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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

A Christmas in Calcutta

by ASIF SARDAR

A re-imagining of the Great Detective and his partner as Charlotte Holmes, a traumatised woman, and her companion Dr Watan, an Indian doctor, as they investigate nefarious activities and a conspiracy to bring down the British Empire at the dawn of the 20th century. Charlotte, a brilliant yet erratic polymath, is escaping from an enforced confinement whilst being pursued relentlessly by her husband when she encounters Dr Watan on board the Calcutta Tiger Express. Our heroes investigate a murder... more

Murder Without Pity

by Steve Haberman

Paris, France: dark with fog, riots over police killings, and Far Right demagogues. Here state criminal investigator, Stanislas Cassel, grandson of a French propagandist for the Nazis during WWII, works at the Palace of Justice. Ashamed of his family's infamy, he avoids anything political. Instead he absorbs himself solving small crimes. Little does he suspect the life-changing shock awaiting him when he looks into the bizarre murder of a pensioner, who seemed to have lived an uneventful life.... more

Long in the Sleuth

by Carol Novis

First in the “Tension on a Pension” cozy mystery series “Long in the Sleuth” combines humor, romance and suspense with a unique angle – a quirky team of seniors trying to adjust to life in a retirement home, while people are dropping dead all around them. Who killed Sam Levin with a poisoned knish? Could it be Ellie, who baked it? The yentas at the Menorah Retirement Home think that it just might be. Ellie Shapiro is a reluctant resident of the Minnie and Isaac Memorial Menorah Retire... more

The Erotica Book Club for Nice Ladies

by Connie Spittler

A literary mystery with a tongue-in-cheek title. A librarian with her own bookmobile arrives in a small town and starts a book club. When an ancient book of herbal cures disappears, suspicion swirls around the quirky friendships of the different aged, different background book club members. Unaware of impending danger, the women secretly pursue their entanglements and troubles while sipping a strange tea grown in a gypsy garden.

Intimate Encounter

by Deren Icke

Jeff, a charismatic ex playboy and journalist tormented by his past, stumbles upon a pretty girl held captive by a powerful madam and her evil employees. His new passion is to set her free. He must overcome terrifying ordeals and his own lusts. His strength will be tested at every turn. Will he endure, or will he lose everything?

The Trainee Undercover

by Brenda Shaw

‘Going undercover was their only option.’ ‘The Trainee Undercover’ is a suspense thriller novel packed with action and deceptions. Paul Collier, a high level executive, in a pharma company gets threatened into silence by an unknown force. In despair, he decides to send his family away to protect them. Alex, a happy-go-lucky teenager, is all set to enjoy his summer vacation with his friends. But fate has other plans in store! They get entangled with a murder case. Alex and his friends are now com... more

Benjamin Sorrow: One for Sorrow

by P.G. Challis

Benjamin is retired. Borell is drunk. Jackson Burns, a genius scientist and an old friend of Benjamin’s, is brutally robbed of an important and powerful device. The good news is only Jackson knows the secret to the device’s operation. The bad news is he’s now being hunted for this knowledge. Benjamin leaves retirement behind and returns to the secretive Society to protect his friend and recover the stolen device. Meanwhile, Borell, a talented thief and competent killer, is hired by a myste... more

Lady Beth

by Caroline E. Farrell

Beth Downes is a quiet, unassuming woman. Attractive, though careless in her appearance, she works hard, living only for her teenage son, Jesse. But Beth has been keeping secrets and when Jesse dies following a drug-fuelled night out, a very different woman emerges. Beth had always refused to tell Jesse who his father was, an issue that they fought about just before his death. Now, compounded by grief, guilt, regret and the need to find out the truth of who is responsible for her son's de... more

Confrontation. Aliens and Humans. Allies and Enemies.

by Don Foxe

Space Fleet confronts an alien threat while an enemy on the inside is determined to tear it apart. - Book Two in the Space Fleet Sagas follows first contact with aliens, and the realization the galaxy is alive, and in turmoil. The unification of Earth is in peril. Conspiracies to dissolve the central government are real. - Captain Daniel Cooper has changed, but his mission remains the same. Keep the people of Space Fleet safe, and protect his home world. - To solve the ... more

The Peculiar Case of the Lakewoods

by T.D. Edwards

Life apart from her twin, Matilda, isn’t easy for Charlotte Lakewood. On the other hand, life with Matilda wasn’t exactly easy either. In more ways than the obvious, Charlotte always felt the two of them were too close for comfort, which especially presented problems when she was regularly blamed for her sister’s disturbing antics. Upon starting college, Charlotte finally feels free from her sister’s clutches. The freedom is short-lived though, when she returns home over summer break only to ... more

The Iguana Project

by Dale Arden

Revenge Feels Sweet When It Puts Cold-Blooded Killers Into Hibernation . . . Indefinitely When the mafia murders Colleen Brádaigh, her heartbroken husband Patrick develops a brilliant, chilling plan for revenge. A fast-paced thriller, The Iguana Project by Dale Arden (Lulu Press) combines science, shady business, undying love and an unforgettable plot.

The Ossuary's Paladin

by Daniela Bronzy

In her first released novel, Daniela Bronzy introduces her diverse cast of characters who weave in and out of the plot to propel the story of Haway Halabi. A lost, desperate and lonely Syrian refugee girl, Ms. Bronzy places us hand in hand along her forced pilgrimage and plight from her home into the unknown, where she is searching for answers and a means to gain and capture the entire the world's attention and ultimately reveal, thru her own misguided jihad, her family's long kept secrets.

Murder as the Organist Plays

by Deborah D Russo Kralich

As the wedding music starts, the bride begins her long walk to the arms of her groom. But she will not finish the journey. The beautiful bride emerges stunned, blood on her dress. She stands alone, blood dripping from a dagger at her fingertips. Unknowing, his back to this scenario, the organist plays on... The processional music is the soundtrack for the murder that shatters the wedding day. The celebrated socialite goes from bride to victim to suspect in a matter of hours. Only one man, flambo... more

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