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  The Little Lady of the Big House

  Jack London

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  "She was the mistress of a kingdom, yet a prisoner of her own soul."
  
  Dick Forrest is a man of absolute efficiency, a millionaire rancher who has turned his sprawling California estate into a marvel of scientific agriculture. Beside him is his wife, Paula Forrest—the "Little Lady"—a woman of immense talent, beauty, and spirited independence. Their life is an ordered paradise until the arrival of Dick's old friend, Evan Graham. As Graham and Paula fall into an irresistible, soul-stirring attraction, the "Big House" becomes the stage for a devastating emotional conflict. London crafts a story that asks: can a life built on logic and mastery ever truly satisfy the wild, unpredictable demands of love?
  
  A Masterclass in Character: Moving away from the "primitive man," London provides a nuanced look at the modern elite. Paula Forrest is one of London's most complex female protagonists—a "boy-woman" who excels at riding and music but finds herself torn between the stable, brotherly devotion of her husband and the romantic fire of a new suitor.
  
  The Beauty of the Land: Set in the lush landscapes of California's Sonoma County, the novel is a love letter to the earth. London's vivid descriptions of breeding prize livestock and taming the wilderness serve as a backdrop to the characters' internal struggles, suggesting that even the most "civilized" surroundings cannot suppress the primal instincts of the heart.
  
  Experience the sunset of a golden age. Purchase "The Little Lady of the Big House" today.

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  The Detective Game

  Adam J. Wright

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  Two boys are missing. No one is talking. 
   
   
   
  Detective Inspector Tom Brand has moved from London to his childhood home in the sleepy village of Relby to look after his elderly father and take a job as lead detective in the village's new police station. 
   
   
   
  Before he has a chance to settle into his new life, tragedy strikes. Two twelve-year-old boys pretending to be detectives in a mysterious game disappear. Tom is thrown into the most important case of his career. Families are torn apart by the disappearance of the boys, and the only clues are frustratingly indecipherable. 
   
   
   
  As Tom unravels the mysteries surrounding the case, he uncovers a deadly secret that has remained hidden for too long. What started as a game devised by two young boys has become something much more deadly. 
   
   
   
  The Detective Game is the thrilling new novel from the bestselling author of the Murder Force series.

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  The Last Moonlight Dragon

  Dorothy McFalls

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  There used to be dragons in the valley…but they’re gone now. And no one knows where they went. 
  A Queen’s Lady with a love of books… 
  I was a nobody, a Queen's Lady who was lucky to still be alive. Until the battle... 
  The Beast of Fein… 
  General Soren Kitmun AKA The Beast of Fein is a warrior feared in all the four kingdoms. As a reward for saving the people of Earst, Queen Beatrice gifts me to the brutal general. 
  A gift he never wanted… 
  I'm fitted with a magical collar that forces me to do his will. I'm bound for life, which according to the queen, won't be a long life in The Beast's care. 
  My only hope is to find my beloved dragons that have gone missing in the valley. They have to save me... 
  But in saving me, they might end up burning the four kingdoms to the ground.

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  Shadows of the Forgotten -...

  Bright Mills

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  "Shadows of the Forgotten" is a gripping drama that explores the complexities of family, identity, and the weight of buried secrets. When 28-year-old aspiring journalist Elena returns to her estranged family’s crumbling estate after her father’s sudden death, she uncovers a web of lies that threatens to unravel her understanding of who she is. As she digs deeper into her family’s past, she discovers a long-buried secret involving a missing child, a forbidden love affair, and a betrayal that spans generations. Torn between loyalty to her family and her quest for the truth, Elena must confront the shadows of the past to find her own place in the present.

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  Aurora Protocol: Ashes to Aurora

  Jennifer M. Bloom

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  Humanity is caught in the slow collapse of coastlines, governments, and trust. In the middle of this unraveling world stands Malcolm Carter, a quiet mathematician who turns to equations the way others turn to prayer. While nations argue and seas rise, he begins work that might rewrite the future one variable at a time. 
  At his side, sometimes watching, sometimes guiding, is his daughter Elena. She grows up in a world of ash-darkened skies and half-finished theories, learning too young that brilliance can be both a gift and a burden. As Malcolm chases possibilities no one else can see, Elena feels the equally heavy pull of the human world, the world that still needs feeding, healing, rebuilding. 
  Over the decades, as disasters reshape continents and societies strain under the weight of change, the Carter family becomes one of the quiet threads holding the era together. Malcolm’s work pushes the boundaries of what humanity might reach for; Elena’s work helps ensure there will still be people here to reach. 
  Amid climate upheaval, fragile alliances, and the first sparks of global unity, a new generation rises in the shadow of old failures and new hopes. From this crucible, the foundations are laid, for technologies not yet understood, for governments not yet tested, and for the child who will one day carry the Carter legacy into the stars. 
  Ashes to Aurora is the story of how a future begins: not with a single breakthrough, but with years of grit, loss, stubborn belief, and the quiet courage of those who choose to build again even as the world burns around them.

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  Legacy

  J.N. Chaney, Rick Partlow

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  They know the secret to saving humanity…if they can just live long enough to use it. 
  Chase Weston was a mercenary. Angel Cortez was an archaeologist. Neither one of them expected to be recruited to save the Earth by an ancient alien AI. 
  But a doomsday machine, the Sunkiller, is heading for Earth at close to the speed of light, and unless they gather the lost alien artifacts needed to destroy it, humanity will be extinct. 
  Unfortunately, those artifacts represent unlimited power--the kind that nations and corporations will kill to possess--and the next one they have to find just happens to be right in the middle of enemy territory. 
  With threats on all sides, the future of the galaxy rests on their shoulders. All they have to do is survive. 
  Experience the second entry in the bestselling Sunkiller series by USA Today Bestselling Authors and Dragon Award nominees JN Chaney and Rick Partlow. If you're a fan of huge, galaxy-spanning stories about humanity struggling against overwhelming odds, this is the book for you.

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