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Unaware

by Dee Shaffer

Charlie's 39-year-old journey was surrounded by hidden forces. Blind to their powerful influences, she unknowingly walked into a wicked trap that she believed to offer momentary peace. However, this trap was permanent in its grip, and it thrust her into hidden realms that were more alive and vivid than her conscious awareness. Profound regret and overwhelming fear became her reality as she was dragged through the horrors of this unknown realm. She was able to see the dark forces that had been... more

Fade to Black

by Zoë Beck

Videographer witnesses and films a terrorist act; gets arrested, tortured and detained in solitary confinement; then is offered a documentary project he can't turn down. What he uncovers will upset his country's politics, as well as his personal relationships.

Domino Effect: Mia Coello Private Investigator

by Angel Mar

Opening the office with my best friend and fulfilling all my dreams was the easy part, then came the disappearance of Emilio Mason. With the help of the obnoxious, but irresistible, police detective David Canno we delve into a case where nothing is what it seems and everyone is a suspect as we escape from those who want to silence us... forever. My name is Mia Coello and my business is solving mysteries.

In The Shadow Of The Sun

by POLI FLORES JR

Set in a small southern California town during the tumultuous 1960s, a green beret returning from Vietnam is accused of murdering a wealthy scion. At the time of his death, the victim was completing a million-dollar trust document that is missing. Both the document and murder are at the heart of the novel. Led by two brilliant attorneys, the defendant's PTSD is raised to garner sympathy from potential jurors. Narrated from the eyes of the soldier's younger brother, the book is also a coming-of-a... more

Jemez

by MARK DAVID ALBERTSON

Ancient pueblo artifacts, including the mythical “Black Heart of God” have been stolen from the ruins of Astialakwa in the Jemez Mountains. The theft sets off a cascade of crime, including murder. Deputy Sheriff Matt Bertram, who is assigned to the Jemez Mountains of Northern New Mexico, has become accustomed to his routine of writing speeding tickets and investigating minor crimes in the small village of Jemez Springs. With the theft of the artifacts, he finds himself engulfed in an investigati... more

The Stranger's Bed

by Oliver Sands

Would you swap homes with a stranger for the weekend ...?

Anna needs a a couple of nights away. Life’s been hell since her best friend Ger was abducted. And things with boyfriend Dan haven’t been great to say the least. A change of scene will do her good.

So Dan finds the perfect escape on a home-exchange website: a secluded cottage where the couple can switch off and reconnect. The reviews are glowing. And the old lady they’ll swap hom... more

The Portraits of Pemberley

by Elizabeth Gilliland

After George Wickham is found tied up, naked, on the Austen University Campus Square, President de Bourgh gives student journalist Lizzy Bennet an ultimatum: Find out who committed the crime, or be expelled from the school. Complicating matters is the fact that the prime suspect is Fo-Hian Darcy. Darcy and Lizzy have a messy history, but even so, Lizzy just can't accept that Darcy committed the crime. An anonymous whistleblower tips off Lizzy about a secret website called the Portraits of Pemb... more

Death at Dawn: Lgbtq Meets Main Street

by Arthur Day

This book conveys the charming character and loveliness of sleepy northern New England towns and then rips everything apart with a shocking story full of remarkable characters. Tran female Dianne Vargas and her partner, MJ McCaal, investigate the disappearance of a young girl caught in a white slavery ring and work to stop a killer from attcking a blind woman. Arthur Day was raised in Connecticut. He lives in Simsbury Connecticut with his wife and an old English bulldog named Rocco who rul... more

Enigma Tracer

by Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey

The clock is ticking ... can Gracie uncover the truth? Phillip Pliant is the wealthy opportunist plastics dealer, and CEO of Pliant Industries. He’s also a master thief—creating a pervasive threat to the manufacturing infrastructure in the Caribbean islands markets. With the cartel as his stealth client, the naïve city leaders have been seduced, enabling the production of more than 3-dimentional building materials. And set the stage for massive chaos and destruction. Pliant has locked u... more

The Sorrowful Girl

by Keenan Powell

Liam Barrett embodied the hopes and dreams of his family, bound for Harvard Law School. When his father unexpectedly dies, he gives up his plans and goes to work providing for his family in Adams, Massachusetts. As a policeman who abhors violence and who possesses an ability to calm agitated people, he strives to mediate disputes and keep peace in his community. When a young Adams woman is found murdered near the estate of mill owner Alistair Cunningham, Cunningham pressures Liam to make a qu... more

Family Secrets

by Beth Farrar

What would you do to keep your family safe? Widowed genealogist Ellie McLellan has spent years healing her ravished heart by carefully constructing a new and quiet life away from the hungry glare of the paparazzi. She now fills her days with genealogical research for various clients, safe in the small town of Percyville, Quebec. Until her bid to save a child’s life is caught on camera and ambitious tabloid reporter Diane Cooper recognizes her. Turns out Ellie is not safe at all. With Di... more

Shadows of Doubt

by Merissa Racine

Vanished (The Blackwell Files Book 16)

by Steven F. Freeman

A ship washes ashore in the Philippines without a single crew member aboard. All residents of an alpine village disappear without a trace. Connecting the two events is the appearance of strange, metallic spheres and scorch marks in both locations. An NSA team led by agents Alton and Mallory Blackwell discover a link between the disappearances and a group of disputed islands in the Artic...and an even more puzzling connection to the ancient city of Sodom. As tensions to lay claim to the co... more

The Community

by Kristin Holm

The very heart of the Community was corrupted by one thing above all: human greed. Those who are turned in have no choice but to work off their debt or be sent to the Medical Waste Facility. While many in debt dream of living a life of freedom and comfort, Evie only dreams of freedom for her loved ones. After the death of her former assignment, she finds herself forced into the service of Elias Huntley, one of the most powerful men in the Community. Evie wants nothing more than to erase her d... more

A Sickening Storm: Crime Fiction Novels (A Dora Ellison Mystery Book 3)

by David E. Feldman

In this suspense-filled medical mystery, someone is infecting patients at the Beach City Medical Center with the world's most deadly diseases, and it's up to Dora and Missy to stay alive long enough to stop them. How many more innocent people have to die before Dora and Missy bring the killer to justice? And what will become of Beach City Medical Center, the barrier island's only hospital? Book 3 of the Dora Ellison Mystery Series is a murder mystery featuring a woman sleuth who is no ordi... more

HMP BlackRock: A Classic Whodunit Wrapped in a Modern-Day Thriller

by G S Burroughs

There are 89 murderers on the island prison of BlackRock. Only 88 are locked up… When prison reformer and Scottish billionaire Ethan Mackay is found brutally stabbed to death during a VIP tour of the island, secrets thought long hidden, begin to surface. Then the killer strikes again… What did Times journalist Esther Friedman mean when she said to MP and former doctor Sir Malcolm Lambert: ‘Are there any skeletons in your closet, Sir Malcolm, or have you had them all cremated?’ Has Sir Malco... more

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