Psychological Publishing

The folks of Argus, Illinois, from the small-time dealer to the returning Vietnam vet, the townie grocery clerk and the new sheriff, all know what they want out of life, but the paths to their desires are conflicted and unclear. In a narrative with all the clarity and determination of a prophecy, Well Deserved chronicles the struggles of these four people as they come to the stark realization that their paths are not solitary, but entwined, and their very lives hinge on one shared moment.

After vowing never to return, Kara Wade is back in New York City. She’s come to claim the body of her twin sister, Kelly, and to find out how she died. No secret as to the cause of death - a nearly nude, 12-story plunge from a room in the Plaza Hotel - but Kara is determined to learn what led to that plunge. Enlisting the help of an old lover, now an NYPD detective, Kara delves into her sister’s life. Startling and bizarre facts begin to surface. Instead of answers, Kara finds more questions. Who was the stranger Kelly became during the months prior to her death?

Ben's wicked sister-in-law inherited just about everything... ...except for his father's mysterious vintage clothing store! After the death of his estranged family, Ben discovers that his father's vintage clothing store holds a remarkable ability. The ability to turn him into an alpha-male, sought after by every desperate woman he clothes! The humble professor isn't without customers for long, as gorgeous young coeds quickly discover the fashion paradise and its irresistible owner. Before he can get things under control, he's up to his ears in submissive cheerleaders and thirsty bookworms! ...

Some books stay shelved for a reason… When Myra Lockwood walks into Travis Enderby’s second-hand bookshop, he is unsettled— especially by her hands, sheathed in black leather gloves, and her interest in books about pain. When he sells her a forgotten sci-fi novel with a sadomasochistic twist, he thinks that will be the end of it. But Myra isn’t finished with him—far from it—and Travis finds himself pulled into a labyrinth of memory, guilt, and buried trauma. Who is Myra Lockwood, and what does she know about the horrors lurking in Travis’s past, and on his bookshelves? In ...

I've been waiting years for this moment. When Vivienne Campbell needs a housesitter, I make sure I'm the perfect candidate. Warm, friendly, highly recommended. Everything she's looking for. She has no idea who I really am. While she's away for the weekend, I have free rein of her perfect home, her perfect life. The life she doesn't deserve. Not after what she did. When she returns, I watch her confusion grow. Small incidents that make her question her own sanity. I'm there to comfort her, to be the friend she desperately needs.

Rae and Ingram are 19 days out of the Panama Canal, sailing slowly across the wide, flat Pacific on the Saracen, when they find Hughie Warriner in his dinghy. He was on a pleasure cruise on his yacht, the Orpheus, he says, when food poisoning killed his passengers and his ship began to sink. After an alleged 10 days of desperately fighting to stay afloat, he spied the Saracen and rowed to his salvation.

After her twin’s death, a solitary young woman leaves Rome for Shanghai, the city where her brother Ruben had long dreamed of opening a restaurant. Teaching Italian to Chinese students, she meets a mysterious girl named Xu, who is also running from a turbulent past. Xu's house is dingy and full of rotting food, like a museum of decomposing organic matter. In the gloom of abandoned textile factories and dilapidated slaughterhouses, the two discover an extreme dimension where biting, swallowing, and taking each other in are part of the erotic ritual.

You wonder how many things could go wrong in a single day? You embark on a weekend outing to unwind with friends. Float trip during the day, winery celebration at night. Sounds fun, doesn’t it? Well, just wait. You just wait. As the lazy summer day drifts by, who is telling you the truth? What devious plan is in play? And whose blood will spill? Another entertaining thriller by C.Y. Stewart, adding to the well-acclaimed Carrie and Steve Series. This time, the emotions are real, the experience so close to home. Caution: To remain true to the reality-based characters and to stay authentic, ...

An unusual distress call sends Captain Remy Eskar and his crew on a rescue mission in the asteroid belt for a dying military cargo ship, where a sole survivor clings to life. Upon extraction, the incredible story Major Dillon (Deke) Temkin tells is hard to believe. With the safety and lives of his crew at stake, Eskar is faced with discerning if Deke is telling the truth or has fabricated this tale to cover the misdoings of a secret mission. Looking into Deke’s past brings even more suspicion than resolution.

They call themselves Keepers of the Covenant, the Illuminati, God's one true Church. Believed to be wiped out in the 4th century, they survived in secret and spread around the globe, ultimately becoming rich and powerful, manipulating governments and influencing world events from behind the scenes. Owen Powell is the Arbiter, the ultimate authority and enforcer in disputes between the Covenant’s 12 Great Houses. A former U.S. Army Ranger and intelligence officer, extensively trained in the martial arts and educated in the best universities, he was carefully groomed to be one of the most ...

In a world obsessed with GDP, growth hacks, and digital reach, something quieter but far more dangerous is unraveling. A Recession of the Heart and Mind goes beyond the headlines of inflation and market downturns to expose a deeper collapse—one of empathy, attention, depth, and soul. This cultural analysis confronts the emotional, intellectual, and moral stagnation hiding beneath society’s economic engine. Across thirty sharply observed chapters, this book examines the hollowing out of modern life—from the performative self-help economy to the algorithmic erosion of focus, the decline...

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on 24th June 1842 at Horse Cave Creek in Meigs County, Ohio. His parents were poor but they introduced him to literature at an early age, instilling in him a deep appreciation of books, the written word and the elegance of language. In 1891 Bierce wrote and published the collection of 26 short stories which included ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’. Success and further works including poetry followed.

Popular fitness influencer Gemma has transformed herself from a Before into an After, complete with washboard abs, thriving business, and gorgeous husband. But social media can be deceiving. Offline, the cutthroat world of bikini bodybuilding may just eat her alive. That’s if she’s not first devoured by the secret nemesis that lurks beneath her polished surface, waiting to destroy her.

When Kyle’s wife Hannah goes missing, the whole town is out in force to try to find her. One person knows where she is. One person is keeping a secret. Detective Inspector Simon Peters and Detective Kerry Lawlor have been brought in to investigate the case but Hannah’s left no traces and Kyle has no clues. Local Belfast resident Julia Matthews joins the #FindHannah campaign and becomes friendly with Kyle, sympathising with his tragedy. As Julia becomes more involved in the case than she bargained for, she begins to uncover more secrets than the Police ever could. Julia was only trying ...

Set over the course of a fateful week, Vivienne deftly weaves surreal prose with a Greek chorus of internet comments and text messages, to ask the questions: what is the cost of vision, what is the price of art? What connects creation and procreation, a life and an afterlife?

When Lauren’s parents die in a small plane crash, she inherits the fortune they made with the sale of their software business. Determined to follow in their footsteps, she moves her young family to Austin and launches her own successful company. But her charmed life begins to fray at the edges when an idle threat made 18 years earlier comes back to haunt her. Someone with a grudge is willing to stop at nothing to destroy her. Someone with time on their hands and murder in mind. Someone who knows her secret. Can she save herself from a dangerous past before a killer comes calling?

Arabella Lane is found dead in the Thames on a frosty winter’s morning after the office Christmas party. No one is sure whether she jumped or was pushed. The one person who may know the truth is the office temp, Eleanor. Having traveled to London to escape the repercussions of her traumatic childhood in Australia, tragedy seems to follow Eleanor wherever she goes. To her horror, she has no memory of the crucial hours leading up to Arabella’s death - memory that will either incriminate or absolve her.

Jessica has lived her whole life reliving a horror show from her childhood. Her imaginary friend saved her life from a killer... Now Malia is back. In a way that is far too real to be make believe.

A devoted wife and mother faces the unimaginable as her life crumbles. Crystal Rigler seems to have a perfect marriage. Derek, her handsome and charismatic husband, and their adult daughter, Cordelia, are her whole world. In addition to her already busy life, Crystal supports the volunteer organization she and Derek started: STOP (Stop Transplants of Organs from Prisoners). STOP aims to end a new government policy of harvesting organs from executed prisoners. They learn that these organs are not distributed by the national transplant list, established to allocate organs fairly.

On November 1, 1951, war hero John Ashton was promoted to detective. His first assignment: find the district attorney’s missing daughter. But his only lead is Alena Francon, a high society sculptor and socialite committed to Bellevue’s psychiatric facility. Alena has a story for the new detective. A story so outlandish John Ashton refuses to heed the warning. Alena admits to incarnating Golem, a demonic force, into her statue. A devil so profound he’s infiltrated every part of New York’s infrastructure.