College Murders

Charles Bentley, semi-retired professor of English at prestigious Opal College in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, is confronted in his office one day by Sebastian Locke, a survivalist living in upstate Vermont who is on campus to give a speech. Locke is concerned because his daughter’s history professor approached her in an inappropriate way. Bentley has the daughter in class, so Locke has come to him for information on this professor. Charles gives him some advice, and they also have an intense discussion about Thoreau. Charles decides to attend Locke’s presentation that afternoon, ...

The Secret History meets The Skulls by way of Rebecca in this gripping Collegiate Gothic romantic thriller TRADITION IS A TRICKY THING TO KILL Twice a year, Anathema emerges from the shadows to perform satirical Sermons—controversial events that lambast Radcliffe College and the behavior of its students. Membership in the organization is open knowledge, but its rituals are closely guarded by those involved. When a dissenter to the group’s practices is found dead under mysterious circumstances, two of the secret society’s most dedicated members, Matt Richardson and Joan Keating, fear a...

"Murder at SJU" is an adult gay male mystery and romance novel. A Saint John's University college student, Mark Swan, is murdered in 1968 on the campus of SJU in Minnesota. The murder takes place in the outlying acres of SJU’s lakes and forests. Mark's murder is investigated by his secret male lover, David White, forty years later. The investigation leads to a murderer more powerful than Dave could imagine. In the course of Dave’s investigation, the reader experiences the sweet but closeted student relationship between Mark and Dave. In the 21st Century, there is the sophisticated, ...

The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son's death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist.

Alice Henderson was a legend at Wicklow College long before she took a header three and a half stories from her apartment window to the sidewalk below. Savanna Robinson has only been teaching at Wicklow College of the Arcane Arts for two months, and the body count is already alarming. Her friend, Kelly Grace, is ghost writing Alice's memoir-filled with illicit affairs and covert espionage while working for the CIA.

FIRST A FOOT, NOW A HAND—WHAT BODY PART IS NEXT? When her puppy finds a severed hand on a walking trail, it’s obvious to “Bouncing Grandma” Glory Harper that the signet ring belongs to the missing college professor who caused a lot of trouble around town before his disappearance. Despite warnings from her boyfriend, Detective Rick Spencer, to stay out of the investigation, her insatiable desire to solve the mystery of his murder finds her in over her head with a community filled with secrets, blackmail, and arson. With her sister otherwise engaged, Glory latches onto an unlikely ...

The first year of college is supposed to be one of new experiences, adventure and discovery. Higher learning in a safe setting with new friends, new teachers and independence. For Violet Mann this was a chance to purse new dreams and live in a setting unlike she had ever done before.Moving into Edmyer Hall was a big change going from a small family setting to dormitory living with over a hundred young men and women living in the same building. Something her parents fervently disapproved of. But Violet needed a change and Elmstead College was just that. A new chance at life outside of high ...

Murder by Cannonball? The annual re-enactment of the famous Civil War battle in Stillwater has the ghost Colonel Augustus Monroe in a tither. He and Moody, the cat, commiserate on the battlefield as preparations begin. And tempers are flaring within the re-enactment camp as to who will play which role. The only solution...murder. Mazie and Fern's mother also pays a visit and brings along her grumpy boyfriend George. Moody wants to poo in his shirt pocket, and that's the nicest anyone feels towards him. ***Learn what happens when the witch sisters and Moody must match wits with a murderer***

Claire Costas, a popular gaming blogger, is crazy about computers and even more about gaming. She feels safe, secure and content living this virtual life, until her opinions stirrs some resentment that's slowly translating into a threat to her safety. Adam, a strangely compelling guy she meets in-game charms her and when they finally meet, sparks fly and he's convinced she might be the one. They embark on a romance filled with sweet gestures and steamy nights. But when someone leaks Claire's blogging identity to the internet, their lives are turned upside down and Adam will risk it all to ...

Travis Kohl and Marion Kuhn have been at odds since they first met. They have always been stepping on each other’s toes. Can they ever be together? Travis Kohl, 27, made a fortune in five years since he started his online retail business. His specialties were high end brands and high handed dealings with his business partners, yet making everyone happy with the money that they got out of those deals. His methods seemed to fail when he met Marion Kuhn. Marion Kuhn, 26, made a name for her brand of high end fashion garments before she turned twenty-five. Her USP was a breathtaking fusion of...

On Friday the thirteenth nineteen-year-old college student, Kathy Thomas, left the house anticipating a fun-filled evening of shopping, drinks, and playing pool with friends. She waved goodbye to her stepfather, Sheriff McKenzie, as she drove her little orange Vega down the deserted street…completely unaware of the evil that was in store for her… The discovery of her dead body four days later in Hillside Cemetery left the residents of Whitewater shocked and afraid. Windows were closed and doors remained locked. Prepare to anticipate every move that investigators make as they follow lead...

Monty and Ellen head to Medellin, Columbia, to investigate a haunted castle. They’re hired to protect its priceless museum exhibits from the annual rampage of the ghost of El Castillo. However, when Ellen is attacked by the spirit, things take a scary turn. While Monty uses his hi-tech instruments to track the entity, Ellen, a psychic, communicates with the dangerous spirit via a translator. When they begin to make a connection between the angry spirit and his shady history, they must trust a notorious man in order to identify the ghost... But the past hides a grim secret—a secret that ...

A brutal killing of an old girlfriend disrupts the college social life of Herman Harris. The victim’s father offers a reward, and Herman begins a hunt for the killer. As the girls of college bedevil him, Herman discovers growing proof of the killer’s insanity when he confronts that madness in a struggle illuminating the deep truth that lurks in his own soul.

Rachel Goodnow is learning creative writing from Stan Rollins, Professor of Creative Writing at the local college. Living together soon becomes intolerable. Rachel soon becomes a bestselling novelist, writing the exploits of fictional character having international sensation- Britt Bentley. Her success astounds and makes Rollins insecure, a fall that is magnified by her subsequent best sellers. With Hollywood calling, semi-retired movie producer Beetle Bailey convinces Rachel that she could star in the part of Britt, much to the chagrin of granddaughter Kate Bailey. Kate thought her name ...

Ellen’s friend and neighbor, Diana, reports hearing noises in her apartment from a possible intruder, but no one has broken in. The police are stumped. Ellen senses Diana, a single mom, might be experiencing paranormal activity. Upon investigation, it seems an old manual typewriter—typing by itself—is being operated by a ghostly writer who has a message for Diana. But it’s not just a message from the past. It’s a message from her own past. Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE to continue the Ghost Files series of supernatural mysteries today!

“We can do it again, if you want,” Jacey whispered in my ear. I chuckled softly. “You can feel it, huh?” “I know when you want more,” Jacey said, blushing. I fused my lips to Jacey’s, luxuriously licking her tongue. “When I’m with you, I always want more,” I replied hotly.*** Out of the frying pan and into the fire. Jacey and I end up meeting the loggers' boss, and he refuses to let us go! Between her father and this madman, there seems to be no shortage of people who want to kill us. Is there a way out for Jayce and me? If you like steamy, forbidden romance, Snatched ...

Commander Ernest Shackleton is home from Antarctica and Captain Falcon Scott is soon to be on his way to a new Antarctic adventure. Two ships passing in the night, until a killer tries to put a hole in their plans. Follow the Spittlefields orphans as they search for the madman who seems to have a strange bent for drama and history.

Retired English professor Charles Bentley is pressured into becoming assistant director of the Opal College fall theater production. This means he must work with the director, the rather intimidating Lorelei Brunson. Everything is going quite well until the person playing the lead in the play entitled The Rake's Last Gasp is murdered outside the theater. This leaves Charles with two problems. He must help his wife, who is Opalsville's chief of police, solve the case, and he must act because Lorelei insists that he take on the role of the rake in the play. Not having acted since his college ...

Not all Christmas reunions have sugar plum fairies dancing in their heads. Some include murder. Detective Piper Brooks is as beautiful as she is outrageous. To the chagrin of her famous legal family, she disdains her Harvard law degree, declaring she prefers to be a cop. Now lead detective in Denver’s police department, her motto in the words of the irascible General Patton is “Lead me, follow me…or get the hell out of my way.” The latter being the most applicable. The newly elected District Attorney Ethan Matthews is as powerful as Piper but sports a sophisticated patina that masks...

Charles Bentley receives two surprises. First of all his wife, Joanna, who is also chief of police in Opalsville where they live, wants to have a large Thanksgiving celebration in their new home. She asks Charles to do the inviting. Under some pressure he agrees, wondering all the while where he will round up enough people for such a gathering. The second surprise comes when his old friend Sidney Collins comes to see him. Charles and Sidney were undergraduates together at Yale and went on together for graduate school in English literature at Harvard. Sidney is a well known public ...