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"10 years. 3 gangs. 1 girl's epic quest...Valerie Simons knows the Wars are dangerous -- her little brother was killed by the Boars two years ago. But nothing will sway Valerie from joining the elite and beautiful Herons to avenge his death - a death she feels she is responsible for. When Valerie is instead recruited by the mysterious Stags, their charismatic leader, Jax, promises to help her get revenge. Torn between old love and new loyalty, Valerie...

In this Southern saga begun by Michael McDowell and finished after his death by Tabitha King, seven-year-old Calley and her mother find themselves exiled to Pensacola Beach after the brutal murder of her father. There a woman awaits their presence—for Calley is no normal little girl.

Having forfeited his youth to the state prison system, Michael moved back to the only home he'd ever known. An empty shell of a man who now lived--if it could be called living--in the still vacant house of his parents in a town with one stoplight. A town that hated him. Had always hated him. And was ready to pick up where the prison system had let off. Now he's on the run from men who've tried to kill him once; but Michael is more than an ex-con....

Two aristocratic sisters in ancient Japan disguise themselves as samurai warriors to take revenge on the uncle who betrayed their family.

Following the trail of carnage left by bloodthirsty trapper Judd Carnahan, fearless pioneer Breckenridge Wallace, aka the Frontiersman, walks into a trap but nevertheless, fueled by righteous fury, he battles to destroy his enemy.

As Nova, Adrian, and the rest of their crew face escalating crime in Gatlon City, covert weapons and conflicting missions have Nova and Adrian questioning not only their beliefs about justice, but also their feelings for each other. Nova and Adrian fought the battle of their lives against the Anarchist known as the Detonator. It was a short-lived victory-- the Anarchists still have a secret weapon. And Nova's double life is getting more complicated:...

"Eighteen-year-old Mark Kelton's parents are killed by an unknown assailant and the money they were carrying to buy a ranch in Eastern Oregon is stolen. Bronco Curtis befriends Mark, trains him to survive, and calls him his partner, but Mark is convinced that he won't be a man until he finds that murdering thief."--

Anyone can ask the Red Court for a favor...but every request comes at a cost. And once the deed is done, you're forever in their debt. Whenever something scandalous happens at Heller High, the Red Court is the name on everyone's lips. Its members--the most elite female students in the school--deal out social ruin and favors in equal measure, their true identities a secret known only to their ruthless leader: the Queen of Hearts. Sixteen-year-old Ember...

"Ten teens. Three days. One killer. It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives -- an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie are looking forward to two days of boys, booze, and fun-filled luxury. But what starts out as fun turns twisted after the discovery of a DVD with a sinister message: Vengeance is mine. And things only get worse from there. With a storm raging outside, the teens are cut off from the outside world......

It's been a year and a half since the women of the Sisterhood received their presidential pardons, but the freedom they craved has come at a high price. The impossibly lucrative positions handed out to them by the mysterious Global Securities company have turned out to be golden handcuffs -- scattering them around the world, cutting off communication, and leaving them in miserable isolation. But a happy homecoming at the old Virginia farmhouse is...