Gripping Thriller

Sophie is perfect. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and when she smiles her wide, open, caring smile, her teeth sparkle. Everybody loves her. So would I, except she’s my husband Mike’s best friend, and sometimes they seem a little too close for comfort. This summer, Sophie is renting the grand house next door, bringing over fancy wine, offering to babysit our beautiful three-year-old daughter. It’s nice, actually. She’s smart and funny. Maybe the way she is with Mike–squeezing his arm, tilting her head when she laughs at his jokes–is just how she is with everybody.

SHADOWS BY THE STREAM. Where seduction meets revenge and greed weaves a chilling tale. A psychological thriller that reminds us that some shadows are best left unexamined! May's life is about to change, as she returns to her family home. A home full of memories and secrets, a home full of a history best forgotten. But, she's going back anyway. Is that a mistake? Greeted by a chilling atmosphere in the neglected rooms and an overgrown garden the past resurfaces and the memories come flooding back. But there's something more, something isn't quite right, a ringing phone that can't be found, ...

When there’s nothing left to live for, what will you do with your last six bullets? Thirteen months ago, civilization ended with the arrival of a massive asteroid. For Burt James, a seasoned survivalist, it was the event he'd long prepared for. While the rest of the world descended into chaos, scrambling for food and water, he secluded himself in his fortified hilltop home in a small Australian Outback town. But now, he's out of supplies and down to his final six bullets—and must face the hardest choice of his life.

Ashley McDonald just witnessed the murder of two girls held captive by the same Pakistani grooming gang holding her. She can't prove it because they took the bodies away and buried them. And it's no good contacting the police or social services. They are on the side of the abusers. She's only thirteen and caught in a world of abuse and evil. Can she find a way to escape and save herself from becoming their next victim? Or will she suffer the same fate as her friends? This is a standalone story. Although there are characters who appear throughout the series, there is not a cliffhanger at the...

Gripping flash fiction. Polly’s wait for the mortgage advisor drags on. When she investigates the delay, danger finds her again.

A detective ensnared. A deadly trap. A race against time. When DC Simmons' father asks him to help a newly bereaved widow, the young cop senses trouble and turns to DI Joe Hogarth for assistance. Hogarth can't decline, but he'll soon wish he had, as they find themselves caught in a trap they must escape before the weekend ends—or be implicated in the gravest of crimes. Social media entrepreneur Grant Dawn goes missing on a Friday night. His classic car spins out of control into a cold marshland river. He's almost certainly dead, his alcoholic wife is in despair, and their business is on ...

Melissa has just finished writing her latest mystery novel and is enjoying the arrival of spring. She’s decided to let her fictional detective retire at last and perhaps put her own days of investigating behind her, too. But the ink has barely dried on the page when Melissa receives shocking news: Her estranged father has been found dead in the family home and her mother, Sylvia, is under suspicion of murder.

My husband and I are the dream couple: deeply in love, the envy of all our friends and neighbors. He surprises me with flowers; I make him his favorite meals and prepare picnics to enjoy with our son. It’s little gestures like this that keep our romance alive. But nobody knows how frightened I am at night. Oliver promises he’ll keep me safe, but I can’t stop feeling like someone from my past is watching me. Coming for me. I could have sworn I saw someone watching me through the window, lurking in the shadows across the street.

When Jade Ferguson’s affair with a married man abruptly ends, she’s devastated. There is no quick fix for a broken heart. A fresh start is required. New job. New home. New neighbours. The residents of Gresham Terrace seem pleasant enough. Except for one… An absolutely gripping debut psychological thriller.

London glitters during a snowstorm, and a mysterious famous guest has been invited to switch on the Christmas lights at Piccadilly. But when he asks Posie Parker for help, she finds herself thrown into a dazzling world of American movie stars, high-octane glamour at the Café de Paris, Death Threats, and very, very complicated private lives.

All Abigail wants is a little extra help around the house when her husband’s at work. She believes that a nanny is just what she needs to let her be a better mother and get back to work. At first, her husband isn’t so sure. But after Abigail gets what she wants and hires Haley to take care of her daughter, she knows that her life is about to get better. She can work. Get a full night’s sleep. Be the mother she wants to be.

When I left my parents’ home in Kentucky, I never thought I’d see my sister again. For years, we kept a terrible secret, and eventually it tore us apart. But when I get the call to say that my sister has been killed and my teenage niece Hannah is coming to live with us, I leave the past behind. Hannah is family, and I need to keep her safe. I know what could happen to her if I don’t. When my niece arrives, she bonds with my daughter Cassie instantly. But then I hear a scream from the girls’ bedroom. And in the garden, someone has lit a fire. It’s a warning.

THE DAUGHTER'S FRIEND. What do you believe? Do you believe in ghosts? In "The Daughter's Friend," a skeptical mother grapples with her daughter's haunting claims of seeing an unseen stranger, forcing her to confront the chilling possibility that the line between reality and the supernatural is more fragile than she ever imagined. Will she dismiss the unexplainable or uncover a truth that challenges everything she believes? In "The Daughter's Friend," be prepared to challenge your beliefs and confront the unexplainable. What do you do? What do you believe? Just because you can't see someone,...

Beware of the beauty smiling from the alleys of the nocturnal metropolis. Maya is looking for a new job, Caleb is looking for love, and Paola is simply looking to escape. All three cross paths with a charming woman clad in chic scarlet clothes who promises to solve all their problems. Little do they know that this meeting is part of a malign plot devised to trap and subject them to unimaginable horrors. They must struggle to find the way out before they perish in the maw of the beast that hides beneath the alluring facade. This novel is perfect for fans of thrillers, serial killer fiction, ...

Kate sees death in photographs. Before it happens. Gift or curse? As the lone survivor of a school bombing, she’s hid from the press for twenty years. Her new job as a photographer in the rural town of Bend, PA offers her another safe haven from bold reporters. Until women start disappearing. Each missing woman appears to have a connection to a mysterious local cult, and Seth, Bend’s only reporter, sets out to investigate. His drastic plans to expose the members make Kate fear for his—and her own—safety, but can she trust him enough to reveal her secrets? The wrong answer could get ...

"Dark, twisted and seductive--it's hard not to be drawn in by THE CONTESTANT." --Simon Wood, author of PAYING THE PIPER Raymond is a serial killer - brilliant and resourceful. Once a respected behavioural analyst and profiler, a hit-and-run accident five years ago left him confined to a wheelchair, and now he grudgingly scratches out a living with online contests using fake or stolen identities. A $10million online treasure hunt could be his salvation – a chance to reclaim the respect and lifestyle he once garnered in his professional life. But the moment he registers for the competition,...

Kurt is an English evacuee with a difference, his father is a Nazi. As Kurt grows into an adult and is forced to pretend he is someone he isn’t for his own protection, can he survive in the hostile world in which he finds himself? And with his enemies closing in, will even the woman he loves believe who he really is? Sent to a small town deep in the English countryside to escape the bombing of London during the Second World War, Kurt should have been safe but a chance discovery will change his life in ways he could never have imagined when the war finds him and challenges both his ...

Sam Bradford—Marine turned government assassin—has no wife, no friends, and no family. He lives only for the job. The dutiful soldier, he’s spent his second career following orders from The Agency—a secret wet work US federal organization that, on paper, doesn’t exist. But during a hit targeting a mob kingpin, Sam hesitates to pull the trigger. Something feels…off, and he’s compelled to learn more. Using the skills gained as a covert operative, Sam reveals a devious conspiracy suggesting subterfuge and corruption in the upper echelons of political power. His assignment ...

Julia Ottley has a secret. She’s burst onto the literary scene with the highest ever advance paid to a British debut author. Her novel - featuring a fabulous tower of translucent icy crystal - is garnering rave reviews. But as she embarks upon her new life, she discovers that nothing can be hidden forever, especially when living within walls of glass. She fights to keep her secret, but as the stakes steadily rise, she faces a stark choice. How far is she really prepared to go to stop her life from coming shattering down?

Could you take a life to save your own? Faith's world will never be the same again. Not after he took everything from her. Now, there's only one way to stop the man who murdered her sister, and it will push her to the edge. After coming to terms with her involuntary commitment to Little Lake State Hospital, Faith discovers the monster who fractured her life is posing as her psychiatrist. Dr. Robert O'Reilly has only one promise: tell anyone about the horrible things he's done, and he will kill her mother. With no choice but to keep O'Reilly happy, Faith must suppress her desires for revenge...