Arson Takes a Dare: The Third Marisa Adair Mystery Adventure (Marisa Adair Mysteries Book 3) (24 page)

Celeste is forced to not only investigate, but also navigate the landmines in her life. Celeste’s friend Ericka duels with her arch enemy and business rival, handsome and charismatic Christoph Metre. An odd little dog, curiously attuned to Celeste and using his teeth, claws, and smell for protection, attaches himself to her. When she’s in danger, a devilishly handsome stranger materializes to save her…and makes her less eager to find her missing boyfriend.

As the sinister cords of the mystery tighten around Celeste’s throat, she must find the person behind the mask in time to save not only herself, but others. With the fine Machiavellian hand leaving few clues but many deadly traps, Celeste will have to solve the mystery before it’s too late.

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May the Fourth (Be with You): A Collection of Stories Across Time and Space

The eclectic anthology of short stories stretches across time and space.

Joe DeRouen introduces humans and ghosts in
Up in Smoke
. Can humans and ghosts work together to figure out what’s behind deadly and destructive fires… when they can’t even communicate? 

Lisa Hall’s
Blackstone Manse
explores the ancient white manse outside a village, and its mysterious relationship with the townspeople. When a religious order gets its metaphorical nose out of joint and decides to destroy the manse, the villagers must decide what to do.

In Celia Kennedy’s post-apocalyptic world, memories aren’t always what they seem. In
Tears in the Rain,
can a fierce bounty hunter complete his mission and find his way back to a gentler time? Or will the corrosive atmosphere strip away his last chance for true love?

In Heather Osborne’s
Ripples in the Tide
, Garrett stands at a crossroads in his life. He’s made some questionable choices, and he’s paying for them. Without warning, his boyhood of abuse and cruelty at the hands of his father crosses into his present as an inmate in prison. Will his sessions with prison psychologist Dr. Arianna Cross help him put the past behind him, or will she help him carve out a new future of hope and love?

On a remote planet, Leonie Rogers’
The Renewer
demonstrates the lengths to which a society in a far corner of the universe will go to retrieve its Chosen Child. As its captain, Jen must take her squad into danger to rescue the child. With high stakes and little chance of success, Jen knows failure will lead to the loss of more than just the child.

In
Lost in Times
, by C. J. Rutherford, Derren continues to seek something he can’t define, even across time and space. He drags Krista, his twin sister, into his search, landing them in a Nazi prison camp. The twins must make the right decision, one which won’t wreak havoc on the past, present, or future.

In Jada Ryker’s
Gimlet,
Juneau and Coldwell pose as patients in a mental hospital to solve a paranormal mystery. Fellow patient Iris, notorious for both her séances and her police record, claims she’s in touch with the spirits who have the answers to the puzzle. Will her supernatural connections help Juneau and Coldwell solve the mystery, or lead to a one-way trip to the morgue?

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The Cat, the Crow, and the Cauldron: A Halloween Anthology

The Halloween anthology is a wicked compilation of stories across genres, ranging from paranormal romance to horror.

Joe DeRouen’s
Good Fortune
teaches us a valuable lesson about why you should be very careful when you hold someone’s fate in your hands. It may come back to haunt you, just as it does for Grimsley Harkness, who dares to wish for more than he deserves.

Celia Kennedy’s
Nothing Scares Me
takes readers on a test of endurance. Lost in the Florida Everglades, Ardith Deblois, wife, mother and intrepid adventurer, fights for her life. Enveloped within the humid swamplands is a perilous maze full of obstacles and adversaries. Which is the greater impediment, the humans that hunt her or the deadly animals and poisonous plants she hides amongst?

Can she fight through fatigue and dehydration to save herself? Nothing Scares Me. True or not?

Zeecé Lugo’s
Five Stories Up
finds us on October 31, 1966, and night is falling over the city. Below, the groups of little ghosts and goblins stream in and out of the front stoops and basement bodegas, running, laughing, white blankets flapping in the wind, their candy treasures tightly held in hand. But above, in the dark rooftop of Sonia’s building, something pale and evil watches her, and beckons...

Angie Martin’s
Sold
follows a paranormal team as they investigate the home of a serial killer for their live Halloween night televised show.

In Heather Osborne’s
Will You Remember Me?
, past and present collide when ghosts from witch trials of long ago come to life. It’s up to Sierra to lay things to rest.

In Leonie Rogers’
Roast Pumpkin
, Anna discovers that going trick-or-treating in her new home town is more of an out-of-this-world experience than she’d ever imagined.

CJ Rutherford’s
Treaters
tells the story of Jaz. Who would believe the world would end on Halloween night? Can Jaz, a retired U.S. Marine, battle loss, grief, demons, and loneliness, to survive the end of the world?

In Jada Ryker’s
Dead Eye
, Alex takes Marisa to an unusual Halloween party in an isolated Kentucky community… with a murderer ready with deadly tricks, rather than treats.

In Jalpa Williby’s
Beauty and the Beast
, Kelsey’s entire family perishes in a fire on a dreadful Halloween night. Overcome by grief and guilt, she decides to end her pain once and for all. Will the mysterious stranger be her savior, or will he ultimately cause her tragic demise?

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Mistletoe Magic

In Joe DeRouen's
Mommy's Favorite
, the bond between a mother and her child is supposed to be unbreakable. When Alex comes home for Christmas, however, he'll learn the hard way that sometimes even a mother's love can go too far.

In Sahara Foley's
Silent Night
, Deak is a man lost in his grief. Faced with another empty Christmas, ready to end his suffering, he's interrupted by a young girl pleading for his help. Will he be able to help her, and in the process, save himself?

In Heather Osborne's
Simple Blessings
, return to the world of the Mansfield and McCafferty families, as they celebrate their first Christmas together after the end of the American Civil War, with several unexpected guests.

In Patricia Rose's
Hershey's Christmas
, Hershey, the big, brown, hound dog from Iron Mike, is back! Everyone's favorite character, Hershey stars in this sweet Christmas prequel. Everything that Christmas Eve starts out perfect ... but it soon becomes clear somebody is destined to die that night. Can Hershey save them ... or is he just a dog?

In CJ Rutherford's
Claude Saves Christmas
, the week before Christmas, Claude and his nephew, Cedric, hear such a clatter. Who can it be, and what role will dragons play in the human festive season?

In Jada Ryker's
Just in Time for Christmas
, a time-travelling stalker targets a beautiful college student. Terrified for the girl, Macey Malloy tries to help her, only be trapped in the web of lies and deceit. Macey reluctantly joins forces with a handsome stranger who makes her heart race... with both attraction and the fear he may be following a secret, deadly agenda. Even with her grumpy black cat's help, will Macey be in time to save the girl?

My name is Paimon, and I love Christmas. Not for the presents, or the food but for the souls that are ripe for the taking. Guard your soul well this holiday season, or yours could be the next one I claim. Find out in DM Singh's
A Soul for Christmas.

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