The author of top-selling The Neighbors in Apartment 3D, The Last Star Standing, and The Little Girl in the Window is back with her signature brand of crackling suspense with twists you will never predict. "A masterful storyteller... Whenever I begin reading a C.G. Twiles novel, I should cancel all my plans because it's nearly impossible not to devour her captivating stories in one sitting." -Liz Alterman, author of He'll Be Waiting and The Perfect Neighborhood 1.The Perfect FaceLooks can be deceiving Mom says a beautiful girl can do anything… While on vacation on a picturesque Greek island, reporter Maddie Ribeiro meets a stunning 12-year-old girl and her mother. The pair are on their way to visit the girl's "uncle" on a nearby private island. Mom says the man can help us, but he can also hurt us… But soon, Maddie suspects that the girl is being trafficked to the island, which is owned by brilliant, eccentric, reclusive billionaire Dexter Hunt. Rumors about him abound-none of them good. Mom says we can never tell anyone what happens on his island… Determined to help the girl, Maddie joins forces with a charming but secretive local man and an arrogant coworker with whom she has an uncomfortable attraction.Unraveling the mysteries of the "untouchable" Dexter Hunt, she finds they run deeper and stranger than she ever imagined.Maddie may have checked into the billionaire's notorious island-but can she ever leave? 2.The Ghost WifeGhosts are people too The only thing I want for Christmas is for my husband and teen daughter to accept reality. And the reality is, I'm dead. Instead, they're pretending I'm alive. They set out food for me, draw my bath, and even talk to me. This keeps me stuck in purgatory, unable to move on to the next realm, wherever that is. I roam around my home watching my family, wondering how I could have lived differently, and what might help my current situation. Should I move towards the light like the little girl in Poltergeist? But there is no light. Why has no one come to tell me what to do? How come Walmart has greeters but not the afterlife? Then on Christmas Day... The doorbell rings, and the man who enters my house can see and hear me. Is he God? Or the welcoming angel I've been waiting for, the one who will tell me where to go next? What the man says is unlike anything I'd expected. And now I have a big decision to make. The Ghost Wife is a short Christmas-themed story of suspense. 3.Brooklyn GothicCan you love a man with secrets? Casey Matos, an idealistic 26-year-old reporter, takes an unusual job in a Brooklyn Gothic mansion helping a reclusive multimillionaire give away all of his money. At 32, Samuel Henry Foster III doesn't have much time left. A rapidly growing brain aneurysm will soon claim his life, and he wants to leave behind a legacy of good deeds. The last thing the pair want to do is fall in love... but they can't help themselves. Just when Mr. Foster is given a second chance at life, Casey begins to suspect that her lover's generosity is rooted in secrets far darker than she ever could have imagined. But even when she thinks she knows it all, she learns she knows nothing

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