Hope

Hope: He wanted to give her freedom. She wanted her daughter back

What is the difference between justice and fairness?

What are the limits you are willing to overcome for the one you love?

When DCI Paul Peterson meets Hope for the first time, he confronts a struggling teenager with her hands and shirt full of blood. It seemed to be the easiest of cases as she confessed her double murder.

So why does Paul feel his mission must be to prove her innocence rather than close the case? What are the secrets Hope is hiding?

When Helen, Olivia’s mother and celebrated neurosurgeon, chooses her dedication to work against the long-awaited vacation trip to Paris with her husband and daughter, she doesn’t know she is making one of those decisions able to change her life forever.

How far can a mother go to keep her hope alive?

Sometimes is the culprit the real victim. $0.99 on Kindle.

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The Cerberus Affair

The Cerberus Affair

Catherine is determined to expose those responsible for the death of her friend – a future British Prime Minister. She enters the world of controversial genetics research; uncovers a tangled web of corporate corruption and murder; and faces the
mysterious, sinister Cerberus.

Can Catherine discover the truth in time to protect a world-changing medical discovery and save the lives of her son and the man she loves? $0.99 on Kindle.

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Fault Lines

Fault Lines
When her best friend vanishes from a party at a haunted house attraction, Laurie Arbo refuses to believe that the man she loves might be a murderer. Still, she finds it impossible to move on unless the mystery of her friend’s disappearance is solved. As Laurie draws closer to learning what happened that fateful night, she realizes the truth is the one thing she doesn’t want to uncover. $1.99 on Kindle.

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Interrupted Dreams

Interrupted Dreams

Angie and Justin find themselves in the grip of romance. The dream life they’ve set out to build could be perfect, but even the most beautiful dream can become a nightmare. The newlyweds, and unrequited love, find themselves on a collision course the likes of which none may survive. Based on true events. $6.99 on Kindle.

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The Blackmail Enigma

The Blackmail Enigma

A note, with a call for help, interrupts Lord Tensbury this morning.

The note can also be blackmail.

Who is behind the blackmail? Will it succeed? Can it be stopped?

If the information hinted in the note becomes public, it will prevent Tensbury’s son Andrew from becoming the youngest prime minister of Britain in over 200 years.

It is nine days before the general election. Andrew is the leader of the Conservative Party. While campaigning, he extols the achievements and humble beginnings of the 1st Baron Tensbury, to whom Queen Victoria granted peerage.

The blackmail note refers to a horrible event in 1850s Africa. It implicates the 1st Baron Tensbury. That is why Tensbury must stop the blackmailer, whoever it is.

Across the Atlantic, a young American woman from Silicon Valley, Hanna Arnol, is getting ready to retrace her ancestor Signe’s steps. Alone on a trading ship, as a girl of eighteen, Signe traveled from Norway to South Africa in 1859. Signe wrote a diary each year. Hanna has them all, except for a couple of torn-out pages from 1859.

As Tensbury tries to preempt, what he assumes, is the Labor Party’s effort to discredit his son, his agent’s path crosses that of Hanna Arnol, looking to solve the mystery of the lost pages.

Crime, pride, remorse, and intrigue are all part of this story. What was the horrible event in Africa? Do the missing pages contain the answer? And will Tensbury deflect Labor’s plotting efforts?

If you enjoy mystery-thriller-suspense, this book is for you. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Genesis (Harry Starke Genesis Book 1)

Genesis (Harry Starke Genesis Book 1)
She was the one that got away. It was a dark and stormy night…

No kidding, it really was. I’d quit the police force only a couple of days earlier – that was back in 2008 – and I was on my way to a poker game at the Sorbonne when a shadow crossed in front of my car. It went by so fast I didn’t have time to stop. I hit the brakes hard and swerved into the mud at the side of the road. I looked out through the deluge, but it was difficult to make out the figure coming towards the driver’s side window. Instinctively, my hand went for my gun and rested on the grip, but as the figure came closer I could see it was a girl. Her hair, dark, bobbed, was plastered to her head and face. The raccoon eye shadow smeared above her eyes had run in rivulets down her cheeks. She looked like one of the walking dead, but more than that she looked scared, really scared. What the hell is she doing out here alone in this kind of weather? I wondered as I let go of my gun and rolled the window down a half-inch.“Get in the back,” I yelled at her, and flipped the lock so she could open the door. And that’s how it all began. Had I known what I was getting myself into I might have done differently… No, I wouldn’t. Anyway, that’s how I became a private detective. Free on Kindle.

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Free: Late Night Shots

LATE NIGHT SHOTS

Stories to entertain and intrigue before lights out.

After a long day, wind down and treat yourself to a Late Night Shot from this collection. Short measures of easy reading – each mixed with a dash of suspense. Switch your phone to night mode and re-love the enjoyment of the bedtime story with these intoxicating and intriguing grown-up tales. All served with a twist.

Featuring:

GHOSTWRITER – ‘When Fact and Fiction Collide’
A shot with hidden depths…exposing a crime writer who finds his own downfall written by a mysterious hand…right before his eyes.

SINDERELLA – ‘If The Shoe Fits…’
A shot that packs a lethal punch…a lady with a set of killer heels and anything but fairy tales in mind.

THE THIRD DOOR – ‘What Lies Inside?’
A shot that keeps you guessing…a house with a mysterious door where one lady sees herself…over and over again.

The first short story collection from novelist Charlotte Valentine – whose debut novel (The Cerberus Affair) hit an Amazon Top 20 Bestseller List (Financial/Conspiracy Thrillers). Free on Kindle.

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Weakest Lynx (The Lynx Series Book 1)

Weakest Lynx (The Lynx Series Book 1)
She wanted a simple life. What she got was anything but…

Lexi Sobado is anything but ordinary. She can do things—sense things—that most people cannot. When she attracts the attention of a deadly stalker, she’s not about to sit quietly and let the handsome ex-SEAL save her. She’s going to take care of herself and help catch the madman—even if it’s the last thing she ever does. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Body in the Waves

Body in the waves
Natalija only wanted a good holiday. Instead of this she will face it with a guy who raped her before ten years. $1.50 on Kindle.

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Deception, Denial & Murder

Deception, Denial & Murder
A domineering co-worker, a flirtatious neighbor, and a dead body make for many questions and awkward situations. When Stacie Maroni’s night out is derailed by the discovery of a body outside a local watering hole, she’s glad she’s not involved. But when the police investigate and close friends are cast as potential suspects, Stacie will do whatever it takes to identify the true culprit, even if it creates waves with the men in her life, her father included. The suspect list is slim and she’s grasping at straws. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Circle of Sharks

Circle of Sharcks
The four Lavington children roamed around their town like sharks in a lagoon doing what they pleased to anyone who got in their way. Some little twit from nowhere gets into their late father’s will? Not for long…

Gordon Lavington packed a pistol. Burton Lavington used his fists. Gretchen Lavington, the lawyer, put people away. Sydney Lavington, the sociopath, plotted and planned all the above. Four sharks rise up against the upstart usurper, Dan Warren, the raggy kid who thinks he can be one of them. He better get lost real fast if he wants to survive.

Dan has had a hard life. His mother disappearing when he was eight landed him in a founding home. Old Noah Thompson, a drunken survivor out of the Iron mines of Mount Riga, eventually rescued him. At twenty-three years old, Dan still lived with Noah surviving as a maintenance worker in a local factory. He knew nothing about his father or any family member until an estate lawyer waving his dead father’s will forced Dan to consider a whole new life. But, the will had stipulations. If he expected to receive any inheritance he would need to move into the family mansion surrounded by his newfound family.

Can he get along living within a circle of sharks?

His siblings regard him to be a ragged bum; a nobody who would not be missed if anything happened to him. The four siblings nudge and shove him around. “Be smart about your chances. Get out of town as fast as you can,” They sneer.
But, Dan suspects they know the reason for his mother’s disappearance. In spite of their threats, Dan decides to remain in the middle of the family, determined to find out what happened. $2.99 on Kindle.

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Sewing Suspicion

Sewing Suspicion
Secrets and a patchwork of white lies. Can Alex string together the truth before her life unravels?

Alex Bailey’s heart feels threadbare. Struggling with the dubious practices of her NYC law firm, she’s left her high-profile career and is eager to clear her conscience with a trip home to care for the woman who raised her. But when an ill fate befalls the quilting matriarch, the shocked lawyer suspects someone is covering up murder.

Unpicking the strands of her beloved grandmother’s life, Alex patches together clues that prove her loved one’s death was no accident. And when the practice’s stained history weaves into the culprit’s devious handiwork, she’ll need to stay alive long enough to expose a heartless killer.

Can Alex get to the bottom of a sinister pattern before she ends up buried in a flower garden?

Sewing Suspicion is the captivating first book in a series of Quilting Cozy Mysteries. If you like troubled heroines, pulse-pounding twists, and intriguing howdunits, then you’ll love Kathryn Mykel’s cleverly woven tale. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Bodies, Baddies and a Crabby Tabby

Bodies, Baddies and a Crabby Tabby
Megan Fallon is in a pickle.

Not only is she suffering from empty-nest syndrome, but she’s joined the ranks of the unemployed, and her fiancé’s run off with her hairdresser.

In desperate need of a change of scene, she heads back to her childhood village home for some long-overdue friends and family time.

Things are looking up, until a shocking course of events disrupts her plans…

Whodunnit? Free on Kindle.

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Piney Falls Mysteries

The quirky residents of Piney Falls, Oregon have more than their share of murders. Thank goodness Lanie Anders, her best friend, November Bean and hunky bakery owner, Cosmo Hill are there to help. Interwoven mysteries with a common thread of complicated families throughout. $4.99 each on Kindle.

 

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Murder on the Run: A 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery (An Evie Parker Mystery Book 9)

Murder on the Run: A 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery (An Evie Parker Mystery Book 9)

When a telegram arrives at Halton House, the dowagers and Toodles set off on a mad race to rescue Evie from the clutches of an impostor. Meanwhile, Tom and Evie investigate the death of a woman. Evie’s suspicions alert her to the fact she might be next. Lighthearted 1920s Cozy Mystery $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Wrath

Wrath
In this tightly plotted thriller, Miami cop Nash Harrington realizes one horrific crime of passion is the beginning of a spree. A misogynistic killer is targeting every woman he believes has wronged him… including one who Harrington loves. Free on Kindle.

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Free: The Big Guy

The Big Guy
A tough convict in a bind has to walk a tightrope in the unforgiving society of Seamax Federal Prison. The Big Guy is both psychological and visceral, a slow-burning thriller simmering with tension. Atmospheric, realistic, and surprising, the first book of the masterful Max series features complex characters facing dangerous choices. Free on Kindle.

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Free: Max Damage

Max Damage

Former Fed Jason Maxfield is seven years into a ten-year prison sentence. With his hopes of an early release dashed by the parole board, he resigns himself to serving his sentence.

But his day is about to get much worse.

Armed men storm the bus. Jason’s old adversary leads them. He threatens Jason’s ex-wife before knocking him unconscious.

Can Jason do the impossible?

What price is he willing to pay? Free on Kindle.

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The Kidnapping of Sarah Easton

The Kidnapping of Sarah Easton

A wealthy young woman is kidnapped and forced to record a ransom demand. Focused on escape, she is unaware of the unseen parties manipulating her life. But as the deadline looms and these manipulations begin to coalesce, Sarah realizes what’s at stake is far more than money. $4.99 on Kindle.

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Tally Ho!

Tally Ho!

Thomas Hobbs is a retired NYPD Homicide detective. Thinks he’s seen it all. But when he’s approached by someone who wants to employ him as a PI, things start to go terribly wrong. Bodies pile up. People aren’t who they seem to be. Why are killers after him? What is really going on? Find out in this unputdownable series starter! $4.99 on Kindle.

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Now & Then

In the spring of 1981, Parker City is rocked by a series of unthinkable murders. Decades later, the case comes back to haunt the detectives involved. Did they get it wrong all those years ago? Has the killer been on the loose all this time? The investigation unfolds simultaneously in the ‘80s and the present as the case of the Spring Strangler looms large over Parker City. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Victim of a Delusional Mind

Victim of a Delusional Mind
Tragedy enters the quaint coastal town of New Haven, Oregon when the recently released convict, Ross Conrad, vows to make good on a ten-year-old threat. Private Investigators, Troy and Eva Winters take on the case when they realize their good friend, Jasmine, is the object of his delusional obsession.

When the threat becomes deadly and Jasmine turns up missing, Troy and Eva go on the hunt for Ross and his captive. The chase leads them from the Oregon coast to the dense forest of Puget Sound, Washington. Following clues and evidence of bodies left behind, Troy and Eva must find Jasmine before her time runs out. Free on Kindle.

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Merrily Murdered (A Dear Abby Cozy Mystery Book 6)

Merrily Murdered (A Dear Abby Cozy Mystery Book 6)
There’s no dashing through the snow for Abby Maguire. It’s her first Christmas down under and she’s struggling with a sweltering heatwave, made worse by the fact a body is found in the alley behind the cafe and the finger of suspicion is pointed straight at Joyce Breeland, the cafe owner. Humorous small town cozy mystery with the quirkiest characters around. $0.99 on Kindle.

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The Tale of the Tenpenny Tontine

The Tale of the Tenpenny Tontine
Anty Boisjoly is back to fill the gap that overlaps between Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse, and where Jerome K Jerome meets Dorothy L Sayers.

The Tale of the Tenpenny Tontine is another mystifying, manor house stumper for Wodehousian bon-vivant and problem-solver Anty Boisjoly, when his clubmate asks him to determine who died first after a duel is fought in a locked room. The untold riches of the Tenpenny Tontine are in the balance, but the stakes only get higher when Anty determines that, duel or not, this was a case of murder. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Unidentified

Unidentified
Random Guy Book Two. What if the only person that could help save the love of your life was the one man you truly despised? In a desperate effort to rescue Tavie, Andrew travels back to the much-changed UK where society is divided between the deserving and the undeserving…Free on Kindle.

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