Publisher: Wildside Press
In a future where technology allows people to transfer their memories and personalities into new bodies, a man named Carter sets out to investigate the suspicious death of a rich man named Jordache. Carter takes on Jordache's identity and infiltrates his strange estate, uncovering secrets. In the end, Carter must confront the reality about his own past life.
“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.” —Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ As Paradise Valley mourns its murdered rich, Detective Kari Blackhorse faces a chilling realization: each victim is linked to a resort built upon desecrated land. With time running out and deep-seated tribal legends at play, she must navigate a world where wealth masks wickedness and ancient spirits may hold the final clue. CLOSE TO EVIL is the eighth book in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews. The series begins with CLOSE BY (book #1). The Kari Blackhorse series will keep you riveted, turning pages late into the night in this fast paced mystery series. Packed with shocking twists and featuring a brave and brilliant heroine, it offers a fresh take on the mystery genre—and a thriller that will keep you wanting more. Fans of Lisa Regan, Robert Dugoni, and Kendra Elliot are sure to fall in love. Future books in the series are also available! “An edge of your seat thriller in a new series that keeps you turning pages! ...So many twists, turns and red herrings… I can't wait to see what happens next.” —Reader review (Her Last Wish) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A strong, complex story about two FBI agents trying to stop a serial killer. If you want an author to capture your attention and have you guessing, yet trying to put the pieces together, Pierce is your author!” —Reader review (Her Last Wish) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A typical Blake Pierce twisting, turning, roller coaster ride suspense thriller. Will have you turning the pages to the last sentence of the last chapter!!!” —Reader review (City of Prey) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Right from the start we have an unusual protagonist that I haven't seen done in this genre before. The action is nonstop… A very atmospheric novel that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours.” —Reader review (City of Prey) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Everything that I look for in a book… a great plot, interesting characters, and grabs your interest right away. The book moves along at a breakneck pace and stays that way until the end. Now on go I to book two!” —Reader review (Girl, Alone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Exciting, heart pounding, edge of your seat book… a must read for mystery and suspense readers!” —Reader review (Girl, Alone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Show book
The agenda of the weekly meeting of the Widows’ Association has one goal: Find a husband for Patricia Potter. The other members—Amy, Amanda, and Cecily—can’t stand Patricia’s moaning about mystery illnesses and the loss of her beloved husband, Henry Potter. The only way to resolve Patricia’s misery is to find someone for her to marry, thus removing her from the Widows’ Association membership. The cunning ladies craft a plan to travel to the seaside resort town of Pebbles-on-Beach, where they hope the selection of available men is plentiful, and they each book themselves into separate boarding houses, all under the alias of Mrs. Patricia Potter. Casting a wide net in hopes of catching a prized candidate, the Patricias find three suitable suitors who might just fit the bill! What ensues is a comedic romp involving mistaken identities, theft, and double-dealings. Husband for Patricia is a lighthearted tale of finding love after loss that is sure to delight readers young and old alike. www.evabriquette.com Eva Zaniewska was a playwright who came to England from Poland after World War II. Her focus was on plays for children, and she successfully staged many productions throughout the 1960s with the Children’s Play Theatre in Wimbledon. Her work was celebrated in Polish productions in the London theatre circuit. Most of her writing was in her native language, but a Husband for Patricia was found amongst many manuscripts following Eva’s death, written in perfect English. Christopher Rumun is Eva’s son-in-law. He was first introduced to Eva and her dramatic productions by her daughter who had starred and played in many of her productions. They eventually married and raised a beautiful family. He has lovingly translated all of Eva’s writings from Polish to English They are available at evabriquette.com.Show book
This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the desert itself remembered every lie, every death, and every curse whispered among the painted cliffs? In *The Curse of the Painted Cliffs*, W. C. Tuttle brings the energy of classic pulp storytelling to a sun-scorched Western world of ore wagons, harsh men, hidden danger, and strange desert beauty. First appearing in *Short Stories* magazine in 1923, this tale belongs to the golden age of magazine fiction, where frontier adventure, mystery, humor, and danger met under a merciless sky. The story opens on a brutal desert road leading toward bright, rock-ribbed hills, where buzzards circle above sand, sage, cactus, and silence. Around the mining settlement of Calico and the mysterious painted cliffs, Tuttle builds a world of rough justice, hard talk, suspicion, and uneasy legend. The title promises a curse—but in the old West, curses may come from superstition, greed, guilt, or men with something to hide. Wilbur C. Tuttle was a prolific Western writer whose stories helped shape popular frontier fiction for readers hungry for action, wit, and danger. This story remains appealing because it captures the raw atmosphere of pulp Westerns: a place where landscape is character, danger rides slowly into town, and the truth is buried where the desert wants to keep it. This AI-narrated audiobook offers a clear, polished, and immersive listening experience, bringing Tuttle’s desert imagery, rugged dialogue, suspense, and frontier atmosphere to life with crisp intensity. Ride toward the painted rocks, listen for the curse, and enter a lost world of Western mystery. Begin *The Curse of the Painted Cliffs* today.Show book
There is one last chance to save the democracy George Washington founded. That last chance is Washington himself. It is 2028 and a certain president wants a third term. The Constitution shouldn’t allow it but the Supreme Court has found a workaround. The electoral system has been mangled. The media is a joke. Voters can barely be troubled to vote. But thanks to a team of scientists George Washington has been brought from the past to regain the presidency. Written by New York Times bestselling author Paul Greenberg, A Third Term tells the story of how hard Candidate Washington has to fight to win in these corrupt times. Riddled with pneumonia, possessing dentures fashioned from slave’s teeth, and an aristocratic sensibility tempered by war and religious faith, the Father of Our Country requires considerable rehabilitation to challenge the man he only refers to as “The Tyrant.” Fortunately a wily campaign manager and a sexy personal trainer are there by his side.Show book
A novel with incredible prescience from late 1800's about the perpetual corruption of the elites and out of control oppression of the working class, set in late 80's of our time. Only if the steam could have been released before the revolution! And oh, the dangers of massive revolution. He seemed to predict computer screens and AI news, advanced weaponry, globalization, Capitalism, the collapse of Democracy, the insane corruption at al levels, and the split in society between the halves and the have nots. Some great monologues in the struggle for power and to wrangle the will of the people. It's uncanny how important this message is now in the 2020's, and I won't spoil the ending about what the true possibilities are for humanity. We are also treated to a couple traditional romantic love stories along the way.Show book
“Stand absolutely still, Amanda,” she read, “and you won’t get hurt.” Two seconds later a bullet from a sniper’s rifle shattered the driver’s side window of her Lexus SUV. That’s how it began, early on a Friday morning when Amanda, Harry’s wife, found the note tucked under her windshield wiper. The incident was quickly followed by a series of events that would put his family and friends in deadly danger and test Harry to his limits.Show book
