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When it comes down to life or death, how do you summon the strength you need to survive? From a small town in Pennsylvania to a city full of secrets, nothing is safe here. Hiding in the shadows are the answers that so desperately need to be found. Addie, a freshman in high school, pretended she had it all. A cool best friend, a fun mom, and a loving boyfriend. When she meets an older college guy and falls head over heels for him, all her pretenses are tested. With self-involved parents and friends, Addie gives all she has to this older man. Blindly following and trusting him, she digs ...

After getting his heart shattered by the girl of his dreams, and vowing to never think of her again, Clayton Evans is presented with a second chance to make her his. His life had finally come full circle. After his father’s passing, he’d taken up the family veterinarian practice in his hometown and was the only animal doctor for 50 miles. Business was good. Life was steady. His days were easy and predictable. Then an old friend from high school invited him to a party and all of that changed after Molly bumped into him. She’d turned him down after he’d poured his heart and soul out ...

Austin Evan’s life was working out exactly as he planned—better in fact! As the star quarterback, he was looking forward to a one-way ticket straight to the top of the Pros. Celebrity status was well within his reach. He had a great family, was a Rockstar on the field, and was coasting through senior year until he could make it to the big leagues. He was on top of the world! And then life threw a curveball that smashed clear through all of those plans and every dream he’d ever had. Would he be able to hold true to who he was, or would he fall victim to a pair of dreamy eyes and the ...

What’s the true price of true love? Young, ambitious, and successful Olivia has everything she ever wanted in the big city, a fair trade for the love and life she gave up in small-town Brighton. She’s on her way to the very top of a successful company and poised to become a jet-setting businesswoman. That is until an untimely illness derails all her carefully laid plans. With no other choice, she returns home to face the relationships - and man - she abandoned. As much as she fights against it, seeing Jason again makes her question her own aspirations and decisions. Jason is a man with ...

Spiritual warfare isn’t as simple as waking up in the morning and telling yourself it’s going to be a great day. Developing a battle strategy against an invisible enemy isn’t something you are born with; it’s a learning process, and odds are, you will first experience confusion and frustration before becoming a fully committed warrior in Christ’s army. Changing your mindset and behaviors is essential so you can grow in Jesus instead of getting caught up in sin. The assertion of confidence is examined by several theories with valid arguments about character, psychological and ...

When you’re blind to the danger right in front of you, who will you listen to before you get hurt? In a small town in rural Pennsylvania, nothing is as simple as it seems. Secrets lurk behind every corner, dying to be exposed. No one will make it out unscathed. Addie is a teenage girl that seems to have it all figured out. Starting high school can be hard, but not when you’re one of the popular crowd. Addie has all the boys wrapped around her finger, but what fun is there in that? All is not what it seems when her life outside of school is exposed. She makes it look easy, but dealing ...

This is the story of the O'Neill family from Lawrence, Kansas. Jim, a 45 year- old man with two children; Jay, 13 and Adrianna 11. The kids are out of school for summer vacation. They are setting out by car to find the ancestral home of Jim's grandfather, who lived in Sterling, Illinois. A diary which was found in Jim's grandfather's house in Lawrence, revealed that there was a treasure to be found on the property of the Sterling homestead. The treasure can be found by solving riddles and clues. Jim's wife died in a terrible car crash a year and a half ago. One month before the accident, ...

Dallin Evan’s life felt boring and tired. His dreams were of adventure and excitement – more than his sleepy little town could offer. He just HAD to escape, or he would go mad! When the opportunity to join the circus came to town, Dallin couldn’t believe his luck - even if it was against his father’s wishes. He took a deep breath and then a giant leap of faith toward a future that he knew for certain was everything he’d been dreaming of and wanting. But when a crooked conman begins to have other ideas about Dallin’s future, will the lesson he learned from his solid family ...

Is it ever too late to start over? Life in Silver Beach is slow and easy. Tessa is trying to get her ex-husband’s affairs in order and back to Minneapolis. She thought wrapping up everything at their old vacation home would be straightforward, but strange discoveries just bring up more questions. As she uncovers more unconnected clues, the second life of her estranged ex comes closer in view, and strangely parallels her own. The handsome handyman, Chris, has complicated life in Silver Beach. Even though Tessa is there to get the old cottage in order, her attraction to her almost-next-door...

He’s everywhere. There’s nowhere he can’t find you. Once you’re chosen, there’s no escape. Like the ghosts of one's own past, escaping them is like trying to kill the unkillable. In the quiet, secluded town of Cabot, things look all too deceivingly pleasant. But behind the scenes, Jay knows the truth; she’s felt it. After enduring a devastating loss, she returns with a vengeance—more determined than ever before to catch the Cabot Killer and his accomplices. But as she delves further down the road in the hunt for a serial killer, she begins to lose parts of herself along the ...

I think you've knocked it out of the park. -- James L. She kept me engaged in this fast-paced read. – James M. I enjoyed this book, can’t wait for next book –Tracy J I liked this short story. It is interesting and held my attention. I am looking forward to reading book 2. – J Hall Dr. Miles Cole is a professor of Archaeology at a prestigious university, and out of a small pool of archaeologists with expertise in the Caribbean islands. One evening, two guests arrive at his door. His star student, a transfer student finishing her last two semesters at his university, Alexandria Rizzo,...

The story unfolds in The New Mexico Territory, in 1878. Throughout her many years living in Lincoln, New Mexico, Agatha Price has had a mission. Several children have come into her life who have lost their parents and Aggie has taken them in as her own. She raises them up in faith and teaches them the word of God. Although she follows her “mother’s” teachings, the oldest child, the beautiful Rose, wants adventure in her life. One night at the town dance, Rose meets a mysterious cowboy named Billy. The young man sweeps her completely off her feet, both on the dance floor and in this ...

Answers come at a high cost when you’re being hunted. In Hinton, West Virginia, a small community of people hold the town’s most sinister secrets. Two young girls, June and Mabel, are stuck in a bad situation; they’re fighting to get out. Megan learns of her parents’ death just before she arrives in Hinton, West Virginia. As she arrives in town to get their affairs in order, a man comes at her with a knife, trying to take her life as well. Does someone want her family business, or are there secrets that must be uncovered before the truth is revealed? Will June be able to forget her ...

Sometimes getting everything you ever wanted, comes at a deadly price… Tessa had settled into the uncertain, yet simple life as a single, struggling artist, long disconnected from her rocky married life and estranged ex-husband. That is until his shocking death dragged her back into the aftermath of his mysterious double life. David’s death shook the small community where he had taken up residence, and even more shocking was the beneficiary of his healthy inheritance and his small vacation home: his ex-wife. Now Tessa is back in a place she never thought she would see again - their old ...

With her trust in men shattered and infuriated by the way her father reacts to her mother’s death, Aimee Cooper lashes out. Before her mother passed, Aimee had been in college and had plans to travel and find adventure. But all of that changed after the funeral, she gives it all up and opts instead for a quiet life, alone in her childhood home in the Rocky Mountains. Her mind wanders constantly back to a happier time, when Theo worked the ranch next to theirs -- but that was years ago, and before she’d found the hidden box. Her whole world had been flipped upside down, and not even Theo...

Everyone has secrets. But not everyone’s secrets are life-altering. And not everyone keeps their secrets from the ones closest to them. Still reeling from her breakup with Kyle, Susan is shocked to learn what he has been hiding from her. In a relationship, people aren’t supposed to hide things from one another, and this secret is big. Susan is determined to continue her life without Kyle. She has a daughter to take care of, plenty of friends and family members to lean on, and a steady job. She tells herself that she has already made a decision: a life with someone who can’t be honest ...

This is the story of the O'Neill family from Lawrence, Kansas. Jim, a 45 year- old man with two children; Jay, 13 and Adrianna 11. The kids are out of school for summer vacation. They are setting out by car to find the ancestral home of Jim's grandfather, who lived in Sterling, Illinois. A diary which was found in Jim's grandfather's house in Lawrence, revealed that there was a treasure to be found on the property of the Sterling homestead. The treasure can be found by solving riddles and clues. Jim's wife died in a terrible car crash a year and a half ago. One month before the accident, ...

Danny Larson has weird dreams. Pretty normal for a human, except Danny’s dreams are coming true and nothing will prepare him or anyone else for what’s coming. Crisis doesn’t cover the imploding nature of the financial disaster that’s coming for everyone and anyone who uses money, the soon-to-be worthless paper that just about everyone on earth relies on to transact business. From buying groceries, cars, and houses to daily survival, money will become nothing but burnable material in a world that isn’t nearly ready for a collapse. When Danny notices his colleagues starting to act ...

Beyond the scenes of the public view, the world is a far darker place than most people realize. Even with the media closely following the Cabot Killings, people don’t really understand the true evil behind the boldened titles until they step onto a crime scene for themselves. For Jay Hilander, the world’s evil is placed on constant display. As an FBI agent and investigator, Jay goes undercover to the mysterious Longthorne Resort—the infamous place that connects all the serial killer’s victims and boasts alleged ghost-sightings on its grounds. But the only hauntings Jay has ever ...

Nothing in life is free. In fact, sometimes you pay with your life… The death of her estranged ex-husband was tragic, but Tessa thought she’d uncovered the silver lining. She was going to be financially stable, a homeowner and it brought her together with the handsome builder down the road. A strange encounter and more discoveries are making Tessa’s stay in her beloved beach cottage nearly unbearable. David’s life and career were more complicated and dangerous than she ever would have guessed. All she wants is a quiet, normal life. With Chris by her side, she struggles to find ...