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White Gold

by Micheal E. Jimerson

For thirty years, E.J. Kane exemplified perfection in law enforcement. But when he loses a son to the war on terror in Afghanistan, both his marriage and his career as a Texas Ranger are crushed. Incapable of acknowledging his daughter’s drug addiction, she ends up sex trafficked. His last chance job as head of security at an energy company pulls him into the romantic clutches of a ruthless businesswoman known as Widow Welchel. She allies with a sovereign citizen group stealing casinghead gas, a... more

The Best Laid Lies

by Laura Honken

Even with money, good looks, a loving husband and a beautiful stepdaughter, Ella Dalton suffers from severe anxiety and self-doubt. But, when her husband is the prime suspect in a murder investigation, she must find the courage to uncover the truth—no matter where it might lead. Living on their six-hundred acres of land in southwest Minnesota, all Ella wants is to enjoy a quiet and secluded life with her husband, Matthew, and his daughter, Ava. However, with Ava’s mother and stepfather livin... more

Leonie Skyforce-Clarke and the Mystery of the Green Case

by Elisa Nolf

A funny, nail-biting adventure set in Sydney, Australia involving 10-year-old Leonie and her brother Lionel. After finding a green suitcase washed up at the beach, the pair must solve bizarre riddles, figure out clues, find secret items, escape from a tv-addicted nanny & steer clear of royally suspicious characters! But do they have what it takes to solve the madcap mystery, before time runs out?

Conspiracy in Bologna

by Ken Tentarelli

In Renaissance Italy, young lawyer Nico Argenti is a member of the Florentine Security Commission charged with defeating threats against the Florentine Republic. The first hint of trouble comes from Nico's sister, who tells him that boys are going missing from the orphanage. She persuades Nico to look into the matter, but before he can do so, he is sent on an official mission to investigate reports of a rogue band of mercenaries operating close to the Florentine border.

Nico's i... more

The Trespass

by Eric Stoffle

When Cameo Fox's agent insists that ex-cop, Joe Rampone, provide security for the media starlet against unnamed threats, Rampone grudgingly takes the job. Now a detective from Rampone's old department wants to dig up an unsolved kidnapping case that has haunted him for years. With assassins gunning for his client, Rampone knows time is short to unravel a mystery that has already claimed two kidnapped girls and a series of murders. Torn between providing Fox the protection she needs and solvin... more

DAY TWO: Leave no enemy alive

by Don Sedei

Come chase the minutes of Kachada Toscano. A tortured soul fleeing from a death that constantly stalks him. Where the unlikely tale of two parallel universes—the chilling traditions of the Comanche tribe and the ruthless code of the Sicilian Mafia—mysteriously intersect.

The Girl From Chapel Hill: Her Journey of Faith, Forgiveness, and Freedom

by vanester williams

Growing up, Laura never knew her father or even his last name. Many years later, an encounter with a stranger would drastically impact her life and cause her to question her own identity. Then through a spiraling chain of terrifying events, she learns there’s an unknown enemy who appears to stop at nothing to do her harm. Meanwhile, she carries a painful burden of a dark haunting secret, hidden unforgiveness, and low self-esteem. Her story begins and ends with reflections on lessons she learn... more

Cardinal Virtues

by R.G. Roberts

Commander Alex Coleman is no hero. Just ask him.

It’s 2037 and Alex is one more disobeyed order away from kissing his naval career goodbye.

He used to be high speed, the kind of officer on the fast track to submarine command. Then he threw it all away trying to save a few civilian lives from his glory hungry commanding officer. No pain no gain, right? Alex isn’t sorry he did the right thing but being everyone’s favorite scapegoat isn&rsq... more

The Woman at la Gare de l'Est

by Theasa Tuohy

Three women and a child are caught up in an international sting when the 4-year-old refuses to let her nanny pack her Bugs Bunny suitcase for a weekend trip from Paris to Prague.

Catching the Nightjar

by Chloë Walford

Every Bird Loves to Hear Himself Sing... To her aunt and cousins, Ophélie Davenport is as wise as she is inaccessible. Behind her gaze she hides a harrowing past, one she must confront when her uncle and guardian inherits Baudières—the ghostly estate from which Ophélie was banished as a child. The year is 1881, and the Belle Epoque is arriving to sweep away the remnants of France’s old world order. But the glitzy, gated community to which Ophélie returns is unrecognisable in its own way; t... more

Double Twist (A Mia Murphy Mystery)

by Stephanie Rowe

In this new mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Rowe, the irreverent, underappreciated, and alarmingly talented Mia Murphy risks it all to do the right thing…even if it means doing the wrong thing. A high-octane, feel-good romp starring women you'll wish were your best friends, an inconveniently attractive cop, a posse of gray-haired quilters with a fondness for margaritas, and an eccentric town with more secrets than Mia's con artist mom. "An enjoyable and susp... more

The Secret Resort Of Nostalgia

by Sahlan Diver

Mike Denning thinks he's secured a perfect job. Step by step the perfect job becomes his worst nightmare. Twenty-two year old graduate, Mike Denning, takes employment in an experimental town on a remote island off the coast of Ireland. Fascinating location, excellent wages, food and accommodation all paid for, fine seaside summer weather, and a gorgeous young lady boss who happens to be unattached. If only the place weren't so strange. As Mike begins to investigate, he realises he too is bei... more

For The Love Of Alison

by Sahlan Diver

Journalist, David Buckley, walks into a murder scene. Only one problem — the murderer doesn't exist, so now Buckley's the chief suspect, and he's on the run. Can he prove his innocence – and his sanity? David Buckley’s obsession with fellow student, Alison Tindell, led to hospitalisation for mental illness. Thirty years on, Buckley, now a successful journalist, receives a phone call from Alison, inviting him to visit. That same evening a murder occurs; Buckley is accused, and Alison, his only... more

Old Wounds: A Nick Shelby Case and Other Crime Stories

by Tom Batt

Old Wounds: A Nick Shelby Case and Other Crime Stories is a collection of 15 short crime stories from dark detective noir to domestic murder, crossing time periods as far back as the Victorian era and into the near future. Some with a twist of horror, science fiction or the supernatural. Each story revolves around intriguing characters with twists and turns and on occasion a sting in the tail. In the title story, private investigator Nick Shelby is struggling to move on from the abrupt and un... more

The Midwife's In Town

by Kate Jessica Raphael

The future is now. Roe v. Wade is history. Abortion is becoming illegal state by state, with the South leading the way. Virginia is the latest domino to fall. Mollie O’Shay, a retired nurse-midwife from California, packs her bags for Richmond to work in an underground abortion clinic. She starts seeing clients an hour after she steps off the plane. Soon she meets Toni, an alluring, possibly gun-toting anthropology professor. But Mollie isn’t quite who she appears to be, and secrets from her past... more

Blue Haven

by Lisa King

Welcome to Blue Haven, the world's most lucrative condo corporation, so exclusive that only five lucky residents live in this lush, tropical paradise, housed in a top-secret location. Among them is twenty-five-year-old Aloe Malone, an introvert and former waitress who traded bussing tables for lengthy sleep-ins, ocean dips, Michelin-star restaurants, spectacular sunsets, and unlikely new friends-all thanks to a spurious lottery win. Life's good. Damn good. That is, until Aloe discovers a jou... more

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