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Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsShe’s investigating a cold case no one else could—by going places no one else would dare.In spite of a harrowing past still haunting her, Gwen Proctor is trying to move forward. Until a new assignment gives her purpose: the cold-case disappearance of a young man in Tennessee. Three years missing, no clues. Just Ruth Landry, a tortured mother in limbo... -
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Killing Stalking 5 by Koogi
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCAUGHT BETWEEN PLEASURE AND PANICAfter their trip to the police station and an intimate night together, Sangwoo decides he wants to know more about Bum. Their ensuing conversation leads to a trip to the amusement park and a night of drinking and sex. This new phase of their warped relationship teeters between thrilling and unnerving, leaving Bum overjoyed one moment and panicked the next... -
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![Road To Fire by Maria Luis]()
Road To Fire by Maria Luis
"I'm not scared of you."I meet her gaze. "You should be."Bound by a secret oath spanning generations, I am loyal to no one but the queen.Spy.Defender of the Crown.To all of England, I'm Saxon Priest. Traitor. Murderer. Owner of London’s most infamous anti-loyalist pub.And then she appears. Isla Quinn may claim that she’s only looking to bus tables, but I’m no fool...Categorized as:
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![A Dark Mind by T.R. Ragan]()
A Dark Mind by T.R. Ragan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA serial killer is terrorizing Sacramento, preying on happily married couples and unleashing unspeakable cruelties upon his victims. The ordeal rekindles disturbing memories for private investigator Lizzy Gardner, who barely escaped a serial killer clutches only years ago... -
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![The Last Party by A.R. Torre]()
The Last Party by A.R. Torre
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA loving mother. A notorious murderer. They both have reasons to hide their secrets in a novel of escalating shock and suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre.Perla Wultz lives with her husband, Grant, and their precious daughter, Sophie, in a gated Pasadena community. Affluent, sociable, and accomplished, Perla plays the part of loving wife and mother to perfection... -
![One Fear by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper]()
One Fear by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“My one fear is now my reality.” He didn’t offer his name when he fulfilled his need to include me as a player in his game. I’m number thirteen. Just a number given to the bitches who wronged him. I was blindsided. Stolen from my life. In his devilled eyes, I have a debt to pay…he wants my final breath to see us even... -
![Whitlock by Alaska Angelini, A. A. Dark]()
Whitlock by Alaska Angelini, A. A. Dark
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Complete 24690 and Welcome to Whitlock 24690 White Out (24690 series, book 2) 27001 (Welcome to Whitlock, 24690 series 2.1) 27009 (Welcome to Whitlock, 24690 series 2.2) 27011 (Welcome to Whitlock, 24690 series 2... -
![No Way Back by Santana Knox]()
No Way Back by Santana Knox
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTHERE’S NO WAY BACK FROM WHAT WE’VE BECOME. There is no way back. There is no way. No way back. Not from what we’ve become; Bloodthirsty, vengeful, vile. Some women strive to make their men better, I VOW TO MAKE HIM WORSE. With each life we take, we fall deeper into our own sinister desires. We were never looking for a way out, but in this prison? There is no way back from what we’ve become... -
![27009 by Alaska Angelini, A. A. Dark]()
27009 by Alaska Angelini, A. A. Dark
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“Welcome to Whitlock” Genre: Pitch Black Welcome (interjection) : 1. A word of greeting, as to ones’ arrival at a destination. Whitlock ((noun) : 1. A subterranean fortress within the base of a mountain, housing slaves for the cruel use of Masters who have purchased them through an auction. For reference, see to the 24690 series as you will get to experience the world first-hand... -
![MasterMind by A.A. Dark, Alaska Angelini]()
MasterMind by A.A. Dark, Alaska Angelini
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMasterMind is a STANDALONE, but it's suggested that you read Mad Girl (The Chronicles of Anna Monroe) and Never Far if you wish to connect more with the characters. Being a victim was something Anna Monroe knew all too well. When three girls go missing, she’s pulled back into the haunting memories of her past. Not just as a captive to a serial killer…but as a killer, herself... -
![Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin]()
Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDepravedThere’s nothing out there.That’s what I keep telling myself while I walk back from a campfire to my isolated cabin.BrutalNothing bad happens at summer camp.That’s what my fellow camp counselors have convinced me of when the nights around the lake get a little eerie.ViciousOne, two, he’s coming for you... -
![Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole]()
Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEdwin Allen Mercer I want them all to read my words. And they do. Every last blood-stained sentence, they've read and praised me for. They love the gore and violence, the realness. And I get a sense of power with it all because I know a secret: the victims in my books—they’re real and have all died on my table. And maybe that’s why the last book had such awful reviews... -
![Trapped in the Shadows by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters]()
Trapped in the Shadows by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the nightmarish confines of the Puppet Master's Playhouse, a place of unrelenting horror, I am a prisoner, haunted by unspeakable childhood torments. This house, under the control of the Puppet Master, a sadistic architect of suffering, subjects me to a relentless barrage of psychological and physical trials, echoing the darkness of my past... -
![Chill by AJ Merlin]()
Chill by AJ Merlin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne month. That’s all it takes for everything to unravel.For weeks, I try returning to normal, to forget the men who turned me into a killer against my will. At first, I convince myself I could be happy—at least I think I should be.But I’m not. I can’t be.When I find them, I realize what they’re doing. If I want them—if I want this—I have to accept what they truly are.Monsters... -
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![You Should've Kept Driving by M.A. Savino, Frina Art]()
You Should've Kept Driving by M.A. Savino, Frina Art
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen brothers Griffin and Benny spot a beautiful woman stranded on the roadside, they can't believe their luck.Finding victims for their lucrative human trafficking business isn't usually this easy.But she's no ordinary woman and attempting to break her will cost them more than they could have ever imagined.Benny wants to get rid of her.Griffin wants to keep her.She has plans for them both... -
![Lincoln Hospital by Cassia Brightmore, Eric Battershell]()
Lincoln Hospital by Cassia Brightmore, Eric Battershell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the twenty-third day—he hunts, bringing the scum of the earth to justice; his justice. Ending up as a patient on Dr. O’Reilly’s table could either save your life or end it in the most horrific way. New York City. The infamous city that never sleeps; the place where dreams either shine brightly or shatter into razor sharp pieces of metal. For Dr... -
![The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden]()
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect... -
![In a Dark Wood by Josh Lanyon]()
In a Dark Wood by Josh Lanyon
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn a dark, dark wood there was a dark, dark house...Camping in the Jersey Pine Barrens may literally turn out to be a first date from hell for travel writer Tim and the cute cop who persuades him to revisit a past that Tim has done his best to forget... -
![Desiccate by Charity B.]()
Desiccate by Charity B.
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe says our blood flows Greene, and because of that, we’re required to carry on its legacy. Or some psychotic bullsh*t like that. The truth is, he’s completely insane. His mind’s been shattered by the sadistic belief that we’re meant to be his ‘family’. Everything about him makes my insides rot, yet on the outside, I remain Daddy’s good little girl... -
![Whispers in the Dark (Dark Romance) by LeTeisha Newton, Laura Hidalgo]()
Whispers in the Dark (Dark Romance) by LeTeisha Newton, Laura Hidalgo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWe were bred in darkness. How else would we come to love? I was captured ... That's just the beginning of my tale. I've survived Purgatory, abuse, and near death. In that abandoned farmhouse I nearly lost everything, but Jacob saved me. We were trapped in this hell together, giving each other the strength to hold on. I fell into darkness with my captor's son. Until I left him behind... -
![Heaven by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews]()
Heaven by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsOf all the folks in the mountain shacks, the Casteels were the lowest -- the scum of the hills. Heaven Leigh Casteel was the prettiest, smartest girl in the backwoods, despite her ragged clothes and dirty face...despite a father meaner than ten vipers...despite her weary stepmother, who worked her like a mule. For her brother Tom and the little ones, Heaven clung to her pride and her hopes... -
![Embers by Yolanda Olson]()
Embers by Yolanda Olson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmbers is not a standalone.It is highly advised to read Inferno, Cinere, and Sparks first.I swore to myself that I would never love you.I promised my children that they wouldn’t suffer for my sins.But it’s so hard, Daddy.It’s hard to not love the man that gave me life. It’s hard to not love the man that’s taken care of me the only way he knows how... -
![Death Blooms by Yolanda Olson]()
Death Blooms by Yolanda Olson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI deal in beautiful things.I'm paid to create unique masterpieces and I enjoy my work.I'm the best there is because I'm patient, kind, and quick.I wear the mask of humanity when I need to, and I play the part of just another stranger walking past you on the street, but there's something I want that I can't quite seem to get my hands on... -
![The Good Husband by Lucian Bane]()
The Good Husband by Lucian Bane
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBen was a loving husband until his life and death operation brought sadistic psychological scars. Ben is facing two tragedies. First, he's going to die soon. Next, he's just learned his wife has been lonely in their marriage he thought was perfect.Ben is told about a dangerous surgery that could save his life but it would mean getting an entire head transplant... -
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![Slasherazzi by Daniel A. Kaine]()
Slasherazzi by Daniel A. Kaine
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecently promoted to Detective, Alex is out to prove himself and the Slasherazzi case is the perfect opportunity. Mutilated corpses are showing up across Tampa, and when the team discovers the newest victim was tortured alive, Alex becomes more determined than ever to stop the crazed serial killer before the horrific stabbings escalate further... -
![Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger prequel) by V.C. Andrews, Andrew Neiderman]()
Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger prequel) by V.C. Andrews, Andrew Neiderman
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsBefore terror flowered in the attic there was a young girl. An innocent, hopeful girl... When young Olivia arrives at Foxworth Hall, she thinks her marriage to handsome Malcolm will bring the joy she has longed for... -
![Exposed by Ella Burns]()
Exposed by Ella Burns
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when you take a woman disguised as a man and throw her in the most hostile prison in the world?AnaThe Tomb. A prison run by inmates; it is home to the most despicable scum of the earth.And me.Ana, but call me Josh. My life depends on it.After disguising myself as a man for years, a fluke landed me in the worst possible prison... -
![Letters in the Dark by Kit Rose]()
Letters in the Dark by Kit Rose
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCassandraAbducted.Caged.Kidnapped.They all mean the same thing. Hidden away and forgotten about by everyone. Everyone except the monster who put me here.He stripped me of my freedom. He stripped me of my clothing. He’s a monster, and he’ll do whatever he wants with me.But I will survive.And I will wait.He hides in the shadows, but I will learn to see in the dark... -
![Willow by V.C. Andrews]()
Willow by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAll that glitters isn't gold.... Wealth. Extravagant parties. Celebrity status. These are things Willow De Beers could only dream of until now. After discovering deep family secrets in her adoptive father's journal, Willow bids farewell to her North Carolina college town and sets out in search of her birth family amid the ritzy glamour of Palm Beach... -
![Defying Evil by Abbie Roads]()
Defying Evil by Abbie Roads
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe’s the son of a serial killer.She’s his father’s only surviving victim.He’s obsessed with her.She’s frightened of him.Before it’s all over they’ll need each other to survive.Cain Killion’s life has revolved around blood. From a childhood of torture by his father, to his gruesome ability to solve crimes... -
![Dark Angel by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews]()
Dark Angel by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsAt last, Heaven would find the happiness she longed for...free from the scorn and contempt of her past! In her grandmother's fine, rich Boston house, Heaven Leigh Casteel dreamed of a wonderful new life of new friends, the best schools, beautiful clothes and most important, love. The pearls of culture, wisdom and breeding would now be hers... -
![The Boy by Rayne Havok]()
The Boy by Rayne Havok
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsChop has that familiar craving, the one that makes him itch; drives him crazy until he gets his release. Join him tonight as he invites himself into a friendly neighborhood home and indulges himself in all that is not offered. The graphic nature of this book may trigger some people... -
![Tarnished Gold by V.C. Andrews]()
Tarnished Gold by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsGrowing up in her beloved swamp, Gabriel is supremely happy, despite the ever-widening rift between her Mama and her conniving, whiskey-drinking Daddy. Her classmates tease her, calling her "La Femme Au Naturel," the Nature Girl, because she seems more interested in poling her pirogue through the canals than she is in romance. But Gabriel nurtures her own secret dreams... -
![Web of Dreams by V.C. Andrews, Andrew Neiderman]()
Web of Dreams by V.C. Andrews, Andrew Neiderman
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWith nowhere to go, no one to help her, Leigh fled into the arms of Luke Casteel! Leigh Van Voreen had to escape from Boston's Farthinggale Manor. The foul secret she harbored within her seemed to darken her life forever. Jillian, her mother, would not believe her...and Tony Tatterton, her stepfather, had betrayed her most cruelly... -
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![The Park Service by Ryan Winfield]()
The Park Service by Ryan Winfield
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Ryan Winfield, a thrilling tale of friendship, betrayal, and adventure. What if the plan to save Earth includes the extinction of humankind? Sometimes the best intentions ultimately lead to evil ends... -
![Music in the Night by V.C. Andrews]()
Music in the Night by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsLaura Logan dreams of a glorious Cape Cod day when all the dark secrets are swept away.... For Laura Logan, life on Cape Cod has been nearly perfect, full of magical days spent enjoying the sea with her beloved twin brother, Cary. But then, like the creeping of the tides, the vicious rumors at school begin — cruel voices saying unspeakable things about the Logans... -
![Flagrant by Ally Vance]()
Flagrant by Ally Vance
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI never knew my daddy. It was always just me and Mom, until it wasn't. She left me alone in the world with nothing but a name, an obsession, and a fierce yearning to know where I came from.He doesn't even know I exist, but I found him, and he was everything I could want…Pater's blood runs in my veins, and the darkness inside of him paints my soul as black as his heart... -
![Darkest Hour by V.C. Andrews]()
Darkest Hour by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsGrowing up on the thriving plantation called The Meadows, Lillian Booth cherishes the brightest, happiest dreams.... Lillian's world is full of grand parties, of sunshine and promises, as thrilling as the fairy tales Mama spins for her and her little sister, Eugenia... -
![The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre]()
The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsDeanna Madden, aka Jessica Reilly, hasn't touched another person in three years. She hasn't left her apartment. She makes money from performing to webcams on a sex site, where her clients pay $6.99 a minute for her time.She's doing alright. The dollars are piling up in the bank. She's the number 3 model on cams.com.And she hasn't killed anyone for years... -
![Heart Song by V.C. Andrews]()
Heart Song by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsMelody Logan was as alone as a solitary gull, with only the wild Atlantic wind to lift her spirits.... When Melody Logan's mother died in a car accident, Melody lost the last shred of family she had ever known. She was practically a stranger to the Logans, her wealthy relatives on Cape Cod, where she now drifted on a sea of dark secrets... -
![Melody by V.C. Andrews]()
Melody by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsMelody Logan knew her beautiful mother, Haille, was unhappy in their hardscrabble mining town.... But with her wonderful father's unwavering love, Melody always felt safe — until a dreadful mine accident ripped her from her family's moorings. She was still devastated by her father's death when she left West Virginia with Haille to follow her mother's dream of becoming a model or actress... -
![Twilight's Child by V.C. Andrews]()
Twilight's Child by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAS MRS. JAMES GARY LONGCHAMP, DAWN IS BLISSFULLY HAPPY. BUT A LEGACY OF DECEIT AND BETRAYAL STILL HAUNTS HER ... At last, Dawn can create a haven of warmth and love for her beautiful baby girl, Christie, and her darling Jimmy. Dawn is a huge success as the new owner of the Cutler's Cove hotel and soon she and Jimmy will be blessed with a child of their own... -
![Olivia by V.C. Andrews]()
Olivia by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsOlivia always knew her younger sister would get into trouble. but she never realized the undercurrents of disaster would grow to a raging flood.... Olivia was always the sensible one. The responsible sister. She took after their father, a man as cold and driven as the Cape Cod wind, a man possessed by an inner need to be respected and successful... -
![Asylum by Patrick McGrath]()
Asylum by Patrick McGrath
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom our most celebrated writer of the psychological thriller comes this nerve-wracking yet eerily beautiful work of erotic obsession and madness. In the summer of 1959 Stella Raphael joins her psychiatrist husband, Max, at his new posting--a maximum-security hospital for the criminally insane... -
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![Gates of Paradise by V.C. Andrews, Andrew Neiderman]()
Gates of Paradise by V.C. Andrews, Andrew Neiderman
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsStunned by tragedy, desperate and alone, Heaven's daughter clung to the frailest of dreams! The car crash that killed Heaven and Logan left Annie Casteel Stonewall orphaned and crippled. Whisked off to Farthinggale Manor by the possessive Tony Tatterton, Annie pines for her lost family, but especially for Luke, her half-brother... -
![The Darkness of Perfection by Michael Schneider]()
The Darkness of Perfection by Michael Schneider
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings5 STARS "a perfect read for people looking for a fresh book.” Gothical’s Book Reviews 5 STARS "a highly emotional read.” Tevya, Reading Lark 5 STARS “Loving the enemy has never felt as right as it does in Michael Schneider’s sophomore novel” Andrea, Book, Baking, and Other Objects of Beauty He desired perfection. She already was perfect... -
![The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson]()
The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsIn this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson—featuring the smart and complex Lily Kintner from his acclaimed novel, The Kind Worth Killing—a private eye starts to follow a possibly adulterous husband, but little does he know that the twisted trail will lead back to the woman who hired him. There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan... -
![If There Be Thorns by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews]()
If There Be Thorns by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews
Out of the ashes of evil Chris and Cathy made such a loving home for their splendid children... Fourteen-year-old Jory was so handsome, so gentle. And Bart had such a dazzling imagination for a nine year old. Then the lights came on in the abandoned house next door. Soon the Old Lady in Black was there, watching their home with prying eyes, guarded by her strange old butler... -
![A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson]()
A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsA newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer—in this spectacularly twisty and deviously clever novel by Peter Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing and Eight Perfect Murders.Martha Ratliff conceded long ago that she’d likely spend her life alone... -
![The Villa by Rachel Hawkins]()
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives...
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