A mother, who enlists the help of Harris International Laboratories to attempt to conceive, is killed immediately after giving birth to a daughter. Multiple eggs entrusted to the lab are misused and a genetically designed serial killer, bred from the origin of evil, is already ten years old! A story of lies, deceit and revenge cause lifelong connections to be destroyed and futures to be uncertain. The characters lives are torn apart and murders are done to achieve desires that become impossible to obtain. It brings to life, the terrifying nightmare Joel Daniels has been having. His only child is kidnapped and the hitchhiker he offered a ride to days before is the culprit and a serial killer. Finding out the man controlling the killer responsible is attached to the company he works for, takes him by shock. Max Hadley, a genius mad scientist and Director of Research at Harris International Laboratories, fears for his own life. The hitchhiker is after him! Years of deception catch up to Max when his son's best friend's child is taken by their creation. Will he survive the ordeal connected to his lifelong work? The safety of Joel's child hinges on the cooperation of men linked to the company. Tables turn when Joel is trapped in a chamber and can no longer aid in his child's safe return. Will the other men be able to give the hitchhiker what he is seeking before the clock runs out? Will he himself be rescued? Can the men left to the task of saving Joel's child work together when secrets come spilling out? Turn the pages within to uncover the tale of murder, misconduct and mutated madness, created by this first-time novelist.

The Scars Beneath Me, is not just any book, this book is about a child who was born hopeless to this world, waking up to fight for her life, this book is also about how this little girl grew up in adopted house being beaten and abused as she experiences horrific events that you would see on a horror movie. Even though she had. Barely any fight, she never stopped fighting, every time her obstacle got harder she faces them head on like everything else that was thrown at here she had on choice and that was to survive.

Twenty-one year old Sloan Murphy is an only child born into a privileged family living in Manhattan. He had always had all he could ever want or need, including working as a professional artist, which he truly enjoyed. But he couldn?t shake this feeling of not belonging. He craved authentic, soulful happiness, and he couldn't understand why he didn?t feel this or even see it in modern society. Sloan often thought this feeling could be related strange memories he had from childhood, seemingly supernatural episodes that he knew weren?t humanly possible. One memory in particular haunted him, the painful day when he was eight years and his dear caregiver Maria mysteriously disappeared. Daphne is very far from home, but she immediately recognizes Sloan on the streets of Manhattan, and he is exposed. Sloan is forced to confront what she knows about him, leading them on a journey so perilous and seductive, stopping was not an option. Through their travels, Sloan and Daphne are drawn into the mysterious world of ritualistic traditions, beginning in Native American territories, and eventually leading them to Europe. They discover secrets from ancient civilizations with immense socio-political consequences, and Sloan is the common denominator. Sloan?s true identity will be revealed to the world ? altering human history forever. To what lengths will he go to ensure the world knows the truth? It was time to revitalize a society that had lost its soul, its very reason to exist.

When Kate Swan's overbearing father demands that she obey him by marrying a man she despises, she refuses and is cast out of her comfortable home in Whitby. Fortunately, a kindly local widow is looking for a lady companion and, for the moment, Kate's future is assured. Meanwhile in Shetland, Malcolm McFadden, heir to the Garstan Estate, disagrees with his father's plan to clear the crofters from his land and turn it over to sheep. The fate of one crofter's daughter in particular greatly troubles him, and he proposes to defy convention by marrying Rowena Murray, but she hesitates, and Malcolm leaves Shetland on his own. When he and Kate meet, they are instantly attracted to one other, but while Kate fulfills one last obligation to her generous employer Mrs Jordan - accompanying her on a Lakeland tour - Malcolm receives the news he has long dreaded. The Highland Clearances have begun, and old loyalties draw Malcolm back to Shetland where he vanishes without trace. Will Kate's love and determination win through, enabling her to discover what has become of Malcolm? Or will his old ties to Rowena, his first love, prove too strong, and cause Kate to regret the road she has travelled?

Three gripping stories. One breakneck ride... This special collection includes books 5-7 in the aclaimed Thomas Blume series. If you enjoy thrilling action, captivating characters and mysteries that keep you guessing then you'll love this three book collection from breakout author Phil Reade GRAVE WALKER An ex-cop haunted by his past. A body with a message. 72 hours to find the truth... Ex-cop, Thomas Blume returns to New York hot on the trail of the man that killed his family... But when the body of a former girlfriend unexpectedly shows up at police HQ Blume is suddenly thrust into an investigation to find the murderer and stop them killing again. Now, in a race against time Blume must solve a riddle from his past and battle through a world of cops, criminals and organized crime… before it's too late. Who can be trusted and who will survive? Find out in the thrilling fifth book of the Thomas Blume mystery series today. FLASH POINT A devastating explosion in Manhattan. A bomber with an ultimatum. An ex-cop with 24 hours to save the city... When former NYPD detective, Thomas Blume, narrowly escapes a deadly blast that rips apart downtown New York, he thinks he's gotten lucky, but things are about to get far worse. The bomber issues him a terrifying ultimatum; find and kill the man he seeks, or more people will die. Now, in a race against the clock, Blume must battle motorcycle gangs, a private army, government cover-ups, and the demons of his past to find the man and save the city. Who can he trust and who will survive? Find out in the most explosive Thomas Blume novel yet; FLASH POINT. END GAME Could you trust a killer with your life? When former NYPD detective, Thomas Blume wakes up in an unfamiliar apartment with no memory of how he got there, only one man can offer the answers he seeks; a man who took everything from him. Forced to team up with his sworn enemy, Blume is dragged into a deadly race in pursuit of a file containing the answers he has chased for over two years … A file so dangerous powerful enemies are willing to kill to make sure the contents never see daylight. With new allies and old adversaries rising, can Blume survive long enough to discover the true reason his family was killed? Find out in the gripping thriller, END GAME. Get your copy of this gripping series now! Tags: hard boiled mysteries, mystery, mysteries, noir, private investigators, hard boiled thriller, hard boiled detective fiction, hard boiled private investigator mystery series

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The captivating debut novel by M.J. WoodmanWhat if Rome never fell?In an alternative reality, the Roman Empire never fell, and the world was never the same. Present-day Appia, real-world North America, fractured by a mythical war in recent history has been divided into five Imperial fortress states. These states, shielded by an invisible forcefield and known as Havens, are designed to protect inhabitants from the world beyond. What lies beyond? Electa Steel wants to know. Electa, on the cusp of womanhood, faces an uncertain future in Latia, the capital state in Appia. While sun-drenched Latia may be a paradise for some, it is a prison for others. Feeling suppressed by her society's rules, expectations, and religion, she rebels quietly in the only ways she knows how - drinking, smoking, fighting, and partying. Her youthful but futile resistance cannot last for long. Her seventeenth birthday looms and with it, the Choosing. This rite of passage promises wealth and happiness for a chosen few but Electa, as a plebeian faces an almost certain fate - expulsion from her Haven and homeland. Electa's fate takes an unexpected turn when, against all the odds, she is Chosen to remain in her society for the rest of her life and to compete in Imperial Panore, a once in a generation event to find a wife for the future Emperor. Whisked into the majestic world of the Imperial family on Palatine Hill, Electa is not only an outsider but an insect to the glamorous patricians who live in marbled villas and worship the omnipotent deity Dominus. She refuses to mask her disillusion with the world of which she is now a part, and this attracts the attention of the drunken, arrogant Prince, Asher Ovicula who she competes to wed. A mysterious terror organisation, Spartaca recruits Electa to overthrow the tyrannical Latian regime. Electa is tasked with winning Imperial Panore and assassinating the future Emperor. Radicalised by witnessing the world beyond the Havens, ravaged by the war waged by her own people, Electa devotes herself to the Spartacan cause. She must first learn to sing politics and yield power in a world dominated by men. Ultimately, if she is to be crowned victor, she must become a Gladiator, defeating her competitors in a brutal tournament, where there are but two options - death or glory. The stakes are high, with her life, and her family's hanging in the balance, Electa must win the tortured Prince's heart whilst navigating her own. Enamoured by the captivating, and powerful Lysander Drusus, a man who embodies all she hates about her society, she will call into question her allegiances, threatening the lives of her loved ones and newfound allies. Her talent for deception is the only thing keeping her alive, for now, but if Electa is anything, it's defiant, and she will defy the path fate has laid before her and the will of men who try to control her until her last breath. Electa's fight started as one for survival and freedom, but revelations about her own nature will change her and Appia forever.For fans of Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen series, the Hunger Games, and The Man in the High Castle.