"Easily the best yet . . . Mills's projections of where current technology and the future of privacy may be heading are both chilling and plausible." —Publishers WeeklyWith U.S. intelligence agencies wracked by internal power struggles and paralyzed by bureaucracy, the president has been forced to establish his own clandestine group—Covert-One. It's activated only as a last resort, when the threat is on a global scale and time is running out.When Dresner Industries unveils the Merge, a device that is destined to revolutionize the world and make the personal computer and smartphone obsolete, Covert-One operative Colonel Jon Smith is assigned to assess its military potential. He discovers that enhanced vision, real-time battlefield displays, unbreakable security, and near-perfect marksmanship are only the beginning of a technology that will change the face of warfare forever—and one that must be kept out of the hands of America's enemies at all costs.Meanwhile, in the mountains of Afghanistan, CIA operative Randi Russell encounters an entire village of murdered Afghans—all equipped with enhanced Merge technology that even the Agency didn't know existed. As Smith and Russell delve into the circumstances surrounding the Afghans' deaths, they're quickly blocked by someone who seems to have access to the highest levels of the military—a person that even the president knows nothing about.Is the Merge really as secure as its creator claims? And what secrets about its development is the Pentagon so desperate to hide? Smith and Russell are determined to learn the truth. But they may pay for it with their lives . . .

“Make sure you wrap up warm for school, honey. A blizzard is on the way.” Ten-year-old Teddy rolls his eyes at his mother. But then he hears a bang… By the time police arrive, Teddy’s mother is dead. His open school backpack is strewn across the hallway. And Teddy is nowhere to be found.When gunshots ring out from an exclusive family home on the edge of Northern Pine Lake, Agent Tori Hunter races through the gathering snowstorm to discover that ten-year-old Teddy Marist has disappeared. His mother and her new boyfriend are dead in the family kitchen, breakfast still cooking on the stove. And racing to track down Teddy’s father, Tori finds he is missing too.Local police are certain this is a simple case of a jealous ex-husband turned violent over his recent divorce. But interviewing everyone she can about Teddy’s father, Tori’s gut has her questioning if he would really kidnap his own child? And when Teddy’s father is found dead in a pool of blood at an abandoned vacation resort, Tori is devastated to be proven right.Just as she’s desperately following a set of tire tracks leading away from the crime scene Tori gets a chilling phone call: Teddy is safe. But not for long. Meet me—alone. No guns. No backup.Surrounded by the driving blizzard and the biggest storm Manchester Bay has seen for decades, Tori is determined to go it alone. But she knows the phone call means this case is about more than one lost little boy… and that a deadly, decades-old secret about the history of the abandoned resort could threaten the whole community.With Teddy’s life—and the lives of those she loves—hanging in the balance, can Tori track down the kidnappers before it’s too late?A totally addictive thriller that will have you racing through the pages, unable to put it down until you know the truth. Perfect for fans of Mary Stone, Charlie Donlea and Kendra Elliot. Read what everyone’s saying about Taken in the Cold:“Wow, did this one pack a punch… Superb… Has you gripped from the very first pages… Left me gasping outwardly… and holding my breath.” bookreviewercakemaker, ?????“I read it in 24 hours with my heart in my mouth… So good!” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“Wow… Sitting on the edge of my seat… A real rollercoaster from the very first page.” B for Bookreview, ?????“Addictive crime thriller!... A pulse-racing mystery… A rollercoaster of a story… Now that I have finished this, l can finally get my breath back!!!!” coffeeandpages2021, ?????“Clear your weekend, you won’t put this down!... A wild ride. Absolutely recommend.” MagicalMomReads, ?????“This one is a definite NAIL-BITER… hang on the edge of your seat… Heart-palpitating kind of read.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“WOW!!! Had me hooked from page 1!” tialala001“Gripping… Totally sucked in by the mystery… Flew through it in a single sitting… Excellent.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“I had my heart in my mouth and was gasping out loud at so many *shockers*… Unpredictable… highly recommend.” Coffeekitaab, ?????“Fasten your seatbelt for a thrilling wild ride… The suspense is off the charts.” escapetobooks1503, ?????“Phenomenal…. On the edge from the very beginning… I’m obsessed… Outstanding read!” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“Had me from page one… Thrilling… Had me reading late into the night… I did not want to put it down… A wild ride.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????

The wedding would be perfect. Every contingency had been anticipated…except a body.Everything is in place at the Gull Point Estate for the Memorial Day wedding bash—the lawns are perfectly manicured, the caterer is stocked and ready, the champagne is chilled. And the string quartet is brushing up on their Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, and Mozart. But before they end their rehearsal, they’d be well advised to have a version of Stormy Weather ready to go just in case the day doesn’t go as planned.Stander’s prose is controlled and sparse, evoking both Ray’s deliberative personality and the midwinter Michigan landscape. —KirkusWith a protagonist as deep and textured as Ray Elkins and a backdrop as varied as this resort community, Stander has created a high-quality mystery series. —Foreword Magazine

Riley Sager meets Stephen King in this supernatural horror novel about a young man whose past won’t let him go...and worse, it wants him to kill.?? “Wildly original, psychologically dizzying...brilliant horror.”—Gage Greenwood, author of Bunker DogsThe scariest thing isn’t what you’ve forgotten—it’s what remembers you.Theater director Mike O’Brien is called back to the town of his childhood and his nightmares for a project he can’t say no to, but as rehearsals begin, his reality starts to warp. Shadows move when no one’s watching. Cast and crew suffer gruesome accidents. Strange screams emanate from the apartment next to his. And everywhere Mike turns, one haunting message follows him, like a cursed echo.Kill Beth is a chilling psychological horror novel with supernatural suspense, unreliable memory, and a spiraling descent into madness. It’s a dark, atmospheric thriller that explores trauma, obsession, and guilt—with twists that keep readers turning pages late into the night.?? “Kill Beth is the best kind of thriller as it crawls under your skin like a hallucination.”—Andrew Najberg, author of GollitokIf you enjoy haunted pasts, mentally unraveling protagonists, and twisty, slow-burn horror, this book belongs on your shelf.Scroll up and grab your copy of Kill Beth by Jon Cohn today.