Excerpt - Home Sweet Witch

By Bettina M. Johnson

Lily Sweet finds out she's a witch, discovers a skeleton under her porch, stumbles across a new body, makes a best friend, flirts with a bevy of hunks, and finds a place to call home!

#mystery

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4

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17

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129

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Magic Dick

By Matt Vella

Thin rain fell from a purple sky. Dismal rivulets crawled down the dirty building-fronts, spreading a film of grime. Above the narrow alley, concrete towers cowered together against the clouds. The few shops that weren’t abandoned had been closed for ...

#fantasy #mystery #thriller

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2

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10

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80

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Pharaoh's servant

By Rebecca Lee Varady

The old cook’s day started several hours before the sun rose and ended several hours after it set. His position at the Palace was of great importance, and he was responsible for the Palace’s entire food preparation - from the Pharaoh’s banquets to th ...

#mystery

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1

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6

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164

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Close to the Bone

By Michele Freeman

Lettie Wilson holds the hands of the dying. Her gift of comforting those passing from this world was born from childhood tragedy. When a famous serial killer requests she attend his execution, she's forced to face a painful truth about her past.

#mystery #thriller

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9

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12

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431

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4

Prompt Challenger

Out of the Dark

By Caren Hahn

Rebecca's husband was lost in the first round of bombings. Two years after the war, she's moved on. New job. New life. Even a new chance at love. But will memories of Gavin ever stop haunting her?

#contemporary #mystery #romance

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0

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12

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37

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The Net Conspiracy: Yi's Story

By DM Coffman

A Chinese American attorney is sent to China as an undercover spy to ferret out corruption. But graft is a common mainstay and the Net organization will stop at nothing, including murder, to prevent him from succeeding.

#mystery #thriller

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1

Reading time

16

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323

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0

The Net Conspiracy: Meijuan's Plight

By DM Coffman

Meijuan, a female leader from the Li-ren tribe on Hainan, whose son (the mayor) has allowed in an evil presence, tries to warn authorities of their pending attacks.

#mystery #thriller

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3

Reading time

16

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202

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0