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Everyone has secrets. Even those you least expect.

Ryan is in trouble. He has to stop the shutdown but doesn’t know who to trust. The authorities are closing in and he’s running out of time.

It’s not easy being thirteen and having a reputation. Whatever he does, h ...

Cozy mystery writer Margaret Manning fears her husband is mimicking the behavior of some of her books shadier characters, even though he claims to have never read any of them. When several pieces of her jewelry go missing, she wonders if hes responsible for it, hes trying to make it look like she ...

Owned by the Russian mob, Tanya Kozlov travels from Moscow to hot, humid New Orleans to blackmail businessman Charles Dugan. One look at the handsome billionaire in a white linen suit and her heart betrays her mission. To gain his trust, she embraces the fantasy world of his antebellum vacation reso ...

If you like clean, fast-paced mysteries with witty heroes and ruthless villains, you'll love the high-octane Austin and Archer Mystery Series! Join Lea, Dan, and Warren as the three partners in a detective agency unravel mysteries in their quaint beachside community. CRIME ON CAMPUS - A sinister dru ...

Video games don’t train you for real-world dragon fighting. 100+ five-star reviews. Experience it for yourself! Andy Smithson just found out how much the zap of a wizard's curse can sting. But after an epically bad day, he finds wizards are the least of his problems. An otherworldly force draw ...

Cool and commanding warrior maid Hallidis Cameliard’s destiny is clear—a husband appointed by the king and eventual reign over Rivenloch. So when her cousins are captured by a Highland laird, she naturally takes charge, seizing the laird’s right hand man as a counter hostage. Captive Colban an Curai ...

Kalina Greystone’s return home to Ellesworth, MA to take over the family’s comic book shop brings back old friends and even older secrets. The death of her Great Aunt Agatha in plain sight at the annual Solstice Fair pushes her to snoop where she doesn’t belong–much to the chagrin of former high sch ...

From Book 1: If Rachel stops running, she will die. Or worse.

The debut novel from thebest selling, award-winning author of Conduit

 

Rachel Thomas longs for normalcy, but if she stops running she could die... or worse. Chased by a past that wishes to imprison he ...

Save Christmas. Restore magic. Protect Natalie.
The clock is ticking.

I’m a Fae Prince on a mission.
She’s a beautiful, determined woman.
We’re both fighting to save Christmas magic in this small town in Colorado.

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When Special Agent Finnegan O'Reilly gets shot, and the news brings on his father’s heart attack, he decides to take leave from further undercover assignments. The O'Reilly has suffered enough and Finn can’t be the cause of more distress for this beloved old rascal. Then his boss forces ...

From the author of Bullet and Tangled Web comes a rocker romance that explores the fragility of trust in a relationship with a questionable beginning. I can already feel your judgment...because, in your shoes, I would have judged me too. And don’t think I haven’t agonized over what I’m about t ...

A sweet, small-town, second-chance romance set in the British countryside...

Luke is no stranger to hardship, yet he hides it well. Throwing himself into his work as a restaurant chef in the quaint Cotswolds village of Bourton Bridge, he keeps busy, ...

Derek Hunter is used to working in the shadows. Being assigned to guard a group of casters and shifters is out of the norm, but he knows these are not normal times. A battle had been fought and won against a rogue warlock. Now it’s up to Derek to stamp out the remaining rebels before they are able t ...

"After surviving the cruel rage of tyranny from her mother and ex-husband, Sarah Jackson traveled a new path; a journey of loss, heartbreak, and ultimately strength. How do we survive the unthinkable, our child suffering from a terminal illness? They say there is no greater loss than that of a child ...

Cinta is a faithful older brother in an idyllic jungle, struggling to protect his little sister from loneliness and the occasional sabertoothed cat—when the humans return to his continent. Lem Benzaran is a brand-new teen on her first exploratory mission to an abandoned spaceship—when she finds h ...

A charter boat captain is found murdered on his own boat. One of the last to see him alive makes Logan a suspect…and the killer’s next target.

During the first vacation she's taken in years, Logan looks forward to sharing the beauty of the Oregon coast with Ben and her family. The ...

Small-town gossip just got an upgrade.
The new hockey coach? Infuriating. Untouchable. And hotter than a hat trick.

Connor Blake isn’t just a retired NHL legend—he’s the storm I never saw coming.
A brooding billionaire hiding in plain sight, Con ...

A provocative and humorous novel about four years in the life of an intrepid young medical student, set in the grueling world of an elite NYC medical school. “…the best fictional portrayal of med school since ER.” – BlueInk Review, starred review 2017 International Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner ...

Harley Fortune was born bass-ackwards on the unluckiest day of the year. Things have gone downhill from there. She's been fighting to save the family legacy - a moonshine distillery - and make it a success but just can't seem to catch a break. Lady luck hasn't given up on her, however. When a bossy ...

Lindsay Carmichael is fighting to keep her late parents’ beloved bakery afloat in picturesque Seabrook, Washington. With her small-town bakery on the line, an injured employee, and a dwindling budget, Lindsay’s only hope is a dilapidated food truck—and taking a chance on a new hire who ...

There's nothing worse than a witch who can't magic, except for a bad case of wishcraft, a curse, and the body in the bakery.

Unable to bake any better than she can magic, Harper Dade, in the aftermath of a divorce and the theft of her inheritance, returns to Willow Hollow, Tennessee, w ...

'Outgoing? Gorgeous? Enjoy P/T evening work? Good fun! Good pay! THIS IS PERFECTLY LEGAL!'

The ad in the Toronto paper sounds just about perfect for Katrina. Except for the 'outgoing' part. Desperate to escape a creepy roommate and a scary landlord, she must find some way to supplement he ...

Mage Amina Langston thought surviving the supernatural apocalypse, which killed fifty percent of humankind and changed most of the surviving population into paranormal beings, were the biggest challenges in her life. That is, until she and her brother go on the run from non-gifted humans who want to ...

Are you ready to escape into a mystery with captivating characters entangled in challenging situations? Join Lea Austin, a partner in the Conley and Austin Detective Agency, as she teams up with Dan Archer, a Texas Rangers lawman, to rescue his daughter before she gets deeper into her illegal act ...

Raised by her abusive uncle, Cristy Moffat will do anything to impress her brawny cousins, including reiving the neighbor's cattle…until she steals the wrong cow and is caught in the act by the new laird. Brochan Macintosh has his hands full, repairing his tower house and raising his motherless twin ...

She lost her inheritance. He stole her job. When these rivals start playing with fire, sparks fly, donuts melt, and hearts burn. ★★★★★ "If you like hot, action-packed, firefighter romance, look no further. Danika puts you right on the front line in all the best ways." ~Cora Seton, NYT & USA Toda ...

You were guided to pick up this book for a reason. Nothing in your life is a coincidence. This edgy guide to creating complete awareness, enlightenment, empowerment, prosperity and growth in all areas of your life, from love and finance to your mental well being, is the last tool you will ever need ...

Abigail and Hyperion uncork a murder… Tea and Tarot room owner Abigail Beanblossom is used to running interference for her socially-awkward former boss, tech billionaire Razzzor. So when he invites her on a stakeout to investigate the sale of counterfeit wine from his latest venture – an upscale win ...

Some say every cloud has a silver lining. Those people haven’t had to beg their cocky, playboy, best friend’s brother for a job. Liam Hills has been on my most hated list since high school. His arrogant attitude and stupid chiseled jaw make me want to throw punches. I’ll never forgive him for what h ...

Alison Carmichael has no intention of doing a Summer internship when she agrees to humor Dr. Richards and attend the information session. She’s more interested in Tristan Davis, the intriguing and attractive stranger she meets on her way there. After Alison makes a killer impression on the woman in ...

Dario has had a rough year full of angst, anxiety, and depression. After years of trying to be the son he thought his parents wanted he is finally free to be himself, but he doesn't know who he is. Dario is used to the structure his false yet perfect life brought, and ...

I’m Ivy Lane, and if I never see another faerie again, it’ll be too soon. Twenty years after the faeries came and destroyed the world as we knew it, I use my specialist skills to keep rogue faeries in line and ensure humans and their magically gifted neighbours can coexist (relatively) peacefully ...

2021 Golden Scroll Novel of the Year In first-century Rome, sensible young ladies don't investigate crimes, but Livia Aemlia doesn't let stuffy conventions stand in her way. When her father is murdered and her innocent brother blamed for the crime, Livia and her spunky maidservant pound the ancient ...

While vacationing in Greece in 1956, Lily Tassos, the hard-partying daughter of a powerful arms dealer, has a sudden change in plans. 

After her sometime boyfriend a CIA agent is murdered before her eyes, she finds herself holding a ticket to Moscow and a mysterious metal card. A far ...

Satisfying one's greed can come at a devilishly high cost. Achieving what you crave can also bring the terrifying fear of losing it. For Alexa Wainwright, this truth has become her nightmare. Born Gladys Lipschitz, the daughter of an unwed Soviet-era Jewish immigrant, she was beyond thrilled and ama ...

The ancient power of the Gaelic Moon cries out to be awakened. Damn ghost, it’s all his fault… Mary Kelley gave up a successful business career in Minnesota and moved to Ireland to be with the spirit of her dead love, Sean Calhoun. After surviving a chaotic showdown with Sean’s ex-wife, she thought ...

How much will one woman risk to save her sister? Earth is running out of water, and mankind has resorted to harvesting ice from Jupiter’s moons and the outer asteroids. On Kyron, one of these asteroids, Caryn Cassidy’s sister disappears. Caryn stakes everything to make the one -way trip to Kyron in ...

Her beautiful face, serene and immobile, resting on her folded arm. Her long, luscious hair, undulating gently in the evening breeze. Her eyes half-closed, a hint of a smile on her pale lips, as if to welcome an unseen lover. 

When the body of a young woman is found in her ...

2015 Winner in Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewers Choice Awards

She’s a Guardian of Danu with a target on her back. He’s her ex special forces bodyguard. With killers on their tail, can a powerful love survive the chase?

Lara Spenser guards one of seven prophetic scrolls hel ...

Matchmaker Rule #1: Never fall in love with the client. After working my way to the top, I’m in the running to become the CEO of Southern California’s premier matchmaking service. All I have to do is outmatch my conniving co-worker. Maintaining my perfect track record should be no problem, especiall ...

The lure of Africa and a chance to change their lives bring a group of professional women together from three continents for great white hunter Cassidy Magriff’s African Safari Bootcamp for Women. But a bruised lover and a Kenyan army officer have other plans for the band—to reap a profit and extrac ...

2022 EDITORS CHOICE HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY

“This effervescent historical novel paints a richly detailed portrait of the enterprising Veuve Clicquot. The twinned plots of Clicquot and Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise and fall are filled with detail that give life to this far-off time. The prose ...

“No. No. No. The state troopers had finally figured out where Jacob was—the morgue. Would we lose Caleb too? Oh, God. Please, no. We can’t lose them both in one night.” Having survived stage 4 cancer, Jenny Leavitt thinks she’s endured the greatest test of her life. Little does she know that her ...

Marissa Madison lives with a unique family: an inventive uncle whose experiments usually involve explosions, an artist aunt who collects classic automobiles, a mother caught in a 1950s time warp, and a playboy twin brother who impersonates their eccentric aunt.   Ian MacGregor should have be ...

An unlikely rookie superhero and a dog shifter beer enthusiast team up to stop a nefarious supernatural plot.

Food reviewer Scott Dixon didn’t just lose his job—he started getting premonitions linked to random tastes, a new ability he’s not sure how to man ...

I’ll never get over my forbidden teen crush. Especially now that he’s an ex-SEAL and hotter than ever. The man standing before me is a far cry from the boy I used to know. Tall, muscular, and devastatingly handsome, Jamison is impossible to resist. My brother’s best friend has ignited a flame, ...

The Reluctant Rector is a boxset of the first three books in The Father Tom Mysteries. Meet Father Tom Greer and Detective Helen Parr, former lovers reunited after twenty years, as they solve crimes old and new--and explore the profound mysteries of the human heart. The Penitent Priest (Book 1)-- ...

Erin thought that after Angela Plaint’s murder was solved, everything would settle back to normal in Bald Eagle Falls and she could become part of the Norman Rockwell lifestyle. But the peaceful life that she had pictured remains elusive as her family’s past. Then her own past comes knocking on her ...

“Brandy, I caution you. Get hold of your temper. Don’t do anything you’ll regret.” Whiskey heiress Brandy Dardanelle has been abandoned at the altar. Seething from the sting to her family honor, she follows the lickspittle’s trail to Denver. However, she doesn’t even have time to unpack when she see ...

She has no name. She is not even a footnote. Her tale is hidden behind the well-told fable of her husband, the man who would become Simon Peter, the first Apostle. Cast off by her family after shunning a wealthy suitor to marry a humble fisherman, her life is fraught with hardship. She endures her h ...

Love is the journey that never ends. Stella Burberry’s life has crumbled to pieces. Drowning her sorrows in booze, she can’t get over Ben Ware. No man will ever compare to him, but Stella cast him aside like yesterday’s memories. Meanwhile, Ben is struggling with withdrawal symptoms from the steroid ...

FAMILY IS EVERYTHING

When Haley’s brother and sister-in-law are killed in an accident, she willingly puts aside her plans and takes her three-year-old nephew to raise. He’s the only family she has left and family is everything.

When Steve learns that his sister and brother-in-law ...

A dead celebrity chef boss. A mysterious and handsome new neighbor. A past she's desperate to forget. Lizzie's got a lot on her plate! A fun romantic mystery with all the right ingredients. Celebrity chefs, a yummy special agent and baking.

Can you love the same person twice in one lifetime? When recently divorced Rebecca Lassiter is invited to her twenty-year high school reunion, she considers her options. Should she go? And will he be there? 'He' is none other than her ex-boyfriend, Quinn Martel, a wildly successful musician, known a ...

DEAD IN PARADISE… A killer roams the island paradise of Key West and a lost treasure is up for grabs. The Hemingway cats, Megs and Bartholomew, think Liberty Anderson was a spy. Can Trouble rely on their ramblings to get to the facts? A dead body behind a locked door is no small feat but Trouble, th ...

She took the bullet, but he took the arrow through the heart. Will they have a chance at love or will her dangerous past be the end of them both? 

 -Simona 

Dr. Jameson Scott. 
Infuriating. Devastating. Everything I didn’t want to be around.
 Only I had to eat my words when he saved my life ...

A Friessen family celebration turns tragic when the marriage of one daughter is preceded by the heartbreaking loss of another. “This story is one that will stick with me for quite awhile. It is raw, gritty and the stuff of nightmares for those who are parents or part of a close knit family like t ...

Nature or nurture? Which tips the balance between normal and misfit? For ten-year-old Michael Romanov, hammered constantly by his older brother, when does enough bullying cross the line to too much? How many insults can he take as both parents look the other way--and even laugh at his sensitivity? S ...

La prima guerra mondiale ha spinto l'umanita all'orlo dell'estinzione. Nello spazio di dieci ore, la civilta era sparita.   Tagliato fuori dal caos di una pandemia mutata dalla guerra nucleare, un gruppo di sopravvissuti si raduno in una valle di montagna appartata. Quelli che hanno vissuto l'i ...

How much trouble can a misunderstanding cause?

It’s a hectic morning as usual for this typical family. Lost keys and running late are the norm. But the rush always subsides, making way for a smooth, productive afternoon for wife and mother, Jessica. Except today ther ...

Chained to a rock and tossed off a cliff by her boyfriend, Aranya is executed for high treason against the Sylakian Empire. Falling a league into the deadly Cloudlands is not a fate she ever envisaged. But what if she did not die? What if she could spread her wings and fly? Long ago, Dragons ruled t ...

When Tessa's big-city plans take the A Train to disaster, she lands in her sleepy hometown, smack in the middle of the most unlikely love triangle ever to hit Pennsylvania's Amish Country.

 

Hot-sh ...

Set in and around New York City in the early 19th Century, Victoria Woodhull and sister, Tennessee Celeste Claflin take the city by storm as they challenge morality, fashion, economics, social justice, and equal pay for equal work. Leveraging their wealth as the sisters become famous on the lecture ...

Elyse Gibbons is out of her depth when, as an undergrad at Columbia, she's befriended by campus superstars Aubrey Adam-Drake and Marina Hunt. While Aubrey's grandfather is a former U.S. president and Marina's dad is a notorious mob lawyer, Elyse was raised in Pennsylvania by a single mother/language ...

The story of music making in early African societies and its importation to America. A review showing the musical influences of Africa onto America. Chapters include: Africa's history, musicology, instruments, the middle passage, seasoning in the islands, new world Africans arrive with their music, ...

Tria is stuck between two worlds. One that is dying and one that is trying to kill her. The only one standing between her and death is the dangerous Magician. His mission is to turn her into the most fearsome weapon the world has ever seen. 
 
As an ancient prophecy looms ahead, Tria is for ...

When shadows linger and whisper their secrets, danger is never far behind…

Young orphan Darla Sue Jeffries never imagined the horrors lurking behind the pristine façade of Worthington Orphanage. No one could have.

Desperate to escape the clutches of Ruby Wor ...

Reviews can make or break an author’s career and she took mine. Cheryl Daniels has power over my writing career and now more than ever I need her to help me so my world doesn’t come crashing down on me again. I need an editor and Cheryl is the only one that can get my manuscript up to snuff so that ...

The legendary “Clipper,” Jackson Cole, is tasked with an impossible mission – to be a handler for the dangerous Salazar guild. Haunted by the shadows of his past, Jackson must find a way to outwit a hacker threatening to make his connection to the mayor public. Armed with his weapons and skills, ...

The last thing Sara Flannigan needs is a man in her life. When she returns to her hometown, she vows to create a happy life for her son and to rebuild her life after a painful divorce. Yet when she meets her son’s n ...

Rhiann and Levi Butler and their friends Trisha and Phil Kimball travel from Montana to Florida to attend the wedding of the Butler's niece, Brittany Christiansen, and their former ranch hand, Gary Anderson. Rhiann's sister and Brittany's mother, Erin Jacobs, and her husband Mike excitedly welcom ...

Welcome to Beyond, where the gravestones have no birth dates, and the residents are dying… A new series from the author of the popular Promise McNeal Mysteries… Looking For Ona introduces Paula Vega, whose survival plan for Atlanta’s brutal summer heat is to complete her latest steamy romance novel, ...

Secrets. Trust. Courage. Who will knuckle under first—the war hero? The spirited single mom? Or the former high school bully who still hates them both?

When war hero Michael Jarvis returns to his hometown on the shores of Lake Superior, he doesn’t plan to stay&mdas ...

If you were eighteen hundred light years from Earth, how far would you go for that one chance to get home? Adventure Sci-Fi meets Alien First Contact as the British Army Reserve squad uses the power of ancient alien technology to find the way home in this all action, brilliantly paced and character ...

A brutal new Ice Age covers the Earth…

When an experiment to reverse climate change goes disastrously wrong, Jarred and his daughter Hope are forced to head south in search of warmth. This man-made eternal winter shows no signs of stopping, and with temperatures continuing to plummet, fea ...

People in the Woods are disappearing.... Hikers are going missing in national parks, people are being lost to the woods never to return, people taken....never found again... For these victims, there is no logical explanation.... only cryptic mysteries, and many questions.

Jimmy Katz, a young journalist from the Big City, throws in the towel after he's robbed at gunpoint at a gas station. He finds a job at the Twinkle Independent News in Twinkle, Texas, 385 miles from the closest shopping mall. He settles into country life in the town of 3,000 at Mrs. Potts' boardi ...

She fought to leave her past behind her, but for Charlotte, there is no escape. New Orleans Homicide Detective, Charlotte Pierce, was on the hunt for a sadistic serial killer who was known for slicing his prey, when she nearly became his ninth victim. In an effort to leave her past behind her, she w ...

Love conquers all? Maybe for some people. Samantha flees Dodge--or rather Beaufort, NC--to free herself from a relationship that should never have happened. But does she leave in time to stave off trouble for others as well as herself? Teo isn't looking for romance or anything other than the next pl ...

Between hot flashes and divorce papers, a middle-aged woman reconsiders her outlook on life when she butts heads with a hot detective during a murder investigation. When Cece Cavanaugh’s husband empties their joint bank account, steals her designer luggage, and runs off with a younger woman, Cece ...

A collection of previously published and new short stories by author Martin Roy Hill. In the title story, "Duty," a Cold War soldier faces the prospect of starting WWIII. In "Something Far Away," a former Coastguardsman must face his ghosts from the past. A Navy investigator faces a different kind o ...

Oliver York returns from war to find his father dead, the money gone, and himself the new Earl of Carlisle. If he doesn't marry an heiress—and fast!—he'll be pitching a tent down by the Thames. He definitely shouldn't trade kisses with a penniless debutante... no matter how captivating s ...

Ireland, 520. In a mystical realm where the veil between mortals and the Otherworld is thin, a young hero must navigate a treacherous journey to reclaim what he holds most dear. Conall, a courageous nineteen-year-old with a heart of gold, would defy fate itself to protect his beloved little sister. ...

She’s not like the others…

Sixteen-year-old Sadie is a vampire who faints at the sight of blood, trips over her own feet, and can only, at best, be called cute. 

As the imperfect middle child in a perfect vampire family, she struggles to fit into a w ...

Detective David Porter had just closed the file on his latest serial killer case when horrific murders with the same MO start happening in and around Houston. A fifteen-year veteran of the Houston Police Department, Porter was one of the best serial killer detectives in the country, his talents know ...

A highjacked Navy jet. A financial disaster. And a mystifying murder

Two families bound by a single tragedy—one loses a father to murder, the other sees theirs accused of the crime.

When the victim’s son-in-law ...

"This book is well worth more than one read."—B. Longu, Readers' Favorite

Her husband's murder by his mistress was only the beginning.

Once a bestselling author, Raine fled to Paris, desperate to outrun the he ...

BLACK DIAMOND DEATH: Enter the world of Sloane Monroe in Black Diamond Death... On the slopes of Park City, Utah’s newest ski resort a woman is found dead. At first glance, it has all the makings of an accident. But what if she was murdered? Although skeptical, PI Sloane Monroe takes the case ...

Sassy Virgin meets best friend’s grumpy Mafia boss father. A baby on the doorstep leads to a fake marriage for protection. As they play house, stolen glances turn to heated touches. Will she surrender her V-card to the Silver Fox? A steamy romance with danger, wit, and ...

The Perfect Wedding..... Cursed? In this 4th installment of the Chrissy the Shih Tzu cozy mysteries, Autumn Clarke and Ray Reed are planning the winter wedding of the year, and the first major social event at Autumn's newly renovated Peabody Mansion Bed & Breakfast. Autumn's dreams are about to ...

A mysterious organization posts an untraceable message on the internet, in which they claim to have a solution for the world’s opioid crisis—a solution that the world might not like. Is it just another internet hoax? Most experts think so, and the message is quickly discarded and forgotten. But one ...

Grace Starr plans. She likes order, organization, and the smell of bleach. When her ex-husband evicts her from her predictable life, she’s faced with the hit-you-between-the-eyes realization she’s been a bystander in her own life. Then a letter arrives. An anonymous donor gifts her a worn-out hou ...

Suspenseful With a Genre-bending Twist: If you enjoy books that push boundaries and genres and explore themes of reality and identity, then this one's for you! As the war in Vietnam stutters to a close, a heavily pregnant Faith flees America for a new life in England. Leaving behind everything s ...

Please note: the first link is to the first 2 books in my series and the second link is to the 3rd book!

 

Families have secrets.

Some secrets are locked, sealed, and taken to the grave. Others beg to be told. They ooze through cracks ...

Diana Kensington vowed never to give her heart to a man again—especially not to Maxwell Huntington III, the infamous Beast of Silicon Valley. But when her struggling art gallery faces closure and Max needs a fake wife to salvage his crumbling public image, an unlikely deal is struc ...

With the ink barely dry on her divorce papers and a three-year-old daughter to provide for, Tory Choate is grateful to her friend from college for giving her a chance to dust off her life coaching skills with the Dallas Drillers players. As if putting Dwayne Jackson on any path that doesn’t lead to ...

An intriguing twist-filled tale...
In this latest thriller, Lord Maxwell Muggs returns to confront his most formidable challenge as he comes face to face with Vindicta, a man fueled by a burning desire for revenge for past injustices. Using stealth and decept ...

Quick Silver Ranch is no ordinary dude ranch. After Becca Dalton finds her fiancé in bed with her boss, she ends the ill-fated engagement on the spot and quits her job. She heads to Quick Silver Ranch, looking to regroup before an interview for the job of her dreams--an executive position at a five- ...

Amanda is still haunted by her ex-husband, Charley…literally haunted. He’s stuck between this life and the next, unable to move on, unable to get more than a couple of hundred feet away from Amanda and unwilling to go even that far. She’d like to take a shower without worrying a ...