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Little Mutilations: Three Body Horror Novellas (Dark Tide Horror Novellas Book 7)

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Three Body Horror novellas by three Powerhouses of Horror.

“The Night Belongs to Us” by Jess Landry: When Laura arrives in an unfamiliar city in search of her missing mother, Mary, the last thing she expects to find is trouble—but after countless trips to different places to bring her addict mother home, she should expect nothing less. After being attacked by a group of disfigured women, Laura discovers an unlikely saviour in Cee, a haunted woman that the residents of the city streets fear. Meeting Laura unlocks the softer side of Cee, and in Cee sparks a hope that she can escape her current arrangement—being the right-hand of a revered spectre who created a community of lost women called the Underground…a creature with the face of a woman lovingly referred to as Mother. As Laura and Cee come together to find Mary and get out of town, Mother catches wind of their plan and devises one of her own—to sway Laura in her favour. After Laura realizes that Mary is the Underground, and that Cee’s been lying to her, it doesn’t take long before the thought of becoming a resident of the Underground pulls Laura in. Can Cee save Laura before it’s too late? Or does Mother already have her claws in too deep?

“Acid Bath” by Sofia Ajram: Best friends Priya and Luca strike it lucky when they are both found eligible to be healthy human subjects in a high-paying clinical trial. It ain’t their first time at the rodeo, and sure, while this study might be more dangerous and unpredictable than those they’ve done before—the bigger they are, the better they pay, and no dish is ever seasoned without the spice of risk. While Priya aspires to make enough money in the trial to pay her way into a prestigious filmmaking program, finances mean nothing to Luca who only hopes the study can be the seed of his creative inspiration.
But as the weeks pass, bizarre side effects begin to kick in, and the two friends find themselves unable to reach the trial doctors. Worse yet, gruesome and deranged deaths are cropping up on the news featuring participants they recognize from the same trial. As rivalries and resentments bubble up, Priya and Luca must discover if there is something sinister lurking within the medication they’ve been taking that will tear their friendship apart before it all spirals out of control.

“Your Next Best American Girl” by Nadia Bulkin: All Veronica’s ever wanted is to be crowned Miss Americana. When she wakes up with three strange sores on her arm, she thinks it’s a problem for her dermatologist. But when the sores keep getting worse—deeper, bigger, all over—she realizes she’s being sabotaged. Now Veronica needs to figure out who’s responsible before she misses her shot at the crown or her body falls apart completely—whichever happens first.

This anthology of body horror novellas is perfect for fans of Cronenberg, Kathe Koja, Eric LaRocca, Hailey Piper, Gwendolyn Kiste, SP Miskowski, Gemma Files, Nadia Bulkin, Megan Abbott, Mona Awad, and Alissa Nutting. And of course dark social satire, flawed protagonists, and of course, horror books.

Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths.

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Marshmallows and Murder: A Comedy Cozy Mystery (Mom and Christy’s Cozy Mysteries Book 7)

About Marshmallows and Murder: A Comedy Cozy Mystery (Mom and Christy’s Cozy Mysteries Book 7)

S’more trouble!

Each mystery is complete. Read in any order.

Fletcher Canyon is hosting its first fair! But when Christy finds a dead body and the mayor becomes the prime suspect, the town’s reputation nosedives.

Meanwhile, Christy’s relationship with DC Cooper slips into crisis mode after an awkward interview with a TV reporter.

Can Mom and Christy save the mayor, Fletcher Canyon’s reputation, and Christy’s relationship with DC?

Find out in this cute, comedy cozy.

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Baghdad Heist: A murder mystery, a heist, a crime syndicate and jihadis at large during the Iraq War. (A Charlie Glass Thriller, Book 1) (Charlie Glass Crime Thrillers)

About Baghdad Heist: A murder mystery, a heist, a crime syndicate and jihadis at large during the Iraq War. (A Charlie Glass Thriller, Book 1) (Charlie Glass Crime Thrillers)

Baghdad Heist

Amidst the chaos of war-torn Baghdad, a relentless FBI agent must unravel the web of deception that threatens to consume her team and her very existence…

Female FBI agent Charlie Glass is assigned to recover treasures stolen from the Baghdad Museum during the Iraq War. The suspense explodes when she uncovers an international crime syndicate within her own team. Mysterious murders and bitter betrayals plunge Charlie into a deadly fight for survival.

Alone, gripped by fear and pushed beyond her limits, only extreme measures can recover the treasures and save her soul.

Will Charlie triumph over the treacherous criminal network within her own group and recover the stolen treasures, or will she be consumed by the darkness that threatens to destroy her and everything she holds dear?

Fans of murder mysteries, crime fiction, and suspense thrillers will love Baghdad Heist.

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What readers are saying about the Charlie Glass Thriller Series:

★★★★★ – “Wow! … a twisty plot with stellar command of language.”
T Woodruff – Independent Book Review

★★★★★ – “An immersive thriller that reels you in and keeps you hooked until the very last page.”
G Cullen – Independent Book Reviewer

★★★★★ – ” Literary gem of deception and danger in the heart of chaos.”
Independent verified Amazon Reviewer

★★★★★ – “An adrenaline fuelled thriller that plunges readers into the heart of war-torn Baghdad.”
Sue – Independent Goodreads Reviewer

★★★★★ – “A thrilling page-turner that will keep you hooked from the very first sentence.”
Abigail L – Goodreads Reviewer

To learn more about Special Agent Charlie Glass and follow her adventures please visit: jj-carson.com

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Flashback: Lolita: (Abuse, Mafia Wife, Prison) by P,M, Richter

About Flashback: Lolita: (Abuse, Mafia Wife, Prison) by P,M, Richter

A Cinderella Story?

Yes, she has an evil, abusive mother and a terrible early life filled with physical abuse. Yes, she meets the handsome, Mafia Prince, in church of all places. They are madly in love and have the gorgeous fairytale wedding. They live in a beautiful mansion. Fabulously rich and young, they look forward to a wonderful life. Lolita loves being wife to the Mafia enforcer. She has everything she’s ever wanted and adores her husband.
But Happily Ever After? I don’t think so.

All the fairy tales and romance stories end with, “And They Lived Happily Ever After.”
What really happens after the ‘Ever After?’ Could be it be tragic?
Well, yeah.

When the Prince is gone forever, murdered. When political forces targeting the Mafia cause a miscarriage of justice. When you’re thrown into a maximum-security women’s prison. Then it’s just a matter of survival.

Clashing steel gates. Your roomy is big and scary. The food is awful. Working daily in the laundry, like a real Cinderella, is hot and exhausting. The nights are filled with inmates screaming and crying.

The guards are mostly okay, making sure the prisoners follow strict prison rules. Except one, who has it in for Lolita. A real nasty character who came from a rival Mafia gang in Chicago. He is determined she will suffer. Maybe never leave the prison alive.

Drones fly over the prison gates, delivering contraband, poison pills, and weapons.
There are strip searches for hidden drugs.
Fights break out between inmates.
Rival gangs clash in warfare.
Drugs are rampant, and women od.

Can Lolita survive?

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Baghdad Heist: A murder mystery, a heist, a crime syndicate and jihadis at large during the Iraq War. (A Charlie Glass Thriller, Book 1) (Charlie Glass Crime Thrillers)

About Baghdad Heist: A murder mystery, a heist, a crime syndicate and jihadis at large during the Iraq War. (A Charlie Glass Thriller, Book 1) (Charlie Glass Crime Thrillers)

Baghdad Heist

Amidst the chaos of war-torn Baghdad, a relentless FBI agent must unravel the web of deception that threatens to consume her team and her very existence…

Female FBI agent Charlie Glass is assigned to recover treasures stolen from the Baghdad Museum during the Iraq War. The suspense explodes when she uncovers an international crime syndicate within her own team. Mysterious murders and bitter betrayals plunge Charlie into a deadly fight for survival.

Alone, gripped by fear and pushed beyond her limits, only extreme measures can recover the treasures and save her soul.

Will Charlie triumph over the treacherous criminal network within her own group and recover the stolen treasures, or will she be consumed by the darkness that threatens to destroy her and everything she holds dear?

Fans of murder mysteries, crime fiction, and suspense thrillers will love Baghdad Heist.

_____________________________

What readers are saying about the Charlie Glass Thriller Series:

★★★★★ – “Wow! … a twisty plot with stellar command of language.”
T Woodruff – Independent Book Review

★★★★★ – “An immersive thriller that reels you in and keeps you hooked until the very last page.”
G Cullen – Independent Book Reviewer

★★★★★ – ” Literary gem of deception and danger in the heart of chaos.”
Independent verified Amazon Reviewer

★★★★★ – “An adrenaline fuelled thriller that plunges readers into the heart of war-torn Baghdad.”
Sue – Independent Goodreads Reviewer

★★★★★ – “A thrilling page-turner that will keep you hooked from the very first sentence.”
Abigail L – Goodreads Reviewer

To learn more about Special Agent Charlie Glass and follow her adventures please visit: jj-carson.com

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One Day at a Time (Town of Hope Series Book 1)

About One Day at a Time (Town of Hope Series Book 1)

The town of Hope was a ghost town, or all most. The gold was gone as was most of the population. So an ad was placed in the newspapers back east to attract people wanting to start over in a rebuilding community. Interested parties were asked to show up in Independence, Missouri, to join the wagon train to the Montana territories headed by Grant Taylor.

Families came from many places and backgrounds. The Santini family consisting of a potential rancher, a teacher, a nurse and a homemaker. The Collins family, made up of a sheriff and his father with a mental disorder, also answered the call. The Keegan’s came. He was a carpenter and his wife was pregnant with their first child. Finley Callahan was grieving over the loss of his wife. He came with his three children and his younger sister.

George Whitney and his family packed up his whole general store. They were joined by three black families who had worked for Whitney for a long time. Harrison Duncan lost his sight in the war, but with his mother’s help and his son, they thought they could start over and welcomed the challenge. Thornton’s wagon held two frightened young girls who constantly wore bruises. They wanted to start a new life, but not with Thornton.

These families all had something they could contribute to a new future in Hope. But first, Grant Taylor had his work cut out for him leading a wagon train for more than a thousand miles across rivers, desert, mountains, desperadoes, Indians, disease, and bad weather. But he was a man who met life head on taking it one day at a time.

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Once Upon A Crime

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Once upon a time, the Grimms’ fairy tales taught lessons. Now, the Grimm Reaper does.

New detective Chelsea Sullivan is partnered with a maverick famous for closing cases and infamous for how he does it. He has a target on his back and a chip on his shoulder. Not exactly how she hoped to kick off her first homicide case.

Jim McPherson doesn’t mind showing an up-and-comer the ropes, but he does mind when she keeps putting herself in harm’s way. Especially since her innocence is exactly the trait the serial seems to be targeting. Unless they’re missing a crucial detail. And he can’t help but think his new partner knows what it is.

He has no idea she fears her father might be the murderer.

The body count is rising and the Grimm Reaper is after Chelsea. If they can’t catch him before he catches her, there will be no happily ever after.

Once Upon A Crime is the first book in Nolon King’s new Once Upon A Crime Trilogy. Start reading your favorite new series today!

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

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 Terri Blackstock, Charles Martin, Christy Barritt, Robert Whitlow, Karen Kingsbury, and Francine Rivers 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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You’ve Got a Mail: 5 Days since I died

About You’ve Got a Mail: 5 Days since I died

One night, Raj receives an email from Priya with a video attachment. As he plays the video, Priya reveals that it will be 5 days since she died when he watches it. Two more emails follow, each containing videos from Priya, who tragically passed away just 5 days ago. In these heart-wrenching confessions, Priya admits to being in love with him and living in the house opposite their window. She admits to secretly watching him from her window until the Christmas party, when his girlfriend intervened.

Raj’s girlfriend, who used to visit him every day, had been threatening Priya, following her relentlessly, and even making death threats. The last video ends with Priya accusing Raj and his girlfriend of being responsible for her death. However, there’s just one problem—Raj doesn’t have a girlfriend. In fact, a few girls had visited him for the Christmas Party.
Was it suicide or a murder? Who was behind Priya’s death? Why did she record videos before her demise? As the investigation unfolds, the police take Raj and his friends for an interrogation, and a relentless cop named Viyanthara starts her investigation.

In this gripping guessing game, “You’ve Got a Mail,” secrets are unveiled, motives are questioned, and the line between love and obsession blurs. Raj and Viyanthara embark on a treacherous journey to uncover the truth, as each revelation exposes darker layers of deception and betrayal. Will they find the real culprits behind Priya’s death before the web of confessions engulfs them all?

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You’ve Got a Mail: 5 Days since I died

About You’ve Got a Mail: 5 Days since I died

One night, Raj receives an email from Priya with a video attachment. As he plays the video, Priya reveals that it will be 5 days since she died when he watches it. Two more emails follow, each containing videos from Priya, who tragically passed away just 5 days ago. In these heart-wrenching confessions, Priya admits to being in love with him and living in the house opposite their window. She admits to secretly watching him from her window until the Christmas party, when his girlfriend intervened.

Raj’s girlfriend, who used to visit him every day, had been threatening Priya, following her relentlessly, and even making death threats. The last video ends with Priya accusing Raj and his girlfriend of being responsible for her death. However, there’s just one problem—Raj doesn’t have a girlfriend. In fact, a few girls had visited him for the Christmas Party.
Was it suicide or a murder? Who was behind Priya’s death? Why did she record videos before her demise? As the investigation unfolds, the police take Raj and his friends for an interrogation, and a relentless cop named Viyanthara starts her investigation.

In this gripping guessing game, “You’ve Got a Mail,” secrets are unveiled, motives are questioned, and the line between love and obsession blurs. Raj and Viyanthara embark on a treacherous journey to uncover the truth, as each revelation exposes darker layers of deception and betrayal. Will they find the real culprits behind Priya’s death before the web of confessions engulfs them all?

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