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Sister Sleuths Mysteries Box Set Books 1 - 3

IN THIS THREE-BOOK BOX SET: Book 1: Murder at the Pier When Lea’s adventurous canines find a body under the pier, she and her sister Maddy are drawn into a mystery with possible deadly consequences. Who killed the man the dogs found lying in the sand? -Corrupt officials willing to commit murder to cover their illegal acts; -Peers of the victim who were jealous of his undeserved success; -O ...

By The Book

Fran Williams never intended to be a travel writer but circumstances made her life take a surprising turn. Now, needing to put the past behind her and desperate for a fresh new start, she finds herself assigned to attend the Mayward Literature Festival as part of a group of journalists. It’s not long before things take a turn for the worse and Fran, teaming up with tourist board guide Harry, finds ...

A Lead Pill

My Gran used to say, “There are times when the only way out is a lead pill.” These are stories when things got that bad. A Lead Pill is the second collection of short stories from a HARD PLACE. Stories of loneliness and betrayal, of false hope and shattered dreams, of gifts and regrets, of love and accidental kindness. Each story follows separate paths that lead to the understanding that sometimes ...

Dollars or Death

A popular TV game show is filming in The Sisters, and everyone wants their chance to win instant cash on Dollars or Death. The final rounds are called Sudden Death but for one unlucky player, it’s not just sudden. It’s final. That’s not the only chaos taking place in Madison deCordova’s life. In a Pinch Professional Services is temping at 3 G Fun Station in Riverton, and someone isn’t playing by ...

The Beating Heart of a Mind

Bullied to death in the boardroom … or just the product of a damaged mind? Following her kidnapping, Nicole Veles moves to escape her past and try to rebuild her life. But when the husband of a friend commits suicide and she suspects foul play, she can no longer hide from the world. Not wanting to let her past taint her new life, she returns to St. Louis to hire PI Rebecca Marte. But as Rebecca be ...

A Wrinkle in the Mind

“A suspense-filled, gritty thriller packed full of twists and turns.” - A Wishing Shelf Book Review In the heart of Washington, DC, the unimaginable unfolds when Violet Cruz levels an explosive accusation at U.S. Representative Alan Barclay, branding him "the spawn of a Martian whore" as she opens fire. And when the smoke clears and she lay dead in a growing pool of her own blood, a consensus ...

Murder, Sonoran Style, An Adventure Calls Humorous Mystery

A survival test in Arizona's Sonoran Desert proves deadly for the property owner, and dangerous for the survivors. The co-owner of an eco-tour company finds the man he recently fought with dead, stabbed with the guide’s skinning knife. Gabe Ramsay left his position as a science professor under a shadow, one he swore to keep secret. He escapes to become co-owner of Adventure Calls, an eco-touring c ...

Stolen Memories

Madison Thompson was working a summer job in a brokerage firm to save enough money to finish her history degree the following year. Unaware that she walked into danger after closing the office, Madison carried a night deposit bag to the bank across a busy parking lot. A van suddenly blocked her path. One robber dragged her inside the van at knifepoint, and the other drove away. The next day Madiso ...

The Mad Hatter's Son

Cajoled into helping an old friend find the cause of her puzzling symptoms, Annie Collins, an operating room nurse, is drawn into a life that has derailed. Libby Matheisen’s doctors and her husband think her symptoms are the result of a miscarriage. Libby is sure they aren’t and wants Annie’s help to discover what’s wrong. Is Libby really ill or is there more to the story than what she’s saying? L ...

Other People’s Lives

THE SILENT PATIENT MEETS GONE GIRL “Let me ask you. Are you worried that someone is watching you, or are you worried that you think someone is watching you?” Sophie Portman has lost her husband, and she thinks she may be losing her mind. She seeks the help of psychiatrist Andrew Thacker, but as she starts to open up, the truth begins to unravel and nothing is quite as it seems. Other People's Live ...

The Feet of Blue Pigeons

Ripped from the headlines-- Aidan and Liam protect a friend from human traffickers. During a break in the pandemic, Aidan Greene gets a panicked message from an old college friend living in Luxembourg. Ethan Katz is a banking exec in Luxembourg for a bank owned by a family from the UAE. He’s discovered a money-laundering scheme which puts his life is in danger and local security can’t help him bec ...

Ryan Kaine (4 Book Series)

A passenger plane explodes. Eighty-three people die. One man is responsible. 

When an apparently routine operation ends in tragedy, decorated ex-Royal Marine, Ryan Kaine, becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. The police want him on terrorism charges, and a sinister organisation wants him dead. 

Desperate to prove his innocence, Kaine is forced to rely on two w ...

Samet Suspense Sampler

Four action-packed stories from four-time award-winning author CB Samet. Dive into adventure as these brave heroes and heroines face dangerous villains, risking their lives to save each other and save the day. Connor File (a Rider Files novella) Rick Swanson loves his job as a firefighter, and when the intriguing ER doctor, Mackenzie Connor, catches his eye, the temperature rises. But his world is ...

What Doesn't Kill You, the mystery

Lauren Beck’s friends, phone, home, credit and credibility are gone, severed with surgical precision by an enemy intent on framing her for murder. Is it one of the insureds she was hired to investigate? The fellow employee she upstaged? Does the daughter of her landlady and dear friend, Corinne Wilder, hate her even more than she thought? Whoever targeted her should beware. Lauren Beck knows how t ...

Bad Behavior

Be careful what you wish for. It drives Nicholas Harlow nuts that his employer, Edward Harlow, refuses to promote his Aunt Civility etiquette books to the public, instead opting to give lectures to like-minded societies. When Nicholas tricks his brother into a speaking event at a popular bookstore, the attendees include Edward’s former college English professor – a smarmy Lothario with his own ...

Mustard's Last Stand, A Havoc in Hancock Humorous Suspense

An African safari camp in North Idaho? Won’t happen, not if offbeat eco-activist Roadkill can convince his more sedate brother to help fight the fanatical developer of the canned hunt. Together they brave captive zebras and wildebeests and face down the wannabe big game hunter and his wacky minions. Roadkill knows the safari camp threatens the environment in the mountains in northern Idaho. When h ...

Dead Secret

All the intel points to his kid as the perp. But the truth could get them both killed… Andy Flint is on the mend and off the booze. Hoping to reconnect with his estranged adult son, he arranges to meet him in New Zealand and walk the stunning Milford Track. But before they can reunite, a massacre at Wellington’s UN intelligence station leaves his boy as the only survivor… and the prime suspect in ...

A Rachel Thomas Novel (2 Book Series)

From Book 1: If Rachel stops running, she will die. Or worse.

The debut novel from thebest selling, award-winning author of Conduit

 

Rachel Thomas longs for normalcy, but if she stops running she could die... or worse. Chased by a past that wishes to imprison her, haunted by dreams that seek to destroy her, Rachel finds solace in a love she could not pred ...

Narco Noir

A bitter past drives Acapulco’s first female police detective into a Hollywood film starring lies and murder when she goes undercover to catch a killer. As the camera rolls, Detective Emilia Cruz will face her toughest case yet. After witnessing the execution-style murder of a taxi driver, Emilia replaces him behind the wheel. Undercover with a false identity, her target is a shadowy gang extor ...

Tori Hartley Mystery

From Book 1: Is it a murderer or a ghost?
Tori Hartley rents out one of the magnifice ...

Desert Moon

When her cat hitched a ride without her, she had no choice but to tail the furry creature...

Shooting Messengers

What if delivering the mail was a matter of life and death? Somebody kills a postman in Quake City while he’s delivering the mail. Laconic private investigator Danny Ashford suspects the police will bungle the investigation—they usually do. He joins forces with headstrong investigative reporter Deepa Banwait to track down the killer. But when a second murder follows close on the heels of the first ...

12 Days of Murder

The holidays are hard enough for widowed NYC detective Frank Schultt without the gifts of a Christmas serial killer and a handsome FBI criminalist. On the first day of Christmas, a serial killer gave to me, twelve holiday murders… A killer is on the loose in New York City during the Christmas holidays and it’s up to NYC Detective Frank Schultt and his partner to figure out who the killer is and pu ...

Influencing Justice

A small town murder hides a dark secret… When online influencer Simone Baker asks Leland Munroe to defend her on a criminal charge, the small town lawyer is ready to say no. He’s not a criminal lawyer—despite what the people of Basking Rock seem to think. Social media and manslaughter are both far from his area of expertise. But with no other clients coming through his door, Leland takes the job t ...

The Dutiful Daughter

Carmela is on the run with nothing more than a Star Trek flip phone, a ring from a wedding she can’t remember, and a Glock 19. Can she find the key to her husband’s death before the killers find her? Carmela Canova Cardova always did what her parents wanted. She majored in marketing like they suggested, graduated from the college they paid for, married the man they chose. But the day after the wed ...

The Dive Shack Collection: Books 1 & 2

Books 1 & 2 of the Dive Shack Mysteries. Shelby and Jesse are back on the island they love, living at a dive resort while Jesse delves into research for his dissertation. Shelby’s life gets interesting after the quirky and colorful resort baker takes her under her wing, a scruffy beach dog moves onto her porch, and she adopts an adorable kitten. ★In Book One, a disagreeable tourist dies, and s ...

One Day Gone: A Mylas Grey Mystery

When Senator Davis Allen asks private investigator, Mylas Grey, to investigate the disappearance of his daughter, Lizzie, from her campus apartment, Mylas discovers Lizzie was keeping secrets from everyone, including her father. To decipher those secrets, Mylas returns to his hometown and enlists the help of a beautiful photographer, someone who makes him question his values as well as his lack of ...

Hidden Island Novella Boxset 1

For years they’ve hidden a huge secret…an island that was home to their small town, the families and friends who live there, and the secrets they've kept for generations. But danger might be right beyond the water’s edge. Together, two guarded hearts are willing to face the impending threat and the danger it poses to the tranquility of their home. Ainslin O’Cleary wasn’t the type to over-react b ...

The Case of the Missing Peke

Once Upon a Crime

Fleeing her life for a short break, Charlotte Ross, along with her best friend, visit her aunt in the sleepy town of Raven’s Caw, Michigan. Charlotte hopes to recover from a recent split with her fiancé, and Jane, a new mystery writer, is looking forward to somewhere relaxing. But life has different plans for the two friends as they get swept up in a whirlwind of romance, mayhem, and murder when t ...

The Rat Catcher

Sex, drugs, rock and roll. It's the sixties, it is the South, and the country is gripped by social unrest, a war raging in Vietnam, and, in Mobile, Alabama, murder. Two victims, one on each end of the social hierarchy, are the first case for Hugo August, detective and newly returned Vietnam veteran. He must walk a fine line among the rich and powerful while also seeking justice for a small time dr ...

Fountains and Secrets

In bustling, affluent ancient Rome during the reign of Emperor Claudius, status matters—yet some dare to ignore it. And some dare to defy social conventions. Inspired by Jesus’s radical views, unconventional Livia Aemilia cares little about stuffy Roman dignity. She’d rather help others and solve crimes. But when her new husband forbids her from sleuthing, she continues in secret and soon learns t ...

The Death of Knowledge (A Scolaris Mystery Book 1)

Deadly knowledge. A killer on the loose. She’s ‘maid’ a fatal mistake… As a second-generation servant, the Great Library of Scolaris is the only home Quill has ever known, a place of refuge after her father left town following her mother’s tragic death. Seemingly, her unusual world is perfect. A utopia built on pursuing knowledge for the common good. Every citizen assigned a role, content wi ...

Magpies and Murder

Laura Valorian is an emergency room physician who, while attending a medical conference in Orlando, Florida, stumbles one evening across a victim of homicide—a woman she knows. The dead woman had hidden money in the nearby psychic town of Cassadaga—money that other people desperately wanted.

When Laura becomes a suspect in the crime, she and Alec Dupree, a private investigator and frien ...

Big Little Secrets

A suspenseful race against the clock thriller and a frantic exploration through Eastern Europe, as a worried father desperately searches for his missing wife. I DON'T KEEP SECRETS. UNLESS I HAVE TO. Nelli Horvath is a Hungarian immigrant seemingly living the American dream in Las Vegas with her husband, Clint, and their son, Ryan. After receiving an invitation to her 20th high school reunion, Nell ...

An Itch for Danger

Izzie Di Sante loves a challenge but not so many on the menu at once. With sudden personnel changes, she’s juggling the staff schedule for the family restaurant. Her sister, Chloe drops startling news, and Izzie’s itching to chase down a new cold case. Besides an excuse to see Henry, she empathizes with the victim’s sister, who wants answers. Answers the local police haven’t been able to provide. ...

The Night Cometh: 20 Fantastical Short Stories


Won Gold in the Florida Authors and Publishers Association’s Annual President’s Book Awards! Won Gold in the Readers' Favorite Book Awards, and was a Finalist in the International Book Awards

The Night Cometh: 20 Fantastical Short Stories that will make you think about heaven, hell, life, death, and ...

Dirty Glances

Jason – See no evil 
 It started again when I bribed my ex-girlfriend's boss to fire her so she could work for me. Now the sparks and secrets between us may cost me everything. 
 Caramel-kissable Kendis was mine in high school. She’s bubbly and feisty with pouty lips that belong to me. 
 Kendis’ unique skills defend against cyber threats. But that isn’t the only electricity between us. W ...

Black Ice

Physicist Marcie Roselli’s world is reeling out of control after the death of her daughter in a car accident on an icy Colorado roadway. The specter of her dead child keeps Marcie teetering on the edge of reality as she battles to reclaim her own life from the depths of despair. When her cousin pleads for Marcie to return to their New Jersey hometown to assist her cousin’s family in crisis, Marcie ...

Blood Sapphire's Revenge

Character driven. Action-packed. Boiling over with tension and angst. Blood Sapphire's Revenge is military thriller inspired by the genre that brought us Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher. In a globe-spanning tale of adventure, this gripping story full of twists and turns, and secrets from the grave that may just trigger the end of the world, will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout. Dr. Bruc ...

Secrets of Redemption

All Becca wanted was a fresh start. She didn't get it. Get started with this award-winning series today. It Began with a Lie, This Happned to Jessica and The Evil That Was Done are all on sale for 99 cents each!

Not Me! Speluncaphobia, Secrets and Hidden Treasure (A Macavity & Me Mystery)

Aztec gold artifacts from the 16th Century, a fake treasure map, and cryptic clues leading to a cave in the Canadian wilderness— • Feuding family members • A suspicious death and surfeit of suspects • A sailboat trip up the Inside Passage and . . . a stowaway cat Two cousins get together to investigate the death of a favorite uncle and to honor his legacy by fulfilling his dream to recover Aztec g ...

The Feet of Blue Pigeons

During a break in the pandemic, Aidan Greene gets a panicked message from an old college friend living in Luxembourg. Ethan Katz is a banking exec in Luxembourg for a bank owned by a family from the UAE. He’s discovered a money-laundering scheme which puts his life is in danger and local security can’t help him because they are stretched thin from the pandemic. Can Aidan and Liam help protect him? ...

Nite Fire: Chain Reaction (Book 2)

If anyone can tell the difference between monsters and humans, it’s Dahlia Nite. For nearly a century, she’s hunted one to protect the other; safeguarding humanity from the creatures that slip through the torn veil between the worlds—creatures like her. But the lines are blurring. As people begin mutating and combusting on the streets, Dahlia realizes a strange affliction has descended upon Sentin ...

Happy Birthday Murder

Make a wish for ... murder? When reporter Roland Bean turns the big three-oh, his wife throws him, and his fraternal twin sister Robyn, a huge birthday bash. The festive occasion is lively and fun until a fight between his sister and her boyfriend ends the night on a sour note. Beanie decides to console Robyn but almost hits a man staggering in the road as he drives to her townhouse. A man who tur ...

The Main Line Is Murder

Ginger Barnes has high hopes that Bryn Derwyn Academy’s upcoming holiday concert will showcase the struggling school her husband heads. Enrollment pays bills, and little schools have big bills. Unfortunately, Fate laughs at high hopes. When Gin reenters the conference room she was tidying, a body is sprawled across the table. Richard Wharton, the school attorney. Dead from a blow with the new grou ...

Crime and Passion: Three Short Stories

Love and betrayal—the ingredients in any crime of passion. But how dangerous can desire be? For the women in these tales, falling in love may prove to be deadly.

"Readers who love strong women and terrific writing will applaud this anthology." —Barbara Nickless, Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author

A Chocolate Centered Cozy Mystery (13 Book Series)

Ally Sweet is happy to be returning for a short break to the small town where she grew up. She is planning on using the time off to get over her messy divorce and she is looking forward to spending time with her much-loved grandmother and relaxing making chocolates and anything chocolaty.

But then… the delivery driver for her grandmother’s chocolate shop is found murdered. The detective ...

House of Miracles

When escape is your only option, you need a little lipstick and danger. Meredith Marshall, on the run from her past, abandons a promising career that meant everything to her. She escapes to Belize and carries with her, a life changing secret. In search of a new existence, she finds a trusting soul to give her a second chance. Problems begin to mount when a former Army vet, Axel Cahill, discover ...

Murder On The Angelina

There’s more to this game than dodging paintballs… a killer is on the loose. Newly licensed private investigator Fen Maguire gets his next case — to investigate an extortion ring putting the squeeze on loggers in the piney woods of East Texas. Working undercover at a local university, Fen traces the clues to a neighboring county's championship paintball team. To prove it, he must first gain th ...

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