"A Missing Person Case, A Frantic Search…
When someone close to Sam and Nick goes missing, there’s nothing they won’t do to bring their loved one home safely.
A longer description coming this fall!"
"A Baffling Series of Events Leads to An Unsettling Conclusion…
The First Family is hosting their first Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House when Secret Service agents mobilize to hustle them to safety. First Lady Samantha Cappuano wants to know where her children have been taken while President Nick Cappuano mobilizes his team to learn more about the threat that caused such a dramatic response.
Meanwhile, Sam’s homicide detectives at the Metropolitan Police Department are in the earliest stages of investigating three new murders of people struck down for no apparent reason as IT Lieutenant Archelotta cares for a new friend who was similarly attacked. One by one, the clues begin to add up to a disturbing conclusion that has Sam racing to put the pieces together before it’s too late. Adding to the chaos, she’s now accompanied by a much larger Secret Service detail.
As if that wasn’t enough for one week, a troubling incident from the past resurfaces and has Sam on defense, defending her career and reputation from a ruthless attack. An aura of retribution is in the air, but who’s behind it, and could the perpetrator be someone she—or Nick—have tangled with in the past?
Sam, Nick and the First Family cast face one vexing challenge after another, leading up to an explosive showdown that could change everything."
"On the eve of their 50th anniversary celebration they face the first serious threat to their vaunted marriage…
Max Godfrey and Stella Flynn are Hollywood royalty, but their successful careers in film and music mean far less to them than their marriage, their four children and twelve grandchildren. Family is what matters to Max and Stella, and they’re looking forward to a weekend of anniversary celebrations, Christmas in Utah and a get-away with family and friends to Mexico when a blast from Max’s past threatens to undo everything. A tell-all Hollywood memoir jeopardizes all they hold dear in a way neither of them
would’ve thought possible.
Their son, superstar actor Flynn Godfrey, and his colleagues at Quantum Productions, all of them family to Max and Stella, go into battle mode to protect a couple beloved around the world, but especially to those closest to them.
Six years after FAMOUS concluded the Quantum Series, ILLUSTRIOUS brings us back to Hollywood to revisit the couples and characters we fell in love with as they face their biggest threat yet. But this found family has never met a challenge they couldn’t rise to, and this time is no different. We’ll also be introduced to a new set of characters who’ll headline a new series starting later in 2025!
Buckle up. Quantum’s back!"
"Im Leben der Familie von Präsident Nick Cappuano und Lieutenant Sam Holland will einfach keine Ruhe einkehren:
Nicks Mutter ist verhaftet worden, er muss die nächste Krise seiner Amtszeit meistern und die Berichterstattung schlägt in der Presse immer höhere Wellen. Unterdessen wird Sam an den Tatort eines schrecklichen Verbrechens gerufen, bei dem eine ganze Familie ausgelöscht wurde, und im Weißen Haus müsste sie sich eigentlich um ihre von einem Infekt außer Gefecht gesetzten Kinder kümmern. Da ist es wahrlich kein Wunder, dass es selbst Sam einmal zu viel wird. Doch wie immer zeigt sich: Sie kann sich auf ihr Team verlassen, zu Hause wie bei der Arbeit. Dank der tatkräftigen Unterstützung durch Freunde, Kollegen und Familie umschiffen Nick und Sam alle Klippen und finden in all dem Trubel sogar ein wenig dringend benötigte Zeit für sich …"
"Who says you can’t go home again?
For years, Kara Ballard Torrington has kept her distance from the town in Maine where she was raised and the boisterous, often-troubled Ballard family. She’s made a whole new life for herself on Gansett Island that is upended by a phone call in which she learns that two of her brothers have been accused of murder. When her parents ask her husband, celebrated attorney Dan Torrington, to come help them, Kara is forced to confront the drama she left behind in Maine as well as a whole new set of issues that have arisen in her absence. As Dan works to free her brothers, Kara confronts some of the unfinished business she left behind in Maine.
One of our favorite couples from the Gansett Island Series takes a fraught journey to Kara’s hometown, where their bond becomes even stronger as they face these new challenges together—with a goal of returning home to Gansett before their baby is born.
For more about Dan & Kara’s story, make sure you’ve read Dan & Kara: A Downeast Prequel."
"As a new year dawns in the capital city, dual scandals rock the Metropolitan Police Department—and Lieutenant Sam Holland is right in the middle of them.
Chief Farnsworth is catching heat for the way he handled a recent homicide investigation, and Detective Gonzales is accused of failing to disclose an earlier connection to the judge who decided his custody hearing. When Gonzo’s fight for his child turns deadly and he has a shaky alibi, Sam must defend two of her closest colleagues. All while her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano, settles into his new office at the White House. Nick begins to wonder if the president is using him for a political boost, and his worries mount over a complication in the plans to adopt Scotty at a time when Sam is being put through the wringer by the always-rabid D.C. press corps. As the evidence against Gonzo piles up, Sam suspects someone is gunning for her—and her team."
"The first couple is on full alert, deflecting new threats from near and far…
Lieutenant Sam Holland has seen just about everything as a D.C. homicide detective, but she’s never been asked to lie to her closest colleagues and her husband—until now. With national security on the line, Sam makes a deal with the devil that quickly comes back to haunt her as she assists in a baffling case that leads right back to the Oval Office, where her husband is mourning the loss of his trusted aide, Navy Lieutenant Juan Rodriguez.
For President Nick Cappuano, the betrayal cuts deep. The military advisers he inherited from the Nelson administration plotted to remove him from office, and now, the young man who warned him of their deceit is dead. But nothing is as it appears, and with the NCIS building a case against the disgraced Joint Chiefs, Nick is forced to carry on with the duties of his office while wondering who’s coming for him next.
Sam no sooner gets one situation under control when another murder victim requires her full attention. A woman tied to an earlier cold case is found dead in her home in a case that’ll have Sam and her team digging deep into the past to find a ruthless killer while wondering if they should be looking much closer to home for the person who wanted her dead.
As if they didn’t have enough to worry about, a new threat to their happy family has them considering drastic measures to protect the ones they love the most. While storms rage all around them, Sam and Nick take refuge in each other and find the strength they need to carry on."
"Die schönen Tage mit Familie und Freunden in Camp David sind noch nicht vorbei, als Lieutenant Sam Holland sich mit einem neuen schrecklichen Todesfall konfrontiert sieht – und diesmal ist es ganz persönlich. In einem Rennen gegen die Zeit arbeiten Sam und ihr Team unermüdlich daran, Antworten zu finden und weitere Tote zu verhindern. Doch je tiefer sie in den Fall eintauchen, desto mehr wird Sam klar, dass sie zum ersten Mal an ihre Grenzen stößt und etwas tun muss, was ihr zutiefst widerstrebt: andere um Hilfe bitten.
Währenddessen ist bei ihrem Ehemann US-Präsident Nick Cappuano nach seiner wichtigen Rede zur Lage der Nation endlich etwas Ruhe eingekehrt. Doch dann ziehen am Horizont neue dunkle Wolken auf, die all seine bisher erzielten Erfolge gefährden könnten, und das Schlimmste: Sam ist nicht ganz unschuldig daran …"
"“This will resonate with anyone who’s suffered a loss.” 5 Stars!
I come home to find him passed out on the floor…
Lexi
Almost three years after losing my husband, Jim, to ALS, I’ve started to emerge from the fog of widowhood, thanks in large part to my sexy roommate—and former high school crush—Tom Hammett. When he offered me a suite in his spacious home, he got me out of my parents’ basement where I’d lived with Jim during his illness and since his death. But now Tom is experiencing a health crisis, and I’m not sure I have it in me to go down that road again, even if I suspect I might be falling in love with him. I have to decide if I can risk losing my fragile heart to another man with a potentially life-threatening health condition.
Tom
My heart attack is the worst possible thing that could’ve happened, especially since Lexi was the one to find me in distress. She’s come so far in the nine months we’ve lived together, and I’ve felt us inching toward something deeper lately. After losing my dad to a widow-maker heart attack when I was a teenager, I hate that I’m inflicting similar trauma on Lexi and my sisters. I’m determined to do everything in my power to return to full health so I can be the partner Lexi needs and deserves. Little does she know that I too had a massive crush on her in high school, but she was too young for me then. Now, she’s perfect for me, and I want to be perfect for her, too.
Come along as Lexi’s Wild Widow chapter two story with Tom unfolds along with updates on some of our other favorite characters. We’ll also meet two new widows in need of the special love and support only the Wild Widows can provide.
“I usually don’t write reviews, but the Wild Widow Series has meant a lot to me. I became a widow at 44 with 3 grieving children at home. These books capture the truth, heartache, and loneliness of being a widow. I have joined the wild widows club in my heart and love each of their stories of trials, finding love again, and supporting each other. Looking forward to the next book in the series.” 5 Stars"
"Washington, D.C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland and her husband, U.S. Senator Nick Cappuano, have been looking forward to a quiet Thanksgiving with their son.
But any thoughts of a restful holiday are dashed when Sam and Nick return home to a gruesome scene: her seventeen-year-old niece Brooke, barely conscious and covered in blood on their front stoop. With lines between personal and professional blurring in this emotionally charged, deeply personal case, Sam is relying on Nick more than ever for support. But when suspicious images from the night in question appear on social media, Sam begins to wonder if her niece is telling her everything she knows about what really happened. And when Nick questions her tactics—and her ethics—as she races against the clock, Sam will need to decide how far she’s willing to go to prove Brooke is a victim, not a murderer.
“Each book is an absolute thrill ride with not only whatever investigation Sam and her faithful fellow police officers, but also the emotional journey she takes with Senator Nick Cappuano.” —Cocktails and Books"
"Ich war dort. Ich habe gesehen, was du getan hast.
Eigentlich hätte ich gar nicht auf der Party sein sollen, aber meine Freundin hat mich überredet, sie zu begleiten, um ihrem Freund nachzuspionieren. Doch dann werden wir in unserem Versteck Zeugen eines schrecklichen Verbrechens … und begehen einen schlimmen Fehler.
Wir leben in einer Kleinstadt. Jeder kennt jeden, und alle halten zusammen. Man drängt mich, zu schweigen, obwohl sich alles in mir dagegen auflehnt. Ich hatte immer gedacht, dass ich in jeder Situation das Richtige tun würde. Doch da hab ich mich geirrt, wie bei so vielem anderen auch.
Das alles belastet mich sehr, und daran hat auch der Umzug in die große Stadt, weit weg von zu Hause und meinem vertrauten Leben, nichts geändert.
Als ich vierzehn Jahre später erfahre, dass der Mann, der dieses unsägliche Verbrechen begangen hat, für den Kongress kandidieren will, kann ich nicht länger schweigen. Ich kehre nach Hause zurück, ohne zu ahnen, was ich damit auslöse – und in welche Gefahr ich mich begebe.
Inmitten der sich überschlagenden Ereignisse gibt mir eine neue Liebe die Kraft, stark zu bleiben, um mein Leben zu kämpfen und ein schreckliches Unrecht wiedergutzumachen.
Triggerwarnung: In der folgenden Geschichte werden sexualisierte Gewalthandlungen und deren Folgen für die Betroffenen geschildert, die für Leser belastend und retraumatisierend sein können."
"I was there. I saw what you did.
Blaise
I wasn’t supposed to be there that night, but my friend Sienna talked me into going to the party in Land’s End so she could spy on her boyfriend. While hiding out in the woods, we witnessed an unspeakable crime. And we did everything wrong afterward.
Connections run deep in our small town.
I was pressured into keeping my mouth shut, even though every part of me objected. I assumed I’d always do the right thing in any situation. I was wrong about that and a lot of other things.
I was wrecked by what I saw and how the victim was treated by kids I’d known all my life. I’ve been sick over it ever since, even as I moved on, far away from the town where I was raised.
Fourteen years later, I learn that the guy who committed that unspeakable crime is running for Congress, and something in me snaps.
I can’t bear the weight of that knowledge for another second.
Finally, I report what I saw, and all hell breaks loose for me and others who were at that long-ago party. Some of them will do whatever it takes to keep the truth from coming to light… even if they have to kill me.
In the midst of an epic battle, a new love gives me the strength to stay strong, to fight for my life and to right a terrible wrong.
Content Warning: a sexual assault storyline may be upsetting to some readers."
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