BookLife - Resources and tools for book publishers and writers

This Hideous Heart

by Kate Pawson Studer

Something borrowed, something red, something stolen, and something dead…

Virginia (Ginny) Walters is deeply in love with her boyfriend, Malcolm. Unfortunately for her, so is her best friend, Alden. By the time Ginny realizes this, the pair have already fallen for each other. Quelle betrayal! So much for a summer of fun with her main two.

Despite her heartache, Ginny finds ways to cope, immersing herself in her part-time job at the local bakery, and indulgin... more

Blood is Slicker than Water: What happened in the woods?

by Louise Furley

3 little sisters go into the woods. One comes back crippled, one never comes back at all, and the third is accused of the others demise and is exiled from her home. 14 years later the third sister returns home to fix things with her estranged family. A deputy who falls for her digs into the past to resolve the mystery of what happened to the sisters that tragic day and people he questions start turning up dead.

The Methuselah Project (The Blackwell Files Book 15)

by Steven F. Freeman

Lifespans longer than ever imagined…unless you’re murdered first. The Consortium, a sophisticated crime ring, has intimidated top international biogenetic scientists into moving to a compound in Rome to research and develop cutting-edge longevity therapies—treatments available only to the uber-wealthy. To tie off loose ends, the Consortium tries to silence former contractor Rala Vaziri. Escaping the first assassination attempt, Vaziri enlists the help of NSA agents Alton and Mallory Blackw... more

Her Drawings

by Joe Baldwin

Sally and Rose Wilkinson are in a dire home situation. They must stick together at all costs. When elder sister, Sally, takes Rose on an adventure trekking through the depths of the farmhouse backyard, Sally's world is turned upside down. Following a sisterly argument, they go their separate ways. Soon after, Sally stands by idly as an unknown creature takes Rose into the woods never to be seen again. Thirteen years later, Sally receives a call that her childhood farmhouse has burn... more

LEAVING PHOENIX

by JAFE DANBURY

From the award-winning author of THE OTHER CHEEK, a story of descent into a nightmare existence of abuse at the hands of a close family member, comes the thrilling tale of self-discovery that results after becoming embroiled in the decisions and lives of strangers. When twenty-something Phoebe LaFlamme heads west to pursue further details of baffling correspondence filled with stunning evidence of a family secret, she has no idea of the danger she unwittingly chases. Can she trust the letter'... more

True Winter (A Series of Four Seasons Book 1)

by Q.K. Petty

Delve Into A Secret World Under Our Own Tied To Legacy, Violence & History.

Five hundred years ago, a deadly artifact called the Chains of Peter was stolen. Now, the chains have resurfaced in Mobile, Alabama, and the House of David, a secret organization that specializes in securing dangerous artifacts, has sent its most lethal operative to find them.

Judge Eden Dowler is all but certain the wealthy Bachman family is hiding the chains, and he has a w... more

Catechisms

by James W Bennetts

Detective Paige McGraw is waiting—waiting for something to go her way for once. After letting a suspect on the run slip through her fingers, her career is in shambles. Stuck working in the shadow of the brash new homicide inspector on the force, she is biding her time, hoping to redeem herself by catching a good case or bringing her slippery fugitive to heel. When a defrocked priest is found dead, horribly murdered and mutilated, it may be just the investigation she needs to prove to herself an... more

The Agency

by Bentley Turner

This historical suspenseful thriller features Mason Cunningham, a well-educated former Navy pilot turned CIA agent who becomes the director of the department that investigates UFOs. His job is not only to determine sighting locations but also determine the health of those who reported the sightings and experienced exposure to bright lights. When Cunningham learns that a recently retired agent, who reportedly died, has been seen by one of his staff members, his job comes to a crashing halt and an... more

A Killing in Oklahoma

by Bentley Turner

When prominent businessman and pillar of Derrick, Oklahoma, James Williams, is shot and killed, his son, Frank, searches for answers and uncovers evidence that leads to an unfathomable suspect; his father's best friend. Shocked by his findings, Frank wonders if he's caught in a set up and the evidence has been planted.

Return of the Prodigal

by Michael Caudo

NICK Di NOBILE HAS THREE DAYS TO TURN OVER A STOLEN MASTERPIECE OR HE’S DEAD. BUT HOW CAN HE TURN OVER SOMETHING HE CAN’T FIND . . . AND MAY NOT EVEN EXIST? Nick is stalked by a crooked F.B.I. agent, a Russian oligarch, and an old nemesis, who are all convinced that Nick’s father kept the painting hidden for decades after it was stolen in the Gardner Museum heist. Nick is forced to confront his past and the love he left behind while trying to stay one step ahead of his father’s arch-enemy, Bob... more

Revenge of the Prodigal: A Gripping Crime Thriller

by Michael Caudo

Rumors have begun to swirl about a Rembrandt stolen in the Gardner Museum heist in 1990. Could it really be stashed away in a Philadelphia church after all these years? A Russian oligarch taps Nick Di Nobile to return home to hunt for the painting, "Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee." But, a Saudi Prince wants the masterpiece for his own private collection. Deep in the heart of South Philadelphia sits Caffè Vecchio, where friends and enemies mingle . . . and buy each other drinks. ... more

The Rio Affair

by Micah Barnett

Special Agent Miles Ronan has a secret: his father is on the FBI’s Most Wanted List. When Miles is called to Brazil he hasn’t seen his father in years. But there he is, the body on the Rio de Janeiro morgue slab was once clearly Frank Ronan - the infamous LAPD detective who thirty years ago stole $50M in cartel cash and abandoned his son and country. Miles is relieved to finally close this chapter of his life. But then, the coroner reveals that his father has a teenage daughter --... more

The File

by Books Forward

Enter Sara West, a tenacious botany graduate student on a scientific expedition in the heart of the African jungle. During her research, she stumbles upon a cache of WWII Nazi files in the wreck of a German bomber hidden deep within the jungle. Those hidden files reveal the location of a multibillion-dollar war chest, secretly deposited by the Nazis in numbered Swiss bank accounts at the end of WWII. But Sara isn’t the only one interested in the war chest. Former KGB agent Ivan Petronov and Fr... more

Soul of the Matter

by Michael A. Kroll

When a middle-aged white man has a terrifying, deadly chance encounter with an older Black man on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, it leads him on an epic search for answers. Harrison Ovitz – a quick witted, ice cream guzzling, pot smoking, classical music loving and compassionate man – reaches out for help to solve the mystery, first from his police officer friend, then from his rich and rebellious big sister, and finally from the man who once was his most feared bully in middle school. Ri... more

Final Belongings

by Sarah Beauchemin

Juliet and Henry never met. Yet their lives resonate across generations when Juliet finds a photo with an urgent message in her uncle Henry’s final belongings. As Juliet follows the trail to Italy, she uncovers a haunting truth that pushes her into the line of danger. Will unraveling Henry’s hidden past put Juliet’s own future at risk?

Bedding Down

by Molly Garcia

When a homeless man is brutally murdered Adam, Sarah and the team are led into the world of rough sleepers. Ten years something drove four men to leave their lives and families and end up on the streets. They share a dark secret but now someone has found them and there's no-where left to hide........

Discover Books

Mystery/Thriller