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Dover Park
by Bruce FottlerTroubling secrets are about to surface in Dover Park. On the eve of summer, a mysterious visitor turns up in a quiet, suburban town. The very existence of this enigmatic presence is a paradox, one that upends the idyllic lives of the Moreaus, a well-respected family of the community. Unsettling revelations are made surrounding a tragic accident that occurred many years ago, and routing out the truth threatens to tear the Moreaus apart. Was the drowning of a close friend in Dover Park an accid... moreThe Contrivance
by Asher Lewis StamA thriller full of intrigue set in two very contrasting time periods, where certain people are forced to make difficult choices. Perceive the lives of people during the turbulent eighteenth century Scotland, where a family man is given an unique opportunity. Will his conscience allow him to make sacrifices that will ensure future prosperity for Scotland and his family? Another part of the story takes place in the near future where the world has been brought together into an ultra organised... moreHollow
by Yolanda OlsonJude McIntyre was born to fail. Her life was not something she would wish upon her worst enemy. A pretty, unloved girl she came alive again the moment when her mother died. But a devastating secret from the past is haunting her again. She needs to find a way to keep the secrets safe inside of her like swore she would. When an idea forms in her mind to take her revenge on her past, she quickly puts it into play. Unfortunately, the man that steps into Jude's world doesn't know the most b... moreDreamcatcher
by Ann CurtinJesse Alvarez is tired of being the new kid every time his dad takes a job on another ranch. It doesn’t help that Cade Savage, the boss’s son, is a bully who has everything Jesse wants—money, a permanent home, horses, and most of all, a mother who lives with his family. Then Jesse meets Aaron Little Elk, who lives on the Wind River Reservation, steals scraps of yarn from the art room to make dreamcatchers, and never stops talking about his older brother Reuben. Despite that, they become friends,... moreThe Harmony Scroll
by Edita A. PetrickStella Hunter’s young son carries a dormant ancient curse within him. Though she’s destroyed the amulets that activate the curse, Gabriel’s life is shadowed by the dark magic. When she learns the contents of a golden scroll can break the curse forever, Stella goes after it with a vengeance...and heaven help anyone who gets in her way!The Thundering
by Megan DavidsonThe Thundering is the story of psychologist Cathy Morgen, who encounters the most challenging case of her career very early one morning in 1961 at Summerhaven Mental Hospital. Joseph, a teenage boy who has been admitted on an emergency basis, is behaving exactly like a frightened horse -- kicking, neighing and biting. What has caused this apparent delusion? Can Joseph be restored to humanity? Cathy has no answers, but she is determined to find them. Not only does... more
Riverside
by Brett BurlisonTwo young lovers decide to move in together and open a cafe and chase the American dream, only to be hindered by their own pasts, drugs, and bad guys from New Orleans. Set in Austin, Texas in the early nineties.Four Ways to Pharaoh Khufu
by Alexander MarmerFor more than 4,500 years, the Great Pyramid at Giza has been shrouded in veils of impenetrable mystery. For nearly as many years, a dedicated and nearly obsessive community of explorers, scholars, and profiteers has sought to uncover the secrets of this ancient and sacred structure. But the Great Pyramid guards its secrets jealously, and the efforts of most have been silently rebuffed. Until now. Is it the will of destiny or God’s eternal hand that connects two strangers in tragic circums... moreThe Domino Game
by Greg WilsonWhen Russian federal agent Nikolai Aven starts investigating the affairs of Moscow tycoon, Marat Ivankov, he finds himself caught in a web of corruption involving the lethal Russian mafiya and their powerful political friends. With the lives of his wife and daughter at stake, Nikolai turns to the only person he believes can help, US Embassy attaché, Jack Hartman. But this is Russia. Trust is a commodity that can be bought and sold and nothing is what it seems. Driven by a primal resolv... more
He Counts Their Tears
by Mary Ann D'AltoAaron has a problem. Aaron likes to play a game, a sick game, with women's minds. Aaron is a psychopath. You would never guess as much, because he is so handsome, so captivating, and so very charming. Yes, Aaron seems too good to be true, because, of course, he is. Enter the world of Dr. Aaron Stein, and learn just how this perfect gentleman toys with women's minds, and plays with their emotions. Each woman is a new chance to play his game. Ti... more
Shielded Past
by patti morelliKate Halsey is a successful manager for an upscale Woman’s Fragrance Company. Kate grew up in Manhattan in the foster care system. Her only friend throughout her lifetime was Annie.Kate marries the man of her dreams and they purchase their first home. The home they both fall in love with is adjacent to the Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital in Marlboro New Jersey. On her first evening in the home Kate sees a light coming from the abandoned hospital. The light becomes an obsession that she later sha... moreJane.
by Riya Anne PolcastroSomewhere out there is a line in the sand between sanity and insanity. JANE searches that line out, toys with it, revels in it, and then takes a running leap right over it.
Salem Oregon sets the stage for Crazy Town, where the mental hospital sits smack dab in the middle of the city― halfway down Center Street. It is an apt placement when you consider the character of the city and yet it begs the age old question; was it the chicken or the egg?
Whether it is ... moreThe Eighth Day
by Joseph JohnA warning from a stranger. "Nothing you know is real. Your name isn't Shawn Jaffe, you're not an investment broker, and you're not from Ohio." But the stranger is murdered before he can explain.
Now Shawn isn't sure who he can trust. Even his own memories are suspect.
Someone is watching him, controlling him, using him. To survive, he'll need to find out who and why.
But the stakes are m... more
Black & White & Dead All Over: A Lost Hat, Texas, Mystery (The Lost Hat, Texas, Mystery Series Book 1)
by Anna CastleWhat happens when the Internet service provider in a small town spies on his clients' cyber-lives and blackmails them for gifts and services? Murder; that's what happens. Penelope Trigg moves to Lost Hat, Texas to open a photography studio and find herself as an artist. Things are going great. She's got a few clients, some friends, even a hot new high-tech boyfriend. But when Penny submits some nude figure studies of him to a contest, she gets hit with a blackmail letter in her inbox. "Do ... moreThe Widows Guild
by Anna CastleLondon, 1588: Someone is turning Catholics into widows, taking advantage of armada fever to mask the crimes. Francis Bacon is charged with identifying the murderer by the Andromache Society, a widows’ guild led by his formidable aunt. He must free his friends from the Tower, track an exotic poison, and untangle multiple crimes to determine if the motive is patriotism, greed, lunacy — or all three.Death by Disputation
by Anna CastleThomas Clarady is recruited to spy on a group of radical Puritans at Cambridge University. Francis Bacon is his spymaster; his tutor in both tradecraft and religious politics. Their commission gets off to a deadly start when Tom finds his chief informant hanging from the roof beams. Now he must catch a murderer as well as a seditioner. His first suspect is volatile poet Christopher Marlowe, who keeps turning up in the wrong places. Dogged by unreliable assistants, chased by three lusty women, ... more
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