The Con - a short story - format ePub

When a car salesman is found dead, Detective Arthur Lansbury first suspects a couple of homeless men. He soon discovers that there are other contenders. The grieving wife had motive and opportunity. The...

Jason Williams is a troubled soul. Maria entered his life three months ago and transformed him, but now she's gone. Miserable and brooding, things take a turn for the worse when Detective Natalie Abrams...

Can you risk letting him in?Howling winds. A serial killer on the loose. Ryan and Ashley are just trying to enjoy a relaxing weekend at home when a stranger turns up at their door. He needs their help,...

Some mistakes are deadly.When Kevin Barlowe checks in at the Rustic Inn, he's looking forward to a peaceful week of edits on his latest novel. But a wrong turn on the path to temptation lands him in trouble....

1980s India. Simple times. And a nation mesmerized by the exploits of fictional detective Karamchand. A young boy among them. Years later he's in California, having turned his childhood dream into reality...

"I could kill your wife for you."It's an unexpected offer, one that shocks Aaron Kirk, for it's something he has only seen in the movies. He declines, and soon the encounter is a distant memory. But when...

A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future.Trapped in an abusive marriage, Sarah Baldwin savors the days when her husband isn't around. Detective Hopper shows up on one such day, suggesting...

Myron Nolan has done the unimaginable — he has killed a man. As he tries to survive the homicide investigation and battle the searing flames of guilt that threaten to engulf him, his relationship with...

A fresh tear flowed down her face. She wiped it and glanced up at Paul. He stared back, processing what he had heard. To believe her or not to believe. That was the question.Back on duty in Wichita, Homicide...

When a young woman is shot dead, Detective Paul Conley is back doing what he does best - figuring out whodunit. Is it the grieving boyfriend? Or is it the couple whose love seems too perfect? Dodging...

Something tells me that, like the glass, our lives are shattered forever, never to be whole again. Bestselling author Daniel Geraldi has it all — a beautiful wife, loving kids, and a thriving career....

Damsel in distress or conniving temptress?Loner Jason Brock can't make up his mind when a gorgeous woman approaches him for help. Soon he's driving her home, but how will the night end?

When you hear the word "criminal", what comes to mind? A cold-blooded killer? A professional burglar? Perhaps someone peddling drugs? People who indulge in illegal activities everyday. But sometimes it's...

When the hotshot CEO of a famed AI company and tech powerhouse is found dead, detectives Angela White and Paul Conley are called in to investigate. The deeper they wade into the evidence, the longer the...

One novel, three short stories — all featuring the inimitable Detective Paul Conley.Barefoot in the Parking Lot - a novelTrying to find his footing in California, Detective Conley joins forces with Detective...

"Why did you do it, Em? Why?"Emily Pritchard has a gift. She's clairvoyant. Sometimes, it's a curse.Jensen Pritchard learned from her two days ago that he'll shoot her today. He's all set to make that...

When a young hustler stumbles upon a bag of money buried with a dead man, he thinks his luck has finally turned. But as soon as the cash is in his hands, strange things begin to happen—silent shadows...

When the sky over Florida erupts in fire, Marissa's last argument with her husband becomes the least of her regrets.A military experiment has broken containment, mutating animals into ravenous, nightmarish...

Max, the Devil's "Troubleshooter", one of the only known Cú Sídhe, never considered a life without his on-again, off-again lover, the Angel of Death Discord.   Now that he's the soulmate of Chaos, another...

Tammy didn't move to the mountains for romance.She wanted quiet. Space. A fresh start.She didn't expect her nearest neighbor to be a brooding, antisocial mountain man who watches her from the fence line...

The farm of Union widow Liberty Hollow is confiscated and converted into a Confederate field hospital, bringing her face-to-face with unspeakable suffering and a Confederate scout who awakens her long...

They say I'm out of control. I built my empire from nothing, and now the people I trusted most have turned on me, calling me ruthless, demanding, and unfeeling. Maybe they're right. I think they're wrong,...

Vera and her pack might have chewed off more than they should have, they'd gotten almost all the kids out, but now the Hearts have sent reinforcements, a lot of them… When they broke into the building...

Open the portal, if you dare… Hidden within the shadows are portals waiting to be discovered. Some take us to new worlds, while others, another place in time. From alternate dimensions to magical worlds,...

Sylvie Williams is in trouble.What with juggling her ballet classes, preparing her shy son Sam for his first day at Penmenna Village school and trying to finally move out from the farm she shares with...

"Pregnancy is fine. But Birth is out of the question."In a world where every question must be asked through the Temple… and every answer is law… one woman dares to ask why.When a man returns from the...

One mission. Three sectors. Zero room for error.In the neon-drenched sprawl of Tokyo, the boundary between covert operation and shadow war is thin—and Touka and Yuuto are the ones standing on it.As assets...

A cop's wife is murdered—and the system investigates itself.Beth Beckett was pregnant when she was stabbed to death in her own kitchen. Days earlier, she'd been confronted at a protest. Now the obvious...

In a world shaped by hidden forces and fractured power, everything has led to this moment.Kyra Vale was never meant to change the system—only survive it. But as the truth behind the Solomon Order unraveled,...

Twenty years ago, they told scary stories around the campfire. Now, they're living one.For twelve former counselors, Camp White Bear was more than just a summer job; it was where they formed friendships...

 Elias thought he found success instead, he found something that speaks when he doesn't, moves when he can't, and kills when he's not watching. 

Twenty-six years after the birth of Drina and Ronan's sons, a new threat arises. Domhnall and Callum, the twin Lairds of the MacInnon clan, must complete a blood bond of their own with a certain woman...

Emma Brooks never meant to stay in Maplewood. She came for a temporary job, a quiet routine, and a chance to breathe after life knocked her flat. But one toddler cooking class, one community center mishap,...

History is not just a story. It's a physical structure, and the foundation is rotting from the bottom up.The Bicentennial summer of 1976 is supposed to be about patriotic fireworks and riding Sting-Rays...

THE TIES THAT BIND is a gripping collection of four short stories that blend horror, desires, realism, curiosity, and bizarre abnormalities with everyday life. As events unfold into something unforgettable,...

Dreams can be worn, and love can change the sky.Princess Dianka lives a secret life, crafting enchanted garments that bring hope and magic to all who wear them. When she meets Prince Leo, a noble royal...

Under stadium lights and a rising full moon, Sienna Wolfe's life collides with destiny she never asked for. He's the golden quarterback—untouchable, worshipped, and hiding a savage alpha beneath his perfect...

A cynical, darkly humorous novella for people who are tired of heroes.Maya didn't want to save the world. She wanted a nap.Then she found a one-eared stray behind a dumpster. He was gray, grumpy, and...

What happens when the judges of the cosmos turn out to be you?Five hundred years after the Fracture Vote split posthuman civilization into warring ideologies, Kiera Thorne is no longer a person. Degraded...

There are rules in this world. Rules about power. Rules about loyalty. Rules about who survives…and who doesn't. Alex Volkov has lived by them his entire life. He built his empire on control. On discipline....

A nation's true strength does not lie in its wealth, its technology, or even its political power—it lies in the direction of its youth. When young minds are guided with purpose, vision, and responsibility,...

The power of the most brilliant eschatological thriller is developed in this brilliant and frenetic work, which is based on the war between two species fighting to the death for dominion over the earth:...

One ruined Duke. One invisible wallflower. And a secret pen that could set London ablaze. Arthur Thorne, the Duke of Carrick, is a man of dark moods and even darker rumors. Known to the ton as the "Beast...

You are not just reading this story.You are part of it.A man is found dead, alone in his apartment.No signs of struggle.No forced entry.Only one clue:A manuscript.Within 48 hours, more readers are dead.Each...

ASTREYA: When Water Remembers Height is a quiet, interior novel about transformation — about the moment when flowing is no longer enough, and something within begins to rise.Lyrina is born of movement....

Arjun Mehta lives between two systems.One is ancient—shaped by dharma, karma, and the quiet logic of the Bhagavad Gita. The other is modern—Silicon Valley, where everything is measured, optimized, and...