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A dual timeline where murder has consequences forty years later for the living—and the deceased.

Rebellious and unmanageable, Rosie is forced to move to the countryside with her family to escape the temptations of London life. But her propensity for trouble is not confined to the city, and Rosie is soon kidnapped by child traffickers and taken back to London, along with many other children that have been shipped into the country from abroad. Rosie faces prostitution, the plight of others much worse off than her, as well as her own demons, and it will take the determination and cunning of her brother Ted and student journalist Martha to find her before it's too late.​ ​

The Collective Obsessions Saga continues with book eight, MEGAN'S LEGACY. A serial killer is on the loose in Larkin City, targeting women with long, blonde hair . . . Liam Larkin develops a new hotel and winery to attract tourists. He hires Sommelier Petra Fortescue-Pemberton to organize sophisticated wine-tasting parties, finding love where he least expects it.

The Collective Obsessions Saga continues with book seven, THE TWILIGHT. Shannon Larkin and Scott Page are happy in their long marriage, but a tragic loss forces her to delve into the past in order to face ugly truths about her husband. Devastated, Shannon retreats into her own solitary world. A stranger brings her out of self-imposed exile and shows her the beauty of unconditional love exists after all. Although hurt and disillusioned by Scott's secret life, Angie Page finds surprising happiness as a result of her father's duplicity.

The Collective Obsessions Saga continues with book six, HEARTS DESIRES. Brose Larkin finds himself falling in love with a local "tomboy" who bests him at every turn. Despite having known her since high school, she is the antithesis of his ideal woman in her simple attire and direct manner. Brose knows he has met his ultimate match in Bridget Gallagher.

The Collective Obsessions Saga continues with book five, THE KEEPER'S JOURNAL. Shannon Larkin is forced to confront demons from her past. Her yearly visit to Mike Sullivan's gravesite strains her marriage to Scott Page, but she finds herself unable and unwilling to forget Mike's memory. Shannon's daughter Angela Page finds love with her new boss Tom Cimarelli, a New York City newspaper editor.

The Collective Obsessions Saga continues with book four, ENTHRALLMENT. Wary after a miserable marriage to the beautiful but empty Marianne Chamberlain, Sean Larkin finds new love with Shannon's best friend, Dana Maitland. Their marriage yields another set of twins, Derek and Diana, and provides Sean and Marianne's son Brose with a happy home.

The Collective Obsessions Saga continues with book three, THE TWAIN SHALL MEET. Shannon Larkin and Mike Sullivan are presumably unaware of the long connection between their two families. Yet their love affair seems destined to follow the same tragic path as the one forged by their mutual ancestors, Colm Sullivan and Molly Larkin.

The Collective Obsessions Saga continues with book two, QUIXOTIC CROSSINGS. After the death of family patriarch John Larkin in 1926, the strains of madness filter their way into second and third generations of the irrevocably entangled Larkin and Sullivan families. Colm and Molly's grandson Jean-Claude Sullivan finds his life driven by greed and perversely tainted pleasures, while Molly's coldly-calculating nephew Patrick Larkin propels the family business to impressive heights as he fosters a new generation with his wife Colleen McGarren.

The Collective Obsessions Saga begins in 1865 when John Larkin emigrates from Ireland to America and settles his self-named township in Maine. John builds a wealthy empire and grand estate, becoming one of the richest merchants on the Eastern Seaboard. Hiding behind the wealth and social position are quirky English servants, the effervescent family chef Claude Mondoux, John's paranoid-alcoholic wife Anne, their steadfast son Roderick and their mercurial daughter Mary Margaret, also affectionately known as Molly.

Newly-widowed Beth Mills accepts an outpouring of sympathy from her community after a freak mining accident takes the life of her husband, Aaron. Unbeknownst to anyone, she is secretly delighted that her cruel husband is lost to her, but never expects his vicious ghost to return and haunt her in more ways than one.

Glinhaven Monastery drips with sinister eeriness, especially at night when bone-chilling fog rolls in from churning North Shore sea waters. The centuries-old stone structure appears as a hulking ghost in the mist, its walls bloated with history and unspeakable secrets. Yellow light from carriage-style lamps intensify the monastery's forbidding effect, the black-squared globes positioned in four-foot intervals on massive walls which surround the holy nucleus, gazed upon in deadly fear by residents of Glinhaven Village.

Struggling artist Luca Wolfe lives in a dilapidated warehouse loft in SoHo, New York, barely eking out a living from sales of his work. One night he begins to paint a reproduction of art from the past, but becomes too inebriated to continue. When he awakens, he finds the painting complete, but unlike the creation he began the night before.

Vero Nihil Verius - Nothing Is Truer Than The Truth

There is more to the cherrywood box than some old dirty pictures. Little Frankie Darling wants revenge, Asami Sato wants her inheritance, and Oyabun Kitsune wants the magic artifact hidden in the one-hundred-and-fifty-year-old cherrywood box. They each pay investigator, Axel Webb, to find the box, but things are not always what they seem, and people always lie to conceal their secret agendas.

For Special Agents Roger Otis of the FBI and Niall Alchurch of MI6, their assignment to Section 5, a joint international taskforce investigating incidents of unusual origin, has been a step up the career ladder, but the price paid for the privilege grows with each new case. Chasing down mysterious coordinates leads them on a hunt for missing persons across the globe—cases long grown cold. Amid unbelievable discoveries and disturbing nightmares, the agents seek answers. But when the clues lead them back home to the ones they love, it becomes personal.

Nell has had a terrible year, so she travels to North Chase to find some true Christmas magic. But the town has its own problems; its solstice festival is tainted by the disappearance of two teenage boys and a witch's curse is blamed. Then, nine-month-old Ava is threatened. Has a medieval killer been awoken or does something else haunt the woods?

Guilt is a powerful thing, and former deputy Jack Collins is mired in it. Unable to forget the events that have taken place in the town he was sworn to protect, he feels as if he is slowly drowning as he tries to cope with the aftermath of a serial killer's reign of terror, as well as his new - and unwanted - job as chief of police.

In Weeping Rock, South Dakota—a small town crippled by racism, drugs, and violence—Sheriff’s Deputy Liam Matthews has his work cut out for him when he steps in to take over the duties of sheriff from his father, who for far too long has turned a blind eye to certain crimes for what he says is the overall good of the town.

This small town in Prairie County, Montana has been rocked to its very core with the brutal murders of four women. A serial killer, whose calling card is as unusual as it is twisted, is on the loose - and troubled Police Chief Nathan Sommers is bent on stopping him at all costs. While tracking the killer, Nathan must battle his own demons as he struggles to cope with the death of his wife. He feels her dying was a direct result of his actions and is consumed with guilt. His personal life becomes even more complicated when he meets Katie, the pretty new owner of the bakery.

Barry Donadio was a 25-year-old Emergency Medical Technician that responded to the TWA Flight 800 Crash. He was a member of the local East Moriches, New York Ambulance that responded to the disaster on that fateful evening. The interesting fact is that Barry Donadio was also employed as a USAF Security Police Officer at the same military base that some circles blame for shooting down the plane (The 106th Rescue Wing at Gabreski ANG Base, Westhampton Beach, NY). He later became a USAF Security Police Investigator at that same unit.

A corporation is seizing land by eminent domain. Syd Cranzler threatens a court battle. Then Syd is found dead. The police call it suicide. Case closed. But Father Frank doesn't believe it’s suicide. The more clues he uncovers, the more danger he faces. Can he find the real killer before he becomes a victim?

Churches are burning and a man is murdered. Father Frank DeLuca is thrust into an impossible dilemma when he learns another church will be burned. But the information comes to him via the confessional, and church law forbids him telling anyone—even the police. He doesn’t know which church, when, or by whom. Still, he can’t sit idly by, and no law prevents him looking into the matter himself. His investigation leads him dangerously close to the local drug scene and he soon discovers the danger has come to him. Can he save his own church? Can he save his own life?

At the age of fifteen, Katherine Widcombe, the niece of a baronet, is found missing from her bed whilst visiting her maternal aunt in Bristol. She is returned to her aunt and uncle’s home, Widcombe Hall, blindfolded and with the weight of a terrible secret on her young shoulders. Six years later, she is invited to spend Christmas with her cousin, Philippa and her new husband Conrad, Earl of Croston. She is horrified when Conrad confesses his love for her.

When newspaper reporter Grace Rampling stumbles onto a grisly crime scene while on a routine weekend assignment, she abruptly finds herself at the centre of a police investigation into the death of a Catholic bishop. As the investigation unfolds, evidence points to a troubling hate crime as Grace finds herself central to the case - not only as a key witness, but a suspect and even potential victim. Lead investigator Detective Sergeant Adam Davis is thrown by the fierce attraction he feels toward Grace that, if acted upon, could throw the entire case into jeopardy.

You'd think being a prince would make life easier. Hell, no. I am a merman, the third prince of Liquiris, and my uncontrollable powers give my brothers an excuse to bully me. And my father? He hates the sight of me. My escape comes unexpectedly when a letter arrives from Gifted Blood Academy. With promises of potioneering, water binding, foreign languages and other classes suited to a prince of my status, this school seems like a paradise. But strange incidents start plaguing the school and students disappearing.

"All slaves have a story to tell. Millions will never get the chance due to death by hanging, lynching and any other forms of murderous torture that were used in those days. Now, I know stories about the Slavery War have been told over and over again, but this one hasn’t been because my great-grandmother was the only survivor of it in all her family. Meaning, she was the last one in my family to be a slave and still alive to tell the story.” ~Nakida

“When Erica realizes there’s been the constant turmoil within her marriage, and her relationship with God was in the most trouble, getting back into a right relationship with Him is her aim. Amid all, she identifies something has to give. Erica sees her life and the lives around her shift forever. As she contends with lust and emotions, an old boyfriend shows up at an espresso shop she frequents, and he’s what she’s yearned for in a believing spouse. The battle is on when her husband divorces her after winning the lotto.

Enter a world where nothing is what it appears to be, and every clue leads an extraordinary young woman deep into the heart of darkness and beyond. Best-selling, award-winning author and master storyteller Michael Jack Webb weaves a Supernatural Serial Killer tale like none you’ve ever read. Kate Justice, FBI’s youngest Profiler, is assigned to find a serial killer with supernatural abilities. The killer is elusive, cunning, and seemingly invincible. Kate races against time to discover who or what is behind the gruesome murders and prevent another brutal killing.

She wanted to make her mark. How hard could it be? In 2130, at Bijoux de L’Etoile, a high-end casino orbiting Earth, you can get anything you desire. Newly-hired as an investigator, Janey McCallister wants to solve her first big case—the theft of a priceless gem. When her case of theft escalates to murder and points to the seedy underbelly of world affairs, Janey has to rely on her new team and trust the mysterious insurance investigator, Orlando Valdez—before a killer escapes into the black. ***