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When Sariah Simmons accepts a week-long babysitting position for the affluent Rodwell family, she sees it as the perfect opportunity. But behind the pristine walls of their suburban home, she discovers disturbing signs that something isn't right. Caroline Rodwell, a traveling nurse, keeps everything under strict control. Her husband Richard maintains their picture-perfect image. But basements hold secrets, and perfect families often hide the darkest truths.

When Vanessa Thompson agrees to fly across the country to meet her online crush, she never imagines she's walking straight into a killer's trap. Kidnapped and tortured by a sadistic predator, Vanessa endures unspeakable horrors as the clock ticks down on her survival. With only seven days before her captor's deadly countdown ends, every breath could be her last.

When Zara Thompson throws herself a divorce party to celebrate her freedom from her unfaithful husband, she expects it to be the beginning of her new life. What she doesn't expect is for Marcus, her soon-to-be ex-husband, to crash the party with revelations that threaten to shatter everything she thought she knew. In one explosive night, Zara's carefully planned celebration spirals into chaos. A suspicious photo, a drunk therapist, an outspoken exotic dancer, and a series of shocking truths force her to question six months of certainty.

From the moment Grace finds salvation at a revival meeting, she believes God is guiding her path. But when she joins New Beginnings Church, that path splits in two directions: toward Minister James Clarke, whose polished exterior and spiritual authority make him seem like the perfect Christian man, and Mike Reed, whose street-smart demeanor masks a soul deeply rooted in faith. As Grace navigates her newfound relationship with God, she finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of attraction and deceit.

Welcome to a realm beyond imagination, where the fabric of reality has been reshaped into a new world order. A place where social justice takes on a cosmic form, and the dark echoes of humanity’s misdeeds are confronted head-on. Step into a dimension where the balance of power has shifted, and the once-dominant perpetrators of heinous crimes now face a reckoning unlike any other. And remember, trust nothing, not even the ending.

Trapped in a relationship that has become her prison, Adelle Roberts has learned to survive by making herself invisible. Alonzo controls every aspect of her life—who she sees, where she goes, even what she wears. His charm conceals a monster who punishes the slightest perceived betrayal. When Alonzo forces Adelle to join a gym to lose weight, she stumbles across a kickboxing class and glimpses a possible escape. Except Latifa, her trainer, seems to be harder on her than Alonzo has ever been. What's more is that Latifa seems to be holding a few dark secrets of her own.

If you could kill your neighbor and get away with it, would you? This dark, deliciously twisted tale of suburban suspense is a hilarious short story filled with jaw-dropping moments that will leave you guessing. One problematic homeowner. Four neighbors who want her dead. So, whodunnit? In the quiet, suburban neighborhood of Ambridge, PA, one neighbor is causing more than just a headache — she’s stirring up drama, spreading chaos, and making everyone’s lives a living HELL. That menace's name is Linda and she’s about to find out how far her neighbors will go to get rid of her.

Detective Claudia Martinez feels eyes on her - often. Though she tries to convince herself that it’s all in her head and no one is really in the shadows lurking… waiting… watching… But once dismembered body parts are discovered on display in highly visible inner-city locations, Claudia begins to worry that someone IS stalking her cases and murdering the people affiliated with them.

A new speculative horror thriller by Kenya Moss-DymeFor fans of Black Mirror, The Handmaids Tale, and socially charged dystopian horror.In a near-future society where reproduction has become a luxury product, Black men are no longer simply citizens -- they are genetic commodities. At the center...

Trina had spent the last three years in a perfect relationship with Brandon. Now after planning the perfect wedding with the man of her dreams, everything she had hoped for their lives together was on the brink of coming true. That is, until the day of the wedding when a very important guest didn’t arrive... the groom himself, Brandon. Now Trina is left to pick up the pieces of her life and figure out what went wrong. Why did Brandon leave her at the altar after everything they had been through? Trina wants answers and she won’t rest until she finds them. Her heart won’t let her.

They call her B on the streets. But to the rest of the world, she's Buffy McDaniels — ambitious model and rising reality TV star poised for fame. Only a select few know the truth about where she came from and what she's really capable of. Signed to the hit show Damsel Dreams, Buffy is living her dream. But when threats emerge from her past that endanger all she holds dear, she'll have to rely on skills from her other hidden life to defeat the enemy. Juggling the show's jealous castmates and manipulative producers proves treacherous enough.

Nyree is an aspiring photographer trying to make his mark in a competitive industry. Focused on establishing his career, he keeps to himself, rarely venturing beyond his camera lens and editing software. When he reluctantly agrees to a blind date he planned to cancel, he never expects it to change the trajectory of his carefully structured life.

London at Christmas time. Based on the story “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes and Watson investigate the theft of a rare gem, “The Blue Carbuncle”. The clues include an old battered hat, a Christmas goose, and a comic trail of London’s shopkeepers...

You think you know how this ends? You’ve followed the twists. You’ve laughed at the chaos, the bodies, the perfectly timed cover-ups. You think you understand the rules of this story? You’ve never been more wrong....When neighbors begin turning up dead-each murder staged with chilling precision to mirror scenes from a local author’s bestselling book series-it feels less like coincidence and more like a message. Someone isn’t just committing murder. They’re recreating fiction…and rewriting it in blood.

You know me as Dr. Samedi, or the Shadow Man, but once upon a time, I was just Byron—a man with a heart, someone the people actually liked. In the eyes of my grandmother, Mama Ava, I was more than a trickster. But life has a way of twisting paths, and when her shop was losing business and we were being pushed out of our community, I made a desperate decision. A deal with some "friends" from the other side changed everything.

Every town has a legend. Ours steals boogers. In the dead of night, whispers rise about Da Booga Snatcha, a strange woman who slips into homes to take what no one else would dare touch. But legends dont begin in darkness. Before she was Da Booga Snatcha, she was a mother facing loss, eviction...

Everybody's got darkness hidden within... Occasionally it just wants to come out and play. So, what happens when that thin line between love and hate blurs into a vengeful OBSESSION? Is the Keeper still watching? Because the darkness is here... This fast-paced, dark thriller focuses on the unhinged things we can resort to when the love we so desperately covet is somehow taken away.

Shockwaves are still dissipating following the tragic demise of a Pittsburgh Violent Crimes Unit Detective. However, the colleagues find comfort in their belief that the Stolen Pieces cases have been successfully solved and the depraved lunatic responsible has at long last been identified. But before anyone has time to get settled, the sudden, unnerving discovery of a new victim bearing the brutal hallmarks of The Keeper’s unique style of slaughter sends pulses racing.

Eden Daniels is an undercover detective with one job: get close to Damien Bishop and take him down from the inside. But Damien isn’t just powerful; he’s intoxicating. Smooth. Deadly. The kind of man who can ruin a woman with one look and wreck her completely in a single night.

A young heiress, who has battled lifelong insecurities, finds herself entranced by the charisma of her handsome, charming new husband. However, their seemingly perfect marriage quickly crumbles when she learns of his sinister plan to strip her of everything from her dignity to her fortune... and maybe even her life. Betrayal, deception, and even murder are small prices to pay to acquire this level of wealth, but how far will he really go to eliminate anyone who stands in his way?