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Witch out of Water
Witch out of Water Cat Larson
I'm a witch in love with a frog. And you thought you had problems.
But that's not all... Did I also mention that my impulsive, man-hating sister is the reason my fiancé is no longer walking on two legs? And that she's the only one who can reverse the spell?
I haven't been entirely honest - she doesn't hate all men. Only the human ones.
Unfortunately, my husband-to-be meets - met - that criteria.
So, where does that leave me?
With a betrothed frog at my side and no sister in sight.
Witch out of Water is an introduction to the life and misadventures of Sammara Eve Hain when she is forced to return to her hometown of Bigfoot Bay after a blissfully ordinary thirteen-year absence.
*This paranormal cozy mystery preview is suitable for all ages*
But that's not all... Did I also mention that my impulsive, man-hating sister is the reason my fiancé is no longer walking on two legs? And that she's the only one who can reverse the spell?
I haven't been entirely honest - she doesn't hate all men. Only the human ones.
Unfortunately, my husband-to-be meets - met - that criteria.
So, where does that leave me?
With a betrothed frog at my side and no sister in sight.
Witch out of Water is an introduction to the life and misadventures of Sammara Eve Hain when she is forced to return to her hometown of Bigfoot Bay after a blissfully ordinary thirteen-year absence.
*This paranormal cozy mystery preview is suitable for all ages*
Preview - DEATH ON PARADISE ISLAND: A Fiji Is...
Preview - DEATH ON PARADISE ISLAND: A Fiji Islands Mystery - Chs 1-4 B.M. Allsopp
Detective Joe Horseman is a legend in Fiji rugby. But now injury has wrecked his rugby career, he dreads returning to the tedium of police work.
When a girl’s body is found snagged on the reef at high-end Paradise Island resort, the festivities for a new marine reserve stop dead. Horseman no sooner lands at Suva airport after a year’s rehab in the U.S. than he is packed off to investigate. While he wrestles with his future, his new sergeant, uber-efficient Susila Singh, is ambitious. As the pair pursue leads in idyllic coral islands and diesel-polluted Suva streets, they forge a tentative partnership. To discover why the girl died, they must drag to the surface secrets that have no place in paradise.
Dive into the fragile beauty of the Fiji islands: pick up Death on Paradise Island today.
When a girl’s body is found snagged on the reef at high-end Paradise Island resort, the festivities for a new marine reserve stop dead. Horseman no sooner lands at Suva airport after a year’s rehab in the U.S. than he is packed off to investigate. While he wrestles with his future, his new sergeant, uber-efficient Susila Singh, is ambitious. As the pair pursue leads in idyllic coral islands and diesel-polluted Suva streets, they forge a tentative partnership. To discover why the girl died, they must drag to the surface secrets that have no place in paradise.
Dive into the fragile beauty of the Fiji islands: pick up Death on Paradise Island today.
The Imperial Alchemist
The Imperial Alchemist A.H. Wang
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A legend buried for 2000 years. A woman compelled to uncover the truth.
210 BCE, CHINA. The most powerful emperor China has ever known is on the brink of death. In desperation, he sends his most gifted alchemist on a quest for the mythical elixir of life.
His fleet never returned…
NOW, archaeologist Georgia Lee is compelled to hunt for a mysterious man who may hold the secret to the greatest discovery ever.
Her search takes her from an ancient tomb in China, through traditional Japan, to the blistering Australian outback, and the dizzying heights of verdant mountains in tropical Taiwan. What begins as an investigation into an archaeological riddle turns into something very sinister. Georgia starts to suspect that perhaps she is the one being hunted instead…
A legend buried for 2000 years. A woman compelled to uncover the truth.
210 BCE, CHINA. The most powerful emperor China has ever known is on the brink of death. In desperation, he sends his most gifted alchemist on a quest for the mythical elixir of life.
His fleet never returned…
NOW, archaeologist Georgia Lee is compelled to hunt for a mysterious man who may hold the secret to the greatest discovery ever.
Her search takes her from an ancient tomb in China, through traditional Japan, to the blistering Australian outback, and the dizzying heights of verdant mountains in tropical Taiwan. What begins as an investigation into an archaeological riddle turns into something very sinister. Georgia starts to suspect that perhaps she is the one being hunted instead…
Cover and opening of this adventure novel take you in right away. Enough twists and turns for a blockbuster movie, this is the fun summer beach read you've been waiting for!
Romantic, elegant, rich with fascinating factual Asian history and that quest at the heart of Gothic literature -- the elixir of immortality -- this novel provides adventure enough to remind us, moment by moment, about how exciting and precarious being alive really is.
Grabs you from the first sentence! I was impressed by the writing and the story line! Move over Dan Brown! Seriously that is what it reminded me of. I look forward to reading this!
An exciting quest to uncover an ancient Chinese secret takes archaeologist Georgia Lee back in time. To lay bare the Imperial Alchemist's startling story she will have to travel most of Asia. The Imperial Alchemist is a book fans of ancient China and modern mystery will enjoy.
A trek around the world, a mystery and something deadly. Intriguing!
ONE FALSE MOVE
ONE FALSE MOVE David Callinan
A crazed escapee and child abuser kidnaps Mike Delaney’s wheelchair-user friend and 15-year old daughter. The ex-assassin, ex-cop and ex-monk is faced with a demon from his past. Will Delaney sacrifice his life for theirs? He has just four hours to save them.
What a mystery! A great read with a cover.
Great plotline.
David is a great author - don't miss out on this one!
An exciting action thriller with an engaging hero and lots at stake!
Great story. The tension just builds and builds until - well, no spoilers. Read the story and find out.
Naan of Your Business - Chapter 1
Naan of Your Business - Chapter 1 Jack Roach
Frank "The Comeback Kid" Davenport has made a cozy living delivering retorts for people too embarrassed to speak up for themselves. But when a beautiful young woman hires him to tell off her dad for abandoning her 18 years ago, Frank finds himself in a deadly race against the Mob to find the wayward dad before it's too late. Frank's only hope is to find out why the dad skipped town before his life, career, and that all-important first date are ruined.
An unusual hero with an unusual story. Read this witty tale for the humor and stay for the story - it's a wild ride.
Interesting story that you should not miss!
Forgotten
Bloody Green
Bloody Green I.B. Miller
I've spent my life believing that I must paint a perfect crucifixion to save myself from earthly suffering and then while being inches close to perfection, I found my biggest enemy, a devil himself, in a man who was a high religious official and a friend.
Where is my God now!? Who could I trust if not him!?
What did I do wrong to deserve such terrible faith!?
What's does he want me to do next to stop this dreadful life?
Where is my God now!? Who could I trust if not him!?
What did I do wrong to deserve such terrible faith!?
What's does he want me to do next to stop this dreadful life?
Hong Kong Dangerous: A C.T. Ferguson Prequel...
Hong Kong Dangerous: A C.T. Ferguson Prequel Novella Tom Fowler
The best detectives aren't born. They're forged in the fires of their own mistakes.
C.T. Ferguson just wants to survive the Chinese prison.
He's a hacker who lived in China and worked against the government with his friends. Things were going well until the police kicked in the door and hauled C.T. off to jail.
Surrounded by indifferent prisoners and hostile guards, C.T. wonders if he'll be able to find a way out. Yet he refuses to rat out his friends and possibly earn a reprieve.
Despite making things hard for himself, C.T. is determined to see the outside world. He has someone he needs to help, and he can't allow his parents to bury a second child.
Hong Kong Dangerous is the prequel novella to the popular C.T. Ferguson mystery series.
Read it today!
C.T. Ferguson just wants to survive the Chinese prison.
He's a hacker who lived in China and worked against the government with his friends. Things were going well until the police kicked in the door and hauled C.T. off to jail.
Surrounded by indifferent prisoners and hostile guards, C.T. wonders if he'll be able to find a way out. Yet he refuses to rat out his friends and possibly earn a reprieve.
Despite making things hard for himself, C.T. is determined to see the outside world. He has someone he needs to help, and he can't allow his parents to bury a second child.
Hong Kong Dangerous is the prequel novella to the popular C.T. Ferguson mystery series.
Read it today!
This was a great read, well-developed plot, believable characters and lots of suspense.
I'll be looking for more from this author!
This plot looks super-suspenseful. Can't wait to read this one!
The Hunt
The Hunt Jacqueline Terrill
After thirty years of marriage, Rachel observes herself amid a matrimonial nightmare. While at first, she sought to write off Seth’s nighttime escapades and drinking as a midlife crisis. The local sheriff hands her a foreclosure notice because her mortgage hasn't been paid. Rachel perceives something is awry.
Devastated and needing space to reflect, Rachel accepts a respite from her best friend Lauren to hang at her cabin in the Allegheny Mountains for Thanksgiving, where she reconnects with Lauren, and her family.
When Rachel tries to understand Seth’s change of heart, the schemes of her husband, mother-in-law, and the entire Blackstone crew. The family she married into became an illusion.
As her thirty-year marriage dissolves, Rachel realizes that getting into the Blackstone family
Devastated and needing space to reflect, Rachel accepts a respite from her best friend Lauren to hang at her cabin in the Allegheny Mountains for Thanksgiving, where she reconnects with Lauren, and her family.
When Rachel tries to understand Seth’s change of heart, the schemes of her husband, mother-in-law, and the entire Blackstone crew. The family she married into became an illusion.
As her thirty-year marriage dissolves, Rachel realizes that getting into the Blackstone family
Lilac and Old Gold, A Zeke Traynor Mystery
Lilac and Old Gold, A Zeke Traynor Mystery Jeff Siebold
DUPLICITY. MANIPULATION. MURDER.
Zeke’s job is to keep his client alive. Hired to protect a clever counterfeiter who escaped a Mexican cartel, Zeke Traynor begins the job with a ransom exchange that goes bad and a client who disappears. A former counterintelligence agent, Zeke uses all of his skills to find and protect Alberto Cruz from the cartel’s assassin. But when the twisted killer strikes, Zeke realizes that to end the threat he must also neutralize the head of the cartel, Jefe.
Lilac and Old Gold, A Zeke Traynor Mystery is the first novel in a series of mystery thrillers. If you like fast-action and plenty of twists and turns, you’ll love the intelligent and tension-filled Zeke Traynor mysteries.
Zeke’s job is to keep his client alive. Hired to protect a clever counterfeiter who escaped a Mexican cartel, Zeke Traynor begins the job with a ransom exchange that goes bad and a client who disappears. A former counterintelligence agent, Zeke uses all of his skills to find and protect Alberto Cruz from the cartel’s assassin. But when the twisted killer strikes, Zeke realizes that to end the threat he must also neutralize the head of the cartel, Jefe.
Lilac and Old Gold, A Zeke Traynor Mystery is the first novel in a series of mystery thrillers. If you like fast-action and plenty of twists and turns, you’ll love the intelligent and tension-filled Zeke Traynor mysteries.
Killing Faith (A Gabriel De Sade Thriller Boo...
Killing Faith (A Gabriel De Sade Thriller Book 1) Eric Meyer
Killing Faith is the first book of the 'Faith' series of novels about an NYPD detective,a former Special Forces operative. Teamed with FBI Special Agent Faith Ward, their methods are always unconventional, often brutal, at times mystical.
When dismembered bodies start to appear in New York City, the search for a serial killer begins. Leading the hunt is Gabriel de Sade, a tough Manhattan detective. What should be a straightforward murder investigation escalates when yet more dismembered bodies are found. A very sick, psychotic murderer is loose on the streets of the city. Yet the case is to become more complicated than he could imagine. The nightmare is just beginning for de Sade, a Delta Force veteran of Afghanistan.
When dismembered bodies start to appear in New York City, the search for a serial killer begins. Leading the hunt is Gabriel de Sade, a tough Manhattan detective. What should be a straightforward murder investigation escalates when yet more dismembered bodies are found. A very sick, psychotic murderer is loose on the streets of the city. Yet the case is to become more complicated than he could imagine. The nightmare is just beginning for de Sade, a Delta Force veteran of Afghanistan.
Cicada Summer
Cicada Summer Jeff Dosser
Every Generation She Feeds
For rookie park ranger, Matt Holmes, life couldn’t be better. He’s met the woman of his dreams, lives in picturesque Thunderbird Falls, & spends his days working in nature’s majesty. But Matt’s picture-perfect life is about to take a turn for the surreal when his investigation into a string of accidental deaths reveals terrifying similarities with a series of fatalities 17 years prior, including the drowning of his mother.
Pagan ceremonies, unexplained occult rites, & a mysterious preacher are just a few difficulties Matt, girlfriend Colleen & fellow ranger Andy Zimmerman face as they uncover the source of evil feeding on the town of Thunderbird Falls for generations. The only question remaining. Can they stop it?
NOTE: This is a partial book& not full copy
For rookie park ranger, Matt Holmes, life couldn’t be better. He’s met the woman of his dreams, lives in picturesque Thunderbird Falls, & spends his days working in nature’s majesty. But Matt’s picture-perfect life is about to take a turn for the surreal when his investigation into a string of accidental deaths reveals terrifying similarities with a series of fatalities 17 years prior, including the drowning of his mother.
Pagan ceremonies, unexplained occult rites, & a mysterious preacher are just a few difficulties Matt, girlfriend Colleen & fellow ranger Andy Zimmerman face as they uncover the source of evil feeding on the town of Thunderbird Falls for generations. The only question remaining. Can they stop it?
NOTE: This is a partial book& not full copy
True Blue Detective
True Blue Detective Vito Zuppardo
Ride along with the New Orleans Police Department as the officers work together to solve unusual happenings in this unique, historic city.
You’ll meet Zack Nelson, a former police officer, now living in a retirement center because of his daughter-in-law’s illness. While he’s not keen to move, he does so temporarily to help his son, Tom, and Patty cope with the medical issues.
Zack still got a lot of detective in him and senses that something is wrong with all the supposedly natural deaths that are happening, not only to his family but with the older folks who are seemingly in good health. He works with the police officers to help untangle and solve several ongoing crimes that seem to surround and affect him.
Along with his new roommate Dave, and two engaging sisters, Pearl Ann and Em
You’ll meet Zack Nelson, a former police officer, now living in a retirement center because of his daughter-in-law’s illness. While he’s not keen to move, he does so temporarily to help his son, Tom, and Patty cope with the medical issues.
Zack still got a lot of detective in him and senses that something is wrong with all the supposedly natural deaths that are happening, not only to his family but with the older folks who are seemingly in good health. He works with the police officers to help untangle and solve several ongoing crimes that seem to surround and affect him.
Along with his new roommate Dave, and two engaging sisters, Pearl Ann and Em
Avon Calling! (Episode #1) "A Woman's Work i...
Avon Calling! (Episode #1) "A Woman's Work is Never Done" Hayley Camille
*WINNER OF THE KINDLE BOOK REVIEW READER'S CHOICE AWARD*
A revenge mission in the seedy underworld of 1940's New York. One woman. One hundred killers... She likes those odds. Beware the Avon Lady with murder on her mind. When she calls on you, it won't be pretty.
Set against the backdrop of World War 2 in New York City, this series features an unlikely heroine that you'll fall in love with. Blessed with gifts that make her more than human, Betty Jones is a femme fatale hidden in plain sight who moonlights as a housewife, Avon lady and mother of two as she wages war with a powerful crime syndicate.
For fans of Kerry Greenwood's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, classic Film Noir like Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep and action superheroes like Marvel's Avenger Black Widow.
A revenge mission in the seedy underworld of 1940's New York. One woman. One hundred killers... She likes those odds. Beware the Avon Lady with murder on her mind. When she calls on you, it won't be pretty.
Set against the backdrop of World War 2 in New York City, this series features an unlikely heroine that you'll fall in love with. Blessed with gifts that make her more than human, Betty Jones is a femme fatale hidden in plain sight who moonlights as a housewife, Avon lady and mother of two as she wages war with a powerful crime syndicate.
For fans of Kerry Greenwood's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, classic Film Noir like Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep and action superheroes like Marvel's Avenger Black Widow.
Your cover is so striking. I had to get this book to see her kick ass :)
Your story seems like the exact book I'd love to read!😊
What a thrilling concept. Who knew Avon ladies had such a dark side?
Love this blurb and mysterious sexy cover!
Very dark, chilling thriller that you won't be able to put down.
Dead Before Dawn
Dead Before Dawn Aaron Leyshon
Dawn Hope kept a close eye on the drunk across the aisle, the train clicked and clacked, vomit swilled near the door and stung her nostrils. And she knew, then and there, she hated Paris. The only problem was, Paris hated her worse.
When Dawn's ex-lover dies in her arms, she stands accused of the ultimate crime. Even worse, her drug dealing present and her security-analyst past throw her into a frantic mystery with only one end.
Tired, broke, and on the verge of losing it, Dawn must contend with murder and mayhem. Drugs and deception. Chaos in the face of predictably unpredictable events. And, to top it off, someone's setting her up. Dawn is determined to find out who.
The first story in the Dawn Hope series is a quick thrilling read in the noir tradition.
Grab your copy now.
When Dawn's ex-lover dies in her arms, she stands accused of the ultimate crime. Even worse, her drug dealing present and her security-analyst past throw her into a frantic mystery with only one end.
Tired, broke, and on the verge of losing it, Dawn must contend with murder and mayhem. Drugs and deception. Chaos in the face of predictably unpredictable events. And, to top it off, someone's setting her up. Dawn is determined to find out who.
The first story in the Dawn Hope series is a quick thrilling read in the noir tradition.
Grab your copy now.
Conclusive Evidence: A Novel
Conclusive Evidence: A Novel Al Macy
Garrett Goodlove used to be an arrogant criminal defense attorney, with a drive to win at all costs. After his wife died, he lost his edge.
But when his twin sister is accused of murdering her husband, he must get back in the game. If he can’t conquer his demons and win an acquittal, she'll spend her life in prison, cut off from the deaf community she needs.
Garrett Goodlove used to be an arrogant criminal defense attorney, with a drive to win at all costs. But a pair of tragic events threw him into a bottomless depression, and he retreated into the practice of family law. Now, he tries to settle cases in ways that make everyone happy. He’s a nicer person, but has he lost his edge?
But when his twin sister is accused of murdering her husband, he must get back in the game. If he can’t conquer his demons and win an acquittal, she'll spend her life in prison, cut off from the deaf community she needs.
Garrett Goodlove used to be an arrogant criminal defense attorney, with a drive to win at all costs. But a pair of tragic events threw him into a bottomless depression, and he retreated into the practice of family law. Now, he tries to settle cases in ways that make everyone happy. He’s a nicer person, but has he lost his edge?
Tupelo Gypsy (Voodoo Lucy Series 1)
Tupelo Gypsy (Voodoo Lucy Series 1) Vito Zuppardo
In New Orleans where jazz bands play until the first light of dawn, murder doesn’t sleep either.
The legend of Voodoo Lucy begins when twenty-eight-year-old Lucinda (Lucy) Jones leaves Tupelo, Mississippi and her alcoholic, abusive, father behind to start a new life in New Orleans. Having long gotten through life by running small-time cons, Lucy dreams up a profitable voodoo-laced scam that soon finds her running afoul of a criminal gang boss and his crew. When she dares to testify against a killer, Lucy’s life starts to spiral out of control. With friends on both sides of the law and a drug gang who wants her dead, can Lucy scheme her way out of danger and into the life she’s always dreamed of?
Vito Zuppardo author of 15 books
The legend of Voodoo Lucy begins when twenty-eight-year-old Lucinda (Lucy) Jones leaves Tupelo, Mississippi and her alcoholic, abusive, father behind to start a new life in New Orleans. Having long gotten through life by running small-time cons, Lucy dreams up a profitable voodoo-laced scam that soon finds her running afoul of a criminal gang boss and his crew. When she dares to testify against a killer, Lucy’s life starts to spiral out of control. With friends on both sides of the law and a drug gang who wants her dead, can Lucy scheme her way out of danger and into the life she’s always dreamed of?
Vito Zuppardo author of 15 books
The Shadow of Hope
The Shadow of Hope Ramesh Adhikari
At a young age, Rohan is taken away from his parents for the hope of a better life. It does not work out as expected. After years of torture and pain, he flees and joins a monastic life where he learns about ideals of life. After a decade of peace, his life takes a sudden turn when he finds himself in a jungle among a communist insurgent group in Northern India. He undergoes through the clash of identities and ideas, especially with the self-serving leader of the group. In a hope of starting a better life outside of the jungle, one day he decides to leave the group with some people who were willing to follow him. Will he be able to make it out?
Dotty Dishes the Dirt
Dotty Dishes the Dirt Diane Ezzard
Discover this new series of murder and mayhem.
This charming cozy mystery will leave you scratching your head with its twists and turns.
Be enthralled by Dotty and her friends’ laugh out loud adventures.
Out of work Dotty starts up a gardening business. She unearths more than she bargains for in the shape of human bones.
Who is the body in the garden?
Can Dotty and her friends get to the bottom of the mystery?
Together, they expose secrets and lies that rock the close-knit community.
Everyone’s peace is about to be shattered.
This is the prequel to the Dotty Drinkwater Mystery Series.
This charming cozy mystery will leave you scratching your head with its twists and turns.
Be enthralled by Dotty and her friends’ laugh out loud adventures.
Out of work Dotty starts up a gardening business. She unearths more than she bargains for in the shape of human bones.
Who is the body in the garden?
Can Dotty and her friends get to the bottom of the mystery?
Together, they expose secrets and lies that rock the close-knit community.
Everyone’s peace is about to be shattered.
This is the prequel to the Dotty Drinkwater Mystery Series.
Drinks After Work - A Jake Burbank mystery
Drinks After Work - A Jake Burbank mystery Chris Lowry
Sometimes you get lucky.
Jake Burbank doesn’t have to practice law.
A couple of contracts for friends turned him into a retiree at 27.
When a high school buddy gets picked up for murder, no one wants to help.
Except Jake.
Another favor he can’t turn down from a law school lover puts him the media spotlight.
Two cases he can’t win. Two cases no one wants him to win.
It’s enough to drive a man to drink, and he was good at that to begin with.
The systems broken. Corrupt. And rigged.
And Jake Burbank is about to learn it the hard way.
Even if it kills him.
Grab your copy of DRINKS AFTER WORK, the first story in a new series because you like hard boiled smart ass heroes who would rather drink whisky on Tuesdays in a bar across from a giant car wash.
Jake Burbank doesn’t have to practice law.
A couple of contracts for friends turned him into a retiree at 27.
When a high school buddy gets picked up for murder, no one wants to help.
Except Jake.
Another favor he can’t turn down from a law school lover puts him the media spotlight.
Two cases he can’t win. Two cases no one wants him to win.
It’s enough to drive a man to drink, and he was good at that to begin with.
The systems broken. Corrupt. And rigged.
And Jake Burbank is about to learn it the hard way.
Even if it kills him.
Grab your copy of DRINKS AFTER WORK, the first story in a new series because you like hard boiled smart ass heroes who would rather drink whisky on Tuesdays in a bar across from a giant car wash.
Interesting plot!
This one is a very entertaining prequel, and if the rest of the series is done in the same way, I know I will enjoy it immensely.
Looks really intruiging! Escape from New York meets Zombieland! Lots of thrills!
It's easy to laugh and be entertained with this book. Great job, Chris!
I love this cover and premise. As a big zombie fan, this one looks good!