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Bloodhound Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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A woman is trapped in a taxi with a killer who has very special plans in place for her . . . After her martial arts class, Katy Mitchell gets into a taxi as usual. But something is wrong as her driver, Markus, misses the turn. Instead, he takes her on a wild, frightening ride. He is testing her, Markus explains. He drives to an abandoned building where he’s holding another hostage. If she kills her fellow captive, Markus will set her free. But Katy...
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Publisher
Orenda Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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On her first shift at an Edinburgh halfway house for violent offenders, a young woman is taken hostage ... and that's just the beginning... The twisty, shocking, darkly funny thriller by award-winning author Helen FitzGerald.
`A new novel from Helen Fitzgerald is always a major event ... magnificent´ Mark Billingham
`Outrageous, hilarious and dark as hell – this is Helen FitzGerald on absolute top form´ Doug Johnstone
`[Lou]...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award • Winner of the Orange Prize • National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
"Bel Canto is its own universe. A marvel of a book." —Washington Post Book World
New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett’s spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across
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Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Disturbing and tons of fun." -The Guardian
"Just take all those accolades used for thrillers-unputdownable, twisty, dark, chilling, vivid, explosive, intense-and heap them on. Because this book is that good. That credible. And that terrifying..." -First Clue, Starred Review
How far would you go to protect the ones you love?
Jamie and Victoria are off for a last quick vacation before the arrival of their first baby. The remote country guesthouse...
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English
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He knew he had to forget her But when the woman who stole his heart is kidnapped This former SEAL will do whatever it takes to steal her back Maddy Powers's life revolves around cocktail parties, political fundraisers, and charity events-but she can't forget the daring former SEAL who came crashing into her life a few months ago ... or the scorching kiss they shared before he disappeared into the deep blue sea. Bran Pallidino carries a dark secret-one...
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"Had me gasping and on the edge of my seat. Gripping from the start and took my breath away!" --Goodreads reviewer, five stars He's just proposed to his girlfriend--but another woman has him in her sights, in this terrifying thriller by the author of My Dead Husband . Liam finally popped the question, and Emily said yes. But that very same night, Liam gets abducted . . . and wakes up to a nightmare. On a large estate in the middle of nowhere, Liam...
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English
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When the unthinkable happens, a community is rocked to its core in this heart-stopping and emotionally-charged thriller from New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence, Heather Gudenkauf. In the midst of a sudden spring snowstorm, an unknown man armed with a gun walks into an elementary school classroom. Outside the school, the town of Broken Branch watches and waits. Officer Meg Barrett holds the responsibility for the town's children...
Author
Publisher
HQN Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Tensions sizzle in this electrifying novel guaranteed to capture your heart and take your breath away. Fans of Julie Garwood, Suzanne Brockmann and Jayne Ann Krentz will devour this action-packed, emotionally stunning tour de force, where every page reveals another damning secret and another daring gamble. Rotting in an African dungeon is the last place journalist Tess Newell expected to find herself. Held hostage by the terrorist group she's been...
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Publisher
Canongate Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A single mother stands in the garden of her isolated house, hanging out the washing, when suddenly a man appears. When he grabs at her, Lisa runs, but she is not quick enough.Suddenly Lisa and her young daughter find themselves held hostage in their own home. In the following hours and days, Lisa will do the unimaginable to protect her child - all the time wondering why the only witness has not come back to help her. .Simmering with tension and lust...
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Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTION Reader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors The Last Noel by New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham With a storm paralyzing New England on Christmas Eve, the O'Boyle household becomes prey to a pair of brutal escaped killers desperate to find refuge. Skyler O'Boyle's one hope for rescue is that the men are unaware that her daughter, Kat, has escaped into the blizzard. But as...
Author
Publisher
The Permanent Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The freighter Twanee unloaded her cargo at a secret harbor on the Iranian side of the Persian Gulf and then hurriedly steamed away. The Twanee's luck until then had been very good; on several occasions its Greek captain had seen Iraqi aircraft and was certain they had spotted him, yet he'd been spared. But that night, after reentering international waters, a missile attack sank the Twanee with all hands aboard. The disappearance of the Twanee complicated...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Canada
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In October 2008, Mellissa Fung, a long-time reporter for CBC's The National, was leaving a refugee camp outside of Kabul. Suddenly, she was grabbed by armed men claiming to be Taliban, stabbed, stuffed into the back of a car and driven off into the desert. When the group finally reached a village in the middle of nowhere, her kidnappers pushed her towards a hole in the ground. For twenty-eight days, Mellissa Fung lived in that hole, which was barely...
13) The Safest Lies
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Posing as undercover and on the run, she has just one chance to escape...
The only way for Special Agent Sadie Buchanan to retrieve a hostage from a criminal camp embedded deep in the Tennessee wilderness is to team up with a stranger she can't figure out. He's attractive and smart, yes. Trustworthy, maybe. But when hardheaded Sadie and operative Flynn move to outsmart the enemy, extreme danger lies ahead...
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Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
PASSION FOR HER PROTECTOR Facing marriage to a man she loathes, virtuous Thomasina is forced to choose family duty over her own happiness -- until a high-stakes tournament ends in her abduction! Trapped with her fearless captor, the legendary Wolf of Wales, she soon finds herself irresistibly drawn to the man beneath the armor. Though Rheged captured Tamsin in the name of revenge, he can't ignore his instinct to protect her. Although to love her could...
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Publisher
Titletown Publishing, LLC / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Kidnapped and held for ransom for 18 days by Nigerian pirates, Captain Wren Thomas suffered horrors, bringing to life the reality of modern-day pirating. Faith carried him during and after captivity, a beloved PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) service dog named Beaux, eventually saving his life once again. In this first-person survivor account, Captain Thomas brings readers into the ocean, onto his ship as he and his team fight off the pirates,...
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Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Enjoy New York Times bestselling author Terri Blackstock's Intervention novels as an e-book collection! Intervention Barbara Covington has one more chance to save her daughter from a devastating addiction: staging an intervention. But when eighteen-year-old Emily disappears on the way to drug treatment -- and her interventionist is found dead at the airport where she was last seen -- Barbara enters her darkest nightmare of all. Vicious Cycle To protect...
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
New York Times Best-selling Author Terri Blackstock's NewPointe 911 Collectionnow available in one volume. Private Justice The firemen of Newpointe, LA, face a personal and terrifying trial: someone is murdering their wives, one by one. Shadow of Doubt A poisoned past. A bitter present. Is Celia a murderer ! or a victim? Word of Honor What will it cost to keep a promise? Jill Clark learns the meaning of covenant when she is taken hostage by a suspect...
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Series
Publisher
Harlequin Historical
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
LONDON'S MOST DISSOLUTE BACHELOR No one knows how to sin quite like Zachary Black, Duke of Hawksmere. So when he finds a mysterious veiled woman hiding in his carriage, there's only one thing to do ... carry her to his bedchamber and find out what she wants! But coming face-to-face with beautiful Lady Georgianna Lancaster--his former fiancée -- unnerves Zachary. Maybe the best way to restore his equilibrium is to hold her captive ... and turn the...
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
More of the suspense you love -- now Love Inspired Suspense brings you six new titles, in two convenient bundles! Enjoy these contemporary heart-pounding tales of suspense, romance, hope and faith. This Love Inspired Suspense bundle includes Hazardous Homecoming by Dana Mentink, Silent Night Standoff by Susan Sleeman and Perilous Refuge by Kathleen Tailer. Look for six new inspirational suspense stories every month from Love Inspired Suspense!
20) Secrets She Kept
Author
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Can she trust him? The Safest Lies by Debra Webb The only way for Special Agent Sadie Buchanan to retrieve a hostage from a criminal camp embedded deep in the Tennessee wilderness is to team up with a stranger she can't figure out. He's attractive and smart, yes. Trustworthy, maybe. But when hardheaded Sadie and operative Flynn move to outsmart the enemy, extreme danger lies ahead... Undercover Accomplice by Carol Ericson A terrorist attack is looming,...
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