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I think you've knocked it out of the park. -- James L. She kept me engaged in this fast-paced read. – James M. I enjoyed this book, can’t wait for next book –Tracy J I liked this short story. It is interesting and held my attention. I am looking forward to reading book 2. – J Hall Dr. Miles Cole is a professor of Archaeology at a prestigious university, and out of a small pool of archaeologists with expertise in the Caribbean islands. One evening, two guests arrive at his door. His star student, a transfer student finishing her last two semesters at his university, Alexandria Rizzo,...

Everyone has secrets. But not everyone’s secrets are life-altering. And not everyone keeps their secrets from the ones closest to them. Still reeling from her breakup with Kyle, Susan is shocked to learn what he has been hiding from her. In a relationship, people aren’t supposed to hide things from one another, and this secret is big. Susan is determined to continue her life without Kyle. She has a daughter to take care of, plenty of friends and family members to lean on, and a steady job. She tells herself that she has already made a decision: a life with someone who can’t be honest ...

When all hope is lost, how can you find the courage to hold on? This small rural town in Pennsylvania is leaking with secrets and lies, dying to be exposed at any moment. Addie’s freshman year of high school is not going at all as she thought it would. Meeting her older boyfriend, Brett, turned her life upside down. Keeping this dangerous love a secret, she may have just sealed her fate. With absent parents and friends she doesn’t trust, Addie feels completely alone in the world, besides this new love. But is she really alone? Can she sense the depth of the darkness that looms so close?...

He’s everywhere. There’s nowhere he can’t find you. Once you’re chosen, there’s no escape. Like the ghosts of one's own past, escaping them is like trying to kill the unkillable. In the quiet, secluded town of Cabot, things look all too deceivingly pleasant. But behind the scenes, Jay knows the truth; she’s felt it. After enduring a devastating loss, she returns with a vengeance—more determined than ever before to catch the Cabot Killer and his accomplices. But as she delves further down the road in the hunt for a serial killer, she begins to lose parts of herself along the ...

As the shattered pieces of Aimee Cooper’s life continue to fall into their unexpected places, everything she thought she knew turns out to be wrong. With Theo firmly by her side, and her future looking brighter than ever before, Aimee feels as though she can conquer whatever the world can throw at them. She’s ready and excited to take the next step, until her dad’s health unexpectedly plummets and she’s once again standing at a crossroads of faith and fantasy. Her dream continues its monotonous loop, starting and stopping in the same place. She’s grown accustomed to it now and ...

Trust is essential in a relationship. Susan thinks that Kyle is one of the most caring people she has met, and she is eager to continue their relationship. Kyle has made it clear that he’s in it for the long haul. He treats her great and fits in perfectly with her family. The problem is that she knows absolutely nothing about his. Susan becomes more and more concerned that maybe there is something about Kyle that she isn’t able to figure out. Why hasn’t she ever heard anything about his family? And why is he so quick to change the subject when certain conversations come up? He seems ...

Is it ever too late to start over? Life in Silver Beach is slow and easy. Tessa is trying to get her ex-husband’s affairs in order and back to Minneapolis. She thought wrapping up everything at their old vacation home would be straightforward, but strange discoveries just bring up more questions. As she uncovers more unconnected clues, the second life of her estranged ex comes closer in view, and strangely parallels her own. The handsome handyman, Chris, has complicated life in Silver Beach. Even though Tessa is there to get the old cottage in order, her attraction to her almost-next-door...

Nothing in life is free. In fact, sometimes you pay with your life… The death of her estranged ex-husband was tragic, but Tessa thought she’d uncovered the silver lining. She was going to be financially stable, a homeowner and it brought her together with the handsome builder down the road. A strange encounter and more discoveries are making Tessa’s stay in her beloved beach cottage nearly unbearable. David’s life and career were more complicated and dangerous than she ever would have guessed. All she wants is a quiet, normal life. With Chris by her side, she struggles to find ...

With her trust in men shattered and infuriated by the way her father reacts to her mother’s death, Aimee Cooper lashes out. Before her mother passed, Aimee had been in college and had plans to travel and find adventure. But all of that changed after the funeral, she gives it all up and opts instead for a quiet life, alone in her childhood home in the Rocky Mountains. Her mind wanders constantly back to a happier time, when Theo worked the ranch next to theirs -- but that was years ago, and before she’d found the hidden box. Her whole world had been flipped upside down, and not even Theo...

Answers come at a high cost when you’re being hunted. In Hinton, West Virginia, a small community of people hold the town’s most sinister secrets. Two young girls, June and Mabel, are stuck in a bad situation; they’re fighting to get out. Megan learns of her parents’ death just before she arrives in Hinton, West Virginia. As she arrives in town to get their affairs in order, a man comes at her with a knife, trying to take her life as well. Does someone want her family business, or are there secrets that must be uncovered before the truth is revealed? Will June be able to forget her ...

Dr. Miles Cole and Alexandria Rizzo find themselves deep in a cave on Cuba’s coast. The obelisk they found at the dig site earlier is illuminating the cave, revealing to the duo that they are actually in a man-made structure, an ancient temple. They float through the temple channel into a circular room with several openings leading to new hallways with inscriptions on the ceiling. Alexandria uses her background in cryptology to try to decipher which opening they should explore. Once they make their choice and are inside the selected hallway, the water picks up speed enough speed to make ...

Danny Larson has weird dreams. Pretty normal for a human, except Danny’s dreams are coming true and nothing will prepare him or anyone else for what’s coming. Crisis doesn’t cover the imploding nature of the financial disaster that’s coming for everyone and anyone who uses money, the soon-to-be worthless paper that just about everyone on earth relies on to transact business. From buying groceries, cars, and houses to daily survival, money will become nothing but burnable material in a world that isn’t nearly ready for a collapse. When Danny notices his colleagues starting to act ...

What if the president of the United States was the leader of a murderous motorcycle gang? Dive into a world where treasure hunts become deadly, houses are set aflame, and motorcycle gangs are connected to a Civil War-era homicidal leader. After a mysterious treasure hunt at the O’Neill’s ancestral home in Sterling, Illinois goes horribly wrong, Jim O’Neill takes his two children, Adrianna and Jay, on a getaway to Chicago. Seemingly leaving both the treasure hunt and the Quant motorcycle gang behind, the O’Neills embark on a quiet family vacation in the windy city. As Jim’s ...

Will the killer make a second attempt on Megan’s life? In Hinton, West Virginia, the small community has been rocked by a possible double homicide and a killer on the loose. At the same time, June and Mabel continue to push forward in the toughest of situations. Peter, the local sheriff, is baffled by the case as he goes deeper and deeper into the history of a family. The simple house fire that killed a normal couple devastates him. He searches for answers and justice for their daughter Megan but soon becomes one of the hunted himself. Rejoin Megan and Peter as they continue to walk ...

Beyond the scenes of the public view, the world is a far darker place than most people realize. Even with the media closely following the Cabot Killings, people don’t really understand the true evil behind the boldened titles until they step onto a crime scene for themselves. For Jay Hilander, the world’s evil is placed on constant display. As an FBI agent and investigator, Jay goes undercover to the mysterious Longthorne Resort—the infamous place that connects all the serial killer’s victims and boasts alleged ghost-sightings on its grounds. But the only hauntings Jay has ever ...

Knowing the killer’s identity isn’t enough. Will they finally get the answers they’ve been searching for? In Hinton, West Virginia, the small community has been rocked by a murder and a killer on the loose. As they finally find out the killer’s identity, he comes after them again. Why has he been targeting Megan and her family? Peter, the local sheriff, and Megan must now escape death for the third time. The decisions grow tougher as Peter’s feelings grow for the woman he swore to protect. His detective instincts are leading him, but is it Megan’s turn to save them? What are ...

Have you ever reached a breaking point? Brenda has. She is tired; she’s tired of the drama and the pain. All the decisions and sacrifices she has made have worn her out. She doesn’t think she can keep up with it anymore. After a near-death situation put everything into perspective, Brenda decided that all she wanted in life was peace. The problem, though, was that her loved ones resisted. Instead of peace, she was met with even more conflict. Her husband, Peter, was at a breaking point of his own. He was juggling taking care of his wife, fatherhood, and two jobs. One of those jobs was ...

When you’re not sure whom to trust, should you put your trust in strangers? From a small town in Pennsylvania to a bustling city in New York, secrets and danger follow no matter where you look. Nora Lawrence has tried to keep her two kids out of danger since returning back to her hometown. But when she gets held up at gunpoint, and stalked by someone dangerous, she decides it’s time to put her life in her own hands. Leo, a handsome state trooper from Nora’s past, tries to help her. But Nora isn’t good at being taken care of, so she rejects his help. When their past romance ...

Can Peter and Megan find the killer before he finds them... In Hinton, West Virginia, the small community has been rocked by a murderer on the loose. As the residents face a time crunch, they must continue their search for the man that murdered Megan’s family and attempted to take her life as well. Peter, the local sheriff, is back again to help Megan find the man that’s after her. The search grows tougher as his feelings grow for the woman he swore to protect. Will their love get in the way of his search for justice and Megan’s safety? Rejoin Megan and Peter as they continue to walk ...

Is God bringing them back together? Is this a test? Either way, they’re falling hard. Unforeseen circumstances have delayed Olivia’s departure from small-town Brighton, and once again she is thrust back into an uncomfortable impasse with the man whose heart she broke almost a decade ago. Jason is doing his best to do what’s right. With his family, business, and emotional stability on the edge of collapse, the last thing he needs is a distraction, especially not a distraction in the form of beautiful, but unavailable Olivia. He knows a goodbye is inevitable, but something about her ...