Old Suspense

When counterfeit money starts showing up around Bayport, the Hardy boys are determined to find out who’s behind the scheme. Determined to help, Frank and Joe set out to investigate. Their investigation leads them to an abandoned old mill on the outskirts of town, and the place is filled with eerie noises, hidden rooms, and dangerous secrets. As they dig deeper, they realize they’re not the only ones interested in the mill’s mysteries—someone is watching, and they’ll stop at nothing to keep the boys away.

"With the roar of thunder and the speed of a galloping horse comes the tide to Mont St. Michel", goes the old nursery song. So when the aged patriarch of the du Rocher family falls victim to the perilous tide, even the old man's family accepts the verdict of accidental drowning. But too quickly, this "accident" is followed by a bizarre discovery in the ancient du Rocher chateau: a human skeleton, wrapped in butcher paper, beneath the old stone flooring. Professor Gideon Oliver, lecturing on forensic anthropology at nearby St. Malo, is asked to examine the bones.

In a world ruled by power, loyalty, and deadly secrets, three women find themselves trapped in the dark embrace of the Bianchi crime family. But love in the mafia is never simple—it’s ruthless, relentless, and comes at a price. His Dark Possession – When a widow with a deadly past is forced into an arranged marriage with Antonio Bianchi, she knows one thing—survival means keeping her secrets buried. But Antonio isn’t a man who tolerates deception, and once he claims her, there’s no turning back. His Savage Obsession – Their families are sworn enemies, but that doesn’t stop ...

In this unabridged recording of the third original 1927 edition of the Hardy Boys Detective story The Secret of the Old Mill, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy exchange some one-dollar bills for a five-dollar bill with a stranger at the train station. Later, when they try to use the bill to buy some pie plates, they are told the five is a counterfeit! Frank’s girlfriend, Callie Shaw’s cousin Pollie, accepts a counterfeit fifty from a customer, and the Hardy Boys’ mother does the same when selling an old carpet!

I was so annoyed with my husband Carl. He wasn’t pleasuring me like I needed to be pleasured, and I was a hot 27-year-old woman who really needed a whole lot of satisfaction, very badly. The thing was, Carl was really rich and I had a great life, and I didn’t want to leave him. One day, while Carl was at work, I was laying out back by the pool in my bikini, waiting for Greg and the guys to come by and do some yard work, when I started fantasizing about Greg, who was really hot, and I began pleasuring myself. But then I happened to look over at the house next door, and in the upstairs ...

In the third hilarious installment in internationally best-selling author Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg’s League of Pensioners series, Martha and the League’s latest escapade has them headed for the French Riviera in what is sure to be the most daring caper of the summer. Martha and her friends are sitting comfortably in Sweden… a little too comfortably. Determined to do more for their fellow pensioners - and jazz things up for themselves - they’re up to their usual antics: bank robberies, money laundering, and figuring out how to disappear in a garbage-truck-cum-getaway-car.

This OTT cop is supposed to keep me safe, but he can’t keep his hands off me… Kayleb Bella is the sole witness to a gangland murder, and they’ll stop at nothing to silence her. My job is to keep her safe and keep her hidden. The more time we spend together in this tiny cabin in the woods, the more I’m falling for her. But will my feelings get in the way of my judgement just when she needs me the most? Bella I’m stuck in a cabin in the middle of nowhere with some jumped-up cop who thinks he’s Rambo. There’s no Wi-Fi, and my phone has been confiscated. This is officially the ...

While rooting around in the mysterious stone chambers of New England, historian Cameron Thorne and his fiancée Amanda Spencer-Gunn stumble upon a reinterpretation of the Biblical passage calling on Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. It is a revelation—long suppressed by the medieval Knights Templar—that threatens to destabilize the Middle East forever. It is also a secret Cam and Amanda want nothing to do with. Not that a rogue faction of puppeteering Freemasons gives a damn what Cam and Amanda want.

LET NOTHING HOLD YOU BACK. A companion novel to the Sleeping Lotus series. Loren Stone wasn't always a powerful general. Once, he was simply a victim. And Lassyne True wasn't always the Thorns' most hated spy. Once, she was the heir to a duchy and a fortune... and the favorite target of a murderous lunatic. They have so much in common. They've both been kept in a cage. Lassyne knows this, because she was there. As a child, she saw what happened to Loren... and for ten years of her life, she has watched him from afar, obsessing over a future that they'll never have. But when her parents ...

Set in 1879, SIX-GUN RETRIBUTION follows the cowboy adventures of Gunfighter Edward Landon as he sets off across the wild west searching for six outlaws he holds responsible for his mother's death. This contemporary action novel features a wide range of western characters, including lawmen, gunslingers, outlaws, Mexican bandits, Indian rebels, and bounty hunters. Andy Munro’s SIX-GUN RETRIBUTION includes realistic characters, historic wild west locations, fast-paced cowboy dialogue, action, mystery and suspense mixed with humour and romance. Synopsis The journey begins as Landon rides his...

The Road Beasts: Bear – A Gritty, Mature Romance 🔥 A gruff biker. A fierce, independent woman. A fire that changes everything. 🔥 Brandon "Bear" Kodiac doesn’t believe in fate—until the night he charges into a burning house and pulls Lica Nichols to safety. As a former biker turned contractor, he’s used to fixing broken things, but nothing prepares him for the fiery, stubborn woman who refuses to be saved. Lica Nichols has spent her life proving she doesn’t need anyone’s help. Legally blind but fiercely independent, she’s built a successful career and a life on her own ...

Lynn Naismith gave up the job she loved when she married Ed, the love of her life, but it was worth it for the happy years they enjoyed together. Now, 10 years on, Ed has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, and things start to happen - things more sinister than missing keys and lost words. As some memories are forgotten, others, long buried, begin to surface...and Lynn’s perfect world begins to crumble. But is it Ed’s mind playing tricks, or hers....?

The Road Beasts: Lion – A Gritty, Mature Romance 🔥 A Doctor with a Wild Side. A Surgeon with a Dark Past. An Attraction Too Powerful to Ignore. Monroe “Lion” Locke is a man who straddles two worlds—one as a skilled doctor, the other as a loyal member of the Road Beasts MC. He’s always kept his personal life separate from his work, but when Dr. Josephine "Josie" Bowman arrives in Dallas, everything changes. Josie isn’t just any surgeon—she’s running from a past she’d rather forget. Leaving behind a broken engagement and a dangerous mistake, she’s sworn off men who live...

Psychic Nora Ashcroft can't tell the future, but she's starting to look forward to it. And with the support of Donovan and the rest of the town, she's ready to leave the past behind. Too bad the same can't be said for Eastwind's most newly departed. After a body is discovered in the street, everyone has a theory about what might've happened...including the deceased himself. Though he swears he was ready for death and has no unfinished business keeping him around, Nora knows something must be tethering him to this plane.

Five sizzling standalone bad boy Mafia romances to quench your reading appetite. They're savage, merciless and cruel but once they’ve captured your heart they're never letting go. Deadly Don’s Forbidden Union I’ve been snatched from a Mafia bad boy after exchanging vows with him. My brother’s best friend offered me a job I couldn’t refuse—working in his private stables as a vet. Alessio Morelli, an older, off-limits billionaire boss, is as muscular as his prized horses. While in his luxurious car, I let Alessio mount me like a thoroughbred, and then to my surprise, he proposes. ...

The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace is so discreet, you wouldn’t know it existed if you weren’t standing at the window of the flat directly opposite. But you are. And that’s when you see a man up there—a man you’d recognize anywhere. He may be older now, but it’s definitely him.

I have it bad for my grumpy boss. Mr. Mavis is thirty-five. He shouldn’t be grumpier than an old man complaining about the summer heat. I witness his tender side when his daughter’s around. I’ve watched the grump from afar for years. I’m the reason he’s the way he is. As much as I want a second chance with him, I know that can’t happen. Secrets, lies, and tragedy keep us apart.

You can’t keep the past buried forever… When private investigator Nikki Garcia comes to New Mexico, raging wildfires in the nearby mountains force her and her family to evacuate. In the ensuing chaos, people close to her, including her husband, mysteriously disappear. Join Nikki as she races across the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Colorado prairie in a desperate attempt to save her loved ones. Her search unearths decades-old secrets and an international spy network that will stop at nothing to steal secrets from the heart of Cheyenne Mountain. As she navigates treacherous terrain ...

When she left Scumble River years ago, school psychologist Skye Denison thought she’d never be back. But after a run of bad luck in the big city, she has a new appreciation for the down-home charm of small-town life - and decides to start over in the town where she started out… When Skye’s beloved grandmother is found dead in her bed, the family consensus is natural causes. Still, Skye insists on an autopsy - an examination that proves the sweet old lady was, in fact, murdered! But who could have done the deadly deed?

Florian is 12 years old and has just moved to Washington. He's learning his way around using TOAST, which stands for the Theory of All Small Things. It's a technique he invented to solve life's little mysteries. But when he teaches it to his new friend Margaret, they uncover a mystery that isn't little. In fact, it's huge, and it involves the National Gallery, the FBI, and a notorious crime syndicate known as EEL. Can Florian decipher the clues and finish his homework in time to help the FBI solve the case?