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All Good Things

by Prete, Perry

One man kills people. Another man tries to save them.
Ethan Tennant, a seasoned Paramedic working in the capital city of Ottawa, accidentally becomes embroiled in a series of brutal killings as he responds to his daily calls. Sometimes it takes an outsider to piece together a puzzle, and Ethan finds he is just the person to discover the strange connection between the incidents...

The Ascendant

by Parkin, Peter

Memorial Day had always been a special occasion for Dr. Sandford (Sandy) Beech and his precious family, filled with innocent pleasures like ice cream, clowns, and street performers in the warm Boston sunshine. Most heartwarming of all were the smiles of his lovely wife and two children as they joined together to celebrate one of the most sacred of American holidays...

Bear of a Honeymoon

by Carter, Laurie

Reporter Taylor Kerrick meets her match chasing a story to Taiwan (Ivory Express). Her reluctant partnership with photojournalist Matt Armstrong foils a vicious smuggling ring—then puts a ring on her finger...

Close Enough

by Cline, Henry

Imminent danger is in the air once again as Jack Sampson finishes his first year of college. Now, with summer upon him, his hometown of Stanton wants to throw a big get together for his high school graduating class. A simple request is made for Jack to go to North Chicago to pick up his girlfriend Alyssa and their friend - Emily...

Death & Pestilence

Twenty authors from Canada, USA, England, South Africa, Australia and Brazil take you on a journey of terror and fright that will leave you looking over your shoulder, wondering what lies beyond the next turn and asking yourself what is hidden in the shadows...

Edgar's Worst Sunday

by Oates, Brad

In life, Edgar Vincent always maintained one great passion—himself. A semi-successful composer, his rock star lifestyle suited him well, and his narcissistic outlook ensured he was a man with few concerns. Callous comments, thoughtless promiscuity, binge drinking, and excess sufficient to shame Caligula were standard Saturday night fare...

The Gecko's Gate

by Stein, Dennis

On a planet ruled by reptiles, amphibians, and insects, three young friends are faced with the task of saving their entire world from annihilation by a wicked and terrifying warlord...

The Gecko's Gate: Assasins

by Stein, Dennis

Peace has reigned in the world of Evaria after the defeat of the evil reptile warlord Cyrus Malthor at Nimisor, and the chameleon mystics have reclaimed the Gecko's Gate from him thanks to three young reptile heroes, foretold in an ancient prophecy...

The Gecko's Gate: The Empress

by Stein, Dennis

Evil stirs again in Evaria, as the Emperor of Stigia seeks to expand his control over the realm. His hopes for conquest now rest in a young female gecko. With her leading his armies to find a powerful artifact, perhaps his dream of ruling all of Evaria might finally be realized...

Gold Silence

by Serrano, Kristina M.

Egyptian-goddess descendant Selk nearly lost everything while returning a stolen artifact to an alternate dimension called Post World. After a pleasant spell of happy, normal college life, everything changes when she begins experiencing inexplicable pain and blackouts...

Headhunter

by Parkin, Peter

For executive Jeff Kavanaugh, the most horrifying day of his life begins with an eerie premonition. He doesn't understand the signs, but something is ominously different. His world seems off. Out of place, out of order. Weird symbols are dancing in front of his eyes...

Hiding Scars

by Zaric, Richard

Winnipeg 1913. Something happened to Marko Gobinski’s wife and daughter. Something horrible. The Ukrainian arrives in Winnipeg hoping to start a new life. But how can he when his past continues to haunt him? Mildred Spencer was beautiful, but not anymore. At least not since the horrible accident that left her with a grotesque scar on her face...

Highway 7

by Prete, Perry

A terrifying tale of claustrophobia reveals a dark secret even more disturbing than the present ordeal. What should be an idyllic family reunion turns to trauma when a demon from the past reappears to claim its victim. An innocent girl investigating a series of brutal murders becomes warped in ways one can not imagine...

The Inheritance Murders

by Johnson, E. L.

Crystal works as a personal assistant, but when her boss turns up sick, it is up to her to go to a rich client’s house and support him as his family prepares for his uncle’s passing. Finding her boss’ sex-filled emails makes Crystal determined to stay professional at all costs...until she meets the client’s brother, who is exactly her type of sexy...

The Ivory Express

by Carter, Laurie

A high-profile murder launches reporter Taylor Kerrick into the world of international ivory smugglers. Determined to expose the criminals and raise public awareness about the plight of endangered elephants, she sets out to follow the story across the Pacific. The only obstacle is her editor...

Left On Main

by Jackson, Crystal

Libby Reynolds is having to reboot her entire life after a sudden divorce and relocation. Seth Carver has let work become his whole life, becoming himself the kind of anachronism he surrounds himself with in the antique store he owns. They'll fall together, but can their love withstand a visit from the past she's left behind? Left on Main is the first in the Map of Madison series.

Letters from a Killer

by Parkin, Peter

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Bradley Crawford, and his wife, Kristy, are vacationing on an island off the west coast of Canada. But, their dreamy little escape quickly turns into a nightmare.When their ordeal is over, twenty letters from an infamous killer have changed hands, blazing a trail of cryptic clues that opens a Pandora’s Box...

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Majestic
by Parkin, Peter
Several decades have passed since the Korean War. For one veteran, Willy Carson, the horrors live on. Compelled by a need to exorcise his demons, he has sculpted haunting effigies that tell a silent tale.
Willy became a rich man by keeping his promise to never breathe a word of those memories to anyone.
But, happenstance and fate have decided to intervene...
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MetroCafe
by Parkin, Peter
Mike Baxter and his three best friends and partners are enjoying their annual golf vacation in Florida when tragedy strikes, turning their all too comfortable world upside down. The four friends are now down to three, and they quickly become embroiled in an apparent embezzlement scheme that their dead friend seemingly engineered...
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The Mind's Eye
by Prete, Perry
Nicole Blake is a quiet girl, the type of person who is seldom noticed by anyone, until one day she discovers she has the unique ability to see images move on photographs. At first, she uses her ability to entertain friends at parties and work. Meanwhile, the police are unable to uncover a single clue in a series of unsolved murders...
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The More Things Change
by Prete, Perry
The More Things Change Everyone thought the Second World War ended April 30th, 1945 with Hitler’s death. In 2013, Ethan Tennant, a Paramedic for the City of Ottawa, discovers more than a body on Parliament Hill. He unwittingly unleashes a secret that began almost seventy years ago and still hasn’t been revealed. Some people want to keep what he found a secret, others want the world to know...
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Mr. Sticks
by Hale, Jeffrey
The dark net is filled with monsters. It’s frequented by thieves, drug dealers, child predators, and cold-blooded killers. But Mr. Sticks is the most fearsome of them all.
Mr. Sticks uses the dark net to locate the lost and vulnerable; to lure young men and women into his web. And once he has a fly in his web, he doesn’t let go.
Nobody knows what happens to Mr...
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MULE
by Parkin, Peter
Jack Howser, a retired widower, finds comfort in the companionship of his Border collie as he tries to fill his lonely days. Life is peaceful, but boring, until Jack finally gives in to his sense of curiosity and begins to track down the history of his adopted pet. Jack’s probing mind unleashes a cavalcade of events, a rollercoaster ride towards a mind-numbing...
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MULE
by Parkin, Peter
Jack Howser, a retired widower, finds comfort in the companionship of his Border collie as he tries to fill his lonely days. Life is peaceful, but boring, until Jack finally gives in to his sense of curiosity and begins to track down the history of his adopted pet. Jack’s probing mind unleashes a cavalcade of events, a rollercoaster ride towards a mind-numbing...
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Night Witches
by Hogan, Mirren
Nadia Valinsky was a student teacher in Moscow until Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Determined to defend her people, she joins the Air Force; where the famous aviator Marina Raskova is recruiting women for three fighting regiments...
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The Platinum Briefcase
by Cline, Henry
Detroit, Michigan, 1976: Eighteen-year-old Victor Carez used to live the high life with his father’s multi-million dollar company. After its collapse, Victor and his parents are forced to move to Detroit. Victor had no friends, and the collapse of his father’s company sent his father into a world of alcohol and abuse while his mother reverts to a daydreaming alcoholic state...
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Potus Touch
by Green, Earl
Potus Touch is a unique, semi fictional account of the historic American president’s visit to Jamaica. Fact is interwoven with fictional characters in a resplendent embroidery of a tale that could have been told in parts in any households in Jamaica...
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The Purple Cloud Project
by Ramirez, Adolfo E.
On May 1st, the planet was attacked by a mysterious army. Their identity and their place of origin are still unknown. Their objective, however, is clear: annihilation!
Awakening from a three—month coma, Christopher Denmark finds a world in ruin and himself the sole survivor of the most disastrous military operation in American history...
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Rellainia
by Turcotte, Michaela
For most of Kelsey’s life, her mother has told her stories of Rellainia - a dimension and world existing alongside our own. Mysteriously, every night her mother also disappears without explanation, but Kelsey doesn’t know why...until a trip to the barely used basement sends her spiraling through time and space to Rellainia...
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Remembrance
by Hamilton, Bess
Maggie Lancaster has a secret. She was glad her husband William died in World War I, even if the war took everything else she loved, including her brother. Her happiness turns to terror when, seven years later, William comes home, unable to speak and with no memory...
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The Scrapbook Quests
by Stein, Dennis
The Scrapbook Quests is a collection of stories involving a pair of young children seeking adventure and missing treasures ...
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Serpentine
by Parkin, Peter
Nathan Morrell is one of the foremost designers of thrill rides, and for him the occupation is much more than just a career; it's an undeniable passion. Today is a proud day indeed. The inaugural circuit of Nathan's latest creation, the world's newest and most thrilling roller-coaster, is an event that has been long-awaited...
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