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If I Should Remember

by K.D. Van Brunt

Memories make us human. Are we still alive if we can’t remember?

Seventeen-year-old Zoe Laleigh has accepted that sometimes the only way to survive today is to wipe away the past. That’s what her loving parents and dedicated psychiatrist are helping her do—forget. What, she’s not entirely sure. All she knows is when an entire year of recollections goes missing, there’s definitely something wrong.

Sometimes the past isn’t so easily forgotten&hell... more

To Ithaca

by J.C.Graeme

If you like sailing or even if you don’t, if you like Greece and its quirky anarchic culture, if you have a little interest in the modern history of Greece and the rise of the right wing Golden Dawn party, then this thriller/novel will be of interest to you. When there is a knock on his door at night Douglas opens it to find a tall dark girl there. She gives him a package and tells him he must come to Greece. His brother is ill and needs him. Leaving his orderly, comfortable life Douglas trav... more

The Reveal: A Detectives Seagate and Miner Mystery Book 6

by Mike Markel

Many citizens in the small college town of Rawlings, Montana, are unsurprised to learn that Virginia Rinaldi, the world-famous sociologist, was murdered. A few are secretly pleased. Her political enemies knew her as an ideologue who used insults, threats, and blackmail to promote her unpopular social views. When Detectives Seagate and Miner begin their investigation, they discover that a local prostitute had recently moved into the professor’s house, angering Rinaldi’s college-age son. And when ... more

Utopian Day

by C.L. Wells

International crime, kidnapping, and murder intertwine themselves in this novel about three convicted felons who are attempting to change their criminal ways and build something positive out of their lives. Suddenly, James, Laura, and J.T. are pulled back into the world of crime as they are blackmailed into helping to steal 80 million dollars. With no one to trust, the authorities on their trail, and the clock ticking down they must each confront their own beliefs about what is right and wrong... more

Fractures: A Detectives Seagate and Miner Mystery

by Mike Markel

The fracking boom in eastern Montana has minted a handful of new millionaires and one billionaire: Lee Rossman, the president of Rossman Mining and the leading philanthropist in the small city of Rawlings. Rossman is the last person Detectives Seagate and Miner expected to discover dead in the alley next to a strip club. Later, when Lee's son is found out at the rigs, with significant internal injuries, numerous broken bones, and a belly full of fracking liquid, the detectives know the two crime... more

No Reason for Insanity: A Haszard Narrative

by Kevin E. Hatt

No Reason for Insanity is a tale of intrigue, concentrating on the thoughts and actions of Haszard, the narrator. It is a whodunit with dark, and occasionally light humour, using lateral thinking as Haszard works through the bizarre murders to discover links. There is tension and danger throughout, plus a desperate fight for survival.

Intrigued by the bizarre events surrounding the murder of a friend, Haszard is asked by the family to look in to the matter. Against the advice of his fri... more

Oath Stone

by Claire H Brukman

As Colin McGrath and his seven-year-old daughter embark for Hare Island in autumn, he is given grave warning. Don't go after the leaves drop, says the old groundskeeper. A moist wind picks up but Colin will not be swayed off course. The island is where he and his wife Alice met as children. She was the bright but crippled daughter of a wealthy Boston couple. Colin was the illegitimate son of her housekeeper. They formed an unlikely bond and swore an oath under shallow-rooted trees and distant co... more

Broken Promises

by Donna M. Zadunajsky

Two years after their marriage, Jim Culback wasn’t the man Clare thought he was. How many more broken promises could she accept? After packing and moving everything they owned from Ohio to Naples, Florida, she actually thought their marriage would improve. But as time went by, she couldn’t take the beatings, lies or cheating any longer. But could her husband be capable of homicide? Is Jim responsible for the murders of two women? A detective from Chicago is put on the case to help solve the murd... more

HELP ME!

by Donna M. Zadunajsky

A novella about a boy named Mick and his struggles with life. His parent’s divorce and a friend’s suicide make his world unbearable. Each “cut” has a deeper meaning. A cry for help. “I spin my dad’s Ruger SP101 revolver on the wood floor of my bedroom. Sometimes, just to see what it feels like, I place the tip of the gun against my temple, but I never once pull the trigger. NO!” “I’m more into the slice of the blade against my skin and the blood running down my arm.” “It relieves so much p... more

Where Evil Lurks

by Joseph Squatrito

How far will a rouge N.Y.P.D. Cop go to get what he believes should his. Joey, Chaz, Sal and Michael were best friends in high school.Theresa was Joey's sister was a real knock out beauty who only had eyes for Chaz. Growing up on the streets of Bensonhurst Brooklyn taught the boys how to survive. That's why Joey , Chaz and Michael became NYPD policemen. Sal took a different path and became a lawyer.Michael always secretly desired Theresa, who turned rouge after she married Chaz. He was into drug... more

SIX LITTLE SCARS

by Ron Gambrell

SIX LITTLE SCARS--Inspired by trued events.

While working in a slaughterhouse, Johnny Lee Smith overhears two co-workers talking about their participation in the beating, raping, and branding of his sister. His life is changed forever. This epic story follows Johnny Lee as he joins his father and uncles on their relentless search for justice.

In the Forest of Light and Dark

by Mark Kasniak

With one look at her you would think that Cera Singer from Saraland, Alabama is your typical teenage girl from a rural Southern Gulf town. That is, she faces all the problems you would expect a seventeen-year-old would face; boys, drugs, fitting in, her upcoming senior year, and on top of that getting her first car on the road. But what Cera doesn't know yet is what will ultimately set Cera apart from all the other girls her age. Cera is a witch. In this supernatural thriller, you’ll be take... more

Blinders

by Michael Amon

A newbie from Omaha becomes immersed in the strange secret underground world of high-stakes gambling on wine tasting competitions. A breakneck plot and a number of unforgettable characters all race towards the final hustle, through a series of unforeseen plot twists.

The ISIS Lone Wolf Trigger

by Nik Venture

According to surveys, 31 percent of Americans believe the “end times” are approaching. With Evangelicals, the numbers rise to 77 percent, and, among Protestants, 54 percent agreed that "the world is currently living in the 'end times' as described by prophecies in the Bible." At least half, or more, Muslims believe they will live to see the return of the Mahdi, a messianic figure they believe will begin the final events of the Muslim calendar. A tiny fraction of those people are unwilling to... more

The Gunfighter Cincinnati

by Matt Prescott

Embrey Denman is a desperate man. After a harrowing journey across Montana Territory with his family, he makes a hasty stop in a depraved mining town in search of protection and turns to the first and only qualified man for the job—a gunfighter called Cincinnati. Three thousand dollars and a handshake later, Embrey and his family are back on the road to Missoula led by a man who he will soon discover is one of the deadliest alive. During their first stop, Embrey’s daughter—a beautiful and in... more

Shadow Language

by JP Bloch

Police Chief Joe Hilario has a secret: he suffers from social anxiety disorder and chronic depression. He is happy only when he is alone. After losing his family in a grizzly slaughter, he quits his job and moves to an isolated cabin in the wilderness. His goal is to never see or talk to a living person again. But Joe is obsessed with horrific visions of his dead wife and children . . . unless of course he is imagining things? Joe is never sure. He only knows that these familiar laughing voices ... more

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