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Having spent the past three decades' worth of summers on Nantucket, the Warners are as much a part of the island as the crust of salt on the ferry. But this year is different: Tripp is no longer the father he was, and it becomes clear that nothing - not the beams that hold the house together, and not the values the family clings to - can survive the ravages of time. When tradition turns to tragedy, the creaky old house swirls with suspicion. There are just so many reasons to want someone gone.

Se7en Deadly SEALs have all betrayed me. 6ix months of my life have been wasted on a lie. 5ive minutes since I learned the truth about my brother. 4our hours ago Grant confessed to murder he didn't commit. Thre3 years ago I was raped by a man I trusted. 2wo days since I married the love of my life. 1ne shot to rescue my son. Zer0 chance Grant can save me now. My son's life is in danger and his survival depends on me pulling off the most important performance of my career.

Se7en Deadly SEALs are no longer the brothers I trusted. 6ix months since Mia transformed into another woman. 5ive minutes since I learned she'd betrayed me. 4our times I've seen Joaquín in jail. Thre3 years ago Mia and I conceived a child. 2wo days since she agreed to be mine forever. 1ne week since I laid eyes on my son. Zer0 chance I'll rest until I find him. He's out there and once I locate him, I'll never let him go. He's my flesh, my blood, my son. No one will stop me, not even Mia, no matter how she consumes me.

Asha Amarasuriya is bored and struggling to get by as a martial arts instructor in Oakland. When an enigmatic seductress offers her a golden ticket, Asha decides to take a leap of faith and head to Burning Man. But there is more than meets the eye at the infamous desert pilgrimage and Asha gets sucked into a quest to unravel a sinister mystery at the heart of Black Rock City.

My world has been rocked. Everything I have ever believed has changed. Saving my brother is no longer my priority. I must find out what happened to my son. Being reunited with him is the only thing I crave.

After years apart, Grant and I finally made love again. It was intoxicating, the perfect blend of pleasure and passion. But now that he knows my secret, I'm at his mercy. I'm addicted to him - I didn't anticipate the bond between us to be so carnal.

Six months since a night of partying ended tragically. Five years I've known my best friend, Joaquín, now wasting away in jail. Four days since this stripper named Ksenya entered my life. Three ways Ksenya reminds me of my ex Mia. Two years since Mia left me during my darkest hour. One naked bombshell asleep in my bed trying to trick me. Zero doubt in my mind that I'll smoke out the truth.

Six shots of rum I had the night I was violated. Five months I hid so no one would discover my secret. Four times I visited Grant in the hospital to attempt to tell him the truth. Three jobs I worked while I was alone to protect the truth. Two days my angel lived on this earth. One plunge of my stiletto heel permanently marked my attacker. Zero chance he can run now that I've discovered his identity

Lilly Miyamoto is a passionate analog photographer striving to pursue an ever more distant dream. Huian Li is preeminent among the Silicon Valley elite as the founder and CEO of the pervasive tech giant Cumulus. Graham Chandler is a frustrated intelligence agent forging a new path through the halls of techno-utopian royalty. But when Huian rescues Lilly from a run-in with private security forces, it sets off a chain of events that will change their lives and the world.

Mara Winkel is America's tech darling, CEO of the fastest-growing startup in the world. Her company, Mozaik, fights financial fraud with its revolutionary software and is hurtling towards a record-breaking IPO. But just as Mara and her team prepare for the ultimate success, the dark forces that have haunted them since the beginning move in for the kill. Will they free themselves and achieve their dream or be forever consigned to the shackles of criminal conspiracy on a global scale?

The sequel to Uncommon Stock: Version 1.0, the top 10 best-selling tech startup thriller. Mara Winkel is the CEO of Mozaik, the fastest-growing tech startup in Boulder, CO. But Mozaik doesn't just build widgets; their software uncovers financial fraud. When Mozaik's first major project reveals a dark secret at the heart of a large international bank, Mara and her team get sucked deeper into a conspiracy of dangerous money launderers, dysfunctional team members, and shady venture capitalists.

Mara Winkel is rock climbing, mountain biking, and 'studying' her way through school at the University of Colorado, Boulder. But when her best friend, James, asks her to partner with him to start a disruptive new software company, she discovers that the world of technology start-ups is fraught with intrigue, adrenaline, soaring successes, and scorching failures. It turns out this is especially true when your technology threatens entrenched drug cartels.

I don't recognize the damaged woman in the mirror staring back at me: platinum-blond hair, blood-red lips and nails, curves laced up in the finest lingerie. I have transformed into a bombshell to exonerate my brother, United States Navy SEAL Joaquín Cruz. He's been languishing in a jail cell for the past six months, accused of a murder he didn't commit, his honorable career as a SEAL ruined, his spirit crushed.

At night, when Anna closes her eyes, everything comes rushing back; the sensuous sound of Cole's voice, his scalding touch, and the way his eyes roved over her body like he could never get enough. Flirtation, promises of passionate sex, and nights filled with Cole's sexy smile are gone. Anna worries that her crush on Cole was something more, because her life is total agony without him. Anna realizes she's at a turning point. Someone burned her. This isn't a little blister that will go away on its own, it's an inferno that's destroyed everything it touched.

Sexy thoughts about Cole fill Anna's dreams. Every detail burns brightly in her mind; the way his hands feel on her bare skin, the soft brush of his lips against hers, and the way their bodies fit perfectly together. Anna awakes breathless, tingling as if it really happened. What caused her to think about Cole like that? It was completely forbidden. And Anna didn't feel that way about him, at least she didn't think she did. Cole was fun to flirt with, that's all, and the sexual tension between them was normal, right?

When Anna admits she's falling for Cole she can't believe his response. He pushes her away with an excuse that seems too flimsy to be real. Crushed, Anna continues working at Cole's Long Island studio, but she can't stop thinking about him. It isn't until Anna is called into the dean's office that the real trouble starts. To make matters worse, Edward keeps popping up at the worst times reminding her of everything she wants to forget.

Fame has a price and Trystan doesn't want to pay. Everything he worked so hard to hide is about to be revealed. Nothing he can do will stop it. Within a few short hours everyone will know about his father and the sordid details of his past. There are four words Trystan's father said that haunt him - four words that he ignored - never fall in love. But it's too late. This is the complete collection of the prequel series to Broken Promises (A Trystan Scott novel).

A random hook-up isn't enough for Trystan, not anymore. After everything Trystan went through to tell Mari that he loves her, there is no way that he's letting her walk away without knowing how he really feels. Every mask is stripped away making Trystan completely vulnerable. Mari's the one girl he wants, that he knew he'd never have. But, the look on Mari's face - the way she kissed him - makes Trystan think that confessing his feelings was worth the risk. Shocked, Mari stands there staring at Trystan.

Fame has a price and Trystan doesn't want to pay it. Everything he worked so hard to hide is about to be revealed. Nothing he can do will stop it. Within a few short hours everyone will know about his father and the sordid details of his past. Brie is by his side, sputtering things that she shouldn't know. Did Mari stab him in the back? After everything they've been through, he can't believe it, but where is she? There are four words Trystan's father said that haunt him - four words that he ignored - never fall in love.

Volume 4 in the Trystan Scott Serials by The New York Times best-selling Author H.M. Ward. After Mari's attempt to help Trystan goes horribly wrong they are both forced to deal with the consequences.