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One enemy down. But his underlings have vowed revenge. Can Aisling Keane and her mechanical dragon partner, Shimmer, survive what is to come? Her primary enemy is no more, but the victory came with a brutal cost. The loss of the Dragonfly base and all its resources. A moment of silence for the people who didn't make it out of the attack alive. Then, revenge.

Free-spirited Zoe Andrews has settled into married life and feels she has found her ideal niche working for a company that discreetly recovers lost items for elite clients, but her first assignment, which takes her to Edinburgh to recover a stolen painting, turns out to be more complicated than she expected. Instead of simply getting in touch with contacts in the art world, Zoe finds herself tangled in a web of contradictions. Why would someone steal a not-so-valuable painting, and why was the thief attacked?

London, present day. Art recovery specialist Zoe Andrews really needs a break. And all that stands in the way of a well-deserved romantic getaway is an open-and-shut case tracking down a valuable painting’s origin. But Zoe’s vacation plans unravel when the priceless piece is lifted from the gallery, throwing her headlong into a media frenzy.

Olive Belgrave is delighted with her new flat at South Regent Mansions where she’s made several friends, including the modern career woman, Minerva, who draws a popular cartoon about a flapper for a London newspaper. But then Minerva comes to Olive for help after catching a glimpse of a disturbing sight—a dead body. At least, that’s what Minerva thought she saw, but there’s not a dead body anywhere in the posh building, and the residents are continuing with their lives as they normally do. Is Minerva seeing things? Is she barmy? Or is there a more sinister explanation?

Switzerland, 1924. Lady sleuth Olive Belgrave is set to enjoy a holiday of ice skating and snowshoeing in the glamorous alpine setting of St. Moritz, but her plans are rudely interrupted when an unfortunate accident takes place. It quickly becomes clear that the tragic event was a carefully concealed murder. Olive isn’t one to shy away from a challenge, and with her sharp intuition and knowledge of the high society set, she uncovers motives among the elite guests. However, this case is one of the most challenging she’s faced.

Zoe loves working as a consultant for a company that specializes in the recovery of stolen art. Her only complaint is that the jobs are few and far between, so when she meets an eccentric collector who is on the hunt for a painting of a blue butterfly that might—or might not—exist, she jumps at the chance to look for it. She comes across shady dealers and a confusion of clues as her search for the elusive painting takes her from tropical destinations to the cobblestone streets of Madrid.

Aisling Keane's nemeses wants revenge. Not just on her, but all of Dragonfly. Can she survive long enough to save her agency? Maslov wants her dead for the fireball that almost killed him and forced him to wear a mask to hide his scars. Kira, Maslov's right hand, wants payback for the death of one sister and the capture of another.

November, 1923. Olive’s school chum, Gigi, invites Olive to London because Gigi’s dotty grandmother fears for her life—or so she’s said to Gigi. However Olive is surprised to find that the dowager is far from muddled. The sharp and imperious matriarch refuses to admit to her worries and sends Olive on her way. Without a client or case, Olive is swept into the glittering lifestyle of the “fast set,” and their decadent excess. But then among the cocktails and champagne, a murderer strikes during a frivolous party game, and Olive realizes the dowager’s fears were well-founded.

November, 1923. An invitation to a house party at the estate of Parkview Hall is a welcome respite for Olive Belgrave, a newly minted working girl who’s become the solver of high society’s trickiest problems. But when the sumptuous black-tie event turns deadly, Olive’s cousin Peter becomes the main suspect. Olive must unmask a sophisticated killer before an innocent man takes the blame . . . because murder doesn’t RSVP.

Olive and Jasper have never been closer—except for one thing. Jasper is still reticent about his frequent disappearances from polite society. With the holidays approaching and no paying client on the books, Olive decides to shadow Jasper when he’s unexpectedly called away. Her search brings her to Holly Hill Lodge where an eclectic group has gathered to celebrate an old-fashioned English Christmas. When the butler goes missing, Olive and Jasper must work together to solve the Christmas crime—as well as the secret Jasper hides.

Jamison Hart, former SIS operative turned freelance bad guy, has his own reasons for going after Aisling. And now he has the resources of a new organization to bring to bear. But our favorite witch is far from unequipped. With her family at her side, Aisling seeks a second wand to multiply her magical power. Shimmer continues to display increased intelligence and demands endless upgrades. Add in Victoria Watson and Mia Pederson who support the Secret Agent on a daily basis.

Aisling thought she'd been hired to be a secret agent-then found that Dragonfly required new recruits, even skilled witches like her, to prove themselves. One clue leads to the next, and she's assigned to work with Lance Stone on a mission. Small crimes herald larger ones, and the larger ones suggest a mysterious organization lurking in the shadows. When an ally turns into an enemy, Dragonfly has to send a new agent into the field. The mission is simple: infiltrate, discover, and escape. But in the secretive world of international crime, nothing is ever really simple.

Can Aisling Keane and her partner Shimmer survive her promotion to field agent? It's what she's wanted since joining Dragonfly. The chance to show her skills in the field. She didn't realize it would involve leaping out of an airplane, masquerading as a model for a catering company, or taking part in an all-out assault on a defended position. She'll need to increase her power and her skills, and think fast in order to handle all the chaos that's coming at her. The investigator-turned-agent wouldn't have it any other way.

After a tragic accident kills their father and their mother perishes during childbirth, sisters Norah and Magdalen discover their parents had only been married a matter of months and therefore the girls were actually illegitimate. Their uncle inherits the entirety of the family fortune, refusing to provide the girls with anything as they make their way out into the world. Using her love of the stage and all things dramatic, Magdalen enlists the help of her distant relative, Captain Wragge, a known professional swindler, to regain her inheritance and the right to her name.

Still reeling from being a captive in an underground lair, Aella has more problems than solutions and they just keep getting worse. With the elven homeworld just a portal jump away and a powerful cult intent on opening one, can Aella face her fears once more and stand in their way? Will they finally get the better of her? Or is her limited training enough to hold them at bay? New discoveries are only going to make the problem worse, pushing the boundaries of everything she believed possible.

The best-known pioneers are selling different visions of the future: while Elon Musk and SpaceX seek to establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin work toward moving millions of earthlings into rotating near-Earth habitats. Despite these distinctions, these two billionaires share a core utopian project: the salvation of humanity through the exploitation of space. In Astrotopia, Mary-Jane Rubenstein pulls back the curtain on the not-so-new myths these space barons are peddling, like growth without limit, energy without guilt, and salvation in a brand-new world.

Once you eliminate your biggest enemy, your life should settle down, right? Jacobs is gone, and part-elf Aella and her mythical friends are taking a breather. But should Aella really relax? The current balance of power favors humans, and some of the elves are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure the mythicals came out on top. They go after Aella, but do they want her dead or only out of the way? Aella has to stand for justice once more, but will her new allies help or hinder her?

Is the law always right? Aella and Zephyr were set up and arrested for murders they didn't commit. With the whole world looking on, can they prove their innocence? Jacobs is determined to ruin Aella no matter what. Can she stand up to him without endangering more human lives? Also, why does Jacobs hate mythicals so much? Aella is determined to find out before she takes him down. One person can help Aella sort out this mess, but will he even care?

Miriam Minger presents Book 5 in the Warriors of the Highlands series.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes picks up where the previous collection of Holmes stories left off: with the great detective's return from the dead in "The Empty House." This and the twelve other stories in the anthology—including "The Dancing Men," "The Solitary Cyclist," "The Six Napoleons," and "The Second Stain"—are absolute classics of detective fiction centered on the genius Holmes and his loyal friend and companion Dr. Watson