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A plague of vampirism has crept across the country, reducing once-thriving cities to ghost towns. In Chicago, a few scattered survivors hide behind the fortified walls of office buildings and museums, raiding deserted stores for dwindling supplies of clothing and food.

A woman who sees what others cannot see seeks the murderer of a young street hustler, a man she had befriended in photographing San Francisco's dark, sexually charged netherworld. The colors of Kay Farrow's landscape are black, white, and shades of gray. An achromat suffering from total color blindness, Kay possesses a vision that informs her world and sharpens her skills as a talented photographer. When Tim Lovsey, a handsome prostitute, is brutally slain, he becomes much more than Kay's subject. She makes it her mission to find his killer, even though the police would prefer to quietly let the case drop.

Fiona Williams may have given up on love for herself, but she knows how to plan the perfect wedding for others. But planning one in two weeks would make even the most seasoned of planners shudder. When the handsome bull rider, Cole Patterson, walks in with such a request for his sister, she can’t help but say yes, especially after finding out the groom is a Hollywood A-lister. Cole can stay on a bucking bull for a full eight seconds and has the buckles to prove it, but when it comes to romance, he’s finding himself face down in the dirt.

Cass Adams is crazy, and everyone in Deacon, Kansas, knows it. But when her good-for-nothing husband, Roland, goes missing, no one suspects that Cass buried him in their unfinished koi pond. Too bad he doesn't stay there for long. Cass gets arrested on the banks of the Spring River for dumping his corpse after heavy rain partially unearths it.

This is the story of the journey that I’ve been on with Jesus and his faithfulness in guiding me through many health, family, and career challenges. I hope that as you consider my story, you will begin to look at your own journey. Maybe you will see where you have you picked up unhelpful ideas and consider asking God to renew your mind in those areas. If Jesus hasn’t been with you on your journey so far, my hope is that you will consider asking him to meet you on your path right where you are so he can guide you toward hope and health.

Can a painting hold a secret safe in plain sight across seven centuries? The murder of the last member of an old Venetian family peels back the rug on a shocking truth that draws art historian and textile expert Phoebe McCabe into the fray. What she sees in the missing Renaissance symbology will shake the foundations of religious and cultural assumptions across two continents and point the way to a priceless hoard. It’s a secret potent enough to pitch rival factions against Phoebe and her team while destroying history as collateral damage along the way.

Sloane Fox is a best-selling author with a big problem … inspiration. Her editor’s solution, a writing retreat at Lunar Peaks Resort and Spa in the middle of nowhere, Arkansas. Not just any hotel, but a haunted one. That little fact would be great for a horror author, but Sloane writes gritty murder mysteries set in the city, not the backwoods.

Spies have come to Quail Crossings! At least that’s what Rosie Brewer believes after catching a stranger on Quail Crossings muttering foreign words in the fog. The problem? No one will listen to her! They all think it’s just a figment of her overactive imagination.

It’s 1926 old Hollywood, and a film producer is gunned down in cold blood. In comes Rosie, a pretty bit-player, who despite her stage-mother’s expectations, just longs to be happy.