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The dramatic final chapter of the Augustus Family Trilogy. Once again an Augustus is protecting themselves and the family name with lies. In 1960, rich, pampered, Elizabeth Augustus leaves college and disappears into the developing, San Francisco, California, hippy scene. Her father, who is tormented by guilt over his unwillingness to have told Elizabeth that she was in fact his child, hires a detective. The search goes on for years as Elizabeth hides in plain sight, living a life completely unlike the one the she imagined when she ran away.  Eighteen year old Elizabeth creates a fake identity. As she matures her new identity matures with her and she becomes whoever she believes she nee...

Secrets are fascinating. Secrets are fun. Secrets can destroy. But most important a secret told is a secret no more. World War II has ended and life is returning to normal. The Augustus family history, built by the Augustus family, on lies and secrets seems to be holding them protected against the rapidly expanding world; however, the younger generation is questioning everything the older generation believes. As Elizabeth searches for the truth about her parentage, her anger threatens to expose generations of lies. Family no longer seems to matter in this brave new world where doing your own thing is encouraged. Family Matters is book two of this multi-generational, multi-volume, saga of fat...

The almighty Augustus family is rich, socially prominent, and hiding their secrets.  Not just the current generation’s secrets but also secrets from the past. In 1937, as the war approaches, the protected world of family is changing and the secrets they are keeping threaten to spill out of the family and on to the gossip pages.  Patriarch, Walter Augustus, is more determined than ever to control his family and protect their good name, but does it matter?  Are family secrets more important the truth? Is a stable marriage more important than a happy one?  What about love?  Does it matter where you find it? Can one endure a life based on secrets?The almighty Augustus ...

or precocious, self-reliant, ten-year-old Harriet Blimm, life is complicated. An absent father and a negligent mother have placed Harriet in an untenable situation. She never planned to murder anyone, but things change one ugly afternoon when Harriet kills to protect herself.Excelling in school helps Harriet thrive until she finds herself frightened and living alone in the family home at age eleven. As the situation deteriorates, she befriends two crows who become her companions.Fear causes Harriet to kill again—this time, in anger. Now with no family and only the friendship of the crows, Nevermore and Morrigan, it appears that Harriet is bound for the foster care system.The plot twists an...

Thrilling and Thought-Provoking, Twisted Lives by Tamara Merrill Delivers an Unforgettable Journey into DarknessIn the midst of a fierce snowstorm, single mother Sarah Blake finds her six-year-old son, Jeremy, missing. She races out of their secluded cabin and follows the desperate barks of the family’s loyal dog, Ajax, into the depths of the forbidding woods.Days later, Sarah finds herself in the hospital, her mind plagued by confusion and dread. Her world has been turned upside down. Rodney, her estranged husband, takes her to a house she has never seen before. He insists they never divorced, and claims that the unfamiliar child living with him is, in fact, Jeremy.As Sarah grapples with ...

In the quiet town of Monroe, Georgia, the Penny Murderer terrorized the community with twelve gruesome murders, leaving behind cryptic notes that read, "A penny for your thoughts." Detective Mike Allen and his team captured Samuel Johnson, the man they believed responsible. But Johnson's persistent claims of innocence and his suspicious death shortly after his conviction left lingering doubts about the case.Nearly three decades later, the nightmare resurfaces. Two murders occur on the same night, bearing the unmistakable calling card of the Penny Murders. One victim is connected to the old case, while the other is Marcus Jones, Sergeant Allen's partner and close friend. As the town reels fro...

In 1920, the chance to travel to India on a business trip is a great boon for a smart and talented young man. Until he wakes up in a Calcutta jail, framed for murder.

Benjamin Albert is a brilliant rising star at his firm, a war hero and a loving husband and father. But when his own government turns its back on him and leaves him to rot in prison 8,000 miles from home, his wife Catherine must take matters into her own hands and battle a ruthless and unscrupulous corporation abetted by a corrupt colonial government.

Timeless issues like racism, anti-Semitism, nationalism and women's rights are exposed during Catherine's race to save Benjamin.

A brazen political thriller for our times. Timely, spellbinding and entirely plausible.” –BestThrillers.com"A fine sequel and tense thriller with an added element of moral, ethical, and psychological reflection that adds depth, elevating this book to a level many intriguing tales can't reach.” –Midwest Book ReviewNagging doubts and new evidence about the execution of a serial killer lead NYC reporter Francine Vega to question whether an innocent man was sentenced, and if the real killer still lives. Her instincts lead to a dangerous and far-reaching plot that involves a dark-horse Presidential candidate, a shadowy post-Holocaust coverup and a secret society called the Munich 7.Vega i...

John Foster is a product of the ‘60s. The question is: which ‘60s? Leading a sheltered, cozy life growing up in the small town of Fairbrook, Massachusetts, John is plucked from his secure cocoon in 1969 and dropped into the maelstrom of the Vietnam War. As he witnesses and participates in the horrors of war, John literally feels his very soul, as well his will to live, eroding away. His redemption only comes after he is seriously injured and awakens to find himself in 1862 Tennessee where he joins General Grant’s troops in the days leading up to the Battle of Shiloh, one of the Civil War’s bloodiest conflicts. As his father, a decorated World War II veteran, had always told him, he d...

"Hazen cooks up one of his most compelling conspiracies yet in this fast-paced series entry." –BestThrillers.com"Beyond Revelation is a multi-layered thrill ride that seamlessly mingles issues relevant to our day with twists, turns and surprising emotional impact. Once it grabs you, it never let's go." –Mary Ellen Bramwell, author of Apple of My EyeA heavily guarded religious retreat in a bucolic New England town may hold the answer to a rash of unexplained disappearances that have fallen beneath the radar of law enforcement.When NYC reporter Francine Vega learns her friend is missing, her investigation leads her to suspect that her friend, along with other missing African Americans, cou...

A coin... A curse... A murder... The apocalypse.

Modern medicine can find neither cause nor cure for an affliction that is slowly sapping life away from a young architect, Tim Harrington. As clues fall into place, Tim's wife, Anna, begins to believe that an ancient curse is killing her husband. Anna's quest to uncover the truth and save his life pits her against formidable foes: logic, history and even the Catholic Church. As Anna follows her instincts and her heart to find the answers in time, she risks unwittingly unleashing an awesome, terrible power from which the world will never recover.

Aceldama is a spiritual mystery with layers of Intrigue and excitement.

Best Thrillers "18 Best FBI Thrillers Books" of All-Time"John Hazen's brilliant, highly recommended terrorism thriller will change the way you view the lottery." –BestThrillers.comAn ambitious young tv reporter’s dream of a big story comes explosively true when she interviews a PowerMax jackpot winner with chilling plans for his mega-million winnings. Plans that could plunge the world into war.Francine Vega is a talented reporter used primarily for fluff stories by her local NYC station. That all changes the day Alan Westbrook tells her he is committed to using his new fortune to avenge his brother’s death in the Sept.11 attack on the Pentagon. A brilliant man with high government conn...

Is anybody listening?
Dr. Alessi Byrne has spent her life studying spatial anomalies to prove string theory. Her work seems to be nothing more than theoretical research until an anomaly opens over Antarctica and transmits a three-word message: Is anybody listening?
The message isn’t the only thing to emerge from the anomaly. Something on the other side is having compounding consequences on the planet, and Alessi’s team is unable to crack the code to discover who or what is sending the communication. In desperation, Alessi secretly sends a reply, and the answer questions everything she knows about science, life, and the universe.
Alessi has proven her theories; but at what cost?

We took the final step in evolution. Now everything is ending. ​​Domino, Book One of The Sentience Series Technology blurs the lines between life and death.Post created May 1, 2175. My name is Kasei Marcuyla. I’m the co-founder of Domino, the program that copies neurological maps and data from neural chips implanted in human brains. I’m posting this message to inform you that Domino works, and these souls aren’t copies from the neural chips. They’re real, sentient, human beings. We bridged the gap between man and machine, giving humanity the ability to continue life in the digital world after the physical body dies.I was murdered for this discovery. I downloaded my...

The year is 2124 and Senara and Killian are newlyweds excited to work toward being the first convergence community to relaunch Artificial Intelligence five years after the Prion Pandemic which almost wiped out humanity across the globe. Achieving ‘singularity’ is the best way to increase their chance of survival and rebuild this strange new world into something better than the one that almost died along with two-thirds of the population. As the survivors gather into convergence communities across the country to rebuild reality from the remnants of the old world, they all ask themselves the same question – this time, will we be safe?And they were beginning to think they were until a you...

Once lost, can love ever truly be found again? This collection of six short stories by Saddletramp1956 explores that question.Be My...Erik Stutzman had been married for 15 years when he caught his wife cheating on him and wasted no time divorcing her. Fifteen years later, Eric and Brenda come back together after he learns of medical issues that could kill his former wife, who he still has feelings for. But can they make it work?The UnmaskingA young wife and her co-worker plan to hook up during a company Halloween party, but her husband catches on and takes action.Dead to MeThomas Jackson's wife conspires with her boss to humiliate and cuckold her husband. Do they succeed?More Than A MottoThe...

The year is 2109. Tabitha, a devious, vengeful clone of Bill Jones’ long-dead ex-wife, has developed a powerful weapon that can destroy stars, along with their planetary systems. With it, she secured her position as a Prime Director in the Mr’rk Interstellar Corporation.But her obsession goes far beyond absolute power or fabulous wealth. She wants revenge for the death of Bull Travers, the man she cuckolded Bill with years ago on the USS Armstrong. In addition to killing Bill Jones, she seeks to destroy the entire Solar System so she can plunder Earth.Fast forward five years. Bill Jones is promoted and given tactical command of the task force sent to stop Tabitha and her evil plan. But h...

Ella McBane’s biggest mistake? Thinking life would be easy once her daughters have all grown up and moved out… until her eldest daughter is accused of murder.Every woman wants their adult children to be happy, healthy, and loved. Maybe that’s why Ella takes on her daughter Savannah’s request to cater her engagement party. With no formal culinary training but a ton of cooking experience, Ella struggles to not upset her future in-laws who aren’t exactly accustomed to old-fashioned home cooking.Everything seems to be going well… until Ella trips over a dead body at the celebration.Fingers swiftly point at Savannah, and the evidence is overwhelming. But Ella knows Savannah wouldn’t...

“So well written…There are so many wonderful red herrings that it will keep you guessing until the end. Terrific plot and characters really add to the reading experience. I highly recommend this book.”—The Best ReviewsMichaela Bancroft is back! This time your favorite amateur sleuth and horse trainer finds herself caught up in the glitz and glam of the jet setting polo world. And, although the horses are amazing and the scene quite, ummm, interesting at the very least, unfortunately for Michaela, MURDER NEVER SEEMS TO BE TOO FAR BEHIND! A new tack shop and a gala polo match are reasons to celebrate for Michaela—until equestrian Sterling Tabor is found clubbed to death with a p...

“Filled with good murder suspects along with enough twists and turns allowing the reader to guess and guess again throughout the novel.”—MyShelf.comMICHAELA JUST WANTS TO LIVE A SIMPLE LIFE TRAINING THE HORSES SHE LOVES. BUT LIFE HAS OTHER PLANS. THE MURDEROUS KIND...Michaela Bancroft is--once again--thrown into solving a mystery in order to seek justice for a dear friend. Audrey Pratt and Michaela have been friends for years and Audrey needs Michaela now more than ever as her brother Bob has gone missing. Bob Pratt is a well known racetrack veterinarian. Michaela assures her that she will do what she can to help. Then, Audrey is viciously murdered and Michaela is certain Bob’s disap...