Willard is a tormented veteran of the carnage in the South Pacific who can't save his beautiful wife Charlotte from a slow death by cancer no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his 'prayer log'. Carl & Sandy Henderson a husb&-&-wife team of serial killers trawl America's highways searching for suitable models to photograph & exterminate. The spider-handling preacher Roy & his crippled virtuoso-guitar-playing sidekick are running from the law. & caught in the middle of all this is Arvin Willard & Charlotte's orphaned son who grows up to be a good but also violent man in his own right. ...

Hana Ibuki a cheerful soul waltzes into Marias life & befriends her right away. She even convinces wary classmates to join Marias choral group. Theres something suspicious about Hanas help however especially since misconceptions about Maria occur every time Hana is involved. Is Hana really a friend or actually a foe? ...

Meet Maria Kawai-shes gorgeous & whip-smart a girl who seems to have it all. But when she unleashes her sharp tongue its no wonder some consider her to be the very devil! Marias difficult ways even get her kicked out of an elite school but this particular fall may actually turn out to be her saving grace... Marias frank nature gains her more enemies at her new school but her angelic singing voice inadvertently catches the attention of Yusuke Kanda & Shin Meguro. Can these boys mend her hardened heart or will they just end up getting scorched? ...

Maria encourages antagonistic Ayu to be true to her feelings but that simple action snowballs into a huge rift within their class! As secret crushes & hidden motives are revealed the backlash of honesty just might destroy Marias efforts in uniting everyone for the choral competition! ...

The start of her second year in high school brings someone unexpected into Maria's life
- Shintaro Kurosu a brash first-year student
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When Hillary & her girlfriends rent a country house for their summer vacation it is a pleasant surprise to find that its secretive & kinky owner Darius Harwood seems to be the most desirable man in the locale. That is before Hillary meets Haldane the blond & beautifully proportioned Norwegian sailor who works nearby. Intrigued by the sexual allure of two very different men Hillary cant resist exploring the possibilities on offer. But these opportunities for misbehaviour quickly lead her into a tricky situation & she is forced to make the most difficult decision of her life. ...

When the rains came they found the girl's face. Just her face. At least that was how it appeared... On a perfect summer evening in 1954 sixteen-year-old Nancy Denton walked into the woods of her hometown of Whytesburg Mississippi. She was never seen again. Two decades on Sheriff John Gaines witnesses a harrowing discovery. A young woman has been unearthed from the riverbank her body perfectly preserved yet she bears evidence of a brutal ritualistic killing. Nancy has come home at last but her return does not bring closure to her family nor to the townsfolk of Whytesburg. Already haunted by his experiences in Vietnam Gaines must now stretch his abilities to the limit pushing himself ever closer to breaking point. What really happened to the beautiful & vivacious Nancy? & why do her friends refuse to talk? As Gaines closes in on the truth he is forced to not only confront his own demons but to unearth secrets that have long remained hidden. & that truth so much darker than he could ever have imagined may be the one thing that finally destroys him. Intense gripping & hauntingly atmospheric The Devil & the River is the stunning new thriller from bestselling author R.J. Ellory. ...

An underground chamber is exposed in a seedy dilapidated house with sagging trim & peeling paint... In the dark cellar a ritualistic display is revealed. A human skull rests on a cauldron surrounded by slain chickens & bizarre figurines. Beads & antlers dangle overhead. Called to the scene is forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan. Bony architecture suggests that the skull is that of a young black female. But how did she die? & when? Then just as Tempe is working to determine post-mortem interval another body is discovered: a headless corpse carved with Satanic symbols. As citizen vigilantes blaming Devil-worshippers begin a witch-hunt intent on revenge Tempe struggles to keep her emotions in check. But the truth she eventually uncovers proves more shocking than even she could have imagined... ...

GUY ST EDMOND RETURNING WARRIOR WILL LET NOTHING STAND IN THE WAY OF HIS DESIRE Spoken of only in whispers
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In the Rocky Mountains a horrible massacre ensues. Bodies are found purposefully positioned to form two symbols. One man recognises the warning behind the gruesome murders: Painter Crowe director of SIGMA has seen these symbols before & knows the deaths were a personal threat. One of the victims was his beloved cousin. Crowe joins forces with Commander Grayson Pierce to penetrate the shadowy heart of a dark cabal that has been manipulating American history. But can he discover the truth before it destroys all he holds dear? The truth lies hidden within the ruins of a cursed lost colony
- a place known only as THE DEVIL COLONY.
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