She needed an escape. What she found was a cage. Sara Evans is desperate. Failing London life, crashing on her friend’s sofa, and haunted by rejections, she takes a radical chance: inventing Sarah Smith, a flawless nanny persona, to answer a cryptic job ad. The position is live-in, miles away in affluent St Albans, at the beautiful home of the enigmatic and stunning Theodora Bedford. It seems like the perfect refuge, a lifeline. But Avenue Road is not the sanctuary Sara imagined. Behind the elegant facade, the house suffocates with unspoken tensions. Theodora is magnetic, intelligent, and...

Murder in the Palace of Kings. A trail of secrets. A hunt for lost masterpieces.True facts. When an art dealer is found murdered inside the legendary Château de Fontainebleau—the once-grand palace of France’s kings near Paris—whispers begin to circulate. Was he close to uncovering two missing masterpieces, one by Leonardo da Vinci, the other by Michelangelo? As powerful forces awaken and more bodies fall, it becomes clear: someone will stop at nothing to claim the priceless paintings. But who will unlock the truth first? Join Professor Cariello in a gripping chase through the dark ...

Squad 7 is an elite anti-terrorism team comprising FBI agents and Chicago cops. Mike Buck, a veteran FBI Special Agent is the driving force of the Squad 7 team. He’s calm and efficient, but his past weighs heavily on him—wartime guilt, a failed marriage, and his partner’s recent on-duty death. As the new millennium begins, Buck’s investigation of the possible murder of an old Vietnamese immigrant, a simple, seemingly innocent man, unravels a twenty-five-year-old mystery with international political implications. The local Vietnamese community is closed to outsiders, but an opening ...

Maze of Destiny paints a vivid picture of a Syrian family struggling to survive amidst the chaos and brutality of war. Mullah Abdullah, a respected imam, sees his peaceful world shattered when a bombing devastates his mosque. Injured and grappling with fear, he must confront the terrifying reality of a war that spares neither places of worship nor human lives. Meanwhile, his wife Amani faces a mother's worst nightmare: their daughter, Zahra, has been kidnapped. As Amani desperately seeks news of her daughter and tends to her injured husband, Zahra finds unexpected solace in her friendship ...

Cyberside: Level Zero unravels the extraordinary rise of Fall Water Lake, a once-small game studio that quietly evolves into a global tech empire—one that reshapes reality in ways no one could have predicted. Told across four defining eras, the story follows James Reynolds, an ambitious engineer whose steady climb through the company exposes a chilling truth: the game he’s helping to build isn’t just a game. It’s a blueprint for something far bigger—and far more dangerous. Blending speculative fiction with unsettling real-world parallels, Level Zero is a pulse-pounding exploration...

Jericho’s former partner, Mickey “Mouse’” Davis, with whom he worked in NYPD Homicide, is found dead in his car —killed by a single gunshot fired into his mouth. A handwritten suicide note is discovered beside him. NYPD declares Mouse’s death a suicide, but Jericho has his doubts. He leaves East Hampton and goes into the city to investigate. The New York cops tell Jericho to stay out of it, so Jericho must try to solve this case on his own. As Sam Spade says in The Maltese Falcon “When a man’s partner is killed, he’s supposed to do something about it.” Book Life Prize ...

Young wannabe social media influencer Chrysa – soon to be nicknamed Robin – becomes an unwitting accomplice to armed robbery when her new boyfriend robs a bank. When he told her he worked in banking, she thought it was behind a desk, not a gun. After leaving her stranded at the scene with police closing in, she hitches a ride with four working-class, small-town men heading to west Texas to repair an inherited cabin. It was one of many poor decisions she’d made regarding men over her young life. Tasked with supporting the rural repair crew for the week, she wonders if she is to be a ...

An Arrow to the Heart is No Loving Matter Helga owns an antique shop in the bustling French Quarter in New Orleans. She's a witch with fiery silver eyes when her witchiness takes control. But right now she's burdened with three ghosts who like to keep her company while working. But that's not the worst of it. When a dead body with an arrow to the heart lies in her path, will she be the one who is blamed? The ornery critter had a jealous wife. Or maybe the arrow has significant meaning. Could Cupid be on the warpath? Is the deadly deed black magic or evil lurking in the mundane world? ...

International BestSeller Epic Fantasy eBooks Coming of Age Fantasy eBooks Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks Death to the Westlands’ Traitor! In Book 6, of the College of Sorcerers Collection, the third book in The Tower of the Cin Trilogy, Thaddeus the Faithless, Thaddeus has regained his Powers of Sorcery from the Inferna. But the Dark Prince of the Cin has other plans—to blame Thaddeus for the murders of the Imperial family allowing Soh-Nahk to seize the Throne. Now the Westlands’ Apprentice must flee the East as all Cin turns against him. The Aelvae assist Thaddeus, their Amicus ...

Mysteries and Maledictions: Artifacts of New Orleans Summoned to authenticate rare artifacts at a New Orleans museum, Helga soon finds herself embroiled in a deadly mystery. Dr. Whitman, an intrepid explorer with ambitions of rivaling Indiana Jones, becomes the victim of a vengeful act. Now, it falls upon Helga and Jason to decipher who held such a deep grudge against the audacious archaeologist. Many were irate at Dr. Whitman's reckless plundering of sacred indigenous sites, not least the leader of the Chitimacha tribe. His chief professional adversary is also under suspicion. Yet, could ...

*Amazon #1 Bestseller* *Winner-Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence* *Winner-Silver Medal-Global Book Awards* and 1st Book in Tejas Desai’s Riveting International Crime Trilogy The Brotherhood Chronicle (The Brotherhood, The Run and Hide, The Dance Towards Death)! *NOW BEING RELEASED: TEJAS DESAI'S LATEST BOOK, BAD AMERICANS (AKA THE GREAT AMERICAN PANDEMIC NOVEL), AN AMBITIOUS FRAME NOVEL FILLED WITH 12 SHORT STORIES BEING RELEASED IN PARTS FROM MARCH 15, 2025 TO APRIL 15, 2026. CHECK OUT HIS AUTHOR PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION!* Enter a sinister, exotic world of danger, surprise and ...

‘An enthralling, chilling novel by a master storyteller… You won't be able to put this book down!’ Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ben is a single father struggling to protect his daughter from a threat he cannot see or understand. Ten months after the mysterious disappearance of his wife, Ben is overwhelmed by his responsibilities to eight-year-old Imogen. But now, unsettling events are pushing him to the brink: a mysterious girl appears in the park, seeming to live in an abandoned house; strange noises echo from his basement; and Imogen starts receiving eerie messages ...

The road to self-discovery leads Maverick Kensington deep into the heart of New Orleans. The colorful characters, beautiful scenery, and a hot mess of a woman he finds along the way offer him the perfect place to reinvent himself. The French Quarter and Blue Bayou are exactly the change of pace he's looking for. Carys Matthews is young and inexperienced. Having her family's hotel dropped in her lap after her mother's untimely death.... She doesn't have time for relationships, but Maverick Kensington is worth an exception.

To say we come from different worlds is an understatement. I'm ambitious. Professional. I keep my nose clean and my reputation impeccable. No bad choices. No bad boys. The VP of the Ironwood Lords of Carnage? Definitely not part of the plan. But when fate slams us together, to protect someone we both care about, it's impossible to deny the heat between us.

Sea Slayer Kelia Starling has grown up with one truth: Sea Shadows are vicious creatures that need to be eradicated. No exceptions. Not even for him. The Society's sole purpose is to protect the general population from supernatural monsters, and Kelia's their top Slayer. But when her father is murdered and her handler insists it's suicide, she starts to question whether the Society really has her best interests at heart.