Fast Paced Fiction

Three top secret research scientists are presumed dead in a boating accident, but the kidnapping of their families the same day raises questions the FBI and local police can't answer, leaving them waiting for a ransom demand that will never come. Central Intelligence Agency analyst Chris Leroux stumbles upon the story, and finds a phone conversation that was never supposed to happen. When he reports it to his boss, the national clandestine services chief, he is uncharacteristically reprimanded for conducting an unauthorized investigation and told to leave it to the FBI.

AFTER KATELYN LANDER’S EX-HUSBAND DIES in a tragic car accident that her son witnesses, she quits her high-powered banking career and returns to her hometown of Savannah. Her belief that the Low Country's slower, more peaceful life will be the perfect place for her son to heal is quickly upended when a slew of dead bodies connected to Katelyn’s family wash ashore like decaying fish in a red tide, turning a US Marshal's interest in her family into an obsession. US Marshal Nathan Parsi is convinced the esteemed Landers family's financial success is derived from laundering money. But when ...

Everyone has something to hide.... The virile, all-American husband. The brainy golden girl. The happily wed bi-coastal couple. Someone is watching…. Someone who has uncovered their darkest secrets. Someone who is hell-bent on making them pay for their sins. No one suspects the truth.... Now there is no escaping the shadowy jury that watches their every move. Infiltrates every part of their lives. Stalking. Judging. Condemning. Punishment will be swift, severe, and final.

Defense attorney Jackson Taylor left his Chattahoochee River roots for an office with a view of the Atlanta skyline. But when he’s called home to defend a childhood friend accused of murder, the boy Jackson grew up with has become a man he doesn’t recognize. He’s a cheat, a crook. A killer? So why is Jackson’s dad begging him to step away from the case? Despite his father’s reputation as a former no-nonsense cop, he’s changed, forgetting things. Is he hiding something? There are more questions than answers. Threatening letters of vengeance. Money laundering for the mafia…His ...

Mike Ray, former cop and body-double for a world famous action star, was ready to put show business behind him when he was asked to do one last favor for Hollywood's hottest new actress. All he has to do is find her the necklace from a forgotten film and not get killed in the process. From the insane house parties of Malibu and the reclusive mansions of Beverly Hills to the scorching California desert, Mike finds himself in a scandal involving one of the world's most eccentric billionaires, the Nevada Mafia and a sadistic Estonian porn kingpin.

Three years ago, Joleen Parker vowed to bring down the small-town rehab hospital that killed her brother. Now, as a forensic analyst, she gets the chance when she’s sent to conduct a misuse of funds audit––but she only has two weeks to make her case. Yet, what she finds in the quaint town of Loblolly runs deeper than she ever imagined. A crooked judge, a pill-pushing doctor, a town clerk mired in corruption––and a faceless enemy who’s threatening her life. With no one to trust, the lines blur between justice and revenge, but Joleen will risk her job and her life to avenge her ...

A small-town cop becomes fish-out-water when she poses as her missing glamorous twin; a former thief finds danger—and love—at Christmas; and a tough cowgirl searches for a runaway teen and finds peril. Three riveting, unputdownable romances filled with love, faith, and danger to warm your heart and set it racing! Sparks and bullets fly as couples join forces to survive, solve mysteries, and find love along the way, too. Plus a bonus Christmas mystery/suspense novella! Book 1: SCENT OF DANGER To find her missing sister, small-town cop Maya Hutchinson risks her life by posing as her ...

She’s a renowned medical biologist with the State Department on speed dial––but the world thinks she’s dead! When Dr. Rachel McKenzie suddenly abandons a covert State Department lab, US Marshals Kate Landers and Joleen Parker must uncover the truth behind her mysterious disappearance. Unearthing Dr. McKenzie’s secret, a biological discovery with the power to weaponize a third-world country and turn common men into kings, the two marshals must battle against an unrelenting force to protect the lives of millions. With unexpected twists and powerful emotions, this explosive story ...

TV news anchor Harper Knowles has the story of a lifetime. Marriage gone bad, kidnapped child, missing husband, possible murder...unfortunately, it’s her marriage, her husband, and her child––and she’s the only suspect. When the growing evidence points to her, Harper jumps bail, determined to find her son. Her only clue leads to a tiny Georgia town where a shocking reunion might give her the help she needs––but can she trust the kindness of small-town strangers? As Harper runs out of time, she will take any chance and break every rule to prove her innocence and find her son. ...

Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge’s sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes telltale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past.

Family, like the limbs of a tree, grow in different directions, but their roots remain as one. ––anonymous US Marshal Katelyn Landers is shocked when her estranged sister-in-law, Vivienne Chandler, appears on her doorstep. Even more shocked when Viv claims her husband has emptied their bank accounts and abandoned his family. But the unbelievable claim takes a twist and a couple of turns when Vivienne disappears in the middle of the night, leaving behind her three young children. Single parenting has never been a sunny day in the park for Kate. But now she finds herself juggling five ...

Paleontology professor Logan Ford thought he found a fresh start when he purchased a sixty-seven-acre ranch in the badlands of Montana. Drummed out of academia for his faith-driven principles and acceptance of creationism, Ford just wants to be left alone to dig in the fossil-rich dirt at his new property. Excavating dinosaur bones gives him an unquenchable purpose and lasting contentment. Unfortunately, his past refuses to let go. A former colleague at the university is hellbent on destroying him. Professor Julian Blade has always been envious of Ford’s life and even led the charge in ...

Mayor Tanner Duncan has a cherished and quiet life in rural Georgia––until his fiancée doesn’t show up on the night of their engagement party, shattering his idyllic world. Despite the local sheriff and townsfolk insisting he’s overreacting, he’s determined to find her. When his search unravels a government research project Tanner is suddenly entangled in a web of sinister state secrets. Though he’s brushed aside and told to stand-down by the two US Marshals overseeing the investigation, Tanner has no intention of waiting by the phone. With the clock ticking, can a small-town ...

Deirdre Stephens lives a picture-perfect life until her daughter is kidnapped on foreign soil, and three days later, her husband disappears. Secrets from her marriage come to light forcing Deirdre to take matters into her own hands and embark on a daring rescue mission dangling herself as bait. But can a simple elementary school principal with no training outwit a criminal cartel before it’s too late? Set in a complex world where living by the rules gets you killed, Who's Watching Maddie? is a thrilling suspense novel with jaw-dropping twists that will keep readers on the edge of their ...

When Marissa, a thirty-five-year-old single woman, shares an unexpected night of passion with her best friend, little does she know that it will set in motion a series of events that will alter the course of her life forever. As she grapples with the decision of whether to keep the baby, tragedy strikes when her best friend is tragically killed in action. Overwhelmed by grief, Marissa clings to the hope of honoring the fallen father of her child through their unborn son. However, her world takes another tumultuous turn when she finds herself entangled in a bitter court battle with a ...

Lauren Abrams wants nothing to do with her damaged mother, whose spurious testimony sent Lauren’s father to prison for murder years ago. After a serial killer’s confession to the crime restored justice, Lauren chose to live with her father and grandmother. Now an adult, Lauren has come home to the Sacramento family estate for good, her mother’s lies be damned... It’s been decades since Donna made her cheating husband pay, but she hasn’t forgotten the past. She knows her estranged daughter has made a terrible mistake by returning to the estate.

Fast paced, exciting historical drama with surprise ending... When the charming but penniless Pierre Dupres departs 17th-century France in pursuit of fortune, heartbroken Clare resigns herself to marrying his dull elder brother Jacques. Descended from a long line of midwives, she must bear a daughter to carry on her rewarding ancestral profession with its many secrets. Jacques reluctantly allows Clare to restore Maison Dupres, a crumbling chateau rumoured to be haunted, as their family home but clearly disapproves his wife’s decision to continue pursuing her career, even after the birth ...

Who is Nola Brown? Nola is a mystery. Nola is trouble. And Nola is supposed to be dead. Her body was found on a plane that mysteriously fell from the sky as it left a secret military base in the Alaskan wilderness. Her commanding officer verifies she's dead. The US government confirms it. But Jim "Zig" Zigarowski has just found out the truth: Nola is still alive. And on the run.

Three series starters from the author Skyler Grant. The Laboratory is the story of an insane and science obsessed AI and the building of a facility deep beneath in the desert in a post apocalyptic world gone mad. Dungeon Crawl is Grant's first work, swords and sorcery LitRPG and the start to a world bending adventure. Persephone Falling is a cyberpunk tale of a satellite dweller brought to earth, a warrior who might find to find her place in a savage world.

When patrolman Brandon Hall comes upon a broken-down car on a Colorado highway, he finds a young girl in a bloodied nightgown at the wheel. In the back seat, the brutalized body of a teenage boy. The girl will say only one word: Hurt. When the girl is admitted to the hospital, the doctor on call is Brandon’s ex-wife, Olivia Blake. For Olivia and Brandon, the traumatized Jane Doe opens a floodgate of memories. It’s been four years since they shared their own tragedy—the unsolved disappearance of their eight-year-old daughter, Carly, and the end of their marriage.