Trusting Claire

Claire Perova has always struggled to find the people and places that make up “home.” After a lengthy university adventure in Greece, she returns to Canada where she eventually meets two men. But just as her romantic life starts getting complicated, Claire becomes embroiled in a strange death. Or was it murder? Despite her best efforts, she can’t escape the aftermath of the crime. Every new step gives rise to surprise encounters, risky situations, and all-or-nothing alternatives. Soon, Claire learns that people are not always what they seem, and smiling faces conceal scheming motives. Should she listen to her sensible friend, Kate, and drop the whole thing, or should she follow her gut and chase the truth? This is a story about love, loss, friendship, and courage. Trusting Claire brings Claire to the point of no return. Along the way, she might just solve the riddles that have followed her since childhood.

From the author of Trusting Claire comes a compelling new mystery set in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. When Joe Parrott, a somewhat disillusioned private investigator, discovers the body of a woman near his home, he is determined to do her justice and find the killer. Haunted by her image, he begins his quest for answers. Joe learns that the deceased, Rita, was a runaway from an abusive home. Not only that, but at a young age, she endured a tragic life-changing experience. With the help of an unexpected ally and his friends in the Sheffield Police, Joe begins to unravel the mystery of this young woman, uncovering a shattering revelation that will reverberate through those connected to Rita—and impact his own life as well. Wanting Aidan is a captivating crime drama that will leave readers wondering about how we each choose the paths we take.

Claire Calhoun wants nothing more than to continue her happy relationship with Deputy Peshenka but as he begins to press her for information about who she really is, she knows it can never work out. When he finally proposes, her heart says yes but her past speaks louder. Before she has the chance to make things right with Pesh, he's wounded in the line of duty. Can some help from Carson Hill's own posse bring him back to her safely in time for her to make it up to him?

WINNER OF THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Electrifying” (People) • “Masterly” (The Guardian) • “Dramatic and memorable” (The New Yorker) • “Magic” (TIME) • “Ingenious” (The Financial Times) • "A gonzo literary performance” (Entertainment Weekly) • “Rare and splendid” (The Boston Globe) • “Remarkable” (USA Today) • “Delicious” (The New York Times) • “Book groups, meet your next selection" (NPR) In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving “Brotherhood of the Arts,” two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnoticed—or untoyed with—by anyone, especially not by their charismatic acting teacher, Mr. Kingsley. The outside world of family life and economic status, of academic pressure and of their future adult lives, fails to penetrate this school’s walls—until it does, in a shocking spiral of events that catapults the action forward in time and flips the premise upside-down. What the reader believes to have happened to David and Sarah and their friends is not entirely true—though it’s not false, either. It takes until the book’s stunning coda for the final piece of the puzzle to fall into place—revealing truths that will resonate long after the final sentence. As captivating and tender as it is surprising, Susan Choi's Trust Exercise will incite heated conversations about fiction and truth, and about friendships and loyalties, and will leave readers with wiser understandings of the true capacities of adolescents and of the powers and responsibilities of adults.

A nurse far from home encounters a danger she can’t understand and a military man willing to risk his life—and heart—for her . . . Claire Olsen has been in Seoul, South Korea, for only one month. She doesn’t know anyone—aside from her roommate and her colleagues at the medical center—and she certainly doesn’t know why someone would attack her. Desperate to forget about the violent mugging, Claire tries to focus on her nursing, but one man won’t let her hide from the truth. Naval intelligence officer Luke Llewellyn is determined to keep Claire safe, whether she wants him to or not. But finding out why she’s been targeted means helping Claire unearth the secrets of her past. And following his heart means trusting Claire with his own secrets . . .

Most people think that money is the crucial factor of life on this planet. Unfortunately, it--like relgion--can't guarantee happiness, prevent bad choices, or ensure good personal relationships. Each merely provides some comfort...useless in moments fraught with danger.#xD;While conducting research in Europe for an article on cults, American journalist Jack Snyder stumbles across English heiress Claire Delacroix. They discover that she is target of a scam and flee the dubious religious group, unaware of its true nature.#xD;Starting with the unusual circumstances of their first meeting and continuing through the many trials they face, their time together--like chemical acting on exposed photographic plate--reveals each other's true character and ability to fulfill the other's needs. And, they learn that cults do change lives.

In this suspenseful sequel to "For the Rest of My Life," Dr. Claire McCalls marriage plans are interrupted by shocking developments. Accused of euthanizing one of her patients, Claire must prove her innocence while the real killer seeks to destroy her. As the list of other suspects grows, Claires future depends on unraveling her past.