Beka Cooper is no longer a Puppy. She's a Dog now - a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, which keeps the peace in Corus's streets. Beka's natural skills of observation and tenacity are augmented by her unusual magical talents, which allow her to gather information both from pegeons and from teh eddies of dirt and dust that swirl on street corners. But even her magic isn't very useful when unrest comes to Tortall's capital in the form of...

"Ava Wong has always played it safe. As a strait-laced, rule-abiding Chinese American lawyer with a successful surgeon as a husband, a young son, and a beautiful home, she's built the perfect life. But beneath this facade, Ava's world is crumbling: her marriage is falling apart, her expensive law degree hasn't been used in years, and her toddler's tantrums are pushing her to the breaking point. Enter Winnie Fang, Ava's enigmatic college roommate from...

"When a counterfeiting scheme threatens the children of the Final Chance House of Refuge, Matron Gwendolyn Ellison knows she must find someone she can trust to help her expose the criminals and protect the children. The charming and chivalrous Secret Service operative Josiah Isaacs can't turn his back on a woman in trouble-even if ferreting out counterfeiters wasn't his job. But he's put off by her faith in a God he no longer trusts. How can they...

"Driven by a traumatic event in her past, Dr. Ivy Collins is on the precipice of a scientific breakthrough after years of research and sleepless nights when dangerous circumstances demand that she give it all up-to save someone else. Can US Secret Service Agent Gil Dixon work with her to help save her work-and her life?"--

Thirteen-year-old Sammy meets a mysterious man who dies of a heart attack after telling her to get rid of the large amount of money he is carrying, leading her to investigate who the man was and how he came to be carrying so much cash.