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He knew she was lying, but he could change that. After all, what were friends for? When Zoë first sits in Jason's salon chair, he immediately notices they have a connection. Yet he soon learns there is far more to his new friend than meets the eye. Stumbling on a scene he was never meant to see, Jason uncovers a secret that could tear Zoë's life apart. Forced to choose between loyalty and morality, Jason makes a decision that could have deadly...

Emily is trying her best to put the past behind her. Her focus is on her career and making her new apartment home. Then... a wedding invitation arrives. Sasha is getting married. Knowing Lucien would be there, Emily hesitantly decides to attend. The night seems to go well, with plenty of dancing and drinking. Emily wakes up the next morning in Jan's hotel room with the mother of hangovers, distorted memories, and a plethora of bruises she can'...

Hope is waning with Phoebe no closer to finding her best friend, Adele. Her suspicions involving her neighbour, Alan, have been cleared, leaving her no other hunches to pursue. Until the letter arrives. A message, written in Adele's hand, paints a picture of a side of her friend's life Phoebe never knew. Renewed with optimism that she is still alive, Phoebe launches back into the investigation. Among the pages of Adele's communications Phoeb...

Abigail thought she achieved the ultimate fairy tale. Handsome movie star meets small-island hotel employee and sweeps her away to his glorious Hollywood mansion. Everything about Carson Levin seems too good to be true… until she steps inside his home. Every inch of it is just as his sex symbol wife, Taira Anderson, left it before her fatal car accident. But the oddities don't end there. A presence wanders the halls. High heels clicking o...

She killed her family. Now she's run away with what's left of his… As the head nurse at a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, James Hall had perfected keeping his work and home life separate. The last thing he wants is for someone he cares about becoming ensnared in the web of any of his patients, especially the notorious Evelyne Young who slaughtered her parents and brother three short years ago. Then, his twenty-one-year-old so...

I have aided in the capture of a serial killer, which is made even more impressive by the fact that I... am a cat. Happily settled in with Jane, a would-be victim I helped to save, I thought my days as an amateur sleuth would be traded for belly rubs and sunbeam naps. Until I watched the man in the apartment complex opposite ours, murder his wife. Once again, it falls to me to help the bumbling humans bring a killer to justice. Step one is ...

Children growing up in harsh environments may develop intact, or even enhanced, skills for solving problems in high-adversity contexts (i.e., 'hidden talents'). This Element proposes that stress-adapted skills represent a form of adaptive intelligence enabling individuals to function within the constraints of harsh environments.

Emily Clarke thought her dreams were coming true. Her business was thriving and she was moving into a beautiful new house. Yet this dream quickly morphed into a nightmare. Rocks being thrown at her windows. Haunting messages written on glass. Items mysteriously disappearing. Emily's nerves are on edge, which is only made worse by the man across the street constantly screaming at his wife. By befriending their son, Lucien, she learns a dark...

Emily Clarke is still haunted by the events that unravelled a year ago. Not having seen or spoken to Lucien, she is struggling to sell her home in Greenwich while using alcohol to help her cope. Arriving home from the holiday, Emily finds a single red rose outside her door. Is it Lucien trying to send her a message? Then... the attacks begin. The people she cares for are being attacked by a malicious culprit. With Lucien picking that mom...

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Despite being polar opposites, Phoebe and Adele's friendship has stretched on for years. One a bubbly blonde, the other raven-haired and studious. They seem to have nothing in common, yet the bond between them is unbreakable.Or so Phoebe thought. She never believed Adele would hide anything from her until she sees her sneaking off with her handsome neighbour. Feeling betrayed, Phoebe begins to see cracks in their friendship she never noticed b...

Her boyfriend vanished, but moving on could be murder... Acey left without a word, leaving Elena alone to pick up the pieces of her broken heart. Determined not to be crushed by his betrayal, she forces herself to get over him. Never did she fathom the unspeakable darkness closing in... Sinclair Diamond breezes into her life like an answered prayer. Handsome. Wealthy. Charming. As he lovingly dotes on her, Elena finds herself falling for him. ...

My roommate is a serial killer.And I have been powerless to stop him because I... am a cat.Don't get me wrong, Dean has never been cruel to me. He provides me with shelter, toys, and plenty of affection. But I have seen his dark side, his brutal treatment of women, and I can't bear to watch anyone else get hurt.Jane from next door is attractive for a human, not to mention being incredibly kind. That kindness may get her killed. I've seen how D...

She's dead. Why would she lie? Days before her murder, Anthony's friend, Lottie, lent him her laptop. Curiosity getting the best of him, he clicks on a file and finds videos recorded by her in the year leading up to her death. Within those recordings, she exposes dark secrets someone will kill to keep hidden.When Anthony's childhood friend, Davian is placed under arrest for the murder, Anthony refuses to believe he could do such a thing but Lo...

Acey SummersAcey has a lot to worry about. He stole money from the gangster who hired him to cheat at poker. Now Acey has to find a way to hide the money. He has a plan. That's why he's in Devon to seek out his childhood friend, Elena. She holds the key to where he could hide the money. Elena GomezRecently heartbroken, Elena decides to start over in Devon. She's trying to figure out what to do with her life when Acey moves into the same block ...

While she seems to have it all, Sophie Knight is looking for more. When gorgeous and carefree Michael Frisk walks into her life, he offers the excitement and passion she desires. Sophie is willing to risk everything she has. After all, she is used to concealing things from her husband-like her alcoholism, her unhappiness. But soon she has more to hide. She wakes up one morning in an alcoholic haze and finds bruises on her body, but has no reco...

While she seems to have it all, Sophie Knight is looking for more. When gorgeous and carefree Michael Frisk walks into her life, he offers the excitement and passion she desires.Sophie is willing to risk everything she has. After all, she is used to concealing things from her husband-like her alcoholism, her unhappiness. But soon she has more to hide. She wakes up one morning in an alcoholic haze and finds bruises on her body, but has no recol...

Excerpt from Secular Thought, Vol. 30: A Fortnightly Journal of Rational Criticism in Politics, Science, and Religion, Feb. 6, 1904Hughes, our Public School system will ere long be placed upon a far more rational and effective basis than it has hitherto rested upon. The judicial inquiries now going on will no doubt result in putting an end to the ward system, which lends itself so easily to the schemes of the illiterate and corrupt ward politi...

Excerpt from Secular Thought, Vol. 34: A Monthly Journal of Rational Criticism in Politics, Science, and Religion, January, 1908Anyone who could read that passage, and then listen to chatter about Mill's dying a believer, is past praying for.We will now take the testimony of Professor Bain - Mill's old friend and collaborator, who wrote a book upon him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books...