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Thristery Free Thriller and Mystery eBooks

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Looking for a few new thrillers/mysteries? Head on over to Thristery for some Instafreebies to add to your ebook reader. Pick up In the Tick of Time, and much more!

 

Excerpt from Grave Peril

[image error]Did you pick up a copy of She Wore Mourning? If so, I hope you are enjoying it! Let me know what you think.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

I just finished Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book 3) by Jim Butcher. A very fun read about a smart aleck Wizard fighting evil forces trying to take over the city. Something is stirring up trouble, and he needs to figure out what it is before it destroys him and his friends.

The sign on the door reads, simply, Harry Dresden, Wizard. Just inside the door is a table, covered with pamphlets with titles like: Magic and You, and Why Witches Don’t Sink Any Faster Than Anyone Else—a Wizard’s Perspective. I wrote most of them. I think it’s important for we practitioners of the Art to keep up a good public image. Anything to avoid another Inquisition.

Jim Butcher, Grave Peril

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Harry Dresden’s faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. It comes with the territory, when you’re the only professional wizard in the Chicago area phone book.

But in all Harry’s years of supernatural sleuthing, he’s never faced anything like this: the spirit world’s gone postal. All over Chicago, ghosts are causing trouble—and not just of the door-slamming, boo-shouting variety. These ghosts are tormented, violent, and deadly. Someone—or something—is purposely stirring them up to wreak unearthly havoc. But why? And why do so many of the victims have ties to Harry? If Harry doesn’t figure it out soon, he could wind up a ghost himself…

 

Ruby, Between the Cracks

Ruby, Between the Cracks
Series: Between the Cracks #1
Genres: Young Adult
Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords, Google Play, Scribd, Wattpad, Createspace, Booksamillion, Powells
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You know it’s a great book when you have to keep reminding yourself that the characters are not real people.  I really cared about Ruby, and she gave me some bad moments.  I desperately hoped her story would have a happy ending.

About Ruby, Between the Cracks

If you asked Ruby, she’d tell you she’s happy with her life.  She’s tough and independent and doesn’t depend on anyone else. The road that has led her here has not been easy, and she’s blocked a lot of it from her memory.

But things aren’t as rosy as she would have everyone believe, and the road ahead of her is filled not only with gangs, drugs, and depression, but other challenges that Ruby hasn’t even imagined.

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+ Praise for Ruby, Between the Cracks

As a member of the “In the Margins” book award for marginalized youth, I have had the opportunity to evaluate countless books for young adults and Workman’s books are some of the most popular. A number of her books have been nominated and the book Ruby Between the Cracks… made it to the top ten.

—You know it’s a great book when you have to keep reminding yourself that the characters are not real people.  I really cared about Ruby, and she gave me some bad moments.  I desperately hoped her story would have a happy ending.

— “Ruby” exposes the complex and brutal relationship between mental illness, poverty and abuse … a page turner I had to finish

— “Ruby” really put me through the wringer and I actually had to put it down a few times because I needed to return to reality … There was no chance I was going to stop reading until I knew how the story ended! … I seriously can’t wait for book two!

— The Between the Cracks books have been absolutely AMAZING… as soon as I started to read “Ruby”, I just had to keep going.

— I wish I could forget the book Ruby and read it all over again.

— This book is utterly amazing, I find myself having more empathy for children in these types of situations than ever before. My heart seriously yearns for them. I can’t put this book down.

— You are extremely good at making characters come to life and there certainly never is a dull moment in any of them! What a character is Ruby! A nightmare in any society, yet such an appealing character with extraordinary self-sufficiency. The dreadful things she felt impelled to do… and got away with!

+ Endorsements

“We are thrilled with the second year of this important work finding relevant books for our communities that validate, illuminate and humanize those living in the margins. We have a great list, bringing to national attention books that add to diversity in our collections and world,” said Amy Cheney, Chair of ITM. “The committee members and I are excited to share these books with you for those living and interested in the margins of society.”

– In the Margins Book Committee

+ Book Club Resources

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+ Ruby on my Blog
Ruby, Between the Cracks

Looking for some books about Kick Ass Women?

Don’t miss the Smashwords Summer Sale!

Happy Birthday weekend!

The hunt begins June 1!

Kick-Ass Girls in YA Fiction

More freebies this weekend

Excerpt from The Cursed Child, by JK Rowling

Let it snow! Christmas freebies!

Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals!

Young Adult Instafreebie Sale

Excerpt from Papers in the Wind

Excerpt from After the Storm

Excerpt from School Monitor

It’s my bookiversary! Get Ruby free

What do you do when you’re not writing?

Tattooed Teardrops wins Top Fiction Book for Teens

New book release! Intersexion hits the market

Reading List: Young Adult Fiction About Sexual Abuse

Excerpt from Hounded

What’s new? The release of Michelle, Between the Cracks #3 and more!

2015 in Review

Excerpt from When we were Dragons and Feature by Goodlife Fitness

Launch Day: Questing for a Dream

Ruby now available in Español

Reading List: Addiction Fiction

Nomination and promotions

Reading list: Young Adult Fiction about Depression

Ruby Featured by Pivot TV Secret Lives of Americans Wattpad List

Tattooed Teardrops Nominated for “In the Margins” Best Books for Teens Award

Release of June & Justin!

Excerpt from Blood Line

Distracted by books

Ruby Between the Cracks Wins In the Margins Book Award

Ruby nominated for In the Margins Best Books for Teens List

Teaser from “Thrown to the Wolves”

Trailer for “Ruby”

Teaser from “Looking Over Your Shoulder”

“Ruby” Available on Kindle and Paperback!

Can I Just Write All Day?

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+ Praise for P.D. Workman

“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”

“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend her enough.”

About P.D. Workman

Award-winning author P.D. Workman writes riveting young adult/suspense fiction about mental illness, addiction, and abuse. P.D. Workman is a devout wife and a mother of one, born and raised in Alberta, Canada. She loves to read and is a technology geek with a love for all kinds of gadgets and tools. For as long as she can remember, the blank page has held an incredible allure, leading her to write her first complete novel at the age of twelve.

June & Justin

Series: Between the Cracks #2
Genres: Young Adult
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A heartbreaking and intense story of the journey of two children to find themselves and happiness.

About June & Justin

Justin had made a mistake. A big, life-changing mistake.

He already failed June once. He wasn’t there when she needed him, and because of him, their lives will never be the same. June is everything to Justin, and he must be everything to her. He must protect June at all costs. Justin is prepared spend the rest of his life keeping her from getting hurt again.

But it seems they are always falling behind, barely keeping one step ahead of the nightmares.

There is always one more hazard, just around the corner.

Praise for June & Justin

-A heartbreaking and intense story of the journey of two children to find themselves and happiness.

-Is it possible to rise above your circumstances when you already have two strikes against you?  That is the question facing June and Justin, children thrust into circumstances that would defeat many adults.  Can they ever hope to live happy, normal lives?

Praise for P.D. Workman

“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”

“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend it enough. A fantastic book.”

June & Justin

Don’t miss the Smashwords Summer Sale!

Kick-Ass Girls in YA Fiction

It’s my bookiversary! Get Ruby free

Tattooed Teardrops wins Top Fiction Book for Teens

What’s new? The release of Michelle, Between the Cracks #3 and more!

2015 in Review

Reading List: Addiction Fiction

Nomination and promotions

Reading List: Fiction about Personality Disorders

Reading list: Young Adult Fiction about Depression

Excerpt from Empath by Becca J. Campbell

Release of June & Justin!

Pre-release Excerpt from June and Justin

Preparing for Camp NaNo

She Wore Mourning Freebie Weekend

[image error]It’s time for more freebies! She Wore Mourning is free at the Kindle store this weekend.

She Wore Mourning

Private Investigator Zachary Goldman’s life isn’t all roses, but he tries to put his own shattered life behind him to investigate the death of five-year-old Declan Bond.

Declan’s death has been ruled an accident, but his grandmother thinks there is more to it. She fears Declan’s mother will not be able to find peace until Zachary can give them an answer once and for all. But as Zachary digs into the circumstances surrounding Declan’s death, he finds that all is not as it seems, and somebody doesn’t want him to find the truth.

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I also have a paperback giveaway running on She Wore Mourning over at Goodreads, be sure to check it out for a chance to win your copy!

More Freebies

Here are some more freebies for the weekend! Be sure to check that they are on free before clicking buy. Not all of them will be free on Friday.

[image error]Hunting Delilah, by Anne Baines

Delilah makes her own way in a crooked world.

Desperate for money after a heist goes south, Delilah breaks into a rich man’s home. But instead of cash and jewels, she discovers a severed head and a serial killer. When the killer threatens her chronically-ill daughter and her childhood sweetheart, Delilah must turn the hunter into the hunted in a dangerous game only one of them will survive.

Save Me, by Anna Santos

Young Camille’s dreams are shattered when she’s rejected by the ruthless and abusive Alpha of the Shadow Pack. Her only chance at survival is to arrive in Paris and pray that what her brother told her about the angels is true.

Chased and almost killed upon her arrival, she’s saved by the mythical creatures who protect the city. Plus, Fate gives her a new mate. The one she always dreamed about. But with a price

[image error]Always Watching, by Lynette Eason

When Wade’s bodyguard is attacked and nearly killed, agency owner Olivia Edwards must step in and fill the gap. Olivia’s skills are about to be tested to the limit as Wade’s stalker moves from leaving innocent gifts at his door to threatening those closest to him. Olivia has the feeling that she’s next on the list. And to complicate things even further, she realizes that her heart may be in as much danger as her client.

City of Skies, by Farah Cook

When Nora is forced by the harsh and cruel Sovereign Republic to become a raider, her quest is to avoid getting killed when searching for the ancient Viking artifacts in the Forbidden Areas where she hopes to find her missing father. While training at the raider academy Nora meets Frederick – a fine member of the Republic who wants only to find the artifacts. But when he discovers the mystical map tattooed on her back – which is connected to the artifacts he keeps her secret safe and offers to help find her father. But can she trust him?

[image error]Rogue Wave, by Christopher Cartwright

The offer – $20 billion split between four leading scientists on alternative energies to purchase and then squash their research lines, which include the recent discovery of a powerful new energy source capable of replacing mankind’s reliance on fossil fuels.

There’s no doubt their discovery is worth ten times that much. But will any one of them live if they refuse?

Hungry, by Raven Oak

Your cat pukes, then cries. Is it just a hairball or is something really wrong?

A mad dash to the vet leads to a cat who meows when touched, but how is a veterinarian to know what’s wrong? Is it a blockage or just a terrified kitty? Even with training, sometimes even the experts don’t know. Or do they?

Living this thing called LIFE, by Dreal C

Mia Saint never thought her life would take turns that her mother has never prepared her for. Her school life was going great. Her friends was there for her whenever she needed too. Her sister was busy with her own life as a popular kid. One mistake was made that cost Mia her entire life.

Witnessing an incident that no child nor teen shall see. Being pushed from student to eye witness to victim. School life, love life, and her relationship with her sister and friends started to collide into one. Life changing decisions was made. Enemies was formed. Her life has just begun.

[image error]A Criminal Mind, by Julia Derek

Rose Nichols’s husband Mark is shot to death while walking the dog one night. When Rose learns what’s happened, she’s shocked but not sad. Mark used to beat her so much that she started drinking as a coping mechanism for their fractured marriage.

Detectives Cooper and White are put on the case. Cooper believes Rose is behind her husband’s death, while White suspects it was the privileged assistant general manager at the health club Mark managed.

Fallen Angel, by J.L. Meyers

Freedom comes at a price…

Struck from Heaven and the one he loves, Lucifer is banished to Earth to live as a mortal…but even without his wings, he’ll never be fully human. And he’ll never let go of his rage against the one who cast him out. When Lucifer discovers the power of his angelic blood, God’s precious humans in all their sins and freedom become the pawns in Lucifer’s unwavering revenge.

[image error]Once Taken, by Blake Pierce

Women are being murdered in upstate New York, their bodies found mysteriously hanging in chains. With the FBI called in, given the bizarre nature of the murders—and the lack of any clues—there is only one agent they can turn to: Special Agent Riley Paige.

Riley, reeling from her last case, is reluctant to take on a new one, since she is still convinced a former serial killer is out there, stalking her. She knows, though, that her ability to enter a serial killer’s mind and her obsessive nature is what will be needed to crack this case, and she just can’t refuse—even if it will push her over the edge.

Water, by Emory Gayle

Cora Reed is forced to face her phobia of water, coming face to face with the night her world was shattered and water filled her nightmares. But strangely, the scariest thing for her isn’t the thought of swimming, it’s Darrien. Not just because he’s determined to get her into the water, but because there is a connection to him that terrifies and excites her at the same time. But, Darrien is hiding something and Cora is determined to find out what. After watching it tear her family apart, Cora has sworn she would never fall in love. Will Darrien be the one to make her break that promise?

[image error]Loose Ends, by D.D. VanDyke

When a young girl is kidnapped, street-smart but damaged San Francisco ex-cop California “Cal” Corwin is engaged to find and rescue her before murder raises the stakes. As a straightforward case takes unexpected twists, Cal must quell a growing fear that an anguished mother may never see her child again. With a shadowy crime lord lurking behind every unexpected clue, Cal struggles to tie up loose ends before evil claims its next victim.

Raining Men and Corpses, by Anne R. Tan

When it rains, it pours … and this amateur sleuth may be in over her head.

Graduate student Raina Sun is trying to keep her head above water as the bills roll in when her dashing college adviser cons her out of several months of rent. Her quest to retrieve the money sets in motion a streak of even worse luck.

First, she stumbles on her advisor’s dead body and becomes a suspect in his murder. Next, the only man she’s ever loved reappears as the lead detective to the case. Raina’s having trouble interpreting his signals–does he want to reignite their passion, or just stay close to his prime suspect?

[image error]Dead Wrong, by Leighann Dobbs

Morgan and Fiona Blackmoore enjoy their simple life in the sleepy ocean-side town of Noquitt Maine where they offer herbal remedies and crystal healing for locals and tourists alike.

…Until Morgan is accused of killing the town shrew, Prudence Littlefield.

Suddenly the girls find themselves scrambling to find the real killer while they battle a crooked Sheriff, planted evidence, and a long list of suspects that all had a reason to want Prudence dead.

Blood Red Rose, by Ginny Clyde

The town of Ballorna and the surviving Guardians think it is a miracle to have Lenara Gerrickson back home safely after disappearing for days.

As for her, she cannot stop thinking about the mysterious hunter who saved her life in the forests of Hijkarden. Another New Moon approaches and it is time to make the monthly trip to the dark, formidable forests of Maldorfina, but her injuries barely allow her to wield a sword. Christopher, her mysterious saviour reappears to save her from certain death but this time; she does not allow him to disappear easily.

Enigma of Life, by Shandi Boyer (steamy)

Isaac Holt is the very definition of an enigma. Mysterious, dangerous, alluring and knee clankingly gorgeous. After a chance meeting, I was falling at his feet, literally. His magnetizing allure has the ability to electrify my senses with the simple touch of his fingertip. But no matter how much my body craves Isaac’s touch, I can’t have him. Morally and ethically, he is off limits. He is the enemy. My rational thinking head logically understands this, but my lust-driven heart needs a little more convincing.

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Box Set Bonanza

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There are some fantastic boxed set deals at the Kindle store, and LoveBooks has gathered a bunch of them for you! And you also get a chance to win a $500 Amazon Gift Card… which will buy you a lot more books!

 

Mystery/Thriller Instafreebies

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Looking for a Mystery, Thriller and Suspense giveaway?

Hope on over to David F. Berens’ Instafreebie giveaway. You’ll find some amazing samples, short stories, novellas, and full-length novels to download for free. 

Excerpt from The Third Gate

In case you missed it, I released She Wore Mourning on Friday. One reader emailed me to say, “WOW WOW!! It’s like all my favorite old detective shows brought up to the 21st century… you know, like Perry Mason, Jim Rockford and on and on!” I hope you will like the first of the Zachary Goldman Mysteries too!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

I am currently reading The Third Gate  by Lincoln Child, a novel in the Jeremy Logan series.

An enigmalogist, a doctor of transmortality studies, and a treasure seeker join forces in Egypt to uncover one of the earth’s greatest mysteries… need I say more? Buckle up for a good adventure, this one has been fun so far!

Against the advice of the assisting doctors I continued heroic measures.” He leaned forward. “And, Jeremy—she pulled through. I finally revived her, fourteen minutes after all brain function had ceased.”

Lincoln Child, The Third Gate

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Under the direction of famed explorer Porter Stone, an archaeological team is secretly attempting to locate the tomb of an ancient pharaoh who was unlike any other in history. Stone believes he has found the burial chamber of King Narmer, the near mythical god- king who united upper and lower Egypt in 3200 B.C., and the archaeologist has reason to believe that the greatest prize of all—Narmer’s crown—might be buried with him. No crown of an Egyptian king has ever been discovered, and Narmer’s is the elusive “double” crown of the two Egypts, supposedly pos­sessed of awesome powers.

The dig itself is located in one of the most forbidding places on earth—the Sudd, a nearly  impassable swamp in north­ern Sudan. Amid the nightmarish, disorienting tangle of mud and dead vegetation, a series of harrowing and inexpli­cable occurrences are causing people on the expedition to fear a centuries- old curse. With a monumental discovery in reach, Professor Jeremy Logan is brought onto the project to investigate. What he finds will raise new questions . . . and alarm.

Review of Endless Change

A review by my hubby of Endless Change, originally posted on Flamestr’s Thoughts. Thank you, sweetie!

[image error]How far would a teenager go to keep a girl?  How much would he do to impress a girl?  Parker is a shy, typically awkward guy who has never attracted a girl. He is just in his own little world; he does not dare to leave his own little circle.

Enter Dakota, a secretive bad girl. Every teenage boy’s dream-come-true. In a choice between a forbidden fruit or a boring fruit, a teenage boy will reach the forbidden fruit every time. The more Parker asks, the more Dakota hides.  The more Dakota resists, the more she strings him in for the kill.

Dakota is a girl who refuses to give away anything about herself. Nothing in life is free, right? But how expensive will it get for Parker? How much is he willing to pay? No matter what barriers Parker’s mother puts up, he continues to find ways around them.  What is a mother to do? Can anyone save Parker from himself?  Parker is not thinking with his head. He becomes very valuable to Dakota. She is willing to entice, and Parker is more than willing to partake.

P.D. Workman draws you in to see how easy it is to brainwash a young man who has never had any attention before. How far will a teenage boy go? When comes to matters of the heart, there is no barrier.

It’s here! She Wore Mourning and other new releases

Book 1 of the new Zachary Goldman Mysteries, She Wore Mourning, is out! (Be sure to scroll down for more new releases!)

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Private Investigator Zachary Goldman’s life isn’t all roses, but he tries to put his own shattered life behind him to investigate the death of five-year-old Declan Bond.

Declan’s death has been ruled an accident, but his grandmother thinks there is more to it. She fears Declan’s mother will not be able to find peace until Zachary can give them an answer once and for all. But as Zachary digs into the circumstances surrounding Declan’s death, he finds that all is not as it seems, and somebody doesn’t want him to find the truth.

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Praise for She Wore Mourning

—A really good piece of detective fiction with some novel and original features which keep the reader guessing until the last few pages.

—I love the way the investigation plays out…very interesting.  That is done very well. It held my interest. I very much wanted to find out the outcome…

—Very well written. [Zachary] is flawed with a capital F … In spite of his problems, he is a very sympathetic character and doggedly pursues the truth.

—[She Wore Mourning] made for a pleasant read while presenting an interesting story.

Praise for P.D. Workman

“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”

“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend it enough. A fantastic book.”

And more new releases!

[image error]When I Wake Up, by Jessica Jarlvi

When Anna, a much-loved teacher and mother of two, is left savagely beaten and in a coma, a police investigation is launched. News of the attack sends shock waves through her family and their small Swedish community. Anna seems to have had no enemies, so who wanted her dead?

As loved-ones wait anxiously by her bedside, her husband Erik is determined to get to the bottom of the attack, and soon begins uncovering his wife’s secret life, and a small town riven with desire, betrayal and jealousy.

Thief of the Night Guild , by Andy Peloquin

“I am Ilanna, Journeyman of House Hawk. I do the impossible.”

A cunning thief of unrivaled ingenuity, Ilanna is determined to secure her freedom. Nothing will prevent her escape from the Night Guild’s callous cruelty, not even the most powerful man in Praamis, Duke Phonnis.

Commanding a crew of pickpockets, bounty hunters, poisoners, and assassins, Ilanna schemes to disgrace the Duke. She must survive blackmail, a bloodthirsty rival syndicate, and enemies within her own House to claim her spoils: vengeance for the deaths of her friends and gold to buy independence.

But all Ilanna’s skill may not suffice to protect the one person who matters most: her son.

Book 1, Child of the Night Guild, is currently available for $0.99.

[image error]The Alice Network, by Kate Quinn

Two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.

Haunted by the betrayal that ultimately tore apart the Alice Network, Eve spends her days drunk and secluded in her crumbling London house. Until a young American barges in uttering a name Eve hasn’t heard in decades, and launches them both on a mission to find the truth…no matter where it leads.

Ocean Blue, by David Berens

Troy Bodean just wants to get away. He thought the Southernmost point in the United States – Key West – was far enough away… but that’s when it all went sideways or rather… down.

Flying a seaplane for his brother’s tourist ferry to Fort Jefferson, he spotted the thing in the water. Dreams of shipwrecks, treasure, and fame filled his head, until everyone started trying to kill him – including Hurricane Daniel!

In a race against time and all the shadowy forces hoping to steal his find, Troy Bodean is at it again in Ocean Blue. Find out what comes up from the deep and if Troy will live to enjoy the bounty.

[image error]Savage, by S.L. Scott

Welcome to the mysterious world of the rich and the damned in this gritty, modern day fairy tale. Two star-crossed lovers will either find their destiny or meet their fate in a world where demons come in the form of familiar faces and pawns aren’t just players, but deadly.

The moment I laid eyes on her, I knew she would pay the price for my sins. I wasn’t much older than she was, but old enough to know better. Old enough to know she would be good for me and I was bad for her. But I pursued her anyway. Back then I had hope that maybe she could change my future.

[image error]Missing, by Ann Jones (free on subscription)

Victim? Runaway? Or Criminal?

Detective Lyn Kramer is busy training Jud Hughes, a new detective on the force, when Gary Farnsworth shows up to report his wife missing. As the interview progresses, Lyn realizes the missing woman is none other than her own twin sister, Melissa. Lyn and Melissa have not seen each other since their parents died twenty-five years ago, when the girls were split up to live with two sets of warring grandparents.

[image error]Everything We Left Behind, by Kerry Lonsdale

Two months before his wedding, financial executive James Donato chased his trade-laundering brother Phil to Mexico, only to be lost at sea and presumed dead. Six and a half years later, he emerges from a dissociative fugue state to find he’s been living in Oaxaca as artist Carlos Dominguez, widower and father of two sons, with his sister-in-law Natalya Hayes, a retired professional surfer, helping to keep his life afloat. But his fiancée, Aimee Tierney, the love of his life, has moved on. She’s married and has a child of her own.

The Amazon and the Beast, by Hati Bell

Kellsey Callahan has everything an Amazon could wish for – kick-ass brothers, a rock chicks crew, and a pet Kraken. Everything except her childhood crush Leroy Leandros. He wouldn’t even touch her when she jumped into his bed, naked, as a surprise, eight years ago.

Cursed by a goddess, Leroy turns into a savage beast three days a year. Having murdered countless people, he ended his rampage only when he locked himself in a cage. His raging beast was prepared for anything: except for a captivating Amazon.

When during a game of Truth or Dare Kellsey’s challenged to steal a kiss from Leroy, she decides to shoot him with Cupid’s arrow. It’s just a cute little arrow. What could possibly go wrong?

[image error]Seven Stones to Stand or Fall, Diana Gabaldon

A collection of seven short stories set in the Outlander universe, never before published together, including two original stories.

This riveting, romantic collection includes: “Besieged” (original novella), “Survival” (original novella), “Virgins,” “The Space Between,” “Lord John and the Plague of Zombies,” “A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows” and “The Custom of the Army.”

Portal Jumpers II: House of Midas, by Chloe Garner

Portal Jumper Cassie never came home. Troy doesn’t recognize the program that he’s devoted his life to, and now his best friend is missing, presumed dead. They had her memorial months ago. He’s adrift, trying to figure out what his life is supposed to be like, until a change at work forces him to come to grips with the real problems with the portal program. He can’t go back to the way things were, but can he find a way to build a future that he’s interested in living in?

Book 1, Portal Jumpers is available for $0.99

[image error]The Dragon’s Treasure, A Seven Kingdoms Tale 1, S.E. Smith

Carly Tate’s trip to Yachats State Park takes an unexpected turn when she is caught in a sudden storm. Seeking shelter, she stumbles through a magical doorway into a cavern filled with treasure! Yet, as incredible as the piles of glittering gold and jewels are, her gaze is transfixed by the slumbering form of a magnificent dragon.

Carly’s appearance begins a series of events that will not only change Drago’s life, but will affect all of the Seven Kingdoms. Can a centuries old dragon protect his most valuable treasure, or will the evil that destroyed his race take Carly from him as well?

Assassins of the Dead 1: Dark Blade, by Avril Sabine

Meikah’s family are templars, as far from necromancers as it’s possible to be. When she learns that not only can she see the dead, but also wield magic, she fears what the future holds. She doesn’t want to become a necromancer, or a dark blade, but there seems to be few choices now available to her. It doesn’t help that people have begun to treat her like she’s an evil necromancer and rumours have started. Nor does she believe Kellan when he says she belongs with the Assassins Of The Dead. They seem to be a mismatched group that include nobles, an assassin, a sorcerer, a shapeshifter and a vampire. Not at all like templars. And if she was to join them, the rumours will never end and her family might actually disown her.

[image error]Fury of a Phoenix, by Shannon Mayer

In the middle of Wyoming–away from the abnormals of the world–I thought I was free and clear. I started a new life. Found a love I’d never known in a husband, and a son who was my everything.  And in a blinding instant, that life was stolen from me.

The rage of a grieving mother is an ugly beast. More so when she has the skills and killer instinct to back up the wrath and the knowledge that an accident was anything but.  Once more, I will pick up my guns. This time to hunt those who took my husband’s and son’s lives.

Rosie’s Rangers 3: Treachery, by Avril Sabine

In a world where the law is often more corrupt than those breaking it, sometimes you have to take justice into your own hands.

Asa’s cousin, Mila Bloodstriker, turns up on Rosie’s doorstep seeking help. Asa’s father is missing. One blood shaman in a country that would hang them on sight is a bad idea. Two could risk all their lives. There are very few clues and what little they learn indicates they might already be too late. But how can Rosie refuse to help Asa find his father? No matter the danger she faces.

[image error]Use of Force, by Brad Thor

As a storm rages across the Mediterranean Sea, a terrifying distress call is made to the Italian Coast Guard. Days later, a body washes ashore.

Identified as a high value terrorism suspect (who had disappeared three years prior), his name sends panic through the Central Intelligence Agency.

In a race against time, the CIA taps an unorthodox source to get answers: Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, Scot Harvath.

[image error]The Definition of Insanity: Coping with a Child’s Mental Illness, by Rhonda J. Robinson

“His hands and feet were shackled. He was too young to drink or serve his country and barely old enough to drive, yet he was being charged as an adult for armed robbery. If convicted, he faced 3 years to life. “How did we get here? Where did I go wrong?” A mother screams as her son is hauled away.

Crime affects everyone involved. It’s a heart breaking and shocking ordeal to have a child propelled into the snare of the prison system. It can be a devastating and challenging experience for parents. Their emotions can come in waves or, God forbid all at once. They often question their parenting skills and suffer with guilt, anger, shame, as well as the feeling of isolation. Although their children committed a crime, one thing is for sure, it does not stop their unconditional love from flowing through those prison doors.

[image error]Trial by Magic, by Linsey Hall

You know that saying, to hell in a hand basket? That’s where my life is headed. Three days ago, the Vampire Court learned about my forbidden FireSoul magic. It’s basically a death sentence. Except they’ve made me a deal. I have to pass a series of trials, designed to test my magic and my loyalty. If I survive, I become an ally of the Court, which would be awesome.

Problem is, the trials are as deadly as a hungry hellhound and I can’t trust my partner, the sexy hybrid-vampire Ares. Worse, there’s a new magic inside me that’s eating me alive. It won’t stop until I learn to control it, but that’s a tall order given everything else that’s on my plate. Between the trials and a recent theft at my shop, Ancient Magic, I’m up to my ears in magical problems.

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