Crime Wave - 0.99

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Publication Date: July 23, 2013

Maggie Thomas doesn’t know the first thing about being a private eye. She quickly discovers that running her uncle’s faltering Miami Beach P.I. agency is nothing like watching detective show reruns. Even the private eye app on her iPhone can’t help.

But Maggie’s first case is surprisingly easy… or so she thinks until she stumbles on a dead body. With whizzing bullets, car chases, and spandex clad bodybuilders, Maggie wonders if she’s in over her head. Jake Jackson, the dangerously charming cop, thinks Maggie needs to stick to snapping pictures of cheating husbands and leave the detective work to the professionals.

The danger escalates when another homicide victim washes up on the shore and now someone wants to stop Maggie from solving the murders. With the help of her knitting needle wielding, orthopedic shoe wearing assistant Dorothy Raye, Maggie must solve the case before she’s the next victim of this crime wave.

 

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The Big Payback

Kyra Walker is a newly divorced single mother working as a waitress at a Gentleman's Club. When a customer offers her a thousand dollars to get someone off their back for money they owe them she agrees. But when she finds out that her customer is a heartless cheapskate she finds a way so that both parties get what they want.

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True Love

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Publication Date: August 25, 2013

True love is always to be admired, but sometimes it is found at a cost. Sometimes that cost can be too great for even the most devoted romantic. Sometimes it might even cost you your life. Are you willing to die for true love?

 

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Death Over the Dam

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Publication Date: August 1, 2013

When a flood divides Magnolia County in half, it brings a disaster, but it also brings a mystery: Whose body is in the old wooden casket that came over a collapsing dam?

More questions keep coming up for local reporter Hunter Jones, and Sheriff Sam Bailey, whose romance is now the talk of the county. Who killed the talkative freelancer from Atlanta who just came to get some photos and a story on the flood? How will Deputies Skeet Borders and Bub Williston make their questions heard over seven barking pit bulls? Is the local sociopath a murderer or just a thief? What possessed a beautiful artist to marry plain old high school dropout Grady Bennett?

And, on top of all that, how will Hunter cope with the news that Sam’s ex-wife, country music singer Rhonda Ransom, is coming back home?

“Death Over the Dam” is the second in the Hunter Jones Mysteries series. If you want to know what happened before Sam and Hunter fell in love, read “Deep South Dead”. Charlotte Moore is a lifelong mystery reader who has retired from a career in community journalism, having won numerous awards for both feature and news writing.

 

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Gingerbread Man

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Publication Date: August 11, 2013

Publisher’s Weekly Raves: “A moving mix of high suspense and romance, this haunting Halloween thriller will propel readers to bolt their doors at night.”

“A gripping story of small town secrets. The suspense will keep you guessing. The characters will steal your heart.” –New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Gardner

Since the day her baby sister was taken, Holly’s mind hasn’t been the same. PTSD, panic attacks, nightmares and blocked memories have plagued her ever since. And now they’ve returned.

Hard-edged Detective Vince O’Malley’s most recent case penetrated even his protective shell. Ordered to take time off to recover, he can’t let go, and on his own, follows the clues to Holly’s small upstate NY town.

His presence stirs ghosts from the past, shadows of a little girl lost, the suspicions of some tight-lipped locals with secrets to hide, and more than that inside Holly’s fragile mind and untouched heart.

“Maggie Shayne's books have a permanent spot on my keeper shelf. She writes wonderful stories combining romance with page-turning thrills, and I highly recommend her to any fan of romantic suspense.” –New York Times Bestselling Author Karen Robards

Want more novels like this one? Look for SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON and WAKE TO DARKNESS, beginning in September 2013. Gingerbread Man includes an exclusive extended excerpt from SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON.

 

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Voluntarily Admitted

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Publication Date: August 14, 2013

Based on a true story. A young woman is dealing with more than she can handle and decides to admit herself to her local hospital.

 

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Capable of Murder

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Publication Date: February 28, 2013

An old lady's decaying body is found lying at the bottom of the stairs.

The police believe it was simply an accidental fall that killed great-aunt Jane.

But was it?

When the young Australian Belinda Lawrence inherits her great-aunt's ancient cottage and garden on the outskirts of Bath she is convinced it was murder.

Her unexpected legacy comes shrouded in mystery.

A secret room.

Unknown intruders.

A hidden ancient document.

And then a second terrible killing.

Suddenly Belinda Lawrence is plunged into a terrifying mystery.

Half of the village seem Capable of Murder.

And if she can’t find out who the killer is, she may be next.

‘Capable of Murder’ is a brilliant re-invention of the classic English village murder mystery. A lively young heroine pits her intellect against a cold-blooded and ruthless killer, both determined to solve the riddle of an ancient garden.

‘Capable of Murder’ is perfect for fans of Peter James, Elizabeth George and Peter Robinson.

“A classy mystery that will keep you up half the night.” – Robert Foster, best-selling author of The Lunar Code.

“Mystery fiction at it’s very best.” – Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Trade Off.

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Firefly Beach

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Publication Date: April 2, 2012

When Beth LaMonte rents a cottage on the coast of Maine, she wishes only to withdraw and paint. A mysterious ball of light disturbs her peace and leads her to a secret beach where she finds the diary of a girl who disappeared in 1975. Now Beth is on a mission, not only to bury her own past, but to put to rest the spirit of Firefly Beach.

 

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North End Murders

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Publication Date: August 9, 2013

The Tacoma Series – Book 1

Veteran Detective Dakotah Dickson is dedicated cop and father that will face the toughest crime in his long and distinguished career. It will test all facets of his life and alter it forever, when he finally discovers the killer. But with the aid of his family and close friends will Dakotah be able to overcome the trauma and discover the killer and bring him to justice.

 

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Emerald Eyes

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Publication Date: August 10, 2013

A young man returns home from college to bury his family, and unearths a much greater Horror awaiting him in the woods.

 

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Love, Thais (Psychological thriller)

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Publication Date: August 6, 2013

A popular Russian singer and actor, Timur Ozin didn’t know that giving away roses to strangers during an international woman’s day would bring him his biggest admirer ever. If he knew, he probably would think twice.

Thais is not a regular woman. She’s thirty-eight but her mind is settled in much earlier years. Her family died in a car accident, but she adopted a new one. She’s a hoarder and works in an apartment building as a cleaning lady. And she will do anything … anything at all, for a certain man in her life, for a man who said she was beautiful, Timur Ozin.

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Silver

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Publication Date: July 1, 2013

Silver is a short story prequel to the Evelyn Morgan series of mystery thrillers, including Keyser Run and Muckross Folly. Abandoned after being brutally assaulted, Air Force Academy cadet Evelyn Morgan remembers another very difficult time in her life -- her mother's battle with cancer. Her mother divulges a family secret, which provides renewed hope and strength in Morgan's current struggle.

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Trace

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Publication Date: July 24, 2013

Devlin Tracy is a very good insurance investigator in a profession that rewards success. He lives in a luxury condo on the Las Vegas Strip and only works when he feels like it. He also drinks vodka by the pint, cracks wise to damn-near everyone, and has what can charitably be described as a complicated relationship with his girlfriend. None of that matters to the Garrison Fidelity Insurance Company. They’re interested in results. Which is why they keep Trace on retainer.

Problem: A patient at a private clinic died, shortly after making his doctor the beneficiary of his insurance policy. Suspicious. Now a wealthy friend of the Garrison Fidelity is a patient at the same private clinic, and he isn’t doing well. Troubling. Solution: Send Trace, who has a natural way of shaking things up. On the surface everyone’s friendly and nothing points to murder, fraud or larceny. A late-night beatdown from two masked thugs sends a very different message, however, and tells Trace that he’s onto something. If only he could figure out what he’s onto.

Trace is the first in a series of suspense novels featuring the charmingly hardboiled insurance investigator.

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Float

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Publication Date: July 31, 2013

Float details the horrific adventures of a man and woman who leave the coast on a thirty-five foot sailboat in order to save their decaying marriage. The man arrives one month later, alone, on the shore of an equatorial country in a life raft. Island officials and an incompetent American Consulate question the man as to what happened to his wife at sea. The man succeeds in convincing them, and himself, that what happened in the very heart of the doldrums was an accident. In the process he explores the torment of stillness, both at sea and on land. Several months later he goes to Death Valley to escape the memories of his wife and his own past. But even in this sparse setting he cannot escape the ghost of his wife, who continues to haunt him for the crimes he has committed. Originally published in Oct. 2011 by Aqueous Books.

 

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The Evil That We Do

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Publication Date: June 30, 2013

Nobody liked him! But when the administrator at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church turns up dead in the church office, the hunt is on to find the person with enough of a motive to murder him.

Suspicion falls on the church secretary, and Robin Carruthers, church member and flying school operator, feels compelled to exonerate her friend. While struggling to solve the murder, Robin becomes entangled in trying to understand the even greater mystery of faith.

 

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Sunshine

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Johnny Amber, a young graduate, leaves his friends and home to follow a girl and a dream to an Aegean island. It proves to be everything he wished for and more, until he stumbles over to the darker side of a party island. With two brutal murders in quick succession, his nirvana is torn apart. When Johnny realises that he is next, it comes down to one decision: Sink or Swim. Because on this island, there is nowhere to hide…

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Finding CJ

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Publication Date: August 2, 2013

Cassandra Jane Morris, aka CJ, is a timid young woman who is super shy. Her friends Miguel and Bryan work on breaking her out of her shell and finding the real CJ under it all. When they find out she can sing they team up together to let her talent shine. Only CJ doesn't know the men are working together. Will CJ finally use the beautiful voice God gave her? Will she find a love like she's never known along the way?

 

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Lies Agreed Upon

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Publication Date: May 9, 2013

After losing her job and her lover, Tess Parnell hopes her luck has changed when she is contacted about a surprise Louisiana inheritance. Excitement turns to shock, however, when she realizes her family has hidden their New Orleans history, including her grandfather's murder and a possible link to her mother’s suicide. Tess heads to New Orleans to cash in on her inheritance, explore her newfound roots and learn the reasons for her family's lies. Sifting through memories and legends, she begins to trace her Creole heritage from a haunted plantation to bayou tragedies and bitter vendettas. Tess is determined to uncover the family secrets that may have warped her mother's life and her own childhood. When Tess unwittingly rouses vengeful forces from a dark New Orleans past, her fight for the truth suddenly becomes a fight for her life.

 

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Murder Casts A Spell

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Publication Date: July 22, 2013

Murder casts a spell on amateur sleuth, Lysi Weston’s South African vacation when she stumbles across a body in a witch doctor’s hut. Her earthy, Harlem-born colleague, Grace Wright, insists it’s none of Lysi’s business. When an old flame, Australian Detective Maynard Christie travels 800 miles to rekindle their romance, Lysi wastes no time plunging him into her sleuthing efforts.

Lysi, with her proclivity for finding trouble, tries to unravel a murder mystery involving sorcery, gay pride and cobra venom.

 

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Standing on the Edge of Something Amazing

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Publication Date: July 31, 2013

A collaboration between Simone Millien and Mari Bayo in a romance as sweet and sexually charged as those authors consistently deliver, time after time.

Summary: Sometimes getting it right deserves a second…third…forth…fifth chance. Oh hell. Christina’s just going to keep trying until the effort kills her or locks her in the loony bin.

Excerpt: "Christina almost wished she’d been keeping track of the days. But nothing stayed. Any day planners she wrote in would be useless by the time she re-awoke. She didn’t know how long it had been.

“Morning, baby.”

But what did that matter when she didn’t know how long it would be? Or how much time she had left with him?

Christina rolled over and buried her face in Ryan’s neck. 'Morning.'"

 

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Social Justice

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Publication Date: July 30, 2013

In a story ripped from the headlines, FBI agent Adrian Massie and former CIA operative Steve Lancaster must track down and stop a deadly hacker before he uses a popular social site to pull off a daring robbery which could net him millions. Joined by the beautiful programmer, Monday Dorion, the team must collect the clues and follow the leads before the rouge hacker Jim Hearne can erase them; both by deleting data and killing off accomplices.

 

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