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The Test book 1 of the Greg Dorn Series

by B.A. Sherman

The Test opens in what appears to be a hospital room where a patient is being injected with some sort of fluid. In the next scene, Greg, a 17-year-old living in the small town of Parsons, Kansas, is devastated when he loses his mother and sister in a horrific car accident caused by an escaped mental patient. To put behind him the desolation and loss he feels and also to get road rage drivers off the streets, Greg becomes a cop. He is good at it. During this time, life begins to turn around for... more

The Swamps of Jersey

by Michael Stephen Daigle

Wrapped in the shell of a police procedural “The Swamps of Jersey,” a literary political mystery, is a story of ideas, a tale of human nature: love, trust, deceit, crime, politics, social change and redemption. At the center is Detective Frank Nagler, whose personal past haunts the story.

Ironton, New Jersey has seen hard times before. Deserted factories and empty stores reflect the decades-long decline, that even Mayor Gabriel Richman, scion of one of the city’s leadi... more

The Method Writers

by Nancy Quatrano

When a mismatched foursome of struggling writers form a critique group, they decide to break out of mediocrity - and get up close and personal with the crimes they want to write about. As they all get in way over their heads and the suspense builds, life and lessons teach them the power of friendship, and the value of learning their own worth. Life is never over until it is over - and as people and writers, we should never give up! David, Dorian, Georgie Mae and Marty wrote one twisted no... more

In the Talons of the Condor

by Gustavo Florentin

In the Talons of the Condor is a searing exploration of the power of revenge when it consumes the deadliest commando in South America. Roland Sabatini and John Muir are young missionaries who have been called to bring the Word of God to a remote Amazonian tribe. Soon after they meet, John notices strange and incongruous abilities in his companion. Roland is an expert tracker and survivalist; he knows the rain forest intimately and is a martial artist. Roland ultimately reveals that he is a co... more

Snow Men

by Andrew Ceroni

Dave McClure is on a plane to Alaska in early winter, having quit his job with the FBI and turned his back on the world. It’s been a year since the horrific accident that claimed his wife and son, and McClure is still unable to move beyond his grief. Remembering the joy he once shared with his wife on vacation in Alaska, he heads north… seeking solace and also resolving to either put his painful past behind him or succumb to the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. Instead, McClure finds a grisly s... more

The Aries Appointment

by Kathy Kale

Four years after her baby is kidnapped from a Miami oceanfront estate, a grieving mother takes desperate action. Enter Morgan Sterling, a fourth generation astrologer who helps lost clients find their way. Teaming up with Daniel Kane, a blundering police detective, the pair track a cold twisted trail where nothing is as it seems, and facts are muddied by rumors and lies. Crisscrossing South Florida, the investigators stir up secrets like a stick stirs snakes. Along the way, the duo reopen old wo... more

Trigger

by Jill Meengs

Jordan Shaw knows the only way to stop the man hunting her is to kill him. She also knows the other men who came after her are dead, some of their blood is on her hands, and she wouldn’t have survived this long without Chase’s help. Even though she isn’t sure she can trust Chase, she believes she needs him to discover the truth. Two days ago life was pretty good as she backpacked around Europe with her best friend. Now everything has changed and she may not even make it out of the room al... more

The Book of Hours

by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra

For artist Gabriela Martinez, psychopaths do hit twice. After catching a glimpse of Gabriela's new work, The Book of Hours, Arnold Wickham has been like a man possessed. He will do anything to claim it and won't allow anyone to get in his way, especially not Gabriela. In the shadow of this new threat, Richard Harrison must protect Gabriela and stay one step ahead of the danger. If not, Gabriela's life, but especially, their future, may very well go up in flames.

The Coin

by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra

A rare French coin, the unlucky artist, Gabriela Martinez, who finds it, and the reluctant CIA operative, Richard Harrison, who gets sent to protect her. And when the psychological games to terrorize Gabriela escalate, Richard must find a solution, if not, it may be too late for them both. Set in the French Riviera, The Coin is a romantic suspense that Kirkus Indie Review declared "a suspenseful, sexy romantic thriller. A page-turner."

Cicada Spring: A Novel

by Christian Galacar

On a warm May evening in the spring of 1979, the people of Heartsridge, Massachusetts, are living the American dream. Families are gathered for barbecues. Kids are playing in front yards. Gardens are being kept. The anticipation of the 30th Annual Spring Festival is lifting all spirits. Meanwhile, Kara Price stumbles home through the woods, raped and beaten, her life shattered by a wicked act of violence, perpetrated by one of the town’s most beloved and public figures. Surrounding Kara is a... more

Last Call

by Paul Parisi

When God and the Devil make a bet, one man's soul—and the fate of the world—are caught in the middle in this debut Christian thriller. Former carpenter James Ryan has a life as close to idyllic as any typical American retiree: a nice house, a wonderful wife, a successful son, a part-time job to keep himself busy and contented. But this peaceful existence shatters one morning when a group of intruders break into James' house, locking him out while his wife, Amanda, is still asleep inside. The ou... more

Deep Six

by Debbi Mack

Maryland lawyer, Stephanie Ann “Sam” McRae, is strapped for cash, when an old college friend asks her to help a citizens group fight a controversial development. Though loathe to take a zoning case, Sam is persuaded by the unusually high retainer, but the matter becomes personal when Sam finds Linda murdered. Finding the citizens group itself sharply divided, Sam investigates, needing to keep the client but not sure who to trust. When her investigation reveals a tangled web of lies, political... more

The Far Side of Silence

by Robert B Marcus Jr and Kim Frank Richardson

Alexander Gray is an ex-Navy Seal with an impossible assignment. Air Force One is shot down over the Mediterranean Sea with no survivors. The new president secretly orders the U.S. Navy to prepare the Sigonella Naval Air Station on Sicily for a clandestine and experimental operation to save the life of the Russian president, the man most Americans believe responsible for the downing of Air Force One. Antagonistic forces within the U.S. and Russian governments are determined to prevent that op... more

Poison Bay

by Belinda Pollard

“The Maori call this place Ata Whenua—Shadow Land.” Television reporter Callie Brown likes safe places with good coffee. But she joins friends from the past on a trek into New Zealand’s most brutal wilderness, in the hope of healing a broken heart. What she doesn’t know is that someone wants them all dead. Lost in every sense of the word, the hikers’ primal instincts erupt. Surrounded by people who have harbored secrets for a decade, Callie must choose the right ally if she doesn’t want... more

Distant Relatives

by Stewart Brooks

Young lawyer Chris Grant's life is dramatically changed when he is recruited by an intelligence contractor for the U.S. government, known simply as The Corporation. After months of training to enhance his already considerable fighting skills, he is sent on his first team mission to investigate the adulteration of medical supplies used to slowly poison both U.S. and Afghan troops. While in Afghanistan, he forms an alliance with a Russian officer, Afon Drachev, who is seeking vengence against th... more

Heart Break

by MF Moskwik

Isabel Swift is a hard-nosed, down-to-earth, female police officer who protects the citizens of Westchester County and wants to become a detective. From a broken home, her brothers and sisters in blue are her family, and she is shaken by the recent, unexpected death of her mentor, Ben Carter, from what everyone thinks was a heart attack. On her first day back from leave, she is paired with an arrogant forensic data scientist, Mark Jameson, who is more interested in data analysis than solving t... more

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