old execution continues to cast a shadow over an English manor. In The Hanging Tree, writer Nicole Rayburn travels to Lockwood Hall to research the story of a woman hanged for witchcraft in 1640. As contradictions emerge in the historical record, Nicole uncovers secrets someone is determined to keep buried, turning a quiet research project into a dangerous historical mystery.
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In 1640, Alys Bailey was accused of witchcraft and sentenced to hang. Today, Alys is said to haunt Lockwood Hall, the Tudor manor house where she died. When Nicole Rayburn travels to Lockwood Hall and begins to research Alys’s story for a new book, she discovers startling irregularities in Alys’s case. Nicole’s suspicions mount as every answer leads to more questions. What really happened to Alys? And what became of her son, who disappeared the day she was hanged? Could it be that Alys’s death was the result of a well-planned conspiracy, or is there another, less obvious answer? And who is trying to sabotage Nicole's attempts to discover the truth?
As Nicole delves deeper into Alys’s life, with the help of a handsome crime writer and a history-obsessed vicar, she comes to realize that things are not quite as they appear, and people will sometimes do the unthinkable to protect their secrets.
"Whether it was a modern-day writer's retreat harboring some dark secrets or a 1640 English village filled with lust, fear, and suspicion, The Hanging Tree gripped me with its vivid characters and sharp conflict. I love the investigation to learn the truth about a young woman sentenced to death for witchcraft and the shocking twists and turns in that quest." Nancy Bilyeau, author of The Blue
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A windswept hill carries the legacy of witches whose power has shaped generations.
The Women of Wild Hill
Literary Fiction · Magical Realism
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A windswept hill carries the legacy of witches whose power has shaped generations. In The Women of Wild Hill, three estranged descendants of a magical bloodline return to the place where their family’s gifts first took root. As buried grievances resurface and an ancient force demands their attention, the women must confront their inheritance and decide whether they will claim the power that binds them together.
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A witty, spectacular, and timely tale of modern-day witches waging war on the patriarchy, from fan favorite Kirsten Miller, the author of The Change and Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books.
There are places on earth where nature’s powers gather. Girls raised there are bequeathed strange gifts. A few have powers so dark that they fear to use them. Such a place is Wild Hill, on the tip of Long Island. For centuries, the ghost of a witch murdered by colonists claimed the beautiful and fertile Wild Hill…until a young Scottish woman with strange gifts arrived. Sadie Duncan was allowed to stay.
Five generations of Sadie’s descendants called Wild Hill home, each generation more powerful than the last. Then, in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy, the last of the Duncans, once prophesized to be the most powerful of their kind, abandoned their ancestral home.
One of them, Brigid Laguerre moved to California and turned her dark gift into fame and fortune. Her sister, Phoebe, settled on a ranch in Texas, where women visit in secret for her tonics and cures. Phoebe’s daughter, Sybil, has become a famous chef. Seemingly powerless, Sibyl has never been told of the Duncan bloodline.
Now Brigid, Phoebe, and Sibyl have been brought to Wild Hill to discover their family legacy. The Old One, furious at the path mankind has taken, has chosen three powerful witches to turn the tide. The Duncans will fulfill their destinies—but only if they can set aside their grievances and come together as a family.
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A long-buried death begins to look less like an accident when new evidence surfaces years later.
The Murder Show
Mystery · Thriller · Suspense
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A long-buried death begins to look less like an accident when new evidence surfaces years later. In The Murder Show, television writer Ethan Harris returns to his Minnesota hometown and joins a former classmate now working as a police officer to revisit the hit-and-run that killed their friend after high school. As their investigation gains attention, the past proves far more dangerous than either of them expected.
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THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
The Murder Show is a pulse-racing novel about secrets, old friends, and how the past never leaves us by New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award winning author Matt Goldman!
Showrunner Ethan Harris had a hit with The Murder Show, a television crime drama that features a private detective who solves cases the police can’t. But after his pitch for the fourth season is rejected by the network, he returns home to Minnesota looking for inspiration.
His timing is fortunate — his former classmate Ro Greeman is now a local police officer, and she's uncovered new information about the devastating hit and run that killed their mutual friend Ricky the summer after high school. She asks Ethan to help her investigate and thinks that if he portrays the killing on The Murder Show, the publicity may bring Ricky's killer to justice.
Ethan is skeptical that Ricky's death was anything but a horrible accident, but with the clock running out on his career, he's willing to try anything. It doesn't take long for them to realize they've dug up more than they bargained for. Someone is dead set on stopping Ethan and Ro from looking too closely into Ricky’s death — even if keeping them quiet means killing again...
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Punishment becomes public spectacle in a near-future America where criminals are marked by color and released to face society’s judgment.
When She Woke
Dystopian · Literary Fiction · Political Dystopia
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Punishment becomes public spectacle in a near-future America where criminals are marked by color and released to face society’s judgment. In When She Woke, Hannah Payne emerges from prison as a Red, branded for murder in a nation where religion and law have merged. Forced to survive in a hostile world that sees her as a walking confession, Hannah confronts the beliefs that once defined her life.
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Bellwether Prize winner Hillary Jordan's provocative new novel, When She Woke, tells the story of a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate an America of a not-too-distant future, where the line between church and state has been eradicated and convicted felons are no longer imprisoned and rehabilitated but chromed—their skin color is genetically altered to match the class of their crimes—and then released back into the population to survive as best they can. Hannah is a Red; her crime is murder.
In seeking a path to safety in an alien and hostile world, Hannah unknowingly embarks on a path of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith.
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A killer believed to have vanished fifteen years ago leaves a new body marked with the same chilling signature.
The Seventh Girl
Thriller
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A killer believed to have vanished fifteen years ago leaves a new body marked with the same chilling signature. In The Seventh Girl, Detective Sergeant Kat Ballantyne recognizes the clues immediately, because the last victim of the original murders was her best friend. As the investigation reopens old wounds, Kat pursues a relentless hunt for a serial killer whose patterns, patience, and cruelty suggest the nightmare never truly ended.
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She thought he was gone. She was wrong.
Fifteen years ago, a serial killer was on a rampage murdering young women in Middlehampton. Then, suddenly, the killings stopped, and the murderer was never found…
So when the body of another young woman is found bearing the twisted killer’s unique hallmark—the overpowering stench of lavender and an origami heart—DS Kat Ballantyne knows this can only mean one thing: the killer is back.
For Kat, whose best friend was the killer’s last victim all those years ago, this is deeply personal. She’ll stop at nothing to prevent more women dying and bring her friend’s murderer to justice. But the scent has gone cold once before. Kat will need all the help she can get in her investigation as she hunts down leads and encounters dead ends and horrifying twists.
With time running out, can she finally crack the case and put a stop to the killings—or will she be the next victim?
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A debt meant to save her family’s lobster business becomes something far more complicated when it places her inside the home of the town’s most feared recluse.
Happily Ever Maybe?
Romance · RomCom
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A debt meant to save her family’s lobster business becomes something far more complicated when it places her inside the home of the town’s most feared recluse. In Happily Ever Maybe?, a determined young woman agrees to work for Malcolm Bettencourt, a scarred billionaire with a grudge against her family. Forced proximity, simmering attraction, and a Beauty and the Beast dynamic drive this contemporary romance toward an uneasy, emotionally charged connection.
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"I loved this book so hard!Full of heartstopping feels and sizzling chemistry with a broody, forbidden hero, this is the funny, filthy, drop-everything read of the year…perfect for fans of Lucy Score." ~New York Times bestelling author Annika Martin
He’s the billionaire Beast of Calico Cove and I’m his sacrificial lamb… I mean, his new employee.
Malcolm Bettencourt is a recluse with a nasty scar across his face and a bad attitude. He has a bone to pick with my family over a loan my dad can't pay back, so in order to save our lobster business, I agreed to live in his house as his housekeeper and cook.
We have nothing in common and there’s no reason to think he would want anything to do with someone like me. Except I can’t stop thinking about him and he can’t stop looking at me.
Author's Note: This beauty and the beast retelling includes a grumpy hero, a sassy heroine looking to lose her v-card and a Pretty Woman moment with a black Am-Ex. Oh and an age gap romance with someone who may or may not be her lobster.
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Four people vanish from a quiet Ohio town, leaving behind no clear trace and mounting dread.
The Girl in the Leaves
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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Four people vanish from a quiet Ohio town, leaving behind no clear trace and mounting dread. In The Girl in the Leaves, Robert Scott, Sarah Maynard, and Larry Maynard recount the investigation that led police to Matthew Hoffman’s home, where a bound thirteen-year-old girl was found alive amid a scene of calculated horror. This true crime account examines survival, confession, and the lasting impact of violence on a family and community.
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The shocking true crime story of one of the most bizarre mass murders ever recorded—and the girl who escaped with her life.
In the fall of 2010, in the all-American town of Apple Valley, Ohio, four people disappeared without a trace: Stephanie Sprang; her friend, Tina Maynard; and Tina’s two children, thirteen-year-old Sarah and eleven-year-old Kody. Investigators began scouring the area, yet despite an extensive search, no signs of the missing people were discovered.
On the fourth day of the search, evidence trickled in about neighborhood “weirdo” Matthew Hoffman. A police SWAT team raided his home and found an extremely disturbing sight: every square inch of the place was filled with leaves and a terrified Sarah Maynard was bound up in the middle of it like some sort of perverted autumn tableau. But there was no trace of the others.
Then came Hoffman’s confession to an unspeakable crime that went beyond murder and defied all reason. His tale of evil would make Sarah’s survival and rescue all the more astonishing—a compelling tribute to a young girl’s resilience and courage and to her fierce determination to reclaim her life in the wake of unimaginable trauma.
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When murder follows ritual, investigators must confront belief systems that blur the line between delusion and intent.
Ritual Killers
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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When murder follows ritual, investigators must confront belief systems that blur the line between delusion and intent. In Curated True Crime #1: Ritual Killers, Jamie Malton and Aiden Galway examine cases in which perpetrators built personal doctrines around violence, committing acts shaped by superstition, obsession, or calculated pattern. This volume presents multiple true crime accounts that focus on motive, method, and the forensic work that brought offenders to justice.
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In Volume #1: Ritual Killers we gain insight into the minds of criminals who formed their own justifications for committing the ultimate act of murder. These killers were compelled to repeatedly follow their personal rituals before, during, and after crimes. Many believing they were protected by supernatural forces, some trying to re-live a sick memory, and others were cunning and methodical planners avoiding detection.
Read how detectives and forensic science identified, tracked down, and convicted some of the worst offenders known, many of whom you will have never heard about before.
Volume #1 includes . . .
- Blonde, Blue-Eyed Virgin: A 15-year-old girl from Arroyo Grande, California, met with three boys under the guise of friendship. Unbeknownst to her, these boys had very sinister intentions – they aimed to sacrifice her to the devil due to her perceived resemblance to the Virgin Mary.
- The Witch's Cauldron: After a warning from a fortune teller that all of her children would die, Leonarda embarked on a series of ritual murders where she made soup and candy from the bodies of her victims - all in the belief it would protect her children.
- A Studied Killer: A state trooper in Texas made a routine traffic stop. While speaking to the driver he became suspicious and looked in the trunk of the car. He found a ski mask, firearm, and the phone of a missing teenage girl. He didn’t realize he had also just found an elusive serial killer who had been on a rampage for over a decade.
. . plus 12 more shocking, true crime murder stories
If you enjoy gripping true crime stories, you’ll love Curated True Crime.
A Word of Warning
The explicit details of these murders come directly from eyewitness accounts, interviews, police reports, court transcripts, crime scenes, and autopsy reports. They contain disturbing facts that may not be suitable for all readers.
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Young women are vanishing, and every lead seems to dissolve just as the truth comes into focus.
Fatal Invitation
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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Young women are vanishing, and every lead seems to dissolve just as the truth comes into focus. In Fatal Invitation, Detective Kylie Cassidy steps into Major Crimes only to find herself tracking a ruthless network tied to a powerful assistant state attorney. As threats close in and allies grow scarce, this crime thriller follows a relentless investigator who risks everything to expose predators hiding in plain sight.
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Vanished women. A rising body count. A detective who won’t quit.
Detective Kylie “KC” Cassidy thought Major Crimes would be her big break. Instead, she’s chasing the brutal murders of young women—and the trail keeps circling back to Assistant State Attorney Gavin Watkins and his elusive ally, Kozlov.
Each lead vanishes before her eyes, every step forward dragging her deeper into danger. And when Kozlov’s men come after her, KC must rely on her instincts, and on the few people she can trust, to survive long enough to expose the truth.
But when KC gets too close to the truth, she becomes the target. Will KC survive the trap and bring down the predators or become their next victim?
If you like the relentless pursuit of justice in Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series, the sharp investigative instincts of Lisa Gardner's D.D. Warren, then you'll be captivated by Fatal Invitation, a gripping, fast-paced crime thriller.
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When members of prominent Southern families are found murdered in separate states, suspicion turns inward toward bloodlines once considered unbreakable.
Bitter Blood
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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When members of prominent Southern families are found murdered in separate states, suspicion turns inward toward bloodlines once considered unbreakable. In Bitter Blood, Jerry Bledsoe traces the connections between the Sharps, the Newsoms, and the Lynches, centering on Susie Sharp Newsom Lynch and her volatile relationship with cousin Fritz Klenner. This true crime narrative examines family loyalty, custody battles, and obsession as investigators uncover a pattern of calculated violence.
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The "riveting" #1 New York Times bestseller: A true story of three wealthy families and the unbreakable ties of blood (Kirkus Reviews).
The first bodies found were those of a feisty millionaire widow and her daughter in their posh Louisville, Kentucky, home. Months later, another wealthy widow and her prominent son and daughter-in-law were found savagely slain in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mystified police first suspected a professional in the bizarre gangland-style killings that shattered the quiet tranquility of two well-to-do southern communities. But soon a suspicion grew that turned their focus to family.
The Sharps. The Newsoms. The Lynches. The only link between the three families was a beautiful, aristocratic young mother named Susie Sharp Newsom Lynch. Could this former child "princess" and fraternity sweetheart have committed such barbarous crimes? And what about her gun-loving first cousin and lover, Fritz Klenner, son of a nationally renowned doctor?
In this tale of three families connected by marriage and murder, of obsessive love and bitter custody battles, Jerry Bledsoe recounts the shocking events that ultimately took nine lives, building to a truly horrifying climax that will leave you stunned.
"Recreates . . . one of the most shocking crimes of recent years." —Publishers Weekly
"Absorbing suspense." —Chicago Tribune
"Astonishing . . . Brilliantly chronicled." —Detroit Free Press
"An engrossing southern gothic sure to delight fans of the true-crime genre. Bledsoe maintains the suspense with a sure hand." —The Charlotte Observer
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