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Gift Guide: A Model Murder (Alicia Allen Investigates Book 1) by Celia Conrad

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Targeted Age Group:: Adult
Category: Mystery/Suspense

Print book price range: $18.99
eBook price range: $0.99-2.99

About A Model Murder (Alicia Allen Investigates Book 1):
A Model Murder is part 1 of the Alicia Allen Investigates crime trilogy featuring Alicia Allen, the Anglo-Italian Pringle munching lawyer with a passion for solving crime.

When an aspiring Australian model, Tamsin Brown, who lives in the apartment below Alicia’s is found raped and murdered and her body dumped in an alleyway in Soho, Tammy’s flatmate Kim begs for Alicia’s help. Alicia feels compelled to assist with the murder inquiry and having discovered that Tammy has been working in a hostess club in Piccadilly, Alicia is sucked into the sleazy world of nightclubs. Soon after, Alicia takes a new position at a firm where Kim works as a legal secretary, but it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems and nobody can be trusted. Is there some connection between the firm and Tammy’s murder? When her elderly neighbor Dorothy is brutally attacked for something she has witnessed in connection with the murder, Alicia risks everything to solve the crime thereby endangering herself and those around her in her quest to bring the perpetrator(s) to justice.

“A Model Murder by Celia Conrad is an appealing new modern crime story… Twists and turns abound as we are taken into the sleazy nightclub world and the inner workings of a law firm looking for the killer rapist.

I was hooked on page one and completely and pleasantly surprised when I reached the conclusion… Celia Conrad has jumped to the top of my favorite author list and Alicia Allen is without a doubt my favorite new fictional lawyer/investigator crime solver.”
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Gift Guide: The Orange Moon Affair (A Thomas Gunn Thriller) by AFN Clarke

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Targeted Age Group:: 18+
Category: Mystery/Suspense

Print book price range: $10 – $11
eBook price range: $0.99 – $2.99

About The Orange Moon Affair (A Thomas Gunn Thriller):
Thomas Gunn and his partner Julie are running for their lives. Who are they running from? And why? It all starts when Thomas (ex-Special Forces) decides to investigate the mysterious murder of his wealthy industrialist father. Billions have been funneled into a secret project he’s sure his father would never have willfully sanctioned. But when his every move is blocked or met with deadly force, frustration turns to anger, and he goes on the attack. Using his old skills in covert operations he relentlessly pursues a tangled web of clues across the UK, USA and Europe, racing to outwit an unknown enemy with more power and influence than he or Julie could ever imagine. An enemy out to destroy them!

Joining forces with British Military Intelligence they uncover an international conspiracy that puts the freedom of the western world at grave risk. But who are these ruthless conspirators that wield such unimaginable power? How are they connected to his father? And what dark secrets from the past will Thomas uncover in his relentless quest for the truth? This “gripping”, “thought-provoking”, “hard to put down” novel by a “master storyteller” keeps you on the edge of your seat and guessing to the very last page!

“…another 5-star novel by a 5-star author. If you have never read AFN Clarke, do yourself a favor and pick up this book, you won’t be disappointed.” Amazon review.

As the son of an MI6 operative, a former officer in Britain’s elite Parachute Regiment, a pilot, yachtsman, race car driver and bestselling author, AFN Clarke brings his own unique and eye-opening experiences to this first book of the Thomas Gunn thriller series that’s fast -paced, exhilarating and frighteningly real.

FATAL FORTY-EIGHT, A Kate Huntington Mystery by Kassandra Lamb

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Celebration turns to nightmare when psychotherapist Kate Huntington’s guest of honor disappears en route to her own retirement party. Kate’s former boss, Sally Ford, has been kidnapped by a serial killer who holds his victims exactly forty-eight hours before killing them.

With time ticking away, the police allow Kate and her P.I. husband to help with the investigation. The FBI agents involved in the case have mixed reactions to the “civilian consultants.” The senior agent welcomes Kate’s assistance as he fine-tunes his psychological profile. His voluptuous, young partner is more by the book. She locks horns out in the field with Kate’s husband, while back at headquarters, misunderstandings abound.

But they can ill afford these distractions. Sally’s time is about to expire.

(This book is part of a series but is designed to be read and enjoyed as a stand-alone novel.)

Targeted Age Group:: 18-up

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I wanted to raise consciousness about missing persons. I’ve never had a loved one go missing, but I can imagine what a nightmare that would be, especially if there are no obvious signs of foul play. Then it can be very difficult to get the authorities to take the situation seriously.

Featured Book: Revenge For What Is Sacred by FJ Harmon

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A nuclear power plant and a nuclear arms depot book ends to a deep-water port, add a terrorist seeking revenge, what could go wrong? Mossad agent Amirrah Kohen is about to find out. She starts her new assignment as the Eilath anti-terrorist presence in Gaza with Palestine on the verge of Peace, but a bizarre partnership between a Zionist politician and a Muslim Jihadist ignites Gaza, and forces her to choose between saving the one she loves or stopping a disastrous terrorist assault.

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Sherlock Holmes – The Golden Years by Kim H Krisco

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“I need more Sherlock Holmes!”

If that’s your cry, you’ll be pleased to learn that there five totally new adventures coming this fall in the book Sherlock Holmes – The Golden Years, by Kim Krisco.

These five tales take place after Holmes and Watson believe they have gone into retirement. This new action-packed, historically accurate series of stories clearly show that some of their most remarkable and dangerous adventures await them.

The saga begins with The Bonnie Bag of Bones that lead the infamous duo on a not-so-merry chase into the mythical mountains of Scotland.

Curse of the Black Feather continues the adventure in which Holmes teams up with the Irregulars, and a gypsy matriarch, to expose a diabolical “baby-farming” enterprise.

Maestro of Mysteries begins with a summons to Mycroft’s office and ends with a deadly chase in Undertown, far beneath the streets of London.

The Cure that Kills sees Holmes and Watson in hot pursuit of the diabolical Ciarán Malastier, racing across America, and pitting them against the largest detective organization in the world.

In the final story, The Kongo Nkis Spirit Train, Holmes and Watson travel to the Dark Continent to derail a “spirit train” that ensnares people’s spirit, and enslaves their bodies.

In the end, this wonderful new chronicle sheds new light on greatest mystery of all, Sherlock Holmes himself.

Targeted Age Group:: 12 to 112

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I read mostly non-fiction most of my life. So, I suppose it was natural that, when I turned to writing for a living, I initially wrote non-fiction. Then, something happened when I moved into the isolated Rocky Mountains, I began reading fiction almost exclusively — all kinds: science fiction, fantasy, action adventure, etc. I thought about writing fiction for a long time before I actually sat down to my laptop. I suppose, this is because I instinctively knew that fiction is harder to write than non-fiction. Of course, before writing Sherlock Holmes – The Golden Years, I read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories, and more than that, I read everything that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote . . . and he wrote a lot! It was a “warm-up” before the “race.”

To hone my writing skills I wrote my first Holmes pastiche — The Bonnie bag of Bones (which appears in this collection). I shared it with some fellow authors and they encouraged me to publish it. When I look ed around for a publisher I immediately found the world’s largest publisher of Holmes pastiches and the like — MX Publishing in London. I submitted a query letter, followed by my story and . . . now I am published!

Featured Mystery Book: The Ship by Allan Krummenacker

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About The Ship by Allan Krummenacker

Cassandra Elliott is a billionaire heiress, who has just come out of the closet. She’s also a powerful psychic who has seen incredible and terrifying things. In fact, just two weeks ago, she and her girlfriend Julie Cloudfoot, survived a horrific battle alongside their two friends Alex Hill and Veronica Ross. They faced a being from a parallel reality where evolution took a much different course than in this version of Earth.

As a result of that encounter the two of them have come to Santa Cruz to bury one of their own as well as to see if their new relationship will work out.

While taking a surfing class Cassie finds herself under attack and barely escapes with her life. But this is only the beginning. Whatever attacked her left a mark on her leg and now she is experiencing terrifying visions and senses the approach of something hiding in the fog. A legendary ghost ship is coming for her. However this is no ordinary nightmare of the sea. This vessel is alive and wants to make her a part of it, literally…

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Featured Book: Big Island Blues by Terry Ambrose

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McKenna, a former skip tracer, flies to the Big Island of Hawaii to help find his best friend’s missing niece. No sooner has McKenna’s search begun than he’s got a teenage hacker messing with his investigation, has uncovered deep family secrets, and is caught in the middle of a twenty-year-old plan of revenge. Even worse, everyone he questions is spooked by a 70-year-old Indian curse on a 1942 Martin guitar.

With a killer on the loose and his best friend’s very hot sister pressuring him for results, McKenna’s got more than trouble in paradise, he’s got a volcano ready to blow.

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Featured Book: Himalayan Hump by John Robert McCauley

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Inspired by true stories during World War II, the Air Transit Command and its heroic flyers and crews were the savior to end the war against the Axis powers. Without their courage, dedication, teamwork and valor and flexible thinking, World War II would not have ended in 1945. This story focuses on how a baseball player’s life was dramatically changed by the forces of fate. Follow Bucky’s dangerous missions into Africa, India, Burma and China, which are filled with suspense and intrigue and experience his close encounters with death to save millions of lives from the German and Japanese invaders.

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Featured Free Book: Complicated Creatures Part One by Alexi Lawless

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About Complicated Creatures Part One by Alexi Lawless

COMPLICATED CREATURES PART ONE WILL BE ***FREE*** ON AMAZON Oct. 22-26!!

A hot new author has hit the scene, and you are not going to want to miss this book. Alexi Lawless, whose profile describes her as a “corporate runaway, novelist, wanderer, and bourbon drinker,” makes her debut with a book described by reviewers as “un-put-downable,” “alluring, suspenseful and compelling,” and “completely addictive.”

This fast-paced, smartly-written book is driven by characters that are as fascinating as they are complex. In anticipation of the upcoming Complicated Creatures Part Two, Vivrant Press is excited to announce that Complicated Creatures Part One will be free on Amazon October 22-26 only.

What happens when curiosity becomes obsession?

From author Alexi LAWLESS, the first part in a provocative romantic suspense series…

Luck is Jack Roman’s middle name— and Chicago is his Empire. He lives to work, loves to play, and makes no commitments. But when the mysterious S. Wyatt moves into the adjoining penthouse, he’s immediately drawn to her, a striking, elusive woman who transitions seamlessly from wood-paneled board rooms to high-stakes, high-risk rescue operations in the most dangerous parts of the world.

Intrigued by her self-possession, aroused by her incredible passion, and disarmed by a vulnerability she cannot hide, Jack pursues her into the nexus of her dangerous present and her enigmatic past. An entire world is revealed to Jack, where living for pleasure becomes fighting for survival. And the only woman he wants may be the one he cannot have…

COMPLICATED CREATURES is a mesmerizing, labyrinthine erotic romance that will leave you wondering:

Do you really want to know everything about the one you love?

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Featured Book: DEATH ON DAYTIME, A Tess Darling Mystery by Tash Bell

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About DEATH ON DAYTIME, A Tess Darling Mystery by Tash Bell

Tess Darling is a feisty blonde TV producer, who solves media murders with the help of her hunky (but hapless) cameraman Miller.

In this, the first book of the series, Tess is forced to investigate when a ruthless presenter is murdered – live on TV. Digging up the dirt on daytime, can Tess outfox devious TV stars, bristling talent agents and vicious competition from her own (very famous) father?

When the killer strikes again, Tess finds her own life threatened. As the stakes rise, inhibitions drop: Tess may have Miller by her side, but it’s hunky Detective Selleck she’s got her eye on…

“Impossible to read without laughing out loud – black, knowing and funny as hell.” – Tony Parsons, bestselling author of ‘Man and Boy’.

“Cheeky, sassy and very readable.” – Lorraine Kelly, star of UK TV show ‘Lorraine’.

“Tash Bell is a genuinely fresh and extremely funny voice.” – Penny Vincenzi, bestselling author of ‘Wicked Pleasures’.

DEATH ON DAYTIME is a funny, fast-paced mystery with an endearing (if somewhat short-skirted and foul-mouthed!) heroine at its heart. Download it now, and let Tess Darling whisk you away from the winter blues!

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