The Squirrel Had Pants On

Three reasons I’m getting in a car with a stranger by Josie Woodmere:

• My piece of crap car is on fire on the side of the highway.

• The guy in the truck doesn’t look like a murderer… in fact, he’s hot.

• Even if he tries something, I’m confident I could take him.

Hottie in the truck, Brinn McRae turns out to be straight-laced and so not my type. Plus, I’m not looking for romance. I have to find a job and my estranged brother.

The universe must have different plans because the first job my Daytona temp agency sends me to is Brinn’s flight school. And if I thought we weren’t compatible before, working in his small office makes me question my feelings. The only problem is I’m not sure if I want to loosen his straight-laces or choke him with them.

I don’t know if he’s the man I want, but I’m positive I’m the girl he needs.

Six years ago, ten-year-old Sophie Albright disappeared from a shopping mall. Her mother, Jesse, is left in a self-destructive limbo, haunted by memories of her intense and difficult child, who was obsessed with birds. Trapped in her grief and guilt, Jesse stumbles through her workdays at a bookstore and spends her off hours poring over Sophie’s bird journals or haunting the mall to search for the face of her missing child. When Star Silverman, Sophie’s best friend, starts working at the bookstore, Jesse is uncomfortable around the sarcastic teen, who is a constant reminder of her daughter. But Star has secrets of her own, and her childhood memories could be the key to solving Sophie’s disappearance. With help from Star and Kentucky “Tuck” Barnes, a private detective on the trail of another missing girl, Jesse may finally get some closure, one way or the other.

… life never turns out like you expected…

A weekly ritual that turns into the surprise of all time; an accident that has a devastating effect on two lives in different ways; and a father’s heartfelt journey to tell his son of an important part of his past.

All come together in Beginnings and Endings, a trilogy of short stories that will bring a lump to the throat.

Grits Girl explores the beginning of a lifetime of love over a favorite bowlful of breakfast.

The Accident is an ironic story of how life can change in the blink of an eye.

In The End of Summer, two men come to terms with their past through an unexpected detour and the innocent joy of a child.

Each story is layered with unexpected twists and turns, and there’s a bonus flash fiction, Pick Me, to bring you a smile that will last the day.

A smart, pulse-pounding techno-thriller
From the award-winning author of Immortality, Inc. and Last Ape Standing

In this electrifying techno-thriller that delves into artificial intelligence and mind uploading, brilliant scientist Morgan Adams is about to unveil Doppelgänger — a secret project that will download a human mind into a cyborg body. But before Adams can complete the project, he awakens to a shocking reality: he is standing over his own lifeless body, tortured and broken on a cold laboratory floor. He is the disbelieving beta version of his own unfinished creation. The Doppelgänger.

Now, with the help of intrepid cycologist Io Luu, he has just 72 hours before his consciousness degrades to solve his own murder, recover the stolen source code that will save him, and outwit a conspiracy so vast it threatens the entire human race.

A guaranteed page-turner, Doppelgänger is a novel that blends the high-stakes tension of a Michael Crichton thriller with the mind-bending twists of Blake Crouch and Daniel Suarez, as it dramatically explores artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and what it truly means to be human. Perfect for fans of fast-paced futuristic suspense and mystery.

The Murder of Mary Takahashi is a chilling true crime story of betrayal, high-seas homicide, and a decade-long fight for justice.

When a decomposing body is discovered floating in the Tyrrhenian Sea, investigators trace the woman — Mary Takahashi — back to a luxury cruise ship, the Island Star. With only one missing person report filed, suspicion quickly narrows.

But this is no ordinary case. The victim was pushed into the sea in international waters, and the prime suspect is a high-powered attorney from Orange County, California. Why would a California district attorney prosecute a murder thousands of miles away, in a different country?

What follows is a labyrinth of legal maneuvering, shifting testimonies, and relentless prosecution — complicated by witnesses who keep changing their stories and who may have their own agendas. Was it cold-blooded murder or something more complex?

Greed, deception, and a deadly fall — this is the unforgettable true story of how justice caught up with a killer who thought he was untouchable.