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The Power of Rain

by Rosalie Rayburn

A tough young reporter in the fictional city of Las Vistas, New Mexico Elizabeth “Digger” Doyle has a nose for uncovering political intrigue at city hall. And there’s plenty of that in a town where developers call the shots. When an environmental activist group contacts Digger about their campaign to stop a road that threatens a historic Spanish chapel, Digger is determined to expose how encroaching sprawl development is damaging the fragile landscape. She hadn’t counted on falling for protest l... more

To Pay Paul

by Michael Scott Curnes

Seamus Quinlan is a geophysicist with a problem neighbor that also happens to be his employer—the Manhattan Project’s once top-secret Hanford Nuclear Site, currently the largest radioactive waste cleanup project anywhere on the planet. After Seamus’s father succumbs to the cancer that killed the rest of his family, Seamus attempts to make something of the family’s barren acreage, while overseeing ground stability assessments for the Department of Energy in a region whose past was riddled by b... more

Ohana

by Sally Royer-Derr

Mandy’s life has become a complex labyrinth following the tragic death of her husband and twin daughters. Despondent and depressed, she withers away in a drunken haze on a glorious Maui beach, longing to turn back time, plagued by strange dreams of her family.

Even with her in this state, handsome surfer, Chase, cannot stop thinking about the mystery woman he sees lying on the beach every morning, and he befriends her.

A relationship is the last thing she wants, but will it ... more

An American Conspiracy

by Alan C. Moore

When Representative Madison Gladstone's first term in Congress is interrupted by the shocking suicide of her longtime mentor, she won't rest until she discovers the reasons behind his death. Pursuing answers, Madison partners with an enigmatic FBI agent who harbors his own agenda. As the investigation continues a cryptic message emerges that forces Madison to put her career and life on the line. Coordinated terrorist attacks by a mysterious cabal are pushing the global economy into a downward... more

Once Upon A Predator (Dark Amusements #1)

by Alex Loch

“A real page turner. Read it in one sitting. Can’t wait for the next one. Write FASTER please!” —Lynsay Sands

Picture this…
A lovely fall day where the reds, oranges and yellows of the turning leaves makes the quiet residential street look like it’s on fire. Movement to the left draws your eye. Someone is standing in the middle of a yard talking to a woman framed in the window of a two-story home. They’re completely wrapped up in their con... more

Emerald Greed

by Brian Ray Brewer

Finalist as both a thriller and first novel at the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards

Emerald Greed is an adventure set in the Pantanal, vast, inhospitable wetlands in the center of South America at the headwaters of the Rio Paraguay. This book tells of the emerald trade, cocaine smuggling and of politics as practiced in Brazil. The story begins with Jack Tate in Rio de Janeiro, working to reestablish the industry contacts he had prior to leaving for Africa to trade in the

The Lost Treasure of the Darién Gap, the Most Dangerous Jungle in the World!

by W. Michael Gazdar

Our friends on the PT boat are on a new adventure, but this time it will be the most dangerous journey of their lives! Dr. Jack Paris’ daughter and three of her friends were invited to teach English to the children of Colon, Panama, but they have gone missing. Intel has told Jack and the crew of the PT boat that the teenage girls have been kidnapped and will be sold for slaves in Cartagena, Columbia. But between them lies the Darien Gap – the most dangerous jungle in the world. The jungle is... more

The Face You Know

by Ashley Brandt

After participating in a television dating show, Maggie Simons is ready to settle back into her small-town lifestyle; but when her ex-beau and reality tv hunk Grayson Wynters is found murdered in his vacation home, Maggie has some questions. When Maggie herself falls victim to a stalker, her former friend and sexy Private Investigator Damon Ybarra is her only ally. The clock is ticking as Damon and Maggie hunt this hunter before Maggie becomes his next victim; Only what if the culprit is closer ... more

The Plot to Save America - A Novel

by Avraham Azrieli

What if the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol were successful? The Plot to Save America takes place in 2024, as the Capitol lies in ruins and Americans live under martial law. When a Domestic Terror Tribunal condemns a famed Baltimore detective to death, the race is on to find a secret document that could exonerate him while exposing the truth behind the Capitol attack.

Pool Boy To The Mob

by Robert Allen Miltenberg

Surrounded by pools, the trick for Bobby Moscowitz was not slipping in the one thicker than water.

INTANGIBLE HEARTS FOREVER

by Elizabeth Akinniyi

A thrilling and cinematic love story of a father and child that will trigger your wildest imagination. After the death of his wife at childbirth. Lance Stone lives with the pain of her demise, His daughter Emily became the sole reason for him to live and he swore to love her all his life. But his past insecurities start to cause a thrift in his relationship with his daughter as she grows older. Emily Stone is an overpampered youth who goes rebellious against her father and their relationsh... more

Hunting Rabbits

by Mark Gilleo

Chief of police, Charlie Gates, is haunted by his sister’s decades-old unsolved murder. A native son of the small city of Williamsburg, Virginia, Gates has spent his entire adult life in pursuit of justice for his only sibling. When fingerprint evidence from a recent robbery is linked to the cold case, Gates taps a seasoned homicide detective, Luis Millares, to assist with the investigation. Given the personal nature of the case, Millares knows failure is not an option. When the investigation... more

Public Opinion

by Nathan Pettijohn

Herb is a fixer, a social media manipulator, an anonymous barracuda in a sea of wealthy marks. Blackmail, character assassination, fraud—it’s all in a day’s work. When a quick scam introduces Herb to a cold-blooded director on a quest to film the Marquis de Sade’s Justine, Herb enters a world of porn stars and celebrity sociopaths, massage parlors and murder. Herb is building a family. He’s trying to build a conscience. But most importantly, Herb will get his money, no matter how many live... more

Pesticide

by Kim Hays

Bern, Switzerland—known for its narrow cobblestone streets, decorative fountains, and striking towers. Yet dark currents run through this charming medieval city and beyond, to the idyllic farmlands that surround it. When a rave on a hot summer night erupts into violent riots, a young man is found the next morning bludgeoned to death with a policeman’s club. Seasoned detective Giuliana Linder is assigned to the case. That same day, an elderly organic farmer turns up dead and drenched with pes... more

Misprints of America Burke

by Adonia Holden-Dunivan

America Burke is no stranger to disappointment. Resigned to a somewhat dull life as a wife, mother, and now grandmother instead of the exciting life she’d planned as an agent of the FBI due to a problem with her fingerprint card, she never expected that someone would want to frame her for murder.

But when the inevitable happens, not everyone agrees with how America handles the situation. In fact, no one does. But wily America Burke, determined to prove her own innocence, continual... more

Found Not Guilty

by Alex Feigns

Jacob Brownfield fought hard for custody. A month later, he wished he hadn’t. His teenage daughter has been beaten, waterboarded and burned to death with a steam iron in what seems to be an interrogation gone wrong. Now his ex-wife intends to sue him for negligence. Days turn into weeks. The police department has drawn blank, hamstrung with budget cuts, backlogs and lack of experience. But Jake is not giving up. He cannot give up, despite an inch from poverty glutted with a bout of panic a... more

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