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Direct Threat


Kimberly Rose Johnson - 2020
    co-owner, Carissa Jones, an ex-cop turned bodyguard, has one goal—keep her young client safe. When her business partner brings in a new guy to help, she discovers her heart desires more. Can she still do her job and follow her heart without compromising her client’s safety?Marc Olsen, a former Military Police officer, struggles to find his way as a civilian. He agrees to help out an old friend for the summer. He gets more than he bargained for when he’s assigned to work with the feisty co-owner of Protection Inc.When sparks fly faster than bullets, will the bodyguards be distracted from their task, or will they work together as an even stronger team?

Blake Pierce Mystery Bundle: Once Gone / Before he Kills


Blake Pierce - 2016
    This bundle offers a great introduction to Blake Pierce’s series with over 140,000 words of reading.In BEFORE HE KILLS, a woman is found murdered in the cornfields of Nebraska, strung up on a pole, the victim of a deranged killer. It doesn’t take long for the police to realize a serial killer is on the loose—and that his spree has just begun. Detective Mackenzie White, young, tough, smarter than the aging, chauvinistic men on her local force, finds herself called in grudgingly to help solve it. As much as the other officers hate to admit it, they need her young, brilliant mind, which has already helped crack cold cases that had left them stumped. Yet even for Mackenzie this new case proves an impossible riddle, something the likes of which she—and the local force—have ever seen. With the FBI called in, together, an intense manhunt ensues. Mackenzie, reeling from her own dark past, her failed relationships, and her undeniable attraction to the new FBI agent, finds herself battling her own demons as her hunt for the killer takes her to the darkest places of her mind.In ONCE GONE, women are turning up dead in the rural outskirts of Virginia, killed in grotesque ways, and when the FBI is called in, they are stumped. A serial killer is out there, his frequency increasing, and they know there is only one agent good enough to crack this case: Special Agent Riley Paige. Riley is on paid leave herself, recovering from her encounter with her last serial killer, and, fragile as she is, the FBI is reluctant to tap her brilliant mind. Yet Riley, needing to battle her own demons, comes on board, and her hunt leads her through the disturbing subculture of doll collectors, into the homes of broken families, and into the darkest canals of the killer’s mind. As Riley peels back the layers, she realizes she is up against a killer more twisted than she could have imagined. Dark psychological thrillers with heart-pounding suspense, BEFORE HE KILLS and ONCE GONE mark the debut of riveting new series—and beloved new characters—that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Books #2 and #3 in the Riley Paige series are also available!

The Hen Party


Maria Frankland - 2021
    Who will be the one?

The Ranger


Brooke Sivendra - 2017
    . . Seven years ago, Deacon Thomas's girlfriend was brutally murdered. Every single day, he lives with the crushing truth—they killed her to get to him. Time hasn't healed his wounds. Not even a little. But he's found one way to survive: to suppress the memories of her—the good and the bad. Until now. One image changes everything, and whether he wants to or not, life is going to force him to face his past. But life is also going to give him something else: a second chance at happiness—if he can find the strength to forgive himself. If you like stories packed with intrigue, romance and suspense, then you'll love the first instalment in Brooke Sivendra's Deacon Thomas Duet. Buy The Ranger to begin this thrilling story today! NOTE: Brooke recommends reading the James Thomas series before the Deacon Thomas Duet.

The Booker Thrillers Books 1-7: for Kindle Unlimited Subscribers


Brandt Legg - 2019
     This collection allows you to binge read books 1-7 of the international bestselling Booker Thrillers (according to the reading order recommended by the author). The action begins in the present day and continues more than eighty years into the future, but the saga and mysteries predate recorded history. Imagine Jason Bourne meets Indiana Jones that progresses into 1984 meets Fahrenheit 451. "A story that you won't forget." Never let them catch you reading! Visit each book's product page for reviews and complete descriptions of these unforgettable thrillers. Find out why a million copies of The Booker Thrillers have been sold/downloaded. The adventure that takes thirteen books, across four thrilling genres, to tell. Open your mind and discover the story you've been searching for. The Booker Thrillers 1-7 available exclusively on Amazon for Kindle Unlimited Readers. Prime members can also read it for FREE on a Kindle (Visit https://amzn.to/1EOiYS8 for details). Seven full length novels included COSEGA SEARCH COSEGA STORM COSEGA SHIFT COSEGA SPHERE THE LAST LIBRARIAN THE LOST TREERUNNER THE LIST KEEPERS _______________________________________ COSEGA SEARCH The only thing bigger than his discovery is the conspiracy to stop it! _______________________________________ COSEGA STORM An artifact that solves the world's oldest mystery, and changes the future forever. It must be suppressed. _______________________________________ COSEGA SHIFT There is no one left to trust, not even themselves. _______________________________________ COSEGA SPHERE He found proof of the impossible, Now . . . he must do the impossible. _______________________________________ THE LAST LIBRARIAN The last library. The last books. The last chance. Never let them catch you reading! _______________________________________ THE LOST TREERUNNER Grandyn Happerman is missing - maybe dead. The books have all been destroyed. But there are rumors . . . he may be alive, some books may have survived. _______________________________________ THE LIST KEEPERS For longer than anyone knew, they were there. Before half the world died, before the lies became the truth, before anyone understood, the List Keepers were there . . . waiting. _______________________________________

Isolation


S.J. Gardiner - 2016
     The real danger though lurks unseen in the shadows - a serial killer who will stop at nothing to make their twisted plan a reality. As Dr Sinclair battles to save her hospital and her patients she realises that all is not as it seems and the truth is even more terrifying than anyone could ever have imagined. “S.J. Gardiner’s debut thriller makes the pulse race…” “Thrilling to the very last page.” “Move over Kay Scarpetta, there’s a new Doctor in town.”

The Aftermath: A Nate Reigns Novel


Iris Bolling - 2021
    For the brass, the number of closed cases is a triumph, however, it does not solve the murder of the friend and mentor of Nathan ‘Nate’ Reigns, a detective in the Major Crimes Division.A one-time top criminal defense attorney, Nate uses his insight from his previous occupation to close his cases. No case leaves his desk marked closed until he has filled every hole a defense attorney will use to free their client. Nate vows justice for his friend. That path leads to an organization with plans that will have far-reaching impacts on the justice departments across the country. A suspense thriller with a twist that leaves you gasping to breathe…The innocent and the guilty have to deal with the Aftermath.

Glimmer of Gold (Jack Ferrell Adventures Book 1)


William Nikkel - 2014
    Most men would consider him one of the luckiest guys alive.But is he?Free diving on a reef off the south coast of Maui, Jack spies something small and round—like a golden eye gleaming at him from the coral—and makes a grab for it. Back aboard his Zodiac, he discovers he’s found a 1941 West Point class ring with the initials C. W. M. inscribed on inside of the band.While struggling with his failing relationship and his new job working for his fiancée’s father, an unscrupulous developer, Jack sets out to find the soldier who lost the ring—a quest that leads him to Charles William McIntyre. But it’s not until he gets a phone call from McIntyre’s twenty-seven-year-old granddaughter Katie that he learns the ring’s secret.“This proves my dad was telling the truth,” she says. “He didn’t kill my mother.”The ring is evidence needed to support her father’s alibi, and Jack’s statement is crucial. To help secure her father’s release from prison, he joins Katie in Henderson, Nevada where she lives. But it’s not that easy. Someone is willing to kill to keep her father behind bars. As Jack and Katie race to stay a step ahead of the killer, they put their lives on the line to discover the identity of the man responsible for her mother’s murder and the truth behind her death. This is a new release of a previously published edition.

75 Miles


Robyn VanDerSys - 2021
    With the help of old family friends, she arms herself with a revolver and a pack full of supplies then strikes out to hike home. Seeking a direct and safe route, she chooses to cross the Black Hills forest, but quickly discovers it’s neither. With society collapsing further into chaos and anarchy by the hour, she comes face to face with the hardest reality that once good people will resort to evil deeds when desperate and with no one to police them. 75 MILES is a story of survival, heroism, and the kindness of strangers when tragedy strikes.

Operation Destruct (Jonathan Anders Book 1)


Christopher Nicole - 2019
     When a Russian trawler is mysteriously wrecked off Guernsey in the Channel Islands, British Intelligence wants to investigate because one of their agents was on board. However, the investigation could prove embarrassing since their agent was planning to defect with the trawler and Madam Anna Cantelna, Nobel Prize-winning marine biologist. Agent Jonathan Anders is called in to do some skin-diving around the wreck. A routine assignment? Not for Jon, who promptly finds himself entangled in an international misadventure—with the Russians trying to exterminate him and the British police pursuing him for murder! Praise for Christopher Nicole: “An exciting story… action-filled and unpredictable” - Publishers Weekly “Told with smooth authenticity” - Publishers Weekly “Will appeal to squadrons of readers” - Library Journal Christopher Nicole’s novels have been read by millions all over the world. Born and raised in Georgetown, Guyana, he later attended colleges in Guyana and in Barbados. In his long prolific career, Nicole has published over 200 novels and non-fiction works.

Prestwick (Danger in the Sky)


David Hough - 2009
    Against the clock and overwhelming odds, the planes’ crews – or what’s left of them – struggle to save the on-board survivors. Meanwhile an obsessed narcotics detective tries to pin drug smuggling and murder on two suspects on board the crippled 747.As the weather deteriorates, most Scottish airports are closed, leaving Prestwick the only airport available for a safe landing. However, Prestwick has its own emergency to deal with, something that overshadows all other problems. Landing permission is refused and more than four hundred people are condemned to an almost certain death over icy, blizzard-swept seas.Can things get any worse? They can – and they do...David Hough whips his reader along in a roaring jet stream of action and high tension that buckles the reader to his seat. A breathtaking, whirlwind of a thriller.About the author:David Hough was born in Cornwall and grew up in the Georgian City of Bath. He spent forty years working as an air traffic controller in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England before retiring early in 2003 and becoming a writer. David has written over 20 novels and enjoys writing "a rattling good yarn with a dose of hard grit". He now lives with his wife in Dorset, on the south coast of England.Katherine Smith, an award winning writer, says: "Mr. Hough is an immensely gifted writer with a unique voice and he never disappoints. If you want compelling action, riveting dialogue, and characters you will remember long after you've closed the book, I highly recommend anything by this unforgettable author."David's website: www.thenovelsofdavidhough.comDavid's blog: www.acloudofbooks.blogspot.co.uk

Ashes to Ashes


Cory Toth - 2013
    Then, after a business misfortune and a stormy relationship, he lost everything but his sanity and his love for his baby daughter. He is now struggling to make it through each day, emotionally and financially, when disaster strikes and the floodgates of Hell are opened. Danger lurks in the background, tearing at the fabric of his fragile existence. Someone has been watching him. Someone is following his every move, waiting in the shadows, terrorizing him with unknown motives. He begins to suspect everyone in his life, including himself. He must fight to learn what is happening before it is too late for him...and his family.

Ever This Day


Helen Moorhouse - 2017
    She’ll steal your pen or touch your hair, when you’re sure there’s no one there. The nuns are meant to keep her safe, but she gets out of her own grave. So pull your covers over your head, Little Frances isn’t dead … On a bright spring day in London, Ria Driver sees a face she never thought she’d see again. Coincidence? Or her past coming back to haunt her? Suddenly, Ria is plunged back almost thirty years, to the time she spent as Supervisor at the Convent of Maria Goretti, a rural Irish boarding school. And although she has tried her best to forget, the memories come flooding back. Cold, darkness, isolation, loss … fear. Fear of the sadistic Mother Benedicta and her cruel punishments. And fear of the noises … the humming, the footsteps, the knocking …What was the cause of the sounds from the attic? And who was the child who should not have been there? As events unfold, Ria realises that she can leave the past behind no longer, that her story needs an ending. And to find it, she must go back to where she swore she’d never go again.

Tunny 2


Robin Roughley - 2021
    Though gradually it becomes apparent that there is a method to the maniac's madness, the victims are linked, they knew one another, and Tunny knows he must get to the truth before others die at the hands of the brutal killer. But why is he on the rampage what drives him to commit such atrocities? As the investigation progresses each new twist throws up more questions than answers. Though there is one thing that Tunny is sure of, the truth is buried somewhere amongst the carnage, and he will have to delve deep to get to the truth and when he does the devastation is beyond anything he could have anticipated let alone prepared for

The Alex Troutt Thrillers #4-6


John W. Mefford - 2017
    For Alex Troutt, a trip back home for a much-needed summer vacation proves only one thing: greed rules. But how it takes root could destroy her world. Fueled by the lust of power and money, the shadow of death envelopes her seaside hometown, including those closest to Alex. But as disconnected investigations converge into one focal point, Alex will stop at nothing to blow the entire crime ring straight to hell—even if she has to make the ultimate sacrifice…her life. AT Dusk (Book 5) Eyes are the window to the soul…unless there isn't a soul to be found.  A little boy makes his first kill—and he likes it. He is cunning, charming, and without remorse.      He is a sociopath.     As boy turns to man, what lies inside takes root. He will make a mark on Boston unlike any other, and FBI Special Agent Alex Troutt must figure out how to stop him.     But when she and her close-knit team move in closer, the stakes become much higher as the case takes on a more personal tone. It’s a frantic race to stop a manipulative killer before his web of deceit and destruction escalates into a blood bath of haunting proportions.  AT Last (Book 6) Thirty years after losing a parent to a hit-and-run drunk driver, FBI agent Alex Troutt finally confronts the killer--the same man who just murdered the Boston police chief. And what Alex pulls from him shatters her core. Armed with little more than hope and a shred of decades-old evidence, Alex chases a memory from her past, hoping that she'll find the mother she never really had. With her old buddy Archie on board --as much as ever can be -- the hunt takes her deep into the foothills of West Virginia. A fanatical religious cult has created its own society. Clinging to a whisper of hope, Alex must out-think and out-duel everyone in her path to right a thirty-year wrong. Will Alex’s quest to find the truth destroy her life all over again?