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  Hushed Up! A Mystery of London

  William Le Queux

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  A young man, Owen Biddulph, is drawn to a beautiful young woman with a mysterious past... a past that seems to have returned to cause her disappearance! Is she his new found love or his nemesis? And who is this mysterious clergyman that warns him to avoid this young woman, at risk of his very life! What possible harm could this sweet young woman inflict? Written by one of the Masters of Mystery, William Le Queux. (Introduction by Tom Weiss)

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  Heir Today

  J. Lamb, Bette Golden Lamb

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  How far would you go to retrieve a quartermillion dollars? Investigative journalists Paige and Max Alper drop everything, leave their jobs behind, and hopscotch from San Francisco to San Diego to New York to Hong Kong to take up the paper chase. Along the way they are pursued, trapped, stripped naked, kidnapped, and set afire, but they end up with a lot more than the $250,000. It all starts when Paige rejects an heirtracer’s proposal to split 5050 the inheritance from her adventurous and mysterious sea captain uncle. While her twin sister insists they accept the heirtracer’s offer without question, the Alpers launch their own trace, unaware that Uncle Jock Boylan was murdered  not for his money, but because he had collected evidence that would expose a conspiracy of Chinese government officials and a Hong Kongbased triad of pirates and white slavers. The Alpers’ search for the inheritance uncovers a set of journals written by the uncle. They learn of the tragic loss of his daughter at the hands of the Shan Triad and of his bold efforts to avenge her death. The result: A simple treasure hunt turns into an international adventure of intrigue, courage, death, and revenge.

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  Orlando Furioso

  Ludovico Ariosto

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  Charlemagne's nephew Orlando (AKA Roland) is driven insane by the infidelity of his beloved Angelica. Angelica's relationship with him and others loosely unifies multiple story lines to produce a rich tapestry of romance, fictionalized history, and pure fantasy. This romance-epic is a sequel to the less distinguished and unfinished romance Orlando Innamorato, by Mattteo Maria Boiardo. (Summary by Thomas A. Copeland)

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  Deep Blue Saloon

  Thomas Courtney Click

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  The hypnotic beauty of Caribbean coral reefs meets the affluence and excess of the Mexican mafia in Deep Blue Saloon. Branch Kilgore, a reluctant hit man for the mob, must choose between allegiance to his crime family and the bond he's established with a group of ocean environmentalists. The psychedelic escapism he finds in his dangerously deep diving could kill him - or it could help him find the answer to his dilemma.  
        Branch's cover is working as a divemaster at Caribbean Argonauts Dive Shop on Chinchamos Island, but his real identity is doing dirty jobs for Omar Rasgado, the island's local crime boss. When Omar comes to odds with the dive community over his development of a cruise ship pier that will destroy mangroves and coral reefs, Branch must make a choice between his real job and his cover job - again. 
         Branch has grown weary from his violent life with the mob and he wants to help the divers, but he's bound by loyalty to his boss. To numb the conflict, he heads down into his Deep Blue Saloon, a place far beneath the clear Caribbean waters where he can soak up the vivid color and anesthetic splendor he experiences when he scuba dives too deep. A place where he can forget his troubles until he has enough money stashed to get away from the violence and back to the simple life he once had a short, sweet taste of. 
         But the simple life is so elusive. His sexy, crossword puzzle of a girlfriend Melanie has other ambitions for him, as do dive shop owner Victor, government agent Reiner, and aspiring eco-terrorist Gusano Verde. They all see in Branch's abandonment and fearlessness a means to their own ends. When his wild past begins to catch up to him, and when he's dangerously betrayed by his mob family, Branch must make a choice without breaking his own honor.

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  Winchester Christmas Wedding

  B.J. Daniels

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  A female agent goes after a rogue agent and becomes entangled in danger in this romantic suspense from a New York Times–bestselling author. 
   
  The Winchester Ranch is a place of age-old scandal and deadly family secrets. For DEA agent T. D. Waters, the thriving ranch and mysterious Winchester clan have the answers he’s looking for. With the heart of a cowboy and a rebellious streak that can’t be tamed, he’s not going to let anyone interfere with his investigation. Nor will he let a beautiful, lonely siren distract him from his mission. 
   
  But when T.D.’s hunt for the truth puts lives at risk, protecting Lizzy Calder—and wrestling their potent attraction—becomes his mission. As the danger rises, secrets surface—and all hope for a Winchester Ranch wedding may be destroyed.

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  Snowbound with the Bodyguard

  Carla Cassidy

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  She'd been stranded by a snowstorm with nowhere to turn. But when all seemed lost, mom-on-the-run Janette Black saw the sign for Wild West Protective Services—and found Dalton West. The loner of the West clan had no time for love and family. But protecting was in Dalton's blood—and he knew when a woman carried secrets. He would take Janette and her baby into his home to wait out the storm, and bar the door from any danger. And when Janette's demons tracked her down, Dalton would take on hell itself to keep her safe from harm.

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