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Bed of Bones by Cheryl Bradshaw
Sometimes even the deepest, darkest secrets find their way to the surface.
Thirteen-year-old Willie Compton and his younger brother Leonard stumble upon a mine shaft while hiking the hills of Park City, Utah. A Slinky Leonard’s been flipping back and forth between his hands slips through his fingers. Leonard bolts forward and reaches out to grab it, but he slips, then he falls into the shaft.
Bed of Bones tells a tale of murder, shining a big, bold light on Park City’s tragic past. A past that’s about to revisit the present.
While My Back Was Turned by R.M. Blackwell
A family day out is brought to an abrupt end when Clayton Bentham’s wife and teenage daughter disappear. He leaves them for mere minutes to make a secret phone call to his ex-mistress. Their abandoned drinks are set upon their seats, right next to his wife’s phone.
Clayton has been keeping secrets, but it soon becomes apparent that his wife has some disturbing secrets of her own…And the more he digs, the more he discovers that these secrets may just be the cause of her mysterious disappearance…
While My Back Was Turned is a page-turning mystery-thriller with a twist you won’t see coming. Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Mark Edwards, Sue Fortin, Lisa Hall & Linwood Barclay Bless Me Father by Tom Walsh
There is no place as intimate as where you go to confess your sins. Bless Me Father is a classic “who done it?” A story of love lost and love found in the midst of contemporary social issues of homelessness, addiction, and bringing the untouchable to justice. Cloistered conversations in the confessional are sometimes tragic, sometimes humorous. It is a modern day crime mystery with character depth, a forbidden love, and a resurrected cold case.
Sly: Jagged Edge Series #4 by A. L. Long
“You can make this all go away. All you have to do is do what I say and all of this can go away.”
Being under the control of one man, all Nikki Jennings wanted was to pay off her father’s debt and get as far away as possible from Carlos Giordano. When a tragic accident from her past surfaces, she finds that his hold on her will never be over.
As complicated as her life is, it was hers, that was until Alpha-male Sly Capelli entered it. She knew the closer she got to him, the greater the risk would be that he would find out about her past. A past that she wanted to forget.
Sylvester ‘Sly’ Capelli never thought a woman could be so suborn and irresistible at the same time until he met Nikki Jennings. There was something about her that he needed to know about, only every time he tried to get close, she would push him away.
Wanting to know the truth behind the woman he was falling for, Sly finds that her past is no different than his. Keeping her safe is the only thing he wanted to do, but when obstacles get in the way, he has no other choice but to call on his brothers at Jagged Edge Security to help him out.
Will Nikki finally be able to admit the love she has for Sly or will her destiny catch up with her before she can?
Will Sly be able to get to her in time before she is gone forever? In Her Footsteps: A Gripping Psychological Thriller With a Breathtaking Twist by Ruth Harrow
Harriet is trapped in an unhappy marriage to her abusive husband, Dan. She dreams of a life where she does not have to live in constant fear. One night, she finally summons the courage and makes the life-changing decision to leave him behind for good. She leaves with only a suitcase and a closely-guarded box she is terrified of anyone discovering…
Eighteen-months on, Harriet has her freedom. Or does she? She is living her lifelong dream of running a successful art gallery. She should be happy, but things are not what they appear. Her perfect world is plagued by crippling anxiety and disturbing nightmares. Dark secrets from her past threaten to tear her new world apart.
Why is she so terrified of her own family finding her? Can she ever truly escape the past?
Soon, Harriet will learn that running from her worst fears is a dangerous mistake and one that will have deadly consequences.
In Her Footsteps is a gripping psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist. Perfect for fans of Clare Mackintosh, K.L. Slater, Lisa Hall, Sue Fortin and Laura Marshall.
Rock Hard Dom by Jenna Maverick
Her father killed mine, and instead of killing him I’m taking his most prized possession…
His virgin daughter, Lia Ricci.
She’s perfect in every way… From her long onyx hair to every thick curve of her body. Lia could bring any man to his knees, even a dom like me.
John Ricci has a price to pay and the only means of payment I will take is Lia.
I’ve laid claim to her and I won’t stop until she’s mine…
* Filthy alpha, strong heroine, taboo elements, surprise baby, over the top, dark romance. This book is not suitable for anyone under 18 years of age. *
Murder Without Pity by Steve Haberman
Paris, France: dark with fog, riots over police killings, dirty Russian money, and Far Right demagogues.
Here state criminal investigator, Stanislas Cassel, grandson of a French propagandist for the Nazis during WWII, works at the Palace of Justice. Ashamed of his family’s infamy, he avoids anything political. Instead he absorbs himself solving small crimes. Little does he suspect the life-changing shock awaiting him when he looks into the bizarre murder of a pensioner, who seemed to have lived an uneventful life. “Murder Without Pity,” by Steve Haberman, a mystery thriller for today’s turbulent, dangerous times! Backseat in The Dark by Milton Dewar
An about-to-be ex-husband is forced to confront his own demons, and something far worse, on his way back home, on a lonely stretch of road.
Black Diamond Death by Cheryl Bradshaw
Charlotte Halliwell has a secret.
But before revealing it to her sister Audrey, she’s found dead. At first glance, it appears to be nothing more than a skiing accident, until the medical examiner discovers poison coursing through Charlotte’s body.
Audrey hires Sloane Monroe, a sassy, headstrong private investigator. As Sloane gets close to solving the case, a second body is found. With the killer aware that Sloane will stop at nothing to find him, he tracks her everymove. Will Sloane uncover the truth before he strikes again?
If you’re a fan of Agatha Christie and Mary Higgins Clark, you’ll enjoy this fast-paced, page-turning mystery.
Gainer: Jagged Edge Series #6 by A.L. Long
When a person is at the end of their rope, the only thing left to do is survive. That is exactly what Emma Atwood had been doing for most of her life. Finally getting a break, she gets hired as a maid at a ritzy hotel, but finds that it is still not enough. Tired of living the life she was handed, she does the one thing that she soon regrets. Greed soon turns into tragedy when her mistake begins taking lives.
Reminded of the memories of his past, the only thing that Lou Gainer wanted to do was clear his mind. His thoughts get the best of him and he ends up running into a mysterious woman. Captivated by her beauty, he does everything he can to get close to Emma Atwood. Opportunity knocks when Jagged Edge is hired as additional security at the hotel she works at. Pieces begin to fall into place when Lou finally learns the truth about Emma and what she has been hiding. Will his love for her be strong enough to keep her secrets or will his need to tell the truth prevail?
