Nora Warren is the wife of a lawyer, mother of two young girls, and a murderer. At least, she feels like one. Nora is plagued by secrets surrounding her brother's death years before, so she lives as though he never existed. Now in her 30's, Nora suspects that her husband Dave is having an affair with her friend, the wife of a leading candidate for the U.S. Senate. When her friend's body is discovered, police determine she died by suicide. But Nora knows better. Her haunting memories leap to life, as does the hidden grim side of her nature. Will she act on her impulses and confront the killer, no matter the cost? Must she? How much will Nora risk for the sake of justice? And far will she go to protect the life she has built for herself?

A taut suspense novel, The Deadly Neighbors is the third in the series featuring art therapist Zoe Hayes. Neighbors are shocked when a woman's body is discovered in the kitchen of Zoe's estranged father, Walter. In fact, they suspect Walter of killing her. But as Zoe investigates, it seem that the neighbors are up to some pretty shocking shenanigans themselves. Zoe tries to prove her father's innocence, but along the way, she encounters a cruel ring of organized criminals who specialize in dark and deadly forms of entertainment. Trying to escape their grasp--with her daughter, Molly, in tow--Zoe must solve a series of grisly murders. In the process, she stumbles into secrets that force her to reconnect with a lost and very frightening part of her own past.

Lying is essential to good story-telling. Daily, we writers sit at their computers--or Underwoods or legal pads--and write down a bunch of untruths, piling one on top of another, page after page. We compound them, massage them, edit them, spin them, until we're satisfied that, despite how outlandish or other-worldly these lies are, you the reader will swallow them. (From Sandra Brown's introduction to LIAR LIAR) This gripping new anthology offers a baker's dozen tales of deceit by some of the finest liars in the business. The stories vary in setting, genre, style and tone, but they share a common theme: Each is based on a lie. Even better: Part of the proceeds from sales of this anthology will go to literacy organizations. And that's no lie.

The River Killings is the second fast-past, gripping tale of suspense in the Zoe Hayes mystery series. Zoe, a divorced art therapist with a six-year-old adopted daughter, returns with another page-turner set in Philadelphia, this time along historic Boathouse Row. On summer vacation from her job, Zoe takes sculling lessons with pal Susan Cummings. One evening, while daughter Molly and Susan's children wait in the boathouse, Zoe and Susan row off onto the Schuylkill to practice for an upcoming regatta. When Susan's oar catches on some flotsam (which turns out to be a woman's dress) the boat flips, and the two find themselves in deep water with not just one but an entire throng of dead bodies. Someone along Boathouse row is a murderer, but who? When Zoe and boyfriend Detective Nick Stiles argue, he heads out to the river for a "cool off" night time row. When he doesn't come back, Zoe and Molly go looking for him. There, in the darkness, Zoe discovers a sinister plot that she and Molly might not be able to escape.

Birthmothers presents intimate and stirring accounts of more than seventy women who surrendered babies for adoption. It follows their lives long-term, from discovery of their pregnancies through the present, and identifies the Birthmother Syndrome—a pattern of behavior and emotions resulting from surrender. With heartwarming candor, Birthmothers reveals the stories of the invisible side of the adoption triangle, and touches everyone involved in adoption, as well as anyone interested in motherhood, family, and women in our society.