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SMALL SACRIFICES BY ANN RULE
( Shocking And Powerful Account Of The Destructive Forces That Drove Diane Downs, A Beautiful Young Mother, To Shoot Her Three Young Children In Cold Blood )
SYNOPSIS
When Diane Downs and her three children shot on a quite,county road,residents of Springfield, Oregon, were frightened.A busy haired stranger had flagged down their car,Diane told the police,as she described how the man had coldly opened fire on her sleeping children.Despite the fact she shot,too,the young mother managed to drive to the hospital in time to save all but one child.But something about her story was fishy,and detectives began to suspect Diane was lying.
Was it possible that she was the shooter? Absolutely not,her supporters insisted. Diane,they said, adored her children. When investigators suggested a motive,Diane was indignant. Not only would she never harm her own children, she certainly would never do it for the reason detectives suggested. Was the attractive blonde the wonderful mother she claimed to be? Or was she a woman so obsessed,she would kill her own young to do her goal?
AUTHOR: ANN RULE
TITLE : SMALL SACRIFICES
Genres: Mystery,True crime,Murder,True story,Non-fiction,Mystery-crime
Recommendation links: http://www.authorannrule.com
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GAMES OF GUILT BY TERRY KEYS
( My Own Son Is A Killer )
A couple in Jamaica. A local cop. A homeless man. All brutally murdered. As the bodies pile up, the people of Houston grow uneasy.
HPD Detective David Porter has endured the most painful eighteen months of his life. First the unexpected kidnappings of his wife and daughter, and now Porter is tracking a unique killer. Quite possibly the most cerebral of his career. Someone who knows his every move. A killer who shares Porter’s very own DNA – his son, Caleb.
Now Caleb has Porter and his friends squarely in his cross – hairs, and he won’t stop until everyone Porter loves is dead. Can Porter shelve his wrangled emotions and bring Caleb to Justice before more people die?
AUTHOR: TERRY KEYS
TITLE: GAMES OF GUILT
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Detective thriller
Recommendation Links: http://www.terrykeysbooks.com
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CHAINED GUILT BY TERRY KEYS
( A Storm Is Coming )
Detective David Porter had just closed the file on his latest serial killer case when horrific murders with the same MO start happening in and around Houston.
A fifteen year veteran of Houston Police Department, Porter was one of the best serial killer detectives in the country, his talents known worldwide. The recently promoted officer couldn’t ask for much more. He is the husband to one of the hottest women on the planet, former model – turned – news – anchor Miranda Porter. He also had two beautiful daughters. Yes, life was good …. or so it seemed.
A cunning serial killer was on the prowl, brutally killing every child he could get his hands on. Porter was hot on his trail, but the killer was an expert – no mistakes.
A late night of work, a storm and a car accident would lead David head first into another case – a kidnapping – and this time it was personal. Could there be a connection between the two? David was staring face – first down the barrel of both cases and time was running out. Does detective Porter have what it takes to bring these criminals to justice? Only time will tell.
AUTHOR: TERRY KEYS
TITLE: CHAINED GUILT
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Recommendation Links:www.amazon.com
http://www.terrykeysbooks.com
OPERATION BABAYLIFT BY CATHERINE ASTOLFO
( A Killer Followed Them Home )
When Florence Kensington gives up her coveted spot at Revisions Retirement Residence to newcomers Roy and Linh Jackson, she unknowingly awakens Kira Callaghan’s Vietnam memories – and her PTSD. However, Kira’s ” inner retired journalist ” has no choice but to investigate when Florence is found dead.
With help from the flower pots and her boyfriend Charles, Kira travels from Chit Creek to Burlington, Vermot, and exposes the secrets surrounding an Operation Babylift plane crash from forty years ago. Discouraged by the lack of progress on the case, she return to Triple R with her team of aging acolytes.
Little do they know that a killer has followed them home.
AUTHOR : CATHERINE ASTOLFO
TITLE : OPERATION BABYLIFT
Genre : Mystery, Crime
Recommendation Links:www.catherineastolfo.com
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THE MYSTERY OF THE BIBLE
This is pretty strange how it worked out this way. Even if you’re not religious, you should read this.
Question : What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?
Answer : Psalm 117
Question : What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
Answer : Psalm 119
Question : Which chapter is in the centre of the Bible?
Answer : Psalm 118
Facts : There are 594 chapters before Psalm 118 and there is 594 chapters after Psalm 118. Add these numbers up and you will get 1,188
Question : What is the centre verse in the Bible?
Answer : Psalm 118:8 Does this verse say something significant about God’s perfect will for our lives?
Well, the next time someone says they would like to find God’s perfect will for their lives and that they want in the centre of His will, just send them to the centre of His word!
Which is Psalm 118:8 ” It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man ” Amen
You can also share yours.
THE STEP MOTHER BY CLAIRE SEEBER
( The Terrifying Game )
The perfect wife. A fairytale family. Don’t believe your eyes.
Matthew and Jeanie are happily married couple who both have teenage children from previous relationships. No one said it would be easy to raise a blended family under one roof but Matthew and Jeanie are strong. They will make it work.
And whilst Jeanie’s step-daughter Scarlett rejects her, Jeanie will just have to try harder to win her over. But Jeanie has a past. A terrible secret she thought she’d buried a long time ago. And now, it’s coming to surface, threatening to destroy her new marriage.
Someone is playing a terrifying game on Jeanie and she must put a stop to it once and for all. After all, a fairytale needs a happy ending … doesn’t it?
AUTHOR: CLAIRE SEEBER
TITLE: THE STEP MOTHER
Genre: Psychological thriller, Mystery
Recommendation Links: http://www.claireseeber.com
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TO KILL AND KILL AGAIN BY JOHN COSTON
( The Murderer Was A Neighbor )
A shocking true story of a homicidal misfit.
Wayne Nance also known as ” Missoula Maula” a trusted and friendly furniture delivery man littered the pristine Northwestern Montana landscape for over twelve years with the brutally murdered bodies of his young women victims.
For the residents in the idyllic town had no reason to suspect that the killer was one of their own. The police did not pursue Nance thoroughly, who was a neighbor of the first victim and place by witness near the murder scene.
After a troubled stint in the Navy, Nance returned home to a job in a furniture warehouse, which gave him entrée into many homes and the opportunity for deadly deeds.
AUTHOR: JOHN COSTON
TITLE: TO KILL AND KILL AGAIN
Genre: True crime, Non-fiction
Recommendation Links: http://www.johncoston.com
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RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA BY KIMBERLY McCREIGHT
( The Anonymous Text Message )
Kate Baron, a single mother and a lawyer, was interrupted by a phone call with a disturbing new: her daughter Amelia caught cheating so the school had suspended. Kate can’t believe that Amelia, an intelligent and level-headed girl who’s never been in trouble would do something like that. But by the time she arrives at the Grace Hall, Kate’s faced with far more devastating news. Amelia is dead.
Seemingly unable to cope with what she’d done, a despondent Amelia has jumped from the school’s roof in an act of “spontaneous” suicide. At least that’s the story Grace Hall and the police tell Kate. And overwhelmed as she is by her own guilt and shattered by grief, it is the story that Kate believes until she gets the anonymous text : she didn’t jump.
sifting through Amelia’s text messages, social media postings and cell phone logs, Kate determined to learn the heartbreaking truth about why Amelia was on Grace Hall’s roof that day – and why she died.
AUTHOR: KIMBERLY McCREIGHT
TITLE: RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA
Genre: Mystery, Thriller.
Recommendation Links: http://www.kimberlymccreight.com
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WHO IS A WOMAN
( A conversation Between God And An Angel )
When God created woman, he was working late on the sixth day…. An angel came by and asked:
ANGEL: Why spend so much time on her lord?
GOD: Have you seen all the specifications I have to meet to shape her?
1. She must function on all kinds of situations.
2. She could be able to embrace several kids at the same time and have a hug that can heal anything from a bruised knee to a broken heart.
3. She must do all this with only two hands. She cures herself when sick and can work eighteen hours a day.
The angel amazed, so he asked,
ANGEL: Just two hands… impossible, and this is the standard model?
The angel went closer and touched the woman and said… But you have made her so soft Lord.
GOD: Yes, but I have made her strong. You can’t imagine what she can endure and overcome.
ANGEL: Can she think?
GOD: Not only can she think, she can reason and negotiate.
The Angel touched her cheeks and said, Lord, it seems this creation is leaking! you have put too many burdens on her.
GOD: She is not leaking. It is a tear. The Lord corrected the Angel.
ANGEL: What is it for?
GOD: Tears are her way of expressing her grief, doubts, love, suffering and pride.
This made a big impressions on the Angel. So he said… Lord, you are a genius. You thought of everything. A woman is marvellous.
GOD: Indeed she is.
a. She has strength that amazes a man.
b. She can handle trouble and carry heavy burdens.
c. She holds happiness, love and opinions.
d. She smiles when she feels like screaming. e. She sings when she feels like crying, cries when happy and laughs when afraid.
f. She fights for what she believes in.
g. Her love is unconditional.
h. Her finds strength to get in with life when her heart gets broken.
ANGEL: So she is a perfect being?
GOD: No. She has just one drawback. She often forgets what she is worth.
So, if you are a woman, know your worth and be proud of who you are.
THE OTHER WIFE BY KATHLEEN IRENE PATERKA
( The Man Who Lived A Double Life With Two Women )
Eleanor has a beautiful home, a successful marriage of thirty-eight years and a tranquil life. She isn’t expecting any surprises; certainly not to find her husband dead in bed beside her from a massive heart attack. It’s a devastating discovery, but not as much as the shock when Eleanor learns the truth about her husband’s secret life.
Claire isn’t your average thirty something. She has a successful career, a handsome husband , and two babies at home. But nothing prepares Claire for the horrible reality of discovering that the life she’d lead was all a lie, fostered by a husband who promised to love and cherish her forever… or so she thought.
Two women from two generations, bound together by denial, anger and grief. How far will their misery and fear push them? What happens when each of these women comes face-to-face with the other wife?
Will a husbands betrayal lead to a womans revenge?
AUTHOR: KATHLEEN IRENE PATERKA
TITLE: THE OTHER WIFE
Genres: Thriller, Fiction, Mystery
Recommendation Links: http://www.kathleenirenepaterka.com
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WORDS OF CAUTION
No matter how big and strong you are, you cannot carry yourself to your grave. ( Be Humble )
No matter how beautiful or handsome you are, just remember, Baboons and Gorillas also attract tourists. ( So Stop Boasting )
No matter how your skin shines, you will still need light in darkness. ( Take Caution )
No matter how rich and many cars you have, you will always walk to bed. ( Be Contended )
Take life easy, life is too short.
THE DISAPPEARANCE BY J.F. FREEDMAN
( A Big Media Mogul’s Daughter Is Murdered And Someone Has To Pay )
Someone walks into the bedroom of Emma Lancaster and took her away whiles her friends sleep nearby. Eight days later, her body was found. Incriminating evidence led to the arrest of a family friend a year later.
Doug Lancaster, a powerful media tycoon and the father of Emma, vows to see his daughter’s murderer convicted and out to death. Defense attorney Luke Garrison, once a hard-driving, take no-prisoners Santa Barbara D.A.; thinks something far more disturbing than open and shut case. He believes that the rush to judgement in itself is a crime. He once sent a defendant to the death chamber – only to discover he was innocent. The last thing he needs is to come back to a place crawling with memories and bad dreams.
When lies and secrets unfolds, Luke realises there’s something strange about Emma Lancaster’s case – and too many loose ends that don’t add up. If he plays it right, it could give him back his life. If he’s wrong, he could die and a killer could get closer to his freedom…
AUTHOR: J.F. FREEDMAN
TITLE: THE DISAPPEARANCE
Genres: Thriller,Fiction,Mystery, Legal-thriller
Recommendation Links: http://www.jffreedman.com
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THE HUMMINGBIRD’S CAGE BY TAMARA DIETRICH
( A Decade Of Abuse )
Everyone in Wheeler, New Mexico, thinks Joanna leads the perfect life: the quite contented housewife of a dashing deputy sheriff, raising a beautiful young daughter, Laurel. But Joanna’s reality is nothing like her façade. Behind closed doors, she lives in a constant fear of her husband. She’s been trapped for so long, escape seems impossible – until a stranger offers her help she needs to flee…
One the run, Joanna and Laurel stumble upon the small town of Morro, a charming and magical village that seems to exist out of time and place. There a farmer and his wife offer her sanctuary, and soon, between the comfort of her new home and blossom new friendships, Joanna’s soul begin to heal, easing the wounds of a decade abuse. But her past and her husband aren’t so easy to escape.
Unwilling to live in fear any longer, Joanna must send for a strength she never knew she had to fight back and forge a new life for her daughter and herself.
AUTHOR: TAMARA DIETRICH
TITLE: THE HUMMINGBIRD’S CAGE
Genres: Mystery-thriller, Fiction
Recommendation Links: http://www.tamaradietrich.com
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ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN BY WENDY WALKER
( YOU CAN ERASE MY MEMORY BUT NOT MY EMOTIONS )
In a small town of Fairview, Connecticut, everything seems picture perfect until one night, when a young woman Jenny Kramer got attacked at a local pantry. In the hours immediately after – She is given a controversial drug to medical erase her memory of the violent assault.
But, in the weeks and months that follow, as she heals from her physical wounds, and with no factual recall of the attack, Jenny struggles with her raging emotional memory. Her father, Tom, becomes obsessed with his inability to find her attacker and seek justice while her mother, Charlotte, prefers to pretend this horrific event did not touch her perfect country club world.
As they seek help for their daughter, the fault lines within their marriage and their close – knit community emerge from the shadows where they have hidden for years, and the relentless quest to find the monster who invaded their town – or perhaps lives among them.
AUTHOR: WENDY WALKER
TITLE: ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN
Genres: Psychological thriller, mystery, suspense
Recommendation Links: http://www.wendywalker.com
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