Emotional Thrillers

The Mafia's Revenge: A Tale of Love and Survival A lesbian romance thriller In a world where power and danger intertwine, The Mafia's Revenge weaves a gripping narrative that pulls readers into the heart of darkness and the flickering light of hope. Gwen Rogers, the formidable anchor at WNYC news, is a woman who has clawed her way to the top. She is known for her relentless pursuit of truth and her unyielding spirit. Yet beneath her polished exterior lies a profound loneliness—a sacrifice made at the altar of ambition. On the other side of this tumultuous landscape stands Victoria ...

All 15-year-old Kelly McAllister wants to do after high school graduation is attend art school. Academic work isn't important to her. When she studies at the library with her friends, she sometimes talks so much the librarian kicks her out. After her teacher pressures her to start working on her current events paper, Kelly decides she has to take the assignment seriously. The only trouble is she can't think of a topic - until she discovers Mr. Weems, a homeless Vietnam vet who spends his days in the library.

Grace thought she had escaped the nightmare. After witnessing her abusive partner’s death at the hands of the police, Grace Rhodes is desperate to rebuild her life. But the past refuses to let go, and a dangerous figure lurks in the shadows, waiting—watching. To cope, she immerses herself in her rowing training, pushing her physical and mental limits. Yet, peace remains elusive. Mysterious messages signed by “The Raven” begin to appear, each echoing the haunting lines of Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem. As Grace’s fear and paranoia grow, so does her obsession with uncovering the ...

"Sumptuous prose and a mind-blowing twist will make sure that readers don't forget The Professor's Wife, an unsettling psychological thriller wrapped in a provocative dark romance." -IndieReader Carl Bingham is a lonely British Literature Professor who has sworn off love and sex since an affair with a student at Skidmore College almost lost him his tenure and reputation. Camilla is a young artist who sits in his classroom, mesmerized by his voice and appearance. Despite their age difference, they fall in love, marry, and feed each other's physical and emotional needs. But when secrets and ...

There may only be one killer, but no one is innocent in this new young adult thriller from Natasha Preston, author of The Cellar, a New York Times best-seller, and Awake.

It’s twelve years since teenager Peter Ferguson drowned in Loch Ness—on the same night that Stephanie, her mother and her sister, Aurelie, were camping on its shores. In the shocking aftermath, their family and life as they knew it fell apart, and the sisters no longer speak. But now Aurelie is getting married, and Stephanie realises that a reunion might finally bring the truth about that fateful night to the surface…

My family’s empire is crumbling as the feds close in. And the woman I can’t let go of might be our greatest betrayal. I'm caught in a web of lies and betrayal. Every move I make could be my last. Trust is a luxury I can't afford. But the truth? The truth might destroy us all. There's a rat in our family. The feds are closing in. And a secret that could change everything. I have to choose: Loyalty to my blood, Or a chance at redemption. The clock is ticking. The stakes have never been higher. And I'm running out of time. Who will survive when the dust settles? Only one way to find out.

The pretty market town of Sterndale is a close-knit community where everyone thinks they know everyone else. But at a lavish summer wedding, a local celebrity is discovered slumped in the gardens, the victim of a violent assault that leads to a murder investigation. As the police search for answers, suspicion and paranoia build and the lives of the locals are turned upside down. Secrets that lurk beneath the pristine façade of Sterndale come to light as detectives close in on the truth.

>"Lily?" My stomach dropped as a tall, dark-haired man stepped into view. Had he been hiding between the trees? "No. Sorry." Gulping, I took a step back. "I'm not Lily." He shook his head, a satisfied grin on his face. "No. You are Lily." "I'm Summer. You have the wrong person." For months, Summer is trapped in a cellar with the man who took her - and three other girls: Rose, Poppy, and Violet. His perfect, pure flowers. His family. But flowers can't survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out....

She’s my enemy. A betrayer. And the only woman I’ve ever loved. As patched member of the Steel Reapers MC, the club is my only family. My loyalty to my brothers is absolute, But then I meet her. Then everything changes. Amelia’s my opposite – highly educated, law-abiding, kind. And the most dangerous woman I've ever met. With curvy hips and chestnut curls, she burns her name on my heart From our first fiery night, she belongs to me. Until she betrays me. Then it's war – with her and my heart. But then Amelia uncovers a dark secret. A secret that makes her the target of a somone ...

She could save the world - or destroy it. Sixteen-year-old Evangeline 'Evie' Greene leads a charmed life, until she begins experiencing horrifying hallucinations. When an apocalyptic event decimates her Louisiana hometown, Evie realizes her hallucinations were actually visions of the future - and they're still happening. Fighting for her life and desperate for answers, she must turn to her wrong-side-of-the-bayou classmate: Jack Deveaux. But she can't do either alone.

She's the one I never knew I needed. And I'll raise hell to claim her. I'm cold, calculating, ruthless. My loyalty belongs to my brothers in the MC. I defend my club with bullets and blood. And then a woman in need turns my life upside down. Violet doesn't want to be mixed up in the MC life. She's a good woman with a troubled past looking to start over, All she wants is to run her bar in peace. But when she winds up in the cross hairs of another MC, I'm the only man dangerous enough to keep her safe. Protecting her could start a war. But I can't ignore the heat in her eyes when she looks to...

Half-angel Trinity and her bonded gargoyle protector, Zayne, have been working with demons to stop the apocalypse while avoiding falling in love. The Harbinger is coming…but who or what is it? All of humankind may fall if Trinity and Zayne can’t win the race against time as sinister forces gather. As tensions rise, they must stay close together and patrol the DC streets at night, seeking signs of the Harbinger, an entity that is killing Wardens and demons with no seeming rhyme or reason.

She was my first love. Now she's my prisoner. Natalie grew up next door in a home as broken as mine. My childhood was hell and my father was the devil. I was nothing but fists, fury and rage. But Natalie...she was the lovely free spirit who danced barefoot, baked me cookies, and bandaged my wounds. When she ran away, she took my heart with her. Now I’ve found her again. But I've changed. I'm the cold-blooded VP of the Twisted Devils MC. Vicious. Lethal. Deadly. She's too pure for a monster like me, but my black heart beats only for her. She still prefers flower crowns to leather cuts. But...

I'm being hunted. Valeria Happy hour with my bestie turns into a night of terror. I'm attacked by criminals who want to kidnap me, use me, own me. Then he steps in – an insanely hot, bearded savage named Havoc. He doesn’t look like my savior, he looks like a tatted killer. But my only choice is to take his hand Havoc The second I see Valeria, I’m obsessed. She is innocence in an irresistible, curvy package. A beautiful vision that sparks my primal hunger. But even a single kiss will ruin me. Because love is a weakness for a monster like me. Yet once she’s safe in my arms, we can’t...

I kidnapped her to save her life. I'll wage a war to make her mine. Stacy's new in town. Looking for a fresh start away from her troubled past. A ruthless biker like me has no business wanting a woman like her. We are opposites - she's innocent and kind, I'm a vicious killer for the Twisted Devils MC. She's everything I shouldn't want but can't resist. And I won't stop until she's mine. She tries to resist our explosive attraction, But her lustful looks and lingering touch gives her away. She aches to submit to me. And her life depends on it. Because there's someone else after her. He's ...

No one stops me from taking what I want. And I want her. I never could keep my hands to myself. My enemies learned that the hard way. So when I come across Sophia, terrified and on the run, I can’t resist her bright eyes and her body built for sin. I take her. She tries to warn me about her past, About the Bratva chasing after her She wants to keep running – to start over somewhere new, to giver her baby a chance at a new life. The kids isn't mine, but the mother sure is. And both of them have my icy heart beating like it never has before. There's something Sophia doesn't know, but ...

She’s on the run from trouble, but she can’t escape a beast like me. I’m the man you want on your side when sh*t hits the fan. Ex-Marine, MC, I live for my family and I’ll die for my family. But when trouble hits my own home, it threatens to take me away from the MC just when they need me the most. I need help for this battle. And I know exactly the good girl that I want. Luna’s got secrets and a past to go along with her brains and her fearless attitude. Not to mention a body I’m aching to take for a ride. But she’s my total opposite. Hell, she works for the damn library. ...

I'm an outlaw. A ruthless savage. And I'll stop at nothing to own her. I’m a hunter. Relentless, ruthless, driven by revenge. I have one target - the men who killed my family. There’s no room for love in my cold, callous heart. The only people I call family are my brothers in the MC and my dog, Sheila. Then I meet Claire. Then I want more. Claire Thompson is everything I’m not. Kind, loving, beautiful – in or out of her sensible courtroom suit. She thinks she can save me. I know it’s wrong to let her in. To let her believe I’m anything more than a monster. It’s a mistake that ...

Our new home was meant to be a chance for us to start again; to make new friends and forget the past. And as I look around the barbeque we’ve thrown for our neighbors, I dare to dream that things will be all right. I watch my husband joking as he flips burgers and my daughter turning cartwheels on our sun-bleached lawn. And then my gaze falls on my son, Jacob, and his new girlfriend, Rose, in her light blue jeans and her green crop top. There is a worried expression clouding her beautiful eyes.... The next day I get a call from Rose’s mother that chills me to the bone.