The Darkness Series: The Complete Boxset: A Dark Psychological Thriller Series
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Blurb: Everyone has a little darkness inside them ... But just how dark is yours, and what are you willing to do to keep it hidden?
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"Cherry Hollow is a place where if you leave to live elsewhere, you never return, and if an outsider moves in, they never leave." It may seem like your average rural town in the Lake District, but Cherry Hollow hides more secrets than most. And it all started with the disappearance of Kieran Jones in 1998. Didn't it? Four friends deal with their grief over what happened in different ways, each suffering from their own version of The Creature, an entity that may or may not be real and feeds on their inner darkness. New people move to the town. More secrets are revealed. And more lives are lost. But at what price? How did The Darkness start? Why is it tormenting the town and its grieving residents, and who will be the one to finally reveal the darkest secret of all? A dark psychological thriller series that focuses on mental health and explores just how dark our minds can go, the aftermath of trauma and how it can have repercussions for the rest of our lives ... and beyond. Includes: The Darkness Within Ourselves, The Darkness That Binds Us and The Darkness That Came Before.
Finders Keepers
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Blurb: They stumbled on a fortune. Now they’re paying the price.
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Mel, Liv, and Jennie have been best friends forever. There’s nothing they wouldn’t do for each other. When Mel's mother dies, a hidden key leads the three of them to a storage unit—and a discovery that will change their lives. Over £100,000 in cash. And a body. They desperately need the money so they agree to keep it and say nothing about the dead man. At first, it seems their plan is working. Then the messages start. Someone knows what they found and is threatening to reveal their terrible secret unless they hand over all the cash. But some of it is already gone. And only one of them knows where. Under increasing pressure, the friends start to turn on each other. Their unbreakable bond begins to fray as secrets, lies and suspicions multiply. When it becomes clear that their lives and families are on the line, the three women are faced with a horrifying choice. One that could save them—or cause them to lose absolutely everything. Three friends. One terrible secret. And a betrayal they won’t all survive. Finders Keepers – the gripping psychological thriller perfect for fans of Perfect for fans of Alice Feeney, Sue Watson, John Marrs.
She Stole My Baby
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Blurb: My worst nightmare has just begun. Someone stole my baby.
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I race to the nursery gates to pick up my baby daughter. I’m ten minutes late because I’ve been stuck at work. The receptionist seems puzzled. ‘I think there’s been some confusion. Your daughter was picked up hours ago.’ ‘By my childminder?’ I ask. ‘Uh . . . no, Ms Banks. By you.’ My whole world seems to collapse in an instant. They show me the CCTV. The woman collecting my daughter looks just like me. Except she’s not. My worst nightmare has just begun. Someone stole my baby. AN EXHILARATING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE WITH TWISTS THAT WILL MAKE YOU GASP. Perfect for fans of Alice Feeney, Sue Watson, John Marrs, Jane E. James, Shalini Boland and Valerie Keogh.
I Saw Mummy Killing Santa Claus
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Blurb: Nick Winter hates Christmas. No, he doesn’t just hate it. He loathes it. Despises it. And all because he saw his mummy killing Santa Claus on Christmas Eve thirty years ago. Oh, and it was his dad dressed as Santa ...
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December is the worst time of year, but as a postman, Nick is forced to endure a mind-numbing amount of joy and festivities year in and year out. He sulks around, drinks too much, shouts at anyone who wishes him a ‘Merry Christmas!’ and don’t you dare offer him a mince pie or expect him to wear a Christmas jumper ... John, his best friend of twenty-odd years, has had enough. He’s a trained therapist, but Nick has refused his help every single year. But not this year. This year is going to be different. John creates a 25 day advent countdown for Nick; a list of Christmas events, traditions and activities for him to complete to help him come to terms with his childhood trauma and finally enjoy the Christmas season. Maybe he’ll even find love and be happy for once ... As Nick struggles through each activity, ranging from decorating a Christmas tree to wearing a Santa hat, he learns a thing or two along the way, but it’s not always that simple to recover from such a violent past, is it? Will Nick’s heart allow him to learn the true meaning of Christmas, or will he be forced to remain a Grinch for the rest of his life? A funny yet brutal thriller novella filled with festive cheer that you can read each day in the lead up to Christmas (or at any time of year!). Perfect for fans of Jo Middleton, Per Jacobsen and Alex Pine.
The My ... Self Series: The Complete Boxset: A Dark and Addictive Psychological Thriller Series
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Blurb: Everyone has two sides to their personality, but Josslyn and Alicia have something else ... A thirst for revenge and for getting rid of the evil in this world. You best stay on their good side ...
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Josslyn and Alicia are two different people with their own personalities, likes, dislikes and dreams. They just happen to share a body. Josslyn is the mild-mannered vet who prefers animals to people and Alicia is the psychopath with a liking for killing anyone who gets in her way. Over the course of the series, they learn more about themselves than they could possibly have imagined. By eventually learning to work together, they unravel the truth of their past, save innocent lives and take down those who deserve it. But no one said it was going to be a happy ending. Eventually, Josslyn and Alicia have to say goodbye, but it doesn't always mean it's the end ... A psychological thriller series full of twists, humour, friendships, loss, revenge and, of course, murder. Includes: My Bad Self (Novella), My Dark Self, My True Self and My Real Self
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Thieving Shadows
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Blurb: After waking with no memory of the past three years, a jaded master thief takes on a job that will give her the answers she seeks; but when she learns that this powerful, corruptive item is too dangerous to be in anyone's hands, she must trust others before the city she once knew is destroyed.
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Surviving in Rookfall depends on rank or thievery, and no one can be trusted. Genevieve is a master thief: one of the renowned Shadows, instilling fear into the elites. One night, an easy job to steal an automaton ends in confusion. Waking three years later in the presence of Matthew Tilcott, a lesser, in a city turned unfamiliar, she sets out to discover what happened that night and why she can see things others can't. As she searches for answers, she unearths a conspiracy to find and use the powerful Star. When Genevieve learns of why the elites and the lessers seek it and its corruptive nature, she determines no one should wield such power. It should be destroyed. But to do so, she must eliminate the last personal connection to her old life. Will she help this corrupt city and start a new life with Matthew, or only look out for herself? If you like a strong female lead, Gaslamp adventure, and the Victorian era, you'll love this steampunk mystery thriller standalone novel. Get your copy now!
The Heartbreak Hex
Series: Holiday Village Romances
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: A witch and a vampire who is secretly in love with her get magically tied together when a drunken spell goes awry.
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Gertrude Nightshade never thought that she’d be heartbroken right before Halloween. A busy potion witch in the middle of Holiday Village with a thriving shop, Gertrude thought that she’d be with her werewolf boyfriend forever. That is, until he unceremoniously dumps her at the busiest time in her career. While drowning her sorrows in pumpkin ale (and a mug of ill-advised peppermint schnapps), Gertrude drunkenly decides to put together the ultimate heartbreak healing potion, drinks it and goes to bed. But when she wakes up, she’s not alone. Vlad Everdark is the charming vampire mayor of the Halloween Neighborhood of Holiday Village. The last thing he expects is to wake up in bed with the beautiful, hungover witch who sells him his morning brew. The one he’s been secretly dreaming about for years. Not only that, but they are tethered together at the wrist with an unbreakable magic red string that doesn’t allow them to go more than six feet away from each other. Halloween is only days away, the biggest night of the year for both of them. Can they break the hex that is keeping them together? And, as they spend more time with each other, will they find that they want to?
The Peppermint Problem
Series: Holiday Village Romances
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: When two friends save Christmas, one kiss changes everything
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Gretchen Nightshade has three big problems. First, her twin sister is crazy about her new vampire boyfriend and keeps leaving Gretchen on her own to mind the shop. Second, because of this, she’s completely behind on her candy orders and if she can’t fill them she’ll never be able to afford her own shop. But last and biggest of all: she’s in love with her childhood best friend who just sees her as another little sister. What’s a witch to do? Nick Kringle is the fifth of his name and is drowning under his father’s expectations. The only relief he gets is when he sneaks off to hang out with his best friend and taste her amazing sweets. When the Christmas Neighborhood’s main candy chef quits just days before Christmas, Nick knows there’s only one person he can count on to bail him out and save the holiday. But when pushback happens against a Halloween witch taking charge of the candy kitchens, Nick impulsively announces their engagement to smooth things over and protect Gretchen with the Kringle name. They can always just end the fake engagement when Christmas is over, right? But what happens when a kiss changes everything? Can they save Christmas and admit their feelings? It may take a Christmas miracle.
The Cupid Conspiracy
Series: Holiday Village Romances
Series Number: 3
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Blurb: Strictly business is about to get very personal in this rivals-to-lovers marriage of convenience
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Beatrix Nightshade is used to being weighed down by responsibility. First with raising her two younger twin sisters after their parents died, then with her job championing the underdog Forgotten Holidays at City Hall, a life of hard work and fighting for what she wants is all she’s ever known. Just once she’s like things to be easy. Curtis Heartson is a cupid who’s charms and good looks have gotten him far in life. A lobbyist for Valentine’s Day, Curtis loves to win and make it look easy. He especially loves rubbing it in the face of his adorably angry rival, Beatrix. But romantic love is highly prized in the Valentine’s Neighborhood and Curtis can’t seem to take his career to the next level without being in a serious relationship. He can’t just fake it: cupids can sense bonds of strong emotion. But hate is easy to confuse with love and even if no one loves him, Curtis does know someone who hates him. Curtis comes to Beatrix with a proposition: a marriage of convenience. A way to pull the wool over his superiors’ eyes. One where he helps her with her goals and she helps him with his. A business arrangement. What could go wrong? But even the best plans have a way of going awry. When real feelings start sneaking into their strictly-business relationship, Curtis will have to choose: his career? Or his heart?
The Pumpkin Predicament
Series: Holiday Village Romances
Series Number: 4
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Blurb: When all the pumpkins go missing before Halloween, one couple might just find a second chance.
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Bridget Shadesglow is loyal and no-nonsense to a fault. Her first, second, and third priority is making sure that her boss, Vlad Everdark, stays in office as mayor of the Halloween Neighborhood. Everything else in her life has taken a backseat to this goal, including her neglected love life. But when all the pumpkins in the entire village go missing a week before Halloween and Vlad’s credibility is in jeopardy, Bridget springs into action, even if it means contacting the ex she’s been struggling to forget. Loki Hauntington has never been able to get over Bridget. He knows that he was too immature when they were together, but now, years later, all he wants is a chance to prove to her that he’s changed in all the right ways, but she never gives him the time of day. So when she comes to him, suspecting that he had something to do with the mystery of the missing pumpkins, Loki suggests teaming up to solve the crime. All he needs is an in to show that he’s a changed poltergeist. Sparks fly as old feelings reemerge and the mystery deepens. Halloween gets closer and closer, but Bridget and Loki are still far from solving this case. Will they be able to crack this whodunit in time to save the holiday celebrations and Bridget’s career? And will they find that some things deserve a second chance?
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The Mistletoe Mistake
Series: Holiday Village Romances
Series Number: 5
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Blurb: When Santa's daughter's magic goes haywire after an ill-advised kiss, she must confront the grumpy yeti who started it all
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Merry Kringle’s magic is on the fritz—and so is her love life. Ever since that kiss with Frostbeard the Yeti at the Halloween Welcoming Ball, her powers have gone haywire. Her spells sputter, flurries follow her across campus, and enchanted mistletoe seems determined to drop into every doorway she passes. With finals looming, Merry’s one magical meltdown away from disaster—and the worst part? Her unruly powers seem tied to her emotions… which all lead straight back to him. Frostbeard knows kissing Merry was a mistake—a dangerous, intoxicating, absolutely unforgettable mistake. Pushing her away afterward was supposed to protect them both. But ever since, he’s been starving for another taste. Now she’s back, demanding his help, with desperation in her eyes. He should say no. Helping her get her magic under control is risky. For his heart. For his sanity. For his ability to keep his hands to himself. But the truth? He’s never wanted anyone the way he wants her—and resisting might just be impossible. As Christmas nears, the tension between them heats to a breaking point. If they can’t untangle her powers—and their feelings—they’ll risk more than failed exams. Because this isn’t just magic gone wild. This is a holiday romance with heat—and it might just burn them both.
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War Queen
Series: The War Brides of Adrik
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Blurb: To save her people she would do anything, even marry the brutal orc king.
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Cursed at birth with fairy-like beauty, Queen Adalind has only ever known pain and death at the hands of men. Always a prize to be coveted, she doesn't know that she can trust any male. When Adalind must save her kingdom after the death of her cruel husband during a war he started with the nearby orc kingdom, the jaded queen offers herself up as a sacrifice. The orc king will receive a bride with magical beauty and she will save her subjects from more slaughter. What she doesn't expect is to be attracted to her future husband or find him to an honorable orc. King Rognar is merely seeking to end the war started by the humans, take his pound of flesh and go home. What he is not expecting is to be challenged by a beautiful, politically savvy queen, who seems to offer him everything he could ever want. But as he gets to see the real woman beneath her icy exterior, he finds that what he truly wants is Adalind's heart. As passion ignites between them, can they trust each other and rule two kingdoms? Or will all the forces that conspire against them tear them and their kingdoms, apart?
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War Mistress
Series: The War Brides of Adrik
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: With the kingdom burning around them, can this grumpy/sunshine duo thwart an evil plot and realize their feelings?
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Pellia Santir has always had her choices taken from her, since she was a child. Finally free from the abusive king she was forced to serve as mistress, Pellia is looking for a fresh start. A new path. And a new lover. When she is installed as Regent of Adrik alongside the quiet and brooding Verrick, she believes she has found that lover. If only she can convince him of that fact. Verrick ka Roknir is an orc who has been burned by human women before. Haunted by the memory of a treacherous past-mate, Verrick is determined to never be blinded by beauty again. Even if the flirtatious human regent is oh, so tempting. He resolves for his heart to be as stone, but the pretty human has a way of getting behind his defenses. When fires break out in the south of the country, caused by an insidious force, Pellia and Verrick are put to the test. Can they come together to save the country from those that threaten it and ignite the passion growing between them? Or will the enemy destroy them andthe land they swore to protect?
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War Maiden
Series: The War Brides of Adrik
Series Number: 3
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Blurb: Destined to be enemies. Fated to be lovers. Can love overcome war?
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Dura ka Woreki has always been a shieldmaiden of valor and duty. Fighting alongside her cousin, King Rognar, she can’t imagine that she would ever have to pick between her honor and her heart. Until, in the heat of battle, her Mating Instinct awakens for an enemy soldier she has sworn to kill. When she makes an impulsive decision she can’t take back, Dura saves the soldier and spirits him off into the woods where they can hide, abandoning her allegiance for the first time. Marvik Grimble has only one person in the world that he cares about: his sister Queen Adalind. Forced by oath to protect her abuser, the twisted King Yorian, Marvik finds himself in the middle of a war that he knows he can’t win. When he is gravely injured in battle, he accepts his death, only to find himself saved by the very one that almost killed him in the first place. At first, all he wants is to escape from this strange orcress, but as he gets to know the brave and feisty Dura, he is no longer sure what he wants. Unable to go back home, they slowly fall for one another. But just as Marvik and Dura think they have found their happy end, they discover a danger that could rock the foundations of both Adrik and Orik. Can they warn the people they love and find a way to be together or will the duty they’ve both always carried bring their doom?
Solo Track
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Blurb: Fresh off a serial killer case, Det. Mahoney must blend physical and behavioral science to hunt a killer leaving human-plant creations in the mountainous wilderness.
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It’s 1987. Hair is big. Everything glimmers. A park ranger makes a gruesome discovery in Waterton National Park—the roots of an endangered plant plunging deep into the torso of an atomic tangerine corpse. Fresh off the first serial killer case to grasp his hometown, Detective Mahoney is hurled into a series of murder scenes featuring human-plant creations. The corpses stack up. The similarities are undeniable. Mahoney attempts to blur the images of herbaceous-human concoctions crawling into the crevices of his mind with shots of bourbon at a glam rock bar in a deadbeat prairie town. Equipped with a firecracker criminal profiler and a meticulous medical examiner, Mahoney blends physical and behavioural science into his investigation. Does following his gut pay off, or does the garden of a horticultural madman with a passion for parasitic plants continue to flourish? FREE novella with newsletter sign-up.
Metal Demon
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Blurb: Elana is a demon feasting on death metal singers. Sage is the singer for Soiled Carcass. When their worlds collide, a possession of primal extremes unfolds.
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Death Metal meets Demon Possession Elena is a metal demon. She spends her time in dive joints dripping with human juices hunting for her next meal. Only the aura of a savage death metal singer can satiate her, until she feasts on Sage. Something has awakened with her. Cannibalistic cravings drive her to devour things that are off limits. Sage, the lead singer of Soiled Carcass, is on a booze and sex doused tour with a reputation to keep. During a performance at Bad Idol, he blacks out and hits the stage. Images of a six-hundred-and-sixty six year old face with caverns for eyes and dripping in black ichor invade his mind as her relives a heroine infested past. When their worlds collide, the strength of a demon is tested and a possession of primal extremes unfolds.
Bloodbag
Series: Of Vampires and Men
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Blurb: Enter the world of Pyrne, where vampires rule and humans are merely prey.
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Tobias is a vampire, living out his boring nights in the city of Cesvic. His life is turned upside down when he rescues a human called Bloodbag. Tobias never wanted a human. Hell, he couldn’t even afford one. But now he has Bloodbag. What’s a vampire to do?
Cry of Fangs
Series: Of Vampires and Men
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: Vampires rule the world. And where there are fangs, there is sure to be blood.
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For years, the vampire nations of Lucia and Torin have lived in an uneasy peace. That all changed when Lucia annexed the independent city-state of Cesvic. Now, war is looming on the horizon and no one is safe. A Slave Far away in the Lucian capital, Hayden is the human blood bag of the youngest Lucian prince. And a pawn in a political game of chess that might bring the nation to its knees. A Monk Mora, in Cesvic, is worried. She serves as a Monk of the Goddess of Humans, and the Lucians have declared her faith dangerous and heretical. It will take all her wits and courage to keep the humans in her care safe. A Soldier In Torin, Aldon is a cadet at the military academy. One who most definitely does not want to be there. He will have to find his strength if he is to survive both the school and the battlefield. A Boy Reeve just wanted to stand up for his father. But the vampire sergeant didn’t like that, so now he’s stuck as a blood bag in the Torin army.
The Major Arcana: An anthology of short stories inspired by the tarot major arcana
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Blurb: A dark fantasy anthology, with each story inspired by one of the most powerful tarot cards!
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Delve into the mystical world of The Major Arcana, the most powerful and well-known cards in tarot cartomancy. Each card comes with its own dark but fantastical tale inspired by its true meaning, with each author using the card’s essence to craft a magical and mysterious story in their own unique style. From monstrous beasts to scheming nobility to tricksome fae, The Major Arcana will take you on a journey of magic and intrigue unlike no other. Read in order, or perhaps take out your own tarot deck and let the cards decide your fate...
Gloria
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Blurb: A gripping domestic thriller with a Black Mirror-like twist that will have you saying "just one more chapter" until you've stayed up all night.
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Something is wrong in the Harrison household. Gloria tries to ignore it. She pretends to be happy, to enjoy the safe and quiet lifestyle her wealthy husband, Greg, is able to provide, but deep down she knows he is up to something. When curiosity finally overcomes her fear, Gloria discovers a secret far stranger and more horrifying than she could have ever imagined, and she has only one option: run. But Greg’s wealth and power reaches far and wide. Will Gloria have the courage to win her freedom, or will the man she thought she loved take back every fibre of her being? Gloria is a poignant, tense and surprising contemporary domestic thriller guaranteed to grip you from start to finish. Grab your copy now!
Kiss Marry Or Kill
Series: Fight Like Final Girls
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Blurb: A group of final girl's dating profiles become a killer's checklist.
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You can't cheat death twice... Right? When an online forum brings together survivors, a group of girls bond over their similar traumas. They find solace in one another, encourage healing, and even all sign up to a new dating app - Kiss, Marry, Or Kill. But online, not everyone is who they say they are. And when one of them is murdered, the rest of the group take a trip away to grieve, those dating profiles become a killer's checklist. Maybe this time, they won't all make it out alive.
All The Lies We Told
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Blurb: Two sisters' must face the lies and secrets from their past to survive in a deadly race against a psychopath.
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If your sister went missing and her abductor started sending you clues... what would you do? When Ellie's twin Freya goes missing, Ellie will do anything in her power to save her. But the police are convinced there's no foul play. They don't know about the ghosts, secrets and lies lurking in the family's past. After all, the fire changed everything but they've never told another living soul outside the family what really happened that night. So when Ellie starts receiving messages from her sister's abductor, and she realises just how much danger Freya is in, she doesn't tell the police. She decides to face them alone. Will Ellie be able to outrun the lies of their past and save her sister? Or will all the lies they told take another life?
Smile For Me
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Blurb: My daughter is missing. My patients are all suspects. My family are all liars.
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My daughter is missing. My patients are all suspects. My family are all liars. Josie has turned her childhood trauma into something good, working as a psychotherapist, she makes a living from helping those cast out by society. But when her daughter Penny is snatched from her back yard, whilst Josie and her husband Finn are just feet away, she must figure out which one of them is capable of taking her child, before it’s too late. Wes isn’t like other young men his age. Whilst they all get drunk and party at bonfires, Wes is using his family’s motel as his own personal hunting ground, splitting guest’s faces ear to ear. Then he uncovers a secret that rocks him to the core, and no one is safe. But is everyone who they claim to be? And will anyone make it out alive?
I Need Your Help Burying A Body
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Blurb: Some secrets refuse to stay buried.
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Ten years ago, Izzy, Libby, and Alix buried a fake body - deep in the woods and tied with a red bow. It was a harmless prank. A bit of fun for Halloween. But that night, something happened. Something real. And the three girls swore to take it to their graves. Now, Alix is missing. Libby has been arrested. And in the quiet town of Willow Grove, a body has been found in that same spot. Wrapped in a white sheet and tied with another red bow. And Izzy might be the only one who can uncover the truth. They thought it was just a game. But someone never stopped playing.