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Maniac and Patchwork Part 1

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College. A secret job. A realistic brain weapon…

College life never held much interest for Lex. But coming from a big and accomplished family, certain things were expected of him, even if he has low test scores. When his friends head off to other universities, loneliness settles in.

Not that he’ll let that slow him down. He forces himself to learn more practical skills and in turn receives more learning opportunities and life lessons than many of his classmates would ever get. Outside of campus life, he also witnesses several important policies that would change his nation and his outlook on life.

Still, college life and summer vacation will not be easy for Lex. When his path crosses with a criminal organization during a routine side job, things grow more complicated. Soon there is real danger for Lex in the form of a strange new weapon that targets the brain.

Unusual and unpredictable don’t begin to describe this young adult’s first year of university.

Maniac and Patchwork is not just another “main character goes to college” book. It’s like a fictional memoir but with lots of villains in both everyday and unsuspecting forms where mystery, family drama, and crazy technology abound.

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Family Business: A Near-To-Home Mystery by Miranda Rose Barker

Family Business: A Near-To-Home Mystery by Miranda Rose Barker

Why is Baking Good for The Soul?

Family Business: A Near-To-Home Mystery

Five AM rolled around quickly. After a movie alongside her dinner, Rose had had a cozy evening in with her dog Bunny, cuddling and playing tug-a-war with the blanket and the pillows. And yet, waking up so early was always painful, no matter the circumstances.

But when she remembered where she was going and why, everything became easier. She freshened up and got ready in record time, and was in the bakery by 5:45, with enough time to make sure everything was ready for the bakery to open its doors to the customers at six o’clock sharp.

Rose Hill was the last of the Hills to inherit the bakery, the pride and joy of all previous Hills.

Her dog’s recall was exceptional, and Bunny was endlessly devoted to Rose. Having gotten him as a puppy, she grew up with him and trained him into a loyal and well-behaved dog… as expected, given that most experts name border collies as a highly intelligent dog breed.

For Rose, life was good.

Until a strange couple with a mysterious letter arrived, asking for her help.

Author Miranda Rose Barker masterfully combines mystery and suspense into an engaging story full of surprising turns and twists until the very end. Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries, Family Business is a gripping story that will keep readers up all night.

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Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic: Box Set Books 1-3 by Elizabeth Pantley

Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic: Box Set Books 1-3 by Elizabeth Pantley

The first three books in the captivating Destiny Falls Mystery and Magic series are available together for only 1.99. This deal runs from Feb. 15-20, don’t wait!

An accidental journey through a magic mirror. A portal to an enchanted land. A mysterious family she never knew she had. Hayden’s life is upended with the wonder of Destiny Falls. But here always seems to be a mystery to unravel and a murder to solve. Luckily, Hayden, her sassy sidekick Latifa, and their growing circle of family and friends are always up for the task. There’s never a dull moment in this captivating world.

Book 1 – Falling into Magic

When Hayden was a child, she lost her cat. Adults told her the cat ran away, but she knew the truth. The mirror had taken her. She knew because the mirror gave her a glimpse of an alternate world and had nearly pulled her in, so she was certain the cat had suffered that fate.

Twenty years later Hayden discovers the secret of the mirror when she is thrust into it. She learns of an enchanted world she never knew existed, and a family she never knew she had.

But danger brought her here, and it followed her. Now, Hayden is on a mission to remove the threat, so that she can begin her magical, meaningful new life in this enchanted world.

Book 2 – The Disappearance of Emily

Destiny Falls is charming, and the amazing mansion Hayden lives in changes to meet the needs of the people who live there, including her! Every day she discovers a new enchantment.

But something is amiss. Hayden gets an ominous warning from a strange woman, who promises to tell her the town secrets and give her a package – if she’ll meet her at the mysterious ferry that lacks a published destination. The ferry visit is cancelled, but the package is delivered. Once it arrives, someone turns up dead. Then the suspicious episodes start, too many to call them coincidences. She and her family are targeted and in danger.

Who or what is causing the chaos? All signs point to the mysterious disappearance of her mother – way back when Hayden was just two days old. Can she identify and eliminate the threat before another person in her life is stolen away? Can she learn more about the secrets kept for her lifetime? With the help of her high-spirited sidekick cat, and a host of new family and friends, Hayden finds herself surrounded with support as she solves the mystery of the death and learns shocking secrets about herself.

Book 3 – The Ghost Camper’s Tall Tales

A mysterious old man keeps popping up to tell Hayden a series of tall tales. Who is he? And is he actually glowing? Are his stories fiction, or is he telling her the history of her family, the enchanted islands, and the witch? And why did a dead body show up . . . of someone who is already dead?

Can Hayden and her quirky sidekick, Latifa unscramble this mystery?

Hayden’s adventures in the magical world of Destiny Falls continue in this gripping story that answers your questions about the mysterious world she entered through a mirror in book one, Falling into Magic. We learn more about her missing mother, whose story begins in book two, The Disappearance of Emily.

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Expended: A Dr. Sean Nolan Mystery

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An early morning call from the medical examiner is rarely good news. Dr. Sean Nolan is informed that one of his favorite elderly patients has passed away in her sleep. The only unanswered question is a cryptic note reading ‘M.D.-12:00’ on her calendar the day before. Dr. Nolan had not seen the woman for weeks, so who, or what does M.D. stand for?
It becomes the first step on a twisted path of greed and the beginning of a mystery that can only be put to rest with two endings.

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Too Dead for his Britches: 80s Church Lady Mini-Series (A Christian Women’s Club Mystery)

About Too Dead for his Britches: 80s Church Lady Mini-Series (A Christian Women’s Club Mystery):

To celebrate the launch of this new series, Too Dead For His Britches is available for $1.49 until 2/14/2023.

Baduga Fellowship’s congregation alienates Harper Kay, the new church secretary, after their senior pastor is murdered, but when Deputy Maxwell Hunt becomes involved, he stumbles upon a larger suspect pool. Soon, the curious deputy is combing through a web of deception that leaves unanswered questions. Is newcomer Harper Kay the guilty party with all the right answers or an innocent victim with all the wrong acquaintances?

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YOU BETTER RUN by Willow Rose

YOU BETTER RUN by Willow Rose

When 19-year-old Meg Briggs wakes up after having a crazy party with her friends, she finds a girl in the pool.
Dead.

Who is this girl?
How did she end up in the pool?
Was she even at the party?

Even more strange is when they pull her out of the water, Meg realizes the girl looks very familiar. As a matter of fact, she looks just like her.
Like an identical twin.

But Meg has no twin, at least none that she knows of, and no one at the party knows this girl or can say where she is from.

What is Meg’s mom hiding from her?

FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas is caught in distress at home with her children and between the two men in her life when she is asked to help out on the case.

Who killed Meg’s identical twin, and why? And where did she come from?

As Eva Rae Thomas digs deeper into the story, she can barely believe the revealed secrets, secrets so cruel that someone is ready to go to great lengths to keep them hidden.

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Sign of Nine Stripes by Carol Amorosi

Sign of Nine Stripes by Carol Amorosi

The third time’s lucky. Or so they say. Angus believes his chance for success lies in the colonies. When he receives an offer of employment, he crosses the Atlantic for the third time to follow his dreams. What could possibly go wrong?

In 1763, Angus followed his heroes, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, to the New World on their ground-breaking survey. Five years later, he returned to London with no prospects. Now, Angus sails back to the colonies. But this time will be different. Joel Bailey has offered him a position as a surveyor. His friend, Liam, is there. The uncle he believed was dead is there. And a beautiful Native lass is there. Angus thinks he’s finally on his way to making a life for himself.

But there’s an undercurrent of danger running throughout the colonies. Smuggling, protests, and secret organizations are the norm. New taxes and restrictions are being imposed. And people are taking sides against each other.

Angus doesn’t want to choose sides. But when a dead body is delivered to his employer’s home, what choice does he have?

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Family Matters: A Near-To-Home Mystery Novel by Miranda Rose Barker

Family Matters: A Near-To-Home Mystery Novel by Miranda Rose Barker

Killing the Bully…

Family Matters: A Near-To-Home Mystery Novel.

When Lottie Wannemacher leaves the house with her dog Bronson for one of their daily walks outdoors, the last thing she expects to find is a dead body.

Lottie is a 35-year-old widow who owns her own bakery, a popular spot for the locals to come to for treats and gossip. Along with her loyal pit bull-dalmatian mix companion, she has enjoyed a peaceful lifestyle despite losing her husband Paul prematurely to an illness.

On the other hand, there’s Cliff Carmichael. In his youth, he was seen as a high school bully who would beat, mock, and torment his classmates. Although Cliff has done well financially and tried to give back to the community as an adult, many people still resent him. The bully’s multitude of victims hasn’t forgotten his previously nasty behaviors.

Today, things change in the small town of Tinsel Peaks. Lottie and Bronson discover a body out on the trail where they are walking.

Cliff Carmichael is dead. Someone shot him in the chest.

Traumatized by finding the body, Lottie sets out to solve the crime. Narrowing down the list of suspects isn’t easy. Pretty much everyone in town owns a shotgun. Baking is second nature for Lottie. Amateur sleuthing… not so much.

Can she solve this crime…or will she manage to make herself the next target?

Readers will love this gripping mystery from page one. Family Matters is a suspenseful story that will keep you turning pages late into the night.

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Baked In Suspicion by Miranda Rose Barker

Baked In Suspicion by Miranda Rose Barker

A “Peaceful Town” Turns a Woman into a Courageous Amateur Sleuth

Baked in Suspicion: A Sweets of Saltcaster Cozy Mystery

When Sara, a small-town bakery business owner, was living in the Big Apple, she used to daydream about spending her later years someplace near the ocean, while basking in the solitude she had always wanted. So, when she moved to the beautiful coastal town of Saltcaster, Maine, she was happy; and even more so, when she opened a small, successful bakery.

But then things turned out to be slightly different from what she thought they would be.

Especially when she was drawn into trying to solve a murder mystery in the town.

Police suspect that something that the victim had gotten at Sara’s bakery might have conveyed a poison used to kill her.

Now Sara needs to clear her bakery’s name and reputation as the potential source of poison.

Will she be able to solve the mystery?

Author Miranda Rose Barker’s new story is full of turns and twists that will keep you hooked late into the night.

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The Mystery of Julia Episcopa: A tale of Ancient and Modern Rome by John I. Rigoli

About The Mystery of Julia Episcopa: A tale of Ancient and Modern Rome by John I. Rigoli :

In ancient Rome, a woman flees for her life.
Her enemies are those she once called ‘brother’.
Hidden beneath her blue cloak are secrets men will kill for.

Forgeries that prove the newly self-appointed bishops are not followers of the way, but pretenders who have seized power and will stop at nothing to shape this new religion to their own ends. Now, Julia – a woman who had once walked with Mary Magdalene and taught alongside Paul must preserve the legacy of the apostles in the face of terrifying danger.

Two thousand years later, classical archaeologists Valentina Vella and Erika Simone are tasked with advising the newly-elected Pope on the historical legacy of women in the early Christian period.

The women stumble across an ancient parchment buried deep in the Vatican archives, a document that has clearly been altered. They find themselves on the trail of a woman who may have been the first woman Bishop in the Catholic faith. To reveal Julia’s legacy will put them in the cross-hairs of a venomous Vatican battle for power and supremacy; to stay silent would make them complicit in an ancient heresy and would betray the teachings that Julia sacrificed her life to defend.

The Mystery of Julia Episcopa weaves seamlessly between modern day Rome and the politics of the Catholic church, and the times and life of a 1st century Roman noblewoman who rose to be a dominant force in the early Christian movement.

Three women connected by two intertwined stories of treacherous political intrigues, ancient cover-ups, and savage vengeance.

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The Newlywed

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On holiday with her new husband in the seaside town of Seabreak, Newlywed, Jane Wilson vanishes without a trace. Years later, Detective Inspector Veronika Pope and her team at the Special Crime Squad delve deep into the baffling case of the missing newlywed.

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Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

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A FEW CASUALTIES SO WHAT by Wilson Jackson

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Some Body wants to start a gang war

Two teens from rival crime families (Prohibition and Hip-hopper) die in a car bomb. Neither family knew about the forbidden Romeo and Juliet romance and the mayor fears a possible gang war between the rival families blaming the other for their children’s deaths. Enter ex hit-man now troubleshooter CHUBBY PONE to stop a gang war by solving the murders of the two teens. But Pone has to protect himself as someone wants him dead before he can solve the case.

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Expended: A Dr. Sean Nolan Mystery by E.W. Johnson M.D.

Expended: A Dr. Sean Nolan Mystery by E.W. Johnson M.D.

The accepted free-market business model has always been structured on creating desirable goods or services, promoting excellence and fiercely courting an ever expanding clientele. Those who succeed are rewarded handsomely, and those who fail are forgotten in an instant.
But what happens to the rules of commerce when the customer ‘becomes’ the product, and the fastest way to guarantee profits is to make certain some of them don’t survive?
That’s what Dr. Nolan wants to know.

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How Long is a Mouse’s Tail by Roy Stolworthy

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After serving a 20-year prison sentence for murdering his unfaithful wife, Anton Page returns to his home village. Abused and vilified by those he thought friends, he enlists the aid of ex-convicts to gain his revenge. But events lead to a trail of dead bodies for grumpy DCI Isobel Mattress and acid- tongued Sgt Harry Down to investigate.

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The Diner Con by L. Joseph Shosty

The Diner Con by L. Joseph Shosty

The year is 1950. Johnny Hardwood used to be an actor, but he got typecast playing detectives. So he quit the business and became what people thought he should be. Now he’s got a big case involving a man named Mort Peters, who embezzled money from a major film studio and then faked his death, leaving a penniless widow behind. Johnny’s tracked him to a little place south of Sacramento, in the middle of nowhere. On the outside, Herbie’s Diner is just another run-down greasy spoon with bad coffee and overcooked fried chicken, but Johnny’s about to learn that appearances are deceiving. Soon, the coffee’s run out, and there’s a bevy of killers, swindlers, femme fatales, and other types straight out of a private eye flick, looking to put him down for the dirt nap. Only this isn’t the movies. The bullets are real, pain hurts, and the good guys don’t always win. Johnny’s got his back against the wall. He has to decide if he’s really a tough-as-nails detective, or if he’s still an actor at heart, playing pretend. And he’d better think fast because the people out for his skin don’t care which he is. Actor or detective, they all die the same way.

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Christmas and Criminals (A Miss Fortune World Story)

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This Christmas Eve, Gertie, Ida Belle, and Fortune face one surprise after the next. After a day of close calls, friends and foes celebrate an unforgettable Louisiana Christmas, one that will be cherished for many years to come.

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As a standalone short story, Christmas and Criminals is a suspense with light humor and recognizable characters from the Miss Fortune universe.

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