Peter Ash came home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir: what he calls his "white static," the buzzing claustrophobia due to post-traumatic stress that has driven him to spend a year roaming in nature, sleeping under the stars. But when a friend from the Marines commits suicide, Ash returns to civilization to help the man{u2019}s widow with some home repairs. Under her dilapidated porch, he finds more than he bargained for:...

"A brilliant young philosophy student bent on seducing her famous philosopher-mentor finds herself outmaneuvered; diabolically clever high school girls wreak a particularly apt sort of vengeance on sexual predators in their community; a man returns from the dead to haunt his grieving wife; a young mother finds herself captivated by her own motherhood. In the collection's longest story, a much-praised writer cruelly experiments with "drafts" of his...

Faking her death and haunted by her past as an assassin, Anya is tracked down by her enemies and unexpectedly partners with hired gun Nick, who wonders who he can trust while investigating Anya's past and the people behind a second hit attempt.

"An uneasiness festers upon the city streets, threatening the peace and safety of law abiding citizens. A war is escalating, and it seems as though the good and righteous are being crushed beneath the unholy weight of evil's onslaught. Organized crime is spreading in an unchecked reign of terror. Until a mysterious agent of retribution rises up from the shadows to challenge the villains. A lone figure, clad in a slouch hat and clothes seemingly stitched...

Loop Hughes' stay in prison is complicated by a very unwelcome acquaintance and Jack Daw finds himself facing a variety of wild animals in a roadside zoo.

"From the author of the international bestseller The German Heiress, a gripping historical drama about a woman determined to avenge for the crimes against her family, set at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair"--

After being abruptly jilted, Sophie Kincaid flees to the place her friend Kim Aldredge calls heaven on earth. But Sophie's first taste of Edilean is far from heavenly: after her car breaks down on a country road, she is nearly run over by a speeding sports car. A small act of revenge brings some satisfaction, and word quickly spreads that a gorgeous newcomer gave the driver, the notoriously bitter Dr. Reede Aldredge, a dressing down! But it isn't...

"The last cards have been dealt, and the final bets have been called. For the remaining Houses of the Trust and their former warlord Agent Graves, it's time to show their hands - and settle their accounts. For the remaining Minutemen, though, things aren't that simple. Though all their chips are in the pot, there are still some wild cards left to be played - and they're more than enough to turn the whole game around."--Publisher description.