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Avenue of the Dead
In the ancient, ruined city of Teotihuacan, mutilated bodies bear witness to the work of a serial killer.
After the tragic death of his brother, Detective Captain Juan Morales decides to take a well-deserved vacation. But standing along the Avenue of the Dead, staring at a corpse whose heart has been ripped out, is not the peaceful retreat he had in mind.
Working at the site is the archeologist Sophia Kanakarides, to whom Morales is strongly drawn. As more gruesome murders surface, Sophia lends her expertise and unwittingly falls into the hands of the killer.
An intoxicating and well-crafted thriller, Avenue of the Dead brings to life the chilling world of ritualistic killings and human sacrifice.
Day of Rain
Dr. Malecki Sadeq guards a horrifying secret. Beneath the centuries-old cathedral on the St. James campus lies an evil bound for over five hundred years. Known by many names, Helel’s followers await their chance to reclaim Heaven and bring eternal damnation.
A biblical archaeologist and professor at the university, Dr. Malecki Sadeq is charged with the task of fending off the assault. Yet unknown to all but Malecki, his adopted son Christopher is the seventh messenger born of a virgin, sent to awaken the fallen angels. Meanwhile, the false prophet emerges and begins to gather disciples.
A provocative and intricately woven tale, Day of Rain offers a terrifying glimpse into the coming end of days.
Haunted Whispers
A university student doing a thesis on fear takes his research too far…
A man learns he’s next in line to be the Grim Reaper, but doesn’t want to give up his life…
An angel forces a man to relive his worst memory…
A former Nazi hiding in Canada is haunted by more than just his past…
A couple haunted by an unspeakable act committed with the best intentions, with dire consequences...
People haunted by whispers of the past try to forget and move on. But no matter how hard they try, how far they run, it waits for them. And just when they think they’re safe, the whispers begin again…
Iris
Egyptology student Iris Maddox has no time for love. But when she experiences strange visions during an excavation project, her life takes a drastic turn. Feeling confused and overworked, Iris travels to New York City to take a short break. While visiting her brother, she develops a mutual interest in his friend, John Hale.
But there’s someone else, too. During tough times, Iris has taken comfort in her colleague, Rob Marshall. Soon caught in a love triangle, Iris has difficult decisions to make. Will this career-driven woman be swept up by love?
A paranormal romance set in distant Egypt, Iris is a captivating love story with a dash of mystery.
Eve Gaal
It’s almost Christmas, and Penny is not at her desk. Feeling as if she's taken for granted by everyone in her life, Penny itches for adventure and the unknown. Enter Captain Dan Losegg.
On a whim, Penny abandons all responsibilities and dashes off to Hawaii with the charming pilot. But before she can say Aloha, trouble is brewing faster than Kona coffee, and Penny finds herself caught up in misadventures and misunderstandings.
Full of surprises and unexpected twists, Penniless Hearts is a delightful and romantic comedy of errors.
Clarissa's Warning (Canary Islands Mysteries Book 2)
Bank teller Claire Bennett’s life is forever changed when she wins the lottery, and buys an ancient fixer-upper on the idyllic island of Fuerteventura.
After moving to the island’s sleepy inland village, Claire is confronted with a dark mystery. Her new home, known to the locals as the accursed Casa Baraso, is shrouded in otherworldly superstition.
Her mystic aunt Clarissa has warned of danger, but Claire pays no heed. Can she uncover the secret of Casa Baraso?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves reading mystery books."
★★★★★ - "An entertaining read."
★★★★★ - "If you love a good mystery, especially one that takes place in a haunted house and exotic locale, check out Clarissa’s Warning."
Driving Miss Crazy
She wants to go places. He's got the car. If only things were that simple.
Widowed father Adrian Adams isn’t looking to change his life. He just wants to keep his seven-year-old daughter Charlie safe and happy. The last thing he expects is to suddenly lose his job as a driver for the Washington DC diplomatic community.
Luckily, he’s offered a new embassy driving assignment, one that starts with a tea cup-and-tie collision with a clumsy, cute, and oddly charming Irish woman with a penchant for talking to squirrels.
Maggie MacNally always seems to fall short, especially when it comes to her family’s expectations. She’s bracing again for disappointment as she tries to forge a new life in DC.
The Wind Guardian
In California, one of the largest nuclear centers in the United States is targeted by a group of terrorists. Aided by an inside man, the extremists plan to seize the reactor and scatter radiation to the winds, wreaking havoc to the world.
The only thing standing in their way are two misfit security guards, whose romantic escapade temporarily takes them off the terrorists' radar screen. After realizing what is happening in the power plant, they find themselves in a battle against time and overwhelming odds.
A sudden resurgence of duty has them taking up arms and committing beyond the point of no return. But has their call to action come too late?
The Skull Collector
In a world where monsters are saviors and dark magic is constantly at play, a little girl will go to any lengths to be reunited with her lost ones.
After the disappearance of her parents, the girl is sold to the Doll Maker, who promises to find them. In return, she is to travel from cemetery to cemetery, unearthing graves and collecting skulls. While doing so, she must avoid the Violinist and his crows, who are determined to steal the skulls she has painstakingly gathered.
As she travels across the province, with her life in constant peril from a vengeful policeman to furious villagers to strange creatures, the little girl must use her wits to succeed in her macabre mission.
Behind Closed Doors
In fog-shrouded Victorian London, a ruthless serial killer is on the loose. While the population of London is horrified by the murder spree conducted by Jack the Ripper, another, less publicized killer is at large.
Tucked away on the inner pages of daily press, a few articles tell of the strange murders taking place on board the carriages of the much-heralded London Metropolitan Railway. Each murder takes place the day after the Ripper killings, as the murderer appears to be taking advantage of the lack of police resources to tackle two major investigations simultaneously.
Inspector Albert Norris is charged with bringing the railway killer to justice, but clues are few and the killer's motive unclear.
Den of Dark Angels
Demons roar from the mouths of lions and the devil lives on an alien planet in this collection of three adult fantasy/paranormal novellas set on Earth, Hell, and Heaven, and in the nether somewhere in between.
Passion for Poe is the first novella, which spins from Calgary to Denmark in a crescendo of dysfunction. Demons slop from the trunk of a car bought by Astria Brin with her boyfriend, Patrick Ferguson. Lions gaze from a bridge in the center of Calgary and follow them home, as mysterious dreams, murder and horror intertwine.
The second novella takes place in a netherworld of Paradise, Earth, and Hell. Dark Angel introduces Drake Bent, a half-demon man who roars about the universe on a chromed Harley-Davidson motorcycle with his terrier dog Killer in the sidecar.
House of Courtenay
Step into a house, its history woven with fear and suffering, where three creepy tales await you.
In 'Ummidia', find out what happens when fear grows into obsession. The house's namesake, Ryan Courtenay, descends into madness after smuggling an exotic pet home from the States.
Discover a fragment of the property's twisted past and grisly present in 'The Killing Floor', as a group of teens choose to celebrate end-of-term in the worst possible way - by spending the night.
One of the group is fortunate enough to flee, but the house's curse follows him. Join Gareth Miles as he journeys through foreign lands, eventually to the underworld itself. Along the way, he meets a man who offers him immortality - but for a price. Are you game enough to gamble with the 'Trickerjack'?
Kiss of Life
Every night, Alan Dexter has the same dream: being seduced by his former colleague Christina when suddenly, two of her perfectly white teeth turn into fangs and tear into his flesh.
Dexter is always the skeptical journalist, but his feeling that Christina must be in danger only grows when he discovers she disappeared over two months ago in the mysterious Carpathian Mountains.
What evil still lurks in the heart of Transylvania?
Mexican Hit Girl
The drug war in Mexico has reached critical mass, and a mole is suspected within the high ranks of Washington. When the Head of NCS is assassinated, the US government recruits decorated soldier Mason Church to take down Mexico’s most powerful drug kingpin. Broke, jaded and haunted by memories best left in the past, Mason reluctantly accepts the assignment.
Meanwhile, sixteen-year-old Valentina Vargas witnesses the massacre of her family by the ruthless drug lord.
Maneuvering their way through a labyrinth of menacing drug cartels and corrupt government officials, Mason and Valentina come to realize that their only hope of survival lies with each other.
Road To Soul
Nestled in the contours of the sun-blistered Mojave, a strip of asphalt stretches from east to west, leading nowhere.
Along this lonely expanse travel various lost souls:
•An addict who finds love and self-acceptance within a group of desert dwellers
•Two forlorn hikers seeking answers to unknown questions
•A lonely woman wandering among the pungent spring flowers, recalling time spent with a mysterious Irishman
•A mother and daughter who slowly allow the isolation to heal their strained relationship
•A colorful assortment of tourists and bar flies who make a desert watering hole their home
•A terrified young woman who finds the courage to escape her dysfunctional past
Artania - The Pharaohs' Cry (The Artania Chronicles Book 1)
Young Bartholomew isn't allowed to go to school, play outside or make art... so he sketches in secret.
When Bartholomew meets the skateboarding artist, Alexander DeVinci, he's yanked into a mythical realm of living paintings and breathing sculptures: Artania. The two soon learn that the strange world, where everything seems to be possible, is on the verge of destruction.
With Egyptian gods and goddesses by their side, they face daring battles and narrow skateboarding escapes. But can they defeat the evil Sickhert's army, and bring art back to the world?
Desa Kincaid - Bounty Hunter (Desa Kincaid Book 1)
Desa Kincaid has spent the last ten years in pursuit of a man whose experiments have killed over a dozen people.
Blessed with the power to transform ordinary objects into devastating weapons, she journeys through trading ports, backwater towns, forests, deserts and the haunted remains of a dead city.
But can she stop her enemy before he unleashes something terrible on the world?
The Moon (Strange Glow Collective Book 1)
When 7-year-old Peter loses his family, he reluctantly comes to live with the girl next door, Sarah. Years later, on her 18th birthday, Sarah finds a glowing rose in the woods.
She and Peter try to hide it on the farm; a shared secret. When Sarah's mother finds it, she immediately sends the two of them on the run, with nothing more than instructions to run past the new moon.
While Sarah must come to grips with the loss of her parents, Peter is fighting another fight within himself: a slow change despite his efforts to ignore it.
What lies ahead for Sarah and Peter on their journey of discovery and fright, and can they come to terms and navigate the world they now live in?
The Swordswoman (The Swordswoman Book 1)
The Norse thought they could conquer Scotland. They were wrong.
Melcorka is an ordinary young woman from the Isles. But when her homeland of Alba is attacked by the Viking horde, Melcorka abandons her life of luxury and chooses the path of a warrior.
With a ragtag band of companions, she heads south to unite the clans and free the land from the Norsemen's scourge - and claim her destiny.
Hibernia
When gallery co-manager Audrey Spencer finds herself stranded on Hibernia - a forgotten island just off the mainland coast - she blames an old white house, and her own whimsy.
After returning to her busy urban life, she can't shake the memory of the island, the house, and the strangers who had helped her: Rosa and Beppe, Dion, their grandson, and the quiet and mysterious Quin O'Rourke. When Audrey returns to Hibernia to thank them for their kindness, she finds herself immersed in the life of its people.
Joined by her parents Isabel and Max, and her best friend Poppy - outrageous, gifted artist, and now single and pregnant - Audrey envisages a different way of living that just might involve the old house. But there are forces at work against her: threats to the island's ecosystem and its simplicity, her husband's greed, and the uncertainty surrounding her attraction to Quin O'Rourke. Is he Hibernia's enemy?
Audrey must draw on her strengths if she is to help to save the island.
