In a deadly struggle for survival in the skies over the Pacific Ocean, World War II Marine fighter pilot David Hamilton’s life suddenly and inexplicably moves in a mysterious direction, leaving him struggling to comprehend and cope with the surreal existence he suddenly finds himself cast into; a different time and place. With no choice but to enlist the help of two strangers in discovering the how and why of it all, they embark on a strange journey of discovery in an antique automobile, to fulfill a promise made to the most important person in David’s life. And find his way home. Incredible revelations begin to emerge, as a showdown with three evil beings draws ever nearer. A unique and captivating story of love lost, and redemption found, when the past, collides with the present. Kindle, $2.99
The Adulterer’s Handbook: A Novel (The Adulterer Series Book 1)
About The Adulterer’s Handbook: A Novel (The Adulterer Series Book 1):
I’m about to jump into the canal and pull her to safety when I stop at the edge of the towpath.
What if I do nothing…?
Must-read psychological thriller!
If you’re tempted to embark on an affair, you have to read this book.
The Adulterer’s Handbook is the story of a happily married man, desperately trying to prevent his wife from finding out about his affair. For months he is successful, but then things take a dark turn…
A love story, a betrayal, an accident, a murder? You decide.
Lee Bolton has it all: a wonderful wife who he adores and two lovely children. But something is missing from his marriage.
Sophia Miller, the office temptress, offers to fill the gap and they begin a carefully regulated and orchestrated affair.
Lee, delighted with his new and improved sex life, walks a tightrope of near discovery; forever trying to keep his secret safe.
But Sophia wants more. She wants it all.
Sophia starts to break the rules, and she puts Lee’s marriage in jeopardy.
How far will he go to protect his family?
Would you commit murder to save your relationship?
Gripping domestic noir with a shocking twist.
Book one in a seven-book series.
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Paws in the Action: Psychic Sleuths and Talking Dogs (Pet Psychic Cozy Mysteries Book 1)
About Paws in the Action: Psychic Sleuths and Talking Dogs (Pet Psychic Cozy Mysteries Book 1):
“The story has a Nancy Drew style to it… fun and upbeat with a mystery that’s intriguing, engaging, and is perfectly fitted to the witty duo of Luffy and Jasmine… funny, charming, lighthearted”–5 Stars, Readers’ Favorite
A quaint town full of secrets. A string of bizarre occurrences. An unconvincing suicide…
Jasmine Moore is a local favorite who is unusually gifted—she has random visions of the future that often portend disaster. She can also understand her loyal golden retriever. Literally.
When a body is discovered in the small town of Blackwood Cove, the authorities are ready to write it off as a suicide. But for Jasmine, something doesn’t quite add up…
The deceased was a seasoned swimmer. Drowning was probably the last way to go.
Taking up the mantle of detective, Jasmine sets out on a path full of twists and turns to solve the baffling case. Sifting through decades of forgotten town history and long-buried secrets, she soon discovers that everyone has something to hide.
Time is running out, and Jasmine needs to unearth the startling truth before the town is shaken to its core yet again.
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A Timely Murder: Psychic Sleuths and Talking Dogs (Pet Psychic Cozy Mysteries Book 2)
About A Timely Murder: Psychic Sleuths and Talking Dogs (Pet Psychic Cozy Mysteries Book 2):
“A Timely Murder succeeds in the same way its predecessor did with humor, wit, and charm and Luffy and Jaz making a great sleuthing duo as they sniff out clues, chase down leads and share a few snarky quips.”–5 Stars, Readers’ Favorite
She thought the mysteries were behind her…
When a promising young student plunges to his death from a historic clock tower, Jasmine knows that foul play is involved. Once again summoning her detective skills and her faithful companion Luffy, she must solve another case and catch an evasive killer.
Under the spell of the spring rains, her investigation will take her deep into the ancient halls of Wildwood College – a historic building echoing with memories of the past. As Jasmine peels through the darkest layers of secrets, she casts a new light on the College and its long-dead inhabitants.
But with a murderer on the loose and time running out, will she get to the bottom of it all? Or will the clock run short?
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Bookmarked for Death: Psychic Sleuths and Talking Dogs (Pet Psychic Cozy Mysteries Book 3)
About Bookmarked for Death: Psychic Sleuths and Talking Dogs (Pet Psychic Cozy Mysteries Book 3):
“A wonderful quirky and unique cozy mystery that blends the playful tone of a cozy with the zaniness of a supernatural comedy with the love of dogs thrown into the mix.”–5 Stars, Readers’ Favorite
A puzzling murder and not a suspect in sight…
After a dead body is discovered in the dusty stacks of the old library, the quiet seaside town of Blackwood Cove is once again plunged into a seemingly unsolvable case.
College student Jasmine Moore wanted nothing more than to relax with a good book after a stressful and tumultuous semester. But it seems like fate has other plans. Surrounded by familiar faces and accompanied by her trusted dog Luffy, this amateur sleuth must once again put her wits to the test against a baffling murder with not a suspect in sight.
If Jasmine wants to fight her way to the bottom of this mystery, she’ll need more than just luck this time. With a sea of conflicting clues and contradictory information, it seems like Jasmine and Luffy are up against their toughest case yet. Only a few subtle connections hold the secret to finding the killer – if she’s quick-thinking enough to spot them…
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The Blackjack Player
Few people know the anguish of keeping secrets
For a CIA officer, keeping secrets is a way of life, not an option, but Trenton Russell is a man who thrives on finding the truth. In the meaning of life, relationships, world affairs, and his own guilt-ridden past. And for a man obsessed with finding truth, lying for a living is particularly painful, he quits the CIA to be a journalist, revealing secrets, not being a part of them. He plays high-stakes blackjack to ease his guilt and sometimes a magical connection happens with a deck of cards. That flashing numbers reveal clues to the mysteries he’s grappling with. Visions from the universe and more often than not, the stakes are not money but human lives.
In the first book of the Trenton Russell series, someone is killing blonde blackjack dealers in Las Vegas. Three women so far have been killed in horrific rituals resembling an Indian massacre of the 1860’s. When the daughter of his best friend is taken, Trenton immediately fly’s to Vegas to find her. He soon discovers that all is not what it seems. That he has stepped into a web of lies and deceit that rivals anything the CIA ever threw him into. At the heart of the web seems to be a fisty stripper whose audacious sexuality reawakens his desire for love, but at what cost? Dangerous is one thing. Deadly is another.
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Mayhem Mansion: A 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery (Kenneth Mayhew 1920s Historical Mysteries Book 1)
About Mayhem Mansion: A 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery (Kenneth Mayhew 1920s Historical Mysteries Book 1):
The first book in a brand new historical mystery series. “Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch.” –WritersWrite.com Armistice Day 1918: Christmas is a peaceful time in Quiet Corner — except at Mayhem Mansion. There is no peace in Kenneth Mayhew’s ancestral manse with a restless ghost playing tricks on the family. Christmas guests will be arriving soon and Kenneth’s Aunt Agartha has assigned him the task of laying their ghost to rest before the Yuletide revels. If you are a fan of P. G. Wodehouse or Dorothy Sayers you are going to love this holiday comedy romp.
About the Author
Melanie has been writing her entire life. In fact, one of her earliest fond memories is receiving an IBM Selectric typewriter for her birthday. After publishing romance novels (Scottish historical and paranormal) for New York based publisher Dorchester Publishing from 1999 to 2010, Melanie chose to begin self-publishing cozy mysteries. Since then she has released the Chloe Boston, Butterscotch Jones, Wendover House, and Miss Henry Mystery series. Melanie Jackson is the award-winning author of more than fifty novels, novellas and poems published in various languages. She lives with her writer husband, her bossy cat and spoiled dog in the Sierra foothills where it is almost impossible to grow pumpkins (or anything else the deer like). Besides gardening, she is involved with animal charities. Three times nominated for RT’s Reviewers’ Choice Award. Twice nominated for RT’s Lifetime Achievement Award. ***If you’re looking for mystery series by Melanie Jackson, simply search for “Chloe Boston”, “Butterscotch Jones”, “Wendover House”, of “Miss Henry”.
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Death in a High Place: A Roaring Twenties Mystery (Jane Blackthorn 1920s Historical Mysteries Book 1)
About Death in a High Place: A Roaring Twenties Mystery (Jane Blackthorn 1920s Historical Mysteries Book 1):
Mystery thrived while the twenties roared.
1921– The War is over, alcohol is proscribed and women have the vote. Jane Blackthorn should be happy but the holidays are looming and the young widow has no desire to spend them with her matchmaking family. An invitation from an old college friend arrives to save her. The college ski club is having a reunion at a hunting lodge in Canada and Jane decides that some clean living in the great outdoors is just what she needs. But it is apparent from the moment of her arrival that something is very wrong at the Beauvert Ski Lodge and she is shocked to discover that one of her old classmates is dead in a suspicious accident. Trapped by a blizzard, they are at the mercy of a killer that no one else believes in and it is left to Jane to save the day.
“Death in a High Place” is the first installment in the Jane Blackthorn Cozy Mystery Series.
Praise for the Author
“A wickedly sexy tale!”
–Christine Feehan, New York Times Bestselling Author (on The Selkie)
“… delivers sizzling romance and ghoulish thrills at a breathtaking clip.”
–Publishers Weekly (on Traveler)
“Readers of Laurel K. Hamilton will enjoy this complex tale…”
–Booklist (on Still Life)
Three times nominated for RT’s Reviewers’ Choice Award.
Twice nominated for RT’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
***If you’re looking for mysteries in other series by the same author, simply search for “Chloe Boston”, “Butterscotch Jones”, “Miss Henry”, “Wendover House”, “Kenneth Mayhew” or “Jane Blackthorn”.
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The Secret Staircase (Wendover House Cozy Mysteries Book 1)
About The Secret Staircase (Wendover House Cozy Mysteries Book 1):
The first book in Melanie Jackson’s bestselling Wendover House Cozy Mystery Series.
“Melanie Jackson pens a sumptuous modern gothic.”
–Booklist
A strange inheritance leads Tess MacKay to an island in Maine. In her unknown relative’s ancient house, she discovers that the sins of the past are very much alive and able to be visited on the children. Smugglers and pirates and an old curse are not just things of the past, but dangers and mysteries to be reckoned with today.
Mystery Series
Chloe Boston
Buttersctoch Jones
Wendover House
Miss Henry
Historical Mysteries
Death in a High Place
Praise for the Author
“A wickedly sexy tale!”
–Christine Feehan, New York Times Bestselling Author (on The Selkie)
“… delivers sizzling romance and ghoulish thrills at a breathtaking clip.”
–Publishers Weekly (on Traveler)
“Readers of Laurel K. Hamilton will enjoy this complex tale…”
–Booklist (on Still Life)
About the Author
Melanie has been writing her entire life. In fact, one of her earliest fond memories is receieving an IBM Selectric typewriter for her birthday. After publishing romance novels (scottish historical and paranormal) for New York based publisher Dorchester Publishing from 1999 to 2010, Melanie chose to begin self-publishing cozy mysteries. Since then she has released the Chloe Boston, Butterscotch Jones, Wendover House, and Miss Henry Mystery series.
Melanie Jackson is the award-winning author of more than seventy novels, novellas and poems published in various languages. She lives with her writer husband, her bossy cat and spoiled dog in the Sierra foothills where it is almost impossible to grow pumpkins (or anything else the deer like). Besides gardening, she is involved with animal charities.
Three times nominated for RT’s Reviewers’ Choice Award.
Twice nominated for RT’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
***If you’re looking for mysteries in other series by the same author, simply search for “Chloe Boston”, “Butterscotch Jones”, “Wendover House”, or “Miss Henry”.
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Fool Me Once
It’s her job to find the truth, but this time, her life depends on it…
Detective Chief Inspector Anna Avery’s gritty facade and gut instinct has landed her a promotion to lead one of the most mysterious murder cases that London has ever seen. However, when an alluring suspect in her case threatens everything she’s worked for and the disturbing likeness between Anna and the growing list of victims becomes undeniable, protecting her envied case closure rate may be the least of her worries…
“Malicious Murder, twisted mystery and delicious romance… Fool Me Once has it all.’
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Zip Line
If Gail knew Uncle Perkins’ stories were true, she wouldn’t have taken her friends up that mountain.
The plan was simple. Hike, camp, and ride the zipline back down the mountain. But Gail’s Uncle Perkins’ stories are true, and the horrors are real. Now the simple plan is the only plan they have to get off that mountain or disappear, remaining there forever.
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In My Attic by Lina Hansen
About In My Attic by Lina Hansen:
Aunt Eve is dead—murdered—and Myrtle has inherited auntie’s life, complete with the Witch’s Retreat B&B in the idyllic British village of Avebury. But the old house hides a mystery under its eaves. Every single guest is a suspect: Alan, the blue-eyed police constable, Chris, the proverbial dark and handsome stranger, Myrtle’s curvy cousin Daisy—even Tiddles, the flatulent cat.
Determined to solve the puzzle of Aunt Eve’s untimely demise, Myrtle goes trainee Miss Marple, digging deeper and deeper among the tangled roots of her family’s past. The secrets she uncovers are even more shocking than death: a hidden magical relic, a coven of wonky witches, and modern witch hunters on the prowl.
But the worst is yet to come.
If you like fast-paced paranormal cozy mysteries laced with a good dose of humor and topped off with a sprinkle of history, you’ll love In My Attic.
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True Winter (A Series of Four Seasons Book 1)
About True Winter (A Series of Four Seasons Book 1):
Delve Into A Secret World Under Our Own Tied To Legacy, Violence & History.
Five hundred years ago, a deadly artifact called the Chains of Peter was stolen. Now, the chains have resurfaced in Mobile, Alabama, and the House of David, a secret organization that specializes in securing dangerous artifacts, has sent its most lethal operative to find them.
Judge Eden Dowler is all but certain the wealthy Bachman family is hiding the chains, and he has a win/win plan for securing them. As it happens, the Bachmans’ youngest son, Orion, is Eden’s estranged half-brother. All Eden has to do is convince his brother to join the House of David, and the chains are as good as his. Orion Bachman is the perfect candidate—loyal, intelligent, fit, and eager—and Eden is certain his brother’s healthy upbringing will benefit the House, which usually only recruits broken children.
There’s just one problem. A mysterious counter organization known as Seditio will stop at nothing to keep the House from securing the chains. When Seditio sets its sights on the Bachman family, Eden realizes the stakes have become personal. But what’s the best way to protect Orion? Should Eden train him to fight and kill, or guard Orion’s innocence so he doesn’t become one more broken soul in the House of David?
As the House continues its bloody search for artifacts, Eden begins to question its integrity and the role he plays within it. Unfortunately, Orion is beginning to question everything else, including whether he should have ever put his faith in someone like Eden Dowler.
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Bargain Haunter (Haunted Everly After Book #2)
About Bargain Haunter (Haunted Everly After Book #2):
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Just another day in Mooselick River.
When her marriage ended, Everly Dupree landed on her feet with only a few minor stumbles. She moved back home, bought a great house, got involved in town events, and found a job…maybe not the best job in the world, but it covered the bills, and that was enough.
A few short weeks later, Everly is beginning to realize things in Mooselick River aren’t what they used to be. A new road system has bypassed the town, funneling most of the tourist traffic toward the up-and-coming resort to the north. Without tourism revenue to keep it afloat, Mooselick River might just become Everly’s next ghost.
Martha Tipton has plenty of ideas for bringing the town back to its heyday, but she needs someone with the skills to make her plans a reality. Enter Everly Dupree whose history of event planning makes her the perfect candidate.
Amid planning a town-wide yard sale, Everly finds her boss, Spencer Charles, crushed to death by a mountain of recycled paper. The next thing she knows, Everly has inherited a chocolate lab named Molly, and has landed right in the middle of another ghostly mystery.
If you like gutsy heroines who are not afraid of taking on a new start, you’ll love this cozy, paranormal series.
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Christmas Presence (Haunted Everly After Book #3)
About Christmas Presence (Haunted Everly After Book #3):
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Everly Dupree helps the dead find peace whether she wants to or not.
This Christmas, all Everly Dupree wanted was a little peace and quiet, some time with family, and a glass of eggnog. What she didn’t need was the ghost of the scandal in her past to rear its ugly head.
When reporter, Amber Hale shows up on Everly’s doorstep asking for an interview she learns there were worse things her ex-husband could do besides cheating on her—like embezzling money from his family’s company and framing Everly for the theft.
Things couldn’t be worse, right?
Wrong. Before Everly can get her breath back, she and her friends stumble over Amber Hale’s dead body, and now she has to deal with the ghost in her present.
Before she’ll have any hope for a peaceful future, Everly Dupree will need to put all her ghosts to rest.
If you like gutsy heroines who solve ghostly mysteries, you’ll love this cozy, paranormal series.
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Ghost Haste (Haunted Everly After Book #4)
About Ghost Haste (Haunted Everly After Book #4):
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New year, same old problems.
It’s a brand-new year, but the ghosts of Everly Dupree’s past continue to rear their ugly heads. When her ex-husband goes missing his new girlfriend comes knocking on Everly’s door, and his attorney turns up dead, she has to decide whether any of them deserve her help.
They don’t, but with the FBI still looking in her direction, Everly decides she doesn’t have a choice.
The deeper she gets into this latest ghostly mystery, the more Everly realizes none of the people in her former life were what they seemed.
Worse, one of them wants her dead.
If you like gutsy heroines who solve ghostly mysteries, you’ll love this cozy, paranormal series.
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Finding Pegasus: An action-packed crime thriller. : A renegade Silicon Valley billionaire is the dark money behind a cadre of brownshirts threatening Paris (Eddie Grant Book 3)
About Finding Pegasus: An action-packed crime thriller. : A renegade Silicon Valley billionaire is the dark money behind a cadre of brownshirts threatening Paris (Eddie Grant Book 3):
In the remote and gloomy mountains of Hungary, a renegade Silicon Valley billionaire is the money man behind a modern-day troop of brownshirts training in an ancient castle that once sheltered Vlad the Impaler.
Military inventor Mark McGinley and ex-Navy engineer Kate Hall race from Miami to Paris to Hungary and back to recover Pegasus, the miniature space-age submarine they’ve built for the CIA.
Along the way they fall in love, but their first real date is almost their last. After midnight, as their sailboat rocks gently on Biscayne Bay, the click of a limpet fuse Mark knows from his Navy past gives them a few seconds of warning, allowing them to escape before the boat blows up around them.
The chase is on. From Miami to a small airport near Paris, with the help of Eddie Grant, they track their pride and joy to a deep mountain lake in Hungary, where a rescue is no sure thing.
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Dark Roads and Dead Ends by David DeLee
Sovereign Assassin
In the tiny European country of Tantalia, Princess Niobe is being groomed to ascend to the throne. Secretly, the Princess has been trained by her martial arts instructor, Gethan, to kill the businessman responsible for her parent’s deaths. Once queen, she will have ‘sovereign immunity’ and be free to kill without prosecution.
Niobe strikes and then again, but unbeknownst to her, her second kill is caught on video and she is identified as an assassin. Her people, however, seem accepting of the idea and of their Queen’s unconventional shadowy activities. Then a TV producer comes to her with a novel idea – how about a reality tv show about her next kill?
Safe in the knowledge she can’t be prosecuted Niobe ponders, and eventually agrees. But there are more questions than answers… for a start – how will the world respond to a sovereign assassin?
Sovereign Assassin is a rollicking romp of a story, fresh from the mind of speculative fiction/fantasy author Robert New, and promises to entertain, intrigue, and fascinate from beginning to end.
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The Black Shaman: A Mystery Detective Tale
About The Black Shaman: A Mystery Detective Tale:
Brimming with murderous mayhem, indigenous, supernatural flair, battles of survival, and page after page of gut-wrenching suspense, this literary powerhouse novel, The Black Shaman, is sure to please the pickiest of readers who enjoy fiction with flair, fear, and scare!
When a police offer is sent to a remote village, so isolated that it doesn’t even appear on a map, little does the protagonist realize that he will literally become entangled in an investigation of a lifetime that also places his life at perilous risks! Try your best to read along critically and analytically to determine who among them is the killer and will any characters survive the fateful prophecy that predicts death to seven?
If you enjoy detective, mystery, action-packed, spine-tingling books where forests harbor secrets, then venture into this wonderous setting where “Our joy isn’t eternal. The evil spirit is still alive.”
Are you ready to explore the spirit of the black shaman? Do you like books with signs, symbols, curses, amulets, boomerangs, masks, herbs, ancient weaponry, prophecies, talismans, hieroglyphics, shamans, and other supernatural themes, characters, plots, and details? Well, hold on to your seats because this book delivers a wild ride of suspense, occult, murder, intrigue, psychological thrills, tensions, and terrors. Themes of good versus evil will enchant and mesmerize you on every single page.
In fact, the premise is so memorable that one American reader and literary professor from Park City, Utah, praised The Black Shaman, even comparing it to “Agatha Christie’s skill at making all characters appear like possible perpetrators. And Then There Were None is rivaled here in this captivating book called The Black Shaman. It’s now my current favorite detective and mystery book due to the meticulous plot twists, action-packed scenes, and tumultuous turns that gave me whodunit chills for days! The characters are an absolute web of intrigue and innovations as well…”
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