Psychological Twists

Sisters Anna and Jennie live in a historic bungalow on the Chicago River. They’re tethered to a disquieting past, and with nowhere else to go, nothing can part them from their family home. Not the maddening creaks and disembodied voices that rattle the old walls. Not the inexplicable drownings in the area, or the increasing number of bodies that float by Anna’s window. To stave off loneliness, Anna has a podcast, spinning ghostly tales of Chicago’s tragic history. But when Anna captures the attention of an ardent male listener, she awakens to the possibilities of a world outside.

When, during a brewing storm, a woman appears on her doorstep looking for shelter, Annie is relieved to have the company and feels an unexplainable bond with her visitor. As the night progresses, Annie realizes the woman is no stranger. Their lives are inextricably intertwined—and Annie might just lose everything.

Stella McKinney has a great life. With a Malibu beach house, doting husband, and a flourishing business, everything is coming up roses - until it isn't. When her beloved husband Grant begins behaving out of character and devoting more time to his career, Stella has reason to question his fidelity for the first time in their marriage. As Stella's quest for the truth morphs into a sick obsession, the last thing she expects is a perfect stranger to show up at her door, a beautiful woman who knows intimate details about Stella and Grant that no one else could possibly know.

Expat Holly Jones has built the perfect life for herself in an exclusive area of Miami: the beautiful house, the enviable family. So the last person she expects to bump into one morning is a ghost from her old life in London, someone she hasn’t seen in over twenty years: the other Holly, Holly Wild. Single, sexy, and a world away from the frumpy sidekick she was at school, Holly Wild quickly becomes an unavoidable part of Holly Jones’s life. She is everywhere—in her home, in her marriage, and especially in her head.

Heads are rolling, and they're being tossed in drainways and ditches all over the city. Cain Cullen should be helping his daughter and son find the serial killer stalking San Diego's homeless, but he's too preoccupied fighting demons of his own in another country. When one of his children becomes the next to go missing, Cain returns, and all hell breaks loose. This is a different kind of twist to an already twisted series of short stories. Consider Demon Stone as a stepping on point to an all new series set to launch just before Halloween! Warning! This story contains graphic scenes and ...

Halloween meets Fight Club in this unflinching man vs. himself slasher thriller... Disturbing, voyeuristic, and creepy for the sake of being creepy, Parasomniac, is a twisted and cerebral tongue-in-cheek genre read that you won’t soon forget... Miles Hogan enjoys a peaceful existence as a docile cleaning and maintenance professional. Unfortunately, his gentle personality makes him a target for bullies in his day-to-day life. Despite the mistreatment and constant mocking, he keeps his head down and his mind on work. All the while, he can’t find any relief at home either. Suffering from a...

He doesn’t hurt her in front of anyone. He saves that for when the doors are closed—and she’s too ashamed to stop him. Rory Mathis just wanted to paint, keep her head down, and survive her mother’s latest marriage. But when Maddox Briggs—her new stepbrother—shows up at their shared home and elite college, everything safe in her world goes dark. He’s wicked in the quietest ways. He doesn’t scream or hit. He violates without leaving bruises. A knock when she’s showering. A comment no one else hears. A hand that stays too long on her waist. And her body, traitorous and ...

ELIZA: A Twisted Tale of Desire, Deception, and Deadly Games Control isn’t just a game—it’s a weapon. Eliza Nightshade lives her life by one rule: never lose control. Beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless, she’s spent years perfecting her role as both predator and queen, navigating a shadowy world of power, lies, and pleasure. But when Jake Peterson, a hauntingly enigmatic figure, enters her world, the delicate balance Eliza has built begins to crumble. Jake is not like the others.

He doesn’t guard the gates. He controls every lock inside her mind. Drew Cox didn’t choose Browning Academy. Her mother married a monster, and now Drew’s trapped behind iron gates, cold stone walls… and Brice Browning. Her new stepbrother is cruel, calculated, and obsessive. A sadistic warden with perfect control and a smile that slices deeper than knives. Brice doesn’t shout. He watches. He waits. He infiltrates her routines, her space, her thoughts—until her only escape is fantasy. But even there… he follows. Now he’s assigned her as his “student.” Overseer. Punisher. ...

He’s the golden boy architect of my downfall—and now I belong to him. Lark Rivers just wanted to survive the merger of their families with her dignity intact. But Lucien Ayers, her new stepbrother, has no intention of letting that happen. When she accidentally destroys the model that was supposed to win him the Harrison Grant Scholarship, Lucien doesn’t shout—he smiles. Coldly. Quietly. Calculating. Because now, she owes him everything. He doesn’t want money. He wants obedience. And his definition of “repayment” means humiliating tasks, suffocating proximity, and mind games ...

He’s not her salvation. He’s the serpent in her Garden, who plans to make her fall. Angel Sweets thought her mother’s marriage into high society would be a blessing. A step up. A sanctuary. But when she moves into Byrne Hall and meets Phoenix—her cruel, beautiful new stepbrother—she realizes she hasn’t been saved. She’s been damned. Phoenix is blasphemy wrapped in velvet. A predator in prep school, cashmere threads. He knows her faith. Her rules. Her limits. And he makes it his mission to shatter every single one. From secret gifts and twisted scripture to locked-door ...

Her future looks deadly After discovering her husband's devastating secret, Emily encounters a mysterious man on the Night Tube who offers to read her fortune. She doesn't believe in fate, but he delivers a chilling warning: Three people you trust will betray you. And before the month ends, one of them will kill you. At first, she writes it off as nonsense. But then the betrayals begin. Emily's world begins to unravel. Friends turn into suspects. Lies are uncovered. And when she learns that her husband's betrayal is connected to the mysterious man – and a dead woman – she suspects the ...

She escaped her past once. But this time, it won’t let her go. Elena Kingston wakes up in a windowless room with no idea how she got there. Her head is pounding. There’s no door. No escape. Only fragments of memory—and one terrifying face: her ex-boyfriend Jarod, filled with rage. As the hours tick by and the walls close in, Elena’s memories return in twisted flashes. But nothing makes sense. Is Jarod really behind this? Or is someone else orchestrating her descent into madness? Every answer leads to more questions. Every memory could be a lie. As Elena unravels a trail of secrets, ...

A man… A lie… A secret… And something he cannot control! Robert and Emma are your quintessential couple. Robert’s genius affords them an enviable lifestyle. He designs highly advanced robots and his creative work is even installed in his home. Robert names the system GINA. She is a major part of their family. The family has an interactive home and are the envy of their friends. They seem to have everything. Then something devastating! A family outing turns tragic! Robert is forced to use his brilliance to do the unthinkable. An act that is unfathomable and must be kept secret. He ...

City coroner Doctor Stacy Lewis just learned that her fiance, Doctor Henry Goldberg, is the prime suspect in a serial murder case. She can’t believe for a moment that the man she loves and trusts more than anything is responsible for killing three women. But one man is convinced. And that’s her ex-boyfriend and the detective on the case, Matt Ensor. Her coworker at the city hospital, the charming ER doctor Henry, swept in quickly to steal her away—something that Matt has never forgiven.

He never raises his voice. But everything he does breaks me. Eden Pearson was raised to fear temptation. To guard her heart, her purity, her soul. But none of her prayers could prepare her for Zeke Justice—her new stepbrother. He’s the dark prince of the Pearson-Justice mansion, a storm in human form with storm-cloud eyes and a mouth full of cruel smirks. He never yells. He doesn’t chase. He just waits and watches and lets her destroy herself under the weight of his silence. Zeke knows she’s terrified of him. He also knows her body is already betraying her. Every stolen glance, ...

On her way to a speaking engagement, bestselling novelist Eli Grey gets into a cab and accepts a drink from the driver, trusting that everything is fine. She wakes up chained in the stranger’s basement. With no close family or friends expecting her to check in, Eli knows she needs to save herself. She soon realizes that her abduction wasn’t random, and though she thinks she might recognize her captor, she can’t figure out what he wants. Her only clues are that he’s very familiar with her books and deeply invested in the fantastical world she creates.

When a single bullet misses its mark, it triggers a deadly chain reaction that threatens to expose the darkest secrets of a powerful political dynasty. Governor Jeffrey Riley will stop at nothing to secure his re-election — and eliminate the man having an affair with his wife. Enter Broderick, a disgraced ex-marine turned hitman, tasked with a seemingly straightforward assignment. But when his bullet finds the Governor's wife instead of her lover, Broderick becomes the state's most wanted man — and the only person who knows too much.

Two hours before he vanished, Mark Dixon stole a glass of wine. That's what bartender Sophie Braam told the cops when they questioned her about the customer whose mutilated body was just found. What she didn’t tell them is that she’s the one who killed him. Officer Nora Martin is new to the Bellair Police Department and when she meets Sophie, they build an uneasy camaraderie over shared frustrations. As winter slides into spring and bodies start piling up, Nora begins to suspect that something’s not quite right with the unnerving, enigmatic bartender.

For fans of tightly written suspense with unexpected twists, welcome to The Domino Effect, the third book in the Riley Scott detective series. The Domino Effect will have you up late at night with the lights on, checking under the beds and behind doors, turning pages, trying to figure out what is coming on the next page. The FBI estimates there are at least 25 serial killers active in the United States at any given time, committing roughly 150 murders a year. The chances of a random detective becoming involved in one of those investigations is slim to none, but Riley Scott has been through ...