Jane is a very good girl. But #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz shows that appearances can be deceiving—in a deadly way...She appears out of nowhere, a beautiful teenage girl in the middle of traffic on a busy day. Paul and Carol Tracy are drawn to her—she's the child they never thought they could have. But then Carol's nightmares begin—the ghastly sounds in the night...the bloody face in the mirror...the razor-sharp ax. Jane can't remember her past. And as Carol attempts to help her uncover who she was, she has no idea of the horrors that await...

Sometimes it's the quiet one who saves the world. Falling into another world was not Pax's first choice. Or even his second or third. Rescuing his mentor's wife and daughter and returning them to his world seemed impossible. And stopping the man who wanted to rule both worlds required a warrior. Not someone like him. But within the refuge of the small town of Doveland, Pax finds the people who can help—as long as he is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. If you love books with a twist, you'll love Beca Lewis's beguiling small town magical-realism book about parallel universes and the power of community to overcome evil wherever it is found. Read Out Of Nowhere and discover the power of being different.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with a fast-paced, emotional thriller where the lives of a young mother and a high-rolling consultant collide under devastating circumstances—culminating in a desperate manhunt that will change their futures forever.   At a Texas county fair, amidst carousels and a bustling midway, children’s book author Elle Portman is enjoying a rare night out with her favorite cowboy: her two-year-old son, Charlie. But just as they’re about to head home, the unthinkable happens: a shooter opens fire into the crowd, causing widespread panic to erupt all around them. Also caught in the melee was corporate consultant Calder Hudson. Arrogant, self-centered, and high off his latest career win, he’s frustrated and confused when he wakes up in the hospital after undergoing emergency surgery on his arm.  The doctor tells him that he was lucky—that as far as gunshot...

Roni Oatman belongs to a crew that conducts Search and Rescue Operations for the Forestry Service deep in the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho. They save lost people, but Roni is a bit lost herself. She's a loner who loves a woman she can't have. When the SAR crew is short a member, Selena Ayala is assigned to fill the empty spot. Still on the rebound from a sudden breakup with her girlfriend, Selena has issues of her own. But she has to find a way to gain the crew's trust, and gain it quickly. Often the missions in this rugged and unyielding wilderness are matters of life and death, and the SAR members have to be able to depend on each other. Just when Roni and Selena are forming a tentative friendship, Selena's ex shows up, leaving both Selena and Roni with uneasy questions. Can the two women search deep within to rescue themselves and to find love right out of nowhere?

Aidan Blackwood barely survived an unethical experiment by Quint Services. Researchers there robbed him of his ability to access the Nowhere, a void between worlds that allows him to teleport. Aidan plans to destroy the company and the man behind it, trillionaire Oswin Lewis Quint.The problem? Aidan's childhood best friend Caleb is the one who rescued him. Aidan's spent years distancing himself from Caleb. It's the only way to protect him from the dangers of Aidan's life as a Nowhere runner—and the only way for Aidan to protect his fragile heart from unrequited love. Now Caleb is inextricably involved in Aidan's most dangerous plan yet. Aidan's already lost his power. He can't lose the person he cares about the most.Caleb lied his way into a secret Quint Services facility to rescue his best friend. He won't be shut out of Aidan's life now, even if it means risking his own life in Aidan's wild scheme for revenge. As they pit themselves against a ruthless,...

The beautiful Philadelphia socialite with the drop-dead attitude wasn't exactly the kind of murder suspect Fox Whittington was used to. He couldn't figure out whether he should haul her off to jail -- or just take her in his arms and kiss her senseless.... Tara Cole had to find out who wanted her most precious family heirloom badly enough to kill for it. Just one thing stood in her way -- a disturbingly handsome policeman with a soft Southern drawl and a steel-trap mind. And the trouble was, she couldn't keep her mind -- or her hands -- off him....

SHE CAME INTO HIS LIFE FROM OUT OF NOWHERE...And landed right into his murder investigation. Spy-turneddetective Max Dakota had seen it all--until he rescued a beautiful blonde who plunged off a Florida bridge. She had no memory, no ID--nothing but an unusual tattoo she kept hidden.One thing was certain: The woman he dubbed Annie was no damsel in distress. She could pick locks and shoot guns, and her hands were downright lethal. Especially when they touched him. Heat lightning crackled between them, turning Max's icy-blue eyes to fire. As much as he distrusted her, he wanted her. Intensely. Passionately.But the sexy virgin was five and a half feet of contradictions. And Max knew his safety depended on solving his toughest case in a hurry: Who was this woman?

At Maquoit High School, Tom Bouchard has it made: captain and star of the soccer team, boyfriend to one of the prettiest, most popular girls, and third in his class, likely to have his pick of any college, if he ever bothers filling out his applications. But life in his idyllic small Maine town quickly gets turned upside down after the events of 9/11. Enniston has become a "secondary migration" location for Somali refugees, who are seeking a better life after their country was destroyed by war--they can no longer go home. Tom hasn't thought much about his Somali classmates until four of them join the soccer team, including Saeed. He comes out of nowhere on the field to make impossible shots, and suddenly the team is winning, dominating even; but when Saeed's eligibility is questioned and Tom screws up in a big way, he's left to grapple with a culture he doesn't understand and take responsibility for his actions. Saeed and his family came out of nowhere and vanish just...

Zen student and stunt double Darcy Lott wonders whether she can trust her own brother in this intriguing mystery. Darcy Lott is thrilled to be reunited with her brother Mike, who disappeared twenty years earlier. But her joy at bringing him home to San Francisco turns to fear when she learns that he has become the victim of escalating attacks – and he has no idea who is targeting him. Darcy determines to find out who is after him and why – before the attacks turn deadly. However, when Darcy searches Mike's apartment, a disturbing discovery makes her question whether she really knows her brother any more . . . or trusts him.

A boy wakes up in bed in a room built of stone. He knows his name is Stephen, but he can remember nothing else about himself. He discovers that he's in a remote monastery being looked after by a group of monks. Beyond the monastery walls, all traces of human life have simply disappeared. Villages deserted, doors left open, with taps left running, but no people. And with all means of communication down, he has no way of knowing if the rest of the world has disappeared too. Then the visitors arrive, strange men with unnatural powers, and when he discovers who they really are it turns his whole world inside out and changes everything he ever believed. Out of Nowhere was shortlisted for the Reading Association of Ireland Award 2001.