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The Story of Emiliah Bent

by Hannah Dickson

The Story of Emiliah Bent opens with a career disaster turned viral sensation. Emiliah, a PR executive at a London agency, finds herself in hot water after a frustrated outburst leads her to pen a rude limerick about a client's product and send it to the technology press. To her horror, the limerick goes viral, appearing in major publications. But instead of reprimand, Emiliah’s boss capitalizes on the moment, tasking her with training European managers in this "Limerelease" style. Things take a... more

The God Frequency

by Douglas Hemme

Brilliant engineer and ham radio operator Antwan devises transceivers capable of exceptional accuracy. Eager to test his innovation, he recruits geophysicist student Lauren, who together unwittingly stumble upon a singular frequency that seems to defy the very laws of physics. Intrigued and bewildered, they seek the expertise of retired professor and amateur radio astronomer, Dr. Daniel Sullivan, who confirms their discovery. The trio decides to unveil their findings to the world through a TE... more

Find Me

by Ashton Khoury

Dive into a thrilling adventure where every twist pulls you deeper into the unknown. In a near-future Los Angeles, where nothing is as it seems and no one is who they say, twenty-three-year-old Alina's life is upended when her best friend, Teddy, suddenly disappears, leaving behind only a cryptic note. Determined to uncover the truth, Alina embarks on a journey that leads her into the heart of Ether, a powerful corporation where she works. As strange occurrences begin to unfold-a mysterious v... more

Don't I Know You?

by Anne Brooksbank

Don't I Know You? begins with a confrontation between Meg, a seventy-three-year-old retired doctor, and the police, who raid her home after discovering her son Nick's involvement in selling restricted medication on the dark web. This incident is a tipping point in Meg’s strained relationship with Nick, whose ongoing brushes with the law and aimlessness have left her deeply worried and exhausted. Nick still relies on Meg's support, and he shows little regard for the consequences of his actions. F... more

The Spear and the Sentinel

by J.L. Hancock

In the stunning sequel to The Hawk Enigma, Voodoo and his team of special operators are thrust back into the heart of a global conflict. The stakes have never been higher as China’s Belt and Road Initiative pushes into Central Asia, exposing dark ambitions and a secret lab advancing AI warfare. Set against the vast steppes of Kazakhstan, this story unfolds in the shadow of the former Soviet Union. Tensions rise as Voodoo’s team embarks on a covert mission. New team members add to the friction... more

A Gilded Redwood Coffin

by Cecelia Tichi

Western silver heiress Val DeVere expects nothing but joy at an elegant Newport picnic in 1899, only to be abruptly summoned to New York by a close friend's urgent and cryptic plea: "PLEASE HELP...THEO B." In New York, Theo confides in Val, begging her to save his lively cousin Phoebe from a cunning Irish manservant who, he claims, is plotting her "accidental" death in the Rocky Mountains—just as he allegedly orchestrated the death of her twin sister in Boston a year earlier. Determined to... more

A Memory of Fire

by Bruce Balfour

A disgraced former DEA agent haunted by her dark past must defeat drug lords in Hollywood to rescue her kidnapped daughter. Carla Cruz is a medicated single mother living a quiet life with her teenage daughter. When she is invited to a Hollywood party, she meets two film investors who turn out to be drug lords—and one of them is the man who murdered her DEA husband ten years earlier. When the drug lords realize who she is, they force her to search for sixty million in cash stolen by her husba... more

Moscow Misdirection

by Beth H. Macy

Moscow Misdirection, the sequel to Moscow Nights Return, continues the suspenseful cat and mouse dance between Elda and Tosh, two ex-Cold War spies, who team up on a mission to save the life of the American President, the Russian President and the British Prime Minister. This exciting thriller draws us into the convoluted world of a combined team of British, Russian and American spies pitted against a Black Ops team. Moscow Misdirection brings the reader deeper into each character, displayi... more

Variation

by Ryan Lamie

We're all put to the test to survive. Some may pass, but others fall short. Survival is instinct, not a state of mind or an illusion. We'll always strive to live, whether it's only for another 24 hours or 2 hours, no matter the measures that need to be taken. This is a story of the ultimate survival—the extraordinary triumph over death. Can a bigheaded, stuck-up, malicious actress endure the desolate wilderness alone? Or will she fall captive to the one thing that never rests: death?

Yule Tide

by Brian Anderson

Years after the death of Kris Kringle, a fallen angel turned private investigator attempts to wrest the operation of Christmas from the control of a shadowy organization that has taken over and twisted it to their own evil ends.

The Moldavian Gambit

by Brad M. Meslin

Inspired by actual events, The Moldavian Gambit is a taut geopolitical tale of nuclear blackmail and political deception. In late-summer 1991 the Soviet Union is slowly crumbling. Amid a violent uprising in the Soviet Republic of Moldavia, a portable nuclear weapon is stolen from a secure armory by nationalists seeking to blackmail the Kremlin. When the ultimate location of the device is revealed, the threat becomes terrifyingly real, threatening to draw NATO and the United States into a nuclea... more

When the Carnival Came

by Kathleen Bailey

A mysterious murder at an abandoned military base. A carnival has rolled into town. The shocking connection forces her to choose between a dear friend and her new love. Spring is blooming in Apple Station, Virginia, and Olivia Penn's new romance is heating up. With love in the air and the carnival in town, life seems picture-perfect—until a stranger arrives at her door with carnations and a cryptic message for her friend. When Olivia follows the trail and finds her friend standing over a d... more

The Last Tether of Jerry Blanchard

by Robert Zeid

For Jerry Blanchard, a celebrity food critic who once said “food speaks to him like no other” finds out just how true that is. As he savors a sultana raisin, a sublime vision of a Sacramento vineyard is horrifically transformed by a woman’s brutal murder. And when his dying wife’s spirit appears and says, “Find her,” her statement is as much puzzlement as a directive. Consumed by grief, guilt, and shame in the wake of Ginny’s death, he is haunted by visions of her as well as dark deeds by tho... more

Bell Ringer

by S.J. Spain

Adam Perdue finds people no one really wants found, in places where nobody else wants to look. When Michele Rathborn vanishes from the streets of Orman, her brothers hire him so they can challenge the will giving her control of the family business. Adam discovers that she’s not the only homeless person who has disappeared. For the police, street people going missing is more of a solution than a problem. For Adam, it’s a mission.

BACK-UP Perspective

by Holtes & Sietsma

This is the third book of the trilogy BACK-UP.

The continuation and the end of an exciting thriller, with the necessary action, plot twists and many surprises.

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Many have been looking forward to it for a long time, and at last the time has come, as the press release from the Dutch authoring duo Holtes & Sietsma lands on the door mat of INN's book editors: the long-awaited news that their third and final book... more

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