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Gemini Rising (Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series Book 1) by Harley Christensen

Gemini Rising (Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series Book 1) by Harley Christensen

If you learned your entire life was a lie, would you search for the truth — even if it killed you?

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Time Did Not Forget: A Clara and Iris Mystery (Book Four) by Kim Carter

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In this new gripping mystery, aging private investigators Clara Samples and Iris Hadley head to Biloxi, Mississippi, to visit a dear friend. The reunion goes well until they take on a cold case. Little did they know their search for a missing boy would involve an escaped con, a double murder, arson, and being kidnapped by local drug dealers.

As they race against time, will they be able to locate and reunite the long-lost son with his family before the desperate kidnappers silence them for good?

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Silent Intruder by A.M. Holloway


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A silent killer is closing in — her only defense may be the faith she abandoned.
FBI cyber-agent Nina Dutton thought she’d finally outrun the ghosts of her past. But when a mysterious hacker breaches the Bureau’s firewalls with a chilling message—We know who you are—old nightmares ignite.
The words echo the fire that killed her parents years ago, a tragedy she’s never stopped questioning.
As the threats turn deadly and a colleague is attacked, Nina must rely on Special Agent Mason Hillers, the one man she trusts…and the one whose unshakable faith she no longer understands.
Together they uncover a trail of corruption that reaches deep into the agency and straight into Nina’s heart.
But every clue comes with a warning: stop digging or die.
To survive, Nina must decide whether the God she abandoned still hears her—and whether faith itself might be the only firewall strong enough to stop a killer.

Silent Intruder is a pulse-pounding Christian cyber-thriller—a high-stakes blend of faith, romance, and relentless suspense.
A gripping blend of cyber-suspense, betrayal, and faith under fire, Silent Intruder will keep you turning pages long into the night.

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The Whooten State Forest Mystery: Ties That Bind by Denise Turney

The Whooten State Forest Mystery: Ties That Bind by Denise Turney

Imagine heading out for vacation, excited about the chance to rest, recharge and have loads of fun, exploring the great outdoors only to encounter a stranger as soon as you arrive at your destination, someone who haunts you with their sinister presence. Do you turn back?

This is what successful insurance investment agent Petula Abebe faces after she drives her luxury RV into the quiet expanse of the Whooten State Forest. She expects solitude, crisp mountain air, and escape from the hectic pace of work. Instead, she stumbles into a waking nightmare.

The trouble begins subtly, unwanted offers of help from a man which turn into the feeling of being trailed as she enjoys a game of cards with neighboring RV owners. Then she sees him again. A tall, bearded man. Watching. Always watching. Neighboring campers dismiss her concerns, claiming the man is harmless. But Petula’s instincts tell her this is no casual trespasser. As the days pass, his appearance grows bolder, his shadow stretching across her explorations.

Desperate for answers, she starts digging into the man’s history. What she learns stays with her, refusing to let her go. In a chilling turn, Petula discovers the stalker may not be acting alone and that the real danger isn’t just who’s following her, but why. With the forest roads uneven and her RV’s engine choppy in the face of a looming storm, she is trapped in the Whooten State Forest with only her wits, her RV, and the gnawing question of who she can trust and why she’s being followed.
A tense, suspense thriller, The Whooten State Forest Mystery: Ties That Bind, is a story of deception, survival, and secrets that hide in plain sight. Get your copy now.

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A Witchy Mistake by Rhonda Hopkins

A Witchy Mistake by Rhonda Hopkins

A high school nemesis. A misuse of powers. And an unexpected consequence.

Sixteen-year-old Charley Cooper is furious when her cousin Danu uses her powers to get back at a high school nemesis without considering the consequences.

When someone attacks the other girl and she ends up in a coma, Danu becomes the prime suspect. As annoyed as she is at her cousin, Charley doesn’t want her to go down for something she didn’t do.

Even though Charley has never had magical abilities of her own, when she has what she believes is a vision about an attack on her cousin, she’s forced to investigate. Can she find the guilty party before Danu pays – one way or another?

If you enjoy magic, quirky characters, and small-town cozy mysteries, you’re sure to enjoy A Witchy Mistake!

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Bulverde Beat: Mystery Explosion by Ed Benjamin


About Featured Book: Bulverde Beat: Mystery Explosion by Ed Benjamin

A Texas prosecutor dies in a fiery propane blast at home The official story says “tragic accident.” Detective Luke Remington isn’t buying it—and neither is Harry Miles, a sharp-eyed private investigator and retired Air Force fighter pilot.

Luke follows the rules. Harry trusts his instincts. Together, they dig into Bulverde’s quiet Hill Country streets and uncover four explosive suspects: a greedy husband, a crooked lawyer, a vengeful father, and a smooth-talking contractor with dangerous secrets.

Every lead twists into another lie. Every truth comes with a price. As the clock ticks, Luke and Harry must untangle this deadly puzzle.

Fast-paced, gritty, and unforgettable—perfect for fans of small-town Texas mysteries.

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The Witness by Jordan Standridge

The Witness by Jordan Standridge

A musician by choice. A protector by nature.

Cops and deer. Her mama always told people Raina could sense them before she saw them. So the day she left home for a quick trip into town and sensed a cop ahead, she wasn’t surprised to see one working a traffic stop. But never in her wildest dreams could she sense that traffic stop would turn into her own personal nightmare.

Attempting to save the life of a defenseless deputy, Raina nearly lost her own in a short but brutal attack. As she recuperates, the life she knew and loved is systematically being taken away from her by those she thwarted. Now she must dig deep inside herself for the courage to not only survive, but to forge a new life in case she did.

Assigned to her case, Detective Channion Scott had a solid reputation for solving crimes. When he soon turned into her personal bodyguard, he wondered how was he to solve his attraction to the courageous woman who’d risked her life to save another’s?

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Airplanes, Atlanta, & an Assassin by Mary Seifert

Airplanes, Atlanta, & an Assassin by Mary Seifert

A National Competition and a Deadly Detour
High school teacher Katie Wilk is thrilled when her students qualify for Mock Trial America, a prestigious courtroom competition in Atlanta. Alongside her best friend and fellow teacher Jane Mackey, a team of eager teens, and a crew of devoted chaperones, Katie boards a flight from Minnesota—ready for a week of intellectual showdowns and Southern hospitality. But things go sideways before the plane is even off the ground.

With canceled flights, endless delays, and one particularly obnoxious passenger stirring up trouble, the trip turns into a logistical, almost tragic, nightmare. When that same rude traveler turns up later in Atlanta, the chaos takes another terrible turn—and suspicion lands squarely on the Mackey family.

As Katie digs deeper, she uncovers a web of secrets: stolen documents, corporate espionage, dangerous toxins, and enough motive to make her question everything. Can she untangle the truth before the killer strikes again?

Luckily, she’s got help—from Maverick, her sharp-nosed, loyal Labrador retriever and trained search-and-rescue dog, who’s always ready to sniff out danger.

Smart, suspenseful, and full of heart, this latest installment in Mary Seifert’s charming cozy mystery series delivers Southern intrigue, tricky puzzles, and the kind of dogged determination only a Lab (and a resolute teacher) can provide.

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Ramsay and Bracken’s Cozy Mystery Adventures – A Six Book Boxed S by P. C. James

Ramsay and Bracken’s Cozy Mystery Adventures – A Six Book Boxed S by P. C. James

His retirement years aren’t so peaceful when he’s constantly crossing paths with culprits, crimes, and killers…

Boxed Set: Over 1,700 pages of dogged investigations, unforgettable humor, and tingling suspense.

England, 1960s. Former Inspector Tom Ramsay doesn’t know how to quit. Agitated after a job injury cost him his career, the reticent middle-aged man begrudgingly turns to exploring the countryside with his new canine companion. But despite his decision to enjoy the quiet life, he cannot resist the urge to help a kidnapped young woman in grave jeopardy.
Continuing to chase slippery wrongdoers and aid desperate victims, Ramsay and his border collie sniff out complications and clues only they can solve. Yet though his decades of experience should put him one step ahead of his enemies, this ex-cop’s love for solving puzzles keeps landing him in deadly danger.
With secrets aplenty, can he nab every scoundrel before they hound him to death?
Ramsay and Bracken’s Cozy Mystery Adventures Boxset includes the enthralling first six books in the One Man and His Dog Cozy Mysteries series. If you like steadfast heroes with a loyal pooch, evocative scenarios, and conundrums that keep you guessing, then you’ll adore P.C. James’s humorous collection.

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Hideout by A. M. Holloway


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She trusted the system to keep her safe. Now it might get her killed.

She vanished into Witness Protection. Now, she’s running for her life.

When FBI Agent Ray Smithson gets a frantic call in the dead of night, he knows exactly who it is—Mary Beth, the woman he once swore to protect. It’s been over two years since she disappeared under a new identity, but her terrified voice rips open feelings Ray thought he’d buried for good.

With his trusted partner, Micah French, Ray races across Florida to find her before the people hunting her close in.
But nothing makes sense—how did they track her down?
Why has her former handler gone missing?
And could Mary Beth unknowingly be holding the key to something even more dangerous?

As long-hidden truths surface, Ray must face his past and protect the woman who never left his heart.
Enemies are closing in, trust is fragile, and the only chance at survival may be a hideout in Tampa—if they can reach it in time.

Hideout in Tampa delivers gripping Christian suspense packed with danger, loyalty, and second chances—perfect for fans of fast-paced FBI thrillers with clean romance and enduring faith.

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The Last Hurrah: A Phoebe Korneal Mystery by GaGa Gabardi & Judilee Butler

The Last Hurrah: A Phoebe Korneal Mystery by Gaga Gabardi & Judilee Butler

One fateful summer morning, Old Al, an itinerant gold prospector, is discovered dead at the abandoned Sunshine Mine.As word spreads through the community of Oresville, Colorado, a collective gasp of shock echoes. Beloved by the community, who would want to harm him? Was his demise an accident or is something darker lurking?

Deputy Phoebe Korneal is summoned to lead the investigation, thrusting her into a mystery with more twists than a pretzel factory. As Phoebe works to find the cause of Old Al’s death, she unearths secrets that threaten to shake Oresville’s tranquility—from the whereabouts of Old Al’s stash of gold to his hidden relationship with Augusta.

Eager to solve Old Al’s death, Phoebe races to crack the case, wrestling with her vow to steer clear of romantic entanglements. Alongside the mixed web of clues and suspects, she learns about Colorado’s rich mining heritage and the resilient spirit of the town’s founding women.

Prepare to be swept away to the streets of Oresville, where the residents are eccentric, justice hangs in the balance, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. So, grab your magnifying glass and detective hat and get ready for a wild ride!

Award-winning authors, Butler and Gabardi, bring you the first book of the Phoebe Korneal Mystery Series. Read on!

The Last Hurrah is a Colorado Authors League Finalist and has received a third-place award by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association

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Confusion Has Its Cost by Jim Lively

Confusion Has Its Cost by Jim Lively

At last Simon Steed has settled into an orderly routine. Regular assignments for court cases from a good-natured judge, no disturbances in his old neighborhood… until he gets a call from a mysterious woman.
She hires him to probate her father’s will and avoid conflict with her brother. Despite his suggestion for the usual retainer, she pays him over three times as much.
When Simon decides to confirm the father’s mental capacity at the time he signed the will, no one at the senior care facility ever met anyone except his son. Simon tries to locate the brother, but discovers he’s been shot.
Murder? Suicide? Police can’t locate the sister Simon recommends they contact.
One by one, strange events and people create confusion for Simon. He’s desperate for solutions, but at what cost? Confusion is more expensive than he imagined.

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Changing Woman’s Hair (Marin Sinclair: Book Two) by Jan D Payne

Changing Woman’s Hair (Marin Sinclair: Book Two) by Jan D Payne

How far would you go to honor the last request of a dying friend?
In the heart of the Navajo Nation, Changing Woman―a central Holy Person in the Dinéh creation story―embodies harmony and balance in the cycle of life. Her enduring spirit sets the stage for ‘Changing Woman’s Hair’, a gripping novel where crime, mythology, and cultural identity collide.
Marin Sinclair is reeling from the death of her beloved friend and mentor, Evangelina Tso, but when Vangie appoints Marin as guardian to her teenage son, Garret, Marin must grapple not only with her own grief but with whether she will accept or refuse the challenge of guardianship. How can she hope to earn the trust of a teen who blames her for both his mother’s death and his father’s desertion?
As Marin struggles with her decision, she is drawn into a murder investigation when Navajo Nation Police Sergeant Justin Blue Eyes responds to a stolen vehicle call and discovers a murdered boy inside, a boy who was a close friend of Garret’s. The growing number of reports of vehicle theft and attacks by fire-wielding skinwalkers―Dinéh wolf-witches―on lonely reservation highways have also drawn the attention of federal agent Cullen MacPherson, currently on liaison assignment to a political entourage in a US Senator’s bid for reelection.
Events converge during a horseback trip amid the towering ruins of Canyon de Chelly, where the canyon walls are streaked with the black varnish called Changing Woman’s hair. Here Marin looks to the ever-mysterious Lewis George for help when their party faces a rising tide of dangers―murder, political violence, and a deadly cascade of bomb attacks.
Marin’s journey tests her courage and her loyalties, navigating not only the external threats but her own ghosts of past regrets, betrayals, lost love, and the on-going question of who and what constitutes family.

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Summers Slain by Cassie Rush

Summers Slain by Cassie Rush

The Great War is over—so who’s still shooting at Lady Gayle?
England, 1920. Widowed and weary, Lady Gayle Summer inherits a castle—and a killer. When her friend vanishes and bullets fly, Gayle must untangle secrets hidden in Bethencourt’s dusty halls before she becomes the next victim.

Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and classic whodunits.

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The Whooten State Forest Mystery: Ties That Bind by Denise Turney

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The Whooten State Forest Mystery: Ties That Bind by Denise Turney

When successful insurance investment agent Petula Abebe drives her luxury RV into Whooten State Forest, she expects peace, fun and relaxation until a strange man begins following her. His presence is subtle at first… a shadow by the trees, a van in her mirrors. Then, a looming storm brings unexpected damage and threat.

Digging for answers, Petula discovers the man may be connected to her life back in Georgia. The more she investigates, the more she realizes her stalker isn’t acting alone.

Now, trapped by a sudden storm, Petula must survive in the forest, and later, in a familiar town she hasn’t visited in years only to fall into greater danger the more secrets she uncovers.

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REVENGE by A. M. Holloway

REVENGE by A. M. Holloway

Love, Bullets, and a Second Chance — Will They Survive the Crossfire?

When FBI Special Agent Micah French joins a high-risk pursuit through the streets of Tampa, he never expects the day to end with his partner shot and the woman he once loved holding his partner’s life in her hands.

Finley Herald, the surgeon who broke his heart a decade ago, now lives in Tampa. She’s saving lives at Tampa General and possibly risking her own when a vengeful cartel leader wages war against the agents involved in his brother’s death.

As bullets fly, allies fall, and a trail of revenge stretches from Mexico to Florida, Micah must navigate a storm of violence, betrayal, and second chances.

Every decision could be his last, and Finley’s reappearance threatens to shatter the emotional defenses he’s spent years building.

This book is a gripping blend of action, faith, and romance, where love may be the deadliest risk of all.

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The Sweetest Getaway

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They’ll need the sweetest getaway ever to escape this mess…

Jennifer used to be a wholesome daydreamer who’d never broken a law in her life.

In a moment of weakness, she lets her roommate, Nari, rope her into a money-making scheme that isn’t exactly…legal.

How could she have known that stealing from bad guys would be so much fun?

Soon, Jennifer is so busy leading a double life that she barely has time to fantasize about the hot, dimpled stranger she met at one of Nari’s parties.

Everything is going smoothly, until someone rats them out to the cops.

Now, Jennifer and Nari need help from a team of seasoned criminals to pull off a heist that’ll either set them up for life…or get them locked up for a very long time.

Can Jennifer find a path to happily ever after that doesn’t include an ugly prison jumpsuit?

There’s only one way to find out…

The Sweetest Getaway is a no spice, cozy heist novel with laughs, a diverse cast, and the smartest heroines since Ocean’s 8. Perfect for fans of women’s fiction and crime capers. Get it today for a criminally good time.

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The Dead Don’t Pay

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In a city of shadows, one man walks the line between crime and justice…

San Francisco, 1948. The war is over, but for James Wolf, the battle’s just begun. Once a star inspector with the San Francisco PD, now a gumshoe scraping by on whiskey and regrets, Wolf prowls the alleys and avenues of a city that forgot how to sleep.

When a routine case blows open like a shotgun blast—Corpses pile up, bullets fly, and everyone’s got something to hide—especially the client.

Double-crosses, dirty money, and a city choking on its own secrets— the only thing sharper than Wolf’s wit is the blade at his back.

Wolf’s in it up to his neck, and the only way out is through the blood and the lies… He’s got a .38 in his coat, a score to settle, and nothing left to lose.

The city’s about to learn: you don’t corner a wounded Wolf.

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Stacked for Murder by Mark H. Bliss

Stacked for Murder by Mark H. Bliss

When an Elmwood, Missouri, librarian is found murdered, police soon zero in on a book-banning preacher. But did he do it? River City Journal reporters Connor Tate and Rachel Short aren’t convinced. As they dig deeper, their investigation uncovers other possible suspects even as circumstantial evidence points to the minister. Facing a murder charge, the preacher continues to maintain his innocence amid revelations of adultery and a blackmail scheme that has his defense attorney seeking answers from a cigar-smoking private investigator. When two more murders occur, Connor and Rachel must unravel the clues to solve the killings.

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REVENEGE by A. M. Holloway


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99 cents promotion from 17-19 August,

Love, Bullets, and a Second Chance — Will They Survive the Crossfire?

When FBI Special Agent Micah French joins a high-risk pursuit through the streets of Tampa, he never expects the day to end with his partner shot and the woman he once loved holding his partner’s life in her hands.

Finley Herald, the surgeon who broke his heart a decade ago, now lives in Tampa. She’s saving lives at Tampa General and possibly risking her own when a vengeful cartel leader wages war against the agents involved in his brother’s death.

As bullets fly, allies fall, and a trail of revenge stretches from Mexico to Florida, Micah must navigate a storm of violence, betrayal, and second chances.

Every decision could be his last, and Finley’s reappearance threatens to shatter the emotional defenses he’s spent years building.

This book is a gripping blend of action, faith, and romance, where love may be the deadliest risk of all.

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