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by Stephen McGuire

"Fractured Power" is a dark and haunting psychological thriller about Aiden Fletcher; a young man who comes from humble origins and uses his extraordinary ambition and devious ingenuity to fulfill his inevitable destiny and reach the pinnacle of power in Washington, DC. As a newly elected District Attorney whose office investigates a rash of murders of young women in Knoxville, Tennessee, he uses his position to manipulate the evidence while pursuing a serial killer whose arrest and trial put... more

No Good Deed

by Maggie Casteen

In this third installment, Kathy has finally achieved her dream of being an investigator, and an investigator for defense lawyer Bailey Clark, no less. With Chase Wagner found not guilty, Kathy now turns her attention to locating Charlie, their only eyewitness to what really happened. Problems arise when it turns out Kathy is not the only one looking for Charlie, a sinister shadow lurking about tracking him too. Meanwhile, Dr. Hamilton is pressing forward with the reinvestigation into his wife'... more

For the Minds and Wills of Men

by Jeff Lanier

Manhattan, 1953. Fear of communist subversion and espionage are tearing America apart. Abstract expressionism is on the verge of exploding, making New York the cultural epicenter of the world. While recovering a stolen Jackson Pollock for a wealthy client, art insurer Will Oxley falls for the client’s daughter, Liz Bower, who leads him deep into the rebellious and seductive world of the abstract expressionist painters, their Village bar haunts and East Hampton binges. But when Will learns the pa... more

Tycho Brahe Secret

by Trygve E. Wighdal

A bad-ass fourteen-year-old cypher-punk girl seeks the help of a renegade Nobel laureate in physics and a 16th century alchemist in a last-ditch struggle to rescue her little brother from certain death—and humanity along with it. The richest man in history, Winston Varga, is a wicked purveyor of bliss and digital fantasies, an omnipotent ruler of all lives with a dark plan for humanity. And he has set his deadly plan in motion, which no one can stop. Except, perhaps, his nemesis: a bad-ass ... more

Faded Lines

by C.D. Paul

An International Romantic Thriller that touches on two lives and the decisions that have affected their course of action in the world they live. Meet Maya Singh, a physician who works with Doctor's Without Borders, divorced for two years and is still unable to come to terms with it. Meet Azar al Faid, an actor but also one who has ties to a terrorist group and the world of illegal arms trade. Both meet by chance, unexpectedly sparking a flame between them but one which neither is sure can last.

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

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