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The Mantis

Kotaro Isaka, tr. by Sam Malissa

"Her eyes are hard and the smile she was wearing is gone."


Love Letters to a Serial Killer: Excerpt and Cover Reveal

Tasha Coryell

"He was a serial killer. Not someone worthy of love."


Under the Palms: First Look

Kaira Rouda

"I shouldn’t be surprised he has betrayed me again. Fool me once, and all that. But this time it’s business."


Broiler: Exclusive Excerpt and Cover Reveal

Eli Cranor

"Despite all that Mimi Jackson knew, the chicken fajitas still looked good. Smelled good, too."


Bluebeard’s Castle

Anna Biller

"Being inside a church always made her feel good, and her anxious brow relaxed as she absorbed the peaceful and uplifting atmosphere."


The Moth for the Star

James Reich

"xShe needed Varnas to protect her from the presence that had visited her the night before. It was almost too much. The strain of repressing it left her nerves thin..."


Listen for the Lie: Excerpt and Cover Reveal!

Amy Tintera

"Every single person in Plumpton knows that Lucy Chase killed my sister. It’s just that no one can prove it."


Small Town Horror: Excerpt and Cover Reveal

Ronald Malfi

"Matthew Meacham’s body quaked, his mind raced, and his skin burned."


Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll

"In his other hand he held what looked like a child’s wooden baseball bat, the end wrapped in a dark fabric that seemed to arch and writhe. Blood, my brain would not yet permit me to acknowledge."


The Hike

Lucy Clarke

"Liz felt a prickling sensation at the back of her neck and had the feeling she was being watched."



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