“Why I Didn’t Kill My Former-In-Law” This story is based on true events. It is the unimaginable horror of what happened to Marge Gleason, left with haunting memories of her mother’s death and her former-in-law who continued to make millions by conning the legal system, and getting away with it because of her close relatives who are judges in a small town. They have a delicious plan to rip off Marge of what was rightfully hers left by her mother in her Will. A few hours after the passing of Marge’s mother, the former-in-law and two of her children robbed Marge’s mother’s home, where they discovered a hidden fortune left to Marge by her mother. This was Marge’s money. But they stole the documents as proof in order for Marge to fight what was legally hers. None of them ever hesitated about having Marge knocked-off. Marge had no doubt they would do what they have threatened and the chaos was just the beginning. But Marge refused to live like a prisoner given the circumstances or the disturbing effect they had on her. The former-in-law was determined to be in control of Marge’s mother’s Will through the power of her relatives sitting on the bench in the law of justice. Marge did not become the angry woman who takes the law into her own hands. Instead, she followed the law of righteousness and did not kill her former-in-law, even though she was constantly tempted every day. Marge learned the hard way how to control her emotions. This took every ounce of personal discipline, even as she was being stalked daily for months at a time by an evil, violent, unpredictable sociopath known as the former-in-law that tried to murder Marge and would have murdered her for her mother’s estate. Even though Marge found it hard to contain her fright at the thought of being eaten alive, she continued to live her life as she prayed for protection every night from a money hungry terrifying nasty former-in-law who lives without a conscience and her only thoughts are, ‘Money is my God.’ (All the Names have been Changed until the Guilty are Exposed) At the end of the book there is a Self Help chapter which includes: Don’t Let this Happen to You! How to Protect yourself as a Rightful Heir!

This book focuses on the kind of grief that is not openly acknowledged, socially validated, or publicly mourned. It addresses the unique psychological, biological, and sociological issues involved in disenfranchised grief. The contributing authors explore the concept of disenfranchised grief, help define and explain this type of grief, and offer clinical interventions to help grievers express their hidden sorrow.

It's a dog-gone mystery what's happened to Seneca's beloved pooch, Alistair... When Seneca finds that her beloved bulldog is actually a handsome young heir to a wizard mafia family's fortune, she's understandably surprised. But when she finds out that her own missing father was the one who turned the young man into a dog and then bound him to his daughter using magic, Seneca's downright angry. While she's trying to find a solution to her sticky situation, there's a murder in the magical realm--her father's former business partner has been killed. Could her father be the killer? And can she find him before the magical mafia does so she can break the binding spell, save the newfound heir, and get her life back to some sort of normal? With a little help from her coven, two talking cats, one former dog, and a cute wizard cop, anything is possible.

David Meers, a young world-class geneticist, accepts a job on an island in the Pacific, from a rich man, Henry FitzWilliam, wanting an heir. He convinces his best friend, John, to come work on the remote island with him. David works on FitzWilliam’s special project and successfully clones a baby from approximately three thousand years ago. The child, Izzy, is a genius, but is he more than that? You, the reader, will be the judge.

Part one of the epic two-part conclusion to the Ruthless People and Children of Vice series... In the end...we all lose. How well do you think you know the Callahans? Yes, I’m asking you. Because I know you’ve been watching. The chaos, the violence, the love, and the madness—who could look away? Not me, for sure. My grandmother always told me...where you look is where you go. So I ask again, how well do you think you know the Callahans? Do you really think you understand Melody, Liam, or even Ethan? I have to wonder—will your mind be able to handle it? We haven’t met yet, but ready or not, here I come. The true queen of Chicago. For now, you may call me Calliope. Catch up on the Children of Vice Series: CHILDREN OF VICE, Book 1: “From the Ruthless, Vice shall Rise.” CHILDREN OF AMBITION, Book 2: "Show me a strong woman and I’ll show you the scars on her soul that made her so.” CHILDREN OF REDEMPTION, Book 3: “I do not come in peace.”

In this smart, fast-paced mystery debut, Thomas Shawver introduces a charming, unlikely hero from the rarefied world of antique books. Book merchant Michael Bevan arrives at the Kansas City auction house hoping to uncover some hidden literary gold. Though the auction ad had mentioned erotica, Michael is amazed to find lovely Japanese Shunga scrolls and a first edition of a novel by French author Colette with an inscription by Ernest Hemingway. This one item alone could fetch a small fortune in the right market. As Michael and fellow dealer Gareth Hughes are warming up for battle, a stranger comes out of nowhere and outbids them—to the tune of sixty grand. But Gareth is unwilling to leave the auction house empty-handed, so he steals two volumes, including the Colette novel. When Gareth is found dead the next day, Michael quickly becomes the prime suspect: Not only had the pair been tossed out of a bar mid-fistfight the night before, but there is evidence from Michael’s shop at the crime scene. Now the attorney-turned-bookman must find out who wanted the Colette so badly that they would kill for it—and frame Michael. Desperate to stay out of police custody, Michael follows the murderer’s trail into the wealthiest echelons of the city, where power and influence meet corruption—and mystery and eroticism are perverted by pure evil. Unfortunately for Michael, one dead book dealer is only the opening chapter in a terrifying tale of high culture and lowlifes. Praise for The Dirty Book Murder “A page-turner . . . gripping and engaging . . . or, as dealers rate rare books, definitely VF—Very Fine!”—Carolyn Hart, New York Times bestselling author of the Death on Demand mysteries “An antique book auction, complex characters driven by greed, and bittersweet family tensions come together in this atmospheric thriller. Readers of crime fiction will enjoy the ride and look forward to bookstore owner Michael Bevan’s next adventure.”—Sally Goldenbaum, bestselling author of the Seaside Knitters series