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Her Dream Gig: Write an article about a haunted campground. Pitfall: Killer wants her dead. The assignment combines her love of traveling and camping with her loyal Lab/Husky mix, Rascal, and the intrigue of investigating haunted locations. The Old West-style Arizona campground, Forgotten Oasis, has a picturesque setting, but a deadly threat looms beneath the surface. While Wren digs into the mysteries of the Forgotten Oasis, she finds herself at odds with the young, widowed county marshal, whose protective instincts both frustrate and captivate her and with the snarky resident ghost who ...

While documenting needed repairs on a mansion, Jo makes a discovery that endangers her life. To complicate her plight, she uncovers a secret that could rip her family apart. Flynn, a co-worker, strives to keep her safe, however, a relationship from his past comes crashing back into his life and interferes in his efforts. Jo and Flynn are both scarred—one emotionally, one physically. As they work together and learn to trust each other, they find their perilous circumstances are intertwined, and culminate when a young man’s life is threatened. Will they unravel the strands of intrigue in ...

This is a novella about a woman who believes her life is in danger from her step-mother so she moves out and is making friends. Pepper works the phone return desk at the phone store and occasionally swaps out phones she thinks might have some interesting pictures or messages. She swaps one out for a burner phone of her own, which has some incriminating pictures of her step-mother. Henri can't believe he was so stupid and he has to get his phone back. If the codes fall in the hands of the wrong person, then someone will clean out his family's bank accounts. Worried when the beautiful woman ...

A chiseler preys on the kind-hearted. But Jenna's vengeance? Bless his heart. Jenna didn’t plan on chasing criminals when she inherited the Peach Blossom Retreat in Georgia, but when a friend is attacked and left for dead by a scammer who thrives on sympathy and deception, Jenna takes a bold step: she infiltrates his online groups to expose him. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes his schemes are darker and more dangerous than she imagined. Can Jenna outwit the ultimate manipulator before he destroys more lives, including her own?

It's 1978. The drug trade is booming, and law enforcement can't keep up. Enter the Cleanup Committee. They've all lost children to drugs. They're rich, they're organized, and they have resources. Will they succeed where the law failed?

Rona Parish is asked to write a biography of reclusive artist Ellie by her concerned sister. Ellie has seemingly disappeared, and the mystery surrounding her whereabouts has fuelled a new interest in her work. But when Rona discovers that Ellie’s closest friend committed suicide, Rona wonders whether Ellie, wracked by guilt over her friend’s death, could have been driven to do likewise....

For fans of Hallmark Christmas movies - a light hearted holiday story to get you in the spirit of the season. Jenny King is trying hard to raise enough money for the local children's home. When a confused old man arrives on her doorstep, she welcomes him with open arms. Is Jenny's guest a trickster like her boyfriend suspects, or is he just a lost soul, looking for a warm haven? Curl up with this short cozy read this season and share it with your family and friends. **Candy Canes and Christmas is a light hearted short story set in the town of Pelican Cove. This is a bonus read for fans of ...

Insanity is never far behind. Or is it? So far, the private investigation business of Wife for Hire has done nothing more than check on cheating spouses and insurance fraud. But, when handsome author, Eric Larson hires Sarah Matthews to pose as his fiancé in order to get rid of a stalker, things escalate to a whole new level. Wanting her business to be taken seriously becomes almost more than Sarah bargained for as a clever plan to catch a crazed woman takes a turn for the worse. Can Sarah and Eric stay far enough ahead of a demented stalker long enough to confess their love for each other...

SALVAGING DOCTOR JUNK ~Where love salvages two hearts on the ledge of loneliness~ Delayne Davidson has a knack for flushing secretive birds from their cover, but when she goes into the Ozark backwoods to buy a puppy, she flushes out a handsome young veterinarian as a bonus. Try as he might, Kemp Junkowski just can’t seem to gain business at his fledgling animal clinic in Harrison, Arkansas, park headquarters for the picturesque Buffalo National River. As they bond over a mutual love of animals and time spent on the river, Delayne suggests inventive ways to strengthen his business ties. ...

They’d prepared for this moment all their lives without believing anything would ever come of it...they were wrong. Danae knew before she ever heard her brother’s voice that it was bad...and it didn’t take long to find out just how bad it was. She’d always understood the high cost of secrets...and quickly learned that sometimes the price of truths was far more costly. It took her even less time to realize that she’d never really known true fear. She did now and knew that the heart-pounding terror she’d experienced in those handful of moments when a gun was pointed at her brother...

A quick read crime thriller, with a dash of cozy mystery, refreshingly free of graphic violence and profanity. Four deaths in four months is not a coincidence. The police only classified one as a murder, but Pam Guerrero, retired reporter and self-appointed head of the Neighborhood Watch Program, knows different. There’s a serial killer on the loose! Pam’s husband, a retired cop, thinks she’s a busy-body, and that her suspicions are unfounded. When she hacks into the security cameras of her neighbors who met their demise, she discovers a common thread. Then she inadvertently finds the...

Hiding is no longer enough…she needed answers…and to somehow understand the message her father left for her in the place where she spent so much time daydreaming as a teenager…she wasn’t daydreaming now…and neither are Jackson and Simon as they study one of the keys and wonder if what they see on it tells them where it might go… Mick Johnson might be dead but his killer is unknown and the clues leading to them are non-existent. Completely non-existent…which according to Jackson never ever happens. But Elijah Sullivan, the father she adored all her life left clues…she just ...

Trouble seems to follow Penny Preston wherever she goes, but as usual when life gives her lemons, she makes lemon bars. Her trusty sidekick, Linda, has convinced her they need their Private Investigators licenses. The only problem is she can’t figure out how to tell the overprotective Deputy Hanson, now that they are dating, that she’s going all in on this mystery business.Penny’s new adventure takes a back seat when the local baker, Violet, turns up missing. With the baker’s ex-fiancé mysteriously returning to town it seems like the police may have a viable suspect, that is until ...

The Artzy Chicks are sleuthing their way into some big trouble at the Massanutten Mountain Resort... It was hot. Too hot. The Dog Days of Summer always were. The Artzy Chicks had been painting, teaching classes, crafting and blending the art gallery’s famous wine slushees for the hordes of thirsty customers. Things seem okay until Lily notices that Gawd Almighty, the gallery’s pet possum has gone missing. A short time later, Dr. Kenzie Zimbro, the medical examiner for the mountain area, stops by the gallery and tells the Chicks about a strange murder at the tip-top of the mountain. The ...

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…some answers…and a safe place where they couldn’t be found…and time to figure out what to do next….and why their pursuers are interested in Harper’s father…and are willing to do anything to draw her out. Now it appears that they have an unknown and unlikely ally… Ava and Harper have reached out to one man in the hope that he can achieve what Simon believes they are unable to…unknowingly choosing the one man who is more than willing to take up their cause…It’s the middle of the twenty-third century and while ...

8 years ago she ran to safety. Now Charlotte Montgomery’s past has caught up with her.Charlotte Montgomery was forced to leave everything behind to shield her son from a dangerous life. As an artist, she’s built a new world of safety and security for them both, far from the shadows that once haunted her. But the peace she’s fought so hard to maintain is shattered when her past comes crashing back. The Italian crime family she escaped from has reappeared, determined to pull her back into their web of deceit and crime. This time, they want her to participate in their money-laundering ...

The villa in Espinola reveals many of Jeremy’s carefully guarded secrets…the long forgotten centuries old paintings found in the attic are just the beginning… Family Unbroken is the second book in the Delahass Legacy series, the continuing saga of one family’s search for answers to a mystery rooted in historical events that took place generations ago in the later years of the twenty-first century. Ann Delahass has always wanted to visit the place that her ancestor, Jeremy Delahass, had been inspired by when he built his home, Nolbeloir House. It is one of life’s many mysteries she...

Cum ajunge legendar un asasin? In cazul lui John Rain, decisive au fost lectiile de tradare, lupte si iubire pe care le-a primit in 1972, in Tokio. Cartea raspunde la multe intrebari despre John Rain. De unde si cum si-a dezvoltat gustul pentru jazz si whiskyul de calitate? De ce a fost exilat atata timp din Japonia? Cum si-a dezvoltat abilitatile, dar si regulile personale dupa care avea sa-si conduca toate joburile?

In an upscale restaurant, a man bleeds out over a crisp, white tablecloth. As well-heeled diners look on in stunned silence, the killer scans the room. "I mean you know harm," he says apologetically. With police sirens wailing in the distance, he loosens his grip on the polymer-framed pistol. A month earlier, Ed Mitchell would have been the last person you'd expect to find holding a loaded gun. As a hardworking, single dad he led a simple life. But that changed the day a devious conman came to town. With Ed's twelve-year-old daughter being used as leverage, he was forced ...

She’s waited years for this moment…for him. You can always go home…but what will you find when you do. Jonathan Hansen is about to find out. 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. Jonathan Hansen felt broken…but he would never break. He believed he had nowhere to go…no home, no family, no friendships or relationships to return to. But he was wrong. As he stood just beyond the island’s small ...