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WARNING: These Books May Require You to Sleep with the Lights On.
October 18, 2013 | Filled under Horror, Mystery Thriller |
Scare Yourself Senseless with Today’s Frightful Finds.
A gruesome crime scene shocks a small town. When faced with a bloody room and a missing body, Detective Ethan Anderson is forced to look at the dark truths of his childhood and the secrets he keeps. Evidence in the investigation could implicate his cousinâsomething he won’t believe to be true. His loyalties are tested, but when another person goes missing, he knows what has to be done. He has to find the killer and face the consequences of exposing those long held secrets. Ethan knows too well that bad parents make broken children. He’s about to find out how one broken child grew up to be a killer.
Torrent is a lilitu, a race of creatures on which vampire myths are based. Cocky and defiant, heâs on a hunt to alter the space-time continuum to change his fate, all the while, trying to outrun his sire who seeks to destroy him. Eileen is an Opera-soprano, returning home after seven months in a mental institution following the death of her husband. Secluded in a country estate, she soon realizes she isn’t alone. Sean hears strange voices. In a desperate effort to save his life, he must discover what they are trying to tell him and why a shadowy corporation values his unusual gift. As all of their paths interweave with twists of betrayal, sacrifice, and murder, each character will have to come to terms with what they are and what it truly means to live.
International Bestselling Author, M.R. Mathias steps into the horror arena with one of the scariest books ever penned.
Tony Hooper stands in shadow across the street, one amongst many in the crowd of curiosity-hounds gathered to watch a monster’s release. Seventeen years after Mitchell Norton, the devil, terrorized Algonquin, Illinois on a spree of kidnapping, torture and murder, the authorities release the butcher from psychiatric prison. Tony longs to charge across the street to destroy Norton–no remorse–as if stepping on a cockroach. Only sheer force of will prevents his doing so. The devil walks the world again. What shall Tony do about it? Aye, what indeed. After all, this is what Tony does. It’s who he is. The devil himself long ago made Tony into this hunter of monsters. What a sweet twist of fate this is, that he may still, finally, administer justice. Will FBI Special Agent Linda Monroe stop him? She owes him her life, so how can she possibly put an end to his?
In 2018, Dr. Amos Konklin, a renowned neurosurgeon dubbed “Doctor Golden Hands,” is arrested for a grisly double-homicide at the Old Wilderness Campground. During a mesmerizing interview with reporter Peter Wild, Dr. Konklin reveals a shocking secret. For decades he’s wrapped those golden hands around a twelve pound sledge-hammer, his instrument of choice in numerous executions. As the reporter probes deeper, he is lead into a world where a brain surgeon who spent his childhood running the “High Striker” carnival sideshow game is connected to Isaac Newton, Nikola Tesla, The Bible, and tormenting visions. High Striker is an unparalleled Old Testament/Carnivale thriller whose central character could be described as a God-obsessed fusion of Hannibal Lecter, Dexter Morgan, and a carny. It’s a remarkable journey through time and place, a saga of the Konklin family spanning generations, exploring religious, intellectual, and philosophical perspectives of the human condition. Ultimately, it dares to confront the challenging question: What is the line that separates good and evil, coincidence and providence, delusion and reality?
What would you do if street thugs invaded your home? What if you’re a daycare provider, caring for a dozen children at the time? Lisa Kaamp, a most unlikely heroine, faces just such a nightmare in This Time You Lose, the suspense driven story of one woman’s struggle to survive when she and the children she cares for become victims of a home invasion gone terribly wrong.
Just how well does anyone really know the one they love? In this heart-pounding psychological thriller, a newlywed’s unusual obsession surfaces while on honeymoon. Young newlyweds Todd and Bridget met at a two-hour seminar and took an immediate liking to each other. Smart, caring, and quick-thinking individuals, very much in love, they’ve been devoted to each other and like two peas in a pod right from the start. But, when Bridget learns bizarre and alarming things about Todd, things that he’s kept hidden from her until their honeymoon, their idyllic romance begins careening out of control. Todd has high hopes and wants nothing more than for Bridget to understand and be part of his world. As Bridget struggles to understand things, and the situation escalates, the events that unfold will put their sanity and love for each other to the test. “Into the Arms of Madness” is a perilous tale that will keep you locked in its embrace until the last page.
Something is weird in Tres Marias. Looters, paramilitary wackos, and now zombies? Dave Pulaski doesnât want any of it. He just wants to stay sober, raise a family and live his freakinâ life. Yeah, good luck with that, Dave. âA FIVE STAR gorefest and a must read for all zombie fans looking for something fresh and still warm.â Steven Ramirez hit a home run with âTell Me When Iâm Deadâ!!!”
It is the dead of winter. In Omaha, Nebraskaâs north downtown, homeless men are disappearing. Alex Capstain sees it when no one else does because he lives among them. For nearly two years he has called a doghouse home. After losing everything to a failing economy, heâs working his way off the street one recycled can and odd job at a time. Days away from taking the first big steps toward his dream of indoor living and a reunion with a daughter lost in divorce many years before, heâs beaten, robbed and left for dead. The driver of a church van comes to his rescue. Alex has no way of knowing the ride will put him on a collision course with a monster and the decades-old web of murder, corruption and greed that set him loose on the world.
FALL FRIGHT is Here…Snag a Terrifying Tale
October 26, 2012 | Filled under Uncategorized |
 BEWARE – Keep the lights on for the following books!!
How about a little terror with your Trick or Treating? We’ve collected some freakishly frightening reads for you. Do serial killers make your skin crawl? Does a touch of the paranormal get your heart pounding? Whatever your choice for self-spooking, we have the book for you. So sit back, put on your snuggie, and settle-in for some delicious scares.
 Devil’s Hand by M.E. Patterson
The lone survivor of a tragic airplane crash, Trent Hawkins inherited a supernatural lucky streak that made him famous, and hated, in the poker circles of the City of Sin. So the powers-that-be kicked his ass out. Five years later, Trent and his wife return to Vegas, only to find themselves facing a demonic serial kidnapper and unimaginable terror.
**4.6 STARS / 62 Reviews
Decorated Denver Detective Bobby Macaulay has faced down a truckload of tragedy over recent years. Then he becomes the lead detective investigating the Sloan’s Lake murders. The method of killing in this double-homicide is so heinous it leads Macaulay and his partner down an ever-darkening path–one that must be traversed if they are to discover the evil forces behind the slaughter.
**4.6 STARS / 61 Reviews
Emily searches for an abducted nine-year-old girl taken by ruthless and enterprising slave brokers. Following the clues from California to the garden island of Kauai, she begins to piece together the evidence and ventures deep into the jungle. It doesnât take long before Emily is thrown into the middle of murder, mayhem, and conspiracy.
**4.5 STARS / 34 Reviews
Gerard: Le Garçon Vampire by GM Frazier
At the age of ten, Gerard de Vigors died in the fall of 1855 at “Ransom,” his family’s plantation just south of New Orleans. One-hundred and fifty years later, Jack Trask, facing a death sentence from cancer, is lured by the sales pitch of an online “vampire hunter” and has spent a small fortune traveling around the world in search of the one being he feels can save him. Now, Jack comes face to face with the creature he has been seeking for nearly a year. And it’s not what he was expecting.
**5 STARS / 3 Reviews
Pilate’s Ghost by J. Alexander Greenwood
When a shadowy enemy rises from the dead, and the heavy hand of a guilty past weighs on his marriage, John Pilate must master his own fear and marshal his resources to defend his family and his life. Soon he discovers he isn’t the only one fighting a desperate battle, and that not all ghosts from his past are hostile… Book 3 of the acclaimed John Pilate Mysteries.
**New Release
Ghost Leopard by Lars Guignard
A mysterious Ghost Leopard that comes to life once every 100 years…. An immortal villain waits in the shadows… Can two American kids loose in India stop the world from ending with a little help from an Indian mystic, a flying carpet and a talking elephant?
**4.5 STARS / 16 Reviews
They call us Thought Thieves, but it’s not like we have a choice. All the sick twisted things rolling around in people’s heads, we can’t help but hear. That’s why they rounded us up, stuck us in this little town. It’s to make you feel safe. But they can’t keep us here forever. It’s Day 100 and it’s all gonna end. One way or another, I’m getting out of Brightside.
**4.6 STARSÂ / 17 Reviews
Fit to Kill by Donnie Ray Whetstone
How do you stop a personal trainer, who fantasizes about killing his clients, then carries out his gruesome desire on someone else? Making matters worse, how do you stop desires for your own trainer, jeopardizing your marriage, more troubling, do you want to? Thatâs what Detective Tara Tanner must solve in this crime thriller.
**4 STARS / 6 Reviews
OMAR:Â A Novel by Craig O. Thompson
In 1995, CIA/FBI jointly discover plans to recover a trove of priceless treasure from deep below the North Atlantic Ice Barrier, aboard RMS Titanic. Ultra-zealous terrorist divers compete against others, and set off a complex web of international intrigue and suspense. Grand Prize Winner – Thriller Category: 2012 KBR Best Indie Book: Intn’l Benjamin Franklin Awards⢠Silver Award
**4.4 STARS / 21 Reviews
Prepare to lose sleep as you journey through this award-winning horror/thriller with an ending you won’t see coming! A supernatural curse torments a group of people unaware of their hidden connections. Winner of a 2012 Indie Reader Discovery Award –Â Winner of a 2012 National Indie Excellence Book Award
**4.5 STARS / 110 Reviews
“A gripping and relentless novel about desperate people in a desperate world…The impeccable prose of Mary Maddox makes it impossible to turn away from Rad, the brutal serial killer whose insatiable hunger threatens anyone who crosses his path, and Lu, the young teenage girl who is not what she appears to be… This dark, but beautifully rendered novel is one you do not want to miss.” Roxane Gay, author of Ayiti
**4.5 STARS / 30 Reviews
The Beckoning by Christopher SavioÂ
Snarky fifteen-year-old Marissa arrives at Briar Creek, a remote Virginia plantation house, lonely and unhappy. Immediately upon arrival, she learns that her parents have come under the power of the demon that has dwelled there for over a century. Teenage girls don’t fall in love with ghosts, discover their magical powers, and save their families from demons-or do they?
**4 STARS / 4 Reviews
Tale of the Taconic Mountains by Mike Romeling
Everyone had an agenda, and was it really only coincidence that they all came together in the same village nestled in the ancient Taconic Mountains? Completely involved with their own pursuits, the visitors were unaware of older agendas within the dying town. And the result was always tempered by this truth: sometimes, deep in the heart of the New England mountains, something is going on, something at once lighter than air and darker than starless night.
**4.2 STARS / 5 Reviews
The Beautiful Evil by Robbi Bryant
Hailed by critics as “genius and unique,” The Beautiful Evil is a haunting, psychological thriller loosely based on the myth of Pandora’s box. An emotionally bereft woman purchases an antique Greek vase, which, upon opening, releases creatures that change her life in ways she could have never imagined. The Beautiful Evil won best genre fiction in the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association, and was a finalist in the Kindle Book Review, Best Indie Books.
**4 STARS / 53 Reviews
The Man of my Dreams by Gladys Quintal
Ever since the death of her parents at the age of 17, Cassie has been dreaming about a dark-haired man. He always comes to her in times of trouble to comfort her and help her through the toughest of days. But now after the devastating break up with her boyfriend, Cassie struggles with separating reality from her dreams.
**4.2 STARS / 36 Reviews
Zero Balance by Ashley Fontainne
Nine months ago, Audra Tanner exposed the hidden secrets locked away at the prestigious accounting firm of Winscott & Associates. No one escaped her wrath. Audra thought she had ended the evil lurking within and that her revenge would set her free. Unfortunately, evil never dies, it only assumes a new form. Soon everyone at the firm will discover that no one is safe when you are dealing with a psychopath that has zero balance.
**4.5 STARS / 36 Reviews
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