I Thought He Knew

In the heart of the Andes, an archaeological dream is threatened by a sinister plot.

When former black ops field agent Rex Dalton and his trusty K9 companion, Digger, form an unexpected friendship with a retired American couple, they are invited to join an expedition to a secluded village nestled high in the Andes Mountains. The couple’s intention to invest in the archaeological site there appears to be a promising venture, but all is not what it seems.

Dalton’s instincts quickly uncover a sinister con targeting his new friends, and the masterminds behind this elaborate scheme prove they will go to any lengths to protect their interests.

He and Digger are caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous game. With the stakes rising, Rex must use his cunning to outmaneuver his adversaries and bring justice to the deserving before it’s too late.

Surprise. My cousin’s engagement party is actually a wedding. I’m the maid of honor. My ex, Jake Morrison? The best man.

Then the snowstorm hits… and we’re trapped together.

When everyone assumes we’ve rekindled our romance, Jake suggests we fake it for the weekend — to keep the bride happy. What could possibly go wrong?

Three years ago, he chose his career over us. Now he swears he’s changed — therapy, growth, all of it. But trusting him again? That’s another story.

Sharing one suite, old sparks flying, walls coming down… pretending is starting to feel dangerously real.

And when the roads finally clear, I’m not sure I’ll be ready to let him go.

Mariya is a transgressive debut by Milha Vek. Set in Eastern Europe, it tells the story of children who were only taught to slaughter.

Dark psychological fiction with a sense of traumatic humour.

Mariya fled her emotionally cauterized mother after watching her absent father die. Milha immigrated to Austria after finding his father with a knife in his chest. Both knew about love but never witnessed it firsthand. After meeting in Vienna, Mariya and Milha formed an unhealthy relationship.

Inheritance usually suggests something you can keep. They inherited pustota, an emptiness molded to the contours of what should have been there.

“The writing’s simple, bordering on sparse, and allows each moment the room it deserves to breathe… It’s full of trauma, love, found family, and social commentary… I don’t think a review can convey how masterfully done it all is.” — Sadie, Goodreads Review

Part of the Empty Mankind Series.

The first rule of being a ghost whisperer: Don’t tell anyone.
Seriously. Don’t.

Sure, it might sound harmless. A fun party trick, even. I assure you, it’s not.

How do I know? Well, let’s just say that I’ve had a lot of experience with this sort of thing, and nine times out of ten, it turns into an all-consuming disaster. Being plagued by needy ghosts twenty-four/seven is one thing; being harassed by a horde of curious — or worse, grieving — flesh-and-blood people is an entirely different circus. I mean really, who wants to hold an impromptu séance in the middle of the cereal aisle? Not me, and the manager of the grocery store probably isn’t too crazy about the idea, either.

So, that’s it. If you’re a ghost whisperer, just keep your mouth shut and act normal. Ghosts? What ghosts?

Now, if only I would start listening to my own advice…

They thought they left the pains of war and hatred behind them. But the wounds of the past do not fade easily.

Poland, 1945. Joseph Tauber may have survived the atrocities of war, but he does not feel grateful for his new chance in life. After his father was killed in a concentration camp, and his brother died in his arms during a death march, Joseph has nowhere to go. Left with no other choice, he enlists in the Polish army, but after being framed for a heinous crime, Joseph is forced flee.

Czechoslovakia, 1945. Adele Pletzker is finally free to come out of hiding and embrace her Jewish identity. But as antisemitism still runs rampant in her village, it is far from safe for her to simply exist. She finds comfort in Leo, a young Jewish man suffering from the same situation, but as the threat to their lives becomes violently real, the two must run before it’s too late.

Jerusalem, 1990s. After Joe is injured in a terrorist attack in a synagogue trying to save a woman from gunfire, he meets Adele, a kind caretaker sent to help him recover. As they get to know each other and discover similar scars from the terrible war, they form a deep connection only survivors can understand. But the more they will uncover about each other, the more they will learn they are bound by secrets they are not ready to face.

What We Lost in the Shadows is a poignant and heartbreaking post-war family saga that explores how the traumas of the past continue to haunt future generations and how the power of love might heal the worst wounds.