Psychological Twists

I thought our marriage was perfect. I thought our love was unbreakable. I was wrong. I had it all—Dayo, my brilliant lawyer husband, a penthouse dripping with luxury, and a life my father’s money made possible. But then I noticed the late nights, the locked phone, the way his eyes avoided mine. Suspicion became my shadow, and her name was Dora—a psychiatrist too beautiful, too close, too dangerous. I couldn’t let her take him. I dug deeper, and the truth cut like a knife: I’m not the first wife he’s betrayed, not the first life my father’s empire has caged. Now, I hold a gun ...

In the ancient alleys of Damascus, where tradition and secrecy reign, the sudden death of a woman sets the stage for a gripping mystery. When Haj Adel's daughter-in-law dies under suspicious circumstances, the call goes out to Mullah Abdullah Al-Allab, a devout imam with a hidden talent for detective work. As a revered figure in the community, Mullah Abdullah uses his position and keen insight to navigate the intricate web of lies, family honor, and societal expectations. Amidst the echoes of prayers and the whispers of scandal, Mullah Abdullah must uncover the truth in a city where ...

The award winning new book in the, "Twisting Darkness," series by J.R. Gridley. Both books are self-contained, so there is no need to read the first book to understand the sequel. The five new stories include, a group of friends who are hunted by a creature that should not exist. A serial killer whose past comes back for him. A hospital in the middle of a lockdown becomes the spawning ground for nightmares. A woman who gave up her heart is presented with an opportunity to get it back. A man with an entire city trying to kill him. This newest collection of short stories by J.R. Gridley will ...

My baby is due in two weeks. Hand on my bump, I swear to my little girl, I won't be anything like my mother. I'm walking home after the perfect baby shower, enjoying the cool summer evening breeze. I can't wait to rest my aching feet. I'm almost at my door when the world goes black.

He doesn’t break rules. He breaks girls. Donna Talley wanted a fresh start: a new college, a new city, and a new life. But fate had other plans in the form of Killian Fairchild, her new stepbrother, who turns her dream of anonymity into a living, twisted nightmare. He’s cruel, calculating, and colder than the marble walls of their family mansion. With every brush of his hand, every whispered insult, Killian pulls Donna deeper into a game she never agreed to play. He toys with her sanity, stalks her in silence, and invades the last corners of her privacy—until fear isn't the only thing...

Gwen Maner is a widowed single mom, returning to her Ohio hometown with her daughter. And thanks to former acquaintance Nicola Kimmel, this is the start of Gwen’s new and promising life. Nicola’s secured Gwen a lucrative job, rented Gwen a house on her same street, and won the heart of Gwen’s daughter, but she almost seems too good to be true. She’s so selfless. So charismatic. And so take-charge. Gwen is sure Nicola is yearning only for someone to get close to. After all, according to Nicola, her marriage is falling apart, and her best friend just up and left one day.

The Forgotten Warnings: Lessons We Ignored A Myth-Inspired Horror Anthology They told us not to stray from the path. Not to speak certain names. Not to touch what was buried. We didn’t listen. In this haunting collection of first-person horror stories, The Forgotten Warnings reimagines ancient myths, folklore, and cautionary tales through the eyes of those who ignored them—and suffered the consequences. Each story is a confession from the edge of madness: a streamer haunted by his own reflection, a researcher seduced by sentient code, a wanderer who finds forbidden fruit beneath the ...

He’s my stepbrother. My tormentor. My shameful obsession. When Hayley Barton is dumped into the icy halls of Atheria Elite Academy, all she wants is to survive long enough to prove she belongs. But survival becomes a blood sport when she’s forced to live across the hall from her new stepbrother—Jenson Davidson—the Academy’s crown prince of cruelty. He rules Atheria like a dark god in designer threads, and he’s made one thing clear: Hayley’s his new favorite game. Every hallway becomes a hunting ground. Every whisper of “mouse” echoes with humiliation. And every brush of ...

When Congressional staffer Ben Walsh receives this cryptic text from his wife he initially doesn’t think much of it. But while waiting to hear from her again, Ben discovers that the text came an hour before a shooting that occurred along her daily running route. Veronica won’t pick up her phone, and when she doesn’t return home, he knows she is somehow involved. If she isn’t one of the victims, then where is she, and what did she know? While Ben searches for his wife, he stumbles upon another violent death, with clear connections to the shooting.

The house is haunted. While house hunting with her family, a reclusive ghostwriter unwittingly stumbles headfirst into a paranormal murder mystery where she alone can find the killer. An unending feeling of dread clings to her, letting her know she's being watched every second of every day from both sides of the grave. Her husband busies himself with his new job, and her only child becomes increasingly distant. Navigating family life was difficult before, but now she's got visions and clues to contend with. A spirit trapped in her home, her family being stalked; she must find the killer or ...

Audrey is the black sheep of the family. Always in trouble. Always causing problems. She's there in her mother's luxury house in the hills above a small rural town. There with her secrets and her issues. Now she's a teenager, things can hardly improve.

Ella thought she was alone. Her quiet townhouse was her sanctuary, a place where she could curl up under her favorite blanket, lose herself in her favorite shows, and forget the world outside. But someone else has been watching. Someone who knows her routines, who whispers along to the lines she’s memorized, who moves her things just enough to make her doubt her own sanity. As the days blur together, her sense of safety unravels, each creaking floorboard, each misplaced mug, each shadow stretching a little too long becoming a reminder that she isn’t as alone as she thought. Because ...

An anonymous note launches ex-FBI criminal profiler Decimus Farr into a nightmare. His fiancée has been kidnapped, and Farr is given only twenty-four hours to follow and solve a trail of ten hidden clues, or she dies. Identifying the abductor could provide Farr with a vital shortcut for locating his fiancée. But with each new clue connected to a different criminal from his past cases, which offender should he pursue? With the window closing fast, Farr must race the clock to rescue his love…or be consumed by the madness and violence he had thought left behind.

A stranger arrives in the Texas town of Calvin where he fast establishes himself as a favorite. Because of this, the town leaders invite him to take up the role of Mayor, a position he accepts and prospers in. And when Kilbride marries, his seems the idyllic existence. However, there's another side to Mayor Kilbride, which bride and parents-in-law will soon find out. The Two Faces of Killer Kilbride is a superb tale of psychological manipulation from award-winning author, Robert E. Kearns

Previously published as I'll Be Back: Samantha Raven Book #3 by Robins, Bobbie (AUTHOR). Meet Samantha Raven, a woman on the run from her past. Haunted by a faceless stalker and plagued by her past, her life teeters on the edge of chaos. When two men enter her world, Samantha's search for safety becomes a complex game of trust and deception. As abduction attempts escalate and shocking truths emerge, she must navigate a tangled web of lies and hidden agendas. With each twist, Samantha's desperate fight for survival intensifies. Will she find refuge with the mysterious protector or the ...

The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn’t want them to hope. She wants them to die. Laura hasn’t had it easy: she’s survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn’t love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it. But now someone’s on to her—Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger. Who was this man, and why did they choose to die together?

She built an empire out of other people’s pain. Now someone’s come to collect. Arabella Grey is a twenty-seven-year-old fashion founder, feminist icon, and Instagram-perfect success story. Her “sustainable” brand is bankrolled by her father’s hedge fund, and she’s made a career out of turning struggle into content. But behind the panels and the PR, Arabella is hiding a past littered with interns, NDAs, and the people she stepped on to get to the top. When she’s invited to an exclusive retreat on the remote Cornish coast for “visionary female founders,” she thinks it’s ...

Joy thinks she's falling in love with FBI Agent Richard Fields—but is the man who makes her mind soar and her heart swoon really who he says he is? Those who challenge the Lords of the Universe—a secret society of new-age fanatics—have a habit of winding up dead from unnaturally 'natural causes.' While witnesses in the case against the LOTU drop like wilted rose petals, FBI expert Richard Fields has been investigating one suspect in particular, Dr. Joy Clayton. The newly exonerated widow of one of the cult's fanatical leaders, Joy is beautiful, brilliant, and an angel on earth—and ...

Wren Stevens has spent years hoping for the impossible: to reconnect with the father she hasn’t seen since she was 11. Now, at 18, she’s determined to repair the fractured bond, even if it means confronting painful memories and asking the questions she's avoided for so long. But the man she remembers isn’t the man she’ll find. When Wren finally tracks him down, she’s surprised by his charm, his warm smile, and the promises of a fresh start. But as she digs deeper into his life, things start to feel… off. Strange clues surface. Dark secrets hide in the corners of their reunion. ...

From behind the curtains, Sarah spotted the man coming out of the house, followed by the woman. It would be strange seeing people in the property. She wondered how much it would change their lives. For now, she would bide her time and hopefully get to know them better. She needed to gain their trust.