Old Suspense

In book 12, there are strange happenings indeed at Torling Castle! Someone is hiding out in the ruined tower, making the resident jackdaws very unsettled. Who is it, and what do they want? The Secret Seven are on the case! Solve the mystery!

Determined to confront the hazy memories of his troubled youth, Oliver Matthews, a retired detective and confirmed bachelor, returns to the picturesque town of Henley-on-Thames for the first time in years. An unexpected encounter rekindles the possibility of a lost love. However, this joyful reunion is jeopardised when old friends remind him of a mystery with personal implications. As Oliver delves deeper, he uncovers the disturbing truth behind why he abandoned his dearest friends. The weight and shame of his past mistakes create profound turmoil within him. He grapples with the haunting ...

One bold thing leads to another… It’s about time someone took Elizabeth Bell seriously. Her genius IQ may have earned her respect as a nuclear physicist, but Elizabeth’s teenage daughter hates her, her alcoholic husband married her for her money — and now the FBI is investigating her for espionage. With nuclear weapons secrets on the line, Elizabeth installed unauthorized code to catch Chinese hackers she knew breached a classified computer. But after a bizarre car crash and her mysterious four-day disappearance, she’s lost all credibility. So, when Elizabeth is released from the ...

Detectives are hot on the trail of a psycho killer that seems impossible to catch; meanwhile the body count continues to rise. With the killer loose to run the streets of California targeting women over 40, it seems the older the woman, the more turned on the killer becomes; having a fetish for choking the life from each victim. No one is safe walking down the street or being home alone. Your sister, your mother, your grandmother…or you may be next on the list! There’s no escaping the old lady killer!

Catch up with the Devil’s Riders for some (mostly) wholesome Valentine’s Day fun! This is a brand new novella length story in the Devil’s Riders Universe. Enjoy! Xoxox, Joanna

After Zoey is forced to take on a new identity, she heads to Dublin, Ohio to help U.S. Marshal Ray Stark with a murder investigation involving his close friend. Ray suspects the murder is part of an elaborate art heist and is confident that Zoey–now Kiera Glass–has the expertise to crack the case.

Shelby was furious. She had proof that her longtime live-in boyfriend Drew was cheating on her with his assistant. She wanted to confront Drew and break up with him, but they were supposed to take Danny out that night for dinner to celebrate Danny’s 19th birthday, and Shelby didn’t want to ruin the special night. But eventually, Danny found out what was going on, and he was just as upset about it as Shelby was, since he and Shelby were very close and he didn’t want her to leave and be out of his life. Drew had left the house to go see the other woman, leaving Shelby and Danny alone ...

“An engaging tale of danger and romance.” — Kirkus Reviews “This quick, entertaining series opener is well paced, and the intriguing murder mystery is balanced with sexy encounters…” — Kirkus Reviews “Royer-Derr's High Bluffs will keep the reader on the edge of their seat with her effective storytelling, thrilling plot, and fast-paced narrative.” — BookLife Prize “High Bluffs is hard to put down…” — BookLife Prize "I'm the one who is supposed to have her..." Joanna Dresden lives an idyllic life in High Bluffs, Maine, running her family inn with her husband and ...

Dare Sin A girls sleepover turns out to be a game gone wrong as Jennifer decides to hook up with her best friends brother. But, the brother has a secret and that secret might be the worst possible thing imaginable. For readers 18+ who wish to read romance shorts on the risqué side of life.

Sumérgete en una emocionante aventura con "Los Hardy Boys: el secreto del viejo molino", el tercer volumen de la clásica serie de misterio juvenil que ha cautivado a generaciones de lectores. Frank y Joe Hardy, los ingeniosos hermanos detectives, se enfrentan a su caso más intrigante hasta el momento. Cuando una serie de eventos misteriosos sacude su ciudad natal de Bayport, los hermanos se ven envueltos en una peligrosa red de falsificación de dinero y sabotaje industrial.

My husband was at work and I was doing some gardening in the backyard when suddenly I felt like somebody was staring at me. I casually glanced back to see the neighbors’ handsome 19-year-old Kevin looking at me from just inside his house, but then he quickly vanished. I had to admit, it really turned me on. Not only because I was a married 47-year-old woman and it was hot and flattering to have a sexy guy like Kevin checking me out, but also because I hadn’t been satisfied in bed by my husband in over a year because he was having problems getting it up. I went back to doing my gardening...

As they silently make their way through the trees to the hidden refuge that Thomas Dyersen once found need of for his family centuries ago, Sara Merryn is grateful for its existence as the silence of the night erupts with the sounds that she has long buried in her memories.Storm Tide continues the ongoing story of family, friends, and strangers who come together at a time when the unknown is their greatest enemy…and their hidden sanctuary is their greatest defense. No matter that they have planned for this moment since the storm that first brought them together, and the siege of lawless ...

Three men are kidnapped on the eve of their high school reunion and wake up trapped inside a remote cabin in the Scottish Highlands. As a fierce snowstorm blows outside the cabin, the three men—Jay, Davie, and Iain—work to uncover the connection between the kidnapping and their own troubled past. It’s a past that goes back to when they were a gang of teenage bullies known as the Lads—a gang that delighted in torturing their classmates at every opportunity. The kidnappers are waiting outside. But who are they? Have the victims come back to turn the tables on the bullies?

When one man's scheme to create the Greatest Freak Show on Earth leads to an insane obsession that can only end in devastating tragedy. The ghoulish proprietor of a Victorian arcade specifically designed to showcase the myriad of freaks, outcasts, and oddities that abound in old London town is a man driven by his own dark desires. Rodney Thompson is an emotionless, sadistic person who craves glory above all else - at least until the beautiful Violet wafts into his world. From the very day when Violet first takes a dainty step inside the arcade, Rodney is determined to make her his own. A ...

In Old Loves Die Hard, Lauren Carr continues the rags-to-riches story of Mac Faraday, an underpaid homicide detective who inherits 270 million dollars and an estate on Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. Mac is settling nicely into his new life at Spencer Manor when his ex-wife Christine shows up-and she wants him back! Before Mac can send her packing, Christine and her estranged lover are murdered in Mac's private penthouse suite at the Spencer Inn, the five-star resort built by his ancestors.

The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate America's western territories, even as lawless gold-rush towns begin to mark the landscape. Against this backdrop two palaeontologists pillage the Wild West for dinosaur fossils while deceiving and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars. Into this treacherous territory plunges William Johnson, a Yale student with more privilege than sense.

I didn’t ask to be in charge of an innocent girl. But when the curvy young college student is put under my watchful eye, I can’t help wanting more. I fight my desire as hard as I can. I'm rude. Crass. I make her hate me and everything that I am. Until the day I hate myself for pushing her away. Now, I've gotta undo what I've done--appeal to her tender heart to give me a second chance. Not just to get her in my bed. But to keep her in my life. Forever. Cruel Mercy is a stand alone novella in the Margarelli Brothers, Devil’s Riders, and Untouchables MC universe. As always, no cheating ...

Elizabeth had always believed there was nothing more magical than the precious gift of love...even now in the heart of danger, she still believed it...she always would. After telling the story of Simon's magical cowboy ranch for more years than she cared to count, Elizabeth Fountaine wondered if there might be more to the fanciful fairy-tale than being an elaborate bedtime story to tell children. More than ever before, she very much needed for even just a small piece of the fairy-tale to be real. Kellyn had always loved Elias Stratton with all her heart and probably always would. She'd ...

As Layne Michaels, a rising celebrity influencer, celebrates her twenty-first birthday, she is faced with heartbreak as her star quarterback boyfriend decides to end their relationship. Devastated and in need of a change of scenery, she impulsively sets off on a road trip, determined to leave her troubles behind. Along the way, she finds herself stranded in the middle of nowhere, her car out of gas and her future uncertain. That is until she crosses paths with Ray Bryant, a rugged and mysterious former marine-turned-truck driver. Despite their initial reservations, the two are drawn to each...

Thrift shop til someone drops... Going on the television show Trinket Traders was never plan “A” for thrift store owner Jessica Braun. But when business slows down, Jess agrees to one episode in hopes of picking sales back up. When a blizzard strikes and everyone is snowed in, trouble arises with the crew. By the time one of them is dead, no one can get in or out of Pine Grove. And Jess can’t get out of the mystery without getting her friends into more danger. What will she discover—about a murder and herself—as she takes on this investigation alone?