When a university professor is murdered and the murderer seems to be a homicide detective, Detective Ollie Chandler must find the root cause of this jumbled, deceptive mess of lies and secrets.

When magic itself has been poisoned and her undead father may have left the only cure in the hands of a madman, Allie Beckstrom and her fellow renegades must elude the Authority to find the cure before they are no longer able to stop the sickness from spreading.

"An elderly man [is] reunited with his daughter [after encountering] various tragedies, dog bites, lakes moving through the wilderness, [and] ghosts. Pete returns to Portland to create familial friction that leads to a cluster of reality-bending wonders and terrors that only Pete can summon. It is a crushing story, told with devastating economy and depth of feeling"--

"Kate thinks she has everything all figured out. She's a champion swimmer with a bright future ahead of her. But when Kate's perfect world comes crashing down in one instant, she's forced to leave the swim team she's been a part of her whole life. As she tries to settle into a new home and a new school, she meets Michael, the cute boy who lives across the hall. Michael wants to learn how to swim, and he'll teach Kate how to salsa dance in exchange....

Kyle, the brother of chef Meg's cheating ex-fiancé, is back in town. Kyle couldn't make a move on his brother's girlfriend, or could he? The one woman he shouldn't want might be the only one who's perfect for him.