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Echoes in the Woods

by Georgina Scott

One of these days, I am going to kill you, kill you slowly, and before I bury you, I am going to watch you burn!” Jake Evan said. Jake is the youngest of four boys who holds the same hatred for his alcoholic father as his father holds for him, for reasons not known by Jake. His mother, Faith, may hold the key to the hatred and the reasons behind Jake’s behaviour. Desperately trying to keep her family together, will she survive the trials and tribulations of what’s ahead or will she succumb and f... more

The Renegade Spy Project

by Terri Selting David

Wren is impulsive, curious, and always in trouble. When her STEM club is accused of a crime, can her flaws become their greatest asset to catch the real thief? Wren Sterling has a problem. She knows she's super smart and a good friend, but no matter how hard she tries, she can't shake her reputation as a troublemaker. It feels like the only people who believe in her are her three best friends in the Renegade Girls Tinkering Club. She’d hoped middle school would be different, but when her inab... more

The Woman Who Loved Sunflowers

by Brooks Mencher

The fifth book in the Yarn Woman, “The Woman Who Loved Sunflowers,” takes Ruth M, the Yarn Woman, from San Francisco to California’s Central Valley in search of Mrs. Jill Lynch, who disappeared on her weekly trip from Oakland to San Francisco to volunteer at humanitarian nonprofit. At first glance it seems like Mrs. Lynch has been living a quiet suburban life with her husband, leaving home every Wednesday to help pack knitted woolens to ship to war-torn areas of the Middle East. But when Ruth ... more

Ice in the Blood

by Bryan Cassiday

Hard-hitting crime stories from the edge of madness and terror where murderers, serial killers, and sociopaths skulk along the streets of Los Angeles by day and night. The skies may be sunny, but the streets of the city are cold as ice and teeming with dissolution that spreads across the entire country like a miasma of evil reaching all the way to the Florida Keys. Corruption drips from the seats of power and infects everyone below. In the land of the dollar, money is not only king it’s the o... more

Hunt for the Wild Pue'o

by Bill Thesken

Hunt for the Wild - Book #3. Jack, Malia, Max, Keoni, and Kenji live on a small Hawaiian island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Over the past few months they’ve searched the valleys behind their little town, looking for the ancient King’s long lost taro that brings super powers. So far they’ve been woefully unsuccessful. But they have another chance. Everyone knows if you see an owl in flight it brings good luck. Jack’s dad scored a cabin in the mountains for the weekend, and they’re heading... more

Before She Was Taken (The BEFORE Series Book Two)

by Margie Benedict

Book Two of the Before Series - A time-travel tale of abduction and redemption A freak occurrence gives twenty-five-year-old Rebecca Danser the ability to travel through time without altering it. Her life is a mess because her younger sister disappeared on her watch when they were both children. Finally, she has the chance to learn what really happened that day. She travels back in time to witness the abduction firsthand. Armed with new knowledge, she pursues the villain through past and pres... more

Ghost (The Justice Chronicles Book 1)

by Michael Jack Webb

Best-selling, award-winning author and master storyteller Michael Jack Webb weaves a Supernatural Serial Killer tale like none you’ve ever read. Enter a world where nothing is what it appears to be, and every clue leads an extraordinary young woman deep into the heart of darkness and beyond. Kate Justice, the FBI’s youngest Profiler, is assigned to find a serial killer with supernatural abilities. The killer is elusive, cunning, and seemingly invincible. Kate races against time to disc... more

Nighthawks

by Lambert Nagle

A Mafia boss addicted to beautiful art. A Catholic priest who knows too much. A modern-day Jay Gatsby. And a woman on the run. Disgraced London detective Stephen Connor is given an ultimatum: take a transfer to Rome or kiss his career goodbye. With his love life in tatters and his confidence at an all-time low, can Stephen find the world's most valuable painting before it disappears forever?

The Third Nanny

by Michele PW (Pariza Wacek)

Janey hadn’t heard from her sister Kelly since she ran away from home eight years ago. Until the day the letter arrived. A disturbing letter. But before Janey could make contact, Kelly disappeared again. And the only clue they had to work with was in Redemption, Wisconsin, where Kelly had worked as a nanny. So, Janey decided to follow in her sister’s footsteps … by taking over her job. The family has secrets, and the more Janey digs, the more twisted the story becomes. And the ... more

A Swarm in May

by Mark Anthony Powers

Dr. Phineas Mann has come a long way from the darkness in his past. He has a loving wife, two bright children, a lively interest in beekeeping, and a rewarding career in intensive care medicine. And then a challenging case presents: an elderly man in the throes of full-blown tetanus. To make a difficult case worse, the patient’s openly racist son abuses and threatens his father’s medical team, especially the Black intern. When inexplicable setbacks occur, the son’s threats escalate, and the d... more

Wishing You Harm

by Nancy Labs

A young widow is thrust into a world of alchemical symbols, secret societies, paranormal phenomena, and spiritual warfare as she seeks to unravel the mystery of her husband’s death.

Shut Up and Listen!

by Reid Fischer

Professional athletes are larger than life, but above all they are human beings like everyone else. Ethan Hackett is becoming an NBA star, and like any other player, he wants a championship. It's a slight distraction when his marriage is on the rocks. He can manage that. It's another matter entirely when his wife goes missing and he gets a text telling him to commit turnovers or she dies. Will Ethan have to betray his teammates? Can he navigate the waters to bring his wife back safe and le... more

Desert Dreaming

by Steve Elliott

An adventure story set it the Western Australian outback. A geologist accidentally discovers a terrorist group with plans to spread mayhem in Australia. The geologist, after several near misses foils the terrorists and emerges victorious.

DRIVEN

by Valerie Webster

Ex-investigative reporter, Rita Mars, loses an old friend to what appears to be suicide. She’s convinced he was murdered to cover unethical maneuvers and save reputations in the abyss that is Congress. Back stabbings inside the beltway sometimes extend beyond metaphorical. She’s going to butt heads with the local good ole boy authorities and navigate the deliberately stoked smoke screens of the duly elected, but she is never going to give up.

City of Stones (Detective Matt Jones 4)

by Robert Ellis

CITY OF STONES (Detective Matt Jones 4) By Robert Ellis A Killer’s Secret. A City’s Fate. A Detective Backed into a Corner With rookie detective Matt Jones recovering from the wounds he suffered in The Girl Buried in the Woods, and with his partner, Denny Cabrera, lucky to have survived but still unable to walk, a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, Ryan Brooks, makes a late-night call requesting a small favor... “I've heard that you’re on medical leave,” Brooks says. “Meet me in the... more

the Bubble Pods

by Susan Philip

This is a story about the homeless in a world where the population has grown to an troubling size and those in poor situations have nowhere to live. Krista is a young girl who suddenly has lost her family and even her community and is desperate to find them. She is devastated and only gets through the fallout because Ben her boyfriend supports her. Meanwhile in another country there is the head office of a company named Podtech and working for them are two employees named Beth and George amon... more

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