The Creeps by John Connolly

The Creeps: A Samuel Johnson Tale - A new toy shop opens right before Christmas in Biddlecombe.  Samuel Johnson is invited to the grand opening as a special guest.  However, shadows are overcoming the little town, and inside the store, toys are attacking the special guests.  Outside, wooden elves are overwhelming the city.  Meanwhile, Crudford, a gelatinous demon, has been tasked by the Great Malevolence to collect all the parts of Mrs. Abernathy from the various universes to which her atoms were scattered.

The Creeps by John Connolly

The Creeps: A Samuel Johnson Tale - A new toy shop opens right before Christmas in Biddlecombe.  Samuel Johnson is invited to the grand opening as a special guest.  However, shadows are overcoming the little town, and inside the store, toys are attacking the special guests.  Outside, wooden elves are overwhelming the city.  Meanwhile, Crudford, a gelatinous demon, has been tasked by the Great Malevolence to collect all the parts of Mrs. Abernathy from the various universes to which her atoms were scattered.

The Chronicles of the Invaders by John Connolly & Jennifer Ridyard

Conquest: Book 1, The Chronicles of the Invaders (The Chronicles of the Invaders Trilogy) - The Illyri have conquered Earth.  The Illyri invade with the military and once a world submits to the Illyri, the Diplomats take over.  The Nairene Sisterhood makes up a third Illyri power.  These three groups of Illyri do not get along with each other.  Therefore, while Lord Andrus is the Illyri governor of the British and Irish Islands and the most powerful Illyri on Earth, the Diplomats and the Sisterhood believe that the military has failed at subduing Earth and are plotting to remove Andrus from power.

Paul Kerr and his brother Steven are part of the Resistance in Edinburgh fighting to regain freedom from the Illyri.  On her 16th birthday, Syl Hellais, Governor Andrus' daughter, sneaks out of her father's stronghold, Edinburgh Castle, to explore the city.  While out, the Castle is attacked and the Kerrs save Syl and her best friend Ani.  Later, Syl returns the favor, and because of this, she becomes an outcast.  The Kerrs, Syl, and Ani find themselves depending on each other to escape the Illyri who want to kill the Kerrs and send Syl and Ani to another world.

Empire: Book 2, The Chronicles of the Invaders - Paul Kerr and his brother Steven have been conscripted into the Illyri Brigades.  They are sent on an exploratory mission when their away team is attacked by an unknown species.  Escaping that, they find their main vessel attacked by an unknown group. Fighting off that group, they find themselves and their small contingent running from everyone.

Meanwhile, Syl and Ani are being kept and indoctrinated by the Nairene Sisterhood.  Ani is accepted into the elite Gifted group, while Syl hides her powers from everyone.  She soon discovers that the Sisterhood has many secrets; and she intends to find out what they are.

Dominion: The Chronicles of the Invaders - Paul, Steven, and Syl are beyond the Derith Wormhole where they are learning about the species that reside there.  Meanwhile, back on Earth, the Illyri have let the Others take over and the few human survivors are doing what they can to survive and to learn how to rid Earth of the invaders.

The Chronicles of the Invaders by John Connolly & Jennifer Ridyard

Conquest: Book 1, The Chronicles of the Invaders (The Chronicles of the Invaders Trilogy) - The Illyri have conquered Earth.  The Illyri invade with the military and once a world submits to the Illyri, the Diplomats take over.  The Nairene Sisterhood makes up a third Illyri power.  These three groups of Illyri do not get along with each other.  Therefore, while Lord Andrus is the Illyri governor of the British and Irish Islands and the most powerful Illyri on Earth, the Diplomats and the Sisterhood believe that the military has failed at subduing Earth and are plotting to remove Andrus from power.

Paul Kerr and his brother Steven are part of the Resistance in Edinburgh fighting to regain freedom from the Illyri.  On her 16th birthday, Syl Hellais, Governor Andrus' daughter, sneaks out of her father's stronghold, Edinburgh Castle, to explore the city.  While out, the Castle is attacked and the Kerrs save Syl and her best friend Ani.  Later, Syl returns the favor, and because of this, she becomes an outcast.  The Kerrs, Syl, and Ani find themselves depending on each other to escape the Illyri who want to kill the Kerrs and send Syl and Ani to another world.

Empire: Book 2, The Chronicles of the Invaders - Paul Kerr and his brother Steven have been conscripted into the Illyri Brigades.  They are sent on an exploratory mission when their away team is attacked by an unknown species.  Escaping that, they find their main vessel attacked by an unknown group. Fighting off that group, they find themselves and their small contingent running from everyone.

Meanwhile, Syl and Ani are being kept and indoctrinated by the Nairene Sisterhood.  Ani is accepted into the elite Gifted group, while Syl hides her powers from everyone.  She soon discovers that the Sisterhood has many secrets; and she intends to find out what they are.

Dominion: The Chronicles of the Invaders - Paul, Steven, and Syl are beyond the Derith Wormhole where they are learning about the species that reside there.  Meanwhile, back on Earth, the Illyri have let the Others take over and the few human survivors are doing what they can to survive and to learn how to rid Earth of the invaders.

Fallen Skies by Philippa Gregory

Fallen Skies: A Novel - Aspiring singer, Lily Vance, is determined not to dwell on the horrors of WWI.  Her mother acts as her agent and chaperone.  Lily falls in love with Charlie, who, though he loves Lily as well, refuses to marry her.  Captain Stephen Winters, suffering from shell shock, refuses to get help and insists that Lily is the answer to his problems.  The second son of a wealthy family, Winters' family disapproves of Lily, but he marries her anyway.

Once married, Lily and Stephen find that their lifestyles clash.  As Lily tries to fit into the respectable lifestyle while continuing her career, she becomes a victim of the family's repression, jealousy, and violence.

Fallen Skies by Philippa Gregory

Fallen Skies: A Novel - Aspiring singer, Lily Vance, is determined not to dwell on the horrors of WWI.  Her mother acts as her agent and chaperone.  Lily falls in love with Charlie, who, though he loves Lily as well, refuses to marry her.  Captain Stephen Winters, suffering from shell shock, refuses to get help and insists that Lily is the answer to his problems.  The second son of a wealthy family, Winters' family disapproves of Lily, but he marries her anyway.

Once married, Lily and Stephen find that their lifestyles clash.  As Lily tries to fit into the respectable lifestyle while continuing her career, she becomes a victim of the family's repression, jealousy, and violence.

River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz

River Road - At sixteen, Lucy Sheridan attended a teenage party only to have 19-year-old Mason Fletcher pull her out.  The next day, Tristan, one of the rich boys throwing the party, disappears.  Thirteen years later Lucy returns to settle her aunt's estate and Mason is in town taking a leave from his security firm.  Together they discover there was more to the accident that killed Lucy's aunt.  Furthermore, the answers go back to the party and Tristan.

River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz

River Road - At sixteen, Lucy Sheridan attended a teenage party only to have 19-year-old Mason Fletcher pull her out.  The next day, Tristan, one of the rich boys throwing the party, disappears.  Thirteen years later Lucy returns to settle her aunt's estate and Mason is in town taking a leave from his security firm.  Together they discover there was more to the accident that killed Lucy's aunt.  Furthermore, the answers go back to the party and Tristan.

Breathless by Dean Koontz

Breathless: A Novel of Suspense - Grady Adams and his dog Merlin encounter two animals like no other.  At the local veterinarian office of Dr. Camillia Rivers, several dogs rescued from an illegal puppy mill, suddenly Camillia Rivers become happy and content.  Henry Rouvroy traveled across the country to take over the life of his twin brother.  In Las Vegas, Dr. Lamar Woosley, a specialist in chaos theory performs several acts of kindness that seem coincidental.  Along the coastal highway, panhandler Tom Bigger sees something so unusual he stops drinking and heads to his childhood home.  In suburban Seattle, Liddon Wallace hires Rudy Neems to kill his wife. THEN, the government gets involved and everyone's life is turned upside down.

Breathless by Dean Koontz

Breathless: A Novel of Suspense - Grady Adams and his dog Merlin encounter two animals like no other.  At the local veterinarian office of Dr. Camillia Rivers, several dogs rescued from an illegal puppy mill, suddenly Camillia Rivers become happy and content.  Henry Rouvroy traveled across the country to take over the life of his twin brother.  In Las Vegas, Dr. Lamar Woosley, a specialist in chaos theory performs several acts of kindness that seem coincidental.  Along the coastal highway, panhandler Tom Bigger sees something so unusual he stops drinking and heads to his childhood home.  In suburban Seattle, Liddon Wallace hires Rudy Neems to kill his wife. THEN, the government gets involved and everyone's life is turned upside down.

The Chase by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg

The Chase: A Novel (Fox and O'Hare) - The Chinese want their bronze rooster back.  The Smithsonian agreed to return it.  However, the one on display is a fake because the original was stolen several years ago.  O'Hare and Fox are tasked with finding the original, stealing it back, and breaking into the Smithsonian to return exchange it for the fake.

The Chase by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg

The Chase: A Novel (Fox and O'Hare) - The Chinese want their bronze rooster back.  The Smithsonian agreed to return it.  However, the one on display is a fake because the original was stolen several years ago.  O'Hare and Fox are tasked with finding the original, stealing it back, and breaking into the Smithsonian to return exchange it for the fake.

The Heist by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg

The Heist: A Novel (Fox and O'Hare)  - FBI Special Agent Kate O'Hare finally catches Nicolas Fox, an international crook and con man she has been chasing for several years.  However, he makes a deal with the FBI to team up with O'Hare to catch other high level crooks.

The Heist by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg

The Heist: A Novel (Fox and O'Hare)  - FBI Special Agent Kate O'Hare finally catches Nicolas Fox, an international crook and con man she has been chasing for several years.  However, he makes a deal with the FBI to team up with O'Hare to catch other high level crooks.