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The Lodge by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMore than a century ago, the Sea Islands of Georgia's coastline were the playground of the ultra-wealthy. Carnegies, Morgans, Rockefellers and other aristocrats of the Industrial Age built luxurious southern beach retreats on islands like Cumberland and Jekyll to escape the icy winters of New York... -
MESSAGE in the BONES: A small town murder mystery with a psychic twist by Dawn Merriman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEscape the usual small town murder story with this quirky, page turning mystery. With long-buried bones, psychic visions, a tattoo with messages from above, and a clown-masked murderer chasing through a corn maze, this story will keep you on edge until the very last word. -
Message in the Grave by Dawn Merriman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA psychic suspense thriller The darker the secret, the harder it is to keep buried I’m finally accepting that my psychic talents serve a purpose, that I can use them to help people. But two mysteries plague me... -
Message in the Fire by Dawn Merriman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA daring escape, psychic visions, a terrifying cult and a burning ritual. . Blood stained her back and her hands were bound. She’d crumpled on her side under a tree, wrapped around her crying newborn. My psychic abilities would show me what happened to the young woman, but the horror can scar. Fear stopped me from touching her. I scooped the infant up and the young woman moved. She was alive. -
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Crawl by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour years ago, seventeen-year-old spelunker Carter was killed in a cave collapse. The coroner deemed it an accident.Sullivan Gray knows better.A camping weekend with his brother Dez takes an unsettling turn when Sully sees Carter’s shattered spirit, a sighting that reveals the teen’s death was, in fact, murder... -
The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow do you find someone who no longer exists? Two years after the supposed death of his brother Sully, Dez wakes up six feet under and six inches from death. With no air remaining, he is pulled back from the brink—by Sully. The reunion is short-lived. Sully is kidnapped by a pair of masked assailants, leaving Dez desperate to find him... -
The Wynne Witch by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mysterious death. A vicious gang. And a spectre whose presence foreshadows a horrific fate.When the Wynne family inherits a house from a deceased family member, they didn’t expect a ghost to come with it.The frightening figure of a skeletal, wild wraith with a bloodcurdling scream leads the Wynnes to seek the help of psychic private investigator, Sully Gray. Rarely does Sully land simple cases... -
Under the Bones: A Lou Thorne Thriller by Kory M. Shrum
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnemies make the best allies. Louie Thorne is good at only one thing. Killing. She knows peace only when she kills and this relentless thirst drives her to hunt the world's worst crime lords. But when her cancer-stricken aunt makes a dying wish, Louie is torn between her own dark nature and a promise made to the only family she has left... -
Spirit Caller by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night. One last enemy. One chance to stop him forever. It’s all come down to this. More than two years after Sully took desperate measures to escape his enemies, he finds himself headed for an inevitable showdown with the most dangerous of them. Years of murder and deceit are catching up to Lowell, and the ghosts of those he killed are not about to rest until they’ve watched him fall... -
Hollow Road by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor years, the legend of Faceless Flo—a young woman who disappeared in the 1920s—has drawn people to Hollow Road in search of her ghost.Some were never seen again.Among the missing is a young banker who vanished thirty years ago. Dez is called in to help solve the decades-old cold case, and when a connection to the Faceless Flo legend comes to light, he enlists Sully’s help... -
Turnover and Die by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a beloved elder of the culinary community turns up dead at a cooking competition, it's up to Toni and her new circle of friends to solve the mystery .. -
The Haunting of Silver Creek Lodge by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a small town rests an old lodge with a big secret. Maxine Finch and Simon York, a recently married couple with little money, use their limited honeymoon funds to buy a foreclosed inn in the tiny snowy town of Silver Ridge, Colorado, but when strange things start happening in the middle of the night, Maxine and Simon wonder if their investment is a dangerous mistake... -
Twisted Paths by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGloria Foley turned off the light in the hallway and made her way slowly upstairs to bed. She paused at the doorway of her daughter’s bedroom and shook her head. It had been such an emotional day for all of them. She prayed she would have the strength to get them both through these treacherous teenaged years... -
Deader Still by Jordaina Sydney Robinson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBridget Sway has survived the first week of her afterlife – but only just. Working a job that still doesn’t pay, wearing a uniform that’s still a fashion disaster and now facing a week-long assessment, things can only get better … right? Wrong. And there’s another dead ghost in her locker to prove it... -
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The Pendergast Files: (Relic, Reliquary) by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis discounted ebundle includes: Relic, ReliquaryThe books that introduced the world to Douglas Preston’s and Lincoln Child’s FBI Special Agent Pendergast. Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by those who walk the streets above. There lies the ultimate secret of the Museum Beat... -
The Haunting of Bregoli Estate by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lifelong legacy. A strange ability. A haunted island.Daisy’s heart breaks when Greg Bregoli, head of Bregoli Publishing, passes away, four years after she became a member of the Bregoli family. Then she learns that Greg has left everything—the business, the island, and the Bregoli Estate—to her. Competition leans in from all sides, but none so daunting as Byron Barnett, Daisy’s previous boss... -
MARKED by DARKNESS: Gripping, psychological serial killer adventure thriller by Dawn Merriman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA gritty and raw serial killer thriller with hints of the supernatural. . Two years ago, Detective Maribeth Johansen’s family was murdered by the killer she hunted. Maribeth now lives alone in the woods with her grief, the ghosts of her family in her mind. -
The Haunting of Daisy Dawkins Boxset: A Riveting Paranormal Mystery by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCoyote IslandA dark secret, a secluded island, and nowhere to run.When author Daisy Dawkins hits a wall of writer’s block, she seeks out a retreat at the infamous Coyote Island, home of the reclusive publishing guru Greg Bregoli. Upon her arrival at Bregoli Estate, strange things begin happening to Daisy, but none of the other writers seem to notice the estate’s odder qualities... -
Wuthering Frights by Elise Sax
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMatilda Dare has a ring on her finger, a thriving business, a beautiful, historical home, two dogs, and an amazing group of friends. She should be happy. But her fiancé might be a serial killer, the sheriff’s dead wife is visiting her, and her husband has escaped from prison. All of that is throwing a wrench into Matilda’s celebrations... -
Murder and Mega Millions by Dianne Harman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe picked the winning numbers. She won millions. Is that why she was murdered? And are the rich really that much different than you and me? When Marty’s wealthy new appraisal client is murdered, things get messy. Marty's husband is the lead detective on the case, and he needs her to help him solve the murder... -
Miracle Mountain by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the early nineteenth century, hungry gold prospectors descended on Miracle Mountain in north Georgia, ripping open the ancient wilderness, driven by dreams of glittering fortunes. Local legends tell of mysterious events, like a young girl who defied death after toppling from the mountain's treacherous waterfall... -
Bringing up the bodies by Tim McGregor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe book you've been waiting for... With Kaitlin in critical condition after a fatal stab wound, reluctant psychic Billie Culpepper has learned that the body she found in the Murder House is actually her own father... -
A Doom with a View by Elise Sax
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMatilda Dare still can’t sleep. Since she’s arrived in Goodnight, New Mexico, she’s solved one murder and had more than one conversation with a dead woman. Obsessed with finding the woman’s killer, she has to put that on hold when her newspaper receives a mysterious, coded letter. When the author of the letter winds up dead, Matilda is thrust into a mystery that puts her new friends into danger... -
The Evil That Was Done by Michele Pariza Wacek
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe shocking conclusion to the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. It’s happening again—people are disappearing. And just like before, the finger is pointed at Becca. She knows how it looks … and that she’s being set up. Someone is following her. Sneaking into her house. Planting evidence to make her look guilty. The problem is, she has no idea why... -
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Assignment in Amsterdam by Carrie Bedford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE CAN SEE WHO’S GOING TO DIE – AND THIS TIME, IT'S EVERYONE! It looks like a plum job for architect Kate Benedict—she’s been sent to Amsterdam to repurpose an ancient mansion, happily assigned to work with an old friend. Should have been a lark! But it's a catastrophe—her old friend’s going to die.And so is the caretaker. And the owner. Not to mention the owner’s personal assistant... -
This Happened to Jessica by Michele Pariza Wacek
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow many more are going to die because you refuse to remember? Becca would like nothing better than to put the past behind her and focus on making Redemption her home. But what do you do when the past refuses to stay buried? Becca still can't remember the night sixteen-year-old Jessica disappeared from a party, never to be seen again... -
Mother's Day, the Krewe, and a Really Big Dog by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA short Krewe story, approximately 7,000 words, and told from a different perspective, and with a different take on the Krewe!Angela Hawkins is being stalked—right before her first Mother’s Day. But unbeknownst to the stalker, the stalker is being stalked in turn.The situation might be deadly, Jackson is worried... -
The Haunting of University Park by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJamie Layton has a secret.Running from her past, Jamie Layton takes a new job as a nanny to two volatile, rebellious children at a stately mansion in a reclusive area of town. Rumors fly about the mysterious death of the children’s father, and when strange things happen at night, Jamie and the children must confront the horrors that haunt the house... -
For Honor and Glory by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMemorial Day approaches and an old friend of Adam's dies visiting an historic graveyard. Heart attack? Or somethingelse, since General Whitaker had texted Adam Harrison about strange events happening there?Jackson and Angela investigate to discover the truth, learning more about war and peace and the human condition along the way.(Short story, approx...Categorized as:
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The Haunting of Crawley House by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLike a grand lady, the house has reigned over Harvest Street for almost a century. It's a splendid home- a sweeping veranda, ivy covered walls and spacious rooms, all within a short walk to the campus. Add to its charm the exceptionally low rent, and it's a perfect student rental. In spite of this, tenants never stay... -
The Forgotten Cottage by Helen Phifer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Forgotten Cottage, the eagerly-awaited and chillingly terrifying new book in Helen Phifer’s best-selling ‘Annie Graham’ series. Annie Graham has fought her demons, and is ready to leave them behind. Her new cottage seems like the new start she’s craved: quiet and quaint, it’s empty of the memories which have haunted her for so long... -
Vultures by Chuck Wendig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the sixth and final thriller of the “wildly entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) Miriam Black series, Miriam tries to break the curse of her powers, but first she must face The Trespasser a final time... -
Veiled Passages by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA famous mystery writer drowns in a hotel bathtub… an accident or foul play? His ghost thinks it was murder. His mystery writer colleagues want to help Mary solve the case. Gary Copper is still on the loose and gunning for both Bradley and Mary. And, in between all of the murder and mayhem, Mary and Bradley are trying desperately to finally walk up the aisle... -
The Raptor & the Wren by Chuck Wendig
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOfficial Amazon description:In the fifth book of the “wildly entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) Miriam Black series, Miriam continues her journey to find answers on how to change her fate and begin to make right some of what she’s done wrong... -
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The Saints of the Lost and Found by Toni McGee Causey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAvery Broussard has the curse of seeing lost things (and make no mistake about it, it is a curse). Missing belongings and beloved pets, lost love and loved ones--she sees it all. Long ago, that curse destroyed her own chance at true love, causing her to flee her Louisiana home, vowing never to return. She's kept that promise too, until a phone call from her estranged father forces her hand... -
The Belles of Desire, Mississippi (The Ghosts of Summerleigh) by M.L. Bullock
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happened to Jeopardy Belle? Is she the lost soul that haunts Summerleigh? Jerica Poole had no idea how quickly life could change until hers is ripped apart at the seams. After a messy divorce and the tragic death of her daughter, she jumps at the chance to fulfill the last wish of her friend, Harper Belle Hayes... -
Saints & Sinners Ball (Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery Book 1) by Stacy M. Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHattie's Cauldron Potions & Pastries is the place for all sorts of mischief - gossipy neighbors, spells and tarot, but you can't leave without the tea and treats. When Hattie hosts the Saints & Sinners Ball & someone kills the lead prosecutor in her yard, her niece Harper has no choice but to help find the killer.At 40, this wasn't the do-over in life Harper expected... -
Candy Canes, Corpses and the Gothic Haunt by Rachael Stapleton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHouse flippers Jack & Juniper are planning to ring in the New Year slinging tapas, vino and beer in their latest purchase, an old Victorian mansion that they've transformed into Bohemian Lake's first Inn &Taproom, but the mansion's poltergeist is out to dash their merriment with mean-spirited sabotage... -
Forbidden Highway by Catie Rhodes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lost treasure. The return of a dangerous adversary. You can run from destiny—but you can’t hide. Psychic medium Peri Jean Mace sets out to solve the mystery of the Mace Treasure once and for all. But a frightening new truth about her psychic gifts opens a forbidden highway she doesn’t want to travel. Then a brutal psychopath from her past returns, hell-bent on destroying her... -
Dark Passing by Liz Schulte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMary Nelson’s murder shocked the small town of Jackson. The vibrant, young college student disappeared on her way home. A week later her body was found in the trunk of a burning car. No suspects. No evidence. No case. Ella Reynolds’ life had finally turned around. With a new book released, the past safely tucked away, and a burgeoning romance, she begins to live again... -
John Saul: Hellfire, The Unwanted, Sleepwalk by John Saul
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author John Saul is a master at writing psychological terror, with fifteen novels on the bestseller lists. This first-ever hardcover edition of three of his most popular books features Hellfire, The Unwanted and Sleepwalk. All three stories explore supernatural mysteries of suspense and horror.Appearences are definitely deceiving in John Saul's world... -
Forty-Four Book Eleven by Jools Sinclair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow the prime suspect in a high-profile murder investigation, Abby Craig flees the only place she has ever called home and is forced to live on the run as a fugitive in the shadows of the American Southwest.But Abby soon discovers that she isn't alone. A mysterious stranger is plaguing her every step. A stranger with a dark past who has plans for her... -
The Roses of Mobile by M.L. Bullock
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarrie Jo returns to Seven Sisters but the happy homecoming is short-lived. The spiritual atmosphere has shifted and the dream catcher quickly discovers that all is not well. As Carrie Jo's dream catching gift becomes much more complicated, she makes mistakes...and some of them trigger a cascade of unhappy events... -
The Forgotten Child by Melissa Erin Jackson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dead can speak. They need her to listen.Ever since Riley Thomas, reluctant medium extraordinaire, accidentally released a malevolent spirit from a Ouija board when she was thirteen, she’s taken a hard pass on scary movies, haunted houses, and cemeteries... -
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Deadly Intent by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPsychic medium Quinn Thatcher would never be classified as normal. Just ask her mother. Her people-pleasing skills could use some work, which is why Quinn prefers working with the dead over the living. Ghosts take her as she is, but when people experience Quinn’s sharp tongue and sassy attitude, there is no in between... -
Ghosts Beneath Us by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone is terrorizing the elderly in a certain neighborhood in Spookie and vandalizing their homes. As usual, Abigail Sutton, a freelance artist, and her boyfriend Frank Lester, a retired homicide detective, are called in to help find out who’s doing these awful acts. The two seem to have an uncanny knack for unraveling mysteries and getting to the bottom of such strange happenings... -
Blackbird Fly by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“It was just a dream.” We all say that to our children when they have a nightmare and wake up crying, don’t we? “Sh, baby, it was just a dream.” But what if there is no such thing as just a dream? What if dreams are portals to other worlds where evil lurks? When Andrew and Julia have their baby, they quickly realize their daughter is very different from other children... -
An Unremembered Grave by Abigail Padgett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDanni Telfer, abandoned as a toddler, has no idea what the fading tattoo of a white rose on her left shoulder means. Nor does she want to remember the peculiar perceptions that disturbed her childhood. A talented historian, Danni’s focus is on the Louisiana research project she hopes will land her a job that doesn’t involve teaching bored college freshmen... -
Easter, the Krewe and Another Large White Rabbit by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA short story (apprx. 10,000 words) in which Angela Hawkins and Jackson Crow are called upon to help a friend in need . . .Strange baskets are arriving on Eliza Andrews' doorstep and a strange face is appearing in her window... -
The Three Wise Guides by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMary O'Reilly is shot in the line of duty and discovers, with the help of three very wise ghosts, what her new gift is all about...
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