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Deception

by Loretta Enright

How far does a family go to save their child’s life? How far is too far? Upended. That’s the word to describe Nick Hampton’s life after sudden kidney failure: a restricted diet, multiple medical procedures, and no possibility for attending school or hanging out with friends. How does a ten-year-old boy survive the waiting game for a transplant? How does a family survive not only escalating medical demands, but also mysterious child negligence charges against them, financial harassment by ... more

The Secrets That They Keep

by T.M. Lore

The Secrets That They Keep is a gritty and dark thriller with morally complex characters. Alyx Beck is caught in a nasty web. Driven by her determination to care for her neurodivergent twin brother she navigates a treacherous world where sex and money intertwine. As events spiral, both their lives hang in the balance and survival becomes the ultimate goal. Sometimes for the fly to survive it must kill the spider. Alyx has to fake it several times a day. Fake the desire, the lust, and the o... more

Walking the Cat: An International Fashion Spy Thriller (A Louise Moscow Novel Book 4)

by Lorraine Evanoff

Introducing WALKING THE CAT: AN INTERNATIONAL FASHION SPY THRILLER – a riveting and well-researched novel that will plunge you into the deceptive world of haute couture and espionage. Former CIA operative, Louise Moscow, has received an all-access pass to Paris Fashion Week from an old friend. When a beautiful American photographer is murdered, Louise must use her spy skills to clear her friend's name. But in the world of fashion and spies, nothing is ever as it seems. From the glitz and glam... more

France Under Attack

by Ted Halstead

Nuclear weapons will be used to attack Paris. Can they be found and stopped in time by French intelligence agents? The French Agents are getting assistance from an unlikely source- Russia. Why would Russia help stop the attack? Well…it’s complicated. So is the attack’s source. The weapons seem to have come from Libya. Even though everyone thought its nuclear program had failed. Is the new Libyan government behind the strike, or is it just a convenient scapegoat? Mysterious obstacles appear ... more

Bloody Mary, Bloody Murder

by Tanya Westlake

Welcome to Owhiro, Florida – a quaint seaside village, and currently the scene of a bizarre unsolved murder. Local bartender Kalliope Brooks was horrified to find a dead body hidden in her car, and now she can’t seem to tear herself away from the case. Her growing obsession with the young victim is leading to her own danger –- much to the alarm of her best friend, Tess, her adoring father, and the lead detective. Can she uncover the murderer shaking up her charming little hometown before s... more

Left on Rancho

by Francesco Paola

For fans of Tod Goldberg and Tim O’Brien, this debut contemporary noir follows a burned-out tech entrepreneur into the Wild West of California cannabis and the converging worlds of contraband weed and illegal immigration. There are only two reasons to take a left on Rancho: cannabis and immigration. October 2019. Adelanto, a desolate outpost in the Mojave Desert. Andrew Eastman, a tech entrepreneur with a bank account running on fumes, rides into town to help an old friend. The ask: turn a... more

Dying Was Easy

by Larry Kachik

Zachary Zander "ZZ" is an irreverent smartass emergency physician and talented harness race driver. He reluctantly returns home to help his family save their farm and their private school for special needs children. When he cannot accomplish his goals alone, he reaches out to three incredible friends from college. They beat heroin addiction together and they rejoin ZZ to save his family. This action-packed work moves swifty with many twists and turns. It provides an insider's vi... more

The Quantum Grail

by J.D. Redvale

A Navy SEAL searching for his missing wife. A convicted hacker vying for her freedom. Fate forges their tenuous alliance, but shared desperation fuels hope in this pulse-pounding thriller about found family defying unimaginable odds. As a former Navy SEAL, John Mitcham knows you can’t always storm your way to victory. Some ops require you to hold fast and remain. So he lives with his losses, steadfastly pulling the weeds from his daughter’s grave. When his wife disappears, leaving a farewell n... more

Splintered Justice: A Linder and Donatelli Mystery

by Kim Hays

The Detective's Daughter- Secrets of Griffin Gate

by Darcy Flynn

Years after Detective James Ross is murdered, his daughter, LUCY, returns to Griffin Gate—the Ross family home—to find out who killed him. Her only clues come from an old family video recorder depicting her father’s last moments before he was shot. In the process of readying the place for her mom’s arrival, and applying her meager sleuthing skills to the crime, she uncovers hidden gems in the Victorian house. Lucy realizes Griffin Gate is more than just the family homeplace. It has harbored secr... more

Now is the Time of Monsters

by A.G. Mock

Three visions of death. Two women trapped in a killer’s lair. One chance to survive. The Summer of Love has been replaced by the Summer of Fear as a sadistic killer prowls the streets of San Francisco. Known only as ‘The Gemini,’ his brutal murders have the city paralyzed in a merciless grip of terror as he taunts police with a series of cryptic puzzles and the body count rises. As detectives work to unravel the Gemini’s chilling clues, the line between nightmare and reality begins to blur... more

The Block Island Mystery

by Christopher Dacey

Its October of 1970, and out of work police detective Duke Jameson is asked to look into the deaths of two male students at the State University. As Jameson starts his investigation, hidden forces soon begin to work against him. A missing professor, a corrupt sheriff, an eccentric millionaire, campus drug pushers, and more than one beautiful woman draw him into the Block Island Mystery.

Never Murder At Home

by Murray Moffatt

Law firm Investigator Shane Daniels has been asked to review a cold case involving a young woman who disappeared without a trace. While trying to cover up a fatal accident, Nate Gibson uncovers a deadly secret which puts him and his family in danger. Shane thinks there might be a connection to his investigation and becomes convinced it's the work of a predator, but he has little support for his theory. In 'Never Murder At Home' Shane finds himself trying to solve two murders and catch a killer b... more

Misconception

by Denise Forsythe

Cassie Nichols wants a baby. Badly. She’s certain a baby will anchor the crumbling relationship with her husband, Jake, who she suspects is having an affair. But after a miscarriage and continued trouble getting pregnant leads the couple down the frustrating and expensive road of in vitro fertilization, Cassie finds herself running out of time. Pumped on hormones, fueled by anxiety, and believing it is the only way to save her marriage, she does the unthinkable to ensure a viable pregna... more

Hoofprints in the Ashes: The Fight for Survival

by Shay Taggert

When the borderlands become a warzone, survival is the only law that matters. In the wake of a global collapse, cartels, smugglers, and terrorists exploit the chaos, using the open frontier as their battleground. But the Dalton Ranch stands in their way—defended by those willing to fight for their land, their lives, and their legacy.

Shooting Bogies

by Ralph Monti

When Rocky Delmonico, a big-money golf hustler, attends the funeral of a neighborhood mafioso, he inadvertently disrespects an old-world tradition of the grieving mob family. His life quickly goes awry when he’s told he must make amends. While paying his debt, Rocky gets entangled with ruthless gangsters, callous investment bankers, a treasonous arms dealer, duplicitous agents working for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the CIA—all of whom are playing a role in a murder consp... more

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