Mystery Short Stories For Adults

Ruby Innes is under attack. Someone is attempting to sabotage her life, making it difficult to do her job and start a new relationship with her Kleptos Anonymous boyfriend, Henry. As the weeks tick down until an important trial Ruby is getting more and more desperate to solve this case before it all collapses on top of her. The Mall Cadet is a young adult short-read series where you follow Ruby Innis in her attempts to set things straight after being caught shoplifting. With quick wits and the desire to make up for her wrongdoings, Ruby takes on various cases inside the mall. Will she atone...

Ruby Innes is developing trust issues. She’s just solved the case of the exercise cult and gotten her friend back when things start going missing at the mall. At first, no one notices, then the security team opens a case against this sporty shoplifter. Ruby is immediately a suspect. And in light of recent events, Ruby can’t stop suspecting everyone, even those closest to her. Can she solve the case before she loses her sanity? The Mall Cadet is a young adult short-read series where you follow Ruby Innis in her attempts to set things straight after being caught shoplifting. With quick ...

Ruby Innes has just done something she can’t take back. The case of arson that plagued the mall has gone cold. With the consequences of her actions looming over her head, she’s looking for anything to distract her. Luckily, there’s a new exercise club that’s moved into the mall that’s causing a commotion, and the security team are distracted. Can Ruby find out what the deal is with the club’s mysterious owner while battling her own demons? The Mall Cadet is a young adult short-read series where you follow Ruby Innis in her attempts to set things straight after being caught ...

Ruby Innes is settling into her new life. She’s found a place working as a security cadet at the mall that she stole from. She’s making new friends at her kleptos anonymous meetings. She’s even getting along with the other cadet, Emily. She’s decided she wants to help keep other people out of the trouble she was in. When a scourge of arsons descends upon the mall, it leaves the mall security force overwhelmed. With her newfound love of solving a case, Ruby is certain that she can crack this one. But what happens when she does? The Mall Cadet is a young adult short-read series where ...

Don't Look Behind You is a collection of 17 stories for readers who love horror and appreciate a good scare. If you are fans of Twilight Zone, Tales From the Crypt, Night Gallery, Outer Limits, One Step Beyond, and horror stories with a plot and a twist ending, look no further. Billy Wells Horror is your ticket to a journey into the macabre if you dare. The average Amazon review rating on all 22 books of Billy Wells Horror is 4.3!! Hark! Please be aware that some of these offerings are quite gruesome. If you are prone to nightmares, do not read this book: 1. at bedtime when you are alone. 2...

Lacey, William, Alex, and Suul return to Toronto to find that Earth is experiencing areas of mysterious radiation poisoning, just like what happened in the dark dimension... This is Book 5 of "The Lost Voice Of the Dark World" - the second series of the "Voice of the Mountain" saga.

On the way home from a gym, Mary starts noticing a large man stalking her. Whenever she tells people about it, they mysteriously forget about it the next day. When her friend tries to help her catch this stalker, he gets kidnapped instead and a few minutes later, everyone forgets about him except her and two others. Mary and her friends found themselves involved in big political games and now they should take some responsibility and make things go right. Friends facing now unpleasant news about themselves, but that can’t stop them. This is Book5 of the "Surviving Destiny" series.

Re-written and Updated: April 2023. Jennifer works alone, but this latest assignment has her working with a British MI6 operative in Hong Kong. What happens when two highly charged spies entangle both on the job and in bed? Betrayal, explicit romance, and danger. Short-read excitement. Mission: Extract a British double agent from Hong Kong. Sometimes, things don't go as planned on the job, or in the bedroom. Short story for Adults. Story Keywords: betrayal romance espionage sexpionage spy relationships adventure book series short stories for adults

Introducing HIS SECRET 2, part TWO in the hot and sexy new romance series by Toni Bond… Ian Bressler is well known for his immense wealth, his lavish parties, and discreet lifestyle. But when an attractive young socialite named Bridget Maxwell gains access to the gorgeous billionaire's inner circle, he can’t resist the urge to explore every inch of her mind and curvaceous body, introducing her to a life she had never imagined. Soon the two of them are locked in an intriguing game of seduction fueled by Ian's raging desire and Bridget's endless fascination. But as the two indulge ...

I never meant to fall in love. I never expected it. But now I can't fight it. I was only looking for a running partner when I ran into Mark, but I couldn't help my attraction to his incredible body and dazzling smile. When he warned me of the dangers, I didn't take him seriously. But Mark was more than I realized: a billionaire with dangerous enemies and a burning desire for a man to call his own. How could I resist him? Warning: This erotic story contains very naughty gay scenes between a billionaire and his gay lover. Adult readers only.

Light the candles and shut the door. The Wrong Train is a deliciously creepy and terrifyingly good collection of scary stories for fans of Patrick Ness, R.L. Stine, and Emily Carroll.

A Deadly Lie. A Billionaire CEO. And a Race Against Time. The war against HealthSync’s lethal neural implants is nearing its end—but the battle hinges on one last target: Siegfried, the elusive CEO of NeuroFusion Systems, the mastermind behind the deadly technology. To take him down, the resistance sends their cunning operative—Marie, a seductive chameleon with nerves of steel. Her cover? A no-nonsense federal tax agent with the power to ruin Siegfried’s empire. Her mission? Get close. Disarm his implant. Extract the truth. But Siegfried is more than just another corrupt billionaire...

Six best-selling novels together in one omnibus, including: The Mystery of the Walking Statue (The Robot Twins, Book 1). When a priceless - and cursed - Egyptian statue suddenly disappears from a collector's home, Rick, Jed and their ingenious robot, Meek, are determined to find out the facts.

A Short Story for Adults: An international organization is accused of misleading U.S. Congressmen and other world elected officials to attend a private climate change conference, only to learn the event was a sex party for devil worshipers. Jennifer, one of the top-performing Sexpionage Agents for the Agency, is called in when it is determined the organization has ties to wealthy International businessmen. Will Jennifer get to the bottom of whose blackmailing U.S. Congressmen? An adult bedtime story with a twist of erotica behavior with International Crime and Mystery. As usual, sex, ...

Mysterious Tales of Loss and Woe (& Other Jovial Stories): Twelve short stories that blend the bizarre and profound, meeting grumpy trolls, elusive ghosts, and cunning spies along the way. Follow characters who navigate real (and not-so-real) life situations where they must choose right from wrong, good or bad, and love over hate. Lilac & the Troll: Meet Lilac, a girl of eight, or ten, or twelve years old—she's not sure. She lives happily in the woods until she meets a Troll who introduces her to new ideas about herself.

A cozy, closed door holiday romance with small town charm, a protective werewolf and Christmas cheer, perfect for reading by the fireside as you curl up under a cozy blanket. Emma Clarke has just moved to Pinecrest. Taking over the library fulfills all of her dreams . . . well . . . almost. The only thing that’s missing is someone to share it all with. Lucas Greystone, a handsome stranger with an electric touch keeps finding ways to escort Emma home. After discovering a hidden room in the library, Emma is determined to learn the secrets of Pinecrest and Lucas. As a spark reignites between...

Markas hears 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 on them. In one of such dreams, Markas sees visions of his own dad… Markas learns more data about the killer from his visions. A police investigation is also underway. As soon as possible, Marcus wants to bring his father the artifact that he found. As the sword gets closer, he suspects the visions will last longer.This is the fifth book of "The Demon King’s ...

She’d known the boy he was and it had never been a secret that she loved him with all her heart...then walked away...her dreams and hopes lost. Years later her life depends on the man he’s become. Dark secrets and twisted truths...hidden clues and unexpected danger...a lost island of dreams and mystery... There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had no choice but to trust a family friend with his own share of secrets to keep them safe from a mysterious and threatening danger. But was her heart safe from him...was it ever? Addie ...

Microrrelatos y cuentos para adultos, porque los adultos necesitamos cuentos para disfrutar como cuando éramos niños.

Think Agatha Christie! Think Brigid George! A Rising Star in Australian Crime Fiction. A killer crept into an ordinary suburban home in the middle of the night. The next day, the house was silent. Years later, Dusty Kent is called in to catch the murderer and solve her first case. The Marvell Crescent Murders is an intriguing short story of less than 5000 words set in Melbourne, Australia.