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The Truth Will Set You Free

by Lana M. Fox

A search for her birthmother takes a young woman to a small Oregon town where she comes up against a community that will do anything to protect their secrets and past sins, including murder.

Everyone told him he needed a holiday. His life had fallen apart around him. His marriage had failed, and he had been dishonourably discharged from the military. He needed to recharge his batteries and make a new start and a break on the Costa Blanca was the opportunity to re-set his life. Two weeks of relaxing, enjoying the sun, and having a few drinks was just what the doctor ordered. It started so well. How was he to know that this was the prelude to the vacation from hell? He soon becomes en... more

We're Not Heroes

by Helen Daniels

We're Not Heroes, by Helen Daniels A friendly barbecue turns to panic when what appears to be an earthquake shatters the lives of a group of friends. Deep in the heart of the Great Southern of Western Australia, the mountains are ablaze and with little to no communication with the world outside the farm gates, the need to grasp onto something comfortable and familiar is quickly overshadowed with the need to survive. Fraught with a deep sense of foreboding, Maree struggles with the desperate ne... more

Split City: A Jesus Spares Mystery

by Andy Straka

MEET YOUR NEXT FAVORITE ALMOST HERO "I see a TV series future. A great read and a sure winner!" - Readers Favorite Murder sees double in the Catskills when former pro bowler Billy Gills finds himself summoned to the Partridgeberry County morgue to identify the body of his identical twin brother Bo. Billy is the proprietor of Split City Lanes, a classic hometown bowling alley, located in the charmingly rundown, lakeside town of Twin Strikes. Partridgeberry and Twin Strikes are peopled by ... more

Scattered Legacy

by Marlene M. Bell

Antiquities expert Annalisse Drury and tycoon Alec Zavos revel in a love affair peppered with treasure hunting, adventure, and the occasional dead body. It’s autumn when Alec arranges a getaway from them to visit is mother’s Italy birthplace—a no-drama vacation to transfer his car company to a rival. But before they can depart New York, murder makes its familiar reappearance. Accompanied by detective friend Bill Drake, Annalisse and Alec find themselves embroiled in a behind-closed-doors conspi... more

Maelstrom: A Victorian-era Tale of Revenge hidden under the Guise of Justice by Debbie Boek

by Chick Lit Café

How much injustice must one endure before being able to disregard their own actions, regardless of how heinous they may be? In the last decade of the 19th century, young Olivia Rose is unjustly committed to a lunatic asylum and only her desire for revenge sees her through until she can escape. Traveling through upstate New York, Olivia Rose plots to bring justice to those that harmed her and the ones that she loves, setting the stage, creating her plans and reeling in others to help her put t... more

A FInal Call

by Eliot Parker

Cleveland Homicide Detective Stacy Tavitt is contacted by a former college classmate who asks for help in finding her missing son, Colton. Still reeling physically and emotionally from her last investigation―which led to the disappearance of her brother--Stacy reluctantly agrees. At first, there is little reason to suspect foul play in his disappearance until he becomes the primary suspect in the murder of an ex-girlfriend. It’s a race against the clock as Stacy tries to find out what h... more

Can't Hide What's Inside

by C.J. Heigelmann

A Psychological Thriller.

A guilt-ridden single mother kills in revenge for the accidental death of her child. But she can't stop, and she can't hide what's inside.

The future is bright for Madison Sanders, a 27-year-old business analyst and single mother. Finally free from her abusive mother’s controlling grip, she relocates across the country and begins a new job.

Soon after, dark troubles arise as her misogynistic male o... more

Silent Sentinel - A Mini-Thriller

by Kelli A. Wilkins

Silent Sentinel\t (A Mini-Thriller) One afternoon, Valerie visits a flea market and meets a peculiar man who tries to sell her an ancient statue of Anubis—the Egyptian god of the dead. Despite her protests, the man insists that she must have the statue. Valerie gives in and brings her new “guardian” home. Later that night, Valerie awakens to discover an intruder has broken into her house. She’s forced to fight for her life and relies on Anubis to save her. When the police investigate,... more

Death on the Line

by Carol Amorosi

Angus MacKay, a young Scotsman hired to assist Mason & Dixon on their groundbreaking survey, trips over a dead body, and suddenly the game changes from defining a line on the ground to defining the line between good and evil.

Set in 18th-century America, the story is full of historical events and figures, including a rifle-toting minister convinced the natives are responsible.

Eagle Ascending

by Dan Whitfield

New York cop Joe Krueger is about to arrest a notorious drug pusher when his life changes forever. He witnesses a bomb tear through one of the city's biggest Jewish museums, leaving dozens dead. In the aftermath, the case takes an even more horrific turn: footage from the scene suggests that the bomber is Joe's own grandfather, infamous Nazi General Wolfgang Krueger, who died 70 years ago. With time running out until the next attack, Joe Krueger is forced to confront his family's monstrous p... more

The Determined Widow

by Adam Melrose

HER HUSBAND WAS MURDERED. SHE WILL PROVE IT. AS DETERMINATION BECOMES OBSESSION, ALL BETS ARE OFF. Sixteen months ago, Bella Stone lost her husband. The authorities insist his death was accidental but she knows it was murder. No one will take her seriously. She has one last hope for her very personal cold case. A private detective by the name of Matthew Holland. As the investigation deepens, the team learn their client is determined to unearth the truth regardless of the human cost. With... more

I Killed Sam: A Novel Based on the 1957 Groundbreaking Trial of a Battered Woman

by ROBERT A. STEADMAN

I Killed Sam is inspired by the true story of a ground-breaking defense of a Flint woman who killed her abusive husband in the mid-1950s—a time when a husband could rape his wife in Michigan without facing criminal charges.
Trial attorney Bob Steadman, 93, was inspired to write I Killed Sam, based on his ground-breaking defense of a battered woman in 1957, when most of the country accepted and supported spouse abuse. Despite the long, le... more

The Spark

by Howard Rahtz

The book opens as the January 6 attack on the Capitol is unfolding. After the attack, seeking to start a race war and overthrow the government, a white supremacist gang plots a terror attack at the NBA All-Star game. As the suspects infiltrate arena security, police and the FBI office become aware of a possible attack. With game day quickly approaching, the police and FBI race feverishly to stop the attack. While the clock winds down to game time, the characters confront the most pressing iss... more

Dark Heat

by J. M. Taylor

The novel focuses on Starr Wyman, an herbalist who must also care for her war-damaged brother, a veteran of the Iraq campaign who harbors secrets no one could fathom. Her father, a despotic alderman and drug kingpin, keeps his boot heel on her movements. But when a stranger comes to town, searching for an ancient relic stolen from the Iraqi National Museum, she sees what just may be a way out. But, like Medea, she will have to make a painful sacrifice in order to gain her freedom.

The Gallucci Gallery

by K.B. Richards

Diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, Bianca attempts to rescue her kidnapped children while being hunted for a murder she didn't commit...

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