About Marshmallow Murder: A Small Town Cupcake Cozy Mystery (Cupcake Crimes Series Book 2)

Harboring resentment only leads to chaos.

Charlotte McKay is new to Sweetwater Falls, but that doesn’t mean she’s about to look the other way when everyone’s least favorite miser goes missing. Following her dream of selling her cupcakes at a bakery is put on hold as she follows a trail of clues, each more strange than the last. Nearly every person in Sweetwater Falls has a grudge against Amos, who was known more for his penny-pinching than his benevolence.

Everyone’s mourning looks more like griping over how much the cheapskate still owes the people he swindled. Only Charlotte and Marianne know the tender heart Amos truly had beneath his prickly exterior. When it becomes clear that Amos’ murder might go uninvestigated, Charlotte sets out to expose his killer once and for all.

“Marshmallow Murder” is filled with layered clues and cozy moments, written by Molly Maple, which is a pen name for a USA Today bestselling author.

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About FULL TILT: An Adrenaline-Laced Contemporary Christian Thriller (Rock Star Chronicles Book 2)

You Can’t Outrun Your Past, Even If You Were A Superstar

Everett Lester, former front-man for the heavy metal band DeathStroke and one of the world’s most recognized celebrities, has turned over a new leaf. The Living Water Tour will take Everett back on the road as he performs his music for a new cause — but he quickly learns that outrunning his dark and tumultuous past will be impossible.

Everett’s wife, Karen, has received news that has rocked their world. Everett’s gambling-addicted brother Eddie and the rest of his deteriorating family greet Everett’s new ambitions with hatred and disdain. And when the Mob closes in on Eddie, Everett and Karen are dragged into a nightmare-like world of unthinkable threats and diabolical intentions.

As if that wasn’t enough, Eddie’s son Wesley blames Everett for his brother’s death. When Wesley hooks up with psychotic Tony Badino, the two meth-heads and their gang will stop at nothing to bring Everett down — and whoever else they need to take with him.

With tension on every page, Amazon #1 Best-Selling author Creston Mapes demonstrates why he is a “Top Pick” among mystery, fiction and thriller lovers.

Fans of DiAnn Mills, Terri Blackstock, Susan Sleeman, Alton Gansky, Karen Kingsbury, and Robin Patchen will love this thriller from award-winning and bestselling author Creston Mapes

PRAISE FOR FULL TILT

“A gritty, realistic look at the dangers of meth.” – Best-Selling Author Bill Myers

“I’ve been waiting impatiently for this follow-up to Dark Star and it truly delivers! I plan on reading anything this author writes.” – Best-Selling Author Wanda Dyson

“Once again, Mapes has defied expectations.” – Christian Fiction Review

“A thrill ride . . . 5 Stars.” – Novel Journey

“An awesome read! I couldn’t put it down.” – FaithfulReader.com

“Mapes has earned a spot right up there with Ted Dekker and Dean Koontz.” – HollywoodJesus.com

“Full Tilt rocks!” – Focus on Fiction

“A superb story from a gifted storyteller.” – Author Mark Mynheir

“Fast-paced, intriguing, and compelling.” – Best-Selling Author Melody Carlson

“Creston Mapes’ first novel, Dark Star, was intense, gripping and made you want to tear from one page to the next. Full Tilt has the same effect, only the need to turn to the next page somehow seems infinitely more insatiable this time around!” – Infuze Magazine

“Compelling and hope-filled.” – The Road to Romance

“Touching on themes of forgiveness, redemption, love, hope and God’s healing, Full Tilt is a powerful read that shouldn’t be missed.” – 1340Mag.com

“A must read novel for every age.” – Armchair Interviews

“An exciting, heartening novel perfect for everybody, but perhaps especially for that ‘hard rocker’ in your life who is searching for something more.” – The Bookshelf Reviews, 4 Stars!

“Fans will appreciate Creston Mapes’ latest powerhouse.” – BookReview.com

“My son dove into Creston’s first novel, Dark Star, and devoured it. This, from a young man who doesn’t read much! I know what book I’m getting for him next — Full Tilt!” – Best-Selling Author Robin Jones Gunn

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About MisFortune Cookies

When is an innocent fortune cookie not so innocent?

After Jane’s shady landlord damages her house, her life is turned upside down. A Chinese take-out fortune cookie paper says Adventure Awaits and she decides it’s time to step out of her colorless life, to pursue her bucket list binder, one little dream at a time. Along the way, more and more fortune cookies pop up, increasingly threatening, in random places. Fearing for her life, Jane flees to her old hometown. Can Jane fight back against the fortune cookies’ threats in time?

If you like clean suspense with a strong female character and plenty of humor, you’ll enjoy MisFortune Cookies By Deb Graham. Be sure to look for Deb’s 30+ other books!

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About The Cookie Cutter Legacy (Jerria Danson Mysteries Series Book 3)

In this warm Christian historical fiction, Henrietta, a tough 95+-year old North Dakota cattle rancher, weakened from a bout of pneumonia, comes to live with her great-niece in rural Oregon, bringing the family treasure with her. From the time of Queen Elizabeth I, each generation of the Van Demere family has added a cookie cutter to the collection, marking milestones, passing down their oral history. Each cookie cutter’s vignette tells a story of American history, including WWII spies and the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and Underground Railroad, indentured servitude, pioneers crossing the plains and the gold rush, barnstormers and orphan trains, safari and the Titanic, testaments of faith and strong women through the generations. Henrietta feels a bounden duty to pass the stories to Jerria. Will she complete the family heritage before it’s too late? And can her home-nursing skills prevent a family crisis? If you love warm, clean, multi generational stories with a strong female character and loads of humor, you’ll love The Cookie Cutter Legacy by Deb Graham.
Be sure to look for Peril in Paradise and Murder on Deck, part of the Jerria Danson series.

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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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About THE UNKNOWN ASSASSIN: BOOK SIX IN THE “JOE THE MAGIC MAN SERIES”

Frank Brubaker, the Deputy Director of the FBI, had an unusual case land on his desk. Mark Buick had been arrested for two murders that he says he is being framed for by the police. But he is willing to admit to two other killings that he committed, and he will show them where he buried the bodies if they take the death penalty away for the two murders to which he is pleading innocent.
The police don’t know if he is lying or not, and the other two people he is claiming he murdered are on the missing persons list, which could possibly make Mark a serial killer with four murders to his name.
The case intrigued Frank. Was Mark Buick being framed by the police? Did Mark kill the two missing persons, or did he have a partner kill them? And if so, then there is another killer out there.
There were a lot of unanswered questions that Frank thought would be good for his Secret Task Force to investigate, with the help of Joe’s gift of getting into people’s dreams and finding out their secrets.
Can Joe find out if Mark is a crackpot or is he being framed? Did he kill two or four people? And if he had a partner, can Joe find him before he kills again?

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About Rapid Rodent Response: A Cozy Animal Mystery (Ruff McPaw Mysteries Book 2)

A squeaky-clean murder, a little furry witness…

For such a small town, Hummings Hollow is rife with danger and intrigue—especially for forty-year-old Angela Atkinson who despite her busy schedule can’t seem to keep her nose out of a good mystery; it doesn’t help that her faithful sidekick Ruff McPaw has an equally good nose for danger.

When a middle school janitor is found dead in a school supply closet, Angela must juggle her hobby farm, barista job, and well-meaning community of friends and family as she seeks out answers. When a classroom pet turns up with what might be the key to solving the whole case, Angela feels that the killer is close at hand—but there’s more to this clue than meets the eye.

From a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) that seems more like a high school clique than anything else to possible motives that feel shaky at best, Angela and Ruff have plenty to investigate before the middle school’s Valentine’s Day dance marks the murderer’s final escape from the swift paw of justice…

Rapid Rodent Response is the second book in the Ruff McPaw Mysteries series. If you adore intriguing cozy mysteries with beautiful small towns and a really adorable dog, then you won’t want to miss out on Angela and Ruff’s fun and unforgettable cases.

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About Funhouse of Nightmares: Twisted Tales For Troubled Grown-ups

Step into a twisted realm where the lines between reality and the bizarre blur, and prepare to be captivated by “A Funhouse of Nightmares: Twisted Tales For Troubled Grown-ups.”

In this macabre anthology, five tales transport you to surreal landscapes of the mind, where the strange, supernatural, and occult intertwine with a touch of humor and absurdity.

In “Static,” a troubled young man discovers that the static on his radio holds prescient advice, leading him on a dark and unpredictable path. “Toad” introduces us to a lovely young woman possessed by the spirit of an Inca priest, as she plots to destroy her unfaithful spouse in a spine-chilling quest for vengeance.

Witness the fall and redemption of Beelzebub in “The Book of Fallen Angels,” a haunting exploration of divine rebellion and the pursuit of redemption. Prepare for a poignant tale in “Tears For Topsy,” where a circus clown makes a fateful exchange, sacrificing his soul for happiness in a world consumed by darkness.

Finally, embark on a mind-altering journey with “Mould,” as a hallucinogenic truffle transports a young woman into a mesmerizing realm inhabited by anthropomorphized woodland creatures.

These stories weave together elements of the supernatural, occult, and the absurd, delivering a captivating experience that oscillates between unease and laughter. Described as modern Kafkaesque, “A Funhouse of Nightmares” promises to entertain, thrill, and leave you questioning the boundaries of reality. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride through the bizarre and delightful, where nothing is quite as it seems, nor should it be…

Reader, Beware This Book!

Being a scandalous volume of vile, extravagant entertainments. Expressly written for the discerning reader whose predilection is for venturing into strange, gothic, unsavoury realms. Herein you will find cruelty and comedy, high jinks and horror in equal measure. Traverse the veil between worlds, be confronted with unnatural obsessions, witness bizarre encounters, watch as wicked schemes, revenge plots, and best-laid plans turn awry.

Put Lewis Carroll, Edgar Allen Poe, and Beatrix Potter through a mincer, scoop up the remains and fashion them into an unholy effigy, and you will have the stories of Robert Appleton.

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About Family Famous (An Action-Packed Story): A Fast-Paced Action-Packed Orlando Black Story (An Orlando Black Action-Packed Thriller)

Orlando Black is a ghost, a shadow, an enigma… but for one high-profile celebrity, he’s her only chance.

Black is driving through Hollywood, California. He plans to stop for breakfast and continue south.

But things don’t always go according to plan.

A famous performer is kidnapped in broad daylight, and Black is taken with her at gunpoint. They’re given demands that, if not met in time, can prove fatal.

Now Black must untangle a deadly web of lies, greed, and violence.

Can he figure out what’s going on? Or will their time expire?

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About Family Famous (An Action-Packed Story): A Fast-Paced Action-Packed Orlando Black Story (An Orlando Black Action-Packed Thriller)

Orlando Black is a ghost, a shadow, an enigma… but for one high-profile celebrity, he’s her only chance.

Black is driving through Hollywood, California. He plans to stop for breakfast and continue south.

But things don’t always go according to plan.

A famous performer is kidnapped in broad daylight, and Black is taken with her at gunpoint. They’re given demands that, if not met in time, can prove fatal.

Now Black must untangle a deadly web of lies, greed, and violence.

Can he figure out what’s going on? Or will their time expire?

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About Swerve: A Detectives Seagate and Miner Mystery (Book 8)

The Central Montana State community has waited a year to learn whether Syclone Systems, a maker of self-driving car technology, will enter into a long-term R&D partnership with the university. At a live demo on campus, where the company is expected to announce its decision, its man on campus, Bryan Orville, is run down by one of his experimental cars. Whoever altered the car’s computer code to kill him also erased all the forensic evidence. Because Orville had some nasty habits–fooling around with grad students, stealing promising research ideas, and publicly humiliating professors who didn’t meet his standards–Seagate and Miner are swamped with suspects. When a second body turns up, and then someone hacks Syclone and threatens to put them out of business, the detectives devise a plan to lure the killer out of hiding with a phony reward for solving the hack. But the killer knows there is much more money to be made selling the company’s trade secrets on the dark web. Besides, the killer is quite busy planning one last murder.

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About Outback Outlaw: The Dark Legacy of Australia’s Backpacker Killer, Ivan Milat (True Crime)

“He was going to kill somebody from the age of 10. It was built into him… I knew he was on a one-way trip. I knew that it was just a matter of how long.” – Boris Milat, Ivan’s brother

Detaining a man like Ivan Milat would be a monumental challenge. His obsession with firearms and hatred of state power were a highly volatile combination. Sending just a couple of men would result in two dead officers and a prime suspect on the run.

Fifty armed police officers surrounded Milat’s home on the day of his arrest. He would pay for practising his favourite sport: hunting humans.

Backpackers were his favoured prey, lured into his car with an unassuming charm and taken to his gruesome playground, the Belanglo State Forest. This was where he subjected his victims to unspeakable torture before ending their lives in the most brutal way imaginable.

Outback Outlaw is an unflinching and uncompromising account of a man forever cemented in the annals of Australian true crime. Ryan Green’s riveting narrative draws the reader into the real-life horror experienced by the victim and has all the elements of a classic thriller.

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About Family Matters

Sarah’s husband, Tom, disappeared without trace eleven years ago. Now her son, David, has died. Tom appears at David’s funeral and tries to reestablish contact, which Sarah refuses but Kate, her daughter, accepts. The growing closeness between Kate and her father worries Sarah because she believes that Tom is dishonest and unreliable. Then Sarah finds David’s diary and follows the steps he took in search of his father. It becomes a journey of self-discovery: what she uncovers forces Sarah to reassess her view of herself, her origins and her certainties. A relationship novel, but also a detection novel with a difference; this story traces a woman’s drive to uncover and understand the truth about a family she thought she knew… her own. A novel that deals with grief, loyalty, love and acceptance. Although it begins with a funeral and deals with its aftermath, this is a novel of hope and recovery as well as a putting of things to rights.

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About Shadow & Blood: The Final Pandemic – A Pandemic Thriller of Rage, Bloodlust, and Survival

The world has been thrown into chaos. People have lost their families. They’ve lost their homes. They’ve lost everything they hold dear. And worst of all, no one is going to save them.

When a new, deadly variant of COVID-19 emerges, COVID-X, the world is unprepared for its devastating consequences. Families are torn apart as those infected descend into a frenzied state of rage, barbarity, and bloodlust.

The infected become known as Shadow Seekers, and for now, there is no cure. The Shadow Seekers are brutal, savage creatures of the night, devoid of humanity and slaughtering anyone they come across, even their loved ones.

Shadow & Blood follows two families on opposite sides of the globe, as the world descends into chaos and madness.

The Wu family live in a dilapidated, cramped building in the heart of the initial outbreak, the city of Wuhan. They must form a coalition with their neighbors to protect themselves from the Shadow Seekers which are appearing all around them.

The Campbell family lives in an affluent neighborhood of New Jersey where they experience a new reality of danger and horror. They must confront violent, bloodthirsty Shadow Seekers as they attempt to force their way into their home.

As the families fight for their lives, they must also face the grim reality of a world on the brink of collapse. Will they be able to overcome the dangers of the virus and the Shadow Seekers, or will they succumb to the darkness that threatens to engulf them?

Each chapter sees the world spiral more and more out of control with increasing levels of disorder, terror, and carnage. In the end few remain as the Shadow Seekers overrun the populations of many major cities, and whoever is left must do whatever they can to survive.

Will the world be able to stop the spread of this deadly virus before it’s too late? There is no end in sight, no light at the end of the tunnel, only heartbreak and ruin. Yet, humanity fights on and maintains hope, for now.

For Adults Only
Readers be aware there are both violence and sex scenes described in detail within this novel.

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About Blatant Lies: An absolutely gripping crime mystery (A Reece Cannon Thriller Book 1)

Rookie Reece Cannon is driving down an old town road, wishing for some action on another uneventful patrol. You know what they say about being careful what you wish for. Suddenly, the rookie is forced to save a woman from her fiancé.

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