Jane Lebak Knihy

"I think you have a twin." Amber Brickman used to dream of unearthing ancient civilizations with her soulmate. But now she's the Assistant Fire Marshal, sifting through burn sites while the walls are still warm, looking for evidence of arson. It's the life she's pieced together after her fiance was murdered just weeks before their wedding. Ashes are easier to sort out than broken hearts, and paperwork doesn't leave you lonely. She's not asking for more, but she's about to get it when her mother sees a woman on the news who looks and sounds just like her. Her mother is convinced she's found Amber's twin, stolen at birth. Amber wants nothing to do with this insanity, but the more she resists, the more her mother delves into the past, desperate for the truth no matter what the cost. The only way to find it may be to open up and risk everything -- her job, her heart -- but digging up her past will be trickier than any burnt-out building. Jane Lebak's novels have taken readers through the realm of angels and the funnier sidestreets of New York City. In Half Missing, she explores how the past impacts on the present, and how the losses of three different women can braid together into a stronger future."

"You know how one year is seven dog years? Well five months dating Lee is the equivalent of three years dating a normal woman." Lee and Bucky are back, but you know it's never that easy. Five months later, Hal's still around and Lee's mother is already picking out bridesmaid dresses. Auto-mechanic and Angel-phile Lee could live with those gourmet brownies dense enough to form their own gravity well, but she's not so sure about that "forever" part. After all, when you get married, you're supposed to do the unthinkable and say no when that hot guy says you and your restored 1965 Mustang look hot. Think of all the fun she'd miss. And in New York, it's kind of a crime not to live it up. But living without Hal -- all of a sudden that doesn't sound like a lot of fun either. In the much-anticipated follow-up to Honest And For True, longtime humor writer Jane Lebak crafts a story about tradeoffs and trade-ins as well as junk shops deep in the heart of Brooklyn and the occasional gourmet stuffed mushrooms.

Jay and Kevin are back in the third of the Father Jay series! Something has to break in Father Jay's endless series of commitments, and it's turning out to be his health. Already disabled after driving over a land mine in Iraq, Jay is stretched to the max running a soup kitchen, sheltering homeless teens, and saying the occasional funeral for a fallen police officer. His parish is right in the middle of disputed gang territory, and the violence keeps spilling over into the church. An agnostic cop, Kevin would love nothing more than for his brother Jay to leave the Church, but not this way: not feet first in a box. So Kevin offers his help to Jay, giving him respite while he regains his balance. But when a new kid shows up at the rectory asking for a place to stay, he's both brothers' worst nightmares. He's the orphaned son of a murdered cop. And unless Jay can stop him, he's heading into the teeth of a gang war.

The angelic Special Ops team needs to stop three powerful siblings from continuing their grandfather's deal with the devil.Cosmiel's team of angels takes the assignments no one else wants. Too dangerous for the ministerial corp and too delicate for the army, these assignment require Special Ops-the best of the best, the angels who go where other angels fear to tread. Sure, it means they end up with more defeats than victories, but the humans need them.The Ellington siblings seem to need nothing at all. Their recently-deceased grandfather, Linus Ellington, has left them his money, his influence, and his Fortune 500 company. But they're also heirs to Ellington's pact with Hell, and now the demons are coming to collect. If Cosmiel can't guide his team through the most intricate case of intergenerational evil he's ever faced, these three human souls-and potentially thousands more-will perish.This standalone novel in the Seven Archangels Saga combines heroics, espionage, ingenuity, teamwork, and the heart of the human family.

Playing viola in her string quartet is the only joy in Joey’s life. It’s certainly not her job as a tollbooth operator or her toxic family. But there’s not a lot of money in classical music, and a whole lot of competition. HARRISON: the fearless first violinist who’s always driven the group. SHREYA: the secretive second violinist who seems to have one foot out the door. JOSH: the cellist who only now is facing up to a stutter that’s kept him bound by shame. JOEY: the violist, who broke Josh’s heart and in turn had her heart broken by Harrison. When a bride gets so drunk she forgets she hired a classical string quartet, Shreya stuns everyone by ripping off a guitar riff on her violin. Seeing a goldmine in Shreya's previously unknown skills, Harrison wants to capitalize on this by changing their entire repertoire. But changing their playlist starts twisting the friendships the quartet members have formed with one another. Harrison promised that no matter what, they’d always have their music. But as the relationships begin cracking under the strain, it’s going to take a lot more than promises and a new repertoire to save the quartet.In her newest novel, Jane Lebak explores the forces that keep a sensitive person silent and how the voices around you can help unleash the song of your heart.