How Do You Know Who to Trust? If you are a fan of Stephen King’s The Shining or the classic mysteries of Agatha Christie, you won’t be able to put Penny for Your Thoughts down. Cody must figure out how to rebuild his world after his family is brutally massacred. While this twelve year old begins his quest to find a normal life he is surrounded by a variety of people whose motives and intentions are not always what they seem. Cody’s eerie insights are the only defense he has against the … [Read more...] about Penny For Your Thoughts by Lance Murphy
Over the River, Through the Woods by Jacqueline L. Landry
Life is made up not of days, but of moments. What if, in one moment, everything you knew about your life changed forever? Jennifer and David Brookehouse have an ecstatically happy marriage and thriving careers. She, a noted photographer, and he, an anesthesiologist with University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. She performs in musical theater and he competes in bicycle races for charity. Jenny could never have foreseen how her life would change when she sent her husband off … [Read more...] about Over the River, Through the Woods by Jacqueline L. Landry
The Rental by M.J. Moore
Cole Jensen is a hack who makes good money writing bad books about women - until another hack comes along and usurps him, and he finds himself bankrupt and homeless. He is taken in and given a job by Constance Morrell, an icily beautiful woman who feels she owes him a favour. Now home is a pool house at the bottom of the garden of a mansion in the Hollywood hills. There are many perks to his new living situation, but there are also drawbacks, not the least of which is being expected to … [Read more...] about The Rental by M.J. Moore
Peete and Repeat by Karen Musser Nortman
An IndieBRAG Medallion Honoree, Chanticleer 2013 CLUE finalist, and bookbzz 2015 Prize Writer finalist. A biking and camping trip to southeastern Minnesota turns into double trouble for Frannie Shoemaker and her friends as she deals with a canoeing mishap and a couple of bodies. Strange happenings in the campground, the nearby nature learning center, and an old power plant complicate the suspect pool and Frannie tries to stay out of it--really--but what can she do? After all, she is only … [Read more...] about Peete and Repeat by Karen Musser Nortman
On the Road to Where the Bells Toll by M. J. Williams
Emily and Stan pack up the RV and head to Boston for some R & R with the grandkids and a chance to immerse themselves in colonial history. But their Fourth of July celebration comes to an abrupt halt when they stumble over a body on the Boston Esplanade and then another hanging in the steeple of the Old North Church. Now the couple must unravel a tangle of forged clues and flush out the perpetrator before their own untimely epitaphs are written onto the historical landscape. Targeted Age … [Read more...] about On the Road to Where the Bells Toll by M. J. Williams
The Night Shadow by Cheri Vause
The first four years of the sixties have not been kind to Esther Charlemagne, even with her former NYPD partner, Aiden "Mac" McManus by her side. As they settle into life in Los Angeles as private investigators, the two take on a case that forces them to return to New York City to unravel the facts of a ballerina who died in a fire. Little did they realize when they took on the circumstantial case that they would be fighting every preconceived notion about their relationship, and finding a … [Read more...] about The Night Shadow by Cheri Vause
The Truth and Nothing but Lies by Cheri Vause
An FBI agent is sent to investigate a series of explosions at Women's clinics in Washington and Oregon by his Governor father. The case takes many twists and turns as he ferrets through the lies told to him by everyone, but as he follows in the final footsteps of a beautiful woman presumed to be dead, he finds that the truth may be in his own heart. He wonders if it's possible to fall in love with someone he's never met. Targeted Age Group:: Adults What Inspired You to Write Your … [Read more...] about The Truth and Nothing but Lies by Cheri Vause
The Ruth Valley Missing by Amber West
RONE AWARD FINALIST! Jameson Quinn is sick of trying to find herself in the big city. After a gallery opening ends in a trip to the ER and an argument with her self-involved boyfriend, she decides to take off for the peace and quiet of a small town — Ruth Valley. The small town has everything Brooklyn lacked: simple people, peaceful surroundings, and a feeling of safety. Jameson even finds the perfect house to rent from the town’s most eligible bachelor, Sheriff Jack. Life is finally … [Read more...] about The Ruth Valley Missing by Amber West
The Letters by Ella Drayton
Brodie Barrett is a widowed mother of a 10 year old girl and a homicide detective for the Birmingham Police Department. Everything seems fine in her world until her ex-fiance, Keaton Maddox walks back into her life. She's ready to start a new life with Keaton but he's also got a pregnant girlfriend working at his restaurant. Things at work start heating up for Brodie when someone decides to send her love letters at work. These aren't your ordinary love letters, though! These letters leave clues … [Read more...] about The Letters by Ella Drayton
The Blue Coyote by Karen Musser Nortman
The Blue Coyote is an IndieBRAG Medallion honoree and a finalist in the 2013 CLUE Awards. Frannie and Larry Shoemaker love taking their grandchildren, Sabet and Joe, camping with them. But at Bluffs State Park, Frannie finds herself worrying more than usual about their safety, and when another young girl disappears from the campground in broad daylight, her fears increase. The fun of a bike ride, a flea market, marshmallow guns, and a storyteller are quickly overshadowed. Accusations against … [Read more...] about The Blue Coyote by Karen Musser Nortman
So Damn Beautiful: The Lonely One by A.E. Hodge
On the night before her son disappears, single mother Meredith gets an unwelcome visitor to her row house in Detroit. Ever since the drunken fling they shared two weeks ago, Christian Morgan—the hypnotically attractive intern from Meredith’s office—can't seem to stay away from her. Meredith insists it was a one-night stand, thinking Christian’s just a love-struck kid. But Christian has much bigger plans, and he won’t take no for an answer. He’ll stop at nothing to get what he wants, and what … [Read more...] about So Damn Beautiful: The Lonely One by A.E. Hodge
Unbearably Deadly by Jerold Last
New release: For a change, the butler didn’t do it; a bear did. Or did it? In “Unbearably Deadly”, Roger and Suzanne head to Alaska to find out the circumstances surrounding their friends’ deaths. The vast expanse of Denali National Park creates a 6-million acre locked room murder case for our sleuths to solve. There are no suspects, no clues, and little help available. Can they solve their most difficult case to date? Can be read as a series entry or a standalone mystery novel. From the … [Read more...] about Unbearably Deadly by Jerold Last
