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SPRING 2020 ST. MARTIN’S PRESS St. Martin’s Griffin

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Sunset Beach A Novel by Mary Kay Andrews

The New York Times bestselling author and Queen of the Beach Reads delivers her next blockbuster: Sunset Beach is a compelling ride, full of Mary Kay Andrews' signature wit, heart, and charm. Pull up a lounge chair and have a cocktail at Sunset Beach - it comes with a twist. Drue Campbell's life is adrift. Out of a job and down on her luck, life doesn't seem to be getting any better when her estranged father, Brice Campbell, a flamboyant personal injury attorney, shows up at her mother's funeral after a twenty-year absence. Worse, he's remarried - to Drue's eighth grade frenemy, Wendy, now his office manager. And they're offering her a job. It seems like the job from hell, but the offer is sweetened by the news of her inheritance - her grandparents' beach bungalow in the sleepy town of Sunset Beach, a charming but storm-damaged eyesore now surrounded by waterfront McMansions. With no other prospects, Drue begrudgingly joins the firm, spending her days St. Martin's Press screening out the grifters whose phone calls flood the law office. Working with On Sale: Apr 28/20 Wendy is no picnic either. But when a suspicious death at an exclusive beach 5.38 x 8.25 • 448 pages resort nearby exposes possible corruption at her father's firm, she goes from 9781250126115 • $22.99 • pb unwilling cubicle rat to unwitting investigator, and is drawn into a case that Fiction / Contemporary Women may - or may not - involve her father. With an office romance building, a decades-old missing persons case re- Notes opened, and a cottage in rehab, one thing is for sure at Sunset Beach: there's a storm on the horizon.

Promotion Online Publicity "Andrews's gift for drawing fascinating characters and her captivating (...) Online Advertising Book Club Outreach Author Bio Email Marketing Campaign Social Media Campaign Mary Kay Andrews is The New York Times bestselling author of The Beach House Cookbook and more than twenty novels, including The Weekenders, Ladies' Night, Spring Fever, Summer Rental, The Fixer Upper, Deep Dish, Blue Christmas, Savannah Breeze, Hissy Fit, Little Bitty Lies, and Savannah Blues. A former journalist for The Atlanta Journal Constitution, she lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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The Night Before by Wendy Walker

A Today Show and New York Post Summer Reads Selection!

Riveting and compulsive, national bestselling author Wendy Walker's The Night Before takes you to deep, dark places few thrillers dare to go" as two sisters uncover long-buried secrets when an internet date spirals out of control.

"Ferociously smart." - AJ Finn "Riveting." - Riley Sager "Addictive." - Liv Constantine "Wonderfully tense." - Aimee Molloy "Irresistible." - Mary Kubica "Impossible to put down." - Megan Miranda First dates can be murder. Laura Lochner has never been lucky in love. She falls too hard and too fast, always choosing the wrong men. Devastated by the end of her last St. Martin's Press relationship, she fled her Wall Street job and New York City apartment for her On Sale: Apr 28/20 sister's home in the Connecticut suburb where they both grew up. Though still 5.38 x 8.25 • 320 pages haunted by the tragedy that's defined her entire life, Laura is determined to 9781250198686 • $22.99 • pb take one more chance on love with a man she's met on an Internet (...) Fiction / Suspense Author Bio Notes Wendy Walker is a former commercial litigator and investment banker who now works at home in Connecticut writing and raising her children. She is the Promotion author of the novels Four Wives and Social Lives, and is the editor of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Power Moms, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Mom, and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad. She is currently working on her next book.

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Under Currents A Novel by Nora Roberts

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts, Under Currents is a novel about the power of family to harm - and to heal. For both Zane and Darby, their small town roots hold a terrible secret. Now, decades later, they've come together to build a new life. But will the past set them free or pull them under? Inside a pristine home in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, Zane Bigelow has learned to keep secrets. Strangers see his parents as a successful surgeon and his stylish wife, proud of their children. Only Zane and his sister know the terrible truth. Dominated by his father's rages - and his mother's complicity - Zane fears for his and little Britt's lives. Still he maintains the insidious lie that all is fine, while scribbling his real thoughts in a secret journal he must carefully hide away. Now, as a grown man struggling to build a new life, Zane will find that while his past may always shadow him, it will also show him that love and goodness can triumph - and give him strength to draw on when we once again must St. Martin's Press stand up and defend himself and the woman he loves. Strict On Sale: May 5/20 5.38 x 8.25 • 448 pages 9781250213266 • $24.50 • pb Author Bio Fiction / Contemporary Women Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Shelter in Place, Year One, Come Sundown, and many Notes more. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than five hundred million copies of her books in print. Promotion

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LEAD Swimming Lessons Poems by Lili Reinhart

The debut collection of poetry from Lili Reinhart, the actress and outspoken advocate for mental health awareness and body positivity.

Swimming Lessons explores the euphoric beginnings of young love, battling anxiety and depression in the face of fame, and the inevitable heartbreak that stems from passion. Relatable yet deeply intimate, provocative yet comforting, bite-sized yet profound, Lili's poems reflect her trademark honesty and unique perspective. Accompanied by striking and evocative illustrations, Swimming Lessons reveals the depths of female experience, and is the work of a storyteller who is coming into her own.

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LILI REINHART is an actress best known for her lead role of Betty Cooper in St. Martin's Press the series Riverdale, based on the famed Archie comics. Swimming Lessons Strict On Sale: May 5/20 is her first collection of poetry. 5 x 8 • 240 pages Includes 40 red-and-black illustrations throughout 9781250261755 • $24.50 • pb Poetry / American

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LEAD Swimming Lessons Poems by Lili Reinhart

The debut collection of poetry from Lili Reinhart, the actress and outspoken advocate for mental health awareness and body positivity.

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Tom Clancy's Op-Center: God of War by Jeff Rovin, contributions by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik

In Jeff Rovin's Tom Clancy's Op-Center: God of War, after the devastating outbreak of a killer super virus, the Black Wasp Team must prevent America's enemies from gaining access to the most dangerous weapon the world has ever seen. The passengers and crew on an Airbus en route to Australia suddenly begin coughing up blood and hemorrhaging violently as the plane plunges to the ground. There are no survivors. A luxury yacht in the South Indian Sea blows up, and a lone woman escapes the contagion that has inexplicably killed everyone else on the boat. A helicopter whose occupants have been stricken by an unknown illness crashes into a bridge in South Africa, killing motorists and pedestrians. The world is facing a devastating bio-terror event, and a game of brinksmanship gets underway as the major powers jockey for position: China sends a naval flotilla to seek the source of the plague and find a way to weaponize it; Russia maneuvers quietly on the sidelines to seize the deadly prize in its quest to regain an empire; while back in Washington D.C., Chase St. Martin's Press Williams and his top secret Black Wasp special ops team must find out who is On Sale: May 26/20 behind these deadly attacks before war is unleashed. 5.38 x 8.25 • 352 pages What is the secret linking an illegal diamond mining operation, a controversial 9781250209252 • $24.50 • pb cure for AIDS, an apartheid-era conspiracy to cover up attempted genocide, Fiction / Thrillers / Military and a brilliant but utterly amoral entrepreneur with a score to settle? Black Series: Tom Clancy's Op-Center Wasp mounts an ingenious attack on two fronts (...)

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Jeff Rovin has written dozens of novels, most notably Tom Clancy's Op- Promotion Center and its sequels, several of which have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. He's written nonfiction books about myths, religion, and the Bible and brings that research to bear in Conversations With the Devil . Rovin lives in the New York area. Tom Clancy's many thrillers includeThe Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger . He died in 2013. Steve Pieczenik is an author and co-creator of Tom Clancy's Op- Center series.

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A Stranger on the Beach A Novel by Michele Campbell

From bestselling author Michele Campbell comes A Stranger on the Beach,an edge-of-your seat story of passion and intrigue that will keep you guessing until the very end. Caroline Stark's beach house was supposed to be her crowning achievement: a lavish, expensive space to showcase what she thought was her perfect family. But after a very public fight with her husband, she realizes things may not be as perfect as they seem: her husband is lying to her, the money is disappearing, and there's a stranger on the beach outside her house. As Caroline's marriage and her carefully constructed lifestyle begin to collapse around her, she turns to Aidan, the stranger, for comfort. . . and revenge. After a brief and desperate fling that means nothing to Caroline and everything to him, Aidan's infatuation with Caroline, her family, and her house becomes more and more destructive. But who is manipulating whom in this deadly game of obsession and control? Who will take the blame when someone ends up dead. . . and what is Carolinehiding? St. Martin's Press On Sale: May 26/20 5.38 x 8.25 • 352 pages Author Bio 9781250313324 • $22.99 • pb Fiction / Suspense A graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Law School,Michele Campbell worked at a prestigious Manhattan law firm before spending eight years fighting crime as a federal prosecutor in New York City. Notes Michele is the author of She Was the Quiet One and It's Always the Husband

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The First Mistake by Sandie Jones

From Sandie Jones, the New York Times bestselling author of the Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman,comes an addictively readable new domestic suspense about a wife, her husband, and the woman who is supposedly her best friend.

THE WIFE:For Alice, life has never been better. With her second husband, she has a successful business, two children, and a beautiful house. HER HUSBAND:Alice knows that life could have been different if her first husband had lived, but Nathan's arrival into her life gave her back the happiness she craved. HER BEST FRIEND:Through the ups and downs of life, from celebratory nights out to comforting each other through loss, Alice knows that with her best friend Beth by her side, they can survive anything together. So when Nathan starts acting strangely, Alice turns to Beth for help. But soon, Alice begins to wonder whether her trust has been misplaced . . . The first mistake could be her last. Minotaur Praise for The Other Woman : On Sale: May 12/20 One of the most twisted and entertaining plots." - Reese Witherspoon 5.38 x 8.25 • 320 pages "A perfect beach read." - Kristin Hannah 9781250192035 • $22.99 • pb "Whiplash-inducing." - New York Times Book Review "Such fun you'll cheer [Emily's] chutzpah." - PEOPLE Notes "This thriller will hit close to home." - Refinery29 "

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SANDIE JONES has worked as a freelance journalist for over twenty years, and has written for publications including the Sunday Times, Woman's Weekly and the Daily Mail . She lives in London with her husband and three children. The Other Woman is her debut novel and a Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick.

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29 Seconds A Novel by T. M. Logan

From T.M. Logan, the bestselling author of Lies, comes 29 Seconds, a sensational new thriller that explores what happens when a split second thought of revenge takes on a life of its own.

Give me one name. One person. And I will make them disappear." Sarah is a young professor struggling to prove herself in a workplace controlled by the charming and manipulative Alan Hawthorne. A renowned scholar and television host, Hawthorne rakes in million-dollar grants for the university where Sarah works - so his inappropriate treatment of female colleagues behind closed doors has gone unchallenged for years. And Sarah is his newest target. When Hawthorne's advances become threatening, Sarah is left with nowhere to turn. Until the night she witnesses an attempted kidnapping of a young child on her drive home, and impulsively jumps in to intervene. The child's father turns out to be a successful businessman with dangerous connections - and St. Martin's Press her act of bravery has put this powerful man in her debt. He gives Sarah a On Sale: May 19/20 burner phone and an unbelievable offer. A once-in-a-lifetime deal that can 5.38 x 8.25 • 384 pages make all her problems disappear. 9781250182302 • $22.99 • pb No consequences. No traces. All it takes is a 29-second phone call. Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological Because everyone has a name to give. Don't they?

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T. M. Logan, the bestselling author of LIES, was born in Berkshire to an Promotion English father and a German mother. He studied at Queen Mary and Cardiff universities before becoming a national newspaper journalist. He currently works in communications and lives in Nottinghamshire with his wife and two children.

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#EntryLevelBoss How to Get Any Job You Want by Alexa Shoen

An easy-to-follow, nine-step process for how to land your dream job and cut through the noise of job-searching in the 21st century.

Banging your head against the wall about the job search? Wondering why nobody's even bothering to send you a rejection letter (much less an interview request)? You are not alone. This process is a beast, but there's good news: #ENTRYLEVELBOSS is the book for you. This is an easy-to-follow roadmap for transforming yourself from frustrated job seeker into hired, happy, productive human. One part behind-the-scenes memoir, one part playbook, #ENTRYLEVELBOSS lays out career coach Alexa Shoen's proven 9-step methodology for approaching the job search during these crazy times we're living through. Think of it like a fitness plan - except instead of killer abs, you wind up with multiple interviews for a bunch of jobs you actually want. Cool, right? St. Martin's Press This is not another manifesto about finding your passion. (I mean, yes, let's On Sale: May 12/20 find your passion, sure, but the rent is also due and I would assume you're 5.38 x 8.25 • 288 pages interested in getting paid.) This is a real plan that's based on the real rules of 9781250248817 • $22.99 • pb the game. You'll learn how to effectively identify your future hiring manager, for Bus & Econ / Careers / Job Hunting example, and slide into their DMs in the least creepy way possible. Alexa Shoen is the internet's leading confidant for panicking job seekers. She Notes has guided thousands of people into full-time employment using these exact steps. Even if you're convinced you're the least hireable person on the planet, Alexa's got you covered. Promotion Author Bio

ALEXA SHOEN is the internet's leading confidant for panicking jobseekers. She is the founder of #ENTRYLEVELBOSS, a career education company that empowers ambitious professionals to strategically identify and secure their next big role. She previously worked in design for Facebook, and in her spare time, Alexa is an acclaimed recording artist and holds a Master's Degree in Jazz Vocal Performance. She is originally from San Diego, California.

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Shotguns and Stagecoaches The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West by John Boessenecker

John Boessenecker presents the true stories of the Wild West heroes who guarded the iconic Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains, battling colorful thieves, vicious highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives. The phrase riding shotgun" was no teenage game to the men who guarded stagecoaches and trains of the Western frontier. Armed with sawed-off, double-barreled shotguns and an occasional revolver, these express messengers guarded valuable cargo through lawless terrain. They were tough, fighting men who risked their lives every time they climbed into the front boot of a Concord coach. Boessenecker introduces soon-to-be iconic personalities like "Chips" Hodgkins, an express rider known for his white mule and his ability to outrace his competitors, and Henry Johnson, the first Wells Fargo detective. Their lives weren't just one shootout after another - their encounters with desperadoes were won just as often with quick wits and memorized-by-heart St. Martin's Press knowledge of the land. On Sale: May 5/20 The highway robbers also get their due. It wouldn't be a book about the Wild 6.12 x 9.25 • 368 pages West without Black Bart, the most infamous stagecoach robber of all time, and Includes 40 black-and-white photographs throughout Butch Cassidy's gang, America's most legendary train robbers. 9781250184894 • $26.99 • pb Through the Gold Rush and the early days of delivery with horses and History / US / State & Local / West saddlebags, to the heyday of stagecoaches and huge shipments of gold, and finally the rise of the railroad and the robbers who concocted unheard-of Notes schemes to loot trains, Wells Fargo always had courageous men to protect its treasure. Their unforgettable bravery and ingenuity make Shotguns and Stagecoaches a thrilling read. Promotion Author Bio

JOHN BOESSENECKER is considered one of the leading authorities on crime and lawlessness in the Old West. He is the award-winning author of Bandido: The Life and Times of Tiburcio Vasquez and When Law Was in the Holster: The Frontier Life of Bob Paul . In 2011 and 2013, True West magazine named Boessenecker Best Nonfiction Writer. He has appeared frequently as a historical commentator on PBS, The History Channel, A&E, and others. He lives in San Francisco, California.

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Cry of Metal & Bone by L. Penelope

In the vein of K. Arsenault Rivera and V.E. Schwab comes the newest epic fantasy book in the stunning Earthsinger Chronicles, L. Penelope's Cry of Metal & Bone. Six weeks after the fall of the Mantle, centuries-old enemies Elsira and Lagrimar struggle to unite. The will of the goddess is that the two nations become one, but while the war may be over, peace is still elusive. As desperate Lagrimari flee their barren land for a chance at a better life in Elsira, a dangerous faction opposed to the unification rises. When a shadowy group with ties to the Elsiran government takes responsibility for the attack and promises more, an unlikely crew is assembled to investigate. Among them are Lizvette Nirall, a disgraced socialite seeking redemption for past mistakes, and Tai Summerhawk, a foreign smuggler determined to keep a promise he made to a dead man. Powerful Earthsinger Darvyn ol-Tahlyro is sent with a secret assignment, one that Queen Jasminda can't know about. And in a prison far away, Kyara ul-Lagrimar searches for a way to escape her captors and save a family long thought dead. St. Martin's Press It's a race against time in this world of deadly magic, secret agendas and court On Sale: May 19/20 intrigue to discover those responsible for the bombing before the next attack. 5.38 x 8.25 • 496 pages And in another land a new enemy awakens - one that will strike terror into the 9781250148117 • $25.99 • pb hearts of gods and men. Fiction / Fantasy / Historical Series: Earthsinger Chronicles Author Bio

Notes L. Penelope has been writing since she could hold a pen and loves getting lost in the worlds in her head. She is an award-winning author of new adult, fantasy, and paranormal romance. She lives in Maryland with her husband Promotion and their furry dependents: an eighty-pound lap dog and an aspiring feral cat. SONG OF BLOOD AND STONE is her first novel.

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The Right Sort of Man A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery by Allison Montclair

From debut author Allison Montclair comes an engrossing historical mystery novel set in post-war London, The Right Sort of Man . In a London slowly recovering from World War II, two very different women join forces to launch a business venture in the heart of Mayfair - The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. Miss Iris Sparks, quick-witted and impulsive, and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, practical and widowed with a young son, are determined to achieve some independence and do some good in a rapidly changing world. But the promising start to their marriage bureau is threatened when their newest client, Tillie La Salle, is found murdered and the man arrested for the crime is the prospective husband they matched her with. While the police are convinced they have their man, Miss Sparks and Mrs. Bainbridge are not. To clear his name - and to rescue their fledging operation's reputation - Sparks and Bainbridge decide to investigate on their own, using the skills and contacts they've each acquired through life and their individual adventures Minotaur during the recent war. On Sale: May 12/20 Little do they know that this will put their very lives at risk. 5.38 x 8.25 • 336 pages 9781250621412 • $9.99 • pb Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical Author Bio Series: Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery ALLISON MONTCLAIR grew up devouring hand-me-down Agatha Christie Notes paperbacks and James Bond movies. As a result of this deplorable upbringing, Montclair became addicted to tales of crime, intrigue, and espionage. She now spends her spare time poking through the corners, nooks, and crannies of history, searching for the odd mysterious bits and Promotion transforming them into novels of her own. The Right Sort of Man is her debut novel.

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50 Successful Harvard Medical School Essays by Staff of the Harvard Crimson

Fifty all-new essays that got their authors into Harvard Medical School, including MCAT scores, showing what worked, what didn't, and how you can do it too. Competition to get into the nation's top medical schools has never been more intense. Harvard Medical School in particular draws thousands of elite applicants from around the world. As admissions departments become increasingly selective, even the best and brightest need an edge. Writing a personal statement is a daunting part of the application process. In less than 5,300 characters, applicants must weave together experiences and passions into a memorable narrative to set them apart from thousands of other applicants. While there is no magic formula for writing the perfect essay, picking up this book will put them on the right track. 50 Successful Harvard Medical School Essays is the first in a new line of books published by the Staff of the Harvard Crimson. It includes fifty standout essays from students who successfully secured a spot at Harvard Medical School. Each student has a unique set of experiences that led them to St. Martin's Press medicine. Each essay includes analysis by Crimson editors on essay qualities On Sale: May 5/20 and techniques that worked, so readers can apply them to their own writing. 5.38 x 8.25 • 256 pages This book will aid applicants in composing essays that reveal their passion for 9781250244475 • $26.99 • pb medicine and the discipline they will bring to this demanding program and Study Aids / College Entrance profession. It will give them the extra help they need to get into the best medical school programs in the world. Notes Author Bio

Promotion The Harvard Crimson is the daily newspaper of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its staff consists of three hundred students, and it is the nation's oldest continually operating daily newspaper.

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The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery by Leonard Goldberg

In the third book of this critically-acclaimed series, Sherlock Holmes' daughter faces a new unsolvable mystery with spies and a threat to the crown.

Joanna and the Watsons receive an unexpected visitor to 221b Baker Street during a nocturnal storm. A rain-drenched Dr. Alexander Verner arrives with a most harrowing tale. Verner has just returned from an unsettling trip to see a patient who he believes is being held against his will. Joanna quickly realizes that Verner's patient is a high-ranking Englishman who the Germans have taken captive to pry vital information about England's military strategies for the Great War. The man is revealed to be Alistair Ainsworth, a cryptographer involved in the highest level of national security. The police are frantic to find Ainsworth before the Germans can use him to decode all of England's undeciphered messages. Ainsworth must be found at Minotaur all costs and Joanna and the Watsons might be the only ones who can On Sale: May 19/20 connect the clues to find him. 5.38 x 8.25 • 320 pages USA Today bestselling author Leonard Goldberg returns with another puzzling 9781250621887 • $24.50 • pb case for the daughter of Sherlock Holmes to unravel in this exciting mystery Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical sure to be enjoyed by fans of Sherlock Holmes, The Disappearance of Alistair Series: Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mysteries Ainsworth . Notes Fans of all things Sherlock-ian will delight in Joanna, so like her father and already training her schoolboy son, Johnny, in the methods that have solved Promotion so many cases like this exceptionally tricky one." - Kirkus Reviews "Fans of the original mysteries will get a chuckle out of the (...)

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Leonard Goldberg is the USA Today bestselling author of the Joanna Blalock medical thrillers. His novels have been translated into a dozen languages and were selections of the Book of the Month Club, French and Czech book clubs, and The Mystery Guild. They were featured as People 's Page-Turner of the Week" and at the International Book Fair. After a long career affiliated with the UCLA Medical Center as a Clinical Professor of Medicine, he now lives on an island off the coast of Charleston, SC.

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The Island A Thriller by Ragnar Jonasson

The newest superstar on the Icelandic crime fiction scene has arrived with a superb followup to The Darkness .

Shortlisted for the Crime Novel of the Year Award in Iceland Third Place, Novel of the Year Award 2016 in Iceland, selected by booksellers One of the bestselling novels in Iceland in 2016 Autumn of 1987 takes a young couple on a romantic trip in the Westfjords holiday - a trip that gets an unexpected ending and has catastrophic consequences. Ten years later a small group of friends go for a weekend in an old hunting lodge in Ellioaey. A place completely cut off from the outside world, to reconnect. But one of them isn't going to make it out alive. And Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir is determined to find the truth in the darkness. Minotaur Ragnar Jonasson burst onto the American scene with Snowblind and On Sale: May 26/20 Nightblind, the first two novels in the Ari Thor thriller series, and the praise was 5.38 x 8.25 • 352 pages overwhelming. With The Darkness, he launched a new series featuring a 9781250621856 • $24.50 • pb completely new sleuth, Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir of the Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Reykjavik Police department. The Island is the second book in this series. Crime Series: Hulda One of the author's best plots, layered with that dour Scandinavian Notes atmosphere we love." - New York Times Book Review "[Will] snatch you up by surprise and carry (...)

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RAGNAR JONASSON was born in Iceland and works as an Attorney at Law and writer in Reykjavik. Before embarking on a writing career, Ragnar translated fourteen Agatha Christie novels into Icelandic. Ragnar is the co- founder of the Reykjavik international crime writing festival Iceland Noir. He has appeared on panels at various crime fiction festivals, including Bouchercon and Left Coast Crime in the US. Ragnar lives in Reykjavik with his wife and two daughters. Snowblind is his debut novel.

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Eve A Novel by K'wan

From national bestselling author K'wan comes a novel about one of the deadliest women to ever happen to the streets - Eve . The only family Eve Panelli has ever known is the infamous Twenty Gang. Orphaned as a small child, Eve quickly learned the art of the hustle, and by age seventeen she had spent two years in prison. But now Eve is eighteen, back on the streets of Harlem with her gang and up to one of her old tricks: strong-arm robbery. Despite her edge, she's got a soft spot for Felon, the up- and-coming street king. Eve's life takes a serious turn when the powerful DeNardi family, the city's biggest drug supplier, tries to tighten its hold on Harlem. And when Eve's best friend, Cassidy, is murdered in the crossfire, Eve seeks revenge - starting all the way at the top.

Author Bio St. Martin's Press On Sale: May 12/20 K'WAN is the #1 Essence bestselling author of Welfare Wifeys, Section 8, 5.38 x 8.25 • 336 pages Gutter, Still Hood, Hood Rat, and others. He wrote his first novel, Gangsta, as 9781250623836 • $9.99 • pb a therapeutic release, and it went on to become an Essence bestseller and a Fiction / African American / Urban Life part of urban-lit history. In 2008 he received the Black Author of the Year Award from Black Press Radio. He has been featured in Time, KING, The Notes New York Press, and on MTV and BET. Besides an author, K'wan is also a motivational speaker, a mentor to at-risk children and the C.E.O of Black Dawn, Inc. He lives in New Jersey. Promotion

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Hood Rat A Novel by K'wan

National bestselling author K'wan presents a story of four women fighting to survive in the inner city. Hood Rat (n.): A woman of questionable repute, one who has been known to get around" in the 'hood. Yoshi is young, fine, and larcenous. She lives her life playing on men's hearts as well as their pockets. She learns the hard way that all that glitters isn't gold. Billy, a former high school basketball star, is at the end of her rope with the opposite sex. To her, all men are dogs, so she secretly seeks comfort in the arms of women, until she meets a man who makes her reevaluate her feelings. Reese is an around-the-way chick, trying to keep up with the Joneses. There's a revolving door on her bedroom as she tries to find the love she always felt was missing. Her promiscuity leaves her pregnant from a one-night stand and Reese is faced with the task of breaking an age-old cycle, passed down from mother to daughter in her family, and standing on her own. St. Martin's Press Rhonda is twenty-something with three kids, by three men, and riding the On Sale: May 12/20 system all the way to the bank. To her, work is a dirty word; between the 5.38 x 8.25 • 368 pages multiple checks she gets from the government, and the games she plays with 9781250750099 • $9.99 • pb men, she's living the life of a ghetto superstar. The game soon turns ugly Fiction / African American / Urban Life when one of her "sponsors" snaps and decides to get some payback. Series: Hood Rat Harlem has never seen four friends as scandalous as these. The neighborhood will never be the same again. Notes Author Bio

Promotion K'WAN is the #1 Essence bestselling author of Welfare Wifeys, Section 8, Gutter, Still Hood, Hood Rat, and others. He wrote his first novel, Gangsta, as a therapeutic release, and it went on to become an Essence bestseller and a part of urban-lit history. In 2008 he received the Black Author of the Year Award from Black Press Radio. He has been featured in Time, KING, The New York Press, and on MTV and BET. Besides an author, K'wan is also a motivational speaker, a mentor to at-risk children and the C.E.O of Black Dawn, Inc. He lives in New Jersey.

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LEAD A Better Man A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny

A Better Man,' with its mix of meteorological suspense, psychological insight and criminal pursuit, is arguably the best book yet in an outstanding, original oeuvre." - Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal

"Enchanting. . . one of his most ennobling missions." - Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review Catastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks in the media, and a mysterious disappearance greet Chief Inspector Armand Gamache as he returns to the Surete du Quebec in the latest novel by #1 New York Timesbestselling author Louise Penny. It's Gamache's first day back as head of the homicide department, a job he temporarily shares with his previous second-in-command, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. Flood waters are rising across the province. In the middle of the turmoil a father approaches Gamache, pleading for help in finding his daughter. As crisis piles upon crisis, Gamache tries to hold off the encroaching chaos, Minotaur and realizes the search for Vivienne Godin should be abandoned. But with a On Sale: Jun 30/20 daughter of his own, he finds himself developing a profound, and perhaps 5.38 x 8.25 • 448 pages unwise, empathy for her distraught father. 9781250066312 • $24.50 • pb Increasingly hounded by the question, how would you feel . . . , he resumes Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British the search. Series: Chief Inspector Gamache Novel As the rivers rise, and the social media onslaught against Gamache becomes crueler, a body is discovered. And in the tumult, mistakes are made. Notes In the next novel in this "constantly surprising series that deepens and darkens as it evolves" ( New York Times Book Review ), Gamache must face a horrific possibility (...) Promotion Author Bio

LOUISE PENNY is the author of the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (seven times), and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture. Louise lives in a small village south of Montreal.

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Things You Save in a Fire A Novel by Katherine Center

From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a stunning new novel about courage, hope, and learning to love against all odds. Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she's seen her fair share of them, and she's a total pro at other people's tragedies. But when her estranged and ailing mother asks her to give up her whole life and move to Boston, Cassie suddenly has an emergency of her own. The tough, old-school Boston firehouse is as different from Cassie's old job as it could possibly be. Hazing, a lack of funding, and poor facilities mean that the firemen aren't exactly thrilled to have a lady" on the crew - even one as competent and smart as Cassie. Except for the infatuation-inspiring rookie, who doesn't seem to mind having Cassie around. But she can't think about that. Because love is girly, and it's not her thing. And don't forget the advice her old captain gave her: Never date firefighters. Cassie can feel her resolve St. Martin's Press slipping. . . and it means risking it all - the only job she's ever loved, and the On Sale: Jun 30/20 hero she's worked like hell to become. 5.38 x 8.25 • 320 pages Katherine Center's Things You Save in a Fire is a heartfelt and healing tour- 9781250622129 • $22.99 • pb de-force about the strength of vulnerability, the nourishing magic of Fiction / Contemporary Women forgiveness, and the life-changing power of defining courage, at last, for yourself. Notes Author Bio

Promotion Katherine Center is the author of several novels about love and family: The Bright Side of Disaster, Everyone Is Beautiful, Get Lucky, and The Lost Husband . Her books and essays have appeared in Redbook, People, USA Today, Vanity Fair, and Real Simple - as well as the anthologies Because I Love Her, CRUSH, and My Parents Were Awesome . Katherine is a graduate of Vassar College and the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program. She lives in Houston with her husband and two sweet children.

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Paris Never Leaves You A Novel by Ellen Feldman

Masterful. Magnificent. A passionate story of survival and a real page turner. This story will stay with me for a long time." - Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey

Living through WWII working in a Paris bookstore with her young daughter, Vivi, and fighting for her life, Charlotte is no victim, she is a survivor. But can she survive the next chapter of her life? Alternating between wartime Paris and 1950s New York publishing, Paris Never Leaves You is an extraordinary story of resilience, love, and impossible choices, exploring how survival never comes without a cost. The war is over, but the past is never past.

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St. Martin's Press Ellen Feldman, a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow in fiction, is the author of On Sale: Jun 2/20 Scottsboro, which was shortlisted for the UK's prestigious Orange Prize, Next 5.38 x 8.25 • 368 pages to Love, The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank, which was translated into nine 9781250622778 • $22.99 • pb languages, Terrible Virtue, The Unwitting, and Lucy. In addition to her novels, she writes articles on social history and has Notes published numerous book reviews and blogs. She has lectured extensively around the country and in Germany and England. She grew up in northern New Jersey and attended Bryn Mawr College, from which she holds a B.A. and an M.A. in modern history. After further graduate Promotion studies at Columbia University, she worked for a New York publishing house. She lives in New York City and Amagansett, New York, with her husband and rescue terrier Charlie.

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Paris Never Leaves You A Novel by Ellen Feldman

Ellen Feldman's writing is riveting in this beautiful novel that tells the bittersweet story of a young mother's strength and survival during WWII. From St. Martin's Press a tiny bookstore in Nazi-occupied Paris to a post-war New York publishing On Sale: Jun 2/20 house, Feldman effortlessly captures the terror, immediacy, and 5.38 x 8.25 • 368 pages inextinguishable human spirit." - Noelle Salazar, author of The Flight Girls 9781250759894 • $38.50 • CL - With dust jacket "Completely compelling. I tore through it. This novel pivots on how we manage to survive surviving. . . Charlotte's visceral story will stay with me." - Notes Naomi Wood, New York Times best-selling author of Mrs. Hemingway and The Hiding Game "Feldman'spowerfulexploration of some of the most profound questions about Promotion love and loyalty resonates strongly today: What would you do to save your child? What is morality in wartime? How do we make peace with the past?" - Christina Lynch, author of The Italian Party

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Ellen Feldman, a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow in fiction, is the author of Scottsboro, which was shortlisted for the UK's prestigious Orange Prize, Next to Love, The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank, which was translated into nine languages, Terrible Virtue, The Unwitting, and Lucy. In addition to her novels, she writes articles on social history and has published numerous book reviews and blogs. She has lectured extensively around the country and in Germany and England. She grew up in northern New Jersey and attended Bryn Mawr College, from which she holds a B.A. and an M.A. in modern history. After further graduate studies at Columbia University, she worked for a New York publishing house. She lives in New York City and Amagansett New York with her husband and

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Montauk A Novel by Nicola Harrison

An epic and cinematic novel by debut author Nicola Harrison, Montauk captures the glamour and extravagance of a summer by the sea with the story of a woman torn between the life she chose and the life she desires.

Montauk, Long Island, 1938.

For three months, this humble fishing village will serve as the playground for New York City's wealthy elite. Beatrice Bordeaux was looking forward to a summer of reigniting the passion between her and her husband, Harry. Instead, tasked with furthering his investment interest in Montauk as a resort destination, she learns she'll be spending twelve weeks sequestered with the high society wives at The Montauk Manor - a two-hundred room seaside hotel - while Harry pursues other interests in the city. College educated, but raised a modest country girl in Pennsylvania, Bea has St. Martin's Press never felt fully comfortable among these privileged women, whose days are On Sale: Jun 9/20 devoted not to their children but to leisure activities and charities that 5.38 x 8.25 • 400 pages seemingly benefit no one but themselves. She longs to be a mother herself, 9781250301789 • $22.99 • pb as well as a loving wife, but after five years of marriage she remains childless Fiction / Historical while Harry is increasingly remote and distracted. Despite lavish parties at the Manor and the Yacht Club, Bea is lost and lonely and befriends the manor's Notes laundress whose work ethic and family life stir memories of who she once was. As she drifts further from the society women and their preoccupations and Promotion closer toward (...)

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Born in England,Nicola Harrison moved to CA where she received a BA in Literature at UCLA before moving to NYC and earning an MFA in creative writing at Stony Brook. She is a member of The Writers Room, has short stories published in The Southampton Review and Glimmer Train and articles in Los Angeles Magazine and Orange Coast Magazine . She was the fashion and style staff writer for Forbes, had a weekly column at Lucky Magazine and is the founder of a personal styling business, Harrison Style.

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The Kennedy Heirs John, Caroline, and the New Generation - A Legacy of Triumph and Tragedy by J. Randy Taraborrelli

From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes The Kennedy Heirs, his most revealing Kennedy book yet. A unique burden was inherited by the children of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his celebrated siblings, Senators Robert and Ted Kennedy. Raised in a world of enormous privilege against the backdrop of American history, this third generation of Kennedys often veered between towering accomplishment and devastating defeat. In his revelatory new book, acclaimed Kennedy historian J. Randy Taraborrelli draws back the curtain on the next generation of America's most famous family. John Kennedy, Jr.'s life in the public eye is explored, following the Kennedy scion as he faced the challenges posed by marrying his great love, Carolyn Bessette. Riveting new details are shared about the couple's tragic demise - and why Ethel Kennedy advised Carolyn not to take the trip that would St. Martin's Press ultimately end her life. John's sister, Caroline Kennedy, had her own On Sale: Jun 9/20 complicated relationships, including a marriage to Ed Schlossberg that 5.38 x 8.25 • 640 pages surprised her mother, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and an unexpected bond Includes two 8-page black-and-white photograph with her mother-in-law, Mae Schlossberg. sections Additional stories, many shared here for the first time, illuminate the rest of the 9781250174079 • $26.99 • pb Kennedy dynasty: Kara Kennedy, Ted's daughter, and her valiant battle Biography / Rich & Famous against lung cancer; how Ted's wife, Vicki, introduced a new era of feminism to the Kennedy family; the lifelong struggles with addiction faced by Bobby Kennedy Jr. and Patrick Kennedy; the unexpected way pop star Taylor Swift Notes helped Conor Kennedy heal after the death of his mother, Bobby's wife Mary; and Congressman Joe Kennedy III's rise to prominence. At the center of it all is the family's indomitable matriarch, Ethel Kennedy - a formidable (...) Promotion Author Bio

J. RANDY TARABORRELLI is the author of nearly 20 biographies, most of which have become New York Times bestsellers, including: Call Her Miss Ross; Sinatra: Behind the Legend; Madonna: An Intimate Biography; Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot ; Elizabeth (a biography of Elizabeth Taylor); The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe; After Camelot - A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present, which was adapted as a mini-series for Reelz starring Katie Holmes; and Jackie, Janet, and Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill.

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Naturally Tan A Memoir by Tan France

A USA Today Hottest Book of the Summer for 2019! A Best Nonfiction Book for 2019 in Women's Day ! One of Hello Giggles's Most Anticipated Books of 2019 to Add to Your Reading List"! "Just when I thought I knew everything about Tan, he hits me with this. His story is so heartwarming, and wickedly funny." - Antoni Porowski In this heartfelt, funny, and touching memoir, one of the stars of Netflix's Emmy Award-winning smash-hit Queer Eye reveals how an Englishman raised in a traditionally religioushome became a fashion icon - and the first openly gay, South Asian man ontelevision - simply by being Naturally Tan . In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France tells his origin story for the first time. With his trademark wit, humor, and radical compassion, Tan reveals what it was like to grow up gay in a traditional South Asian family, as one of the few people of color in South Yorkshire, England. He illuminates his St. Martin's Press winding journey of coming of age, finding his voice (and style!), and marrying On Sale: Jun 2/20 the love of his life - a Mormon cowboy from Salt Lake City. 5.38 x 8.25 • 304 pages From one of the stars of Netflix's runaway hit show Queer Eye, Naturally Tan Plus one 8-page color photograph insert is so much more than fashion dos and don'ts - though of course Tan can't 9781250210531 • $25.99 • pb resist steering everyone away from bootcut jeans! Full of candid observations Biography & Autobiography / Gay & Lesbian about U.S. and U.K. cultural differences, what he sees when you slide into his DMs, celebrity (...) Notes Author Bio

Promotion TAN FRANCE has been a successful fashion designer behind-the-scenes for over 15 years, and now steps into the spotlight as the star of Emmy-winning makeover hit, and Netflix re-boot, Queer Eye". Surrounded by an all new cast, France is the witty wardrobe wiz leading the charge in the fashion department and is ready to make America fabulous again one makeover at a time. This experience is so much more than just new clothes to the British born fashion advisor however, it's about real-life issues,changes and acceptance on all sides. The epitome of style and class, Tan is the creative mind behind successful brands including the popular ladies clothing lines Kingdom & State and Rachel Parcell, Inc. Prior to his personal success as a designer, he spent his summers working in his grandfather's denim factory while he secretly enrolled in fashion college in preparation to start a new chapter as a fabulous design star.

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The Wrong Mr. Darcy by Evelyn Lozada and Holly Lorincz

A charming, multicultural, Pride and Prejudice inspired romantic comedy from celebrity Evelyn Lozada and Holly Lorincz.

When Hara Isari meets basketball rookie Derek Darcy, she finds him handsome, but obnoxiously proud and with a major chip on his shoulder. He is completely indifferent to her dedication to her career as a sports writer. When a twist of fate brings them both together, Hara suddenly finds herself off her game and trying to keep up.

In this sparkling Pride and Prejudice inspired romantic comedy, Lozada and Lorincz show us the error of judging by first impressions and the beauty of family, friendship and love. This book will charm you through the last page.

"The Perfect Date is equal parts funny, charming and heartfelt." - Loni Love, St. Martin's Press Emmy Award winning co-host of The Real On Sale: Jun 9/20 5.38 x 8.25 • 288 pages "A gripping story of choices and second chances in life and romance. You'll 9781250622143 • $22.99 • pb root hard for Angel and Duke!" - Lauren Blakely, New York Times bestselling Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy author on The Perfect Date

Notes "Lozada and Lorincz's multicultural Cinderella story and spicy blend of urban fiction and sports romance will please fans of Victoria Christopher Murray and Alexa Martin." - Booklist on The Perfect Date Promotion National Print Publicity Author Bio Online Publicity Online Advertising Evelyn Lozada is a high-profile American-Latina reality television personality, Blog Outreach entrepreneur, author and philanthropist. She is best known for her role on NetGalley Promotion VH1's hit series Basketball Wives (2010-present), OWN's hit series Livin' Early Reader Review Campaign Lozada (2015), author of the first installment of the book series: The Wives Email Marketing Campaign Association: Inner Circle (2012) and creator of Healthy Boricua (A Puerto Heroes and Heartbreakers Social Media Promotion Rican Lifestyle Guide to Healthy Living). Evelyn has become a national Promotion at Romance Conferences trendsetter, a go to" fitness export, jewelry designer, fashion and beauty Author Website: www.evelynlozada.com maven, social media royalty and a stimulating voice and proactive supporter Author Facebook: Facebook.com/EvelynLozada, 2.6M of causes that effect women and girls through the Evelyn Lozada Foundation . Evelyn is a Bronx native, mother of two (Shaniece Hairston and Carl Leo Author Twitter: @EvelynLozada, 1.2M Crawford) that currently resides in Los Angeles. Author Instagram: @evelynlozada, 3.9M

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We Came Here to Shine A Novel by Susie Orman Schnall

Set during the iconic 1939 New York World's Fair, two intrepid young women - an aspiring journalist and a down-on-her-luck actress- form an unlikely friendship as they navigate a world of endless possibility, stand down adversity, and find what they are truly made of during the glorious summer of spectacle and opportunity. . . An ode to female friendship that pulses with momentum and left me breathless." - Fiona Davis, national bestselling author of The Chelsea Girls. "A remarkable novel about the challenges women face and the courage they must summon in order to lead the lives they deserve." - Lynda Loigman, author of The Two-Family House Vivi Holden is closer than she's ever been to living her dream as a star actress in sun-dappled L.A, but an unfair turn of events sets her all the way back to New York. Back to where she worked so hard to escape from. She has one last chance to get back to Hollywood - by performing well as the lead in the St. Martin's Press heralded Aquacade's swimming and dancing production at the World's Fair. On Sale: Jun 16/20 The universe seems to be working against her, but her summer in New York 5.38 x 8.25 • 352 pages will lead to her biggest opportunity to find her own way, on her own terms. . . Includes one map Maxine Roth wants nothing more than to be a star journalist at the iconic New 9781250169785 • $22.99 • pb York Times, but the universe has other plans. Instead, she's landed a post at Fiction / Historical the pop-up publication dedicated to covering the World's Fair - and even then, her big ideas are continually overlooked by her male counterparts. Max didn't work this (...) Notes Author Bio

Promotion Susie Orman Schnall grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Her writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Huffington Post, POPSUGAR, Writer's Digest, and Glamour . She is also the author of the award-winning novels On Grace and The Balance Project . Susie has spoken extensively on work-life balance and is the founder of The Balance Project interview series. She lives in Purchase, NY, with her husband and their three sons.

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Bark of Night by David Rosenfelt

Bark of Night is a treat, especially for those who love thrillers and dogs." - Associated Press

The next novel in David Rosenfelt's witty, heartfelt mystery series featuring lawyer Andy Carpenter and his faithful golden retriever, Tara.

When defense lawyer Andy Carpenter's veterinarian asks to speak to him privately at the checkup of his golden retriever, Tara, the last thing Andy expects is Truman. Tiny, healthy, French bulldog Truman was dropped off days ago with instructions to be euthanized by a man everyone thought was his owner. But now the owner is nowhere to be found. Andy is furious. Who would want to euthanize a perfectly healthy dog with no explanation? He is willing to whisk Truman away to the Tara Foundation, the dog-rescue organization which is Andy's true passion. They will find a home for Truman. But that's not all the vet tells Andy. Thanks to Truman's chip, it's discovered that the man wasn't Truman's owner at all . . . Truman's real owner Minotaur has been murdered. On Sale: Jun 9/20 It's now up to Andy - with help from his loyal sidekick Tara, Truman and the 5.38 x 8.25 • 304 pages rest of the gang - to solve this case. In the latest in the popular Andy 9781250133106 • $22.99 • pb Carpenter mystery series, David Rosenfelt's charmingly clever wit and love of Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British dogs are back and better than ever. " Notes One of the best hooks ever by an author who specializes in them . . . Even dog (...) Promotion Author Bio

DAVID ROSENFELT is the Edgar-nominated and Shamus Award-winning author of more than a dozen Andy Carpenter novels, including One Dog Night, Collared, and Deck the Hounds ; the Doug Brock thriller series, which starts with Fade to Black ; and stand-alone thrillers including Heart of a Killer and On Borrowed Time . Rosenfelt and his wife live in Maine with an ever-changing pack of rescue dogs. Their epic cross-country move with the 25 of these dogs, culminating in the creation of the Tara Foundation, is chronicled in Dogtripping

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Almost Midnight A Novel by Paul Doiron

In this thrilling entry in Edgar Award finalist Paul Doiron's bestselling series, a deadly attack on one of Maine's last wild wolves leads Game Warden Mike Bowditchto an even bigger criminal conspiracy. While on vacation, Warden Investigator Mike Bowditch receives a strange summons from Billy Cronk, one of his oldest friends and a man he had to reluctantly put behind bars for murder. Billy wants him to investigate a new female prison guard with a mysterious past, and Mike feels honor-bound to help his friend. But when the guard becomes the victim in a brutal attack at the prison, he realizes there may be a darker cover-up at play - and that Billy and his family might be at risk. Then Mike receives a second call for help, this time from a distant mountain valley where Shadow, a wolf-hybrid he once cared for, has been found shot by an arrow and clinging to life. He searches for the identity of the bowman, but his investigation is blocked at every turn by the increasingly hostile community. And when Billy's wife and children are threatened, Mike finds Minotaur himself tested like never before. How can he possibly keep the family safe On Sale: Jun 2/20 when he has enemies of his own on his trail? 5.38 x 8.25 • 336 pages Torn between loyalties, Mike Bowditch must respond in the only way he knows 9781250102423 • $24.50 • pb how: by bending every law and breaking every rule to keep his loved ones Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British safe and the true predators at bay. Series: Mike Bowditch Mysteries Author Bio Notes A native of Maine, bestselling author PAUL DOIRON attended Yale University, where he graduated with a degree in English. The Poacher's Son, the first Promotion book in the Mike Bowditch series, won the Barry award, the Strand award for best first novel, and has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity awards in the same category. He is a Registered Maine Guide specializing in fly fishing and lives on a trout stream in coastal Maine with his wife, Kristen Lindquist.

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When Brooklyn Was Queer A History by Hugh Ryan

The never-before-told story of Brooklyn's vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day.

***NAMED ONE OF THE BEST LGBTQ BOOKS OF 2019 by Harper's Bazaar*** A romantic, exquisite history of gay culture." - Kirkus Reviews, starred "[A] boisterous, motley new history. . . entertaining and insightful." - The New York Times Book Review Hugh Ryan's When Brooklyn Was Queer is a groundbreaking exploration of the LGBT history of Brooklyn, from the early days of Walt Whitman in the 1850s up through the queer women who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II, and beyond. No other book, movie, or exhibition has ever told this sweeping story. Not only has Brooklyn always lived in the shadow of queer Manhattan neighborhoods like Greenwich Village and Harlem, but there has also been a systematic erasure of its queer history - a great forgetting. St. Martin's Press Ryan is here to unearth that history for the first time. In intimate, evocative, On Sale: Jun 2/20 moving prose he discusses in new light the fundamental questions of what 6.12 x 9.25 • 320 pages history is, who tells it, and how we can only make sense of ourselves through Includes black-and-white photographs throughout plus its retelling; and shows how the formation of the Brooklyn we know today is one 8-page color photograph insert inextricably linked to the stories of the incredible people who created its 9781250621405 • $24.50 • pb diverse neighborhoods and cultures. Through them, When Brooklyn Was History / US / State & Local / Middle Atlantic Queer brings Brooklyn's queer past to (...)

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Hugh Ryan is a writer and curator based in Brooklyn. He is the Founder of the Promotion Pop-Up Museum of Queer History, and sits on the Boards of QED: A Journal in LGBTQ Worldmaking, and the Museum of Transgender Hirstory and Art. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Tin House, Buzzfeed, the LA Review of Books, Out, and many other venues. The author of When Brooklyn Was Queer, he is the recipient of the 2016-2017 Martin Duberman Fellowship at the New York Public Library, a 2017 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Nonfiction Literature, and a 2018 residency at The Watermill Center.

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Grace Will Lead Us Home The Charleston Church Tragedy and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness by Jennifer Berry Hawes

A groundbreaking" and "definitive must-read" on the tragic shootings at the Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. On June 17, 2015, twelve members of the historically black Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, welcomed a young white man to their evening Bible study. He arrived with a pistol, 88 bullets, and hopes of starting a race war. Dylann Roof's massacre of nine innocents during their closing prayer horrified the nation. Two days later, some relatives of the dead stood at Roof's hearing and said, "I forgive you." That grace offered the country a hopeful ending to an awful story. But for the survivors and victims' families, the journey had just begun. In Grace Will Lead Us Home, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jennifer Berry Hawes provides a definitive account of the tragedy's aftermath. With unprecedented access to the grieving families and other key figures, Hawes St. Martin's Press offers a nuanced and moving portrait of the events and emotions that On Sale: Jun 2/20 emerged in the massacre's wake. 5.39 x 8.27 • 336 pages The two adult survivors of the shooting begin to make sense of their lives Includes one 16-page black-and-white photograph again. Rifts form between some of the victims' families and the church. A insert group of relatives fights to end gun violence, capturing the attention of 9781250621511 • $24.50 • pb President Obama. And a city in the Deep South must confront its racist past. Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations This is the story of how, beyond the headlines, a community of people begins to heal. Notes An unforgettable and deeply human portrait of grief, faith, and forgiveness, Grace Will Lead Us Home is destined to be a classic in the finest tradition of journalism. Promotion Author Bio

Jennifer Berry Haweswrites for the Charleston-based Post and Courier, where she spent a decade covering religion and now works on a team that handles in-depth investigative reporting projects for the paper. Her work has won many honors including a Pulitzer Prize, a George Polk Award, a National Headliner Award, and a Dart Award for Journalism & Trauma. She lives in Charleston. Jennifer is the author of Grace Will Lead Us Home: The Charleston Church Massacre and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness

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Slow Burn by Brenda Jackson

ONCE YOU FIND Everything in attorney Skye Barclay's life is fitting smoothly into place until she makes the startling discovery that she was adopted. Not only does she learn that her birth mother has died, but now Skye finds out that she has a biological brother: Vincent. Skye wants to track him down, and her parents support her. But her fiance, Wayne, refuses to accept her decision. . . and abruptly ends their engagement.

A LOVE THAT'S TRUE Skye's search for Vincent leads her to his adoptive parents, Dr. Justin and Lorren Madaris, and, lo and behold, Slade Madaris - Vincent's tall, dark, and sexy cousin. Slade is by far the most compelling man Skye has ever met, but she isn't ready to get involved so soon after Wayne's rejection. . . not even when Slade offers her a job so she can stay in town and get to know her brother better. MAKE IT LAST. . . FOREVER. St. Martin's Press Slade is a shrewd businessman, but hiring Skye is one of the riskiest moves On Sale: Jun 16/20 he's ever made. Soon their mutual attraction explodes into a steamy summer 5.38 x 8.25 • 304 pages affair. When Wayne shows up in town, determined to win Skye back, Slade 9781250623850 • $9.99 • pb sets out to prove that he and Skye are meant to be together. Because a Fiction / African American / Romance Madaris man never walks away from a challenge - especially when true love Series: Madaris Family Novels is on the line. . . The Madaris family is one that fans will never tire of!" Notes - Romantic Times BOOKreviews

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Brenda Jackson is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of numerous novels, including the Westmorelands series and, from St. Martin's Press, Some Like It Hot, Taste of Passion and The Playa's Handbook . She was the first African-American author to have a book published under the Harlequin/Silhouette Desire line of books and the first African-American romance author to make USA Today 's bestsellers list and the New York Times bestsellers list for the series romance genre. Jackson has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Jacksonville University, and worked for thirty-seven years in management at a major insurance company. She now divides her time between family, writing and traveling. She has been married for thirty-seven years to her childhood sweetheart, Gerald, and they have two sons. She lives in the city where she was born, Jacksonville, Florida.

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Taste of Passion by Brenda Jackson

SOME LONGINGS Attorney Mackenzie Mac" Standfield swore off love when her heart was shattered into a million pieces. But there's one man who has managed to tempt her beyond reason-rodeo star Luke Madaris. Although five years have passed, Mac discovers when she runs into Luke again that the sexual tension is just as charged as ever. . .

BURN MORE When Luke gets injured in a rodeo, he knows the only place where he can recuperate-without being smothered by his worried family-is at Mac's place. After all, like Mac, he has no interest in any romantic entanglements. . . .until being in such close quarters with Mac forces Luke to confront a desire he can no longer fight. . . WITH TIME With each passing day, Mac and Luke come to realize that their smoldering attraction can be put out only if they surrender to it. But what Mac doesn't St. Martin's Press realize is that once you give yourself to a Madaris man, there's no turning On Sale: Jun 16/20 back. . . 5.38 x 8.25 • 352 pages "Romance that sizzles."-Lori Foster 9781250623867 • $9.99 • pb Fiction / African American / Romance Series: Madaris Family Novels Author Bio

Notes Brenda Jackson is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of numerous novels, including the Westmorelands series and, from St. Martin's Press, Some Like It Hot, Taste of Passion and The Playa's Handbook . She Promotion was the first African-American author to have a book published under the Harlequin/Silhouette Desire line of books and the first African-American romance author to make USA Today 's bestsellers list and the New York Times bestsellers list for the series romance genre. Jackson has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Jacksonville University, and worked for thirty-seven years in management at a major insurance company. She now divides her time between family, writing and traveling. She has been married for thirty-seven years to her childhood sweetheart, Gerald, and they have two sons. She lives in the city where she was born, Jacksonville, Florida.

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The Stories You Tell A Mystery by Kristen Lepionka

The third installment in the Shamus Award-winning and Anthony and Macavity Award-nominated Roxane Weary series. A late-night phone call is never good news, especially when you're Roxane Weary. This one is from her brother Andrew, whose evening was interrupted by a visit from Addison, a hip young DJ he knows. She was hysterical, but she wouldn't say what was wrong. After using his phone, she left as quickly as she appeared, and Andrew is worried. That's when Andrew calls Roxane. But another late-night call occurs as well: Addison's father contacts the police after getting a panicked voicemail from his daughter. The only thing he could understand is the address she gave in the message - Andrew's. Before long, the police are asking Andrew all about how he got the bloody scratch on his face and what he did to Addison. Meanwhile, another cop is found dead on the opposite side of town, leading to a swirl of questions surrounding a dance club whose staff - which includes Addison - has suddenly gone AWOL. The Stories You Tell, Shamus Award-winning and Anthony and Macavity- Minotaur Award nominated author Kristen Lepionka's heart-pounding third novel, will On Sale: Jun 9/20 keep readers on the edge of their seat with her signature twists and mile-high 5.38 x 8.25 • 352 pages stakes. 9781250621450 • $24.50 • pb Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators Series: Roxane Weary Author Bio

Notes KRISTEN LEPIONKA is the Shamus Award-winning and Anthony and Mcavity Award-nominated author of The Last Place You Look and What You Want to See . She grew up mostly in her local public library, where she could be found with a big stack of adult mysteries before she was out of middle school. She is Promotion a co-founder of the feminist podcast Unlikeable Female Characters, and she lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her partner and two cats.

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Fast. Feast. Repeat. The Clean Fast Protocol for Health, Longevity, and Weight Loss - Including the 21-Day Quick Start Guide by Gin Stephens

Stephens' intermittent fasting protocol is the culmination of three years of following the latest IF and autophagy research out of top universities, as well as coaching tens of thousands of people via her online communities. Once an adopter has determined an effective fasting window, they transition to a consistent schedule, utilizing Stephens' tips and tricks until IF becomes a forever lifestyle." The personal aspect of the book, featuring Stephens' home- grown success story,is buttressed with case histories, some with over 100 pounds lost and kept off. Fast. Feast. Repeat. is divided into four sections.Fast covers the science behind fasting and announces the end of the calorie.Feast, focuses on food choices. Food quality matters when weight loss is a goal, while still allowing treats! It discusses appetite correction and how to avoid "diet brain." Repeat explains how to turn intermittent fasting into a long-term lifestyle. InTheClean St. Martin's Press Fast Protocol, readers will learn how to track their progress in multiple ways, On Sale: Jun 2/20 how to use the secrets of mindset to help them stay on the right track and how 5.38 x 8.25 • 224 pages to troubleshoot if they aren't finding success. 9781250757623 • $22.99 • pb Fast. Feast. Repeat. is not only a guide to moving toward an intermittent Health & Fitness / Diets fasting lifestyle, but is a permission book: eating is every bit as important as fasting on Stephens' plan! Notes Author Bio

Promotion Gin Stephens lives in Augusta, Georgia, where she has been following an intermittent fasting lifestyle since 2014. Since Gin also has two teenage sons, one husband, and three cats, she is thankful for intermittent fasting, which makes her life easier! Gin manages two intermittent fasting Facebook groups, with a growing intermittent fasting community from around the world. Visit www.ginstephens.com to read her blog posts and see some inspiring intermittent fasting success stories. Gin isco-host of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast with fellow author and intermittent faster, Melanie Avalon. Visit www. ifpodcast.com to learn more about the podcast, subscribe to updates, and submit questions. Gin earned a Doctor of Education degree in Gifted and Talented Education in 2009, a Master's degree in Natural Sciences in 1997, and a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education in 1990. She has been teaching elementary school for 27 years, and has worked with adult learners in a number of settings over the years.

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The Escape Room A Novel by Megan Goldin

One of my favorite books of the year." - Lee Child

"Cancel all your plans and call in sick; once you start reading, you'll be caught in your own escape room - the only key to freedom is turning the last page!" - Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"A sleek, well-crafted ride." - The New York Times

In Megan Goldin's unforgettable debut, The Escape Room , four young Wall Street rising stars discover the price of ambition when an escape room challenge turns into a lethal game of revenge.

Welcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive. In the lucrative world of finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam are at the top of their game. They've mastered the art of the deal and celebrate their St. Martin's Press success in style - but a life of extreme luxury always comes at a cost. On Sale: Jul 7/20 Invited to participate in an escape room challenge as a team-building 5.38 x 8.25 • 384 pages exercise, the ferociously competitive co-workers crowd into the elevator of a 9781250219664 • $22.99 • pb high-rise building, eager to prove themselves. But when the lights go off and Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological the doors stay shut, it quickly becomes clear that this is no ordinary competition: they're caught in a dangerous game of survival. Notes Trapped in the dark, the colleagues must put aside their bitter rivalries and work together to solve cryptic clues to break free. But as the game begins to reveal the team's darkest secrets, they realize there's a price to be paid for the Promotion terrible deeds they committed in their ruthless climb up the corporate ladder. As tempers fray, and the clues turn deadly, they must solve one final chilling puzzle: which one of them will kill in order to survive?

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MEGAN GOLDIN worked as a correspondent for Reuters and other media outlets where she covered war, peace, international terrorism and financial meltdowns in the Middle East and Asia. She is now based in Melbourne, Australia where she raises three sons and is a foster mum to Labrador puppies learning to be guide dogs. THE ESCAPE ROOM is her debut novel.

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A Sweet Mess by Jayci Lee

Korean-American author Jayci Lee delights with this delicious and lighthearted romantic comedy that readers will devour and ask for more.

Aubrey Choi loves living in her small town nestled in the foothills of California, running her highly successful bakery away from the watch of her strict Korean parents. When a cake mix-up and a harsh review threaten all of her hard work and her livelihood, she never thought the jaded food critic would turn out to be her one-night stand. And she sure as hell never thought she'd see the gorgeous Korean hunk again. But when Landon Kim waltzes into her bakery trying to clean up the mess hehad a huge hand in making, Aubrey is torn between throwing and hearing him out. When she hears his plan to help save her business, Aubrey knows that spending three weeks in California wine country working with Landon is a sure recipe for disaster. Her head is telling her to take the chance to save her bakery while her heart - and her hormones - are at war on whether to give him a second chance. And it just so happens that Landon's meddling friends want St. Martin's Press them to spend those three weeks as close as possible. . . by sharing a villa. On Sale: Jul 14/20 When things start heating up, both in and out of the kitchen, Aubrey will have 5.38 x 8.25 • 320 pages to make a choice - to stick it out or risk her heart. 9781250621108 • $22.99 • pb Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy Author Bio

Notes JAYCI LEE writes poignant, sexy, and laugh-out-loud romance every free second she can scavenge and is semi-retired from her fifteen-year career as a defense litigator. She loves food, wine, and travelling, and incidentally so do Promotion her characters. Jayci lives in sunny California with her tall-dark-and-handsome husband, two amazing boys with boundless energy, and a fluffy rescue whose cuteness is a major distraction.

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Live Long And . . . What I Learned Along the Way by William Shatner and David Fisher

Star Trek legend and veteran author William Shatner discusses the meaning of life, finding value in work, and living well whatever your age.

"I have always felt," William Shatner says early in his newest memoir, that "like the great comedian George Burns, who lived to 100, I couldn't die as long as I was booked." And Shatner is always booked. Still, a brief health scare in 2016 forced him to take stock. After mulling over the lessons he's learned, the places he's been, and all the miracles and strange occurrences he's witnessed over the course of an enduring career in Hollywood and on the stage, he arrived at one simple rule for living a long and good life: don't die. It's the only one-size-fits-all advice, Shatner argues in Live Long and..:What I Learned Along the Way, because everyone has a unique life - but, to help us all out, he's more than willing to share stories from his unique life. With a combination of pithy humor and thoughtful vulnerability, Shatner lays out his St. Martin's Press journey from childhood to peak stardom and all the bumps in the road. On Sale: Jul 7/20 (Sometimes the literal road, as in the case of his 2,400-mile motorcycle trip 5.38 x 8.25 • 224 pages across the country with a bike that didn't function.) 9781250166708 • $22.99 • pb William Shatner is one of our most beloved entertainers, and he intends never Biography / Entertainment & Performing Arts to stop entertaining. His funny, provocative, and poignant reflections offer an unforgettable read about a remarkable man. Notes Author Bio

Promotion William Shatner played Captain Kirk of the USS Enterprise on Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven Star Trek movies. He also played Police Sergeant T.J Hooker, from 1982 to 1986, and has worked as a musician, producer, director, and celebrity pitchman, recently for Priceline.com. He has won two Emmys and a Golden Globe for his role as attorney Denny Crane on the TV drama Boston Legal .

David Fisheris the author of more than twenty New York Times bestsellers and coauthor of Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies series. His work has also appeared in most major magazines and many newspapers. He lives in New York with his wife and two sons.

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The Diversity Delusion How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture by Heather Mac Donald

By the New York Times bestselling author: a provocative account of the attack on the humanities, the rise of intolerance, and the erosion of serious learning

America is in crisis, from the university to the workplace. Toxic ideas first spread by higher education have undermined humanistic values, fueled intolerance, and widened divisions in our larger culture. Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton? Oppressive. American history? Tyranny. Professors correcting grammar and spelling, or employers hiring by merit? Racist and sexist. Students emerge into the working world believing that human beings are defined by their skin color, gender, and sexual preference, and that oppression based on these characteristics is the American experience. Speech that challenges these campus orthodoxies is silenced with brute force. St. Martin's Press The Diversity Delusion argues that the root of this problem is the belief in On Sale: Jul 14/20 America's endemic racism and sexism, a belief that has engendered a 5.38 x 8.25 • 288 pages metastasizing diversity bureaucracy in society and academia. Diversity 9781250307774 • $24.50 • pb commissars denounce meritocratic standards as discriminatory, enforce hiring Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations quotas, and teach students and adults alike to think of themselves as perpetual victims. From #MeToo mania that blurs flirtations with criminal acts, Notes to implicit bias and diversity compliance training that sees racism inevery interaction, Heather Mac Donald argues that we are creating a nation of narrowed minds, primed for grievance, and that we are putting our competitive Promotion edge at risk. But there is hope in the works of authors, composers, and artists who have long inspired the best in us. Compiling the author's decades of research and writing on the subject, The Diversity Delusion calls for a return to the classical liberal pursuits (...)

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Heather Mac Donald is the national bestselling author of The War on Cops, a Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a contributing editor of City Journal. A former aspiring academic with roots in deconstruction and postmodernism, she has been the target of violent student protest for her work on policing. She received the 2005 Bradley Prize for Outstanding Intellectual Achievement. Her writings have also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Republic, and Partisan Review, among others. She lives in New York.

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The Fate of a Flapper by Susanna Calkins

The second mystery in Susanna Calkins' captivating new series takes readers into the dark, dangerous, and glittering underworld of a 1920's Chicago speakeasy.

After nine months on the job, Gina Ricci feels like she's finally getting into the swing of things as a cigarette girl at the Third Door, one of Chicago's premier moonshine parlors. The year is 1929, the Chicago Cubs are in the World Series, neighborhood gangs are all-powerful, and though Prohibition is the law of the land they can't serve the cocktails fast enough at the Third Door.

Two women in particular, Fruma and Adelaide, are throwing drinks back with ababdon while chatting with bankers they've got their eyes on, and Gina can't help but notice that the levels of inebriation and the tension at their table seem almost evenly matched. When the group stumbles out into the early morning hours, she tries to put them out of her head and finish her shift in peace.

St. Martin's Press But on arriving home Gina's longed-for sleep is interrupted when her cousin On Sale: Jul 28/20 Nancy, a police officer, calls--she's found a dead body. Gina hurries over with 5.38 x 8.25 • 320 pages her camera in hand, ready to take photos of the crime scene, but stops short 9781250190857 • $24.50 • pb when she recognizes the dead body as one of the tipsy women from the night Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths before: Fruma.

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Promotion Author Bio *National Print Publicity *Online Publicity SUSANNA CALKINS became fascinated with seventeenth century England *Early Reader Review Campaign while pursuing her doctorate in British history and uses her fiction to explore *NetGalley Promotion this chaotic period. Originally from Philadelphia, Calkins now lives outside of *Social Media Campaign Chicago with her husband and two sons. A Murder at Rosamund's Gate is her *CriminalElement.com Promotion first novel. *Email Marketing Campaign *Library Marketing Campaign *Author Facebook: /AuthorSusannaCalkins *Author Twitter: @SCalkins3 *Author Website: SusannaCalkins.com

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Hollywood Godfather My Life in the Movies and the Mob by Gianni Russo and Patrick Picciarelli

Hollywood Godfather is Gianni Russo's over-the-top memoir of a real- life mobster-turned-actor who helped make The Godfather a reality, and his story of life on the edge between danger and glamour. Gianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of The Godfather and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of Connie Corleone, who set her brother Sonny - played by James Caan - up for a hit. Russo didn't have to act - he knew the mob inside and out: from his childhood in Little Italy, where Mafia legend Frank Costello took him under his wing, to acting as a messenger for New Orleans mob boss Carlos Marcello during the Kennedy assassination, to having to go on the lam after shooting and killing a member of the Colombian drug cartel in his Vegas club. Along the way, Russo befriended Frank Sinatra, who became his son's godfather, and Marlon Brando, who mentored his career as an actor after trying to get Francis Ford Coppola to fire him from The Godfather . Russo had St. Martin's Press passionate affairs with Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minelli, and scores of other On Sale: Jul 7/20 celebrities. He went on to become a producer and starred in The Godfather: 5.38 x 8.25 • 320 pages Parts I and II, Seabiscuit, Any Given Sunday and Rush Hour 2, among many Includes one 8-page black-and-white photograph other films. section Hollywood Godfather is a no-holds-barred account of a life filled with violence, 9781250181404 • $24.50 • pb glamour, sex - and fun Biography / Criminals & Outlaws Author Bio Notes GIANNI RUSSO has appeared in more than thirty movies, been involved in the production of several others, and appeared in numerous TV shows. His Promotion most well-known roles include parts in The Godfather: Parts I and II ; Goodnight, My Love ; Lepke ; Laserblast ; Chances Are; The Freshman; Side Out; Another You; Super Mario Bros.; Any Given Sunday; The Family Man; Seabiscuit; and Rush Hour 2. His life-long association with organized crime has made him a witness to Mob history. He is also a singer, whose shows are sold out across the country.

PATRICK PICCIARELLI is a retired NYPD Lieutenant, Vietnam veteran and private investigator. He is the author of Street Warrior: The True Story of the NYPD's Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him, and other books. He resides in Pennsylvania.

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Moneyland The Inside Story of the Crooks and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World by Oliver Bullough

The most eye-opening book that you'll read all year. . . A must read for anyone who wants to understand how the real world of wealth works." - Inc. From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in London and Manhattan, something has gone wrong. Kleptocracies, governments run by corrupt leaders that prosper at the expense of their people, are on the rise. Once upon a time, if an official stole money, there wasn't much he could do with it. He could buy himself a new car or build himself a nice house or give it to his friends and family, but that was about it. If he kept stealing, the money would just pile up in his house until he had no rooms left to put it in, or it was eaten by mice. And then some bankers had a bright idea. Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland - the secret country of the lawless, stateless superrich. St. Martin's Press Learn how the institutions of Europe and the United States have become On Sale: Jul 21/20 money-laundering operations, attacking the foundations of many of the world's 6.14 x 9.25 • 304 pages most stable countries. Meet the kleptocrats. Meet their awful children. And find 9781250621467 • $24.50 • pb out how heroic activists around the world are fighting back. Political Science / Corruption & Misconduct This is the story of wealth and power in the 21st century. It isn't too late to change it. Notes Author Bio

Promotion Oliver Bulloughis the author of non-fiction books on Russian history and politics: The Last Man in Russia, and Let Our Fame Be Great, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in the UK and won the Cornelius Ryan in the US. Bullough is a writer for the Guardian, and his work has been published by British GQ, The New York Times, and the BBC. He lives in London.

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Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone A Fifth-Dimension Guide to Life by Mark Dawidziak

Now with important life lessons from the Jordan Peele reboot, the earlier TV reboot, and the 1983 movie.

Can you live your life by what The Twilight Zone has to teach you? Yes, and maybe you should. The proof is in this lighthearted collection of life lessons, ground rules, inspirational thoughts, and stirring reminders found in Rod Serling's timeless fantasy series. Written by veteran TV critic Mark Dawidziak, this unauthorized tribute is a celebration of the classic anthology show; but also, on another level, a kind of fifth-dimension self-help book, with each lesson supported by the morality tales told by Serling and his writers. The notion that it's never too late to reinvent yourself" soars through "The Last Flight,'' in which a World War I flier goes forward in time and gets the chance to trade cowardice for heroism. A visit from an angel blares out the wisdom of St. Martin's Press "follow your passion" in "A Passage for Trumpet." The meaning of "divided we On Sale: Jul 7/20 fall" is driven home with dramatic results when neighbors suspect neighbors of 5.38 x 8.25 • 352 pages being invading aliens in "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street." The old Includes 38 black-and-white photographs throughout maxim about never judging a book by its cover is given a tasty twist when an 9781250621504 • $24.50 • pb alien tome is translated in "To Serve Man. Performing Arts / Television / Genres / Science Fi Author Bio Notes Mark Dawidziak has been a theater, film and television critic for more than thirty-five years. He has been the TV critic at the Cleveland Plain Dealer since Promotion July of 1999. His many books include the horror novel Grave Secrets, The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Dracula, the literary biography Jim Tully: American Writer, Irish Rover, Hollywood Brawler(with Paul J. Bauer) and two acclaimed histories of landmark TV series: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook and The Night Stalker Companion . A member of the editorial board of Rod Serling Books, he penned the foreword to the 2015 reissue of Rod Serling's first book, Patterns. He has edited three collections of works by Twilight Zone contributor Richard Matheson. His many books on Mark Twain include Mark My Words: Mark Twain On Writing, Horton Foote's The Shape of the River: The Lost Teleplay About Mark Twain, Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness, Mark Twain in Ohio, and Mark Twain for Cat Lovers . A recognized Mark Twain scholar, he has been playing the great American writer on stage for more than thirty-five years. Dawidziak and his wife, actress Sara Showman, founded the Largely Literary Theater Company in 2002 to promote literacy, literature, and live theater. Their repertoire includes:Twain By Two; The Tell-Tale Play,a two-act collection of poems and stories by Edgar Allan

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Darkdawn Book Three of the Nevernight Chronicle by Jay Kristoff

The epic conclusionto the internationally bestselling Nevernight Chronicle from New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff. The greatest games in Godsgrave's history have ended with the most audacious murders in the history of the Itreyan Republic. Mia Corvere, gladiatii, escaped slave and infamous assassin, is on the run. Pursued by Blades of the Red Church and soldiers of the Luminatii legion, she may never escape the City of Bridges and Bones alive. Her mentor Mercurio is now in the clutches of her enemies. Her own family wishes her dead. And her nemesis, Consul Julius Scaeva, stands but a breath from total dominance over the Republic. But beneath the city, a dark secret awaits. Together with her lover Ashlinn, brother Jonnen and a mysterious benefactor returned from beyond the veil of death, she must undertake a perilous journey across the Republic, seeking the final answer to the riddle of her life. Truedark approaches. Night is falling on the Republic for perhaps the final time. St. Martin's Press Can Mia survive in a world where even daylight must die? On Sale: Jul 21/20 New York Times and internationally bestselling author Jay Kristoff's writing 5.38 x 8.25 • 512 pages has been praised by critics and readers alike and has won many awards, Includes 4 maps including four Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, and David Gemmell Morningstar and 9781250304292 • $25.99 • pb Legend awards. Fic / Fantasy / Action & Adventure Series: Nevernight Chronicle Kristoff effortlessly draws together multiple threads from the first two volumes Notes and packs in plenty of wickedly sharp, beautifully choreographed, and gloriously bloody fight scenes while offering humor, heartbreak, and a few jaw- dropping surprises. . . .A poignant and exhilarating finale to a superb fantasy Promotion series." - Publishers Weekly, starred review on Darkdawn "The stakes for (...)

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JAY KRISTOFF is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Lotus War, The Illuminae Files and The Nevernight Chronicle. He is the winner of four Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, a nominee for the Locus award, a nominee for the David Gemmell Morningstar and Legend awards, named multiple times in the Kirkus and Amazon Best Teen Books list and published in over thirty countries, most of which he has never visited. He is as surprised about all of this as you are. He is 6'7 and has approximately 12,015 days to live. He abides in Melbourne with his secret agent kung-fu assassin wife, and the world's laziest Jack Russell. He does not believe in happy endings.

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A Seductive Kiss by Francis Ray

Bestselling author Francis Ray celebrates the lifelong bonds between the Grayson family and their friends - with a heartwarming love story years in the making. . . Dianna Harrington is known throughout the world as The Face" - the stunningly beautiful spokesmodel for her family's fashion empire. She could probably have her pick of any man she wants. But Dianna would rather kick back and relax with a good friend - namely Alex Stewart, who she's known, and harbored a crush on, her whole life. . . Ever since they were kids, Alex has been Dianna's protector and pal, a shoulder to cry on. But as the brother of her best friend, Alex always seemed untouchable. Now a handsome, successful New York lawyer, Alex never realized how lonely Dianna's life has been - or how innocent she is in the ways of love. Alex wants more than anything to reach out to her, to heal her heart. But is his desire worth the risk? After a lifetime of longing building up between them, something's gotta give. Maybe all it takes is just one kiss. . .

St. Martin's Press "Francis Ray is, without a doubt, one of the "Queens of Romance." - On Sale: Jul 14/20 Romance Review 5.38 x 8.25 • 304 pages 9781250624062 • $9.99 • pb Fiction / African American / Romance Author Bio Series: Grayson Friends Francis Ray (1944-2013) is the New York Times bestselling author of the Grayson novels, the Falcon books, the Taggart Brothers, and Twice the Notes Temptation, among many other books. Her novel Incognito was made into a movie aired on BET. A native Texan, she was a graduate of Texas Woman's University and had a degree in nursing. Besides a writer, she was a school Promotion nurse practitioner with the Dallas Independent School District. She lived in Dallas.

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With Just One Kiss by Francis Ray

Bestselling author Francis Ray chronicles the lives and loves of the Grayson family and their friends - and friends-of-friends who just might have a change of heart. . . Cicely St. John is not impressed by her friend C.J. Callahan's so-called passion in life: running a New York City bar that he inherited from his uncle. So why can't Cicely stop thinking about the dance they shared at their mutual friends' wedding - or the mutual attraction she felt in C.J.'s arms? As far as C.J. is concerned, Cicely is a snob whose passion" in life - writing for fashion magazines - is as pretentious as she is. So why can't he keep his eyes off her? C.J. has a business to run. And Cicely has a job opportunity in Paris. Neither of them even has time to think about romance right now. But maybe, just once, the two could test their friendship. . . with just one kiss.

"Francis Ray is, without a doubt, one of the Queens of Romance." - Romance Review

St. Martin's Press Author Bio On Sale: Aug 11/20 5.38 x 8.25 • 304 pages Francis Ray (1944-2013) is the New York Times bestselling author of the 9781250624079 • $9.99 • pb Grayson novels, the Falcon books, the Taggart Brothers, and Twice the Fiction / African American / Romance Temptation, among many other books. Her novel Incognito was made into a Series: Grayson Friends movie aired on BET. A native Texan, she was a graduate of Texas Woman's University and had a degree in nursing. Besides a writer, she was a school Notes nurse practitioner with the Dallas Independent School District. She lived in Dallas.

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All I Ever Wanted by Francis Ray

The next installment in the Grayson Friends series from New York Times bestselling author Francis Ray!

Naomi Reese is a divorced mother with a small daughter named Kayla, a new life in Santa Fe, and, finally, some distance from her abusive ex-husband. All she wants now is a home of her own where she and Kayla can finally feel safe. With one bad marriage behind her, she can't even dream of falling in love again. Until she meets Richard. . . A tall, handsome veterinarian with a warm smile and big heart, Richard Youngblood is the kind of man any woman could fall for. Not only does he have a wonderful way with animals, he's great with little Kayla and - Naomi has to admit - he's easy on the eyes. Richard definitely has his sights set on her, too. But first, Naomi has to free herself from her past - and learn how to love again - before she can have all she ever wanted with the man of her dreams. . .

St. Martin's Press "Francis Ray is, without a doubt, one of the Queens of Romance." - Romance On Sale: Jul 14/20 Review 5.38 x 8.25 • 288 pages 9781250624093 • $9.99 • pb Fiction / African American / Romance Author Bio Series: Grayson Friends Francis Ray (1944-2013) is the New York Times bestselling author of the Grayson novels, the Falcon books, the Taggart Brothers, and Twice the Notes Temptation, among many other books. Her novel Incognito was made into a movie aired on BET. A native Texan, she was a graduate of Texas Woman's University and had a degree in nursing. Besides a writer, she was a school Promotion nurse practitioner with the Dallas Independent School District. She lived in Dallas.

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All That I Need by Francis Ray

In bestselling author Francis Ray's latest Grayson Friends novel All That I Need, two lost souls come together to discover what matters most of all. . .

LOVE COMES WITH NO GUARANTEE Lance Saxton is a self-made man who enjoys every moment of his success. Running an auction house allows him to manage his own time and travel the world on a moment's notice - so why rush to settle down? The question answers itself. . . until he crosses paths with a beautiful, spirited travel writer who makes him second-guess his sense of independence - and leaves him wanting more. BUT IT'S ALWAYS WORTH THE RISK. . . What's love got to do with it? Fallon Marshall is at the peak of her career as a journalist. Any story she wants she can get. So when she hears about an auction being held at a fabled old estate in Santa Fe, New Mexico, off she goes. . . only to meet a man who makes her question her priorities. Maybe it's St. Martin's Press time for Fallon to stop running away in search of adventure. . . and just fall into On Sale: Aug 11/20 Lance's arms? 5.38 x 8.25 • 304 pages 9781250624109 • $9.99 • pb Fiction / African American / Romance "Francis Ray is, without a doubt, one of the Queens of Romance." - Romance Series: Grayson Friends Review

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Francis Ray (1944-2013) is the New York Times bestselling author of the Promotion Grayson novels, the Falcon books, the Taggart Brothers, and Twice the Temptation, among many other books. Her novel Incognito was made into a movie aired on BET. A native Texan, she was a graduate of Texas Woman's University and had a degree in nursing. Besides a writer, she was a school nurse practitioner with the Dallas Independent School District. She lived in Dallas.

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Money Devils 1 A Cartel Novel by Ashley & JaQuavis

The saga of love, loyalty, and crime continues in the next explosive book in the Cartel series from the minds of New York Times bestselling authors Ashley & JaQuavis.

In the city of Miami, one family's legacy reigns supreme. C.J. has spent his life resisting the life of crime that made his last name immortal in the city's underworld. He's a professional boxer, renowned as the best in the ring. But reconnecting with his cousin Monroe, bent on keeping The Cartel legacy alive, he feels the streets begin to call his name. . . C.J. is reluctant, but the huge shadow of his father's legacy hovers over him. The apple never falls far from the tree. And now C.J. must decide between the life of a champion or the life of a gangster.

Author Bio St. Martin's Press On Sale: Aug 4/20 ASHLEY and JAQUAVIS are New York bestselling co-authors and currently 5.38 x 8.25 • 304 pages reside in Michigan working on their next project. Learn more about these two 9781250197672 • $22.99 • pb at www.ashleyjaquavis.com. Fiction / African American / Urban Life Series: Cartel Ashley Antoinette Coleman is one of the most successful female writers of her time. The feminine half of the popular married duo, Ashley and JaQuavis, she Notes has co-written over 40 novels. Several of her titles have hit The New York Times bestsellers list, but she is most widely regarded for her racy four-book saga, The Prada Plan. Born in Flint, MI she was bred with an innate street sense that she uses as motivation in her crime filled writings. Promotion

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Until I Find You by Rea Frey

Celebrated author Rea Frey brings you her most explosive, emotional, taut domestic drama yet about the powerful bond between mothers and children. . . and how far one woman will go to bring her son home. The Set-Up Soon, Rebecca Gray won't be able to see. Diagnosed in her twenties with a degenerative eye disease, each day her world grows a little darker, a little dimmer. She's moved into the suburbs with her newborn son, Jackson, in tow. It should be a quieter, easier way of life. It won't be. The Moment That Changes Everything When Bec awakes after fainting in the park one day, her first thought is to check on Jackson. She approaches the stroller, happy baby sleeping peacefully inside. But he's not her son. The Search There's nothing Bec won't do to find her infant son. But she's a blind woman in St. Martin's Press a world where seeing is believing. The police think she's confused. Her friends On Sale: Aug 11/20 don't see any differences. Relying on the conviction of her instinct and the 5.39 x 8.27 • 320 pages power of a mother's love, Bec must push to the limits of her world to uncover 9781250241580 • $22.99 • pb what happened to her baby boy. . . and bring him home for good. Fiction / Suspense Author Bio Notes Rea Frey is an award-winning author of nonfiction books. She lives in Nashville with her husband and daughter. Not Her Daughter is her debut Promotion novel.

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The Malta Exchange A Novel by Steve Berry

Berry is the master scientist with a perfect formula." - Associated Press The pope is dead. A conclave to select his replacement is about to begin. Cardinals are beginning to arrive at the Vatican, but one has fled Rome for Malta in search of a document that dates back to the 4th century and Constantine the Great. Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone is at Lake Como, Italy, on the trail of legendary letters between Winston Churchill and Benito Mussolini that disappeared in 1945 and could re-write history. But someone else seems to be after the same letters and, when Malone obtains then loses them, the hunt that ensues attracts the attention of the legendary Knights of Malta. The knights have existed for over nine hundred years, the only warrior-monks to survive into modern times. Now they are a global humanitarian organization, but within their ranks lurks trouble - the Secreti - an ancient sect of the knights intent on affecting the coming papal conclave. With the help of Minotaur Magellan Billet agent Luke Daniels, Malone races the rogue cardinal, the On Sale: Aug 25/20 knights, the Secreti, and the clock to find what has been lost for centuries. The 5.38 x 8.25 • 432 pages final confrontation culminates behind the walls of the Vatican, where the 9781250140296 • $24.50 • pb election of the next pope hangs in the balance. Fiction / Espionage Series: Cotton Malone Author Bio Notes STEVE BERRY is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of fifteen Cotton Malone novels, four stand alones, and several works of short fiction. He has 25 million books in print, translated into 40 languages. Promotion With his wife, Elizabeth, he is the founder of History Matters, which is dedicated to historical preservation. He serves as an emeritus member of the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board and was a founding member of International Thriller Writers, formerly serving as its co-president.

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Texas Flood The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan by Alan Paul and Andy Aledort

An instant New York Times bestseller!

The first definitive biography of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, with an epilogue by Jimmie Vaughan, and foreword and afterword by Double Trouble's Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon. Just a few years after he almost died from a severe addiction to cocaine and alcohol, a clean and sober Stevie Ray Vaughan was riding high. His last album was his most critically lauded and commercially successful. He had fulfilled a lifelong dream by collaborating with his first and greatest musical hero, his brother Jimmie. His tumultuous marriage was over and he was in a new and healthy romantic relationship. Vaughan seemed poised for a new, limitless chapter of his life and career. Instead, it all came to a shocking and sudden end on August 27, 1990, when he was killed in a helicopter crash following a dynamic performance with Eric Clapton. Just 35 years old, he left behind a powerful musical legacy and an St. Martin's Press endless stream of What Ifs. In the ensuing 29 years, Vaughan's legend and On Sale: Aug 11/20 acclaim have only grown and he is now an undisputed international musical 5.38 x 8.25 • 368 pages icon. Despite the cinematic scope of Vaughan's life and death, there has Includes 89 black-and-white photographs throughout never been a truly proper accountingof his story. Until now. plus two 16-page color photograph inserts Texas Flood provides the unadulterated truth about Stevie Ray Vaughan from 9781250622266 • $25.99 • pb those who knew him best: his brother Jimmie, his Double Trouble bandmates Biography / Composers & Musicians Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton and Reese Wynans, and many other close friends, family members, girlfriends, fellow musicians, managers and crew Notes members.

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ALAN PAUL is a senior writer for Guitar World magazine and has interviewed the members of the Allman Brothers Band hundreds of times. No one has written more frequently about the band, and his work has earned the praise of Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Butch Trucks, and other band members. He is the author of Big in China: My Unlikely Adventures Raising a Family, Playing the Blues, and Becoming a Star in Beijing (Harper), which is currently being developed as a film by Ivan Reitman's Montecito Pictures. Big in China chronicles Paul's three and a half years living in Beijing with his American family. There, he formed the blues band Woodie Alan with three Chinese musicians. While in China, Paul also wrote The Expat Life" column for the Wall Street Journal Online, and was named Online Columnist of the Year by the National Society of Newspaper columnists.

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The Love Scam by MaryJanice Davidson

A sweet and sassy romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson.

Rake Tarbell is in trouble. When the fabulously wealthy and carefree bachelor wakes up horribly hungover in Venice, it's not something that would normally be a problem. . . except he has no idea how he got there from California. Or who stole his wallet. Or who emptied his bank account of millions. Or who in the world is Lillith, the charming little girl claiming to be his long lost daughter. For the first time in his life, Rake is on his own and throwing Benjamins around aren't going to solve his problem. Now if only the gorgeous, fun, and free-spirited woman who brought Lillith into his life was willing to help the situation. . . Claire Delaney finds Rake's problems hilarious and is not in the least bit sorry of adding to them by bringing Lillith into the mix. A pretty Midwestern girl with a streak for mischief, Rake is not the kind of man Claire hangs around with. Even if he is drop-dead handsome and charming as all get-out. Even if he St. Martin's Press needs help and she has all the answers. But if this helps Lillith, she will go out On Sale: Aug 4/20 of her way. And with a guy like Rake, she's willing to bend her rules a bit for 5.5 x 8.25 • 320 pages some fun.But when adventure-filled days turn to romantic nights as they 9781250053169 • $22.99 • pb search for answers, and someone starts following them through the streets of Fiction / Romance / Contemporary Venice, Claire realizes she's playing more than just a game. And maybe, just maybe, she isn't willing to let go of Rake or Lillith just yet. Notes Author Bio

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Warrior's Creed A Life of Preparing for and Facing the Impossible by Roger Sparks and Don Rearden

The riveting story of how a young boy's upbringing with outlaw culture and charismatic role models forged him into an elite Marine and a decorated Pararescueman. Absence of self is my sword" comprises the final line in "The Warrior's Creed," a 14th century poem written by an unknown Japanese Samurai, and this is the code Master Sergeant Roger Sparks embodied as a Recon Marine turned Alaskan Pararescueman. A living legend in the military, Sparks first made a name for himself within elite Marine Reconnaissance units. He went on to become an instructor where he trained future Reconnaissance Marines with unorthodox and ancient indigenous warrior techniques. A decade later, the same methods would keep him and others alive, when he hoisted into a maelstrom of violence to rescue an embattled platoon in the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan. Introduced to a tough code of honor, family, and brotherhood from birth, Roger Sparks rose to become a distinguished instructor in Marine Reconnaissance St. Martin's Press and a Silver Star recipient as an Alaska Pararescueman. A raw and On Sale: Aug 18/20 exhilarating tale of guts, grit, and heart, Warrior's Creed recounts the hidden 5.38 x 8.25 • 320 pages side of special operations training, heroic and heartbreaking Alaskan Plus one 16-page color photograph insert wilderness rescues, and the surreal and deadly rescues during Operation 9781250622273 • $24.50 • pb Bulldog Bite in Afghanistan's Watapur Valley. Biography / Military This powerful and inspirational story is as much of a self-help book as it is an edge of your seat military memoir. Warrior's Creed reveals a motivating and Notes mindful approach to overcoming the odds, facing the impossible, and finding mercy and grace in the aftermath. " Promotion Gripping, fast paced, and entertaining. Warrior's Creed shares an inside look into the intense challenges and hardships Roger and men like (...)

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Retired MASTER SERGEANT ROGER SPARKS has served within the military as both a Recon Marine and an Air Force Pararescueman for over 25 years. Sparks is a recipient of the Silver Star, one of our nation's highest awards for valor, for his actions during a fierce firefight with insurgents in Afghanistan's Watapur Valley on Nov. 14, 2010. Sparks has transitioned from a career of special operations into the civilian world as an artist, author and speaker. He lives with his family in Eagle River, Alaska.

DON REARDEN grew up on the tundra of Southwestern Alaska. An associate professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, he is a produced it R F d ti P j t F ll d th f Th

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How to Think Like a Roman Emperor The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius by Donald Robertson

This is a wonderful and important book that anyone interested in Stoicism or in being a better leader should read." - Ryan Holiday Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, cognitive psychotherapist Donald Robertson weaves the life and philosophy of Marcus Aurelius together seamlessly to provide a compelling modern-day guide to the Stoic wisdom followed by countless individuals throughout the centuries as a path to achieving greater fulfillment and emotional resilience. How to Think Like a Roman Emperor takes readers on a transformative journey along with Marcus, following his progress from a young noble at the court of Hadrian - taken under the wing of some of the finest philosophers of his day - through to his reign as emperor of Rome at the height of its power. Robertson shows how Marcus used philosophical doctrines and therapeutic St. Martin's Press practices to build emotional resilience and endure tremendous adversity, and On Sale: Aug 4/20 guides readers through applying the same methods to their own lives. 5.38 x 8.25 • 304 pages Combining remarkable stories from Marcus's life with insights from modern 9781250621436 • $22.99 • pb psychology and the enduring wisdom of his philosophy, How to Think Like a Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical Roman Emperor puts a human face on Stoicism and offers a timeless and essential guide to handling the ethical and psychological challenges we face Notes today.

Author Bio Promotion Donald Robertson is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist, trainer, and writer. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and after living in England and working in London for many years, he emigrated to Canada where he now lives. Robertson has been researching Stoicism and applying it in his work for twenty years. He is one of the founding members of the non-profit organization Modern Stoicism.

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Marilyn Monroe The Private Life of a Public Icon by Charles Casillo

Based on new interviews and research, this ground-breaking biography by Charles Casillo explores the secret selves behind Marilyn Monroe's public facades. Marilyn Monroe. Her beauty still captivates. Her love life still fascinates. Her story still dominates popular culture. Now, drawing on years of research and dozens of new interviews, this biography cuts through decades of lies and secrets and introduces you to the Marilyn Monroe you always wanted to know: a living, breathing, complex woman, bewitching and maddening, brilliant yet flawed. Charles Casillo studies Monroe's life through the context of her times - in the days before feminism. Before there was adequate treatment for Marilyn's struggle with bipolar disorder. Starting with her abusive childhood, this biography exposes how - in spite of her fractured psyche - Marilyn's extreme ambition inspired her to transform each celebrated love affair and each tragedy into another step in her journey towards immortality. Casillo fully St. Martin's Press explores the last two years of herlife, including her involvement with both John On Sale: Aug 18/20 F. Kennedy and his brother Robert, and the mystery of her last day. 6.12 x 9.25 • 368 pages Plus one 16-page black-and-white photograph insert Just a few of Casillo's revelations: 9781250624529 • $25.99 • pb *Despite reports of their bitter rivalry, Elizabeth Taylor secretly reached out Biography / Entertainment & Performing Arts and tried to help Marilyn during one of her darkest moments. *The existence of Marilyn's semi-nude love scene with Clark Gable - long Notes thought to be lost. *A few nights before she died, Marilyn encountered Warren Beatty at a party and disclosed some of the reasons for her final despair. Promotion *A meticulously detailed account of the events of her last day, revealing how a series of miscommunications and misjudgments contributed to her death.

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Charles Casillo is the author of The Marilyn Diaries, The Fame Game, Boys, Lost & Found, and Outlaw: The Lives and Careers of John Rechy . His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and many others. His movies include Let Me Die Quietly" and "Fetish.

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The Stressed Years of Their Lives Helping Your Kid Survive and Thrive During Their College Years by B. Janet Hibbs and Anthony Rostain

From two leading child and adolescent mental health experts comes a guide for the parents of every college and college-bound student who want to know what's normal mental health and behavior, what's not, and how to intervene before it's too late.

The title says it all. . . Chock full of practical tools, resources and the wisdom that comes with years of experience, The Stressed Years of their Lives is destined to become a well-thumbed handbook to help families cope with this modern age of anxiety." - Brigid Schulte, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of Overwhelmed and director of the Better Life Lab at New America All parenting is in preparation for letting go. However, the paradox of parenting is that the more we learn about late adolescent development and risk, the more frightened we become for our children, and the more we want to stay involved in their lives. This becomes particularly necessary, and also St. Martin's Press particularly challenging, in mid- to late adolescence, the years just before and On Sale: Jun 16/20 after students head off to college. These years coincide with the emergence of 5.38 x 8.25 • 320 pages many mood disorders and other mentalhealth issues. 9781250113146 • $24.50 • pb When family psychologist Dr. B. Janet Hibbs's own son came home from Family & Relationships / Parenting college mired in a dangerous depressive spiral, she turned to Dr. Anthony Rostain. Dr. Rostain has a secret superpower: he understands the arcane Notes rules governing privacy and parental involvement in students' mental health care on college campuses, the same rules that sometimes hold parents back from getting good care for their kids. Now (...) Promotion Author Bio

B. Janet Hibbs, M.F.T., Ph.D. has held faculty positions for more than 15 years in graduate programs for psychologists and marital and family therapists. She is the author of Try to See It My Way: Being Fair in Love and Marriage .

Anthony Rostain, M.D., M.A., is a nationally-recognized expert in child and adolescent psychiatry, and a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). With B. Janet Hibbs, Anthony is the co-author of The Stressed Years of Their Lives

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The New York Times A Puzzle a Day 365 Crossword Puzzles for a Year of Fun by The New York Times, edited by Will Shortz

An entire year's worth of great crosswords from The New York Times.

For puzzlers who just can't get enough, here's a collection to last all year long! The New York Times A Puzzle a Dayincludes: - 365 fun, solvable New York Times crosswords - Puzzles from easy to hard for all solvers to enjoy - Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz

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The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. Its website receives St. Martin's Press 30 million unique visitors per month. Will Shortz has been the crossword On Sale: May 19/20 puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster 6.12 x 9.25 • 496 pages on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual 9781250623539 • $26.99 • pb American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of Games / Crosswords / General crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters

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The New York Times Happy Sunday Crossword Puzzles 100 Sunday Puzzles by The New York Times, edited by Will Shortz

100 Sunday puzzles from The New York Times (25% more!)

The New York Times Sunday crossword is the undisputed king of crossword puzzles. This collection features 100 of them, all edited by puzzlemaster Will Shortz and sure to put the fun" in your Sunday Funday! The New York Times Happy Sunday Crossword Puzzles features: - 100 themed New York Times Sunday crosswords - Portable packaging for solving on the go - Smart, fresh vocabulary, fun themes, and pop-culture references

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St. Martin's Press The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and On Sale: May 5/20 distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 112 6.12 x 9.25 • 256 pages Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. Its website receives 9781250623522 • $17.50 • pb 30 million unique visitors per month. Will Shortz has been the crossword Games / Crosswords / General puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual Notes American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters

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The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzles to Go the Distance 200 Removable Puzzles by The New York Times, edited by Will Shortz

200 easy New York Times crossword puzzles with removable pages for solving on the go. Easy puzzles are the best! They offer the intellectual challenge, the vocabulary building, and the sheer fun of solving, but won't have you tearing your hair out. Plus, these puzzles are printed on removable pages so you can take them out or hand one to a friend. Enjoy the thrill of filling in that last little box! - 200 easy Times crosswords - Convenient, travel-size volume with perforated pages - Edited by the #1 name in crosswords, Will Shortz

Author Bio St. Martin's Press On Sale: Jun 30/20 The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and 6.12 x 9.25 • 240 pages distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 112 9781250623515 • $17.50 • pb Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. Its website receives Games / Crosswords / General 30 million unique visitors per month. Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster Notes on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters Promotion

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The New York Times Hardest Crosswords Volume 7 50 Friday and Saturday Puzzles to Challenge Your Brain by The New York Times, edited by Will Shortz

The next in our popular series featuring only the toughest crossword puzzles from The New York Times. Are you up for the challenge? Many puzzle fans love the deviously difficult New York Times Friday and Saturday crosswords: They're the hardest puzzles around, and once you've conquered them, you're a true puzzlemaster! - 50 New York Times Friday and Saturday crosswords - Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz - Spiral binding for convenient lay-flat solving

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The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 112 St. Martin's Press Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. Its website receives On Sale: Jun 16/20 30 million unique visitors per month. Will Shortz has been the crossword 8.5 x 11 • 64 pages puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster 9781250623485 • $16.50 • spiral bound on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual Games / Crosswords / General American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters Notes

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The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzle Omnibus Volume 15 200 Solvable Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times by The New York Times, edited by Will Shortz

200 of the easiest New York Times crossword puzzles, perfect for beginners!

Why stress out when you could take it easy? Here's another great big volume of easy breezy New York Times crossword puzzles to pass the time. Like its popular predecessors, this collection features: - 200 Monday and Tuesday puzzles - The easiest crosswords published in The New York Times - Big grids for easy solving

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St. Martin's Press The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and On Sale: Jul 14/20 distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 112 8.5 x 10.88 • 240 pages Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. Its website receives 9781250623508 • $25.99 • pb 30 million unique visitors per month. Will Shortz has been the crossword Games / Crosswords / General puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual Notes American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters

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The New York Times Classic Crossword Puzzles 100 Puzzles Edited by Will Shortz by The New York Times, edited by Will Shortz

100 New York Times crossword puzzles in a sleek, upmarket package with removable cover band With 100 easy-to-hard puzzles in a smart, striking design, The New York Times Classic Crossword Puzzles is the perfect gift for any crossword lover. Its sturdy, journal-style packaging with ribbon marker and removable jacket means you can solve in style wherever you go. - High-quality paper inside allows you to solve with pen or pencil - Cloth ribbon marker helps you keep your place so you can easily return to the puzzle you're working on - Removable cover band leaves a discreet and sophisticated hardcover book with charming crossword grid pattern - All puzzles originally printed in The New York Times and edited by Will Shortz, the top two names in crosswords

St. Martin's Press On Sale: Aug 4/20 Author Bio 5.5 x 8.25 • 240 pages 9781250623546 • $26.99 • cl The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and Games / Crosswords / General distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. Its website receives Notes 30 million unique visitors per month. Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of Promotion crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters

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The New York Times Super Sunday Crosswords Volume 7 50 Sunday Puzzles by The New York Times, edited by Will Shortz

The Sunday New York Times crossword has been a beloved fixture for over seventy-five years. It's America's favorite - and most famous - crossword puzzle. Now the clues in these extra-large Sunday puzzles are bigger and better: easier on the eyes for stress-free solving! Features: - Fifty New York Times Sunday crosswords edited by puzzlemaster Will Shortz - Bold, fun series cover design - Covered spiral binding for easy, stay-flat solving

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The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and St. Martin's Press distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 112 On Sale: Aug 25/20 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. Its website receives 8.5 x 11 • 64 pages 30 million unique visitors per month. Will Shortz has been the crossword 9781250623492 • $16.50 • spiral bound puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster Games / Crosswords / General on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of Notes crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters

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