Detective Contemporary

A woman caught in the wolf’s den. A detective on the hunt. With hearts and lives on the line – it's got the makings of a perfect storm. Rose Connor is an escort, and her only client is the richest, most dangerous man in town – Marcel Salvatore. As if by chance, Rose runs into an old high school friend whilst on the job. She walks a dangerous line by seeing Lachlan during her time off – if her client found out, he would do more than sever their working relationship. Lachlan Hunt has a secret of his own – he's on the biggest case of his career, trying to bring down the infamous mob ...

Fear. Anguish. Heartbreak. Selfless love. Ultimate sacrifice. All in less than a minute. Sometimes that’s all the time there is. Adam Manning arrives at the crime scene and quickly sees that not everything is as it seems. Neither is he. If you enjoy clean mystery romance and inspirational women’s fiction filled with love, hope, family, new and old friendships, and a mystery to keep you guessing, Stay With Me is the series collection for you. This is Book Six of the eight-part Stay With Me mystery romance novella series. Book 6 of 8.

Markas hear news about dead people with weird symbols on their bodies. He decides to investigate symbols at the library to see if he can find anything. Shortly after he starts having dreams about the people and the rituals done to them. In one of such dreams Markas seeing visions of his own dad…

Narrated by the great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Cadell! At Edmund Brooke's insistence, his 10-year-old daughter, Vitorina, leaves the closed world of her old and strait-laced great-aunts and their Portuguese mansion - complete with chapel - and journeys to a boarding school in England. Edmund readily accepts the offer of a golfing acquaintance to act as chaperone for Tory. Tory is called upon to let down her facade of meekness and to reveal her real nature: she is shrewd, imaginative and - as the situation calls for - brave.

Former drug trafficker Richmond “Lucky” Lucklighter flaunts his past like a badge of honor. He speaks his mind, doesn't play nice, and flirts with disaster while working off his sentence with the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau. Textbook-quoting, by-the-book Bo Schollenberger is everything Lucky isn't. Lucky slurps coffee; Bo lives caffeine free. Lucky worships bacon; Bo eats tofu. Lucky trusts no one; Bo calls suspects by their first names. Yet when the chips are down on their shared case of breaking up a drug diversion ring, they may have more in common than they believe.

A non-practicing seduction witch and a recovering dragon lord of lust will save the worlds if they don't destroy them first. Witley Pennmore, the wickedest witch of the east coast, has earned her place on the Senior Council, but she still doesn't know why a Sorcerer in Darkside is hanging her allies, and won't stop until she finds him and brings him to justice, or vengeance, whichever is most convenient. Meanwhile, Ian Featherwell, her unofficial ally is the latest target of assassination attempts on both his life and his character, as he tries to unravel the lies and corruption of the ...

What if the serial killer you were chasing was closer than you think? Small town detective, Shelby Moore, has kept a case board on her mother’s ten-year-old murder in her basement. When beautiful women start dying with the same words written next to them that were next to her mother, Shelby believes she may have finally gotten a break. The only thing is…the killer shares something very precious with Shelby. Something she can’t shake off. Scottish cop, Colin MacKenzie, left disaster behind and moved to the rural landscape of Arkansas. The last thing he expected was for his past ...

What are the odds of three serial killers working in the same college town? Astronomical. Unless two of them are twin brothers! The third is someone they hire to do maintenance at their nursing homes. A match made in hell! Using a pandemic's death toll as a cover, the brothers, who know a good thing when they see one, use their new hire to help them with their murderous insurance and "legacy" scheme. But they did not count on an idealistic -- and suspicious -- young woman. “A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE BOOK MARKETPLACE TODAY....

Second chances don't come often...what matters is what we do with them...In the midst of a seemingly standard investigation two police detectives come across information that one of them believes may be connected to a forty-year-old unsolved crime. As they move forward in their pursuit for answers they find that for some of their questions there are none. And that some of the answers they obtain are not at all what they would have expected in the course of a normal investigation. Life is a series of choices. One man spends half a lifetime trying to redeem a choice that wreaked untold ...

My name is Mike Raven. I hunt nightmares. Demons murdered my parents when I was eight. Turns out my folks were paranormal investigators, and hell always settles its scores. Naturally I decided to join the family business. For two decades, I've studied the occult and traveled the world fighting monsters. But my biggest challenge lay ahead. From the moment Celeste stepped into my office, I knew she was in trouble. Her father had promised her soul to a powerful demon on the day she was born. Now, 21 years later, the forces of darkness were gathering to collect their long-awaited prize.

When a mega popular band from Liverpool sang about Maxwell’s silver hammer, most listeners considered it a catchy, if dark tune. Flash forward half a century later, and something curious is happening around the world. Magic is returning-powerful enough to activate creations once lying dormant. Including some classic songs. When a silver hammer appears in the hands on one of Samantha Moon’s closest friends-along with a bloodthirsty need to use it-the vampire detective is about to discover just how clever (and literal) the universe can be..... Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE today!

"A perfect murder mystery." — Reader's Favorite Two vivacious social media stars die just days apart. Both worked for Boom Productions, a self-described "arms dealer in the platform wars"—they create online content that generates billions of clicks. The timing of the seemingly unsuspicious deaths worries an aging mafia don whose granddaughter is a standout among Boom's talent stable, so he hires PI Earl Town to investigate and Earl soon finds himself looking for clues among self-absorbed social media starlets, their fanatical parents, young social media entrepreneurs, rock stars, and ...

A crypto influencer lured to her death. A circle of supposedly close friends eager to move on. A father recently released from prison hell bent on revenge. Jasmine Olivera called herself the Queen of Crypto. Then someone shot her twice through the window of her white Porsche. With no witnesses or physical evidence, Detective Maria Varela digs into the details of Jasmine’s life. She finds a reality much different from the carefully tended social media image and suspects who seem pathetically shallow but are actually disturbingly devious. Finding Jasmine’s killer is hard enough. Closing ...

Hannah finds herself out of work and is worried that her savings will run out before she can get another job! Her cat, Harley, suggests that they start their own detective agency, and out of sheer desperation, Hannah agrees to give it a whirl! They get their first case when vandalism starts to occur in their own neighborhood, and the dynamic duo sets out to investigate. You'll love this thrilling new series where Hannah and her fearless cat, Harley, begin their crime-solving adventure. You will meet unexpected characters and even experience a taste of romance as these two begin to work!

A young black woman, Jamila Mosely, is killed, but slain even worse by media coverage that refuses to let her be an innocent victim. Per usual, they air her most questionable photo, and hint at sketchy associations to portray her as a victim to her own devices. Detective Sawyer takes it personal. Sawyer becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth and restoring dignity to the name of a young lady not much older than her daughter Star. And yet there is still the unresolved issues with Chosen, Travis, Duke, and even her struggling marriage to contend; Sawyer has a full plate. Under the ...

There is an attack on the Dark Dimension! Lacey and her friends discover giant black “birds” flying over the kingdom. They were the source of radiation that sickened the villagers and killed the Voice. Lacey and Alex cross the dark dimension once more with Matt's help. This time, they must find out who these invaders are and what they want. Will they be able to defeat this new enemy without the Voice's help? Will they make it in time to save the kingdom? This is the second series of the "Voice of the Mountain" Saga. The first series is "The Voice of the Dark World".

Sometimes exes don’t go quietly into the night. Charlotte never expects her groom to fall to the floor unconscious before the ceremony had a chance to begin. Instead of a wedding and a reception, she spends time in a hospital room waiting for Finn’s test results. Shocked to hear the doctor announce someone drugged him, Charlotte has a strong suspicion who did this. She turns to her friends for advice and help. But they’re not just friends. They are the Initiative, a secret covert operation whose help she desperately needs. *Charlotte is a standalone read.*

How does one deal with a sociopathic ex? Agree to marry him. Stalked, kidnapped and harassed by Rafe Salvadore, Mia can’t believe he still professes his love for her. Against her fiancé’s wishes, Mia decides to pursue a relationship, determined to trap Rafe and send him to jail. Without her family or friends’ knowledge, she meets him to begin the sting. But the people she deceives are not just friends and family. They are the Initiative, a secret covert operation created to help those in need. Will they join her or do her actions cause a divide? Does her fiancé finally accept the ...

Eva has never felt like she belonged...not in her own family or with her friends in New York City, and certainly not at a fancy boarding school like Hardwick Preparatory Academy. So, when she is invited to join the Fives, an elite secret society, she jumps at the opportunity to finally be a part of something.

The demon Adze is out for revenge—and he’s marked Sam and everyone she knows, including her family. When Sam is lured to a massive enchanted medieval castle right in the heart of Fullerton, she realizes it just might be home to something ancient...and evil. And when she comes face-to-face with Adze, she has no choice but to confront his beastly form and risk everything to save her family and friends. This time, will her enemy be too powerful to thwart? Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE to continue the "Vampire Crimes Special Unit" series today!