On the foggy streets of Seattle, a serial killer known as the Street Butcher is terrorizing the city. Newspaper photographer Nick Wilder is accustomed to seeing gruesome homicide scenes, but when the Street Butcher claims Nick's brother his latest casualty, the case suddenly becomes very personal.

Determined to find his brother's killer, Nick stumbles into a dizzying labyrinth of deceit and danger. As he digs deeper, Nick discovers his own past holds a key to unmasking a clever, diabolical psychopath. But the real motives behind the murders are as cold and stark as Seattle's winters - and much more blood will spill before Nick learns the horrifying truth.

Craig Larsen’s debut novel Mania weaves deftly in and around beautifully crafted characters, rendering a reader defenseless against its terrifying climax. The trailer for this exciting new title screened in theaters this fall, and can be seen here.

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No Man's Land
by Eric L. Haney

The New York Times bestselling author of Inside Delta Force and creator of the CBS series, The Unit has returned with his fiction debut.

Soldier of fortune Kennesaw Tanner is approached by government operatives with an offer and request: rescue the kidnapped heir of a powerful Persian Gulf sheik whose allegiance with the U.S. has made him a target of terrorists.

But what Tanner doesn’t know is that there are elements in the government waiting and hoping for him to fail. The sands of politics are shifting against him, and the job he’s being paid to do may cost him more than he’s bargained for…

With twenty years’ experience in the Special Forces himself, Haney’s ability to craft gripping and realistic scenes of war and espionage make this a riveting novel you won’t soon forget.  

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The Killing Way
by Tony Hays

• National Bestseller

Tony Hays introduces readers to an older era investigator who relies on his keen eyes to see the unnoticed small clues crucial to solving a mystery: Malgwyn, the one-armed scribe. The Killing Way depicts King Arthur in the rugged post-Roman era, a time when a king could walk about a village without a retinue trailing behind.  This is not the romantic Camelot of knights in shining armor seeking the Grail.  Instead, Hays offers a historically accurate portrayal of life in Britain with a tale of murder and Arthur spun cleverly into it. 

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Careful of the Company You Keep
by Angie Daniels

From the acclaimed author of Trouble Loves Company comes a sexy and heartfelt new novel that revisits Renee, Danielle and Kayla, who have since found themselves in a whole new tangle of trouble.

After finding her husband in a compromising position, romance author Renee Moore goes back to her hometown, hoping to start over. But once again, she finds herself looking for love in all the wrong places. To make matters worse, just as she decides a healthy relationship may not be her destiny, her ex delivers shocking news that could change her life forever.

Practical nurse Danielle Brooks’ professional life is picture perfect, but her personal life is a mess. Her daughter is about to give birth to a baby believed to have been fathered by Danielle’s ex. Meanwhile, their best friend is getting married, and she is counting on Renee and Danielle to help her plan the wedding - whether they are speaking to each other or not. When Renee is suddenly threatened by a mystery woman, the trio begin to see how they might be blessed in the face of all of their difficulties.

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Falling Out of Fashion
by Karen Yampolsky

Falling Out of Fashion has recently been optioned by Hilary Swank and Molly Smith to be produced as a film under their new shingle, 2S Films, in a pact with Warner Bros.-based Alcon Entertainment.

As a teenager at a prestigious prep school, Jill White studied her roommate's magazines, filled with airbrushed-beyond-recognition photos of whisper-thin blondes who hadn't finished a meal since third grade. She dreamed of one day starting a magazine of her own that would feature women of all sizes and colors - smart, witty, real women with aspirations beyond tinier thighs and shinier hair.

Flash forward several years and a couple of giant leaps up the career ladder to Jill Magazine, which is a huge hit. Mega-successful Nestrom Media takes over Jill's parent company, which allows Jill to rest assured that her magazine and lifestyle - complete with free designer clothes, celebrity friends, and a shamelessly huge salary - will be protected.

However, the ashes from the postcoital cigarette have barely hit the floor before Jill's new boss starts barking about getting ad revenue up and toning down risque articles in favor of fluff pieces with the reality star du jour. What smelled like team spirit devolves into a bitter game of manipulation and back-stabbing. With her name, her creation and her future all on the line, Jill realizes mean girls don't get left behind in high school - they grow up and work in publishing...

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Derelict
by Relentless Aaron and 50 Cent

His freedom came with a price.

Who's gonna hire an ex-con? That's just one question facing Jamel Ross after he is released from seven years in the Federal Pen. But that's not his only problem. There's a probation officer watching his every move. There are the women in his life, who all want a part of him - his girlfriends and one very sexy psychologist who worked overtime on Jamel in prison. Then there's the payback plan he's been dreaming of, getting revenge on those who put him away. It's a fine line between winning and losing, and Jamel must decide if the world will forever see him as a derelict, or if he will rise above the past. But someone has an agenda of his own - and he's ready to take Jamel down at any price.

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She's Out of Control
by Kristin Billerbeck

What a Girl Wants was recently optioned as a film to Grammy-winning recording artist Rebecca St. James, who is poised to produce and star in the leading role.

She got it all together in What a Girl Wants, but now Ashley Stockingdale is having trouble knowing where to put it!

Having discovered rats in her luxury apartment, Ashley Stockingdale is living with her friend Kay, a.k.a. Martha Stewart But With Scruples.

Soon Kay wants Ashley to buy out half the house so they can remodel it in style. With no hint of a proposal on the horizon from her commitment-phobe boyfriend, Ashley goes on an independent-woman streak. She sinks her savings into the deal. As Seth squirms, wondering if the investment into Kay's house indicates Ashley doesn't see a future with him, the nightmare of remodeling begins.

Meanwhile - in lieu of a diamond? - Seth gives Ashley a darling if ill-advised gift: a puppy! More than a trendy accessory, this puppy requires nearly constant attention and more food than a family of four. He's out-growing his pink collars faster than you can say Diva Dog! The mayhem is escalating, but like everything else, Ashley knows she can handle it, or can she?

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Report to the Judiciary
by Eugene Sullivan

Report to the Judiciary is a tense novel of legal and political intrigue featuring Tim Quinn (previously seen in The Majority Rules), who is assigned to investigate and compile a dossier on the newly appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Since the President has achieved lame duck status with a Congress more bent on politics than policy, he realizes that the chances of establishing a legacy before his Presidency comes to an end are slim at best. So when the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court dies unexpectedly, the President appoints an interim successor to the position... the first black Chief Justice in US history. Not all conservatives rejoice, however, including one justice on the court who feels that the position should have been his. Now he is hell bent on claiming it no matter who gets in the way.

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Red Helmet
by Homer Hickam

During the Sago Mine accident, Homer Hickam was asked by miners’ families to give the keynote remarks at their memorial services.  Perhaps reflecting upon that tragedy, the creator of October Sky has crafted a new novel about a New Yorker turned coal miner’s wife.  Former businesswoman Song Hawkins is just beginning to adjust to the quirks of rural life in Highcoal when she is forced to put on the Red Helmet of a novice miner to save her husband and his beloved town.  Red Helmet examines sacrifice in relationships with Hickam’s trademark humor.  Red Helmet was published by Thomas Nelson Books.

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God Don't Like Ugly
by Mary Monroe

National Bestseller

Mary Monroe brings to life the bond between two girls from opposite sides of the track – and the shattering event that changes their lives forever. In this coming-of-age story, Annette Goode is an overweight child with a bad case of low self-esteem. Fatherless, poor, and repeatedly raped by her mother's lodger, she suffers in silence until she makes a friend of Rhoda Nelson, who helps her speak up for herself.

Set on the streets, porches, and parlors of 1960’s and ‘70s Ohio, God Don't Like Ugly resonates with clear-eyed wit and uncompromising honesty. Readers will find it full of laughter, inspiration and pure enjoyment.

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A Person of Interest
by Ernest Hill

Recently widowed Felicia Fontenot, who has returned home to Brownsville, Tennessee, to care for her elderly mother, looks out her bedroom window early one morning and sees that the house across the street has become a crime scene. Her neighbor, Luther Jackson, has come home to find the bodies of his wife and son both burned beyond recognition after being doused with gasoline. Having secretly loved Luther for more than 20 years, Felicia has a powerful urge to comfort him and proclaim his innocence, even though Luther is the prime suspect in the double murder. Harboring a shameful secret, Luther does little to defend himself. His aunt, Daphne Gipson, perplexed by his silence, enlists Felicia's aid in uncovering the truth.

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Down and Dirty: Another Landlord's Tale
by Gammy Singer

Landlord Amos Brown hasn’t been nicknamed Harlem Don for nothing. Ever since he inherited two brownstones from his estranged father, he ended his life of crime and began to take on the weight of his neighbor's problems, a wrenching habit that makes for sleepless – not to mention solitary – nights. However, now he can make a difference instead of being part of the problem. Yet just when he starts settling into his life as a landlord, his friend and mentor Deacon Steadwell is accused of murder. Amos is determined to release the ailing 83-year-old from jail. He doesn’t have the money to put up, but he’s got his brownstones.

No sooner has he secured Deacon’s release than the old man suddenly recovers and disappears – leaving Amos and his property in serious jeopardy. To find the answers he needs, he has to delve back into the streets. When someone else is murdered, Amos discovers that he is only a small part of a bigger picture. A surprising foe is threatening his beloved Harlem – can he save it? Down and Dirty was published in March 2006 by Kensington.

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A Meal to Die For
by Joseph Gannascoli with Allen C. Kupfer

Benny Lacoco, “the Food Fence”, has a lot of time to think while preparing a ten-course meal for a few old friends. Over dinner, he expects to learn if he’ll be either permanently out of touch or on the outs with some of them. Rumors indicate that someone in their circle may have opted to turn state’s evidence and enter witness protection. Lacoco uses the time in the kitchen to reflect on his own life up to this point and the tentativeness of his own future.

Included with each course (recipe included) is a flashback of his life’s turning points - from heisting Omaha Steaks, to scamming olive oil, to a quite different way of performing a hit.

And always in the back of his mind is the question - will this evening provide him with the just desserts of a life of crime?

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Letting Loose
by Joanne Skerrett

Heroine Amelia Wilson takes a break from her life as a Boston school teacher when she begins emailing Drew, a guy her friends met while vacationing on a tiny Caribbean island. Little does she know, her life is about to change drastically.

When spring break arrives and Drew invites Amelia to visit him, she takes him up on his offer and soon finds herself caught up in a whirlwind romance. Drew invites Amelia to spend the summer with him, and she happily accepts. With sun-kissed days and tropical nights with Drew, Amelia's life is far from predictable. But everything changes after she discovers a deep secret...

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Sudden Rain
by Maritta Wolff

The long-lost final manuscript from the late novelist Maritta Wolff is an exceptional rendering of middle class disaffection in the early 1970s. Sudden Rain infiltrates the interior lives of five couples in Los Angeles over the course of one stormy weekend and alters these marriages forever. The couples range in age from early 20s to late 60s: one couple’s 30-year marriage is crumbling, and their son has split from his wife of one year. A neighbor who thought she was happy with her husband starts to stray after having an eye-opening conversation with a friend, and another friend who knows she’s unhappy with her marriage looks for fulfillment only to stumble into a fatal accident. Everyone is caught up short and compelled at last to reconsider the choices they’ve made.

Maritta Wolff (1918-2002) won the Avery Hopwood Award for her first novel, Whistle Stop, at age 22. Sudden Rain is a vivid distillation of its time and place and a spellbinding achievement - one sure to invite comparison to the likes of such classics as John Updike’s Rabbit novels and Mary McCarthy’s The Group.

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In this dazzling debut, Sasha Campbell delivers a sexy, suspenseful tale of two women whose marriages will be put to the ultimate test...

For almost ten years, radio talk show host Nikki Truth has shared life’s ups and downs with her husband Donovan, while doling out in-your-face relationship advice to her listeners. But lately it seems the good times in her own relationship - including the sex - are few and far between. When Donovan is deployed to Iraq for a year, Nikki fears their marriage won’t survive, and it’s time to walk her talk. Then she meets widower Kenyon Monroe, whose sizzling touch is too tempting to resist. But not everyone is under Kenyon’s spell…

Nikki’s best friend, Trinette Montgomery, can’t deny Kenyon is hot, but she never trusts a man who seems too good to be true. And she should know. Married to a successful CFO who travels a lot, Trinette likes to indulge in all of life’s pleasures - including the fine men of St. Louis. But when her game goes too far, Trinette stands to lose everything…

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Bitch
by Lisa Taddeo

Drop-dead gorgeous, brilliant, lyrical, cultured and rich enough to never have pedestrian worries, Sam is also the most manipulative and mean-spirited Bitch you could ever meet. As she researches her next novel, she traipses through a pleasant suburb, wrecking every marriage in her path with methods that would make Cruella DeVille blush. Her motives aren’t pure, and Sam derives vindictive, luscious pleasure from watching others’ misery.

Lisa Taddeo’s Bitch is not only an astonishingly vivid first novel with well-drawn characters and crisp, engaging language. It is also a terrifying look at relationships, their fragility, and the ego’s struggle to assert itself just when our lives appear balanced.

The Dinosaur Hunter
by Homer Hickam