Nine years after he left Shilo, New Hampshire, former Navy SEAL Tom Hawkins has moved back. It’s not an auspicious homecoming. Tom has returned to raise his teenage daughter, Jill, following the murder of his ex-wife, Kelly. Despite Tom’s efforts to stay close to Jill by coaching her high school soccer team, Kelly’s bitterness fractured their relationship. But together, they are on the mend, and life in Shilo is starting to shape up into something approaching normal. Normal doesn’t last long. Shilo’s police sergeant makes it clear that Tom is his chief suspect in Kelly’s death. In the days that follow, an anonymous blog post alleges that Coach Hawkins is sleeping with one of his players, Internet rumors escalate, and incriminating evidence surfaces on Tom’s own computer and cell phone. Soon the FBI and police are investigating Tom for what appears to be a very disturbing and unprecedented series of crimes. Someone is out to frame Tom — someone capable of destroying everything he loves without laying a finger on him. As he races to prove his innocence, he must unravel a tangle of lies about his family, the friends and colleagues he thought he knew, and about his past. For deep amid the secrets he’s been keeping — from a troubled tour of duty to the reason for his ex-wife’s death — is the truth that someone will gladly kill to protect...

The Fifth Vial:From Boston, a disgraced medical student travels to South America to deliver a research paper that could save her career and becomes a victim of an unspeakable crime...Thousands of miles away, a brilliant, reclusive scientist is on the verge of perfecting a serum that could save millions of lives, and bring others inestimable wealth....In Chicago, a disillusioned private detective, on the way to his third career, is hired to determine the identity of a John Doe, killed on a Florida highway, with mysterious marks on his body. Three lives linked forever by a single vial of blood - the fifth vial.The First Patient:It is not until he is ensconced in the White House medical office that Gabe Singletonrealizes there is strong evidence that the President is going insane. Facing a crisis of conscience - as President Stoddard’s physician, he has the power to invoke the Twenty-fifth Amendment to transfer presidential power to the Vice President - Gabe uncovers increasing evidence that his friend’s condition may not be due to natural causes.The President’s life is at stake. A small-town doctor suddenly finds himself in the most powerful position on earth, and the safety of the world is in jeopardy. The Second Opinion:Michael Palmer has created a cat-and-mouse game where one woman must confront a conspiracy of doctors to uncover an evil practice that touches every single person who ever has a medical test. With unforgettable characters and twists and betrayals that come from the most unlikely places, The Second Opinion will keep you guessing...and looking over your shoulder.

Losing both his arm and his way during the war, ranch owner Cane Kirk finds solace in his friendship with beautiful Bodie Mays who is determined to save him from himself, but who, unbeknownst to him, desperately needs his help in getting out of some serious trouble. Simultaneous.

Ranch owner Mallory Kirk meets his match in his new cowgirl, a petite young woman who has a lot of spirit and is will do anything to prove herself and keep his ranch running.

When Special Forces Officer Winslow Grange returns home to Texas, he must employ all of his training to help a former associate from South America while trying to avoid Peg Larson, the daughter of his ranch foreman who is a distraction he cannot afford. Simultaneous.

Returning home to Shilo, New Hampshire to raise his teenage daughter after his ex-wife is murdered, former Navy SEAL Tom Hawkins becomes the target of vicious rumors and implicated in a series of disturbing crimes by someone who is determined to destroy everything he loves. Simultaneous. Book available.

Despite his determination to never settle down, J.B. Hammock cannot leave Tellie Maddox when she loses her memory.

When he suddenly realizes that he cannot live without his no-nonsense assistant Joceline Perry, FBI agent Jon Blackhawk, after she comes to his rescue time and time again, must convince this beautiful single mother that he is worth the risk. Simultaneous.

The Hell Ship hurtles through space. Inside the ship are thousands of slaves, each the last of their race.

The Hell Ship and its infernal crew destroyed their homes, slaughtered their families and imprisoned them forever.

One man refuses to accept his fate. Sharrock, reduced from hero to slave in one blow, has sworn a mighty vengeance.

But help is closer than he knows. Jak has been following the Ship for years. Battle after battle has left Jak scarred and broken, a mind in a starship's body, bent on destroying the Ship for its crimes. Working together, can they end this interstellar nightmare?

Gentle and compassionate 911 operator Winnie Sinclair feels a connection with FBI agent Kilraven, a merciless man with a haunted past, especially when a shocking revelation about her family's past is linked to his current case--one she is determined to crack. Simultaneous.

Palmer (life sciences, emeritus, Nottingham Trent University) and Bonner (biochemistry, Nottingham Trent University) introduce theoretical and applied aspects of enzymology in this intermediate/advanced text. This second edition reduces coverage of less-used techniques in favor of topics of greater current and future interest, such as expanded bed chromatography, affinity precipitation, immobilized metal affinity chromatography, and hydrophobic charge induction chromatography. There is a new section on the use of enzymatic analysis in forensic science, and the final chapter has been split into two chapters to allow greater discussion of the expanding areas of genomics, bioinformatics, and proteomics. Chapter problems generally use hypothetical data, although the results are often based on findings reported in the biochemical literature. No previous knowledge of biochemistry, and little of chemistry, is assumed. Although the book is intended mainly for students taking courses with a substantial biochemistry component, large portions of the book may be of value to students in comparable courses in the biological, biomedical, or forensic sciences. The book is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Presents the first approachable introduction to the wisdom of the Philokalia, the classic text of Eastern Christian spirituality through which seekers and believers of all faiths who are interested in prayer, contemplation, and living a life closer to God can gain great spiritual wisdom. Original.

The beautiful spiral shells of these long-extinct marine invertebrates are among the most sought after and recognizable of fossils, yet little has been published about ammonites outside of geological journals. Neale Monks and Philip Palmer look at the latest ideas on ammonite biology and ecology to present this detailed picture of a once diverse and widespread group of animals.

The authors describe the evolution of ammonites and their relatives and explain how they created their shells and used them as flotation devices. All the major groups of ammonites are described and illustrated (as are many minor ones), and important material is included on anatomy, feeding, reproduction, and pathology. The 300-million-year existence of ammonites ended at around the same time that dinosaurs became extinct. Fortunately, ammonites were once so abundant that their fossilized shells can be readily found, and the authors provide a helpful guide to locating and collecting these unique fossils.