Thriller

As fans, most of us has or have had that one celebrity crush. We fantasize about what would it be like to date that celebrity or become friends with that celebrity. What are they really like outside of the business side of them that we idolize? Shannon Keeler is just your average over-the-road trucker recovering from the recent lost of her husband. With a ticket to a fast approaching comic con, she heads out on the open road in her semi to meet her favorite stunt actor of twelve years Kenny Kirtzanger. She has one mission in mind, to hopefully get a chance to get to know him and build a friendship. With a trailer delivery for a restaurant in the same City as the comic con and with a twist of faith, she comes face-to-face with her celebrity crush in an unexpected way. With a chance for one-on-one time to talk, then unexpectedly losing it and meeting again a few weeks later and with Kenny already becoming curiously infatuated by his fan, he gives Shannon his email address after he notices a bruise of a large handprint on her arm and learns about her clinging friend and trucker Jason. With loneliness and depression getting deeper, Shannon finds herself becoming suicidal. After a plead for help from suicide, he invites her out to his house. As they get closer with every conversation and visit, she makes sacrifices from work, family and saving up to buy her own semi to travel across the United States and into Canada to see him and spend nights at his house. The more time she's with him, getting to know the real him and even with a twenty-six year age gap between them, she secretly falls in love him but when a beautiful actress from his past resurfaces and with Jason becoming more obsessed, she finds the courage to tell him. After a horrible accident, will Shannon survive? Will Kenny realize he feels the same way about her or will this other woman stand a better chance at winning his heart? What great sacrifices will Shannon now make to be with Kenny and will Jason tried to stop it all from happening? Take a journey on the road of true love of a Fan and experience a suspenseful romantic tale of tragedy, sacrifices, compassion, friendship, marriage, kidnapping and a baby.

Horror Houses is a fictional expose about nursing home resident abuse. Vince's ears turned red..."e;I don't really care if you are getting tired of my questions... There is an eighty-six-year-old lady awaiting an autopsy..."e;Richard lit a Marlboro and blew a smoke ring. "e;Lookin' good...I cleared 1.9 million by not paying any bills... It's such a beautiful scam and it's all legal."e;The sound of Scotty Crook's fist slamming down on the walnut desktop sounded like a sonic boom to Hank Hawkins... "e;I wanted to get this through your thick head..."e; Hank shivered at the thought of his gambling losses not being covered... Scotty swiveled...looked up at the oil painting of his dad's first oil well... "e;I've got him...I own him."e;

The past year has been unsettling for Robin. First, the divorce of her parents after almost forty years of marriage, and then her husband's job, which has consumed every second of his life, not leaving much room for their relationship. With her husband's job transferring them to Corpus Christi, Robin must make a decision: should she move again and start a new life or divorce her husband and start all over again. She plans a trip to Corpus to look at houses with a short detour along the way-a community called Conquer where her mother now resides in hopes that her mother can offer guidance in the future of her life. After making, what she suspects, a wrong turn and a little car trouble, she arrives at Conquer. No cell phone service, strange people, and unable to locate her mom, she stops for lunch to figure out her next move. Little did she know it would be the last thing she would remember until later, much later. She wakes that evening to find she's been held captive, against her will, and must abide by their rules in order to survive. As time goes by, she makes new friends. Some close, some distant. The one that gives her new hope is Charles, the man who reminds her of her husband-the man she married, not the man she was married to. Through time, feelings would grow between them, feelings they couldn't leave behind. As months go by, people disappear, a suicide happens, a dead body is found. All Robin knows is she must get out, but whom can she trust? It would seem like forever before an escape plan is in order. When the big day comes, the person she trusted the most will be the one who lets her down. The experiences she endures will help her conquer her fears and animosities in the life she once lived before Conquer.

Some time in the indefinite future, when Fr. Robert Breslin, a Redemptorist priest on missionary assignment in Africa, discovers he has the ability to see things happening many miles and even continents away and can, in some cases, interact with those events, he notifies his religious superiors. Sent to Rome for evaluation, he convinces a few ranking members of the curia of his abilities. Kept on a short leash in Rome, he still sometimes slips the bounds. Introduced to the U.S. navy attache in Rome, he also has to keep his secret even as they become friends. In Africa, a new organization, under the leadership of a Syrian referred to as the Mahdi, is trying to establish a Muslim caliphate throughout the continent. It trains and equips terrorist operatives for assignments as far away as North America and as near as Rwanda, in southeastern Africa. Using cargo ships as floating bombs, smuggling, and even use of a nuclear weapon are among their plans. Fr. Robert has to act when he sees his best friend murdered by one of the terrorists. With the help of three friends, Fr. Robert must try to confront the murderer and attempt to prevent many more, even as other terrorist plans are in the works.

Waking up in the desert on a lonesome highway with no wallet or cell phone seemed to be imminent death for David. David's journey down the lonesome highway brings his only salvation in the form of a castle hotel. With every moment David spends in the hotel, he begins to lose pieces of his memory and himself. He begins to question the true purpose of the hotel and its patriarch, "e;the hotel master."e; The question then becomes, is the hotel David's salvation or his eternal damnation?

The book is about the 1994 sinking of the car ferry Estonia and the Russian mafia. While this is a work of fiction, the Estonia sinking actually happened. The characters in the book are fictitious. The author suggests a reason the sinking occurred, which is contrary to the official investigation. The thriller takes place in Estonia and the United Arab Emirates, with the main character a young CIA employee working out of the US Embassy.

Along Came a Watchman is a raw, sexually provocative, psychological thriller about a man who reads a letter he should never have opened. Numerous plot twists will lead you down one blind alley after another, and just when you think you've turned a corner, you'll arrive at another costly dead end. Romance, betrayal, murder, and the secret agenda of a corruptible mayor and small-town sheriff will keep you guessing throughout. But as you turn the pages, it will ultimately be you who must decide who's telling the truth and who shouldn't be trusted. That was something Phillip Watchman should have considered before he opened Pandora's Box. Sometimes the things we need outweigh the things we want. Sometimes it's better to listen to what your gut is telling you rather than just give in to your desires. To see additional work published by Paul Daugherty, please click here.

Throughout history there have been individuals and groups of the elite that have strived to control others, destroying countries and humanity for profit. These profiteers often clashed with the unexpected protectors of the unknowing. These thorns of the elite had the foresight in "e;control"e; we're looking not to benefit humanity but to profit at the expense of the masses. Project Nine came into fruition in the early twentieth century. Their hierarchy of collective genius and allegiance served one purpose-to control global economics and governments. Their reach dominated every facet, from democracies, dictatorships, presidents, senators, congress, pharmaceuticals, water supplies, and every war created. Every hierarchy and elite group determined to control humanity by domination had those who fought back. Project Nine's thorn were Holocaust survivors, former CIA Black Operations commander, Catholic priest, Mother Superior, elementary school teacher, and Canadian journalist contrasting, combined in integrity whose solidarity protects all humanity. These Keepers of Light joined forces to be advocates of human life. This is the Lighthouse Keeper: Redemption. The Lighthouse Keeper II - Truth

Middle-aged Troy Banalia is a burned-out lawyer from South Jersey who vacations in Baja California where he is entertained by the professional women of Tijuana. The wares of many ladies of the night are sampled by him until he meets the blonde bombshell Angelita. The sexual passion between them ignites immediately, and he soon falls madly in love with her as does she for him. When he returns to his law practice, a duplicitous client sells him out by telling the assistant district attorney a bunch of lies, which implicate Troy, in exchange for leniency. The beloved barrister becomes disbarred and is imprisoned. While serving a brief sentence, the broken Banalia decides to leave his former life behind and vows to return to Angelita and free her from the evil Hector, a.k.a. Solo, Lobo, her pimp. When he finds Angelita, the struggle between Troy and his armed entourage, the fearless private investigator Gary Brody and brave Mexican guide Jose Bravo, and the brutal gang of Solo Lobo, the gargantuan bodyguard Negro and cunning assistant Bruto, begins. Fueled by the backup of Brody and apt tutelage of Jose, Troy devises a series of plans to conquer Lobo once and for all and free Angelita forever. His affection for and friendship with his amigo nuevo grows during this learning process until his crestfallen companion eventually confides in him regarding the dark secret of why this honorable Mexican hombre is called El Bravo by those who know him. The battles for Angelita between the two warring camps commence at the top of Baja in this first novel, and continue south throughout the rest of the elongated peninsula to its inevitable end at the twin capes, Cabo San Lucas and San Jos del Cabo, in the sequel, Land's End, Cabo. Along the way from Tijuana to Los Cabos, Troy drives with Angelita always by his side in their desperate trip of escape. The surreal landscapes abound during their journey across this magical land. And all the adventure takes place against the background of beauty that prevails in this pristine peninsula. An ode to Baja so to speak. The unexpected and perilous predicaments that transpire on this spectacular sojourn will test the fullest measure of their collective resolve and spiritual union. The Baja Expatriate and Land's End, Cabo, both speak to the indomitable human spirit and the power of love. It is a story of personal redemption and the undeniable human need for freedom. An epic allegory about the never-ending battle between good and evil bestowed upon us by the master storyteller, Edwin Paul. It will inspire the reader to fight the good fight in one's life, and to strive for what we all need in our lives, reciprocal love.

Detective Ron Summers looked out his office window at the cold, dark night, at one of the worst blizzards to hit the midwest in years. It was Christmas Eve and it had been one year to the day he was involved in an incident on the job that had changed Ron's life. The pain Ron felt in his mind since the incident happened had become unbearable. He was preparing to put an end to the pain he was feeling for good, but as he prepared to end the pain, he couldn't help but think back in his mind to the past. Little did he know, shortly another incident would once again change his life.

A group of "e;enlightened"e; people gather in a small mid-western town to discuss the coming cataclysm: the capsizing of the earth and the end of life on earth as we presently know it, including specific instructions and training in survival tactics for such a dire event for those that do survive, and suggestions of how life might continue on the "e;new"e; earth.

As a violent act concludes, a man tries to escape the horrifying scene with his victim's blood on his hands. After he eventually falls on the concrete sidewalk with his heart beating rapidly in his throat, an ambulance siren shreaks in the distance. As its lights become larger, one of his pursuers shouts, "e;That's him!"e;In a collection of compelling stories, Iranian dramatist and writer Reza Mirzaei offers a glimpse into the experiences of diverse characters as man encounters death and time that exposes him to the state of becoming or not becoming. As each character's experiences lead him to make unthinkable decisions with unique consequences, he must battle and then attempt to overcome his fears, dread, and agony-all while surviving.The Man Whose Tongue Fell and Other Stories is a volume of tales that delve into the horrors and anxieties of contemporary man in the world.

Art is a free gift to man, used to express himself and to release the treasures hidden within his beautiful heart. Art is a clue to our precious history and a revelation of the secrets to our future. If every artist reveals his or her creativity, perhaps we shall discover that the road map to divine treasures is not hidden in some faraway place but right here within us. Tobi is a young man embarking on an inspiring journey of self-discovery. Through a mysterious work of art, he enlightens those he encounters. After several failed attempts by the art to grasp the attention of the people walking past, all hope is virtually lost. The art's persistent voice becomes audible to Tobi, the only one with a good heart and clear conscience. The art overflows with joy when it realizes that it has finally made it to the heart of one man, but the fate of mankind is shadowed by a looming danger. If humanity does not recognize the truth dancing before its eyes, the world could be drowned in heart wrenching sorrow. Tobi's is a bumpy ride, but he might have the ability to bring us back safely-but as different people.

In 1919, a young man, Barker, returns to his family farm in historic South Carolina, near a quince plantation. He is searching for the answers to the pain he feels from the loss of his parents in a tragic accident. Inspired by the legendary properties of quince, the forgotten fruit, Barker seeks insight into not only his own misfortune, but also, as it turns out, all gun-inflicted tragedies, from war to children at schools, marring an otherwise peaceful society. Such quest is increased by his captivation of a beautiful heiress, Polly, the owner of the quince farm, who happens to be friends with an elderly man, Gunter, known as the quince prophet. Gunter advocates a way of life designed to preserve the living Earth and eliminate further tragedies. Barker's exalted love for Polly undergoes radical changes as he, along with her, absorb deeper knowledge. The striking unexpected resolution of Barker's quest for enlightenment and peace and finding his place in the spirit of the Universe is revealed in the prescient pages of The Sublime Secret.

Loren has always had it pretty easy. She grew up with a nice family, a strong education, and great friends. As an adult, even her career is awesome; what more could she ask for? It turns out Loren is missing a romantic relationship. She's ready to settle down with the right man.Dave seems like the perfect guy. They hit it off and eventually get married. However, Dave has dark secrets, most of which seem to revolve around his family and his past. When things begin to go wrong between them, Loren wonders how well she really knows her husband.As her life becomes more and more twisted, Loren must ask an even more important question: how well does she know herself? In order to uncover all Dave is hiding, she takes matters into her own hands, seeking out his dirty little secrets, but Loren finds more than she bargained for-and the darkness she finds does not only belong to Dave.

Brian: the Son, is the third book to Morgan: The family. Brian is the voice of forgotten memories. He is the middle child who is ignored, blending into the background of the family. No one could fathom the abuse he suffered as the only male child of Morgan. As he grows older, he finds himself pulled into drugs and alcohol, knowing full well the dangers of these habits, having seen first-hand his own father's destruction. Brian struggles with the reality of his own dark secrets dwelling within. Is he as bad as the lurking demons whispering lies in his ears? Has he become like the man he has hated most of his life? As he looks in the mirror, he questions who he is, why was he born, and how long he can carry the burdens of the unspoken truths?

For years, Dr. Anne Wadsworth has led travelers to Africa's far-reaching plains. Not only does she love the terrain, but she also considers Africa her second home. When she is invited to be the keynote speaker at Zanzibar's Human Rights Conference, she has no idea that her ideal destination is about to be embroiled in an international nightmare.Anne is kidnapped by unknown assailants and held captive as they travel from Zanzibar to Somalia. After the horrific experience of crossing from Zanzibar to Mombasa, her life is pitted in the balance of life or death. With little chance to fight back, she finds solace in nightly stargazing with her Sudanese guardian.When she discovers the chilling truth, Anne realizes that it is no longer about saving herself but also, it's about saving a country.

A seductive symphony of intellect and barbarism. Young, beautiful women are meeting their demise in the cruelest and most diabolical way. Meet Serpentine, the country's most terrifying serial killer with an unorthodox propensity for violence. Enter Marlow and Chase, two ruthless homicide detectives with an avant-garde approach to working the streets. Serpentine perpetually outwits everyone, including Marlow and Chase, who are hell-bent on bringing this grisly killer to justice, dead or alive. The hunt is on, and the horror continues in this provocative race-against-time suspense thriller.

comes as a horrific shock when young Native American policeman Timothy Bear Child becomes a suspect in three Chicago murders. Not only does he face dangerous offenders on the job, but he now also faces hefty criminal charges.Bear Child retains the help of Native American ex-cop and private investigator Noel Two Horses. Along with friends, Two Horses plans to prove Bear Child's innocent, all the while suspecting the young officer has been accused due to race-based discrimination, wrong place, wrong time.While dealing with a Sinaloa drug cartel shooter and a histrionic client, Two Horses flies under the radar of the police agencies that have wrongfully labeled Bear Child a serial murderer. Legal avenues might not be enough, however, as all involved creep ever closer to an OK Corral-type conclusion.Rick Church has written a wise and witty thriller, full of breathless encounters and dark, dry humor. It's a fine read.Thomas Cobb, author of Crazy Heart

Inspired by the master of macabre horror, H.P. Lovecraft, and sure to entertain the legion of his fans! Lovecraftian weaves classic H. P. Lovecraft characters such as Herbert West and Randolph Carter and weird tales like "e;The Call of Cthulhu"e; and "e;The Colour Out of Space"e; into a new single universe modern narrative.The first novel in this series introduces The Shipwright Circle, a gaggle of scholarly and creative friends at the Miskatonic University in legend-haunted Arkham, Massachusetts. Here brilliant but neurotic research student Randolph Carter is on a ghastly personal quest, following clues in the fabled Necronomicon to a lost necropolis and a shunned house where terrible secrets lurk beneath its cellar. Meanwhile math whiz Walter Gilman delves into the bloody mysteries surrounding the infamous witch Keziah Mason with help from enfant terrible Richard Upton Pickman, poet/occultist Edward Derby, and charmer Asenath Waite of Innsmouth. And finally medical student Herbert West's inhuman experiments in reanimating the dead take an unexpected turn as a monstrous plague descends on Arkham and a veil cannibal man-beast rampages through its streets.If you enjoyed the TV Series CASTLE ROCK that brought together a number of Stephen King's characters and stories, Lovecrcaftian will take you to a re-imagined cosmic epic universe derived from the mind of H.P. Lovecraft.

David Fields was the producer and leading man in the reality film that he wished he could have reversed, as he watched the scene where he was blindsided by his shadow. He was baited into making the decision that led to landmines that unraveled his life and ended into an apocalyptic never-to-forget, wished-it-never-happened hellish experiences that almost claimed his life.

"e;Standing tall in the skyscraper paradise of London, the tyrannical SYNAPSE corporation has led the way for augmentation and shaped their new world, keeping its people under their fist. But behind closed doors, dark secrets run deep, operating their private military of augmented experiments. Nathan Cole and his strike team "e;Firewall"e; were some of many who paid the price of it. Now, as the sole survivor of a mysterious mission gone wrong, he lives his life as a man on the run, with SYNAPSE chasing him at every turn. But one question has plagued him, kept him alive and fighting all this time: What really happened on that mission? More importantly, why was he left alive? His fight isn't close to over yet."e;

Suddenly, Greg felt dizzy and tried to look around. In the first class section of the Air France A 380, the others seemed to be dropping off to sleep. Muffled cries sounded from the cockpit area. The huge plane heeded over and went into a dive.

Blame Liesel: it was all her idea... First, she meets Tom in the Golden Dragon hotel in Nonthaburi. Second, she lets him take her to his room. Third, she tells Tom to: "e;Dream of Jenna dressed in royal blue sapphires."e; Oh yes Jenna! She's a young Thai girl. She's Tom's girlfriend - and she works for a Bangkok jeweller - and this makes her an asset to Project Sapphire. But romance is not the reason for the visit. Tom and Liesel are here to work. They have a contract with Veronique's company to train the Thailand Border Patrol to use a drone to monitor the heroin traffic that crosses their border with Myanmar. Liesel has an idea: if she's flying a drone, why not use it to earn a little extra? She knows Olaf. He's a Russian engineer who is mining for sapphires, just across the border in Myanmar. Liesel believes that with help from Tom, she and Olaf can help themselves to some of the smaller rough-cut sapphires... and use the drone to make lots and lots of money!It's a slam-dunk project! Tom flies it in - Olaf loads it up - Tom flies it back - Jenna sells them. What could possibly go wrong?

Erik Magnussen is a wealthy refugee with an untenable martial arts skills living in the Western United States. He is travelling to the wilds of South Africa to start a new life but becomes embroiled in a political plot to murder two very important men who own vast diamond fields in Kimberley. He refuses to become involved and as a consequence is attacked a number of times but survives the attacks through his knowledge of martial arts and unarmed combat. His prowess with firearms is also vital to his survival. He befriends a street girl urchin who escaped from an English penal ship transporting convicts and orphans to Australia. He also meets and fall in love with a widow woman who is waiting for her late husband's estate to be finalised. Then, the widow is kidnapped by the plotters in an attempt to force Erik to comply with their demands for him to be the sniper that kills the two wealthy men.

Death is stalking the wealthy Crozier textile family in the town of Rochfield. Can DCI Andrew Sutherland and his team catch the killer before more of the family are murdered? Set if the fictional town of Rochfield in early 90s Yorkshire, this is the first in the Rochfield Mystery series. Another 'Televisual Treat' - television for the imagination, and a book that will keep you guessing right to the explosive end. Watch out for more books in this series. Cover design by John Thompson

This book contains two stories from the dark side of the author's imagination: - a Crime Thriller - a Supernatural ThrillerRead it if you dare!You have been warned!

Retired Atlanta police detective Mac Burns was trying to enjoy retirement in the lowcountry town of Bluffton, South Carolina. He had planned to live a quiet, even solitary life after a challenging career and messy divorce. In his fifties, he never presumed he would meet a much younger woman who would change his view towards retirement. Shelby Crewe became his love interest and true partner as he faced new challenges that call upon his training in law enforcement. When asked by a neighbor to gather information about a fading rock star who had been accused of murder, Mac couldn't resist getting involved, asking some questions, and reviewing the evidence. Couldn't hurt. Charles "e;Deacon"e; Martin had been arrested and charged with negligent homicide of his fiance. The singer had no recollection of the incident and was so distraught that he hadn't mounted much of a defense. Mac had a hunch something was amiss. Porch Rocker is a classic "e;who done it"e; that takes Mac Burns, Shelby, and his neighbor Percy (a disbarred attorney) from Bluffton to Atlanta, and then to Birmingham in search of the truth.

Kareem Owens, a street hustler from New York moves to Illinois after the birth of his lovely daughter Makeda to bury his past and start a new life. A sudden devastating turn of events leads him to discovering an inheritance, solely left to his bloodline that pulls him into a cruel new world of truth and chaos. His newly discovered leadership uproots a powerful and vicious organized mob of killers that will stop at nothing to keep their control over the planet flourishing, even if it means suicide in exchange for his death. A group of occult members open a doorway, through invocation, for a dark entity to enter our time zone called Al Khannas. This speeds up time, the inevitable fate of the planet and everything inside her. Kareem and his team must find a way to prolong the inevitable or perish- the fate of all things rest on one man's shoulders.