Police Lives

Renee moved home two years ago after a failed marriage and ran into her high school crush. All her feelings came rushing back instantly with a renewed hope for possible new beginnings. What she didn't know is that Cody's wife had passed and he was getting out of their hometown as fast as possible. Cody left the only town he'd ever known two years ago after his wife passed but now his brother recently retired from the railroad and moved home, making him aware of their mother's declining health. Cody knew it was time to move back home and face his demons. Luckily another person in the ...

When a man called Bryan arrives in the Murcian village everyone is curious to know why he has come, not least Peter, the author of this account. Having arrived by taxi with one small bag, Bryan rents a house for cash, befriends both locals and expats, meets a dark mystery woman in Caravaca de la Cruz, and begins to behave very oddly indeed. Peter and his pals, eager to ascertain what this enigmatic chap is up to, begin by monitoring his every move, but Peter’s wife Carol, an initially reluctant sleuth, urges them to employ a more softly-softly approach in order to catch him out. When ...

At 59 years old, Valdemar Roos is tired of life. Working a job he hates, with a wife he barely talks to and two step-daughters he doesn't get on with, he doesn't have a lot to look forward to. Then, one day, a winning lottery ticket gives him an opportunity to start afresh. Without telling a soul, he quits his job and buys a hut in the remote Swedish countryside. Every day he travels down to this man-made oasis, returning each evening to his unsuspecting wife. Life couldn't be better, until a young woman arrives in paradise.

After 15 years of ritual murder, homicide detective Alex Drummond must save this year's sacrificial lamb. But who is it? The serial killer's anointed date is only days away. An anonymous tip forces Alex and a high school friend to Washington DC to prove the suspect's guilt, but nothing is as it seems. Unsolved murders abound like cobwebs under abandoned guest beds. Is Alex in over his head?

To all appearances, the victim hit all the checkmarks of a successful life, working for an exclusive finance firm, a member of an exclusive yacht club, having the perfect house in suburbia, a wife, two kids, and a picket fence. But as FBI Special Agent Stella Fall goes deeper down the rabbit hole of evidence, she soon realizes he wasn’t as much of a good guy as he pretended to be. What was he really up to on Dad’s Night Out? On Dad’s weekends away? At his firm?

Matt Donaghy has always been a Big Mouth. But it's never gotten him in trouble, until the day Matt is accused of threatening to blow up Rocky River High School.

Ursula Riggs has always been an Ugly Girl. A loner with fierce, staring eyes, Ursula has no time for petty high school stuff like friends and dating, or at least that's what she tells herself. Ursula is content with minding her own business. And she doesn't even really know Matt Donaghy.

When a dead truck driver is found in a hotel parking lot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Homicide Detectives Luke Falconer and Matt Greene must uncover the mysterious nexus between the York Minster Hotel, Medford, Oregon, and Santa Monica, California. But the deeper they dig, the more secrets they uncover: a smuggling ring, a bar cheating the IRS, and a Russian wife with an authentic Fabergé egg in her display cabinet. As Luke, Matt, and Gabriella Hunt work to make sense of the situation, they discover a web of lust, greed, love, and hatred that will keep readers on the edge of their seat. If ...

Meet Robbie, someone who’s lived a hard knock life until the day he met Donna, his adoptive mother. She set him up in life, but she kept a lot of secrets from him . . . to her deathbed. Meet Damian, someone who’s had it a lot easier overall, but made some costly mistakes along the way. His parents are alive, but have removed themselves from his life. It’s almost as if they’re saying, what goes around comes around. But everyone else has forgiven him. Meet a town with some quirky ideas that’s determined to love, support, and welcome all. Its name is Summer Breeze, an old lumber town...

ORIGIANL STORY, WRITTEN BY A HUMAN Something evil is going on out there... Detective Ange Watson always knew policing was a hard job. A dangerous job. But she never expected to take a bullet in the line of duty… And now it seems her superiors are willing to throw Ange under the bus to cover up their own mistakes. While she isn’t easily intimidated, everyone has their limits. But when a scared young Vietnamese woman seeks refuge in a country church, it sets in motion a chain of events that will push Ange’s ingenuity and determination to its limits. No human being deserves to be sold to...

It doesn’t take long for Ray Spalding to realise that prison is nothing like an Elvis Presley movie. The warden has no intention of throwing a party and the only bands Ray encounters are gangs of hard men. When an old adversary seeks him out, Ray decides his only chance for survival is escape. Ray’s son, Jesse, is discovering that being on the run in the middle of winter is no fun. With his stamina stretched to the limits, he’s ready to surrender himself to social services. At least that way he can see his girlfriend again. Danny Boy is the man in the middle. He thinks he can break ...

Chief Superintendent Frances Harman has been assigned to investigate the case of a woman beaten into a coma. Elise has been in a coma for two years, and if the hospital switches off her life support now, her attacker will be guilty of murder. Fran faces overload as she takes on more responsibilities – her elderly parents, Elise, a child abduction, the disappearance of her only witness, and the growing affection that she and her long-time colleague Mark Turner seem to share for one another.

There were days when he just wanted to sit by a lake and hear the quiet…maybe have a stiff drink. This was one of those days.Jonas Brownstein learned early in life that some bonds are forged quickly…and never to be broken. He learned as well that other relationships were unable to withstand the slightest test against its fragile endurance. In taking his new job at the request of a long-time friend and trusted mentor, he knows that both lessons will be valuable as he steps into the role thtat he has been asked to fill. He believes in second chances and that everyone deserves them. He ...

A love story between two people who weren’t looking for love but found it…a mystery tragically rooted in their family’s history...and a cat who found a home…She's a single mom, adores her son and even his cat, and doesn't have time for romance. The sheriff doesn't agree. Rebecca has one love in her life…her young five-year-old son. Unexpectedly, after a number of sudden changes in her well thought out plans, the single mother finds herself and her son living with her Great-Aunt Lettie in her big historic home in the small-town of Spring Falls. It isn’t long before Rebecca bumps ...

Now unleashed, the “Baron” is resurrecting history’s notorious serial killers, giving them a second life in the bodies of hacked and reprogrammed Personal Assistant Androids, then turning them loose to terrorize the city. While detectives Jake and Maddie of the police department’s Artificial Crimes Unit scramble to stop the carnage with the Baron’s arrest, the cyberpunk head of the Counter IT Section, Q, struggles to de-encrypt his mad scheme to infect world data centers with a virus that represents a collective cyber unconsciousness of evil.

Is he the enemy, or a man she could love? And can a mismatch of epic proportions turn out to be the cure for two broken hearts? Due to her troubled past, Dr. Jenni Vine needs a second chance, and Downhome, Tennessee desperately needs a doctor. But the community—including its handsome police chief—isn’t prepared for scandal. Ethan Forrest is determined to protect his diabetic little boy as well as his beloved small town. He has no idea that Jenni’s shady past results from false accusations. When she stumbles into trouble again through an act of kindness, it seems to confirm his ...

Años después de dejar el sanatorio mental donde compartieron celda, Rómulo el Guapo le propone un golpe a nuestro protagonista. Su negativa y la misteriosa desaparición de Rómulo serán el arranque de un enredo para resolver un caso de repercusiones internacionales con la ayuda de un infalible equipo: la adolescente Quesito, el timador profesional Pollo Morgan, el africano albino Kiwijuli Kakawa, conocido como el Juli, la Moski, acordeonista callejera, el repartidor de pizza Manhelik y el señor Armengol, regente del restaurante Se vende perro.

Tragedy. Desperation. Innocence in peril. A figure from the past is leveraging what Sorrow Hunter loves to rope her into any illegal venture that serves him, his queen, and his pawns. Sorrow must destroy her family to save them, but everyone who knows Black Pantha knows there are no strings attached, no boundaries, and no mercy when it comes to her foes. In Respect My Gansta 3, watch as a once-cohesive family and crew become wary of each other, husbands and wives, friends, siblings, and lovers pitted against each other, and Black Pantha against all. Chess is no longer enough to test one's ...

In this gripping and remarkable memoir, Peter tells his extraordinary life story in fascinating detail. From removing protestors, including the infamous 'Swampy', from inside dangerous tunnels to the scenes of some of the UK’s most notorious crimes, he describes how he has developed into a highly regarded and highly skilled search specialist, whose job is to assist investigators and police as they search crime scenes and bring serial killers to justice.

Former Legionnaire Jens Schacht is in hiding from the British Government after wiping out a British army unit in Iraq. He covertly enters the United Kingdom, intending to hide out in the Highlands of Scotland until the official heat dies down. But fate has other plans for him. A local woman in the police witness protection program has her cover blown and her gangster husband tries to kill her. When Schacht intervenes, he is rewarded with unwelcome attention by the local police. This in turn brings the SAS to Scotland, on the orders of the Prime Minister, to get revenge for Iraq. Not only ...

The story is about Jarrett who loves cruising around in his car to meet, greet, and often pick up men who he finds to be attractive, interesting, and adventurous. When Raul, who is a handsome street thug, hears that Jarrett pays men for their company, he approaches him on the street. They quickly get to know one another, and Jarrett's life becomes more quite adventurous. Disturbingly, however, Jarrett eventually learns things about Raul that he shouldn’t know. More than that, he discovers information about Raul that he doesn’t want to know. Jarrett becomes extremely confused and ...