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"The story of an injured navy doctor connecting with a beautiful deputy and a mysterious teenage girl, both whose secrets will change the course of his life"--

Determined to learn the truth about his grandfather's death, Serge Storms journeys to South Florida, where he learns that his grandfather may have been involved in an infamous gem heist case.

"An Irish-American family comes to life in this first novel by actor and independent filmmaker Ed Burns. The book opens at a wake, as our twelve-year-old narrator, an aspiring writer, takes in the death of his beloved grandfather, Pop, a larger-than-life figure to him. The overflowing crowd includes sandhogs in their muddy work boots, old Irish biddies in black dresses and cops in uniform, along with the family in mourning. There's an open casket,...

"A stunner, exquisitely plotted and characterized, with Todd’s trademark meticulous backdrop of World War I-era England.”&#٬٢٠١٤؛Strand Magazine The Great War is still raging when Francesca Hatton’s adored grandfather dies on the family estate in England’s isolated Exe Valley. Among his effects, Francesca is stunned to find an unsigned letter cursing the Hattons and their descendants. Then a stranger appears, accusing her grandfather...

"Trevor Benson no tuvo intenciones de volver a New Bern, Carolina del Norte. Pero una terrible explosion a las fueras del hospital en el que trabajaba como cirujano, le obliga a volver a casa desde Afganistan con graves heridas. La destartalada cabana que habia heredado de su abuelo parece el lugar ideal para recuperarse. Trevor, que cuida las amadas colmenas de abejas de su abuelo, no esta preparado para enamorarse de alguien del pueblo. Sin embargo,...