“The Wentworth Letter,” which won the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for best first published mystery story, is about a college professor who attempts to buy a stolen letter by Jane Austen and sell it to a wealthy Austen fanatic—his mother. He discovers that such scams, much like Jane Austen’s novels, are not nearly so easy to pull off as they appear.The Barb Goffman Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of mystery, crime, and suspense selected by acclaimed mystery author an...

Issue Nº20 features:A curated collection of short fiction including stories by Jason Starr, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Greg Levin, Gillian French, , Cher Finver, Kevin Z. Garvey, John Joseph Ryan, David A. Summers, Robb T. White, and Jeff Soloway.Essays, Interviews and Reviews by J.B. Stevens, Scott Adlerberg, J.P. Hill, and Zakariah Johnson.Art and Photography by Hossein Goshtasbi.This issue also features a preview of the new graphic novel Blade Runner 2039 (Vol...

A Navy SEAL returns home to find his family in trouble and his high school sweetheart impossible to resist. First in the Texas Family Reckoning series.Navy SEAL John Sloane thought he'd come home to Texas to save the family ranch and reconnect with his estranged twin brother. He never expected to reunite with the girl whose heart he broke. But when Alicia Adams's daughter is kidnapped, the fearless SEAL jumps into action.However, the off-book op poses unfam...

**Prepare for edge-of-your-seat suspense in this Thriller Short.Originally published in THRILLER 2 (2009),edited by #1** New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler.This be-careful-what-you-wish-for Thriller Short from bestselling author Phillip Margolin tells what happens when a cop meets the man of her dreams, who lives in the house of her dreams. Monica Esteban grew up poor, on occasion helping her single mother clean...

_______________________________TICK... A KILLER'S COUNTDOWN BEGINS.A rash of horrifying crimes tears through New York City, throwing it into complete chaos.TICK... CAN MICHAEL BENNETT CATCH HIM?The city calls on Detective Michael Bennett, pulling him away from a seaside retreat with his ten adopted children, his grandfather, and their beloved nanny, Mary Catherine. Bennett enlists the help of a former colleag...

Prince Charming on the Run…Desperate to escape a throng of marriage-minded women—and the relentless paparazzi—Prince Maximilian Frederick accidentally runs ace reporter, Leigh Donovan off the road in the midst of a Florida hurricane.But She's No Cinderella…Itching for the real story behind the prince's sprint for freedom, overachiever Leigh is thrilled to wait out the storm with Max in a motel. That is until the prince offers her a strange proposal. If she'll poses ...

Book 1 in the gripping thriller series featuring rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk, from the master of suspense and New York Times #1 bestselling author Dean Koontz.When nowhere is safe…‘I very much need to be dead’These are the chilling words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. Now his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, is determined to learn the truth, no matter what.People of talent, seemingly ha...

Susan Hunter is terrified as she is alone at night in a house she considers full of evil. A raging storm adds to her terror. She kept hearing noises in the house. Could it be caused by the storm? Or were there monsters inside?This story is short but intense. The tension is constant and never eases.Will she survive the night?Are there really monsters in the house?You'll be at the edge of your seat reading this and you will never guess the ending.

Synopsis:Anne Daniels has a secret to tell you. Come on an adventure with her to the sunshine in Tampa, Florida, a business trip where her path crosses with the man of her dreams, Alex, a carefree artist. Follow Anne to a beautiful Florida beach hidden from the world where she discovers true love, but not without a twist that changes her heart forever. Have you experienced true love?Praise for "A Brush of Love":- "It will leave you pondering life." - Amazon Reviewer

A life-changing discoveryMia Parker's restaurant-in-progress is the best shot Bailey's Cove has at survival. That is, until a two-hundred-year-old skeleton is unearthed on-site. It doesn't help that the investigator-sexy, guarded anthropologist Daniel MacCarey-instantly charms her to distraction. Add in rumors that the remains belong to a pirate-and that his treasure might be buried nearby. Mia's trapped in the mystery that jeopardizes everything.Despite the risks, Daniel c...

A very short book compiled of very short stories. Stories include a small insight into the mind of a Vinyl Lover, Graffiti artist and Tattoo addict.

Don't miss the latest breakneck thriller from NEW YORK TIMES bestseller JOSEPH FINDER.Called 'THE FIRM on steroids' by Linwood Barclay, THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER is available now.Michael Tanner is heading home from a business trip when he picks up the wrong laptop at airport security. The computer he takes home belongs to US senator Susan Robbins, and it contains top secret files that should never have been on there ...