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A victim engulfed in flames. A psychic series of clues. Can a PhD with incredible mental powers stop a real-life firestarter?
Years after a tragic car accident claimed his fiancée, Dr. Leonard “Len” Wise is just coming to terms with his demons. Now sober, the countless drunken nights helped him cope with the pain while he studied his newly-acquired psychic abilities. When a friend enlists him to deliver a lecture on parapsychology, he never expected it to end with a strange invitation: a police consult on a case of spontaneous human combustion.

With no-nonsense Detective Bill McGee by his side, Len deduces the victim may have been murdered by someone with similar abilities to his own. But when an enchanting suspect catches fire before his eyes, the PhD becomes the prime suspect. To clear his name and protect the people he loves, Can Len take his powers to the next level before he too is engulfed in flames?

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas… except when it doesn’t.

I’ve gotten pretty good at pretending everything’s fine. How else could I ignore the fact that my husband is never home, my son barely knows him, and the last time we were intimate… who can remember?

So the last thing I want is a trip to Vegas — a city full of glitz, excess, and Leo, the man I’ve spent the past six years trying to forget. But when my best friend announces she’s getting married, I don’t have a choice. Besides, it’s ridiculous to avoid an entire city because of one guy. Even if he is the father of my child.

Now, face to face with the memories I’ve buried and the man who started it all, I can’t keep lying. Not to myself. Not to Leo.
But telling the truth comes with a price, and I have to decide if I’m willing to risk everything.

Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned… nothing stays in Vegas.

Raised in a trading port, I’d seen my share of attractive sailors.

But I’d never cared to get to know one, let alone allow one to follow me around, drawing my neighbors’ suspicions that I was a seductress.

Until the day I pulled him from the water.

I found him drowned and alone, and I breathed life into him before I knew his name.

But the moment Kye opened his golden-brown eyes, I fell under a spell I couldn’t escape — until I found myself trapped under his knife.

He betrayed me to my enemies, this man who owes me his life. And I hate him.

To him, it’s a game of power. But to me, it’s freedom or captivity.

With every dark gaze, every whispered threat, I find myself drawn to him against my will. But I refuse to fall for him a second time.

He’ll have to kill me first.

Detective Max Grady isn’t a detective anymore.

After a case goes south, Grady has been sidelined. His life is in shambles. His mom is dead, his brother is sick and his only consolation is a lot of beer at the local watering hole, the Amber Cat.

That is, until another body, just like his mom’s, is found.

Now Grady has questions. Was her overdose an accident… or something more?

With no badge, no backing and no support, Grady goes on the hunt for her killer.

What he doesn’t realize is the killer is hunting someone too…

Him.

Bo Mayhew, marshal of San Mateo, Texas, always fights for justice, even when it means standing up to the powerful cattle baron, Max Dempsey. Max’s wealth and influence threaten to overshadow the law, but Bo’s determination makes him a constant problem for Max, leading to a dangerous conflict.

Can Bo withstand the pressure, or will Dempsey’s influence break his commitment to justice?

Red Remington, a fearless bounty hunter, is sent by Sheriff Harding, who sees Bo as an obstacle to his own plans. Bo and Red were once childhood friends, but a tragic accident drove them apart… When Bo is falsely accused of murder, Red seizes the chance to hunt down his former friend, either to bring him to justice or for revenge.

Will Red’s pursuit lead to reconciliation or irreversible betrayal?

In the middle of this turmoil is Millie Medford, torn between loyalty and love, her heart firmly with Bo. Meanwhile, Bo’s cousin, Tagg, knows a crucial secret that could prove Bo’s innocence, but his vow of silence might force Bo to live as a fugitive. As the truth unravels, it might reveal that those close to the victim have dark secrets of their own… Will Tagg break his silence in time, or will Bo be forever branded a fugitive?

In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict in human history, the horrors of war have left an indelible mark on the world’s conscience. In 1940, the chilling disappearance of thousands of Polish military officers, policemen, and intellectuals foreshadowed a monstrous atrocity that would shock the world. In April 1943, the Nazis reveal a gruesome truth buried deep in the Katyn Forest of the Soviet Union — eight massive graves, a stark testament to the scale of the atrocity. The Nazis accuse the Soviets – the Soviets blame the Nazis.

As Europe struggles to rebuild in the wake of war, August 1945 brings Lieutenant Colonel Doug Walters to the forefront of a new battleground — justice. An American lawyer, he is tasked with investigating and building war crimes cases against the Nazis at the historic Nuremberg Trials. But justice knows no boundaries, and the pursuit of truth has a way of transcending borders.

Walters’ relentless pursuit of evidence leads him on a perilous journey across occupied Germany, where he seeks an elusive Polish massacre witness. In this post-war landscape, where the past’s sins loom large, he becomes entangled in a web of mystery and danger.

For Walters, truth is the only compass, and justice is the ultimate destination. Yet, he unwittingly becomes a pawn in a global political game. The fragile post-war alliance between the Soviets, Americans, and British teeters on the brink of collapse, and the truth he seeks has the power to reshape the world order.