Latest Books: July 2009 Archives

Elizabeth McKay is a dedicated scientist who has spent almost a decade cracking the code of humpback whale communication. Their song, the most complex in nature, may in fact reveal secrets about the animal world that no one could have imagined. When a humpback whale swims up the Sacramento River with a strange and unprecedented song, Elizabeth must decipher its meaning in order to save the whale. But as her work with the whale captures the media's interest and the world's imagination, many powerful forces emerge who do not want the whale's secrets to be revealed. Soon, Elizabeth is forced to decide if her discoveries are worth losing her marriage, her career, and possibly her life.

"Eye of the Whale is a page-turning blend of great storytelling and the latest insights of the world's leading environmental scientists. You'll race to the end of Doug Abrams' tense, heart-rending, fast-paced mystery. When you finally put his novel down, what you'll pick up, I predict, is fresh resolve for the fight to save planet Earth." -- Ken Cook, President of the Environmental Working Group

"Douglas Carlton Abrams is the Herman Melville of environmental fiction." -- Devra Davis, Ph.D., author of When Smoke Ran Like Water and The Secret War Against Cancer

Douglas Carlton Abrams is a former editor at the University of California Press and HarperSanFrancisco. Abrams writes fact-based fiction that tells an exciting story while at the same time changing the world we live in. His first book, The Lost Diary of Don Juan, has been published in thirty countries around the world and was recently optioned for film.

Zoe Duncan's thirteen-year-old daughter goes missing from her own backyard while she's home sick from school. The police suspect Samantha's a runaway--she's not happy about her mother's upcoming marriage--but Zoe knows Sam would never do that.

Terrified of losing the person she loves most, Zoe is willing to do anything to bring Sam home, even if it means giving up her job, her nice home and her relationship with the man she thought she wanted....

4.5 Stars! This story grabs the reader by the throat on the first page and never lets go. -- Romantic Times Book Reviews

Brenda Novak is the national bestselling author of 31 books. Her most recent trilogy--TRUST ME (6/08), STOP ME (7/08) AND WATCH ME (8/08), hit many lists and received high praise from readers and reviewers alike. A busy wife and mother of five, Novak, who lives in Sacramento, California, calls herself the typical "soccer mom." She juggles her writing career with daily car pools, helping her kids do homework and driving them to sports practice.

A group of FBI agents has come together to form a new Cyber Action Team with one objective: solving Internet-related murders.

New team member Alec Lambert has one last chance to salvage his FBI career and stop the Professor, a diabolical killer luring victims using Internet scams. Teaming up with reclusive scam expert Samantha Dalton, he draws closer to discovering the Professor's true identity. What he doesn't know, however, is that the killer has a new obsession: Samantha.

"Elegantly woven plots, filled with action and psychological drama, make this dynamic series mesmerizing. 4 1/2 Stars" -- Romantic Times Magazine
 
"All in all, Fade To Black is fabulous." -- Mrs. Giggles on Book 1 in the trilogy

Leslie Parrish lives in a small, western Maryland town that's just too nice and quaint not to have some dark, twisted secrets. An award-winning novelist of two dozen light romantic comedies under the name Leslie Kelly, she recently dove into the darkest part of her imagination to produce the Black CATs trilogy.
 

Jersey Barnes keeps trying to leave home without a weapon. She'd love to get an eye-stopping tan and sip frozen banana drinks. She wants to retire. But when her judge friend asks Jersey for a favor, the security specialist readily agrees. The judge's brother, an introvert from Dallas, Texas, has moved to Jersey's stomping ground because he inherited a restaurant. But Argos isn't just any eatery--it's the hippest place in town where Wilmington's elite dine. It's also the site of a mysterious and dangerous secret that could land the judge's brother in jail...or worse, a cemetery.
 
"Ocean has written another very action-packed comic mystery." -- Booklist

"This fine romp is loaded with action -- and laughs." -- Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

"...Ocean blends smart whodunit action with the humorous hijinks of Jersey's spunky 80-year-old dad." -- Publishers Weekly

T. Lynn Ocean has written freelance for newspapers and magazines since 1995, in addition to working as a television producer for Time Warner Cable. T. Lynn is a certified firearms safety instructor and outdoor enthusiast. A Wilmington, North Carolina native, she attended school in Texas and currently lives in Little River, South Carolina with her husband and a few furry critters. She loves road trips, research, quirky friends, and great food. Southern Peril is her fifth novel.