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Vigilante Justice, librarian style. Maggie’s grief and rage after a heart-breaking murder transform her from prey to a relentless hunter whose sole purpose is to make them pay. With the help of her partner Larry, who knows her better than she knows herself, and her two remarkable men, Maggie's determination and brilliance threatens to eradicate the complex criminal scheme. The dark puppeteer of serial killers is desperate: it’s time to kill Maggie. This gripping psychological thriller all comes down to kill or be killed.

Power grid collapses; only Major can stop the conspiracy to overthrow the US government. The price of failure is death. Major Elliott’s quiet life on the farm with his dog and 17-year-old granddaughter abruptly changes when a nearby electrical substation explodes. He suspects the local attack foretells of a more ominous, widespread outage and shifts his priorities to safeguard his family. When the US power grid fails after a cyberattack, and the economy crashes, people are facing the stark reality that it’s the end of the world as they know it. Society collapses, and Major’s farm ...

Her Dream Gig: Write an article about a haunted campground. Pitfall: Killer wants her dead. As a freelance journalist, the assignment to write an article about a haunted campground in Arizona is Wren’s dream come true. It combines her love of traveling and camping with her loyal Labrador Retriever, Rascal, and the intrigue of investigating haunted locations. The Old West-style Arizona campground, Forgotten Oasis, has a picturesque setting, but a deadly threat looms beneath the surface. While Wren digs into the mysteries of the Forgotten Oasis, she finds herself at odds with the young, ...

Wren and Rascal leave Arizona for her second writing assignment: a haunted campground in Texas. A killer wants her dead. Wren has never left a project unfinished, so she reluctantly leaves Arizona and the cute town marshal for her next assignment: a haunted campground in Texas. After she and Rascal discover a body in the woods, it’s obvious who the killer is, isn’t it? Even the ghost tells her not everyone is who they seem.

Has Maggie finally met her match? A serial killer leaves a grisly message for Maggie: she’s next. She does not intend to die. Maggie and her Gray Flanagan Agency staff, Paul and Heather, have their first case: investigate the grisly murders of young women. They discover the killer tracks the order of the murders with crude, deep slices on the young women’s bodies. When the team doubles-down to find the killer, Maggie gets too close, and the killer gives Maggie the next number in line to die.

Only Riley, vet tech and dog whisperer, can identify the serial killer. The obsessed killer stalks her; Riley must die. Riley has a gift: she talks to and understand animals. After her employer abruptly closes the clinic where she has always worked, Riley and Toby, her rescued German Shepherd, move to her hometown for a new job. Did we mention the cute deputy? It's awkward. As one murder follows another, she discovers her unique connection with the seemingly unrelated deaths can lead her to expose the murderer’s scheme. When she gets too close, the desperate killer escalates his attempts ...

Wren and Rascal arrive at her third haunted campground writing assignment in the mountains of Tennessee and disturb the lair of a killer. Wren and Rascal check in at the Tennessee campground that has no history of being haunted except for the ghostly sounds of stock car races at night. As the feelings deepen between Wren and Justin, the town marshal who waits for her in Arizona, she’s tempted to write a quick summary then leave Tennessee until she stumbles across a body. While she pieces together fragments of old and new clues that reveal an ongoing crime, a ghost warns her of danger. The...

Only Riley, vet tech and dog whisperer, can stop the attacks on the rural community. Riley is on the killer's list: Riley must die. When newlyweds Riley and Ben move to the region where Ben is the new GBI Crime Scene Investigator, Riley is offered a position to accompany a veterinarian on farm visits. Her first day is a disaster. A farmer's cows were poisoned; the veterinarian is incompetent and refuses her help. She leaves the office at the end of the day, unsure whether she quit or was fired, but she’s the only one who can stop a psychopath’s obsessive attacks on the quiet farm ...

Just one more haunted campground... Wren reluctantly agrees to write a bonus article for the travel magazine about a haunted campground that is on the way to Arizona. The campground is beautiful, and the people are welcoming. Is this last campground in Louisiana finally the only one with no ghosts or murderers?

Riley, vet tech and dog whisperer, races with death to save a friend’s husband, but is she racing to her own death? The killer waits: Riley must die. As Riley searches for her friend's husband after he disappears, one of his coworkers is murdered, and Ben's former girlfriend gives Riley the reports she stole from her boss before he was killed. After Riley receives a text from a previously unreliable source warning her to be careful, she is the only one who can puts together all the pieces, if she can survive. The murderer closes in for the kill.

Riley Malloy, vet tech and dog whisperer, stands in the way of a desperate criminal. Easy fix. Kill Riley. After a former coworker dumps a feral cat inside a carrier on Riley’s porch with only a cryptic note attached, the coworker is murdered. Riley is the last person alive who can identify the criminal. Riley is attacked, kidnapped, and left for dead. Ben, the cute deputy, and Toby, her rescued German Shepherd, are desperate to find her. Riley clings to life: she does not intend to die.

Only Riley, vet tech and dog whisperer, can stop the mastermind who murders farmers for their land; killer’s plan: Riley dies. Riley is offered a part time position with a vet who visits farms. Her dream job! But a killer turns her dream into a nightmare when farmers who are desperate to use their equity to save their farms are murdered, and friends are left for dead. Riley’s on the killer’s list: next to die.

Riley Malloy, vet tech and dog whisperer, suspects her father’s death seven years ago was not an accident. Her enemy waits for an opening to kill Riley. Riley Malloy is the only person alive who can solve long-ago murders and expose the crimes of an international ring. Complication: Riley doesn’t realize the significance of her grandmother’s letter or the documents she finds or how desperately her unknown enemy watches and waits for an opportunity to destroy the evidence and kill Riley.

Donut Lady has a knack for being at the wrong place at the right time. After two murders, the killer targets her. It’s personal. Donut Lady witnesses a friend’s estranged husband in a sketchy incident, then he’s found dead. After a second murder, she falls under suspicion, but is she the target? Donut Lady’s nightmares saved her once, but the murderer takes it to a personal level. She’s on her own. The killer intends to watch her die.

Major and Aimee Louise set a trap for a human trafficking ringleader; their enemy plans an ambush. If Aimee Louise doesn’t stop the killer, Major will die. Major’s old enemy is the mastermind behind the entire conspiracy: the electrical system’s imminent destruction, the scam to steal farms, and kidnapping children of law enforcement officers to force the parents into compliance with his schemes. Major and Aimee Louise set a trap for the egotistical criminal with Major as the bait; his enemy plans a deadly ambush. If Aimee Louise doesn’t stop the criminal, Major will walk into the ...

Stuart, Aimee Louise, and Rosalie close in on a human trafficking ring. The obsessed leader plans a slaughter. Stuart, Aimee Louise, and Rosalie peel away the lies to uncover the truth about the seemingly random multistate kidnappings, but the violence of the attacks escalates, and everyone at Stuart’s family farm is in jeopardy. The unstoppable trio may have met their match when their enemy moves in for the kill.

Donut Lady, an amateur senior sleuth, sifts through clues. The serial killer squirms under the heat of exposure. It’s time for Donut Lady to die. Karen O’Brien moves to her hometown in south Georgia and buys a charming, old-fashioned donut shop, complete with the owner's dog and cat. However, shadows and terrifying nightmares from her twelve years in prison disrupt her new life; or are they trying to help? Her struggle to adapt to civilian life becomes even more complicated when the boy no one cares about except her suddenly disappears from his sketchy living conditions. While Donut ...

Wren’s fourth and final writing assignment: a haunted campground near a Florida beach. Wren and Rascal, her protective Labrador Retriever, arrive at a nearly abandoned, neglected campground. Wren discovers clues to a cold case in old letters. Are the new murders related? The ghostly pirate Captain warns Wren of danger; the killer plans Wren’s untimely demise.

Karen is threatened by a violent man. After he is murdered, the killer stalks her. Karen has to stop the murderer, or she’ll be next to die. Karen O’Brien—retired teacher, convicted felon, and donut shop owner. The terror of nightmares and shadows from her years in prison haunts her. After a violent man who threatened Karen is murdered, her nightmares foretell of a tragic, second murder. The killer stalks the Donut Lady; she does not intend to become victim number three, but can the Donut Lady and her shadows expose what the murderer has concealed for years? She’s fierce, but the ...

A deranged serial killer targets the vulnerable Maggie. Her life depends on seeing what no one else does. Maggie navigates through the clues behind twenty years of suspicious deaths at the hand of the legendary Ghost of Wicked Hollow. Even though she has tragically lost her eyesight, she sees beyond the fog that has shrouded a serial killer from discovery for years. The murder targets her to die.