Thriller – CIRCLE OF ORIGIN

Abduction

Thanksgiving—a time for family, friends, and food—lots of food. What better time to meet your girlfriend’s entire clan?

Dwayne, Melanie, and Jasmine have barely settled in before Dwayne hears of a teen whose disappearance has the entire town guessing. Did she run away or was she abducted?

What should have been a peaceful holiday celebration goes off the rails in more ways than one, as Melanie’s estranged, abusive father crashes Thanksgiving dinner, and Dwayne is burdened with more secrets than he can possibly handle.

And that’s before the first body washes up on the rocks alongside the Ohio River.

Will Dwayne unmask a killer before anyone else pays the ultimate price?

Abduction is the sixth jaw-dropping adventure in the Dwayne Morrow Mystery series.

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The Revenge Kill List

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Beware the Whip Crack!

The intense search begins to find who is exacting vengeance on the Coon Rapids Police Department with such devastating consequences. How can the officers protect themselves from an enemy that has determined their guilt for crimes they didn’t commit? As various department officers experience the extreme punishment assigned by the killer, they must identify why they are being targeted by the killer.

The FBI and the BCA join the manhunt in a state-wide search for the killer. As the hunt intensifies, there is a failure to protect themselves from the killer’s unusual method of inflicting harm. Paralyzing fear stalks the agents as they try unsuccessfully to outwit the prolific serial killer and bring him to justice. When the killer continues to elude detection and capture, the media mercilessly reports every failure.

The trail of clues leads the agents to Iowa, downtown Minneapolis, through farmland, forests, and eventually to Minnesota’s lake country. Will they be successful in capturing the most wily and vengeful killer the team of agencies has ever faced?

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Tethers of the Present

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Erasing Imprints was supposed to be a side hustle, a way for D and Jess to make a little extra money as they start a new life together in Chicago. Rosalind, their mentor, has trained them well. They earn a reputation through a series of grateful clients, no longer disturbed by imprinted memories of past lives. But are they actually doing more harm than good?

Others seem to think so. The shadowy organization responsible for creating Imprints monitors their every move, devising extra protections to counter their growing abilities. Its agents are everywhere. Who can they trust? Does it want them to stop? Or does it want to recruit them?

When Rosalind begs D and Jess to watch over her estranged son, they find him entangled with a mysterious new age movement, which has ties to D’s criminal past. Who is Allen Weston, its enigmatic leader? What is his agenda? And how is Rosalind’s son involved?

Answers only lead to more questions. Caught between two warring secret societies, D, Jess and Rosalind risk a terrible fate as they decide where their loyalties lie. And, looming with ever-increasing menace, is the unimaginable power behind it all.

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Misadventures of a Cryptid Hunter

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Get ready to embark on a wild and hilarious journey with Michael Kelso’s “Misadventures of a Cryptid Hunter”. This horror-comedy novel follows the unexpected and comically disastrous life of a park ranger turned cryptid hunter. As a skeptic of all things mythical, our protagonist never could have predicted that his life would be turned upside down when he comes face to face with a real-life Bigfoot. Suddenly, he’s thrust into a world of cryptids, danger, and hilarity.

Kelso masterfully weaves together horror and humor, delivering a unique and entertaining read for fans of both genres. From the hilarious mishaps and missteps of our clumsy hero, to the spine-tingling encounters with terrifying creatures, this book will keep you on the edge of your seat and laughing out loud.

But it’s not all fun and games for our cryptid hunter. As he navigates through this new and dangerous world, he quickly learns that some people are born for greatness, while others just stumble into it – quite literally. Will our hero be able to survive his new calling as a cryptid hunter? And will he ever make it back to his boring park ranger job?

If you love a good scare with a side of laughter and a heap of cryptids, then “Misadventures of a Cryptid Hunter” is a must-read. Kelso’s witty writing and unique take on the cryptid trope will have you hooked from the first page. So what are you waiting for? Grab your copy today and join our hero on his hilarious and thrilling adventures.

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Gwyneth

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A revengeful murderess, who was forsaken by her vile mother, soon becomes a deadly threat to anyone who invades her territory by needle-crafting buttons into her victims.

Gwyneth demonstrates the loss of an individual’s mental capacity when forced into an unwanted, wilderness environment. It features the life of an unstable, mute child who has grown into a revengeful woman. Having been abandoned by her hateful and selfish mother at a young age, she has accustomed herself into the dark wilderness; where she preys upon her victims who enter her territory. Even though many years have passed, she hopes to stumble upon her family once again…

Gwyneth represents “buttons” in a horrific work of art.

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Her Son’s Promise

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A stalker. A missing family.

Arina faces a chilling challenge when her close friend Sarah and her children disappear without a trace. Threats from a mysterious and relentless stalker unleashes a series of escalating and frightening incidents. Arina believes finding the stalker will become the key to locating Sarah.

Intent on finding them, Arina suffers a traumatic setback by her grandmother’s hospitalisation, leaving her to take on looking into a mystery regarding a property belonging to her grandmother.

Meanwhile, her son Ben experiences psychic visions and becomes a target for bullies at school. For his protection, Arina urges Ben not to talk about these things, but that promise goes pear-shaped when her life hangs in the balance and Ben’s ability becomes her only hope. Can Ben’s psychic insights be trusted, believed in, and acted on in time to save his mother’s life?

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Her Husband’s Honour

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A brutal murder. An innocent man.

After an emotional courtroom drama, Arina’s husband Matt is jailed for committing a most violent and brutal murder of a young woman.

Devastated and intent on proving his innocence, Arina sets out to search for answers that will free her husband.

Caught up in a bizarre trail of deceit cover-ups and murder, inadvertently puts her and her family directly in the firing line of a dangerous gang embroiled in international crime.

But the mounting risks don’t stop her.

During her desperate search for answers, her prophetic dreams and visions unfolds a truth that puts their close family friend, Sergeant Justin Hall on the right path, but is it too little too late?

With only twenty-one days to ensure Matt’s appeal reaches the Supreme Court, Arina is forced to fight deadly adversities to meet the fast-approaching deadline.

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Her Grandma’s Ghosts

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A cold case. The paranormal.

Arina and her family move to live on Grandma’s property nestled in the green hills of Perth whilst their new home is being built.

Instead of peace and quiet, Arina’s latent and unwanted psychic abilities are awakened as terrifying hauntings begin to plague her.

Matt helps Hall with a cold case where they try to unravel a dark mystery that becomes closer to home than they ever imagined, while Arina discovers two shallow graves on the property.

Mystery and danger grows as dark secrets unfold to expose the unbelievable truth. A truth that betrays the laws of humanity. A truth that defies logic and reveals the depravity embodied in a complex plot to destroy another’s family. A sickening, deadly confrontation ensues that threatens to destroy them unless they outsmart the deranged killer.

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Her Brother’s Keeper

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A stolen child. A dead lawyer.

The tide of bliss turns sharply on Arina’s life to shatter all she held sacred after the dead body of a lawyer is discovered in one of her motel units.

Despite learning the death was a suicide, the sister of the deceased man insists he was murdered and seeks Arina’s urgent help to find his killer.

Arina inadvertently puts lives on the line when she discovers she is dealing with ruthless men deep into money laundering and tax evasion scams. Thugs, who do all they need to protect their interests and avoid detection. Including murder.

Then her son Ben vanishes. Stolen form under her nose. Kidnapped. Her rage, confusion and utter heart destroying desperation grows in nightmarish fear of finding her son alive.

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Her Father’s Daughter

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A murdered man. A missing daughter.

A troubling past re-emerges when Rebecca, a 17-year-old girl, goes missing from Arina’s motel. The hunt for her begins. The desperate search for the girl leads Arina and Matt headlong, into dark and dangerous waters.

They discover there is more mystery attached to this missing girl than first meets their eyes and as they delve into her disappearance, they uncover far more than they bargained for.

A body is discovered. The murder of a young man, possibly linked to Rebecca, sparks rising fear and urgency in finding Rebecca alive. The clock is ticking for her safe return home.

Sublime threats from an unknown enemy cause Arina and Matt to fight desperately for their own survival.

They encounter murderers, who stop at nothing to get their revenge.

Will they find Rebecca?

Who wants them dead, and why?

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