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In Belladona Estates, the “safest neighborhood in the state,” HOA manager Kevin Whitaker’s Monday night is interrupted when a bloodied woman crashes through his door, begging him not to call the police. She insists nothing is wrong, and she doesn’t want help.

But Kevin can’t shake the feeling that something is terribly wrong.

As strange clues begin to surface, he becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth. Because no matter how many times she tells him to leave her alone, Kevin is certain she doesn’t mean it.

He’s going to save her.

Even if she doesn’t want him to.

Abducted, Abused, Abandoned, and Adopted! Ember has not had an easy life. Being adopted by the Woods family is the best thing that has ever happened to her. She has no idea of who or what she is. There is so much within her. She can feel it, but how does she bring it out? Finding out that she has the ability to heal is staggering to say the least. Ember finds that healing comes with a cost, but when it comes to saving lives, to helping others, helping the people she loves, she will risk it all to make sure they live, and there is still more to discover. When a handsome stranger comes to town with some answers, things begin to look up, until she finds herself faced with a hatred that starts a war, all because she is a hybrid.

** Caution** These ADULT New Mexican tales are:

Gritty.

Raw.

Rough.

DANGEROUS.

These are tales that take readers to the dark places. There are no trigger warnings. EVERYTHING is on the table. From apparitions that can take your soul, to unexplained news reports, and lights in the sky, tales mold the past, the present, and a frightening future…if only in our imagination.

“Come with me, cuz we’re going into the depths of a nightmare. Ay dios mío…”

DIRE A Haunted New Mexico from Gabriel Maestas

There’s a legend about a white wolf, a Lobo. 

A science lab in a mysterious part of the state exists, where nightmares have become reality. 

There’s a limited amount of time for Darrius and Angela to figure out what’s behind the numerous disappearances around Albuquerque, New Mexico…before it’s too late. 

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Willow Evans was never meant to die.

One night at a Halloween festival, her brother vanished into the woods, along with the truth about her family.

Three years later, her missing father finally returns, promising answers.

Instead of getting the answers she desperately seeks, Willow wakes up bound to a stone altar and sacrificed by a cult led by her own father in the name of Lucifer. She refuses to beg even as the knives fall.

But death isn’t the end.

She wakes up in Hell… alive, furious, and very much not supposed to be there.

Trapped in the Underworld, Willow finds herself under the watch of a powerful demon with crimson eyes and far too much interest in her survival.

He claims she’s only a placeholder.

But Willow refuses to wait. She may be dead, but she’s far from finished. If Hell thinks it can keep her prisoner, it’s about to learn a very dangerous lesson.

Welcome to In The Cards, a multi-author collection of standalone thriller and horror short stories. In this series, you’ll find stories inspired by the meaning of a specific Tarot Card, thoughtfully written with that thread woven through. Whether you’re a Tarot Card lover or not, you’ll find thrillers and horrors that will creep under your skin and into your thoughts. *Knowledge of Tarot Cards is not necessary to read or enjoy these stories.*

For Strength (Reversed)

They call him Lion Strong.

In this town, banners hang higher than questions, and boys learn early that strength is proven in silence. Push through. Don’t complain. Only the strong survive.

But when the roar fades, one mother begins to question what was built in the name of greatness, and what was quietly destroyed along the way.

Some cages aren’t made of bars. Some are built with applause.

Make sure you come back and check out the other stories, because you never know what’s In The Cards.

Welcome to Lethal Obsession, a multi-author collection pulse-pounding thriller series where obsession turns deadly and secrets refuse to stay buried. Each story dives into the dark side of obsession—where admiration blurs into control, trust becomes a weapon, and one wrong choice can cost everything. With relentless suspense, shocking twists, and high-stakes danger, Lethal Obsession proves that some fixations are impossible to escape—and even harder to survive.

Iris is exactly what every employer wants, reliable, friendly, and invisible.

Working in a quiet lingerie shop tucked inside a fading shopping mall, she has spent months earning trust, learning routines, and watching people more closely than they realise. Because Iris isn't just selling confidence. She's studying it.

When women start going missing, no one connects the dots. Not at first. After all, the mall is full of strangers passing through. Faces that blur and lives that don't linger.

But Iris isn't the only one paying attention. Across the corridor, Eiralynne has been watching too. And she's been waiting.

As suspicion tightens and past secrets begin to surface, Iris finds herself caught in a web she never saw forming, one that leads back further than she ever imagined… and closer to home than she's ready to face.

Because some patterns don't disappear. They evolve.

And sometimes, the most dangerous thing in the room… is the person who understands you.

Don't forget to come back to check out all the other Lethal Obsession stories in the collection!

Welcome to St. Louis, where justice comes from the barrel of a gun.

When a sadistic gang leader is gunned down, Detective Darren Cutright suspects old-fashioned street justice. But when more criminals turn up dead, he discovers a chilling pattern. Someone is hunting the criminals the courts refuse to prosecute. 

And the list of victims keeps growing.

While Darren and his wisecracking partner debate if they should even stop the murderer, rookie cop Mike Clark gets an education in the broken legal system—with a front-row seat to the shadowy vigilante’s brutal handiwork.

As more predators meet unsanctioned justice, everyone becomes a suspect—or a target. But as Darren closes in on the culprit, he draws a terrifying conclusion.

Written by a former St. Louis police officer and inspired by real events, Justice is a relentless crime thriller that blends the authenticity of Joseph Wambaugh with the page-turning momentum of Michael Connelly.