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The Bell Lady of Blairmont Manor

by Novella Jean

Thia, a woman in her late twenties, has aspirations of one day running a boutique hotel. With an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for hospitality, it’s no surprise that as soon as she wins the lottery she starts pursuing her dream right away. Blairmont Manor seems like the perfect location for her business, but shortly after she moves in, strange events lead her to believe the historic mansion may not actually be empty. Intriguing, eerie, and suspenseful, The Bell Lady of B... more

Silence Says the Most

by Kathleen Bailey

“The treetops bowed, and the weakest branches bent as a gunshot shattered the silence ...”

Olivia Penn’s hometown is gearing up for its annual Halloween festival, and pumpkins, corn mazes, and autumn vibes are everywhere. All is cozy in the crisp fall air as excitement builds for the costume parade. A casual lakeside picnic lunch with her forever friend, though, sets off a chain of events that catches Olivia in the wrong place at the wrong time.

When a body is dis... more

Vestige

by Monique Gliozzi

Dr Maxwell Stein, a seasoned child psychologist practicing in New York, is about to head off on vacation, when the past comes back to haunt him. A visit by a former patient, now a mysterious adult, takes him by surprise to deliver a priceless gift. Her simple message, sets the wheels of his conscious and subconscious mind in motion till he is on the verge of derailing. His family, concerned and frightened by his changing attitudes, feels helpless. Is Max bordering on insanity or is there still h... more

Saintly Deeds

by R.J. Lyons

A young woman with a disfigured face gets involved in a murder and a mass poisoning.

Don't Call Me Daughter

by Patricia Childers

Big city Chicago Police Detective, Ella Flynn, is summoned to the small town of Prosper, Georgia, when her father, Ray Flynn, is killed. A second murder amps up the investigation. Mayor Big Dick Wheeler’s son, Junior, is tagged for one of the crimes, and Bobby Dean thinks the burglar did it, but Ella has her own theory. She has to find Larry-with-the-Limp, because he has all the answers. Ella’s Police Chief wants her back in Chicago. She’s running out of time. Going back to Chicago will lea... more

Yesterday's Over: Philly Heat Series, #3

by Becky Flade

In the rubble of a massive explosion that rocked Philadelphia, bones are discovered beneath the remains of a row house. Assistant Chief Medical Examiner Trudy Beasley prides herself on providing answers and closure to victim's families, but the mystery surrounding the skeletal remains is something she's never seen before. Could whoever did this still be loose in the city? Trudy’s instincts demand she pursue the truth. Forensic anthropologist Benjamin Roberts disagrees. Ben sees the puzzle ... more

Exile Endgame

by Preston Fleming

EXILE ENDGAME BY PRESTON FLEMING An opposition leader to a totalitarian American regime, seeing his chances of toppling the regime slip away, strikes a desperate final blow. In EXILE ENDGAME, sequel to EXILE HUNTER, renegade State Security Officer Warren Linder returns to London in 2031, nearly a decade after his escape from a Yukon corrective labor camp. As a leader of the exiled opposition against Unionist rule, Linder remains a target for assassination by his former State Securit... more

Let Flowers Be Flowers

by Daniel Rehm

An estranged family preparing for the annual Wisconsin gun deer hunt carries on completely unaware of how their lives were about to change forever. Motivated by greed and jealousy, eldest brother Mason Owens hatches a nefarious plan. He nearly thought of everything except the intrusion of an unknown hunter with stark raving blue eyes. When the dust settles, a historic scene sends shockwaves across the country and provides fuel for campfire stories for generations to come. Justice, as fleeting... more

Exit Interview: an a.k.a. Jayne novel

by Dana Cameron

Reporter Amy Lindstrom has just witnessed the sudden, suspicious death of the powerful arms dealer she’s been investigating. Jayne Rogers, the deadly covert operative assigned to work with the arms dealer, has been accused by her boss of killing him, as well as turning traitor and picking off her former colleagues one by one. The only one who believes Jayne is being framed is Nicole Bradley, whose technical skills are as stealthy and lethal as Jayne’s abilities with her fists and weapons. All th... more

The Lost Imperial Seal: A Treasure Hunt Novel of an Asian Canadian in Taiwan

by C. H. Henry Hsu

Described as “The Da Vinci Code meets Bruce Lee”. Perfect for readers looking for: action-adventure, world travel, mystery thriller, multicultural representations.

Carved out of a mythical jade in the 8th century. The symbol of the first Dragon Emperor, Qin Shi Huang. The legitimizing device of the Throne—the Heirloom Seal of the Realm.

Sebastian Lee, a fresh college grad, who originally only intends to teach English in Taiwan for one y... more

First Bite

by Avery Daniels

What's a positive thought girl to do when she finds herself one of the undead? Recite plenty of affirmations and use those new toothy skills to assist her PI boss, of course.

In 24 hours, Misty Summers had the worst date of her life, was bit by a vampire, and her PI boss may close his business as he goes through a divorce. Looking on the sunny side, she decides to use her new vampire assets and become the investigator to keep her job and income. She doesn’t kn... more

Perils of a Pregnant Sleuth

by Dershie McDevitt

Ferociously independent biology professor, Callahan Banks, is thirty-two years old, six months pregnant, and happily single living in the wilds of her childhood home on Timicau Island, South Carolina. But there are complications. The baby’s father, a wealthy forty-two-year-old bachelor, Pepper Dade, owns the island and is determined to marry her and raise their child together.

When nine-year-old triplets relocate to the island and stumble upon the body of a stranger wrapped in bar... more

A Crime Story: A Mother-Daughter Cozy Mystery

by Richard E. LaMotte

Stuff happens in this Cozy Mystery... Clair is divorced, broke, and trying to get to Hollywood to become a screenwriter. Her near-teenage daughter Mindy hates the idea. When they’re almost killed in an accident and the car suffers a breakdown, they find themselves stranded in a small town. Clair and Mindy decide to use their downtime to write a make-believe crime story and inadvertently start digging into a twenty-year-old unsolved murder that still haunts the town. Townspeople take sides ... more

Hard Noir Holiday

by Kirk Alex

Hard Noir Holiday: A Doc Holiday Private Investigator Mystery (Book 4) Welcome to rattlesnake country. Where a certain desert rat type is far deadlier than a diamondback. When L.A. Private Investigator Edgar “Doc” Holiday arrives at the home of an old friend in Tucson, Arizona, instinct tells him something is wrong: the car isn’t in the driveway, fresh blood is dripping from a hand print on the doorjamb and no one appears to be in, not even the family dog. But soon Doc makes a disco... more

Mother May I?

by Teresa Phelan

Surrey, British Columbia, is the province's second-largest by population after Vancouver and is home to Lucy’s family—a tight-knit group formed by their parent’s second marriage’s and held together by Lucy’s indomitable spirit and unwavering support. After years of struggle as a single parent Lucy is devastated after she remarries and loses her son to fentanyl poisoning. Then she is devastated by the loss of her teenage grandson to suicide. Reeling from these losses and struggling with her own m... more

Hibridos

by Nihil List Christo

The novel starts off with Rick "The Hellion" Benton and El Cerebro in Arizona State Prison. As they hear of their long waiting executions for crimes that got them more than a life sentence, they decide to escape. When they escape they flee to Mexico with help of the Main 6's Motorcycle Coalition that stretches far beyond the American border. A friend of Emilia's disappears from the party the night before while the two made a pit stop in Tijuana, and rumors of a serial killer grow. The Capo w... more

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