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An Evil Mind by Chris Carter
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA freak accident in rural Wyoming leads the Sheriff's Department to arrest a man for a possible double homicide, but further investigations suggest a much more horrifying discovery - a serial killer who has been kidnapping, torturing and mutilating victims all over the United States for at least twenty-five years... -
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Hunting Evil by Chris Carter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratings'Every story one day comes to an end.' As roommates, they met for the first time in college. Two of the brightest minds ever to graduate from Stamford Psychology University. As adversaries, they met again in Quantico, Virginia. Robert Hunter had become the head of the LAPD’s Ultra Violent Crimes Unit... -
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Written in Blood by Chris Carter
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDon't miss GENESIS, the latest must-read serial killer thriller from master of the genre, Chris Carter. Available to order now. ‘Wonderful storytelling, with a superbly drawn killer, it underlines exactly how good Carter has become’ Daily MailTHE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER A serial killer who will stop at nothing… The Killer His most valuable possession has been stolen... -
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Morsel by Audrey Rush
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy violent desires are harmless. My fantasy tends to scare most women away, but my daydreams never hurt anyone. When I find Mona, a mysterious artist with similar sensual needs, we indulge in roleplaying.It seems like I found my dream girl. But while we grow closer, Mona’s desires become more extreme, and my primal cravings become harder to control... -
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![Homecoming by Kinsley Kincaid]()
Homecoming by Kinsley Kincaid
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis day was always coming.After months of being deprived of what my mind craves, I received the call to return back home.To fulfill my duty and complete my initiation.The Sinclair family is part of an infamous group embedded deep within Vail.The Exodus.And The Reckoning is upon us.No one is safe.The town hides as the streets become bare.But it doesn’t matter, because I will find you... -
![Desperate Run by C.J Riggs, M.L Burns]()
Desperate Run by C.J Riggs, M.L Burns
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDraven GrimI've walked as Death among the living for seven years since losing my very heart.Now, my only obsession is the hunt until she stepped foot into my territory.Max has until the weekend's end to escape me, but even then, only death willpart us. I am the hunter known as Grim, and you, little sheep, are my preythis Halloween... -
![Mob Sorcery 5 by K.D. Robertson]()
Mob Sorcery 5 by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Yakuza demigod lurks in the city, wounded but not defeated, and Vince needs to bring her down for good. He needs a team fit for slaying a god, even if he has to ask for favors from old bosses and cross boundaries to build it.Aulfair's powerful conglomerates prepare for the implosion of one of their own... -
![ANGEL TRILOGY by C.J. Bishop]()
ANGEL TRILOGY by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings18-year-old Angel’s sudden arrival at the Phoenix throws Dane’s heart into a frenzy. But after losing out so recently with Caleb, he is in no hurry to feel the heartache again and resists his own rapidly growing feelings for the young man, unaware that what Angel needs most right now is someone he can trust and feel safe with... -
![Diesel by M. Merin]()
Diesel by M. Merin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHot on the trail of a major human trafficking ring, Diesel sinks deeper and deeper into the darkness of that world the more he unearths the digital footprints of those responsible for the kidnapping and death of members of his MC Family... -
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Knife, Comment, Share by Tylor Paige
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI always assumed I was named Domino, because my entrance into the Risky family set off a chain of events that would lead to disaster. That’s why I hoped to never step foot back at the park again. Domino is the black sheep of the family, and one of four heirs to the Risky Rush Amusement Park fortune... -
![More Than Mated by Celia Kyle]()
More Than Mated by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven the growliest of men need love... All FIVE bestselling Grayslake: More Than Mated novels in one volume! Follow these alpha males—and their luscious mates—from Grayslake and beyond. Where the Abrams brothers, friends, and occasionally enemies fight for their lives, their future, and their mates... -
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Lucifer by Belle Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy life... well it was something. Being raised by a well-respected and paid man is something – until it came to men. Of course all the guys feared him and he was very protective which kept my circle small. It really has always just been me and my dad. Anyway, while not really content in love I was well on my way to following my dreams. Yes people… a fashion designer... -
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Zodiac Aligned by Elizabeth Briggs
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJoin Ayla and Kaden for the final book in the Zodiac Wolves series. Note: the release date is not fiinal and will likely be moved up, depending on the author's health... -
![I Will Make You Pay by Teresa Driscoll]()
I Will Make You Pay by Teresa Driscoll
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEvery Wednesday, like clockwork, the terror returns. It seems like an ordinary Wednesday, until the phone rings. A mysterious caller with a chilling threat. Journalist Alice Henderson hangs up, ready to dismiss it as a hoax against the newspaper. But the next Wednesday, the stalker makes another move—and it becomes clear that this is all about Alice... -
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![Arising Son: Part Two: Guardians Of The Temple Saga by Marie Montine]()
Arising Son: Part Two: Guardians Of The Temple Saga by Marie Montine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRyan arrives in Empia to further investigate his bloodline. But while searching the temple and exercising his uniques powers, he meets an ancient entity: one of the Guardians, and it challenges all that he is by asking him to do a task.When the person closest to him commits the worst betrayal, the Dark becomes even more enticing... -
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Escape by Nenia Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's been one year since Val beat Gavin at his own game...She buried her old life and her old name, but memories from her dark past dog her at every corner--and some of those memories have teeth. The public wants her blood. Her enemies want her life. And Val just wants to forget. So she escaped to the city, where even the hunted can blend in with steel and concrete... -
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BONES by Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContent advisory: The following book contains vivid depictions of gore, graphic sexual violence, endless mind games, will induce strangely beautiful feelings of paranoia, and lots of bad things. Really bad things. It's not recommended eating before, during, or after reading this story. Prepare for a one way trip to Hell. I'm haunted. Not by ghosts, but by a face I can't quite remember... -
![Pocket Dungeon by Eric Vall]()
Pocket Dungeon by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWes Rhodes wasn’t prepared to wake up in a medieval-style equipment room.He wasn’t expecting to fight his way through a deadly dungeon today, either.But when he makes it through before the timer runs out, his entire perspective shifts.Now, he’s the guy with a whole other dimension waiting inside the magic crystal in his pocket, and nothing will ever be the same... -
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Wallflower by Chad Lutzke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter an encounter with a homeless man, a high school graduate becomes obsessed with the idea of doing heroin, challenging himself to try it just once. A bleak tale of addiction, delusion, and flowers."Bleak as hell and honestly horrific."~John Boden, author of JEDI SUMMER"Using his strong narrative, he (Lutzke) conveys the everyday realistic horror and pulls the reader right into the ugliness...Categorized as:
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![Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross]()
Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHot chocolate, snowflakes, jingling bells, and… monsters?That’s what Christmas has in store for you this year!Add a little spice to your holiday festivities by diving into this collection of monster-loving heroines who find love in the most unusual of places.Featuring new, original stories by:Harpie Alexa - USA Today Best Selling AuthorCassia BriarCara BryantRachel CallahanJ.E... -
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The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFeminist psychological horror about the making of a female serial killer from a Korean-American perspective.Ji-won’s life tumbles into disarray in the wake of her appa’s extramarital affair and subsequent departure. Her mother, distraught. Her younger sister, hurt and confused. Her college freshman grades, failing. Her dreams, horrifying… yet enticing... -
![Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole, B.T. Urruela]()
Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole, B.T. Urruela
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEdwin Allen Mercer I want them all to read my words. And they do. Every last blood-stained sentence, they've read and praised me for. They love the gore and violence, the realness. And I get a sense of power with it all because I know a secret: the victims in my books—they’re real and have all died on my table. And maybe that’s why the last book had such awful reviews... -
![Love & Other Killers by Brynne Weaver]()
Love & Other Killers by Brynne Weaver
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSerial killers versus serial killer in a hot and twisted novella about family games, true love, and competitive carnage by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Ruinous Love Trilogy.It’s the annual hunt for Sloane and her vigilante family of serial killers. Track the most cold-blooded psychos imaginable and take them down... -
![Cursed to Crave by Loxley Savage]()
Cursed to Crave by Loxley Savage
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaptured again. Just when I had a glimpse of what freedom could feel like, the Incubus King ripped my world out from under my feet. I no longer know up from down, right from wrong, or if what I’m feeling is real or a figment of Romero’s power. One thing I know for sure, I’m as addicted to him as he is to me... -
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![Gwendolyn vs. the Band of Barren Hearts by Mary E. Palmerin]()
Gwendolyn vs. the Band of Barren Hearts by Mary E. Palmerin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMonsters. They don't hide in your nightmares. They steal you away from the good life and prevent you from living your dreams. That's where 17-year-old Gwendolyn Fitzpatrick found herself; surrounded by wicked fiends after everything she thought she had was gone in the blink of an eye... -
![Splinters of You by Anne Malcom]()
Splinters of You by Anne Malcom
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWords are my weapon.Stories wrap around my soul, choking me, capturing you.I don't work in dreams.I don't offer escapes.I cage you within my nightmares.Magnolia Grace is a horror writer, despite what the name might suggest.One of the best in the business, if you asked around.Pressure comes with that title. Expectation for the next nightmare. The next bestseller.Sickness.That's what it is... -
![Finding His Dragon by Elianne Adams]()
Finding His Dragon by Elianne Adams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter months of torment at the hands of her own clan, Charlotte is sold to a rival clan. She refuses to be claimed by a man who is known for his mistreatment of women, and so she runs. The last thing she wants, or expects to find is her mate, but that's precisely what happens. If only she could stop running long enough to take what is rightfully hers... -
![Broken by N. Isabelle Blanco, Elena M. Reyes]()
Broken by N. Isabelle Blanco, Elena M. Reyes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 3 in the bestselling Erotic Suspense series! Deceased. Gone. Someday to become a distant memory. They're dead and I don't feel an ounce of remorse. Instead, the relief is almost instant. No longer will I feel like scum because my heart lies with him—My Noah. The voice might've forced my hand, but in the end, I'll always choose my heart... -
![Fluid by Jordan Castillo Price]()
Fluid by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's been a couple of decades since Wild Bill has been able to savor the bite of an ice-cold, freshly tapped keg. Twenty-odd years since the shivery pucker of a cheap, boxed wine has assaulted his palate. But that doesn't mean Bill's forgotten how to party... -
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Swarm by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor some time, Michael has suspected that Wild Bill's done more than just dabble in art. As with every other piece of his personal history, Bill plays his cards close to his chest. But when he lets on that a mural he painted before his change might still exist, Michael's dying to see it -- and Bill's never been good at saying no... -
![Cirque: Act 1 by Ashleigh Giannoccaro]()
Cirque: Act 1 by Ashleigh Giannoccaro
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA boy looked in a window, to see a naughty showThrough the pane of pain, the master clown did blowThe circus is a holy tent, the keeper of my rhymeWhere I forged my chains, creating this pantomimePretending to be normal, I wait until after darkThen I paint the frown on, get a whore from the parkAt the bottom of that bed was a darling in a chestShe watched with big eyes, horror hooking her from... -
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One Fear by Belle Brooks
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“My one fear is now my reality.” He didn’t offer his name when he fulfilled his need to include me as a player in his game. I’m number thirteen. Just a number given to the bitches who wronged him. I was blindsided. Stolen from my life. In his devilled eyes, I have a debt to pay…he wants my final breath to see us even... -
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Brutal by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing bad happens at summer camp. That’s what my fellow camp counselors have convinced me of when the nights around the lake get a little eerie. But when the kids all go home and the counselors throw a party on our last night at Camp Clearwater, things change... -
![Thrill of the Hunt by Dana LeeAnn]()
Thrill of the Hunt by Dana LeeAnn
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRun, run, as fast as you can. I’ll hunt you down, then make you drown. Fight or flight, two animalistic instincts that kick in when you’re being chased through the woods by a masked man. Turn to face the predator, daring to take on a skilled fighter twice your size, or flee, running for your life... -
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![Twisted Abel by T.L. Hodel]()
Twisted Abel by T.L. Hodel
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time, in a land far far away, there lived a young prince in search of a princess.... pfft, just kidding. This isn't that story.I may be a prince but I sure as hell didn't need no princess. My brother fell down that hole, and look at him now. Tied down with a ball and chain. No thanks. I prefered to fly solo. There was no one but me and the blood and screams of my victims... -
![The Pale White by Chad Lutzke]()
The Pale White by Chad Lutzke
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter being held against their will in a house used for trafficking, three girls plan their escape.Alex: A hardened goth-punk who’s convinced she’s a vampire with a penchant for blood.Stacia: A seventeen-year-old raised by an alcoholic mother, her fellow captives the only family she’s ever truly had.Kammie: The youngest of the three—a mute who finds solace in a houseplant... -
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My Pretties by Jeff Strand
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA novel of terror from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of PRESSURE. A serial kidnapper is preying upon women. He abducts them, then locks them in one of the cages dangling from the ceiling in a soundproofed basement. There, he sits quietly and just watches them, returning night after night, hoping he'll be in the room at the moment his beautiful captives finally starve to death... -
![Every Soul by L.K. Collins]()
Every Soul by L.K. Collins
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis novel is NOT part of the Life . Destiny . Fate series. More to come.... When you lose the one person who grounds your existence, your whole world changes. In life, it is said that everything happens for a reason... -
![The Girls He Adored by Jonathan Nasaw]()
The Girls He Adored by Jonathan Nasaw
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor ten years, the charmingly disheveled veteran FBI Special Agent E.L. Pender has been investigating the apparently random disappearances of a dozen women across the country. The only detail the cases have in common is the strawberry blond color of the victims' hair, and the presence of a mystery man with whom they were last seen... -
![People Like Them by Minka Kent]()
People Like Them by Minka Kent
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNobody’s perfect—although one beautiful couple certainly comes close. Discover the cracks beneath the polished surface in this unsettling short story from bestselling author Minka Kent.Veronica and Ryan Hartley are the envy of Auburn Drive. When the exclusive neighborhood hosts its annual progressive dinner party, the couple’s perfection is on display... -
![Starve by A.J. Merlin]()
Starve by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll it took was one time.One breakdown and I ended up behind the locked doors of Bluebone Ridge Sanitarium.Something is wrong here.It whispers through the cracked windows, coils beneath the floorboards, and breathes in the frozen Washington air that never truly warms, even in the summer.Something hungry.At night, the screaming starts. I’m locked in like prey, and the dark watches with hollow eyes... -
![My Sweet Dollie, You Have to Love Me by Cori Zahara]()
My Sweet Dollie, You Have to Love Me by Cori Zahara
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDollie When we first met, we were just two kids with nothing in common. Different interests and struggles put a wedge between us before we could ever be friends.Then a terrible childhood trauma bonded us, bringing us closer forever. We became each other's everything. A light in the dark that the other needed to make it through.All that changed the night my beloved parents died... -
![PSYCHO NYMPH EXILE by Porpentine Charity Heartscape]()
PSYCHO NYMPH EXILE by Porpentine Charity Heartscape
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsgurowave novella about a disgraced biomech pilot and her girlfriend, an ex-magical... -
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Petrified Women by Jeremy Ray
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome pranks go too far. This one could be deadly.Harley has the perfect boyfriend. Why can’t her best friend see that? He’s nothing like the others, especially the one who still haunts her memories. She’s finally picked a “keeper” with Aiden.Sure, he’s a bit eccentric. His wood carving hobby is a little odd. His need for isolation while he carves his life-size female figurines is strange... -
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![Full Brutal by Kristopher Triana]()
Full Brutal by Kristopher Triana
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKim White is a very popular cheerleader. She’s pretty, healthy, and comes from a well-off family. She has everything a girl of sixteen is supposed to want. And she’s sick to death of it. In search of something to pull her out of suicidal thoughts, she decides to lose her virginity, having heard it’s a life-changing event. But Kim doesn’t want to do it the same way the other girls do... -
![Carnival Stalker by Selena Winters]()
Carnival Stalker by Selena Winters
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI never imagined I'd lose my heart to the man who stole my freedom, but now I'm caught in a web of desire I can't escape.I was just a small-town girl with big dreams of creating video games. But when Phoenix, the carnival's enigmatic hacker, set his sights on me, my world turned upside down. His ice-blue eyes terrified and tempted me, drawing me into a twisted game of obsession and desire... -
![Wormwood by Chad Lutzke, Tim Meyer]()
Wormwood by Chad Lutzke, Tim Meyer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor some kids, Long Lake, Georgia is home. But for fourteen-year-old Baker Gray, it’s just another stop, another town in another state. Because of his mother’s nomadic lifestyle, he’s never had a best friend, never kissed a girl, and he’s certainly never met anyone like Cassandra Larsson—the enigmatic, older girl whose idea of fun blurs the line between right and wrong... -
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Carnival Mayhem: A Dark MMF Romance by Selena Winters
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen I escaped my broken past, a shell of the woman I wanted to be, I discovered a dazzling carnival that offered a new beginning and a chance to reclaim my power.The moment I met Colt and Nash, everything changed. No longer scared and alone, I found protectors who saw my scars and vowed to shield me from harm... -
![Carnival Shadows: A Dark Stalker Romance by Selena Winters]()
Carnival Shadows: A Dark Stalker Romance by Selena Winters
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe problem with stalking a predator? Sometimes, they decide to keep you.I study killers for a living. I analyze their methods, dissect their psychology, and share their darkest deeds with my podcast listeners, but I’ve never encountered anyone like Remy.When I spotted him at the carnival, I knew he was different... -
![The Mean Ones by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne]()
The Mean Ones by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo what if Sadie hears talking dead animals and a strange, comforting male voice in her head? The therapist insists these are just symptoms of PTSD. It makes sense considering that she hid under the bed and watched as her best friends were slaughtered.But the murders were seventeen years ago, back when her name was Sabrina. Now, she’s Sadie: a perfectly normal 29-year-old...
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