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Publish and Perish

by Anna Castle

It’s 1589 and England is embroiled in a furious pamphlet war between an impudent Puritan calling himself Martin Marprelate and London’s wittiest writers. The archbishop wants Martin to hang. The Privy Council wants the tumult to end. But nobody knows who Martin is or where he’s hiding his illegal press. Then two writers are strangled, mistaken for Thomas Nashe, the pamphleteer who is hot on Martin’s trail. Francis Bacon is tasked with stopping the murders — and catching Martin, while he’s abo... more

Moriarty Takes His Medicine

by Anna Castle

James and Angelina Moriarty help Sherlock Holmes investigate a case he can’t pursue alone: a doctor who may be committing murders for hire, ridding husbands and sons of their fussy, wealthy wives and mothers. When Angelina defies James to enter the lion’s den, he must abandon his scruples and race the clock to save her — and himself.

Deadly Serious

by A.J. Thibault

A dark black comedy thriller set in Los Angeles in the early 80s about a stand-up comic whos search for the truth leads to his downfall. When Jonny Goodis exceeds the limits of free speech, he draws fire from his audience, his enemies and his peers. Hunted and tormented, Goodis must deliver the performance of his life if he hopes to survive.

Past Rites

by Claire Stibbe

The Detective Temeke Crime Series Book 3

Lies hurt. Truth kills.

Four years after the tragic suicide of Alice Delgado, eldest daughter ofAlbuquerque's top racing driver, her younger sister, Lily, is reported missingand two of her peers are found dead. Detective Temeke's investigationleads him to a private boarding school on the Rio Grande where the discovery ofoccult practices and an ancient book ignite a chain reaction of heartbreaki... more

The Girl Who Saved Ghosts

by K.C. Tansley

She tried to ignore them. Now she might risk everything to save them. After a summer spent in a haunted castle—a summer in which she traveled through time to solve a murder mystery—Kat is looking forward to a totally normal senior year at McTernan Academy. Then the ghost of a little girl appears and begs Kat for help, and more unquiet apparitions follow. All of them are terrified by the Dark One, and it soon becomes clear that that this evil force wants Kat dead. Searching for help, Ka... more

Circled

by Anne McAneny

A fire ignites a whirlwind of action and accusation in a swamp town that hasn't seen excitement since the big lottery win twelve years ago. Little does reporter Chloe Keyes know that when she sniffs around for clues, she’ll end up facing her own demons while unsettling the very foundation of her hometown.

Chloe starts her day by pulling a gun on two intruders, and things only go downhill from there. Driving to Boyd’s General for her daily caffeine fix, she finds the plac... more

Entranced

by Tamara Hart Heiner

Romance and drama and soul-sucking goddesses, oh my. Jayne's senior year of high school has all the promise of success: great boyfriend, exciting job, and easy classes. And she's finally understanding how to use her gift of premonition. After last year's fiasco with a serial killer, she's grateful for the reprieve. Until another goddess walks in and begins using her power to force the citizens of Lacey Township to do her bidding. Town authorities suspect a cult, but Jayne knows she must ... more

Passenger - the only game in town

by L.M. Pampuro

Tangerina Hanley enjoyed following her favorite band around the country. Every show provided her with a different adventure. That is until they gave a ride to the wrong person. Weston Traynor was born to lead as head of the F.B.I. drug trafficking division. Everything is going smooth until during a routine drug bust Weston gets a glimpse of his old flame, Tangerina. Set around dancing bears, drug runners, and double agents the question remain - Who are your friends? Who is really driving?

Madam Tulip and the Knave of Hearts

by David Ahern

Suspense, mystery, action, a little romance and lots of laughs... When out-of-work actress Derry O'Donnell moonlights as celebrity fortune-teller Madam Tulip in an English Stately home, she’s trying to make some cash. Instead, she is drawn into an alien world of wealth, titled privilege and family secrets. A countess once a chorus girl, a gambling earl and his daughters, a cultured and handsome art expert—all caught in a terrifying web of ghastly threats, murder and abduction. As an arist... more

How We Found You

by JT Lawrence

Would you sacrifice your son to save your daughter? There’s something different about Kate’s four-year-old son. He wasn’t created the old fashioned way. Now a violent cult wants him dead and Kate will do anything to protect him – until they take her daughter. In tomorrow’s world, Kate is haunted by a brutal past. Struggling to navigate a life that seems like an experiment in virtual reality, her paranoia threatens to consume her. But when someone tries to kidnap Mally, she realises she was... more

Like The Ocean Moves: Book One of the Torchbearer Series

by Liz Mitchell

Torchbearers are those who walk among to bring Heaven to Earth, light to darkness. In this story they wage battles alongside angels and saints against the power of Hell to dismantle an international human trafficking ring. As the clock ticks, six year-old Katey is held captive by those who price her to be sold to the highest bidder. Her best friend, Jonas, and his mother, Amy, take an unexpected journey to Heaven where they see wonders they’ve never imagined before meeting King Jesus and being... more

OSIRIS RISES

by Clayton Dabbs

Someone is hunting Landon Miller and his family. Solving the President's murder is the only way to make it stop. There's been an incident at the jail. An inmate hung himself. Landon is certain there was no suicide. Landon knows that Brick murdered the dead inmate. He knew before it happened. Landon Miller is a small town lawyer with three kids and a picket fence. He represents the County Jail and he knows what Brick did. Now he is sitting alone in his firm's conference room with Brick, ... more

Night-Night, Sleep Tight

by Paul Burman

Meg Dapsy’s family home has been destroyed in an arson attack. Her mother is dead and her father is missing, but Stella, the younger sister she’s always taken care of, has one secret too many... and it involves an old boyfriend. With suspicion falling on a group of militant Animal Rights activists, Meg has no doubt where the blame really lies. Night-night, Sleep Tight is a psychological thriller set against the backdrop of a vast forested, wilderness.

The Unexpected Resolution

by Elaine L. Orr

A midnight wedding, Army veterans who face repercussions of two different wars, and a very startling wedding guest. Wedding days are special, but they don't usually pack as big a surprise as Jolie and Scoobie's New Year's Eve nuptials at the Jersey shore. Scoobie never knew much about his family -- and after the way he grew up, who could blame him for liking it that way? A 9-1-1 call during the wedding changes everything. Suddenly Jolie has to help Scoobie figure out what he wants to know, and d... more

Of the Woods

by Dennis Sanchez

In a hilarious reinvention of classic children’s books characters, this is a tale of a singular family tree once rooted deep in a forest in the Land of Oz but cut down and whacked apart, separating each member into five individual logs. When a sculptor of wood takes possession of the logs, he hears distinct voices emitting from them and soon learns the three smaller logs are two boys, and a girl and the two larger ones their parents. Carving the smaller logs suitably, he turns them into wooden... more

Chameleons, An Untold World War II Story

by Marcus A. Nannini

CHAMELEONS, An Untold World War II Story SYNOPSIS (Abridged Version) ISBN: 9781612968896 MARCUS A. NANNINI The Japanese midget submarine I-16-tou is hiding on the muddy bottom of Pearl Harbor waiting to release its deadly twin-warheads against the battleships of the United States Pacific Fleet. The sub’s commander and engineer are asleep, drenched in sweat, as are the walls of the iron coffin-like midget submarine. Awakened by the shock waves of aerial bomb and torpedo strikes the two m... more

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