Free: SPARKS

Free: SPARKS
Much too often we find ourselves wondering how a character is born. What made them into the hero they have become? What made them such a nice guy or girl? How did they become such a villainous monster or mass murderer? This novelette gives off a few sparks of the flame that ignited two explosive characters from Smoke & Fire, Book #1. Rage and untapped emotions are what ignite fumes that make these characters burn off the pages.

Sori “Smoke” Knight and Mycale Thomas Phillips are known for being deadly, sometimes lovable, and totally emotionally dysfunctional. Despite their flaws; they somehow manage to keep fighting for the good guys. This novelette sneaks a peek into Sori and Mycale’s younger years, pulling us into the tragedies that tore into their core so deeply it left lingering sparks of madness. Learn what fanned Sori’s Smoke and lit Mycale’s Fire. Free on Kindle.

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The Devils’ Cradle

The Devils’ Cradle
Beneath the surface of Nina Holt’s perfect marriage lurks a life of terror inflicted upon her by her politically powerful husband Michael and his brother Greg, a sadistic detective. For over a decade they have managed to keep Nina imprisoned, using her to satisfy their every whim.

Worse still, the only light in her life—her 9-year-old son, Sam—considers Michael a hero. When Sam imitates Michael’s violence by lashing out at her, Nina knows it’s time for both of them to escape before Sam truly turns into the monster Michael is grooming him to become. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Thrill Rides

Thrill Rides
Buckle up for a thrill ride!

This 10 BOOK Excite Spice MEGA Bundle brings you a spellbinding array of exciting encounters between good girls who have a penchant for getting into trouble and bad boys who like to walk on the wild side. You get over 160,000 words of breathless, page-turning drama so hot it might burn your fingertips!

Nine of the genre’s hottest authors will take you on an exhilarating journey full of peril and mystery, when you never know if relationships just might explode with dynamite intensity.

So take a risk, strap in and get ready for the wildest ride of your life! $0.99 on Kindle.

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The Wind Guardian

The Wind Guardian
With the help of an inside man, a group of determined terrorists siege a nuclear power plant, intending to spread radiation into the wind and wreak havoc on neighboring cities. The only thing standing in their way are two misfit security guards, Cameron Taylor and Grace Baker, whose romantic escapade temporarily takes them off the terrorists’ radar screen.

After realizing what is going on in the power plant, Cameron and Grace find themselves in a battle against time and odds. A sudden resurgence of duty has them taking up arms and committing beyond the point of no return. But has their call to action come too late?

The Wind Guardian, the latest novel from Frank Scozzari, a four-time Pushcart Prize nominee, is a spine-tingling thriller that exposes the vulnerability of a terrorist attack on one of our nation’s nuclear power plants. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Fragmented

Fragmented
Cameron Quinn is caught in a web of deceit. Protecting her brother from being framed for a murder places Cameron in untold danger. When the real killer diverts his attention to her, she has nowhere to turn, especially not to the man she shared one unforgettable night… who now is trying to put her brother in prison. A “must read” for any suspense lover! $0.99 on Kindle.

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Dance with the Enemy

Dance with the Enemy
“An excellent and action packed story that is hard to put down”

Dance with the Enemy is the explosive first chapter in the highly-acclaimed and bestselling Enemy series of thrillers featuring Carl Logan. $0.99 on Kindle.



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Past Due

Past Due
The year is 1937. The infamous Edgewink gang, three of Boston’s most ruthless criminals, travels to Bangor, Maine in search of a quiet place to rest and split their loot. Instead, they find ambush and death, and they and the treasure they had amassed–now lost, if it ever existed–become the stuff of local legend.

Seventy-five years later, a string of murders rocks the relatively quiet city. Why are people suddenly dying, and how does the local gangster legend tie in? Detective Lieutenant Thomas Clipper must look to the pages of history to solve a thoroughly modern crime. $2.99 on Kindle.

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Buried Secrets

Should some secrets remain buried?

Dusty has always been a hothead, far more impulsive than her twin, Nick, the calm, cool and collected one of the pair. But Nick is dead, found murdered in their local cemetery, and Dusty simply can’t rest until she finds out who–or what–has killed her brother.

Sure the local authorities aren’t being straight with her–or anyone else–about what’s been going on in their little upper Michigan town, Dusty delays going off to college for a semester, defying her father and stepmother and taking a job in the local bar to start doing some digging.

Her focus soon fixes on Shane, her brother’s best friend and the town bad boy. The tension and rivalry between Dusty and Shane has always been palpable and sparks fly as the two collide. Dusty finds herself sinking in deeper with Shane and the mystery of what happened to her brother–and a lengthening list of victims–grows even stranger.

When everything comes to a head, Dusty focuses on one thing: What happened the night her brother was killed in the cemetery? She’s sure Shane is keeping a secret and she’s determined to find out what it is, one way or another. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Incendiary

Incendiary
What if your past came back to haunt you?

Chelsea James, captain of the Biggin Hill First Aid Squad, has had ten years to mend a broken heart and forget about the man who’d left her hurt and bewildered. Ten years to get her life on track. But fate has other plans. $1.99 on Kindle.

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Free: If… Second Chance

If... Second Chance
A thought provoking tale that examines how events can change life decisions in a heartbeat, Shona Forrester is determined to make her business a success. However, her carefully planned future will be turned upside down by events so bizarre, events she never could have imagined. Rick seems to be part of the equation for a happy life, but is he? Psychic Two Moons, Medium will radically alter all her carefully laid plans. What ifs will unfold and blossom into reality; a reality where the possibilities can be good or very, very bad. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Shatter Point

Shatter Point
When her 19-year-old son Jack miraculously recovers from a serious head trauma, Maggie is sure her luck has changed. But when she’s abducted by a shadow from her past – a phantom with dangerous sapphire eyes – it’s up to Jack and his younger brother Tom to unravel the mystery and save their mom from a deadly psychological battle.

The brothers seek help from their colorful great aunt, who exposes them to a world of nefarious family secrets, explosive government conspiracies, and a series of horrific murders. Together they must navigate a dark underworld full of political subterfuge and class warfare.

Yet as they search for their mother, Jack changes—raked by skull splitting headaches and weird visions. How exactly did he recover from his coma, and how does this tie into the psychopath who’s abducted their mother?

Will Jack and Tom save Maggie before her abductor reaches his shatter point? Does Jack have enough time left? $0.99 on Kindle.

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The Origin of Dracula

The Origin of Dracula
The past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past. —William Faulkner

Between mourning the recent loss of his wife and trying to raise his young son alone, librarian John Grant is barely surviving. And then he receives an anonymous letter promising a terrible revenge—retribution for a childhood sin John had thought long forgotten. The threat couldn’t be more cruel:

I will kill your precious son on his seventh birthday. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: If… Second Chance

If... Second Chance
A thought provoking tale that examines how events can change life decisions in a heartbeat, Shona Forrester, her carefully planned future will be turned upside down by events so bizarre, events she never could have imagined. Rick seems to be part of the equation for a happy life, but is he? Psychic Two Moons, Medium will radically alter all her carefully laid plans. What ifs will unfold and blossom into reality; a reality where the possibilities can be good or very, very bad. Free on Kindle.

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Free: Lili (Inspirational Suspense)

Lili: A novel of Love, Suspense and Redemption of the True Kind
A beautiful, razor-sharp story of love and spiritual conflict set against the raw and vibrant human landscape of Jaffa.

Adon, an ascetic en route to make the last payment on a cheap apartment, comes upon a violent crime about to take place. Acting on impulse and with no other moral choice, he gives all of his money to a pimp to save the life of a prostitute, Lili. Instead of gratitude, Lili attacks Adon about his motives, and eventually, Shuki, the pimp and drugged-out gangster, enters unwelcome into Adon’s life…

“Lili is an ambitious, sweeping book, especially moving at the end…Shlomo Kalo is, obviously, a writer of talent, vision and significant accomplishment.” Daniel Menaker, HarperCollins, US. Free on Kindle.

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Breaking Measures

Breaking Measures
On the fast track to international success, acclaimed concert pianist Leila Cates is close to achieving her dreams. But her path to certain stardom comes to a crashing halt when the body of her boyfriend, a world-renowned conductor, is discovered on the eve of her New York debut. When rumors about their relationship surface, Leila quickly becomes the primary suspect.

Desperate to clear her name, Leila sets out to uncover the truth. Enlisting the reluctant help of Orion Frazier, the lead detective on the case, their investigation soon entangles her in a world of secrets and lies.

With everything on the line, can Leila find the strength to face what she finds? $0.99 on Kindle.

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The 56th Man

The 56th Man
A former member of Saddam Hussein’s Special Security Force arrives in Richmond, Virginia. Under the name of Ari Ciminon, he sets up house on the James River. The house was purchased for him by the U.S. Marshals Service, which is responsible for watching over him while he supplies intelligence to CENTCOM. Because he is fluent in Italian (as well as a host of other languages) he is presented to his new neighbors as an Italian of Arab descent. Ari learns on his first day that the previous occupants, Jerry and Moria Riggins and their two sons, were murdered in their home nine months ago. The murders are unsolved. Ari has plenty of free time on his hands and sets out to solve the crime–in his own peculiar way. $0.99 on Kindle.

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The Celia Kelly Mystery Series (3 Book Set)

The Celia Kelly Mystery Series Collection
The Pact, The Lie, and The Truth: winners of the International Book Award, ABA Literary Excellence Award for Mystery/Suspense, and Wise Bear Books Award for Military/Mystery

WHERE IS THE PACT?
It began with a question. Christian Navy Commander Celia Kelly is a strong woman of faith and valor whose husband is MIA. As she sought to unravel the mystery of his disappearance—is he dead? missing? abducted? —her connections in the military start facing danger.

Celia, if you are reading this, I am in trouble or dead. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Men Under Fire

Men Under  Fire
Hollie Thomas, the feisty, tattooed office assistant to Grayce Walters, has come a long way from living on the streets. Along with finding a job she loves, she’s found friends and safety. When her new life unravels, she faces dangers that dwarf her troubled past. Fighting to survive, she discovers that sometimes what you need the most might be found in the one person you failed to see coming.

Returning home from the war and struggling to find his way, Sergeant Nick Welby, and his bomb-sniffing golden lab, use their skill set in the last place he’d ever imagined—Seattle’s Waterfront. To protect the one woman who matters, Nick and his trusty canine partner will risk everything to rescue her and Seattle from disaster.

Embroiled in Grayce Walters’ most perilous case—a terrorist plot with the threat of deadly explosives—can Nick and Hollie work together to save themselves and each other before it’s too late?
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The Wife

The Wife
The Wife. Alexa is drifting through life, trying to be the person she thinks she should be. She’s made a loving home for her family, but with each passing day, she watches her husband’s heart slip away, and feels more isolated and alone.

The Mother. Determined to keep her family together, Alexa submerges herself in her new business and begins to find her independence again. She takes every opportunity to show her husband the wonderful family they’ve built together, hoping to win his heart back.

The Truth. When a ghost from her past enters Alex’s life in the most unexpected way, she is left questioning everything she believes. Lies will be told and secrets will be unveiled leaving Alexa fighting for her life.

The End. There was no way for Alexa to know what was awaiting her. $0.99 on Kindle.

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The Boys Club

The Boys Club
From the bestselling, award-winning author of Conduit.

Growing up a homeless juvenile delinquent left its mark on Gabriel Logan. He lived a throwaway existence until a former FBI agent recruited him for a fringe organization for boys like him, ones who could operate outside the law for the sake of justice. As an adult, he sets an example for the others and is slated to take over their group, until his work results in the murder of his pregnant wife.

Going through the motions of everyday life, Logan does only what’s required of him with one goal in mind: kill Hugh Langston, the man responsible for his wife’s death. When he’s handed the opportunity to bring Langston down, he jumps at the chance, but the job will challenge him more than anything in the past. Not only does he have to save Langston’s daughter from her father’s hit list, but the job seems to have come to them a little too easily. Logan must find a way to not only rescue the one woman who can take down his biggest enemy, but also look into the men he trusts most to discover which one of them is betraying The Boys Club. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Out on a Limb: A Smoky Mountain Mystery

Out on a Limb: A Smoky Mountain Mystery
Nurse Phoebe McFarland has just moved back home to the mist-shrouded ridges and isolated hollows of the Smoky Mountains when she is unexpectedly caught up in a mystery she must solve with the help of her childhood friend, a park ranger.

Will this mean a second chance at romance? Only time will tell. An Appalachian “Murder She Wrote” with a home health care nurse and a national park ranger as the amateur sleuths. 400 five-star reviews on Amazon. By a 4-Time Wall Street Journal best selling author. A #1 Mystery on Amazon. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free Crime Fiction: Carnies and Wildcats: Ulciscor

carnies
Murder and Revenge in the Deep South

In November 1980, one week after the crosstown competitors squared off for their last game of the season, someone raised the stakes beyond the realm of petty vandalism and theft and committed a cruel, monstrous act. The carnival was in town with its rides, games, and sideshows and was finishing its last night in Valdosta before returning to Florida for the winter.

After the carnival closed for the night, people leaving the back gate discovered twelve-year-old Allison Pritchard’s bloody, lifeless body in front of the back gate’s ticket booth. Her throat was cut from ear to ear. Hanging around her neck was a sign, painted in her own blood:

“We Hate Carnies and Wildcats”

The murder was never solved. Thirty years later a mysterious man buys an old downtown hotel, and for some citizens of this small city things will never be the same. Free on Kindle.

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Orphans

Orphans
Something evil walks this small town’s streets … and three men will face it head on while a fourth ponders if he can become a monster.

On a quiet Fall night, murder comes to the small Iowa town of Black Forest for the first time in all its horror and depravity. Locals start to wonder if self-taught Satanist Shane Woland is involved in this horrendous killing of an awkward teenager.

Lonely and divorced Principal Schlecte believes Shane is innocent.
Sherriff Tim Levington is certain the boy is somehow involved.
Town mechanic Mel Roland is convinced of the accused’s guilt, as well.
And Shane Woland wants to meet the killer.

But all is not as it seems, especially about the victim in this crime. For he has summoned evil, one so powerful that nothing, and no one, will be able to resist or beat it.

As these grown orphans are forced to come to terms with the deepest flaws and the darkest desires of their hearts, the battle rages as they face evil in the faces of the town, and the ones reflecting back at them in the mirror. $4.99 on Kindle.

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Smolder

Smolder
Clinical psychologist Ellie Quinn is starting a brand new job at a hospital in Savannah. She doesn’t expect the amorous attentions of quick-tempered ex-cop Owen Mata and handsome Russian surgeon Dmitri Komarnitskaia. But choosing between the two is soon the least of her worries.

When she persuades a battered woman to leave her husband, Ellie finds herself the target of a sinister serial killer, and something about the case is making Owen increasingly unstable. Only with Dmitri does she feel safe, but if she can’t bring her psychological skills to bear to catch the killer, she won’t be the only one in danger.
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south of good

south of good
Forced out of the DEA after twenty years, Hardin Steel , Stainless to his close friends, has managed to get himself elected Sheriff of Cameron County, Texas. Twice divorced, with a bit of a drinking problem, he’s now dating Rory Roughton, a fiery sixth-generation Texan who’s as rich as she is beautiful—and hell-bent on keeping Steel on the straight and narrow. But then his best friend, Wes Stoddard, is nearly shot down flying in a load of pot, Rory is kidnapped by a Russian mercenary working for the most dangerous cartel in Mexico, and the Cuban Mafia decides they’d like the former DEA agent—dead.

Steel is forced to take unsanctioned, unconventional—and mostly illegal—action in order to save himself and those closest to him . . . $2.99 on Kindle.

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