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Ivanhoe meets Phryne Fisher in this medieval adventure of a woman sleuth.

Toledo, Spain, 1193 Rebecca DeToledo thought she had made peace with her family’s betrayal—until her estranged cousin Yaacov begs her to investigate troubling events at their joint vellum business. She refuses to help, wanting nothing to do with the family that shunned her.

Then, a worker at the DeToledo vellum workshop is found dead.

Sir John of Hampstead has seen death before, but the body pulled from a vat is something else entirely. As the city’s Head of Investigations, John knows that this was no accident.

His orders are simple: find the killer, keep the peace, and—by Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine’s personal command—protect Rebecca DeToledo. Easier said than done. Rebecca is fiercely independent, and far too willing to put herself in the way of danger. And the deeper they dig, the more enemies they uncover: rival merchants, bitter ex-employees, and a prospective groom for Rebecca, who might be spying for the enemy.

Then a second body falls—this time, far too close to home. John and Rebecca must move quickly, because the killer isn’t just covering their tracks… they’re hunting anyone who dares get too close.

Perfect for fans of medieval whodunits, slow-burn partnerships, and strong female leads who challenge the rules of their time.

Nine short tales recounting the consequences of actions...

Muzi’s Boon: Muzi’s village forces Nature's hand.

Home Sweet Home: Eric gains a new appreciation for smarthome technology.

Upshot: Mamá’s justice against poachers brings an unexpected reward.

Last Call: Max must decide the fate of her fellow travelers when disaster strikes.

Endless Potential: Abby grants favors—for a price.

29 Langwood Street: Joe’s past collides with a friend’s present.

Switch: Benny learns to be careful what he wishes for.

Update: A gardener acquires a new vocation.

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.*

A weekend getaway with friends turns into a nightmare when someone is found murdered. Demi soon realizes the killer among them didn’t just snap. It’s even worse. They planned it.

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

When brothers Jace and Theo throw an unplanned Halloween party while their parents are away, the worst they expect is a trashed house or a noise complaint.

They’re wrong.

It starts as a joke.

A stupid game.
Random phone calls. Say something creepy. Hang up. Laugh.

Harmless…

Until one number answers.

The voice on the other end doesn’t yell.
Doesn’t hang up.

He whispers:

“I’ve been waiting.”

What begins as a prank spirals into something far more dangerous. Every call pulls them deeper into a nightmare they can’t escape.

One by one, people start disappearing.
A friend. A girlfriend.
Bodies left behind like messages.

Now the house isn’t a party.

It’s a trap.

And the caller isn’t playing games.

He’s hunting.

No one leaves.
Not until he gets what he wants.

And all he wants… is an apology.

They shouldn’t have called.
They shouldn’t have answered.

Now—they’ll pay for both.

Because on Halloween… some calls don’t need an invitation.

And you shouldn’t have answered.

Love is within reach. Danger is even closer.

Jenna knows fear. She grew up with more than her share of it, but she’s done letting it control her life. Now a fully functioning, only slightly paranoid adult, she’s determined to claim her happiness. With Liam, she’s finally brave enough to reach for it.

But just as Jenna starts to believe she can build a life with Liam, a string of ominous encounters casts a shadow over their happily ever after. Each unsettling moment deepens her unease—and steels her resolve. It’s just old fears resurfacing, she tells herself. Fear won’t steal her future. She’s stronger now.

Jenna’s trust and happiness mean everything to Liam—just as much as keeping her safe. A firefighter with a soldier’s instincts, he’s trained to confront danger head-on. But desperate to protect her hard-won peace, he underestimates a serious threat, a mistake they’ll both carry forever.

As an old enemy resurfaces and new dangers close in, Liam is forced into a brutal balancing act: protect her too fiercely and risk breaking the woman he loves, or hesitate again and risk losing her for good.

With everything on the line, Jenna discovers that real strength doesn’t come from denying fear—it comes from trusting herself to face it…before it’s too late.

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.

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!