Violet Minturn, a half-Chinese/half-American courtesan who deals in seduction and illusion in Shanghai, struggles to find her place in the world, while her mother, Lucia, tries to make sense of the choices she has made and the men who have shaped her.

When their town is rocked by a series of baby kidnappings, Teo and her friend Logan spend their summer investigating the disappearances and set off to rescue the missing babies.

Thomas Crocker and his team of Navy SEALs head to Mexico after a U.S. Senator's wife and teenage daughter are kidnapped by the Jackal, a ruthless drug lord.

Geronimo is in the Kingdom of Fantasy for training on the "Balanced Path" when he learns that Queen Blossom has had a beautiful baby girl, Winglet, and that the baby princess has been kidnapped--and it is up to the brave mouse as Guardian of the Realm to discover who has taken Winglet, and return her to her distraught parents.

Superspy middle schoolers Ben and Erica must embark on mission to rescue Erica's grandfather, who was abducted from a remote Alaskan training facility.

Mateo Vega, a one-time employee of Ali Reynold's husband, B. Simpson, has spent the last sixteen years of his life behind bars. According to the courts, he murdered his girlfriend. But Mateo knows that her real killer is still on the loose, and the first thing he's going to do when he gets a taste of freedom is track him down. After being granted parole, a wary Mateo approaches Stu Ramey of High Noon Enterprises for a reference letter for a job application,...