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Love Me or Grieve Me

by Diane Vallere

When a junior copy editor at the local newspaper mistakenly uses interior decorator Madison Night’s life story in the obituary of a recently deceased woman with a similar name, Madison’s life turns upside down. Addison Nigh, a once in-demand jazz vocalist, had fallen into obscurity, and her death notice surprises only those who thought she died decades ago. Canceled lines of credit and a swarm of condolences to Madison’s loved ones are just the tip of the iceberg, but when the decorator discover... more

One Night in Fear City

by J.J. Hernandez

It’s the summer of 1977 and a suffocating heatwave has enveloped New York City. On the brink of financial ruin due to an ongoing fiscal crisis, and with a crumbling infrastructure stretching public resources to their breaking point, the city is on the precipice of catastrophe. Organized crime syndicates, gangs, and outlaws rule a city overrun by crime, poverty, and violence. Socialite Carolina Lynch has been kidnapped by one of these gangs and is being held for ransom in one of the five boro... more

Escaping Berlin

by Brent Monahan

In the waning days of World War II, as Germany’s last fortress, the city of Berlin, prepares to fall, one man survives by following his father’s words: “Stick your neck out for no one. Depend on no one. To survive, you will think only of yourself. You must become absolutely ruthless!” His self-serving quest takes an unexpectedly dangerous turn when his guise as a decorated – and very dead – soldier earns him a detective’s badge with the Kriminalpolizei, or Kripo, Germany’s police forc... more

Girl of Dust and Smoke: A Dark Fiction Novella

by Halo Scot

In the heart of America’s Second Dust Bowl, amid drought and raging heat, Isobel Walsh weaves a web to survive.

There is a strange new girl at Happy Hearts.

The strange new girl says strange new things.

“Daddy’s ashes. Mommy’s ashes. Sissy and Buddy both fell down,” she says.

“There’s something wrong with Isobel,” they all say.

Isobel has behaved, though. She hasn’t hurt anyone since she arriv... more

Four Good Reasons (Kenna Devlin Mysteries Book 3)

by Kate Francis

Private Investigator Kenna Devlin, still recovering from injuries sustained in her last case, agrees to track down the guy who "ghosted" her friend. He was a security guard at a pharmaceutical company, and he vanished without a trace. She quickly realizes he isn't the first person at Cantaldi Pharmaceuticals to die, nor will he be the last. When her lover, FBI Agent Paul Smith, disappears while investigating a cold case at the same company, she frantically digs into her own fami... more

The Zangezur Campaign (The Warlock Series)

by Mike Bennett

An extrajudicial entity outside of the US government conducts clandestine operations to put an economic wedge between a burgeoning alliance: Russia/Iran/Turkey.

EXFIL

by Anthony C. Patton

In the Digital Age, cyber espionage is on the rise, with the heavyweight fight between the United States and China taking center stage. After a series of devastating cyberattacks, Colonel Lance Reed, a patriotic intelligence officer with DIA, teams up with CIA and FBI to pursue Lieutenant Colonel Li, China's most lethal cyber spy. After Colonel Reed scores a major victory to prevent the next cyberattack, he finds himself entrapped as past events surface and test his limits. After a brilliant che... more

The Bell Lady of Blairmont Manor

by Novella Jean

Thia, a woman in her late twenties, has aspirations of one day running a boutique hotel. With an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for hospitality, it’s no surprise that as soon as she wins the lottery she starts pursuing her dream right away. Blairmont Manor seems like the perfect location for her business, but shortly after she moves in, strange events lead her to believe the historic mansion may not actually be empty. Intriguing, eerie, and suspenseful, The Bell Lady of B... more

Silence Says the Most

by Kathleen Bailey

“The treetops bowed, and the weakest branches bent as a gunshot shattered the silence ...”

Olivia Penn’s hometown is gearing up for its annual Halloween festival, and pumpkins, corn mazes, and autumn vibes are everywhere. All is cozy in the crisp fall air as excitement builds for the costume parade. A casual lakeside picnic lunch with her forever friend, though, sets off a chain of events that catches Olivia in the wrong place at the wrong time.

When a body is dis... more

Vestige

by Monique Gliozzi

Dr Maxwell Stein, a seasoned child psychologist practicing in New York, is about to head off on vacation, when the past comes back to haunt him. A visit by a former patient, now a mysterious adult, takes him by surprise to deliver a priceless gift. Her simple message, sets the wheels of his conscious and subconscious mind in motion till he is on the verge of derailing. His family, concerned and frightened by his changing attitudes, feels helpless. Is Max bordering on insanity or is there still h... more

Saintly Deeds

by R.J. Lyons

A young woman with a disfigured face gets involved in a murder and a mass poisoning.

Don't Call Me Daughter

by Patricia Childers

Big city Chicago Police Detective, Ella Flynn, is summoned to the small town of Prosper, Georgia, when her father, Ray Flynn, is killed. A second murder amps up the investigation. Mayor Big Dick Wheeler’s son, Junior, is tagged for one of the crimes, and Bobby Dean thinks the burglar did it, but Ella has her own theory. She has to find Larry-with-the-Limp, because he has all the answers. Ella’s Police Chief wants her back in Chicago. She’s running out of time. Going back to Chicago will lea... more

Yesterday's Over: Philly Heat Series, #3

by Becky Flade

In the rubble of a massive explosion that rocked Philadelphia, bones are discovered beneath the remains of a row house. Assistant Chief Medical Examiner Trudy Beasley prides herself on providing answers and closure to victim's families, but the mystery surrounding the skeletal remains is something she's never seen before. Could whoever did this still be loose in the city? Trudy’s instincts demand she pursue the truth. Forensic anthropologist Benjamin Roberts disagrees. Ben sees the puzzle ... more

Exile Endgame

by Preston Fleming

EXILE ENDGAME BY PRESTON FLEMING An opposition leader to a totalitarian American regime, seeing his chances of toppling the regime slip away, strikes a desperate final blow. In EXILE ENDGAME, sequel to EXILE HUNTER, renegade State Security Officer Warren Linder returns to London in 2031, nearly a decade after his escape from a Yukon corrective labor camp. As a leader of the exiled opposition against Unionist rule, Linder remains a target for assassination by his former State Securit... more

Let Flowers Be Flowers

by Daniel Rehm

An estranged family preparing for the annual Wisconsin gun deer hunt carries on completely unaware of how their lives were about to change forever. Motivated by greed and jealousy, eldest brother Mason Owens hatches a nefarious plan. He nearly thought of everything except the intrusion of an unknown hunter with stark raving blue eyes. When the dust settles, a historic scene sends shockwaves across the country and provides fuel for campfire stories for generations to come. Justice, as fleeting... more

Exit Interview: an a.k.a. Jayne novel

by Dana Cameron

Reporter Amy Lindstrom has just witnessed the sudden, suspicious death of the powerful arms dealer she’s been investigating. Jayne Rogers, the deadly covert operative assigned to work with the arms dealer, has been accused by her boss of killing him, as well as turning traitor and picking off her former colleagues one by one. The only one who believes Jayne is being framed is Nicole Bradley, whose technical skills are as stealthy and lethal as Jayne’s abilities with her fists and weapons. All th... more

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