Dangerous Pursuits

Dangerous Pursuits
Crisp Days. Cold Nights. Dangerous Pursuits.

The chill of fall brings with it a hint of peril in Dangerous Pursuits, a clean and Christian suspense anthology featuring some of today’s most popular female authors.

Start your fall off right with 15 gripping tales of Clean and Christian suspense from today’s most popular ladies of mystery and suspense. Join Mary Alford, Lisa Harris, Therese Heckenkamp, Cynthia Hickey, Gina Holder, Ronie Kendig, Loree Lough, Dana R Lynn, Ann Malley, Dana Mentink, J. Carol Nemeth, Cara Putman, Sharee Stover, Terri Reed, and Lenora Worth, as we take you on a dangerous journey filled with mystery and suspense that will keep you turning pages until the very. Last. One.

Just .99 cents until October 12th. $0.99 on Kindle
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Hold Your Breath: A Clean Romantic Suspense (An Untapped Source Book 2)

Hold Your Breath: A Clean Romantic Suspense (An Untapped Source Book 2)
A notorious Russian terrorist is hunting Kate. Aleksandr Zhuk is a sociopath who has evaded the CIA for decades. Kate humiliated him and now he wants revenge. And will stop at nothing to get it. Kate, John, and the U-Tap team of mom-spies must stop this ruthless killer before he releases a deadly chemical weapon on US soil. Can Kate’s faith in God give her the strength to face this madman? Or will hundreds die with just one breath?

Hold Your Breath is the riveting second book in Amy Martinsen’s romantic suspense series, An Untapped Source. If you like undeniable chemistry, page-turning tension, and Christian values in action, then you’ll love this thrilling second installment. $2.99 on Kindle
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Free: Escape to Osprey Cove

Escape to Osprey CoveWhat Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change both his and Catherine’s life. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherine’s world is one of privilege and wealth. Doug grew up dirt poor and full of envy of others who had the things that he wanted but could not have. His goal was to one day have all the things he coveted. Their worlds collide when Catherine, VP of a large New York City marketing firm, hires Doug. As soon as Doug learns of Catherine’s wealth, he sees Catherine as his ticket to all the things he covets. After a whirlwind courtship, they are married.

Poor boy meets rich girl should have resulted in happily ever after — not exactly. Doug quickly learns he also covets independence. Events begin to unfold in each of their lives. For Doug, it is his mysterious discovery in the secret compartment of the Corvette. For Catherine, it is a business meeting with Alex Droxell at the Osprey Cove Lodge. When Catherine enters the beautiful and serene lodge, it’s as though she is entering another place and time. The lodge is an escape from the nightmare she is living back home.

Authors Note: The Osprey Cove Lodge series is uniquely written, spanning seven geographic locations from the scenic Canadian region of the Rideau lakes to the beautiful shores of the Caribbean. An interesting web of mystery develops as the characters’ lives intertwine. The Osprey Cove Lodge series setting was born from my love of the beauty of this region in Canada. The description of the lodge is so beautiful and inviting that you will want to pack your bags and head there. The series is written in a continuing fashion; please be sure to read the books in the order written. Free on Kindle
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Free: Bully Shack

Bully Shack
The Kid learned the hard way that you can try to be a pacifist in a world full of clenched fists, stiff upper lips and mean looks, but it won’t get you far—and it might get you killed.

Olebark—The Kid—grew up in a community infested by fighting, bullying, organized fight clubs, gambling, and hoodlums. A world of few laws and fewer smiles and the backdrop to the incident that changed him forever. Traumatized and beaten at the age of six, The Kid decides to take things into his own hands—in fact, his own fists.

A fictionalized account of a true event, Bully Shack takes you on the intrepid journey of a boy that was initiated into his childhood through a brutal beating at the age of six. Traumatized and terrified, he vowed to fight his way out of his rotten world.

While The Kid fights his own battles, the institutionalized bullying and unwilling-sex-in-return-for-protection go on around him, ensnaring almost everyone he knows in its horrid web. Girls “put out” so that they are exempt from being mistreated, beaten and raped. Other boys are dragooned into a nightmarish Fight Club world—where nobody talks about it because they are too intimidated to do so.

To tell is to risk all.

In this true tale, one boy’s courageous battle against intimidation and emotional, spiritual and physical torture inspires those around him to rise up and fight—to fight for their lives. Free on Kindle
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Sins of the Mother

Sins of the MotherAt the top of a mountain, a cult of women pray for the end of the world. In the town below, a violent white supremacist thinks his daughter has been kidnapped. Caitlin Bergman’s search for her birth mother may set the world on fire. Perfect for fans of Julia Keller, Tess Gerritsen, and Michael Koryta – voted one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Thrillers of 2020. $1.99 on Kindle
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Flames of Murder

Flames of Murder Gun stores torched and the store owners burned alive.
Who would do something this horrible?
What do they have to gain?
Flames from a torched gun store bounce across the rooftop, consuming everything in its wake.
With the heat from the fire, bullets fly through the night air as the firestarter watches the scene. This is his first.
FBI Agents Mac and Spencer join a task force with ATF and an Atlanta PD fire investigator to stop the gun store torcher. The fires demolish stores and burn people alive as the firestarter feeds a need.
How many stores will he torch before he’s stopped?
How many people will he murder?

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Free: Heart and Soul

The completed Heart and Soul series is a tribute to lost souls who stumble from the shadows of who they were, and into the light of who they were meant to be.

After a tragic wreck claims Elaine Pearson’s family, she embarks on a solo hiking trek into the Blue Ridge Mountains. She only wants to escape her blighted past and the pain of her broken heart. But through a chance encounter with a protective, mysterious stranger, she is thrust into a world where dark creatures that haunted her childhood nightmares are now stalking her from the shadows…and trailing her up a mountain.

During a summer sabbatical, Duke University geneticist, Dr. Ian Kearney, finds Elaine stumbling along the Bartram Trail alone. His slumbering hybrid vampire/lycan soul slowly begins to awaken, and he is unable to resist or deny the persistent soul stirrings that leave him craving a mate. His forgotten human self, however, is also awakening…and the man within wants everything he knows he shouldn’t–her.

The first book in the series, Solace From Shadows, introduces Elaine, a young widow trying to make amends with her painful past; and Ian, a uniquely created hybrid who is searching for more than the hollow existence he’s carved out among humans. Their struggle to find peace, while coping with a resurrecting past, becomes a test of determination and fortitude when letting go is impossible.

R. W. Patterson recognizes the Heart and Soul series is recommended for Adult Audiences as they contain mature scenes and violence. Each book is not intended as a stand-alone novel. Free on Kindle.

 

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SEAL of Silence

SEAL of Silence
Three years after the love of his life is shot down over Syria, Navy SEAL James Cooper has finally accepted her death. The private security business he founded with his brothers-in-arms helps him focus on the present. Whole days go by when Coop doesn’t grieve for the dark-haired Air Force captain with the mesmerizing indigo eyes…until she returns from the dead. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Broken

Broken
Growing up can be tough. For Patrick Bellwood, growing up is already a challenge as a high school freshman in 1997. Dealing with the difficulty of high school bullies, crushes, and his own social awkwardness, Patrick struggles to fit in among his peers, especially his older, popular brother, Logan. As secrets come to light, tragedy strikes, rendering Logan, Patrick, and their sister Lillian, struggling to come to terms with a heartbreaking loss. Almost overnight, a threat to their family becomes a terrifying reality, as Patrick, Logan, and Lillian will soon find that some family secrets can not only be frightening, but deadly. Free on Kindle.

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The Pearl Shore Inn

The Pearl Shore Inn
She thought they could rekindle their love. Then he vanished without a trace.

When Cade disappeared, Elizabeth Anderson’s life was thrown into chaos. Having thought that their newly inherited beach house would be the perfect place to refresh their marriage, she never believed the last time she would see her husband was the day he took their boat out to sea. With no body recovered and an investigation ongoing, a heartbroken Elizabeth is left to fear the worst.

But as she digs deeper into her husband’s disappearance, she begins to uncover a strange series of mysteries. With odd financial decisions and an enigmatic novel which he had been working on before his disappearance, she starts to worry that maybe he vanished on purpose…

Struggling to rebuild her life and take care of their two children, Elizabeth grapples with everything she thought she knew about the man she loved. As their world comes crashing down, she’s faced with the daunting task of navigating her new reality while clinging to the hope that her husband will return.

Perfect for fans of gripping mysteries set with a backdrop of suspense, drama, and a beautiful beachside setting, the Otter Bay Series will capture your attention from beginning to end. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Bad Habit

BAD HABIT
A woman with a very dark past has entered the Order of the Holy Sisters to find peace from the demons that haunt her. She was earlier involved in an unsolved murder at a liquor store. While saying her nightly prayers, she is consumed by a destructive urge concerning the one person who could identify her. Even though there’s only the remotest possibility he would know of her whereabouts, she doesn’t want to leave it to chance. She takes a leave of absence to hunt him down. Free on Kindle
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No Place to Hide: A Novel

No Place to Hide: A NovelA riveting page-turner, a woman caught in the crosshairs of an agri-business’ corporate assassin.

Against hope, Smythe Windwalker Daniels anonymity is compromised and a creditable threat has been made against her life. As the threats ratchet up, she feels she has no place to hide. The danger impacts not only her life but the lives of those around her. She reluctantly accepts the FBI’s protection, hoping to testify and bring a promise of justice to a community.

Smythe is a woman with vision in her eyes and fire in her soul. From a young age, Smythe was discriminated against as a mixed race girl in a predominately white neighborhood. She travels to Hawaii to escape the corporate rat race, only to get entangled in a pesticide poisoning cover-up attempt by a mega corporation. While on the run, she seeks to find meaning in events that now threaten her life. Through a series of misadventures she discovers how all events are all woven together in this tapestry called “life.”

As she uses her past experience to find meaning in her present, she begins to see beauty in the midst of chaos. But the harder she tries to hide, the more difficult it is to survive. $0.99 on Kindle
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Blind Trust

Blind Trust

Pulled from sea, a strong-willed woman wakes with no memories other than the hero who saved her. Suffering brutal nightmares, she is desperate to reclaim her past, but finds herself falling for the man who has sworn to protect her. $2.99 on Kindle.
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The House on the Shore

The House on the Shore
A Haven of Peace or a Place to Fear?

Heartbroken Anna MacDonald leaves Edinburgh to find peace at the edge of a Scottish loch. Safely ensconced in her late grandmother’s cottage, she can finally heal her heart and write the novel that has burned inside her for years.

Her peace is short-lived. When debonair artist Luke Tallantyre’s yacht gets stranded in the loch, he seeks help at the nearest residence – Anna’s croft. She finds him annoying. He instantly dislikes the stunning but cranky hermit.

But there’s indisputable evidence that a hitman is on the prowl in the village. Is he after Anna? And what is Luke keeping from her that could deepen the danger? Against their wills, they join forces and embark on an adventure neither ever imagined…including a chance at true love. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Animal Magnetism

Animal Magnetism
Detective Isabeau DeClercq moved to Chicago to get justice for her parents’ murders. She found Kindred Nik Lazare’s invitation to The Ark casino—the heart of Chicago’s supernatural underground—near their bodies. Nik’s dark reputation precedes him. Half-Kindred, Half-Powers, Isabeau wants to prove him guilty the human way, to honor her parents. Nik just wants to stay away from Isabeau when Pop orders him to work with her investigating a Kindred kill at the zoo. But soon a meeting of souls that defies logic consumes Isabeau and Nik. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Ekleipsis

Ekleipsis

Ékleipsis is a debut short story collection written by Canadian author Tamel Wino, with hints of Chuck Palahniuk’s and Cormac McCarthy’s stripped, vivid writing styles. This gripping book explores the havoc wreaked when ordinary people abandon their humanity to pursue their darkest desires, and questions just how far people will go to follow their baser instincts.

Each story takes a version of a person we’ve known in our own lives and transforms them into something completely unnerving—yet all too familiar.

These dark, complex characters and twisted tales of the once ordinary will change your perception of humanity forever. Free on Kindle.

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Nothing Good Happens After Midnight

Nothing Good Happens After Midnight

The sun sets. The moon takes its place, illuminating the most evil corners of the planet. What twisted fear dwells in that blackness? What legends attach to those of sound mind and make them go crazy in the bright light of day? Only Suspense Magazine knows…

Teaming up with New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, Suspense Magazine offers up a nail-biting anthology titled: “Nothing Good Happens After Midnight.” This thrilling collection consists of thirteen original short stories representing the genres of suspense/thriller, mystery, sci-fi/fantasy, and more.

Readers’ favorites come together to explore the mystery of midnight. The ‘best of the best’ presenting these memorable tales, include: Joseph Badal, Linwood Barclay, Rhys Bowen, Jeffery Deaver, Heather Graham, Alan Jacobson, Paul Kemprecos, Shannon Kirk, Jon Land, John Lescroart, D. P. Lyle, Kevin O’Brien, and Hank Phillippi Ryan. See price on Kindle.

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Bad Analysis

Bad Analysis

Bad Analysis is an excellently-paced terrorism thriller, hitting all the right notes of intrigue, duplicity, and desperation. With realistic descriptions of national intelligence organizations, anti-terrorism efforts, and filled with fanatics, high placed traitors and despicable thugs. $2.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Every Form of Malice: A Short Story (The Collaborative Story Project Book 1)

Every Form of Malice: A Short Story (The Collaborative Story Project Book 1)

No one knows what killed Henry Whitelock. People say he just dropped dead from a heart attack, but not everyone believes that story.

No one knows what happened to Gideon Aloways, either. Rumor has it he died years ago. So it’s a shock when he shows up at Henry’s funeral to tell an old story that no one wants told. A story that will unearth a fifteen-year-old secret known by only two people in the world.

Henry’s widow, Amity, and her sister, Theo.

People talk. If they hear Gideon’s tale, Amity and Theo could lose everything. Their reputations, their wealth, the life they’ve shared for fifteen years.

Because nothing is more fragile than the truth. Free on Kindle.

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A Snake Among Flowers

In this page-turning fast-paced book of suspense, a young woman from the LGBT community is found murdered and the police suspect her girlfriend. Why is Myra lying to the police? Find out why the detectives miss an important clue. $0.99 on Kindle.

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The Woman In The Water

The Woman In The Water

Charlotte’s body lays lifeless floating in a pool. Ruby red water surrounds her.
Her daughter’s desperate screams fill the air…
“Mom?!!!!”.

Charlotte MacMillan, the mother of three, found dead. Murdered in broad daylight.
Only two know the twisted truth. The victim and her killer.
To solve this case, Paxton must bring light to the unrelenting darkness.
Unmask the truth behind the devastating lies.
And unearth the shocking secret behind Charlotte’s deadly double life…
All while trying to save an innocent man from taking a fall for a crime he did not commit.

But what happens when no one is who they appear to be?

Some secrets can destroy everything.
This secret will destroy the lives of those left behind.
The truth is a minefield that one must survive. Not everybody will. $3.99 on Kindle.

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Free: The Desperation of Harry

The Desperation of Harry
Shocks, secrets and humor pack this novel based on actual events, as 23-year-old, Monty Hill, leaves his Midwestern roots for 1977 Hollywood eager to become a major screenwriter. As he stumbles his way through various romantic relationships, Monty meets his endearing new neighbor, Harry, who in hopes to assist Monty financially, entangles him with an apparent dangerous producer of adult films. Meanwhile, an unidentified pedophile looms in the distance, inexplicably relating his own brief narratives. Free on Kindle.

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Free: Exodus ’95

Exodus '95
Claire may be a step away from recovering the most powerful artifact in human history: Moses’ Biblical staff, which her dying neighbor found and hid in the Arabian desert twenty years ago. But his startling revelations have got her entangled in a global race with ruthless fanatics who want to get to the artifact first. Meanwhile, she must find a way to get rid of the usurper of her mind before it’s too late. Free on Kindle.

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Mercenary

Mercenary: A Shy Girl Meets Bad Boy Dark Suspense

Sometimes in life, choices just aren’t part of the plan. When fate interferes and bulldozes right over you.

That’s how I felt the first time I saw him. Standing in my kitchen, soaking wet, hotter than a man has the right to be, and holding a knife.

Declan’s cold, stone-cold. I can’t help but want him. His presence stirs up some raw emotion within me. He seems so…alone. But is he here to kill me or save me?

He’s the one man I should never want…and the one I can never forget. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Dead in the Water

Dead in the Water

Twelve ruthless killers board a billionaire’s yacht and find a handful of fat cats, playboys and a harem of good-time girls in outfits ranging from skimpy to skimpier.

Two days later, one lone Army Ranger sneaks on board in a desperate attempt to save the passengers, including his girlfriend’s father. The soldier’s chances are—you guessed it— slim to none.

The cutthroats have but one demand: three hundred million dollars be delivered to the yacht or the billionaire’s a dead man. To prove they mean business the body count starts climbing. $3.99 on Kindle.

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